This document discusses the importance and benefits of developing early detection and rapid response networks to combat the spread of invasive species in Oregon. It provides examples of successful EDRR programs that have controlled invaders like yellow starthistle at a small scale before they spread widely. The key components of EDRR networks are outlined, including detection, verification, rapid assessment and response. Partnerships between agencies and organizations are emphasized as the most effective approach. Advice is given on getting started with an EDRR program, including focusing on priority species, utilizing existing resources, and building relationships.
Terrestrial invasive plant species, or non-native plant species that are successful outside their natural range, cause a multitude of problems: they have been estimated to cause $137 billion of damage each year, decrease biodiversity, deteriorate ecosystem services, decrease agricultural productivity, and can even change geomorphic processes like sedimentation and runoff. Understanding where and why terrestrial invasive plant species thrive, thus, is an important step towards controlling the economic and environmental damage that they cause. By collecting terrestrial invasive species field data with a unique method, creating a descriptive model in ArcGIS which depicts which environmental and human factors cause a high intensity infestation for six indicator species, and writing a predictive model using Python to create a surface that prioritizes areas for control, this project creates a number of outputs which can cut monitoring costs and elicit policy changes in Eau Claire County, WI.
Researchers at the Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory have been using a combination of modeling techniques to predict the spread of the Ebola outbreak.
This presentation was held by Arame Tall, scientist at the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), during a live streamed session discussing who has the right to climate adaptation. View the live streamed session here: http://ccafs.cgiar.org/videostream
Study groups provide several key advantages for students:
1. They help students stay motivated and organized in their studying by providing emotional and intellectual support. Shy students may feel more comfortable engaging in a smaller group setting.
2. Students can learn from each other in addition to what they learn independently or in class. Group study facilitates active learning and helps students learn lessons more thoroughly.
3. Bringing together multiple perspectives usually leads to more productive study sessions. Students also develop a sense of camaraderie that boosts confidence and reinforces education as a cooperative effort.
Aaron Murphy is attending college for the first time at the age of 20 and finds it challenging to adjust both emotionally and physically. He lives off campus without reliable transportation, causing him to be late or miss class. He realizes he must wake up earlier and dedicate more time to his classes to succeed. Murphy spends a lot of time in the library and finds counseling helpful to relieve stress. Despite difficulties, he remains determined to accomplish his goals and refine his acting skills through club involvement.
The document provides biographical information about Tiffany B. Johnson in 3 sentences or less:
Tiffany B. Johnson was born in June 2009 in Ohio and currently lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. She obtained her GED in 2010 from Ohio State University Hospital and is currently studying Entertainment Business at an unspecified institution from 2011 to the present. The document outlines her education history, employment, interests and provides her contact information.
Terrestrial invasive plant species, or non-native plant species that are successful outside their natural range, cause a multitude of problems: they have been estimated to cause $137 billion of damage each year, decrease biodiversity, deteriorate ecosystem services, decrease agricultural productivity, and can even change geomorphic processes like sedimentation and runoff. Understanding where and why terrestrial invasive plant species thrive, thus, is an important step towards controlling the economic and environmental damage that they cause. By collecting terrestrial invasive species field data with a unique method, creating a descriptive model in ArcGIS which depicts which environmental and human factors cause a high intensity infestation for six indicator species, and writing a predictive model using Python to create a surface that prioritizes areas for control, this project creates a number of outputs which can cut monitoring costs and elicit policy changes in Eau Claire County, WI.
Researchers at the Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory have been using a combination of modeling techniques to predict the spread of the Ebola outbreak.
This presentation was held by Arame Tall, scientist at the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), during a live streamed session discussing who has the right to climate adaptation. View the live streamed session here: http://ccafs.cgiar.org/videostream
Study groups provide several key advantages for students:
1. They help students stay motivated and organized in their studying by providing emotional and intellectual support. Shy students may feel more comfortable engaging in a smaller group setting.
2. Students can learn from each other in addition to what they learn independently or in class. Group study facilitates active learning and helps students learn lessons more thoroughly.
3. Bringing together multiple perspectives usually leads to more productive study sessions. Students also develop a sense of camaraderie that boosts confidence and reinforces education as a cooperative effort.
Aaron Murphy is attending college for the first time at the age of 20 and finds it challenging to adjust both emotionally and physically. He lives off campus without reliable transportation, causing him to be late or miss class. He realizes he must wake up earlier and dedicate more time to his classes to succeed. Murphy spends a lot of time in the library and finds counseling helpful to relieve stress. Despite difficulties, he remains determined to accomplish his goals and refine his acting skills through club involvement.
The document provides biographical information about Tiffany B. Johnson in 3 sentences or less:
Tiffany B. Johnson was born in June 2009 in Ohio and currently lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. She obtained her GED in 2010 from Ohio State University Hospital and is currently studying Entertainment Business at an unspecified institution from 2011 to the present. The document outlines her education history, employment, interests and provides her contact information.
