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Working Community of the Danube Regions
Presidency of Upper Austria in 2009: "Sustainably Shaping the Future of the Danube Regions"
The year 2009 and the following years are of special importance for the Danube region. The "iron curtain" which has separated Europe over decades fell twenty years ago. Five years ago, the European Union (EU) was successfully enlarged towards the east. The cooperation of the Danube Regions enabled an economic growth that resulted in a prosperity by which all Europe has profited. After Linz in 2009, Pécs was European Cultural Capital in 2010. With Hungary, one of the Danube states held the EU presidency in the first half of 2011.
With Croatia and its two member regions of the Working Community of the Danube Regions, another state of the Danube Region will - presumably on July 1, 2013 - become a member of the European Union.
During this important year 2009, Upper Austria had the presidency of the Working Community of the Danube Regions for the second time after 1994. The presidency had the main topic "Sustainably Shaping the Future of the Danube Regions". Top priorities of the Upper Austrian presidency were, among other things, the overcoming of the recent economic and financial crisis, the EU strategy for the Danube region, and improving the cooperation between the Danube states and regions in the fields of environment and climate protection as well as in the fields of energy, traffic, and transport. During the year 2009, many conferences, meetings, and projects relating to the Danube region were held in Upper Austria.
Conference of the Working Community of the Danube Regions and Donauforum 2009 in Linz
Under the Upper Austrian presidency, on June 29, 2009 the Conference of the Regional Leaders of the Working Community of the Danube Regions, where representatives of eleven regions participated, and the Donauforum 2009 were held in Linz. More information is available under the link "Conference 2009 and Donauforum".
Presidency 2010/2011: City and State of Vienna
On January 1, 2010, the city and state of Vienna took the presidency of the Working Community of the Danube Regions. Also in Vienna the jubilee conference for the celebration of 20 years Working Community of the Danube Regions took place on May 17, 2010. The main focus of the Vienna presidency are the continued effort of the Working Community for the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, the Partnership for Joint Action against Climate Change, and the acknowledgement of the Danube Limes as world cultural heritage of the UNESCO.


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The glasses Jamie Kim uses in her research might look dorky, but they're designed to help you have more fun.
Kim, a researcher in the University of Florida's Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management, uses high-tech eye-tracking glasses to determine what parts of an attraction capture visitors' attention. She's one of a handful of researchers worldwide pairing the glasses with a wristband that measures your emotional state. Together, the wearables reveal how what you're looking at makes you feel, which can help design better experiences in everything from theme parks to nature parks.
When you put on the glasses – which look a bit like the bygone Google Glass– eye-tracking technology shows researchers what you're looking at and how long it holds your interest. It's more than just a frame-mounted camera, which would only show where the glasses were pointed, not where your eyes were focusing (at the sign nearby, the horizon, or down at your phone, for instance). These glasses actually evaluate your eye movement to determine where you're focusing your gaze and attention. Meanwhile, the wristband measures emotional arousal by tracking the electric activity on your skin. When you see something that engages your interest, researchers can see corresponding peaks in readouts from the devices, which are sent wirelessly to their laptops as their study subjects move through the attraction. By combining this data with GPS tracking, the researchers can create a heat map showing what people found the most interesting, guiding the fine-tuning of that attraction and the design of future experiences.
Jamie Kim at Sweetwater Wetlands Park, where her research is helping design a better visitor experience.
"Where are visitors really intrigued? Where did they get bored?" Kim said. "When we analyze the data across multiple participants, we're able to answer those questions."
The data can even tease out details such as confusing signage: When participants spend too much time reading a sign, or their eyes keep wandering back to read it again, there's a good chance the message isn't coming through as intended, she said.
Kim and her colleagues have used the technique – which she calls iMotion – on trolley tours in St. Augustine and at Sweetwater Wetlands Park in Gainesville, where their work is shaping the planning of trails, viewpoints and interpretive signs. She's also using iMotion to evaluate responses to tourism ads.
"This has lots of potential to improve our knowledge of how to design tourism experiences," Kim said.

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The fuel cell is similar in some ways to a non-rechargeable battery, but there are important differences. Batteries operate in a sealed environment, whereas fuel cells need to receive oxygen, and release water and/or CO2 depending on the cell type. But according to the paper's authors, the key difference between this (or any) fuel cell and a battery is that it can delivery both high energy and power density simultaneously. Batteries provide either one or the other. For instance a watch battery delivers high energy density for years but works at low power. A car battery can deliver high power - enough to start the engine - but only for a very short amount of time before it burns out, which leaves a lot of unused chemical energy within the battery that can't be accessed. A fuel cell can give high energy and power density until all of the fuel is exhausted.
Colin Barras, online technology reporter

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ABILENE, Texas -
The Abilene State Park teamed up with Safety City for a bike 'rodeo' Saturday to teach children how to avoid dangers while bike riding.
"We always tell the kids when they come through Safety City that you never know when you're gonna have an accident so always be prepared," Steve Harbison, a Safety City employee, said.
Children from all over the Big Country learned how to inspect their bikes before riding and how to stay safe while biking on public streets.
"We have to ride on the left side of the road with a bicycle because if you're on the right you don't see the car that's coming behind you, but if you're on the right, you see the cars coming towards you," Shelbi Erwin, a participant, said.
Through obstacle courses, children also learned how to balance, steer and control their bikes properly.
Harbison said kids will be kids, but it can be scary for their parents when they do not bounce back after a fall.
"You see the little ones out here today that are just riding, skidding, seeing them falling over hitting other people," Harbison said. "You don't get a second chance with head injuries."
That's why he and other employees recommend wearing safety gear, especially a helmet, when riding.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 26,000 bicycle injuries are traumatic brain injuries that require treatment in emergency departments.


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Welcome to Mud and Ink! This is a place for high school English teachers looking for powerful lessons on reading and writing. If you're looking for a rigorous, yet Halloween-themed lesson for the upcoming holiday, check out this lesson on "The Raven"!
Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most world-renown story tellers and poets in the genre of Gothic fiction and poetry. This lesson takes students through a variety of tasks and addresses several of the Common Core State Standards.
Students will read and annotate for a purpose through "The Raven". At the end of their reading (which could be done individually, as a whole class, in pairs, jigsaw, etc), the students have a 4-Square to answer questions about the poem using the annotations that they created while reading.
Finally, the students get to try their own version of Poe's poem written in his style. Through guided practice, students will try to harness the power of the Gothic!
THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:
1. Copy of the poem "The Raven"
2. Annotation guide for "The Raven"
3. 4-Square answer sheet
4. Guided practice on writing style
5. Space to write an original Gothic poem
I hope this lesson brings a lot of fun and great conversation into your classroom. Please let me know how it goes by leaving feedback after you've downloaded the lesson. Have a great, spooky, safe Halloween!
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text: Anna Maria Garthwaite began designing silks in the mid-1720s, when she was in her thirties. It is not known how she learned the art of designing for silk weaving, but her efficient use of materials and, more importantly her graceful designs show that she thoroughly understood her craft. Her family was acquainted with several naturalists of the period, which may account for the skilled rendering of flowers seen in her work.Many of the designs she produced from the 1720s through 1756 have been preserved in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, including the original design drawing for this silk along with another example of the textile itself. Most of Garthwaite's extant drawings are annotated with the date of the design, in addition to technical notes and sometimes even the name of the weaver to whom the design was sold. The colors of the design on paper are generally those that were woven. But in this case, the weaver changed the color scheme slightly and added a texture to the background.This design is typical of English dress silks of the period: the spare sprays of flowers are set on a white background, and the branch supporting the flowers meanders back and forth across the width of the fabric. The appearance of the truncated branch from which various types of flowers bloom may be a nod to the chinoiserie trend in the eighteenth-century Rococo style.


