Via a combination of computer modeling, laboratory experiments, and field studies, the researchers looked at how many oVOCs were taken up by a poplar
tree leaf sample.
Not exact matches
Issued in May 2011, it covers a computer system comprising a data store containing a decision
tree that is constructed to produce a predicted geographic location for an IP address associated with a user; and a computing device that obtains a first set of
sample data including IP addresses and user profile information; trains the decision
tree with the first set of
sample data; obtains a second set of
sample data including geographic location information correlated with an IP address; prunes the trained decision
tree with the second set of data; and then qualifies the decision
tree with a third set of
sample data to assign to each
leaf node a confidence score indicating the degree of accuracy of a predicted geographic location.
Neil Pederson, one of Hessl's colleagues, dated this
sample of a long - dead pine from Mongolia (upper
left) and discovered the
tree lived from the seventh to 14th centuries and was alive when Genghis Khan built his empire.
Scientists climbed several rare and endangered
tree species on Penang Hill to document the orchids, ferns, and epiphytes (or air plants) thriving at such heights and to press
leaf samples for further study.
Periodically, laboratory workers roam the forest to
sample bark, small branches, and
leaves to assess the
trees» success in pollution extraction.