Gladiolus is an important marketable cut flower, especially valued for use in floral arrangements. We assessed the effects of two different methods of application (foliar spray and drench) and various concentrations of gibberellic acid (GA3), salicylic acid (SA), mival (MI) and krizatcin (KR) on vegetative and reproductive features of Gladiolus hybridus. The experiment was planned in a factoria...

The article presents data on the effectiveness of use drugs structural components productivity grape varieties. Research objects growth regulators are Zircon and Mival Agro. Tests were carried out table varieties Arkadia Kodryanka. same cultivars without treatment served as control. In experiment with Agro maximum indicator average bunch weight variety was higher by 28.0% in comparison control,...

This document describes the problem statement, the methodological framework, the current state of the work and the expected contribution of my doctoral dissertation. The main focus of my dissertation is long-term interaction with an Artificial Conversational Companion in the context of conversation training for second language acquisition. I use a data-driven approach and conversation analysis ...

The paper introduces the COMPANIONS project, a 4 year, EU funded Framework Programme 6 project involving a consortium of 16 partners across 8 countries. It’s aim is to develop a personalised conversational interface, one that knows and understands its owner, and can act as an alternative access point to resources on the Internet, all the while nuturing an emotional involvement from it’s owner/u...