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leave tend to be labeled as "baddies" or seen as "troubled." Whether they stay or leave, children raised on the religious fringe experience a unique form of segregation in adulthood.
Van Twist analyzes group behavior on an organizational/institutional level as well as individual behavior within groups, and how these affect one another. Her study also raises larger questions about religious freedom in the light of the State's responsibility towards children, and children's rights against the rights of parents to raise their children within their religion.
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Distinction in Eyewear and Eyecare
A retinoscope is a handheld device used by eyecare professionals to determine whether your eyes are "20/20," or have difficulties in seeing things up close or far away.
By shining a light back and forth across your eye, eye doctors are able to determine (usually with great accuracy) if your vision needs corrective lenses by "dialing" the retinoscope so that the light focuses properly at the back of the eye on the retina.
This simple procedure is called a retinoscopy.
During a retinoscopy, if light focuses in front of or behind your retina, you have what is called a "refractive error" of the eye. This means you may have difficulty seeing things up close (farsightedness) or difficulty seeing things in the distance (nearsightedness). And means you likely need prescription lenses or contact lenses.
Many times, your eye doctor can determine your exact prescription by using only a retinoscope, though other equipment during an eye exam will be used to completely study your eye health, and verify any refractive errors that require you to get glasses or contact lenses.
How does a retinoscope work during retinoscopy?
Retinoscopy is a relatively quick and pain-free procedure, though your eyes may water or tear up slightly when exposed to the light within the retinoscope.
Other high-tech equipment like autorefractors are becoming more common as well, as they take retinoscopy measurements automatically in just a few seconds.
The retinoscope is a handy examination tool that can automatically detect a possible vision problem. A retinoscopy can be especially good for young children or people with special needs who might have problems accurately describing "what's wrong" with their vision.
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Welcome to Lux Dental Care, Falkirk, where we are dedicated to providing comprehensive and compassionate dental care. Our dental fillings service is designed to restore the integrity of your teeth, prevent further decay, and bring back your confident smile.
Preserving Your Natural Smile with Dental Fillings
Dental fillings play a crucial role in repairing teeth that have been compromised due to decay or damage. At Lux Dental Care, we utilize advanced techniques and high-quality materials to ensure your fillings are not only durable but also aesthetically pleasing.
Why Choose Lux Dental Care for Dental Fillings?
- Expert Dentistry: Our experienced dental team is committed to providing exceptional care, ensuring your fillings are placed with precision and comfort.
- Quality Materials: We use top-quality materials for our fillings, ensuring they are durable and blend seamlessly with your natural teeth.
- Patient-Centred Care: Your comfort and well-being are our top priorities. We ensure that the filling process is as painless and comfortable as possible.
- Holistic Approach: We focus on preventative care and education to help you maintain optimal oral health and minimise the need for future fillings.
Types of Dental Fillings We Offer
- Composite Fillings: Durable and tooth-coloured, providing a natural appearance.
- Amalgam Fillings: Known for their durability, especially for the chewing surfaces.
- Porcelain Fillings: Aesthetically pleasing and resistant to staining.
The Process of Getting a Dental Filling
From the initial consultation through to the aftercare, our team at Lux Dental Care ensures that every step of your journey is smooth and comfortable. We will guide you through the process, ensuring you are informed and at ease throughout your treatment.
Maintaining Your Dental Fillings
- Adopt a robust oral hygiene routine to ensure the longevity of your fillings and overall dental health.
- Schedule regular check-ups to allow us to monitor the condition of your fillings and overall oral health.
- Be mindful of consuming hard or sticky foods that may compromise your fillings.
Commitment to Your Oral Health
At Lux Dental Care, we are steadfastly committed to ensuring the health and beauty of your smile. Our team is here to address any concerns and provide expert advice on maintaining your oral health post-treatment.
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Restore and rejuvenate your smile with our dental fillings service at Lux Dental Care in Falkirk. Contact us today to schedule your appointment and take a step towards a healthier, brighter smile.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A standard filling procedure typically takes about 30 minutes to an hour. The duration may vary depending on the extent of the decay and the number of fillings required.
We use local anaesthesia to minimise discomfort during the procedure. You might experience mild sensitivity or soreness after the anaesthesia wears off, which usually subsides within a few days.
Common signs that you may need a filling include toothache, sensitivity to hot and cold, and visible holes or dark spots on your teeth. Regular dental check-ups can help identify cavities early, often before they cause symptoms.
The longevity of dental fillings can depend on the material used and your oral hygiene practices. Composite fillings typically last 5-7 years, while amalgam fillings can last 10-15 years or longer with proper care.
We usually recommend waiting until the anaesthesia has worn off to avoid biting your cheek or tongue. Try to avoid hard, chewy, or sticky foods for a few days, especially if you're experiencing sensitivity.
Absolutely. Fillings that are worn, cracked, or have fallen out may need to be replaced. Your dentist will remove the old filling, clean the tooth, and place a new filling to restore the tooth.


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Cantor; born in Treuchtlingen, Bavaria, 1813; died in New York city March 4, 1902. He was descended from a family of cantors, traceable in an unbroken line as far back as 1612, every generation having had at least one member devoted to the profession. Naumburg went to America after 1848, and was elected cantor of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel at Philadelphia, Pa., which position he held from 1850 to 1860. In 1865 he was chosen minister of Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Pittsburg, Pa., in which city he lived until within a few years of his death.
During his earlier years in America Naumburg acted as teacher and reader in the synagogue of the Congregation Keneseth Israel of Philadelphia. He prepared a metrical version in German of the Book of Proverbs.
- American Hebrew, March, 1902.


Lirec Architecture
Part of Project Lirec
The technology developed for Lirec is shared between the research partners, and has to:
 1. Run on very different platforms
 2. Reuse code across these platforms
 3. Support migration at runtime between platforms
In the whole, there has historically been a lack of sharing of this kind of technology. This is partly because generalising is hard, considering all types of robots and implementations possible. However, Lirec has to generalise as it's using a wide variety of platforms and needs to share as much as possible.
While some existing architectures are available, none of them address the needs of Lirec, given the focus is:
 1. Long term companionship rather than solving a purely technical problem
 2. Working across different platforms
In the past there have been 2 broad approaches to robot design:
 - Hierarchical, model based planning = expensive/difficult to maintain an accurate world state model
 - Behavioural approach = less state, local decisions, but liable to local minima and opaque to program
This can be summed up as "predictive vs reactive".
The plan is to use a hybrid approach, example BIRON. Where the high level predictive element constrains the reactive in order to combine local decisions with a world model.
The architecture will consist of 3 layers of abstraction:
 - Level 1 - The device api layer, the existing hardware drivers
 - Level 2 - Logical mappings of devices into competencies
 - Level 3 - ION, platform independent
Level 2 will provide a reference architecture with modular capabilities called competencies. Not all competencies will make sense for all platforms, and different implementations of the same competency will be needed for different platforms.
Actuation Sensing
Speech/Sound Visual Movement Object Manipulation Identification Vision Sounds Positioning Distance Internal State
Text to speech Gesture execution Move limb Grasp/Place object User recognition Face detection Speech recogn Localization Obstacle avoidance Battery status
Non-verbal sounds Lip sync Follow person Obj recognition Gesture recognition (simple set) Non-verbal sounds Locate person Locate obj Competence execution monitoring
Facial expression Path planning Emotion recognition (simple set) User proximic distance sensing/control
Gaze/head movement Body tracking
Expressive behaviour
Some competencies are dependant on others, such as facial expression which will require a face detection competency to operate. The computer vision competencies are to be concentrated on at first.
Appraisal is the process of mapping input events to affective changes - how the agent's current "emotional state" should react to things happening in the outside world. The exact nature of this mapping forms an important part of the agent's perceived personality.
Similar to appraisal, but in reverse - what should be done given the agent's current affective state, along with it's current tasks etc.
The affective state is the emotional state of the agent, it needs to influence all decision making the agent carries out, whether it's part of the long term planning strategy, or the more reactive decisions.
As the affective state feeds into the appraisal, which in turn feeds into the affective state, a feedback mechanism is created, which helps the agent adapt to changing events.
This is where the agent models the relationships it has with other agents and humans, and the relationships other agents/humans have with it, and how they change.
The agent also needs an idea of how it's actions will change these relationships, and importantly, to learn from past events and relationships. This is stored in the agent's memory.
This is where the information regarding the agents and humans that the agent has met are stored. Each model will consist of a similar architectural form as the agent itself. This means that in order to estimate what another agent will think of an action, it can run an appraisal using it's model of the other agent, and look at the changes to it's affective state. The idea is that as more information is gathered (the more the agent gets to know it's user) the better these estimates will become.
The Lirec model is only recursive to one level, i.e. it does not attempt to model other agent's models of others.
The long term memory is where the agent stores it's information on it's history of interactions with the user and other agents. This memory should be linked to all the decision making in the agent.
Where the agent keeps it's current goals, plans and action rules.
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Communication Assistance when Making a Formal Complaint
An individual with a communication disability may request communication assistance to make a complaint to the Office of the Independent Police Review Director, the National Judicial Council, Human Rights Tribunal, Regulatory Healthcare bodies and other groups.
In these situations, a person with a communication disability may need assistance from an individual who is familiar with how they communicate, such as a family member, friend, or a support worker.
In situations where a familiar person is not available or appropriate, a qualified professional with expertise in communication may be required to assist. This can be a Speech-Language Pathologist, or an Augmentative Communication Clinician. The person requiring this assistance can request that the investigating organization pay for these services as an accessibility accommodation.
Documenting a Complaint:
Communication support may be required to assist the person to:
 - Formulate their complaint
 - Write and submit their complaint
Interview/ Hearing:
If the complaint proceeds to an interview or a hearing, and depending on the nature of the complaint, the investigating organization or the complainant may want to request a Communication Intermediary to provide independent, neutral communication assistance.
A Communication Intermediary is a Speech-Language Pathologist who has attended trainings by CDAC on how to work within a justice and legal setting.


