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Cadotte, Dinnage, Tilman: ESA Online Journals - Phylogenetic diversity promotes ecosyst... - 0 views

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"Our results indicate that communities where species are evenly and distantly related to one another are more stable compared to communities where phylogenetic relationships are more clumped. This result could be explained by a phylogenetic sampling effect, where some lineages show greater stability in productivity compared to other lineages, and greater evolutionary distances reduce the chance of sampling only unstable groups. However, we failed to find evidence for similar stabilities among closely related species. Alternatively, we found evidence that plot biomass variance declined with increasing phylogenetic distances, and greater evolutionary distances may represent species that are ecologically different (phylogenetic complementarity). Accounting for evolutionary relationships can reveal how diversity in form and function may affect stability."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Our results indicate that communities where species are evenly and distantly related to one another are more stable compared to communities where phylogenetic relationships are more clumped. This result could be explained by a phylogenetic sampling effect, where some lineages show greater stability in productivity compared to other lineages, and greater evolutionary distances reduce the chance of sampling only unstable groups. However, we failed to find evidence for similar stabilities among closely related species. Alternatively, we found evidence that plot biomass variance declined with increasing phylogenetic distances, and greater evolutionary distances may represent species that are ecologically different (phylogenetic complementarity). Accounting for evolutionary relationships can reveal how diversity in form and function may affect stability."</div>

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Janos Haits on 14 Feb 12

Linked Data Research Centre (LiDRC) Laboratory The LiDRC Lab is a collection of tools and demos we are working on in the Linked Data Research Centre, DERI at NUI Galway. Experimental Tools & Services In the table below you'll find tools and services we are experimenting with. They are likely not stable and are subject to (rapid) change.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Linked Data Research Centre (LiDRC) Laboratory The LiDRC Lab is a collection of tools and demos we are working on in the Linked Data Research Centre, DERI at NUI Galway. Experimental Tools & Services In the table below you'll find tools and services we are experimenting with. They are likely not stable and are subject to (rapid) change.</div>

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TEDxRheinMain - Prof. Dr. Thomas Metzinger - The Ego Tunnel - YouTube - 1 views

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Brain, bodily awareness, and the emergence of a conscious self: these entities and their relations are explored by Germanphilosopher and cognitive scientist Metzinger. Extensively working with neuroscientists he has come to the conclusion that, in fact, there is no such thing as a "self" -- that a "self" is simply the content of a model created by our brain - part of a virtual reality we create for ourselves. But if the self is not "real," he asks, why and how did it evolve? How does the brain construct the self? In a series of fascinating virtual reality experiments, Metzinger and his colleagues have attempted to create so-called "out-of-body experiences" in the lab, in order to explore these questions. As a philosopher, he offers a discussion of many of the latest results in robotics, neuroscience, dream and meditation research, and argues that the brain is much more powerful than we have ever imagined. He shows us, for example, that we now have the first machines that have developed an inner image of their own body -- and actually use this model to create intelligent behavior. In addition, studies exploring the connections between phantom limbs and the brain have shown us that even people born without arms or legs sometimes experience a sensation that they do in fact have limbs that are not there. Experiments like the "rubber-hand illusion" demonstrate how we can experience a fake hand as part of our self and even feel a sensation of touch on the phantom hand form the basis and testing ground for the idea that what we have called the "self" in the past is just the content of a transparent self-model in our brains. Now, as new ways of manipulating the conscious mind-brain appear on the scene, it will soon become possible to alter our subjective reality in an unprecedented manner. The cultural consequences of this, Metzinger claims, may be immense: we will need a new approach to ethics, and we will be forced to think about ourselves in a fundamentally new way. At

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Brain, bodily awareness, and the emergence of a conscious self: these entities and their relations are explored by Germanphilosopher and cognitive scientist Metzinger. Extensively working with neuroscientists he has come to the conclusion that, in fact, there is no such thing as a "self" -- that a "self" is simply the content of a model created by our brain - part of a virtual reality we create for ourselves. But if the self is not "real," he asks, why and how did it evolve? How does the brain construct the self? In a series of fascinating virtual reality experiments, Metzinger and his colleagues have attempted to create so-called "out-of-body experiences" in the lab, in order to explore these questions. As a philosopher, he offers a discussion of many of the latest results in robotics, neuroscience, dream and meditation research, and argues that the brain is much more powerful than we have ever imagined. He shows us, for example, that we now have the first machines that have developed an inner image of their own body -- and actually use this model to create intelligent behavior. In addition, studies exploring the connections between phantom limbs and the brain have shown us that even people born without arms or legs sometimes experience a sensation that they do in fact have limbs that are not there. Experiments like the "rubber-hand illusion" demonstrate how we can experience a fake hand as part of our self and even feel a sensation of touch on the phantom hand form the basis and testing ground for the idea that what we have called the "self" in the past is just the content of a transparent self-model in our brains. Now, as new ways of manipulating the conscious mind-brain appear on the scene, it will soon become possible to alter our subjective reality in an unprecedented manner. The cultural consequences of this, Metzinger claims, may be immense: we will need a new approach to ethics, and we will be forced to think about ourselves in a fundamentally new way. At </div>

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Advanced Material Science Research To Enhance Ceramic Engine - 1 views

Material science is the science that is involved with the process of understanding material universe and make optimum use of them. It is a known fact that, the physical body is made up of different...

