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Cassandra - WP400 - final report of living lab 2
No full textThis CASSANDRA LL2 final deliverable contains all information regarding the CASSANDRA Living Lab Europe – USA via Bremerhaven including information from two intermediate reports (CASSANDRA D4.21 and D4.22) about the very same Living Lab handed in during runtime of the Living Lab. CASSANDRA Living Lab 2 shows in a practical way how to improve security and visibility of transatlantic supply chains embedded in the overall CASSANDRA ideas and structure. The enhanced security concepts combine technological, organisational and operational measures also in line with governmental supply chain security programmes such as AEO or C-TPAT. Mechanical and electronic devices such as HS-Seals, e-Seals or advanced monitoring systems can be used to physically secure container transport whereas associated data may use digital watermarks to verify information sources or encryption methods as protection against manipulation. The aim of CASSANDRA is to demonstrate methods for enhancing supply chain security beyond state-of-the-art by integrating existing data management systems to create a Data Pipeline and introduce a Risk-Based Approach across entire logistics chains and is totally inline with the proposed Multilayer Approach. These types of approach have also been advocated in government publications from the beginning of the project such as the Joint Statement on supply-chain security (EU and US, July 2011) and National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security (US, Jan. 2012). In General the Living Lab was organized and executed during the runtime of the CASSANDRA project. This living lab is centered around the 6 Use Cases, each representing specific obstacles stakeholders face at daily work. This is derived from the high-tech environment US transports are embedded and the used levels of abstraction to pinpoint single problems. The used process for the successful LL2 can be summarized as follows: The LL started with discussions among the partners to get a common understanding about the objectives and steps to be taken. This was mainly done in the CASSSANDRA WP3. The first part was to create a white paper to inform parties not involved in the consortium about the project in general and this living lab in particular. These parties (EU and US Authorities, Shippers) were informed, involved and Use Cases showing the current obstacles in US trades created. The Use Cases were then used as the content for demonstration, discussion and evaluation of the LL. All this information was passed to LL2 partners responsible for creating demonstration systems such as the business and the customs dashboard, not as the goal in itself but as a system of systems needed for discussion and evaluation of general CASSANDRA ideas in an environment which is dominated by technical solutions as a proof of security to fight attacks to countries as a whole. These discussions were done when the visualisation systems were in a final stage late in the project. During runtime 3 reports were created, which were the MS4 report and two LL2 intermediate reports. These two are not part of the initial DoW but were seen to be useful for reporting purposes due to postponement of this report by DoW amendment. The consortium partners in LL2 are the two freight forwarders Kühne + Nagel from Vienna, Austria (K+N) and Deutsche Handels-Logistik (DHL) from Bonn, Germany. Data is collected in the CASSANDRA backbone hub, processed and visualised in a Business Dashboard by The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (Descartes) from Lier, Belgium. The relevant Port Community System for all Ports in Bremen and Bremerhaven in charge (Bremer Hafentelematik (BHT)) is run by the Datenbank Bremische Häfen (dbh) located in Bremen, Germany. Additional visualization of Customs Data is provided by IBM, NL and Intrasoft, GR. LL2 is organised by the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), Bremen, Germany with the political and procedural support by the Senator für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Häfen, (Senator for Economy Labour and Ports), SWH, Bremen, Germany.Multi Actor SystemsTechnology, Policy and Managemen
Cassandra - D7.3.5 - M30 status: Report dissemination results
No full textThis deliverable is a status report on the dissemination activities and results in the CASSANDRA project. These status reports are made regularly, with one more to come at the project’s finish. Together, these make up deliverable D7.3 – Dissemination results. In this report, the results of the dissemination activities that have taken place in the past period are described. It builds on the first five status reports, delivered in M4, M6, M12, M18, and M24 (D7.3, D7.3.1, D7.3.2, D7.3.3, and D7.3.4). The first report covered the starting phase of the project. Therefore, it described many activities related to presenting the project to the world. Results included the project logo, press releases, the project website, templates, a brochure and other dissemination material. The subsequent reports, including this status update, primarily describe an update of the various dissemination results in Section 4. The first year of dissemination primarily included presenting the CASSANDRA project, key concepts and initial outcomes to various audiences (policy makers, industry and science) all over the world. During the project’s second year, more results are becoming available and find their way into (scientific) papers and presentations at conferences and in journals. This report is issued at halftime of the third and final year, which is marked by a steady stream of (scientific) articles and presentations and by presentations that include the initial results of the project and the experiences gained in the Living Labs.Multi Actor SystemsTechnology, Policy and Managemen