Speech enabling our website
What is browsealoud?
Browsealoud is a computer program that reads out the words on this website. Browsealoud reads web pages aloud for people who find it difficult to read online.
Browsealoud makes using the Internet easier for people who have:
 - Low literacy and reading skills
 - English as a second language
 - Dyslexia
 - Mild visual impairments
How does it work?
You download a FREE Browsealoud plug-in. Once installed any page on the website can be spoken aloud.
Does it work on all pages?
Browsealoud can read any page on the IT Sligo website as well as PDF's, and Word documents.
Downloading browsealoud
Simply click on the image below to download. On the following page select what operating system you're using. Browsealoud will place an icon on your system try.
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For further help and assistance with the Browsealoud plug-in visit their FAQs on their website.
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The researchers of the Institute of Polar Sciences of the Italian National Research Council and of the Ca' Foscari University of Veniceanalyzed a series of fragrances deriving from personal care products and consumer goods in an ice core from Mt. Elbrus, Caucasus:the concentration profile of such fragrances from the 1930s to 2005 follows the trend of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)- originated from combustion and industrial activities -showing a marked increase starting from the 1950s, known as the "Great Acceleration".The results of this study were published on Scientific Reports
The profound changes driven by the human impact on the global environment mark the beginning of a new geological era, the Anthropocene.
Plastics or organic and inorganic contaminants can be detected in nearly every terrestrial environment, even in remote areas: the cryosphere can archive such anthropogenic compounds by preservingin icethe contaminants accumulated with snow deposition.
The researchers from the Italian National Research Council Institute of Polar Sciences (CNR-ISP), together with the colleagues from the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, the U.S. Geological Survey (Denver), the Grenoble University and from the Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences, analyzed an ice core drilled on the western plateau of Elbrus, Caucasus. They focused on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), as combustion and industrial markers, and fragrances, widely used in personal care products, as representative emerging pollutants, obtaining a profile spanning from the 1930s to 2005.
"We showed how the cryosphere can archive the anthropic signals deriving from both combustion or industrial processes and daily domestic activities, such as using soaps, detergents and lotions" says Marco Vecchiato, researcher at CNR-ISP and one of the authors of this study. "Some sufficiently volatile and chemically stable components can be transported also in remote environments". The air masses reaching the summit of the Elbrus (5642 m above sea level) are in fact originated primarily from the Mediterranean and also significantly from Eastern Europe.
This is the first study reporting the distribution of personal care products in ice-cores, as well as the first record of PAH trends in Caucasus, allowing a direct and straight comparison between classical tracers and emerging pollutants.
Owing to their chemical stability, volatility and persistence, 17 different fragrances were selected and analyzed in stainless steel clean-room laboratories at the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics of the Ca' Foscari University of Venice, sampling an ice core drilled in 2009.
"Concentrations markedly increased from 1930s to 2005" explains Vecchiato. "In particular, the deposition fluxes of amyl, hexyl and benzyl salicylate show a 20-fold average increase throughout the considered period."
Starting from the 1950s, this trend became more pronounced, corresponding to the beginning of the "Great Acceleration". "This evolution also agrees with other tracers determined in the same ice core, such as sulphates or black carbon, but it also follows the global Anthropocene trend".
However, also the socioeconomic crises occurring in Eastern Europe during the 20th century influenced the concentration trends: "Within an overall rising trend, we identified two periods when the contaminants fluxes decreased: the first one corresponds the "era of stagnation" during the 1970s, while the second decrease is synchronous with the dramatic collapse of the USSR in the 1990s. Nevertheless, the deposition of both fragrances and PAHs rapidly started to increase again immediately after" says Marco Vecchiato.
The study was financed by MIUR-FISR "ICE MEMORY-An International Salvage Program" and the results obtained from the 2009 Elbrus core were the basis and motivation for the huge effort to revisit the site to obtain the Ice Memory cores in 2018. The results were published on "Scientific Reports".
Who: Institute of polar sciences, National research council of Italy (Cnr-Isp); Ca' Foscari University, Venezia
What: "The Great Acceleration of fragrances and PAHs archived in an ice core from Elbrus, Caucasus" Sci Rep 10, 10661 (2020) _URL_


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Lysuhóll volcanoLysuhóll is Iceland's smallest volcanic system.
Background:It consists of a chain of small alkali olivine basaltic cinder cones and vents along a WNW-ESE line cutting across the central Snaefellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland.
The slightly arcuate line of Quaternary vents extends to the northern coast of the peninsula. Lysuhóll is the central of three volcanic systems occupying the peninsula. The latest eruption from Lysuhóll is undated, but the volcanic field has been active during the Holocene.
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The Mochi-Jet Reaction takes place when any form of Jet and any form of Mochi touch, this includes the JM recipe but the reaction will only occur if JM touches another element. The reaction causes small compound particles to fly around chaotically, combining and recombining as they do so.
If 'drain' is activated, most of the particles fly off the screen, leaving a small number of compound particles that spin in a tight circle (although often there appears to be four particles, there is only one; this can be shown by pausing the simulation), creating the pinwheel effect and is almost like a pinwheel. Contact with a relatively small amount of material, especially solids, will cause the compound particles to destabilize and fly off in a random direction. Under some circumstances, other materials can become incorporated into the particles, giving them other properties.


Conduction Error: What is conduction error?
Conduction error is a fault in a temperature sensor reading when heat is conducted along the temperature sensor body. The most common reason for conduction error is inadequate immersion into the application.
There are a number of ways to mitigate conduction error which are discussed here: Conduction Error in Temperature Sensors


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Located 2,341 feet beneath the surface, in an old iron mine, the lab is deep enough that particle physics experiments see less than 100,000 times the cosmic radiation than on the surface, allowing sensitive searches for exotic particles like neutrinos and dark matter.
The MINOS neutrino experiment and the CDMS2 dark matter search are the two largest projects supplemented by several smaller experiments taking advantage of low background radiation to search for dark matter, measure neutron background underground, and assay experimental equipment to ensure radiopurity.
Summer visitors take tours of the lab and learn about particle astrophysics, and during the school year field trips are popular with Minnesota science classes.
The only operational deep underground lab in the US. Space and infrastructure available for a wide range of neutrino, dark matter, and low background counting experiments.


