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Backed by a community of outstanding legal scholars, students, and alumni, Brooklyn Law School is driving forward to help students meet the demands of a new world of law. One of the School’s greatest strengths is the composition, diversity, and achievements of its faculty, who are gifted teachers in the classroom and renowned scholars and policy shapers in the larger community. Combining traditional course offerings and teaching methodologies with innovative professional skills training courses, Brooklyn Law School’s nationally renowned clinical program, one of the first of its kind, is today one of the country’s most diverse and comprehensive professional skills programs.
The Opportunity
Providing strategic and operational leadership for the Office of Development and the Office of External Affairs, the incoming Chief Advancement Officer will benefit from visionary and bold academic leadership, engaged and passionate Trustees, and untapped philanthropic potential from a dedicated alumni base. This individual will manage the Law School’s philanthropic growth by cultivating revenue streams and avenues for fundraising; ensure the stable, long-term growth and expansion of development; create and sustain a positive public brand for the Law School through marketing and communication strategies, and the development of relationships with external constituencies; and work with the Law School’s leadership, faculty, and Board of Trustees to further the overall mission of the Law School.
Brooklyn’s next CAO must be an innovative and inspirational leader who has a track record of establishing best practices, implementing innovative systems, and coaching and mentoring team members. The ideal candidate will lead by example, building on donors’ strong affinity to the school, while creating a plan to further enhance Brooklyn Law’s visibility, expanding the donor pipeline to deepen a culture of philanthropy to sustain and grow the institution’s impact. | https://www.lindauerglobal.com/career-opportunity/brooklyn-law-school-chief-advancement-officer/ |
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Each afternoon, as I sit with an array of bottles in from of me, tasting some of the best wines from around the world, people stare and often proceed to tell me that I must have the best job in the world. While that’s quite true, it is still just that, a job. Tasting wine, at least in a professional setting, can be hard work. And while we each have our own unique sensitivities and tolerances that can lend towards more natural abilities to taste certain characteristics of wine, for the most part, tasting wine is a learned skill that takes practice and requires much focus. I remember walking into class at 8am on my first day of studying wine professionally and seeing 12 glasses of 1oz wine pours on the desks and thinking both, “isn’t it a bit early?” and “this is going to be great!”. By lunch I had a bit of a headache and could have used a nap. Not because I’d been drinking all morning, every sip was swiftly spit out (at first by threat of expulsion, and then by sheer necessity), but because as I quickly learned, tasting wine is actually hard work. I was exhausted. For as much as I’d gone wine tasting and self studied over the near decade prior, I realized that I had very little idea as to how to really taste wine, and all that I was tasting when I did. Over the weeks that followed, each morning started out the same, arrive at 8am, taste 12 or so wines until noon, break for lunch, taste another 12 or so until 5pm, go home, study, repeat. Each day, for 8 hours a day, we studied wine and how to taste it. And as it turns out, there is much more to it than just swirl, sniff, sip & (sometimes) spit. There is in entire protocol, and if followed and practiced, it can reveal all of the wines subtle nuances and tell you its life story.
Being in California I assume everyone’s done their fare share of wine tasting. You’ve swirled and sniffed, and possibly even spit, but for many, you were just going through the motions, nodding and smiling as someone “more knowledgeable” than you goes on about notes of cigar box and bacon fat, while you think to yourself, “all I’m getting is red”. Or perhaps the power of suggestion is strong on you, all you need is for someone to mention peaches and honeysuckle and you’ll smell it too, but prior to the mention, all you smelled was white. Or maybe you actually know a lot about wine, possibly even more than you thought. Maybe years of trips to wine country and dinner parties have made you a bit of an expert. You know the very real struggle of finding a good Pinot Noir under $20 and have long since transitioned from Pinot Grigio to New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc and are now onto French Rosé in the summer. But if you joined the masses and have steered clear of Merlot for the past 10 years, you could be surprised at the challenge you might face while trying to decipher between it and a Chardonnay if you couldn’t actually see it’s color. A sensory analysis of wine breaks it down using sight, smell and taste, and can reveal everything about a wine from it’s grape varietal, to the region it’s from, to how old it is. But much of what we come to know about a wine during a tasting can be determined from its appearance alone. Beyond noting the obvious difference between red and white, you can narrow down varietals by intensity of color, climate by viscosity, and age by the rim. For example, just by looking, you’d likely be able to tell a Sauvignon Blanc from a Chardonnay, as you know the first to be a pale straw color and the latter to be more of a yellow/gold. Or take the reds, both Pinot Noir and Syrah can have prominent earth notes on both the nose and palate, but one glance noting their difference in color intensity could quickly guide us to the right conclusion. So what if we didn’t have the guidance of sight to rely on? We’d be left with just our nose and palate, and unless you’ve been practicing for 8 hours a day, this might be trickier that you’d think.
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From 1923-1930, Bobby Jones won 13 major championships in golf. His record was unmatched until 1973 when it was finally broken by Jack Nicklaus. One time, in a championship match that he was playing in, Jones drove the ball into the woods. As he was looking for the ball, he accidentally nudged it. Although no one saw him move the ball, he penalized himself one stroke (according to the rules), which caused him to lose the match by that margin. Afterward, when reporters praised him for his integrity, he responded that they might as well praise him and congratulate him for not robbing a bank.
In Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, he talks about people being judged by the content of their character. The true measure of a person’s character is what they would do if they knew that no one would ever find out. To further pound this point home, I love the West Point honor code, which states, “A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
Our integrity is the most valuable thing that we possess. It guides us through thick and thin. It gives others more of a reason to value and respect us. It increases our likelihood of having a positive influence on the world around us.
“The time is always right to do the right thing”, said MLK. That’s integrity in a nutshell.
Right is right even if no one else is doing it. Wrong is wrong even if everyone else is doing it. Integrity is choosing your thoughts and actions based on values, not on personal gain or convenience.
Until next time, remember that success is a choice. What choice will you make today? | https://jamybechler.com/do-the-right-thing/ |
❶First we commit them to memory. Army i am expressing my loyalty.
Being a leader you must maintain an atmosphere of everyone being treated fairly. Selfless Service is to put the welfare of the nation, the Army, and subordinates before you. Everyone must work together to complete tasks. So without a leader meeting these value things in the Army will not be getting done. Honor is to live up to these values. Honor provides a moral compass for character and personal conduct in the Army. It means you live by words and actions consistent with high ideals. Honor is the glue that holds the Army Values together.
Honor requires that you always demonstrate an understanding of what is right and take pride in doing that. Integrity is to do what is right legally and morally. Army relies on leaders of integrity. With no integrity you have no honor. You must always do what is right no matter the circumstances or the situation. Last but not least you have personal courage. Personal Courage is to face fear, danger, or adversity physical and moral. Physical courage is overcoming fears of bodily harm and doing your duty.
It triggers bravery that allows you to take risk in combat in spite of the fear of injury or even death. Respect must be earned. If someone does not respect himself or herself then they are not able to respect others. To gain respect you must treat others the way you would want to be treated, as you have heard many times before.
If a unit lacks respect it cannot have teamwork and sympathy for the well being of others. It creates devotion to the success of the team. Respect goes both ways up and down the chain of command. A leader must respect his or her soldiers as their soldiers must appreciate the sacrifices and skills their superiors and vice versa. Respect grows into devotion towards leaders and peers. When a soldier shows respect to his or her coworkers it creates a bond of trust throughout the unit.
Without it there is no coordination or espirit de corps throughout a unit. Disrespect proves to un glue previous acts of respect and can make for an unorganized and un trustworthy bod of soldiers. If a leader disrespects his or her soldiers he or she can loose all respect and trust of a unit and will create tension within the team.
Bottom line is, without respect a unit is ineffective in most circumstances. Without influences of soldiers around you pushing you to be a more selfless soldier you can become more selfish than selfless.
When serving your country, you are loyally doing your duty without thought of recognition. Which is true selfless service. Here in FM the following points show how selfless service and duty are separate from one another: Focus your priorities on service to the Nation. Balance the mission, your family, and your personal needs. Accept personal responsibility for your own performance.
Although honor and selfless service differ, I believe you cannot have one without the other. Honor and selfless service hold one another up, as you will see with the following paragraphs about Honor. Honor must be gained through a persons respect loyalty and selfless service. Along with these and other all of the other army values you can achieve honor. A persons honor can be seen through their word. For example, if someone does dot uphold to their word they are not trusted or respected therefor has no honor.
The highest military award is The Medal of Honor. This award is given to Soldiers who live up to all of the army values, especially honor and Selfless Service. Soldiers, who show their devotion of being honorable, in my opinion, are the most respected soldiers there are.
Honor is summarized as the ability to carry out and live the values of respect, duty, loyalty, selfless service, integrity and personal courage in all hours of the day, days a year. Integrity is to not do and nor say anything that deceives others.
With more integrity comes more trust. The more integrity one possesses can make a person feel better about them self. It also makes those around you, friends and family, trustworthy of you. Integrity keeps you honest and persuades you to do the right thing all the time. You do something because its right, nothing else. One type of courage is physical courage, which is enduring physical stress and at times risking injury or personal safety. Mental courage would be to face fears or challenges that you are worried about enduring.
Building your personal courage is as easy as standing up for and acting upon the things that you know are honorable on a daily bdasisdictionary. Without personal courage the United States Army would not exist. In summary the 7 army values is what the army is about. Without the 7 army values we would not have a United States Army. Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage are quite possibly the one thing keeping our army strong and resilient to everything the world can throw at us.
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Have you ever heard that if a worm gets cut in two, it will regenerate, creating two worms instead of just one? It turns out this isn't universally true.
The world is home to thousands of species of worms. Some, like flatworms and nematodes, can regenerate their missing parts. When we hear about worms getting cut in half, though, it's usually about earthworms. These are the worms that can be in harm’s way because of our gardening and yard work.
Among earthworms, the ability to regenerate is not universal. Instead, regeneration depends on a few factors, including the species, the location of the cut and how clean the cut was.
To understand how regeneration works, it helps to understand the basics of earthworm anatomy. Earthworms are invertebrates, and they are segmented worms. Their bodies consist of between 100 and 150 ring-like segments that are fused together.
Words to know
Amputate: To cut off.
Evade: To escape or avoid.
Fused: To join to form a single entity.
Invertebrate: An animal lacking a backbone.
Regenerate: To regrow or replace lost or injured tissue.
The segments have bristles on them that help them move. Some segments contain structures that are essential to their survival. For example, the first segment, called the peristomium, contains the worm's mouth. Adult earthworms also have a clitellum about one-third of the way down their bodies. This is the part of the worm that seems wider than the other segments and is usually lighter in color. The clitellum is necessary for the worms to reproduce because it produces a cocoon in which it will store its eggs.
Almost all worms can regrow their tails if they are amputated, and many earthworms can lose several segments from their head end and they will grow back. However, for some worms, the more segments that are cut off, the less likely they are to be fully regenerated. Other
worms will always regenerate a set number of segments no matter how many are amputated.
For some worms, being cut between the head end and tail end will result in two fully functioning worms after the missing parts regenerate. But in some cases, the tail end of a worm will regenerate new tail segments instead of a head. This will prolong the worm's life, but only temporarily because it cannot eat.
Some earthworm species can remove their tails as a defense mechanism when they are caught by a predator. If they are caught, they detach their tails to distract and evade the predator. Some composting worms store their waste in their tail end and amputate it when it is full.
The bottom line is not all worms are dealt a death sentence when our gardening spades and shovels inadvertently strike them as we dig. Many can survive, and some will regenerate their missing parts.
While the ability to regrow missing parts may seem like a unusual feat, worms have good company. Many sea stars (or starfish) can regrow arms if they are cut off, and crayfish can regrow their claws. Skinks and some legless lizards can release their tails if they are caught by a predator and then grow new ones. And the axolotl, a salamander native to Mexico, can regenerate almost all its body parts, including its limbs, heart, spinal cord and brain.
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After the exceptional performance of large-cap stocks in recent years, concentration concerns naturally come to mind.
There are many ways to measure concentration. A simple method is to add up the weight of the top names, but the drawback with this approach is it doesn’t incorporate all the constituents in an index. The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), defined as the sum of the squared index constituents’ percentage weights, is more favorable from this aspect and is widely used.
But the HHI faces an issue, which is that even for completely unconcentrated equal weight portfolios, the HHI value is inversely related to the number of names. If we want to use the HHI to examine the history of concentration within an index or to make cross-sector comparisons, we need to adjust for the number of names. In our paper Concentration within Sectors and Its Implications for Equal Weighting, we define the adjusted HHI as the index’s HHI divided by the HHI of an equally weighted portfolio with the same number of stocks.
A higher adjusted HHI means that an index is becoming more concentrated, independent of the number of stocks it contains. Exhibit 1 shows that the adjusted HHI for the Energy sector decreased from 2014 to 2019, despite an increase in its raw HHI. This is because the number of constituents in the sector decreased from 43 in 2014 to 28 in 2019.
Concentration tends to mean-revert in most sectors. This is particularly noticeable in Energy, Industrials, Information Technology, and Materials, as we see in Exhibit 2. These data imply that when concentration is relatively high, as we see for Information Technology presently, it subsequently tends to decline. Meanwhile, when concentration is relatively low, as we see for Industrials, Energy, and Materials, it subsequently tends to increase.
Rising sector concentration implies that larger-cap names are outperforming smaller caps, and that a cap-weighted index should outperform its equal-weighted counterpart. Falling concentration implies the opposite. Since concentration tends to mean revert, using relative concentration to alternate between cap-weighted and equal-weighted sector exposures is a potential source of value added.The posts on this blog are opinions, not advice. Please read our Disclaimers. | https://www.indexologyblog.com/2022/03/14/contemplating-concentration/ |
The Supreme Court should affirm the Ninth Circuit—but it should require that the noncitizen seeking release must show colorable grounds for contesting removal or obtaining other relief under the INA. Application of this substantive stake test will avoid constitutional problems while vindicating Congress’s concern with noncitizens’ appearance in immigration court.
The INA provision at issue in Preap is 8 U.S.C. §1226(c)(1), which requires immigration detention “when the alien is released” from prison or other custody where the noncitizen had been held based on conviction for a wide range of crimes, from crimes of violence and theft to possession of marijuana above a set threshold. Under the INA, each of these convictions can result in the noncitizen’s removal. As Justice Brett Kavanaugh noted during last week’s argument, Congress enacted the provision in 1996, as part of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, because legislators believed that some noncitizens had failed to appear at removal hearings, thereby frustrating immigration enforcement. Section 1226(c)(1) mandates detention of any lawful permanent resident (LPR) such as Mony Preap—the child of Cambodians fleeing the Khmer Rouge regime—who was born in a refugee camp and became an LPR in 1981. Immigration officials detained Preap some time after his convictions for possession of marijuana.
While Congress’s concern with some noncitizens’ failure to appear was legitimate, mandatory detention has also had harsh consequences. At last week’s argument, virtually every justice acknowledged that immigration officials have on occasion detained noncitizens for lengthy periods—sometimes stretching into years. Because of the vast sweep of Section 1226(c)(1), detention has extended even to noncitizens with colorable arguments that their criminal convictions were not in fact grounds for removal or that they were eligible for relief such as cancellation of removal, which the INA provides to LPRs who have committed certain crimes but who also have accrued specific periods of time in continuous residence and LPR status.
The purpose and operation of cancellation of removal illustrate the harsh effects of mandatory detention on longtime LPRs like Preap, who in fact ultimately received cancellation of removal. (Other members of the plaintiff class in Preap continued his challenge). Cancellation recognizes longtime LPRs’ deep ties to the United States. Based on these compelling equities, cancellation is available as long as a noncitizen has not been convicted of serious charges such as theft, crimes of violence or drug-trafficking crimes that constitute “aggravated felonies” under the INA.
Defining an aggravated felony under the INA can be challenging; in last term’s Sessions v. Dimaya, the Supreme Court held that one prong of the definition of “crimes of violence” was unconstitutionally vague. (In Dimaya, Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the Court, joined by the three other liberal justices and Justice Neil Gorsuch). Under Section 1226(c)(1), a noncitizen may have to litigate this complex question while detained in a remote location, with reduced prospects for obtaining legal representation. That litigation may take years, particularly when, as in Dimaya, the Supreme Court ultimately has to decide the contested legal issue. In a perverse effect of the mandatory detention regime, noncitizens with the best cases on the merits may spend the longest time in detention.
In Preap, the noncitizen class members argue that Section 1226(c)(1)’s “when released” language tempers the harshness of mandatory detention. According to the Preap class members, the provision’s mandatory detention requirement does not apply unless immigration officials detain the noncitizen immediately upon his or her release from criminal custody. The Ninth Circuit decision in Preap held that the government had to “promptly” detain the noncitizen after release, reading a durational limitation into Section 1226(c)(1). This limit would benefit noncitizens whom the government failed to detain immediately, including those who have lived for years in the community without further encounters with the criminal justice system. Under the Ninth Circuit’s view, when immigration officials finally arrested those noncitizens and issued a Notice to Appear (NTA) for removal proceedings in immigration court, the respondents in those proceedings would be eligible for bond based on their showing that they did not constitute a flight risk and posed no danger to the community. At oral argument, Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Kagan seemed most intent on retaining the Ninth Circuit’s immediacy standard.
The Ninth Circuit supported this view by invoking the text of 8 U.S.C. §1226 as a whole. Subsection (a) of this provision states that immigration officials generally have discretion regarding whether to release a noncitizen, subject to the limitations in subsection (c), which includes both the “when released” language and a list of criminal convictions that trigger mandatory detention. For mandatory detention to apply, according to the 9th Circuit, a noncitizen had to have been convicted of one of the crimes specified and have been arrested promptly upon release.
Also relevant to the Supreme Court’s consideration of Preap is the avoidance canon, which requires reading a statute to preserve its constitutionality when a fair reading of the legislation permits that result. In last term’s Jennings v. Rodriguez, the Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Samuel Alito, held that the INA required mandatory detention for noncitizens whose immigration arrest occurred immediately after their release from criminal custody. In contrast, for noncitizens who were not arrested by immigration officials immediately upon their release from criminal custody and thereby arguably fall outside Section 1226(c)(1)’s “when released” language, the statute is at least ambiguous. This creates room for the avoidance canon. At last week’s oral argument, Justice Stephen Breyer highlighted this feature of the case, which virtually every justice agreed was at least part of the backdrop for the court’s deliberations.
The government’s arguments against the Ninth Circuit’s holding invoked legislative text and purpose. In considering purpose, Justice Kavanaugh succinctly stated Congress’s view that the flight risk and dangerousness criteria routinely used in criminal bail and immigration bond proceedings were too amorphous to assure that the maximum possible number of noncitizens who had received NTAs would show up for their merits hearings in immigration court. Justice Kavanaugh noted that Congress was surely aware that requiring immediate arrest by immigration officials upon an individual’s release from criminal custody would often be impracticable, since many persons convicted of statutorily qualifying crimes, such as marijuana possession, might take a plea deal requiring little or no prison time. Because state and local authorities do not routinely notify federal immigration authorities in such cases, arresting that person immediately upon release would impose an onerous burden on strapped immigration officials that Congress may well not have intended. Strictly as a matter of statutory construction—leaving constitutional issues aside—it seems odd to assume that Congress went to the trouble of including a range of qualifying convictions that would trigger mandatory detention, only to set up immigration officials to fail in this effort.
Moreover, Justice Kavanaugh suggested, the Ninth Circuit’s rosy view of noncitizens’ appearance at trial did not adequately address Congress’s concerns. The length of time that noncitizens have spent in the community prior to receipt of an NTA for a removal hearing is not always a reliable indicator of a noncitizen’s actions post-NTA. Confronted with the real risk of removal, some noncitizens might elect to abscond rather than appear in immigration court. While monitoring and other alternatives to detention might work in the majority of cases, some noncitizens would fall through the cracks. The temptation to abscond might be particularly appealing to noncitizens without a colorable argument against removal on the merits. Facing the virtually certain outcome of removal, those individuals might choose flight.
Addressing this concern, Zachary Tripp of the Justice Department argued that Section 1226(c)(1)’s “when released” language merely requires that the immigration arrest should take place at some point after release from criminal custody, without the narrow focus on immediacy of the plaintiffs. Under the plaintiffs’ argument, even 48 hours would be too long an interval between release from criminal custody and immigration arrest. Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Alito, as well as Chief Justice John Roberts, pushed the plaintiffs’ attorney, Cecilia Wang of the ACLU, on this point.
Supporting this argument, the government relied heavily on United States v. Montalvo-Murillo, a Supreme Court decision holding that the government’s failure to meet a particular statutory deadline did not trigger a wholesale “loss of authority” to detain a suspect who was both dangerous and a flight risk. To hold otherwise would have granted that dangerous defendant a “windfall” that Congress did not intend. According to this view, the government’s authority to require the detention of a noncitizen under Section 1226(c)(1) would not lapse merely because the government could not immediately arrest the noncitizen. Responding to this point, Justice Breyer asserted that under the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Preap, a noncitizen would not get a “windfall” at all. The noncitizen would not be automatically released; to obtain bond, he or she would still have to show that he was not dangerous or a flight risk. In that sense, the Ninth Circuit’s decision was entirely consistent with Montalvo-Murillo.
Importantly, the justices did not appear to view the court’s decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council as controlling. In Chevron, the court held that it would defer to an agency interpretation if, 1) the statute was ambiguous, and, 2) the agency interpretation was reasonable. In Preap, the government strenuously argued that application of Chevron would require deference to its position. Either the statute unambiguously supported the government’s position, or in the alternative the statute was at least ambiguous and the government was reasonable in asserting that the statutory phrase “when … released” means any time after release. However, the justices asked virtually nothing about Chevron deference; they appeared to think that their task was to determine for themselves what the statute meant, against the backdrop of the Constitution if that turned out to be applicable.
Predicting how the Supreme Court will rule based on oral argument is perilous, and Preap is no exception. A majority of justices seemed concerned that accepting either the plaintiffs’ or the government’s stark preferred positions would create problems. Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and Alito (possibly joined by Justice Clarence Thomas, who as usual remained silent) were troubled by the plaintiffs’ argument that arrest had to be immediate to justify mandatory detention. Yet each justice also acknowledged potential problems with protracted mandatory detention of noncitizens apprehended years after their release. Justice Breyer sought a middle course, suggesting either that the government should have a reasonable time to arrest (e.g., six months) or that any period of mandatory detention should end after six months, allowing the noncitizen to then make an individualized showing in favor of release. Justice Alito mused about the possibility of an as-applied challenge to the constitutionality of the statute by a noncitizen whose long period of time in the community presented a particularly compelling factor weighing against mandatory detention.
Based on my experience with immigration law, I’d suggest that the court could vindicate Congress’s concern and the constitutional rights of the LPRs affected by Section 1226(c)(1) by reading the provision as requiring immediate arrest, but then tailoring the determination of flight risk to Congress’s concerns. This approach would require that the noncitizen first show a substantive stake in immigration court proceedings on the merits. An individual could demonstrate such a stake by making a colorable argument that his conviction was not for an “aggravated felony” (such as a “crime of violence,” “theft offense,” or drug trafficking crime) and that he or she met the other requirements for cancellation of removal (involving time in the United States).
Noncitizens with such a substantive stake would be virtually assured to show up at their immigration court merits hearings. If they prevailed, as Preap ultimately did, they would no longer face the risk of removal. Absconding would trigger an in absentia removal order and the consequent loss of LPR status, along with a grim future of perpetually looking over their shoulders for immigration officials in pursuit. No reasonable noncitizen would embrace that trade-off.
Having shown a substantive stake in the immigration court merits hearing, a noncitizen would then move to the ordinary criteria for showing lack of dangerousness and absence of flight risk, including a track record of law-abiding behavior, a job, family ties, and other familiar factors. But the threshold inquiry into substantive stake would protect against needlessly long stays in detention while firming up the flight risk and dangerousness inquiries that Congress had believed were too open-ended to deliver consistent results.
The substantive stake approach would involve some tweaking of the traditional open-ended flight-risk and dangerousness determination entail in bail and bond hearings. That modest change is less disruptive to the statutory scheme than terminating mandatory detention after a period not chosen by Congress—such as six months in Justice Breyer’s formulation. Similarly, a substantive stake approach is superior to reading the “when released” language in Section 1226(c) to include a specific time interval for immigration arrest that the Supreme Court designates as “reasonable,” even though Congress again did not provide any such limit. Avoiding this judicial rewriting of the statute, the substantive stake approach also sidesteps the constitutional difficulties with requiring detention of LPRs who have clear incentives to appear and colorable arguments on the merits. Minimizing both constitutional difficulties and statutory disruption makes a strong case for the substantive stake approach.
Court-watchers will know by the end of June if the Supreme Court opts for this path, selects Justice Breyer’s “reasonable time” approach, or accepts the government’s position. The interplay of statutory, administrative law, and constitutional issues makes the precise outcome more unpredictable than in other cases with fewer variables. For example, Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, joined by Chief Justice Roberts, could decide that Chevron deference applied after all, and determine that the statute was ambiguous and the government’s view was reasonable. That result would signal deference in the immigration realm, although the result’s relevance in other settings, such as government efforts to regulate the environment, might be more uncertain. The court could postpone decision of constitutional issues and rule only on the statutory issue, as Justice Alito seemed to favor.
Alternatively, the four liberal Justices and at least one of the conservatives could form a majority favoring Justice Breyer’s “reasonable time” argument. That outcome would suggest that at least one of the conservative Justices was open to reading some conception of reasonableness into the statute. Under this approach, a “textualist” reading of statutes starts with statutory language but can also then import background understandings such as reasonableness.
Adopting the “substantive stake” test suggested in this post would read the statutory phrase “when … released” narrowly as meaning immediate arrest, but would then interpret the traditional factor of flight risk more strictly to require that the noncitizen as a threshold matter show a colorable case on the merits of removal. That approach would signal a commitment to individualized adjudication, but inform that adjudication with an appreciation for the practicalities of immigration law and enforcement. In any case, the court’s outcome and reasoning will tell us much about decisionmaking in the post-Kennedy Supreme Court. | https://www.lawfareblog.com/oral-argument-supreme-court-weighs-immigrant-detention |
Includes:
1. Initial Consult 60min
2. Report of Findings
3. Treatment Plan
4. Follow up Consult 30min
Prior to your initial appointment, you will need to fill out an intake form and important questionnaires. This step is vital because the more information you give me, the more time is dedicated to the areas of your health concern during our face to face consult.
You will need to gather together:
- Any recent medical test results
- Current medications including dosages
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Efficiency (use less space/time to convey the same amount of info) in conlangs is one of my newer interests, and I don't know much about this idea. What is the formal name for this? What are the results of formal studies/works in this area? All of the ideas in this post are just from my own thought; I have read few things by other authors about this. As far as I know, only a few conlangs strive to be 'efficient'. A few of the following are from Richard Kennaway's much linked to but outdated list, which is still useful because it has descriptions on the list, making it possible to search for specific things in conlangs. *Speedtalk [Heinlein]. of course, comes to mind. *Ithkuil (and Ilaksh) [Quijada] Relatively well known, if I'm not mistaken. Logical/Philosophical *Lin (or Ln) [Skrintha] A bunch of broken links. No attempt to be logical/philosophical. *Mindbrush [Gressett] "allow faster, more efficient thinking" *Earth Minimal "An Ultra-Compact Auxiliary Language" Seems to focus on things other than efficiency more. I have read some essays concerning half-related topics, it seems that a lot of people that human language cannot be made more efficient. "Amiguity is necessary." Even after setting aside human read/parseability, it still seems hard to draw the line. Theoretically, if a language has maximum efficiency, then there must be no such thing as an incomplete utterance or an ungrammatical statement, i.e. every possible utterance (or combination of symbols) within the rules means something. Then again, if a language has ungrammatical utterances, then we can make it a 'rule' that all of the previously ungrammatical utterances are not part of the language, that they are akin to using phonemes or symbols other than those specified. | http://archives.conlang.info/zha/fhuaven/zueldhursuan.html |
She was born in the United States on September 16, 1998, in Los Angeles, California. Isabella Rose Giannulli is her full name. Virgo is her astrological sign. Her nationality is American, and her ethnic origin is white. Mossimo Giannulli (father) and Lori Loughlin are her parents (mother). Mossimo’s career is that of a fashion designer. Lori is an actress who gained to prominence after portraying Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis on the ABC network’s Full House and its sequel Fuller House, which is accessible on Netflix. Olivia Jade Giannulli, her sister, is one of her other relatives.
When it comes to her schooling, she attended Marymount High School. She continued her schooling at the University of Southern California, where she received her bachelor’s degree.
Isabella Giannulli’s Height
Isabella Giannulli has a height of 5 feet 5 inches and weighs 50 kg. She has a body measurement of 34-24-35 inches. Similarly, Her hair color is dark brown, and has a pair of hazel eyes.
Isabella Giannulli Career
Isabella Giannulli made her acting debut in the TV movie Every Christmas Has a Story, which was released in 2016. Lori Loughlin, her mother, played Kate Harper in the film. She featured in another TV movie, Homegrown Christmas, two years later.
Similarly, her mother portrayed Maddie Finley in the film. In the same year, she starred in the television series Alone Together as a character. Furthermore, she is now represented by the United Talent Agency, which is based in Beverly Hills, California.
Who is Isabella Giannulli’s Boyfriend?
Isabella is not in a relationship right now, however, she dated Nick Penske while she was in high school.
Isabella Giannulli’s Net Worth
Isabella Giannulli has had a lot of success in her work, and as a result, she has gained a lot of money from it. She has a net worth of $500 thousand as of 2020. The great actress has just recently begun her profession, but she has a bright future ahead of her and will undoubtedly earn a lot of money from her next ventures.
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MEGHAN MARKLE, the Duchess of Sussex, is a “sincere and genuine” person according to actor Gregg Sulkin who is a former colleague of hers.
The 26-year-old actor worked with the Duchess before she entered her whirlwind romance with Prince Harry. Mr Sulkin starred in the 2015 film ‘Anti Social’ with Meghan. He said the newly-minted Duchess was just as much of princess when he met her as she is now she is an official member of the British Royal Family.
Mr Sulkin said: “Everybody does know her as a princess, but in real life, she genuinely is also like a princess.
The British actor also lavished praise on the Duchess for her handling of the scrutiny she has been subjected to over the past few months.
Speaking during an appearance on 'Fair Game with Kristine Leahy', he added: “She's a superstar.
“She was a superstar. To me, I'm so proud of the fact that she's part of my country's history in all honesty, aside from obviously having a personal relationship with her.
“I just think the way she's handling it – obviously the press of you know, it hasn't been easy for her.
“And she's stuck to her guns, which is, you know, 'when they go low, we go high' sort of mentality and I think she's done that.
Meghan Markle pregnant: Does THIS mean Meghan is on maternity leave?
Meghan and Harry are expecting their first child together in the spring.
The exact due date of the royal tot is not officially known but royal fans are anticipating its arrival and expect it to come either sometime in April or early May.
The Sussexes also recently divided their royal households from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Meghan and Harry will shortly make the move from Kensington Palace to Frogmore Cottage, a 10-bedroom bolthole on the Queen’s 33-acre Frogmore estate in the grounds of Windsor’s Home Park. | https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1103126/Meghan-Markle-news-Duchess-Sussex-royal-baby-due-date-Gregg-Sulkin-Royal-family-latest?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-news-showbiz+%28Express+%3A%3A+News+%2F+Showbiz+Feed%29 |
Bijveld, M. M. C., van Genderen, M. M., Hoeben, F. P., Katzin, A. A., van Nispen, R. M. A., Riemslag, F. C. C., et al. (2013). Assessment of night vision problems in patients with congenital stationary night blindness. PLoS One, 8(5), e62927.
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Abstract: Congenital Stationary Night Blindness (CSNB) is a retinal disorder caused by a signal transmission defect between photoreceptors and bipolar cells. CSNB can be subdivided in CSNB2 (rod signal transmission reduced) and CSNB1 (rod signal transmission absent). The present study is the first in which night vision problems are assessed in CSNB patients in a systematic way, with the purpose of improving rehabilitation for these patients. We assessed the night vision problems of 13 CSNB2 patients and 9 CSNB1 patients by means of a questionnaire on low luminance situations. We furthermore investigated their dark adapted visual functions by the Goldmann Weekers dark adaptation curve, a dark adapted static visual field, and a two-dimensional version of the “Light Lab”. In the latter test, a digital image of a living room with objects was projected on a screen. While increasing the luminance of the image, we asked the patients to report on detection and recognition of objects. The questionnaire showed that the CSNB2 patients hardly experienced any night vision problems, while all CSNB1 patients experienced some problems although they generally did not describe them as severe. The three scotopic tests showed minimally to moderately decreased dark adapted visual functions in the CSNB2 patients, with differences between patients. In contrast, the dark adapted visual functions of the CSNB1 patients were more severely affected, but showed almost no differences between patients. The results from the “2D Light Lab” showed that all CSNB1 patients were blind at low intensities (equal to starlight), but quickly regained vision at higher intensities (full moonlight). Just above their dark adapted thresholds both CSNB1 and CSNB2 patients had normal visual fields. From the results we conclude that night vision problems in CSNB, in contrast to what the name suggests, are not conspicuous and generally not disabling.
Keywords: Vision; Adolescent; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Child; *Dark Adaptation; Electroretinography; Eye Diseases, Hereditary/*physiopathology; Female; Genetic Diseases, X-Linked/*physiopathology; Humans; Light; Male; Middle Aged; Myopia/*physiopathology; Night Blindness/*physiopathology; *Night Vision; *Pattern Recognition, Visual; Surveys and Questionnaires; *Visual Acuity; Visual Fields
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Falchi, F., Cinzano, P., Elvidge, C. D., Keith, D. M., & Haim, A. (2011). Limiting the impact of light pollution on human health, environment and stellar visibility. J Environ Manage, 92(10), 2714–2722.
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Abstract: Light pollution is one of the most rapidly increasing types of environmental degradation. Its levels have been growing exponentially over the natural nocturnal lighting levels provided by starlight and moonlight. To limit this pollution several effective practices have been defined: the use of shielding on lighting fixture to prevent direct upward light, particularly at low angles above the horizon; no over lighting, i.e. avoid using higher lighting levels than strictly needed for the task, constraining illumination to the area where it is needed and the time it will be used. Nevertheless, even after the best control of the light distribution is reached and when the proper quantity of light is used, some upward light emission remains, due to reflections from the lit surfaces and atmospheric scatter. The environmental impact of this “residual light pollution”, cannot be neglected and should be limited too. Here we propose a new way to limit the effects of this residual light pollution on wildlife, human health and stellar visibility. We performed analysis of the spectra of common types of lamps for external use, including the new LEDs. We evaluated their emissions relative to the spectral response functions of human eye photoreceptors, in the photopic, scotopic and the 'meltopic' melatonin suppressing bands. We found that the amount of pollution is strongly dependent on the spectral characteristics of the lamps, with the more environmentally friendly lamps being low pressure sodium, followed by high pressure sodium. Most polluting are the lamps with a strong blue emission, like Metal Halide and white LEDs. Migration from the now widely used sodium lamps to white lamps (MH and LEDs) would produce an increase of pollution in the scotopic and melatonin suppression bands of more than five times the present levels, supposing the same photopic installed flux. This increase will exacerbate known and possible unknown effects of light pollution on human health, environment and on visual perception of the Universe by humans. We present quantitative criteria to evaluate the lamps based on their spectral emissions and we suggest regulatory limits for future lighting.
Keywords: Animals; Animals, Wild; Conservation of Natural Resources; Environment; *Environmental Pollution; Eye; *Health; Humans; Lighting/*adverse effects/standards; Melatonin/*antagonists & inhibitors; Sodium; Vision, Ocular/*physiology; Visual Perception
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Alaimo, A., Linares, G. G., Bujjamer, J. M., Gorojod, R. M., Alcon, S. P., Martinez, J. H., et al. (2019). Toxicity of blue led light and A2E is associated to mitochondrial dynamics impairment in ARPE-19 cells: implications for age-related macular degeneration. Arch Toxicol, 93(5), 1401–1415.
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Abstract: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a multifactorial retinal disease characterized by a progressive loss of central vision. Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) degeneration is a critical event in AMD. It has been associated to A2E accumulation, which sensitizes RPE to blue light photodamage. Mitochondrial quality control mechanisms have evolved to ensure mitochondrial integrity and preserve cellular homeostasis. Particularly, mitochondrial dynamics involve the regulation of mitochondrial fission and fusion to preserve a healthy mitochondrial network. The present study aims to clarify the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying photodamage-induced RPE cell death with particular focus on the involvement of defective mitochondrial dynamics. Light-emitting diodes irradiation (445 +/- 18 nm; 4.43 mW/cm(2)) significantly reduced the viability of both unloaded and A2E-loaded human ARPE-19 cells and increased reactive oxygen species production. A2E along with blue light, triggered apoptosis measured by MC540/PI-flow cytometry and activated caspase-3. Blue light induced mitochondrial fusion/fission imbalance towards mitochondrial fragmentation in both non-loaded and A2E-loaded cells which correlated with the deregulation of mitochondria-shaping proteins level (OPA1, DRP1 and OMA1). To our knowledge, this is the first work reporting that photodamage causes mitochondrial dynamics deregulation in RPE cells. This process could possibly contribute to AMD pathology. Our findings suggest that the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics may be a valuable strategy for treating retinal degeneration diseases, such as AMD.
Keywords: Vision; age-related macular degeneration; Eye; Eye Diseases; blue light
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Tosini, G., Ferguson, I., & Tubota, K. (2016). Effects of blue light on the circadian system and eye physiology. Mol Vis, 22, 61–72.
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Abstract: Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been used to provide illumination in industrial and commercial environments. LEDs are also used in TVs, computers, smart phones, and tablets. Although the light emitted by most LEDs appears white, LEDs have peak emission in the blue light range (400–490 nm). The accumulating experimental evidence has indicated that exposure to blue light can affect many physiologic functions, and it can be used to treat circadian and sleep dysfunctions. However, blue light can also induce photoreceptor damage. Thus, it is important to consider the spectral output of LED-based light sources to minimize the danger that may be associated with blue light exposure. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of the effects of blue light on the regulation of physiologic functions and the possible effects of blue light exposure on ocular health.
Keywords: Vision; blue light; Circadian Rhythm; eye; physiology
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Contin, M. A., Benedetto, M. M., Quinteros-Quintana, M. L., & Guido, M. E. (2015). Light pollution: the possible consequences of excessive illumination on retina. Eye (Lond), .
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Abstract: Light is the visible part of the electromagnetic radiation within a range of 380-780 nm; (400-700 on primates retina). In vertebrates, the retina is adapted to capturing light photons and transmitting this information to other structures in the central nervous system. In mammals, light acts directly on the retina to fulfill two important roles: (1) the visual function through rod and cone photoreceptor cells and (2) non-image forming tasks, such as the synchronization of circadian rhythms to a 24 h solar cycle, pineal melatonin suppression and pupil light reflexes. However, the excess of illumination may cause retinal degeneration or accelerate genetic retinal diseases. In the last century human society has increased its exposure to artificial illumination, producing changes in the Light/Dark cycle, as well as in light wavelengths and intensities. Although, the consequences of unnatural illumination or light pollution have been underestimated by modern society in its way of life, light pollution may have a strong impact on people's health. The effects of artificial light sources could have direct consequences on retinal health. Constant exposure to different wavelengths and intensities of light promoted by light pollution may produce retinal degeneration as a consequence of photoreceptor or retinal pigment epithelium cells death. In this review we summarize the different mechanisms of retinal damage related to the light exposure, which generates light pollution.Eye advance online publication, 6 November 2015; doi:10.1038/eye.2015.221. | http://ida.darksky.org/search.php?sqlQuery=SELECT%20author%2C%20title%2C%20type%2C%20year%2C%20publication%2C%20abbrev_journal%2C%20volume%2C%20issue%2C%20pages%2C%20keywords%2C%20abstract%2C%20thesis%2C%20editor%2C%20publisher%2C%20place%2C%20abbrev_series_title%2C%20series_title%2C%20series_editor%2C%20series_volume%2C%20series_issue%2C%20edition%2C%20language%2C%20author_count%2C%20online_publication%2C%20online_citation%2C%20doi%2C%20serial%2C%20area%20FROM%20refs%20WHERE%20keywords%20RLIKE%20%22Eye%22%20ORDER%20BY%20created_date%20DESC%2C%20created_time%20DESC%2C%20modified_date%20DESC%2C%20modified_time%20DESC%2C%20serial%20DESC&client=inc-refbase-1.0&formType=sqlSearch&submit=Cite&viewType=&showQuery=0&showLinks=1&showRows=5&rowOffset=&wrapResults=0&citeOrder=creation-date&citeStyle=APA&exportFormat=RIS&exportType=html&exportStylesheet=&citeType=html&headerMsg= |
March 8, 2019 by Lynda V. Mapes
SEATTLE—The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is taking a fresh look at whether new fishing restrictions are needed to help prevent the extinction of endangered southern resident killer whales that frequent Puget Sound.
