Using case-based methods to assess scalability and sustainability: Lessons fr...Barb Knittel
Overview of the SC4CCM project and end-line evaluation questions focused on scalability and sustainability. Methodological approaches including case selection strategies, mixed method approaches, within-case and cross-case analysis processes. (Sangeeta Mookherji, GWU)
FoME Symposium 2015 | Workshop 8: Current Evaluation Practices and Perspectiv...FOME2015
This presentation was held at the FoME Symposium, Oct. 1-2, 2015 at DW Akademie Bonn. FoME stands for "Forum Medien und Entwicklung". It's the German Forum "Media and Development", a network of institutions and individuals active in the field of media development cooperation.
Find the Symposium’s documentation here: http://fome.info/2015
This presentation was held at the FoME Symposium, Oct. 1-2, 2015 at DW Akademie Bonn. FoME stands for "Forum Medien und Entwicklung". It's the German Forum "Media and Development", a network of institutions and individuals active in the field of media development cooperation.
Find the Symposium’s documentation here: http://fome.info/2015
FoME Symposium 2015 | Workshop 9: Story-telling and other New Methods of Eval...FOME2015
This presentation was held at the FoME Symposium, Oct. 1-2, 2015 at DW Akademie Bonn. FoME stands for "Forum Medien und Entwicklung". It's the German Forum "Media and Development", a network of institutions and individuals active in the field of media development cooperation.
Find the Symposium’s documentation here: http://fome.info/2015
Using case-based methods to assess scalability and sustainability: Lessons fr...Barb Knittel
Overview of the SC4CCM project and end-line evaluation questions focused on scalability and sustainability. Methodological approaches including case selection strategies, mixed method approaches, within-case and cross-case analysis processes. (Sangeeta Mookherji, GWU)
FoME Symposium 2015 | Workshop 8: Current Evaluation Practices and Perspectiv...FOME2015
This presentation was held at the FoME Symposium, Oct. 1-2, 2015 at DW Akademie Bonn. FoME stands for "Forum Medien und Entwicklung". It's the German Forum "Media and Development", a network of institutions and individuals active in the field of media development cooperation.
Find the Symposium’s documentation here: http://fome.info/2015
This presentation was held at the FoME Symposium, Oct. 1-2, 2015 at DW Akademie Bonn. FoME stands for "Forum Medien und Entwicklung". It's the German Forum "Media and Development", a network of institutions and individuals active in the field of media development cooperation.
Find the Symposium’s documentation here: http://fome.info/2015
FoME Symposium 2015 | Workshop 9: Story-telling and other New Methods of Eval...FOME2015
This presentation was held at the FoME Symposium, Oct. 1-2, 2015 at DW Akademie Bonn. FoME stands for "Forum Medien und Entwicklung". It's the German Forum "Media and Development", a network of institutions and individuals active in the field of media development cooperation.
Find the Symposium’s documentation here: http://fome.info/2015
This presentation was held at the FoME Symposium, Oct. 1-2, 2015 at DW Akademie Bonn. FoME stands for "Forum Medien und Entwicklung". It's the German Forum "Media and Development", a network of institutions and individuals active in the field of media development cooperation.
Find the Symposium’s documentation here: http://fome.info/2015
Bridging the hydropower policy implementation gap-bpig (mk11)CPWF Mekong
3rd Mekong Forum on Water, Food & Energy 2013. Presentation from Session 1: Strengthening the participation of local communities in resettlemment, compensation, livelihood, and greivance
INFLUENCE OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION TOOLS USAGE ON AGRICULTURAL PROJECT SU...muo charles
This study sought to establish the influence of monitoring and evaluation tools usage on agricultural
project success. The main tools that study focused on were; Mobile Application, Logical Framework, Monitoring
and Evaluation plan, and Data Dashboard. The four main objective that guided the study includes: To establish
how Mobile Application usage influences agricultural project success in NGO`s, in Kenya, To determine how
Logical framework usage influences agricultural project success in NGO`s, in Kenya, To establish how Monitoring
and evaluation plan usage influences agricultural project success in NGO`s, in Kenya and To find out how Data
dashboard usage influences agricultural project success in NGO`s, in Kenya. The study adopted descriptive
research design while targeting 56 Project and Monitoring and Evaluation employees at Farm Africa.
