Julie Procter sets the funding scene for parks and greenspaces in Scotland in 2016.
Innovate Approaches to Fundraising for parks and greenspace projects - 3 March 2016 - Grassmarket Centre, Edinburgh
Ian Goodman, MyParkScotland explains the concept of MyParkScotland and opportunities to work with groups to raise funds for park and greenspace projects.
Innovate Approaches to Fundraising for parks and greenspace projects - 3 March 2016 - Grassmarket Centre, Edinburgh
G. Tautkeviciene and I. Ceseviciute. Open Science in Horizon 2020: Open Aire ...Aidis Stukas
Access to scientific information accelerates research, discovery and economic development. For more than a decade libraries take part in the open access movement to develop an environment which provides access to scientific information. Open access stakeholders and experts are working together to achieve these aims. The presentation will elaborate on the infrastructure of open access which bridges the gap between academia and society by sharing research findings in new ways.
OpenAIRE is an initiative by the European Commission for an Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe to support open scholarly communication, Open Science and access to the research output of the European funded projects. The infrastructure of OpenAIRE supports the Open Science policy implemented in the programme Horizon2020 by the European Commission.
VTT is incorporating total security as part of its new strategy through 2030. VTT identified several "lighthouses" or future growth opportunities for Finland, including safety and security. Under safety and security, VTT sees opportunities in areas like securing critical supplies, cyber security, securing resource flows in connected ecosystems, global water resilience, seamless security, secure communication networks, critical infrastructure protection, autonomous transport hubs, safe autonomous operations, and controlled autonomy. VTT believes focusing on these lighthouses can help guide its strategy and implementation through 2030.
The document discusses SHERPA/RoMEO and its role in improving open access. It describes SHERPA services like RoMEO, JULIET, and OpenDOAR. It outlines usage statistics and improvements being made to RoMEO, including compiling its own journal database, adding new fields, and translating the interface and data into other languages to internationalize RoMEO. Partners are helping with translation efforts in countries like Portugal, Germany, Hungary, Norway, and Spain.
In many fuel stations there had always been long
queues to collect the fuel as a result there may be a scarcity of the
product in recent times. This type of situation makes the buyers
to wait for more than hours. Especially the scarcity is higher in
the festive periods. The service station in cities sells products to
the available customers in a random order, which results to long
queue in fuel stations. In this paper a single channel multiple –
server model is considered to reduce the waiting time of the
customers.
Chintakunta Prasanth is a Prince2 Practitioner with 15 years of experience in project management, IT infrastructure management, data center operations, and other areas. He currently works as a Program and Project Manager at IBM India Pvt. Ltd. in Hyderabad, where he leads teams and manages projects such as data center consolidations and migrations. Prior to IBM, he held roles such as Project Leader and Technical Consultant for various companies, leading teams and managing networks, data centers, and other IT operations.
1) The document proposes using spread spectrum image steganography (SSIS) to securely store data in the cloud by hiding data within digital images. SSIS spreads a message across a digital image as low-power noise to make the hidden data imperceptible.
2) When a user uploads data to the cloud, SSIS software would encrypt the data multiple times within an image. Even if hackers access the encrypted image, they cannot decrypt the data without knowing how many times the user encrypted it.
3) This provides double security by encrypting data within an image format and ensuring hackers cannot decrypt without the encryption key information known only to the authorized user.
Ian Goodman, MyParkScotland explains the concept of MyParkScotland and opportunities to work with groups to raise funds for park and greenspace projects.
Innovate Approaches to Fundraising for parks and greenspace projects - 3 March 2016 - Grassmarket Centre, Edinburgh
G. Tautkeviciene and I. Ceseviciute. Open Science in Horizon 2020: Open Aire ...Aidis Stukas
Access to scientific information accelerates research, discovery and economic development. For more than a decade libraries take part in the open access movement to develop an environment which provides access to scientific information. Open access stakeholders and experts are working together to achieve these aims. The presentation will elaborate on the infrastructure of open access which bridges the gap between academia and society by sharing research findings in new ways.
OpenAIRE is an initiative by the European Commission for an Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe to support open scholarly communication, Open Science and access to the research output of the European funded projects. The infrastructure of OpenAIRE supports the Open Science policy implemented in the programme Horizon2020 by the European Commission.
VTT is incorporating total security as part of its new strategy through 2030. VTT identified several "lighthouses" or future growth opportunities for Finland, including safety and security. Under safety and security, VTT sees opportunities in areas like securing critical supplies, cyber security, securing resource flows in connected ecosystems, global water resilience, seamless security, secure communication networks, critical infrastructure protection, autonomous transport hubs, safe autonomous operations, and controlled autonomy. VTT believes focusing on these lighthouses can help guide its strategy and implementation through 2030.
The document discusses SHERPA/RoMEO and its role in improving open access. It describes SHERPA services like RoMEO, JULIET, and OpenDOAR. It outlines usage statistics and improvements being made to RoMEO, including compiling its own journal database, adding new fields, and translating the interface and data into other languages to internationalize RoMEO. Partners are helping with translation efforts in countries like Portugal, Germany, Hungary, Norway, and Spain.
In many fuel stations there had always been long
queues to collect the fuel as a result there may be a scarcity of the
product in recent times. This type of situation makes the buyers
to wait for more than hours. Especially the scarcity is higher in
the festive periods. The service station in cities sells products to
the available customers in a random order, which results to long
queue in fuel stations. In this paper a single channel multiple –
server model is considered to reduce the waiting time of the
customers.