New evidence of the fish the whales depend on and the risk posed to orcas by depleted prey has caused the agency to write a letter of guidance to the Pacific Fishery Management Council, indicating the agency is examining whether new restrictions are needed—particularly on fisheries in the lower Columbia and Sacramento rivers and on fall-run chinook salmon in the Klamath River.
The council is one of eight regional entities across the nation that sets fishing seasons off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California on a wide variety of species, including salmon.
The agency in 2009 concluded fisheries did not jeopardize the survival and recovery of killer whales.
But since 2009, "a substantial amount of new information is available on SRKW and their prey," NOAA Regional Administrator Barry Thom wrote to Phil Anderson, chairman of the council, on Wednesday.
Therefore, the agency is going to initiate a new look at fisheries regulated by the council this year.
That process is intended to result in fishing that lessens the impact on prey targeted by the whales. Possibilities include restrictions in time and places when fishermen and whales most intersect, or season closures.
Lack of prey is one of the biggest threats to the southern resident killer whales. Shortages particularly of chinook throughout the whales' vast migratory range make all of their other problems, including vessel noise and pollution, worse.
Over the past decade, the southern resident population has declined from 87 whales to a historical low of 74, and future projections under status quo conditions suggest a continued decline over the next 50 years, the agency stated in its letter, and the whales are at high risk for extinction.
"Chinook salmon, the whales' primary prey, are important to SRKW (southern resident killer whale) survival and recovery. Any activities that affect the abundance of Chinook salmon available to SRKW have the potential to impact the survival and population growth of the whales," Thom wrote.
"Fisheries can reduce the prey available to the whales and in some cases can interfere directly with their feeding. Insufficient prey can impact their energetics (causing them to search more for fewer prey), health (decreasing their body condition), and reproduction (reducing fecundity and calf survival)."
The agency would "like to work with the Council to reassess the effects of Council fisheries on SRKW in light of this new information and as needed to develop a long-term approach that ensures these fisheries appropriately limit any adverse effects on southern resident killer whales," Thom wrote.
Thom wrote that the agency anticipates developing a "long-term approach" and doesn't expect changes for 2019 fisheries.
However, the agency wants work to get underway as soon as possible, Thom stated.
Killer whales are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. Under the act, actions that jeopardize the survival of protected species are illegal.
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Maria Sharapova hits brick wall in shape of Garbine Muguruza
She escaped a clash with old rival Serena Williams but Maria Sharapova came up against a brick wall in the shape of Garbine Muguruza in the quarterfinals of the French Open.
Two-time champion Sharapova was gifted a walkover when Williams pulled out injured ahead of their last-16 tie, but the Russian’s Paris progress came to a crashing halt with a 6-2 6-1 defeat by Spain’s 2016 winner Muguruza.
Sharapova was back at Roland Garros for the first time since a 15-month suspension for testing positive for the banned heart drug meldonium ended last April, but her comeback has been beset by injury and she has been well short of the form that delivered five grand slam singles titles.
The 31-year-old made 27 unforced errors compared with third-seed Muguruza’s 15 and took 29 minutes to win her first game of the match on Court Philippe Chatrier.
The 24-year-old Muguruza, who won the French Open two years ago and added the Wimbledon title a year later, wrapped up victory in just 70 minutes for her first win against Sharapova in four matches.
“Being aggressive is part of my game and when you’re facing somebody who also has an aggressive style of game, I think it’s about who takes the command, who takes the first opportunity,” Muguruza told reporters afterwards. “I was focusing on winning every point, every game.”
Sharapova said it was a “on paper a step in the right direction.”
She was also asked about Williams’ comments ahead of their scheduled match that stories published in Sharapova’s new autobiography were “hearsay.”
Sharapova, who writes how Serena issued “guttural sobs” after losing to her in the 2004 Wimbledon final, said: “Well, I think it would be strange for me not to include someone that I have competed against for so many years.
“Some of those matches were very defining for me. When you’re writing an autobiography I don’t think there’s any reason to write anything that’s not true.”
Muguruza, who also received a virtual walkover in her previous encounter as Lesia Tsurenko retired hurt at 2-0 down in the first set, will meet world No.1 Simona Halep in the semifinal.
The Romanian fought back from a set down to beat Germany’s Angelique Kerber 7-6 6-3 6-2 as she chases a first grand slam title.
The 26-year-old Halep has been in the finals of three major tournaments, including at Roland Garros in 2014 and 2017.
In the men’s quarterfinals, 10-time champion Rafael Nadal lost to the first set 6-4 to Argentine 11th seed Diego Schwartzmann and was trailing 3-2 in the second when rain stopped play.
When they returned after a short break, Nadal raced into a 5-3 lead before rain again forced them off court. | https://fox43.com/2018/06/07/maria-sharapova-hits-brick-wall-in-shape-of-garbine-muguruza/?utm_source=related_2 |
Transition to agriculture in South-Eastern Arabia: Insights from oral conditions.
In Southeast (SE) Arabia, agriculture is supposed to expand around 3000 BC, but its tempo and its actual role in populations' subsistence is still debated by archaeologists. Here, we compare dental health conditions of 11 skeletal samples from coastal and inland sites, dated from the Late Neolithic (ca. 4500-3100 BC) to the Early Bronze Age (EBA), conventionally divided into Hafit (ca. 3100-2700 BC) and Umm an-Nar period (ca. 2700-2000 BC). The goal is to assess long-term trends in subsistence patterns and regional variability during the local transition to agriculture. Seven indicators of oral health and childhood stress were analyzed, including dental wear, calculus, caries, alveolar resorption, periapical lesions, ante-mortem tooth loss (AMTL), and linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH). Neolithic coastal populations are globally characterized by high dental wear, high calculus frequency, high LEH frequency, and frequent periodontal disease, whereas they exhibit low abscesses and AMTL frequencies and a total absence of carious lesions. Samples from the Hafit period present high dental wear, low rates of calculus and LEH, frequent periodontal disease, combined with low abscess and AMTL frequencies and absence of caries. By contrast, samples from the Umm an-Nar period exhibit much lower dental wear, calculus and LEH rates, whereas caries, periapical lesions and AMTL frequencies increase significantly. Marked differences were observed between coastal and inland Umm an-Nar groups, the latter presenting significantly higher frequencies of caries, periapical lesions, alveolar resorption and AMTL. Oral conditions from the Neolithic coastal populations denote a diet mainly composed of unprocessed and abrasive food, with high protein and low carbohydrate intakes, and frequent stress episodes. Although Hafit populations display some changes in oral pathologies, which indicate modifications in their lifestyle and a diversification of the diet, no markers of high carbohydrate intakes were observed in our samples. The impact of agriculture on oral health appears clearly only from the Umm an-Nar period, and is more intense inland than on the coast, where marine resources are still a main component of the diet.
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On March 22, 1960 the first patent on a laser is issued to Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes, who assigned it to Bell Telephone Laboratories – a company created by Alexander Graham Bell. It looked very different to the lasers we use today, yet it was described at the time as “a solution looking for a problem.”
The laser didn’t start and end with Schawlow and Townes, however. It was the result of not one individual’s efforts, but the combination of many optics and photonics scientists and engineers over the course of over 100 years – that we know of.
To celebrate this achievement in laser cutting and technology, we’re taking a step back in time to look at the history of lasers.
In the beginning there was light
The word “laser” is actually an acronym. It stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The foundation for laser technology started with Max Planck, a German theoretical physicist, who published a paper on the law of radiation, explaining that energy could be emitted or absorbed only in discrete chunks.
This was taken further by Albert Einstein when he predicted the phenomenon of “Stimulated Emission”. According to the Encyclopedia of Laser Physics and Technology, this is a “quantum effect, where photon emission is triggered by other photons.” This concept is fundamental to the operation of all lasers.
Cut to 1939 with Russian physicist Valentin A. Fabrikant, who theorised the use of stimulated emission to amplify radiation.
From MASERs to LASERs
In 1951, Charles Townes, Alexander Prokhorov, Nikolai G Basov and Joseph Weber develop the quantum theory of stimulated emission and demonstrated emission of microwaves at Columbia. They call it MASER – Microwave Amplification of Stimulated Emission of Radiation. This work eventually grants them the Nobel Peace Prize for their work.
Over the next ten years, other physicists make major headway on laser work. In 1956, N. Bloembergen develops the Solid-State MASER. And in 1958, Schawlow and Townes propose the realisation of MASERs for light and infrared.
1959 is where we start to see the development of lasers, with Columbia University student Gordon Gould’s theory of stimulated emission being used to amplify light. In his paper, Gould illustrates the working of an optical resonator that can create a narrow beam of coherent light. He calls it a LASER.
Building the first laser
By 1960, Theodore Maiman builds the first working prototype of a laser. How did it work? Well, the laser used synthetic ruby crystal as the operating medium which releases a deep red beam of light (that we see in lasers everywhere onscreen and off) with a wavelength of 694.nm. The ruby laser is still commercially used for drilling holes in incredibly hard surfaces, such as diamonds, because of its high peak power.
Development of the CO2 laser
Kumar Patel developed the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) laser at AT&T Bell Labs in 1964. This type of laser offers the benefits of lower cost and higher efficiency. The advantages of the CO2 laser made it the most popular industrial laser since its invention – and it’s the type of laser we use for our laser cutting services. Read all about our laser cutting machine – the LVD Impuls 6020 laser and what it can do.
Finally, check out Kumar Patel in this video talking about the development of the CO2 laser.
For all your Brisbane laser cutting needs, contact our team of steel fabrication specialists at ShapeCUT today. | https://www.shapecut.com.au/a-light-fantastic-the-history-of-laser-technology/ |
Q:
Can Nedoma's pathology and other pathologies of larger measure spaces be avoided by changing the definition of sigma algebra?
Nedoma's pathology says that if there is a measurable space $(X,F)$ with $|X|>2^{\aleph_0}$ then the diagonal is not measurable in $X\times X$. This proof relies heavily on the fact that we require sigma algebras to be countably additive.
We don't want sigma algebras to be arbitrarily additive because if points are measurable, then everything is measurable.
The main measure space we care about is $\Bbb R$, so we require countable additivity as countability is cardinality lower than the cardinality of the reals.
If we change the definition of sigma algebra to:
Let $X$ be a set with infinite cardinality $|X|$, a $\sigma$ algebra on $X$ is a subset $\sigma \subseteq \mathcal P(X)$ satisfying:
$\emptyset, X\in \sigma$
If $A\in \sigma$ then $X\setminus A\in \sigma$.
If $\{A_\alpha\}$ is a collection of sets with $|\{A_\alpha\}|<|X|$ then $\cup A_\alpha\in \sigma$
do we avoid pathologies like Nedoma's pathology? Does this introduce any new pathologies?
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This causes far more problems than it solves. For one thing, the entire theory of (say) Lebesgue measure would fall apart unless you make some major set-theoretic assumptions, since you can't prove in ZFC that the algebra of Lebesgue measurable sets is a Lebesgue $\sigma$-algebra by your definition.
Even assuming (say) CH, consider what happens if you try to take a product measure space $[0,1]^I$ of copies of Lebesgue measure where the index set $I$ has cardinality at least $2^{\aleph_0}$. Then by definition, the "product $\sigma$-algebra" would have to be closed under $2^{\aleph_0}$-sized unions, since $|[0,1]^I|>2^{\aleph_0}$. But that means that for any $i\in I$ and any $A\subseteq[0,1]$, the set $A\times[0,1]^{I\setminus\{i\}}$ would have to be measurable, since it is the union of the measurable sets $\{a\}\times [0,1]^{I\setminus\{i\}}$ for each $a\in A$. Since the measure of such a set ought to be the same as the measure of $A$ in $[0,1]$, this means that there would be no reasonable way to define a product measure on the entire "product $\sigma$-algebra", since not every subset of $[0,1]$ is measurable. Also, for instance, this would mean that the diagonal map $[0,1]\to [0,1]^I$ is not measurable.
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Bilbo (Martin Freeman), Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen), Thorin (Richard Armitage), and companions continue their quest to The Lonely Mountain in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the second installment in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy.
The last time we saw Bilbo and his friends, 2012’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, they narrowly escaped the Pale Orc aka Azog the Defiler by flying away on giant eagles. Luckily, Desolation of Smaug picks up right where the last film left them – Gandalf is leading the group towards The Lonely Mountain while they’re still being pursued by orcs. Their quest sends Bilbo and the group into the dark and mysterious Mirkwood forest while Gandalf heads to the mountains.
Lost in the Mirkwood forest, the group encounters Wood-elves Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly) and Legolas (Orlando Bloom). After being captured by the Wood-elves, Bilbo helps the dwarves plan a harrowing escape that leads to an encounter with Bard (Luke Evans), a Lake-town man who helps them finish their quest into the mountain.
The Desolation of Smaug isn’t a suspenseful fantasy story that’s going to keep moviegoers guessing. It’s nearly impossible since the story is 80 years old, and the story precedes one of the biggest movie franchises of all time (see: Rings, Lord of the). Spoiler Alert – There’s a scene when Bilbo “loses” the ring, but we know he doesn’t lose the ring because there’s an entire franchise built on Bilbo giving the ring to Fordo.
The Hobbit purist may have a trouble with a few minor changes, but it’s hard to argue with how amazing the spiders in the Mirkwood forest are, the wine barrel river escape scene being one of the film’s best action sequences, or how frightening Smaug looks. Jackson does a masterful job recreating some of these iconic scenes. Creating a Middle-earth that fans approve of is no easy task.
The best recreation Jackson pulls off is Bilbo’s encounter with Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch). A dragon resting on top of a pile of gold, like Scrooge McDuck, while speaking with an intellectual charm was more entertaining that I would’ve imagined.
Despite the unnecessarily long runtime (161 minutes), The Desolation of Smaug is an enjoyable film. I’m sure people will find ways to nitpick the film but it’s a fun fantasy adventure with a lot of action. It’s moves at a faster pace than An Unexpected Journey but maintains the heart of the Hobbit narrative that fans are attached to.
Peter Jackson has treated fans of The Hobbit and LOTR to an early Christmas gift they’re sure to love.
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U.S. District Judge Malcolm Howard ruled that Charter Day School can't enforce the skirts-only rule as part of its dress code that punishes violations with suspensions and even expulsion. No child has been expelled for violating the dress code since the school opened in 2000, Howard said in a decision filed on Thursday.
But girls are clearly treated differently than boys at the kindergarten through 8th grade school in Leland, about 10 miles (16.1 kilometers) west of Wilmington, Howard ruled. That's a violation of the U.S. Constitution's equal protection requirements.
The guardians of three girls attending the school sued the school in 2016. They said the dress code forces girls to be colder in the winter and "forces them to pay constant attention to the positioning of their legs during class, distracting them from learning, and has led them to avoid certain activities altogether, such as climbing or playing sports during recess, all for fear of exposing their undergarments and being reprimanded by teachers or teased by boys," the judge said in summarizing the plaintiffs' arguments.
One of the mothers suing with the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of their daughters said the judge's decision means a girl's comfort and freedom to move is on par with their male classmates.
"All I wanted was for my daughter and every other girl at school to have the option to wear pants so she could play outside, sit comfortably, and stay warm in the winter," Bonnie Peltier said in a statement provided by the ACLU. "But it's disappointing that it took a court order to force the school to accept the simple fact that, in 2019, girls should have the choice to wear pants."
Charter schools are public schools — funded by state taxpayers — that are allowed to do many things differently than traditional public schools. In the case of Charter Day School, it is run by a nonprofit organization but contracts with a for-profit company to run business and academic operations.
Howard ruled that though North Carolina charter schools and their nonprofit board members are not the state's agents in every respect, Charter Day School's leaders were acting under color of state law when they adopted a disciplinary code that included punishing children who didn't wear the prescribed uniforms.
Roger Bacon Academy, which runs the school and three other charters in the Wilmington area, and its founder, Baker Mitchell, did not respond to messages seeking comment.
Members of the school's nonprofit board said its student uniform requiring all students to wear white or navy blue tops tucked into khaki or blue bottoms is part of its traditional values education known to parents when they enroll their children.
Changing any of the school's specific requirements risks changing its broader goal and results that have included test scores higher than nearby traditional public schools, the judge summarized the board as contending.
But school leaders failed to provide "any facts showing specifically how the skirts requirement furthers this success," Howard wrote. | |
A California state court judge has refused to grant an emergency motion in a case against Lyft Inc. that would reclassify drivers as employees, so that they can take advantage of state-mandated paid sick leave during the coronavirus pandemic.
In an order Thursday, Judge Ethan Schulman of San Francisco County Superior Court denied the Lyft drivers’ emergency motion for preliminary injunction and granted motions brought by Lyft’s Keker, Van Nest & Peters counsel to compel arbitration and stay the case.
Schulman agreed with U.S. District Judge Vincent Chhabria of the Northern District of California, who remanded the case to state court in April after finding that granting the motion could mean Lyft drivers would lose out on “thousands of dollars” of relief designated for independent contractors in federal coronavirus legislation.
Schulman said plaintiffs counsel at Lichten & Liss-Riordan failed to address the essential point of Chhabria’s decision: “the extraordinary relief Plaintiffs seek would provide at most … modest benefits to a small subset of Lyft drivers, while potentially risking the eligibility of all Lyft drivers to receive substantially greater relief under the emergency federal legislation,” he wrote.
Read the full story here. | https://www.keker.com/news/news-items/another-judge-turns-back-lyft-driver-worker-reclassification-attempt-amid-pandemic |
When President Bush called for every American to have an electronic health record by 2014, he was outlining his vision for a healthier nation. To help make this vision a reality, the public and private sectors need to work together in define and build an information network that would support the secure exchange of health data across the United States.
A National Health Information Network (NHIN) will connect providers, consumers, and others involved in supporting health and healthcare. It will enable health information
to follow the consumer, making health records, laboratory results, medication information, and related medical data readily available and accessible to providers, pharmacists,
and even consumers. At the same time, the NHIN will ensure that consumers' health information remains secure and confidential in the electronic environment.
In late 2005, the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to assist in
developing the NHIN.; The Panel operates under a contract administered by the Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT).
HITSP's role is to harmonize and recommend the technical standards necessary to assure the interoperability of electronic health records. Priorities for the Panel's work are
established by the American Heath Information Community (AHIC), an advisory body to the Secretary of
HHS that makes recommendations to the Secretary about how to accelerate adoption of interoperable health IT in a smooth, market-led way.
The first priorities assigned to HITSP were in the areas of Electronic Health Records (EHR) (e.g., the electronic delivery
of lab results to providers of care), biosurveillance (e.g., data networks supporting the rapid alert to a disease outbreak),
and consumer empowerment (e.g., giving patients the ability to manage and control access to their registration and medication
histories). In January 2007, HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt accepted HITSP's recommended standards, known as "Interoperability Specifications (IS)", for a one-year period of
implementation testing. In January 2008, the Secretary announced his formal recognition of the HITSP IS.
According to Executive Order 13410 signed by President George W. Bush in
August 2006, federal agencies administering or sponsoring federal health programs must implement any and all relevant recognized interoperability standards. These standards
also become part of the certification process for electronic health records and networks.
Three additional sets of HITSP IS - Emergency Responder-Electronic Health Records;
Consumer Access to Clinical Information; and Quality - were accepted by
the Secretary for implementation testing in January 2008. A new IS on Medication Management is being submitted to the
Secretary for acceptance in Spring 2008.
New work is also underway to address interoperability needs in six additional areas: personalized health, transfer of care, remote monitoring, secure communications between
patients and providers, public health case reporting, and immunizations and response.
From consumers to doctors, nurses and hospitals; from those who develop health care IT products to those who use them; and from government agencies to organizations
that are developing the standards upon which these new health systems are based - everyone has a role to play in shaping the new U.S. healthcare IT infrastructure.
Government agencies with an interest in healthcare information technology activities are encouraged to participate directly in HITSP activities, either as a member of
by participating in the public review and comment of HITSP's proposed work products. | http://www.hitsp.org/government.aspx |
Does human genome editing reinforce or violate human dignity?
Germline genome editing is often disapproved of at the international policy level because of its possible threats to human dignity. However, from a critical perspective the relationship between this emerging technology and human dignity is relatively understudied. We explore the main principles that are referred to when 'human dignity' is invoked in this context; namely, the link with eugenics, the idea of a common genetic heritage, the principle of equal birth and broader equality and justice concerns. Yet the concept is also used in favour of germline genome editing as it might improve the overall well-being of future generations. We conclude that dignity concerns do not justify a complete ban on safe heritable genome editing but should inform the implementation of side constraints to ensure that the value judgements about human traits that are inherent in this practice do not result in a diminished basic respect for those people affected by them.
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Undergraduate Psychology
Degrees Offered Please see a detailed list at the end of this section of majors and courses offered by the Department of Psychology. Not all majors are offered at all Brenau locations.
B.S. Program Mission and Philosophy The Department of Psychology is committed to the goals set forth in the university’s mission statement and principles of practice and in the strategic plan. The Mission of the Department of Psychology is to (1) provide students with core scientific literacy in fundamental areas within psychology, (2) maximize the development of critical thinking, research skills, creative and artistic expression, and proficiency in communication, (3) foster personal and social awareness towards an increase in personal integrity and global understanding and (4) encourage community responsibility and service.
The Psychology curriculum is designed to provide skills in research methodology, critical analysis of current professional literature and knowledge and understanding of theories. It also invites students to improve their own relational skills through courses based on applying the principles of human behavior. The curriculum allows students to expand skills such as oral and written communication, awareness of cultural/global diversity, and an understanding and enhancement of personal interaction and critical thinking.
Psychology students are encouraged to do volunteer work during their time spent at Brenau. We believe that professionals will more effectively work with others if they have had wide exposure to a variety of people and have developed a deeper understanding of the human condition. Volunteering affirms values like prosocial behavior, enhancing the lives of the volunteers as much as the lives of those who are served.
During their senior year, all students majoring in psychology must complete a one-semester internship at an approved site. The experience varies from person to person according to availability of sites. Students have direct input into their placements and are usually able to work with their population of interest.
Psychology graduates can aspire to obtain jobs in areas such as mental health, education, business, public health and criminal justice. Students seeking graduate degrees in other areas, including law, journalism, social work and business have found psychology courses to be both meaningful and relevant. Students also have the opportunity to participate in faculty research and teaching programs to gain the experience needed for graduate school admission.
Graduate Psychology
Dr. Julie Battle, Chair
Purpose and Philosophy This program offers graduate education for those interested in becoming professional counselors in mental health centers, community agencies, hospitals, social services agencies, universities and colleges, drug and alcohol abuse programs and criminal justice settings or for those who wish to continue training in psychology at the Ph.D. level. The department offers masters degrees in Applied Gerontology (M.S.), Clinical Counseling Psychology (M.S.) and Psychology (M.S.) through the graduate school. The program is designed to maximize the development of professional and research skills while at the same time developing a basic understanding of the fundamental areas within psychology. The curriculum reflects the most advanced scientific knowledge and practice techniques relevant to psychological counseling and research of a multicultural society especially emphasizing the diversity of the Northeast and Northwest Georgia region.
Applied Gerontology
Purpose/Vision With a dramatic surge in the aging population, there is an increasing need for well qualified, highly trained professionals to provide services for this population on all levels. The field of gerontology is changing and becoming an increasingly important opportunity for career advancement or change. This program will be of interest to those who work in or are interested in various fields of health care, including psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, health science, and biology as well as liberal arts, business, social work, housing, interior and fashion design, institutional care, transportation, the law and geriatric care management.
The interdisciplinary Applied Gerontology (M.S.) degree at Brenau University is designed to be innovative and will offer a unique opportunity for students to design a curriculum that will fit their individual education and career needs. This degree will place students on the cutting edge of serving the older adult population.
Depending on the student’s schedule, this 30-hour program may be completed in as little as one calendar year.
For students not wishing to obtain a master’s degree, a certificate in applied gerontology is available by completing 18 hours of coursework. Students will coordinate with their advisor to design a course of study to meet their needs.
Admission Requirements
A Brenau University application. The application may be submitted online at http://admissions.brenau.edu
A non-refundable application fee
Minimum G.P.A. of 2.5
Official transcripts of all previous college/university coursework. Submit transcripts to the Graduate Admissions Office. Failure to submit transcripts from all colleges previously attending, through omission or misrepresentation will disqualify the applicant.
Clinical Counseling Psychology
Mission Statement The Master’s program in Clinical Counseling Psychology at Brenau University is committed to excellence in preparing students for work in a wide variety of clinical, counseling, assessment and research settings. Our mission is to provide an education founded in the scientist-practitioner model which will lead to competency in applied clinical/counseling work as well as to an understanding of the importance of ongoing research into the effectiveness of our work and an ability to competently carry out research. Furthermore, the mission of the program is to provide an education that will lead to intellectual and professional competence, foster personal growth, promote reflection about practice, cultivate compassion and sensitivity in the therapeutic approach and encourage community responsibility and global understanding. More specifically, the program will have a special focus on competency in social and cultural diversity issues with application of knowledge through various applied and research experiences.
The program intends to accomplish this mission by providing coursework and practical/internship experiences which emphasize the application of theories of human development, psychopathology and behavior change to psychosocial problems of a diverse clientele seeking mental health services. The program provides a basis in general psychological principles, therapeutic principles, a framework of research methodology, evaluation and statistics as well as applied work with these skills through the thesis requirement and applied work in the area of clinical counseling psychology including the theory and practice of therapy, psychological assessment, ethics and professional identity and social and cultural diversity. The program prepares students for licensure at the LPC level and/or further training in a psychology, Ph.D./Psy.D. program. All aspects of the program and consistent with licensure requirements.
For successful completion of the clinical counseling master’s program, students must pass 60 credit hours of coursework, 250 hours of practicum experiences and a 450-hour internship. In addition, the master’s program in clinical counseling at Brenau University offers several unique specialization options. By taking an additional six hours of classes (for a total of 66 hours) or completing equivalent applied experiences, students may choose to specialize in one of a number of areas (see below).
Please Note: Specific classes and experiences are negotiable in order to meet the specialty option but must be approved by the graduate program; however, specific classes used toward specialty option must already be in existence. A variety of options can be considered for meeting the requirements; however, equivalency of contact hours and appropriate level of coursework and experience are necessary.
The masters in clinical counseling psychology program at Brenau University is a flexible 2-year full-time or 3-4 year part-time program designed to provide training that is consistent with a scientist-practitioner model of Clinical Psychology. The program is co-educational and part-time students are welcomed. Classes are offered on a modified day schedule. This includes one morning class and one evening class each seven-week session. In addition, students take two or three classes in the summer. The summer classes are scheduled similarly with one morning class and one evening class. Students who have just graduated from college and/or who are planning to return to graduate school full-time will be able to complete the program in two years by taking both day and evening classes. Individuals who are working full time could also take part in the full time master’s program by taking off only one morning a week. Individuals who are working full time and cannot or do not wish to take off one morning a week can opt to take three to four years to complete the program by taking all night classes or a combination of day and night classes. The schedule of classes rotate so that in a four-year period, all needed classes are offered at night (with the exception of specialty option classes). Because the specialization is an option and is not required for degree completion and because the specialization classes are generally offered in other departments and schools, those classes will not necessarily follow the modified day schedule. Students wishing to specialize will have to take the required classes or fulfill the applied experiences as offered.
Educational Outcomes Completion of the Masters in Science in Clinical Counseling Psychology program prepares the learner to demonstrate:
A critical understanding of psychological therapy and theories and their utility for clinical practice and research as well as the skills needed to provide professional therapeutic services.
A critical understanding of issues related to assessment and diagnosis and the skills needed to provide diagnostic assessment.
Research skills relevant to identification of psychological service needs, effectiveness of psychological processes and improvement of practice as well as research and statistical skills needed to independently design useful studies, collect needed data and analyze and interpret data appropriately.
Ability to analyze organizational, legal and ethical issues affecting practice and to develop effective personal and professional responses to these issues
Admissions Requirements Admission to the clinical psychology program at Brenau is competitive. All applicants must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university although the degree does not have to be in psychology. The ideal candidate would have a combined GRE score (verbal & quantitative) of 540 on the revised GRE scale or 1,000 on the original scale and a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Students who have already completed a master’s degree must provide documentation of their degree to waive the GRE requirement. Students requesting a transfer from another master’s program must provide documentation of GRE scores to complete requirements for application to the program.
Admissions decisions are made based on the following:
A Brenau University application
Application to the program which includes a personal goal statement outlining individual-program compatibility
Two letters of recommendation
official transcripts of all previous college/university coursework
official GRE scores (general)
In addition, previous volunteer, work and/or research experience in psychology are viewed as an enhancement to the application. Finalists will be required to attend an interview with psychology faculty.
Generally applicants for the Graduate Psychology program are expected to meet the stated admissions requirements. However, Brenau may consider an applicant who does not meet [all] stated requirements, but who, in the opinion of the appropriate department, may be a good candidate for admission to the University. In such cases an applicant’s credentials will be reviewed by the graduate admissions committee (based on departmental referral) to determine if the applicant is qualified for admission.
Preferred Admission Preferred Admission is available to Brenau students who have a minimum junior class standing, an overall GPA of 3.2 and a minimum 3.5 GPA in psychology coursework. These students must complete all other admissions requirements as listed above. Students who have completed at least 48 hours at Brenau (including at least 12 hours in psychology coursework) prior to their preferred admission application may be exempt from the GRE if other admission requirements are met.
Transfer Credit Course work taken at another regionally accredited institution of higher education may be appropriately transferred to Brenau as part of the planned program of study with the approval of the department chair for a limit of six semester hours. Grading standards of the Brenau program into which the work is transferred will apply. The course must have been completed within the last seven years, and no grade below a B will be accepted.
Psychology (M.S.)
Mission Statement The Psychology (M.S.) is offered for students who do not see themselves working in a clinical setting providing treatment for clients, but rather might want to go on to pursue careers in other psychology-related careers, such as coming research or progressing to a Ph.D. in experimental psychology or similar field. While this degree does not lead to licensure as a professional counselor, it will allow students to obtain a master’s degree in this field, which may assist them with employment or in improving their candidacy to be accepted into a doctoral program that focuses on non-clinical work.
Admissions requirements are the same as the M.S. in Clinical Counseling Psychology program. The required courses for obtaining this degree are identical to the Clinical Counseling Psychology major with some exceptions. For successful completion of the Psychology major, students must pass 53 hours of coursework. Fifty of these credit hours are listed below with an additional three-hour elective.
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The creative and cultural industries are one of the mainsprings of the British economy with levels of growth for 2016 more than twice the average for the economy as a whole (National Skills Academy). This blog will give you some of the skills that you might need in order to progress successfully into the creative industries.
1. Creativity
You don't need to be able to draw the best images or visuals. That's not what creativity is. Creativity is defined in the English language as:
"The use of imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness."
This may seem like an obvious quality to have but creativity is a skill that is really sought after when entering the creative job market. You need to show that you have a showreel that isn't just the same as every other showreel that the recruiter looks at. Incorporate creative ideas and methods as part of your portfolio to stand out from the crowd. Coming up with cool ideas, testing if they work, and failing fast to enable you to try again is a great way to show passion and resilience.
2. Communication
When working on the next blockbuster movie, there will never be one visual effects artist working on the whole film. There are lots and lots, even hundreds of artists working on the shots. Therefore, communication and teamwork are key skills to succeed. Being able to listen to instructions and cooperate with team members to solve problems and work through tasks will increase productivity massively.
3. Adaptability
The creative industries are constantly changing and developing, even more so with the introduction of new technologies. As an artist in the creative industries, keeping up with the technologies is key; but more importantly it’s your ability to adapt to the fast-growing environments that you will be working in.
"The creative industry is rapidly evolving, and even on a daily basis, what you work on will never be the same as the day before! Get ready to work in a fast pace environment, but by doing something you're passionate about, it should be exhilarating!" - Shanae Bedford, undergraduate Visual Effects alumni
The creative industries are growing and if they keep growing at the same pace, they could create 900,000 new creative industries jobs by 2030. This gives so much scope for budding creative students to find a place in the industry. The flip side of this is that you need to be able to change and adapt in these situations.
4. Working to deadlines
Being able to work to tight deadlines is also a key skill for the creative industries as you will be given a brief and you will need to have completed your task by a strict time in order to see how your work aids the bigger project.
Think of it like a big jigsaw puzzle - without all the pieces, the puzzle cannot be solved. The puzzle will therefore not be solved if you do not meet your deadline.
So keep up!
5. Time management
Similarly to this is time management. You need to have good time management in order to meet this deadline. People manage their time in a huge variety of different ways. Some people make lists, some prioritise their tasks and some use Gantt Charts and other visual formats.
Find a method that works best for you and stick to that method. The main thing is that you break down the larger tasks into smaller ones to make sure that your brain does not feel overwhelmed. Planning your time will enable you to make it through the task more productively.
6. Passion
Another key point, rather than a skill, is that you need to have a passion for the work that you are doing. Creative Roles can be very demanding and it is highly important that you are passionate about it so that you can put your all into it.
7. Proactivity
If you master all of the skills mentioned in this blog, you will be a more productive creative artist, allowing you to progress and impress recruiters.
Want a way into the creative industries? Check out the Escape Studios course list to see which way in you could pick! | https://blog.pearsoncollegelondon.ac.uk/2019/10/08/7-essential-skills-for-the-creative-industries/ |
Binomial Expansion Simplified!!
Binomial Expansion!
Ugly? Difficult? Confusing?
None of the above if you let your brain take advantage of the nice symmetry or repeatability.
Most teachers and text books show students to expand a binomial horizontally.
It is much quicker and nicer to expand vertically.
I am going to expand the following vertically and will show each step.
(x+3)4
since the power is 4 there will be 5 terms.
steps 1, 2 , and 3: write a column of 5 C's, a column of 5 x's, and a column of 5 3's.
(be sure to write all the C's then all the x's, and then all the 3's, be careful it might even be fun)
C x 3
C x 3
C x 3
C x 3
C x 3
Step 4: write exponents on the x's starting at the top with the 4 and ending at 0 at the bottom.
C x4 3
C x3 3
C x2 3
C x1 3
C x0 3
Step 5: write exponents on the 3's starting at the top with 0 and ending at 4 at the bottom.
C x4 30
C x3 31
C x2 32
C x1 33
C x0 34
Step 6: write the exponent from the binomial, 4, as the "n" on each C.
4C x4 30
4C x3 31
4C x2 32
4C x1 33
4C x0 34
Step 7: write the exponents from the third column as the "k" on each C.
4C0 x4 30
4C1 x3 31
4C2 x2 32
4C3 x1 33
4C4 x0 34
Step 8: work out each column, one colmn at a time.
1 x4 1
4 x3 3
6 x2 9
4 x 27
1 1 81
Step 9: multiply across rows to get each term of the expansion.
x4 + 12x3 + 54x2 + 108x + 81
This vertical method if practiced only a few times will always yield the expansion quicker then the horizontal method.
Be careful if the second term of the binomial is negative. Then you must include that negative in the third column with brackets around the whole term to make sure that the negative and the # both get affected by the exponent.
ie: (-3)3 = -27
This also applies if either term of the binomial has more then one factor involved.
ie: (2x)4 = 16x4
Of course, you won't always be asked to write the entire expansion. You may only be asked to find a certain term of the expansion. The symmetry seen above yields a formula to use in these cases.
Stay tuned for my next BLOG, today as well, to see how to use the formula to find certain terms. | http://poptutoring.com/cgblog/10/63/Binomial-Expansion-Simplified |
The assembler presented here is ported from the original FIG Forth implementation for TI Forth, modified for use with F83 TurboForth by Mark Wills.
The assembler is typical of assemblers supplied with Forth systems; it provides the capability of using all the op-codes of the TMS9900 as well as the ability to use structured assembly instructions.
Labels are not supported; they are not actually required, since the assembler adds high-level control structures such as IF,...ENDIF, and BEGIN,...WHILE,...REPEAT, making labels completely redundant.
As can be seen in the above example, the 'add' instruction mnemonic is followed by a comma. Every op-code in the assembler is followed by a comma. The significance is that when the op-code is reached during the assembly process, the instruction is compiled into the dictionary at that point. The comma convention serves as a reminder of this compile operation. It also serves to assist in differentiating assembler words from the rest of the words in the Forth language. Note that the order in which registers and other operands are specified is exactly the same as standard 9900 assembly language.
The above words are available when the assembler is loaded. Note that the 9900 instruction C (compare) has been renamed to CMP, - this is to avoid collision with the standard Forth word C, which is used to compile a byte to memory.
Most assembly code in Forth will probably use the Forth workspace registers. The following table describes the register allocation.
Inner interpreter current word pointer.
Points to the next instruction fetch routine at >8328. May be used as long its value is restored before returning to the TurboForth environment.
As can be seen from the above table, the only registers that absolutely must not be changed are R3, R4, R5 and R12. Whilst R6 is used it is transitory and can generally be used in an assembly language word. All other registers may be used, however it should be noted that TurboForth code words (the words inside the TurboForth dictionary implemented in machine code) also use these registers (obviously). Therefore, if you wish to persist data between assembly language routines you should either use the stack, or use a seperate workspace. Please see section 9.1, Using Your Own Workspace, page 16 and 9.2, Calling Other Code Words, page 16 for more information.
To run the example, just type FRAME, and a value will be pushed to the stack.
All of the addressing modes of the 9900 are supported by the assembler. Each of the following examples will show both the Forth assembler code for various instructions, and the more conventional TMS9900 assembly method of coding the same instructions. The TurboForth version of the assembler has been enhanced with some additional functionality with respect to addressing modes, which considerably improve the readability of the resulting assembly code. This is indicated where appropriate in the following sections.
Note how the operands are specified in the same order as standard TMS9900 assembly language; the only difference at this point is that the instruction mnemonic has moved to the end.
This is directly equivalent to @VAR2.
Workspace Register Indirect Addressing is done with the *? word. It is used after the register number to which it pertains.
…is directly equivalent to *R1.
Once again, the important distinction is that the addressing mode follows the register to which it pertains.
This assembler also permits the user to write structured (label-less) code. This is done in a manner very similar to the way that Forth implements conditional constructs. The major difference is that rather than taking a value from the stack and using it as a true/false flag, the processor's status register is used to determine whether or not to jump.
Using this technique, it is possible to use constructs such as IF,...ENDIF, and BEGIN,...WHILE,...REPEAT, etc. in assembly code.
As noted above, these constructs work in the same way as their Forth counterparts, except that they check the processor's status register, rather than take a value from the data stack.
The three conditional words (IF, UNTIL, and WHILE, ) must each be preceded by one of the jump tokens shown in the next section.
The following assembler jump tokens are defined in the assembler. These jump tokens are used in conjunction with conditional constructs in order to assembler jump instructions, as discussed in the following sections.