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The transcriptional repressor Blimp-1 acts downstream of BMP signaling to generate primordial germ cells in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus
No full textGerm cells are specified by one of two well-characterised modes: via maternally inherited germ plasm (as seen in the case of Drosophila, C. elegans, Xenopus and zebrafish) or via inductive signals later during embryogenesis (as in the case of many metazoans, including mice). Given that the inductive mode is more prevalent, it has been proposed that it is the ancestral mode of germ cell specification in bilaterians, although molecular evidence for this has been lacking. Now, on p. 255, Taro Nakamura and Cassandra Extavour show that the transcriptional repressor Blimp-1, which is a master regulator of germ cell formation in mice, is required to generate primordial germ cells (PGCs) in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus. The researchers show that Gb-Blimp-1, the G. bimaculatus homologue of mammalian Blimp-1, is dynamically expressed during germ band elongation. Using RNAi, they further show that Gb-Blimp-1 is required for PGC formation. Finally, the authors demonstrate that, as in mice, Blimp-1 in G. bimaculatus acts downstream of BMP signals to specify cells to a PGC fate. Overall, these findings highlight functional conservation of the relationship between BMP signalling and Blimp-1 during PGC specification, supporting the idea that an inductive mode governed germ cell specification in the last common bilaterian ancestor.Organismic and Evolutionary BiologyVersion of Recor
The Family History of Cassandra M. Swisher
No full textThe Family History of Cassandra M. Swisher
May 2022
Cassandra Michelle Swisher authored this family history as part of the course requirements for HIST 550/700 Your Family in History offered online in Spring 2022 and was submitted to the Pittsburg State University Digital Commons. Please contact the author directly with any questions or comments: [email protected]
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Cassandra - D6.3 - final protocol: Seventh Framework Programme THEME Monitoring and Tracking of Shipping Containers Security
No full textThe Cassandra project addressed procedures and methods (protocols) for government supervision of international trade lanes. Specifically, it looked at the impact of the Cassandra innovations on the procedures and methods to assess risks (risk assessment protocols). This covers the way in which the businesses of a specific trade lane interact with government inspection authorities. More specifically, it was assessed how the Cassandra RBA will enable government organisations to assess the risks of the supply chain better. The Cassandra business RBA, combined with a data pipeline for data capture and exchange, enables government to piggyback on data from better sources and on business controls. To do this steps needs to be taken to move from Trusted Traders to Trusted Trade Lanes, for this the four elements from the AEO framework can be translated to trade lanes. A key topic that needs to be addressed is what comprises sufficient or good level of control over the supply chain. Also, developing strategies for dealing with residual risk is necessary. The main focus of the Cassandra project was on the ‘good-guy’ perspective, trusted traders that want to optimize their business in cooperation with government agencies. The next step is to also include the ‘bad-guy’ perspective that is more suitable for police related tasks. Severe and organised crime is currently not included in the chain control framework. The Cassandra EU risk management can be linked to the approach of the EU policy cycle on organised crime. Nine priorities have been defined in the EMPACT framework (European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Crime Threat).These priorities are: 1. Criminal networks related to illegal immigration. 2. Human trafficking, sexual and labour abuse. 3. Synthetic drugs and poly-drugs networks. 4. Cocaine- and heroin trafficking. 5. Cybercrime, including high-tech crime, child porno and credit card fraud. 6. Organised crime against assets (burglaries, holdups and vehicle/cargo crime. 7. Illegal trade of weapons. 8. Counterfeiting with risks for public health. 9. International tax fraud. Each of these SOCTA threats can be linked, to a certain extent, to the Cassandra data pipeline. It has to be analysed if Cassandra Supply Chain data can support the police perspective and if it can be linked to the Cassandra dashboard for authorities. It is estimated that there is potential for that with a system based European Risk based Approach protocol that would be satisfactory for the Police, including the following: - Use data pipeline for backtracking and reconstructing supply chain - Use data pipeline for typical risk based approach not covered by customs risk engines - Motivate trusted traders to act as gate keepers and whistle blowers Moreover, there is Potential of major joint control operations using data in the Cassandra pipeline.Multi Actor SystemsTechnology, Policy and Managemen
Cassandra. [electronic resource] : (but I hope not) Telling what will come of it. Num. 1. In answer to the Occasional letter. Num. I. Wherein the New-Associations, &c. are considered.
