Managing scientific data for long-term access and use

Some challenges and issues in managing, and preserving access to, long-lived collections of digital scientific and technical data

One goal of the Committee on Data for Science and Technology is to solicit information about, promote discussion of, and support action on the many issues related to scientific and technical data preservation, archiving, and access. This brief paper describes four broad categories of issues that help to organize discussion, learning, and action regarding the work needed to support the long-term...

Managing long-term risks

the effects of keyword and context methods on pronunciation and receptive/ productive vocabulary of low-intermediate iranian efl learners: short-term and long-term memory in focus

از گذشته تا کنون، تحقیقات بسیاری صورت گرفته است که همگی به گونه ای بر مثمر ثمر بودن استفاده از استراتژی های یادگیری لغت در یک زبان بیگانه اذعان داشته اند. این تحقیق به بررسی تاثیر دو روش مختلف آموزش واژگان انگلیسی (کلیدی و بافتی) بر تلفظ و دانش لغوی فراگیران ایرانی زیر متوسط زبان انگلیسی و بر ماندگاری آن در حافظه می پردازد. به این منظور، تعداد شصت نفر از زبان آموزان ایرانی هشت تا چهارده ساله با...

A Storage Framework for Managing Scientific Data∗

In this paper, we present the design, implementation, and evaluation of PStore, a no-overwrite storage framework for managing large volumes of array data generated by scientific simulations. PStore consists of two modules, a data ingestion module and a query processing module, that respectively address two of the key challenges in scientific simulation data management. The data ingestion module...

Smallholder farmers' access and use of scientific climatic forecast information in Mt. Elgon Region, Eastern Uganda

Proper use of climatic forecast information in planning and implementing agricultural activities is critical for the improvement of the wellbeing of smallholder farmers whose livelihoods depend on rain-fed agriculture. This study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design involving 12 focus group discussions and 255 household interviews to determine the extent to which smallholder farmers in...