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.     

景观植物信息查询系统(LPIIS)的构建

近年来，我国的景观植物产业得到了很大发展，但仍存在很多问题，为了解决这些问题，我们开发了景观植物信息查询系统(简称LPIIS)。LPIIS的构建包括后台数据库和管理系统2部分，以Microsoft Access开发后台景观植物数据库，实现各种零散的景观植物数据资料的数字化；采用面向对象的开发语言VB进行信息系统的界面设计和系统集成，实现了人性化的界面，操作更为方便。LPIIS的出现改变了过去景观植物信息管理的手工方式，具有可视化人性化的界面、提供多媒体信息、数据的维护和更新具有继承性、后台数据库可方便的移植于网络等特点。     

佛山岭南天地旧改项目中开放空间的特色分析

近年来,国内出现了不少基于城市老街区改造为商业街区的项目。通过对佛山岭南天地项目中有代表性的广场、街道、建筑等节点进行调研,选取开放空间的3个特色要素——空间形态和尺度,传统装饰元素,植物和水景布置,探析"新天地"模式中开放空间营造的特色手法,包括保持街巷形态和宜人尺度,增强街区公共属性;保护传统建筑构件,利用传统材料、技术;保留古树,并结合植物和水景布置,形成多层次的景观系统等。     

广州市海珠广场绿地提升改造

以广州市海珠广场绿地景观提升改造为例,探究老城区中心广场景观提升的策略和途径。通过原状广场实地调研、环境精准识别,针对绿化景观无序、场内空间封闭、园路铺装失修等现状,结合SWOT模型,对工程项目的内部因素(优势、劣势)和外部因素(机遇、挑战)进行全面分析,制定挖掘文化内涵、改善人居环境、促进生态可持续的景观改造原则。采用适当抽疏、增加花卉、合理规划景观格局、应用海绵城市建设技术等措施,打造兼具"红色"文化传承、门户形象展示、休闲观光、活动举办场所等功能为一体的综合性广场。     

Distances Walked by Long Established and Newcomer Horses in an Open Stable System in Northern Germany

Group housing is claimed to possibly provide horses with a species-appropriate movement possibility, and hence, better welfare. Thus, this study analyzed the daily walked distances of 51 horses held in one group in a “HIT Active Stable” (Hinrichs Innovation + Technik) in Northern Germany by using global positioning system (GPS) technology during a 7 ½-month time span. The daily walking distances of the whole group, as well as newcomers, were investigated. The horses traveled an average of 8.43 km/day. Linear mixed models were applied. The observation day had a significant effect on the daily walking distances (P < .01) due to season and the available area per horse. The age as covariate also had a significant effect (P < .01). The breed had no significant effect (P = .96). No significant differences were found in sex (P = .69), which can be explained by the fact that only mares and geldings were investigated, which do not show increasing locomotion caused by sexual behavior as stallions do. On six of the first nine days, new horses moved significantly more compared to the remaining 24 of the 30 observation days directly after individuals’ inclusion. This is probably due to more exploration and rank-fighting behavior. Similar walking distances were seen among the horses on the single observation days because all horses had to travel the same distance to reach resources. Further, it is suspected that not all horses can sufficiently live out their urges to move, especially in winter, when pasture is inaccessible.     

建立农产品质量安全市场准入机制的原则及措施分析

随着《中华人民共和国农产品质量安全法》的深入实施,中国农产品质量安全准入制度的建立势在必行,而建立良性的准入机制是各项制度有效运转的根本。该文从建立良性的农产品质量安全市场准入运行机制、建设有效的技术支撑体系、加强财政政策扶持等方面入手,提出了建立农产品质量安全市场准入机制的措施和建议。     

对城市开放式公园的景观设计与管理的探讨——以宜昌市儿童公园为例

从开放式公园的定义、特点出发,以湖北省宜昌市儿童公园为例,对其进行实地调查和分析,然后从城市开放式公园的景观设计与管理的角度提出相关建议,以期提升现有的景观设计的层次以及提高与开放式相对应的管理水平,达到生态效益,社会效益和经济效益的共赢,使开放式公园的运营进入一个良性循环的轨道。     

仓库管理系统的研究与开发

仓库管理系统是典型的信息管理系统(M IS),其开发主要包括后台数据库的建立和维护,以及前端W eb应用程序的开发两个方面。本研究以VISUAL BASIC作为开发工具,同时用M icrosoftAccess 2003建立后台数据库,最后以JET数据库引擎技术实现前台界面与后台的连接。实践证明,该仓库管理系统能够完成仓库货物信息的录入、查询、统计和数据备份等功能,具有极强的实用性。     

Influence of self-pollination in fruit quality of autogamous almonds

Due to the several advantages expected from growing self-compatible almond cultivars, breeding programmes have recently introduced self-compatibility as an important trait. However, doubts have arisen regarding the capability of the newly obtained self-compatible almonds to produce good yields in monovarietal plantations, and the commercial quality of the fruits from self-pollination. For this reason, in the last years several studies have been conducted to evaluate fruit set and fruit traits following self- and cross-pollination of self-compatible almonds. Their results showed inconsistencies for fruit set and for some of the fruit traits studied. Thus, while some studies showed no differences between both pollination types for any of the fruit traits, others clearly showed important differences with the detriment of self-pollination for commercially important fruit traits. The fact that some of these studies evaluated a low number of individuals and/or fruit traits, implies the need of a more complete study. In this work, 10 fruit traits were studied in 26 self-compatible almonds following self-pollination by bagging and open pollination treatments. In general, and despite a few individuals showed differences between both pollination types for two of the traits, the results showed no influence of self-pollination in fruit quality.