Conditional constructs IF, UNTIL, and WHILE, must be preceded by a jump token from the following table. This is because IF, UNTIL, and WHILE, actually assemble jump instructions into your code, and the jump token tells the assembler which type of jump instruction to assemble.
As can be seen, if the condition is false the code will jump over the IF block. The ENDIF, construct causes the assembler to calculate the jump offset and complete the assembly of the jump instruction. Constructs can be nested with no problems. The assembler will track and assemble the appropriate jump instructions with the correct offsets automatically.
Note: The structured words shown above do not check to ensure that the jump target is within range (+127,-128 words).
The following routines demonstrate use of the assembler. Each example increases in complexity in terms of exercising the abilities and facilities of the assembler.
The following code takes two numbers from the stack, adds them, and places the result on the stack. Functionally, it is equivalent to the Forth code word + though in practice, the code is slightly different.
Note how the stack is popped (using *SP+) to get n2 into R0, but the stack is not popped in order to get n1. This is because we are going to write a result to stack, so we can write it directly over the top of n1.
The following program takes an ASCII code from the stack, and fills the screen with it. The program directly sets the VDP Write Address and writes to the VDP write register. Note the use of the BEGIN, … UNTIL, looping construct, which removes the requirement for a label. Also note the use of the EQ jump token. The code will loop until the EQ bit in the 9900 status register is set. Jump tokens are discussed in section 7, page 11, Assembler Jump Tokens.
to fill the screen with * symbols, etc.
The following code takes a value from the stack, and uses it as part of the outer loop value in a nested delay. Nested delay loops are used to produce long delays.
The BEGIN, …. WHILE, … REPEAT, loop construct in the assembler works in the same way as in high-level Forth: The loop starts at BEGIN,. At this point, a condition should be evaluated, and the result fed to WHILE,. While the condition is true, execution will continue with the code immediately following WHILE, and will loop back to the code immediately after BEGIN, upon encountering REPEAT..
If the condition fed to WHILE, evaluates to false, the code jumps out of the loop, running the code immediately after REPEAT,.
Note the BEGIN, … UNTIL, loop nested inside the BEGIN, … REPEAT, loop. The assembler compiles the appropriate jump instructions and calculates the jump offsets with no intervention (or thought) required by the programmer.
The following notes are offered to assist the Forth Assembly language developer. As will be seen, integrating assembly language sub-routines into Forth applications is no more complex than referencing the assembly language sub-routine by name. Data can also be passed between Forth and assembly via the Forth data stack with ease, as shown.
Due to the ITC (Indirect Threaded Code) system employed in TurboForth (and indeed, most 16-bit Forth systems) it is not possible to call other code words directly from inside another code word. The reason for this is that all words in the Forth dictionary consist of a pointer field, which points to the executable code, followed by the code itself.
For high-level Forth words, the address stored in the pointer field is the address of a routine called DOCOL (do-colon) which pushes the current IP (instruction pointer) address to the return stack, so that code may resume from the current address. This is how Forth words can be essentially endlessly nested.
For machine language/assembly words, the address in the pointer field simply points to the next word in memory, where the machine code is located.
What this means is that if you reference an assembly language word in another word, the pointer address gets assembled into your definition, not the actual address of your executable code.
So, when MULTIPLY is referenced in DO-WORK the pointer address (>B00C) not the address of the code gets assembled – clearly wrong.
The solution is not to use BL (branch and link) to 'chain' sub-routines together. Rather, use a high-level Forth word to 'glue' your assembly language sub-routines together. Using this approach, the “pointer problem” is completely avoided, and actually adds a significant benefit, as it allows assembly language words to be nested easily without any additional code, since the Forth system takes care of nesting and de-nesting via the return stack (assembly language programmers will be used to the 'problem' of having to save the contents of R11 if wishing to nest calls via the BL instruction).
Let us look at how the problem could be solved using high-level Forth. In addition, we will expand the code to use our own workspace.
Notice how the call to MULTIPLY has been removed from the assembly language word DO-WORK. Now, the Forth word TEST-ASM 'links' the two assembly routines together. Because they use their own, private (from Forth's perspective) workspace, they can safely use any register, and even leave data behind in a register(s) for other routines to pick up and use.
Let us look at a more useful example. In this example, we wish to create an assembly routine to fetch a random number from the VDP interrupt timer at >8379 and make it available to us in the TurboForth environment by pushing the value to the data stack. However, we will separate the fetching of the random number, and the pushing to stack into separate routines, since the action of pushing a value to the data stack could be used in multiple places, therefore it makes sense to 'factor' it into its own sub-routine.
This example calls PAGE (which clears the screen) before calling PUSH-R0. It so happens that PAGE uses R0, so the data left by RND is overwritten.
Therefore, if your assembly language sub-routines will be “bridged” using high-level Forth colon definitions, and you wish to pass data between them you must either provide a separate workspace for them, or use the data stack.
It might not be immediately obvious, but when you are writing assembly language instructions in TurboForth, you are actually writing Forth code. Words such as MOV, INC, DECT, ABS, etc. are all high level Forth colon definitions that simply compile op-codes to the current position in memory.
It is easy to fall into the “trap” of thinking that when you type ASM: to begin an assembly language word that you change into some special 'mode' that leaves the Forth environment behind, and enters an assembly language environment. This actually isn't true at all. You are still “in Forth” with all of the facilities of the Forth system and environment at your disposal.
LI, is a high-level Forth word that takes two numbers from the stack, and encodes them into an LI op-code.
What this means is that you can use Forth to enhance your assembly language code, with practically unlimited power at your disposal.
Here, the word we previously built to return a random number to the stack is directly used in an assembly language definition. What would actually happen here is that at assembly time (when the LI instruction is physically compiled/assembled to memory) a random number would be chosen (using previously assembled assembly language routines to generate the number) and pushed to the data stack. LI, would then simply use that value and assemble it into the LI instruction.
We could take this a step further. Let us assume we have built a Forth application that relies on a number of assembly routines to do work for us. In those routines, we have used R13 as a holding register (a routine places data in R13 for another routine to access later).
Here, instead of referencing R14 throughout our assembly code, we reference HREG instead. Thus, if we want to change the holding register designation, we only have to change the constant, in one place. The assembly language source code remains unchanged.
Of course, you could use extremely complex Forth words in your assembly code that carry out complex calculations, or fetch some data from a disk block, or a disk file – you have the complete functionality of Forth at your disposal.
At some point you may wish to access a string from inside your assembly language routine, to read the string and perhaps modify it in some way. Here, we will discuss an assembly language routine that can changes all lower case characters in a string to upper case. The string will be declared “Forth side” using Forth nomenclature and we will call an assembly language routine to do the case conversion for us.
THIS IS AN UPPER CASE STRING!
First, we need to discuss strings in TurboForth, and indeed Forth in general. Strings are a little strange in Forth, because you can 'execute' them. Indeed, this is how one gains access to strings in Forth. When one “executes” a string, the address, and the length of the string are pushed to the stack. Once we have this information, we can access/manipulate the string in any way.
The fact that we get the address of the string, and its length is very useful to us, and we will make use of this in the following assembly language sub-routine.
The following sub-routine expects the address and the length of the string to be on the stack before the routine is called (obviously). It will leave the address and the length on the stack, unchanged, so that other words such as TYPE may immediately access the string after processing. Only characters between ASCII codes 97 (a) and 122 (z) will be modified. Any other characters in the string are left unchanged.
The above would perhaps look scarcely familiar, even to the experienced assembly language programmer; however, the above code is an excellent example of leveraging the full power of the combination of Forth and assembly code.
As can be seen, we have actually applied high-level programming constructs such as looping, IF and ENDIF to low-level assembly code. Note that there are no labels used in the above code, and no jump instructions (they are compiled into the code for us by the assembler, “behind the scenes”). In addition, we have mixed Forth code into the assembly source code to do some grunt-work for us at assembly time.
Whilst the RPN nature of the code is initially confusing, it actually becomes quite natural quite quickly (this author has been using the assembler less than 24 hours at the time of writing, and is having no difficulty making the mental adjustment), especially if one uses R notation for register names, and uses the Wycove addressing notation, which aligns much better to 9900 assembly than the original TI-Forth addressing mode notation.
We will now examine the above code line-by-line and discuss how it works, and the techniques employed. Standard 9900 assembler is also shown so that one can compare the difference in syntax.
The above begins a new assembly language definition called >UCASE. In Forth parlance, where a > preceeds a word, it generally means “to”. Thus this word could be called “to upper case”.
Here we get the contents of the top word of the stack (the length of the string) into register R0. SP is a 'special' register name, and is equivalent to R4. See section 3, TurboForth's Workspace Registers, on page 4 for a description of special register names.
Since we will be working with single bytes, we need a register to hold them. Bytes are always operated on in the upper (high) byte of a register, so we zero this register before we start.
We now begin a loop. This is simply a 'return' point to return to if the exit condition of the loop is not satisfied. In practice, the code loops to the instruction immediately after BEGIN,. BEGIN, itself is a place holder.
Here, we read a byte from the string, and place it into the upper byte of R2.
If the character is higher or equal to >6100 (which is ASCII 97 in the upper byte) then we enter this IF block. Other wise we skip it completely.
If we do enter the IF block, then we check to see if the character is less than or equal to a 'z' character. Again, we get Forth to calculate the value of ASCII code 112*256, using CHAR.
We could have instead written it as R2 112 256 * CI, however the “112” doesn't really show any context. By using CHAR z it is much clearer that we are performing a comparison to the 'z' character.
Here, if the character code is less than or equal to 'z' then we know that our character is in the target a-z range, so we enter the IF block. Otherwise, the character lies outside the range, and we skip the IF block.
If the character is in range, then we subtract 32 from its value to convert it to upper case. Since the value is in the upper byte, we need 32*256. Finally, since there is no “subtract immediate” instruction in 9900 assembly language, we use the AI (add immediate) instruction, so we need to add -32*256 to the value in R2.
This marks the end of the 'inner' IF block (the part that executes if the character is in range). It generates no code, it simply resolves the offset of the JH instruction, allowing the code following the JH instruction to be skipped if the condition is not met.
Again, this generates no code, it simply resolves the offset of the JL instruction (the section that checks for 'a' or greater) allowing the code to jump over if the condition is not met.
Here we write the character value (which may, or may not have been modified) back to the same address in the buffer. We also increment the buffer pointer address.
This ends the assembly language definition and assembles the appropriate exit code (a B* R12) instruction into the definition, which returns back to the Forth system.
The following represents the code for the TurboForth Assembler. The code here is shown starting on block 9, but in practice it can be located anywhere. The code occupies 5 blocks in source-code form, and compiles into 2.7K of object code when loaded.
References to ?EXEC in the original TI-Forth code have been removed as ?EXEC is not used in F83.
There are erroneous [COMPILE] CJMP sequences in IF, ELSE, and UNTIL, which are not required as CJMP is not immediate. These have also been removed.
The ability to write assembly language code directly from within TurboForth, or load and assemble assembly language source code directly from blocks represents a major leap forward in the power and versatility of TurboForth. High level code constructs such as looping and IF...THEN blocks allow one to apply high-level programming paradigms to low level assembly code, removing completely the requirement for error-prone labels.
Further, the ability to mix, completely freely, assembly language mnemonics and high-level Forth code in an assembly definition provides unprecedented power and flexibility. High-level Forth words can be used to add complex macro like functionality to the assembly language programmer.
This author has been truly delighted and empowered by the extra flexibility afforded by the assembler, and hopes that other users of TurboForth will give it a try and 'unleash' the power of the Forth and assembly language. | http://turboforth.net/resources/Assembler.html |
Sanj K. Patel to Provide Update on Therapeutic Focus and Pipeline Build
HAMILTON, Bermuda, December 20, 2017 (Business Wire) — Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., a privately-held biotechnology company focused on developing and delivering therapeutics for patients with debilitating diseases and unmet medical needs, announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sanj K. Patel, will present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco on Monday, January 8, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. PST (3:00 p.m. EST).
“The Kiniksa team has made considerable progress in building our pipeline, which now covers a spectrum of early to late stage development programs,” said Patel. “We look forward to advancing that pipeline as we focus on programs that target orphan to larger specialty patient populations that have serious, unmet needs around the world.”
Further information regarding Kiniksa is available at www.kiniksa.com. | https://investors.kiniksa.com/news-releases/news-release-details/kiniksa-pharmaceuticals-present-36th-annual-jp-morgan-healthcare |
The nature of the relationship between physiological and subjective responses in phobic subjects remains unclear. Phobics have been thought to be characterized by a heightened physiological response (physiological perspective) or by a heightened perception of a normal physiological response (psychological perspective).
Method
In this study, we examined subjective measures of anxiety, heart rate (HR), and cardiac autonomic responses to flight-related stimuli in 127 people who applied for fear-of-flying therapy at a specialized treatment center and in 36 controls without aviophobia.
Results
In keeping with the psychological perspective, we found a large increase in subjective distress (η2=.43) during exposure to flight-related stimuli in the phobics and no change in subjective distress in the controls, whereas the physiological responses of both groups were indiscriminate. However, in keeping with the physiological perspective, we found that, within the group of phobics, increases in subjective fear during exposure were moderately strong coupled to HR (r=.208, P=.022) and cardiac vagal (r=.199, P=.028) reactivity. In contrast to predictions by the psychological perspective, anxiety sensitivity did not modulate this coupling.
Conclusion
We conclude that subjective fear responses and autonomic responses are only loosely coupled during mildly threatening exposure to flight-related stimuli. More ecologically valid exposure to phobic stimuli may be needed to test the predictions from the physiological and psychological perspectives.
Published: 2010-09-01
Physiological reactivity to phobic stimuli in people with fear of flying
Bert Busscher, Lucas J. van Gerwen, Philip Spinhoven, Eco J. C. de Geus
Anxiety sensitivity, Aviophobics, Flight phobia, Pre-ejection period (PEP), Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA)
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- Publication Title: Journal of Psychosomatic Research
- Volume: 69
- Pages: 309-317
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- Journal Abbreviation: Journal of Psychosomatic Research
- DOI: /10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.12.005
- ISSN: 0022-3999
- Short Title: | https://vu-ams.nl/publication/physiological-reactivity-to-phobic-stimuli-in-people-with-fear-of-flying/ |
Sisters Lily and Hopie Stockman are in the business of teaching others how to work with their hands. Aside from creating their own eye-catching, geometric printed textiles through their label Block Shop, the Stockmans also host a series of printing workshops at an enviable offsite studio and home in Joshua Tree, California. In a serene, well-appointed setting, visitors come to learn about the art of block printing, a craft that these sisters fell in love with back in 2010 after Lily met a master dyer in Jaipur while she was in art school there studying painting. She worked with the craftsman, Vijendra (Viju) Chhipa, on several pieces she then sent over to her sister who was back home. Hopie was so moved by the paintings that she traveled to meet Viju herself several months later and from there, they formed a textile business that would see all of its materials printed by Viju and his fellow local artisans.
Now the sisters are spreading the art of block printing to others through their workshops (the next one will take place on October 9) and they just recently launched a collection of dhurrie rugs made with hand-dyed cotton and commissioned from weavers outside of Jodhpur. Their work is about design but also about understanding the genesis of each individual design. For the Stockmans, the thoughtful, sustainable, handmade piece in the home is the most important one of all.
In case Joshua Tree or Jaipur is too far of a venture, the sisters share their insight into the process of block printing for anyone in need of stunning prints in their home or for those seeking some grown-up arts and crafts time.
• Printing blocks. You can also carve stamps into halved potatoes or linoleum blocks, or you can buy traditional Indian printing blocks.
1. Research As you hunt for inspiration, we urge you to put your screen down and look at the world around you; patterns jump out in the most mundane places. Many of our designs are inspired by the architectural motifs we find walking around downtown Los Angeles and Jaipur.
Start sketching with a pencil or with watercolors. Sketch your design to scale to make sure it fits inside the dimensions of your piece of fabric.
Pour diluted ink into your tray. The consistency should be roughly one part ink to one part water. The felt printing pad should be wet but not submerged (like an ink pad). Add water as needed.
Practice hand-block printing on a piece of paper (see steps 5 and 6), to get the feel of the motion and ink distribution right.
Once you’re ready to start printing your fabric, pin it onto the cardboard or the felt surface, so that it’s very taut and straight across each edge. Pin the needles on the four corners of the scarf. Angle the needles toward the center of the scarf.
Make sure the block is lined up correctly before making contact with the fabric. Once the block is placed firmly on the fabric, press with force to ensure smooth distribution of ink over fabric. Repeat pattern.
Dry from a clothesline until the fabric and ink are completely dry.
Iron the entire surface of the scarf to set the ink in the fibers for colorfastness.
Wash in water and dry in the sun.
Embrace any imperfections that may have occurred during printing because they’re what makes hand-block printing so special. | https://www.vogue.com/article/block-printing-textiles-fabrics-diy |
A Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay to Identify Novel NFAT2 Target Genes in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is characterized by the expansion of malignant B cell clones and represents the most common leukemia in western countries. The majority of CLL patients show an indolent course of the disease as well as an anergic phenotype of their leukemia cells, referring to a B cell receptor unresponsive to external stimulation. We have recently shown that the transcription factor NFAT2 is a crucial regulator of anergy in CLL. A major challenge in the analysis of the role of a transcription factor in different diseases is the identification of its specific target genes. This is of great significance for the elucidation of pathogenetic mechanisms and potential therapeutic interventions. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is a classic technique to demonstrate protein-DNA interactions and can, therefore, be used to identify direct target genes of transcription factors in mammalian cells. Here, ChIP was used to identify LCK as a direct target gene of NFAT2 in human CLL cells. DNA and associated proteins are crosslinked using formaldehyde and subsequently sheared by sonication into DNA fragments of approximately 200-500 base pairs (bp). Cross-linked DNA fragments associated with NFAT2 are then selectively immunoprecipitated from cell debris using an αNFAT2 antibody. After purification, associated DNA fragments are detected via quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). DNA sequences with evident enrichment represent regions of the genome which are targeted by NFAT2 in vivo. Appropriate shearing of the DNA and the selection of the required antibody are particularly crucial for the successful application of this method. This protocol is ideal for the demonstration of direct interactions of NFAT2 with target genes. Its major limitation is the difficulty to employ ChIP in large-scale assays analyzing the target genes of multiple transcription factors in intact organisms.
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On this milestone edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern concludes his "curses" series with a look at one of the most famous -- the curse of King Tut and the Pharaohs curse.
We continue our series of podcasts looking at various curses on this episode, with host Karl Stern taking a look at a supposed cursed painting called The Hands Resist Him.
On this episode of the DragonKing Dark podcast, we continue our look at various curses and tales of ill fate.
Welcome to 2019 on DragonKing Dark. This year, host Karl Stern is going to examine some tall tales, curses, and popular culture you might have heard of but might not believe. Whether true or not, they are interesting. | https://www.f4wonline.com/radioshow-archive/201901?tid%5B661%5D=661&tid%5B671%5D=671&tid%5B666%5D=666&tid%5B676%5D=676&tid%5B721%5D=721&tid%5B701%5D=701&tid%5B706%5D=706&tid%5B726%5D=726&tid%5B21726%5D=21726&tid%5B21721%5D=21721&tid%5B17146%5D=17146&tid%5B711%5D=711&tid%5B686%5D=686&tid%5B691%5D=691&page=5 |
Study circle & seminars
One of the important feature of the college is that different department arranges seminars and national seminars regularly. Eminent Speakers and educationists are invited to give lectures.
In the last period students who do not have any classes sit for learning Sloka, Bhagawat Geeta and Chanting of Veda.
Utilizing the leisure hours
General as well as spiritual quiz, Teaching of bhajans devotional songs, story telling, the art of public speaking, indoor and outdoor games are conducted during leisure hours of students. The teachers engage the students in various activities for their all round development during their leisure periods.
Lectures, Proctorials and practicals
a. As soon as the proctorial gropues are formed and notified it is the duty of a student to find out the Particular group to which she has been assigned. If she is not included in any of the groups, she must bring the fact to the notice of the Principal by writing an application.
b. Every student is required to attend her classes regularly and punctually. Continuous absence without leave is a serious breach of college discipline.
c. A student who arrives late may be allowed into the classroom if the concerned teacher allows.
d. A student should behave in the classroom in a disciplined manner and should be attentive to the lecture.
Proctorial system
a. Every student will be assigned with a proctorial group placed under the charge of a proctor who shall be a member of the teaching staff.
b. The student shall meet the proctor at least once a month or as many times as is necessary to discuss her difficulties and problems.
c. The student shall furnish all such information to the proctor as is required for the maintenance of the proctorial record.
d. The student shall always be available and readily meet the proctor as & when required and do the duties the proctor assign them from time to time.
Attendance
a. Under the regulation of the +2 Council and University a student , in order to be eligible for being sent up for the Council/University Examination, is under obligation to attend in each subject a minimum of 75% of lecture, tutorials and practical, etc. calculated separately.
b. Condonation of attendance between 60% and 75% may be granted in exceptional cases.
c. Further condonation of the attendance to the extent of 5% may be granted by the Syndicate, when the candidate represents, the University or state on deputation for specific purpose(to be recorded in writing)
d. Application for condonation of shortage of attendance on medical grounds will not be considered for the period, the college can struck out the name of the students from the college rolls citing any reason.
Payment of fees and fines
a. Fees must be paid on the day fixed for collection otherwise a fine of Rs.10/- will have to be paid per month, along with the fees.
b. Any kind of fine on grounds of indiscipline will be realized along with the tuition fee.
c. Students cannot claim exemption from the payment of default fine or re-admission fee as a matter of right.
d. College fees along with other fees, if any for the remaining months of the academic session will be realized from a student before she is allowed to fill up the Application form for the CHSE/University Examination.
e. Declaration collection of subscription by students for any purpose will be treated as a serious breach of college discipline.
Communication with Guardians
a. Guardians of the student may meet the Principal, the proctors and enquiry about the welfare and progress of their wards. They are also requested to meet the Principal whenever advised to do so.
b. Reports regarding undesirable activities in the part of the students may be communicated to the guardians from time to time for their information. | http://ssscwbbsr.org/study-circle.php |
A reasonable canopy radiative transfer parameters setting will play an important role in improving the simulation performance of land surface process model. This research was to investigate and assess the effects of optimized radiative transfer parameters in CoLM model on simulating land-atmosphere flux exchanges. Firstly, based on continuous observations of land-atmosphere flux exchanges, meteorological and biological elements from 2008 and 2012 at Jinzhou agricultural ecosystem research station, dynamic rules of maize field Leaf Area Index(LAI), fraction of vegetation coverage(Fveg), Mean Leaf Angle(MLA), leaf reflectivity and transmissivity and their inter relationships were analyzed. Secondly, radiative transfer parameters in CoLM model were optimized with above the rules and relationships. Lastly, the effects of parameters optimization were quantificationally assessed with the criteria including Nash Sutcliffe(NS) and Relative Root Mean Square Error(RRMSE). The results showed that LAI had power and quadratic relationships with Fveg and MLA, respectively. Model simulation precision was hardly any affected with optimization of MLA. On the contrary, with leaf reflectivity and transmissivity optimized, canopy albedo simulation precision was obviously increased, which improved the simulation performance of CoLM for net radiation and sensible heat flux with the explanatory ability of simulations to observations increased 0.6 and 4.0 percent, NS increasing 0.008 and 0.028 as well as RRMSE decreasing 0.068 and 0.050, respectively. However, simulation performance of latent heat flux improved lesser than sensible heat flux. Soil heat flux simulation was hardly improved.
国家自然科学基金项目“东北春玉米根系吸水过程的控制机制及其参数方案改进对陆—气通量模拟的影响”(编号：41305058)资助
蔡福, 明惠青, 纪瑞鹏, 冯锐, 米娜, 赵先丽, 张玉书. 玉米冠层辐射传输参数优化对陆气通量模拟的影响[J]. 地球科学进展, 2014, 29(5): 598-607.
Cai Fu, Ming Huiqing, Ji Ruipeng, Feng Rui, Mi Na, Zhao XianLi, Zhang Yushu. Effects of Maize Canopy Radiative Transfer Parameters Optimization on Simulating Land-Atmosphere Flux Exchanges. Advances in Earth Science, 2014, 29(5): 598-607. | http://www.adearth.ac.cn/CN/10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2014.05.0598 |
A drowning is a truly devastating event. And after the fact, people usually ask, “How did this happen?” Unfortunately, the answer is often not a good one.
Yet, drowning accidents continue to occur at rather alarming rates. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control, over 3,500 fatal drowning accidents occurred in 2005, or an average of nearly 10 per day. If you’re an aquatics program provider, you want to avoid being part of these startling statistics.
Managing aquatic risk exposures requires real vigilance and concerted effort from aquatic program managers, staff and volunteers. Consequently, if you manage, supervise or coordinate aquatic programs for your clients, we suggest you consider the following:
- Developing and maintaining written aquatic safety and emergency plans
- Assuring certified and experienced aquatic personnel supervise the programs
- Establishing and monitoring reasonable aquatic personnel-to-swimmer ratios
- Purchasing and maintaining appropriate safety and resuscitative equipment
- Providing frequent and on-going training for managers, staff and volunteers involved in the programs
A diligent safety commitment to your aquatic programs may save lives, and keep you (and your clients) from becoming just another statistic.Suggestions and comments contained herein are provided for purposes of general education only. Suggestions and comments are not intended for the purpose of providing you with legal advice or legal counsel, and are not intended to assure compliance with or complete analysis of any law, rule or regulation. In addition, suggestions and comments should not be interpreted to imply or infer that all exposures, hazards or loss potentials on any subject or issue were identified or considered. No warranty, or guaranty of accuracy, fitness or suitability, express or implied, is granted with respect to any of the information contained herein. | https://www.berkleyhumanservices.com/aquatic-safety/ |
Despite them being our most preferred pets for thousands of years, we still are unaware of the motives behind some seemingly weird behavioral traits and habits of our canine friends. The tendency to bury their bones is one such trait that dogs exhibit on a frequent basis. We normally get irritated or excited when we find them digging away. However, do we know why dogs do it?
First, this behavior indicates a defensive strategy to protect their foodstuff against possible attackers and looters. Dogs have derived this behavior from their past, i.e. days before their domestication, and they still do it to avoid competition. When they are hungry or have nothing to do, they can always come back to retrieve the buried bones.
Second, we can relate this particular canine behavior to a planned strategy to avoid food wastage. Since humans won’t do it, dogs are intelligent enough to store anything superfluous for future use. When food is scarce, they excavate those storage systems again to retrieve their bones.
Another valid reason includes their need of some fun sport. Such an activity keeps them busy for sure. However, this practice has some health hazards associated with it. While deriving pleasure from their practice of burying bones, dogs involuntarily become susceptible to lead poisoning, which further causes diarrhea, ataxia, depression and blindness as well. | https://why.do/why-do-dogs-bury-bones/ |
Dark Mode is a popular UI innovation among users. It is available in many devices and software today. This is a setting that users can use to "flip" the screen. While programs may have white circles and black text, dark mode devices will have dark gray circles (not true black) and white text. It doesn't turn everything on the screen like a blurry picture, pictures still appear normal, and some programs like games don't put dark mode at all.
Since there is no exact solution to fix your email signature in dark mode by adding some tags or creating another style, you can carefully consider what you add to your email signature to optimize it for dark mode.
Here are a few things we recommend: Compare your logo with other images In general, we recommend using icons with a good background (PNG, not GIF).
This eliminates the unsightly white box that would appear in dark conditions. The problem is that when a logo uses black or dark text, the elements of the logo (usually the company name!) can get lost or obscured by the background. If you can, choose a version of your logo that uses bright colors that contrast with both white and dark backgrounds. If that's not possible, consider adding a white or bright stroke around the letters or dark elements. This white shade will not be visible on a white background but will help make dark characters more readable on a dark background.
Here's a set of examples that you can do on Photoshop or Illustrator to put emphasis on your logo in Dark mode:
When adding strokes / outline please do take note that it should be place outside as offset, to avoid having unnecessary white thickness outline on the origin state of the logo/text. | https://support.xink.io/support/solutions/articles/1000313249-how-to-prepare-your-email-signature-images-for-dark-mode |
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Introduction {#sec001}
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Aggression is defined as behavior intended to inflicting harm to another being, while the victim wants to avoid the harm \[[@pone.0152000.ref001]\]. Different forms of aggression can be distinguished; proactive aggression refers to using aggression in an instrumental, goal-oriented way, whereas reactive aggression refers to retaliation, i.e. aggressive actions triggered by preceding provocation \[[@pone.0152000.ref002],[@pone.0152000.ref003]\].
Aggression and retaliation are complex social behaviors and their scientific assessments rely on social interaction paradigms that do not only measure the perception of---or attention to---specific social emotional cues, but also their behavioral consequences in an experimental setup. Ideally, such paradigms allow quantifying different levels of aggressive behavior within provocative and non-provocative interactions in a controlled way. One of the most widely used and validated behavioral aggression paradigms fulfilling these requirements is the Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP \[[@pone.0152000.ref004]\]), which also proved feasible in an neuroimaging environment \[[@pone.0152000.ref005]--[@pone.0152000.ref011]\]. The TAP is set up as a reaction time game between two or more opponents in which the winner can administer an aversive feedback stimulus of variable intensity to the opponent. It measures aggressive behavior within direct social interactions in a controlled way. Several neuroimaging studies have aimed at identifying neural activity induced by the TAP, reporting predominantly prefrontal regions, parietal cortex, basal ganglia, thalamus \[[@pone.0152000.ref009]\], and dorsal medial prefrontal cortex \[[@pone.0152000.ref010]\] involvement during the interaction between opponents. Higher nucleus accumbens activation was shown to predict more aggressive retaliation \[[@pone.0152000.ref011]\]. Prefrontal regions, striatum, and other parts of the reward network \[[@pone.0152000.ref009]\] were activated when winning (versus losing) against the opponent. Furthermore, the insular cortex was especially associated with aggressive behavior \[[@pone.0152000.ref008],[@pone.0152000.ref009]\] during this social interaction game. Insular cortex involvement has also been reported in many other contexts including the processing of positive emotions, action inhibition, mindfulness, and interoception \[[@pone.0152000.ref012]\], questioning any functional specificity of its involvement.
The seemingly rather general involvement of insular cortex in a variety of emotional and cognitive paradigms led to the development of models which could potentially assign different functions to different parts of the insular cortex. For instance, a segregation along a posterior-to-anterior gradient representing the progressive integration of bodily feelings has been proposed \[[@pone.0152000.ref012]\]: Whereas acute emotions or interoceptive components might be represented in the posterior parts of the insular cortex, the anterior parts seem to code for more abstract and highly integrated constructs. This suggests that---opposite to the anterior insular cortex---the posterior insular cortex is involved in the processing of emotions triggering intense bodily sensation and immediate action tendencies.
Besides its segregation, the lateralization of insular activation is yet to be fully understood. Previous work suggested that the left hemisphere---as opposed to the right---might be involved in approach related motivational states such as anger processing and aggression \[[@pone.0152000.ref013],[@pone.0152000.ref014]\]. It remains to be answered, however, whether this assumption holds true not only regarding overall fronto-cortical asymmetry, but also with respect to specific brain regions such as the insular cortex.
Following this line of argumentation, we particularly expected the posterior parts of the insular cortex to be involved in retaliation during which intense bodily sensations, action-oriented emotional content, and immediate behavioral responses are mobilized. Furthermore, this activation was expected to be left-lateralized as retaliation is closely related to anger processing and approach motivation. The here presented study tested this hypothesis by assessing the parametric modulations of brain activity underlying retaliation in a controlled aggression paradigm during whole brain fMRI.
Materials and Methods {#sec002}
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Please note that other analyses based on the same data set were reported previously comparing the neural correlates of reactive aggression with those of motor impulsivity (measured with a go-/nogo task \[[@pone.0152000.ref008]\]. The neural correlates of the employed aggression paradigm were not yet exhaustively analyzed previously. We, here, therefore focus on the complete analysis of the data related to the aggression paradigm, including the analysis of parametric modulations as well as group analyses of each trial's entire time course.
Participants {#sec003}
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Eighteen male university students volunteered, gave their written informed consent, and were paid for participating. A screening ensured that none of the participants had a previous history of neurological or psychiatric disorders. Data of two participants were excluded from the analyses as they did not follow the instructions of the experimenter and chose fixed button press pattern without considering the actual task. Data of another participant was excluded, since the participant did not show any variance in behavior and always chose the exact same answer. Data of fifteen participants were included in further analyses (mean age = 22.33; SD = 2.35). The study was approved by the local Ethical Committee of the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience at Maastricht University and has been conducted according to the principles expressed in the Declaration of Helsinki.
Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP) {#sec004}
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Introduced in its first version by Taylor in 1967 \[[@pone.0152000.ref004]\], the TAP has become a common tool in behavioral aggression research and has also proven itself the most adaptable option for brain imaging studies \[[@pone.0152000.ref005],[@pone.0152000.ref006],[@pone.0152000.ref008]--[@pone.0152000.ref010]\]. The task is set up as a competitive reaction time game between two or more opponents. The players give each other feedback in form of an aversive noise stimulus after each reaction time trial. During the task, aggressive behavior is measured by recording the severity level of the feedback or retaliatory aggression participants assign to their virtual opponents. The level of provocation can be manipulated such that an opponent can choose a more or less aversive feedback for the other player. Whenever a player loses a reaction time trial, he is presented with the aversive noise chosen by the opponent. The Taylor Aggression Paradigm has shown to be high in construct, internal, discriminant as well as external validity \[[@pone.0152000.ref015]--[@pone.0152000.ref017]\].
During recruitment, participants were led to believe that the experiment investigated the impact of human feedback on reaction time performance. They were informed about playing a reaction time game (TAP) against two other participants. Before entering the scanner, the participant and the two opponents (collaborators of the experimenters) were introduced. The experimenter's collaborators were trained beforehand and acted according to a script in order to ensure equal treatment of all participants. Throughout the entire scan, the players communicated verbally via intercom between the experimental runs. Immediately after completion of the experiment, an exit interview was administered to ensure that participants were fully deceived by the experimental setup. Upon completion of the study, a written debriefing was provided.
In the implementation of the TAP employed in this study \[[@pone.0152000.ref008]\], [Fig 1](#pone.0152000.g001){ref-type="fig"}), the participant played reaction time trials against one of two alleged opponents. These opponents were collaborators of the experimenter and merely acted in their role as participants. Participants were told that whoever reacted faster to a target stimulus, won the trial. The loser of each trial was presented with an aversive feedback noise chosen by the winning opponent. At the beginning of each trial the volume of this noise was chosen on an 8-point scale. Feedback noises were adjusted to the individual threshold of endurability while running a functional sequence for each participant (a 10 noise was set to the loudness the participant reported subjectively as the ultimate limit of endurability). No noises above 100 decibel were administered to ensure that the hearing was not compromised. Participants randomly played against each of the putative opponents in 50% of the trials. One opponent always selected soft feedback noises (from 1 to 4; non-provoking opponent), while the other selected loud feedback noises (from 4 to 8; provoking opponent). Participants randomly won (and lost) in 50% of trials per opponent. Trials in which reaction times exceeded 500 msec always were losing trials. This ensured a realistic sensation of competing with a human opponent.
![Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP).\
Adapted from Dambacher et al., 2014 \[[@pone.0152000.ref008]\]. During the decision phase, participants were presented with a screen that informed them against whom they were playing in this trial (in this case "Tim") and asked to choose the feedback noise level that should be administered to this opponent in case the opponent lost ("12345678"). During the outcome phase, participants were informed on whether or not they won and what feedback noise level the particular opponent had chosen for this trial.](pone.0152000.g001){#pone.0152000.g001}
Each trial of 27000 msec consisted of a decision phase (6000 msec), the actual reaction time game (jittered between 4500 and 7500 msec), and an outcome phase (6000 msec). A jittered resting period followed. During the decision phase, participants were presented with a screen that informed them against whom they were playing in this particular trial ("Rob" or "Tim") and asked to choose the volume of the noise feedback they wanted to administer to this opponent in case he would lose. The actual reactive aggressive behavior was measured during the decision phase of the TAP. During the outcome phase, participants were informed about whether or not they lost in this particular trial and which feedback noise levels the particular opponent chose for this trial. Whenever they lost, they were presented with this noise at the end of the outcome phase.
Stimuli were presented in white (RGB 255/255/255; Arial pt 24) on a grey background (RGB 125/125/125). Participants performed 3 runs of the TAP including 28 trials (14 trials per opponent) each, leading to a total of 84 trials (42 trials per opponent). Stimuli were presented using Presentation software (Neurobehavioral Systems, Inc., Albany, USA). Behavioral statistical analyses were performed using SPSS19 (IBM Statistics, USA).
Technical details, fMRI acquisition and analysis {#sec005}
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See also \[[@pone.0152000.ref008]\]. Stimulus material was presented using an LCD projector (Panasonic, No PT-EZ57OEL) mounted onto a frosted screen, positioned at rear of the scanner bore. Responses were registered with a standard MR compatible button box (Current Designs, 8-button response device, HHSC-2x4-C, Philadelphia, USA).
Images were acquired with a 3 Tesla Siemens Prisma scanner. Structural (high resolution T1-weighted MPRAGE; isotropic voxel resolution 1x1x1 mm^3^; 192 sagittal slices) and functional whole-brain (Gradient-Echo-EPI-sequence; TR = 1500msec; TE = 26msec; FOV = 224mm; flip angle = 73°; matrix = 64x64; distance factor = 20%; 478 volumes per run for the GNGT, 512 volumes per run for the TAP) scans were recorded. Twenty-eight oblique transversal slices of 3.5x3.5x3.5mm voxels were obtained. Slices were tilted 30° relatively to the anterior-posterior commissure plane to avoid signal dropout in frontal areas \[[@pone.0152000.ref018]\].
FMRI data were analyzed with Brain Voyager QX (Brain Innovation BV, Maastricht, The Netherlands). Preprocessing included 3D-motion-correction (trilinear / sinc interpolation and intra-session alignment to the first functional volume recorded after the individual structural scan), cubic spline slice scan time correction, and the application of a temporal high pass filter (general linear model (GLM) with Fourier basis set of 3 cycles sine/cosine per run plus linear trend removal). Images were co-registered to the individual anatomical data sets and normalized to Talairach stereotaxic space \[[@pone.0152000.ref019]\]. Volume time courses were spatially smoothed (6mm full width half maximum Gaussian kernel).
The first three trials per opponent were excluded to restrict the analyses to the trials in which participants were familiar with the distinct behavioral pattern of the two opponents (i.e. provoking versus non-provoking).
Random effects group analyses {#sec006}
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A GLM was defined to analyze the behavior displayed during the decision and the outcome phase in the TAP. For these analyses, the retaliatory aggression displayed by the participants was grouped into low (level 1--3), middle (4 and 5), and high (level 6--8) retaliatory aggression.
The following conditions were included as predictors for the decision phase (for phases of TAP see [Fig 1](#pone.0152000.g001){ref-type="fig"}): participant chooses high retaliatory aggression for the provoking opponent, participant chooses low retaliatory aggression for the non-provoking opponent. Some participants rarely or never chose a low or middle retaliatory aggression for the provoking opponent. Furthermore, not every participant chose a middle or high retaliatory aggression for the non-provoking opponent. These conditions could therefore not be taken into account on the level of group analyses.
The following conditions were included as predictors for the outcome phase (for phases of TAP see [Fig 1](#pone.0152000.g001){ref-type="fig"}): all win trials, all lose trials, win trials against provoking opponent, lose trials against provoking opponent, win trials against non-provoking opponent, lose trials against non-provoking opponent.
To reduce error variance, one noise regressor consisting of the first eigenvariate time series from cerebrospinal fluid regions and motion artefacts were included into the analyses as covariates. Statistical maps were created using a threshold of p \< .001 corrected for multiple comparisons by means of cluster threshold level estimation (1000 Monte Carlo simulation iterations \[[@pone.0152000.ref020]\]).
