the perspective of the producer and the veterinarian, over-purchase makes no sense. Over-purchase can be poor management in the sense that you spend money on an excess product that might go out of condition or lose nutritional or medication effectiveness. From the veterinarian perspective, it risks feeding medicated product longer than needed or directed by the VFD and the legal requirement to quit feeding any remaining VFD product on hand after the VFD expires.
9. There has been some concern from veterinarians and producers about VFDs requiring a specific grams-per-ton figure for the amount of medication allowed by the VFD. Will the gram-per-ton or pound-per-ton be specified on the VFD?
I contend that the VFD should be legal if it properly lists the legally claimed dose for a specific antibiotic in use claim given on the VFD. In most cases, that will be a figure of milligrams per pound of bodyweight or milligram per-head-per-day. That amount can be achieved through many different, legally approved medicated feed products (with varying grams-per-ton formulations). These formulations, when fed at the appropriate level per day, will accomplish the stated dosage stated on the VFD. For this reason, and given the fact that the VFD gives an "approximate" number and size to animals involved, grams-per-ton cannot be accurately and consistently given on a VFD without potentially creating severe restrictions on product choice and availability for the producer.
10. What "teeth" are written into the law? What repercussions will be enforced as the rule is launched?
The "teeth" are potential fines and, more importantly, the ability to designate treated animals as "adulterated" and prevent their sale or movement in the marketplace. But remember, the initial inspection effort will be to gather information about how the process is going and to educate producers and veterinarians.
11. Will VFD documents also be sent to the FDA? Will these VFD documents be subject to Freedom of Information requests?
The answer to both is no.
Kansas State University has a useful catalog of information on the VFD here:
Why cows sort feed
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Nearly all cows sort their feed to some degree. That is why the leftover feed is the larger and unpalatable portions of the feed. Depending on conditions, the amount of sorting varies widely.
The degree and overall effect of sorting on cow performance is worth your attention. To evaluate the level of sorting, look for certain symptoms that indicate feed sorting is a problem.
Watching the cows eat is informative, especially just after feed delivery. In a well-mixed and palatable ration, cows will eat aggressively from the top of the feed pile as soon as it is delivered.
The cow's head often stays in one spot or moves slightly. Spilling from the cow's mouth is relatively low, and consumption is rapid. As she progresses, you may see feed falling from her mouth, and eventually, the tell-tale hole burrowed into the feed all the way to the feeding surface. She is nibbling the fines or goodies as they fall into the funnel while leaving the less desirable feeds behind. This also occurs if the cow burrows through the feed, shifting feed concentrates into the hole. When this occurs, the feed in the bunk changes in appearance.
It is easiest to notice if the feed has been in front of the cows for some time and they have selected what they want. Given that cows have a pecking order, the result of feed sorting means different cows get different diets and intake.
Common contributors to ration sorting
 - Particles are too long. The rule of thumb is that if the particles are longer than the width of the cow's muzzle, she can sort it. Sorting is prevalent with "shredlage" for corn silage and longer chop lengths. Sorting can be more common if the feed left behind is not the favorite part of her diet (lower parts of Sudan stalks or corn cobs). The opposite of this effect is when the cow selects the free-choice long alfalfa hay because she likes it to the exclusion of other feeds in the partial-mixed ration. Both behaviors promote a diet different than intended by the producer. Processing long-stemmed baled hay before putting it in the mixer helps. Understand that using the mixer for this is time-consuming, reduces particle length of other feeds and puts excess wear on it.
 - Lack of initial palatability. Dry diets are less palatable to begin with, and in dry diets, concentrates do not adhere together with the forage base. Cows prefer eating a mixed ration that is 50-66 percent dry matter. Wetter diets in the summer tend to be preferred over drier rations. Rations that are dry hay and dry concentrates (say 90 percent dry matter) respond well to adding moisture such as molasses, syrup or water. Having adequate moisture in the mixed ration will reduce feed sorting.
 - Worn out mixers. Mixers get plenty of hard use, and as they wear, they become less efficient at mixing correctly. Further, some operations will overload their mixer to gain batch size, but they lose the benefits of proper mixing. Highly worn mixers require more mix time, causing particle reduction and less effective mixing action. Check the kick plate on the bottom of vertical augers for wear, and inspect feeds as they discharge from the mixer. Clumps of concentrates or forages in the mixed ration (often seen at the beginning or very end of feed unloading) indicate either too short of mix time or a mixer that isn't operating correctly. Overloading always reduces mixer efficiency and promotes sortable diets. Overloading is the cause of the majority of improperly mixed rations. Mixers require routine maintenance and should be on a service schedule.
Sorting may become a health and financial issue. Cows that aggressively sort feed do not get a balanced diet. Mostly they get too much concentrate and not enough fiber. This is accompanied by shifts in manure consistency. The cow sorting for grains today is often slightly off feed the next day and sorting for fiber to correct her unhealthy rumen pH. The result is lower milk or components or acute digestive issues.
In a crowded pen, where bunk space may be limited, the aggressive cows sort out the goodies, and the passive cows eat the already-sorted feed. Neither animal meets her target feed requirements.
So you have a new horse...
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From the field
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We have seen good results on beef and dairy operations in my area, but a success story I ran across near Seymour, Mo., is worth a note.
After an information meeting last fall, one of my customers—a rabbit producer—began feeding his does Rabbit 16% Shield pellets from MFA. It was a full switch in feeding programs for him, and he has been happy with the results.
Since the switch, he has noticed a 10 to 15 percent boost in pregnancy percentages overall. The producer pulled a group of a dozen does to run a comparison of MFA's Rabbit 16% Shield pellets to his previous ration.
