In this presentation, we cover how to evaluate dairy freestall/cubicle barns with a focus on cow's needs. In addition, we describe how to renovate freestall barns for improved cow comfort.
This document provides information about swine production systems in the Philippines. It discusses the different types of swine operations including farrow to wean, farrow to feeder, and farrow to finish. It also outlines the typical reproductive cycle of sows and various performance metrics like litter size, farrowing interval, and pigs weaned per sow per year. The document reviews common swine breeds found in the Philippines including native, purebred, hybrid and crossbred varieties. Breeder management topics are covered such as characteristics of replacement boars and gilts, boar semen quality, and best practices for breeding herd nutrition and performance.
This document provides information about swine production systems in the Philippines. It discusses the different types of swine operations including farrow to wean, farrow to feeder, and farrow to finish. It also outlines the typical reproductive cycle of sows and various performance metrics like litter size, farrowing interval, and pigs weaned per sow per year. The document reviews common swine breeds found in the Philippines including native, purebred, hybrid and crossbred varieties. Breeder management topics are covered such as characteristics of replacement boars and gilts, boar semen quality, and best practices for breeding herd nutrition and performance.
In this presentation, we cover how to evaluate dairy freestall/cubicle barns with a focus on cow's needs. In addition, we describe how to renovate freestall barns for improved cow comfort.
This document provides information about swine production systems in the Philippines. It discusses the different types of swine operations including farrow to wean, farrow to feeder, and farrow to finish. It also outlines the typical reproductive cycle of sows and various performance metrics like litter size, farrowing interval, and pigs weaned per sow per year. The document reviews common swine breeds found in the Philippines including native, purebred, hybrid and crossbred varieties. Breeder management topics are covered such as characteristics of replacement boars and gilts, boar semen quality, and best practices for breeding herd nutrition and performance.
This document provides information about swine production systems in the Philippines. It discusses the different types of swine operations including farrow to wean, farrow to feeder, and farrow to finish. It also outlines the typical reproductive cycle of sows and various performance metrics like litter size, farrowing interval, and pigs weaned per sow per year. The document reviews common swine breeds found in the Philippines including native, purebred, hybrid and crossbred varieties. Breeder management topics are covered such as characteristics of replacement boars and gilts, boar semen quality, and best practices for breeding herd nutrition and performance.
hematic appreciation test is a psychological assessment tool used to measure an individual's appreciation and understanding of specific themes or topics. This test helps to evaluate an individual's ability to connect different ideas and concepts within a given theme, as well as their overall comprehension and interpretation skills. The results of the test can provide valuable insights into an individual's cognitive abilities, creativity, and critical thinking skills
ESR spectroscopy in liquid food and beverages.pptxPRIYANKA PATEL
With increasing population, people need to rely on packaged food stuffs. Packaging of food materials requires the preservation of food. There are various methods for the treatment of food to preserve them and irradiation treatment of food is one of them. It is the most common and the most harmless method for the food preservation as it does not alter the necessary micronutrients of food materials. Although irradiated food doesn’t cause any harm to the human health but still the quality assessment of food is required to provide consumers with necessary information about the food. ESR spectroscopy is the most sophisticated way to investigate the quality of the food and the free radicals induced during the processing of the food. ESR spin trapping technique is useful for the detection of highly unstable radicals in the food. The antioxidant capability of liquid food and beverages in mainly performed by spin trapping technique.
Comparing Evolved Extractive Text Summary Scores of Bidirectional Encoder Rep...University of Maribor
Slides from:
11th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (IcETRAN), Niš, 3-6 June 2024
Track: Artificial Intelligence
https://www.etran.rs/2024/en/home-english/
The binding of cosmological structures by massless topological defectsSérgio Sacani
Assuming spherical symmetry and weak field, it is shown that if one solves the Poisson equation or the Einstein field
equations sourced by a topological defect, i.e. a singularity of a very specific form, the result is a localized gravitational
field capable of driving flat rotation (i.e. Keplerian circular orbits at a constant speed for all radii) of test masses on a thin
spherical shell without any underlying mass. Moreover, a large-scale structure which exploits this solution by assembling
concentrically a number of such topological defects can establish a flat stellar or galactic rotation curve, and can also deflect
light in the same manner as an equipotential (isothermal) sphere. Thus, the need for dark matter or modified gravity theory is
mitigated, at least in part.