Questionnaire was used to collect data. Final collected data was analyzed using qualitative and quantitative
methods together will linear regression model. Qualitative data was coded to their respective variable in the study
for easier analysis while quantitative was summarized by obtaining descriptive statistics. The data was presented
inform of tables and graphs. The SPSS and Excel software’s was used to model and obtain summary tables and
graphs. The multiple linear regression and Pearson pairwise correlation was used to model the data. On average
79% of the respondents, revealed monitoring and evaluation had high extent influence on project success. All the
five monitoring and evalation tools, Mobile applications, Logical framework, monitoring and evaluation plan and
data dashbord shown strong positive correlation with project success. Further Study revealed evidence of positive
influence of monitoring and evaluation tools on agricultural project success. From the results 83.2% of the changes
in project success can be explained by monitoring and evaluation tools studied while the remaining 16.8% can be
explained using other factors which are not part of the regression model. The study concluded the strength of
Mobile applications, Logical framework, monitoring and evaluation plan and data dashbord is very important for
the poject success and management should incorporate these tools during project implementation.
Culture Counts - Measure and communicate your value.
Culture Counts is a web-app developed to help cultural organisations measure feedback from the public, their peers, and themselves, and aid in communicating their value. We recently participated in the APACA conference in Hobart and discussed the problems with measurement in the arts sector - including a lack of consistent definitions, and the current high cost of surveying.
This presentation outlines the above as well as providing an outline of the Culture Counts system and how it can benefit a range of parties including funding bodies, organisations and the public.
Knowledge Management Strengthens Decision Making: The Case of the “Knowledge ...CIAT
Under the REGATTA Initiative (Regional Portal for Technology Transfer and Action against Climate Change in Latin America and Caribbean) the project seeks to develop actions towards vulnerability and adaptation to climate change assessment in agriculture and water resources in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Independent evaluation of CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM): Brief summary of findings, conclusions and recommendations
Collective action issues at the Kabe Watershed Pilot Project in Ethiopia, 201...ILRI
Presented by Derbew Kefyalew (ILRI) at the Workshop on the Lessons and Success Stories from a Pilot Project on Climate Change Adaptation Interventions in Kabe watershed, south Wollo, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 11-12 February 2013
This presentation was held at the FoME Symposium, Oct. 1-2, 2015 at DW Akademie Bonn. FoME stands for "Forum Medien und Entwicklung". It's the German Forum "Media and Development", a network of institutions and individuals active in the field of media development cooperation.
Find the Symposium’s documentation here: http://fome.info/2015
Bridging the hydropower policy implementation gap-bpig (mk11)CPWF Mekong
3rd Mekong Forum on Water, Food & Energy 2013. Presentation from Session 1: Strengthening the participation of local communities in resettlemment, compensation, livelihood, and greivance
INFLUENCE OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION TOOLS USAGE ON AGRICULTURAL PROJECT SU...muo charles
This study sought to establish the influence of monitoring and evaluation tools usage on agricultural
project success. The main tools that study focused on were; Mobile Application, Logical Framework, Monitoring
and Evaluation plan, and Data Dashboard. The four main objective that guided the study includes: To establish
how Mobile Application usage influences agricultural project success in NGO`s, in Kenya, To determine how
Logical framework usage influences agricultural project success in NGO`s, in Kenya, To establish how Monitoring
and evaluation plan usage influences agricultural project success in NGO`s, in Kenya and To find out how Data
dashboard usage influences agricultural project success in NGO`s, in Kenya. The study adopted descriptive
research design while targeting 56 Project and Monitoring and Evaluation employees at Farm Africa.