Analyses of parametric modulations {#sec007}
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For these analyses, the feedback given by the participants was treated as a continuous linear variable (from 1 to 8). For the decision phase, a main and a parametric predictor for interaction with the provoking opponent and the non-provoking opponent were defined. For the outcome phase, a main and a parametric predictor for winning and losing against the provoking opponent and the non-provoking opponent were defined. Parametric predictors were weighted on a single trial bases according to the behavior the participant displayed (the retaliatory aggression displayed) in the respective trial.
In order to examine which brain regions were modulated by the chosen retaliatory aggression, the conjunction of the main and the parametric effect for each specific condition (decision and outcome phase) was inspected.
Statistical maps were created using a threshold of p \< .01 corrected for multiple comparisons by means of cluster threshold level estimation (1000 Monte Carlo simulation iterations \[[@pone.0152000.ref020]\]).
Results {#sec008}
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Behavioral data {#sec009}
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The average feedback (i.e. aversive noise) selected by the participants for the opponents was of medium intensity (MEAN = 3.54; SD = .04). A significantly higher feedback was chosen for the provoking compared to the non-provoking opponent (provoking opponent: MEAN = 4.52, SD = .64; non-provoking opponent: MEAN = 2.56, SD = 1.17; t = 4.59, p = \< .001). During the exit interview at the end of the experiment none of the participants reported doubting the proposed purpose of the study and all fifteen participants reported that they perceived one opponent as more provocative than the other. Twelve participants explicitly reported that they adapted their reaction to that perception (behavioral data previously reported in Dambacher et al. 2014).
Random effects group analyses {#sec010}
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Talairach coordinates of the brain regions showing increased activation associated with the investigated contrasts are reported in [Table 1](#pone.0152000.t001){ref-type="table"} (reported are the center of gravity, the number of significant voxels per cluster, and the maximum statistical t-value; cluster are labeled according to Talairach Client \[[@pone.0152000.ref021],[@pone.0152000.ref022]\]). Statistical maps of random effects group analyses are depicted in [Fig 2](#pone.0152000.g002){ref-type="fig"} for the decision and the outcome phase.
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10.1371/journal.pone.0152000.t001
###### Talairach coordinates.
Center of gravity, number of significant voxels per cluster, and maximum statistical t-value; clusters are labeled according to Talairach Client \[[@pone.0152000.ref021],[@pone.0152000.ref022]\].
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*Talairach coordinates* *Size*
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**RFX GLM**
**Aggressive reaction to provoking opponent \> non aggressive reaction to non-provoking opponent**
Anterior insular cortex R 27 21 10 1126 6.43
Anterior insular cortex *connected* L -17 -3 9 13798 7.41
Insular cortex *connected* L -17 -3 9 13798 7.41
Putamen / globus pallidus *connected* R -17 -3 9 13798 7.41
Putamen / globus pallidus *connected* L -17 -3 9 13798 7.41
Thalamus *connected* L -17 -3 9 13798 7.41
Caudate *connected* L -17 -3 9 13798 7.41
Parietal lobe, postcentral gyrus L -38 -34 53 30935 9.96
Frontal Lobe, paracentral lobe L -4 -11 47 2900 6.05
Cerebellum R 12 -65 18 7471 7.87
**Non aggressive reaction to non-provoking opponent \> aggressive reaction to provoking opponent**
Parietal lobe, postcentral gyrus R 36 -31 60 1796 6.52
Superior temporal gyrus R 53 4 -7 348 6.04
**Won \> lost**
Superior frontal gyrus R 21 56 18 1056 5.87
Middle frontal gyrus L -44 54 7 449 5.26
Middle frontal gyrus R 29 8 51 16489 11.67
Middle frontal gyrus L -33 6 51 17993 8.20
Inferior parietal lobe, postcentral gyrus R 38 -56 37 17931 8.07
Inferior parietal lobe, postcentral gyrus L -39 -55 37 18740 8.49
Parietal lobe, precuneus L 0 -63 34 721 5.26
Striatum R 11 8 3 761 5.77
Striatum L -16 10 3 1865 8.07
**Lost \> won**
Superior temporal gyrus R 48 -15 8 35116 12.37
Superior temporal gyrus L -49 -20 8 18628 9.87
Limbic lobe, parahippocampal gyrus R 18 -50 -2 3383 7.57
Limbic lobe, parahippocampal gyrus L -20 -55 -1 1552 6.04
**Won against the provoking opponent \> won against the non-provoking opponent**
*No significant modulation detected*
**Won against the non-provoking opponent \> won against the provoking opponent**
*No significant modulation detected*
**Lost against the provoking opponent \> lost against the non-provoking opponent**
*No significant modulation detected*
**Lost against the non-provoking opponent \> lost against the provoking opponent**
Parietal lobe, around postcentral gyrus R 35 -32 52 2685 7.64
Parietal lobe, around postcentral gyrus L -11 -41 68 1508
Middle temporal gyrus L -41 -64 26 665 6.13
**PARAMETRIC MODULATIONS**
**Retaliation independent of opponent**
Inferior parietal lobe, pre- and postcentral gyrus L -38 -36 51 29148 6.16
Cerebellum R 14 -49 -20 1350 3.98
**Retaliation interacting with provoking opponent**
Inferior parietal lobe, pre- and postcentral gyrus L -36 -34 56 17268 6.14
Cerebellum R 11 -53 -19 1703 4.79
Insular cortex L -39 -8 15 1562 6.13
**Retaliation interacting with non-provoking opponent**
Inferior parietal lobe, pre- and postcentral gyrus L -41 -38 47 10864 4.21
**Won**
*No significant modulation detected*
**Won against provoking opponent**
*No significant modulation detected*
**Won against non-provoking opponent**
*No significant modulation detected*
When contrasting trials in which participants displayed high retaliatory aggression towards the provoking opponent with trials in which the participant displayed low retaliatory aggression towards the non-provoking opponent (provocation \> no provocation; only contrast previously reported in Dambacher et al. 2014), increased activation in bilateral insular cortex, left parietal lobe, left-lateralized motor regions, the left frontal lobe, and cerebellum was observed. Furthermore, several subcortical regions (i.e., the right and left putamen/globus pallidus, left-lateralized thalamic regions and caudate) showed significant activation change associated to this contrast ([Fig 2](#pone.0152000.g002){ref-type="fig"}, [Table 1](#pone.0152000.t001){ref-type="table"}). The only significant activation change associated with the display of low retaliatory aggression towards the non-provoking opponent (no provocation \> provocation) was observed in the right parietal lobe close to the postcentral gyrus and the right superior temporal gyrus.
Replicating previous results \[[@pone.0152000.ref009]\], during winning (all won trials \> all lost trials), strong significant bilateral activation in the right superior frontal gyrus, the middle frontal gyri, the left precuneus, the inferior parietal lobes, and the striatum was observed. During losing (all lost trials \> all won trials), strong significant bilateral activation in the superior temporal gyri and the parahippocampal gyri was observed. No differences in brain activity could be detected when winning against the provoking opponent as opposed to winning against the non-provoking opponent (won trials against the provoking opponent \> won trials against the non-provoking opponent; won trials against the non-provoking opponent \> won trials against the provoking opponent). When participants lost to the non-provoking opponent versus to the provoking opponent (lost trials against the non-provoking opponent \> lost trials against the provoking opponent), significant bilateral activation in the parietal lobes around the postcentral gyri and the left middle temporal gyrus could be detected. When participants lost to the provoking opponent versus to the non-provoking opponent (lost trials against the provoking opponent \> lost trials against the non-provoking opponent), no significant differential brain activity could be detected.
Parametric modulations {#sec011}
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Talairach coordinates of the brain regions showing parametric modulations according to the displayed behavior are reported in [Table 1](#pone.0152000.t001){ref-type="table"}. Statistical maps of parametric modulations are depicted in [Fig 3](#pone.0152000.g003){ref-type="fig"}.
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In order to identify brain regions that modulate their activity according to the displayed behavior (volume of the aversive noise chosen for the opponent defined on an 8-point scale), we conducted additional analyses in which the predictors were weighted according to this behavior. During retaliation, activity in the left pre- and post-central gyri, thus motor activation associated to the movement of the right hand was most prominent (main effect of retaliation against provoking opponent, non-provoking opponent, or both \^ parametric effect of retaliation against provoking opponent, non-provoking opponent, or both; conjunction). When interacting with the provoking opponent, the left posterior insular cortex was modulated by the intensity of retaliatory aggression displayed towards the provoking opponent (main effect of retaliation against provoking opponent \^ parametric effect of retaliation against provoking opponent; conjunction). This could not be observed for the interaction with the non-provoking opponent. Finally, activation in the right cerebellum was parametrically modulated by retaliatory aggression when interacting with both the non-provoking and the provoking opponent (main effect of retaliation against provoking opponent or both opponents \^ parametric effect of retaliation against provoking opponent or both opponents; conjunction).
During the outcome phase no significant parametric modulations due to the amount of retaliatory aggression displayed by the participants could be observed (main effect all win trials, win trials against provoking opponent, or win trials against non-provoking opponent \^ parametric effect all win trials, win trials against provoking opponent, or win trials against non-provoking opponent; conjunction).
Discussion {#sec012}
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The current study investigated the role of the insular cortex during retaliation and revealed that the left posterior insular cortex is specifically activated when interacting with a provoking---as opposed to a non-provoking---opponent.
The role, segregation, and lateralization of insular activation during retaliation {#sec013}
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During an aggressive reaction to provocation mainly bilateral insular cortex and basal ganglia were activated. This replicates results described in previous work associating insular cortex with aggression and the processing of negative emotions \[[@pone.0152000.ref009],[@pone.0152000.ref023]\]. Our study provides direct quantitative support for the notion that the insular cortex is playing a crucial role in aggressive behavior: We demonstrate that insular cortex activity is parametrically modulated by the level of aggression displayed when interacting with the provoking opponent; this means that the stronger the retaliation in highly provocative situations the more insular cortex is recruited. Note that our results cannot differentiate between mere provocation and actual retaliatory aggression, as the two always occur in combination during our paradigm. This would also be the case in most real life situation involving retaliation.
We could confirm our specific hypothesis that activation within the insular cortex related to retaliation is left-lateralized and mainly localized in the posterior segment: Although the entire insular cortex was activated during retaliation (group analyses), it was specifically the activation level of the left posterior insular cortex that varied with the amount of aggression displayed. This indicates functional involvement, lateralization, and segregation of the insular cortex specific to retaliation.
Craig \[[@pone.0152000.ref012]\] suggested, that the insular cortex is structured along a posterior-to-anterior gradient representing the progressive integration of bodily feelings. He argued that acute emotions or interoceptive components might be represented in the posterior parts of the insular cortex, while the anterior parts seem to code for more abstract and highly integrated constructs. Retaliation or reactive aggression trigger intense bodily sensation and immediate action tendencies and, thus, should activate the posterior insular cortex. A similar segregation of insular cortex was demonstrated for a concept rather opposite to aggression, namely love. While passionate love, which is closely related to intense body sensation and action-oriented, involves posterior parts of the insular cortex, companionate love involves more anterior parts \[[@pone.0152000.ref024],[@pone.0152000.ref025]\].
Although these findings are consistent with Craig's \[[@pone.0152000.ref012]\] view and shed light on the neural correlates of rather abstract concepts such as aggression and love, the question remains in how far insular involvement is specific to any of these functions. In fact, the insular cortex has been associated with even more functions that are seemingly contradictory to what is reported here such as self-awareness, motor inhibition, processing of positive emotions, processing of negative emotions, and others (for review see Craig 2009). In the context of cognitive control, the insular cortex has furthermore been described as a region modulating with stimulus saliency or urgency \[[@pone.0152000.ref026]--[@pone.0152000.ref028]\]. However, instead of focusing on rather isolated single processes, as often done in functional brain research, social and emotional contexts should be taken into account when explaining the functional roles of brain regions. For instance, Reynolds and Berridge \[[@pone.0152000.ref029]\] demonstrated that varying emotional environments retunes the function of neural populations. They showed that neurons in the nucleus accumbens of rats encode alternately for fear or pleasure depending on the environment the animal is exposed to (home-like, versus low stress, versus high stress). This is a revolutionary finding, potentially suggesting that neural components alter their functional involvement according to the social situation in which they are recruited. The posterior insular cortex might not be exclusively involved in aggression, passionate love, or other concepts. Rather, it might be highly relevant in different circumstances of intense emotions which require consequent behavioral responses. Most probably, it adapts its function to whatever requirements have to be met. Further research, involving methodology reaching beyond hemodynamic neuroimaging techniques and taking into account varying emotional environments, is needed. Moreover, it should be noted that the insular cortex is highly interconnected with various brain regions and it will be of interest to investigate its specific functional interactions with those regions during different emotional and social contexts.
Further activation during the decision phase {#sec014}
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The insular cortex was not the only brain region activated during the decision phase; activation in superior temporal gyrus and primary motor cortex was also detected.
Activation in the right superior temporal gyrus was detected, when reacting mildly to the non-provoking opponent. This brain region has been associated with processes linked to social cognition \[[@pone.0152000.ref030]--[@pone.0152000.ref032]\]. Such processes are expected to be active when the participant is confronted with the non-provoking opponent; compared to his mean companion, he is friendly, nice, and from the participants' point of view more understandable and accessible, thus an object for self-identification.
Additionally, primary motor cortex activity was detected during the decision phase. Low punishment levels (1,2,3,4) had to be selected by the left hand (leading to activation in the right primary motor cortex), whereas high levels of punishment (5,6,7,8) had to be selected by the right hand (leading to activation in left primary motor cortex). This mechanism is mirrored in our results: In the group analyses, the left motor cortex is activated during aggressive reactions towards the provoking opponent, while the right motor cortex is activated during non-aggressive reactions to the non-provoking opponent. Accordingly, activity in the right motor cortex modulated with the intensity of the chosen punishment independent of the provocation condition; the higher the chosen punishment, the more involvement of the left motor cortex was observed. It has to be emphasized that further left-lateralizations (e.g. of anterior insula activation) could also be interpreted in light of this motor dissociation.
Winning and losing {#sec015}
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Winning was associated with vast neural activity in bilateral superior and middle frontal regions, the inferior parietal lobes, the left precuneus, and bilateral striatum. This replicates previous results \[[@pone.0152000.ref009]\]. Striatal activation on one hand and the involvement of prefrontal areas on the other hand, strongly suggest the recruitment of the reward circuit in the brain \[[@pone.0152000.ref033]\]. Winning during the TAP is rewarding in two ways: Outperforming the opponent in the given task (reaction time competition) might be rewarding in itself. Furthermore, winning means avoiding suffering from retaliatory aggression and at the same time administering retaliatory aggression to the opponent, which might also be a pleasurable experience.
In contrast, losing was associated with bilateral activation in the superior temporal gyri and the parahippocampal gyri. The former might simply reflect the anticipated auditory stimulus, which is to come every time a participant loses (and never, when the participant wins). Previously, the parahippocampal gyri were shown to be involved in scene recognition and the detection of paralinguistic speech profiles often related to the social component of the situation (e.g. sarcasm \[[@pone.0152000.ref034]\]). This might reflect the paralinguistic and socially driven interpretation of the communication during the outcome phase; although the information presented during this phase is objective and seemingly neutral ("you won / you lost" and "your opponent chose x"), it contains social and paralinguistic cues related to the perception of the social opponent and the interpretation of his behavior.
The only opponent-specific activation regarding the outcome phase was detected when losing against the non-provoking opponent instead of the provoking opponent. When no highly aversive stimulus had to be expected, the parietal lobes and the left middle temporal gyrus were significantly activated. The participant might feel relief, when losing against the non-provoking opponent instead of the provoking opponent, as the noise feedback which is about to come is much less aversive. However, an association between the detected brain regions and the described processes has not been investigated yet.
Generally, the neural correlates of winning and losing were not linked to the individual levels of displayed aggression; no parametric modulations in any brain regions could be detected during the outcome phase.
Limitations {#sec016}
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The current results have to be interpreted considering the limitations of our experimental design: The main limitation of this study is the rather small sample size (N = 15) which makes the representativeness of our findings for the general male population challenging. We suggest continuing the investigation of social interaction by means of functional imaging based on larger samples (e.g., \[[@pone.0152000.ref011]\]). Furthermore, only healthy, young, male students were examined rendering the generalization of our results to a gender-unspecific context or any clinical population impossible. One should also consider that the concrete implementation of the Taylor Aggression Paradigm in our study limited the variety of observable behavior. Firstly, participants did not react aggressively towards the non-provoking opponent making any analysis of proactive aggression and comparisons between proactive (non-provoked) and retaliatory aggression impossible. Secondly, in our paradigm mere provocation and the actual retaliation behavior could not be differentiated. Our interpretations are based on an understanding of retaliation and the provocative situation as a unity, thus, as one holistic social situation. Therefore, the interpretations resulting from the presented findings definitely lack in specificity. However, as pointed out previously \[[@pone.0152000.ref008]\], it is unclear whether identifying neural components exclusively involved in the perception of provocation versus actual retalialiatory behavior would ultimately lead to a better understanding of real life aggression. In a naturalistic setting both concepts always co-occur. Finally, the handedness of our participants was not considered which might confound our interpretations, future studies in the field should take handedness in to account.
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Replicating previous results in the field, this study demonstrates the crucial role of insular cortex in retaliation. We show that the left posterior insular cortex is a core brain region involved in retaliatory aggression; this was specifically demonstrated for provocative versus non-provocative social interactions. We employed random effects group analyses and examined parametric modulations of brain activity during a controlled behavioral aggression paradigm. The left-lateralization of insular activity during retaliation is in line with evidence from electro-physiological studies, suggesting left-lateralized fronto-cortical dominance during anger processing and aggressive acts \[[@pone.0152000.ref014]\]. Furthermore, our results support the theory that particularly the posterior segment of insular cortex is involved in the processing of emotions triggering intense bodily sensations and immediate action tendencies \[[@pone.0152000.ref012]\].
This work was supported by a grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO; HCMI 10--19). We thank Armin Heinecke, Martijn Stroom, Martijn van Teffelen, Clara Bernier, Oana Gurau, and Thomas C. Emmerling for their help. Franziska Emmerling previously published as Franziska Dambacher.
[^1]: **Competing Interests:**The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
[^2]: Conceived and designed the experiments: FE TS JL AA SB ATS. Performed the experiments: FE. Analyzed the data: FE. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FE. Wrote the paper: FE TS JL AA SB ATS.
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It so happens that about every 5 years since graduating from grad school I end up reading “Laws of Spirit” by Dan Millman. It is definitely one of those books that keeps on growing and evolving as I do the same. The book culminates into the final law, “The Law of Unity.” Which basically breaks down how we are all one. Now I know what you may be thinking:
“Yeah yeah we’re all one. I’ve heard that a million times before.”
But what does it really mean?
Not coincidentally, I was doing some research on mantras and came across this website for Hari Om Tat Sat. For me, the highlight of this brief explanation was: “The creator and the creation are not two. The creator has not created creation, but has manifested or transformed himself into creation.”
The first time this concept came to me was during my own Awakening experience, and since then I have tried to make sense of it through effort. But seeing it written so clearly, as an explanation of ancient philosophy, provides me with a sense of completeness when it comes to this understanding.
God is not separate from me anymore than I am separate from Life. Furthermore, nothing in our experience, including one another, is separate. “We are all the same Consciousness, manifesting in different bodies, the way leaves are part of the same tree.”
I’ve yet to put together how this God-Consciousness can manifest as something evil and cruel as it so often does. But I have faith that there is function behind every manifestation.
So I say all of that to get to this point: If we allow ourselves the clarity of mind to accept that God (MonkeyDrop) is everything and everyone…how would we change? How would we react to the driver that cuts us off in traffic? How would we treat the receptionist who stays having an attitude when you speak to her? Who would we disregard as meaningless? How would you act differently towards yourself, your body, and the stories you tell yourself?”
I think the answer to these questions are paradoxically easy to imagine and difficult to comprehend..but it is a good starting place for transforming our Presence within this experience.
To quote the great philosopher rapper Jay-Z: | https://bebeautifulanddance.com/2012/03/08/hari-om-tat-sat/ |
This module enables you to underpin midwifery practice with the appropriate science base. This includes a comprehensive knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the human body, and the ability to apply that science to the provision of midwifery care.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Describe the anatomy and physiology of the human body systems, their interaction to achieve homeostasis and the adaptations that occur throughout the pregnancy –childbirth- puerperium continuum
- Demonstrate an understanding of the biological processes that occur to enable development from gamete formation to early childhood, the factors that might affect these process and the implications for midwifery practice
- Demonstrate an understanding of the biological process of pregnancy, labour and the puerperium and describe how this impacts upon the provision of care.
- Explain the anatomy and physiology of the breast and lactation, and the bio mechanical for breast feeding for the woman and neonate.
- Articulate the principles of pharmacology and the implications of this to human development, the pregnancy –childbirth- puerperium continuum and medicines management.
Syllabus
Biological and Bio chemistry underpins for Midwifery practice • Molecules, cells and tissue structure and functions • Microbiology (particular focus on those relevant to infection) Body systems, their organisation and interdependence for homeostasis, and parameters defining normality /abnormality to midwifery assessments • Integumentary system • Musculoskeletal system • Nervous system • Special senses • Endocrine system • Cardiovascular system • Immune system • Respiratory system • Digestive system • Urinary system, fluids and electrolytes The reproductive system • Female and male reproductive anatomy and physiology • Genetics and genomics and application to reproduction and maternity care • Principles of embryology including errors of embryology/development and implications for maternity care and wider public health role of the midwife • Placental anatomy, physiology and implication of midwifery practice • Physiology of o Pregnancy o Labour ( all 3 stages) o Puerperium o Neonate o Lactation • Physiology and psychology of pain and implication to midwifery practice Medicines and pharmacology • Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics • Introduction to drug calculations and metric conversions • Principles of medicines management Programme threads are linked throughout and include: • Baby Friendly principles • Medicines management • Mental health and well-being • Values Based Journey
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Technology enhanced learning activities Self-directed study Lectures Seminar activity Demonstration of anatomical parts
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|Practical classes and workshops||6|
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Resources & Reading list
Marshall JE and Raynor M D (Eds) (2014). Myles textbook for midwives.
Wlaker, M. (2017). Breastfeeding management for the clinician : using the evidence .
Johnson MH (2013). Essential reproduction .
Walsh, D. (2011). Evidence and skills for normal labour and birth : a guide for midwives .
Tucker-Blackburn, S (2013). Maternal, fetal and neonatal physiology; A clinical perspective.
Coad, J and Dunstal, M. (2011). Anatomy and physiology for midwives .
Wambach K and Riordan J (2016). Breastfeeding and human lactation .
Lewis L (2015). Fundamentals of midwifery : a textbook for students .
General Resources. Provision of online anatomy and physiology learning resources, eg Anatomy TV, Marieb learning resources, Elsevier skill package Access to local Maternity Unit/Hospital sites for some seminar/skills activity
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Computer assisted assessment
Summative
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Referral
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Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External
Costs
Costs associated with this module
Students are responsible for meeting the cost of essential textbooks, and of producing such essays, assignments, laboratory reports and dissertations as are required to fulfil the academic requirements for each programme of study.
In addition to this, students registered for this module typically also have to pay for:
Accommodation and Travel
There are no identified additional costs to you anticipated, as travel between University study sites should be expected as part of the programme
Books and Stationery equipment
Textbooks and journals are available in the library and as electronic resources; if you choose to purchase your own resources this will be at a cost to you.
Lab Coats
You may be required to purchase a lab coat for use in the medical cadaver facility.
Please also ensure you read the section on additional costs in the University’s Fees, Charges and Expenses Regulations in the University Calendar available at www.calendar.soton.ac.uk. | https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/modules/npms1019.page |
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0124104118, Hardcover)Dynamic Systems Biology Modeling and Simuation consolidates and unifies classical and contemporary multiscale methodologies for mathematical modeling and computer simulation of dynamic biological systems - from molecular/cellular, organ-system, on up to population levels. The book pedagogy is developed as a well-annotated, systematic tutorial - with clearly spelled-out and unified nomenclature - derived from the author's own modeling efforts, publications and teaching over half a century. Ambiguities in some concepts and tools are clarified and others are rendered more accessible and practical. The latter include novel qualitative theory and methodologies for recognizing dynamical signatures in data using structural (multicompartmental and network) models and graph theory; and analyzing structural and measurement (data) models for quantification feasibility. The level is basic-to-intermediate, with much emphasis on biomodeling from real biodata, for use in real applications.Introductory coverage of core mathematical concepts such as linear and nonlinear differential and difference equations, Laplace transforms, linear algebra, probability, statistics and stochastics topics; PLUS ...The pertinent biology, biochemistry, biophysics or pharmacology for modeling are provided, to support understanding the amalgam of "math modeling” with life sciences.Strong emphasis on quantifying as well as building and analyzing biomodels: includes methodology and computational tools for parameter identifiability and sensitivity analysis; parameter estimation from real data; model distinguishability and simplification; and practical bioexperiment design and optimization.Companion website provides solutions and program code for examples and exercises using Matlab, Simulink, VisSim, SimBiology, SAAMII, AMIGO, Copasi and SBML-coded models.
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As the sun sets over Cappadocia, Turkey, Sejal Jain watches hot air balloons fly over the city. Jain’s mom records the moment for a future music video.
Just one week after releasing the music video for her song “Pleasure is Pain,” the singer-songwriter released her first EP, Brazen Affection, on Jan. 13. Jain, a management information systems and Spanish junior, said her music combines Bollywood fusion, Spanish, pop and jazz influences into her discography in order to create an inclusive listening experience.
“My biggest goal is to make music in which no one can sit still,” Jain said. “(My) genre varies, but the common theme in all my songs is they’re very upbeat. I try to make it as diverse as possible, that way it appeals to a different audience. I really like exploring new styles, and I want to push myself to go out of my comfort zone.”
Jain’s confidence in her art caught finance junior Andrew Abraham’s attention. Abraham recently began listening to Jain, describing her EP as “explosive.”
“It grabs you by the collar of your shirt,” Abraham said. “It drags you along this roller coaster ride the entire time. It shakes your soul to the core, and it makes you just want to dance, get up and scream.”
Ever since she was young, Jain said performing brought her joy as a way to engage with audiences. However, Jain said she began creating her own music due to a push from family members, as well as a realization that she wanted to see more representation as a woman of color in the music industry.
“I realized that I had my own ideas for what I wanted to hear on the radio,” Jain said. “That’s when I said, ‘OK, I’m going to start writing my own music.’”
Psychology junior Riya Patel said not only does Jain’s music bring comfort to her as a listener, but it also allows her to connect to another person with roots in India.
“There is magic in this video, and the magic is (Jain).” Patel said.
Combining self and cultural expression, Jain said she uses her music to romanticize her life, reinvent herself and connect with others. Jain said her EP’s theme stems from her experiences in finding beauty and love in both good and negative experiences.
“If you’re bold enough to love someone, that’s a big deal because you’re opening up your heart to someone brazenly.” Jain said.
As a close friend to Jain, Patel said she believes Jain possesses the creativity and work ethic to make it in the music industry. | https://thedailytexan.com/2023/01/23/ut-students-music-defies-genres-through-bollywood-spanish-fusion/ |
A computer with a mind of its own — like 2001’s HAL, for instance — was a story hook for countless 20th century sci-fi films. But in this century, it’s one step closer to reality through advances in artificial intelligence and “machine learning,” a type of programming that allows computers to learn from data to recognize patterns and make predictions. It’s already present in our daily lives; it’s how Netflix is able to point users to new films based on their past picks, how researchers sort through vast amounts of genetic data to come up with cancer therapies and how self-driving cars are able to react to road conditions as if a driver were behind the wheel.
Machine learning has existed for decades. In 1952, Arthur Samuel, who coined the term “machine learning,” taught an IBM computer to play checkers. The more the computer played the game, the better it became. Machine learning, then, is a lot like human learning — the more information, or data, we have on a subject, the easier it is to make informed choices. Machine learning just involves a whole lot more data.
Taught by Bilyana Aleksik, Extension's course in Linear Algebra for Machine Learning aims to help students learn the skills needed to understand and create machine learning algorithms. A former Qualcomm engineer with an interest in artificial intelligence, Aleksic says she was drawn to machine learning's practical — and groundbreaking — applications, like a microscope that can scan human tissue for cancer cells faster than a pathologist.
“You have a system that is already trained and knows to recognize a cell,” Aleksic explains.
Linear algebra is the most efficient way to represent this data. Though it’s been around for hundreds of years, it’s only been in the last decade that linear algebra has been applied to machine learning data mining.
“Machine learning engineers really need a good foundation in linear algebra,” Aleksic says. “Many of us didn’t have any idea when we were studying math at the university that we would use it so much in our everyday work. And now, really, it has become the groundwork, the base, to understand algorithms and to develop a model to extract information from huge amounts of data.”
Svetislav Maric, Extension’s director of engineering and IT, says the goal is for students to use the course as a springboard to more specialized machine learning classes, such as those offered in our Data Science courses.
Aleksic says it’s an exciting time to be working in this field. She hopes the course will lead to deeper dives into machine learning’s potential. Back when Arthur Samuel was teaching his IBM computer to play checkers, he was limited by the computer’s memory and processing speed. But now, that’s no longer an issue.
“This is the beginning, so we will see what is most useful, what area we’ll develop further: Is it image processing, is it the sound processing, or robotics? All this is happening right now, so we’ll learn as we go,” she says.
Was this article helpful? Let us know in the comments.
Updated October 9, 2019. | https://extension.ucsd.edu/news-and-events/extension-blog/July-2017/Instructor-Spotlight-Bilyana-Aleksic-on-the-pract |
The Australian Water Dragon (Physignathus lesueurii), which includes the Eastern Water Dragon (P. l. lesueurii) and the Gippsland Water Dragon (P. l. howittii), is an arboreal agamid species native to Eastern Australia from Victoria north to Queensland, there is also a small population in the south-east coast of the State of South Australia.
Australian water dragons have long powerful limbs and claws for climbing, a long muscular laterally-compressed tail for swimming, and prominent nuchal and vertebral crests (A nuchal crest is a central row of spikes at the base of the head. These spikes continue down the spine, getting smaller as they reach the base of the tail.)
Including their tails, which comprise about two-thirds of their total length, adult females grow to about 60 cm (2 feet) long, and adult males can grow slightly longer than one metre (3 feet) and weigh about 1 kg. Males show bolder colouration and have larger heads than females. Colour is less distinct in juveniles.
Species variation
The Australian Water Dragon is the only species of the genus Physignathus in Australia.
There are two subspecies; Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii (Eastern Water Dragon) and P. l. howitti (Gippsland Water Dragon). P. l. lesueurii tends towards white, yellow and red on the throat and possesses a dark band behind its eye; P. l. howitti lacks this and instead has dark bands on either side of its throat, which is blotched with yellow, orange, or blue. Both subspecies are light greenish grey in overall colour with black bands running across their back, tail and legs.
Behavior
Australian water dragons are extremely shy in the wild, but readily adapt to continual human presence in suburban parks and gardens. They are fast runners and strong climbers. When presented with a potential predator, they seek cover in thick vegetation, or drop from an overhanging branch into water. They are able to swim totally submerged, and rest on the bottom of shallow creeks or lakes for up to 90 minutes, to avoid detection.
Both males and females display typical agamid behaviour such as basking, arm-waving and head-bobbing. Fast arm-waving signals dominance, while slow arm-waving signals submission. Males are territorial, and in areas of higher population density, males exhibit displays of aggression toward other males including posturing and chasing.
Breeding
Australian water dragons hibernate over winter. During spring, usually in early October, the female excavates a burrow about 10–15 cm (4-6 inches) deep and lays between 6 and 18 eggs. The nest is usually in sandy or soft soil, in an area open to sun. When the mother has laid the eggs, she backfills the chamber with soil and scatters loose debris over it. Australian water dragons exhibit temperature-dependant sex determination; the sex of the hatchlings is determined by the temperature of the nest site.
When the young are born they stay near the entrance of the burrow for some time before leaving home. When they finally leave the nest, they tend to group together away from the adult population.
Habitat
As its name suggests, the Australian water dragon is associated with water and is semi-aquatic. It can be found near creeks, rivers, lakes and other water bodies that also have basking sites such as overhanging branches or rocks in open or filtered sun. The species is so common in the rainforest section of Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha in Queensland that a monument has been built to them there.
There are anecdotal reports of a small colony living on the Sixth Creek in the Forest Range area of South Australia, which were probably introduced there during the 1980s by a local reptile enthusiast. This is many hundreds of miles outside their natural range.
Predators, threats and diet
Australian water dragons are prey to snakes, cats, dogs and foxes. Nestlings and smaller juvenile water dragons are vulnerable to predation by kookaburras, currawongs, butcherbirds and other carnivorous birds. They are also prone to becoming road kill due to the attraction of warm bitumen and concrete for basking. The Australian water dragon's diet depends on it's size. Juveniles and yearlings tend to feed on small insects such as ants, spiders, crickets, and caterpillars. when they get bigger so does the prey which can include small rodents such as baby mice though insects make up most of their diet. | http://scientificlib.com/en/Biology/Animalia/Chordata/Reptilia/PhysignathusLesueurii01.html |
The pandemic has forced us to adapt.
In the past year, Zoom has taken on more roles than anyone could’ve ever expected, serving as a classroom, concert venue and everything in between. Although most people are desperate for life to return to the status quo, disabled creators are hopeful we won’t leave every pandemic-induced adaptation behind.
On March 29, CiTR’s Accessibility Collective hosted the roundtable discussion “Content Creators & Accessibility.” The event allowed disabled content creators to come together and discuss how the pandemic has impacted their work — and it turns out, in many ways, the impact has been positive.
Due to the pandemic, musician and performance artist Velvet Crayon was forced to cancel his tour. The cancellations were disappointing, but, it didn’t take long for Crayon to appreciate the advantages of performing through the streaming website Twitch.
“People can access things digitally more easily than leaving their home and going to a venue where they don’t know what accessibility will be like,” said Crayon, who is no stranger to accessibility issues at live venues.
Mike Begum, who is a professional player of the game Street Fighter and also has also been streaming throughout the pandemic, echoed Crayon’s sentiments. Begum plays video games with his mouth while lying on his stomach, this has presented many challenges for him since he began attending tournaments in 2004. He recalled one tournament where he had to compete while laying down on two barstools pushed together since the venue didn’t have a table.
Stefan Honisch, who is a Banting postdoctoral fellow in the department of theatre and film at UBC, has also found the shift to online interaction beneficial in many ways.
“[There’s been] increased opportunity for collaborative problem solving, and managing multiple accessibility needs within the same environment,” said Honisch. He’s hopeful that when in-person classes resume, UBC will retain and refine some aspects of online learning.
Although the panellists agreed that online spaces have a variety of accessibility benefits, they also acknowledged that the internet can’t solve every issue. Crayon believes that it’s time for the world to start adapting to the needs of disabled people, and not the other way around.
“We’re all overcoming challenges, but the world needs to catch up,” he said.
Begum doesn’t plan to stop streaming anytime soon, but when in-person tournaments start back up, he’ll be there. He feels it’s essential for tournament organizers to see people like him, so that future disabled competitors don’t face the same barriers he has. Of course, this isn’t the only reason he’ll be returning— Begum simply loves to compete: | https://ubyssey.ca/culture/accessibility-roundtable-content-creators/ |
Rodrigo de la Concha's practice focuses on labor and employment matters and immigration law. He advises companies establishing operations in Mexico on the implementation of their corporate labor structure, including individual employment agreements, collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), manuals, codes of ethics and conduct, and employment regulations, in order to comply with the laws of Mexico.
Rodrigo performs due diligence from a labor, social security, and immigration standpoint, related to corporate restructurings, mergers, public and private acquisitions, and asset and stock purchase operations. He has supported clients with employment transfers, personnel reduction, temporal suspension of labor relations, and executing high-risk employment terminations with or without cause.
He has experience with delicate internal investigations stemming from complaints involving corporate theft, discrimination, and sexual harassment. He has worked extensively on the negotiation and legitimization of CBAs with unions and has advised companies with labor claims before courts and boards and with conciliation centers.
In addition, Rodrigo has experience advising foreign nationals on the issuance and renewal of temporary and permanent residency cards and in securing registrations for companies looking to hire foreign employees in Mexico. | https://www.jonesday.com/en/lawyers/d/rodrigo-de-la-concha |
Wheeler Elementary, dedicated to lifelong learning for all, will guarantee that each student demonstrates the character, knowledge, and skills necessary for personal excellence and responsible citizenship by providing a world-class educational community through diverse, innovative programs with effective practices designed to engage and challenge all learners.
All students will meet or exceed district and state standards; the achievement gap between subgroups will decrease annually; and overall performance on district, state, and national assessments will increase annually.
Individual student growth on district, state, and national assessments will increase annually and exceed national targets.
The percentage of students participating in and performing at high levels on measures of national and/or international educational excellence will increase annually.
All students will demonstrate the character and positive behaviors necessary for personal excellence and responsible citizenship.
We will develop systematic practices to ensure that the social and emotional needs of students are met so that each student is ready to learn.
We will develop and implement plans that support all students’ growth towards mastery of rigorous academic standards.
We will infuse innovative opportunities and practices into daily learning experiences to prepare each student to be future ready. | http://wheeler.mpsomaha.org/home/mission-and-objectives |
Honest - Salisbury Playhouse
THE Salberg at the Playhouse puts on a wide variety of shows and sometimes they are not always to everybody’s taste.
But every so often you strike gold and it is enough to make you want to go back time and time again.
That is the case with Honest, which was a truly stunning show that kept the audience gripped throughout with an emotional rollercoaster that mirrored the reality of teenage life.
The story focuses on Bel (Emma Ballantine) who is soon to leave home for university but spends one more night with her best friend Maisie (Sophie Knight) in the creepy setting of a Bristol graveyard. Maisie invites the simplistic Coogan (Layton Daws), who shines a whole new light on their strained friendship.
As with any good script it provided plenty of shocks and credit must go to Alice Nicholas, the writer, who managed to subtly include so many thought-provoking issues packed into a raw, gritty and rough performance by three highly talented young actors.
As I am still only 23 years old I can somewhat identify with the issues that I faced as a teenager facing the prospects of moving away from home for the first time, something that Honest hits home with a devastating blow.
That doesn’t limit the audience to young people, I believe that everybody could take something away from this thought-provoking show and I can’t commend the Playhouse highly enough for supporting creative modern theatre. I sincerely hope that this show gets a chance to return to Salisbury because it is an absolute must-see. | https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/11522506.honest-thought-provoking-drama/ |
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In this report, a genome-scale reconstruction of Bacillus subtilis metabolism and its iterative development based on the combination of genomic, biochemical, and physiological information and high-throughput phenotyping experiments is presented. The initial reconstruction was converted into an in silico model and expanded in a four-step iterative fashion. First, network gap analysis was used to identify 48 missing reactions that are needed for growth but were not found in the genome annotation. Second, the computed growth rates under aerobic conditions were compared with high-throughput phenotypic screen data, and the initial in silico model could predict the outcomes qualitatively in 140 of 271 cases considered. Detailed analysis of the incorrect predictions resulted in the addition of 75 reactions to the initial reconstruction, and 200 of 271 cases were correctly computed. Third, in silico computations of the growth phenotypes of knock-out strains were found to be consistent with experimental observations in 720 of 766 cases evaluated. Fourth, the integrated analysis of the large-scale substrate utilization and gene essentiality data with the genome-scale metabolic model revealed the requirement of 80 specific enzymes (transport, 53; intracellular reactions, 27) that were not in the genome annotation. Subsequent sequence analysis resulted in the identification of genes that could be putatively assigned to 13 intracellular enzymes. The final reconstruction accounted for 844 open reading frames and consisted of 1020 metabolic reactions and 988 metabolites. Hence, the in silico model can be used to obtain experimentally verifiable hypothesis on the metabolic functions of various genes.