This document describes different types of adjectives including possessive, demonstrative, interrogative, indefinite, and descriptive adjectives. It provides examples for each type, such as "his, her, its" for possessive adjectives and "that, these, this, those" for demonstrative adjectives. The document also includes a quote about how the earth is one country and mankind its citizens.
This document summarizes several popular Korean television programs. It discusses reality/variety shows like 1 Night 2 Days that showcase tourist destinations, Infinite Challenge which features silly challenges, and Running Man which involves urban missions. Investigative journalism shows like PD Notebook are mentioned, as are infotainment programs like Sponge that present trivia. Relationship dramas like Temptation of Wife and You Are My Destiny are criticized for their sensational plots. Talent competitions like Superstar K and K-pop Star scout worldwide while entertainment shows are generally more popular than educational programs in Korea. Television viewership is decreasing as digital media rises.
Este documento presenta una línea de tiempo de los principales hitos en el desarrollo de la tecnología de la información en México desde 1958 hasta 2003. Algunos hitos clave incluyen la apertura del primer centro de cómputo electrónico de la UNAM en 1958, la introducción de las primeras computadoras personales de IBM en 1982, el lanzamiento del primer sistema operativo gráfico Windows 95 en 1995, y el programa e-México en 2000 que buscó reducir la brecha digital.
Copyright is a legal concept that gives the creator exclusive rights to their work. It provides copyright holders the rights to be credited for their work, determine how it can be adapted or used financially by others, make copies of their work, prepare derivative works, publicly distribute their work, display and perform their work. Simply creating and saving a work in a tangible medium like electronic form gives it automatic copyright protection. Individuals can be held liable for copyright infringement for copying and distributing others' copyrighted works without permission. Users need to understand copyright rules to properly use and credit others' creative works online.
Sergei Isupov's artwork "The History of Lovers" depicts a strange folk narrative character through a unique ceramic sculpture that leaves the story and message ambiguous. Isupov draws inspiration from human diversity and sees his works as created by people rather than himself. The artwork aims to engage viewers in thinking about the story and meaning. Isupov's sculptures have robust, racially distinct facial features representing universal experiences and elaborate designs on the bottom speaking to identity, sexuality, and relationships.
1) The document discusses the trend of restaurants offering multi-ethnic cuisines to cater to increasingly diverse customer bases. As immigration increases in the US, customers with different ethnic backgrounds and food preferences are demanding options that satisfy multiple tastes.
2) Two examples are provided of restaurants adapting to this trend - the African Forest Restaurant in Minnesota which offers African, American, Asian and Caribbean dishes, and Zara Restaurant in Atlanta which provides an international menu in a variety of dining settings.
3) An interview with the owner of African Forest Restaurant reinforces that providing authentic, in-depth representations of different cuisines will be necessary for restaurants to stay competitive as diversity increases. Offering choices that meet the cultural
This document summarizes a case study about Euro Sun Tanning Salon Inc. located in London, Ontario. It provides details about the salon's operations, products offered, customers, competitors and options for upgrading equipment. The document considers three upgrade options and evaluates them through qualitative risk analysis and quantitative cash flow analysis. Investment Proposal 1 to upgrade existing equipment is selected as it has the highest NPV and profit increase over the four year period compared to Investment Proposal 2.
Este documento discute los principios bíblicos que deberían guiar el voto de los cristianos. Resume las opiniones de David Lipscomb sobre no votar para evitar ir en contra de la voluntad de Dios. También explora el papel de los cristianos como ciudadanos en un sistema democrático como el de los Estados Unidos. Concluye instando a los cristianos a ejercer primero su lealtad a Cristo y traer a Dios cuando voten.
This company is located in Roosendaal, Netherlands and has 50 employees. It has been in business since 1989, is privately owned, ISO 9001 certified, and has a turnover of €10 million. The company has a 2,000 square meter warehouse and specializes in a product line with over 4,000 stock items available for same day shipment.
The document provides information about the JEE 2014 exam. Candidates who have appeared for their 12th exam can apply for JEE 2014, which has two tests - a computer-based Paper 1 and a pen and paper Paper 2. The online application process opens on November 15th 2013 and closes on December 26th 2013. The document also provides fee details, important websites for instructions and registration, and contact information for the JEE helpline.
The document discusses strategies for connecting with millennial alumni through social media and increasing their engagement with the 4-H program. It outlines the current state of 4-H alumni programs, steps taken to recognize and personalize the alumni experience, and insights from focus groups with millennial alumni. These focus groups revealed that alumni want local involvement opportunities and micro-giving options. The document also describes email and social media campaigns piloted with alumni including a welcome series, fundraising appeals, and a Facebook page. It concludes with lessons learned and opportunities to further engage alumni through scalable digital programs.
The document provides a series of quotes and prompts users to identify the authors. It discusses working like a startup and provides tips such as solving problems, creating company culture, putting people first, staying lean, and sharing everything. The final quote encourages keeping up good work and never giving up, signed by Matteo Roversi.