Questionnaire was used to collect data. Final collected data was analyzed using qualitative and quantitative
methods together will linear regression model. Qualitative data was coded to their respective variable in the study
for easier analysis while quantitative was summarized by obtaining descriptive statistics. The data was presented
inform of tables and graphs. The SPSS and Excel software’s was used to model and obtain summary tables and
graphs. The multiple linear regression and Pearson pairwise correlation was used to model the data. On average
79% of the respondents, revealed monitoring and evaluation had high extent influence on project success. All the
five monitoring and evalation tools, Mobile applications, Logical framework, monitoring and evaluation plan and
data dashbord shown strong positive correlation with project success. Further Study revealed evidence of positive
influence of monitoring and evaluation tools on agricultural project success. From the results 83.2% of the changes
in project success can be explained by monitoring and evaluation tools studied while the remaining 16.8% can be
explained using other factors which are not part of the regression model. The study concluded the strength of
Mobile applications, Logical framework, monitoring and evaluation plan and data dashbord is very important for
the poject success and management should incorporate these tools during project implementation.
Culture Counts - Measure and communicate your value.
Culture Counts is a web-app developed to help cultural organisations measure feedback from the public, their peers, and themselves, and aid in communicating their value. We recently participated in the APACA conference in Hobart and discussed the problems with measurement in the arts sector - including a lack of consistent definitions, and the current high cost of surveying.
This presentation outlines the above as well as providing an outline of the Culture Counts system and how it can benefit a range of parties including funding bodies, organisations and the public.
Knowledge Management Strengthens Decision Making: The Case of the “Knowledge ...CIAT
Under the REGATTA Initiative (Regional Portal for Technology Transfer and Action against Climate Change in Latin America and Caribbean) the project seeks to develop actions towards vulnerability and adaptation to climate change assessment in agriculture and water resources in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Independent evaluation of CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM): Brief summary of findings, conclusions and recommendations
Collective action issues at the Kabe Watershed Pilot Project in Ethiopia, 201...ILRI
Presented by Derbew Kefyalew (ILRI) at the Workshop on the Lessons and Success Stories from a Pilot Project on Climate Change Adaptation Interventions in Kabe watershed, south Wollo, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 11-12 February 2013
Multi-stakeholder platforms strengthening the selection and use of fodder opt...ILRI
Presentation by Ergano, K., A. Duncan, A. Adie, A. Tedla, G. Woldewahid, Z. Ayele, G. Berhanu and N. Alemayehu (ILRI)
to the Ethiopian Fodder Roundtable on Effective Delivery of Input Services to Livestock Development, Addis Ababa, 22 June 2010
TL III convenes its annual meeting alongside the Pan African Grain Legumes and World Cowpea Conference:Grain legumes are a key source of nitrogenrich edible seeds, providing a wide variety of high-protein products and constituting a major source of dietary protein in the diets of the poor in most parts of SSA. Their ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen makes legumes excellent components within the various farming systems. Against this backdrop most developmental partners (including ICRISAT) are pushing the legume agenda forward. The TL III project, lead by ICRISAT, is built directly pon the outputs and momentum of Tropical Legumes I (TL I) and Tropical Legumes II (TL II) projects, but is strategically focused on fewer legumes (chickpea, cowpea, common bean and groundnut) and fewer geographies (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and India’s Uttar Pradesh). With the focus on firming up country work plans, the TL III community convened its first annual meeting at a very opportune time alongside the Pan African Grain Legumes and World Cowpea Conference [one of the signature events of 2016 International Year of Pulses (declared by the 68th UN General Assembly as “International Year of Pulses”)], during 28 February - 4 March, 2016. The conference was held under the theme “Sustainable grain legume systems for food, income and nutrition security in a rapidly changing environment” and thereafter TL III annual meeting provided a platform for all project implementers to review the progress made under TL III and the way forward to ensure the project achieves its desired goal.
