An overview of Populus genetic resources in southwest China

2013 ◽  
Vol 89 (01) ◽  
pp. 79-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
XueQin Wan ◽  
Fan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Distribution ◽  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Natural Distribution ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Horizontal And Vertical Distribution

There are abundant genetic resources of Populus in southwest China, which play an important role in scientific research and practical application. These resources are unfamiliar to the rest of the world and their value has not been widely appreciated; hence the purpose of this paper is to present the resources to the world, and to encourage more attention to be paid to them. There are 28 species, 20 varieties, and about 10 natural hybrids of Populus in the region. Of the 28 species, 25 are endemic to China, and 18 of them are indigenous to southwest China. So the region is regarded as one of the natural distribution and variation centres for Populus in China. The species fall into three floristic types: China–Japan, China–Himalayas, and ancient tropical; and show an obvious zonation in horizontal and vertical distribution with excellent adaptability to a wide range of environments. At present, only a few species are generally recognized, and to some extent grown and utilized, while most of them are still in natural conditions but face severe threat. It is therefore urgent to recognize, conserve and utilize these significant poplar resources.

scholarly journals ARID Platform after Four Years of Its Establishment (2016-2020): A bibliometric Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 7-33
Author(s):  
مريم قيس ◽  
سيف السويدي ◽  
عبد الرحمن فراج
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Research ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Arabic Speakers ◽  
Political Sciences ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Official Opening

After four years of the official opening of ARID (Arabic Researcher ID) platform, the number of its users exceeded 44 thousand who can speak Arabic from all over the world. ARID platform is the first Arabic platform to serve scientific research in a way that keeps pace with technical development, which made the access to the scientific research available to all users. The study aims to introduce ARID platform in the language of numbers to transmit a statistical picture for the scientists, experts and researchers on the first digital platform for Arabic speakers and how it can be benefit from this experience and data analysis in digital platforms that serve the Arabic language. The study concluded several results, however, the most important of which is that the number of users on ARID platform is increasing dramatically, and their numbers vary in different countries and universities. The platform included a wide range of various disciplines, most notably the specializations of educational sciences, sciences, arts, and political sciences, with a large number of holders of higher degrees (masters and doctorate), as they exceeded eight thousand users. Participation in conferences tops the list of academic activities, followed by the participation in scientific courses. Meanwhile, the number of scientific publications on the platform exceeded 12 thousand, and on top of them were the articles that published in scientific journals, where the number exceeded nine thousand research papers. In addition, 36 types of academic activities have been keyed in, including publishing books and participating in conferences and seminars. In conclusion, the researchers recommended that the awareness of joining the platform should be spread among Arabic-speaking researchers in all countries of the world to preserve the Arab identity, share scientific interests, and enrich Arabic content with scientific researches.

scholarly journals DEFINICIONES DE ACCESO A RECURSOS GENÉTICOS EN LA LEGISLACIÓN COLOMBIANA Y SUS EFECTOS EN LA INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1Supl) ◽  
pp. 305-310
Author(s):  
Alejandro Chaparro-Giraldo
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Convention On Biological Diversity ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Molecular Tools ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Practical Effect ◽  
Administrative Penalty

<p>La aplicación de las definiciones sobre acceso a recursos genéticos (ARG) contenidas en diversas normas legislativas nacionales o comunitarias, pueden afectar la investigación científica (no-comercial y comercial). Se definen dos momentos, entre 1995 y 2013 con la implementación de la decisión 391 de 1996, resultado de la aplicación del Convenio sobre la Biodiversidad Biológica (CDB) de 1992, y a partir de 2013 con decretos que establecen excepciones al ARG y resoluciones del Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible que especifican las actividades de ARG. La visión es la de un biotecnólogo, que se concentrará en los elementos técnico-científicos de las normas. En la primera fase no se plantearon excepciones, cualquier investigación que utilizará recursos genéticos y usará herramientas convencionales o moleculares, precisaba de contrato de ARG. Los científicos ignoraron la norma, que trajo como consecuencia la ilegalidad para sus actividades, pero no tuvo efectos prácticos para la mayoría, exceptuando a la Universidad Nacional de Colombia que recibió una sanción administrativa. En la segunda fase se excluye la investigación científica no comercial en cuatro áreas (ecología, biogeografía, sistemática y evolución), y se circunscriben las actividades de ARG a herramientas moleculares. Se espera que estas precisiones resuelvan la ilegalidad de una amplia gama de actividades de la investigación científica, pero se mantiene el peso de los procesos sobre la investigación científica con fines comerciales.<br /><br />Abstract </p><p>The application of the definitions on access to genetic resources (AGR) contained in national or Community legislation may affect the<br />scientific research (non-commercial and commercial). Two moments are defined, between 1995 and 2013 with the implementation<br />of Decision 391 of 1996, resulting from the application of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1992, and from 2013<br />to today, with the decrees derogating from the ARG and resolutions of the Ministry Environment and Sustainable Development<br />ARG that specified activities. The vision is that of a biotechnologist, which will focus on technical and scientific elements. In the<br />first phase no exceptions are raised, any research that uses genetic resources and use conventional or molecular tools needed ARG<br />contract. Scientists ignored the rule, which resulted in illegal to operations, but had no practical effect for most, except the National<br />University of Colombia received an administrative penalty. In the second phase the non-commercial scientific research in four areas<br />(ecology, biogeography, systematics and evolution) is excluded, and activities of ARG to molecular tools are limited. These details<br />are expected to solve the illegality of a wide range of scientific research activities, but the weight of the processes of scientific research for commercial purposes is maintained.</p>