Este documento presenta el diseño de un curso para la unidad de aprendizaje "Submódulo 2: produce plantas para las actividades agrícolas" del módulo II "Emplea técnicas agrícolas para la producción". El curso se enfoca en desarrollar las competencias de reproducir sexual y asexualmente las plantas a cultivar y determinar estructuras y medios de germinación y crecimiento. El curso consta de 64 horas y se imparte en el tercer semestre del bachillerato tecnológico agropecuario
Pre-empting the emergence of zoonoses by understanding their socio-ecologyNaomi Marks
Keynote presentation by Dr Peter Daqszak, President, EcoHealth Alliance, at the One Health for the Real World: zoonoses, ecosystems and wellbeing symposium, London 17-18 March 2016
This document discusses crop wild relatives and the importance of their genetic resources. It notes that crop wild relatives can serve as a source of novel traits for crop improvement. They share a common ancestry with crops and their genes can be used in traditional breeding. However, many crop wild relatives face threats from climate change and land use changes. The document presents a methodology for analyzing gaps in crop wild relative collections. This involves determining priority taxa, sampling deficiencies, potential distributions, environmental coverage and gaps. The approach aims to prioritize geographic areas for further collecting of crop wild relatives.
Integrating bottom up and top down research pathways for biodiversity assess...CIFOR-ICRAF
This document discusses integrating bottom-up and top-down research approaches for biodiversity assessments in Integrated Landscape Approaches. It addresses how landscape structure and scale affect biodiversity management and species distribution modeling. The document presents results on remote sensing of habitat degradation and fires, ecosystem services modeling challenges due to spatial scale mismatches, and the scale-dependence of landscape influences on species richness. It concludes that spatial scale is important for biodiversity studies and management, and that district level is best for matching bottom-up and top-down approaches while advocating more local-scale investigations and co-knowledge development.
This document describes different types of adjectives including possessive, demonstrative, interrogative, indefinite, and descriptive adjectives. It provides examples for each type, such as "his, her, its" for possessive adjectives and "that, these, this, those" for demonstrative adjectives. The document also includes a quote about how the earth is one country and mankind its citizens.
This document summarizes several popular Korean television programs. It discusses reality/variety shows like 1 Night 2 Days that showcase tourist destinations, Infinite Challenge which features silly challenges, and Running Man which involves urban missions. Investigative journalism shows like PD Notebook are mentioned, as are infotainment programs like Sponge that present trivia. Relationship dramas like Temptation of Wife and You Are My Destiny are criticized for their sensational plots. Talent competitions like Superstar K and K-pop Star scout worldwide while entertainment shows are generally more popular than educational programs in Korea. Television viewership is decreasing as digital media rises.
Este documento presenta una línea de tiempo de los principales hitos en el desarrollo de la tecnología de la información en México desde 1958 hasta 2003. Algunos hitos clave incluyen la apertura del primer centro de cómputo electrónico de la UNAM en 1958, la introducción de las primeras computadoras personales de IBM en 1982, el lanzamiento del primer sistema operativo gráfico Windows 95 en 1995, y el programa e-México en 2000 que buscó reducir la brecha digital.
Copyright is a legal concept that gives the creator exclusive rights to their work. It provides copyright holders the rights to be credited for their work, determine how it can be adapted or used financially by others, make copies of their work, prepare derivative works, publicly distribute their work, display and perform their work. Simply creating and saving a work in a tangible medium like electronic form gives it automatic copyright protection. Individuals can be held liable for copyright infringement for copying and distributing others' copyrighted works without permission. Users need to understand copyright rules to properly use and credit others' creative works online.
Sergei Isupov's artwork "The History of Lovers" depicts a strange folk narrative character through a unique ceramic sculpture that leaves the story and message ambiguous. Isupov draws inspiration from human diversity and sees his works as created by people rather than himself. The artwork aims to engage viewers in thinking about the story and meaning. Isupov's sculptures have robust, racially distinct facial features representing universal experiences and elaborate designs on the bottom speaking to identity, sexuality, and relationships.
1) The document discusses the trend of restaurants offering multi-ethnic cuisines to cater to increasingly diverse customer bases. As immigration increases in the US, customers with different ethnic backgrounds and food preferences are demanding options that satisfy multiple tastes.
2) Two examples are provided of restaurants adapting to this trend - the African Forest Restaurant in Minnesota which offers African, American, Asian and Caribbean dishes, and Zara Restaurant in Atlanta which provides an international menu in a variety of dining settings.
3) An interview with the owner of African Forest Restaurant reinforces that providing authentic, in-depth representations of different cuisines will be necessary for restaurants to stay competitive as diversity increases. Offering choices that meet the cultural
This document summarizes a case study about Euro Sun Tanning Salon Inc. located in London, Ontario. It provides details about the salon's operations, products offered, customers, competitors and options for upgrading equipment. The document considers three upgrade options and evaluates them through qualitative risk analysis and quantitative cash flow analysis. Investment Proposal 1 to upgrade existing equipment is selected as it has the highest NPV and profit increase over the four year period compared to Investment Proposal 2.