Overview of the Kiboga-Kyankwanzi platform in the Lake Victoria Crescent, UgandaILRI
Poster prepared by P. Muchunguzi , R. Bakadde, M. Tenywa, A. Sole, P. Van Asten, J. Wandera, R. Kamugisha, B. Ekesa, A. Birungi, I. Mugisa, R. Gaseka, P. Lusembo, C. Muyanja and D. Pezo for the Capacity Development Workshop of the CGIAR Research Program on Humidtropics, Nairobi, 29 April–2 May 2014
GENOMIC AND TRANSCRIPTOMIC APPROACHES TOWARDS THE GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF AN U...Faraz Khan
With the world population estimated to be nine billion by 2050, the need to exploit plant genetic diversity in order to increase and diversify global food supply, and minimise the over-reliance for food on a few staple crops is of the utmost importance. Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L) Verdc.), is underutilised legume indigenous to Africa, rich in carbohydrates, with reasonable amounts of protein. It is known to be drought tolerant, able to
grow on marginal lands where other major crops cannot with minimal rainfall (<700 mm) and chemical inputs. Crop improvement for abiotic stress tolerance and increasing/stabilising yield have been difficult to achieve due to the complex nature of these stresses, and the genotype x environment interaction (GxE). This review paper highlights how a number of recent technologies and approaches used for major crop research, can be translated
into use in research of minor crops, using bambara groundnut as an exemplar species. Using drought tolerance as a trait of interest in this crop, we will demonstrate how limitations can affect genomic approaches for understanding traits in bambara groundnut, and, how genomic and transcriptomic methodologies developed for major crops can be applied to underutilised crops for better understanding of the genetics governing important agronomic traits. Furthermore, such approaches will allow for cross species comparison between major and minor crops, exemplified by bambara groundnut leading to improved research in such crops. This will lead to a better understanding of the
role of stress-responsive genes and drought adaptation in this underutilised legume.
Fourth bulletin of the quarterly publication of Tropical Legumes III (TL III)...Tropical Legumes III
This is fourth bulletin of the quarterly publication of Tropical Legumes III (TL III) project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and jointly implemented by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in close collaboration with partners in the national agricultural research systems (NARS) of target countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. TL III aims to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in drought-prone areas of the two regions through enhanced productivity and production of grain legumes.
Sustainable Soy Newsletter edition September 2015Suresh07
We are pleased to release new edition of "Sustainable Soy News" . Thank you all for your support and contribution for setup of "National Platform for Sustainable Soy" . We are looking forward to continuing this productive channel of information interchange throughout. The future success of the Newsletter depends on your comments, contributions and ideas. We do encourage all of you to try your utmost best to enrich the forthcoming Newsletter of National Platform for Sustainable Soy!
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Preliminary participatory on-farm sorghum variety selection for tolerance to ...ILRI
Presented by S. Gudu, E.O. Ouma, A.O. Onkware, E.J. Too, B.A. Were, J.O. Ochuodho, C.O. Othieno, J.R. Okalebo, J. Agalo and S.M. Maina at the First Bio-Innovate Regional Scientific Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25-27 February 2013
3rd Africa Rice Congress
Theme 5: Innovation systems and ICT tools for rice value chain
Mini symposium 3: Linking rice value-chain actors: diagnostic surveys and multi-stakeholder platforms
Author: Dossouhoui
Area description of Kabe (Dagnu) watershed, EthiopiaILRI
Presented by Tesfaye Minota 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.