Coming Soon – The Archaeology of Melancholy, Museum of the Mind, 6 April 2019
At 2pm on Saturday 6 April I'll be at the Museum of the Mind in Beckenham to talk about 'The Archaeology of Melancholy, or more correctly, how we might think about the relationship between people and things and space in the context of melancholy. The talk is part of the public programme of the museum's current exhibition The Anatomy of Melancholy, a revisiting of Robert Burton's 1621 book of that name. I think that in archaeology we can use melancholy in different ways, but I will probably focus on how the intersections of people and things or people and spaces can inspire melancholy, and how we can use that melancholy as a productive force in getting by in the world. My blurb on the museum website is as follows:
Central to archaeology is how people exist alongside objects and within space, and in these and other human relationships there is plenty of room for melancholy; as an interpretation, as a condition, as a result even of how we think with things and therefore a potential outcome of archaeological processes of all kinds. In this mobile investigation I will discuss three scenes. The first is a person holding an object. Any person, any object. How does our encounter with the materiality of things create melancholy in us? Can objects themselves be melancholy? Next is a person sitting alone in a room. Space can mean security and it can be a threat. How do spaces and the way we move in them affect us? Lastly, us, now, here, standing between the past and the future. How can we even begin to think about the enormity of the entire past and future of the world and how can we use melancholy to our advantage in doing so?
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Why Does Wine Go Bad and How Long Opened Wine Lasts
One of the most common questions that I get from students in my Introduction to Wine classes is about bad wine. People want to know, why does wine go bad, how do you know if a wine has gone bad, and can you do anything to prevent it?
Why Does Wine Go Bad?
There are lots of reasons a wine can go bad. Poor bottling, microbial contamination and storage problems are just the beginning. Each of these issues has specific signs to look for, which makes it easier to tell a wine that's gone bad from a wine that's just not to your taste.
Signs of Bad Wine
- Smells like barnyard, sweaty horse, Band-Aids or manure: Brettanomyces, aka "Brett", in sommelier shorthand, is a bacteria that, in small doses, is not necessarily unpleasant. Left unchecked, wine becomes undrinkable.
- Tastes like sauerkraut: Lactic acid bacteria gone wild gives this nose-wrinkling smell.
- Has a strong vinegar quality: This is the smell of volatile acidity and acetic acid, which usually develops in wine after exposure to oxygen. But rogue yeasts can create this flaw in the winery.
- Has a damp basement, moldy cardboard, or wet dog odor: A sign of TCA contamination, aka "cork taint". TCA stands for 2,4,6-Trichloroanisole, which is a harmless, potent-smelling compound that most often occurs when chlorine-based cleaners come into contact with wood. Even in minute amounts (as in parts per trillion), it can affect the way a wine smells and tastes. If present in a barrel or winery equipment, entire lots of wine can be affected– meaning the cork is not always the culprit.
- Smells of rotten eggs, onions, cabbage: Wines that got too little oxygen during the winemaking process can develop volatile sulfur compounds, including ones called mercaptans. There's no mistaking this flaw, even if you've never smelled a rotten egg. These wines are said to be "reduced," meaning it was fermented without enough oxygen. Fortunately, this flaw often disappears shortly after the wine is opened. If it doesn't, you can add something copper to your glass (such as a pre-1982 penny), which reacts with sulfur compounds and can magically eliminate the stinky smell.
- Tastes like chemicals: A flawed fermentation can give off a strong paint thinner or acetone scent. Sadly, nothing can help make a wine with this flaw taste better.
- Looks dull and brownish; smells bitter, nutty or like balsamic vinegar: If you detect any of these symptoms, you're encountering oxidized wine, probably from a faulty closure. Oxygen seeped in and ruined it. Oxidation happens eventually to all opened wine.
- The appearance of fizz or bubbles in a still wine: Whoops, your wine has started to re-ferment. Someone bottled a wine without sterilization, and the yeasts began munching on leftover sugar.
- You notice the cork pushing up past the bottle rim, or a wine leak is visible on the cork: In still wines, this is a sign of heat damage. The smells and flavors of heat damage are often subtle, making a wine look and taste duller than it should. Just one day sitting in a hot delivery truck can damage a wine, even if it doesn't leave visible evidence.
A common reason that wine goes bad is that, after it was opened, no one drank it fast enough. (This is not usually a problem around my house, trust.) That's because the moment you pull the cork on a bottle, powerful chemical changes start to occur in the wine. Oxygen rushes in and sulfur dioxide, which is added to nearly all wines as a preservative, dissolves into the air.
In time-limited doses, exposure to oxygen can make a wine taste more harmonious and expressive, turning up the volume on its flavors and smoothing them out. But the clock is ticking: in as little as two days, oxidation can spoil a wine and, soon enough, this process will turn it to vinegar. First, the fruity aromas disappear, then its flavors turn dull and flat, with a sharp or bitter edge, and the color changes. White wines darken and turn brownish; reds get lighter and browner. Soon, a wine that used to smell like apples or cherries may smell like vinegar or cider.
Now that you know how oxidation affects your bottles, you're probably wondering how to extend the life of opened bottles.
How Long Opened Wine Lasts
How to store opened wine without it going bad depends on the type of wine and how you store it. The graphic below breaks it down. Generally, the lighter the wine, the faster it goes bad. Tannins in wine help preserve them as does alcohol—which is why robust reds and fortified wines last longest. Richly sweet dessert wines will also stay fresh longer than dry varietals.
My go-to method of slowing down the spoilage of opened wine—both red and white—is to decant it into as small a container as possible and stick it in the fridge. I keep a few empty half-bottles (375ml) and their corks handy for this, but any old jar will do (just make sure it doesn't still smell like kimchee or barbecue sauce or whatever you last had in your fridge). Presto! This step roughly doubles the shelf life of wine.
"Even reds?" you're asking. Yes, even reds. The bacteria that turn wine into vinegar (acetic acid, to wine chemistry geeks) feed on oxygen. By exposing the wine to less oxygen, you're starving the bacteria and slowing down spoilage. They also multiply like crazy at room temperature, so chilling the wine keeps their party to a dull roar.
Of course, there are lots of gadgets out there claiming to preserve wine, ranging from plastic vacuum pumps to spray cans of nonreactive gas. In my experience, with one giant exception, none of these make a huge difference. I recommend that, if you do pump or gas your wine, you also store it in the fridge.
The shining exception to these devices is the Coravin, which is easily the most effective—and expensive—tool ever invented to solve the problem of leftover wine. With Coravin, you don't actually open the wine at all—you extract it through the cork via a fine needle, which also pumps argon gas into the bottle as a preservative. You can dole out glasses of wine over a period of months from a bottle, with no notable difference in freshness. I've enjoyed white wines that were first poured via Coravin more than a year prior, then stored at room temperature, and they still tasted juicy and vibrant. At parties, I sometimes let guests have sips from several "Coravinned" bottles, then pick the wine they like best.
Remember: It can be tricky to decipher whether a bottle has gone bad from something that just isn't your taste. At the end of the day, if the smell and taste aren't to your liking, listen to your senses. This could be due to a poor pairing or perhaps the type of wine and where it's from just isn't pleasing your palate. At the end of the day, you should always drink wines you enjoy.
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With the rapid increase in cloud services collecting and using user data to offer personalized experiences, ensuring that these services comply with their privacy policies has become a business imperative for building user trust. However, most compliance efforts in industry today rely on manual review processes and audits designed to safeguard user data, and therefore are resource intensive and lack coverage. In this paper, we present our experience building and operating a system to automate privacy policy compliance checking in Bing. Central to the design of the system are (a) L EGALEASE ---a language that allows specification of privacy policies that impose restrictions on how user data is handled; and (b) G ROK ---a data inventory for Map-Reduce-like big data systems that tracks how user data flows among programs. G ROK maps code-level schema elements to datatypes in LEGALEASE, in essence, annotating existing programs with information flow types with minimal human input. Compliance checking is thus reduced to information flow analysis of big data systems. The system, bootstrapped by a small team, checks compliance daily of millions of lines of ever-changing source code written by several thousand developers.
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How to Clear the Third Eye Chakra to Build Wealth
The third eye chakra is the sixth chakra of the seven main energy centers in your body. It impacts the ability to tap into your intuition. When you make intuitive decisions, you are better able to attract positive energy flow. As money is energy, a balanced third eye chakra can increase your potential to build wealth.
Chakras are energy centers.
How does the third eye chakra impact money flow?
When you use your intuitive senses, you are better able to make accurate decisions and evaluations. Having clarity in your choices and actions can help you in your career and business. In turn, this impacts your ability to give and receive money.
Being able to listen to your intuition can help you raise your vibrational frequency and align with your soul purpose. Also, when you raise your vibrations, you are better able to attract positive outcomes. How so?
Energy flows where intention goes.
When you raise your energetic vibrations through living in alignment with your higher self, you are better able to attract what you need for your highest good.
When the third eye chakra is clear, you often have a clear sense of direction in everything that you do. When imbalanced, you may be indecisive and unconfident about decisions.
Is your third eye chakra blocked?
Constantly having buyer's remorse? Always unsure when it comes to making financial decisions?
Blocks in the sixth chakra can affect your ability to have clarity around financial decisions. Thus, the blocks can negatively impact your path to financial freedom.
Assess your money history to identify blocks.
Growing up, my parents fought about money all the time. We lived paycheck to paycheck...barely. So most of my adult life, I viewed money as a sensitive and negative topic.
It took me a while to build confidence around my personal finances. In fact, it's still an ongoing practice to bust through limiting beliefs around money. Developing an abundance mindset can be a lifelong learning process even if it just takes a few steps.
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There are numerous ways to balance and clear your third eye chakra. This includes eating foods associated with the colors of the chakra to practicing yoga where particular poses help to open up the chakra.
Reflect on the following questions to assess your third eye chakra:
1. Do you have beliefs around money that hinder your financial goals?
2. Do you spend mindfully or do you tend to make impulse purchases?
3. What small steps can you do to track your money habits that will help improve your net worth?
Child's pose, savasana and archer's pose are a few of the many yoga exercises that help to open up the third eye chakra. Here are more yoga pose suggestions to balance all the chakras.
Daily activities to clear the third eye chakra:
1. Visualization exercises: Close your eyes and imagine yourself having achieved your financial goal.
2. Journal. Clear your head in order to get creative about building wealth.
Here are 8 ways I created multiple streams of income!
How often should you clear your chakras?
Just like maintaining a clean home and work environment, your chakras need to be maintained too! Another analogy would be like taking a shower or brushing your teeth. If you don't do it consistently, the bad unwanted stuff builds up.
Our physical bodies have a way of telling us when it's time for some in house cleaning. Whether it's a cold or canker sore, it's best to listen to our bodies and recognize it may be time to clear each of the chakras.
Like maintaining a clean home, you need to keep up with cleaning the kitchen, bathroom, and so forth. This way, you can have a more relaxing space to manifest and keep your vibrational frequency high.
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ALTER GROUP changes the attributes of a user group. This is an obsolete command, though still accepted for backwards compatibility, because groups (and users too) have been superseded by the more general concept of roles.
The first two variants add users to a group or remove them from a group. (Any role can play the part of either a "user" or a "group" for this purpose.) These variants are effectively equivalent to granting or revoking membership in the role named as the "group"; so the preferred way to do this is to use GRANT or REVOKE.
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Does dreaming affect the quality of our sleep?
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There's research to suggest that having frequent nightmares is associated with poorer subjective sleep quality. Nightmares can cause anxiety, making it more difficult to fall back to sleep, or nod off in the first place. However, the link between dreaming and sleep quality goes both ways. We are more likely to remember a dream when we're woken from it, so if we sleep badly and have multiple wakings during the night, we may be more likely to recall the content of our dreams.
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Cask Strength: The Ins and Outs
What is cask strength?
Is it how strong the cask is? Is it the stress it can withstand in a rick (barrel) house stack? Does the kind of wood the cask is made of determine its strength? Does high charring weaken a cask and reduce its long term usefulness? Is the strength of a cask measured in units of elephants? I jest, of course. Actually cask strength has nothing to do with any of these!
Cask strength (also known as barrel proof in the world of US whisky) is a term used to describe a spirits alcoholic strength. It is measured in alcohol by volume (ABV) or proof. Proof is always double the ABV. So a whisky labeled at say one hundred proof will have an ABV of fifty percent alcohol. The remaining fifty percent being predominantly water. The term proof originated in the British Navy where sailors were issued rum rations, a practice that ended only in the 1970s. The "proof" they treasured was that their rum had not been watered down. The test: would sample stop gun powder from igniting? Only a full proof spirit would ignite. Too much water and the rum would not ignite. There would be no bang, no happy sailors.
A whisky that has been bottled at the proof that the spirit ended up at after its aging period is cask strength. It goes directly from the cask to the bottle. No further water has been added to dilute and reduce the proof. It is generally considered the premium offering and purest expression of a distilleries flagship malt.
A distillate maybe diluted reducing ABV directly after distillation. It is common to add water and lower the ABV before cask aging begins. Taking the whisky down from anywhere around 160 proof to a more common 140 – 100 proof. There are the obvious business benefits to adding the water as the distilleries have more whisky to age, raising the amount the distilleries have to bottle. But more importantly it is and should be a question of style and flavor profile. Interestingly enough Buffalo Trace have just released a series called the Experimental Collection which takes the exact same whiskies and starts the barrel aging process at four different proofs, ninety through one hundred and twenty five.
If the lowering of proof has happened before the new make spirit is put into barrel, the resulting fully matured whisky can still be bottled and sold as cask strength, because that is what it will be.
I love drinking cask strength whisky. Its amazing how many aromatics are released with just a few drops of water or by chilling and diluting with some ice. I get myself set up at home with a dropper and a glass of water (if you don't have a dropper a straw and a thumb will do!) and settle down to experiment. When pouring a cask strength whisky look for the formation of small beads around the edge of the glass. It's an obvious sign of high alcohol content! I always nose and taste the whisky as it is straight from the bottle. Then I add a drop or two of water and see what happens. Has the nose changed? Is there more obvious sweet or fruit elements to the taste? Below are a few of of my favorite cask strength bottlings if you can make the time to experiment with these it will be fun and delicious. Cheers.
Longrow Red Cabernet Sauvignon 52.1% ABV
Aged initially for seven years in bourbon casks and then transferred into Cabernet Sauvignon hogsheads, this is a fantastic limited-run addition to the Longrow family from the Masters at Springbank. I am generally automatically suspicious of wine finishes on my single malts as I have been let down by them on occasions. It was the Rocks from Bruichladdich that restored my belief, and would Springbank ever disappoint? I think not! The Nose: complex and beautiful. Buttery smoked haddock, coal and soap come to mind. Adding a drop of water brings on a leathery citrus-rind element. The Palate: incredibly full, with rich peaty notes that combine with red fruit and licorice in a truly harmonious way.
Glen Spey 21 year 50.4% ABV
A limited Edition single malt from Glen Spey on Speyside. The Nose: full of ripe tree fruit tones apple, pear, peach and even a hint of plum. A little water brings out creamy vanilla and a touch of chocolate. The Palate: starts with coconut and vanilla. The fruit comes through nicely giving a beautiful round sweetness.
Glen Farclas 2001 59.7% ABV
This Glen Farclas is a single barrel example bottled at eleven years old. Its robust nature sets itself apart from most other sherry cask Speyside malts. The stills at Glen Farclas are still heated on a direct fire basis. Direct fire heated pot stills are rare now in Scotland and the caramel created on the hot spot is a Glen Farcals signature. The Nose:earthy vine fruit tones, walnut shell, mustard seed & touch of fresh sugar cane. The Palate: vine fruit, hazel nut, pudding malt notes, touch of caramel, baking spice intense nutmeg long finish slightly aggressive but completely delightful in nature.
Dun Bheagan Caol Ila 22 year Old 55.4% ABV
This is a single barrel private bottling from Dun Bheagan, something of a rarity as Caol Ila will not release single casks to private bottling companies now. The distillery is currently running at full capacity just to meet the demand for the mighty Johnnie Walker blends of which Caol Ila is a major part so they have not got the spare barrels or inclination to share! The Nose: sweet char, high toned floral components, salted mango. Left to sit a for a while notes of honey roasted bacon emerge. The Palate: spicy vine fruit, chimney ash, earthy honey, sweet bacon fat and finishing charred wood.
Old Weller 107 The Original Wheated Bourbon. 53.5% ABV
Last, but not least, the Buffalo Trace produced Weller Antique 107 wheated bourbon. This is fantastic juice that never fails to impress. The Nose: rich full of corn, caramel, brown sugar. The Palate: overall sweet grain, sweet spice and this amazing dark chocolate. This bourbon shines when served on the rocks.
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Grasslands once blanketed much of the Chihuahuan Desert–a surprising fact given their general absence from the region today. Indeed, the grass was so luxuriant in some places that it was actually harvested commercially for hay. Most of these grasslands have disappeared, converted to desert scrub. Where they still exist, they have generally been reduced to small patches that vary in size from a few acres to a few hundred acres—too small to support the full range of wildlife once associated with these habitats. Otero Mesa is one of the few exceptions.
Located about 40 miles northeast of El Paso, the greater Otero Mesa ecosystem includes about 1.2 million acres in southern New Mexico. Most of it is gently undulating terrain between 4000 and 5600 feet, with a few isolated peaks rising to 7000 feet. The mesa is bounded on the north by the foothills of the Sacramento Mountains, by Crow Flats and the Guadalupe Mountains to the east, and by an escarpment that drops dramatically down to the Tularosa Basin on the west. The mesa gradually descends into the shrubland of west Texas to the south. The western portion of Otero Mesa extends onto the McGregor Range on Fort Bliss Military Reservation. The remainder of the area is a checkerboard of federal, state and private land. The dominant land use is ranching.
Roughly half of Otero Mesa is grassland, dominated by two drought resistant species—black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) and blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis).1 The swales and valley bottoms are characterized by deeper soils and a cover of tobosa grass (Pleuraphis mutica) and burro grass (Scleropogon brevifolia). Soaptree yucca (Yucca elata) are the only tall plants, except for an occasional tree around a stock tank or ranch house. In contrast to much of west Texas and southern New Mexico, mesquite shrubs (Prosopis glandulosa) are virtually absent.
Otero Mesa's grasslands are extraordinarily healthy and diverse. The area is home to at least 13 species of grasses, including some that are rare or found nowhere else in the region, such as New Mexico Stipa (Stipa neomexicana) and Hairy Grama (Bouteloua hirsuta).2 In ungrazed areas of Otero Mesa, grass cover as high as 42 percent has been measured. By comparison, rangelands considered to be in "good" condition elsewhere in the region typically have only six or seven species and 10 to 20 percent grass cover.
In addition, the grasslands of Otero Mesa are relatively large and intact. There are no towns on the mesa, nor many roads other than lightly used dirt ranch roads. It is one of the last remaining large tracts of grassland remaining in the Chihuahuan Desert of North America. The lack of developments, the healthy grassland ecosystem, and the scarcity of shrubs make Otero Mesa a truly unique landscape. It is a window into the recent evolutionary past, still home to essentially the same assemblage of plant and animal species that existed when Coronado rode through the region 500 years ago, looking for the Seven Cities of Gold.


