Beyond Lifetime Reproductive Success: The posthumous reproductive dynamics of...Andres Lopez-Sepulcre
Talk on the use of State-Space Capture-Recapture models and Matrix Analysis to understand the dynamics of posthumous reproduction in guppies. Guppy females store male sperm, which means that males can produce offspring after death.
This document discusses research design and provides an overview of different types of research designs including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods designs. It defines key aspects of research design such as causality, validity, and bias. It also explains different categories of designs like experimental, quasi-experimental, descriptive, correlational, and qualitative designs as well as features of each. The document provides examples of specific designs like randomized control trials, time series, case studies and tips for choosing an appropriate research design.
1) The document discusses key elements of study design that researchers must consider when developing a study to gather empirical evidence, or "ugly facts", to test hypotheses. This includes whether a study is experimental or observational, how variables are measured, and whether subjects or groups can be compared at baseline.
2) Different types of comparative studies are outlined, including randomized experiments, cohort studies, case-control studies, and ecological studies. Examples from epidemiology lab datasets demonstrate how variables and study designs differ.
3) All research contains some error, including random errors that do not bias results systematically, and systematic errors that can distort findings. Understanding sources and types of error is important for evaluating evidence.
This document provides an overview of computational biology and basic biology concepts covered in the course. It discusses key topics like molecular genetics, phylogeny, multiple sequence alignments, and codon bias. It also introduces basic biology topics such as DNA, RNA, transcription, translation, proteins, and evolution. Students will learn fundamental models, algorithms, and techniques to answer biological questions across a wide range of computational biology topics with a focus on biological sequences and evolution.
Evolutionary Genetics by: Kim Jim F. Raborar, RN, MAEd(ue)Kim Jim Raborar
This presentation was created as a partial fulfillment of the requirements in the subject Advanced Genetics. Everything that was here were kinda symbolic. I mean, you could recognize that this was a product of so much data interpretation. I therefore suggest you read and read a lot first before you go back to this presentation. Or you could just contact me so i could send you the key-pointers.
Have a super nice day.
Kimy
This document discusses hypothesis testing in science. It explains that hypothesis testing is one method of scientific inquiry alongside other ways of knowing like traditional ecological knowledge. The document defines bias and lists some types of bias like survivorship bias that can influence scientific questions and results. It also outlines the characteristics of a good hypothesis, providing examples, and explains that the purpose of testing a hypothesis is to evaluate a proposed explanation for a phenomenon.
Rectal prolapse: Do we really have a perfect surgical solution? pptx copyDr Amit Dangi
Ventral rectopexy has gained worldwide acceptance for surgical correction of rectal prolapse and high-grade internal rectal intussusception. The technique is based on correcting the descent of the posterior and middle compartments combined with reinforcement of the vaginal septum and elevation of the pelvic floor. anterior mobilization of the distal rectum and mesh suspension performed during VR can correct full-thickness rectal prolapse, rectoceles, and internal rec- tal prolapse and can be combined with vaginal prolapse procedures, such as sacrocolpopexy, in patients with multicompartment pelvic floor defects.
Beyond Lifetime Reproductive Success: The posthumous reproductive dynamics of...Andres Lopez-Sepulcre
Talk on the use of State-Space Capture-Recapture models and Matrix Analysis to understand the dynamics of posthumous reproduction in guppies. Guppy females store male sperm, which means that males can produce offspring after death.
This document discusses research design and provides an overview of different types of research designs including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods designs. It defines key aspects of research design such as causality, validity, and bias. It also explains different categories of designs like experimental, quasi-experimental, descriptive, correlational, and qualitative designs as well as features of each. The document provides examples of specific designs like randomized control trials, time series, case studies and tips for choosing an appropriate research design.
1) The document discusses key elements of study design that researchers must consider when developing a study to gather empirical evidence, or "ugly facts", to test hypotheses. This includes whether a study is experimental or observational, how variables are measured, and whether subjects or groups can be compared at baseline.
2) Different types of comparative studies are outlined, including randomized experiments, cohort studies, case-control studies, and ecological studies. Examples from epidemiology lab datasets demonstrate how variables and study designs differ.
3) All research contains some error, including random errors that do not bias results systematically, and systematic errors that can distort findings. Understanding sources and types of error is important for evaluating evidence.