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ALGERIA, EU VOW TO BOOST COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION
ALGIERS– Algeria and the European Union vowed to reinforce mutual dialogue to maintain regional and international peace and security.
The remarks came during the 2nd High-Level Dialogue on Regional Security and Counter-terrorism which was held in Algiers.
The dialogue was co-chaired by Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel and EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini.
During the Monday meeting, Messahel reiterated Algeria’s point of view in terms of solving conflicts and crisis hitting several countries in the region, including Libya and Mali.
“This dialogue is based on values that are likely to contribute to promoting good neighborhood, equality of interests, non-interference in the affairs of states as well as setting dialogue and peaceful options for the resolution of crisis and conflicts,” said Messahel.
He further urged the EU to back-up Algeria’s efforts to maintain peace and stability in the region.
“We expect this dialogue to pave way for better mutual understanding and correct analysis of our respective preoccupations as well as further coordination of efforts and actions for the sake of peace, security and stability both regionally and globally,” according to Messahel.
For Mogherini, the European bloc and the North African nation face common challenges as they are required to work together to face them.
She noted that “challenges emerging in our mutual neighborhood make Algeria and the EU privileged partners on security issues.”
Mogherini also hailed “the key role played by Algeria in terms of reaching peaceful solutions for regional conflicts and crisis.”
Mogherini was referring to diplomatic efforts of Algeria to restore peace in neighboring Libya and Mali.
Illegal migration was also in the agenda of this dialogue.
The EU is expecting more efforts from Algeria to deter illegal migrants from departing from its lands to reach Europe.
“This dialogue has been an excellent opportunity to further develop regional cooperation and also to improve cooperation between Algeria and Europe in face of terrorism and organized crime,” Mogherini said.
Upon her arrival at Houari Boumediene International Airport of Algiers on Monday, Mogherini told reporters that “Algeria and the EU are natural partners in the high-level dialogue on security and the war on terror.”
Mogherini, also vice president of the European Commission, noted that she will hold talks with Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel over several issues of mutual interest.
Such issues will include the civil war in Libya, the situation in the Sahel region as well as bilateral cooperation in economic, scientific and energy fields, she said.
The EU and Algeria have agreed on partnership priorities for the period of 2018-2020, with political dialogue, and comprehensive social and economic development as the focus. | https://lesothowire.com/algeria-eu-vow-to-boost-counter-terrorism-cooperation/ |
In June 2020, the European Commission awarded Saarland University and partner universities from six European countries the highly coveted status of 'European University' in recognition of their trans-European higher education alliance 'Transform4Europe'.
Transform4Europe is a partnership of like-minded universities, which, despite differences in size, scope and academic profile, share a common vision for higher education in Europe. Each of the participating universities is anchored in a different region of Europe but all see themselves as agents of transformation – shaping the future of Europe by fostering and promoting knowledge entrepreneurship.
Saarland University's Internationalization Fund now has a new funding category (funding category 5), which can be used to support research projects (funding volume up to €30,000) and other collaborative projects such as symposia, cultural events or networking meetings (funding volume up to €5,000) that are conducted jointly with our partner universities in the European University alliance Transform4Europe.
With the addition of three new partner universities to the Transform4Europe alliance (the Catholic University of Portugal, the University of Primorska in Slovenia and the French Université Jean Monnet in Saint Etienne), the spectrum of possible cooperation partners is now larger than ever. For more detailed information on funding opportunities and on how to apply, please go to the information page.
Members of the Transform4Europe alliance
The University of Alicante is a Spanish university whose campus is located in San Vicente del Raspeig in the province of Alicante in south-east Spain. The university was established in 1979 and currently has around 26,000 students enrolled.
The Estonian Academy of Arts is a public university located in Estonia's capital city Tallinn. The Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) was founded in 1914 as a school of applied arts by the Estonian sculptor Jaan Koort and today has departments in the fields of architecture, design, art history, media studies, conservation and fine arts.
The University of Silesia in Katowice was established in 1968 through the merger of the Katowice branch of the Jagiellonian University (Kraków) and the Pedagogical Institute in Katowice, which had been in existence since 1928. About 22,000 students are currently enrolled in the university's 7 faculties.
With around 25,000 students and 15 faculties, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski is the largest university in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The university takes its name from its patron saint, the scholar Kliment of Ohrid. It was founded on 1 October 1888 and is the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria.
Founded in 1924, the University of Trieste today has around 27,500 students and a teaching staff of about 1000 in 12 faculties.
Vytautas Magnus University is a university in Kaunus, Lithuania. It was founded in 1922 and was originally known as the University of Lithuania.
Saarland University was founded in 1948 under the auspices of the French government as a bilingual university. The university has earned an international reputation for its research in computer science and informatics and for work in the life sciences and nanosciences.
During the three-year funding period, the Transform4Europe alliance will receive a total of five million euros in funding from the European Union. Around 116,000 students will be able to benefit from this new European educational partnership by making use of joint academic programmes and common service platforms. In addition, approximately 18,500 members of staff at these universities will have access to a European work environment where expertise and resources are pooled and where interinstitutional mobility is easier.
1. European education and training
As part of the Transform4Europe alliance, students will be offered interdisciplinary and interinstitutional academic programmes with a strong European focus (Bachelor's and Master's degrees) as well as joint doctoral research programmes. Programme curricula will include topics that address issues in the alliance's three core fields: digital transformation, sustainability, and societal transformation. Students will also benefit from improved options for student mobility, more entrepreneurial knowledge and enhanced access to foreign language learning programmes.
2. Innovative teaching and learning environments
Best practice teaching and learning models will be developed and innovative teaching methods created and shared within the alliance's international network of partner universities. The focus here is on promoting research-based education models and co-creative learning environments. Virtual and hybrid learning forms are also being developed – a process that was started before the global coronavirus pandemic struck and that has now only grown in importance and relevance. These new digital learning environments will include an online platform that can be accessed by anyone interested in further and continuing education initiatives in the regions represented in the alliance.
3. Entrepreneurial knowledge for the regions
The partner universities aim to work closely with regional stakeholders from different parts of society, for example by creating lecture formats that integrate the expertise of companies or experienced professionals into the teaching and learning process, or by organizing summer schools that address issues of entrepreneurial and societal relevance.
4. Mobility and the European campus
Student and staff exchanges will be encouraged by establishing short-term flexible mobility schemes, including virtual exchange programmes. The mutual recognition of academic qualifications, including individual modules, will be simplified. By promoting the joint use of services at all of the participating universities and by establishing virtual offices accessible to all partners, the alliance hopes to establish the idea of a shared 'European campus'.
5. Governance and sustainability
The alliance partners want to create highly integrated joint governance structures that will involve academic and non-academic staff, students and regional stakeholders. Close interinstitutional collaboration is planned in the areas of fundraising, communication and mobility.
FAQs
Transform4Europe aims to become a major player and a role model within the European Education Area by 2025. It wants to create a sustainable alliance that will educate and train a new generation of motivated and skilled European knowledge entrepreneurs to drive societal transformation. The seven partner universities will work together to establish Europe-wide benchmarks for knowledge and innovation ecosystems in the participating regions with the aim of strengthening the European Higher Education Area. Another important goal for the alliance partners is the development of joint international study programmes that combine challenge-based approaches and innovative teaching standards with a strong emphasis on lifelong learning, joint degree qualifications and mutual automatic recognition of academic credentials and credits. As part of its proposed inter-university campus, Transform4Europe is also focused on developing innovative forms of mobility and cooperation to foster the professional and personal development of its students, academic staff and administrative personnel.
The alliance's mission is to become a model virtual inter-university campus by the year 2025. This campus will be the starting point for the joint strategic development of the alliance in close cooperation with the regions in which the partner universities are active. It will also act as the centre for the education and training of knowledge entrepreneurs by the universities in the alliance.
Transform4Europe has three main areas of focus: digitalization, ecology and sustainability, and social change and inclusion. These topics will be an integral part of the academic and continuing education programmes offered at the participating institutions.
To meet the challenges of the future, Europe needs knowledge entrepreneurs who can identify, embrace and actively create opportunities for innovation and change. Knowledge entrepreneurship differs from entrepreneurship in the traditional sense of the word in that it is not focused on the production of material goods or on maximizing monetary profit, but rather on increasing knowledge production and on developing application-driven knowledge and expertise. The Transform4Europe alliance has extended this concept of knowledge entrepreneurship to include a values-based dimension that covers aspects such as broad social responsibility and European citizenship. Transform4Europe graduates and the members of the universities in the alliance identify with this spirit of knowledge entrepreneurship and see it as a key element of their future education and training and as a core driver of all that they do. | https://www.uni-saarland.de/en/global/transform4europe.html |
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Many thanks Maria Olivia!! Wouldn't it be interesting to be able to see the complete inventory of Queen Ena's jewels at the time! Then, it would be clear what she had gifted to others before her death and what jewels were bequeathed to whom. | https://mb.boardhost.com/historyroyaljewels/msg/1619347879.html |
The Salida Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of their 2021 Community Awards.
The annual community awards are centered around recognizing those who give back. Nominations for Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, From the Heart and Cornerstone awards are provided by the community and are then voted on by past awardees and representation from the chamber.
Nominated for his commitment to serving the largest youth serving organization in the County with academic support, safety, and wellbeing of our kids, as the Executive Director for the boys and Girls Clubs of Chaffee County, the 2021 Man of the Year is Brian Beaulieu.
Nominated for her vision for an informed community that promotes the conservation of the unique natural, cultural, and historic resources of our area as Executive Director of the Greater Arkansas River Nature Association, the 2021 Woman of the Year is Dominique Naccarato.
Recognized for his service as a retired school superintendent and state representative, his commitment to education and betterment of our community, the 2021 From the Heart recipient is Jim Wilson.
Nominated for a lifetime of contributions to the community with talent, resources, and hands on work with never seeking praise or recognition as the retired owner of Y&K Excavation, the 2021 Cornerstone recipient is Don Kaess Sr.
Selected by the Salida Chamber Board of Directors for their tireless work and community support, Chaffee County Public Health is the 2021 Business of the Year.
Selected by the Salida Chamber Board of Directors for their impact in our community over a short period of time while embodying the spirit of innovation, the 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year is Anita Kudasic, owner of American Classic Inn. Selected by the Vaqueros for their dedication to serving the community, the recipient of the Wanted Award is the Salida Sunrise Rotary Club. | https://heartoftherockiesradio.com/salida-chamber-community-awards-announced/ |
Q:
Confidence interval of the parameter of $\exp$ and normal distribution from MLE?
I have a sample $X_1,X_2,\ldots,X_n$
If the sample is from exponential distribution, I want to use MLE to estimate the parameter $\beta$. I know the result that $$\hat{\beta}=\frac{X_1+X_2+\ldots+X_n}{n}$$But how can I calculate the $95\%$ confidence interval of $\beta$?
If the sample is from normal distribution, I want to use MLE to estimate the parameter $\mu$ and $\sigma$. I also know the result that $$\hat{\mu}=\frac{X_1+X_2+\ldots+X_n}{n}, \quad \hat{\sigma}=\left[\frac{n-1}{n}\cdot S^2(n)\right]^{1/2}$$
But how can I calculate the $95\%$ confidence interval of $\mu$ and $\sigma$?
Step1 to calculate confidence interval, $$\hat{θ}\pm z_{1-\frac\alpha2}\sqrt{\frac{\delta(\hat{θ})}{n}}$$
Step2 to calculate confidence interval $$\delta(\hat{θ})=-n\left(E\left[\frac{d^2}{dθ^2}\ln \mathcal L(θ)\right]\right)^{-1}$$
I know the equation, but I am still confuzed how to calculate $$\left(E\left[\frac{d^2}{dθ^2}\ln \mathcal L(θ)\right]\right)$$
I want to know the equation in the red frame of this picture.
A:
The term you cannot calculate is (essentially) the Fischer information:
$$I(θ)=-E\left[\frac{d^2}{dθ^2}\ln \mathcal L(θ)\right]$$
Then $δ(θ)=n(I(θ))^{-1}$. So, to calculate $I(θ)$ for the exponential:
$$\mathcal L(θ)=\prod\limits_{j=1}^nθ e^{-θx_j}=θ^n e^{-θ\sum_{j=1}^{n}x_j}$$
and therefore $$\ln \mathcal L(θ) = \ln{\left(θ^n e^{-θ\sum_{j=1}^{n}x_j}\right)} = n\ln{(θ)}-θ\sum_{j=1}^{n}x_j$$
which you can differentiate twice with respect to $θ$:
\begin{align}\frac{d}{dθ} \ln (\mathcal L(θ)) &= \frac{n}{θ}-\sum_{j=1}^n x_j \\ \frac{d^2}{dθ^2} \ln (\mathcal L(θ)) &= -\frac{n}{θ^2}\end{align}
So,
$$I(θ)=-E\left[\frac{d^2}{dθ^2}\ln \mathcal L(θ)\right]=\frac{n}{θ^2}$$
and therefore $δ(θ)=n(n/θ^2)^{-1}=θ^2$. To make calculations simpler use that
If $X_j$ are i.i.d. for $j=1,2,\ldots,n$ you can take the $I(θ)$ for a single observation $X_j$ and obtain the Fisher information for $X$ with $nI(θ)$.
For the normal distribution $N(\mu,θ^2)$ you should find: $I(θ)=n/(2θ^2)$ (single parameter) and if you estimate both parameters, i.e. $Ν(μ,σ^2)$ with $θ=[μ,σ^2]^Τ$ then $I(θ)$ is a matrix: $$I(θ)=\begin{bmatrix}\frac{1}{2σ^2}&0 \\ 0& \frac{1}{2σ^4}\end{bmatrix}$$
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Updated May 2018 || Electrons or air molecules? That’s not a question you hear very often, but it’s one that engineers and designers wrestle with when developing a new machine or process. That’s because a wide range of linear actuators, especially rod-type versions, are available either electrically driven or pneumatically driven. The choice of which to use depends on many factors—from application requirements to energy efficiency concerns.
The term electric actuator encompasses many drive technologies — ball screw, lead screw, belt, rack and pinion, and linear motor.
A comparison between pneumatic and electric actuators typically includes ball screw and belt driven electric actuators, as their performance capabilities have the most overlap with pneumatic technology.
Belt driven actuators are capable of traveling long lengths at fast speeds, while ball screw driven actuators provide high thrust forces and very precise positioning. And if the comparison involves rod-type actuators, the electric version would almost certainly be ball screw driven.
When pneumatic actuators make sense
Pneumatics provide both high speed and force in a small footprint. They are best suited for fast, point-to-point movements, and can withstand hard stops without damage. Applications that require many actuators in the same process benefit from the ease of pneumatic installations and the ability to drive many devices from a single compressor.
In applications that require explosion-proof components, or where there are other environmental safety concerns, such as heat build-up, pneumatic linear actuators are typically preferred over electric versions
Despite their low initial cost, operating and maintenance costs can be the bane of pneumatic installations. That’s why it’s important to ensure that the compressor and other air handling equipment are properly sized.
Compressed air is a consumable, like electricity, and a compressor that’s not fully utilized can be a large cost sink. Pressure losses throughout the air delivery system can reduce efficiency and increase operating costs significantly, so regular maintenance is critical.
The main consideration for pneumatic applications is whether the facility is already equipped for air preparation and delivery.
In most industrial operations, the necessary infrastructure will already be in place. Then, the decision regarding pneumatic or electric linear actuators will come down to suitability for the application and the scale of the operation. With pneumatics, connecting more devices typically results in better utilization of the supporting hardware without a significant increase in complexity of the system, so large-scale deployments are preferred to one-off implementations.
The case for electric actuators
Electric linear actuators are typically connected to a stepper or servo motor, which enable accurate positioning along the entire stroke. With feedback and control, processes that require varying speeds and forces or intermediate positioning are no problem for electric actuators. Adjustments to operating parameters are also easier with electric actuators than with pneumatic versions. Move profile, stroke, and duty cycle can all be adjusted within the control, without changing components (provided, of course, the new parameters are within the capabilities of the actuator), which is often not the case with pneumatic actuators. The high level of control available with electric actuators, however, comes at a price—requiring an experienced controls programmer and significant time to connect, set up, and tune the system.
Although the upfront equipment costs for electric linear actuators are generally higher than for pneumatic actuators, electric versions often benefit from a lower total cost of ownership, with relatively predictable operating costs and straightforward maintenance requirements. Most electric actuators require only periodic lubrication of the rotating components, such as the ball screw or linear bearings, where pneumatic actuators require frequent inspection and adjustment of air hoses, valves, and fittings. Unlike pneumatic actuators, which can generate significant noise, electric actuators are relatively quiet when properly tuned and operated.
Total cost of ownership comparisons between pneumatic and electric linear actuators include many variables and assumptions about operating time, utilization, replacement frequency, and electricity costs. This makes it impossible to say that one technology is always, or even usually, more cost-effective than the other. But for applications that need intermediate positioning or very precise control, electric linear actuators are a valid first consideration. On the other hand, for applications that call for fast, point-to-point movements, or that require a significant number of devices, pneumatic linear actuators are a logical first choice. | https://www.linearmotiontips.com/linear-actuators-pneumatic-or-electric/ |
Black History Month Spotlight: Student National Association for Black Veterinarians
According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) 2021 reporting, approximately 1.2% of veterinarians are Black (Source: BLS). “Whether it be due to economic status, social status, or lack of representation, many Black students don’t even consider a career in veterinary medicine,” said Kayla Jackson, class of ’24. Representation is why organizations such as Student National Association for Black Veterinarians (SNABV) are vital to the Black community.
Kayla is the Membership Chair of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine’s (Ross Vet) SNABV Chapter, established on Ross Vet’s campus in 2020. The SNABV’s mission is to advocate for and build a network of support for Black students at Ross Vet through mentorship, professional development, and career planning. Ross Vet’s chapter sets out to demonstrate to all Black students that a career in veterinary medicine is attainable, and regardless of where individuals are in their veterinary career, there is a community of people that look like them, have been in their shoes, and want to support them through their endeavors. “Organizations like SNABV not only provide a bridge into veterinary medicine for underrepresented groups, but also provides visibility, a sense of belonging, gives avenues for advancement in all areas of veterinary medicine, and offers access to others in the community. It is a great resource for networking, mentoring, and encouragement. It provides opportunities to discuss change and to play an instrumental part in increasing and supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives across multiple agencies, companies, and organizations,” said Dr. Natalie Ragland ’11, an assistant professor and faculty advisor for the Ross Vet SNABV chapter.
Each semester, Ross Vet’s SNABV chapter holds mentorship workshops to connect SNABV members with undergraduate students on the path to pursuing their DVM. Kayla and her peers help these students understand the admissions processes, create outstanding applications, and share knowledge on what to expect as a veterinary student. There are also mentorship workshops for current SNABV members that allows them to work closely with alumni, recent graduates, peers in clinical rotations, and other Black veterinarians to hold discussion panels featuring topics about navigating career paths as a Black professional.
When asked about what Black History Month means to her, Kayla said “it is a moment in the year where the accomplishments of African Americans are highlighted, commemorated, and honored.”
Every year the President of the United States designates a theme. The theme for 2022 celebrates Black Health and Wellness, including honoring Black veterinarians and their milestones. “As the next generation of Black professionals, SNABV members work to uphold the legacy. | https://veterinary.rossu.edu/about/blog/student-national-association-for-black-vets |
Momentum is one of Ireland’s leading innovation and entrepreneurship specialists, recognised as thought-leading strategists, facilitators, and educators in transformation through innovation. Founded in 2003, Momentum is a female-led and operated organisation and is very aware of the multitude of barriers faced by female entrepreneurs – lack of technical expertise, lack of role models, low self-confidence, the challenge of attracting investment and backing from banking institutions, low levels of risk-taking are all debilitating factors which affect women. Momentum has grown rapidly in size and now employs 24 staff and subcontractors. Momentum equips over 600 learners per annum through our sought-after classroom training courses and thousands of others through our blended learning and online courses including webinars and eLearning environments.
Momentum is a strong dissemination partner experienced in generating the best possible impact on national/regional/ international levels. With marketing at its core, Momentum operates an in-house marketing division specialising in brand development, content generation, communication, and public relations strategies, digital media, and social media, and the development of high-impact promotional campaigns and resources attracting high-profile attention to their projects. Momentum is therefore very excited to be the brand and communication architect behind the WeRin project. The team recently finalised the fantastic WeRin website. Make sure to visit it for more information on the project and to follow us to get your updates! | https://werinproject.eu/sharing-and-promoting-werin-with-momentum/ |
A few years ago, I watched a historical documentary on the Pacific War. The show was produced by a reputable filmaker and was shown on a prominent channel.
Not far into the film they highlighted the Battle for Singapore and I was shocked at what I heard. Once again, as so many times before, the statement was made that the British “lost” Singapore to a Japanese force that numbered one third that of the British forces defending the island fortress. I was outraged that after all this time and with so much accurate information available, such a blatant mistake would be aired.
However, this is not surprising, for in the words of one of my American researcher friends, “many ‘so-called historians’ today never bother to really dig into the stories or check the facts for themselves. They just use information already published and repeat it again, thus perpetuating the errors of those who have gone before.”
This is what I have found to be the case with many of the the Allied intelligence reports on the Taiwan POW camps, and a great deal of other information supposedly ‘documenting’ the war in the Pacific. In the interests of truth and to hopefully help stop the continued perpetration of this myth, I have compiled the numbers involved in those famous battles and submit them here for our readers to draw their own conclusions.
First of all, it should be emphasized that the British army did not “lose” Singapore. If General Percival had not surrendered, then thousands more would have died - including innocent civilians. The Japanese army had overrun most of the island, captured the water reservoirs and surrounded the main city itself. The British were very low on ammunition, food and other necessary supplies, so it would have been suicidal to have fought on as the Japanese would have killed all the soldiers and most likely many of the civilians too. The fault for the “loss” of Singapore lies squarely with Winston Churchill and the British government!
The poorly equipped RAF had been ordered out of Malaya and Singapore, and without adequate air support, the navy’s only two ships that might have made any difference were easily sunk by the Japanese Navy Air Arm. The Japanese had complete mastery of the air and could bomb and straffe at will. The land forces could not hope to win any kind of battle as they had little equipment to fight with. They had no tanks, and much of the equipment that accompanied the ill-fated 18th Division was never unloaded but was returned to England or other theatres. Churchill and his advisors knew that Singapore could not be defended but ordered that the army ‘fight to the last man’. Of course, that way there would be no one left to tell of their betrayal. It was fortunate indeed that General Percival had the good sense to surrender!
As to the numbers - by the first of December 1941, the Japanese had amassed more than 250,000 trained soldiers in Indo-China. On December 7 the landing force at Kota-Bahru, Malaya numbered 12,000 men, and as well, 50,000 troops were moved across Thailand to launch a simultaneous invasion on the west coast near Alor Star and Jitra.
A detailed breakdown of Japanese forces in Malaya on December 7, 1941 reveals that - the 25th Army under General Yamashita and Count Terrauchi had 83,000 men, the 5th Division commanded by Lt./General Takuro which spearheaded the Japanese drive down the western side of Malaya had more than 20,000 men, the 18th Infantry Division led by Lt./General Mutaguchi had 28,000 men, the Imperial Guards under General Nishimura had 38,000 men and they were re-inforced by a large number of Korean soldiers. In addition, the Japanese forces had one armoured division with more than 200 tanks, two regiments of artillery, 500 aircraft with 80 in reserve, ten destroyers, two aircraft carriers, five submarines plus other support vessels. In total the Japanese had more that 150,000 men plus the Korean conscripts - totalling roughly more than 200,000 trained soldiers.
In his report to parliament after the fall of Singapore, Churchill concocted the figures - which seem to have remained in many historians’ books until the present - that a mere force of 30,000 Japanese defeated the 120,000 British and Allied forces on the island - implying a shameful defeat of the British army. It's possibly true that Yamashita had around 30,000 troops amassed in Johore for the final attack on Singapore, and that they were under-supplied and low on ammunition, but he also had tens of thousands of men in reserve, plus more tanks, planes and armour that could be brought up in due course as well to be used if necessary.
But even the figures Churchill attributed to the Allies were incorrect. Allied forces in Malaya and Singapore on December 1, 1941 were as follows - 19,000 British, 15,000 Australian, 37,000 Indian Army - including the 11th Division which was largely made up of British soldiers trained in India, and 17,000 Malay Volunteers.
Approximately 7,500 Allied soldiers were killed, 10,000 wounded, escaped or were listed missing in the Battle of Malaya. On January 29, 1942 approximately 20,000 green troops of the 18th Division arrived in Singapore, bringing the total Allied strength up to around 85,000 men. After Singapore fell, a tally of Allied losses revealed 5,000 killed and wounded or missing.
On the Japanese side - more than 10,000 were killed in Malaya and Singapore, and more than 25,000 were wounded or missing. This figure alone is more than the number quoted by Churchill! It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that the numbers cited by Churchill were pure lies and fabrication.
So why did he do it? At the time, with things not going well for Britain, Churchill’s image and position were on shaky ground. Had the British public known that he and his government had betrayed thousands of young British servicemen and sacrificed them to the Japanese, it would have likely caused his political downfall. Better to distort and cover up the truth to save his own skin. (Sadly, it’s still the same with the politicians today!)
The sad part is that many of those old soldiers have died believing that what Churchill said was true, and also that subsequent generations have been deprived of the knowledge and the truth about the Battle of Malaya and Singapore. It’s time to let the facts speak for themselves, and to correct the fallacies of history!
For more on this story please see "More Facts About the Numbers in Malaya and Singapore" also in the Articles and Stories Section. | http://www.powtaiwan.org/archives_detail.php?THE-TRUTH-ABOUT-THE-NUMBERS-IN-SINGAPORE-3 |
Q:
Restriction-Co Restriction Homomorphism
Let $G$ be a finite group and let $A$ be any $G$ module. Then it is well known that $H^n(G,A)$ is a subgroup of $\oplus_p H^n(G_p, A)$, where $G_p$ denotes a sylow $p$ subgroup of $G$. This is achieved as a corollary to the fact that restriction composed with corestriction is multiplication by the index of the subgroup.
My Question: In the above direct sum, do we need to consider all sylow $p$ subgroups of $G$ for a fixed prime $p$?
I believe it is enough to consider a sylow $p$ subgroup for each fixed prime $p$. Hope somebody can clarify this for me.
A:
The fact that
$$\operatorname{cor}\circ\operatorname{res}:H^n(G,A)\to H^n(G,A)$$
is multiplication by $(G:H)$ shows that the $p$-primary part of $H^n(G,A)$ embeds into $H^n(G_p,A)$, where $G_p$ is any Sylow $p$-subgroup. Since $H^n(G,A)$ is the direct sum of its $p$-primary parts, this shows that $H^n(G,A)$ is a subgroup of
$$\bigoplus_{p||G|}H^n(G_p,A)$$
where we index over primes dividing $|G|$, not all possible Sylow $p$-subgroups. In other words, we only need to take one Sylow $p$-subgroup for each prime dividing $p$ as a constituent in the direct sum.
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Ten years ago, a publication in The New England Journal of Medicine introduced the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist. With that publication began a new movement in surgical safety around the world.
Over the past year, Ariadne Labs partnered with Lifebox, the global surgical safety non-profit, to develop an in-depth report on the impact of the 19-item WHO Surgical Safety Checklist since that seminal publication. Researched and written by Marine Buissonniere, Checking in on the Checklist uses interviews with implementers, peer-reviewed research, and extensive data analysis to present insights on global uptake of the Checklist, challenges to its implementation in different contexts, and opportunities for successful scaling of the tool, exploring a path forward for the next 10 years.
A decade after its launch, facilities in 70% of the world’s countries attest to using the Checklist, according to the report. While not all studies have shown significant impact on clinical outcomes, others have shown that Checklist implementation is associated with a reduction in surgical deaths of up to 36%. And beyond its clinical effects, users say the Checklist has been instrumental in introducing a culture of safety, improving communication, strengthening efficiency, increasing trust, and empowering practitioners.
“Over the last 10 years, the Checklist has gained incredible traction and has played a direct role in making surgery safer for patients around the world,” said Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Ariadne Labs. “But we’re not done. Our goal for this joint report with Lifebox is to offer a roadmap for further progress to ensure that the impact of the Checklist continues to grow and eventually reaches every surgical patient worldwide.”
A 2020 study by Delisle, et al looks back at the last 10 years to determine the global uptake of the checklist. The paper concluded that across nearly 1,500 facilities in 94 countries, the Checklist was used on average, in 75% of surgical interventions, confirming that uptake is generally high.
Despite the impact of the Checklist, the 2020 study also highlighted key gaps in use, particularly among countries with Low Human Development Indexes — a country-level measure of health, education, and standard of living — where the checklist was used in only about one-third of operations. Checklist use was also lower in less complex surgeries, in certain specialty areas such as obstetrics and gynecology, and in emergency surgeries.
“The uptake of such a simple and effective tool as the Surgical Safety Checklist around the world in less than 10 years is nothing less than a global health success story that is having a truly positive impact on patient lives around the world every day,” said Kris Torgeson, Global CEO of Lifebox. “We were excited to work with Ariadne Labs on this report showing the critical importance of further implementation progress so that all patients reap the benefits of safer surgical practice.”
The task now at hand is to further the systematic use of the Checklist to make surgery safer for every patient around the world. Checking in on the Checklist provides a qualitative look at the work that remains to be done to successfully scale the Checklist in a variety of settings and contexts.
The report additionally explores barriers to Checklist uptake that implementers have encountered over the last ten years, ranging from entrenched hierarchy in the operating room, to a lack of adaptation to local contexts, to the perceived amount of time or work required to complete the Checklist. Each barrier represents an opportunity to continue to improve checklist uptake over the next decade.
Beyond perceptions of the Checklist itself, context plays an important role in implementation. For example, in hospitals with strong political, socioeconomic, and technical foundations, the Checklist serves as a “safety net” — a reminder of the things that should be done. In resource-constrained settings, however, the Checklist may highlight key practices in surgical processes that must be improved before Checklist items can be completed safely. Strategies to support implementation in these settings will be a critical focus of implementation efforts over the next decade.
While barriers remain, ten years of studying Checklist adoption have also shed insights on the key factors that lead to successful implementation and sustained use of the Checklist. The report boils these recommendations down into three key categories:
Buy-in: Engaging all relevant practitioners and stakeholders to secure leadership support, address any concerns, and develop partnerships between local leadership and health officials.
Adaptation: Tailor and adapt the checklist to local contexts, including adding, removing or modifying Checklist items, redistributing responsibilities to align with staff practices, and translating items to the local language.
Accountability and Support: Balancing top down mandates with bottom up implementation approaches, using a combination of policy change and individual champions to create lasting change.
The last decade has shown that the Checklist has an important role in making surgery safer for patients. It has also revealed further questions and challenges to be addressed in the Checklist’s second decade. The report provides additional context into opportunities for successful scaling of the tool across all settings, and offers additional insights learned from implementers over the last ten years to guide the Checklist into the next decade. | https://www.ariadnelabs.org/resources/articles/new-report-reflects-on-a-decade-of-the-who-surgical-safety-checklist/ |
MANAGING data security and privacy are the top challenges chief financial officers (CFOs) in Singapore say they face in corporate reporting, as developments in data handling stir uncertainty among global and Singapore CFOs alike.
Around 61 per cent of CFOs in Singapore surveyed cited the challenges above as significant, against 56 per cent of global respondents, according to a recent survey by financial consultancy Ernst & Young (EY), which detailed the challenges faced by top CFOs in corporate reporting.
The global survey of more than 1,000 CFOs also found 63 per cent of Singapore finance chiefs say concerns over security and compliance risks of the cloud are seen as major barriers to technology transformation and the implementation of innovative new technologies, against 49 per cent of global responses.
Just over half of Singapore respondents also said that a major barrier to implementing new technologies was the board's view of IT transformation being "too costly and risky".
In data governance, nearly all Singapore CFOs stated the top challenge was adjusting their approach to mitigate the impact of new business ventures, acquisitions, products and technology.
Ninety-one per cent of Singapore CFOs found it "very challenging" or "somewhat challenging" to actively navigate data flows across different jurisdictions' privacy laws, and 93 per cent also said that assessing the different security standards for data centres versus cloud computing was a key challenge to data protection, privacy and compliance.
"There is a high level of uncertainty and inconsistent approaches among the finance community on how to approach the issues of data security and privacy. The pace at which the corporate world and companies are generating data is unprecedented and the pooling of massive data lakes leads to questions around the protection, uploading and use of the data," said Joon-Arn Chiang, EY's Asia-Pacific Financial Accounting Advisory Services leader.
However, Singapore CFOs lead the way in adapting to changes in the face of evolving audit processes, with 95 per cent providing automated alerts to audit committees and boards about governance, risk and compliance issues, compared to the global average of 85 per cent.
Audit committees and boards are asking for more insights and information from corporate reporting on data protection and privacy, said EY.
Mr Chiang said that the value of automated alerts to boards and audit committees will be further enhanced when the content moves beyond governance and regulatory risks and encompasses operational and reputational matters.
"While this may not be within the ambit of a traditional CFO, the digital CFO managing large volumes of data can easily sift through the terabytes and provide insight via delivering quick alerts on items that impact the value of the organisation," he added. | https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-cfos-see-data-security-privacy-as-top-challenges-in-corporate-reporting |
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The Grammar Stage focuses on presenting information, the broad acquisition of facts and laying the foundation of knowledge. Grammar refers in this context to the simple concrete artifacts, basic building blocks or fundamental rules which inform a subject matter or exercise. This is the critical stage when students are learning “how to go to school,” how learning works and what behavior, conduct, and intellectual involvement are appropriate.
Grammar Stage students explore in simple and concrete ways the basic elements of reading, math, art, language and science. Memorization and simple observation in a rich environment, both of which come quite naturally and with delight at this stage, are maximized. Reading and being read to are at the heart of this stage as all students become fully fluent in reading and develop a love for stories, poetry, and the spoken and written word. The student becomes familiar with various parts of disciplines and future skills, in a basic but comprehensible way. The student’s developing intellect will more fully appreciate and synthesize the elements of this fact-focused stage as he grows in age and wisdom.
Ensuring Donahue Academy students are prepared to encounter Christ and pursue excellence in all things requires a shared vision among students, teachers and parents. With this in mind, we began the Community & Culture Night series. These evening events focus on one particular stage of your child’s education and help outline what makes Donahue Academy so successful for so many students.
Lists of texts below are illustrative and not exhaustive. Age-appropriate versions of certain works may be used.
Description: Recalling or remembering something without necessarily understanding, using or changing it.
Skills: Define, describe, identify, label, list, match, memorize, observe, point to, read, recite, recall, re-tell select, state.
Description: Understanding something that has been communicated without necessarily relating it to anything else.
Skills: Alter, account for, annotate, calculate, change, convert, dictate, group, explain, generalize, give examples, illustrate, infer, interpret, paraphrase, review, summarize, and translate. | https://donahueacademy.org/academics/grade-school/ |
Here’s a clever way to combine language arts and social studies. Shakespeare’s The Tempest is believed to have been inspired by the wreck of the Sea Venture on Bermuda in 1609. The class views a brief scene from Castaway in which Tom...
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Call to Arms: Robotic Analogues for Human Structures
Investigate deep sea discovery through the emerging technology being built. In this physical science lesson, students analyze the different types of motion available in the human arm. Students research educational websites discussing...
5th - 6th Visual & Performing Arts
A Hundred Bales of Hay
This instructional activity combines math, visual arts, and language arts activities that all focus on the making, and baling of hay. The activities can be adjusted to address different age ranges. Most of the activities focus on gaining...
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Kids Can Make a Difference
What is a philanthropist? We can all be philanthropists! After assessing the needs of the school and listening to literature about how they can help others, primary learners develop a class project and maintain a journal of their...
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Art as Advocacy for Social Change
“Humanscape No.65” by Melesia Casas and Ester Hernandez’s “Sun Maid Raisins” launch a study of how works of art can advocate for social change. After examining these two works and discussing the human rights issues raised, class members...
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Should America Have Gone to War in 1812?
Using an incredibly engaging activity and detailed lesson plan, your learners will serve as advisors to President Madison on whether to participate in what would become the War of 1812! Utilize a variety of effective instructional...
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Applying Systems of Equations - Finding Break-Even Points
Explore the concept of solving systems of equations with this project by finding the break-even points using linear equations. Learners need to interpret their graphs in terms of their real-world meaning and make recommendations based on... | https://www.lessonplanet.com/lesson-plans/bermuda |
The utility model provides a noise electricity generation and solar energy power generation's street lamp based on M13 bacteriophage piezoelectricity, includes rotating device, controlling means, energy memory, sound wave receiving device, illuminator and pole, the pole upper end controlling means that is equipped with rotating device and links to each other with rotating device, the well upper portion of pole is equipped with sound wave receiving device, the lower part of pole is equipped with energy memory, rotating device and sound wave receiving device pass through the wire and link to each other with energy memory, it is continuous with the illuminator who sets up on the pole that energy memory passes through the wire. The beneficial effects of the utility model are that: advantage such as simple structure, long service life, security by force, easily put into practice, low cost and easy production, especially M13 bacteriophage virus is to human toxicological harmless, thereby effectively utilizing solar energy and noise generator electric energy, realizing energy -saving and emission -reduction target, some areas lacking electricity infrastructure have extensive potential application, play certain falling effect of making an uproar in addition, have alleviateed noise pollution. | |
Textbook assignment: Chapter 31: Plant Structure, Reproduction, and Development, sections 9-15.
Study Points
Read the following weblecture before chat: Reproduction in Plants.
Take notes on any questions you have, and be prepared to discuss the lecture in chat.
Perform the study activity below:
Use the Interactive Virtual Plant Dissection lab to take apart a flower.
Then use the Interactive examination of flowers to explore the parts of a flower and their functions in plant reproduction.
Read through the lab for this week; bring questions to chat on any aspect of the lab, whether you intend not perform it or not. If you decide to perform the lab, be sure to submit your report by the posted due date.
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Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 | 2 a.m.
The Beacon Hill Institute, a conservative think tank backed by the Koch brothers, released a report Monday condemning a new, $1 billion natural gas plant proposed by NV Energy.
The institute, based at Suffolk University in Boston, said building the new plant could cost consumers $604 million by 2025 and that a new power plant could cost Nevada more than 1,600 jobs and $18 million of private investment.
The Nevada Policy Research Institute, which opposes shutting down coal-fired power plants in exchange for solar and natural gas generation, hired Beacon Hill to do the study.
Environmentalists have criticized Beacon Hill as a “front group” for the Koches, but Victor Joecks, NPRI executive vice president, defended the study, saying that the data came from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. “The proof is in the pudding,” he said.
NV Energy hopes to phase out its use of coal entirely and have one quarter of its electricity generated from renewable sources in the next decade. Natural gas power plants emit less air pollution than coal-fired plants and can intermittently pick up slack for renewables.
The power company has signaled it will end a contract with Star West Generation, a company that owns a natural gas power plant in Arizona that provides energy to the grid during Nevada’s hottest months, in exchange for building a plant of its own.
The power plant battle highlights the strange bedfellows created by energy policy in Nevada. It coincides with controversies over rooftop solar and casino companies pushing to purchase and create power without the utility. It also comes as the utility receives more scrutiny for over-charging consumers and sending its profits to its parent company Berkshire Hathaway Energy.
Joecks said there was a groundswell of support in the state for consumers to have more options for electricity. “They are coming from all directions,” he said.
Bryan Miller, Sunrun's senior vice president of public policy & power markets, said a desire for competition united “this strange group of bedfellows.”
“Whether it's casinos seeking competition in how they buy power, developers seeking competition in building power plants, or homeowners seeking competition by generating their own electricity from rooftop solar, Berkshire Hathaway's NV Energy is opposed to competition in all forms."
