COBWEB presentation given at the Citizens' Observatories: Empowering European Society Open Conference, which took place on 4th December 2014, Brussels, Belgium.
The COBWEB project is a 4-year research project starting in 2012 that aims to crowdsource environmental data to aid decision making. It will introduce quality measures to crowdsourced data and fuse it with reference data. The project will develop a citizen observatory framework and mobile data collection tools. It will have demonstrators in 3 areas - coastal monitoring, biological monitoring, and flooding - across 3 biosphere reserves in the UK, Germany and Greece. The project aims to maximize reuse of citizen observatory data within the GEOSS framework and establish guidelines for its management. It will test its approaches and disseminate results to stakeholders.
This document discusses the MANTRA project, which aimed to raise awareness of research data management issues through open online training materials. It describes the creation of an eight-unit online learning module covering topics like data management plans and file formats. Practical exercises were also developed for software like R, SPSS, NVivo and ArcGIS. The materials were authored using the open-source Xerte authoring tool and released with a Creative Commons license for reuse. Key success factors included academic commitment, positive user feedback, increased advocacy, and evidence of use beyond the original context.
Presented by Chris Higgins at the Co-Design Workshop, Machynlleth, 16 October 2014. Half-way through a 4-year project to enable "citizen scientists" to use smartphones to upload crucial scientific data, this presentation shows the current state of progress on the COBWEB project.
Supporting Good Practice in Research Data Management: Edinburgh’s ExperienceRobin Rice
The document outlines the University of Edinburgh's experience developing research data management services. It discusses establishing a research data policy, creating data librarian roles, developing training and support services for researchers around data management plans and standards, and building infrastructure like a data catalogue and repository. The goal is to support the full lifecycle of research data through interoperable services for storage, access, and permanent preservation of research outputs.
Overview of issues and tools to ensure long-term access to scholarly content. Presented at II Seminário sobre Informação na Internet in Brasilia, 3 - 6 August 2015.
Presenter: Stuart Macdonald
Presentation first given at Open Knowledge Scotland event at Inspace in Edinburgh, 13 May 2010.
EDINA project to create an online crowdsourcing tool which will combine data from digitised Scottish Post Office Directories (PODs) with contemporaneous historical maps
Presentation from the 2014 EDINA Projects Day: "Trading Consequences and Planning Project Communications/Launches", delivered by Nicola Osborne on the EDINA premises 15 May 2014.
Data Library Services at the University of EdinburghRobin Rice
The Data Library at the University of Edinburgh was established in the early 1980s to provide access to datasets like UK census data. It has since evolved to support research data management across its lifecycle through services like consultancy, a dataset catalogue, and training. The Data Library is now part of a research data management program that includes an institutional data repository called Edinburgh DataShare that has deposited around 250 datasets so far. A key part of training is the open online Research Data Management course called MANTRA.
This document summarizes outcomes from an interoperability experiment on using Shibboleth for access management of geospatial web services. It discusses how Shibboleth can allow single sign-on access to protected spatial data resources across administrative domains. The academic sector helped test and demonstrate modified open source clients that work with Shibboleth-secured services to improve access for research and education. Going forward, expanding the use of Shibboleth and strengthening connections between access management federations could maximize the benefits.
The MANTRA project created open online learning materials in research data management for postgraduate students and early career researchers at the University of Edinburgh. The materials include eight units covering topics like data management plans, file formats, and sharing data. They are grounded in three academic disciplines and include practical exercises and video interviews with researchers. The university also approved a new research data policy to improve research data practices and support for data management across the institution in response to issues identified by previous projects. The policy establishes principles for managing data responsibly and providing training and services to implement best practices.
1. The document discusses the development of JISC Mediahub, a new platform that will aggregate and provide access to various digital media collections from different sources.
2. JISC Mediahub will allow users to search across collections in one place and stream or download content depending on licensing.
3. An initial preview version of JISC Mediahub has been launched, allowing users to search metadata and view some content. The full service is planned for launch in August.
The document introduces COBWEB, a research project that develops a crowdsourcing infrastructure for collecting and analyzing environmental data provided by citizens. The project aims to address data quality issues and support policy decisions. It has several pilot sites and partners, including UNESCO biosphere reserves. The framework includes mobile apps, QA processes, and a portal to view and analyze citizen-submitted data. It uses open standards and aims to be customizable for different use cases involving topics like biological monitoring and flooding.
