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BCI
BCI may refer to: Organizations * Bar Council of India * Barts Cancer Institute, London, UK * Bat Conservation International * Battery Council International, American trade association * BCI, an investigative law enforcement agency for the U.S. state of Ohio * BCI Bus, an Australian bus and coach manufacturing company * BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc., formerly Bromwell & Carrier, Inc. * Better Cotton Initiative * Bonobo Conservation Initiative * British Columbia Investment Management Corporation * Broadcasting Commission of Ireland * Broward Correctional Institution, Florida, US * Business Continuity Institute, UK Banks * Banco de Crédito e Inversiones, a Chilean bank * Banca Commerciale Italiana, a defunct Italian bank * Banco Comercial e de Investimentos, in the list of banks in Mozambique * Bank of the Cook Islands Education *Benedict XVI Catholic Institute, Negombo, Sri Lanka * Bluevale Collegiate Institute, Ontario, Canada * Brantford Collegiate Institute, Ontario, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brain–computer Interface
A brain–computer interface (BCI), sometimes called a brain–machine interface (BMI) or smartbrain, is a direct communication pathway between the brain, brain's electrical activity and an external device, most commonly a computer or robotic limb. BCIs are often directed at researching, Brain mapping, mapping, assisting, Augmented cognition, augmenting, or repairing human Cognitive skill, cognitive or Sensory-motor coupling, sensory-motor functions. Implementations of BCIs range from non-invasive (Electroencephalography, EEG, Magnetoencephalography, MEG, Electrooculography, EOG, Magnetic resonance imaging, MRI) and partially invasive (Electrocorticography, ECoG and endovascular) to invasive (microelectrode array), based on how close electrodes get to brain tissue.Michael L Martini, BA, Eric Karl Oermann, MD, Nicholas L Opie, PhD, Fedor Panov, MD, Thomas Oxley, MD, PhD, Kurt Yaeger, MD, Sensor Modalities for Brain-Computer Interface Technology: A Comprehensive Literature Review, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brantford Collegiate Institute
Brantford Collegiate Institute and Vocational School, also known as "Brantford Collegiate Institute" or "BCI", is a secondary school in the city of Brantford. It is a member of the Grand Erie District School Board, a medium-sized school board in the Province of Ontario. About 1350 students attend BCI. BCI has many sports teams, clubs, and an active Library Learning Commons. History BCI traces its roots to 1909, but also succeeded what was then called Brantford Grammar School, which opened in 1852 to provide secondary education prior to 1871. After 1871 the school was re-classified as a ''High School'' with the passage of the ''Act to Improve the Common and Grammar Schools of the Province of Ontario''. Mission statement As stated on its website, BCI's mission statement reads, "At Brantford Collegiate Institute and Vocational School we believe that dignity and respect should govern all behavior, that all can learn and that each person has worth. Each person at CIhas the opport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banca Commerciale Italiana
Banca Commerciale Italiana (COMIT), founded in 1894, was once one of the largest banks in Italy. In 1999 it merged with a banking group consisting of Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde (aka Cariplo; est. 1823) and Banco Ambroveneto, which had merged in 1998. The bank group changed the name to Intesa-BCI, which BCI temporary became a sub-holding company. On 1 January 2003, the group's name changed to Banca Intesa. In 2006 Banca Intesa merged with Sanpaolo IMI, based in Turin, Italy, to form Intesa Sanpaolo. History BCI's predecessor was the '' Società Generale di Credito Mobiliare'', founded in 1862. This institution became successful as a lender to the iron and steel industry. However, the Italian banking crisis of 1893–1894, led to Credito Mobiliare's failure. On 10 October 1894 Credito Mobiliare was re-established as a private joint-stock bank under the name Banca Commerciale Italiana with capital from several German and Austrian banks, including S. Bleichröder, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better Cotton Initiative
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) is a non-profit, multistakeholder governance group that promotes better standards in cotton farming and practices across 21 countries. As of 2017, Better Cotton accounts for 14% of global cotton production. In the 2016-2017 cotton season, 1.3 million licensed BCI Farmers produced 3.3 million metric tonnes of Better Cotton lint, enabling a record-level of more sustainably produced cotton to enter the global supply chain. Partner retailers include H&M, Gap, IKEA, and Levi Strauss, and include funding partners from USAID. At the end of 2017, BCI had 1,197 members – 85 retailer and brand members, 1,039 supplier and manufacturer members, 32 producer organisation members, 31 civil society members and 12 associate members. BCI contributes towards the UN's goals to achieve better global water sustainability and sustainable agriculture. BCI farmers receive training on how to use water efficiently, care for the health of the soil and natural habitats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bat Conservation International
Bat Conservation International (BCI) is an international nongovernmental organization working to conserve bats and their habitats through conservation, education, and research efforts. BCI was founded in 1982 by bat biologist Merlin Tuttle, who led the organization until his retirement in 2009. Since its establishment, BCI has formed partnerships with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and many national and international agencies and nonprofits, and has produced publications, workshops, scholarships, and research, and site-specific projects in the US and internationally. BCI employs a staff of 30 biologists, educators, and administrators and has members in 60 countries. Conservation strategies BCI operates by its "10 critical conservation strategies": 1) Accelerating scientific research 2) Preventing extinction 3) Protecting intact areas with highly diverse bat communities 4) Preserving megapopulations of bats 5) Creating global and regional partnerships 6) Addressing threats imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BCI Bus
