VALLEY OF THE MASTODONS: CASE STUDY OF AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO RESEARCH COLLABORATION, OUTREACH, AND EXHIBITS

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alton C. Dooley ◽  
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Kathlyn M. Smith ◽  
Brittney Stoneburg ◽  
Darla Radford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Integrative Approach

Relevance of an integrative approach for taxonomic revision in sponge taxa: case study of the shallow-water Atlanto-Mediterranean Hexadella species (Porifera:Ianthellidae:Verongida)

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Reveillaud ◽  
Céline Allewaert ◽  
Thierry Pérez ◽  
Jean Vacelet ◽  
Bernard Banaigs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Phylogenetic Reconstruction ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Cryptic Species Complex ◽  
Surface Network ◽  
Natural Toxicity ◽  
Shallow Water Species ◽  
Water Species

The identification of sponges that lack a mineral skeleton is always highly challenging, especially for Hexadella species, which are also fibreless. Recently, the yellow species Hexadella pruvoti Topsent was identified as a cryptic species complex while the pink coloured Hexadella racovitzai Topsent showed two highly divergent lineages. We performed a COI phylogenetic reconstruction using 27 new Mediterranean Hexadella samples in order to confirm the presence of divergent lineages within both shallow-water species. Specimens were described with an integrative approach combining morphological and cytological investigations, biochemical profiling and assessment of natural toxicity in order to identify diagnostic characters for each taxon. H. topsenti, sp. nov. is distinguished from H. racovitzai by its colour, its surface network shape, divergent secondary metabolite patterns and toxicity values. H. crypta, sp. nov. differs from H. pruvoti by a different encrusting growth form when alive, and by distinctively colouring the ethanol fixative solution. In addition, H. pruvoti and H. crypta show different types of cells with inclusions as well as distinct metabolic fingerprints. Natural toxicity values, however, do not permit the separation of H. pruvoti and H. crypta. Our work shows that only the use of a combination of complementary tools can provide relevant descriptions for some problematic taxa.

scholarly journals Innovative approaches to the development of strategic planning and management

2021 ◽  
Vol 284 ◽  
pp. 07030
Author(s):  
Natalia Strekalova ◽  
Elena Korchagina ◽  
Larisa Desfonteines
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Business Practice ◽  
Strategic Thinking ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Strategic Analysis ◽  
Management Competencies ◽  
Planning Development

The article discusses modern concepts and approaches to the strategic planning development and managers’ strategic thinking formation. Today the strategic thinking is considered as one of the most important and most demanded management competencies. However, there is still no understanding how managers can develop that competencies. The article proposes an integrative approach based on the use of competence, process and situational approaches. The article deals with a process model of the formation of managers’ strategic thinking skills based on the use of the concept of a business model, strategic analysis, and case study. The results obtained help to increase the managers’ training effectiveness and ensure its relevance to business practice. They can also be useful for practicing managers in conducting strategic sessions and strategic planning, as well as for professionals in the field of business education.

Cosmolian: High-resolution Integrated OSL and CN modelling Program for Sand Transportation in Eolian Realms (HIPSTER)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shlomy Vainer ◽  
Yoav Ben Dor
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Evolution ◽  
Sand Dunes ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Arid Environments ◽  
Aeolian Transport ◽  
Migration Patterns ◽  
Aeolian Processes ◽  
Simpson Desert

<p>The extensivity of sand dunes in continental interiors makes the understating of their morphodynamical properties valuable for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions and the interpretation of landscape evolution. Nevertheless, the study of aeolian landscape development at the million-years timescale is hampered by the complex interaction of factors determining dune migration and the inherently self-destructive nature of their chronostratigraphy, thus limiting the applicability of traditional luminescence-based dating methods for configuring processes beyond ~300 Ka. In this study, we present a standalone program that simulates aeolian transport based on luminescence-derived chronologies coupled with numerical modelling of cosmogenic nuclides accumulation. This integrative approach reveals ancient phases of sand irruption and provides a data-based scheme facilitating the morphodynamical study of aeolian processes over multiple timescales. We present a case study of the program application by analyzing data from the Australian Simpson Desert, unfolding several phases of aeolian vitality since the late Pliocene. The synchronicity of the results with drastic changes in environmental settings exemplifies the applicability of process-based modelling in constructing a timeframe of key landscape evolution events in arid environments by studying aeolian landforms. Finally, the relationships between model parameters used to determine environmental settings on sand migration patterns make the program a powerful tool to further investigating triggers and mechanisms of aeolian processes.</p>