The document discusses the evolution of digital library services at EDINA from the 1990s to present day. It covers:
1. Early services like SALSER, a union catalog of serials in Scotland, and knowledge gained from projects like JOIN-UP on distributed architectures.
2. Key projects and services over time including SUNCAT, the Keepers Registry for e-journal preservation, and work on entitlement registries.
3. The central role of identifiers like ISSN in enhancing records and enabling services across these systems.
4. A vision for further integrating print and digital content and moving to semantic web approaches by 2020.
Presented by Anne Robertson and Carol Blackwood for the Scottish Association of Geography Teachers in Perth, on 25 October 2014. An overview of some of the features of the online mapping tool for schools.
Developing Research Data Management Policy and ServicesRobin Rice
1) The document discusses developing a research data management policy and services at the University of Edinburgh. It covers developing an institutional RDM policy, defining roles and responsibilities of researchers and the institution, and supporting and training researchers in RDM.
2) It describes current RDM services at UoE including an online data library, RDM training embedded in postgraduate programs, and tailored support for data management plans.
3) The document presents UoE's RDM roadmap, which sets strategic aims and deliverables over 18 months in areas like infrastructure, archiving, and promoting awareness across departments.
The document summarizes a meeting at the University of Edinburgh about library roles in research data management. It includes:
- Welcome and introduction from Robin Rice about data library services and projects related to research data management.
- A talk from Sam Searle of Monash University about library roles in research data management based on experiences at Monash.
- A discussion session.
- A presentation by Sheila Cannell about getting a research data management policy for the University of Edinburgh.
- A presentation by Jeff Haywood about the University of Edinburgh's storage strategy.
This document discusses geospatial APIs and mapping libraries. It introduces some major geospatial APIs from Google, Bing, and Here that provide map data and services. It also describes two popular mapping libraries - Leaflet and OpenLayers. Leaflet is easy to use but less flexible, while OpenLayers is more powerful but more complex. The document also discusses how geospatial data isn't limited to maps and can include data that references locations, and describes technologies for extracting location references from text.
1) The document discusses services provided by RepNet to help address challenges faced by institutional repositories (IRs) around deposit, discovery, reporting, and dissemination of research outputs.
2) Key services include automated deposit tools, aggregation of IR metadata to improve discovery, and services to enhance metadata and reporting on research outputs and impact.
3) RepNet aims to help IRs meet funder and institutional requirements by integrating with other research information systems through standards like CERIF.
University of Edinburgh's first QGIS Training CourseTom Armitage
The document summarizes the University of Edinburgh's first QGIS training course that was held on November 16th 2015. It was led by Tom Armitage and covered getting started with the QGIS software, adding and displaying data as maps, and basic geoprocessing functions. The training was aimed at social scientists, historians, and other disciplines involved in digital humanities and geospatial analysis. Key topics included installing QGIS, importing data, making maps, and printing maps. More advanced functions like spatial analysis and specific databases were out of the course's scope. Attendees provided positive feedback and appreciated QGIS as a free and open source alternative to ArcGIS.
The document proposes the AGILE Data Access Initiative to address issues researchers face in accessing core geospatial data from National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies across Europe. Surveys of NMCAs and academic users found that while most NMCAs make data available, barriers include cost, licensing restrictions, and difficulties obtaining cross-border data. The initiative seeks to negotiate national agreements for academic access and develop reciprocal licenses and access controls to enable easier transnational research.
The document summarizes a workshop on applying federated authentication standards like SAML to the GEOSS system. It introduces the COBWEB project and its goals of integrating crowdsourced environmental data. The workshop covered previous work using SAML, related work in GEOSS, and COBWEB's initial plans to pilot federated authentication for accessing data from multiple sources. Attendees were encouraged to participate in future COBWEB authentication activities.
An overview of the Digimap collections, how they fit together, and advice for using them effectively. Delivered at Jisc Digifest 2016 by Emma Diffley, EDINA User Support.
The document discusses using social media effectively for student engagement. It covers privacy and risk issues related to digital participation. It also discusses challenges universities face with social media use, including supporting international and disabled students. The document provides guidance on planning social media channels and content to engage students and raise awareness of their digital footprint and online presence.