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Growing Mustard: A Beginners Guide for Commercial Production - 1 views

Mustard is a common spice grown in Indian sub-continent and is used for garnishing various dishes. The plant bears seeds that are processed into dry seeds for garnishing or crushed to extract musta...

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New Researches For Poultry Farming Business Plan - 1 views

We as human beings are not only living on a planet named Earth, we are living in ecology where plants and animals have equal participation. Over the time we humans have declared that we are the rea...

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Material Research Of Mr. Mahendra Trivedi - 3 views

Mahendra Kumar Trivedi possesses an inimitable aptitude to transmit energy to all living and non-living beings that are directed through his thoughts. This phenomenon is called as Energy Transmissi...

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A List of Conferences on Teaching & Learning - 0 views

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Angel Scott on 27 Oct 15

Teaching and learning have made quite a few advances in the recent era and the conferences will help you learn about them. Lots of conferences which are organized around the world which cover various topics which range from literature to science to business to sports to politics to environment. These conferences are a great platform to learn about the latest advancements that are happening on the particular topic of the conference. It is also a great opportunity to showcase your ideas and researched facts in front of your peers from around the world. These are some of the best and top notch conferences which will be dealing with learning and teaching which you can visit in order to stay at par with the recent developments.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Teaching and learning have made quite a few advances in the recent era and the conferences will help you learn about them. Lots of conferences which are organized around the world which cover various topics which range from literature to science to business to sports to politics to environment. These conferences are a great platform to learn about the latest advancements that are happening on the particular topic of the conference. It is also a great opportunity to showcase your ideas and researched facts in front of your peers from around the world. These are some of the best and top notch conferences which will be dealing with learning and teaching which you can visit in order to stay at par with the recent developments.</div>

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Illustrate The Process Applied On Organic Agriculture - 2 views

Organic agriculture is an essential emerging trend with farming and gardening. Nowadays it is getting very unpleasant, due to using chemical compounds for gardening and for that reason the fertilit...

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Piezo-rubber creates potential for wearable energy system - 0 views

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As we continue to carry around items that insist on requiring electricity to work, portable-even wearable-energy-generating systems are looking very attractive. A group of researchers has recently looked into the use of piezoelectric materials, which generate an electric field or potential when placed under mechanical stress. By placing these materials on a rubbery or flexible surface, they created a material that can generate the highest rate of energy conversion reported for similar systems. While these are still far from the market, the metrics of the flexible piezoelectrics so far are very promising.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As we continue to carry around items that insist on requiring electricity to work, portable-even wearable-energy-generating systems are looking very attractive. A group of researchers has recently looked into the use of piezoelectric materials, which generate an electric field or potential when placed under mechanical stress. By placing these materials on a rubbery or flexible surface, they created a material that can generate the highest rate of energy conversion reported for similar systems. While these are still far from the market, the metrics of the flexible piezoelectrics so far are very promising.</div>

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Enhancing Milk Production Naturally - 1 views

Food is one of the most important constituents of life on an individual. It provides with the nutrients important for the growth and wellbeing of humans'.The various important food constituents are...

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Enhance The Profit From Your Dairy Farm! - 1 views

Dairy farming is one of the most successful and ever in demand business which needs concentration over a long-term production of milk. The dairy farmers all around the world work hard each day to s...

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Combustion Analysis For The Better Understanding Of An Element - 1 views

The contemporary world is living under the awe of the magic of science, but a lot of us are unaware that science is yet to go a long way. Scientists and researchers across the world are making some...

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Cashew Nut Processing Based On Trivedi Effect, How It Is Good? - 2 views

The concept of transmitting energy to a living organism was introduced by Mr. Mahendra Trivedi. In his theories, he states that transmitting energy to any living organism wouldn't just optimize it,...

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Here are the 5 apps that every entrepreneur should use - 0 views

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Are you a self-starter, energetic, creative and determined individual? Simply, in one word are you an entrepreneur? An entrepreneur does not only chase his/her dreams, ideas and convert them into something tangible but also has to keep himself/herself motivated, maintain a work-life balance, manage a gazillion of things and a lot more. So, here are 5 apps which may help you strike 'that' balance.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Are you a self-starter, energetic, creative and determined individual? Simply, in one word are you an entrepreneur? An entrepreneur does not only chase his/her dreams, ideas and convert them into something tangible but also has to keep himself/herself motivated, maintain a work-life balance, manage a gazillion of things and a lot more. So, here are 5 apps which may help you strike 'that' balance.</div>

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Projects | Open Knowledge Foundation - 0 views

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Janos Haits on 14 Apr 12

Current, partner and retired OKFN projects are listed below. These are projects that are actively being managed and fostered by the OKFN's staff and communities. To start a new project of your own, see our project proposal page.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Current, partner and retired OKFN projects are listed below. These are projects that are actively being managed and fostered by the OKFN's staff and communities. To start a new project of your own, see our project proposal page.</div>