NV Energy spokeswoman Jennifer Schuricht, in response to the study, said, "Our current integrated resource plan does not seek approval of a new gas-fired generating station. Instead, it seeks approval of only the minimal expenditures that will preserve options to meet the needs of our customers." | https://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/oct/06/conservative-think-tank-attacks-nv-energy-plan-to/ |
When thinking of exports, most people think about international shipments. However, export control regulations also govern the release of export controlled technology, technical information, or software source code to non-U.S. persons within the United States. Technology or source code may be “released" to a non-U.S. person through:
- Visual inspection of United States-origin equipment and facilities
- Oral exchanges of information in the United States or abroad
- Applying personal knowledge or technical experience acquired in the United States or abroad
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For the purpose of export control regulations, a non-U.S. person is anyone who is not a United States citizen, a United States permanent resident (a green card holder), or a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 USC 1324b(a)(3)).
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Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), all technical data related to military and space items is export controlled and requires an export license. The Export Administration Regulations (EAR) take a more nuanced view, controlling information like technical data or assistance related to the development, production, and use of a product.
Development Technology
This is related to all stages prior to serial production, such as: design, design research, design analyses, design concepts, assembly and testing of prototypes, pilot production schemes, design data, process of transforming design data into a product, configuration design, integration, design, or layouts.
Production Technology
This is related to all production stages, such as: product engineering, manufacture, integration, assembly (mounting), inspection, testing, or quality assurance.
Use Technology
This refers to operation, installation (including on-site), maintenance, repair, overhaul, or refurbishing. Under the EAR, all six elements must be present in order to qualify as "use" technology. As a result, simple operation of a piece of equipment does not result in the release of "use" technology and would not require an export license. (Note that allowing a non-U.S. person to operate a piece of ITAR-controlled equipment would require an export license.)
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“Technology” may be in any tangible or intangible form, such as:
- Written or oral communications
- Blueprints
- Drawings
- Photographs
- Plans
- Diagrams
- Models
- Formulae
- Tables
- Engineering designs and specifications
- Computer-aided design (CAD) files
- Manuals or documentation
- Electronic media
- Information revealed through visual inspection
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As noted in the Exclusions section, certain categories of information are not subject to export control regulations and therefore do not require an export license in order to be shared with non-U.S. persons.
Note: Even though the results of Fundamental Research projects are exempt from export controls, an export license may still be required if a non-U.S. person requires access to export controlled sponsor data, or to export controlled information related to equipment.
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Sharing export-controlled technology or software source code with a non-U.S. person within the United States is referred to in the regulations as a “deemed export.” Through the exchange, the technology is “deemed” to be exported to the recipient's home country. Such transfers may require an export license, depending upon the nationality of the person involved.
For example, the transfer of mass spectrometer technology to a Chinese national in the United States may require a license, just as it would if the technology was being shipped to China. The transfer is "deemed" to be to China even though all activities take place in the United States.
Common Deemed Export Scenarios
Situations which might involve the export of controlled “technology” to a non-U.S. person on campus or in the United States include: | https://orpa.princeton.edu/export-controls/non-us-persons/sharing-technical-information |
Under Florida Law, a burglary is defined as entering a structure or dwelling with the intent to commit a crime therein. There are different levels of severity for burglary charges and the circumstances of the burglary dictate what degree felony it is. For example, burglary of a home or “dwelling” is much more serious than a burglary of a car or vehicle.
A burglary can also occur if a person initially had permission to be on the premises, but later that permission was revoked, or if the person was hiding out without the owner’s knowledge. It is also important to know that if a person lied in order to obtain permission, the permission would bot be a defense.
If you or a loved one is facing a burglary charge, call Board Certified Criminal Trial Expert Amanda Sampaio. It is important to have an attorney who has experience with these types of allegations and knows how to fight the charge or get the penalties reduced.
Defenses to Burglary
- No intent to commit a crime
- Rightful ownership of the property (note that you can still be guilty of trespass)
- Permission to enter or take the property
- Premises were open to the public at the time
- Innocent bystander
- It wasn’t me
- It didn’t happen
- There is no proof or a lack of proof
- Statute of Limitations has run
Burglary Offense Levels
|Charge||Location / Circumstances||Offense Level||Punishment|
|Burglary of a Structure||Of a Structure (not a dwelling), not occupied||F3||5 yr. max|
|Burglary of a Occupied Structure||The structure was occupied by a person||F3||5 yr. max|
|Burglary of a Dwelling||Dwelling or household||F3||15 yr. max. Note: this offense scores prison time|
|Burglary of Emergency Vehicle||Police car, ambulance, fire truck, etc.||F2||15 yr. max|
|Burglary with Assault or Battery therein||An assault or battery occurs inside during the burglary||F1||Punishable by Life|
|Armed Burgalry||Person is armed or becomes armed during the burglary||F1||Punishable by Life|
|Burglary with Damage over $1,000||During the burglary damage is caused totaling over $1,000||F1||30 yr max|
|Burglary using a Motor Vehicle||Motor vehicle used to enter, causing damage||F1||30 yr max|
Note: this is not an exhaustive list of all burglary related offenses. For a complete listing, consult Florida Statute § 810, Burglary and Trespass
Possession of Burglary Tools
Is also a crime in Florida. To prove this crime, the State must prove that a person possessed a tool, machine, or equipment with the intent to use it in a burglary or trespass. Intent is the key to this crime because anyone can innocently posses the same type of tool that can be considered a burglary tool. This charge usually accompanies other.
Prima facie evidence of intent to commit a crime therein
Evidence that someone entered the premises “stealthily and without consent of the owner or occupant” constitutes prima facie evidence of intent to commit a crime upon entering. See Fla. Stat. § 810.07
FAQ
What is a "Dwelling"?
A dwelling is a building of any kind which has a roof and is designed to be occupied by people lodging there at night. It can be temporary or permanent, mobile or immobile. A dwelling usually means any household structure and its curtilidge. Curtilidge is the area affixed or immediately surrounding the home such as a garage or porch. See Fla. Stat. § 810.011(2)
What is a "Structure"?
A structure is a building of any kind that has a roof over it.
What is a "Conveyance"?
A conveyance is any type of motor vehicle, ship, vessel, railroad car, trailer, aircraft, or sleeping car. Entering a conveyance includes taking apart any portion of the conveyance.
What constitutes being "Armed"?
The person commits the battery while carrying or using a weapon or firearm. One can also become armed after the entry; for example, if a person picks up a knife while in the kitchen during a burglary of that home.
What constitutes "Entry"?
Entry does not have to be the complete body of the person. For example, if a person simply reaches into a window of a home or car and takes something out, that is considered to be entry. No “breaking and entering” is required to prove this crime.
Do You Need An Attorney?
Burglary charges carry heavy consequences and it is always a good idea to have an attorney to represent you. A skilled attorney can evaluate your case and advise you what the strengths and weaknesses are, what defenses you may have, and what possible consequences you are facing.
Amanda Sampaio is a Board Certified Criminal Trial lawyer and she has helped dozens of people fight their burglary charges. Call today and have Amanda evaluate your case. | http://www.sampaiolegal.com/oldsite/practice-areas/criminal-defense/burglary/ |
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I currently work in the Chemical Process Improvement laboratory within manufacturing. I work on both short and longer term projects. Generally, examples of short term projects would be assessing alternative suppliers’ raw materials or troubleshooting. Longer term projects would involve redeveloping the industrial process to improve yield, or plant/production efficiency. These types of project would stretch over one year and probably wouldn’t be fully implemented within two years, depending on regulatory constraints.
Each day is far too variable to be typical, which is one reason why I like the job. One of my typical days might be running through a process step or reaction as part of an assessment of a new manufacturing route, as well as organising teams to investigate or troubleshoot plant issues. Desk time might involve researching alternative catalysts for a process or liaising with suppliers who are running a process that has been developed in our lab and transferred to their facility.
I started as a process chemist in manufacturing straight from my PhD. After a rapid learning curve, I acquired more responsibility and became involved in transferring improvements to the plant. I also gained some line management experience. The job didn’t involve as much laboratory based chemistry as I would like, so I changed companies. This increased my exposure to reactions, synthetic sequences and purification techniques on larger scale than is typically found in a research laboratory. I then moved to my current role, improving processes within manufacturing.
In the final year of my PhD I realised I wanted to be involved with products actually being manufactured or transferred to manufacturing as this seemed to be more a part of the “real world”.
My BSc, from Lancaster University, was in chemistry and polymer science, followed by a PhD at Warwick in organic synthetic methodology.
They can certainly never hurt. During my time in my latest job I became a chartered chemist. Whilst it’s not a requirement of my role, if I was to change industry it can only be seen as something positive. There are also chemistry and management postgraduate qualifications as well as a “green” chemistry one which has just come out. These sorts of things, I feel, will be important in the future.
If I want to stay in the laboratory, then I would say tackling larger projects and gaining people management experience. There are options to move more into a plant based role, such as production support or an improvement role to do with lean manufacturing and variation reduction (Six-sigma).
Whilst academic skills are always important, “softer” skills that don’t get taught are required. Being flexible requires forward planning, but will enable people to accommodate your work requests more easily. Working to the task and not the clock, paying attention to detail and taking professional pride in what you do are all beneficial.
Do your research. Find out what the industry is all about and read about companies, what their big products are and what their pipeline looks like. Then depending on what you want your future role to be, judge which company matches up with your expectations the most. Biggest is not necessarily best for every role. | http://abpi.org.uk/what-we-do/working-with-industry-and-academia/careers-in-the-pharmaceutical-industry/case-studies/chemist-manufacturing/ |
For obvious safety reasons, it is now the practice to provide vertically opening closure screens with retaining devices seeking to avoid falling of the shutter in the case of malfunction of an element of the carrying system. Moreover, in certain countries, the standards in force require providing such screens with a safety device.
As to screens provided with springs for compensating the shutter, mounted about a fixed tube, these springs are major elements adapted to undergo malfunction, and the most often present system consists in designing compensation springs integrating their own safety system in case of breakage. However, this solution has principally two drawbacks. Thus, and in the first instance, it gives rise to increase of cost of the screens because of the multiplication of the number of safety devices equal to the number of springs, and moreover it requires replacing the spring provided with its safety device upon breakage of this latter. Still further, upon breakage of a compensating spring, the shutter is blocked in the position in which it is located upon this breakage. However, the compensating springs are often disposed within the roller of the shutter and are thus not directly accessible unless the shutter is entirely taken down. In these conditions, the changing of the broken compensation spring is almost always a hazardous operation requiring frequent damage to the shutter to gain access to said spring.
As to the closure screens mounted about a rotatable tube, there exist at present a plurality of safety systems designed according to the same principle and comprising generally a member in the form of a disc or rotor adapted to be secured to the rotatable tube so as to be driven in rotation with this latter, at least one abutment member mounted pivotally on the rotor about an axis parallel to the axis of the rotatable tube, and a fixed member or stator of generally annular shape, disposed about the rotor and provided with an internal peripheral surface having recesses for blocking the free end of the abutment member.
The principle of all these safety devices consists in using the centrifugal force exerted on each pivotal abutment member, to bring this latter into a blocking position of the shutter when this centrifugal force becomes too great, corresponding to an excessive abnormal speed of unrolling of the screen.
In practice, such safety devices are quite satisfactory when they are designed to be used with closure screens of relatively low weight such as for example used for constructions in habitations. By contrast, they have drawbacks when the closure screens, for example those used for industrial buildings, have relatively great size and hence weight.
Thus, by their design, these safety devices comprise abutment members which are subjected to a phenomenon of rebound during blockage in rotation of the screen, which determines whether their effectiveness can be guaranteed.
However, in practice, overcoming this rebound phenomenon is a problem difficult to solve, as will be seen for example from a consideration of the safety device of the conventional type described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,494,093, in which the peripheral surface of the stator comprises inclined throats toward which the end of the abutment member is guided by ramps provided on said peripheral surface.
According to this design, the rebound phenomenon is avoided thanks to the conjugated shape of the end of the abutment member and the throats which thus permit obtaining wedging of said abutment member within one of the throats.
However, the wedging effort being proportional to the weight of the shutters, the use of such a safety device with shutters of relatively high weight leads either to a blockage with a great wedging effect of the abutment member within one throat, or an inelastic deformation of the stator.
In the first hypothesis, it is practically impossible to unwedge the abutment member without direct access to the safety device, and this operation requires demounting of the drive means of the rotatable shaft so as to gain access to this safety device, then dismounting said safety device which can be delicate because the latter is blocked. Moreover, during this demounting, it is frequently true that the device will be damaged, which requires its replacement.
In the second hypothesis, the stator is deformed in a residual manner and the ultimate operation of the safety device is no longer guaranteed, such that this latter must in this case also be replaced.
Another solution, described in German patent DE 24 33 544, and also applicable to screens with a rotatable tube, consists in driving in rotation with the tube counterweights adapted to pivot about axes parallel to the axis of said tube, such that one of said counterweights will become engaged in abutment teeth of a fixed plate when the centrifugal force exerted on this latter exceeds a given value determined by resilient means, in a position of blockage in which it is maintained automatically by a pawl.
According to this device, the rebound phenomenon is thus mastered by means of a pawl which ensures maintenance of the counterweight in its blocking position. However, this solution leads to the same drawback as that recited for shutters with compensation springs, namely that the shutter is blocked in the position in which it is located upon breakage of a motor element.
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Tesla has recalled over 475,000 of its electric vehicles to solve camera system and boot faults that raise the danger of an accident, according to a US road safety agency on Thursday.
The impacted model years range from 2014 to 2021, and the total number of recalled vehicles is nearly equal to the half-million vehicles Tesla delivered last year.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the US electric car maker is recalling 356,309 Model 3 vehicles from 2017 to 2020 for rear-view camera issues and 119,009 Model S vehicles for front-located boot difficulties.
The NHTSA stated that for Model 3 sedans, “the rear-view camera wire harness may be damaged by the opening and shutting of the [boot] lid, preventing the rear-view camera picture from showing.”
In the United States, Tesla discovered 2,301 warranty claims and 601 field reports on the issue.
Latch issues in Model S cars may cause the front boot to open “without warning and hinder the driver’s view, increasing the risk of an accident,” according to Tesla.
According to the NHTSA, Tesla stated that it was not aware of any collisions, injuries, or deaths linked to the concerns listed in the Model 3 and Model S recalls.
This year has been plagued by recalls for the electric vehicle manufacturer.
According to Engadget, Tesla recalled 135,000 Model X and S vehicles in February due to malfunctioning touchscreens.
A further 12,300 Model X vehicles were recalled the same month due to loose trim panels, while the firm recalled 6,000 Model and Y vehicles in June due to faulty calliper nuts.
Tesla recalled 12,000 vehicles last month due to software concerns.
In addition, the NHTSA has begun an inquiry into an allegation that Tesla’s touchscreens allow customers to play video games while driving. The probe involves around 580,000 Tesla vehicles.
According to the agency, Tesla’s “Passenger Play” function may distract drivers and increase the likelihood of a crash.
Since then, Tesla has disabled the function when the cars are in motion. | https://english.sawtbeirut.com/business/tesla-to-recall-about-half-a-million-cars-in-us/ |
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center needs donations. Every donation can help save as many as three lives. For more information, please visit giveblood.org.
Help for Businesses and Workers
Texas Workforce Commission
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) recently introduced new staggered call times for those seeking to file unemployment. Effective immediately, TWC asks that Texans use their area code to find their proposed call and access times. Staggering claims will provide better access to needed services.
See below chart for recommended call and access times:
Business Assistance Resources Available
The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce lists a variety of resources available to local businesses affected by the pandemic, including CARES Act Funding Options. Complete details can be found at
https://www.woodlandschamber.org/coronavirus-resources.
Beware of Stimulus Check Scams
As you may know, the government is preparing to distribute stimulus checks to help provide relief to households due to the COVID 19 crises. Scammers use public health emergencies as opportunities for new fraud schemes. In fact, The Federal Trade Commission has already received complaints about stimulus checks scams. Learn how to protect yourself from these scams.
YMCA Operating as an Essential Personnel Child Care Site
Located at 6145 Shadowbend Place, The Y is providing a full day of programming, snack and meals for the children of "essential personnel," including medical workers; first responders; select government staff; and grocery store, pharmacy and food distributor employees.
Children, ages 1 - 12 years old are eligible to register. The program runs Monday-Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. and features games, arts and crafts, STEAM and literacy activities.
Register online. Financial assistance is available.
Food Banks—How You Can Help
Local food banks are inventorying their resources to ascertain what will be needed in the days to come. Many Township residents have expressed a desire to volunteer or donate; please see the information below regarding those needs.
- Interfaith of The Woodlands remains open to meet the basic needs in South Montgomery County, including Senior Grocery Delivery, Crisis Assistance Services and Food Pantry Assistance. Hours are Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Curbside services are by phone at 281-367-1230. Donations are being accepted. Please read on to learn how you can lend support to Interfaith.
- Montgomery County Food Bank is conducting a virtual food drive. Please read on to learn how you can help.
- Meals on Wheels has coordinated a food drive to stock the shelves. A system in place to deliver supplies to the most at-risk neighbors, but they need your help to provide the food… because no one deserves to have an empty pantry, especially at times like this. During these times of uncertainty, food insecurity is at an all-time high. An increasing number of seniors are becoming homebound, as the fear of going out and being exposed to COVID-19 continues. Join the virtual food drive.
- Community Assistance Center Serving Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Community Assistance Center is seeking help through monetary and in-kind donations and through volunteers. View the flyer to learn more. flyer.
- The St. Anthony’s Bread Food Pantry serves all those who ask for and need food regardless of creed or background. The St. Anthony’s Bread Food Pantry is open to the public on Mondays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon, and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and operates on a drive-thru/curbside model. Donations are greatly needed. Rice, beans, pasta, peanut butter, jelly, soup and SpaghettiOs™ are especially in demand. Bins are available for donation drop-offs. There’s also an option to donate directly financially for those who are not able to drop off food. Please call 832-482-4210 or email [email protected] for more information.
- St. Vincent De Paul helps tackle poverty and disadvantage by providing direct practical assistance to anyone in need. This is usually provided as short-term assistance to those in crisis in the form of rent assistance, utility bills or other emergency funding. For questions about St. Vincent DePaul’s outreach, please call 281-466-1920. Donations are accepted online.
Grocery Store Special Hours
Many grocery stores have special hours either for re-stocking or for seniors and others to have a quieter shopping experience. Hours are listed here as a convenience and are subject to change.
- ALDI: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Costco: Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Fiesta Mart: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- H-E-B: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Delivery to seniors (60+) is available through partner, Favor Delivery. Phone orders are accepted 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., seven days a week by calling 1-833-3970080. This service is free until April 19, 2020 but will include a $10 tip to the Favor Runner who will shop for and deliver the items.
- Kroger: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Sam’s Club: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Open Tuesday and Thursday 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. for seniors 65+.
- Concierge curbside service available for seniors 65+.
- Target: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Tuesday and Wednesday 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. priority is given to 65+, pregnant and those in at-risk conditions.
- Trader Joe’s: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Wal-Mart: 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Open Tuesdays from 6 to 7 a.m. for seniors 65+.
- Whole Foods: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Shoppers 60+ can begin shopping at 7 a.m.
Staying Safe While Grocery Shopping
Whether you are grocery shopping for your family in person or utilizing curbside pick-up/delivery options, there are still important safety practices that can help to limit your risk of exposure to COVID-19.
- Follow federal guidelines regarding social distancing and prevention. Maintain 6 feet of distance between yourself and other shoppers/grocery store employees. Pay particular attention when standing in line and continue to observe the 6-foot rule at all times.
- Disinfect high-touch surfaces such as grocery carts handles with a disinfectant wipe, if possible.
- If you use a debit or credit card, keep in mind that those machines are high-touch surfaces. Wash your hands after touching those surfaces and wipe down your cards with disinfectant wipes or an alcohol-based sanitizer. The EPA has created a list of known disinfectants that are effective against COVID-19 on surfaces.
- If possible, go to the store during off-peak hours when the store is less crowded. If you are a senior, try to shop during the Senior Hours that are offered at grocery stores in the community.
- Discard any disposable grocery bags upon unpacking your groceries and disinfect counters and surfaces where bags may have been placed for unpacking.
- Always wash your hands after handling food packaging and before eating.
Please keep in mind, the FDA has stated that there is no evidence that COVID-19 is transmitted via food. It is a respiratory-borne virus and therefore the risk of contracting it through food or food packaging is extremely low. The main risk to an individual is thought to be from exposure to another person with COVID-19, who is symptomatic or asymptomatic, and touching one’s face or mouth after coming into contact with an infected surface. Social distancing and washing your hands frequently remains the most effective way to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Hotels Open in The Woodlands
Many of The Woodlands hotel properties are open and ready to welcome you to their location. Below is a list of all open hotels in The Woodlands at this time. Be sure to stay up to date by viewing Visit The Woodlands online.
Make Your Own Mask
With the CDC now encouraging people to wear masks for essential errands/grocery trips without buying up any of the remaining PPEs in the free market, a helpful video has been created to make your own at home. Watch the video here.
Need some help thinking about all of this? COVID-19 Mental Health Support Line
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has launched a statewide mental health support line to help Texans experiencing anxiety, stress or other emotional challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This resource offers support for all Texans and can be reached any time day or night at 833-986-1919.
The line is operated by the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, and offers trauma-informed support and psychological first aid to those experiencing mental health symptoms related to COVID-19. Counseling services are confidential and free of charge. More information on mental health resources and your local mental health authority can be found on HHSC’s website.
View additional state and national mental health resources and contact information.
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross has launched a Virtual Family Assistance Center (VFAC) to support families struggling with loss and grief due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Red Cross is here to provide compassion and support to families as they grieve.
To help, the Red Cross has set up a virtual team of specially trained mental health, spiritual care and health services volunteers who are:
- Connecting with families over the phone to offer condolences, support and access to resources that may be available
- Providing support for virtual memorial services for families, including connecting with local faith-based community partners
- Hosting online classes to foster resilience and facilitate coping skills (Coping in Today’s World and Psychological First Aid)
- Sharing information and referrals to state and local agencies as well as other community organizations including legal resources for estate, custody, immigration or other issues
- Front-line responders, such as healthcare workers, workers at long-term care facilities, and other essential personnel dealing with families of COVID-19 patients, are welcome to call as well.
All Family Assistance Center support will be provided virtually and is completely confidential and free.
Please visit www.redcross.org/vfac to access a support hub with special virtual programs, information, referrals and services to support families in need. The hub will also connect people to other community resources provided by partners. People without internet access can call 833-492-0094 for help.
Mosaics of Mercy
Mosaics of Mercy is a non-profit that serves as a hub for resources for mental well-being. The organization stays current on the available mental health resources for our community, including the status of treatment programs, counselors seeing clients through telehealth, and virtual support groups.
More information can be found at www.mosaicsofmercy.com. Help is available Monday - Friday from 9 am - 5 pm at 346-703-0051 for personal assistance navigating resources. There are current resources listed at https://mosaicsofmercy.com/coronavirus/. New episodes of the Hope Pieced Together podcast are released weekly, interviewing local professionals on topics related to mental well-being for this period. https://mosaicsofmercy.com/hope-pieced-together/.
Suicide Awareness and Prevention Podcast
Mosaics of Mercy has released a podcast on suicide that covers how warning signs might be different right now due to COVID-19 and what to look for, how to open up the conversation with someone, virtual training, what to do if someone shares they are suicidal, resources available now, walking through the grief of suicide and much more. Listen to the podcast. This is also available on iTunes, Stitcher, Apple Play, and all of the other major podcast platforms. The podcast is hosted by Whitcomb Terpening, LCSW. She is a counselor in the area that has one of the only practices in the US that specializes in suicide. She was recently written up in a USA Today article and she is part of the leadership of the local Suicide Prevention Task Force.
Children’s Safe Harbor
With the stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19, it has become one of the most dangerous times for children at risk for potential abuse given the financial and emotional stress that families are going through. Isolation is a huge risk. Children’s Safe Harbor serves children who have been sexually assaulted, severely physically abused, sexually trafficked or exploited or traumatized and advocates for their justice and healing. The organization is in need of gift cards, tutors and food to give to the families they serve. Please visit www.ChildrensSafeHarbor.org for more information and how to help.
Community Assistance Center
The Montgomery County Community Assistance Center is seeking help through monetary and in-kind donations and through volunteers. View the flyer to learn more.
Interfaith Requesting Help
The following are needs for Interfaith of The Woodlands:
- Funding: Funding to be used for the following:
- To purchase bulk, specific and essential foods, toiletries and paper goods for food assistance for families and Seniors.
- Provide financial assistance (i.e. rent, mortgage, utilities, gas cards and prescription assistance) to families and Seniors.
- Monetary Donations can be made here: https://interfaith-of-the-woodlands.snwbll.com/covid-19-community-response
- Food Donations: Interfaith is actively accepting food donations of: cereal, canned meat, dry pasta, vegetables and fruit, snacks for kids, peanut butter, jelly, meal starters, soups, crackers, toiletries, paper goods including toilet paper and cleaning supplies. Donations will be accepted on Wednesdays from 9-11 am at Interfaith Central, 4242 Interfaith Way.
- Encouragement Cards for Seniors and Healthcare Workers: We are accepting cards for Seniors and Healthcare workers to help bring sunshine to their day! All cards donated will be delivered to our Senior neighbors during grocery delivery and to local hospitals. You can mail your cards or drive through and drop off at our office at 4242 Interfaith Way, The Woodlands, 77381.
Dining in The Woodlands
Many restaurants in The Woodlands are open for business and offering carryout, curbside pick-up, and even delivery! Following Governor Abbott’s Executive Order to open Texas, some restaurants are now open for dine-in at limited capacity. In most cases, reservations are required so calling ahead is advised.
To learn more, please visit the Visit The Woodlands Dining Guide.
Retail-To-Go
Visit The Woodlands, the official destination marketing organization for The Woodlands, has launched a Retail To Go Program promoting storefront retail businesses in The Woodlands Township following Governor Abbott’s Executive Order establishing a Strike Force to open Texas.
“Our local retailers and restaurants have all been proactive and managed to change their business models in response to this global pandemic,” said Visit The Woodlands Chairman Bruce Rieser. “Here at Visit The Woodlands, we’re committed to supporting and promoting those efforts. Our team continues to create new content that will bring the hospitality message to our residents on behalf of our partners and help ensure their success.”
Retail to-go with curbside pickup is now available in a growing number of stores in The Woodlands. For more information, click here: https://visitthewoodlands.com/blog/retail-to-go-in-the-woodlands/.
Shopping Guide: www.visitthewoodlands.com/shoplocal
Open Stores at Market Street
Several retailers at Market Street are currently open with more opening in the coming weeks. Market Street management notes that individual retailers may require a mask and additional safety requirements upon entry, so customers are encouraged to call ahead to verify hours and guidelines. Visit their website for the list of currently open stores, phone numbers and Market Street’s safety guidelines as it relates to common areas.
Open Stores in The Woodlands Mall
The Woodlands Mall reopened on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. The mall will be open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Visit their website for the list of currently open stores, safety measures and curbside pickup options.
For more information, including minimum recommended health protocols, follow this link to the Governor’s Report to Open Texas: https://bit.ly/3eWmjCm.
Hotlines for health questions and COVID-19
Montgomery County: 936-523-5040
Harris County: 713-634-1110
Statewide Mental Health Support Line: 833-986-1919
Free Self-Screening Tool for COVID-19
Visit the self-screening tool on the CDC website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.
Tracking COVID-19: Local, Regionally, Nationally, Internationally
Below are the widgets for tracking COVID19.
Montgomery County
Texas Counties Statewide
Texas Department of Health and Human Services Case Counts
Global Cases
United Way of Greater Houston Helpline and COVID-19 Recovery Fund
United Way of Greater Houston’s 211 Texas/United Way HELPLINE is our community’s go-to resource in times of disaster and every day. The 211 Texas/United Way HELPLINE is available 24/7 to connect people with food, childcare, transportation, and other critical information and resources. If you or someone you know needs help, dial 211.
United Way of Greater Houston and the Greater Houston Community Foundation have launched the Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund to serve our region’s most vulnerable neighbors impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more and donate to the fund at greaterhoustonrecovery.org.
Stay connected
Please stay connected to The Woodlands Township through our many communications channels. Learn more and sign up at www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/stayinformed. | https://www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/1491/Community-Resources |
Date :
Place : India, Markapur
Website :http://icmpet.com/
Contact Person:Venkateshwari P
Description:Welcome to the International Conference on “Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Engineering & Technology” during 24th - 25th May, 2019 at Markapur, Andhra Pradesh. ICMPET-2019 is a multidisciplinary forum for academics, researchers, and professionals to share their knowledge, experiences, and research in a range of disciplines. The aim is to create a platform for researchers, policy makers and implementers to discuss, debate and adopt current science, engineering and technology research in many areas. Renowned researchers and practitioners representing universities, research institutions, ministries, non-governmental organizations and the private sector participate in the conference. This gathering would offer a large number of invited lectures from renowned speakers at a national and international level. ICMPET-2019 provides a global intellectual platform for top-notch academics and industry professionals to actively interact and share their ground-breaking reseasrch achievements. ICMPET-2019 is dedicated to promoting research and development and offers a multi-disciplinary intellectual platform for leading scientists, researchers, academics and industry professionals to actively consult, network and collaborate with their counterparts across the globe. For complete registration details, kindly visit: http://icmpet.com/registration.php Full Paper Submission Deadline: 25th March, 2019 Early Bird Registration: 15th March, 2019
Deadline for abstracts/proposals : 28th February 2019
Organized By :Institute for Engineering Research and Publication (IFERP)
Keynote Speakers :
Conference Highlights :#Electrical #Electronics and #Computer Engineering #Information #Engineering and #Technology #Mechanical, #Industrial and #Manufacturing Engineering #Automation and Mechatronics Engineering #Material and Chemical Engineering #Civil and Architecture Engineering #Biomedical Engineering #Biotechnology #Environmental Engineering #Petroleum and Mining Engineering #Marine and Agriculture engineering #Aerospace Engineering #Construction engineering #Construction management #Engineering management #Man
Venue :Markapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Check the event website for more details. | https://www.allconferencealerts.com/conference_details/101017/international-conference-on-multidisciplinary-perspectives-in-engineering-amp-technology |
1. Validity, conclusion of contract
1.1 The FAM Fund (hereinafter “agency”) provides its services exclusively on the basis of the following general terms and conditions. These also apply to all future business relationships, even if no express reference is made to them.
1.2 Deviations from these and other supplementary agreements with the customer are only effective if they are confirmed in writing by the agency.
1.3 Any terms and conditions of the customer will not be accepted unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing in individual cases. The agency does not need to object to the customer’s general terms and conditions.
1.4 Should individual provisions of these general terms and conditions be ineffective, this does not affect the binding nature of the remaining provisions and the contracts concluded on the basis of them. The ineffective provision must be replaced by an effective one that comes as close as possible to the purpose.
1.5 The offers of the agency are subject to change and non-binding.
2. Scope of services, order processing and cooperation obligations of the customer
2.1 The scope of the services to be provided results from the service description in the agency contract or a possible order confirmation by the agency, as well as the possible briefing protocol. Subsequent changes to the service content require written confirmation by the agency. Within the framework specified by the customer, the agency is free to design the order.
2.2 The customer will provide the agency with timely and complete access to all information and documents necessary for the provision of the service. He will inform you of all circumstances that are important for the execution of the order, even if these only become known during the execution of the order. The customer bears the effort that arises from the fact that work must be repeated or delayed by the agency due to its incorrect, incomplete or subsequently changed information.
2.3 The customer is further obliged to check the documents (company data) made available for the execution of the order for any copyrights, trademark rights or other rights of third parties. The agency is not liable for any violation of such rights. If the agency is used for such a violation of law, the customer shall indemnify and hold the agency harmless; he has to compensate her for all disadvantages that arise through the use of third parties.
3. Appointments
3.1 Unless expressly agreed as binding, delivery or service deadlines are only approximate and non-binding. Binding appointments must be made in writing or confirmed in writing by the agency.
3.2 If the delivery / performance of the agency is delayed for reasons for which it is not responsible, such as events of force majeure and other unforeseeable events that cannot be avoided with reasonable means, the performance obligations are suspended for the duration and extent of the obstacle and are extended Deadlines accordingly. If such delays persist for more than two months, the customer and the agency are entitled to withdraw from the contract.
3.3 If the agency is in default, the customer can only withdraw from the contract after having given the agency a written grace period of at least one month and this has expired fruitlessly. Claims for damages by the customer due to non-performance or delay are excluded, unless there is evidence of intent or gross negligence.
4. Premature dissolution
4.1 The agency is entitled to terminate the contract with immediate effect for important reasons. An important reason is in particular if
- a) the performance of the service becomes impossible for reasons for which the customer is responsible or is further delayed despite setting a grace period of 14 days;
- b) the customer continues to violate essential obligations from this contract, such as payment of an amount due or cooperation obligations, despite a written warning with a grace period of 14 days.
- c) there are legitimate concerns about the customer’s creditworthiness and the latter does not make advance payments at the request of the agency nor does it provide suitable security before the agency performs the service;
- d) bankruptcy or compensation proceedings are opened against the customer’s assets or an application to open such proceedings is rejected due to a lack of cost-covering assets or if the customer ceases to make payments.
4.2 The customer is entitled to terminate the contract for important reasons without setting a grace period. An important reason exists in particular if the agency continues to violate essential provisions of this contract despite the written warning with a grace period of 14 days to remedy the breach of contract.
5. Fee
5.2 The fee is understood as a net fee plus VAT at the statutory rate. In the absence of an agreement in individual cases, the agency is entitled to fees in the amount customary in the market for the services rendered and the transfer of copyright and trademark rights of use.
5.3 All services of the agency that are not expressly covered by the agreed fee will be remunerated separately. All cash expenses incurred by the agency are to be replaced by the customer.
5.4 The agency’s cost estimates are non-binding. If it is foreseeable that the actual costs will exceed the estimated costs in writing by the agency, the agency will inform the customer of the higher costs. The cost exceeding is considered approved by the customer if the customer does not object in writing within three working days after this notice and at the same time announces cheaper alternatives. If the costs are exceeded by up to 15%, a separate agreement is not necessary. The client is deemed to have approved this exceeding of the quotation from the outset.
5.5 The agency is entitled to the agreed fee for all work performed by the agency that (for whatever reason) is not carried out by the customer. By paying the fee, the customer does not acquire any rights of use for work already performed; Concepts, drafts and other documents that have not been carried out must rather be returned to the agency immediately.
6. Payment, retention of title
6.1 The fee is due immediately upon receipt of the invoice and without deduction, unless special payment terms are agreed in writing in individual cases. This also applies to the further charging of all cash expenses and other expenses. The goods delivered by the agency remain the property of the agency until full payment of the fee, including all secondary liabilities.
6.2 In the event of late payment by the customer, the statutory default interest in the amount applicable to business transactions applies. Furthermore, in the event of a delay in payment, the customer undertakes to compensate the agency for the reminder and collection expenses incurred, insofar as they are necessary for the appropriate legal action. In any case, this includes the costs of two reminders in the amount customary in the market and one reminder from a lawyer commissioned with the collection. The assertion of further rights and claims remains unaffected.
6.3 In the event of a delay in payment by the customer, the agency can immediately call all services and partial services under other contracts concluded with the customer. Furthermore, the agency is not obliged to provide further services until the outstanding amount has been paid. If payment in installments has been agreed, the agency reserves the right to demand immediate payment of all outstanding debts in the event of late payment of partial amounts or additional claims (loss of deadline).
6.4 The customer is not entitled to offset his own claims against claims of the agency, unless the client’s claim has been recognized by the agency in writing or determined by the court.
7. Labeling
7.1 Subject to the customer’s revocation, which is possible at any time, the agency is entitled to refer to the customer’s existing business relationship with its name and company logo on its own advertising media and in particular on its Internet website (reference note).
8. Warranty
8.1 The customer must report any defects immediately, in any case within two days after delivery / service by the agency, hidden defects within four days after detection, in writing with a description of the defect; otherwise the service is considered approved. In this case, the assertion of warranty and compensation claims and the right to contest errors due to defects are excluded.
8.2 In the case of justified and timely notification of defects, the customer has the right to improve or exchange the delivery / service by the agency. The agency will remedy the defects within a reasonable period of time, whereby the client enables the agency to take all measures necessary for the investigation and correction. The agency is entitled to refuse to improve the service if this is impossible or involves a disproportionate effort for the agency. In this case, the customer is entitled to the statutory conversion or reduction rights. In the case of improvement, it is the responsibility of the customer to carry out the transmission of the defective (physical) matter at his own expense.
8.3 It is the responsibility of the client to check the performance of its legal, in particular competition, brand, copyright and administrative lawfulness. The agency is not liable for the accuracy of content if it has been specified or approved by the customer.
8.4 The warranty period is six months from delivery / service. The customer is not entitled to withhold payments due to complaints.
9. Liability and product liability
9.1 In cases of slight negligence, the agency is not liable for damage to property or pecuniary damage to the customer, regardless of whether it is direct or indirect damage, lost profit or consequential harm caused by a defect, damage due to delay, impossibility, positive breach of claim, fault upon conclusion of the contract, defective or incomplete performance. The victim must prove the existence of gross negligence.
9.2 Any liability of the agency for claims that are made against the customer on the basis of the service provided by the agency (e.g. advertising measures) is expressly excluded if the agency has complied with its notification obligation or if it was not recognizable to it, with slight negligence doesn’t hurt. In particular, the agency is not liable for litigation costs, the client’s own legal costs or the costs of publication of the judgment as well as for any claims for damages or other claims by third parties; the customer must indemnify and hold the agency harmless in this regard.
9.3 Claims for damages by the customer expire six months after knowledge of the damage; at least after three years from the agency’s infringement. Claims for damages are limited in amount to the net order value.
10. Data protection (visual highlighting according to the judicature)
The customer expressly agrees that the agency automatically determines, stores and processes the data provided by the customer (name, address, email, credit card data, data for account transfer) for the purposes of fulfilling the contract and supporting the customer as well as for its own advertising purposes. The client agrees that electronic mail will be sent to him for advertising purposes until further notice.
11. Applicable law
The contract and all mutual rights and obligations derived therefrom as well as claims between the agency and the customer are subject to Austrian substantive law to the exclusion of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
12. Place of performance and jurisdiction
12.1 The place of performance is the headquarters of the agency. In the case of dispatch, the risk passes to the customer as soon as the agency has handed over the goods to the transport company chosen by them.
12.2 The place of jurisdiction for all legal disputes between the agency and the customer in connection with this contractual relationship is the court responsible for the seat of the agency. Regardless of this, the agency is entitled to sue the customer at his general place of jurisdiction. | https://www.thefamfund.com/terms-of-conditions/ |
Council adopted amendments to the town’s Official Plan, the Livable Oakville Plan that will see updates to main street growth areas for Kerr Village, Bronte Village and Downtown Oakville. These changes will update the existing framework for how the town will accommodate growth and build upon the unique character of these three main street areas. The Official Plan Amendments will go to the Region of Halton for approval.
It will determine where there may be opportunities to accommodate additional residents and jobs. The studies of the “main street” growth areas of Kerr Village, Bronte Village and Downtown Oakville were done first and included extensive public consultation.
Staff are moving on to the next group of Growth Area Reviews and will be studying Midtown Oakville, Palermo Village and Uptown Core throughout 2018.
The town’s Official Plan Review project is reviewing all of the town’s land use policies to ensure alignment with the most current Provincial legislation and policies as well as local studies. An official plan is a legal document containing goals, objectives, and policies intended to guide land use, development and growth in a municipality. The Planning Act requires a review of the official plan every five years.
To read the staff reports and view the amendments, review the Planning and Development Council agenda from December 4, 2017.