Electronic Research Collaboration via Access Grid

2016 ◽  
pp. 147-156
Author(s):  
Jingjing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Professional Learning ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Connected Network ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Time Distance ◽  
Access Grid

Recent technological advances are providing new and exciting opportunities for researchers to work together across the conventional boundaries of time, distance, and discipline. These advances have formed new networks of research, both in electronic mediums and in face-to-face environments, different from traditional networks in terms of their changing nature and scope. This paper reports some of the preliminary findings from a qualitative case study of the establishment of the ‘EMT project'. It attempts to illustrate how the EMT project as a connected network formulates positive academic interactions and consequently facilitates professional learning immersed in research activities. In parallel, the study examines the benefits and problems arising from the sense of being together across time and space supported by advanced networked technologies in collaborative research, and further identifies the gap between the academic and the technical perspective in research.

Assessment of the environmental impact of an abandoned mine using an integrative approach: A case-study of the “Las Musas” mine (Extremadura, Spain)

2019 ◽  
Vol 659 ◽  
pp. 84-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia Palma ◽  
Rocío López-Orozco ◽  
Clarisse Mourinha ◽  
Ana Lourdes Oropesa ◽  
Maria Helena Novais ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Abandoned Mine ◽  
Integrative Approach

scholarly journals Methods for identifying green infrastructure

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Honeck ◽  
Arthur Sanguet ◽  
Martin A. Schlaepfer ◽  
Nicolas Wyler ◽  
Anthony Lehmann
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Landscape Connectivity ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Political Decisions

AbstractNature forms interdependent networks in a landscape, which is key to the survival of species and the maintenance of genetic diversity. Nature provides crucial socio-economic benefits to people, but they are typically undervalued in political decisions. This has led to the concept of Green Infrastructure (GI), which defines an interlinked network of (semi-)natural areas with high ecological values for wildlife and people, to be conserved and managed in priority to preserve biodiversity and ecosystem services. This relatively new concept has been used in different contexts, but with widely diverging interpretations. There is no apparent consensus in the scientific literature on the methodology to map and implement GI. This paper serves as an informed primer for researchers that are new to GI mapping understand the key principles and terminology for the needs of their own case-study, and as a framework for more advance researchers willing to contribute to the formalization of the concept. Through a literature review of articles on creating GI networks, we summarized and evaluated commonly used methods to identify and map GI. We provided key insights for the assessment of diversity, ecosystem services and landscape connectivity, the three ‘pillars’ on which GI identification is based according to its definition. Based on this literature review, we propose 5 theoretical levels toward a more complex, reliable and integrative approach to identify GI networks. We then discuss the applications and limits of such method and point out future challenges for GI identification and implementation.

From Competition to Collaboration: How a Multi-Firm Research Coalition Is Realizing Rigorous Facility Evaluation at Parkland Hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeri Brittin ◽  
Kathy Okland ◽  
Juliet L. Rogers ◽  
Renae K. Rich ◽  
Doug Bazuin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
Institutional Review ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Viable Approach ◽  
Integrated Facility

This case study presents the process of developing a multi-entity Research Coalition to evaluate the new Parkland Hospital. The field of evidence-based design has made progress in systematically investigating relationships between healthcare facility design and a range of human outcomes. Yet healthcare facility evaluation is not typically included in the scope of building contracts. Lack of clear responsibility for evaluation and limited funding have been long-term barriers that the industry has yet to overcome. Firms engaged in design research at Parkland Hospital agreed with hospital representatives to collaborate on an integrated facility evaluation. Each participating entity contributed resources toward the effort. To formalize shared goals and priorities, the group developed a Research Coalition Charter. Goals included streamlining evaluation efforts to minimize burden on the hospital, leveraging multiple expertise areas to vet research aims and approaches, contributing knowledge to inform healthcare design, and innovating a model for multi-firm collaboration. The Coalition also developed guidelines for sharing data and disseminating research findings. To date, the Research Coalition has achieved key milestones including institutional review board exemption, data use and research collaboration agreements, and data collection. The research aims encompass patient and staff outcomes hypothesized to improve in the new facility. Both primary and secondary data are being analyzed to test the hypotheses. Publications of findings are forthcoming. Collaborative research among competitors may be a viable approach to realizing evaluation that is critical to learning for healthcare facility decision makers and design practitioners.

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