Report on the implementation of the Kabe Watershed Pilot Project in Ethiopia,...ILRI
Presented by Kindu Mekonnen, Alan Duncan and Beth Cullen (ILRI) at the Workshop on the Lessons and Success Stories from a Pilot Project on Climate Change Adaptation Interventions in Kabe watershed, south Wollo, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 11-12 February 2013
Setting and facilitation of functional innovation platform: Training of TL III project support teams in groundnut and common bean seed systems in Tanzania and Uganda
NHS England with Agile Elephant: Collaboration at scale across health & ...Janet Parkinson
NHS England with Agile Elephant: Collaboration at scale across health & social care delivering on the 5 year forward view. Defense Information Conference - April 2018
Composition and initiation of agricultural innovation platformsILRI
Presented by Iddo Dror at the SEARCA Forum-workshop on Platforms, Rural Advisory Services, and Knowledge Management: Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development, Los Banos, 17-19 May 2016
Improving Search Strategies of Auditors –A Focus Group on Reflection Interven...Angela Fessl
Financial auditors routinely search internal as well as public knowledge bases as part of the auditing process. Efficient search strategies are crucial for knowledge workers in general and for auditors in particular. Modern search technology quickly evolves; and features beyond keyword search like facetted search or visual overview of knowledge bases like graph visualisations emerge. It is therefore desirable for auditors to learn about new innovations and to explore and experiment with such technologies. In this paper, we present a reflection intervention concept that intends to nudge auditors to reflect on their search behaviour and to trigger informal learning in terms of by trying out new or less frequently used search features. The reflection intervention concept has been tested in a focus group with six auditors using a mockup. Foremost, the discussion centred on the timing of reflection interventions and how to raise mo-tivation to achieve a change in search behaviour.
Presented by Iddo Dror and Zelalem Lema at the CGIAR Research Program on the Humidtropics Capacity Development Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya, 29 April–2 May 2014
Coordination and facilitation of innovation platformsILRI
Presented by Iddo Dror at the SEARCA Forum-workshop on Platforms, Rural Advisory Services, and Knowledge Management: Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development, Los Banos, 17-19 May 2016
Demonstrating new technology-supported approaches to designing and approving courses. (This session complements the main conference session on curriculum design).
An institutional perspective on analytics that focusses on a particular tool developed using an agile methodology to visualise learner behaviours in MOOCs via Sankey diagrams.
Whole systems change across a neighbourhood
How can we collaborate with people to help them build their resilience? Get under the skin of the culture and the lives people live. Identify people’s feelings and experiences of community and understand what people think is shaped by different values and by the environment and infrastructure around them. The future of collaboration could bring many opportunities but people find it more difficult to live and act together than before. How can we help people…and communities build their resilience? Understand people’s different situations and capabilities to develop pathways that help them build resilient relationships. Help people experience and practice change together. Help people grow everyday practices into sustainable projects. Turn people’s everyday motivations into design principles. Support infrastructure that connects different cultures of collaboration. Build relationships with people designing in collaboration for the future…now.
Using case-based methods to assess scalability and sustainability: Lessons fr...JSI
Overview of the SC4CCM project and end-line evaluation questions focused on scalability and sustainability. Methodological approaches including case selection strategies, mixed method approaches, within-case and cross-case analysis processes. (Sangeeta Mookherji, GWU)
Multi-source connectivity as the driver of solar wind variability in the heli...Sérgio Sacani
The ambient solar wind that flls the heliosphere originates from multiple
sources in the solar corona and is highly structured. It is often described
as high-speed, relatively homogeneous, plasma streams from coronal
holes and slow-speed, highly variable, streams whose source regions are
under debate. A key goal of ESA/NASA’s Solar Orbiter mission is to identify
solar wind sources and understand what drives the complexity seen in the
heliosphere. By combining magnetic feld modelling and spectroscopic
techniques with high-resolution observations and measurements, we show
that the solar wind variability detected in situ by Solar Orbiter in March
2022 is driven by spatio-temporal changes in the magnetic connectivity to
multiple sources in the solar atmosphere. The magnetic feld footpoints
connected to the spacecraft moved from the boundaries of a coronal hole
to one active region (12961) and then across to another region (12957). This
is refected in the in situ measurements, which show the transition from fast
to highly Alfvénic then to slow solar wind that is disrupted by the arrival of
a coronal mass ejection. Our results describe solar wind variability at 0.5 au
but are applicable to near-Earth observatories.
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.
Introduction:
RNA interference (RNAi) or Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) is an important biological process for modulating eukaryotic gene expression.
