153 research outputs found
Can the standard IBTS-MIK survey provide reliable data on herring recruitment and spawning locations?
No full textNo abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author. In February and March each year an IBTS-MIK survey is conducted in the North Sea and English Channel to estimate the number of herring larvae. The standard sampling utilises a MIK (2m mid-water ring trawl: 1.6 mm mesh size), which is designed to catch larger autumn spawned herring larvae. The MIK-recruitment index ignores larvae below 11 mm. However, in recent years the numbers of small larvae has increased due to the increased herring winter spawning component and a prolonged spawning season. The international herring larvae surveys (IHLS) use a Gulf VII high-speed plankton sampler (280 µm) for catching small, recently hatched larvae. This survey finishes too early for newly hatched larvae in February
Genomics Aotearoa – growing genomics research capability in NZ
No full textIn early 2018, the New Zealand Government announced the funding of Genomics Aotearoa, a $35
million investment in genomics research over seven years, as a collaborative endeavour involving
the University of Otago, University of Auckland, Massey University, AgResearch, Environmental and
Science Research, Landcare Research, and Plant and Food Research. Genomics Aotearoa
provides funding for exemplar projects across the broad fields of Primary Production, Environment
and Health, as well as supporting the development of underpinning research infrastructure in
bioinformatics and Vision Mātauranga. This talk will provide an overview of the Bioinformatics component of Genomics Aotearoa, focusing
on the goals of the project, as well as describing the computational resources that are being put in
place, and the training and community building opportunities that are being delivered. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Associate Professor Mik Black received a BSc(Hons) in statistics from the University of Canterbury, and a MSc (mathematical
statistics) and PhD (statistics) from Purdue University. After completing his PhD in 2002, Mik returned
to New Zealand to work as a lecturer in the Department of Statistics at the University of Auckland.
An ongoing involvement in a number of Dunedin-based collaborative genomics projects resulted in
a move to the University of Otago in 2006, where he now leads a research group focused on the
development and application of statistical methods for the analysis of data from genomics
experiments, with a particular emphasis on human disease. Mik has also been heavily involved in
major initiatives designed to put in place sustainable national research infrastructure for NZ:
Genomics Aotearoa and NZ Genomics Limited for genomics, digital literacy training via The
Carpentires, and NeSI (New Zealand eScience Infrastructure) for high performance computing and
eResearch.</div
"45' Reception" Our Mythical Childhood ERC Consolidator Grant Project: Episode 1: "Atlantis. A City Guide" ["Atlantyda. Przewodnik po mieście"], a book by Natalia Olbińska
No full text<p>A video in the OurMythicalChildhood popularizing cycle "45 Seconds Reception".</p>
<p>This video presents briefly a Polish black and white picturebook entitled "Atlantyda. Przewodnik po mieście" ["Atlantis. A City Guide"] written by Natalia Olbińska (2017). Beginning with the description of the town itself, the author tells us how to get there, which places are worth visiting (Poseidon’s temple, Guggenheim Museum, etc.), and provides a good deal of practical information (including how to travel within Atlantis, where to sleep, eat, and drink)<em>. </em>Both in the text and the illustrations, the author refers to classical sources: Plato’s "Timaeus" and "Critias", the Punic Wars, Greek ships and pieces of art (Artemision Bronze, Aphrodite of Knidos, Riace bronzes, Myron’s "Discobolus"), mythical sea creatures (Hippocamp, the Sirens), and a god (Poseidon). Besides "Atlantyda" contains also ecological message.</p>
<p>Graphic designs by Mirosław Kaźmierczak, also: Katarzyna Marciniak - idea of the cycle, Anna Mik - edition, Elżbieta Olechowska - English proofreading.</p>
<p>The video is also available here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LswwdWnA3_g">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LswwdWnA3_g</a>.</p>
What happens on Monday? (BoF)
No full textOver the past three years, the provision of digital literacy training has greatly increased in New
Zealand, largely led by NeSI and a number of universities and Crown Research Institutes, in
affiliation with the international Carpentries initiative. By attending 1-2 Data and Software Carpentry
workshops, and digital literacy training events such as Research Bazaar, learners and participants
can be rapidly introduced to a range of tools and techniques to empower their research. These
workshops rely on examples that are generalised, and that in a workshop environment give a sense
of ability and accomplishment. After the workshops, however, researchers can find it difficult to
translate the concepts for application in their specific research contexts. In addition, post-workshop,
the immediate community of the workshop is no longer present, which often leads attendees to ask
“what happens on Monday?” This session seeks to discuss solutions that both trainers and trainees have found for continued
support and training as learners progress from novice to competent practitioner. ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S) Dr Murray Cadzow has recently completed his PhD student in the Department of Biochemistry at the University
of Otago, under the supervision of Professor Tony Merriman and Associate Professor Mik Black.
Murray’s research involved the analysis of genome-wide genetic variation to identify regions of
DNA associated with altered risk of human disease, focusing in particular on variation that changes
the risk of developing gout and diabetes in Māori and Pasifika populations. Murray has a strong
interest in computing, and also in digital literacy training. He is a certified Carpentries instructor and
instructor trainer, and has helped organise and deliver multiple training and education events over
the past few years. Associate Professor Mik Black received a BSc(Hons) in statistics from the University of Canterbury, and a MSc (mathematical
statistics) and PhD (statistics) from Purdue University. After completing his PhD in 2002, Mik
returned to New Zealand to work as a lecturer in the Department of Statistics at the University of
Auckland. An ongoing involvement in a number of Dunedin-based collaborative genomics projects
resulted in a move to the University of Otago in 2006, where he now leads a research group
focused on the development and application of statistical methods for the analysis of data from
genomics experiments, with a particular emphasis on human disease. Mik has also been heavily
involved in major initiatives designed to put in place sustainable national research infrastructure for
NZ: Genomics Aotearoa and NZ Genomics Limited for genomics, digital literacy training via The
Carpentires, and NeSI (New Zealand eScience Infrastructure) for high performance computing and
eResearch.</div
Bouverets syndrom er en sjælden komplikation i forbindelse med kolecystolitiasis og en variant af galdestensileus
No full textBouverets syndrom er en sjælden komplikation i forbindelse med kolecystolitiasis og en variant af galdestensileus
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