BCI is a bus and coach importer headquartered in Kewdale, Perth, Western Australia. It was established by former Hino dealer Ron Nazzari in 1991 as a small family-run operation. It initially imported buses from Malaysia, both fully assembled and in knocked down form. In 2006, it moved production to China. In May 2011, BCI opened the 48,000 square metre Xiamen Feng Tai Bus and Coach International factory in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China. It sells buses in Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Although manufactured in China, vehicles carry Australian Vehicle identification numbers. In 2016, Ensignbus began to sell BCI products in the United Kingdom for the first time, starting with the BCI Enterprise high capacity integral double-decker. Products Current *Airporter * Citirider 8 *Citirider 12 *Citirider E *Classmaster 43 *Classmaster 57 *Classmaster 65 *Classmaster 3-axle *Cruiser 9 *Cruiser 12 *Enterprise * Excellence *Explorer *Fleetmaster 33 *Fleetmaster 43 *Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio Bureau Of Criminal Investigation
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) is an investigative law enforcement agency for the U.S. state of Ohio. History The department was founded on July 9, 1921. It began as a minor records keeping facility in conjunction with the Department of Public Welfare. A few years later, it was moved to the Department of Mental Hygiene and Corrections. The Department of Corrections originally housed BCI in the basement of the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio until a fire and subsequent threat of riot by inmates in 1930 forced a move to the London Prison Farm. During those early years, inmate labor performed most of the work. Archives show these inmates reviewing, indexing and sorting fingerprint records. In the 1940s, BCI also had a printing press, and used inmate labor to produce the book entitled, "The Science of Fingerprint Classification: As Taught and Used in the Ohio State Bureau of Identification and Investigation." Criminal investigations on a very small sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadcasting Commission Of Ireland
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) ( ga, Údarás Craolacháin na hÉireann) was established on 1 October 2009 effectively replacing the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) ( ga, Coimisiún Craolacháin na hÉireann). The BAI is the regulator of both public and commercial broadcasting sector in Ireland. History *The Authority came into being under the Broadcasting Act 2009. Prior to its establishment on 30 September 2009, as a Commission, it was set up as the Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) under the terms of the Radio and Television Act 1988. This act allowed the first legal stations not operated by RTÉ to come into existence. Prior to this commercial broadcasting in Ireland had been unlicensed and illegal. Despite this a thriving pirate radio scene existed. The Act sought to bring this under a regulatory framework. *From 1989 onwards the Commission began to license Independent Local Radio stations. It also sought to introduce a national radi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banco De Crédito E Inversiones
Banco de Crédito e Inversiones (BCI) is a Chilean bank specializing in savings & deposits, securities brokerage, asset management and insurance. BCI was the Latin American partner for Bear Stearns. BCI was formed and is still owned by the Yarur family. History The Bank was founded in 1937 by Juan Yarur Lolas in order to support small and medium enterprises in Chile. His son, Jorge Yarur Banna, served as the second president until his death in 1991. Meanwhile, in 1970, a branch was bombed in Santiago. The current president, Luis Enrique Yarur Rey, is a third-generation member of the Yarur family. BCI is a member of the International Confederation of Popular Banks (CIBP), international organization based in Brussels that brings together cooperative banks worldwide. Currently BCI is the third largest private bank in terms of loans and the fourth bank in number of customers, behind the privates Banco Santander, Chile and Banco de Chile, and the state Banco Estado. In 2013 BCI pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bar Council Of India
The Bar Council of India is a statutory body established under the section 4 of Advocates Act 1961 that regulates the legal practice and legal education in India. Its members are elected from amongst the lawyers in India and as such represents the Indian bar. It prescribes standards of professional conduct, etiquettes and exercises disciplinary jurisdiction over the bar. It also sets standards for legal education and grants recognition to universities whose degree in law will serve as a qualification for students to enroll themselves as advocates upon graduation. History In March 1953, the 'All India Bar Committee', headed by S. R. Das, submitted a report which proposed the creation of a bar council for each state and an all India bar council as an apex body. It was suggested that the all India bar council would regulate the legal profession and set the standard of legal education. The Law Commission of India was assigned the job of assembling a report on judicial administrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business Continuity Institute
The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) was established in 1994 by Andrew Hiles and others, evolving from the Survive Group - a network of disaster recovery and business continuity experts. The Institute's initial vision was to enable individual members to obtain guidance and support from fellow business continuity Business continuity may be defined as "the capability of an organization to continue the delivery of products or services at pre-defined acceptable levels following a disruptive incident", and business continuity planning (or business continuity a ... practitioners. The BCI's first AGM was held in 1995 in London, becoming an independent organisation in May 1997. It was initially led by John Marsh and then John Sharp. In 2004 the BCI expanded, moving to office space in Caversham under the leadership of new Executive Director, Lorraine Darke. Lorraine continued in this role until September 2016, when she stepped down - being replaced by David Thorp, the current BCI Exe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc
BCI may refer to: Organizations * Bar Council of India * Barts Cancer Institute, London, UK * Bat Conservation International * Battery Council International, American trade association * BCI, an investigative law enforcement agency for the U.S. state of Ohio * BCI Bus, an Australian bus and coach manufacturing company * BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc., formerly Bromwell & Carrier, Inc. * Better Cotton Initiative * Bonobo Conservation Initiative * British Columbia Investment Management Corporation * Broadcasting Commission of Ireland * Broward Correctional Institution, Florida, US * Business Continuity Institute, UK Banks * Banco de Crédito e Inversiones, a Chilean bank * Banca Commerciale Italiana, a defunct Italian bank * Banco Comercial e de Investimentos, in the list of banks in Mozambique * Bank of the Cook Islands Education *Benedict XVI Catholic Institute, Negombo, Sri Lanka * Bluevale Collegiate Institute, Ontario, Canada * Brantford Collegiate Institute, Ontario, Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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