Chintakunta Prasanth is a Prince2 Practitioner with 15 years of experience in project management, IT infrastructure management, data center operations, and other areas. He currently works as a Program and Project Manager at IBM India Pvt. Ltd. in Hyderabad, where he leads teams and manages projects such as data center consolidations and migrations. Prior to IBM, he held roles such as Project Leader and Technical Consultant for various companies, leading teams and managing networks, data centers, and other IT operations.
1) The document proposes using spread spectrum image steganography (SSIS) to securely store data in the cloud by hiding data within digital images. SSIS spreads a message across a digital image as low-power noise to make the hidden data imperceptible.
2) When a user uploads data to the cloud, SSIS software would encrypt the data multiple times within an image. Even if hackers access the encrypted image, they cannot decrypt the data without knowing how many times the user encrypted it.
3) This provides double security by encrypting data within an image format and ensuring hackers cannot decrypt without the encryption key information known only to the authorized user.
The quality of any body of surface or ground water
is a function of either both natural influences and human
influences. Without human influences water quality would be
determined by the weathering of bedrock minerals, by the
atmospheric processes of evaporation, transpiration and the
deposition of dust and salt by wind, by the natural leaching of
organic matter and nutrients from soil, by hydrological factors
that lead to runoff, and by biological processes within the aquatic
environment that can alter the physical and chemical
composition of water. Declining water quality has become a
global issue of concern as human populations griesrow, industrial
and agricultural activities expand, and climate change threatens
to cause major alterations to the hydrological cycle.
Data mining , knowledge discovery is the process
of analyzing data from different perspectives and summarizing it
into useful information - information that can be used to increase
revenue, cuts costs, or both. Data mining software is one of a
number of analytical tools for analyzing data. It allows users to
analyze data from many different dimensions or angles, categorize
it, and summarize the relationships identified. Technically, data
mining is the process of finding correlations or patterns among
dozens of fields in large relational databases. The goal of
clustering is to determine the intrinsic grouping in a set of
unlabeled data. But how to decide what constitutes a good
clustering? It can be shown that there is no absolute “best”
criterion which would be independent of the final aim of the
clustering. Consequently, it is the user which must supply this
criterion, in such a way that the result of the clustering will suit
their needs.
For instance, we could be interested in finding
representatives for homogeneous groups (data reduction), in
finding “natural clusters” and describe their unknown properties
(“natural” data types), in finding useful and suitable groupings
(“useful” data classes) or in finding unusual data objects (outlier
detection).Of late, clustering techniques have been applied in the
areas which involve browsing the gathered data or in categorizing
the outcome provided by the search engines for the reply to the
query raised by the users. In this paper, we are providing a
comprehensive survey over the document clustering.
Amigos y familia son importantes en la vida de una persona. Los amigos son personas que te acompañan por mucho tiempo, mientras que la familia ocupa el segundo lugar más importante en el corazón. Algunas actividades que se pueden hacer con amigos y familia son paseos a la montaña, playa, ríos, balnearios, ciudades y parques.
Waste is actually the biggest feed stock available for
processing, to produce useful and usable products. The
increasing amount of waste is a characteristic of the modern
human, though this discloses a more luxury life it presents an
environmental hazard that cannot be ignored. Following this
understanding we decided to impact on method of utilizing waste
and converting it into useful and usable products as well as
reducing the nuisance of waste. The methodology followed comes
in steps; first a random trial to detect the use of unsorted waste
and evaluating the equipment design, secondly improvement of
blending of different components of waste, thirdly improvement
of facilities for uniformity of heat and pressure, finally arriving
at suitable formula regarding the ratio of the different waste
components to give uniformity and better hold of the product.
Using powerpoint at exhibitions presentationLorna Rose
This document provides guidance on creating engaging video content for exhibition stands, including tips for creating screen grabs and screencasts using free software, suitable video formats, inserting video into presentations, and creating video directly from PowerPoint. It also includes contact information for Green Shoots Learning.
The protection of multimedia data is becoming very
important. The protection of this multimedia data can be done
with encryption or data hiding algorithms. To decrease
transmissions time the data transmission necessary.
Recently, more and more attention is paid to reversible data
hiding (RDH) in encrypted image. It maintains original area
could be perfectly restored after extraction of the hidden
message. In previous method embed data by reversibly vacating
area from the encrypted images, which may be subject to some
errors on data extraction and/or image restoration. A novel
method by reserving area before encryption with a traditional
RDH algorithm, and thus it is easy for the data hider to
reversibly embed data in the encrypted image. The proposed
method can achieve real reversibility, that is data extraction and
image recovery are free of any error. The hidden data can be
retrieved as and when required. The methods that are used in
reversible data hiding techniques like Lossless embedding and
encryption.
This deals with the image steganography as well as with the
different security issues, general overview of cryptography
approaches and about the different steganography
algorithms like Least Significant Bit (LSB) algorithm ,
JSteg, F5 algorithms. It also compares those algorithms in
means of speed, accuracy and security.