This document provides an overview of computational biology and basic biology concepts covered in the course. It discusses key topics like molecular genetics, phylogeny, multiple sequence alignments, and codon bias. It also introduces basic biology topics such as DNA, RNA, transcription, translation, proteins, and evolution. Students will learn fundamental models, algorithms, and techniques to answer biological questions across a wide range of computational biology topics with a focus on biological sequences and evolution.
Evolutionary Genetics by: Kim Jim F. Raborar, RN, MAEd(ue)Kim Jim Raborar
This presentation was created as a partial fulfillment of the requirements in the subject Advanced Genetics. Everything that was here were kinda symbolic. I mean, you could recognize that this was a product of so much data interpretation. I therefore suggest you read and read a lot first before you go back to this presentation. Or you could just contact me so i could send you the key-pointers.
Have a super nice day.
Kimy
This document discusses hypothesis testing in science. It explains that hypothesis testing is one method of scientific inquiry alongside other ways of knowing like traditional ecological knowledge. The document defines bias and lists some types of bias like survivorship bias that can influence scientific questions and results. It also outlines the characteristics of a good hypothesis, providing examples, and explains that the purpose of testing a hypothesis is to evaluate a proposed explanation for a phenomenon.
Rectal prolapse: Do we really have a perfect surgical solution? pptx copyDr Amit Dangi
Ventral rectopexy has gained worldwide acceptance for surgical correction of rectal prolapse and high-grade internal rectal intussusception. The technique is based on correcting the descent of the posterior and middle compartments combined with reinforcement of the vaginal septum and elevation of the pelvic floor. anterior mobilization of the distal rectum and mesh suspension performed during VR can correct full-thickness rectal prolapse, rectoceles, and internal rec- tal prolapse and can be combined with vaginal prolapse procedures, such as sacrocolpopexy, in patients with multicompartment pelvic floor defects.
This unit covers evolution over 20 days through reading chapters 21-26 in the textbook. It focuses on key concepts like natural selection acting on phenotypic variations, evolutionary change driven by random processes, and evidence for evolution from fields like mathematics. Students will learn about speciation, extinction, phylogenetic trees, and hypotheses for the origin of life on Earth. Labs include using Hardy-Weinberg calculations to model evolution and using bioinformatics to analyze DNA sequences and evolutionary relationships. The chapters cover topics such as gene expression and development, Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, population genetics, speciation mechanisms, phylogeny, and the development of life on Earth.
The increase in resolution and taxon sampling of algal phylogenies resulting from the various algal tree of life projects and other initiatives worldwide opens tremendous opportunity to learn more about the evolution of all aspects of algal biology. Using evolutionary modeling techniques in a phylogenetic context, hypotheses about the evolution of particular traits and their interaction with speciation-extinction dynamics become testable. I will illustrate this with three case studies. First, I will investigate the evolution of the thermal niche of seaweeds, showing how it affects latitudinal diversity patterns. Second, I will test the hypothesis that the evolution of cellular trace element requirements (stoichiometry) is dominated by endosymbiosis events. Third, I will investigate the evolution of morphological traits typically used in species-level systematics, focusing on its implications for the prevalence of cryptic diversity. These case studies show the potential and limitations of the approach, and offer new insights in algal evolution from the very recent to the very ancient, and across the various subdisciplines of algal biology.
The document provides an introduction to the field of biology, explaining what science is through defining it as using evidence to construct testable explanations for natural phenomena and generate knowledge. It discusses the scientific methodology of observing phenomena, forming hypotheses and theories, conducting controlled experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and drawing conclusions. The document also gives an overview of the major branches of science including biology, earth science, and physical science.
This document provides a brief biography of the author and outlines their perspective on the complexity of biological systems and gene expression. It notes that a single specimen or species can show significant variability, and that gene expression varies based on factors like age, environmental stimuli, nutritional state, and interactions with other organisms like gut microbes. It argues that fully understanding biological systems requires considering all of these sources of variability and the interactions between different elements. The author's new role focuses on facilitating collaborations to better represent scientific knowledge by connecting experimental data across studies in a way that can help disentangle some of this complexity.
While science is a natural home for project-based learning techniques, blending in the global competencies and other subjects can sometimes be more challenging. This session will focus on approaches to incorporating global competencies in science in both elementary and secondary settings. We will look at some concrete examples and have opportunities to collaborate with colleagues throughout the network. Please bring a computer to this session as we will be accessing online resources.
This document provides an overview of several theories of craniofacial growth and development:
- The bone remodeling theory proposed growth occurs through bone remodeling at surfaces. It did not explain roles of sutures or cartilages.