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How one athlete is changing the conversation around mental health.
I didn't even notice the mud as I curled into the fetal position alongside the road. I was in too much pain, having just stepped into a hole, grotesquely turning my ankle in the final mile of a run. As the pain began to subside and I wrapped my head around my predicament, one emotion loomed large: sadness.
Running has been my mainstay for 20 years now. When injury puts me on the sidelines, it's always a mental and emotional battle. Turns out, this is perfectly normal for any athlete who loves a sport and spends any time on the disabled list. "Any athlete, regardless of ability, will experience sadness and even depression when injured," says sports psychologist Justin Ross, MD, of Denver-based MindBodyHealth. "Injury equates to a lack of ability to experience life as we want."
Ross suggests that the psychological toll of an injury is often greater than the physical toll. "Yet we often fail to recognize this," he says. "There's a high level of uncertainty involved in injury and recovery, and this can lead to some big psychological impacts."
Loss and addition
To understand what the injured athlete's brain goes through, Ross frames the experience in terms of potential losses and additions. "In this context, additions are not welcome," he explains.
Typical additions to an injured athlete's life may include the following:
- Pain and damage—physical damage from an injury that can keep the athlete from training as desired, and can also lead to mental challenges.
- Medical appointments—Time normally spent training is now dedicated to physical therapy and additional appointments.
- Psychological experiences—Anger, frustration, and anxiety are common. These sensations can be heightened when uncertainty about the injury is added to the mix.
Possible losses include:
- For many athletes, sport provides a sense of identity. "Losing this identity can have the single greatest impact on overall well-being when injured," says Ross. "This can be dangerous because the athlete might try to train through the injury."
- Purpose—Tied to identity, many injured athletes feel they've lost a sense of purpose if unable to train or pursue goals. This can lead to a sense of hopelessness.
- Connection—Because many athletes train with others, sitting out training sessions means missing the sense of community to which they are accustomed.
"In the end, athletes find themselves sandwiched between loss and addition," says Ross. "There will be a struggle between the mind and body, between attending to the physical injury and maintaining identity by continuing to train."
The recovery mindset
According to Ross, the body should win the mind-body struggle, and in order to ensure this, he encourages athletes to adopt a recovery mindset. "You need to listen to and respect your body," he says. "Understand that being injured does not negate your identity as an athlete."
Instead, athletes would do well to focus mental energy toward healing and rehabbing. "Let the training plan go and focus on improving your injury," says Ross. "Nothing good can come of trying to push through an injury."
Ross recommends that athletes look at rehab as a phase in a long-term plan, marking, and even celebrating, forward progress. "You need to consider recovery and rebuilding just as you would hill repeats or speed work if you are a runner, for instance," he says. "This is a diversity perspective over a long course of time and it will make you stronger in the end."
In the midst of recovery, a natural inclination may be to shy away from other, healthy athletes and hole up alone. Ross believes this is a mistake. "Continue to be a good champion for others," he says. "Gratitude and giving back to others in the sport is very important, and will help you stay connected."
Also important, says Ross, is maintaining movement if possible. "There's almost always some type of activity that will be feasible and permitted by your medical team," says Ross. "If granted, movement can provide a sense of relief for the injured athlete."
He also recommends visualizing recovery and healing. "Meditation or mindfulness during the usually scheduled training block can be helpful," he says.
Five weeks since spraining my ankle, I'm almost back to my normal running volume. I definitely experienced some bouts of sadness and frustration, but by focusing on my recovery and return to sport, I think I came out the other end stronger not just in body, but mind, too.