No full textAnonymous. By Charles Leslie.Also issued, without the titlepage, as part of: 'A collection of tracts written by the author of The snake in the grass, John Brydal Esq; Dr. S--ll, &c.', London, [1706?].Text continuous despite pagination.E report final unnumbered leaf containing 'Books lately printed.' including adv. for this book and 'Cassandra. Num. II, etc.'Reprint. Originally published: London, 1704.Electronic reproduction.English Short Title Catalog,Reproduction of original from British Library
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Evolution of embryonic germ line development in insects
No full textDuring development, animals must specify and maintain the germ line, a dedicated lineage of cells uniquely capable of giving rise to the next generation of animals. Mechanisms of germ line development vary widely even within closely related animal taxa such as insects (Extavour and Akam, 2003). For instance, in insect embryos, germ cells may be specified as early as the syncytial blastoderm stage, as in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster (Huettner, 1923), or much later during the germ band stage, as in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus (Ewen-Campen et al., 2013a). In this dissertation, I explore the evolution of diverse mechanisms of germ line development across insects. First, in Chapter 1, I review the literature on germ cell specification in panarthropods and discuss how the timing and mechanism of this process has shifted in evolution. Next, I take advantage of functional genetic tools in emerging model insects to study two different aspects of germ line development. In Chapter 2, I investigate the role of germ cell-less in germ line development in two hemimetabolous insects, finding that the germ line function of this gene has changed through evolution. In Chapter 3, I examine somatic gonad development in the milkweed bug Oncopeltus fasciatus and determine that its invariant gamete tube number arises from segmental specification of somatic gonad precursors. Overall, this work highlights the potential of developmental genetics in emerging model insects to address questions of insect development.Biology, Molecular and Cellula
Cassandra - D7.3 - final report: Dissemination results
No full textThis deliverable is the final report on the dissemination activities and results in the CASSANDRA project. During the project, several status reports were made and published. In this report, the results of the dissemination activities that have taken place during the project are described. During the first year, many dissemination results were related to presenting the project to the world. Results included the project logo, press releases, the project website, templates, a brochure and other dissemination material. The dissemination during that phase primarily focused on presenting the CASSANDRA project, key concepts and initial outcomes to various audiences (policy makers, industry and science) all over the world. During the project’s second year, more results were becoming available and found their way into (scientific) papers and presentations at conferences and in journals. In the third and final year, a steady stream of (scientific) articles and presentations come from the project, and presentations concern the results of the project and the experiences gained in the Living Labs. Apart from giving a full overview of all dissemination results, a number of highlights are given specific attention.Multi Actor SystemsTechnology, Policy and Managemen
Cassandra - D7.3.4 - M24 status report dissemination results
No full textThis deliverable is a status report on the dissemination activities and results in the CASSANDRA project. These status reports are made regularly, with two more to come. Together, these make up deliverable D7.3 – Dissemination results. In this fifth report, the results of the dissemination activities that have taken place in the first year of the project are discussed. It builds on the first four status reports, delivered in M4, M6, M12, and M18 (D7.3, D7.3.1, D7.3.2, and D7.3.3). The M4 report covered the starting phase of the project. Therefore, it described many activities related to presenting the project to the world. Results included the project logo, press releases, the project website, templates, a brochure and other dissemination material. The subsequent reports, including this status update, primarily describe an update of the various dissemination results in Section 4. The first year of dissemination primarily included presenting the CASSANDRA project, key concepts and initial outcomes to various audiences (policy makers, industry and science) all over the world. Now that the project is finalizing its second year, more results are becoming available and find their way into (scientific) papers and presentations at conferences and in journals.Multi Actor SystemsTechnology, Policy and Managemen
Cassandra: the definitive guide
No full textWhat could you do with data if scalability wasn't a problem? With this hands-on guide, you'll learn how Apache Cassandra handles hundreds of terabytes of data while remaining highly available across multiple data centers -- capabilities that have attracted Facebook, Twitter, and other data-intensive companies. Cassandra: The Definitive Guide provides the technical details and practical examples you need to assess this database management system and put it to work in a production environment. Author Eben Hewitt demonstrates the advantages of Cassandra's nonrelational design, and pays specia
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