- The genetic theory stated genes determine overall growth patterns but did not prove this assumption.
- The sutural dominance theory proposed sutures are the primary growth determinants through expansion forces. However, growth still occurs without sutures.
- The cartilaginous theory claimed cartilage, not bone, is responsible for growth through replacement. However, cartilage can be removed without deformity.
- The functional matrix theory viewed skeletal growth as a response to functional soft tissues and spaces
This document provides an overview of key concepts in environmental science, including:
1) It defines the environment as all living and non-living things that surround us and our interactions with them. It emphasizes that humans are part of the natural world and depend on its healthy functioning.
2) It discusses pressures on the global environment like population growth, resource consumption, pollution, and species extinction. The "tragedy of the commons" explains how unregulated resource use can lead to depletion.
3) Environmental science aims to understand how the natural world works and develop solutions to environmental problems using an interdisciplinary approach combining natural and social sciences. Its goal is sustainability and meeting needs without compromising future resources.
Biologist & gerontologist used concept of senescence to explain biological aging
Senescence or normal aging refers to a gradual, time related to biological process that takes places as degenerative processes overtake regenerative or growth processes.
or
senescence: a change in the behavior of an organism with age leading to a decreased power of survival and adjustment
1) Biological aging can be divided into three types: primary aging which is inevitable, secondary aging which is influenced by environment/lifestyle, and tertiary aging which refers to rapid decline in the last few years of life.
2) Theories of aging include biological, sociological, psychological, and spiritual approaches. Biological theories seek to explain the physiological processes of aging and consider factors like damage accumulation, genetic programming, and decline of tissue/organ function.
3) Emerging biological theories include the neuroendocrine control theory which examines age-related changes in the nervous and endocrine systems, the metabolic/caloric restriction theory which links metabolism and lifespan, and research on genes and DNA factors like telomeres
The document discusses the scientific process, noting that inquiry is at the heart of science and based on observations which can be quantitative or qualitative. It describes discovery science which relies on observation and analysis to describe natural phenomena through inductive reasoning, and hypothesis-based science which develops hypotheses to test through experiments using deductive reasoning. The scientific process is presented as flexible rather than rigid, with hypotheses tested experimentally and possibly leading to broader scientific theories.
The Human Microbiome in Sports Performance and Healthctorgan
Because our knowledge of the human microbiome is moving so rapidly, we turned our presentation at this conference into a discussion session so experts in the audience could share their professional knowledge and personal experience. By the end of the session, it was clear that we had barely scratched the surface of the importance of our microscopic kin to our health, to sports performance, and to how we need to think about designing research studies. A list of recommended resources is available at: www.caroltorgan.com/microbiome-sports/. We welcome your input!
dkNET Webinar "The Multi-Omic Response to Exercise Training Across Rat Tissue...dkNET
Presenter: Malene Lindholm, PhD, Instructor, Department of Medicine, Stanford University
Abstract
The Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC) aims to map the molecular responses to exercise and training to elucidate how exercise improves health and prevents disease. The first MoTrPAC data provides an extensive temporal map of the dynamic multi-omic response to endurance training across multiple rat tissues. All results can be viewed, interrogated, and downloaded in a user-friendly, publicly accessible data portal (https://motrpac-data.org). The MoTrPAC data compendium includes transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, phosphoproteomics, acetylproteomics, ubiquitylproteomics, DNA methylation, chromatin accessibility, and multiplexed immunoassay data. This compilation constitutes of 211 datasets across 19 tissues, 25 molecular assays, and 4 training time points in adult male and female rats. Over 35,000 analytes were found to be differentially regulated in response to endurance training, with many displaying sexual dimorphism. We observed a male-specific recruitment of immune cells to adipose tissues and an anticorrelated transcriptional response in the adrenal gland related to the stress response. Temporal multi-omic and multi-tissue integration demonstrated similar temporal responses in the heart and skeletal muscle, reflecting a concerted adaptation of mitochondrial biogenesis and metabolism. Integrative multi-omic network analysis revealed connections between the heat shock-mediated stress response and mitochondrial biogenesis. Training increased phospholipids and decreased triacylglycerols in the liver, and there were extensive changes to mitochondrial protein acetylation. Many changes were relevant for human health conditions, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, cardiovascular wellness, and tissue damage and repair. Altogether, this MoTrPAC resource provides an unprecedented view of the effects of exercise across an organism, revealing mechanistic details of how exercise impacts mammalian health. The MoTrPAC data hub is the primary online resource to disseminate this large-scale multi-omics data.