Baylis-Hillman reaction has been achieved on
different organic motifs but with completion times of three to
six days. Micellar medium of CTAB in water along with the
organic base DABCO has been used to effect the BaylisHillman
reaction on a steroidal nucleus of Withaferin-A for the
first time with different aromatic aldehydes within a day to
synthesize a library of BH adducts (W1a –W14a) and (W1bW14b)
as a mixture of two isomers and W15 as a single
compound. The isomers were separated on column and the
major components were chosen for bio-evaluation. Cytotoxic
activity of the synthesized compounds was screened against a
panel of four cancer cell lines Lung A-549, Breast MCF-7,
Colon HCT-116 and Leukemia THP-1 along with 5-florouracil
and Mitomycin-C as references. All the compounds exhibited
promising activity against screened cell lines and were found to
possess enhaunced activity than parent compound. BH adducts
with aromatic systems having methoxy and nitro groups were
found to be more active.
Background: Septoplasty is one of the commonest nasal surgeries
performed by otolaryngologist. Silicone is the most common
material used for nasal splints. Trans-septal suturing technique
has been described to approximate the mucosal flaps after septal
procedures to reduce the complication rate; however there are
few studies proving the efficacy.
Objective: This study is to elucidate the efficacy of trans-septal
suture method in preventing complications, discomfort and pain
in comparison with intranasal splinting using silicone plates after
septoplasty.
Patients and methods: This is a prospective study of 59 adult
patients underwent Septoplasty, between August 2013-January
2014 in Rizgary Teaching Hospital - Erbil city. Patients were
divided into 2 groups; trans-septal suture and silicone, 29 and 30
patients respectively. Visual analogue scale was used to evaluate
postoperative pain, bleeding, post-nasal drip, dysphagia and
sleep disturbance for three days. Epiphora and septal hematoma
are also evaluated. Septal perforation, crustation, and adhesion
were evaluated at 4th postoperative week.
Results: The severity of pain and post nasal drip were
significantly lower in trans-septal suture group than silicone
group (P< 0.05). The septal hematoma and septal perforation
were not seen in the study. No any significant difference found
concerning epiphora, crustation and adhesion.
Conclusion: we conclude that, suturing can be used safely in
septoplasty sp
This document provides an introduction to finance concepts for a business principles course. It discusses key topics like the importance of cash over profit, debt versus equity sources of funding, and the working capital cycle. The learning outcomes are to explain the difference between cash and profit, compare debt and equity, evaluate financing options, and understand the importance of cash flow to a business. The document also outlines different sources of funding like loans, leasing, overdrafts, and shares, and how their costs vary based on risk level.
This document describes the design and functioning of a hydraulically operated backhoe powered by an internal combustion engine. It discusses the key components of a backhoe including the bucket, boom, dipper stick, chassis, engine, hydraulic mechanism, and wheels. It then explains the principles of hydraulics, specifically Pascal's law and hydrostatic transmission. It provides details on the operation of hydraulic cylinders and components like the cylinder barrel, base, head, piston, and rod gland. Finally, it briefly discusses the mini backhoe mechanism and hydraulic pump and hose types.
Removal of noise is a determining track in
the image rebuilding process, but denoising of image remains a
claiming problem in upcoming analysis accomplice along
image processing. Denoising is utilized to expel the noise from
corrupted image, where as we need to maintain the edges and
other detailed characteristics almost accessible. This noise gets
imported during accretion, transmitting & receiving and
storage & retrieval techniques. In this paper, to discover out
denoised image the modified denoising technique and the local
adaptive wavelet image denoising technique can be obtained.
The input (noisy image) is denoised with the help of modified
denoising technique which is form on wavelet domain as well as
spatial domain along with the local adaptive wavelet image
denoising technique which is form on wavelet domain. In this
paper, I have appraised and analyzed achievements of
modified denoising technique and the local adaptive wavelet
image denoising technique. The above procedures are
contemplated with other based on PSNR between input image
and noisy image and SNR between input image and denoised
image. Simulation and experimental outgrowth for an image
reflects as the mean square error of the local adaptive wavelet
image denoising procedure is less efficient as compare to
modified denoising procedure including the signal to noise
ratio of the local adaptive wavelet image denoising technique is
effective than other approach. Therefore, the image after
denoising has a superior visual effect. In this paper, these two
techniques are materialized with the help of MATLAB for
denoising of image
The document introduces the Wai Ola Global Drinking Water System project in India. Wai Ola, which means "Water for Life" in Hawaiian, aims to provide clean drinking water to children in India by installing their drinking water filtration systems. Their system uses a patented carbon block and 0.2 micron membrane to filter bacteria, viruses, cysts, heavy metals and other contaminants from water to provide safe drinking water from any source.
This document proposes a new technique to solve the key exchange problem in cryptography. It discusses existing key exchange methods that rely on additional encryption processes or pre-shared secrets. The proposed method mixes the cipher key with the encrypted data block such that only the intended receiver can extract both the key and data. This allows key exchange without pre-sharing secrets or additional encryption steps. It aims to provide a more efficient and secure key exchange technique compared to traditional methods.
This Week on Skipso:
5 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database
Focus this week: US State Incentives (Massachusetts, Maryland), new UK Technology Strategy Board Competitions, new UK Carbon Challenge Fund
Live Skipso Open Innovation Challenges: University CleanTech Challenge – Phase 2 (£5k Cash Award) The Green Lighting Challenge ($10k Cash Award) and the Concepts for CO2 Offsetting Challenge ($5k Cash Award)
12 grants and awards approaching application deadline
The Skipso funding section this week has reached 617 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives and over $39b in value, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html
For more information about Skipso contact info@skipso.com
This document discusses efforts to install solar panels at Camden School for Girls to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs. It provides details of the school's existing sustainability initiatives and plans to install a 30kWp solar array that would save an estimated 13 tonnes of CO2 and £4,000 annually. However, the project requires £45,000 in financing, so the school is seeking community and business partnerships to help fund the remaining £40,000 needed to complete the installation. The document also describes how the solar project could provide educational benefits and partnership opportunities for local groups and businesses.