Este documento discute los principios bíblicos que deberían guiar el voto de los cristianos. Resume las opiniones de David Lipscomb sobre no votar para evitar ir en contra de la voluntad de Dios. También explora el papel de los cristianos como ciudadanos en un sistema democrático como el de los Estados Unidos. Concluye instando a los cristianos a ejercer primero su lealtad a Cristo y traer a Dios cuando voten.
This company is located in Roosendaal, Netherlands and has 50 employees. It has been in business since 1989, is privately owned, ISO 9001 certified, and has a turnover of €10 million. The company has a 2,000 square meter warehouse and specializes in a product line with over 4,000 stock items available for same day shipment.
The document provides information about the JEE 2014 exam. Candidates who have appeared for their 12th exam can apply for JEE 2014, which has two tests - a computer-based Paper 1 and a pen and paper Paper 2. The online application process opens on November 15th 2013 and closes on December 26th 2013. The document also provides fee details, important websites for instructions and registration, and contact information for the JEE helpline.
The document discusses strategies for connecting with millennial alumni through social media and increasing their engagement with the 4-H program. It outlines the current state of 4-H alumni programs, steps taken to recognize and personalize the alumni experience, and insights from focus groups with millennial alumni. These focus groups revealed that alumni want local involvement opportunities and micro-giving options. The document also describes email and social media campaigns piloted with alumni including a welcome series, fundraising appeals, and a Facebook page. It concludes with lessons learned and opportunities to further engage alumni through scalable digital programs.
The document provides a series of quotes and prompts users to identify the authors. It discusses working like a startup and provides tips such as solving problems, creating company culture, putting people first, staying lean, and sharing everything. The final quote encourages keeping up good work and never giving up, signed by Matteo Roversi.
Este documento presenta el diseño de un curso para la unidad de aprendizaje "Submódulo 2: produce plantas para las actividades agrícolas" del módulo II "Emplea técnicas agrícolas para la producción". El curso se enfoca en desarrollar las competencias de reproducir sexual y asexualmente las plantas a cultivar y determinar estructuras y medios de germinación y crecimiento. El curso consta de 64 horas y se imparte en el tercer semestre del bachillerato tecnológico agropecuario
Pre-empting the emergence of zoonoses by understanding their socio-ecologyNaomi Marks
Keynote presentation by Dr Peter Daqszak, President, EcoHealth Alliance, at the One Health for the Real World: zoonoses, ecosystems and wellbeing symposium, London 17-18 March 2016
This document discusses crop wild relatives and the importance of their genetic resources. It notes that crop wild relatives can serve as a source of novel traits for crop improvement. They share a common ancestry with crops and their genes can be used in traditional breeding. However, many crop wild relatives face threats from climate change and land use changes. The document presents a methodology for analyzing gaps in crop wild relative collections. This involves determining priority taxa, sampling deficiencies, potential distributions, environmental coverage and gaps. The approach aims to prioritize geographic areas for further collecting of crop wild relatives.
Integrating bottom up and top down research pathways for biodiversity assess...CIFOR-ICRAF
This document discusses integrating bottom-up and top-down research approaches for biodiversity assessments in Integrated Landscape Approaches. It addresses how landscape structure and scale affect biodiversity management and species distribution modeling. The document presents results on remote sensing of habitat degradation and fires, ecosystem services modeling challenges due to spatial scale mismatches, and the scale-dependence of landscape influences on species richness. It concludes that spatial scale is important for biodiversity studies and management, and that district level is best for matching bottom-up and top-down approaches while advocating more local-scale investigations and co-knowledge development.
Crop wild relatives are an important source of genetic diversity for food crops. They can provide traits for increasing crop yields, quality, and stress tolerance. However, many crop wild relatives face threats from climate change and habitat loss that put their long-term survival at risk. A gap analysis was conducted to assess ex situ conservation collections and distribution models of crop wild relatives to determine priority areas for further collecting efforts to capture their remaining genetic diversity. Over 400 taxa were analyzed to identify high, medium, and low priority species for focus on filling conservation gaps.
Presentation on CIAT's IABIN tools project on threats to biodiversity in Latin America, presented in Costa Rica in February 2011. See http://dapa.ciat.cgiar.org for more information.