The top 3 questions that the MoTrPAC resource can answer:
1. What is the multi-omic response to endurance exercise across different tissues?
2. What are the top signaling pathways affected in response to exercise and do they differ between males and females?
3. How can the MoTrPAC data hub be utilized to interrogate all the MoTrPAC findings?
Upcoming webinars schedule: https://dknet.org/about/webinar
Ethical issues of extremely preterm babies’ care: the “grey zone” experiencesMCH-org-ua
International conference «Actual approaches to the extremely preterm babies: International experience and Ukrainian realities» (Kyiv, Ukraine, March 5-6, 2013)
Physical/Biological Anthropology is the study of human evolution, variation, and biology. It uses empirical data and the scientific method to understand humans in an evolutionary context. Key concepts covered include the four fields of anthropology, evolution by natural selection, human variation and adaptation, and the holistic and comparative approach of studying humans.
- Evolution can be viewed through an algorithmic lens, with natural selection and genetics represented as algorithms
- Sex in evolution maximizes "mixability", or an organism's ability to perform well across a broad range of genetic combinations through increasing genetic variation
- Computer science concepts like no-regret learning and multiplicative weight updates help explain how even weak selection can drive evolution through genetic drift and result in the emergence of complex traits over many generations
Biogeography is the study of the distribution of organisms over the Earth's surface and through time. It aims to document and understand spatial patterns in biodiversity. There are estimated to be between 5-50 million species on Earth but less than 2 million have been formally described. Biogeographers ask how organisms are distributed over the Earth and through history, and are interested in understanding the processes that drive these distributions and biodiversity. Key approaches to biogeography include historical biogeography, ecological biogeography, paleoecology, and conservation biogeography.
This chapter outlines the key learning goals and terms related to studying life-span development from a distinctive perspective. The four main goals are to: 1) discuss the life-span perspective and its characteristics; 2) identify important developmental processes, periods, and issues; 3) describe major theories of human development; and 4) explain how research in this field is conducted. Key terms defined include concepts like development, culture, theories, and research methods.
Science is a body of knowledge about the natural world that is studied through scientific methods like observation, hypothesis formation, experimentation, and prediction. A theory in science, like the theory of evolution, is a hypothesis that has been repeatedly tested with little modification, while a scientific law describes a fundamental principle like Newton's law of gravity. The scientific method involves making observations to define a problem, formulating hypotheses to explain it, experimenting to test hypotheses, and concluding whether the hypothesis was supported or rejected and needs modifying. Science is empirical and theoretical, relying on both experience and theoretical explanations of phenomena.
This unit covers evolution over 20 days through reading chapters 21-26 in the textbook. It focuses on key concepts like natural selection acting on phenotypic variations, evolutionary change driven by random processes, and evidence for evolution from fields like mathematics. Students will learn about speciation, extinction, phylogenetic trees, and hypotheses for the origin of life on Earth. Labs include using Hardy-Weinberg calculations to model evolution and using bioinformatics to analyze DNA sequences and evolutionary relationships. The chapters cover topics such as gene expression and development, Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, population genetics, speciation mechanisms, phylogeny, and the development of life on Earth.
The increase in resolution and taxon sampling of algal phylogenies resulting from the various algal tree of life projects and other initiatives worldwide opens tremendous opportunity to learn more about the evolution of all aspects of algal biology. Using evolutionary modeling techniques in a phylogenetic context, hypotheses about the evolution of particular traits and their interaction with speciation-extinction dynamics become testable. I will illustrate this with three case studies. First, I will investigate the evolution of the thermal niche of seaweeds, showing how it affects latitudinal diversity patterns. Second, I will test the hypothesis that the evolution of cellular trace element requirements (stoichiometry) is dominated by endosymbiosis events. Third, I will investigate the evolution of morphological traits typically used in species-level systematics, focusing on its implications for the prevalence of cryptic diversity. These case studies show the potential and limitations of the approach, and offer new insights in algal evolution from the very recent to the very ancient, and across the various subdisciplines of algal biology.
The document provides an introduction to the field of biology, explaining what science is through defining it as using evidence to construct testable explanations for natural phenomena and generate knowledge. It discusses the scientific methodology of observing phenomena, forming hypotheses and theories, conducting controlled experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and drawing conclusions. The document also gives an overview of the major branches of science including biology, earth science, and physical science.
