This book introduces light in nature and human research on light,leads young readers to explore the scientific process of human beings from observing luminescence phenomena to realizing the luminescence of all things,...This book introduces light in nature and human research on light,leads young readers to explore the scientific process of human beings from observing luminescence phenomena to realizing the luminescence of all things,and explains what light,fluorescence,and materials are,as well as the significance of nanomaterials such as fluorescent materials to the future development of mankind.Ifs written with light-hearted and interesting scientific stories and easy-to-understand picture book language.展开更多
Much research is dependent on Information and Communication Technologies(ICT).Researchers in different research domains have set up their own ICT systems(data labs)to support their research,from data collection(observ...Much research is dependent on Information and Communication Technologies(ICT).Researchers in different research domains have set up their own ICT systems(data labs)to support their research,from data collection(observation,experiment,simulation)through analysis(analytics,visualisation)to publication.However,too frequently the Digital Objects(DOs)upon which the research results are based are not curated and thus neither available for reproduction of the research nor utilization for other(e.g.,multidisciplinary)research purposes.The key to curation is rich metadata recording not only a description of the DO and the conditions of its use but also the provenance-the trail of actions performed on the DO along the research workflow.There are increasing real-world requirements for multidisciplinary research.With DOs in domain-specific ICT systems(silos),commonly with inadequate metadata,such research is hindered.Despite wide agreement on principles for achieving FAIR(findable,accessible,interoperable,and reusable)utilization of research data,current practices fall short.FAIR DOs offer a way forward.The paradoxes,barriers and possible solutions are examined.The key is persuading the researcher to adopt best practices which implies decreasing the cost(easy to use autonomic tools)and increasing the benefit(incentives such as acknowledgement and citation)while maintaining researcher independence and flexibility.展开更多
文摘This book introduces light in nature and human research on light,leads young readers to explore the scientific process of human beings from observing luminescence phenomena to realizing the luminescence of all things,and explains what light,fluorescence,and materials are,as well as the significance of nanomaterials such as fluorescent materials to the future development of mankind.Ifs written with light-hearted and interesting scientific stories and easy-to-understand picture book language.
文摘Much research is dependent on Information and Communication Technologies(ICT).Researchers in different research domains have set up their own ICT systems(data labs)to support their research,from data collection(observation,experiment,simulation)through analysis(analytics,visualisation)to publication.However,too frequently the Digital Objects(DOs)upon which the research results are based are not curated and thus neither available for reproduction of the research nor utilization for other(e.g.,multidisciplinary)research purposes.The key to curation is rich metadata recording not only a description of the DO and the conditions of its use but also the provenance-the trail of actions performed on the DO along the research workflow.There are increasing real-world requirements for multidisciplinary research.With DOs in domain-specific ICT systems(silos),commonly with inadequate metadata,such research is hindered.Despite wide agreement on principles for achieving FAIR(findable,accessible,interoperable,and reusable)utilization of research data,current practices fall short.FAIR DOs offer a way forward.The paradoxes,barriers and possible solutions are examined.The key is persuading the researcher to adopt best practices which implies decreasing the cost(easy to use autonomic tools)and increasing the benefit(incentives such as acknowledgement and citation)while maintaining researcher independence and flexibility.
