The document describes the WebCompendia Project which aims to improve scientific communication through web-based knowledge organization. It details an expanding outline format for concise yet comprehensive organization of fields of knowledge within individual WebCompendia sites. Each site would be moderated by an expert and cover a thin "slice" of knowledge using sorted metadata and forward linking between sites to point to related information across the web of knowledge.
- School gardening programs can help improve learning, especially in rural schools, by providing supplementary feeding to address issues like poverty, hunger, and malnutrition that cause students to drop out.
- Gardening teaches students good health, nutrition, and caring for others. It shows them where food comes from and how planting beautifies surroundings. Students also learn leadership and community service.
- Gardening skills learned in school can be applied at home. School gardens set an example for the community by promoting small-scale food production, health awareness, and income opportunities. This raises public awareness of nutrition and economic benefits.
The Gulayan sa Paaralan Project (GPP) is a proposed project by the Department of Education to establish school gardens in Tagbina, Philippines. The objectives are to improve vegetable production and consumption, establish gardens as a food source for supplementary feeding, and showcase small-scale farming models. The project will target all elementary and secondary schools in Tagbina, benefiting over 24 elementary schools, 15 elementary schools, and 7 secondary schools. A budget of PHP 460,000 is requested, with PHP 391,000 from the national government and PHP 69,000 of local government counterpart funding. School administrators, teachers, parents, and officials will implement organic gardening with provided tools and seedlings.
Connecting Scientific Resources Breakout
Science Online London 2010 - British Library
Session abstract: "Do you have data? Have you decided that you want to publish that data in a friendly way? Then this session is for you. Allowing your data to be linked to other data sets is an obvious way to make your data more useful, and to contribute back to the data community that you are a part of, but the mechanics of how you do that is not always so clear cut. This session will discuss just that. With experts from the publishing world, the liked data community, and scientific data services, this is a unique opportunity to get an insight into how to create linked scientific data, and what you can do with it once you have created it."- http://www.scienceonlinelondon.org/programme.php?tab=abstracts#breakout8
The document provides an overview of training material created by the IKS project for university teaching. The material includes lectures on topics related to semantics, content and knowledge management, and semantic content management systems. It introduces the concepts, presents the vision of the semantic web, and describes underlying technologies. The lectures are designed to be used either as a consistent curriculum or integrated into existing courses on selected topics.
Web 2.0 represents a shift from static web pages to a more dynamic web where users can interact and collaborate to create and share information. Key aspects of Web 2.0 include user-generated content through blogs and wikis, rich internet applications using techniques like AJAX, folksonomies using social tagging, and syndication of content through RSS and APIs. E-learning has also evolved from a focus on delivering content to learners to E-learning 2.0 which emphasizes users as co-developers of content and treats the learning platform as a space for collaboration and participation rather than just consumption of information.
Interspire Knowledge Manager is a wiki software used by organizations for knowledge management. It allows for quick editing, viewing article history, integrated searching, and group permissions. Wikis allow multiple users to easily add and edit content in real-time from a web browser. They provide advantages over content management systems for collaboration and sharing knowledge in organizations. However, some organizations are reluctant to adopt wikis due to risks and a preference for more controlled knowledge management systems.
Interspire Knowledge Manager is a wiki software used by organizations for knowledge management. It allows for quick editing, viewing article history, integrated searching, and group permissions. Wikis allow multiple users to easily add and edit content in real-time from a web browser. They provide advantages over content management systems for collaboration and sharing knowledge in organizations. However, some organizations are reluctant to adopt wikis due to risks and a preference for more controlled knowledge management systems.
- School gardening programs can help improve learning, especially in rural schools, by providing supplementary feeding to address issues like poverty, hunger, and malnutrition that cause students to drop out.
- Gardening teaches students good health, nutrition, and caring for others. It shows them where food comes from and how planting beautifies surroundings. Students also learn leadership and community service.
- Gardening skills learned in school can be applied at home. School gardens set an example for the community by promoting small-scale food production, health awareness, and income opportunities. This raises public awareness of nutrition and economic benefits.