ESPP presentation to EU Waste Water Network, 4th June 2024 “EU policies driving nutrient removal and recycling
and the revised UWWTD (Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive)”
Deep Behavioral Phenotyping in Systems Neuroscience for Functional Atlasing a...Ana Luísa Pinho
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) provides means to characterize brain activations in response to behavior. However, cognitive neuroscience has been limited to group-level effects referring to the performance of specific tasks. To obtain the functional profile of elementary cognitive mechanisms, the combination of brain responses to many tasks is required. Yet, to date, both structural atlases and parcellation-based activations do not fully account for cognitive function and still present several limitations. Further, they do not adapt overall to individual characteristics. In this talk, I will give an account of deep-behavioral phenotyping strategies, namely data-driven methods in large task-fMRI datasets, to optimize functional brain-data collection and improve inference of effects-of-interest related to mental processes. Key to this approach is the employment of fast multi-functional paradigms rich on features that can be well parametrized and, consequently, facilitate the creation of psycho-physiological constructs to be modelled with imaging data. Particular emphasis will be given to music stimuli when studying high-order cognitive mechanisms, due to their ecological nature and quality to enable complex behavior compounded by discrete entities. I will also discuss how deep-behavioral phenotyping and individualized models applied to neuroimaging data can better account for the subject-specific organization of domain-general cognitive systems in the human brain. Finally, the accumulation of functional brain signatures brings the possibility to clarify relationships among tasks and create a univocal link between brain systems and mental functions through: (1) the development of ontologies proposing an organization of cognitive processes; and (2) brain-network taxonomies describing functional specialization. To this end, tools to improve commensurability in cognitive science are necessary, such as public repositories, ontology-based platforms and automated meta-analysis tools. I will thus discuss some brain-atlasing resources currently under development, and their applicability in cognitive as well as clinical neuroscience.
Current Ms word generated power point presentation covers major details about the micronuclei test. It's significance and assays to conduct it. It is used to detect the micronuclei formation inside the cells of nearly every multicellular organism. It's formation takes place during chromosomal sepration at metaphase.
BREEDING METHODS FOR DISEASE RESISTANCE.pptxRASHMI M G
Plant breeding for disease resistance is a strategy to reduce crop losses caused by disease. Plants have an innate immune system that allows them to recognize pathogens and provide resistance. However, breeding for long-lasting resistance often involves combining multiple resistance genes
The ability to recreate computational results with minimal effort and actionable metrics provides a solid foundation for scientific research and software development. When people can replicate an analysis at the touch of a button using open-source software, open data, and methods to assess and compare proposals, it significantly eases verification of results, engagement with a diverse range of contributors, and progress. However, we have yet to fully achieve this; there are still many sociotechnical frictions.
Inspired by David Donoho's vision, this talk aims to revisit the three crucial pillars of frictionless reproducibility (data sharing, code sharing, and competitive challenges) with the perspective of deep software variability.
Our observation is that multiple layers — hardware, operating systems, third-party libraries, software versions, input data, compile-time options, and parameters — are subject to variability that exacerbates frictions but is also essential for achieving robust, generalizable results and fostering innovation. I will first review the literature, providing evidence of how the complex variability interactions across these layers affect qualitative and quantitative software properties, thereby complicating the reproduction and replication of scientific studies in various fields.
I will then present some software engineering and AI techniques that can support the strategic exploration of variability spaces. These include the use of abstractions and models (e.g., feature models), sampling strategies (e.g., uniform, random), cost-effective measurements (e.g., incremental build of software configurations), and dimensionality reduction methods (e.g., transfer learning, feature selection, software debloating).
I will finally argue that deep variability is both the problem and solution of frictionless reproducibility, calling the software science community to develop new methods and tools to manage variability and foster reproducibility in software systems.
Exposé invité Journées Nationales du GDR GPL 2024
Phenomics assisted breeding in crop improvementIshaGoswami9
As the population is increasing and will reach about 9 billion upto 2050. Also due to climate change, it is difficult to meet the food requirement of such a large population. Facing the challenges presented by resource shortages, climate
change, and increasing global population, crop yield and quality need to be improved in a sustainable way over the coming decades. Genetic improvement by breeding is the best way to increase crop productivity. With the rapid progression of functional
genomics, an increasing number of crop genomes have been sequenced and dozens of genes influencing key agronomic traits have been identified. However, current genome sequence information has not been adequately exploited for understanding
the complex characteristics of multiple gene, owing to a lack of crop phenotypic data. Efficient, automatic, and accurate technologies and platforms that can capture phenotypic data that can
be linked to genomics information for crop improvement at all growth stages have become as important as genotyping. Thus,
high-throughput phenotyping has become the major bottleneck restricting crop breeding. Plant phenomics has been defined as the high-throughput, accurate acquisition and analysis of multi-dimensional phenotypes
during crop growing stages at the organism level, including the cell, tissue, organ, individual plant, plot, and field levels. With the rapid development of novel sensors, imaging technology,
and analysis methods, numerous infrastructure platforms have been developed for phenotyping.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
hematic appreciation test is a psychological assessment tool used to measure an individual's appreciation and understanding of specific themes or topics. This test helps to evaluate an individual's ability to connect different ideas and concepts within a given theme, as well as their overall comprehension and interpretation skills. The results of the test can provide valuable insights into an individual's cognitive abilities, creativity, and critical thinking skills
ESR spectroscopy in liquid food and beverages.pptxPRIYANKA PATEL
With increasing population, people need to rely on packaged food stuffs. Packaging of food materials requires the preservation of food. There are various methods for the treatment of food to preserve them and irradiation treatment of food is one of them. It is the most common and the most harmless method for the food preservation as it does not alter the necessary micronutrients of food materials. Although irradiated food doesn’t cause any harm to the human health but still the quality assessment of food is required to provide consumers with necessary information about the food. ESR spectroscopy is the most sophisticated way to investigate the quality of the food and the free radicals induced during the processing of the food. ESR spin trapping technique is useful for the detection of highly unstable radicals in the food. The antioxidant capability of liquid food and beverages in mainly performed by spin trapping technique.