This document highlights free educational content available through established resources like NewsFilm Online, Film & Sound Online, Go-Geo!, and Jorum, as well as new sharing platforms like JorumOpen, ShareGeo Open, and OpenDepot. It also mentions an upcoming content sharing service called Mediahub being developed for early 2011 release. The purpose is to show how educators can use these sites to share their own content or access materials shared by others.
This document provides an overview of the UK RepositoryNet (RepNet) project. It discusses:
1. The proposal and objectives of RepNet, including providing infrastructure to support open access research literature.
2. Progress made so far, including engagement with stakeholders and changes to the project timeline and plan.
3. Plans for the next 8 months, including moving services to a sustainable model and focusing on service orientation.
SafeNet is a 2-year Jisc funded project that aims to improve assured continuity of access to e-journal content paid for by UK higher education institutions. It has two main components: an entitlement registry to hold subscription data for institutions, and a private LOCKSS network to provide assurance that paid-for content will remain available. The presentation provides details on the core service components and governance structure. It also outlines the project's goal of data gathering - to empower libraries by minimizing duplication of work and focusing on what content libraries believe they are entitled to access. Assistance is being sought from several universities on exploring the range of subscriptions, challenges, and data available to make assertions for an entitlement registry.
In order to be reused, research data must be discoverable.
The EPSRC Research Data Expectations* requires research organisations to maintain a data catalogue to record metadata about research data generated by EPSRC-funded research projects.
Universities are increasingly making research data assets available through repositories or other data portals.
The requirement for a UK research data discovery service has grown as universities become more involved in RDM and capacity develops.
The University of Edinburgh has taken several steps to improve research data management:
1. They developed the first research data management policy in the UK to provide guidelines for storing, sharing, and preserving research data.
2. They created online training and guidance materials called MANTRA to teach researchers best practices for data organization, documentation, and long-term access.
3. They are developing research data services including a data library, repository, and storage strategies to support researchers in managing their data throughout the research lifecycle and ensuring access over time.
This document provides an overview of open educational resources (OER), including definitions, forms, examples, initiatives and challenges. It describes OER as educational materials that are freely available online for use and reuse. Key points include definitions of OER from OECD, examples such as full courses and tools, major initiatives like MIT OpenCourseWare and Open University UK, drivers and inhibitors of OER adoption, and challenges regarding sustainability, intellectual property, quality and interoperability. The UKOER program is summarized as aiming to promote open content through pilot projects and cultural change at higher education institutions.
The COBWEB Summit was held as a side event chaired by Chris Higgins at the Open Geospatial Consortium's (OGC) 99th Technical and Planning Committee (TC/PC) Meeting.
The event was held at University College Dublin.
COBWEB technology platform and future development needs, ISPRA 2016COBWEB Project
COBWEB is a European Commission-funded research project that developed a generic crowdsourcing infrastructure called the Citizen Observatory Web. The COBWEB framework allows for co-design of mobile applications to collect environmental data from citizens. It provides tools for quality assurance of citizen-sourced data and publishing data using open standards. The project is working to open source components of the COBWEB framework and synchronize work with other groups to promote adoption of geospatial standards for citizen science data.
COBWEB (presentation from Citizens’ Science and Smart Cities Summit) - Chris ...COBWEB Project
The COBWEB Project is a 4-year research project that aims to explore how crowdsourced environmental data from citizen science projects can be made interoperable and reusable across projects and data infrastructures. It will develop mobile applications to collect and analyze crowdsourced data on the environment from biosphere reserves in the UK, Germany, and Greece to support decision making. The project is currently in its 16th month of the 48 month duration and working to implement its data platform and develop its first demonstrator in Wales by the next milestone.
The Digital Research & Curator Team at the British Library was formed in 2010 to support digital scholarship. Their mission is to develop innovative models for digital scholarship using digital content and technologies. Some of their main activities include staff training, promoting digital scholarship at the library, curating digital research data, and engaging with users. They offer various training courses, organize discussions on digital topics, and support digital collections and services at the library.
The document introduces the COBWEB project, which developed a crowdsourcing platform for citizen science. It summarizes that COBWEB ran from 2012-2016, created mobile apps to collect validated environmental data from citizens, and tested the platform in several biosphere reserves. The document discusses balancing research and testing goals as the project neared completion and looked to scale up participation and ensure data access.