The Gulayan sa Paaralan Project (GPP) is a proposed project by the Department of Education to establish school gardens in Tagbina, Philippines. The objectives are to improve vegetable production and consumption, establish gardens as a food source for supplementary feeding, and showcase small-scale farming models. The project will target all elementary and secondary schools in Tagbina, benefiting over 24 elementary schools, 15 elementary schools, and 7 secondary schools. A budget of PHP 460,000 is requested, with PHP 391,000 from the national government and PHP 69,000 of local government counterpart funding. School administrators, teachers, parents, and officials will implement organic gardening with provided tools and seedlings.
Connecting Scientific Resources Breakout
Science Online London 2010 - British Library
Session abstract: "Do you have data? Have you decided that you want to publish that data in a friendly way? Then this session is for you. Allowing your data to be linked to other data sets is an obvious way to make your data more useful, and to contribute back to the data community that you are a part of, but the mechanics of how you do that is not always so clear cut. This session will discuss just that. With experts from the publishing world, the liked data community, and scientific data services, this is a unique opportunity to get an insight into how to create linked scientific data, and what you can do with it once you have created it."- http://www.scienceonlinelondon.org/programme.php?tab=abstracts#breakout8
The document provides an overview of training material created by the IKS project for university teaching. The material includes lectures on topics related to semantics, content and knowledge management, and semantic content management systems. It introduces the concepts, presents the vision of the semantic web, and describes underlying technologies. The lectures are designed to be used either as a consistent curriculum or integrated into existing courses on selected topics.
Web 2.0 represents a shift from static web pages to a more dynamic web where users can interact and collaborate to create and share information. Key aspects of Web 2.0 include user-generated content through blogs and wikis, rich internet applications using techniques like AJAX, folksonomies using social tagging, and syndication of content through RSS and APIs. E-learning has also evolved from a focus on delivering content to learners to E-learning 2.0 which emphasizes users as co-developers of content and treats the learning platform as a space for collaboration and participation rather than just consumption of information.
Interspire Knowledge Manager is a wiki software used by organizations for knowledge management. It allows for quick editing, viewing article history, integrated searching, and group permissions. Wikis allow multiple users to easily add and edit content in real-time from a web browser. They provide advantages over content management systems for collaboration and sharing knowledge in organizations. However, some organizations are reluctant to adopt wikis due to risks and a preference for more controlled knowledge management systems.
Interspire Knowledge Manager is a wiki software used by organizations for knowledge management. It allows for quick editing, viewing article history, integrated searching, and group permissions. Wikis allow multiple users to easily add and edit content in real-time from a web browser. They provide advantages over content management systems for collaboration and sharing knowledge in organizations. However, some organizations are reluctant to adopt wikis due to risks and a preference for more controlled knowledge management systems.
The document discusses conducting a literature survey, comprehension, and review for a thesis. It covers the process of identifying and acquiring relevant research through a focused survey. It emphasizes reading and understanding prior work and consolidating various strands of past research into a narrative that shows a gap addressed by the thesis work. Guidelines are provided for evaluating papers and reviewing the literature chapter structure.
Published Articles - Implementation of Non-linearity and interactivity in e-L...Vidyasagar Abburi
The document discusses the implementation of non-linearity and interactivity in an e-learning portal called Wonder Whiz Kids (WWK). It describes how WWK uses concept mapping, flash animations, quizzes, games and simulations to create an interactive learning environment. Key features include content structuring based on concepts, visualization of concepts through flash animations, self-assessment quizzes, topic-based games for reinforcement and interactive simulations to allow hands-on learning without risks of real experiments. The goal is to make learning engaging and help students better understand concepts through a non-linear interactive approach.
