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Koop, C.E. -- 1985-92 -- Correspondence, Individual -- letter, 1986-03-25
No full textLetter from Sabin, Albert B. to Koop, C. Everett dated 1986-03-25.Sabin Collection Fair Use Policy</a
Koop, C.E. -- 1985-92 -- Correspondence, Individual -- letter, 1986-01-10
No full textLetter from Sabin, Albert B. to Koop, C. Everett dated 1986-01-10.Sabin Collection Fair Use Policy</a
Forest dynamics, SILVI-STAR : a comprehensive monitoring system
No full textTo learn about the interactions between individual trees and between trees and other forest organisms, long-term monitoring of spontaneous forest development is necessary. A complete monitoring system has been developed including a computer package for analysis of long-term forest dynamics observations. A method of nested plot data collection on forest architecture and plant species composition has been worked out for monitoring purposes. The spatial and temporal relations between data are numerically expressed. Therefore a three-dimensional single-tree architectural model has been worked out to describe asymmetric tree shapes with a minimum of measured data points. Time series of forest development at different sites are built up on the basis of a digital descriptive model of the complex reality of forest structure and species composition.To guarantee continuity in data storage and data query a commercially available database and a geographical information system were used in the design of the information system. A visual interpretation of data is enabled by graphical system outputs such as profiles and ground plans of tree crown projections, providing substitutes for traditional profile drawings and maps. Application programs were developed to solve specific problems, as a step towards predictive models. In an application program, for integration with remote sensing studies, an aerial view of the forest canopy is simulated on the basis of measured plot data. This view provides a ground-truth reference for the training and interpretation of remote sensing images. To explain the growth of individual trees and the distribution patterns of herbs and tree regeneration on the forest floor, another application was developed, simulating the penetration of direct and of diffuse light. For the reconstruction of forest growth with tree ring data, a technique of animation was elaborated facilitating a visual interpretation of the forest development. The system is applied to demonstrate forest development in some European forest reserves using forest architectural descriptions and vegetation releves, tree ring data and historical sources.</p
Robert McNealy : Four Rooms (A Home) / Wanda Koop : Recent Paintings
No full textThe author briefly examines how Koop disconcerts the viewer by altering images from her surroundings, whereas McNealy suggests a culture in decline through his use of found objects
The informal politics of codecision : introducing a new data set on early agreements in the European Union
No full textOne of the most important developments in the history of the EU’s codecision procedure has been the steep rise in “early agreements” since 1999, and the shift of legislative decision-making from public inclusive to informal secluded arenas. As part of a wider research project on “The Informal Politics of Codecision”, this working paper launches a new data set on all 797 legislative files concluded under codecision between 1999 and 2009. The paper discusses the process of data collection and coding; explains and justifies the operationalisation and measurement of key variables; and elaborates on the methodological challenges of capturing informal political processes. The paper offers rich descriptive statistics on the scale and scope of early agreements across time, and explores how key characteristics of the legislative file (legal nature, policy area, complexity, salience, policy type, duration) and of the main negotiators (priorities of the Council Presidency, ideological distance between Parliament’s rapporteur and national minister, Presidency’s workload) co-vary with decision-makers’ choice to “go informal”. Demonstrating that early agreements are not restricted to technical, urgent or uncontested files but occur across the breadth of EU legislation, and increasingly so with time in use, the data strongly underline the relevance of informal decision-making for scholars and policy-makers alike
V. Koop, Besetzt – britische Besatzungspolitik in Deutschland (A. Sindeev)
No full textKoop, Volker: Besetzt - Britische Besatzungspolitik in Deutschland. Berlin: Be.bra 2007, ISBN 978-3-89809-076-6Кооп, Фолькер: Под оккупацией. Британская оккупационная политика в Германии. Берлин: Бе.бра 200
Lessons learned from 16 years usage of mobile computers in clinical trials
No full textFor more than 16 years, mobile computers have been supporting the implementation of clinical trials. A review of 28 articles out of more than 100 clinical trials in which mobile computers have been used elaborates on the advantages and problems of this technology. A comprehensive overview of the various technologies as used in different settings is given, and then the methodology of using mobile devices in comparison to traditional methods is discussed. The considerations that need to be made and things to be avoided in order to conduct a successful clinical trial with mobile tools are listed in detail. This survey leads to the conclusion that mobile devices are very useful in most cases, especially when design and software validation aspects have been taken into account. Furthermore information is given about software validation aspects that are unique to the field of clinical trials
Supplemental Material for "A country-wide teledermoscopy service in Estonia shows results comparable to those in experimental setting studies in management plan and diagnostic accuracy – a retrospective database study"
No full textThis dataset includes the supplemental material for "A country-wide teledermoscopy service in Estonia shows results comparable to those in experimental setting studies in management plan and diagnostic accuracy – a retrospective database study" published in JAAD Internationa
'Snow joke as festive season gives rise to a blizzard of fake flakes
No full textKoop T. 'Snow joke as festive season gives rise to a blizzard of fake flakes. NATURE. 2009;462(7276):985
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