For more information, visit our Official Plan Review page. | https://oakvillenews.org/official-plan-amendments-three-main-street-growth-areas/ |
BioScience Talks , published by the American Institute of Biological Sciences, is the monthly discussion podcast of the journal BioScience.
Episodes
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Impact Series: Solving Medical Mysteries with Aperiomics13/11/2019 Duration: 29min
The BioScience Talks Impact Series focuses on the path from newly gained scientific knowledge to real-world effects, addressing questions such as How does a new vaccine find its way to physicians' offices? How do ecological discoveries result in new natural resource management paradigms? How do gene-editing techniques move from discovery to therapy? By following novel research discoveries from the lab and field to law books and store shelves, we find the answers and highlight the many ways that scientific research improves our lives. In this inaugural episode, we interviewed Dr. Crystal Icenhour, CEO of Aperiomics, a life sciences company located in Loudoun County, Virginia. The company uses a technique called shotgun metagenomic sequencing identify every known bacteria, virus, fungus, and parasite (over 37,000) found in a given patient sample. Through this revolutionary technique, they are able to identify pathogens that would escape detection using traditional means. We chatted about the technology itself,
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Threshold-Dependent Gene Drives in Wild Populations08/10/2019 Duration: 25min
By altering the heritability of certain traits, gene drive technologies have the potential to spread desired genes through wild populations. In practice, this could lead to mosquito populations that, for example, bear traits making them resistant to the spread of malaria. Despite the huge potential for improving human well-being, concern exists that gene drives could fail in the wild or spread beyond their intended target populations. Writing in BioScience, Dr. Greg Backus, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Davis, and Jason Delborne, Associate Professor of Science Policy and Society at North Carolina State University's Genetic Engineering and Society Center, describe a potential solution. Threshold-dependent gene drives could limit the spread of wild-released gene drives to target populations, increasing control and reducing the risk of unchecked spread. The authors joined us on this episode of BioScience Talks to discuss the potential of these gene drives—and also some of the questio
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Bridging the Gap between Behavioral Science and Animal Ethics11/09/2019 Duration: 23min
In this episode of BioScience Talks, Christine Webb of Harvard University joins us to talk about the potential for widening the involvement of scientists who study animal behavior in ongoing discussions about animal treatment. She argues that because their work is often used to advance ethical arguments about animals, such as those concerning animal personhood, behavioral scientists are uniquely well positioned to engage more widely in these conversations, with potential benefits accruing to both fields. Read the article. Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Stitcher. Catch up with us on Twitter. Learn more about comms training at ASGSR. Register for the ASGSR meeting and training.
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Readying the National Park Service for Change14/08/2019 Duration: 37min
In this episode of BioScience Talks, Mark Schwartz, of the University of California, Davis, joins us to talk about the National Park Service, and in particular, the challenges facing its oversight of over 400 individual units and 85 million acres of land. Park Service lands are faced with the same ecological difficulties that other wildlands are, and cultural and procedural shifts will be needed to face them, particularly in light of the rising specter of climate change. Read the article. Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Stitcher. Catch up with us on Twitter.
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Better Governance for Better Resource Management06/08/2019 Duration: 38min
In this episode of BioScience Talks, Derek R. Armitage of the University of Waterloo, Jennifer J. Silver of the University of Guelph, and Daniel K. Okamoto of Florida State University come on the show to talk about natural resource management. In their recent BioScience article, our guests and their coauthors described the integration of governance with quantitative measures--with an eye toward better managing natural resources to meet desirable social and ecological outcomes. Today, they join us to describe the article and provide some practical examples from fisheries management. Read the article. Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Stitcher. Catch up with us on Twitter.
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Advancing Opportunities for Convergence at NSF BIO10/07/2019 Duration: 40min
Joanne S. Tornow was selected as assistant director for the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) in February 2019, following almost two decades with the foundation. Her duties ranged from program management to high-level leadership and strategic development, and she previously served as the head of BIO in an interim capacity. Prior to her time at the NSF, Tornow served on the faculty at Portland State University and the University of Southern Mississippi. She joins us on BioScience Talks to discuss the directorate's current operations and future plans. A written version of this conversation is available online and will be published in an upcoming issue of BioScience. Both versions have been edited for clarity. Read the written version. Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Stitcher. Catch up with us on Twitter.
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The Makings of an Invasion: The Slender False Brome12/06/2019 Duration: 38min
Invasive species are a hot topic, both in scientific circles and among the public at large. Still, the mechanics of invasions are often opaque, and a broader understanding will be required in order to prevent—and respond to—future species introductions. In a world with ever-increasing trade and changing climate that often renders native species vulnerable, the need for this expanded understanding is acute. Writing in BioScience, Dr. Mitch Cruzan, of Portland State University, in Oregon, describes the history of a particular invasive species, the slender false brome. Originally introduced in Oregon as part of a US Department of Agriculture program, the grass has undergone a hybridization process that enabled it to take hold in much of the state. By understanding the rapid adaptation of the false brome to Oregon's landscapes, it may be possible to unravel the mechanics of future invasions, before they endanger native species. Read the article. Learn about Evolutionary Biology: A Plant Perspective. Writing fo
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Building a Better Understanding of "Resilience"28/05/2019 Duration: 31min
The concept of resilience is an important one in conservation science and resource management. However, the term itself is often poorly understood, or understood differently by different parties, with potentially troublesome effects for land managers, researchers, and others. Writing in BioScience, Dr. Phillip Higuera (University of Montana), Dr. Alex Metcalf (University of Montana), and their colleagues suggest that a more holistic framework would consider the crucial human element of social-ecological systems. By doing so, managers could work toward outcomes that best fit the ecological needs and human priorities inherent in the system. The work they describe here is focused on fire-prone landscapes, but the approach is broadly applicable across a range of systems. Read the article. Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Stitcher. Catch up with us on Twitter.
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ASGSR Annual Meeting - Maryland08/05/2019 Duration: 46min
At the beginning of November 2018, through the collaboration of the American Institute of Biological Sciences and the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR), BioScience Talks once again hit the road to attend ASGSR's Annual Meeting. This year's event was held in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside of Washington, DC. Once again, we had the opportunity to speak with numerous eminent presenters and participants at the meeting, who discussed numerous topics on the cutting edge of space-related research. The topics ranged from the epigenetics of plants in space to zero-gravity plumbing—and just about everything in between. Interviewees included: Robert Ferl, University of Florida Samantha McBride, ASGSR Student President Michael Roberts, International Space Station National Laboratory Mark Weislogel, Portland State University Kasthuri Venkateswaran, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Learn more: Join ASGSR! Attend the 2019 Annual Meeting in Denver, CO. Listen to archived webcasts of the 2018
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Biodiversity and the Extended Specimen Network10/04/2019 Duration: 28min
Natural history specimens housed in museums, herbaria, and other research collections are revolutionizing science—largely as a result of growing efforts to digitize samples and share data among many users. To meet the robust promise of digital collections, the Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) has developed a national agenda that leverages new techniques and capabilities to create what they call the Extended Specimen Network. Members of BCoN join us on this episode of BioScience Talks to describe the newly conceived network and to talk about its potential to change the way science is performed—both now and in the future. Pictured above are our guests at a National Press Club briefing where they formally released their report (from left to right: David Jennings, Andrew Bentley, Linda Ford, Anna Monfils, Jennifer Zaspel, John Bates, Barbara Thiers, and Robert Gropp). Photograph: Samuel Hurd. Download the report. Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Stitcher. Catch up with us on Twitter.
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Inequality and the Human Right to Food13/03/2019 Duration: 21min
The importance of human access to adequate food could not be more clear; however, many questions surround the provision of food among and within countries. What obligations do nations have to provide food for their citizens? Is inequality in food availability a problem that requires political action, or is it simply an unfortunate side effect of food distribution systems and landscapes' ability to produce calories for those who live on them? Writing in BioScience, Dr. Paolo D'Odorico of the University of California, Berkley, and his colleagues present these questions through the framework of human rights, delving into the various ways in which food availability and inequality are affected by trade. Drawing from a wealth of data, the authors find that, broadly speaking, trade tends to reduce food inequality. But joining us in this episode of BioScience Talks, Dr. D'Odorico cautions that more complex phenomena may lie beneath the surface, confounding simplistic explanations. Read the article. Subscribe on iT
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Half-Earth Preservation with Natura 200013/02/2019 Duration: 37min
In recent years, calls to preserve greater swaths of the Earth's land- and seascapes have grown. In particular, numerous conservationists have called for the protection of half of the planet's surface, a bold initiative that would preserve much of the world's existing biodiversity and ecosystem function. However, the path to such a "half-Earth" preservation model lies largely in uncharted territory, with many potential pitfalls along the way. Writing in BioScience, Dr. Thomas Campagnaro of the University of Padova, in Italy, and his colleagues elucidate one possible route to better landscape preservation. In their article, the authors describe Natura 2000, the world's largest conservation network. Based in the European Union, the network relies on strong governance, flexible designations, and scientific expertise to produce reliable conservation outcomes. In this episode of BioScience Talks, Dr. Campagnaro is joined by coauthors Tommaso Sitzia, also of the University of Padova, and Erle Ellis, of the Univers
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Chromatin Looping: Seeing DNA in 3D09/01/2019 Duration: 19min
New tools are making it easier to understand not only our genetic code but also the ways that the code's three-dimensional structure contributes to gene expression. This understanding will be vital in the search for cures to diseases with multiple and complex causes, such as lupus. On this episode of BioScience Talks, we discuss one such tool. It's the product of a collaboration among data scientists, medical scientists, and software engineers, and the new "xapp" allows researchers to view the 3D, looped structure of chromatin and examine the ways in which those loops affect our genes' expression. Richard Pelikan, a bioinformatician at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, and Austin Schwinn, a data scientist at Exaptive, joined us on this episode to discuss the collaboration, epigenetics, chromatin looping, and the future of understanding human disease. Images discussed in the podcast can be found below the links. Learn more about Exaptive. Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. Subscribe on iTunes. S
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Saving Species with Better Monitoring12/12/2018 Duration: 20min
To conserve species, managers need reliable estimates of their population trends. Samples are gathered over time, but the length of the sampling period is often established using crude rules of thumb rather than good statistical methods. Writing in BioScience, Dr. Easton R. White of the Center for Population Biology at the University of California, Davis, presents an analysis of 820 vertebrate species populations and demonstrates substantial problems with current sampling approaches. He argues that properly statistically powered methods will offer a truer representation of population health—leading to saved money and effort, better knowledge of species health, and ultimately, improved conservation outcomes. Dr. White joins us on this episode of BioScience Talks to discuss statistical power, his own analyses, and his recommendations for future conservation efforts. Read the article. Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Stitcher. Catch up with us on Twitter.
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Using the Plant Microbiome to Restore Native Grasslands14/11/2018 Duration: 21min
An appreciation of the crucial role of microbiomes, from those aboard the International Space Station to those living in the human gut, is quickly gaining traction among both scientists and members of the general public. Now, a similar appreciation of microbial communities' importance is growing among those who study and restore grasslands and other ecosystems. Writing in BioScience, Dr. Liz Koziol, of Kansas University, and her colleagues describe the current state of knowledge about plant microbiomes, and specifically, the mutualistic relationship between plant species and the fungi that live in and among their roots—mycorrhizal fungi. The authors argue that "reintroduction of the native microbiome and native mycorrhizal fungi improves plant diversity, accelerates succession, and increases the establishment of plants that are often missing from restored communities." In this episode of BioScience Talks, Koziol joins us to discuss her article and to describe the potential ecological benefits of grassland re
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Tracking Aedes aegypti across the Ages31/10/2018 Duration: 34min
Mosquito-borne diseases have plagued humanity for centuries, and a prolific offender has been Aedes aegypti, commonly known as the "yellow fever mosquito." Despite the yellow-fever moniker, it is also a potent carrier of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. Writing in BioScience, Dr. Jeffrey Powell and his colleagues describe recent work in tracking the spread of this important vector. Using newly available genomic techniques, they cross-referenced the historical divergence of A. aegypti populations with known records of ship movements and disease spread. The results paint a picture of a species that traversed slave and other trade routes to the New World and beyond. In this episode of BioScience Talks, Powell joins us to discuss his work and to elaborate on the evolution and movements of this deadly "domesticated" mosquito species. Read the article. Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Stitcher. Catch up with us on Twitter. | https://de.ubook.com/audiobook/188372/?page=1 |
Master Scheduler Job Description, Duties, and Responsibilities
What Does a Master Scheduler Do?
A master scheduler is responsible for coordinating, planning, scheduling, and supervising products throughout their production process or cycle.
The master scheduler job description entails ensuring that all the different processes and schedules being set by an organization are followed judiciously so as to attain great efficiency.
A master scheduler usually works for a large firm that operates in the manufacturing sector, but can also work in certain places like other (large) private and government facilities, and hospitals.
Master Scheduler Job Description Example/Template
A master scheduler performs various functions in ensuring that work being done within a company is performed in a particular order so as to attain efficiency, and to also make sure that whatever product being rendered by a company meets or surpasses a particular standard and/or required level.
The job description below is a typical example of the kind of tasks, duties, and responsibilities commonly assigned to persons who work as master schedulers in most organizations:
- Create and/or organize a production schedule on a daily basis and also make sure that every output (level) is recorded appropriately in the correct system
- Work hand-in-hand with other employees to make sure that all issues that are related to scheduling are properly handled and resolved
- Work closely with vendors so as to make sure that the company’s supply needs are adequately met in a timely manner
- Rectify and/or reconcile differences and inaccuracies that have to do with shipment and deliveries to customers
- Make sure schedules are given to employees in a timely fashion and that any distortions in the company’s schedule are accounted for always
- Ensure that every employee involved in the production process has a clear understanding of what is required to meet the order and needs of customers
- Maintain different reporting systems to make sure that all forms of documentation are accurate and also timely.
Requirements – Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge – for Master Scheduler Role
If you are seeking the job of a master scheduler, you will be expected to meet certain requirements.
Here are major requirements and qualifications most employers will expect you to meet to be able to access the job:
- Must have excellent communication skills so as to be able to pass the necessary information to both customers and employees
- Must be able to work in a team environment cordially and effectively, as well as having the ability to lead a team if required to
- Must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to relate respectfully, cordially, and freely with people (customers, employees, and vendors inclusive)
- Must have good leadership abilities
- Must be able to motivate other employees when needed
- Must exhibit a high level of flexibility and an ability to multi-task at all times
- Must be able to work with little or no supervision
- Must possess good reasoning and problem-solving abilities
- Must have the ability to work as a ‘link person’ or middle person amongst customers, employees, and vendors
- Must possess at least a basic knowledge of supply chain activities
- Must have good time management ability so as to be able to meet up with orders and schedules
- Must be able to make use of different data base programs especially Microsoft Excel
- Must have a degree in business administration or any other field that has to do with supply-chain
- A minimum of 3 years working experience in a similar position
- Must possess the required certification needed in fields like supply chain, project management, or business management.
Conclusion
The work description sample for the master scheduler position provided in this post will be useful to you if you are an employer looking to hire for the role in your organization.
You can apply it to create a detailed description for the position in your company, which can help you attract the best people to your master scheduler job offer.
Also, individuals who are thinking of getting into the scheduling career will find this post useful in learning about the duties and responsibilities of a master scheduler. With this information, they can make better decision about getting into the career and succeeding in it.
Did this post help you to understand what master schedulers do? Please, leave a comment in the box below of what you think about this article. We will also love to learn of your job description if you work as a scheduler in your organization.
Job Assessment Tests: How to Top Your Competition
As part of the hiring process, most applicants that passed the initial Resume/CV screening phase are required to pass an assessment test for the job or apprenticeship position they are applying for.
The goal of this phase is to determine if the candidate has the appropriate set of skills and qualities to excel on the job.
Find out the tests you will be needing to take for the position you are applying for; get lots of success proven Practice materials to prepare with now: Sure way to make high scores in job tests. | https://jobdescriptionandresumeexamples.com/master-scheduler-job-description-duties-and-responsibilities/ |
For my auditory learners, I have prepared videos that explain basic chemistry concepts in a fun, clear, visual way to help you UNDERSTAND BETTER.
For my visual learners, I have prepared graphic summary notes that you can look over and LEARN MORE.
I prepared worksheets with questions from GCSE, A-level, and AP past papers to help you prepare for your exams and ACHIEVE your academic GOALS. | https://www.masasclass.com/ |
Nevada: Insurance Law in the U.S., 2nd Ed.
Insurance Law in the United States
The legal implications of – and the laws that govern – agent or broker conduct.
After completing this course you will gain a lawyer’s perspective in the principles of agency; agency powers and limitations; waiver and estoppel; misrepresentations and warranties by agents or companies, and hundreds of other laws that serve to protect the interests of the insurance-buying public.
Objectives
- Learn to spot unethical behavior by unscrupulous insurance companies or agents.
- Develop basic skills in properly filling out an insurance application, scheduling a medical examination, collecting advance premiums, etc.
- Gain insight to the legal implications of unethical agent, broker, or insurance company conduct.
Major Subjects Covered
- Knowledge of Agent as Imputed to the Company.
- Representations and Acts of Agent or Company.
- Misrepresentations and Warranties Generally.
- Authority of Agents for the Company.
- Types and Powers of Agents.
Course Level: Intermediate
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$79.00
Hours: 15 Ethics, Life, Health, Prop. & Cas. | https://www.relstone.com/product/nevada-insurance-license/2024-2/ |
The potential second surge of COVID-19 patients & 'new normal' post pandemic: 3 insights from hospital IT leadersWhether or not the U.S. is hit by a potential second wave of COVID-19, health IT advancements in telemedicine, data analytics and other technologies have laid the foundation for a "new normal" focused on elevating consumerism and ensuring patient confidence in care.
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Microsoft, Adaptive Biotechnologies launch virtual COVID-19 immunity study: 4 detailsMicrosoft partnered with Adaptive Biotechnologies to launch an initiative to map and measure immune response to the COVID-19 virus in an effort to improve diagnostics and accelerate reliable testing.
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AMA's guide for restoring public trust in data sharingThe American Medical Association issued new privacy principles May 11 in response to Americans' burgeoning apprehension toward sharing health data.
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Mount Sinai, Google Nest partner for COVID-19 patient monitoringNew York City-based Mount Sinai has partnered with Google Nest to install video and audio technologies for monitoring critically ill COVID-19 patients.
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Many COVID-19 contact tracers aren't reporting in real timeThe CDC and several local public health agencies are using fax machines and paper records to track COVID-19 infections and share information with other departments, rather than tapping tech systems that support real-time data reporting, according to Politico.
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US tech jobs down 1% in AprilThe U.S. information technology sector let go of 111,900 positions in April, totaling about 1 percent of its 12.1 million-strong workforce, according to CompTIA.
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Mayo Clinic tests AI to map how coronavirus affects heart healthRochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic will use artificial intelligence software from U.K. health tech company Ultromics to analyze echocardiograms of COVID-19 patients to identify how the virus affects the cardiovascular system.
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Ascension hospitals launch mobile labs, bring testing to patientsSt. Louis-based Ascension is sending mobile COVID-19 testing labs to patients' homes in Texas, according to The Stephenville Empire-Tribune.
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Mass General Brigham: 12 disruptive innovations in healthcareBoston-based Mass General Brigham named 12 technologies and innovations that will have the most significant effect on healthcare through the end of 2021 based on interviews with Harvard faculty.
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The tech needed for more contactless hospitals, healthcareHospitals in many regions across the U.S. are beginning to resume elective surgeries and develop a strategy to return some remote workers to the hospital. But it won't be an instantaneous move and CIOs will be at the forefront to make processes in the hospital as contactless as possible.
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11 FDA medical device emergency authorizations for COVID-19 pandemicDuring the COVID-19 public health emergency, the FDA has used its emergency use authorization to allow the use of unapproved medical devices or unapproved uses of authorized medical devices to combat the virus.
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Lurie Children's sued for medical records privacy breachThe mother of a former patient of Ann and Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago filed a lawsuit on May 8 against the hospital over a medical records privacy breach, according to The Chicago Sun-Times.
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25 most common passwordsMay 7 was World Password Day, celebrated as a reminder to strengthen online passwords.
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New York City teams up with Salesforce on COVID-19 contact tracing programNew York City tapped Salesforce to build a COVID-19 contact tracing program complete with a call center and customer relationship and case management system to better track spread of infection, according to CNBC.
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Mayo Clinic encourages plasma donations through new radio campaignRochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic partnered with Entercom Communications to launch a radio campaign in Detroit, New York City, Miami and Chicago May 7 seeking convalescent plasma donations for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
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Houston Methodist taps AI, remote monitoring tech for ICU clinical command centerHouston Methodist Hospital used machine-learning algorithms and video cameras to create a clinical command center that allows clinicians to provide remote care for COVID-19 patients in intensive care units, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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US government warns hackers may target hospitals for COVID-19 vaccine research, intellectual propertyThe U.S. Department for Homeland Security and the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre are warning hospitals and healthcare organizations that there could be an increase in cyberattacks targeting them to gain COVID-19 patient data.
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How EHR vendors fared in Q1: Earnings from Allscripts, Cerner & MeditechAllscripts, Cerner and Meditech posted their respective financial performances for the first quarter of 2020, all reporting net income losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CIOs are trading best practices during the pandemic: 4 insightsCIOs from across industries at competing companies and organizations are coming together to share best practices for IT during the pandemic.
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Ballad Health forms strategic partnership to develop revenue cycle regional operations center: 6 detailsJohnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health entered into a strategic partnership with Ensemble Health Partners to develop a new regional operations center in the Appalachian Highlands to support IT and revenue cycle systems. | https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology.html?oly_enc_id=1338C8754701C5V&start=180 |
STEMA center is the right destination for interns who wish to develop workspace skills and go through a quality learning experience working in the real market with the team and management. It also helps them to practice hands-on tasks on the latest technologies related to Engineering and IT.
Makerspace
We provide maker space for university students to innovate and create their projects using our STEM lab facility and under the supervision of our expert engineers.
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We help universities run their engineering and IT competitions; these challenges can be locally developed or participate in international contests such as Hackathons, IEEE, GCC, and VEX Robotics.
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Photo: Marie Staggat (Black Jazz Consortium/Fred P)
Fred Peterkin really needs no introduction, however it is hard to keep track of a producer as prolific as the New Yorker. Having just announced a new EP under his Fred P alias for Radio Slave’s Stranger In The Night label, he also tells us that new material in the vein of his legendary FP-Oner project is currently in the works on his own Perpetual Sound – all just months after he reactivated Black Jazz Consortium, with which he returned to spotlight with a triple LP last fall. Written and produced in close collaboration with local Brazilian musicians, it was an album brimming with positive vibes. Peterkin’s contribution to our Groove podcast under the Black Jazz Consortium moniker eschews these influences for a classic house sound. It doesn’t get deeper than this. So if you’re in need for an introduction to the singular mind of Fred Peterkin, you might as well start here.
From the very beginning, your Black Jazz Consortium project offered a very unique take on house music. What was your motivation to start it?
I wanted to make something that didn’t hear in the music at that time. For example in the club or on the danceflooor, I would imagine this sound or that harmony playing with what’s going on in the moment. At that time there were no records that represented that. Thus I started to make what I imagined. The rest is history.
In 2016, you talked about your “disillusionment” with the “current state of the musical landscape” and even went so far as saying that the Black Jazz Consortium project may come to an end because of this. Just two years later however, you released a new LP. What had changed in the meanwhile and what do you think about the status quo nowadays?
I wanted to book mark the Black Jazz Consortium project as it has been twelve years since the first LP. My motivation was to go a bit further collaborate and try to live up to some form of jazz in my mind.
For your last album under the moniker, you enlisted musicians from Brazil since the album took its inspiration from the country’s vibrant jazz scene as well as from Latin styles. How did you record the music together with those musicians?
Yes, I was in Florianópolis during the week in between gigs. We would get together and just record. It was very natural process.
The album is said to be a response to your Black Jazz Consortium debut LP RE:Actions Of Light. What exactly does that mean?
It’s really simple: there was a reaction and now, years later with life and experience, an evolution has occurred.
Most notably, the album features a lot of vocals. You’ve said before that “all information can be transferred without using a word if you capture the right frequency and relay it the right way”. Which role do lyrics play in your music, then?
Songs with words are important. Instrumentals are great and can take you on a journey, however good lyrics that get right to the point and say clearly to those who might not be into dance music can get it as well. Therefore, songs with words are important, too.
Your next EP Construction as Fred P will be released on the Rekids sublabel Stranger In The Night. Track titles like “Alphabet City” hint at a connection to your home town New York. Which themes informed the record?
Some New York memories and the strange days of night life in Manhattan back in the 90s. There’s a strong current of those types of emotions in my recent work after the album. Just a dark rave attitude.
What was the idea behind your contribution to the Groove podcast?
It’s all pre-party, the club and after party in my opinion. Maybe I’m just homesick.
Last but not least: Where can we see you behind the decks in the near future and what are your plans as a producer and label owner?
I’m touring in Europe and Asia in the next coming months. Follow my Instagram for details. A new 12 inch and a CD/LP is coming out soon on my label Perpetual Sound. This one is for lovers of the FP-Oner moniker. Also some remixes are in the works for the Evolution Of Light project. Lots more to come! | https://groove.de/2020/02/28/black-jazz-consortium-groove-podcast-245/ |
It expresses the subculture sprit (such as frustration driven behaviors) and exchange between different subcultures,
as well as how a piece of clothing and the idea of a man wearing it changed when the clothes that symbolized culture interacted with different cultures and environments.
The design of this collection started after being inspired by the identity (rebellion and resistance against existing ideas and discrimination)
expressed by a group called West Coast Pachuco in early 1940s. The group expressed rebellion by fashion, and their distinctive suit style became the group’s symbol and uniform
(expression of resistance and formation of identity).
Here is to introduce a fictional character.
This person goes on a trip, ends up in London, and meets punk culture which has a different rebel / resistant sprit from pachuco.
How the cultural exchange there influenced the person’s style and sensibility, and their chemical reaction are expressed.
Tailored/suit style became a uniform, and it is the foundation of the collection. | https://shonagata.com/collection/firstcollection/ |
Chairmans Note: Making Sense of Election 2021
Election predictions and prognostications are unpredictable at best. However, in my thirty years of working on campaigns and advising elected officials, I have come to believe that there are several truisms about Canadian electoral politics that one simply cannot escape.
For example, authenticity is still very much valued by Canadian voters and it will often propel candidates beyond reasonable expectations and even to elected office. On the flip side, arrogance is a quality that Canadians rarely reward and can, in some cases, be the death knell of a government or party leader. It isn’t the mere existence of these qualities that will impact voter intentions – Canada has had its fair share of both arrogant and inauthentic leaders – but rather whether these labels “stick,” and determining whether they stick is anything but an exact science. What I can say with confidence is that in the absence of a clear ballot question (i.e. an election about an issue or a clear top-of-mind question for voters) governments run the risk of the election is about character.
I would argue that this factor represents a significant risk for the governing Liberal party. This is not to say Prime Minister Trudeau is without character or is corrupt, but there is a perception that he and his government have become arrogant. The early election call does not help this perception and with no clear ballot question emerging in the early part of this campaign the risks grow daily that Trudeau’s snap election call appears opportunistic and emerges as a character issue. If it does, the election – its outcome – becomes a toss-up.
Bliss Baker is former chief of staff to the northern development and mines minister in addition to being an advisor to two Prime Ministers and various elected officials. Bliss also has extensive private sector experience as Vice President of the Canadian Bankers Association, public relations experience in the pipeline industry, President of a national industry association, and various leadership positions in the public affairs arena. | https://cumberlandstrategies.ca/090221-2/ |
Crews mopping up, patrolling lines around Arizona wildfire
Crews mopping up, patrolling lines around Arizona wildfire
1of3Hazy smoke shrouds the nearby mountains from a wildfire in the Tonto National Forest that has grown to more than 12,400 acres with zero containment Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Carefree, Ariz.Photo: Ross D. Franklin, AP
2of3A Maricopa County Sheriff's vehicle blocks a road miles from a wildfire in the Tonto National Forest, as the fire has grown to more than 12,400 acres with zero containment Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Carefree, Ariz.Photo: Ross D. Franklin, AP
3of3A hazy smoke fills the sky as a wildfire in the Tonto National Forest has grown to more than 12,400 acres with zero containment Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Carefree, Ariz.Photo: Ross D. Franklin, AP
PHOENIX (AP) — Firefighters on Tuesday mopped up and patrolled containment lines around the perimeter of a wildfire burning in the Tonto National Forest near the northeastern outskirts of metro Phoenix.
The grass and brush fire made “minimal movement" overnight and the size estimate for the fire remained at 22.2 square miles (57.6 square kilometers) with 15 percent containment, fire managers said in a statement.
Crews worked to hold and improve containment lines to keep winds from pushing flames westward, said Susan Blake, a spokeswoman for the team fighting the fire.
Blake said crews also were working to protect Federal Aviation Administration infrastructure and monitoring recreation residences.
The fire has destroyed four residences and 10 outbuildings and forced deactivation of some power lines since it started Friday.
The fire's cause was under investigation.
The wildfire also forced the shutdown of access to Bartlett Lake, a popular recreation spot. | |
- Describes chromosome that are similar in overall apperance and made up of the same kind of genes, thus forming a pair.
- ion charge
- An ion is an atom or molecule which has lost or gained one or more electrons, making it positively or negatively charged.
- fluorescent bulb
- A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is a gas-discharge lamp that uses electricity to excite mercury vapor in argon or neon gas, resulting in a plasma that produces short-wave ultraviolet light. This light then causes a phosphor to fluoresce, producing visible light.
- characteristic
- A distinguishing trait, quality, or property.
- purebred
- Purebreds, also called purebreeds, are cultivated varieties or cultivars of an animal species, achieved through the process of selective breeding. When the lineage of a purebred animal is recorded, that animal is said to be pedigreed.
- mid-ocean ridge system
- A mid-ocean ridge or mid-oceanic ridge is an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics. This uplifting of the ocean floor occurs when convection currents rise in the mantle beneath the oceanic crust and create magma where two tectonic plates meet at a divergent boundary. The mid-ocean ridges of the world are connected and form a single global mid-oceanic ridge system that is part of every ocean, making the mid-oceanic ridge system the longest mountain range in the world. The continuous mountain range is 65,000 km (40,400 mi) long and the total length of the system is 80,000 km (49,700 mi).
- atomic mass
- The average mass of atoms of an element, calculated using the relative abundance of isotopes in a naturally-occurring element.
- electroscope
- A device that detects the presence of static electric charge on an object.
- volcanic island arc
- A volcanic arc is a chain of volcanic islands or mountains formed by plate tectonics as an oceanic tectonic plate subducts under another tectonic plate and produces magma. There are two types of volcanic arcs: oceanic arcs (commonly called island arcs, a type of archipelago) and continental arcs.
- diatomic
- Diatomic molecules are molecules made only of two atoms, of either the same or different chemical elements. The prefix di- means two in Greek.
- lethal genetic condition
- An feature of an individual organism's genetic makeup (either a spontaneous mutation or an inherited trait) which will kill that organism.
- trait
- A trait is a distinct phenotypic character of an organism that may be inherited, environmentally determined or somewhere in between. For example, eye color is a character, while blue, brown and hazel are traits.
- hemophilia
- Haemophilia or hemophilia is the name of a family of hereditary genetic disorders that impair the body's ability to control blood clotting, or coagulation.
- Punnett Square
- The Punnett square is a diagram designed by Reginald Punnett and used by biologists to determine the probability of an offspring having a particular genotype. It is made by comparing all the possible combinations of alleles from the mother with those from the father.
- monohybrid cross
- A Monohybrid cross is a cross between individuals who are identically heterozygous at one locus; for example, Bb x Bb (see the Punnett square below).
- focus(geological)
- The actual location along a fauly, usually at some depth, where earthquake energy originates.
- three-way switch
- A circuit with 1 switch and 2 loads would also be a 3-way, but over the years, the label of "3-way" has evolved into meaning any circuit with 2 switches in it.
- refuted
- To prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous.
- placenta
- The placenta (Latin for flatcake, referencing its appearance in humans) is an ephemeral organ present in placental vertebrates, such as eutherial mammals (protherial (egg-laying) and metatherial (marsupial) mammals do not produce a placenta) and sharks during gestation (pregnancy).The placenta develops from the same sperm and egg cells that form the fetus, and functions as a fetomaternal organ with two components, the fetal part (Chorion frondosum), and the maternal part (Decidua basailis).
- Venn diagram
- are illustrations used in the branch of mathematics known as set theory. They show all of the possible mathematical or logical relationships between sets (groups of things).
- right-hand rule
- Also known as the Generator Rule this is a way of determining the direction of the induced emf of a conductor moving in a magnetic field.
- cytokinesis
- The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides into two roughly equal halves.
- ash fall
- The very fine particles may be carried for many miles, settling out as a dust-like layer across the landscape. The very fine particles may be carried for many miles, settling out as a dust-like layer across the landscape
- asthenosphere
- The asthenosphere is the ductile part of the earth just below the lithosphere, including the lower mantle. The asthenosphere is about 180 km thick.
- allele
- An allele is an alternative form of a gene (one member of a pair) that is located at a specific position on a specific chromosome.
- conglomerate
- A conglomerate is a rock consisting of individual stones that have become cemented together. Conglomerates are sedimentary rocks consisting of rounded fragments and are thus differentiated from breccias, which consist of angular clasts.
- cell cycle
- The life cycle of a cell. The cell cycle, or cell-division cycle, is the series of events that take place in a eukaryotic cell leading to its replication.
- diploid(2n)
- Having pairs of homologous chromosomes.
- equator of a cell
- Where the spindle mechanism finishes growing toward the equator and interacts with the centromeres to line up and, later, move the chromosomes.
- polyatomic ion(radical)
- A polyatomic ion is a charged species (ion) comprised of two or more atoms covalently bonded or of a metal complex that can be considered as acting as a single unit in the context of acid and base chemistry or in the formation of salts.
- seismic time distance graph
- A graph of seismic earthquake movement over time and distance.
- radiometric dating
- Radiometric dating (often called radioactive dating) is a technique used to date materials, usually based on a comparison between the observed abundance of a naturally occurring radioactive isotope and its decay products, using known decay rates. It is the principal source of information about the absolute age of rocks and other geological features, including the age of the Earth itself, and can be used to date a wide range of natural and man-made materials. Among the best-known techniques are radiocarbon dating, potassium-argon dating and uranium-lead dating. By allowing the establishment of geological timescales, it provides a significant source of information about the ages of fossils and the deduced rates of evolutionary change. Radiometric dating is also used to date archaeological materials, including ancient artifacts.
- phenotypic ratio
- The ratio of the generation that demonstrate a particular phenotypic trait.
- phenotypic percentage
- The percentage of the generation that demonstrate a particular phenotypic trait.
- cilia
- A cilium (plural cilia) is an organelle found in eukaryotic cells. Cilia are tail-like projections extending approximately 5-10 micrometers outwards from the cell body.
- inferred
- Inference is the act or process of deriving a conclusion based solely on what one already knows.
- subduction
- subduction zone is an area on Earth where two tectonic plates meet and move towards one another, with one sliding underneath the other and moving down into the mantle, at rates typically measured in centimeters per year.
- Magnetometer
- A magnetometer is a scientific instrument used to measure the strength and/or direction of the magnetic field in the vicinity of the instrument.
- intermediate phenotype
- A phenotype describes any observed quality of an organism, such as its morphology, development, or behaviour, as opposed to its genotype - the inherited instructions it carries, which may or may not be expressed.
- toxins
- A toxin (Greek: τοξικόν, toxikon, lit. (poison) for use on arrows) is a poisonous substance produced by living cells or organisms that is active at very low concentrations. Toxins can be small molecules, peptides, or proteins and are capable of causing disease on contact or absorption with body tissues by interacting with biological macromolecules such as enzymes or cellular receptors. Toxins vary greatly in their severity, ranging from usually minor and acute (as in a bee sting) to almost immediately deadly (as in botulinum toxin).
- seismometer
- Seismometers are instruments that measure and record motions of the ground, including those of seismic waves generated by earthquakes, nuclear explosions, and other seismic sources. Records of seismic waves allow seismologists to map the interior of the Earth, and locate and measure the size of these different sources.
- distilled water
- Distilled water is water that has virtually all of its impurities removed through distillation. Distillation involves boiling the water and then condensing the steam into a clean container, leaving most if not all solid contaminants behind.
- self-sustaining
- Able to sustain oneself or itself independently.
- compass
- A compass, (or mariner's compass) is a navigational instrument for finding directions on the Earth. It consists of a magnetized pointer free to align itself accurately with Earth's magnetic field, which is of great assistance in navigation.
- battery
- Two or more chemical cells connected together with a negative and positive terminal. (see cell)
- dike
- A dike or dyke in geology is a type of sheet intrusion referring to any geologic body that cuts discordantly across a rock.
- tsunami
- A tsunami (pronounced /tsuːˈnɑːmi/) is a series of waves created when a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced. Earthquakes, mass movements above or below water, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions, landslides, underwater earthquakes, large meteoroid or asteroid impacts and testing with nuclear weapons at sea all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastating.
- hybrid
- The offspring resulting from cross-breeding of different plants or animals.
- incandescent bulb(filament bulb)
- The incandescent light bulb (also spelled lightbulb) or incandescent lamp is a source of artificial light that works by incandescence. An electrical current passes through a thin filament, heating it until it produces light. The enclosing glass bulb prevents the oxygen in air from reaching the hot filament, which otherwise would be destroyed rapidly by oxidation. The operating principle of an incandescent lamp is similar to that of blackbody radiation.
- ferromagnetic metals(Fe, Ni, Co)
- Magnetically charged metals.
- residential electricity meter
- The meter that records the power your house uses.
- zygote
- A zygote is a cell that is the result of fertilization. That is, two haploid cells—usually an ovum from a female and a sperm cell from a male—merge into a single diploid cell called the zygote (or zygocyte).
- mass number
- An integer equal to the sum of the number of protons and neutrons of an atomic nucleus.
- semi-permeable
- A semipermeable membrane, also termed a selectively-permeable membrane, a partially-permeable membrane or a differentially-permeable membrane, is a membrane that will allow certain molecules or ions to pass through it by diffusion and occasionally specialized "facilitated diffusion."
- seismograph
- Seismograph is another term used for seismometer, though it is more applicable to the older instruments in which the measuring and recording of ground motion were combined than to modern systems, in which these functions are separated. Both types provide a continuous record of ground motion; this distinguishes them from seismoscopes, which merely indicate that motion has occurred, perhaps with some simple measure of how large it was.
- poles of a cell
- The ends of a cell that chromosomes drift to during anaphase.
- sill
- In geology, a sill is a tabular pluton that has intruded between older layers of sedimentary rock, beds of volcanic lava or tuff, or even along the direction of foliation in metamorphic rock. The term sill is synonymous with concordant intrusive sheet. This means that the sill does not cut across preexisting rocks, in contrast to dikes, which do cut across older rocks.
- masked
- Something, often a trait, that disguises or conceals.
- diversity
- The number and variety of species present in an area and their spatial distribution.
- haploid(n)
- A set of chromosomes containing only one member of each chromosome pair. The sperm and egg are haploid and, in humans, have 23 chromosomes.
- F1 generation
- The first filial generation, produced by crossing two parental lines.
- erosion surface
- A rock surface that is or has been exposed to weathering through the action of water, ice, or wind.
- probability
- Probability is the likelihood or chance that something is the case or will happen. Probability theory is used extensively in areas such as statistics, mathematics, science and philosophy to draw conclusions about the likelihood of potential events and the underlying mechanics of complex systems.
- dry cell
- A dry cell is a galvanic electrochemical cell with a pasty low-moisture electrolyte. A wet cell, on the other hand, is a cell with a liquid electrolyte, such as the lead-acid batteries in most cars.
- seismogram
- A 'seismogram' is a graph output by a seismograph. It is a record of the ground motion at a measuring station. The energy measured in a seismogram may result from an earthquake or from some other source, such as an explosion.