D6.2.1 e sens kick off meeting - 2013-04-10 - isa action 1.1 on semantic inte...Goedertier Stijn
The document discusses how the ISA Programme can help build consensus on semantic interoperability. It outlines four areas of collaboration between the ISA Programme and the e-SENS project: 1) documenting reusable building blocks with the Asset Description Metadata Schema, 2) reusing core vocabularies developed by the ISA Programme, 3) reusing ISA frameworks for developing shared data models and reaching semantic agreements, and 4) leveraging the Joinup platform for collaboration and sharing of interoperability assets.
Session 1.4 sustainable urban delta knowledge and semantic searchsemanticsconference
The document describes the SUD model, a system for flexible management of a dynamic collection of documents and knowledge structures in a focused domain. It allows automated processing of reports submitted by companies and helps experts find and analyze important information to build a knowledge base. The system provides search and exploration across the knowledge base and documents. It uses an ontology and triples to represent information and allows adding new concepts. Examples show how new knowledge can be added and different knowledge bases and document sets can be used interchangeably.
1) How2 is a knowledge hub service that connects learning content providers and anyone wishing to share knowledge through blog posts and a social network.
2) It allows users to generate "know-how" or lectures by connecting their blogs to the service using plugins, and to organize fragmented knowledge into a more systematic transfer of learning.
3) The service aims to support informal learning through user interaction where mentors can pass knowledge to mentees, and all users can create and share content to build new models of learning through personal experience.
This document is the portfolio of Fernanda Raquel Guamán Rivera for her fifth semester studying languages at the Universidad Técnica de Ambato in Ecuador. The portfolio includes the mission and vision of the languages career and faculty, as well as evidence of student work analyzing websites and blogs, defining Web 2.0, and developing an interdisciplinary English language lesson plan using technology tools. It demonstrates the student's skills and reflections on integrating internet and multimedia resources into her English teaching.
This presentation was provided by Bill Kasdorf of Apex Content Solutions during the NISO Virtual Conference, Convergence: The Web and Publishing Onto the Web, held on May 17, 2017.
This document provides information about using EndNote, a bibliographic management software. It discusses the following key points:
1. EndNote allows users to organize references and citations and integrate them into documents. It can import references from databases, search for references online, and add references manually.
2. The document outlines the basic functions of EndNote, including creating an EndNote library, adding references, organizing references, and exporting citations.
3. Instructions are provided on collecting references through importing from databases, searching databases directly within EndNote, and manual entry of references. The document demonstrates how to import references from PubMed into an EndNote library.
This presentation discusses enterprise integration patterns for connecting applications using messaging. It will cover how applications can communicate with each other by writing and reading messages from a shared message channel. The presentation content is based on the book "Enterprise Integration Patterns" and will examine how applications exchange information by packaging it into messages that are sent over the connecting message channel.
This document discusses the benefits and considerations of implementing a wiki for project management and collaboration. It provides an overview of what wikis are and how they can be used to improve communication, documentation, and knowledge sharing. It also shares lessons learned from implementing a wiki at Johns Hopkins University, including the need for adoption drivers, ease of use, and allowing organic growth of content. Wikis were found to make project staff more informed and enable faster, more efficient work through centralized information.
The document discusses various online tools for effective literature management and reference searching. It introduces popular tools like Mendeley, EndNote and Zotero for building local reference databases and sharing references online. Social bookmarking and networking sites like Diigo, SlideShare and Wikipedia are also covered that allow searching references through tags and connecting with other users.
Wiser Pku Lecture@Life Science School Pkuguest8ed46d
The document discusses various online tools for effective literature management and reference searching. It introduces popular tools like Mendeley, EndNote and Zotero for building local reference databases and sharing references online. Social bookmarking and networking sites like Diigo, SlideShare and Wikipedia are described as useful resources for searching references in a social way through tags and user connections.
The document discusses authoring learning objects and content using semantic learning object repositories (LORs). It describes moving from pre-semantic web authoring to semantic web-based authoring where learning design specifications and ontologies are used. Student interactions with learning objects in a learning environment can be semantically linked to concepts, problems, and hints in the LOR knowledge base. The document also briefly discusses the information lifecycle and interoperability challenges for LORs, including technical synchronization, shared ontologies between communities, and copyright models.