Resource use and human actions: Knowledge and Networks. By Dr. Dwijen Mallick...weADAPT
This document summarizes a presentation on natural resource use and management in coastal Bangladesh. It discusses the high levels of poverty in coastal areas and outlines research conducted through participatory mapping, focus groups, and network analysis. Key natural resources in coastal ecosystems like land, water, forests, fisheries and agriculture are described, along with social and ecological dynamics and problems. The various actors involved in resource use and their actions are identified. The network architecture shows information and capacity networks, and horizontal and vertical linkages between local, regional, national and international actors. Examples of decisions impacting people and ecosystems are provided. Urgent needs for action and research are identified in areas like mangrove forests, wetlands, fisheries, agriculture, and
IABIN Threat Assessment Project Presentation (Costa Rica) by Andy Jarvis from...Hector
The document discusses improving biodiversity data quality for South America. It describes assessing occurrence records from three databases to identify reliable coordinates, develop scripts for automated data cleaning, and georeference additional records. Approximately 19,000 species from 3,900 genera were modeled to analyze threats from accessibility, deforestation, and fires. Conservation status was evaluated by calculating protected areas within species ranges. A web-based tool to visualize the results is under development.
Dengue is a severe life threatening, vector borne disease. It infects a big number of people every year. it is disease of urban or peri-urban areas. Aedes aegypti is the principal mosquito responsible for most of the disease outbreaks in world. Aedes albopictus is another common species reported as secondary vector in many parts of the world. It is well known as Asian tiger mosquito having white strips on entire body. Aedes aegypti is also vector of the yellow fever, chikungunya and zika virus disease.
In the absence of any frequently available potent vaccine, application of effective vector control interventions is the best solution. Evidence decision making is key to vector control operation that is based on carefully collected data obtained through comprehensive vector surveillance.
Dengue Vector Surveillance provides fundamental information for application of an appropriate vector control intervention. Vector surveillance and control are strongly interlinked, and vector surveillance loses its worth without utilization of information for appropriate vector control. In Pakistan dengue is endemic in all parts of the country. First epidemic of the disease was reported in 1994 from karachi, thereafter, regular outbreaks are being observed after every 3-5 years.
The rapid expansion of global trade and travel has increased the introduction of non-native pathogens. Climate change also influences pathogens directly and indirectly. Sudden Oak Death, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora ramorum, is provided as an example. Accurately identifying pathogen species and populations is critical for risk assessment and disease management, but this presents challenges. There is also limited understanding of global pathogen diversity and limited cooperation on knowledge sharing. The Phytophthora Database was created to address these issues through genetic characterization of isolates and providing analysis tools.
Enabling communities to regenerate mountain landscapes in the African HighlandsILRI
Presented by Tilahun Amede at the Stakeholders’ Workshop on Enhancing Communities’ Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change Induced Water Scarcity in Kabe Watershed, South Wollo Zone, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia, 24-25 November 2011.
This document summarizes a participatory action research project blending traditional ecological knowledge with geospatial information systems to identify vulnerable plant species in southern Louisiana. The project aims to establish relationships with Native American tribes in the area, design an appropriate mixed methods approach, identify endangered plant species, and explore how environmental changes are impacting traditional knowledge. The methodology incorporates ethnobotany, traditional ecological knowledge, participatory mapping and qualitative data analysis to document plants and generate interest in cultural preservation.
This document discusses the need for annotation of genomic data given the deluge of information from next generation sequencing. It outlines that clinical-grade annotation is important for application. Many sources of annotation are discussed, including databases, literature, testing labs, and crowdsourcing. However, it emphasizes that specialized human curation remains essential for high quality annotation.
- The Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) monitors the cumulative effects of human activity on biodiversity in Alberta over time.
- ABMI surveys over 2200 species of birds, mammals, plants, bryophytes, lichens, and aquatic invertebrates across Alberta using standardized protocols.
- Data is used to track changes in habitats and species abundances, determine how human land use affects species, and assess recovery from human impacts to inform decision making around landscape management.
Risk communication and evacuation decision making: the case of residents in d...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
This document summarizes a study on risk communication and evacuation decision-making for debris flows in Taiwan. The study examined residents living in vulnerable areas in Kaohsiung City and found that while residents highly trust warnings from public authorities, many had little understanding of evacuation plans and alerts. Environmental cues like rainfall levels and neighbors evacuating were the strongest influences on evacuation decisions. Past disaster experience also increased residents' preparedness. The study concludes risk communication must go beyond one-way messages and consider social and environmental factors to improve evacuation responses.
This document discusses a study that combines DNA barcoding and macroinvertebrate sampling to assess water quality in two sites along the White Clay Creek in Pennsylvania. Macroinvertebrates were collected from each site and identified to different taxonomic levels by an amateur, professional taxonomist, and through DNA barcoding. The study aims to see if water quality differences between the sites can be better distinguished at lower taxonomic levels, including species identification through DNA barcoding. The results may help integrate DNA barcoding into water quality assessment and create a reference species list for future studies in the area.
This document discusses the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and its role in assessing extinction risk and prioritizing conservation efforts. Some key points:
- The IUCN Red List provides standardized categories (vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered) to assess extinction risk for species based on population decline and other threats. However, it currently only covers a small fraction of known species.
- Developing countries in particular lack comprehensive red list assessments due to limited data and resources. For example, Pakistan has only assessed 52 of its 6000 plant species.