This document provides a brief biography of the author and outlines their perspective on the complexity of biological systems and gene expression. It notes that a single specimen or species can show significant variability, and that gene expression varies based on factors like age, environmental stimuli, nutritional state, and interactions with other organisms like gut microbes. It argues that fully understanding biological systems requires considering all of these sources of variability and the interactions between different elements. The author's new role focuses on facilitating collaborations to better represent scientific knowledge by connecting experimental data across studies in a way that can help disentangle some of this complexity.
While science is a natural home for project-based learning techniques, blending in the global competencies and other subjects can sometimes be more challenging. This session will focus on approaches to incorporating global competencies in science in both elementary and secondary settings. We will look at some concrete examples and have opportunities to collaborate with colleagues throughout the network. Please bring a computer to this session as we will be accessing online resources.
This document provides an overview of several theories of craniofacial growth and development:
- The bone remodeling theory proposed growth occurs through bone remodeling at surfaces. It did not explain roles of sutures or cartilages.
- The genetic theory stated genes determine overall growth patterns but did not prove this assumption.
- The sutural dominance theory proposed sutures are the primary growth determinants through expansion forces. However, growth still occurs without sutures.
- The cartilaginous theory claimed cartilage, not bone, is responsible for growth through replacement. However, cartilage can be removed without deformity.
- The functional matrix theory viewed skeletal growth as a response to functional soft tissues and spaces
This document provides an overview of key concepts in environmental science, including:
1) It defines the environment as all living and non-living things that surround us and our interactions with them. It emphasizes that humans are part of the natural world and depend on its healthy functioning.
2) It discusses pressures on the global environment like population growth, resource consumption, pollution, and species extinction. The "tragedy of the commons" explains how unregulated resource use can lead to depletion.
3) Environmental science aims to understand how the natural world works and develop solutions to environmental problems using an interdisciplinary approach combining natural and social sciences. Its goal is sustainability and meeting needs without compromising future resources.
Biologist & gerontologist used concept of senescence to explain biological aging
Senescence or normal aging refers to a gradual, time related to biological process that takes places as degenerative processes overtake regenerative or growth processes.
or
senescence: a change in the behavior of an organism with age leading to a decreased power of survival and adjustment
1) Biological aging can be divided into three types: primary aging which is inevitable, secondary aging which is influenced by environment/lifestyle, and tertiary aging which refers to rapid decline in the last few years of life.
2) Theories of aging include biological, sociological, psychological, and spiritual approaches. Biological theories seek to explain the physiological processes of aging and consider factors like damage accumulation, genetic programming, and decline of tissue/organ function.
3) Emerging biological theories include the neuroendocrine control theory which examines age-related changes in the nervous and endocrine systems, the metabolic/caloric restriction theory which links metabolism and lifespan, and research on genes and DNA factors like telomeres
The document discusses the scientific process, noting that inquiry is at the heart of science and based on observations which can be quantitative or qualitative. It describes discovery science which relies on observation and analysis to describe natural phenomena through inductive reasoning, and hypothesis-based science which develops hypotheses to test through experiments using deductive reasoning. The scientific process is presented as flexible rather than rigid, with hypotheses tested experimentally and possibly leading to broader scientific theories.
The Human Microbiome in Sports Performance and Healthctorgan
Because our knowledge of the human microbiome is moving so rapidly, we turned our presentation at this conference into a discussion session so experts in the audience could share their professional knowledge and personal experience. By the end of the session, it was clear that we had barely scratched the surface of the importance of our microscopic kin to our health, to sports performance, and to how we need to think about designing research studies. A list of recommended resources is available at: www.caroltorgan.com/microbiome-sports/. We welcome your input!