The civil rights movement ppt for itc 1 kj 4hollowaymm
- Teachers from different subject areas planned a cross-curricular unit on the Civil Rights Movement that incorporated English, history, and technology.
- Students were placed into groups to complete assignments at 10 work stations related to important Civil Rights events.
- Each station required students to research a topic, read background information, and create a product using various digital tools.
- The 10 station products would be combined into a final technology-based presentation demonstrating knowledge construction, collaboration, and creative thinking.
Mendeley Institutional Edition - Universiti Kebangasaan MalaysiaNurhazman Abdul Aziz
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia is one of five research universities in the country. Their MIE group can be view at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/3944951/universiti-kebangsaan-malaysia/.
This document outlines topics and questions for discussion in a Module 1 session on professional networking and critical reflection. It includes:
1) Discussion of ideas from readings on professional networking and how it relates to reflective practice.
2) Guidance on writing a critical reflection summary with supporting evidence from Module 1.
3) Clarification on whether an additional part 3 is required for older qualifications.
The document provides examples of theories from Lave and Wenger, Siemens, and connectivism and asks whether any of these ideas were used in the participant's practice. It suggests brainstorming important ideas from Module 1 and synthesizing them into a critical reflection, with the option to include references, hyperlinks
The document discusses proposed improvements to existing Savvion product documentation. It identifies issues with document structure including redundant information, unclear terminology in tables of contents, and lack of navigation aids. It recommends consolidating related topics, adding hyperlinks, reorganizing tables of contents, and integrating tutorial videos directly into the documentation for easier navigation and a better user experience. A revised start page and merging similar guides are also proposed to enhance readability and usability of the documentation.
The International Journal of Engineering and Science (IJES)theijes
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
Kneaver An Overview From User Perspective PptKneaver
The document discusses the goals and features of the Kneaver knowledge management system. It aims to [1] decrease the cost of building knowledge bases while increasing their leverage, [2] make entering knowledge easy and fun for users, and [3] provide tools for exploring, enhancing, and actively using organizational knowledge. The system is designed to store explicit knowledge close to what humans can express, link items, and support learning through meta-processes, inductors, and other features.
The document discusses conducting a literature survey, comprehension, and review for a thesis. It covers the process of identifying and acquiring relevant research through a focused survey. It emphasizes reading and understanding prior work and consolidating various strands of past research into a narrative that shows a gap addressed by the thesis work. Guidelines are provided for evaluating papers and reviewing the literature chapter structure.
Published Articles - Implementation of Non-linearity and interactivity in e-L...Vidyasagar Abburi
The document discusses the implementation of non-linearity and interactivity in an e-learning portal called Wonder Whiz Kids (WWK). It describes how WWK uses concept mapping, flash animations, quizzes, games and simulations to create an interactive learning environment. Key features include content structuring based on concepts, visualization of concepts through flash animations, self-assessment quizzes, topic-based games for reinforcement and interactive simulations to allow hands-on learning without risks of real experiments. The goal is to make learning engaging and help students better understand concepts through a non-linear interactive approach.
D6.2.1 e sens kick off meeting - 2013-04-10 - isa action 1.1 on semantic inte...Goedertier Stijn
The document discusses how the ISA Programme can help build consensus on semantic interoperability. It outlines four areas of collaboration between the ISA Programme and the e-SENS project: 1) documenting reusable building blocks with the Asset Description Metadata Schema, 2) reusing core vocabularies developed by the ISA Programme, 3) reusing ISA frameworks for developing shared data models and reaching semantic agreements, and 4) leveraging the Joinup platform for collaboration and sharing of interoperability assets.
Session 1.4 sustainable urban delta knowledge and semantic searchsemanticsconference
The document describes the SUD model, a system for flexible management of a dynamic collection of documents and knowledge structures in a focused domain. It allows automated processing of reports submitted by companies and helps experts find and analyze important information to build a knowledge base. The system provides search and exploration across the knowledge base and documents. It uses an ontology and triples to represent information and allows adding new concepts. Examples show how new knowledge can be added and different knowledge bases and document sets can be used interchangeably.
