Dr.Rampton’s article is well presented which gives areview on the principles and the practical guidelines ofmanagement of inflammatory bowel disease.Managementof severe acute ulcerative colitis(UC)and steroid-refract...Dr.Rampton’s article is well presented which gives areview on the principles and the practical guidelines ofmanagement of inflammatory bowel disease.Managementof severe acute ulcerative colitis(UC)and steroid-refractory ileocecal Crohn’s disease are sometimes difficult,展开更多
This case study presents the dilemma faced by a French university with Christian identity regarding a students’request to officially approve a club for the LGBTQ+community:which would be the most prudent response con...This case study presents the dilemma faced by a French university with Christian identity regarding a students’request to officially approve a club for the LGBTQ+community:which would be the most prudent response considering all matters involved?The case is disguised:it combines elements taken from very similar cases impacting today more than a few Catholic universities around the globe.Part A describes this university:history,principles and values,academic and financial information,relations with its stakeholders,etc.This part also describes its religious context and some relevant statistics regarding the LGTBQ+community.Finally,a series of opinions regarding the issue and how to answer the students’request presented in the form of an open discussion at the university’s steering committee provides different arguments in favor or against the approval.Part B offers some guidelines useful to take a prudent response considering all matters involved:legal,ethical,governance,and communicative.These guidelines are divided in three chapters:what should be the framework for such a discussion,strategic recommendations,and practical suggestions.Their aim is to provide a sort of a blueprint for university heads and administrators,to design a tailor-made response fitting the identity and stakeholders’map of their own university.展开更多
Crop simulation models constitute the major proportion in decision support systems.A large number of crop models have been developed for potato and few for tomato and peppers.In the literature,thirty three crop models...Crop simulation models constitute the major proportion in decision support systems.A large number of crop models have been developed for potato and few for tomato and peppers.In the literature,thirty three crop models have been reported to simulate potato,nine for tomato and six for peppers.Some of these models dealt with the climate change scenario and others with the crop management practices such as sowing time,irrigation,nitrogen,and insect-pests management.The most evaluated and applied models for potato include;SUBSTOR,and LINTUL-Potato,whereas CROPGRO-tomato model is the most tested and applied for tomato.The AQUACROP is the most widely used model to simulate the water dynamics.The CROPGRO model has been tested for elevated temperatures and CO_(2) under greenhouse conditions for tomato.In tomato and peppers,almost similar models have been applied for field conditions as well as under greenhouse environments with some modifications.Nitrogen dynamics has been widely tested by employing the EU-Rotate-N model for tomato and peppers.Simulation studies dealing with changing climate conditions are rare in potato and are not found for tomato and peppers.To modify potato,tomato and peppers models for climate impact studies,it is required that they are(a)calibrated and evaluated with new cultivars under various agro-environmental conditions and(b)assessed under varying field conditions under changing climates and crop management practices,including temperature increases,water and nutrient management and their interactions.These comprehensive model studies and modifications need a collaborative international effort and a multi-year,large scale field research studies on potato,tomato and peppers.展开更多
文摘Dr.Rampton’s article is well presented which gives areview on the principles and the practical guidelines ofmanagement of inflammatory bowel disease.Managementof severe acute ulcerative colitis(UC)and steroid-refractory ileocecal Crohn’s disease are sometimes difficult,
文摘This case study presents the dilemma faced by a French university with Christian identity regarding a students’request to officially approve a club for the LGBTQ+community:which would be the most prudent response considering all matters involved?The case is disguised:it combines elements taken from very similar cases impacting today more than a few Catholic universities around the globe.Part A describes this university:history,principles and values,academic and financial information,relations with its stakeholders,etc.This part also describes its religious context and some relevant statistics regarding the LGTBQ+community.Finally,a series of opinions regarding the issue and how to answer the students’request presented in the form of an open discussion at the university’s steering committee provides different arguments in favor or against the approval.Part B offers some guidelines useful to take a prudent response considering all matters involved:legal,ethical,governance,and communicative.These guidelines are divided in three chapters:what should be the framework for such a discussion,strategic recommendations,and practical suggestions.Their aim is to provide a sort of a blueprint for university heads and administrators,to design a tailor-made response fitting the identity and stakeholders’map of their own university.
文摘Crop simulation models constitute the major proportion in decision support systems.A large number of crop models have been developed for potato and few for tomato and peppers.In the literature,thirty three crop models have been reported to simulate potato,nine for tomato and six for peppers.Some of these models dealt with the climate change scenario and others with the crop management practices such as sowing time,irrigation,nitrogen,and insect-pests management.The most evaluated and applied models for potato include;SUBSTOR,and LINTUL-Potato,whereas CROPGRO-tomato model is the most tested and applied for tomato.The AQUACROP is the most widely used model to simulate the water dynamics.The CROPGRO model has been tested for elevated temperatures and CO_(2) under greenhouse conditions for tomato.In tomato and peppers,almost similar models have been applied for field conditions as well as under greenhouse environments with some modifications.Nitrogen dynamics has been widely tested by employing the EU-Rotate-N model for tomato and peppers.Simulation studies dealing with changing climate conditions are rare in potato and are not found for tomato and peppers.To modify potato,tomato and peppers models for climate impact studies,it is required that they are(a)calibrated and evaluated with new cultivars under various agro-environmental conditions and(b)assessed under varying field conditions under changing climates and crop management practices,including temperature increases,water and nutrient management and their interactions.These comprehensive model studies and modifications need a collaborative international effort and a multi-year,large scale field research studies on potato,tomato and peppers.
