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Researcher Sandra Davern performs cell-based assays to evaluate cell death and DNA damage in response to radiation. Davern is initiative lead for ORNL’s Accelerating Radiotherapeutics through Advanced Molecular Constructs (ARM) Initiative and the Accelerating Radiotherapeutic Innovations and Applications (ARIA) Initiative, both of which focus on improving targeted therapies for cancer. Credit: ORNL/U.S. Dept. of Energy
01 -15 June 2018: Our Association for Stimulating Know-how - ASK team did an evaluation of “Resilience Communities to Trafficking” project at Jagdalpur, Baster district in Chhattisgarh.
The project is implemented by Emmanuel Hospital Association and funded by Transform Aid International Australia.
The project is implemented in 6 blocks in 3 districts in 2 states: Baster in Chhattisgarh and Khunti & Palamu in Jharkhand.
Photos: ASK
Interest Research
The organism selected for study in Coyote Creek is a ladybug of the Family Coccinellidae. Ladybugs disperse mainly through flying using their wings and are found worldwide. The common American species, known as the seven-spotted ladybug, was native to Europe and was brought to America to control aphid populations. Ladybugs reproduce sexually and will store sperm for a few months before laying eggs that are usually number between one or two dozen. Adaptations of the ladybug are its aposematic coloration that warns predators off and its ability to secrete an oily fluid from its exoskeleton that deters predatory feeding.
Observations
Only a single population was found on the site near the creek area. The nearest breeding members reside on the same plant which occupies a space of around four feet. The distribution is clumped into one single area, although each member of the population is distributed randomly throughout this small space. The location of the ladybugs population is on the only flowering plant in the site which is expected since its food source of aphids is more likely to be found here than on any of the other plants which are mostly aquatic. This population is most likely a sink since the food and available plant life is highly limited for these organisms and does not have a high number of ladybugs residing within the population. Offspring from this small population most likely go to the nearby fields of wildflowers located just west of the creek where there is little human activity. Immigrants might come from this adjacent field and enter the creek system as they search for sources of food, but most likely do not stay as food is not abundant.
Calculations
According to the geometric growth model the estimated five ladybugs capable of reproduction should have a population of around 1200 in a 5 year time period. In 20 years the population should reach over 1 million. The population will most likely not experience this type of growth as resources are severely limited in this area for the particular location and most of the ladybugs will likely die off or migrate to more favorable areas in San Jose.
Literature
The ladybug population is related to a conservation effort and study mentioned in the SimUtext discussing allee effects. Researchers, including F. Courchamp, in 2011 were trying to save the Kakapo, a flightless endangered parrot in New Zealand. With only 131 birds left which are spread over several islands, the researchers were observing and documenting allee effects in the population. This phenomenon occurs when a small population size by itself decreases the population growth rate. The researchers concluded that allee effects are a crucial part of understanding population dynamics. The population of lady bugs is probably experiencing allee effects as the population size is incredibly small and difficultly mating will probably cause the population to disappear. Additionally, work by Lorne Wolfe in 2002 on alien invaders applies to this organism population. All of the ladybugs spotted were seven-spotted ladybugs which are native to Europe. Wolfe studied snowy campions and found that exotic species do better in the new environments because they can take advantage of new environments. In this area, most of the native species have been outcompeted and no native ladybugs were found near the creek. This is due to the idea that foreign introductions often out-compete natives by escaping their enemies back home and exploiting the new resources they find.
2016-11-08: An official speaking during Evaluation Week - Achieving top five Opportunities and Challenges.
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The Madison Healthplex Performance Center hosted the MRYC baseball evaluations for the Spring 2014 season.
2016-11-09: Fadel Ndiame, Regional Head, AGRA West Africa addresses during Evaluation Week: Feeding Africa Strengthening Agriculture and Food Security.
Admin Assistant, Eileen Janel, handed out evaluation gifts (Okanagan jellies) to delegates submitting conference evaluations
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A bit of playing around with imagemagick
Mobility Operators Meeting | Day One, Opening and Sharing Tools and Methodologies for Evaluation and Documentation
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"Balkans, let's get up!" fellows and changemakers came together in Belgrade, Serbia in order to evaluate the progress and the results of their projects. They presented their achievements in a public presentation at the Cervantes Institute. In the last part of the seminar they as well developed perspectives and explore opportunities for future engagement.
Foto: Laura Werling
2011 Final Evaluation of the Humanitarian Coalition in Haiti.
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Évaluation finale en 2011 des programmes de la Coalition Humanitaire en Haïti.
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Photo Credit: Patrick Robitaille
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2016-11-08: An official speaking during Evaluation Week - Achieving top five Opportunities and Challenges.
I am very happy with my work and with my end product. With my 50 layers my final product was not what I had planned to do as a number of other ideas sprung to mind e.g World war, Aliens and also The end of the world....but I settled with the idea of zombies.
I went through many concepts as I started....at first I wanted to use the college area as the Main city landscape in the background and I wanted to edit in zombies and some army man etc but I didn't like the end outcome with that so I changed it and tried to make it look like like an overgrown city using images from "I am Legend" but I wasn't happy with this either.
Eventually I settled on a silhouette idea as they are easy to use and manipulate. I eventually ended up with this and there are a few things I would have done differently if i had the chance. I would change the Jason Statham as I was stupid enough to merge the layers of the face with the face mask....I later came to regret this as I couldn't edit the mask further.
I used to much smoke and clouds and the explosions had a problematic blue tint to their edges however the screen effect seemed to have gotten rid of most of it. I would also change the eyes of the face as it doesn't look realistic and looks very unprofessional.... if I could change that i would use some veins and nerves and edit them in on the eyes and make them look very bloodshot.
Overall I am very happy with my end product. I think i should have added more stuff to hint at zombies besides the title and face... I think i should have added a containment sign or a radiation sign to show that there is some kind of contaminant at play here and that people are getting ill.
However i am happy with my end product and satisfied with it. I think my skill with photoshop has increased as i use the effects more and can work at a quicker pace. I am proud of the background in the image as it looks very good in my opinion as the storm and lightning looks very realistic.