This Data for Impact webinar took place October 29, 2020. Learn more at https://www.data4impactproject.org/resources/webinars/use-of-routine-data-for-economic-evaluations/
This Data for Impact webinar took place October 29, 2020. Learn more at https://www.data4impactproject.org/resources/webinars/use-of-routine-data-for-economic-evaluations/
The experience of TACR in the promotion of Gender equalitySUPERA project
Presentation held by Marcel Kraus (Technology Agency of the Czech Republic), during the conference "Structural gender change at universities and research funding organizations", an event of H2020 project SUPERA. Madrid, 16/11/2018.
Evaluating Impact: Lessons Learned from MEASURE EvaluationMEASURE Evaluation
During a September presentation at South Africa’s Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr. Jason Smith shared experiences and lessons learned on evaluating impact from MEASURE Evaluation Phase III implementation
Vicky Scott: Implementing research into practiceTHL
Presentation by Dr Vicky Scott, Clinical Associate Professor, RN, PhD, Canada, BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, BC Ministry of Health, Canada at at Safety 2016 World Conference, 18-21 September 2016, Tampere, Finland
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Developing and implementing an effective and efficient gender capacity develo...ILRI
Presented by Elizabeth Waithanji at the Livestock and Fish partner meeting to review and advise on a gender capacity assessment methodology, Addis Ababa, 5 November 2014
The experience of TACR in the promotion of Gender equalitySUPERA project
Presentation held by Marcel Kraus (Technology Agency of the Czech Republic), during the conference "Structural gender change at universities and research funding organizations", an event of H2020 project SUPERA. Madrid, 16/11/2018.
Evaluating Impact: Lessons Learned from MEASURE EvaluationMEASURE Evaluation
During a September presentation at South Africa’s Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr. Jason Smith shared experiences and lessons learned on evaluating impact from MEASURE Evaluation Phase III implementation
Vicky Scott: Implementing research into practiceTHL
Presentation by Dr Vicky Scott, Clinical Associate Professor, RN, PhD, Canada, BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, BC Ministry of Health, Canada at at Safety 2016 World Conference, 18-21 September 2016, Tampere, Finland
#Safety2016FIN
Developing and implementing an effective and efficient gender capacity develo...ILRI
Presented by Elizabeth Waithanji at the Livestock and Fish partner meeting to review and advise on a gender capacity assessment methodology, Addis Ababa, 5 November 2014
Open Government Data Ecosystems: Linking Transparency for Innovation with Tra...Luigi Reggi
Presentation at IFIP EGOV 2016 Conference. September 5, 2016.
Abstract. The rhetoric of open government data (OGD) promises that data transparency will lead to multiple public benefits: economic and social innovation, civic participation, public-private collaboration, and public accountability. In reality much less has been accomplished in practice than advocates have hoped. OGD research to address this gap tends to fall into two streams – one that focuses on data publication and re-use for purposes of innovation, and one that views publication as a stimulus for civic participation and government accountability - with little attention to whether or how these two views interact. In this paper we use an ecosystem perspective to explore this question. Through an exploratory case study we show how two related cycles of influences can flow from open data publication. The first addresses transparency for innovation goals, the second addresses larger issues of data use for public engagement and greater government accountability. Together they help explain the potential and also the barriers to reaching both kinds of goals.
Community Workers competencies and learning needsZahed Islam
Post Graduate training provided in the 45th Union World lung health conference in Barcelona 2014 on "Defining community workers competencies and learning needs"
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Professional air quality monitoring systems provide immediate, on-site data for analysis, compliance, and decision-making.
Monitor common gases, weather parameters, particulates.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
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.
Slide 1: Title Slide
Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Slide 2: Introduction to Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Definition: Extrachromosomal inheritance refers to the transmission of genetic material that is not found within the nucleus.
Key Components: Involves genes located in mitochondria, chloroplasts, and plasmids.
Slide 3: Mitochondrial Inheritance
Mitochondria: Organelles responsible for energy production.
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in mitochondria.
Inheritance Pattern: Maternally inherited, meaning it is passed from mothers to all their offspring.
Diseases: Examples include Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and mitochondrial myopathy.
Slide 4: Chloroplast Inheritance
Chloroplasts: Organelles responsible for photosynthesis in plants.
Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in chloroplasts.
Inheritance Pattern: Often maternally inherited in most plants, but can vary in some species.
Examples: Variegation in plants, where leaf color patterns are determined by chloroplast DNA.
Slide 5: Plasmid Inheritance
Plasmids: Small, circular DNA molecules found in bacteria and some eukaryotes.
Features: Can carry antibiotic resistance genes and can be transferred between cells through processes like conjugation.
Significance: Important in biotechnology for gene cloning and genetic engineering.
Slide 6: Mechanisms of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Non-Mendelian Patterns: Do not follow Mendel’s laws of inheritance.
Cytoplasmic Segregation: During cell division, organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts are randomly distributed to daughter cells.
Heteroplasmy: Presence of more than one type of organellar genome within a cell, leading to variation in expression.
Slide 7: Examples of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Four O’clock Plant (Mirabilis jalapa): Shows variegated leaves due to different cpDNA in leaf cells.