dkNET Webinar "The Multi-Omic Response to Exercise Training Across Rat Tissue...dkNET
Presenter: Malene Lindholm, PhD, Instructor, Department of Medicine, Stanford University
Abstract
The Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC) aims to map the molecular responses to exercise and training to elucidate how exercise improves health and prevents disease. The first MoTrPAC data provides an extensive temporal map of the dynamic multi-omic response to endurance training across multiple rat tissues. All results can be viewed, interrogated, and downloaded in a user-friendly, publicly accessible data portal (https://motrpac-data.org). The MoTrPAC data compendium includes transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, phosphoproteomics, acetylproteomics, ubiquitylproteomics, DNA methylation, chromatin accessibility, and multiplexed immunoassay data. This compilation constitutes of 211 datasets across 19 tissues, 25 molecular assays, and 4 training time points in adult male and female rats. Over 35,000 analytes were found to be differentially regulated in response to endurance training, with many displaying sexual dimorphism. We observed a male-specific recruitment of immune cells to adipose tissues and an anticorrelated transcriptional response in the adrenal gland related to the stress response. Temporal multi-omic and multi-tissue integration demonstrated similar temporal responses in the heart and skeletal muscle, reflecting a concerted adaptation of mitochondrial biogenesis and metabolism. Integrative multi-omic network analysis revealed connections between the heat shock-mediated stress response and mitochondrial biogenesis. Training increased phospholipids and decreased triacylglycerols in the liver, and there were extensive changes to mitochondrial protein acetylation. Many changes were relevant for human health conditions, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, cardiovascular wellness, and tissue damage and repair. Altogether, this MoTrPAC resource provides an unprecedented view of the effects of exercise across an organism, revealing mechanistic details of how exercise impacts mammalian health. The MoTrPAC data hub is the primary online resource to disseminate this large-scale multi-omics data.
The top 3 questions that the MoTrPAC resource can answer:
1. What is the multi-omic response to endurance exercise across different tissues?
2. What are the top signaling pathways affected in response to exercise and do they differ between males and females?
3. How can the MoTrPAC data hub be utilized to interrogate all the MoTrPAC findings?
Upcoming webinars schedule: https://dknet.org/about/webinar
Ethical issues of extremely preterm babies’ care: the “grey zone” experiencesMCH-org-ua
International conference «Actual approaches to the extremely preterm babies: International experience and Ukrainian realities» (Kyiv, Ukraine, March 5-6, 2013)
Physical/Biological Anthropology is the study of human evolution, variation, and biology. It uses empirical data and the scientific method to understand humans in an evolutionary context. Key concepts covered include the four fields of anthropology, evolution by natural selection, human variation and adaptation, and the holistic and comparative approach of studying humans.
- Evolution can be viewed through an algorithmic lens, with natural selection and genetics represented as algorithms
- Sex in evolution maximizes "mixability", or an organism's ability to perform well across a broad range of genetic combinations through increasing genetic variation
- Computer science concepts like no-regret learning and multiplicative weight updates help explain how even weak selection can drive evolution through genetic drift and result in the emergence of complex traits over many generations
Biogeography is the study of the distribution of organisms over the Earth's surface and through time. It aims to document and understand spatial patterns in biodiversity. There are estimated to be between 5-50 million species on Earth but less than 2 million have been formally described. Biogeographers ask how organisms are distributed over the Earth and through history, and are interested in understanding the processes that drive these distributions and biodiversity. Key approaches to biogeography include historical biogeography, ecological biogeography, paleoecology, and conservation biogeography.
This chapter outlines the key learning goals and terms related to studying life-span development from a distinctive perspective. The four main goals are to: 1) discuss the life-span perspective and its characteristics; 2) identify important developmental processes, periods, and issues; 3) describe major theories of human development; and 4) explain how research in this field is conducted. Key terms defined include concepts like development, culture, theories, and research methods.
Science is a body of knowledge about the natural world that is studied through scientific methods like observation, hypothesis formation, experimentation, and prediction. A theory in science, like the theory of evolution, is a hypothesis that has been repeatedly tested with little modification, while a scientific law describes a fundamental principle like Newton's law of gravity. The scientific method involves making observations to define a problem, formulating hypotheses to explain it, experimenting to test hypotheses, and concluding whether the hypothesis was supported or rejected and needs modifying. Science is empirical and theoretical, relying on both experience and theoretical explanations of phenomena.
Authoring a personal GPT for your research and practice: How we created the Q...Leonel Morgado
Thematic analysis in qualitative research is a time-consuming and systematic task, typically done using teams. Team members must ground their activities on common understandings of the major concepts underlying the thematic analysis, and define criteria for its development. However, conceptual misunderstandings, equivocations, and lack of adherence to criteria are challenges to the quality and speed of this process. Given the distributed and uncertain nature of this process, we wondered if the tasks in thematic analysis could be supported by readily available artificial intelligence chatbots. Our early efforts point to potential benefits: not just saving time in the coding process but better adherence to criteria and grounding, by increasing triangulation between humans and artificial intelligence. This tutorial will provide a description and demonstration of the process we followed, as two academic researchers, to develop a custom ChatGPT to assist with qualitative coding in the thematic data analysis process of immersive learning accounts in a survey of the academic literature: QUAL-E Immersive Learning Thematic Analysis Helper. In the hands-on time, participants will try out QUAL-E and develop their ideas for their own qualitative coding ChatGPT. Participants that have the paid ChatGPT Plus subscription can create a draft of their assistants. The organizers will provide course materials and slide deck that participants will be able to utilize to continue development of their custom GPT. The paid subscription to ChatGPT Plus is not required to participate in this workshop, just for trying out personal GPTs during it.