1) How2 is a knowledge hub service that connects learning content providers and anyone wishing to share knowledge through blog posts and a social network.
2) It allows users to generate "know-how" or lectures by connecting their blogs to the service using plugins, and to organize fragmented knowledge into a more systematic transfer of learning.
3) The service aims to support informal learning through user interaction where mentors can pass knowledge to mentees, and all users can create and share content to build new models of learning through personal experience.
This document is the portfolio of Fernanda Raquel Guamán Rivera for her fifth semester studying languages at the Universidad Técnica de Ambato in Ecuador. The portfolio includes the mission and vision of the languages career and faculty, as well as evidence of student work analyzing websites and blogs, defining Web 2.0, and developing an interdisciplinary English language lesson plan using technology tools. It demonstrates the student's skills and reflections on integrating internet and multimedia resources into her English teaching.
This presentation was provided by Bill Kasdorf of Apex Content Solutions during the NISO Virtual Conference, Convergence: The Web and Publishing Onto the Web, held on May 17, 2017.
This document provides information about using EndNote, a bibliographic management software. It discusses the following key points:
1. EndNote allows users to organize references and citations and integrate them into documents. It can import references from databases, search for references online, and add references manually.
2. The document outlines the basic functions of EndNote, including creating an EndNote library, adding references, organizing references, and exporting citations.
3. Instructions are provided on collecting references through importing from databases, searching databases directly within EndNote, and manual entry of references. The document demonstrates how to import references from PubMed into an EndNote library.
This presentation discusses enterprise integration patterns for connecting applications using messaging. It will cover how applications can communicate with each other by writing and reading messages from a shared message channel. The presentation content is based on the book "Enterprise Integration Patterns" and will examine how applications exchange information by packaging it into messages that are sent over the connecting message channel.
This document discusses the benefits and considerations of implementing a wiki for project management and collaboration. It provides an overview of what wikis are and how they can be used to improve communication, documentation, and knowledge sharing. It also shares lessons learned from implementing a wiki at Johns Hopkins University, including the need for adoption drivers, ease of use, and allowing organic growth of content. Wikis were found to make project staff more informed and enable faster, more efficient work through centralized information.
The document discusses various online tools for effective literature management and reference searching. It introduces popular tools like Mendeley, EndNote and Zotero for building local reference databases and sharing references online. Social bookmarking and networking sites like Diigo, SlideShare and Wikipedia are also covered that allow searching references through tags and connecting with other users.
Wiser Pku Lecture@Life Science School Pkuguest8ed46d
The document discusses various online tools for effective literature management and reference searching. It introduces popular tools like Mendeley, EndNote and Zotero for building local reference databases and sharing references online. Social bookmarking and networking sites like Diigo, SlideShare and Wikipedia are described as useful resources for searching references in a social way through tags and user connections.
The document discusses authoring learning objects and content using semantic learning object repositories (LORs). It describes moving from pre-semantic web authoring to semantic web-based authoring where learning design specifications and ontologies are used. Student interactions with learning objects in a learning environment can be semantically linked to concepts, problems, and hints in the LOR knowledge base. The document also briefly discusses the information lifecycle and interoperability challenges for LORs, including technical synchronization, shared ontologies between communities, and copyright models.
The civil rights movement ppt for itc 1 kj 4hollowaymm
- Teachers from different subject areas planned a cross-curricular unit on the Civil Rights Movement that incorporated English, history, and technology.
- Students were placed into groups to complete assignments at 10 work stations related to important Civil Rights events.
- Each station required students to research a topic, read background information, and create a product using various digital tools.
- The 10 station products would be combined into a final technology-based presentation demonstrating knowledge construction, collaboration, and creative thinking.
Mendeley Institutional Edition - Universiti Kebangasaan MalaysiaNurhazman Abdul Aziz
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia is one of five research universities in the country. Their MIE group can be view at http://www.mendeley.com/groups/3944951/universiti-kebangsaan-malaysia/.