The document introduces the COBWEB project, which developed a crowdsourcing platform for citizen science. It summarizes that COBWEB ran from 2012-2016, created mobile apps to collect validated environmental data from citizens, and tested the platform in several biosphere reserves. The document discusses balancing research and testing goals as the project neared completion and looked to increase adoption of the technology.
The British Library's Digital Scholarship department develops strategies for digital scholarship and exploitation of digital content. It oversees digitization projects covering maps, arts, sound, video and music. Projects include making newspapers, books and broadcast news searchable through text. The department works on visualization, analysis and linking of digital collections to support new forms of historical research.
This document discusses mainstreaming virtual mobility at Linnaeus University in Sweden. It proposes a framework to facilitate international contacts and cooperation across all degree programs using virtual means. Benefits of virtual mobility mentioned include inclusion, sustainability, integrating internationalization into daily work, online collaboration, and strengthening relations with partner universities. Various virtual mobility methods are presented, such as MOOCs, webinars, online courses with local exams, and Open Networked Learning - an open online course model bringing together students and staff from multiple institutions. The challenge of mainstreaming virtual mobility beyond individual projects to all programs is also addressed.
The Digital Research and Curator Team at the British Library supports the library's mission of making its collections accessible by developing strategies for digital scholarship. The team provides training to library staff, curates digital research data, and manages projects that engage users and promote the library's digital services and collections. This includes crowdsourcing initiatives, exhibitions exploring digital tools and data, and games that reuse the library's digital holdings. The goal is to widen access to collections and enhance research through collaboration between librarians, researchers, and technology experts.
Presentation by CLACSO, academic network of 616 social science research institutions in 47 countries, at OAI10 (CERN-UNIGE, Geneva, 21-23 June 2017), about the world landscape of repositories and regional repositories networks, its achievements and challenges, and the importance of open access being managed as a commons by the scholarly community
Presentation for CLACSO, academic network of 616 social science research institutions in 47 countries, at OAI10 (CERN-UNIGE, Geneva, 21-23 June 2017), about the world landscape of repositories and regional repositories networks, its achievements and challenges, and the importance of open access being managed as a commons by the scholarly community
A webinar exploring potential synergies and collaboration between European national, regional and transnational climate adaptation (knowledge) platforms (CAPs), EC-funded projects, and the Mission on Adaptation.
A number of European Commission (EC)-funded projects and the EU Mission Adaptation Community of Practice include as part of their respective work programmes, engaging with European national and regional/transnational climate adaptation (knowledge) platforms (CAPs).
The OERs: Transforming Education for Sustainable Future by Dr. Sarita AnandDr. Sarita Anand
This ppt is made for M.Ed.,(M.A. Education) and Ph.D. level student's OER related knowledge and course content. The ET & ICT in Teacher Education is highly concerned with lesson plan and content requirement and creation in daily teaching. So, this PPT on OER will help them to know the enormous platforms of OER available to use, reuse, remix for any level of education in general and in higher education particularly. Student will be not only be aware of it but also explore and use for a sustainable future of education system.
This PPT will also be helpful for the Teachers and Teachers Educators for becoming the OER literate and frequent users.
Ensuring the Citizen is at the heart of the COBWEB - Citizen Observatory Web ...COBWEB Project
"Ensuring the Citizen is at the heart of the COBWEB - Citizen Observatory Web" presentation by Jamie Williams, Environment Systems as part of the European Commission Speakers' Corner programme at GEO X, Geneva, Switzerland, 15th January 2014.
Getting Started with Institutional Repositories and Open AccessAbby Clobridge
This document provides an overview and agenda for a conference on institutional repositories and open access. It discusses the history and purpose of institutional repositories and open access, including key definitions, events, and documents. It outlines the typical content in repositories and different repository systems. It also addresses stakeholders, challenges, and guiding principles for developing repository programs.
COBWEB A quality assurance workflow authoring tool for citizen science and cr...COBWEB Project
This document describes a quality assurance workflow authoring tool for citizen science and crowd-sourced data. The tool aims to integrate authoritative and crowd-sourced data by bringing together a structured, standards-based institutional approach with a citizen-focused, timely crowd-sourced approach. The tool uses a BPMN-based workflow to chain OGC Web Processing Services for quality control processes. This allows stakeholders to design customizable QA workflows by selecting from a repository of generic quality control processes.