What is Normothermia?
In the surgical environment, degrees matter. The maintenance of a normal core body temperature, normothermia, is a crucial component of patient safety. Core temperatures outside the normal range pose a risk in all patients undergoing surgery and have been associated with an increased risk of surgical complications, including surgical site infections.
 - Patient prewarming can help maintain normothermia
 - Prevent unintended hypothermia in surgery
 The difference between a positive patient outcome and a complicated recovery can be a matter of degrees. Unintended perioperative hypothermia is a frequent, yet preventable, complication of surgery. It can:
 - Increase the rate of wound infection (SSI)1
 - Extend recovery time2
 - Extend length of stay1
 - Increase mortality rates3
 However, hypothermia can be easily prevented when temperature is monitored and an active warming measure is instituted throughout the perioperative process - starting before the induction of anesthesia.
 The 3M™ Bair Hugger™ normothermia system provides a comprehensive solution that works seamlessly throughout the perioperative process to effectively and efficiently measure and manage patient temperature.
 1. Kurz A, Sessler DI, Lenhardt R. Perioperative normothermia to reduce the incidence of surgical-wound infection and shorten hospitalization. Study of Wound Infection and Temperature Group. N Engl J Med. 1996;334(19):1209–1215.
 2. Lenhardt R, Marker E, Goll V, et al. Mild intraoperative hypothermia prolongs postanesthetic recovery. Anesthesiology. 1997;87(6):1318–1323.
 3. Bush HL Jr, Hydo LJ, et al. Hypothermia during elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: the high price of avoidable morbidity. J Vasc Surg. 1995;21: 392–400; discussion 400–392
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 Warming patients who are undergoing surgery is important, but it should not be complicated. The Bair Hugger warming blanket system has demonstrated, flexible temperature management solutions designed to make your job easier by helping you deliver optimal care while maintaining normothermia.
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 - 3M Bair Hugger patient warming gowns are a safe and effective way to warm surgical patients.
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There are Hundreds of countries in this world all bug and small now learn the names of all the countries in the world along with learning how their flag looks. This educational game for ids will help them to learn the names of the planets easily. You can also learn about their different flag of different countries. The voice combination along with the name of the country will help you to pronounce the names difficult names easily.
1) Learn the names of all the different countries.
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Magnetically Enhanced Controlled Axonal Regeneration
Final Report Summary - MECAR (Magnetically Enhanced Controlled Axonal Regeneration)
Although the exact mechanisms involved in the growth of axons is still incompletely understood, it is clear that force is a crucial factor for both axonal guidance and lengthening. This is backed by a growing body of evidence, indicating the importance of physical stimuli for neuronal growth and development. Results of published experimental studies indicate that forces, when carefully controlled, act as powerful stimulators of axonal lengthening. The current project developed, tested and evaluated a practical implementation of this concept. Specifically, it established a novel approach for the application of a controlled tensile force to neurons and axons in order to accelerate regeneration after peripheral nerve injury. Magnetic beads are used as a powerful tool to study the biological response evoked by tension. Traditional approaches for axon stretching commonly involve use of glass microneedles, which are used to attach and apply stretching force to growth cones [1]. Another approach is based on strain applied by the use of a micro-stepper motor, i.e. mechanical tension is applied on axons of neurons seeded on two adjacent membranes by pulling them away from each other [2]. The approach we proposed and used in the present study is based on the use of superparamagnetic iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (MNP). MNP are paramagnetic, i.e. they do not exhibit -magnetic properties in the absence of an external magnetic field, but develop a mean magnetic moment when exposed to an external magnetic field can be localized to axons to stimulate axon elongation in the desired direction under the influence of an external magnetic field. The application of directionally orientated forces based on the use of MNP carries several advantages over the those obtained by traditional approaches: (i) possession of a high dynamic range, enabling controlled variation of the applied tension from 0.1 pN [3] to tens of nN [4], depending on size and number of particles and external magnetic fields; (ii) it enables performance of biological studies on a cell cultures or single cell studies; (iii) it can be used in any experimental configuration and is compatible with common cell cultures conditions; and (iv) its use can be translated to eventual in vivo use, because static magnetic fields have been in use in medical imaging and magnetic nanoparticles are used in various biomedical applications (Endorem®, Resovist®, Feraheme® are examples of MNP used on humans). We have extensively studied MNP in biological experiments, ranging from cell lines [5-7] to primary neurons [8-9] and animal models of nerve regeneration (unpublished), and have not observed any signs of cytotoxicity or inflammation at concentrations of up to 10 times higher than the working dose.
The research group which I lead has demonstrated in a neuron-like cell line (PC12) that MNPs bonded to neurites can develop forces in the presence of magnets, and such forces can direct the neurite outgrowth along the direction imposed by the magnetic field (MARVENE, NanoScie+2008). The MECAR project translated this concept into a model of regeneration of peripheral nerve. Specifically, an organotypic model of a spinal cord slice co-cultured with a peripheral nerve explant was used to validate the hypothesis underpinning the project. In this model, a spinal cord slice and a sciatic nerve explant from neonatal mice (D4-5) are cultured for seven days. The sciatic nerve is placed in front of ventral roots (3 mm gap) to allow motor neurons to innervate the sciatic nerve. After few days of incubation, axons from motor neurons of the ventral horn of the spinal cord usually reach the sciatic nerve. The project used this model to prove that MNPs can selectively bind axons of spinal cord motor neurons and expedite the process of re-innervation of the sciatic nerve under the directional influence of an external magnetic field. Specifically, MNP-mediated stretching was found to stimulate both axonal sprouting and elongation.
Surprisingly, although recent knowledge suggests that this "stretch growth" is perhaps the most remarkable axon growth mechanism of all, little or nothing is known about the molecular mechanisms evoked by the tension. Axonal elongation as a function of the applied tensile force has been investigated by Heidemann's team. It has been found that neurites show a transient elongation interpreted as viscoelastic deformation, when the applied tension is less than 1 nN. In contrast, long-term extension, interpreted as growth is observed when the applied tension is above 1 nN [1]. Based on this concept, the approaches used in the past were methodologically unsound because of the low detection limit of the techniques and short temporal window for observations. Instead, we used MNP to explore the effect of sub pico-Newton forces on axonal growth induced by stretch. Surprisingly, we found that a mechanical tension of 0.15 pN (100.000 below the previously identified threshold) induced a 50% increase in the length of differentiated PC12 cells in a week. This differential increase was interpreted as stretch growth, as no neurite thinning was observed. More importantly, we observed an elongation rate of 0.2-0.3 µm/h/pN, which is the same elongation rate previously reported for both central and peripheral nervous system [1]. This finding supports the concept that there is no threshold required for stretch-induced growth, and that axonal elongation is driven by tension, irrespective of its origin, i.e. from the traction exerted by the growth cone, the mass body growth or external force application. This new knowledge serves to provide a "unified" model of axonal growth and to propose a new paradigm to repair "in loco" nerve lesions in humans.
[1] Zheng J, Lamoureux P, Santiago V, Dennerll T, Buxbaum RE, Heidemann SR. Tensile regulation of axonal elongation and initiation, the Journal of Neuroscience (1991) 11:1117
[2] Pfister BJ, Iwata A, Meaney DF, Smith DH. Extreme stretch growth of integrated axons. J Neurosci (2004) 24:7978-83
[3] Riggio C, Calatayud M P, Giannaccini M, Sanz B, Torres T E, Fernandez-Pacheco R, Ripoli A, Ibarra M R, Dente L, Cuschieri A, Goya G F, Raffa V. The orientation of the neuronal growth process can be directed via magnetic nanoparticles under an applied magnetic field. Nanomedicine (2014) 13:S1549-9634
[4] Fass JN, Odde DJ. Tensile force-dependent neurite elicitation via anti-beta 1 integrin antibody-coated magnetic beads. Biophys J (2003) 85:623-36
[5] Calatayud P, Sanz B, Raffa V, Riggio C, Ibarra M R, Goya G F. Protein adsorption onto Fe3O4 nanoparticles with opposite surface charge and its impact on cell uptake. Biomaterials (2014) 35:6389-99
[6] Calatayud MP, Riggio C, Raffa V, Sanz B, Torres TE, Ibarra MR, Hoskins C, Cuschieri A, Wang L., Pinkernelle J., Keilhoff G., Goya G.F. Neuronal cells loaded with PEI-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles for magnetically guided nerve regeneration. Journal of Materials Chemistry. B (2013) 1: 3607 - 3616
[7] Riggio C, Calatayud M P, Hoskins C, Pinkernelle J, Sanz B, Torres TE, Ibarra MR, Wang L, Keilhoff G, Goya GF; Raffa V, Cuschieri A. Poly-l-lysine-coated magnetic nanoparticles as intracellular actuators for neural guidance. International Journal of Nanomedicine (2012) 7:3155
[8] Riggio C, Nocentini S, Catalayud MP, Goya GF, Cuschieri A, Raffa V, del Río JA. Generation of magnetized olfactory ensheathing cells for regenerative studies in the central and peripheral nervous tissue. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2013) 14:10852
[9] Pinkernelle J, Raffa V et al. Growth factor choice is critical for successful functionalization of nanoparticles. Front Neurosci. (2015) 9:305