- The IUCN aims to expand red list assessments to better inform conservation planning and action. It is also developing a Red List of Ecosystems to similarly
Using expert judgement and uncertainty analysis for biodiversity managementWildiaries
This document discusses using expert judgement and uncertainty analysis for biodiversity management. It outlines several types of uncertainty including variability, incertitude, ambiguity, vagueness, and underspecificity. It provides examples of quantitative and linguistic uncertainty and challenges in expert judgement, including overconfidence, insensitivity to sample size, testing risk classifications, and appeals to authority. Effective uncertainty analysis is important for making robust decisions for biodiversity management under conditions of uncertainty.
January 26, 2018
In the United States, two major federal laws apply to vertebrate animals used in laboratory research. The first of these two statutes, the Animal Welfare Act (AWA, under the US Department of Agriculture), celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2016. The second statute, the Health Research Extension Act of 1985 (also referred to as the Public Health Services Act, or PHS Act), which is similar to the AWA, applies specifically to work funded by the US Public Health Service (i.e., agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services). Understanding laboratory animal law is necessary and fundamental for all researchers relying on results from animal research, laboratory animal veterinarians, institutional officials, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) members and veterinarians in training. They require familiarity with both the scope and particulars of these laws. Different parties interested in or impacted by laboratory animal laws can have significantly different perspectives about the scope or efficiency of the regulations or their implementation.
The Roundtable on Science and Welfare in Laboratory Animal Use of the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics, and the Animal Law and Policy Program of Harvard Law School convened this pre-workshop webcast and a workshop to discuss the future of federal laboratory animal law in the United States.
For more information, visit our website at: http://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/details/future-directions-for-laboratory-animal-law-in-the-united-states
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
Maruthi Prithivirajan, Head of ASEAN & IN Solution Architecture, Neo4j
Get an inside look at the latest Neo4j innovations that enable relationship-driven intelligence at scale. Learn more about the newest cloud integrations and product enhancements that make Neo4j an essential choice for developers building apps with interconnected data and generative AI.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Art of the Possible with Graph - Q2 2024Neo4j
Neha Bajwa, Vice President of Product Marketing, Neo4j
Join us as we explore breakthrough innovations enabled by interconnected data and AI. Discover firsthand how organizations use relationships in data to uncover contextual insights and solve our most pressing challenges – from optimizing supply chains, detecting fraud, and improving customer experiences to accelerating drug discoveries.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
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Edrr at connect 04282011
1. Developing Early Detection and
Rapid Response Networks in Oregon
Why, How, and Resources for Getting Started
TA N I A S I E M E N S
SWCD CONNECT
APRIL 28, 2011
2. Fire and Invader: How to
Respond?
a. A new fire is sighted.. b. A small isolated patch of
yellow starthistle found on a
road side.
3. 10 years later…
a. Forest recovery with b. 150,000 acres of land
very little management infested with yellow
intervention starthistle after very costly
control efforts. Population
continues to spread and
cause damage.
7. Now too close for comfort!
May 2010 - Garlic mustard has
spread 5,700 gross acres in the
watershed and along about 20
miles of the Umatilla River!
8. Cost of Invasive
Species
$137 billion per year is the estimated economic
losses in the United States due to invasive species
83 million tax dollars spent on just 21 of the 91
noxious weeds in the state
Costs associated with the introduction of one
invasive mussel infestation in the Columbia Gorge
would exceed $25.5 million a year just for
maintenance of 13 hydropower facilities.
One invasive plant disease (Sudden Oak Death) is
estimated to cost Oregonians $80-$310 million per
year in lost nursery production if it becomes widely
established.
9. It costs more than money
to control invaders!
Bulldozing Invasive Beach Grass is helping the
snowy plover – but what are the unintended
consequences for native plants spices?
10. More than 40% of listed species are
declining due to non-native species.
11. Impacts from Invasives
• Reduce agricultural
production
• Limit recreation
• Degrade wildlife habitat
and forage
• Crowd out native plants THIS?
• Increase soil erosion
• Decrease water quality by
increasing temperature
and sediment
• And more….
Or THIS?Dyers woad
12. Invasive Plant Legacies?
In a recent study, native species grown in soil
conditioned with invasive species did worse
than what gown in soil conditioned with natives.
Leafy Spurge
Although a weed has been removed, it can
leave behind negative effects in the soil.
• Jordan et al. Evidence of Qualitative Differences between Soil-Occupancy Effects of Invasive vs. Native
Grassland Plant Species Invasive Plant Science and Management 2011 4:11–21
13. WHAT CAN
WE DO
ABOUT
THESE
INVADERS?
Earth Day Issue, Eugene Weekly,
April 21, 2011
14. HAVE HOPE!
• Oregon still has a lot of areas that
remain relatively free from harmful
invaders
• It has the lowest percentage of
perennial stream length occupied
by invasive plants compared to
other western states.