Presented by Barnard Kroon (University College Dublin) at the COBWEB Summit, a side event of the Open Geospatial Constorium's (OGC) 99th Technical & Planning Committee (TC/PC) Meeting held at University College Dublin, 2016.
COBWEB: Towards an Optimised Interoperability Framework for Citizen ScienceCOBWEB Project
Presented by Ingo Simonis and Rob Atkinson (OGC-Europe) at the COBWEB Summit, a side event of the Open Geospatial Constorium's (OGC) 99th Technical & Planning Committee (TC/PC) Meeting held at University College Dublin, 2016.
Presented by Dr. Andreas Matheus, 21st June 2016.
During the COBWEB Summit at Open Geospatial Constorium's (OGC) 99th Technical Planning Committee (TC/PC) Meeting.
Presented by Dr Andreas Matheus, June 1st 2016 at the 10th GEO European Projects Workshop.
This was part of the session 'Citizens' Observatories for environmental policy monitoring and development'.
Wide access to spatial Citizen Science data - ECSA Berlin 2016COBWEB Project
Authors: Paul van Genuchten, Lieke Verhelst, Clemens Portele
Presented at the European Citizen Science Association conference Berlin, May 2016.
One of the objectives of COBWEB is to publish citizen science data to GEOSS, the Global Earth Observation System of Systems. GEOSS has a focus on spatial standards (CSW, SensorWeb, WMS/WFS). However, a major part of citizen science community is not aware of these standards, and average users use search engines to discover data and common formats to analyse data. So how do we bridge the gap between services in GEOSS and search engines?
A Standardized Encoding to Exchange Citizen Science Data - ESCA 2015COBWEB Project
With more and more citizen observatories and sampling campaigns there are all sorts of data being collected, each using different formats and techniques. This is not great for re-use and sharing of the data. Which is where standardization comes in and helps to improve the situation. Dr Ingo Simonis discusses how OGC have tackled this challenge.
COBWEB Smart Technology = Smart Data? Citizen Science in the Dyfi Biosphere R...COBWEB Project
COBWEB Smart Technology = Smart Data? Citizen Science in the Dyfi Biosphere Reserve, Welsh Wildlife Centre, Cilgerran, 7th March 2015. Dr Crona Hodges.
COBWEB RDA Plenery 5 - Joint meeting of IG Geospatial & IG Big Data - Didier...COBWEB Project
Didier Leibovici & Mike Jackson, University of Nottingham (COBWEB partner)
Geogspatial Data Curation & interoperability in the COBWEB project - citizen science and crowdsourcing for environmental policy
COBWEB - Existing Work and Future Plans - Presentation by James Hodges of the...COBWEB Project
"COBWEB - Existing Work and Future Plans". Presentation given by James Hodges, Outward Bound Trust at the Gweithdy COBWEB yn Machynlleth / COBWEB Workshop in Machynlleth on 20th May 2014.
Find out more about this event (in Welsh or English/yn Cymraeg neu Saesneg) on the COBWEB Project website:
http://bit.ly/1nMjmUP
Coetiroedd Dyfi Woodlands Presentation by Kirsten Manley from COBWEB Workshop...COBWEB Project
Presentation given by Kirsten Manley on the Coetiroedd Dyfi Woodlands group and work at the Gweithdy COBWEB yn Machynlleth / COBWEB Workshop in Machynlleth on 20th May 2014.
Find out more about this event (in Welsh or English/yn Cymraeg neu Saesneg) on the COBWEB Project website:
http://bit.ly/1nMjmUP
COBWEB: helping to map vegetation - work with Aberystwyth University - Crona ...COBWEB Project
Hodges, C. 2014. COBWEB: helping to map vegetation - work with Aberystwyth University. Presentation as part of the COBWEB Workshop, 22nd May 2014, y Plas, Dyfi, UK.
WP6 Demonstrators Estimating inundation extent from a distance - Brewar, Evan...COBWEB Project
Brewar, P., Evans, B., Hodges, C., Macklin, M. and Williams, R. 2014. WP6 Demonstrators Estimating inundation extent from a distance. Presentation as part of the COBWEB Workshop, 22nd May 2014, y Plas, Dyfi, UK.