Presentation given at the HEA Social Sciences learning and teaching summit 'Exploring the implications of ‘the era of big data’ for learning and teaching'.
A blog post outlining the issues discussed at the summit is available via: http://bit.ly/1lCBUIB
Margaret Thompson, Community Heritage Grants, National Library of AustraliaMuseums & Galleries NSW
The document provides information about Community Heritage Grants, which are cash grants of up to $15,000 available to assist not-for-profit organizations in preserving and providing access to nationally significant heritage collections. Eligible projects include conducting significance assessments, preservation needs assessments, and conservation activities. The application process and assessment criteria are outlined, with examples provided of funded projects involving collections management, digitization, rehousing, and training.
This week on Skipso:
5 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database
Focus this week: new UK Environmental Grants, HSBC Start-up Green Awards, new International Awards on Marine Conservation
10 grants and awards approaching application deadline
The Skipso funding section this week has reached 696 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives and over $39b in value, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html
This week on Skipso:
5 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database
Focus this week: new UK Energy Efficiency and Low Carbon R&D Grants, Swiss Start-up and Entrepreneurial funding grants, 2010 US Cleantech Open announced
Live Skipso Open Innovation Challenges: University CleanTech Challenge – Phase 2 (£5k Cash Award) The Green Lighting Challenge ($10k Cash Award) and the Concepts for CO2 Offsetting Challenge ($5k Cash Award)
9 grants and awards approaching application deadline
The Skipso funding section this week has reached 612 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives and over $39b in value, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html
This week on Skipso:
7 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database
Focus this week: US and UK Cleantech Start-up Competitions, US State Incentives (Minnesota), new Scotland Waste, Recycling and Air Quality grants
Live Skipso Open Innovation Challenges: University CleanTech Challenge – Phase 2 (£5k Cash Award) The Green Lighting Challenge ($10k Cash Award)
10 grants and awards approaching application deadline
The Skipso funding section this week has reached 640 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives and over $39b in value, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html
For more information please contact us on info@skipso.com or register for free on http://www.skipso.com
The quality of any body of surface or ground water
is a function of either both natural influences and human
influences. Without human influences water quality would be
determined by the weathering of bedrock minerals, by the
atmospheric processes of evaporation, transpiration and the
deposition of dust and salt by wind, by the natural leaching of
organic matter and nutrients from soil, by hydrological factors
that lead to runoff, and by biological processes within the aquatic
environment that can alter the physical and chemical
composition of water. Declining water quality has become a
global issue of concern as human populations griesrow, industrial
and agricultural activities expand, and climate change threatens
to cause major alterations to the hydrological cycle.
Data mining , knowledge discovery is the process
of analyzing data from different perspectives and summarizing it
into useful information - information that can be used to increase
revenue, cuts costs, or both. Data mining software is one of a
number of analytical tools for analyzing data. It allows users to
analyze data from many different dimensions or angles, categorize
it, and summarize the relationships identified. Technically, data
mining is the process of finding correlations or patterns among
dozens of fields in large relational databases. The goal of
clustering is to determine the intrinsic grouping in a set of
unlabeled data. But how to decide what constitutes a good
clustering? It can be shown that there is no absolute “best”
criterion which would be independent of the final aim of the
clustering. Consequently, it is the user which must supply this
criterion, in such a way that the result of the clustering will suit
their needs.
For instance, we could be interested in finding
representatives for homogeneous groups (data reduction), in
finding “natural clusters” and describe their unknown properties
(“natural” data types), in finding useful and suitable groupings
(“useful” data classes) or in finding unusual data objects (outlier
detection).Of late, clustering techniques have been applied in the
areas which involve browsing the gathered data or in categorizing
the outcome provided by the search engines for the reply to the
query raised by the users. In this paper, we are providing a
comprehensive survey over the document clustering.
Amigos y familia son importantes en la vida de una persona. Los amigos son personas que te acompañan por mucho tiempo, mientras que la familia ocupa el segundo lugar más importante en el corazón. Algunas actividades que se pueden hacer con amigos y familia son paseos a la montaña, playa, ríos, balnearios, ciudades y parques.
Waste is actually the biggest feed stock available for
processing, to produce useful and usable products. The
increasing amount of waste is a characteristic of the modern
human, though this discloses a more luxury life it presents an
environmental hazard that cannot be ignored. Following this
understanding we decided to impact on method of utilizing waste
and converting it into useful and usable products as well as
reducing the nuisance of waste. The methodology followed comes
in steps; first a random trial to detect the use of unsorted waste
and evaluating the equipment design, secondly improvement of
blending of different components of waste, thirdly improvement
of facilities for uniformity of heat and pressure, finally arriving
at suitable formula regarding the ratio of the different waste
components to give uniformity and better hold of the product.
Using powerpoint at exhibitions presentationLorna Rose
This document provides guidance on creating engaging video content for exhibition stands, including tips for creating screen grabs and screencasts using free software, suitable video formats, inserting video into presentations, and creating video directly from PowerPoint. It also includes contact information for Green Shoots Learning.
The protection of multimedia data is becoming very
important. The protection of this multimedia data can be done
with encryption or data hiding algorithms. To decrease
transmissions time the data transmission necessary.