Comparing Evolved Extractive Text Summary Scores of Bidirectional Encoder Rep...University of Maribor
Slides from:
11th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (IcETRAN), Niš, 3-6 June 2024
Track: Artificial Intelligence
https://www.etran.rs/2024/en/home-english/
The binding of cosmological structures by massless topological defectsSérgio Sacani
Assuming spherical symmetry and weak field, it is shown that if one solves the Poisson equation or the Einstein field
equations sourced by a topological defect, i.e. a singularity of a very specific form, the result is a localized gravitational
field capable of driving flat rotation (i.e. Keplerian circular orbits at a constant speed for all radii) of test masses on a thin
spherical shell without any underlying mass. Moreover, a large-scale structure which exploits this solution by assembling
concentrically a number of such topological defects can establish a flat stellar or galactic rotation curve, and can also deflect
light in the same manner as an equipotential (isothermal) sphere. Thus, the need for dark matter or modified gravity theory is
mitigated, at least in part.
ESPP presentation to EU Waste Water Network, 4th June 2024 “EU policies driving nutrient removal and recycling
and the revised UWWTD (Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive)”
Deep Behavioral Phenotyping in Systems Neuroscience for Functional Atlasing a...Ana Luísa Pinho
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) provides means to characterize brain activations in response to behavior. However, cognitive neuroscience has been limited to group-level effects referring to the performance of specific tasks. To obtain the functional profile of elementary cognitive mechanisms, the combination of brain responses to many tasks is required. Yet, to date, both structural atlases and parcellation-based activations do not fully account for cognitive function and still present several limitations. Further, they do not adapt overall to individual characteristics. In this talk, I will give an account of deep-behavioral phenotyping strategies, namely data-driven methods in large task-fMRI datasets, to optimize functional brain-data collection and improve inference of effects-of-interest related to mental processes. Key to this approach is the employment of fast multi-functional paradigms rich on features that can be well parametrized and, consequently, facilitate the creation of psycho-physiological constructs to be modelled with imaging data. Particular emphasis will be given to music stimuli when studying high-order cognitive mechanisms, due to their ecological nature and quality to enable complex behavior compounded by discrete entities. I will also discuss how deep-behavioral phenotyping and individualized models applied to neuroimaging data can better account for the subject-specific organization of domain-general cognitive systems in the human brain. Finally, the accumulation of functional brain signatures brings the possibility to clarify relationships among tasks and create a univocal link between brain systems and mental functions through: (1) the development of ontologies proposing an organization of cognitive processes; and (2) brain-network taxonomies describing functional specialization. To this end, tools to improve commensurability in cognitive science are necessary, such as public repositories, ontology-based platforms and automated meta-analysis tools. I will thus discuss some brain-atlasing resources currently under development, and their applicability in cognitive as well as clinical neuroscience.
Current Ms word generated power point presentation covers major details about the micronuclei test. It's significance and assays to conduct it. It is used to detect the micronuclei formation inside the cells of nearly every multicellular organism. It's formation takes place during chromosomal sepration at metaphase.
BREEDING METHODS FOR DISEASE RESISTANCE.pptxRASHMI M G
Plant breeding for disease resistance is a strategy to reduce crop losses caused by disease. Plants have an innate immune system that allows them to recognize pathogens and provide resistance. However, breeding for long-lasting resistance often involves combining multiple resistance genes
The ability to recreate computational results with minimal effort and actionable metrics provides a solid foundation for scientific research and software development. When people can replicate an analysis at the touch of a button using open-source software, open data, and methods to assess and compare proposals, it significantly eases verification of results, engagement with a diverse range of contributors, and progress. However, we have yet to fully achieve this; there are still many sociotechnical frictions.
Inspired by David Donoho's vision, this talk aims to revisit the three crucial pillars of frictionless reproducibility (data sharing, code sharing, and competitive challenges) with the perspective of deep software variability.
Our observation is that multiple layers — hardware, operating systems, third-party libraries, software versions, input data, compile-time options, and parameters — are subject to variability that exacerbates frictions but is also essential for achieving robust, generalizable results and fostering innovation. I will first review the literature, providing evidence of how the complex variability interactions across these layers affect qualitative and quantitative software properties, thereby complicating the reproduction and replication of scientific studies in various fields.
I will then present some software engineering and AI techniques that can support the strategic exploration of variability spaces. These include the use of abstractions and models (e.g., feature models), sampling strategies (e.g., uniform, random), cost-effective measurements (e.g., incremental build of software configurations), and dimensionality reduction methods (e.g., transfer learning, feature selection, software debloating).
I will finally argue that deep variability is both the problem and solution of frictionless reproducibility, calling the software science community to develop new methods and tools to manage variability and foster reproducibility in software systems.