It is highly conserved process of posttranscriptional gene silencing by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) causes sequence-specific degradation of mRNA sequences.
dsRNA-induced gene silencing (RNAi) is reported in a wide range of eukaryotes ranging from worms, insects, mammals and plants.
This process mediates resistance to both endogenous parasitic and exogenous pathogenic nucleic acids, and regulates the expression of protein-coding genes.
What are small ncRNAs?
micro RNA (miRNA)
short interfering RNA (siRNA)
Properties of small non-coding RNA:
Involved in silencing mRNA transcripts.
Called “small” because they are usually only about 21-24 nucleotides long.
Synthesized by first cutting up longer precursor sequences (like the 61nt one that Lee discovered).
Silence an mRNA by base pairing with some sequence on the mRNA.
Discovery of siRNA?
The first small RNA:
In 1993 Rosalind Lee (Victor Ambros lab) was studying a non- coding gene in C. elegans, lin-4, that was involved in silencing of another gene, lin-14, at the appropriate time in the
development of the worm C. elegans.
Two small transcripts of lin-4 (22nt and 61nt) were found to be complementary to a sequence in the 3' UTR of lin-14.
Because lin-4 encoded no protein, she deduced that it must be these transcripts that are causing the silencing by RNA-RNA interactions.
Types of RNAi ( non coding RNA)
MiRNA
Length (23-25 nt)
Trans acting
Binds with target MRNA in mismatch
Translation inhibition
Si RNA
Length 21 nt.
Cis acting
Bind with target Mrna in perfect complementary sequence
Piwi-RNA
Length ; 25 to 36 nt.
Expressed in Germ Cells
Regulates trnasposomes activity
MECHANISM OF RNAI:
First the double-stranded RNA teams up with a protein complex named Dicer, which cuts the long RNA into short pieces.
Then another protein complex called RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex) discards one of the two RNA strands.
The RISC-docked, single-stranded RNA then pairs with the homologous mRNA and destroys it.
THE RISC COMPLEX:
RISC is large(>500kD) RNA multi- protein Binding complex which triggers MRNA degradation in response to MRNA
Unwinding of double stranded Si RNA by ATP independent Helicase
Active component of RISC is Ago proteins( ENDONUCLEASE) which cleave target MRNA.
DICER: endonuclease (RNase Family III)
Argonaute: Central Component of the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC)
One strand of the dsRNA produced by Dicer is retained in the RISC complex in association with Argonaute
ARGONAUTE PROTEIN :
1.PAZ(PIWI/Argonaute/ Zwille)- Recognition of target MRNA
2.PIWI (p-element induced wimpy Testis)- breaks Phosphodiester bond of mRNA.)RNAse H activity.
MiRNA:
The Double-stranded RNAs are naturally produced in eukaryotic cells during development, and they have a key role in regulating gene expression .
Richard's aventures in two entangled wonderlandsRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
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.
This presentation explores a brief idea about the structural and functional attributes of nucleotides, the structure and function of genetic materials along with the impact of UV rays and pH upon them.
A brief information about the SCOP protein database used in bioinformatics.
The Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP) database is a comprehensive and authoritative resource for the structural and evolutionary relationships of proteins. It provides a detailed and curated classification of protein structures, grouping them into families, superfamilies, and folds based on their structural and sequence similarities.
(May 29th, 2024) Advancements in Intravital Microscopy- Insights for Preclini...Scintica Instrumentation
Intravital microscopy (IVM) is a powerful tool utilized to study cellular behavior over time and space in vivo. Much of our understanding of cell biology has been accomplished using various in vitro and ex vivo methods; however, these studies do not necessarily reflect the natural dynamics of biological processes. Unlike traditional cell culture or fixed tissue imaging, IVM allows for the ultra-fast high-resolution imaging of cellular processes over time and space and were studied in its natural environment. Real-time visualization of biological processes in the context of an intact organism helps maintain physiological relevance and provide insights into the progression of disease, response to treatments or developmental processes.