The ability to recreate computational results with minimal effort and actionable metrics provides a solid foundation for scientific research and software development. When people can replicate an analysis at the touch of a button using open-source software, open data, and methods to assess and compare proposals, it significantly eases verification of results, engagement with a diverse range of contributors, and progress. However, we have yet to fully achieve this; there are still many sociotechnical frictions.
Inspired by David Donoho's vision, this talk aims to revisit the three crucial pillars of frictionless reproducibility (data sharing, code sharing, and competitive challenges) with the perspective of deep software variability.
Our observation is that multiple layers — hardware, operating systems, third-party libraries, software versions, input data, compile-time options, and parameters — are subject to variability that exacerbates frictions but is also essential for achieving robust, generalizable results and fostering innovation. I will first review the literature, providing evidence of how the complex variability interactions across these layers affect qualitative and quantitative software properties, thereby complicating the reproduction and replication of scientific studies in various fields.
I will then present some software engineering and AI techniques that can support the strategic exploration of variability spaces. These include the use of abstractions and models (e.g., feature models), sampling strategies (e.g., uniform, random), cost-effective measurements (e.g., incremental build of software configurations), and dimensionality reduction methods (e.g., transfer learning, feature selection, software debloating).
I will finally argue that deep variability is both the problem and solution of frictionless reproducibility, calling the software science community to develop new methods and tools to manage variability and foster reproducibility in software systems.
Exposé invité Journées Nationales du GDR GPL 2024
Current Ms word generated power point presentation covers major details about the micronuclei test. It's significance and assays to conduct it. It is used to detect the micronuclei formation inside the cells of nearly every multicellular organism. It's formation takes place during chromosomal sepration at metaphase.
ESPP presentation to EU Waste Water Network, 4th June 2024 “EU policies driving nutrient removal and recycling
and the revised UWWTD (Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive)”
Immersive Learning That Works: Research Grounding and Paths ForwardLeonel Morgado
We will metaverse into the essence of immersive learning, into its three dimensions and conceptual models. This approach encompasses elements from teaching methodologies to social involvement, through organizational concerns and technologies. Challenging the perception of learning as knowledge transfer, we introduce a 'Uses, Practices & Strategies' model operationalized by the 'Immersive Learning Brain' and ‘Immersion Cube’ frameworks. This approach offers a comprehensive guide through the intricacies of immersive educational experiences and spotlighting research frontiers, along the immersion dimensions of system, narrative, and agency. Our discourse extends to stakeholders beyond the academic sphere, addressing the interests of technologists, instructional designers, and policymakers. We span various contexts, from formal education to organizational transformation to the new horizon of an AI-pervasive society. This keynote aims to unite the iLRN community in a collaborative journey towards a future where immersive learning research and practice coalesce, paving the way for innovative educational research and practice landscapes.
Unlocking the mysteries of reproduction: Exploring fecundity and gonadosomati...AbdullaAlAsif1
The pygmy halfbeak Dermogenys colletei, is known for its viviparous nature, this presents an intriguing case of relatively low fecundity, raising questions about potential compensatory reproductive strategies employed by this species. Our study delves into the examination of fecundity and the Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) in the Pygmy Halfbeak, D. colletei (Meisner, 2001), an intriguing viviparous fish indigenous to Sarawak, Borneo. We hypothesize that the Pygmy halfbeak, D. colletei, may exhibit unique reproductive adaptations to offset its low fecundity, thus enhancing its survival and fitness. To address this, we conducted a comprehensive study utilizing 28 mature female specimens of D. colletei, carefully measuring fecundity and GSI to shed light on the reproductive adaptations of this species. Our findings reveal that D. colletei indeed exhibits low fecundity, with a mean of 16.76 ± 2.01, and a mean GSI of 12.83 ± 1.27, providing crucial insights into the reproductive mechanisms at play in this species. These results underscore the existence of unique reproductive strategies in D. colletei, enabling its adaptation and persistence in Borneo's diverse aquatic ecosystems, and call for further ecological research to elucidate these mechanisms. This study lends to a better understanding of viviparous fish in Borneo and contributes to the broader field of aquatic ecology, enhancing our knowledge of species adaptations to unique ecological challenges.
