Barriers to Open Government Data (OGD) initiative in Tanzania: Stakeholders’ perspectives

Open Government Data (OGD) initiatives are picking up across the globe with their emphasis upon the tenets of transparency, collaboration, and participation. While much of the research has remained confined at unraveling the theoretical and conceptual dimensions of OGD, empirical investigations are visibly lacking, especially in the African context. Using a qualitative research methodology, we analyze the responses received from relevant stakeholders—representatives from public and private sector—regarding their views about the OGD initiative in Tanzania. Our findings show that the OGD initiative in Tanzania is in an emerging stage and there are barriers (organizational, social, legal, and technical) toward instituting a robust OGD initiative in the country. Further, we find that there is inertia among the government departments in terms of publishing data sets. Our findings provide a sounding board for further research on the sustainability of OGD initiatives in Tanzania and the other African countries, by and large.     

狗年侃犬

狗年侃犬,犬即是狗,狗即是犬。就字而言,狗是口头语为多,犬是书面语为多。犬与人类的交流与融合,源远流长,这是一个说不完、道不尽的话题。犬的文化也是人们津津乐道的话题,也是一个国家一个民族的文化。我国养犬的历史有几千年,对犬也说法众多,褒贬不一。狗、犬从生物科学来讲都是表述同样的动物,但从中国人文化的内含却有很大的差异。中国人对狗这个字的理解大都含有贬意,民间通俗用语,比较粗糙。对犬的理解似乎有些褒奖与赞美之意,是学术用语,有文化内涵。狗常常是用来形容不好的人或事,是没有教养与没有学问的,人类对它是要进行限制管理…     

GIS在生态土地分类中的作用

This paper depicted the physiographic landscape features and natural vegetation situation of study area (the eastern Jilin Province), and expatiates the definition, basic characters and its development of Ecological Land Classification (ELC). Based on the combination of relief map, satellite photography for study area and vegetation inventory data of 480 sample sites, a 5-class and a 15-class ecological land type map was concluded according to 4 important factors including slope, aspect, vegetation and elevation. Ecological Classification System (ECS) is a method to identify, characterize, and map ecosystems. The Ecological Land Type (ELT) was examined and applied initially in eastern Jilin Province. Foundation item: This paper was supported by Chinese Academy of Sciences “100 people” project and the Open Research Station of Changbai Mountain Forest Ecosystem. Biography: XIAO Bao-ying (1974-), female, postgraduate in Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China Responsible editor: Zhu Hong     

新型冬暖式日光温室的研究

针对普通型日光温室存在的主要缺陷 ,对普通型日光温室进行了改良研究 ,设计出一种能够克服普通型日光温室缺点的新型冬暖式温室 ,经过试验、示范 ,达到了降低造价、增加有效使用面积、增强保温效果、提高经济效益的目的     

旱地有限补充供水与覆盖保水效果研究

本文针对旱地作物长期受水分亏缺制约的问题，为了使有限降水资源得以高效利用，研究了几种作物需水关键期有限补充供水以及覆盖保水的效应，表明旱地有限供水的高效性和对提高经济效益的显著作用。提出了实现有限降水资源富集叠加高效利用建设旱区高产高效农田的技术途径。     

敌百虫对国光、金冠苹果疏除幼果的效应

敌百虫对国光、金冠苹果疏果效应的研究结果表明,国光盛花后10d 喷布1125mg·1~(-1)敌百虫或加20mg·1~(-1)NAA;金冠盛花后12d 喷布900mg·1~(-1)敌百虫或加10mg·1~(-1)NAA,疏除幼果效应显著.果实单果重、翌年花量增加;果实品质、经济效益提高;大小年幅度降低.     

樟子松松针锈病病原菌的鉴定

1989年在黑龙江省阿城市料甸林场,用樟子松(Pinus sylvestrisvar. mongolica Litv.)松针上的春孢子向健康的黄药(Phelledendron amurenseRupr.)和紫花铁线莲(Clematis fusca var. violacea Maxim)叶片人工接种成功。用人工接种所产生的夏孢子向相同寄主植物接种后,再次发病并产生夏孢子。由此证明阿城市料甸林场樟子松松针锈病菌(Cleosporium clematidis Barcl.)的转主寄主为紫花铁线莲和黄药,病原菌种应为铁线莲鞘锈菌(Coleosporium clema(?)idis Barcl.)。     

猪肺炎支原体黏附因子基因R1R2区的克隆及表达

根据GenBank登录的猪肺炎支原体232株P97基因和J株黏附因子基因设计了1对引物，以我国猪肺炎支原体Z株(强毒株)基因组DNA为模板，通过PCR方法扩增了该株黏附因子基因的部分序列。经序列分析后，重新设计了1对带有EcoRI和HindⅢ酶切位点的引物，并经引物的定点突变，PCR扩增了Z株黏附因子的R1R2区。扩增产物经双酶切后克隆到表达载体pET-32(a) 中。该重组质粒经酶切鉴定后，将其具有正确阅读框架的重组质粒转化到大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)感受态细胞，37℃下经IPTG诱导表达，得到相对分子质量约29000的融合蛋白，表达量约为11％。     

饲料中钙含量测定3种方法的比较

本试验是对测定饲料中钙含量的3种方法，即双波长吸光光度法、MSA—DBM显色法和高锰酸钾法的比较试验。综合本实验结果，建议饲料生产中采用MSA—DBM显色法，可以简便快速的得到可靠结果。     

优氯净对苏云金杆菌伴孢晶体消毒效果及机理的研究

苏云金杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis,简称BT菌)的伴孢晶体被优氯净液处理后,在相差显微镜下观察,失去暗蓝色光泽,呈暗黑色,难溶于碱性缓冲液。虽能溶于昆虫的胃液,却失去致病性。用扫描电镜和SDS—聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳进一步研究,结果表明:优氯净能破坏伴孢晶体蛋白的一级和立体结构,使晶体蛋白失活,达到消毒的目的。消毒能力测定结果表明:1毫升0.03％有效氯优氯净液在3分钟内能消毒50微升BT菌液(3μg伴孢晶体/μl菌液)。消毒BT菌污染桑叶,用0.01％有效氯优氯净液浸泡3分钟即可。考虑到生产上的安全性,我们建议用0.05％有效氯优氯净消毒3—5分钟。