Attention Citizens! Presentation as part of the Citizen Science Workshop - Ni...COBWEB Project
This document provides tips for communicating Citizen Science projects and using social media engagement. It recommends targeting key audiences and engaging citizens early in the design process. Planning social media content should make the project aims and calls to action clear, and explain why citizens should participate and how their contributions will be used. Popular social media channels like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google+ should be used consistently to support engagement with project communities over the long term. Images, video, guest posts, and live events can help build trust and encourage participation and sharing.
COBWEB: Citizen Observatories Web Ecology meets the crowd - Crona Hodges COBWEB Project
Presentation given at the 33rd CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) Workshop, part of the Joint CEN/TC 287 and OGC Workshop which took place on 30th September 2013, Frascati, Italy.
Find out more about the COBWEB Project at:
http://cobwebproject.eu/dissemination/
access management,citizen observatory,cobweb,cobwebfp7,,european union,fp7,geoss,saml
General Overview of the COBWEB Project - Bart De Lathouwer and Chris HigginsCOBWEB Project
Presentation given at the 33rd CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) Workshop, part of the Joint CEN/TC 287 and OGC Workshop which took place on 30th September 2013, Frascati, Italy.
Find out more about the COBWEB Project at:
http://cobwebproject.eu/dissemination/
access management,citizen observatory,cobweb,cobwebfp7,eu grant agreement number 308513,european union,fp7,geoss,saml
Citizen Observatory Framework with Access Management Federation in GEOSS - Ba...COBWEB Project
Presentation given by Bart De Lathouwer (Interoperability Program, OGC and COBWEB Project) on Thursday 10th October, at the ENVIP'2013 Workshop, part of ISESS (International Symposium on Environmental Software Systems) 2013 in Neusiedl am See, Austria.
Find out more about the COBWEB Project at:
http://cobwebproject.eu/dissemination/
Profitability and efficiency analyses of organic temperate vegetable producti...Open Access Research Paper
This research analyzed the profitability and efficiency of organic temperate vegetable production through the supply chain approach. Survey, key informant interviews, participant observation and archival research were used to gather data. Thirty eight (38) producers and 11 traders in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Region III and Region IVA served as respondents. Descriptive statistics, cost and return analysis and efficiency analysis were used to analyze research results. The emergence of new breeds of players makes the marketing channel of organic vegetables in the CAR complex compared to a simpler, more modern and integrated chain in the regions outside of the CAR. The six key players in the marketing of organic vegetables are the cooperative, assembler-wholesaler-retailer, assembler-wholesaler, assembler- retailer, retailer and institutional buyers. Returns to total expenses were highest for native cucumber, cauliflower, Japanese spinach, broccoli and lettuce ranging from 100 percent to 235 percent. Native cucumber, cauliflower, Japanese spinach, broccoli, French beans, and lettuce give higher profits to farmers ranging from 49.00 pesos to 71.00 pesos per kilogram. The production of cabbage, native cucumber, cauliflower, Japanese spinach, broccoli, French beans, and lettuce requires low capital, labor and land use intensity indicating high efficiency. Value chain and marketing margin analyses show cost and margin differentials across players and across geographic locations indicating variations in the distribution of benefits among key actors. With the premium price that organic products command and the low capitalization, land and labor utilization needed, organic temperate vegetable production is profitable and efficient which determine its sustainability in the long run.
Denzel Washington Siblings: A Comprehensive Look at the Family Behind the Legendgreendigital
Introduction
Denzel Washington is synonymous with exceptional talent and a distinguished career in Hollywood. But, behind the celebrated actor is a family that has shaped the man we see today. This article delves deep into the lives of Denzel Washington siblings. Exploring their individual stories, relationships, and contributions to the Washington family's legacy.
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Early Life and Family Background
The Washington Family Roots
Denzel Washington was born on December 28, 1954, in Mount Vernon. New York, to Reverend Denzel Hayes Washington Sr. and Lennis "Lynne" Lowe Washington. His parents were pivotal figures in their community. with his father serving as a Pentecostal minister and his mother as a beauty parlor owner. This robust and faith-driven upbringing laid the foundation for the values and discipline that Denzel and his siblings would carry throughout their lives.
Siblings: An Overview
Denzel Washington is one of three children. His older sister, Lorice Washington, and younger brother. David Washington, have each carved out their paths. contributing to their family and society. This section overviews their early lives before diving into more detailed biographies.