Recently, more and more attention is paid to reversible data
hiding (RDH) in encrypted image. It maintains original area
could be perfectly restored after extraction of the hidden
message. In previous method embed data by reversibly vacating
area from the encrypted images, which may be subject to some
errors on data extraction and/or image restoration. A novel
method by reserving area before encryption with a traditional
RDH algorithm, and thus it is easy for the data hider to
reversibly embed data in the encrypted image. The proposed
method can achieve real reversibility, that is data extraction and
image recovery are free of any error. The hidden data can be
retrieved as and when required. The methods that are used in
reversible data hiding techniques like Lossless embedding and
encryption.
This deals with the image steganography as well as with the
different security issues, general overview of cryptography
approaches and about the different steganography
algorithms like Least Significant Bit (LSB) algorithm ,
JSteg, F5 algorithms. It also compares those algorithms in
means of speed, accuracy and security.
Baylis-Hillman reaction has been achieved on
different organic motifs but with completion times of three to
six days. Micellar medium of CTAB in water along with the
organic base DABCO has been used to effect the BaylisHillman
reaction on a steroidal nucleus of Withaferin-A for the
first time with different aromatic aldehydes within a day to
synthesize a library of BH adducts (W1a –W14a) and (W1bW14b)
as a mixture of two isomers and W15 as a single
compound. The isomers were separated on column and the
major components were chosen for bio-evaluation. Cytotoxic
activity of the synthesized compounds was screened against a
panel of four cancer cell lines Lung A-549, Breast MCF-7,
Colon HCT-116 and Leukemia THP-1 along with 5-florouracil
and Mitomycin-C as references. All the compounds exhibited
promising activity against screened cell lines and were found to
possess enhaunced activity than parent compound. BH adducts
with aromatic systems having methoxy and nitro groups were
found to be more active.
Background: Septoplasty is one of the commonest nasal surgeries
performed by otolaryngologist. Silicone is the most common
material used for nasal splints. Trans-septal suturing technique
has been described to approximate the mucosal flaps after septal
procedures to reduce the complication rate; however there are
few studies proving the efficacy.
Objective: This study is to elucidate the efficacy of trans-septal
suture method in preventing complications, discomfort and pain
in comparison with intranasal splinting using silicone plates after
septoplasty.
Patients and methods: This is a prospective study of 59 adult
patients underwent Septoplasty, between August 2013-January
2014 in Rizgary Teaching Hospital - Erbil city. Patients were
divided into 2 groups; trans-septal suture and silicone, 29 and 30
patients respectively. Visual analogue scale was used to evaluate
postoperative pain, bleeding, post-nasal drip, dysphagia and
sleep disturbance for three days. Epiphora and septal hematoma
are also evaluated. Septal perforation, crustation, and adhesion
were evaluated at 4th postoperative week.
Results: The severity of pain and post nasal drip were
significantly lower in trans-septal suture group than silicone
group (P< 0.05). The septal hematoma and septal perforation
were not seen in the study. No any significant difference found
concerning epiphora, crustation and adhesion.
Conclusion: we conclude that, suturing can be used safely in
septoplasty sp
This document provides an introduction to finance concepts for a business principles course. It discusses key topics like the importance of cash over profit, debt versus equity sources of funding, and the working capital cycle. The learning outcomes are to explain the difference between cash and profit, compare debt and equity, evaluate financing options, and understand the importance of cash flow to a business. The document also outlines different sources of funding like loans, leasing, overdrafts, and shares, and how their costs vary based on risk level.
This document describes the design and functioning of a hydraulically operated backhoe powered by an internal combustion engine. It discusses the key components of a backhoe including the bucket, boom, dipper stick, chassis, engine, hydraulic mechanism, and wheels. It then explains the principles of hydraulics, specifically Pascal's law and hydrostatic transmission. It provides details on the operation of hydraulic cylinders and components like the cylinder barrel, base, head, piston, and rod gland. Finally, it briefly discusses the mini backhoe mechanism and hydraulic pump and hose types.
Removal of noise is a determining track in
the image rebuilding process, but denoising of image remains a
claiming problem in upcoming analysis accomplice along
image processing. Denoising is utilized to expel the noise from
corrupted image, where as we need to maintain the edges and
other detailed characteristics almost accessible. This noise gets
imported during accretion, transmitting & receiving and
storage & retrieval techniques. In this paper, to discover out
denoised image the modified denoising technique and the local
adaptive wavelet image denoising technique can be obtained.
The input (noisy image) is denoised with the help of modified
denoising technique which is form on wavelet domain as well as
spatial domain along with the local adaptive wavelet image
denoising technique which is form on wavelet domain. In this
paper, I have appraised and analyzed achievements of
modified denoising technique and the local adaptive wavelet
image denoising technique. The above procedures are
contemplated with other based on PSNR between input image
and noisy image and SNR between input image and denoised
image. Simulation and experimental outgrowth for an image
reflects as the mean square error of the local adaptive wavelet
image denoising procedure is less efficient as compare to
modified denoising procedure including the signal to noise
ratio of the local adaptive wavelet image denoising technique is
effective than other approach. Therefore, the image after
denoising has a superior visual effect. In this paper, these two
techniques are materialized with the help of MATLAB for
denoising of image
The document introduces the Wai Ola Global Drinking Water System project in India. Wai Ola, which means "Water for Life" in Hawaiian, aims to provide clean drinking water to children in India by installing their drinking water filtration systems. Their system uses a patented carbon block and 0.2 micron membrane to filter bacteria, viruses, cysts, heavy metals and other contaminants from water to provide safe drinking water from any source.