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Massive open online course - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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Janos Haits on 26 Jun 12

A Massive open online course (MOOC) is a course where the participants are distributed and course materials also are dispersed across the web. This is possible only if the course is open, and works significantly better if the course is large. The course is not a gathering, but rather a way of connecting distributed instructors and learners across a common topic or field of discourse.[1] MOOCs are a more recent form of online course development --

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A Massive open online course (MOOC) is a course where the participants are distributed and course materials also are dispersed across the web. This is possible only if the course is open, and works significantly better if the course is large. The course is not a gathering, but rather a way of connecting distributed instructors and learners across a common topic or field of discourse.[1] MOOCs are a more recent form of online course development --</div>

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Michael Nielsen: Reinventing Discovery | Michael Nielsen - 0 views

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Erich Feldmeier on 05 Dec 11

The book is about networked science: the use of online tools to transform the way science is done. In the book I make the case that networked science has the potential to dramatically speed up the rate of scientific discovery, not just in one field, but across all of science. Furthermore, it won't just speed up discovery, but will actually amplify our collective intelligence, expanding the range of scientific problems which can be attacked at all. But, as I explain in the book, there are cultural obstacles that are blocking networked science from achieving its full potential. And so the book is also a manifesto, arguing that networked science must be open science if it is to realize its potential. Making the change to open science is a big challenge. In my opinion it's one of the biggest challenges our society faces, one that requires action on many fronts. One of those fronts is to make sure that everyone - including scientists, but also grant agencies, governments, libraries, and, especially, the general public -- understands how important the stakes are, and how urgent is the need for change.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The book is about networked science: the use of online tools to transform the way science is done. In the book I make the case that networked science has the potential to dramatically speed up the rate of scientific discovery, not just in one field, but across all of science. Furthermore, it won't just speed up discovery, but will actually amplify our collective intelligence, expanding the range of scientific problems which can be attacked at all. But, as I explain in the book, there are cultural obstacles that are blocking networked science from achieving its full potential. And so the book is also a manifesto, arguing that networked science must be open science if it is to realize its potential. Making the change to open science is a big challenge. In my opinion it's one of the biggest challenges our society faces, one that requires action on many fronts. One of those fronts is to make sure that everyone - including scientists, but also grant agencies, governments, libraries, and, especially, the general public -- understands how important the stakes are, and how urgent is the need for change.</div>

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Agustin Fuentes: Get Over It: Men and Women Are from the Same Planet | Guest Blog, Scie... - 0 views

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Erich Feldmeier on 22 Jan 12

"However, anthropological datasets show enormous complexity in how and why men and women behave the ways that they do [vi]. Studies in human biology and anthropology regularly demonstrate a dynamic flexibility and complex biocultural context for all human behavior, and this is especially true for gender.... No matter how much some want it to be true, it is just not that simple; there are no clear cut and easy answers to why we do what we do, and why men and women sometimes have problems getting along. To ignore the enormous wealth of data on how men and women are similar AND different and to try to tackle this enormously complex reality via one-dimensional approaches is just poor science."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"However, anthropological datasets show enormous complexity in how and why men and women behave the ways that they do [vi]. Studies in human biology and anthropology regularly demonstrate a dynamic flexibility and complex biocultural context for all human behavior, and this is especially true for gender.... No matter how much some want it to be true, it is just not that simple; there are no clear cut and easy answers to why we do what we do, and why men and women sometimes have problems getting along. To ignore the enormous wealth of data on how men and women are similar AND different and to try to tackle this enormously complex reality via one-dimensional approaches is just poor science."</div>

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Alison Gopnik: What's Wrong With the Teenage Mind? - WSJ.com - 0 views

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Erich Feldmeier on 29 Jan 12

"Our Juliets (as parents longing for grandchildren will recognize with a sigh) may experience the tumult of love for 20 years before they settle down into motherhood. And our Romeos may be poetic lunatics under the influence of Queen Mab until they are well into graduate school. What happens when children reach puberty earlier and adulthood later? The answer is: a good deal of teenage weirdness. Fortunately, developmental psychologists and neuroscientists are starting to explain the foundations of that weirdness. Photos: The Trials of Teenagers View Slideshow [SB10001424052970204573704577187080963983566] Everett Collection James Dean in the 1955 film 'Rebel Without A Cause' The crucial new idea is that there are two different neural and psychological systems that interact to turn children into adults"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Our Juliets (as parents longing for grandchildren will recognize with a sigh) may experience the tumult of love for 20 years before they settle down into motherhood. And our Romeos may be poetic lunatics under the influence of Queen Mab until they are well into graduate school. What happens when children reach puberty earlier and adulthood later? The answer is: a good deal of teenage weirdness. Fortunately, developmental psychologists and neuroscientists are starting to explain the foundations of that weirdness. Photos: The Trials of Teenagers View Slideshow [SB10001424052970204573704577187080963983566] Everett Collection James Dean in the 1955 film 'Rebel Without A Cause' The crucial new idea is that there are two different neural and psychological systems that interact to turn children into adults"</div>

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