• N. Dakota 85%
• California 45%
• Utah 43%
• Washington 42%
• Oregon 38%
16. Early Detection and Rapid
Response (EDRR)!
… is the most low-impact and cost-effective
way to address the problem invasive plants,
short of preventing the problem in the first
place.
21. Yellow Starthistle
LESSON LEARNED?
EDRR PAYS!
$1 spent on prevention is $33
saved on control! (ODA)
22. What are the key EDRR components?
Detection Support for
Networks Interoperable
planning
Preliminary data sets/
Verification risk assessment Maps Adequate and
Species List Vouchering flexible funding
Identification Early Rapid Rapid
Detection Assessment Response
Education Experienced
practitioners
Multiple partners/Coordinated networks with defined roles
Adapted From: National Invasive Species Council. 2003. General Guidelines for the Establishment
and Evaluation of Invasive Species Early Detection and Rapid Response Systems. Version 1. 16
23. NETWORKS! The key to
EDRR success!
• Inter-agency cooperation!
• Share roles and responsibilities!
• Share distribution data!
• Treatment Information!
• Community Agency Connection!
• Improved landowner relationships!
• Added capacity!
25. More and More people and organizations
are starting EDRR networks!
Clackamas Columbia
SWCD Gorge
CWMA
Lincoln
SWCD
26. Determining your priority list
• EDRR = Large Scale!
• Look for species that are still not abundant
and possible to control at the county scale.
• Many counties already have species lists
developed.
• Suggest using ODA’s definition, only
applied to the county scale
28. Mapping and Data
Tracking is critical
Why? Because we have to prioritize.
For example: In the Willamette Valley, which
invasive species do we control first?
Giant hogweed? OR Scotch Broom?
32. Public and Staff trainings to
get more eyes on the ground!
• Overall trained over
1092 people!
– 105 people 2007
– 252 people in 2008
– 423 in 2009
– 312 people in 2010
Various Audiences:
1) Volunteers
2) Train the trainer
3) Agency Staff and
managers
(BLM/USFS/ODF)
4) Weyerhaeuser staff
5) Students!
33.
34. Educational Tools
Jackson County
Early Detection
Network Model
EDRR Plan
54. Now will get added to the
iMapInvasives Database!
55. Outcomes of invasive species reports 2010
shared Need to be unknown
info with verified 3%
property 2%
owner contacted
7% not a priority landowner 44 reports
7% 11% (78%) have
had some
level of
response.
mapped control plan in
12% place
26% 27 reports
(48%) have
follow up been
needed
11%
controlled or
controlled there is
14%
in planning some
process planning in
7%
place.
56. Who is responding?
• The following organizations helped respond
to priority species in their area:
– County weed programs
– City weed programs/volunteer programs
– Oregon Department of Transportation
– Oregon Department of Agriculture (for A listed
species)
– SWCD that have weed programs
• Lesson Learned: Established, funded,
weed programs critical to successful
responses !
58. Role of SWCDs in EDRR?
• Reach out to private land owners – this is
one of the biggest gaps in EDRR
networks!
• No one else taking the lead? Use EDRR
to meet your conservation goals!
• CWMA’s are the force behind weed work
when there is no weed district or weed
management area!
59. OK, I want to engage in EDRR
because it will help me reach my
conservation goals and save
money, but how do I get started?
63. Tip 2: Find a Partner in
Crime!
• Find a partner in crime with an agency or
other organization or person that is
involved in your CWMA and has interest in
weed control.
• Share the work load and bounce ideas off
of each other.
• Or even multiple people – a separate
EDRR committee if there that many willing
participants!
64. Tip 3: Baby Steps!
• Take baby steps so you don’t get
overwhelmed!
• Perhaps focus on one species, or one
area, one audience, or one time of year.
65. Think about where can you fit in:
Detection Support for
Networks Interoperable
planning
Preliminary data sets/
Verification risk assessment Maps Adequate and
Species List Vouchering flexible funding
Identification Early Rapid Rapid
Detection Assessment Response
Education Experienced
practitioners
Multiple partners/Coordinated networks with defined roles
Adapted From: National Invasive Species Council. 2003. General Guidelines for the Establishment
and Evaluation of Invasive Species Early Detection and Rapid Response Systems. Version 1. 16
66. Can you…..?
- Help put on a training for your staff or for the
public?
- Work with partners to decide priority species?
- Receive and forward reports from the hotline?
- Provide information to land owners?
- Agree to respond to invaders for certain areas?
69. Tips 5: Take time to build
relationships – EDRR is
working together!
70. It is going to take all of us—land
owners, land
managers, recreationists, and
concerned citizens—working
together and sharing information
as quickly as possible, to keep
ahead of new weed invaders.
71. By working together we can
catch garlic mustard before it
goes to seed…
Thank you! Please feel free to contact me!
tania.siemens@oregonstate.edu
1-541-914-0701
72. Who is reporting?
• In 2010, 39 people submitted 56 reports.
• Most reports come from just a handful of
people.
