Project Diversity

Bureau for Employers Activities. (2012). Gender, diversity and equality Training packages for employers. Retrieved from International Labour Organization website http //www.ilo.org/public/english/ dialogue/actemp/whatwedo/projects/diversity.htm... 

J. N. Phillips, M. B. Kis2ka, U. Mahagaokar, and A. B. Krewiughaus, "Shell Coal Gasification Project Fiual Report on Eighteen Diverse Feeds," EPRJ TR-100687, 1992. 

The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), a directorate of AIChE, was established in 1985 to develop and disseminate technical information for use in the prevention of major chemical accidents. The CCPS is supported by a diverse group of industrial sponsors in the chemical process industry and related industries who provide the necessary funding and professional guidance for its projects. The CCPS Technical Steering Committee and the technical subcommittees oversee individual projects selected by CCPS. Professional representatives of the sponsoring companies staff the subcommittees, with a member of the CCPS staff coordinating the activities of the sub-committee. 

Monte Carlo search methods are stochastic techniques based on the use of random numbers and probability statistics to sample conformational space. The name Monte Carlo was originally coined by Metropolis and Ulam [4] during the Manhattan Project of World War II because of the similarity of this simulation technique to games of chance. Today a variety of Monte Carlo (MC) simulation methods are routinely used in diverse fields such as atmospheric studies, nuclear physics, traffic flow, and, of course, biochemistry and biophysics. In this section we focus on the application of the Monte Carlo method for... 

Chemoinformatics (or cheminformatics) deals with the storage, retrieval, and analysis of chemical and biological data. Specifically, it involves the development and application of software systems for the management of combinatorial chemical projects, rational design of chemical libraries, and analysis of the obtained chemical and biological data. The major research topics of chemoinformatics involve QSAR and diversity analysis. The researchers should address several important issues. First, chemical structures should be characterized by calculable molecular descriptors that provide quantitative representation of chemical structures. Second, special measures should be developed on the basis of these descriptors in order to quantify structural similarities between pairs of molecules. Finally, adequate computational methods should be established for the efficient sampling of the huge combinatorial structural space of chemical libraries. 

Per-Olov Lowdin established both the Quantum Chemistry Group at Uppsala and the Quantum Theory Project at Gainesville through his personal and scientific stature and he was unquestionably the Director of both operations. Several prominent scientists were invited during the first years to be Associate Directors and to maintain the spirit when "the Force" was absent. Yngve Ohrn was invited to join the faculty at Florida as Associate Professor in 1966 and he chose to become a member of the Quantum Theory Project. He assumed the Associate Directorship of the Quantum Theory Project in 1967 and proved quickly to have the qualities that allowed him to deal effectively with the university administration at all levels as well as with issues within the rather diverse and extensive body of scientists and students of the Project. Fairness, compassion, and persistence are words that come to my mind when I characterize Yngve s leadership. 

The successful chairmanship and the apparent qualities of personnel management landed several offers of deanships in Yngve s lap. He decided, to my delight, to remain a dedicated scientist. Administrative obligations remained, he assumed the role of Director of the Quantum Theory Project in 1983 and led this rather informal association of faculty members from Chemistry and Physics to be established, in 1987, as the "Institute for Theory and Computation in Molecular and Materials Sciences" with a well defined position in the University system. This was another demonstration of the ability to create coherence and commitment amongst a body of strong minded people with diverse interests. It is a consequence that Florida remains a world renowned hub of quantum chemistry activities. 

In research, many quantitative and graphical methods are used in selecting between individual compounds, either as potential library of collection members or in filtering hits. Multicriteria approaches to library design typically seek to balance diversity and likelihood of favorable properties [16]. In early screening, the rules for choices between hits are part of a research process typically applied to diverse projects, whereas at the end of the discovery process compound choice commits to starting a single development project. 

The cells comprising lamina V are more diverse than those of lamina IV and their dendrites extend vertically toward the superficial layers. Cell bodies in lamina V contribute to three projection pathways, the SCT, PSDC and STT. However, the STT cells appear to be predominant in this lamina. Lamina V plays an important role in nociception since it receives both A - and C-fibre inputs. Some cells in lamina V also respond to cutaneous low- and high-threshold mechanical stimuli and receive nociceptive inputs from the viscerae. Many of these neurons also project onto mononeurons and so act as interneurons in the polysynaptic withdrawal reflex to noxious stimuli. 

In its central projections the vomeronasal pathway, distinguished by a unique lectin-affinity, ascends to an accessory olfactory bulb, while dorsal and ventral pathways supply the dorsal and ventral regions of the main olfactory bulb (Saito and Taniguchi, 2000). The AOS (but not the MOS) of salamanders displays considerable diversity in the... 

A description of how large academic laboratories are administered, illustrating how different management styles can be successful, has appeared in the literature.114 There is great diversity in laboratory operations in large laboratories, but clearly contact between those who plan the projects, those who have high skills in project operations, and those who execute the more... 

The word cancer covers a diverse array of tumors types that affect a significant number of Americans and are a significant cause of mortality. The term cancer actually refers to more than 100 diseases. What is common to all cancers is the cancerous cell has uncontrolled growth so that it invades tissues and spreads to other parts of the body, called metastasis. In 2005, it is projected that over 1.3 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer, whereas more than 560,000 Americans will die from the cancer.1 Figure 85-1 reveals cancers by gender, new cases, and deaths. 

This second volume of the book presents the results obtained during the RISKCYCLE project, paying special attention to a set of selected additives in the diverse industrial sectors (i.e., PFOS, DEHP, Pb). Different methodologies have been used to analyze aspects such as the fate, human and environmental exposure, and toxicity of these compounds. Case studies have been developed to assess their risk in developing countries such as China or Vietnam. The findings have been presented in the different RISKCYCLE workshops as well as at the final conference in Dresden. 

There is no single library creation method that will satisfy the ideal requirements of high-diversity quality, large library size, and ultimately the feasibility of comprehensive screening of the generated library. Evaluation of each case is necessary to determine which library creation method is suitable for the project s goals. 

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