Exposé invité Journées Nationales du GDR GPL 2024
Phenomics assisted breeding in crop improvementIshaGoswami9
As the population is increasing and will reach about 9 billion upto 2050. Also due to climate change, it is difficult to meet the food requirement of such a large population. Facing the challenges presented by resource shortages, climate
change, and increasing global population, crop yield and quality need to be improved in a sustainable way over the coming decades. Genetic improvement by breeding is the best way to increase crop productivity. With the rapid progression of functional
genomics, an increasing number of crop genomes have been sequenced and dozens of genes influencing key agronomic traits have been identified. However, current genome sequence information has not been adequately exploited for understanding
the complex characteristics of multiple gene, owing to a lack of crop phenotypic data. Efficient, automatic, and accurate technologies and platforms that can capture phenotypic data that can
be linked to genomics information for crop improvement at all growth stages have become as important as genotyping. Thus,
high-throughput phenotyping has become the major bottleneck restricting crop breeding. Plant phenomics has been defined as the high-throughput, accurate acquisition and analysis of multi-dimensional phenotypes
during crop growing stages at the organism level, including the cell, tissue, organ, individual plant, plot, and field levels. With the rapid development of novel sensors, imaging technology,
and analysis methods, numerous infrastructure platforms have been developed for phenotyping.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
Creative operations teams expect increased AI use in 2024. Currently, over half of tasks are not AI-enabled, but this is expected to decrease in the coming year. ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool currently. Business leaders are more actively exploring AI benefits than individual contributors. Most respondents do not believe AI will impact workforce size in 2024. However, some inhibitions still exist around AI accuracy and lack of understanding. Creatives primarily want to use AI to save time on mundane tasks and boost productivity.
Organizational culture includes values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits that influence employee behaviors and how people interpret those behaviors. It is important because culture can help or hinder a company's success. Some key aspects of Netflix's culture that help it achieve results include hiring smartly so every position has stars, focusing on attitude over just aptitude, and having a strict policy against peacocks, whiners, and jerks.
PEPSICO Presentation to CAGNY Conference Feb 2024Neil Kimberley
PepsiCo provided a safe harbor statement noting that any forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and are subject to risks and uncertainties. It also provided information on non-GAAP measures and directing readers to its website for disclosure and reconciliation. The document then discussed PepsiCo's business overview, including that it is a global beverage and convenient food company with iconic brands, $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, and nearly $14 billion in core operating profit. It operates through a divisional structure with a focus on local consumers.
Content Methodology: A Best Practices Report (Webinar)contently
This document provides an overview of content methodology best practices. It defines content methodology as establishing objectives, KPIs, and a culture of continuous learning and iteration. An effective methodology focuses on connecting with audiences, creating optimal content, and optimizing processes. It also discusses why a methodology is needed due to the competitive landscape, proliferation of channels, and opportunities for improvement. Components of an effective methodology include defining objectives and KPIs, audience analysis, identifying opportunities, and evaluating resources. The document concludes with recommendations around creating a content plan, testing and optimizing content over 90 days.
How to Prepare For a Successful Job Search for 2024Albert Qian
The document provides guidance on preparing a job search for 2024. It discusses the state of the job market, focusing on growth in AI and healthcare but also continued layoffs. It recommends figuring out what you want to do by researching interests and skills, then conducting informational interviews. The job search should involve building a personal brand on LinkedIn, actively applying to jobs, tailoring resumes and interviews, maintaining job hunting as a habit, and continuing self-improvement. Once hired, the document advises setting new goals and keeping skills and networking active in case of future opportunities.
A report by thenetworkone and Kurio.
The contributing experts and agencies are (in an alphabetical order): Sylwia Rytel, Social Media Supervisor, 180heartbeats + JUNG v MATT (PL), Sharlene Jenner, Vice President - Director of Engagement Strategy, Abelson Taylor (USA), Alex Casanovas, Digital Director, Atrevia (ES), Dora Beilin, Senior Social Strategist, Barrett Hoffher (USA), Min Seo, Campaign Director, Brand New Agency (KR), Deshé M. Gully, Associate Strategist, Day One Agency (USA), Francesca Trevisan, Strategist, Different (IT), Trevor Crossman, CX and Digital Transformation Director; Olivia Hussey, Strategic Planner; Simi Srinarula, Social Media Manager, The Hallway (AUS), James Hebbert, Managing Director, Hylink (CN / UK), Mundy Álvarez, Planning Director; Pedro Rojas, Social Media Manager; Pancho González, CCO, Inbrax (CH), Oana Oprea, Head of Digital Planning, Jam Session Agency (RO), Amy Bottrill, Social Account Director, Launch (UK), Gaby Arriaga, Founder, Leonardo1452 (MX), Shantesh S Row, Creative Director, Liwa (UAE), Rajesh Mehta, Chief Strategy Officer; Dhruv Gaur, Digital Planning Lead; Leonie Mergulhao, Account Supervisor - Social Media & PR, Medulla (IN), Aurelija Plioplytė, Head of Digital & Social, Not Perfect (LI), Daiana Khaidargaliyeva, Account Manager, Osaka Labs (UK / USA), Stefanie Söhnchen, Vice President Digital, PIABO Communications (DE), Elisabeth Winiartati, Managing Consultant, Head of Global Integrated Communications; Lydia Aprina, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Nita Prabowo, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Okhi, Web Developer, PNTR Group (ID), Kei Obusan, Insights Director; Daffi Ranandi, Insights Manager, Radarr (SG), Gautam Reghunath, Co-founder & CEO, Talented (IN), Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social and Digital Innovation, THINKHOUSE (IRE), Sarah Yim, Strategy Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo (CA).
