Search results for "Divers"

Gaussian processes retrieval of crop traits in Google Earth Engine based on Sentinel-2 top-of-atmosphere data.

2022

The unprecedented availability of optical satellite data in cloud-based computing platforms, such as Google Earth Engine (GEE), opens new possibilities to develop crop trait retrieval models from the local to the planetary scale. Hybrid retrieval models are of interest to run in these platforms as they combine the advantages of physically-based radiative transfer models (RTM) with the flexibility of machine learning regression algorithms. Previous research with GEE primarily relied on processing bottom-of-atmosphere (BOA) reflectance data, which requires atmospheric correction. In the present study, we implemented hybrid models directly into GEE for processing Sentinel-2 (S2) Level-1C (L1C)…

Phytoplankton biovolume from a site and flooding area in the National Pack Las Tablas de Daimiel (1996-2002) [Dataset]

2002

Esta matriz de datos contiene: a) el biovolumen de las especies encontradas en el punto llamado Molemocho del humedal de Las Tablas de Daimiel desde 1996 a 2002 muestreado mensualmente y b) el área de inundación del humedal en esos años. Los métodos de toma de muestras y observación, clasificación, recuento y cálculo del biovolumen, así como más información sobre el humedal se pueden encontrar, entre otras publicaciones en Rojo et al. 2012 (Trade-offs in plankton species richness arising from drought: insights from long-term data of a National Park wetland (central Spain). Biodversity and Consrvation. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-012-0307-1). La información de a) está ordenada en filas …

How Virtuous is Your Firm? A Checklist

2009

Scholars are noting a change in the way business is being conducted. Many firms --one scholar estimates the number at 15%-- are concerned about values rather than focusing exclusively on maximizing profits. This new kind of capitalism considers factors such as societal needs, quality, needs of employees, and environmental sustainability in business decision making. In addition, a large number of consumers (approximately 70 million Americans), known as values-driven consumers, prefer doing business with companies that have values. This paper provides a checklist that can be used by firms to determine whether or not they are indeed virtuous; if they are not, the authors provide reasons why th…

Ennallistettujen metsien seuranta

2007

Culture as an influence on sexting attitudes and behaviors: A differential analysis comparing adolescents from Spain and Colombia

2020

Abstract This study analyses the prevalence of sexting and the reasons and attitudes associated with its practice in adolescents with different cultural backgrounds (Colombia and Spain). The sample is made up of 489 Spaniards and 510 Colombians aged between 13 and 18 years. The results show that sexting is strongly influenced by gender and the country, in favor of men and Colombians respectively. The interaction between gender and country establishes that in Spain women and men practice sexting equally, while in Colombia men practice much more sexting than women. Although the practice of sexting increases progressively with age, the levels are higher among Colombian adolescents, especially …

New Gynandromorph Records for Chirocephalus diaphanus (Branchiopoda, Anostraca, Chirocephalidae)

2021

We report and describe new Chirocephalus diaphanus Prévost, 1803 gynandromorphs from Tunisia and review the literature of anostracan gynandromorphy and other, possibly associated, somatic aberrations, with comments on their evolutionary significance. Our material has three specimens that are specifically deformed on the left side of the head.

Genomic diversity and population structure analysis reveal few genetic differences among Ethiopian indigenous sheep populations

2017

African sheep, like other domestic sheep, are domesticated from the Asiatic mouflon (Ovis orientalis). They entered the continent through the North and the Horn of Africa regions following maritime and terrestrial trading routes. Ethiopia is one of the main entry points of various plant and animal domesticates into Africa. It is characterised by diverse agro-ecologies, ancient human ethnic diversity and the presence of indigenous sheep breeds/populations of unprecedented morphological diversity (e.g. tail types). Here, we investigate the genome diversity and population structure of 146 unrelated animals from 11 Ethiopian indigenous sheep populations. DNA was extracted from ear tissue punche…

Regulación de la tasa de mutación en virus de DNA

2019

Los virus de DNA son extremadamente abundantes en todos los ecosistemas pero tradicionalmente se ha pensado que su grado de diversidad genética y adaptabilidad es mucho menor que el de los virus de RNA al presentar tasas de mutación inferiores. La tasa de mutación de algunos virus de DNA puede llegar a ser mil veces superior que la de su hospedador, incluso cuando el virus utiliza la polimerasa de la célula huésped para la replicación. A pesar de ello, existe muy poca información sobre las tasas de mutación de los virus de DNA. Es muy probable que una de las razones sea que las tecnologías de secuenciación de nueva generación (NGS), en muchos casos, presentan tasas de error que son órdenes …

"I felt like a lonely person in the desert" : a case study on factors moderating interunit communication in multinational headquarters-subsidiary rel…

2017

One of the biggest challenges for internationalizing businesses is to develop and maintain efficient internal communication processes across national and cultural borders. This thesis aims to examine what are the most important organizational structures and communicational practices for a successful multinational headquarters-subsidiary relationship, and what do the communicational practices, such as the mechanics of language use and interunit knowledge-transfer, imply about the efficiency of global co-operation. This study considers the experiences of one case company’s Finnish headquarters and Dutch subsidiary on internal communication in a crucial phase of internationalization. The data …

Disentangling directional and fluctuating asymmetry in a genome-wide association study.

2018

8 pages; International audience; Although directional and fluctuating asymmetry have been frequently assessed independently, they are indeed associated concepts both in theory and in practice. However, they can be difficult to disentangle in genome-wide association studies, where the appropriate shape statistics are not fully developed. Although the usage of Procrustes distances to overcome this problem may be tempting, this does not reliably help to identify the underlying genetic components of directional and fluctuating asymmetries. Here, similarities and differences among different approaches have revealed that the genetic component of the skull asymmetry in this population of mice is m…