‘Wild land’: a concept in search of space

This paper sets out the general background context surrounding the issue of wild land in Scotland. It explores definitions of wild land and related concepts, identifies key issues associated with wild land in Scotland, and explores the question of the desirability of designating areas as wild land for Scotland. There is increasing interest in the concept of ‘wild land’, ‘wildness’, or ‘wilderness’ in Scotland, other parts of the UK and Europe. Changes in agricultural policy are leading to land abandonment in several European Union member states and in some cases ‘re-wilding’ is taking place with little or no managerial input from humans. These events have led to renewed interest across Europe in setting aside land with minimal management to create ‘wild’ areas. There has been either interest or activity, not always in the public sector, in Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and the Netherlands in exploring and establishing some form of wild land area. Many of these are relatively small, with evidence of recent human activity, and, as such, are quite distinct from the concept of ‘wilderness’, which has been so influential in certain parts of the world (such as North America) in influencing the designation of areas of land for minimal management. In contrast there are the large areas of northern Scandinavia, which still contain ‘wilderness-like’ qualities, and to some extent are preserved in the wilderness areas and national parks of Finland, Sweden and Norway. Unfortunately, the terms ‘wild land’, ‘wildness’, ‘wilderness’, come with an enormous amount of associated cultural baggage, resulting in argument and conflict over definitions, purpose, and management of potential wild land or wilderness areas. The aim of this paper is to unpack some of that baggage and clarify the key issues in the current discussions on wild land taking place in Scotland

Aplikasi Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Laporan Laba Rugi pada Putri Beauty Salon dan SPA Bandar Lampung

Putri Beauty Salon dan Spa merupakan Perusahaan yang bergerak dibidang jasa kecantikan. Kelemahan yang ada disini terletak pada proses pencatatan transaksi terutama yang berkaitan dengan perhitungsn laba rugi masih dihitung secara manual. Format penyusunan laporan laba rugi belum memenuhi standart akuntansi, sehingga menyebabkan pembuatan laporan laba rugi sering terlambat melebihi batas toleransi. Bentuk laporan laba rugi yang akan digunakan adalah bentuk Single Step. Aplikasi ini menggunakan bahasa pemrograman Java Dekstop sedangkan databasenya menggunakan MySQL. Metode pengembangan sistem Extreme Programming dan perancangan menggunakan diagram UML yang terdiri dari use case, class diagram, dan activity diagram. Hasil penelitian ini menghasilkan Aplikasi Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Laporan Laba Rugi Pada Putri Beauty Salon dan Spa Bandar Lampung yang akurat, relevan dan tepat waktu. Aplikasi yang dikembangkan dapat membantu meningkatkan kinerja bagian admin pada Putri Beauty Salon dan Spa Bandar Lampung dalam penyusunan laporan laba rugi secara cepat dan tepat waktu

Considerações para o monitoramento do uso do solo com dados MODIS para longos períodos e em escala regional, e sua aplicação na bacia do Alto Taquari, MS/MT.

Este artigo discute uma metodologia para a classificação sistemática do uso e cobertura do solo em escala regional e para períodos extensos de tempo. O cerne desta metodologia está baseado no trabalho descrito em JONATHAN et al. (2005, 2006) e se fundamenta na análise de dados multitemporais provenientes do sensor MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer), o qual se encontra a bordo dos satélites Terra e Aqua da NASA e apresenta propriedades de alta frequência temporal, extensa cobertura, e baixíssimo custo para aquisição de dados. Neste trabalho, realizou-se uma avaliação dos maiores potenciais e possíveis impedimentos da aplicação desta metodologia para o monitoramento plurianual do uso e cobertura do solo, concluindo-se ser de fato viável monitorar grandes regiões por longos períodos de tempo com baixo custo e altos níveis de automação. Neste sentido, tomou-se como área de estudos a Bacia do Alto Taquari, localizada nos estados de Mato Grosso do Sul e Mato Grosso, de forma a se enfatizar a relevância da aplicação desta abordagem para a detecção e quantificação de fenômenos como o desflorestamento e a dinâmica agrícola, que são por sua vez essenciais para o melhor entendimento dos principais processos de degradação relacionados ao ecossistema do Pantanal

Towards a computer aided diagnosis system dedicated to virtual microscopy based on stereology sampling and diffusion maps

An original strategy is presented, combining stereological sampling methods based on test grids and data reduction methods based on diffusion maps, in order to build a knowledge image database with no bias introduced by a subjective choice of exploration areas. The practical application of the exposed methodology concerns virtual slides of breast tumors

Regional scale land use/land cover classification using temporal series of MODIS data.

This paper describes a methodology for systematic land use/land cover classification on a regional scale, with emphasis on a low cost and highly automatized approach. This methodology is based on multitemporal analyses of surface reflectance data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), which is located on board NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites and features high temporal frequency, extensive coverage, and extremely low costs for data acquisition. A sequence of automatized procedures were developed for MODIS data pre-processing, as well as for the training and execution of a supervised classification algorithm, where temporal profiles are fitted to smooth polynomial curves and intelligent curve features are then computed in order to reduce data dimensionality and improve profile interpretability, thus providing a more robust classification approach. A case study was performed in the High Taquari Basin, in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso, Brazil, which showed that the method was indeed capable of generalizing well over the entire region of study (over 25,000km2), effectively discriminating between areas of agriculture, pasture, and savannah. The methodology was also seen to be quite successful in identifying areas of deforestation, which is of particular interest for the monitoring of land use and land use change in the region

Estimation de vitesses par assimilation de données variationnelle

Les méthodes classiques d'estimation dense de la vitesse (de type flot optique) s'appuient sur l'estimation des dérivées spatio-temporelles de l'image. Celles-ci sont difficiles à estimer dans le cas d'occlusion d'une partie des acquisitions. Les approches issues de l'assimilation de données s'appuient sur un modèle d'évolution temporelle, qui permet de répondre à ce problème des données manquantes. Nous proposons donc une nouvelle approche pour estimer un champ de vitesse apparent, à partir d'une séquence d'images, en utilisant une méthode d'assimilation de données variationnelle. Pour cela un Modèle Image est construit, dans lequel sont assimilées les observations de la séquence d'images. Cette approche permet une estimation optimale de la vitesse, même si les observations sont partiellement manquantes comme c'est fréquemment le cas en imagerie satellite

Low-Temperature Physics

Contains reports on five research projects

Остеоартроз, артериальная гипертензия и ожирение: проблема коморбидности

Представлены данные современных исследований отечественных и зарубежных ученых, касающиеся распространенности сочетанной патологии − остеоартроза с артериальной гипертензией и ожирением.Наведено дані сучасних досліджень вітчизняних і зарубіжних вчених щодо поширеності поєднаної патології − остеоартрозу з артеріальною гіпертензією та ожирінням.The data of contemporary investigations of Ukrainian and foreign scientists about the prevalence of combined pathology (osteoarthrosis with arterial hypertension and obesity) are presented