scholarly journals COLORISTICS AS A FACTOR OF AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 111-109
Author(s):  
М. Дудченко ◽  
M. Dudchenko ◽  
А. Попов ◽  
A. Popov
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Architectural Space ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Spatial Environment ◽  
Successful Design ◽  
Creative Experience ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Aesthetic

The article describes the importance of coloristics. Color is an integral part that forms a complete image of the world. It can unite urban ensembles, to bear the emotional and aesthetic burden. Color fills the world with expressiveness. The various functions of light in a person's life help to reveal the concepts of a color phenomenon, which contains a mixture of colors, the theory of color harmonies, manifested in the spiritual and material qualities of being. The color phenomenon is association formed in the consciousness. An important aspect in the formation of architectural space is the color of the object-spatial environment. This is a system that includes the color environment of natural objects and the human made architecture. Creative experience and scientific research in the field of color solutions are used for the successful design of the subject-spatial environment. In architecture, color is manifested in terms of aesthetic and psychological approaches. Any activity to create color solutions of the architectural space aims to meet the aesthetic requirements. In addition, coloristics must consider the function of objects, their design and features of the object concept in order to solve a wide range of issues.

scholarly journals Water balance and hydrology research in a mountainous permafrost watershed in upland streams of the Kolyma River, Russia: a database from the Kolyma Water-Balance Station, 1948–1997

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 689-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Makarieva ◽  
Nataliia Nesterova ◽  
Lyudmila Lebedeva ◽  
Sergey Sushansky
Keyword(s):  
Water Balance ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
Scientific Significance ◽  
Meteorological Observations ◽  
Kolyma River

Abstract. In 2018, 70 years have passed since the beginning of observations at the Kolyma Water-Balance Station (KWBS), a unique scientific research hydrological and permafrost catchment. The volume and duration (50 continuous years) of hydrometeorological standard and experimental data, characterizing the natural conditions and processes occurring in mountainous permafrost conditions, significantly exceed any counterparts elsewhere in the world. The data are representative of mountainous territory of the North-East of Russia. In 1997, the station was terminated, thereby leaving Russia without operating research watersheds in the permafrost zone. This paper describes the dataset containing the series of daily runoff from 10 watersheds with an area from 0.27 to 21.3 km2, precipitation, meteorological observations, evaporation from soil and snow, snow surveys, soil thaw and freeze depths, and soil temperature for the period 1948–1997. It also highlights the main historical stages of the station's existence, its work and scientific significance, and outlines the prospects for its future, where the Kolyma Water-Balance Station could be restored to the status of a scientific research watershed and become a valuable international centre for hydrological research in permafrost. The data are available at https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.881731.

scholarly journals The Weierstrassian movement patterns of snails

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 160941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy Reynolds ◽  
Giacomo Santini ◽  
Guido Chelazzi ◽  
Stefano Focardi
Keyword(s):  
Random Walk ◽  
Scale Invariance ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Theoretical Studies ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
The Central Limit Theorem ◽  
Lévy Walks ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Mathematical Abstraction

Weierstrassian Lévy walks are the archetypical form of random walk that do not satisfy the central limit theorem and are instead characterized by scale invariance. They were originally regarded as a mathematical abstraction but subsequent theoretical studies showed that they can, in principle, at least, be generated by chaos. Recently, Weierstrassian Lévy walks have been found to provide accurate representations of the movement patterns of mussels ( Mytilus edulis ) and mud snails ( Hydrobia ulvae ) recorded in the laboratory under controlled conditions. Here, we tested whether Weierstrassian Lévy walks and chaos are present under natural conditions in intertidal limpets Patella vulgata and P. rustica, and found that both characteristics are pervasive. We thereby show that Weierstrassian Lévy walks may be fundamental to how molluscs experience and interact with the world across a wide range of ecological contexts. We also show in an easily accessible way how chaos can produce a wide variety of Weierstrassian Lévy walk movement patterns. Our findings support the Lévy flight foraging hypothesis that posits that because Lévy walks can optimize search efficiencies, natural selection should have led to adaptations for Lévy walks.

