Bulwer Lytton's novels.

Binder's title. Set arbitrarily numbered.

Quantum dynamics as a physical resource

How useful is a quantum dynamical operation for quantum information processing? Motivated by this question, we investigate several strength measures quantifying the resources intrinsic to a quantum operation. We develop a general theory of such strength measures, based on axiomatic considerations independent of state-based resources. The power of this theory is demonstrated with applications to quantum communication complexity, quantum computational complexity, and entanglement generation by unitary operations.

Patrimonio arqueológico de Azores

No arquipélago dos Açores, o longo e intenso processo de patrimonialização da natureza-cultura insular, articulado com a diversidade dos ecossistemas e a hierarquia das formações socioespaciais, com políticas culturais, turísticas, ambientais e sociais e com a legislação promulgada, traduziu-se num complexo dinâmico de configurações patrimoniais e museológicas territorializadas, que alicerçaram as múltiplas identidades regionais e mediatizaram a comunicação das ilhas entre si e do arquipélago com os espaços exteriores, desempenhando, de forma variável, um papel fecundante no desenvolvimento desta região autónoma.

Citizen science and natural resource governance: program design for vernal pool policy innovation

Effective natural resource policy depends on knowing what is needed to sustain a resource and building the capacity to identify, develop, and implement flexible policies. This retrospective case study applies resilience concepts to a 16-year citizen science program and vernal pool regulatory development process in Maine, USA. We describe how citizen science improved adaptive capacities for innovative and effective policies to regulate vernal pools. We identified two core program elements that allowed people to act within narrow windows of opportunity for policy transformation, including (1) the simultaneous generation of useful, credible scientific knowledge and construction of networks among diverse institutions, and (2) the formation of diverse leadership that promoted individual and collective abilities to identify problems and propose policy solutions. If citizen science program leaders want to promote social-ecological systems resilience and natural resource policies as outcomes, we recommend they create a system for internal project evaluation, publish scientific studies using citizen science data, pursue resources for program sustainability, and plan for leadership diversity and informal networks to foster adaptive governance.