Trends In Paid Search: Navigating The Digital Landscape In 2024Search Engine Journal
The search marketing landscape is evolving rapidly with new technologies, and professionals, like you, rely on innovative paid search strategies to meet changing demands.
It’s important that you’re ready to implement new strategies in 2024.
Check this out and learn the top trends in paid search advertising that are expected to gain traction, so you can drive higher ROI more efficiently in 2024.
You’ll learn:
- The latest trends in AI and automation, and what this means for an evolving paid search ecosystem.
- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
Watch Sreekant Lanka from iQuanti and Irina Klein from OneMain Financial as they dive into the future of paid search and explore the trends, strategies, and technologies that will shape the search marketing landscape.
If you’re looking to assess your paid search strategy and design an industry-aligned plan for 2024, then this webinar is for you.
5 Public speaking tips from TED - Visualized summarySpeakerHub
From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
ChatGPT and the Future of Work - Clark Boyd Clark Boyd
Everyone is in agreement that ChatGPT (and other generative AI tools) will shape the future of work. Yet there is little consensus on exactly how, when, and to what extent this technology will change our world.
Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
For individuals, now is the time to pinpoint the skills the future professional will need to thrive in the AI age.
Check out this presentation to understand what ChatGPT is, how it will shape the future of work, and how you can prepare to take advantage.
The document provides career advice for getting into the tech field, including:
- Doing projects and internships in college to build a portfolio.
- Learning about different roles and technologies through industry research.
- Contributing to open source projects to build experience and network.
- Developing a personal brand through a website and social media presence.
- Networking through events, communities, and finding a mentor.
- Practicing interviews through mock interviews and whiteboarding coding questions.
Google's Just Not That Into You: Understanding Core Updates & Search IntentLily Ray
1. Core updates from Google periodically change how its algorithms assess and rank websites and pages. This can impact rankings through shifts in user intent, site quality issues being caught up to, world events influencing queries, and overhauls to search like the E-A-T framework.
2. There are many possible user intents beyond just transactional, navigational and informational. Identifying intent shifts is important during core updates. Sites may need to optimize for new intents through different content types and sections.
3. Responding effectively to core updates requires analyzing "before and after" data to understand changes, identifying new intents or page types, and ensuring content matches appropriate intents across video, images, knowledge graphs and more.
A brief introduction to DataScience with explaining of the concepts, algorithms, machine learning, supervised and unsupervised learning, clustering, statistics, data preprocessing, real-world applications etc.
It's part of a Data Science Corner Campaign where I will be discussing the fundamentals of DataScience, AIML, Statistics etc.
Time Management & Productivity - Best PracticesVit Horky
Here's my presentation on by proven best practices how to manage your work time effectively and how to improve your productivity. It includes practical tips and how to use tools such as Slack, Google Apps, Hubspot, Google Calendar, Gmail and others.
The six step guide to practical project managementMindGenius
The six step guide to practical project management
If you think managing projects is too difficult, think again.
We’ve stripped back project management processes to the
basics – to make it quicker and easier, without sacrificing
the vital ingredients for success.
“If you’re looking for some real-world guidance, then The Six Step Guide to Practical Project Management will help.”
Dr Andrew Makar, Tactical Project Management
Beginners Guide to TikTok for Search - Rachel Pearson - We are Tilt __ Bright...
W3 A Comfortable Space
1. This project is financed in part through the Support Program for the Establishment of Food Safety, Bio-security, Traceability
and Animal Health and Welfare Systems (Act 1), according to the Canada-Quebec Growing Forward 2 agreement.
Dairy Farmers of Canada in partnership with Valacta
are pleased to present a series of 3 webinars on:
The Barn, a Source of Comfort
3. Question quiz
IN WHAT TYPE OF BARN DO YOU HOUSE YOUR
COWS?
• TIE STALL
• FREE STALL
• BEDDED STRAW PACK/COMPOSTED BEDDING
• I AM NOT A DAIRY PRODUCER
13. Question Quiz
WHAT IS THE WIDTH OF THE STALLS IN YOUR BARN?
• Less than 47 inches in a free stall barn
• More than 48 inche in a free stall barn
• Less than 53 inches in a tie stall barn
• More than 54 inches in a tie stall barn
• I don’t have a barn but I have a queen size bed!
14. p.17
Add 2 inches if there is not
enough clearance for the hips
Stall Width
2 x HW
HW = Hip Width
16. p.16Stall Width
Add 2 inches if there is not
enough clearance for the hips
2 x HW + 6 in
HW = Hip Width
17. Where do you stand?
* Measurement in inches
Hip Width 24 25 26 27 28
Free Stall 48 50 52 54 56
Tie Stall 54 56 58 60 62
18. Question Quiz
ARE YOUR STALLS:
A. Narrower than the recommendation
B. As recommended
C. Larger than the recommendation
Hip Width 24 25 26 27 28
Free Stall 48 50 52 54 56
Tie Stall 54 56 58 60 62
31. Where do you stand?
Hip Height 57 58 59 60 61
Free Stall 9’6’’ 9’8’’ 9’10’’ 10’ 10’2’’
Tie Stall 68 70 71 72 73
FREE STALL = HH x 2
TIE STALL = HH x 1.2
* Measurement in inches
32. Question Quiz
BASED ON YOUR CALCULATION, DO YOUR STALLS
ARE:
a) Longer than recommendation for your cows;
b) Shorter than recommendation for my cows
c) As recommended
Hip Height 57 58 59 60 61
Free Stall 9’6’’ 9’8’’ 9’10’’ 10’ 10’2’’
Tie Stall 68 70 71 72 73
47. 33%
44%
25%
16%
29%
12%
BLESSURE AU COU BLESSURE AUX GENOUX BOITERIE
Moving the Tie Bar Forward
Decreases Injuries and Lameness
Toutes les vaches (n=3440)
Vaches ayant une position de la barre d'attache ≥ 35 cm (n=766)
Allcows(n=3440)
Cowswiththetiebar35cm(n=766)
NECKINJURIES KNEEINJURIES LAMENESS
Bouffard, 2013
68. Thank you for your
participation!
Wishing a long life and more
milk to our comfortable
cows!
Editor's Notes
Pour ceux et celles qui sont à l’ère des médias sociaux, nous vous invitons à tweeter vos commentaires en lien avec le sujet du cours sous le mot clic #etableconfortable. Ainsi, il sera plus facile pour nous et les gens intéressés de suivre les sujets de conversation en lien avec le confort à l’étable et d’y prendre part avec vous.
Comment on fait pour savoir si une vache est confortable?
Le choix de l'étable et le type de gestion influent sur le comportement, la santé, la longévité et le rendement des vaches, de même que sur la rentabilité d'une ferme laitière. Une vache qui a peur ou dont les conditions de logement ne correspondent pas à ses besoins est susceptible de développer des comportements indésirables ou anormaux et de contracter des maladies. On juge du confort d'une vache à son comportement et aux maladies qui l'affectent. Les états pathologiques liés à un problème de confort sont, notamment, la boiterie, les blessures au jarret ou au cou, la mammite, la fièvre vitulaire, la cétose et le déplacement de la caillette. La façon de se comporter d'un animal qui se repose, se nourrit, se déplace ou se tient dans sa stalle fournit d'autres renseignements sur son confort. Les interactions positives entre une vache, le lieu où elle vit et le personnel qui s'en occupe contribuent au bien-être de l'animal, à la satisfaction des employés et à une bonne production du troupeau (Anderson, 2001).
Jusqu’ici, nous avons passé en revue tous les indices à repérer sur nos bêtes pour vérifier si elles présentent un problème de confort. Une fois qu’on a fait le constat, on se doit de se poser certaines questions qui nous mèneront à trouver des éléments à améliorer dans le logement de nos vaches pour améliorer leur confort.
VOIR Français pour commentaire sur le devoir… Faire une slide sur des choix de réponses possibles
La vache: Comprendre le comportement naturel de la vache dans son environnement
Le confort: Explorer les différentes méthodes reconnues pour détecter les problèmes de confort et en déterminer les causes
Le logement: Discuter des normes de confort et recommandées et pistes de solution pour le logement des vaches dans les différents types d’étables d’ici.
Le projet: Intégrer les notions de confort et de rentabilité à travers la réalisation d’un cas réel d’amélioration du confort à l’étable
La rentabilité: Comprendre l’intérêt économique d’améliorer le confort des vaches dans mon étable.
Image adaptée de Kammer, 1982
Comme on a pu le voir dans le graphique de l’horaire quotidien d’une vache, les vaches passent (ou devraient passer plusieurs heures en position de repos durant une journée). Voici les positions normales dans lesquelles les vaches se couchent lorsqu’elles sont confortables: : longue, large, en boule ou étroite. Les espaces de couchage dans nos étable devraient donc pouvoir permettre ces positions. Qu’est-ce qui peut empêcher une vache d’utiliser ces positions?
(Anderson, 2013)(illustration : G. Rietveld). Il est donc important que la largeur de la stalle/logette soit suffisamment large pour permettre à la vache de se positionner ainsi durant ses périodes de repos.
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/livestock/dairy/facts/info_tsdimen.htm
Traditionnellement, les chartes/normes de dimensions de logettes/stalles ont été basées sur le poids de l’animal. Toutefois, la variation des dimensions de la vache par rapport au poids est trop variable (conformation). (Anderson, 2014). Il est donc préférable de se baser sur la taille des vaches, en fonction de 2 mesures: hauteur croupe et la largeur aux hanches. On se fie au RC75 des vaches adultes (ex. L3 et plus).
Cette photo sert d’exemple pour démontrer l’importance de se fier aux mensurations des vaches pour déterminer la largeur d’une logette.
Outre la largeur de la logette comme telle, la forme de la division a également son importance. Rappelez-vous la blessure que nous avons vue dans le chapitre2, qui était causée par une forme de division inadéquate. Idéalement, on veut une forme de division qui respecte les dimensions indiquées sur cette image (également présentées dans le Guide confort remis aux participants).
min 5 po : pour ne pas que la patte se coince entre le muret et le diviseur
≤ 20% collisions pendant le coucher (Welfare quality).