This document outlines topics and questions for discussion in a Module 1 session on professional networking and critical reflection. It includes:
1) Discussion of ideas from readings on professional networking and how it relates to reflective practice.
2) Guidance on writing a critical reflection summary with supporting evidence from Module 1.
3) Clarification on whether an additional part 3 is required for older qualifications.
The document provides examples of theories from Lave and Wenger, Siemens, and connectivism and asks whether any of these ideas were used in the participant's practice. It suggests brainstorming important ideas from Module 1 and synthesizing them into a critical reflection, with the option to include references, hyperlinks
The document discusses proposed improvements to existing Savvion product documentation. It identifies issues with document structure including redundant information, unclear terminology in tables of contents, and lack of navigation aids. It recommends consolidating related topics, adding hyperlinks, reorganizing tables of contents, and integrating tutorial videos directly into the documentation for easier navigation and a better user experience. A revised start page and merging similar guides are also proposed to enhance readability and usability of the documentation.
The International Journal of Engineering and Science (IJES)theijes
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
Kneaver An Overview From User Perspective PptKneaver
The document discusses the goals and features of the Kneaver knowledge management system. It aims to [1] decrease the cost of building knowledge bases while increasing their leverage, [2] make entering knowledge easy and fun for users, and [3] provide tools for exploring, enhancing, and actively using organizational knowledge. The system is designed to store explicit knowledge close to what humans can express, link items, and support learning through meta-processes, inductors, and other features.
This document provides an overview of wound healing, its functions, stages, mechanisms, factors affecting it, and complications.
A wound is a break in the integrity of the skin or tissues, which may be associated with disruption of the structure and function.
Healing is the body’s response to injury in an attempt to restore normal structure and functions.
Healing can occur in two ways: Regeneration and Repair
There are 4 phases of wound healing: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. This document also describes the mechanism of wound healing. Factors that affect healing include infection, uncontrolled diabetes, poor nutrition, age, anemia, the presence of foreign bodies, etc.
Complications of wound healing like infection, hyperpigmentation of scar, contractures, and keloid formation.
it describes the bony anatomy including the femoral head , acetabulum, labrum . also discusses the capsule , ligaments . muscle that act on the hip joint and the range of motion are outlined. factors affecting hip joint stability and weight transmission through the joint are summarized.
Reimagining Your Library Space: How to Increase the Vibes in Your Library No ...Diana Rendina
Librarians are leading the way in creating future-ready citizens – now we need to update our spaces to match. In this session, attendees will get inspiration for transforming their library spaces. You’ll learn how to survey students and patrons, create a focus group, and use design thinking to brainstorm ideas for your space. We’ll discuss budget friendly ways to change your space as well as how to find funding. No matter where you’re at, you’ll find ideas for reimagining your space in this session.
How to Fix the Import Error in the Odoo 17Celine George
An import error occurs when a program fails to import a module or library, disrupting its execution. In languages like Python, this issue arises when the specified module cannot be found or accessed, hindering the program's functionality. Resolving import errors is crucial for maintaining smooth software operation and uninterrupted development processes.
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
Beyond Degrees - Empowering the Workforce in the Context of Skills-First.pptxEduSkills OECD
Iván Bornacelly, Policy Analyst at the OECD Centre for Skills, OECD, presents at the webinar 'Tackling job market gaps with a skills-first approach' on 12 June 2024
Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
"Learn about all the ways Walmart supports nonprofit organizations.
You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptxDenish Jangid
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
This presentation was provided by Steph Pollock of The American Psychological Association’s Journals Program, and Damita Snow, of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), for the initial session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session One: 'Setting Expectations: a DEIA Primer,' was held June 6, 2024.
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Research Articles on Research Articles on
Paper Paper and the Web
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Our overarching goal is to improve scientific communication
by making improvements in Web-based communications so
that they are better than paper-based methods, and hence
will enhance knowledge-creation.
