Ivy Poisoning.

System Description: IVY

IVY is a veriied theorem prover for rst-order logic with equality. It is coded in ACL2, and it makes calls to the theorem prover Otter to search for proofs and to the program MACE to search for coun-termodels. Veriications of Otter and MACE are not practical because they are coded in C. Instead, Otter and MACE give detailed proofs and models that are checked by veriied ACL2 programs. In additio...

Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac.

Rhizomatic Informatics: The Case of Ivy University

While the debate over information systems and their role in society persists, the discipline continues to seek approaches to better understand IS, and its complex interactions with organizations and people. This paper draws ideas from Deleuze and Guattari’s work on rhizomes (a nonhierarchical network) and its opposing tree (arboreal structure), to develop better insights (Deleuze and Guattari 2...

Nanoparticle biofabrication using English ivy (Hedera helix)

BACKGROUND English ivy (Hedera helix) is well known for its adhesive properties and climbing ability. Essential to its ability to adhere to vertical surfaces is the secretion of a nanocomposite adhesive containing spherical nanoparticles, 60-85 nm in diameter, produced exclusively by root hairs present on adventitious roots. These organic nanoparticles have shown promise in biomedical and cosme...

Oral corticosteroids for poison ivy dermatitis.

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