L’équation présentée ici doit être utilisée pour déterminer la largeur des stalles, mais dans les cas où la forme des divisions ne permet pas un dégagement adéquat pour les hanches, nous vous suggérons fortement d’ajouter un bon 2 po.
Stalles qui manquent de largeur (et chaîne trop courte). Le poteau limite l’espace de cette stalle pour 2 vaches: 92 po/7,5pi (ou 46 po par vache).
Ils ont ajouté des divisions et élargi l’espace pour chaque vache: 52 po par vache. Le coût des travaux était de 7500$ pour 14 stalles. Avec plus d’espace, le temps de repos s’est amélioré. Par contre, le muret est trop haut (12 po) et la chaîne d’attache semble trop tendue alors les vaches ont encore de la difficulté à se lever
Demander aux participants: Quels sont des obstacles et des idées qui peuvent nous empêcher d’offrir un espace de couchage plus large à nos vaches? Faire intervenir les autres participants qui pourraient avoir trouvé des solutions alternatives ou des compromis aux situations énumérées.
Voici quelques exemples:
Manque d’espace au bâtiment
Coût et temps pour modifications
Où est-ce qu’on met les vaches pendant les travaux?
Solutions/compromis:
Changer et ou élargir les stalles
Utiliser des divisions avec dégagement aux hanches
Prévoir un logement alternatif temporaire
Même constat pour la largeur des stalles des vaches en transition et des fraîches.
Plus les stalles sont longues et larges, plus il y a un effet positif sur le TCI pour les vaches en transition et taries. Santschi et coll., 2014
Donc pour Far-off stall length : 60 -76 po
Close up stall width: 40-60
Fresh cow stall width: 40-60
Principaux facteurs de risque de réforme involontaire des vaches en 1ère et 2e lactations dans les troupeaux québécois.
Bécotte, 2014.
À certains moments durant la journée, nous allons pouvoir voir comment certains changements dans le logement des vaches peuvent avoir un impact économique et permettre d’aller chercher des gains. Pour ces calculs, nous avons utilisé les paramètres techniques de la ferme La belle province (à peu près les moyennes provinciales).
À compléter
On gagne 1,5 heure de repos, soit 2.5 kg par vache/j, ce qui donne 730 kg par année.
On peut présumer aussi que ça aura un effet sur la longévité. Nous n’avons pas les données mesurer mais si par exemple on présumait une amélioration de 10% longévité, le # 3e lactation et plus = +5%, taux de réforme = -5% et donc gain de 9880$/année.
Durée de vie utile calculée pour les matelas: 7 ans (amortissement).
Cliquer un coup pour faire apparaître le gain sur la marge.
Traditionnellement, les chartes/normes de dimensions de logettes/stalles ont été basées sur le poids de l’animal. Toutefois, la variation des dimensions de la vache par rapport au poids est trop variable (conformation). (Anderson, 2014). Il est donc préférable de se baser sur la taille des vaches, en fonction de 2 mesures: hauteur croupe et la largeur aux hanches. On se fie au RC75 des vaches adultes (ex. L3 et plus).
Résultats de Tucker…
Environ 1,5 heures de différence entre la plus longue-large et la plus courte-étroite soit 2,5 kg lait/va/j.
L’espace en avant de la logette important pour le temps de repos.
52 pouces = 130 cm
44 pouces = 110 cm
La longueur des stalles des vaches taries avait un effet sur TCI.
Plus les stalles sont longues et larges, plus il y a un effet positif sur le TCI pour les vaches en transition et taries. Santschi et coll., 2014 (49 fermes)
Donc pour Far-off stall length : 60 -76 po
Close up stall width: 40-60
Fresh cow stall width: 40-60
Allongement d’une stalle trop courte si elles sont face à un mur, on peut réduire la largeur de l’allée.
Il faut penser que le centre de la raclette va être désaxé, donc il faut que le producteur s’informe à son fournisseur jusqu’à quel point il peut avoir une raclette désaxée, sinon il faut modifier la raclette et le centre de l’allée pour laisser passer la chaîne ou le câble.
Avancement de l’arrêtoir pour allonger une stalle trop courte.
Photo Jean-Philip Leblanc
Allongement de la logette arrière, mais pourrait être fait en stabulation entravée aussi.
Troupeau de 12500 kg très à son affaire, qui cherche tous les petits détails pour s’améliorer.
Projet Véronique Bouffard: Avancement de la barre.
La norme utilisée pour ce projet est 1,2 X HH + 14 po.
Bouffard, 2013
Demander aux participants: Quels sont des obstacles et des idées qui peuvent nous empêcher d’avancer la barre? Faire intervenir les autres participants qui pourraient avoir trouvé des solutions alternatives ou des compromis aux situations énumérées.
Voici quelques exemples:
Pas d’ajustement ou rendu au maximum
Pas d’espace disponible (soigneur, etc.)
Propreté
Vaches vont passer en avant
La balle ronde ne passera plus.
Si j’enlève la barre, la stalle ne tiendra plus.
Les vaches seront sales.
Solutions et compromis:
Refaire des plaquettes d’ajustement sur mesure.