In this webinar we give an overview of advanced applications of the IVM system in preclinical research. IVIM technology is a provider of all-in-one intravital microscopy systems and solutions optimized for in vivo imaging of live animal models at sub-micron resolution. The system’s unique features and user-friendly software enables researchers to probe fast dynamic biological processes such as immune cell tracking, cell-cell interaction as well as vascularization and tumor metastasis with exceptional detail. This webinar will also give an overview of IVM being utilized in drug development, offering a view into the intricate interaction between drugs/nanoparticles and tissues in vivo and allows for the evaluation of therapeutic intervention in a variety of tissues and organs. This interdisciplinary collaboration continues to drive the advancements of novel therapeutic strategies.
This pdf is about the Schizophrenia.
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Richard's entangled aventures in wonderlandRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
2. Essential elements of IP
• Purpose
• Clear entry points
• Outputs of the IP
• Expected outcomes
• Activities
• Evaluation
• Methods
• Integration
• Resources
3. Purpose
• At the CRP level: Develop, implement and evaluate a
process (operational platform) of multi-stakeholder
engagement and dialogue (innovation platform) for
effectively and efficiently linking research and
development for sustained generation, dissemination
and impact of AR4D in dry areas
• At the specific platforms for other actors, the purpose
could be to build effective learning process that
increases flow of information, knowledge and options,
increase uptake and improve rural livelihoods
Improving delivery systems
4. Entry point
• Initially, select relatively easy –but very relevant- entry point to start
with -low hanging fruits-to get early success and to build trust
• Source of entry points:
– A clear agricultural development (technological, institutional and
policy) options should be identified for adaptation and out-scaling
– Options can also be identified from wider global knowledge both
outside research and from local knowledge
• The process can get more complex and include multiple
interventions overtime as the process gains credibility and greater
participation of stakeholders and community confidence increases
5. Outputs of the IP
• The main output of IP is an application
(through empirical example) of the principles of
multi-stakeholder community-based process
with demonstrated greater effectiveness and
efficiency of linking research to development
6. Expected outcomes
• The adoption of options (TIPOs) by the experimental community- is
only a proof of concept or illustration of our IP approach - but not
the ultimate outcome .
But to achieve sustained rural change- we need improvement in the
delivery and service systems:
We need the adoption of the approach by national
development institutions in large national development programs-
This will have much greater development impacts in terms of number of
beneficiaries that work with agricultural research outputs and all
supporting mechanisms (dissemination, credit, community
development, gender equity, etc) and make research more relevant.
The outcome should eventually improve the lives of people... so it is not
only at changes at institutional level (although a necessary condition) on
the innovation system itself.
7. Activities
• List the activities in building and implementing
the “learning” process of multi-stakeholder
engagement , dialogue and pathways towards
achievement of outcomes.
– Stakeholder workshops
– Community workshops
– Training of staff
– Communication activities
– On-farm demonstrations
– Linking with other research activities
– Evaluation: see next slide
8. Evaluation
• Here the question is how to evaluate that the IP
process implemented in the different sites (within
this CRP) that it is superior to the current situation;
what indicators to make that assessment and how
to measure and validate this advantage
• This evaluation will be the evidence that will
support the out-scaling of the IP process in the
national programs
• How to establish the baseline before the process
starts
9. Methods/tools
• Participatory diagnosis
• Community resource mapping
• Outcome mapping
• Stakeholder analysis
• Power and influence mapping
• Gender analysis
• On-farm trials
• Stakeholder perception surveys
• Adoption surveys
• Analysis of institutional capacities and needs
• Needs assessment tools
• Actor interaction toolkit
• Network mapping
10. Integration
• Make clear plan for linking other CRP DS
research activities into the IP through
participatory field demonstrations and trials;
and clearly identified researchable problems as
feedback to research
11. Resources (facilitator/ broker)
• Who will be responsible for sustained
implementation of day-to-day planning and
implementation of the activities of the platform;
• Are there field researchers dedicated for the
facilitation of the process on continues basis?
• This requires full time person with sufficient
facilitation skills who builds relationships with
all stakeholders