Nanotechnology and the Developing World

How nanotechnology can be harnessed to address some of the world's most critical development problem

Nature-based supportive care opportunities: A conceptual framework

Objective: Given preliminary evidence for positive health outcomes related to contact with nature for cancer populations, research is warranted to ascertain possible strategies for incorporating nature-based care opportunities into oncology contexts as additional strategies for addressing multidimensional aspects of cancer patients’ health and recovery needs. The objective of this study was to consolidate existing research related to nature-based supportive care opportunities and generate a conceptual framework for discerning relevant applications in the supportive care setting. Methods: Drawing on research investigating nature-based engagement in oncology contexts, a two-step analytic process was used to construct a conceptual framework for guiding nature-based supportive care design and future research. Concept analysis methodology generated new representations of understanding by extracting and synthesising salient concepts. Newly formulated concepts were transposed to findings from related research about patient-reported and healthcare expert-developed recommendations for nature-based supportive care in oncology. Results: Five theoretical concepts (themes) were formulated describing patients’ reasons for engaging with nature and the underlying needs these interactions address. These included: connecting with what is genuinely valued, distancing from the cancer experience, meaning-making and reframing the cancer experience, finding comfort and safety, and vital nurturance. Eight shared patient and expert recommendations were compiled, which address the identified needs through nature-based initiatives. Eleven additional patient-reported recommendations attend to beneficial and adverse experiential qualities of patients’ nature-based engagement and complete the framework. Conclusions: The framework outlines salient findings about helpful nature-based supportive care opportunities for ready access by healthcare practitioners, designers, researchers and patients themselves

Automatic plant disease diagnosis using mobile capture devices, applied on a wheat use case

Disease diagnosis based on the detection of early symptoms is a usual threshold taken into account for integrated pest management strategies. Early phytosanitary treatment minimizes yield losses and increases the efficacy and efficiency of the treatments. However, the appearance of new diseases associated to new resistant crop variants complicates their early identification delaying the application of the appropriate corrective actions. The use of image based automated identification systems can leverage early detection of diseases among farmers and technicians but they perform poorly under real field conditions using mobile devices. A novel image processing algorithm based on candidate hot-spot detection in combination with statistical inference methods is proposed to tackle disease identification in wild conditions. This work analyses the performance of early identification of three European endemic wheat diseases – septoria, rust and tan spot. The analysis was done using 7 mobile devices and more than 3500 images captured in two pilot sites in Spain and Germany during 2014, 2015 and 2016. Obtained results reveal AuC (Area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic –ROC– Curve) metrics higher than 0.80 for all the analyzed diseases on the pilot tests under real conditions

Plant biosecurity preparedness plan for U.S. agricultural producers (2006)

"Eden : Extension Disaster Education Network""The author thanks the professionals of Purdue University's Cooperative Extension Service for generously sharing sections of their May 2004 document entitled Rural Security Planning: Protecting Family, Friends, and Farm [Document Number PPP-64]. EDEN also thanks the following technical reviewers: Wayne C. Bailey, Ph.D., MU Extension, Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri; David E. Baker, CSP, MU Extension, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri; Abigail Borron, Extension Disaster Education Network, Purdue University; Steve Cain, Extension Disaster Education Network, Purdue University; Eric Evans, MU Extension, Fire and Rescue Training Institute, University of Missouri; Fred Fishel, Ph.D., MU Extension, Integrated Pest Management, Plant Sciences, University of Missouri; Dale Langford, Extension and Agricultural Information, University of Missouri; James Stack, Ph.D., Plant Pathology, Kansas State University; Laura Sweets, Ph.D., Plant Pathology, University of Missouri."Developed by EDEN as part of its online Plant Biosecurity Management Course for Extension Professionals."New 3/06/2M

Dongguan Elegant Top Shoes Co., employee brochure translation

This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide. Special emphasis is placed on labor rights, working conditions, labor market changes, and union organizing.CLW_2001_Report_China_Dongguan_employee_brochure.pdf: 19 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

Technology utilization program report, 1974

The adaptation of various technological innovations from the NASA space program to industrial and domestic applications is summarized

Barnes Hospital Bulletin

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