Remplacer la barre par une chaîne
Avancer et baisser (propreté)
Ajout et/ou ajustement des dresseurs
Parfois, ce n’est pas seulement la barre d’attache qui limite l’espace. Sur cette photo, c’est l’ancienne ligne à air qui est trop basse. On voit qu’il y a un ajustement possible pour avancer la barre, mais en plus, il faudrait rehausser les poteaux qui soutiennent la ligne à air serait nécessaire.
Installation d’une chaîne au lieu de la barre. Comparaison de la vache numéro 700 avant/après…. 6-7 mois entre les photos.
Valérie
Au départ, il y avait des stalles confort en M. Elles ont été coupées et la chaîne passe dans la barre horizontale et est verrouillée à chaque vache.
Les poteaux doivent être solides, ici ils ont laissé les petits barreaux de chaque côté pour garder de la solidité. Il faut environ entre 30-36 pouces de dégagement pour permettre un bon mouvement de lever. Plus ce sera étroit plus le risque blessure est grand. Arrondir les coins des tuyaux est possiblement un bon conseil.
Demander aux participants: Quels sont des obstacles et des idées qui peuvent nous empêcher d’avancer la barre? Faire intervenir les autres participants qui pourraient avoir trouvé des solutions alternatives ou des compromis aux situations énumérées.
Voici quelques exemples:
Pas d’ajustement ou rendu au maximum
Pas d’espace disponible (soigneur, etc.)
Propreté
Vaches vont passer en avant
La balle ronde ne passera plus.
Si j’enlève la barre, la stalle ne tiendra plus.
Les vaches seront sales.
Solutions et compromis:
Refaire des plaquettes d’ajustement sur mesure.
Remplacer la barre par une chaîne
Avancer et baisser (propreté)
Ajout et/ou ajustement des dresseurs
En allongeant la chaîne ou avancer la barre, certains pourraient craindre que les vaches avanceront plus et donc seront sales. Un compromis acceptable est d’installer des dresseurs électriques…mais encore faut-il les ajuster adéquatement, vache par vache et à chaque fois qu’on change les vaches de place
Les dresseurs électriques ont pour but de dresser les vaches à se reculer avant d'arquer le dos pour déféquer ou uriner.
Le but est de les amener à déféquer ou à uriner dans le dalot plutôt que sur la plate-forme.
Les dresseurs électriques ne doivent pas limiter les mouvements normaux des vaches lorsqu'elles veulent manger, se lever ou se coucher.
Les dresseurs ne doivent pas nuire à l'accès aux aliments ou à l'eau.
Pour des vaches Holstein logées sur des plates-formes de 1,73-1,83 m (68-72 po), le dresseur doit se situer à 1,22 m (48 po) (fourchette de 1,19-1,24 m ou 47-49 po, dans un plan horizontal) au-delà du seuil de la stalle.
Pour des vaches jersey logées sur des plates-formes de 1,57-1,68 m (62-66 po), le dresseur doit se situer à 1,07 m (42 po) (fourchette de 1,04-1,09 m ou 41-43 po, dans un plan horizontal) au-delà du seuil de la stalle.
Le bon positionnement des dresseurs influence directement la propreté des stalles et des vaches et indirectement la santé des pis et des sabots.
Des dresseurs installés et entretenus correctement sont des éléments indispensables des stalles.
Pour le dressage (environ 24 heures), le dresseur doit arriver à environ 5 cm (2 po) au-dessus de l'os de l'échine.
Après la période de dressage, on relève le dresseur pour qu'il arrive à environ 10 cm (4 po) au-dessus de l'os de l'échine.
Pour corriger une mauvaise posture, il est possible de baisser le dresseur de 5 cm (2 po) pour une période de rattrapage de 24 heures et de le remonter ensuite à nouveau à 10 cm (4 po) au-dessus de l'os de l'échine.
Le dresseur doit pouvoir être réglé verticalement et horizontalement pour chaque vache.
Les dresseurs doivent être solidement fixés pour ne pas tomber sur les vaches.
La distance entre le dresseur et la vache doit être d'au moins 5 cm (2 po).
On doit monter le dresseur plus haut quand une vache est en chaleur ou qu'on s'attend à ce qu'elle le soit.
Le dresseur doit être alimenté par un courant de basse tension (p. ex., 2500) et administrer de faibles décharges (p. ex., 0,1-0,2 joule).
La source d'alimentation électrique doit être mise à la terre, non pas à des éléments de la structure de l'étable, mais au moyen d'une tige de mise à la terre située à l'extérieur de l'étable et exclusivement destinée à cette fin.
On peut aussi ne mettre le courant seulement à certains moments, comme par exemple 1 jour par semaine.
Un autre compromis acceptable si on avance la barre, qu’on craint que les vaches se salissent et si on ne veut pas mettre des dresseurs électriques serait d’avancer la barre, mais de la baisser en suivant la pente du cou quand elles mangent.
Jusqu’ici, nous avons passé en revue tous les indices à repérer sur nos bêtes pour vérifier si elles présentent un problème de confort. Une fois qu’on a fait le constat, on se doit de se poser certaines questions qui nous mèneront à trouver des éléments à améliorer dans le logement de nos vaches pour améliorer leur confort. C’est ce que nous allons faire lors des 2 prochains webinaires.
D’ici là, vous avez un devoir…