Petite Mutants in Yeast: Result from mutations in mitochondrial DNA affecting respiration.
Slide 8: Importance of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Evolution: Provides insight into the evolution of eukaryotic cells.
Medicine: Understanding mitochondrial inheritance helps in diagnosing and treating mitochondrial diseases.
Agriculture: Chloroplast inheritance can be used in plant breeding and genetic modification.
Slide 9: Recent Research and Advances
Gene Editing: Techniques like CRISPR-Cas9 are being used to edit mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA.
Therapies: Development of mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) for preventing mitochondrial diseases.
Slide 10: Conclusion
Summary: Extrachromosomal inheritance involves the transmission of genetic material outside the nucleus and plays a crucial role in genetics, medicine, and biotechnology.
Future Directions: Continued research and technological advancements hold promise for new treatments and applications.
Slide 11: Questions and Discussion
Invite Audience: Open the floor for any questions or further discussion on the topic.
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.
What is greenhouse gasses and how many gasses are there to affect the Earth.moosaasad1975
What are greenhouse gasses how they affect the earth and its environment what is the future of the environment and earth how the weather and the climate effects.
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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.
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.
1. Table 1 – Strategic Research Theme: Extension
Extension /
Veterinary
services for
smallholders
Objectives: To improve the livelihoods of women and smallholders through providing
targeted gender specific extension services
Research Question:
- Needs assessment for gender inclusiveness in extension system
- What are the constraints, opportunities for women in extension system?
- How the extension system is functioning in the region?
- What are the institutional arrangements for extension services?
- Identify best practices and lessons learnt to mainstreaming gender tin the extension
system?
- How and who in the extension system negotiates trade-offs in harmonizing priories?
- How can women’s access to information with regards to production/scientists’
technologies improve?
- Are the technologies harming women, increasing labour?
- Level and extend of the gender considerations in national and regional level extension
policies
- What are the technology which facilitate agricultural development and income
generation / labour saving to women and youth?
Geographical Location (s) All Flagships
Type of methods used:
- Literature review
- Survey of actors involved along the extension system, e.g. the ministries of agriculture,
extension agencies, the linkage between research and extension
- Survey Instruments (pilot testing, numerators’ training) (2-3 months)
- Qualitative data (PRA and focus groups) (ongoing)
- Data entry and cleaning (ongoing)
- Data analysis (ongoing)
Gender research dimension (if relevant): Considered in research questions
Linkages to other CRPs (if relevant): CRP PIM
Research Outputs:
Gender-disaggregated extension services
needs documented - (2016)
Constraints and opportunities for
extension system improvement identified
by gender categories (ongoing 2014-
2016)
Research paper in ISI journal (preferably
on methodology) (2016)
Research report (2015)
Gender responsive extension technology
package developed [veterinary, labour
saving, high-yield, small-scale, etc.]
Gender balanced capacity building
strategies of extensionists developed
Research Outcomes:
Gender responsive extension technology
package integrated in the extension
system
Advocacy of gender sensitive approaches
adopted in national / regional level
policies
10 % increase of women participation in
extension system by 2016
![Table 1 – Strategic Research Theme: Extension
Extension /
Veterinary
services for
smallholders
Objectives: To improve the livelihoods of women and smallholders through providing
targeted gender specific extension services
Research Question:
- Needs assessment for gender inclusiveness in extension system
- What are the constraints, opportunities for women in extension system?
- How the extension system is functioning in the region?
- What are the institutional arrangements for extension services?
- Identify best practices and lessons learnt to mainstreaming gender tin the extension
system?
- How and who in the extension system negotiates trade-offs in harmonizing priories?
- How can women’s access to information with regards to production/scientists’
technologies improve?
- Are the technologies harming women, increasing labour?
- Level and extend of the gender considerations in national and regional level extension
policies
- What are the technology which facilitate agricultural development and income
generation / labour saving to women and youth?
Geographical Location (s) All Flagships
Type of methods used:
- Literature review
- Survey of actors involved along the extension system, e.g. the ministries of agriculture,
extension agencies, the linkage between research and extension
- Survey Instruments (pilot testing, numerators’ training) (2-3 months)
- Qualitative data (PRA and focus groups) (ongoing)
- Data entry and cleaning (ongoing)
- Data analysis (ongoing)
Gender research dimension (if relevant): Considered in research questions
Linkages to other CRPs (if relevant): CRP PIM
Research Outputs:
Gender-disaggregated extension services
needs documented - (2016)
Constraints and opportunities for
extension system improvement identified
by gender categories (ongoing 2014-
2016)
Research paper in ISI journal (preferably
on methodology) (2016)
Research report (2015)
Gender responsive extension technology
package developed [veterinary, labour
saving, high-yield, small-scale, etc.]
Gender balanced capacity building
strategies of extensionists developed
Research Outcomes:
Gender responsive extension technology
package integrated in the extension
system
Advocacy of gender sensitive approaches
adopted in national / regional level
policies
10 % increase of women participation in
extension system by 2016](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/extension-vetgenderstratws2014-may-27-140603012243-phpapp01/85/Strategic-Research-Theme-Extension-1-320.jpg)