ESR spectroscopy in liquid food and beverages.pptxPRIYANKA PATEL
With increasing population, people need to rely on packaged food stuffs. Packaging of food materials requires the preservation of food. There are various methods for the treatment of food to preserve them and irradiation treatment of food is one of them. It is the most common and the most harmless method for the food preservation as it does not alter the necessary micronutrients of food materials. Although irradiated food doesn’t cause any harm to the human health but still the quality assessment of food is required to provide consumers with necessary information about the food. ESR spectroscopy is the most sophisticated way to investigate the quality of the food and the free radicals induced during the processing of the food. ESR spin trapping technique is useful for the detection of highly unstable radicals in the food. The antioxidant capability of liquid food and beverages in mainly performed by spin trapping technique.
Or: Beyond linear.
Abstract: Equivariant neural networks are neural networks that incorporate symmetries. The nonlinear activation functions in these networks result in interesting nonlinear equivariant maps between simple representations, and motivate the key player of this talk: piecewise linear representation theory.
Disclaimer: No one is perfect, so please mind that there might be mistakes and typos.
dtubbenhauer@gmail.com
Corrected slides: dtubbenhauer.com/talks.html
Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intellige...University of Maribor
Slides from talk:
Aleš Zamuda: Remote Sensing and Computational, Evolutionary, Supercomputing, and Intelligent Systems.
11th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (IcETRAN), Niš, 3-6 June 2024
Inter-Society Networking Panel GRSS/MTT-S/CIS Panel Session: Promoting Connection and Cooperation
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The technology uses reclaimed CO₂ as the dyeing medium in a closed loop process. When pressurized, CO₂ becomes supercritical (SC-CO₂). In this state CO₂ has a very high solvent power, allowing the dye to dissolve easily.
15. Experiment: antagonistic pleiotropy
• Reveal reproduction-longevity tradeoffs
• Show whether selection for one life-history trait constrains the
other life-history trait
16. Experiment: antagonistic pleiotropy
• Treatment 1: Experimental evolution, serial transfer, every 3 days
• Age-associated mortality: 0%
• Proportion total fitness from longevity component: 0.00 (a
priori)
17. Experiment: antagonistic pleiotropy
• Treatment 2: Experimental evolution, serial transfer, every 12 days
• Age-associated mortality: ~95%
• Proportion total fitness from longevity component: ~0.54 to ~0.58
(via simulation)
18. Trt 1 (no long)
Reproductivefitness(W)
Trt 2 (longevity selection)
19. Trt 1 (no long)
Lifeexpectancy(days)
Trt 2 (longevity selection)
21. Experiment: dietary restriction
• Dietary restriction == reduction in energy consumed, without
malnutrition
• Most reproducible and phylogenetically broadly applicable
environmental intervention to ↑ longevity
• Evolutionary basis of dietary restriction effect?
27. log(lx)
x
No senescenceSenescence
• Life-history theory makes testable
predictions about the evolution of
longevity and senescence
• I did some laboratory experiments
• I want to show whether selection
for longevity constrains the
evolution of reproductive fitness
• I showed that life extension by
DR is not adaptive reallocation
𝑅0 = න
𝑥=𝛼
∞
𝑙 𝑥 𝑚 𝑥 ⅆ𝑥
29. Experiment: antagonistic pleiotropy
• Treatment 2: Experimental evolution, serial transfer, every 12 days
• Age-associated mortality: ~95%
• Proportion total fitness from longevity component: ?
30.
31.
32. log(lx)
x
No senescenceSenescence
Life history theory is an elaborate answer
to the simple question of why having more
offspring is not always selected for. (van
Noordwijk & de Jong, 1986, p. 137)
1 = න
0
∞
𝑙 𝑥 𝑚 𝑥 ⅇ−𝑟𝑥
ⅆ𝑥
33. log(lx)
x
No senescenceSenescence
Life history theory is an elaborate answer
to the simple question of why having more
offspring is not always selected for. (van
Noordwijk & de Jong, 1986, p. 137)
Similarly, life history theory ventures to
answer why unlimited longevity is not
always selected for.