This document proposes a new technique to solve the key exchange problem in cryptography. It discusses existing key exchange methods that rely on additional encryption processes or pre-shared secrets. The proposed method mixes the cipher key with the encrypted data block such that only the intended receiver can extract both the key and data. This allows key exchange without pre-sharing secrets or additional encryption steps. It aims to provide a more efficient and secure key exchange technique compared to traditional methods.
This Week on Skipso:
5 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database
Focus this week: US State Incentives (Massachusetts, Maryland), new UK Technology Strategy Board Competitions, new UK Carbon Challenge Fund
Live Skipso Open Innovation Challenges: University CleanTech Challenge – Phase 2 (£5k Cash Award) The Green Lighting Challenge ($10k Cash Award) and the Concepts for CO2 Offsetting Challenge ($5k Cash Award)
12 grants and awards approaching application deadline
The Skipso funding section this week has reached 617 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives and over $39b in value, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html
For more information about Skipso contact info@skipso.com
This document discusses efforts to install solar panels at Camden School for Girls to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs. It provides details of the school's existing sustainability initiatives and plans to install a 30kWp solar array that would save an estimated 13 tonnes of CO2 and £4,000 annually. However, the project requires £45,000 in financing, so the school is seeking community and business partnerships to help fund the remaining £40,000 needed to complete the installation. The document also describes how the solar project could provide educational benefits and partnership opportunities for local groups and businesses.
Presentation given at the HEA Social Sciences learning and teaching summit 'Exploring the implications of ‘the era of big data’ for learning and teaching'.
A blog post outlining the issues discussed at the summit is available via: http://bit.ly/1lCBUIB
Margaret Thompson, Community Heritage Grants, National Library of AustraliaMuseums & Galleries NSW
The document provides information about Community Heritage Grants, which are cash grants of up to $15,000 available to assist not-for-profit organizations in preserving and providing access to nationally significant heritage collections. Eligible projects include conducting significance assessments, preservation needs assessments, and conservation activities. The application process and assessment criteria are outlined, with examples provided of funded projects involving collections management, digitization, rehousing, and training.
This week on Skipso:
5 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database
Focus this week: new UK Environmental Grants, HSBC Start-up Green Awards, new International Awards on Marine Conservation
10 grants and awards approaching application deadline
The Skipso funding section this week has reached 696 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives and over $39b in value, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html
This week on Skipso:
5 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database
Focus this week: new UK Energy Efficiency and Low Carbon R&D Grants, Swiss Start-up and Entrepreneurial funding grants, 2010 US Cleantech Open announced
Live Skipso Open Innovation Challenges: University CleanTech Challenge – Phase 2 (£5k Cash Award) The Green Lighting Challenge ($10k Cash Award) and the Concepts for CO2 Offsetting Challenge ($5k Cash Award)
9 grants and awards approaching application deadline
The Skipso funding section this week has reached 612 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives and over $39b in value, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html
This week on Skipso:
7 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database
Focus this week: US and UK Cleantech Start-up Competitions, US State Incentives (Minnesota), new Scotland Waste, Recycling and Air Quality grants
Live Skipso Open Innovation Challenges: University CleanTech Challenge – Phase 2 (£5k Cash Award) The Green Lighting Challenge ($10k Cash Award)
10 grants and awards approaching application deadline
The Skipso funding section this week has reached 640 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives and over $39b in value, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html
For more information please contact us on info@skipso.com or register for free on http://www.skipso.com
EquitySpark Company Presentation - Crowdfunding for Universities and Universi...Simon Farrell
EquitySpark aims to raise funding for university research projects, spinoffs, and science park companies through crowdfunding. It will seek £250k initially to fund operations for 12 months, then become cashflow positive. Investors could see a 10x return within 3-5 years if the company is valued at £20m upon exit. EquitySpark will help solve problems accessing early funding by connecting university-related enterprises with alumni investors through its online platform. It has already engaged with universities and plans to launch its crowdfunding service after gaining regulatory approval.
Gamlingay village has become one of the greenest in the UK through various sustainability initiatives like an Eco-Hub community center, allotments, extensive solar power usage, and a community turbine. The Eco-Hub generates surplus power and provides a multi-use space for the village. It was funded through various sources and now runs at a surplus. The community turbine offsets carbon emissions and generates funds each year for local projects. Going forward, the village aims to transition further through permaculture, local skills training, and expanding the Eco-Hub's facilities.
A talk on Citizen Engagement Campaigns by Trewin Restorick CEO/founder of Hubbub at Changing Minds: Beyond Plastics.