Actualisation du catalogue des pteridophytes du Nord Ouest Algerien (region de Tlemcen). An update of the cheklist of pteridophytes from Nordwest Algeria (Tlemcen region)

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boumediene Medjahdi ◽  
Assia Ltreuch-Belarouci ◽  
Rémy Prelli
Keyword(s):  
Nous Avons ◽  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
Natural Distribution ◽  
Ecological Characteristics ◽  
Statutory Protection ◽  
Ouest Algérien ◽  
A Site ◽  
Ressources Génétiques

Français. Un inventaire des ptéridophytes a été entrepris dans les forêts de la région de Tlemcen. L’inventaire de ces populations constitue une étape importante pour le développement des stratégies de conservation des ressources génétiques et de la diversité de ces populations sur l’ensemble de leur aire de distribution naturelle. Nous avons ainsi effectué le recensement et l’identification des fougères existantes dans la région de Tlemcen. Au total, plusieurs stations dont les caractéristiques écologiques diffèrent d’un site à un autre ont été prospectées, cela a permis l’identification de 26 taxons (dont 5 exceptionnellement rare). La création de réserves naturelles forestières renforcée par une protection réglementaire des espèces les plus menacées est nécessaire pour le maintien de ces communautés si particulières. English. An inventory of Pteridophyta was begun in the forests of the Tlemcen region. The inventory of these populations constitutes an important stage for the developement of the strategies of preservation of the genetic resources and the diversity of these populations on their whole area of natural distribution. We so made the inventory and the identification of the existing ferns in the region of Tlemcen. On the whole, several stations the ecological characteristics differ from a site in the other one were canvassed; they allowed the identification of 26 taxes (among which 5 exceptionally rare). The creation of forest nature reserves strengthened by a statutory protection of the most threatened species is necessary for the preservation of these particular communities.

Data Capture Project at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

2009 ◽  
pp. 77-82
Author(s):  
Natacha Frachon ◽  
Martin Gardner ◽  
David Rae
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Royal Botanic Garden ◽  
Data Capture ◽  
Plant Biodiversity ◽  
Botanic Gardens ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
The World ◽  
Plant Collections ◽  
Field Notes

Botanic gardens, with their large holdings of living plants collected from around the world, are important guardians of plant biodiversity, but acquiring and curating these genetic resources is enormously expensive. For these reasons it is crucial that botanic gardens document and curate their collections in order to gain the greatest benefit from the plants in their care. Great priority is given to making detailed field notes and the process of documentation is often continued during the plants formative years when being propagated. However, for the large majority of plants this process often stops once the material is planted in its final garden location. The Data Capture Project at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is an attempt to document specific aspects of the plant collections so that the information captured can be of use to the research community even after the plants have died.

Creative Strategy Used in Electronic Advertising

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 597-606
Author(s):  
Dr. Maha Mustafa Omer Abdalaziz
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Creative Strategy ◽  
Electronic Environment ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Electronic Advertising

The study aims at the technological developments that are taking place in the world and have impacted on all sectors and fields and imposed on the business organizations and commercial companies to carry out their marketing and promotional activities within the electronic environment. The most prominent of these developments is the emergence of the concept of electronic advertising which opened a wide range of companies and businessmen to advertise And to promote their products and their work easily through the Internet, which has become full of electronic advertising, and in light of that will discuss the creative strategy used in electronic advertising;

Modern prevention and active longevity programs on the basis of disruptive domestic technologies: positive experience and prospects for application

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-73
Author(s):  
A. Simonova ◽  
S. Chudakov ◽  
R. Gorenkov ◽  
V. Egorov ◽  
A. Gostry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personalized Medicine ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Laboratory Diagnostics ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Integrated Program ◽  
Long Term Experience ◽  
Early Detection And Prevention

The article summarizes the long-term experience of practical application of domestic breakthrough technologies of preventive personalized medicine for laboratory diagnostics of a wide range of socially significant non-infectious diseases. Conceptual approaches to the formation of an integrated program for early detection and prevention of civilization diseases based on these technologies are given. A vision of the prospects for the development of this area in domestic and foreign medicine has been formed.

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