The incident acts as a “window” on the system—hence systems analysis. Incident analysis, properly understood, is not a retrospective search for root causes but an attempt to look to the future. In a ...

Abstract: In this paper, we present a novel microsystem for investigating mechanisms of plant-root growth. To measure a generative force by plant-root growth efficiently, we developed a silicon-based ...

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This artificial boxwood tree will make a statement on your front porch ... A final reviewer wrote, “I can't have real flowers and/or plants in my home because of my cats! [I] have been looking for ...

A man is uprooting old tree and shrub roots in a garden using a shovel and hand tools. Early spring cleanup work near a tree trunk, with scattered tools and emerging plants around. Royalty-free ...

The root zone file is at the apex of a hierarchical distributed database called the Domain Name System (DNS) — the system that translates domain names into IP addresses. At the heart of the DNS are 13 ...