Communicate, the UK’s conference for environmental communicators, presented the second event in our Changing Minds series ahead of our main conference on October 23-24 in Bristol, UK. Head to www.communicatenow.org.uk for more information
This month on Skipso:
19 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database
Focus this month: 6 Prizes / Awards, 5 Research & Development Grants, 6 Installation Projects, 1 Start-up Grant
12 grants and awards approaching application deadline
The Skipso funding section this week has reached 871 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives, all are accessible for free on: http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html
This month on Skipso:
7 new Cleantech Grants, Awards and Incentives added to Skipso’s funding database
Focus this week: EU Carbon Capture & Storage Funding, UK Start-up Funding Programme and Innovation Awards, Oregon Wave Energy Grants, Italian Environmental Fund, Scotland Low Carbon Skills Fund, Nordic Cleantech Open
12 grants and awards approaching application deadline
2 Open Innovation Challenge live on Skipso
The Skipso funding section this week has reached 780 Cleantech grants, awards, incentives, all are accessible for free on http://www.skipso.com/grants/grid.html
The Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is the UK's innovation network that brings together businesses, academics, entrepreneurs, and funders to develop new products, processes, and services to help businesses grow the economy and improve lives. KTN provides services to help with writing successful funding proposals and shares information on various UK funding opportunities through Innovate UK, including an open program, support for women innovators, and funding for manufacturing, materials, and energy projects. The document also provides contact information for KTN representatives in different sectors.
Lynn martin - The Centre for Enterprise at Manchester Metropolitan UniversityEvropske_hodnoty
Presentation used at International expert seminar organised by the European Values ink-Tank, called "Small and Medium Enterprises and eir Cooperation with Science and Research".
The document summarizes the work of Essential Edinburgh, the Business Improvement District (BID) for Edinburgh city center. It discusses the successful first term of the BID from 2008-2013 where it increased footfall, improved cleanliness scores, and reduced crime. It then outlines the key priorities and measures for the second term from 2013-2018, which include further increasing footfall and retail turnover above national averages, and improving cleanliness, safety, and accessibility perceptions. It provides positive updates on meeting these goals in the early years of the second term.
Professor Ian Hodge's seminar for the CCRI on 24th October 2022.
There are two emergent movements in the governance of rural land: voluntary and local government initiatives that assess, plan and enhance landscape and biodiversity and a largely separate central government initiative for the development of Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes as a key element of national agricultural policy. This is developed and implemented by central government with a relatively large budget.
These two movements should be better integrated through the development of a system of Local Environmental Governance Organisations (LEGOs). A LEGO would stand as a ‘trustee’ with a remit to protect and enhance the quality of the local environment in the long term. It can assemble evidence on natural capital, co-ordinate amongst stakeholders and work with them to identify local priorities for nature recovery. It would search for synergies and collaborative partnerships and raise funds to support priority projects. A key point is that a proportion of central government funding should be devolved to LEGOs. This would link the vision being developed locally with the capacity to generate financial incentives for land managers to change land management.
Natural Cambridgeshire as the Local Nature Partnership is developing a number of the attributes of a LEGO. It is engaging with and appears to have support from a broad variety of stakeholders and is energising actions at several different levels. Through a local deliberative process, it can have a much clearer view of local opportunities and priorities than can be possible via central government. Natural Cambridgeshire has begun to raise funds but the likelihood is that this is will be too little, relatively short term and unsystematic. Longer term core funding would give Natural Cambridgeshire the capacity to back up proposals with financial support, potentially matching funding from other sources. It would then need to monitor and audit the implementation of projects and report on expenditure and outcomes. Over time it would adopt an adaptive approach to respond to outcomes and changing threats and opportunities.
National government needs to establish a framework for the development and operation of a system of LEGOs. It would continue to act in support of national standards, both through regulation and investment to meet international commitments, such as for biodiversity and climate change.
Margaret Thompson, Community Heritage Grants, National Library of AustraliaMuseums & Galleries NSW
Margaret Thompson has worked at the National Library of Australia since 2005 as part time Assistant to the Community Heritage Grants program, assisting the Coordinator in the administration of the program. Prior to that she has had a career as a Librarian, both at the NLA and various government, special and public libraries in Canberra and interstate.
Community Heritage Grants
The Community Heritage Grants program is a federally funded annual program, administered by the National Library of Australia, which provides grants of up to $15,000 to assist in the preservation of Australian cultural heritage collections of national significance.
Not-for-profit community organisations, such as historical societies, regional museums, galleries and Indigenous and migrant groups, are eligible to apply. Applications for 2017 have now closed, but will re-open again next year in March 2018. This presentation will provide further information for potential applicants on the wide range of eligible projects, tips on preparing your application, and how to navigate the online application process.
Schools and community groups session (final) jennykur
This document discusses initiatives to increase community energy projects in Camden. It outlines DECC's objectives of energy security, reduction and low-carbon energy. It then describes the Community Energy Strategy and Urban Community Energy Fund, which provides grants up to £20,000 and loans up to £130,000 for feasibility studies and project development costs. The fund is administered by the Centre for Sustainable Energy and Pure Leapfrog. It encourages local community groups in Camden to apply to the fund to develop renewable energy generation projects.
- This organization is one of four lottery funders in Scotland that has awarded over £600 million for heritage projects since 1994. It provides grants over £3,000 for various types of heritage projects.
- It funds projects that focus on outcomes for heritage, people, and communities. Examples of funded projects include restoring Crichton Memorial Church and developing the Machars Archaeological Project.
- It offers various grant programs for different amounts, including Sharing Heritage grants between £3,000-£10,000 and Heritage Grants over £100,000. Special initiatives include funding for projects related to the First World War and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
This presentation by Juraj Čorba, Chair of OECD Working Party on Artificial Intelligence Governance (AIGO), was made during the discussion “Artificial Intelligence, Data and Competition” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/aicomp.
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This presentation by Yong Lim, Professor of Economic Law at Seoul National University School of Law, was made during the discussion “Artificial Intelligence, Data and Competition” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/aicomp.