• Only 26 of the reporters (66%), had
attended a weed watcher training.
• 14 (36%) of those who reported were
natural resource professionals!
Editor's Notes
Many people agree that Early Detection and Rapid Response offers an approach that will help prevent damaging and costly invasions from occurring in the first place. But, how do you get an EDRR program started? What are the key elements of a successful program? At this session you will learn about The Nature Conservancy and Oregon Sea Grant’s efforts to develop volunteer-based early detection networks in Oregon. We will share our successes, challenges, and provide tips and guidelines on how to start and maintain your own program. Concerning your presentation, I would like you to speak about the weed watchers program: history, successes, areas for improvement (if any), how to start the program in Montana, how to keep the program going once started, and anything else you think is necessary or helpful. I saw that you have materials for starting your own program, maybe you could introduce each of these and we could have them to pass out to anyone interested.
Asher: “Which is the most urgent?” Answer – about the same.Term emergency used easily in fire emergency “Emergency Fire Rehab” analogy.Topic of fire is tricky. He was trained to say that fire was not an “emergency”, they need to approach it without panicking. “Small infestations are just as much of an emergency and attacking small new fires”
New weed infestations need to be treated with the same urgency as new fire.
This Monday, May 3rd, Dan Durfey, Umatilla County Weed Supervisor and Dan Sharratt, ODA Regional Weed Specialist, confirmed a site of garlic mustard along the Umatilla River near Pendleton. They have done an initial delimitation survey and have detected other infestations. It currently looks like garlic mustard is spread over about 5,700 gross aces in the watershed and along about 20 miles of the Umatilla River.
Some native plants, however, were unaffected by the invaders’ detrimental impact on the soil. This knowledge offers land managers some species that can be used positively as cover crops, or “nurse” plants.
This is Rick Hall, Range Conservationist, pulling yellowstar he happened to see while on his regular duties in a Andrews Research Area in the Pubelo Mtns. Burns dist.
Prevention is the most cost-effective. Oregon Department of Agriculture estimates a benefit of $34 for every $1 spentPrevention is developed to change behavior and stop the spread of weeds or other invasives. It can be educational which encourages cooperation or regulatory which mandates compliance with rules.Early Detection- find the invader before it has a chance to rapidly spread and make efforts to eradicate it. When eradication is not possible, then contain the infestation. This not only reduces the cost of control but often prevents the need for expensive site restoration.Established Infestations- control or containment is prescribed for established infestations. Effective control often entails control treatments at the perimeter of an infestation. Control the perimeter and
4. Will we provide staff (who?) representation for on-going and new partnership-projects such as the Middlefork USFS IGO/Middlefork Watershed Council False Brome Working Group, IAE Horton Meadow knapweed Control Work/Partnership, Willamette National Forest Research Project on False Brome, and others (or will we)? These projects provide valuable treatment information, community and agency connection and often added capacity to get work accomplished that we cannot do alone, but we need to invest time and funds to make them work.
False brome Partnership This group is made up of an interagency group of land managers in partnership with the Middlefork Watershed Council, who are focusing efforts within the Middle Fork of the Willamette Watershed to control false brome. The group is now broadening to address all invasive species within the watershed! Also note:MFWWC is launching EDRR programCritical importance of mapping – how can you prioritize if you don’t know what your options are?
Elements of an EDRR network1) Multiple partners2) Agreement on a list of priority species3) Agreement to respond to priority species4) Public educational component5) Priority areas or boundaries identified6) Monitoring by either staff or volunteers7) Mapping and tracking species and reports
Issue: How will we fund an updated invasive plant inventory for the District (or will we)?Our data is getting old and accurate NEPA analysis and control efforts would benefit from new data.
http://whatsinvasive.com/
(excluding Multnomah, Sandy Basin, and Clackamas Weed Watchers)
False brome Partnership This group is made up of an interagency group of land managers in partnership with the Middlefork Watershed Council, who are focusing efforts within the Middle Fork of the Willamette Watershed to control false brome. The group is now broadening to address all invasive species within the watershed! Also note:MFWWC is launching EDRR programCritical importance of mapping – how can you prioritize if you don’t know what your options are?
SWCD’s can have easy access to landowners and the least threatening presence as far as government goes. Landowner agreements can often be built in a matter of days or hours and are more maneuverable. SWCDs have the ability to essentially partner with any landowner in the County to treat or facilitate the treatment of invasives.
Elements of an EDRR network1) Multiple partners2) Agreement on a list of priority species3) Agreement to respond to priority species4) Public educational component5) Priority areas or boundaries identified6) Monitoring by either staff or volunteers7) Mapping and tracking species and reports
Utilize resources available such as Tania’s program materials. Go to meetings outside of your County to see what others are doing. This suggestion may be old-hat but I can tell you I would not have gotten as far as I am without having some sort of outline such as the Upper Willamette CWMA and your materials. The weed guide pamphlet has also been a huge help.