research 4 impact (r4i)
research 4 impact envisions "a world in which people with diverse forms of knowledge seamlessly learn from each other, particularly those working to understand and solve complex social problems." In order to make this vision real, r4i aims to create new collaborations, both informal and formal, and this is articulated through three main goals:
 1. "matchmaking that creates powerful new collaborations between social scientists and community leaders
 2. sharing what [r4i has learned] about how to build new collaborations between people with diverse forms of knowledge
 3. interactive workshops that teach others how to build powerful new collaborations themselves."
Specifically, r4i has a matchmaking process where they "apply an evidence-based approach for directly connecting social scientists and practitioners, and social scientists and local policymakers… Most of these matches are for informal collaborations in which people share knowledge, are open to learning from others, and gain new awareness of the boundaries of what they know and their lived experience."
r4i also produces easy to read articles where they share what they have learnt about how to create new collaborations. Further, they run workshops "that provides participants with the tools they need to confidently initiate new collaborations themselves." To assist in outreach, they publish an e-newsletter.
r4i was founded in 2018.
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This article is about the North Korean broadcasting service. For the South Korea's international radio service, see KBS World Radio. For the Montreal local radio program, see CKUT-FM#Voice of Korea. For the South Korean reality show, see The Voice of Korea.
Voice of Korea
Type Radio network
Country North Korea
Availability International
Owner Korean Central Broadcasting Committee
Launch date
October 14, 1945
Former names
Radio Pyongyang
Official website
Voice of Korea
Chosŏn'gŭl 조선의 소리
Hancha 朝鮮의 소리
Revised Romanization Joseon-ui Sori
McCune–Reischauer Chosŏn-ŭi Sori
Voice of Korea interval signal and national anthem received in the UK in May 2013.
The last minute of a Voice of Korea English broadcast received in the UK in May 2013.
An old Radio Pyongyang pennant.
Voice of Korea (Korean: 조선 소리) is the international broadcasting service of North Korea. It broadcasts primarily information in Chinese, Spanish, German, English, French, Russian, Japanese, and Arabic.[1] Until 2002 it was known as Radio Pyongyang. The Interval Signal is identical to the one of Korean Central Television.
Its origins can be traced back to 1936 and radio station JBBK. Operated by the occupying Japanese forces, JBBK broadcast a first and second program as part of Japan's radio network that covered the Korean peninsula from Seoul.
The station officially inaugurated programming on October 14, 1945, with a live broadcast of the victory speech of Kim Il Sung when he returned to Pyongyang at the end of World War II.
Voice of Korea broadcasts on HF or shortwave radio frequencies, as well as on medium wave for broadcasts aimed at neighboring countries. Some frequencies broadcast are well out of the ITU allocated shortwave broadcast bands, making them less susceptible to interference but less likely to be listenable on older receivers.
Most of the broadcasts are transmitted from the Kujang shortwave transmitter site, located approximately 25 km from the city of Kujang.[2]
In 2006 VOK started broadcasting on the same frequency as the Lincolnshire Poacher numbers station[3][self-published source] It is unknown whether this was an intentional effort to frustrate the Poacher's operators or an accident, as it is not unknown for Voice of Korea to unintentionally jam its own signal by transmitting programmes in different languages simultaneously on the same frequency.
On occasion, VOK has missed its regular service. The interruptions have not been explained by VOK, but they are thought to be due to engineering works at the transmitter sites, faulty equipment or because of power outages. In 2012 they occurred when the country was facing one of its worst electricity shortages in years.[4] The off-air periods also affect North Korea's own jamming signals designed to prevent reception of South Korean stations such as Echo of Hope, Voice of the People and KBS Hanminjok Bangsong.[5][6]
Voice of Korea also broadcasts on the Thaicom 5 satellite along with Korean Central Broadcasting Station (KCBS) and Korean Central Television.[citation needed]
Unlike most international broadcasters, "Voice of Korea" does not broadcast an interval signal in the minutes leading up to the start of the transmission. It instead starts broadcasting the interval signal (the first few notes of the "Song of General Kim Il-sung") on the hour.[citation needed]
A typical program line-up begins with the interval signal, followed by the station announcement "This is Voice of Korea". After the announcement, the national anthem, "Song of General Kim Il-sung" and "Song of General Kim Jong-il" are played. The songs are followed by a news broadcast consisting of Korean Central News Agency items with small adjustments for the radio.[1] If there are any items about Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il or Kim Jong-un, these top the bulletin.[citation needed] The news items are typically one day behind the news of the domestic service Korea Central Broadcasting Station. The news is followed by music and an excerpt from Kim Il-sung's memoirs With the Century. After the memoirs, there is more music and feature stories, sometimes followed by an editorial. The fifty-seven-minute broadcast is concluded with frequency information and a sign-off message.[1]
See also[edit]
 1. ^ a b c "Voice of Korea mid-2014 schedule". North Korea Tech. 27 March 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
 2. ^ Martyn Williams (April 29, 2011). "Kujang shortwave transmitter site". North Korea Tech. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
 3. ^ Info about the clash. October 3, 2010.
 4. ^ Martyn Williams (February 24, 2012). "DPRK radio disappears". North Korea Tech. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
 5. ^ Martyn Williams (July 22, 2013). "Some North Korean external radio, jamming reportedly off air". North Korea Tech. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
 6. ^ Martyn Williams (March 28, 2012). "Voice of Korea still having problems staying on-air". North Korea Tech. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
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One of the relational database management systems found in a C library is SQLite. It's a bit different from other database management systems, for it has a ton of data types. But one of the most common questions everyone asks is how to store byte array in SQLite database Android.
You need to follow a few simple steps to store the array—first, query data from the table. Then make sure you know the data type within the table in question. And then finally call upon the data with a simple read() command within your code. Obviously, make sure the command is as per the data type.
The steps mentioned above are simple but incomplete. There are a few complicated commands that you would have to do before you get the final product you wished for. But first, let's learn a bit about SQLite.
What is SQLite?
A database management system that doesn't use client-server but is embedded into the end program – that's what SQLite is. It is simple to use and makes the C library work faster and smoother.
It generally follows PostgreSQL syntax. But the typed SQL syntax is not strong enough to guarantee domain integrity. This simplicity allows one to use it by just inserting a string into the column.
Within the Android platform, the use of SQLite is quite popular. The reason for its widespread usage is its simplicity and embedded nature. Such a library makes the data storage compact and swift.
Datatypes for SQLite
The Datatypes generality used for SQLite is dynamic. Thus the datatype of a value is connected with the value itself instead of the container. Primarily static data types are used. But the SQLite dynamic type system is compatible with most database engines.
Though it works backward, it will have the same effect. The static type databases will collect the data and store it in SQLite as it would have if the system were SQL.
But the thing that makes SQLite better is its options. This dynamic type allows things to be done that are impossible in traditional databases.
Some Storage Classes
No matter what data you want to be stored, they will have one of the following four classes –
In most cases, storage class is indistinguishable from datatype.
For instance, an INTEGER storage class stores the data as a different value on the disk. But as soon as the value is read, it's converted to a general datatype. Thus one can use the terms datatype and storage class interchangeably.
One thing that makes SQLite a bit problematic is it doesn't have a specific storage class for boolean, date, and time. But it can store the values as TEXT, REAL, or INTEGER.
The applications can store these data in whatever class it prefers. Moreover, these formats can be swapped from one to the other freely.
Take a look at this –
The code here is an example of a rigid type for a SQL database engine. These rigid typed databases convert integers into strings and vice-versa. Here '456' is converted to 456 and 123 to '123'.
To make sure SQLite is compatible with such database engines, the example shown above will work similarly as it would have in the SQL engine. All this is possible because SQLite supports "type affinity" on columns.
By type affinity of a column, it refers to the recommended type of data for that column. But it's not limited to that particular type. One can easily store data of a different kind over the recommended one.
In SQLite, each column is sure to have at least one of the following affinity types –
These affinity types, in turn, will be able to store three types of data.
For instance, a TEXT affinity column can be used to store NULL, TEXT, or BLOB. But if one tries to hold a numerical value in this column, the data will give a TEXT type output instead of the expected INTEGER/NUMERIC.
To make sure the application runs smoothly, one needs to be able to determine the column first. And to do so, just look at the declared type of the column. If you are confused as to what means what, then take a look at this table.
|Declared Type||Affinity Type|
UNSIGNED BIG INT
The following shows how SQLite uses column affinity and converts them to the required type –
Different database management systems are quite dependent on the expressions that you use in the code. But that is not true in the case of SQLite. All the standard sets that one uses for SQL are applicable here.
One thing that is different in SQLite from SQL is that the comparison depends on the storage class. There are a few rules that the comparison follows. They are,
- NULL storage class is considered the lowest among all storage types.
- INTEGER or REAL values are lower than TEXT or BLOB values. But if compared to another INTEGER or REAL value, then the numerical values are taken into account.
- A BLOB value is greater than TEXT. And in a comparison between two TEXT values, a collating sequence is used as the basis of comparison.
- For a comparison between two BLOB values, memcmp() is used.
Here's an example of comparison –
Operators to be Used
In the case of numbers, all the mathematical operators are useable. They can also be used for STRING or BLOB. This is possible because the STRING or BLOB operands are automatically converted to REAL or INTEGER values.
Here is how the conversion occurs:
- BLOB → TEXT → REAL
- The BLOB value is cast to TEXT by casting the sequence of bytes as per the BLOB value.
- Then to cast the TEXT value to REAL, interpretation of the longest possible prefix of the value that relates to a real number is done.
- Any remainder or leading spaces within the TEXT value are ignored.
- If the value has no prefix, then the result of the conversion is 0.0.
- BLOB → TEXT → INTEGER
- The TEXT value found from the BLOB is interpreted, and the longest prefix of value is cast to an integer number.
- Any remainder or leading spaces are ignored.
- If there is no long prefix that interprets to an integer, then the outcome is 0.0.
- In the case where the integer is greater or lower than ±9223372036854775807, then the result of the cast is precisely that.
- For a TEXT that might give FLOAT, the exponent is ignored.
The conversion is a bit faulty. It causes loss and might also make the data irreversible. But despite the flaws, STRING or BLOB type values are converted to REAL or INTEGER all the time.
A new condition is imposed if the mathematical operators in use are %, <<, >>, &, and |. These operators only work for INTEGER type values. So if the data is in the REAL class, then it's converted to INTEGER.
For casting the REAL numeric to INTEGER, the following steps take place,
- REAL → INTEGER
- A REAL value cast to INTEGER gives a result between the REAL value and zero.
- If the value is greater or lower than ±9223372036854775807, the result remains the greatest or lowest possible INTEGER.
Once the query results are sorted, only then can the conversion start. Any attempt to store class conversion before the sorting results in failure. If the sort is done by ORDER, the sequence would be,
NULL → INTEGER → REAL → TEXT → BLOB
If the sort is done as per GROUP, the sequence remains the same, but INTEGER and REAL values are counted under the same storage class. In this case, no affinities are applicable.
Read and Write The Data
Now that you know about the data types and storage classes, you also understand how to sort and convert them. But we still haven't clearly talked about the steps that will help you read, write and store the data.
The steps that you will have to undergo to save any data type are similar. For simplicities sake, let's see the steps for BLOB value.
Let the table in question be materials table. If you are willing to follow the steps, here is the table we would use for the example.
For this example, we have to store a picture for each value in the materials table. Here are the steps you would have to follow,
- First, add a column for the required data type. In this case, the data type is BLOB.
- Next, query data from the table for the content. This will give NULL value in the picture column.
- Now prepare the picture file that you want to save and place it in a folder. For instance, place it in C:\temp, similar to this picture.
- After you prepare the picture, you will have to ready up an UPDATE statement.
- Then get the Connection object by connecting to the SQLite database.
- Once connected, create a PreparedStatement object.
- Now supply the values using the set* method with corresponding parameters of the PreparedStatement object.
- Execute UPDATE statement with executeUpdate() method.
- Make sure to use setBytes methods similar to the following code,
- Next, you have to connect to the tset.db database by the connect() method as follows,
- The following code will update the picture for the specific materials table, and it uses the updatePicture() method,
- If you want to update the picture for material id 1, the following code can be used –
- Finally, execute the program again and check the materials table. If all steps were correctly followed, it would show something as follows –
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The "how to store byte array in SQLite database android" process is not tricky if you know the steps. Though the steps may seem confusing, they are not. You just need to practice them once, and you are good to go. If we were to give a gist of the steps, it would be,
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Italian pistacchio, from Latin pistacium pistachio nut, from Greek pistakion, from pistakē pistachio tree, of Iranian origin; akin to Persian pistah pistachio tree
First Known Use: 1598
Any of nine species of aromatic trees and shrubs, some ornamental, that make up the genus Pistacia of the sumac (or cashew) family, native to Eurasia, with one species in southwestern North America and another in the Canary Islands. Commercial pistachio nuts are seeds from the fruit of P. vera. They have a pleasing, mild, resinous flavour and are used extensively as food and for yellowish green colouring in confections. The tree bears leaves with thick, wide, leathery, featherlike leaflets and small fruit in clusters.