1.2 A WebCompendium is a concise, yet comprehensive,
organization of a field of knowledge, together with its
evaluation.
1.2.1 Each Web-WebCompendium will be Moderated by one expert,
and will be devoted to an aspect of the thin "slice" of knowledge
that each Moderator is expert in.
1.2.2 Each Web-WebCompendium is expected to self-organize a
community of like-minded scholars interested in the same
knowledge-slice. The community will be world-wide and not
limited by the need to meet others at meetings. This in one of
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the benefits of basing this activity on the World-Wide Web.
3. 1.2.2 Each Web-WebCompendium is expected to self-organize a
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community of like-minded scholars interested in the same
knowledge-slice. The community will be world-wide and not
limited by the need to meet others at meetings. This in one of
the benefits of basing this activity on the World-Wide Web.
1.2.3 Each participant will act in their own self-interest, as
described here:
1.3 The ExpandingOutline-Format
1.3.1 An Expanding-Outline Format is the Format that you are
presently reading, namely that initially only topic-headings are
seen. By the Reader's action in choosing to expand a section,
more material can be seen. This is a powerful tool for the
Reader, in being able to see an overall structure, and then take
a path into that structure that is best for that particular Reader,
at that particular time.
Such a method of presentation is especially useful for
readers with differing levels of background knowledge. The
novice Reader, desirous of a superficial view, can avoid the
technical levels that are of interest to the expert, such as detail
of experiments and debates concerning the adequacy of
proffered evidence.
1.3.2 Each Moderator will choose the presentation that is best for
their specific field. We describe below one possible format-- a
moderated-website with three Main Sections, and two
Appendices, as follows:
1.3.2.1. The ASSERTIONS-SECTION will contain statements
considered to be "generally believed" and/or "well-
established". By clicking on a symbol in the left-hand margin
of a given Assertion, the text will expand to show the
Experimental Support (pro and con) that is related to the
Assertion. In this way, the Reader “drills down” into the
material, according to the depth of their interest at that time.
1.3.2.2. The SPECULATIONS-SECTION will contain statements
(in the form of Assertions) within the purview of the subject
matter of the Compendium. By clicks, the Reader can
expand the text to include descriptions of the observations
that support or refute the Conjectures.
1.3.2.3. The STRONG-INFERENCE-SECTION will contain
important, yet unexplained Observations. By clicks the
Reader can find Alternative Hypotheses that can explain
these Observations, and further clicks will show the
Experiment(s) needed to test a given Hypothesis.
1.3.2.4. To summarize: each of the Sections in this example of an
Expanding-Outline Format differ with respect to Starting
Point and to the (expanding) Subdivisions, as shown here:
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1.3.2.4. To summarize: each of the Sections in this example of an
Expanding-Outline Format differ with respect to Starting
Point and to the (expanding) Subdivisions, as shown here:
1.3.2.5. While the Expanding-Outline example above moved from
the General to the Specific, the Expanding-Outline
presentation can be used to communicate other conceptual
organizations, as shown here:
1.3.2.6. Appendix 1 will contain Rejected Submissions, along
with the Moderator's comments and all email
correspondence with the Author. This protects the Moderator
from unfair claims that there has been bias in the selection
of Contributions.
Appendix 2 will contain Comments from the Public,
arranged by topic, and, within topics, in inverse
chronological order. This section may help in predicting
public reactions to various research results or methods.
1.4 At the end, if we are successful, there will be tens of
thousands of individual and independent WebCompendia, Tiki-
based websites freely available on the web, using the
ForwardLink-Protocol for sentence-to-sentence "pointers"
between them (see section IV)
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5. based websites freely available on the web, using the
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ForwardLink-Protocol for sentence-to-sentence "pointers"
between them (see section IV)
1.4.1 This goal will be achieved using presently-available funds
from the National Library of Medicine that support these
efforts.
2 SortableTable-Metadata in WebCompendia
III The ForwardLink-Protocol
IV Communication and Storage
V Encryption-Against-Plagiarism
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