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This presentation by Professor Alex Robson, Deputy Chair of Australia’s Productivity Commission, was made during the discussion “Competition and Regulation in Professions and Occupations” held at the 77th meeting of the OECD Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation on 10 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/crps.
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This presentation by OECD, OECD Secretariat, was made during the discussion “Pro-competitive Industrial Policy” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/pcip.
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This presentation by Thibault Schrepel, Associate Professor of Law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam University, was made during the discussion “Artificial Intelligence, Data and Competition” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/aicomp.
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XP 2024 presentation: A New Look to Leadershipsamililja
Presentation slides from XP2024 conference, Bolzano IT. The slides describe a new view to leadership and combines it with anthro-complexity (aka cynefin).
This presentation by Nathaniel Lane, Associate Professor in Economics at Oxford University, was made during the discussion “Pro-competitive Industrial Policy” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/pcip.
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Suzanne Lagerweij - Influence Without Power - Why Empathy is Your Best Friend...Suzanne Lagerweij
This is a workshop about communication and collaboration. We will experience how we can analyze the reasons for resistance to change (exercise 1) and practice how to improve our conversation style and be more in control and effective in the way we communicate (exercise 2).
This session will use Dave Gray’s Empathy Mapping, Argyris’ Ladder of Inference and The Four Rs from Agile Conversations (Squirrel and Fredrick).
Abstract:
Let’s talk about powerful conversations! We all know how to lead a constructive conversation, right? Then why is it so difficult to have those conversations with people at work, especially those in powerful positions that show resistance to change?
Learning to control and direct conversations takes understanding and practice.
We can combine our innate empathy with our analytical skills to gain a deeper understanding of complex situations at work. Join this session to learn how to prepare for difficult conversations and how to improve our agile conversations in order to be more influential without power. We will use Dave Gray’s Empathy Mapping, Argyris’ Ladder of Inference and The Four Rs from Agile Conversations (Squirrel and Fredrick).
In the session you will experience how preparing and reflecting on your conversation can help you be more influential at work. You will learn how to communicate more effectively with the people needed to achieve positive change. You will leave with a self-revised version of a difficult conversation and a practical model to use when you get back to work.
Come learn more on how to become a real influencer!
Carrer goals.pptx and their importance in real lifeartemacademy2
Career goals serve as a roadmap for individuals, guiding them toward achieving long-term professional aspirations and personal fulfillment. Establishing clear career goals enables professionals to focus their efforts on developing specific skills, gaining relevant experience, and making strategic decisions that align with their desired career trajectory. By setting both short-term and long-term objectives, individuals can systematically track their progress, make necessary adjustments, and stay motivated. Short-term goals often include acquiring new qualifications, mastering particular competencies, or securing a specific role, while long-term goals might encompass reaching executive positions, becoming industry experts, or launching entrepreneurial ventures.
Moreover, having well-defined career goals fosters a sense of purpose and direction, enhancing job satisfaction and overall productivity. It encourages continuous learning and adaptation, as professionals remain attuned to industry trends and evolving job market demands. Career goals also facilitate better time management and resource allocation, as individuals prioritize tasks and opportunities that advance their professional growth. In addition, articulating career goals can aid in networking and mentorship, as it allows individuals to communicate their aspirations clearly to potential mentors, colleagues, and employers, thereby opening doors to valuable guidance and support. Ultimately, career goals are integral to personal and professional development, driving individuals toward sustained success and fulfillment in their chosen fields.
This presentation by OECD, OECD Secretariat, was made during the discussion “Artificial Intelligence, Data and Competition” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/aicomp.
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Collapsing Narratives: Exploring Non-Linearity • a micro report by Rosie WellsRosie Wells
Insight: In a landscape where traditional narrative structures are giving way to fragmented and non-linear forms of storytelling, there lies immense potential for creativity and exploration.
'Collapsing Narratives: Exploring Non-Linearity' is a micro report from Rosie Wells.
Rosie Wells is an Arts & Cultural Strategist uniquely positioned at the intersection of grassroots and mainstream storytelling.
Their work is focused on developing meaningful and lasting connections that can drive social change.
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This presentation by OECD, OECD Secretariat, was made during the discussion “Competition and Regulation in Professions and Occupations” held at the 77th meeting of the OECD Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation on 10 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/crps.
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7. Why MyParkScotland?
• Greenspace surveys:
falling levels of use & lower quality ratings
• Increasing Friends & community groups
• State of UK Public Parks report 2014
• Financial and capacity pressures
Where’s the money???
Need for alternative mechanisms
• Nesta/HLF Rethinking Parks programme
8. • Heritage Lottery Fund and Nesta
• Innovative and promising new business models
• 11 Projects across UK
• MyParkScotland only one in Scotland
9. Why MyParkScotland?
MyParkScotland is our response to this challenge:
• New way of supporting parks and greenspace projects
But also link to the past…
Victorians: public subscription & philanthropic industrialists
• Mechanism for supporting individual & business giving
• Scotland’s only crowdfunding platform specifically for
parks and greenspaces
• Raising money for tomorrow by creating
Sustainability Fund for projects
• Creating an Endowment Fund for parks
10. A new way to …
Discover, enjoy and support
… parks and greenspaces
11.
12. 7 habits of park innovators
• diversify income streams
• understand where your money is going
• involve people
• work with others
• test and adapt, and then do it again
• be open
• secure a mandate to operate
Learning to Rethink Parks – Nesta (2016)