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Sending Polls
During IBM® Lotus® Sametime® meetings, the chair can use polls to gather feedback from meeting participants. The chair can send a question to the meeting participants and view participants' responses. For example, the chair might ask participants to vote on which job applicant to hire. As participants respond, the chair sees which candidate the participants prefer.
Note Only the chair create a new poll question and send polls. You cannot create poll questions before joining the meeting. However, you can create them and then click the Send later button to send them at a later time.
When sending a poll, the chair can also:
 - Share the tallied responses with other participants. Normally, the chair is the only person who sees the poll responses. The chair can choose to share the tallied poll responses so that all participants see the responses in the Poll Tab. To do this, click Share Responses on the Polling tab.
 - Note When the chair shares the responses, participants see only the tallied responses. Participants do not see individual answers to the poll.
 - Allow anonymous responses. By default, the chair can see each participant's response to the poll question. (These individual responses cannot be shared with other meeting participants.) The chair can preserve participants' privacy by allowing them to respond anonymously to poll questions.
 - Mark correct answers. The chair can specify correct answers for poll questions. When the chair shares the poll responses, participants can see if they answered the question correctly.
Sending a Poll
Follow these steps to send a poll question to the meeting participants:
 1. Click the New Poll icon New Poll on the Polling Tab, or choose Tools - Polling - New Poll.
 2. Enter your question in the "Question" area.
 3. Select the type of question from the drop-down list. Depending on the type of question you select, some answers might be filled in automatically. For example, if you select a True/False question, the answers True and False automatically appear. You can edit these automatic answers if you like.
 4. If necessary, enter the answers to the question.
 5. (Optional) If you want to mark the correct answers, select the check box or radio button next to the correct answers. You see the answers marked as correct when you view or share the poll responses. Participants do not see the correct answers until you share the poll responses.
 6. (Optional) If you want participants' answers to remain anonymous, select "Responses are anonymous."
 7. Note If responses are anonymous, you cannot see the names of the respondents when you view individual poll responses.
 8. Do one of the following:
 - Click the Send Poll icon Send Poll to send the poll immediately. A new window containing the question and answers appears on the other participants' computer screens. (You cannot respond to polls that you send.)
 9. Click the Close Sent Poll icon Close Poll to close the polling window. The question window is closed for all participants (latecomers will not see this poll) but the responses window stays open for you to view.
Tip To resend a question, double-click the question on the Polling tab and then click the Send Poll icon Send Poll.
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Evaluation of the implementation process of the strengths-based approach based on the theory of diffusion of innovation
Most policies in the area of mental health recommend the promotion of evidence-based practices. The force-based approach is recognized as a practice that can contribute to the recovery of people with severe mental disorders. However, several studies have raised numerous implementation challenges that limit its scope. An evaluation of the implementation process was conducted with stakeholders who received training on the strength-based approach. The results indicate that training is not sufficient and that institutional commitment is required to ensure the quality of the implementation.


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It is pertinent to note that there is essentially no difference between prostitution and sex work. This would be expatiated upon in the course of this paper. Sex Work in Nigeria is illegal in all Northern States that practice the Islamic Penal Code. In the Southern part of Nigeria, the activities of pimps, underage prostitution and the ownership of brothels are penalized under Sections 223 to 225 of the Nigerian Criminal Code. This Article examines the history and prevalence of Sex Work in Nigeria, its causes, its effects, both positive and negative. It further seeks to examine the disposition of several jurisdictions towards Sex Work and Constitutional provisions protecting sex workers with regards to their freedom of choice, freedom from discrimination, among others. In entirety, this paper attempts an appraisal of the need to decriminalize and subsequently regulate sex work in Nigeria and not criminalize or victimize sex workers.
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UNILAG Law Review, (2020) Volume 4 Edition 1
About the Author
Shadare Oluwasemilore Enoch is a 500-level law student the University of Lagos He has a special interest in ADR, and he is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC), Nigeria.