Lorice Washington: The Eldest Sister
Early Life and Education
Lorice Washington, the eldest of the Washington siblings. was born in Mount Vernon, New York. Growing up in a household that emphasized education and hard work. Lorice excelled in her studies and known for her nurturing nature. She often took on a caretaking role for her younger brothers.
Career and Personal Life
Lorice pursued a career in education, inspired by her parents' commitment to community and service. She became a well-respected teacher. dedicating her life to shaping young minds and fostering a love for learning. Lorice's influence on her students and her dedication to her profession reflect the values instilled in her by her parents.
Relationship with Denzel
As the eldest sibling, Lorice has always shared a close bond with Denzel. Their relationship characterized by mutual respect and admiration. Denzel often credits his sister for her unwavering support and for being a role model in his life. Their sibling bond has remained strong over the years. with Lorice playing a pivotal role in Denzel's personal and professional life.
David Washington: The Younger Brother
Early Life and Education
David Washington, the youngest of the Washington siblings. was also born in Mount Vernon, New York. Like his siblings, David raised in a household that valued discipline, education, and faith. He attended local schools and known for his athletic abilities and charming personality.
Career and Personal Life
Unlike his famous brother, David's career path diverged from the entertainment industry. He pursued a business career, leveraging his skills and education to build a successful professional life. David's entrepreneurial spirit and dedication to his work are testaments to the strong work et
Novel biosynthesized nanosilver impregnated heat modified montmorillonite cla...Open Access Research Paper
We report here the preparation of highly stabilized nanosilver (AgNp) impregnated clay composites by the biological method. Characterizations by various techniques indicate that the silver nanoparticles were intercalated into montmorillonite clay k10 (MMT k10) composite. The adsorption of malachite green dye onto silver nanoparticles impregnated clay (Ag/MMT K10) and calcined clay (Ag/CMMT K10) in aqueous solution was investigated. Experiments were performed out as function of different dosages (1-3g/L). pH (4.7, 6.7 and 8.7) and temperature (30-60oC).The equilibrium adsorption data of cationic dye on both (Ag/MMT K10) and calcined clay (Ag/CMMT K10) were investigated by Langmuir and Freundlich models. The maximum adsorption capability (k) has been found to be 34.3- 44.3mg/g. High adsorptive nature of the calcined clay Ag/CMMT K10 provided reasonable dye removal capacity. The kinetics of cationic dye adsorption suitably followed the pseudo- first and second order rate expression which shows that intraparticle diffusion plays an important role in the mechanism of adsorption. The experimental results indicate that calcined clay Ag/CMMT K10 is potential material for adsorption of cationic dye from aqueous solutions.
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COBWEB - Chris Higgins, EDINA
1. COBWEB
Thurs 4th Dec, 2014
CITIZENS OBSERVATORIES:
EMPOWERING EUROPEAN SOCIETY
OPEN CONFERENCE,
Management Centre Europe, Brussels
Chris Higgins
COBWEB Project Coordinator
EDINA, University of Edinburgh.
chris.higgins@ed.ac.uk
2. Citizen Observatory Web
• Generic crowdsourcing infrastructure
• Data which supports policy
• Address data quality issues
• Open standards
A toolkit which can be
downloaded and used
in multiple scenarios
4. UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Sites of excellence to foster
harmonious integration of people and
nature for sustainable development
through participation, knowledge
sharing, poverty reduction and human
well-being improvements, cultural
values and society's ability to cope
with change, thus contributing to the
Millennium Development Goals
6. Overall Project Status
• Halfway through
• Month 24: major
milestone:
• First demonstrator completed and ready for
testing in the field
• COBWEB Platform Release - Intermediate
Version
• First public demonstration today!
7. First two years…
Can be characterised by:
• Lots of stakeholder engagement
• Requirements gathering driving …
– Architecture development
• Rapid prototyping
• Last few months characterised by integrating
various components and deploying the initial
platform
8. COBWEB Framework
OGC Web Services:
• WPS: Web Processing Service
• WFS: Web Feature Service
• WMS: Web Map Service
• SOS: Sensor Observation
Service
9. Next 2 years…7 Co-design sub-projects
Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
Penparcau Community
Forum
10. Next 2 years…emphasis shifting
• Rolling out software
• Getting greater buy-in
• Sustainability
• More focus on research agenda
• Moving onto Greece, Germany
• Additional Biosphere Reserves
– Europe
– Global