- emit
- To throw or give off or out (as light or heat) .
- chromatids
- Each of the two identical strands of a duplicated chromosome, which are joined together at the centromere.
- epicentre
- A location on the surface of the Earth directly above the point(focus) where an earthquake occurs.
- replication
- Self-replication, an organism making a copy of itself or replicating oneself. DNA replication or DNA Synthesis, the process of copying a double-stranded DNA molecule. Semiconservative replication, mechanism of DNA replication. One of the main principles of the scientific method, a.k.a. reproducibility.
- F2 generation
- The second filial generation, produced by selfing or intercrossing the F1.
- lithosphere
- A rigid layer of the Earth consisting of part of the upper mantle and the crust.
- spindle fibre
- microtubules of the spindle that interdigitate at the equatorial plane with microtubules of the opposite polarity derived from the opposite pole microtubule organising centre. Usually distinguished from kinetochore fibres that are microtubules that link the poles with the kinetochore, although these could be included in a broader use of the term. Fibres that form during See [[nuclear division, which attach themselves to chromosomes and attract them towards the spindle poles.
- viral specificity
- The specificity is a statistical measure of how well a binary classification test correctly identifies the negative cases, or those cases that do not meet the condition under study. For example, given a medical test that determines if a person has a certain disease, the specificity of the test to the disease is the probability that the test indicates `negative' if the person does not have the disease.
- trench
- A trench is a type of excavation or depression in the ground. Trenches are generally defined by being deeper than they are wide (as opposed to a wider gully or ditch), and by being narrow compared to their length (as opposed to a simple hole).
- shell(Bohr Model)
- An electron shell, also known as a main energy level, is a group of atomic orbitals with the same value of the principal quantum number n. Electron shells are made up of one or more electron subshells, or sublevels, which have two or more orbitals with the same angular momentum quantum number l. Electron shells make up the electron configuration of an atom. It can be shown that the number of electrons that can reside in a shell is equal to 2n2.
- volcanic vent
- A volcanic vent is an opening in a volcanic structure through which lava or gases are emitted.
- index fossil
- A fossil known to have lived at a particular time in the Earth's history. It indicates the age of the rock in which it is found. (also known as guide fossil)
- centromere
- A region of the chromosome where paired chromatids are joined. | https://cueflash.com/decks/tag/government/tag/statistics/e45811707/Science_10_bc_government_exam_prep |
The present invention relates generally maintaining articles of clothing, such as dress shirts and other fine fabrics, in a folded condition and more particularly to a new method of maintaining an article of clothing in a folded condition in a safe manner for consumers 29.
Certain articles of clothing, most notably men's dress shirts 25, are often packaged and sold in a folded condition so as to minimize any wrinkling of the article and so as to present the article in an otherwise flattering manner. Typically, the article is maintained in a folded condition by means of one or more straight metal pins 1, each of said straight metal pins 1 typically comprising an elongated shaft terminating at one end in a sharp tip designed to penetrate the article and at the other end in a rounded head designed not to penetrate the article. Typically in use, the article is folded, and a plurality of said pins 1 are used to maintain the article in its folded condition by securing the article to itself at a plurality of different locations. Often, in the case of men's dress shirts, one or more of said pins 1 are additionally used to secure the shirt 25 to a piece of cardboard or to a similar backing material. The act of using straight metal pins to maintain an article of clothing in a folded condition is typically referred to in the art as “shirt-pinning.”
Although straight metal pins 1 have achieved widespread use in maintaining articles of clothing in a folded condition, certain shortcomings are associated therewith. One such shortcoming is that no suitable tool exists for dispensing such pins 1. Another shortcoming associated with the use of straight metal pins is that the pins, as noted above, have sharp ends, which can cause injury to the person 29 (i.e., consumer) who must remove the pin from the article. Moreover, once the pins are removed from the article, they must be disposed of properly to avoid injury to others. Currently most consumers 29 dispose of said pins 1 in traditional garbage cans, once the plastic garbage bag is taken out, said pins can pose dangers to people, pets and children. Said pins 1 can easily puncture a garbage bag when it is transported.
The current invention solves these problems by providing the consumer 29 a container 2 which maybe disposable which can safely store or dispose of all pins 1 removed from clothing.
It is an object of the present invention to provide consumers 29 a safe way to dispose pins originating from any type or forms of clothing or garments.
Another object of the current invention is to provide a rigid or semi rigid container so that enclosed pins 1 no longer pose a danger to anyone or anything.
Yet another object of the current invention is a system of preventing inserted pins 1 into the container 2 from falling out either by a flap 4, at least one magnet 31, a spring or elastic force closing said opening 6, 36, 52, 57.
The accompanying drawings, which are hereby incorporated into and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings wherein like reference numerals represent like parts:
FIG. 1 is a front view of a opened container exposing the entrance point of said pins;
FIG. 2 is a top view of opened container exposing the entrance point of said pins;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the closed container;
FIG. 4-6 is the back view of the container with different methods of securing the container to a shirt button;
FIG. 7 is the front view of a shirt with the container attached;
FIG. 8a-8c is a side view of cylindrical container;
FIG. 9a-9c is a side view of a disposable sample perfume bottle with a cavity to store pins;
FIG. 10-13 is a side view of a container in the form of a clothing tag or a merchant tag.
FIG. 14 is a front view of a consumer wearing a dress shirt with the container removed from the button.
The current invention maybe constructed from a polymer, metals, glass, or ceramics.
A preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. 1-3. The current embodiment has a hinge 7 to open a lid 9 on the receptacle 11. Said lid 9 ensures that pins 1 are securely enclosed in the receptacle and the container 2 as a whole once a consumer disposes of the container 2. Any type of hinge known to persons skilled in the art may be utilized. Additionally, a loop 5 may be formed on the container 2 such that a string or wire may be used to secure the container to the article of clothing. In said preferred embodiment a lid 9 hinged on the main pin receptacle 11. Additionally a flap 6 may be attached to the opening 6 of the receptacle 11 to ensure pins 1 do not fall out once inserted. Said flap 6 maybe forced into a closed state to ensure nothing falls out. Alternatively, magnets may also be located on the container's side wall to ensure pins do not fall out.
Additionally, handles may be on the lid 3 and/or the receptacle 11 to aid the consumer in opening or closing said container 2.
An alternate embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. 4-6. FIG. 4 shows a cavity 19 such that a shirt button 27 can be inserted. Once the button 27 is inserted and the container 2 is shifted down on the track 17 to secure the container 2 to the shirt 25. FIG. 5 shows a clip 13 with a track 15 for the button to be secured onto the shirt 25. FIG. 6 shows a hollow 23 on the bottom of the container 2 for a button 27 to be inserted into the container. Any method known to persons skilled in the art maybe utilized to secure the container 2 to a article of clothing.
FIG. 7 shows the container 2 attached to a button 27 of a folded shirt 25. Said button is inserted into the track 21 of the container 2.
FIG. 8a-8c shows an alternative embodiment of a cylindrical shaped container 2. On the opposing end of the pin opening 33 on said container, a magnet 31 may be located to ensure pins do not fall out.
FIG. 9a-c shows an alternative embodiment of the container 2. FIG. 9 shows a sample perfume bottle with a conventional push spray head 39 with a nozzle 41. The perfume is stored in the perfume cavity 42 which is taken up into tube 43. The bottle has pin cavity 45 to store pins 1. Pins 1 maybe inserted into opening 37. Additionally, pins 1 maybe secured with magnetism.
FIG. 10-13 shows a flat container 2. Said configuration of the container 2 allows marketing material to be printed onto the container 2. Brands and/or trademarks maybe placed on this tag like container. Alternatively, said container maybe utilized to display details and pricing on the article of clothing. Said tag container 2 maybe secured onto the article of clothing with a string 47. Alternatively in FIG. 10, said pin opening 52 may be secured with a siding lid 51. Said lid 51 may have a force returning the lid 51 to a closed state such as but not limited to a spring. FIG. 11 shows a push button system to close the pin opening 57. Said force exerted onto the button causes the internal cavity 56 to line up with the pin opening 57 to allow pins 1 to be inserted.
While the above invention has been described with reference to certain preferred embodiments, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. One skilled in the art may find variations of these preferred embodiments which, nevertheless, fall within the spirit of the present invention, whose scope is defined by the claims set forth below. | https://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2010/0108545.html |
Join a webinar on December 8, 2014 at 7:30 PM Eastern to:
· learn more about climate science,
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NOAA’s Climate Steward Education Project (CSEP) provides formal and informal educators with sustained professional development, collaborative tools, and support to build a climate-literate public that is actively engaged in climate stewardship. CSEP also provides support for educators to execute climate stewardship (mitigation or adaptation) projects to increase understanding of climate science, and practical actions to reduce the impact of climate change. The project is part of NOAA’s portfolio of activities to strengthen ocean, climate, and atmospheric science education. There are two levels of involvement.
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Find out more about NOAA’s Climate Stewards Education Project and what it has to offer you at this informational webinar. More info at http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/climate-stewards/. | http://stormsmart.org/members/aclark/activity/16699/ |
department comprises the diagnosis and the treatment of periodontal diseases.
Clinical services at our department are carried out in undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Safety of both patients and dentists is our priority at clinical services.
The Department of Periodontics provides instruction and clinical experience dealing with the etiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases of the periodontium in adults.
The Departmental goal is to provide the predoctoral and postdoctoral student with a strong educational foundation in periodontology for their future careers in Dentistry and to contribute new knowledge through basic and clinical research in Periodontics.
Mission
The mission of the Department of Periondotology is to educate dentists, periodontists and academicians to adopt global and ethic values, gain contemporary knowledge and techniques, and supervise the dental health of our citizens, act as mindful field specialists for public health and quality of life, be innovative and become aware of the importance of personal service and have a sense of obligation. Our mission is to produce information for mankind and offer dental health care services with our creative and dedicated health team.
To Train the students in various methods for preserving the natural dentition by preventing and controlling dental diseases at individual, family and community levels and to equip the students with knowledge and skills on diagnosis and management of simple periodontal diseases/conditions.
Visions:
Vision To produce an oral health care provider with a holistic public health approach to health care and management of patients with periodontal diseases and conditions.
Objectives
- To develop an interest in maintaining the health and integrity of the periodontal tissues.
- To motivate students to develop the desire and skills to prevent periodontal diseases .
- To develop an awareness of the various influences of all other clinical disciplines on the health of periodontal tissues .
- To develop competence in diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases within the context of a general dental practice .
- provide educational programs to train predoctoral dental students, graduate students and dental professionals in present-day knowledge and clinical practice skills pertaining to diagnosis, treatment and prevention of human periodontal diseases, as well as training in placement and maintenance of endosseous dental implants
- advance understanding of the interrelationships between fundamental concepts in Periodontology and other oral health disciplines
- provide periodontal health care services and education to the community and dental profession
- encourage and undertake clinical and laboratory research on the epidemiology, etiology and treatment of human periodontal and peri-implant diseases
- foster collaborative, interdisciplinary educational and investigative activities with intramural and extramural programs/institutions.
Oral surgery
Oral Surgery is a specialty of medicine and dentistry that focuses on the diagnosis, surgical treatment, and management of diseases and disorders of the face and jaws. Oral surgery department are trained to treat trauma, congenital and acquired defects and disorders, facial infections, cancers of the head and neck region, as well as to perform extractions, placement of dental implants, and dental anesthesia and sedation.
The primary objective of the undergraduate curriculum is to provide didactic and clinical training in routine dentoalveolar surgery, management of medically compromised patients, local anesthesia and sedation, and pain control.
The guiding principles of our programs include compassion, respect and regard for the inherent dignity of patients, high moral and ethical standards, commitment to evidence-based clinical practice, and technical excellence in the full scope of the profession.
Vision
- To be internationally recognized as a leader in education, research, patient care and service.
- To be an internationally recognized Centre that is committed to academic and professional excellence in the sciences of craniofacial imaging; oral diagnostics; oral pathology and oral/ maxillofacial surgery.
- To be known for innovative dental education, commitment to cultural diversity, discovery, transfer of scientific knowledge, the superior skills of our graduates and the highest degree of patient care and service.
- To provide quality education and training through creation, preservation,integration, dissemination and utilization of knowledge in craniofacial imaging,oral/ maxillofacial surgery and oral pathology/oral medicine.
Objectives
To provide high quality postgraduate education leading to board certification in maxillofacial surgery, and to accomplish this in an environment that provides the intellectual and emotional support necessary to become a skilled and effective surgeon. By the completion of the program the resident should:
- Be capable of evaluating and managing patients with a broad range of surgical problems from the preoperative through postoperative phases of illness.
- Have a basic understanding of the pathophysiology and natural history of surgical disease states and familiarity with basic operating room procedure.
- Be adept at managing surgical patients and teaching the principles of patient management to junior residents and students.
- Have a comprehensive knowledge of surgical disease and an appropriate application of this knowledge to the clinical situation.
- Achieve a working knowledge of other surgical subspecialties and an ability to supervise and direct management of critically ill or injured patients.
- Be familiar with current surgical literature.
- Demonstrate technical skill, clinical judgment and a firm grasp of surgical knowledge deemed appropriate for the independent practice of maxillofacial surgery.
- Have the level of knowledge and technical skills necessary to successfully pass the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery examination. | http://web.uod.ac/ac/c/cod/branches/periodontic-oral-surgery/ |
What happens when you send your latest color presentation by fax to a colleague? He gets a black-and-white copy, and all your beautiful graphics have suddenly lost a large part of their information value. But now, researchers at Xerox Corporation have found a way to recover the original colors from a print made on a black-and-white printer, fax or copier. Instead of converting colors to different shades of gray, the Xerox researchers have developed a method to change each color into a different texture or pattern in an image. Theoretically, these algorithms could be integrated within the software of a black-and-white printer, but it will certainly take a while before such a method is adopted by Xerox's competitors.
Here is the introduction of the document from Xerox.
When a colored document is faxed on a black-and-white machine, is the color gone for good?
Not necessarily, according to Karen M. Braun, a Xerox Corporation imaging scientist and co-developer of the first way to encode documents so that the colors of the original image can be recovered from a print made on a black-and-white printer, fax or copier.
Karen Braun worked with Ricardo L. deQueiroz, from the Universidade de Brasilia in Brazil, to develop a new method to convert colors before a transmission by fax.
When a color image is copied, printed or faxed on a black-and-white device, the colors are converted to shades of gray. Two different colors with the same luminance - or perceived brightness - may "map" to the same shade of gray, making it impossible to interpret the information the colors carry. When that happens on graphics like pie charts or bar charts, two colors will look the same and the chart loses its information value.
While trying to figure out how to retain the information conveyed in color graphs and pictures, the researchers looked for new ways to represent color images in black-and-white. Their method turns each color into a microscopically different texture or pattern in the gray parts of an image. It makes it easy to identify colors with similar luminance value, making the pictures more pleasing and the graphs more useful.
So how this technology will be used for?
In practice, the part of the algorithms that code the colors could be integrated within the software of a black-and-white printer so colors could be transformed to textured grays. The decoding part of the algorithms could be part of a multifunction system's scanner, recovering the original colors so the document could be switched back to vivid color for display or print.
The research work has been recently described at the IS&T/SID's Color Imaging Conference (CIC), which was held on November 7-11 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The researchers discussed a paper named "Color to Gray and Back: Color Embedding Into Textured Gray Images."
Here is a link to the abstract of this paper which provides more details about the method.
We have developed a reversible method to convert color graphics and pictures to grayscale images. The method is based on mapping colors to low-visibility high-frequency textures that are applied onto the gray image. More specifically, the image is textured by carrying a sub-band (wavelet) transform and replacing band-pass sub-bands by the chrominance signals. The low-pass sub-band is the same as that of the luminance signal.
Alone, this algorithm can be used to convert color images to grayscale in a way that adds texture to increase discernability between regions of similar luminance but different color. However, the technique is also easily reversible.
After receiving a monochrome textured image, the decoder can identify the textures and recover the color information. The decoder performs a wavelet transform on the received gray image and recovers the chrominance channels from the appropriate wavelet bands. This allows color images to be archived in grayscale (useful for proceedings and other documents not printed in color) and converted back to color digitally.
For more information about this technology, Xerox has filed the patent #20050069197 which was published on March 31, 2005. Here is a direct link to this patent application. If the link is broken, go to the United States Patent and Trademark Office web site, click on the "Qick Search" link on the right part on the screen, and enter "20050069197" as your query on the next screen (without the quotes).
Will this technology be integrated into commercial products anytime soon? Xerox doesn't say anything about this. But I suspect that other manufacturers would also have to use this technology before it could be widely deployed. So I doubt that you could turn your black-and-white fax into a pretty colored hardcopy before a while.Sources: Xerox Corporation, November 16, 2005; and various web sites
You'll find related stories by following the links below. | https://www.zdnet.com/article/from-color-to-gray-and-back/ |
Update: Holden has released an official statement, confirming "with a heavy heart" that it will be retiring from Australia and New Zealand. As previously reported, the decision is due to the "investment required for Holden to be competitive for the long term in Australia's and New Zealand's new car markets" and "the issue of scale." Check out the press release section below for the full announcement.
Well, that was fast. Just three years after the end of the local production of Holden in Australia and two months after the announcement for the cancelation of the Commodore and Astra, it emerged that the brand could be axed entirely by the end of this year. The information comes from a CarAdvice report, which quotes “a high-ranking company insider” and says an official press release from the company should be released very soon. At the time of writing this, there’s no official announcement coming from Holden.
The move is due to General Motors’ plans to leave all right-hand-drive markets in an attempt to optimize its business globally. The online publication reports that the "agonizing decision" comes directly from Detroit and has nothing to do with the local division of the company. GM has already left other RHD markets, including the United Kingdom, India, Japan, and South Africa.
Gallery: Holden ends Australian production
"Our intention was to turn around the brand... there is zero blame to the local team," the high-ranking GM manager told CarAdvice. "This decision is all about investment priorities."
In addition, General Motors will also close its Melbourne design center, as well as its Lang Lang test track. In total, approximately 600 jobs will be lost, while the remaining workforce of about 200 employees will run Holden’s service and maintenance program for up to 10 years.
Interestingly, the yet unconfirmed demise of Holden doesn’t mean that General Motors will leave the Australian market entirely. According to the report, the American automaker could launch a new division called General Motors Specialty Vehicles (GMSV) that would sell selected U.S. models in the Land Down Under. The cars will arrive on the continent in LHD configuration from the factory and will be converted by a company formerly known as Holden Special Vehicles.
Some of the models that could be offered include the currently available Chevrolet Camaro SS, Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, and the upcoming Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Other GM models, including the new Cadillac Escalade, could potentially be launched, too.
Source: CarAdvice
Announcement
With a heavy heart, Holden announced today that General Motors will be retiring the Holden brand in Australia and New Zealand. This announcement will be felt deeply by the entire Holden family, our customers and our fans.
We will immediately begin working with our dealer partners across Australia and New Zealand to implement an orderly transition, including support for our existing customers.
Holden will continue to support customers in the following ways:
- Honour all existing warranties and guarantees
- Honour all free scheduled servicing offers
- Ongoing call centre support
- Provide servicing and spare parts for at least 10 years, through national aftersales networks in Australia and New Zealand
- Recalls or safety-related issues if they arise
GM has taken this difficult decision after an exhaustive analysis of the investment required for Holden to be competitive for the long term in Australia's and New Zealand's new car markets. Regrettably, this assessment determined such an investment could not meet GM's investment thresholds, including delivering an appropriate return.
Factors weighing against further investment in Holden included: the highly fragmented right-hand-drive domestic markets; the economics to support growing the brand; and delivering an appropriate return on investment.
More broadly is the issue of scale. The global consolidation of the automotive industry has made it increasingly challenging to support a brand and a business that operates in only two markets, which represent less than one percent of the global industry.
This decision has not been taken lightly, especially considering the iconic status of the Holden brand and the contribution it has made not only to GM, but to the development of the economies of Australia and New Zealand.
It impacts all aspects of the Holden business, including the wind-down of the National Sales Company, GM Holden Engineering, GM Design Australia, Holden Financial Services and Maven Australia.
We are commencing work with our dealer partners on timing to cease sales of new vehicles, as well as transitioning dealerships to authorised service outlets.
Customer Questions
Where can I get my Holden serviced?
Holden will establish a national aftersales network to support existing customers for at least the next 10 years. All current Holden dealers will be offered the opportunity to transition to Holden authorised service outlets.
Will you honour my warranty?
Yes. Holden will continue to honour all existing warranties.
For how long will Holden provide spare parts?
Holden will provide existing Holden customers aftersales support for at least 10 years, including warranty, service, spare parts and any required recall or field actions.
How far will I need to travel to get my car serviced in future?
Holden will establish a national aftersales network. All current Holden dealers will be offered the opportunity to transition to Holden authorised service outlets.
What happens if there is a vehicle recall?
As required, Holden and its aftersales network will also continue to handle any recalls or safety-related issues if they arise, working with the appropriate governmental agencies.
Can I still buy a new Holden?
Yes, Holden Dealerships still have a range of new, demonstrator and used vehicles available for sale. If you are interested, you should contact your local Dealer while stock lasts.
General Questions
When will Holden close?
We are committed to looking after existing Holden customers – and our plan is to provide aftersales support for at least 10 years. We will work closely with our dealers and customers around the appropriate timing to cease sales in Australia and New Zealand.
What parts of the Holden operation are impacted by this decision?
The National Sales Company; Design, Engineering, Maven, Holden Financial Services. We will retain a team to support our aftersales operation.
Wouldn't it have been better to close Holden when local manufacturing ended?
We believed at the time that Holden could continue as a full-line importer.
What happens to Lang Lang Proving Ground?
We will explore options around the Lang Lang Proving Ground.
What happens to HSV?
We plan to focus our growth strategies in these markets on the specialty vehicles business and plan to immediately begin work with our partner on that focus.
What happens to Holden's collection of historic vehicles, vehicles of national significance?
We will preserve key heritage vehicles and are working through plans with GM and local partners and institutions.
Is Corvette still coming to Australia and New Zealand?
We will work through this and share information in the coming months.
What is the future of Holden in Supercar racing?
We will begin discussions with the organisers of Supercars and Red Bull Holden Racing Team. We will update you on these discussions at the appropriate time.
Will Holden continue to sponsor Red Bull Holden Racing Team Racing?
We are aware of our commitment and we will work through with Red Bull Holden Racing Team the implications of this decision. | https://www.motor1.com/news/399009/holden-to-be-axed-australia/ |
How many athletes would take time to write ~1,000+ word daily recaps while locked in a podium battle during their sport’s biggest yearly competition? A competition notorious for draining every competitor’s physical, mental, and emotional energy?
We can only name one, and that’s CrossFit Games athlete Brent Fikowski.
It’s become something of a yearly ritual for the Games veteran and 2017 runner-up to post lengthy competition recaps almost every day during the competition itself. While most athletes are spending every precious moment of their evenings resting, eating, and recovering, somehow Fikowski finds time to go into extreme detail about his experiences, giving fans unprecedented insight into the mind of a Games competitor.
While in previous years he’s posted those thoughts on Instagram, this year he’s chronicling the events over at his blog.
And you just have to love the understated intro to his Day 2 and 3 recap from this year:
“Sorry for the delay – its been a busy couple of days but I’ll do my best to briefly recap the action.”
You’re under no obligation to us, Brent, but we sure do appreciate the recaps and insights!
So far, Fikowski has posted three daily recaps for the 2018 Games, and each is an interesting mix of event recaps (seriously, how does this guy remember so many details when he’s pushing himself to the limit on these workouts?), competitor conversations, and insights into how the Games operate backstage. The posts not only give insight into Fikowski’s mindset and approach, but also those fellow athletes like Mat Fraser and Patrick Vellner.
Fikowski’s blog is certainly worth a read, and while it’s easer than ever to follow along with year’s action, his recaps remain unique in their detail and transparency for an athlete in the midst of their most stressful competition of the year.
Thrilling stuff, indeed. | https://barbend.com/brent-fikowski-daily-recaps-crossfit-games/ |
455.10 Housekeeping service. This functional reporting center must contain all the expenses associated with care and cleaning of the interior physical plant, including care of floors (washing, waxing and stripping), walls, ceilings, partitions, windows (inside and outside), furniture stripping, disinfecting beds, fixtures (excluding equipment), and furnishings, and emptying of room trash containers. Routine housekeeping services performed by dietary personnel in dietary (kitchen) should be reported in the Patient Food Service functional center. This includes the costs of purchasing similar services from outside organizations. Additional activities include but are not limited to the following: providing pest and rodent control; gathering bacteriological surface samplings and carrying out pertinent infection control procedures; providing technical assistance in selection of furniture and furnishings; moving and relocating furniture; and arranging for refinishing, repairing and upholstering or replacement of furniture.
(a) Standard unit of measure: square feet serviced. The number of square feet in the residential health care facility should be determined either by a physical measurement of the facility or by a measurement from blueprints. Floor area measurements should be taken from the center of walls to the center of adjoining corridors if a hallway services more than one department. Exclude stairwells, elevators and other shafts. General and unused areas are also to be excluded. When changes in assigned areas have been made during the year as a result of new construction, departmental relocation, expansion, or curtailment of service, statistical data should be maintained to allow for the development of weighted areas for the fractional part of the year.
(b) Data source. Square feet shall be determined from the blueprints of the residential health care facility, or actual measurement if blueprints are not available. Square feet serviced should then be determined by reference to housekeeping assignments as maintained by the director of housekeeping. | https://regs.health.ny.gov/content/section-45510-housekeeping-service |
Mexico chikungunya cases top 400, dozens reported in Acapulco
At least 79 confirmed chikungunya cases have been reported in the Mexican Pacific coast state of Guerrero, according to a El Universal report. More than 70 percent of the cases in the state have been reported in the beach resort city of Acapulco.
Other areas in Guerrero reporting chikungunya cases include 15 in the region of Costa Chica, six cases in Zihuatanejo and two more in Petatlán. There has been no fatalities reported.
Health authorities have launched mosquito awareness and extermination campaigns in the coastal regions of the state.
Beginning in October 2014, the first locally transmitted cases of chikungunya were reported in Mexico. Local transmission means that mosquitoes in Mexico have been infected with chikungunya and are spreading it to people.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has reported 405 confirmed autochthonous and 21 imported chikungunya cases as of Mar. 20.
The CDC issued their latest travel notice for Mexico due to chikungunya in February.
To date, more than 1.3 million locally acquired chikungunya cases have been reported in the Americas since the first cases were reported on St Martin in Dec. 2013.
Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. It can cause high fever, join and muscle pain, and headache. Chikungunya does not often result in death, but the joint pain may last for months or years and may become a cause of chronic pain and disability.
There is no specific treatment for chikungunya infection, nor any vaccine to prevent it. Pending the development of a new vaccine, the only effective means of prevention is to protect individuals against mosquito bites.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
Contemporary aircraft may include a flight management system (FMS). The FMS automates a wide variety of in-flight tasks and one of its primary functions is in-flight management of the flight plan. The flight plan may be modeled as a trajectory that can be comprised of a plurality of waypoints. The FMS may be capable of receiving input from a pilot regarding the flight plan but the pilot receives no information related to the suitability of the flight plan.
In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method of displaying a flight plan on a display of a flight deck of an aircraft, including displaying at least a portion of the flight plan on the display, determining an unsuitability of the at least a portion of the flight plan based on at least one suitability criteria, and displaying on the display indicia related to the determined unsuitability.
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A controller may be operably coupled to components of the aircraft including the flight displays , touch screen surface , cursor control devices , and keyboards . The controller may also be connected with other controllers (not shown) of the aircraft . The controller may include memory, the memory may include random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, or one or more different types of portable electronic memory, such as discs, DVDs, CD-ROMs, etc., or any suitable combination of these types of memory. The controller may include processing units, which may be running any suitable programs to implement a graphical user interface (GUI) and operating system. These programs typically include a device driver that allows the user to perform functions on the touch screen surface such as selecting options, inputting commands and other data, selecting and opening files, and moving icons through the touch screen surface . The controller may be a portion of an FMS or may be operably coupled to the FMS.
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The controller may include a processor and memory . A computer searchable database of information may be stored in the memory and accessible by processor . The processor may run a set of executable instructions to display the database or access the database. Alternatively, the controller may be operably coupled to a database of information. For example, such a database may be stored on an alternative computer or controller. It will be understood that the database may be any suitable database, including a single database having multiple sets of data, multiple discrete databases linked together, or even a simple table of data.
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Alternatively, it is contemplated that the database may be separate from the controller but may be in communication with the controller such that it may be accessed by either the controller . For example, it is contemplated that the database may be contained on a portable memory device and in such a case, the flight deck may include a port for receiving the portable memory device and such a port would be in electronic communication with controller such that controller may be able to read the contents of the portable memory device. It is also contemplated that the database may be updated through a communication link and that in this manner real time information such as information regarding air traffic imagery may be included in the database and may be included in image displayed by the controller .
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Further, it is contemplated that such a database may be located off the aircraft at a location such as airline or flight operations department control (not shown) or another location and that the controller may be operably coupled to a wireless network (not shown) over which the database information may be provided to the controller . For example, the weather data may be obtained from a weather database which may contain real-time weather data or forecasted weather data. Such weather databases may contain information regarding certain weather-related phenomena (e.g., wind speed, wind direction, temperature, among others) and data pertaining to visibility (e.g., foggy, cloudy, etc.), precipitation (rain, hail, snow, freezing rain, etc.) and other meteorological information. Because air temperature, wind direction, and wind speed must be accounted for in trajectory calculations to ensure that the aircraft can accurately conform to the desired trajectory, the weather database may include 3-D real-time temperature and wind models of the local airspace as well as 4-D forecasted data. The weather database may store such real-time or forecasted weather data based at a specific latitude, longitude, and altitude.
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During operation, the aircraft may display at least a portion of the flight plan on the flight display , compare at least a portion of the flight plan to at least one suitability criteria, determine an unsuitability of the at least a portion of the flight plan based on the comparison, and display on the display indicia related to the determined unsuitability. By way of non-limiting example, the controller may utilize inputs from the pilot, the database, and/or information from airline control or flight operations department to present a graphical depiction of the surrounding of the aircraft or a future surrounding of the aircraft . For example, as illustrated in , a map may be displayed on the flight display . The map may illustrate a visual representation of the terrain underlying the flight plan of the aircraft . It will be understood that the map may be graphically illustrated in a variety of ways and that various objects, such as the runway, may be illustrated on the flight display to better aid the pilot in making decisions. Further, the map may take any variety of forms including a 2D map, a 3D map, a topographical map, etc.
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At least a portion of a flight plan including one or more waypoints may be displayed on the map . The information forming the flight plan , including the information for the waypoints may be provided to the controller by the pilot, the database, and/or information from airline control or flight operations department. Regardless of the manner of input or where the information originated, when the information related to the flight plan is received by the controller the controller may then display such a flight plan on the flight display .
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The controller may determine an unsuitability of at least a portion of the flight plan based on at least one suitability criteria. In implementation, the one or more suitability criteria may be converted to an algorithm, which may be converted to a computer program comprising a set of executable instructions, which may be executed by the controller , which has access to the flight plan and waypoints entered into the FMS. In this way, one or more particular waypoints or portions of the flight plan may be compared to the suitability criteria and a determination may be made if the one or more particular waypoints or portions of the flight plan satisfy the suitability criteria. If so, the one or more particular waypoints or portions of the flight plan may be considered suitable.
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More specifically, the controller may determine an unsuitability of at least a portion of the flight plan based on one or more suitability criteria. For example, the unsuitability of at least a portion of the flight plan may be determined by the controller based on suitability criteria, which may include at least one of pilot suitability criteria, which is set by the pilot and airline suitability criteria, which may be set by the airline or airline operations control. The suitability criteria may include at least one of destination arrival time, weather preferences, and proximity preferences. By way of further example, the suitability criteria may include a speed preferences, bank angle preferences, etc. The destination arrival time may include a range of suitable times for the destination arrival. Weather preferences may include a preferred distance from inclement weather. Proximity preferences may include staying out of no-fly zones such as military operations areas or a preferred distance from high-altitude features. Taking into account any amount of the information above, the controller may determine an unsuitability of at least a portion of the flight plan by determining if the at least one suitability criteria would be satisfied if the aircraft traveled the flight plan . If at least a portion of the flight plan would cause the at least one suitability criteria to not be satisfied, then the controller may determine that such a portion of the flight plan is unsuitable.
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In this manner, determining an unsuitability of at least a portion of the flight plan based on at least one suitability criteria may include the controller comparing at least a portion of the flight plan to at least one suitability criteria. For example, this may include comparing a trajectory of the aircraft along the flight plan against the at least one suitability criteria. This may include generating a predicted trajectory based on at least one of weather, terrain, fixed obstacles, and variable obstacles, and flight characteristics or performance attributes of the aircraft . Embodiments of the invention may use a database of terrain, weather, and additional information to generate the predicted trajectory to be compared with the at least one suitability criteria. It is contemplated that determining the unsuitability of the at least a portion of the flight plan may include determining the unsuitability while the aircraft is being flown along the flight plan . Thus, current time and location of the aircraft may also be considered in predicting the trajectory of the aircraft .
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As yet another example, a pilot's or airline's constraints may also be considered by the controller in generating the predicted trajectory. For example, a pilot's flight preferences may be one type of constraint. If the pilot prefers not to fly within a certain range of a mountain, then the controller may utilize such information in generating the predicted trajectory. Further still, historical flight data on the specific flight plan may be considered in generating the predicted trajectory.
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By way of non-limiting example, once the trajectory of the aircraft has been predicted it may be compared to at least one suitability criteria. As one example, the predicted trajectory may be compared with a destination arrival time. If the controller determines that at least a portion of the flight plan would cause the destination arrival time to not be satisfied, then the controller may determine that such a portion of the flight plan is unsuitable.
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The term “satisfies” the at least one suitability criteria is used herein to mean that the predicted trajectory satisfies the predetermined at least one suitability criteria, such as being equal to, less than, or greater than the at least one suitability criteria. It will be understood that such a determination may easily be altered to be satisfied by a positive/negative comparison or a true/false comparison. For example, less than the at least one suitability criteria can easily be satisfied by applying a greater than test when the data is numerically inverted. It will be understood that in determining unsuitability or suitability of a portion of a flight plan that unsuitability criteria may be used. In such an instance, if a portion of a flight plan fails the unsuitability criteria, it is suitable.
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Based on the determination of an unsuitability of at least a portion of the flight plan , the controller may display on the flight display indicia related to the determined unsuitability. The indicia displayed may be any suitable indicia to indicate that the portion of the flight plan has been determined to be unsuitable. Further, the indicia may be displayed in any suitable display manner. Any portion of the flight plan that does not satisfy the suitability criteria may be indicated to the user through indicia to inform the user of areas of the flight plan that are not in agreement with the criteria.
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In the illustrated example, the waypoints and the portions of the flight plan have been determined to be unsuitable. This includes the waypoints denoted A and B, which have determined to be unsuitable. By way of further example, the displaying the indicia has been illustrated as including flagging the waypoint A and the waypoint B. For example, the waypoint A has been flagged with indicia and the waypoint B has been flagged with alternative indicia . It is contemplated that the displayed flagged waypoints A and/or the displayed flagged waypoint B or their corresponding indicia and may be user selectable. It is contemplated that upon the selection of the flagged waypoint or the displayed indicia that the controller may display information regarding the unsuitability of the corresponding waypoint. For example, the information may include why the waypoint was determined to be unsuitable. The information may also include information related to altering the flight plan to obtain a flight plan that will satisfy the at least one suitability criteria.
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As illustrated, the indicia may be associated with a corresponding portion of the flight plan . For example, the indicia may be displayed near the corresponding portion of the flight plan or the indicia may be displayed on the corresponding portion of the flight plan . Further still, the indicia may be shown in a portion of the flight display not associated with the corresponding portion of the flight plan , such as a text box in a corner of the flight display .
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Further, as illustrated, at least a suitable portion of a flight plan or at least one suitable alternative waypoint location may be displayed when the at least a portion of the flight plan is determined to be unsuitable. It is contemplated that this may be in addition to the indicia or that the indicia displayed may be the suitable alternative to the at least a portion of the flight plan , which was determined to be unsuitable. In the illustrated example, a suitable portion of a flight plan including a series of suitable alternative waypoints have been displayed and denoted as . The suitable alternative waypoints may form an alternative flight plan that creates a suitable flight plan based on the at least one suitability criteria. By way of example, the alternative waypoints may be determined by the controller based on at least one of weather, terrain, fixed obstacles, variable obstacles, flight characteristics of the aircraft , etc. Further, the controller may look at other portions of the flight plan and the pilot's or airlines' constraints in determining the suitable alternative waypoints . While a series of suitable alternative waypoints have been illustrated it will be understood that a single suitable alternative waypoint may be determined and displayed. Further, a variety of suitable alternative waypoints may be displayed to give the user a variety of choices.
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Both the unsuitable portion of the flight plan and the suitable flight plan including the suitable alternative waypoints may be displayed on the flight display . As illustrated, the suitable alternative waypoints may be displayed in a visually distinguishable manner from the remainder of the flight plan . Displaying the suitable alternative waypoints in a distinguishable manner may be done in any suitable manner. For example, displaying the suitable alternative waypoints in a distinguishable manner may include displaying the suitable alternative waypoints with at least one of a different color and a different opacity from the remainder of the flight plan .
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It is contemplated that once the suitable alternative waypoints are displayed, the user may select the suitable alternative waypoints for its inclusion in the flight plan . The selection of the suitable alternative waypoints may be received by the controller . Once the controller has received such a user selection the waypoints and the portions of the flight plan that have been determined to be unsuitable may be removed from the flight display and the suitable alternative waypoints may be displayed as being undistinguishable from the remainder of the flight plan and any other waypoints displayed on the flight display . Further, the suitable alternative waypoints may be considered by the controller to be included within the flight plan.
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The controller may further alert the user that the display indicia related to the unsuitability of the at least a portion of the flight plan has been displayed. This may include causing the indicia to flash or brighten on the flight display . Many graphical and illustrative techniques may be used to draw the user's attention to the display indicia. The controller may also audibly alert the user using any suitable mechanism located in the flight deck .
A variety of scenarios may render a flight plan that was initially suitable to be unsuitable based on at least one suitability criteria. For example, a greater headwind may be encountered during flight, which may reduce the amount of fuel available to fly the remainder of the flight plan. Such a scenario may cause the destination arrival time to be pushed back because higher altitudes may not be reachable. Further, the aircraft may initially be stuck on the runway, may encounter weather, or may not burn fuel at the expected rate due to engine characteristics. Currently when such scenarios occur a pilot must determine if such factors are important. Depending on the perceived importance, the pilot may or may not relay such factors to ground control. The pilot depending on the perceived importance may ask for a reroute from ground control. If the pilot has conveyed such information to the ground control and ground control deems the scenario worthy, then ground control may reroute the plane regardless of whether the pilot has asked for a re-route. It will be understood that a variety of information must be perceived, judgments regarding the importance of such information must be made, and this may all take a considerable amount of time and effort.
The above described embodiments provide a variety of benefits including that an entered flight plan along with various information may be analyzed and the aircraft may present the pilot with a list of points along the entered flight plan that have been found to be unsuitable based thereon. Embodiments above present alternative segments of the flight plan to give the user a new flight plan that will satisfy the criteria and provide the user with an acceptable flight plan alternative without additional input being needed from the user. The above embodiments simplify the pilot interface and allow for time savings in that the user does not have to manually account for this data. Instead, standards for the flight plan may be set and then the user may be quickly and intuitively be shown any issues in the flight plan both before and during flight.
This written description uses examples to disclose the invention, including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention, including making and using any devices or systems and performing any incorporated methods. The patentable scope of the invention is defined by the claims, and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims if they have structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements with insubstantial differences from the literal languages of the claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the drawings:
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