Here's what he told me:
 - Does on Rabbit 16% Shield pellets averaged one to two more kits per litter.
 - Kits can be weaned at five weeks of age on Rabbit 16% Shield pellets compared to six weeks on the previous ration.
 - Does on Rabbit 16% produce a litter every six weeks compared to seven weeks on the previous ration.
This producer's goal has traditionally been to have a fryer ready to sell at 12 weeks of age and weighing 5 pounds. Feeding Rabbit 16% Shield, he has adjusted expectations with the goal of reaching 5 pounds at 10 to 11 weeks. Looking over his weight tickets, I was able to do some quick math.
He gave me several weight tickets where he sold fryers and here are the numbers:
 - On these tickets he sold 347 fryers weighing 1808 pounds, which is an average of 5.21 pounds per fryer at market.
 - With the new price per pound, that 5.21-pound rabbit is worth $8.08.
That means he is getting one or two more kits per litter. For the sake of this argument, let's say just one. With the previous ration, his does had a litter every seven weeks, which would be 7.45 litters per year. On Rabbit 16% Shield pellets, his does produce a litter every six weeks, which equals 8.69 litters a year. How many more fryers will be available for market? Well, 8.69 litters a year x 1 extra kit per litter = 8.69 x 60 does = 521 more fryers. At the market price of $8.08 as I wrote this, the additional kits would mean an additional $4,210 per year in income.
Shield Technology does require more expensive ingredients and is priced accordingly. However, if you carry the math out, it's probably worth the investment. This producer buys between 4 and 5 tons of Rabbit 16% Shield pellets a month. It costs about $16 per ton more than MFA 16% without Shield ($768 to $960 per year). So take that extra $4,210 in income and extract $960. That is $3,250 per year in cash or to invest back into the operation.
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Daghlian, C. P., W. L. Crepet, and T. Delevoryas. 1980. Investigations of Tertiary angiosperms: a new flora including Eomimosoidea plumosa from the Oligocene of eastern Texas. American Journal of Botany 67 (3): 309-320.
Abstract: A new flower and inflorescence-bearing locality has been discovered in the Oligocene of the Texas Gulf Coast. The new flora is similar to the Middle Eocene Claiborne Flora of the southeastern USA, but the quality of preservation is sometimes better in the Oligocene fossils. One component of the new flora, a mimosoid legume inflorescence, appears identical with Eomimosoidea plumosa, first reported from the Claiborne Formation of western Tennessee. Investigations of these younger specimens indicate that the taxon had changed little during the Middle Eocene -Oligocene interval, and the better quality of preservation of the Texas specimens has provided further insights into the structure of the fossils. Comparisons of the fine structural details of the pollen of Eomimosoidea with similar pollen of extant mimosoids has confirmed that the fossil genus is indeed extinct and suggests that tetrahedral tetrads of columellate, tricolporate pollen grains are ancient, possibly primitive, in the Mimosoideae.
Crepet, W. L. and D. L. Dilcher. 1977. Investigations of angiosperms from the Eocene of North America: a mimosoid infloresscence. American Journal of Botany 64 (6): 714-725.
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The Evolution and Excellence of Swiss Turning
Swiss turning, a unique and specialized process in the world of machining, boasts a rich history and technological advancements that make it a go-to for high precision turned parts. Let's take a deeper dive into this remarkable technique and understand why it is so widely revered.
A Journey Through Time
Swiss turning traces its roots back to the 19th century in Switzerland. At the time, there was a growing demand for miniature screws to support the thriving watch industry. To cater to this demand, the Swiss Screw machine, known by various names such as the Swiss Lathe, Swiss Automatic, and Sliding Headstock Lathe, was developed. This ingenious invention far surpassed the precision of the traditional "fixed headstock" lathes, particularly for minuscule parts. Read More

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It's my body: calls to ChildLine Scotland about sexual health and wellbeing
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The last decade has seen increasing efforts by central and local government to target sexual health services and initiatives at young people in order to improve their sexual health. However, for Scotland's Sexual Health Strategy and associated initiatives to be effectively implemented, more information is needed about children and young people's own views, concerns and experiences regarding their sexual health and well-being. This briefing reports on a research study funded by the Scottish Executive and carried out by the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) and ChildLine Scotland to explore over 14,000 calls made to the helpline in this area. Calls to ChildLine Scotland about sexual health and well-being issues, including sexual abuse, have increased steadily over the years and are the primary reason for calling in over a quarter of all calls. These calls reflect children's own agendas, supporting an approach which treats children and young people as competent reporters on their own lives.


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Alessandro Volta - BackgroundAlessandro Volta was born in Como, Italy in 1745. In 1774, he was appointed as professor of physics at the Royal School in Como. While at the Royal School, Alessandro Volta designed his first invention the electrophorus in 1774, a device that produced static electricity. For years at Como, he studied and experimented with atmospheric electricity by igniting static sparks. In 1779, Alessandro Volta was appointed professor of physics at the University of Pavia and it was while there that he invented his most famous invention, the voltaic pile.
Alessandro Volta - Voltaic PileConstructed of alternating discs of zinc and copper, with pieces of cardboard soaked in brine between the metals, the voltaic pile produced electrical current. The metallic conducting arc was used to carry the electricity over a greater distance. Alessandro Volta's voltaic pile was the first battery that produced a reliable, steady current of electricity.
Alessandro Volta - Luigi GalvaniOne contemporary of Alessandro Volta was Luigi Galvani, in fact, it was Volta's disagreement with Galvani's theory of galvanic responses (animal tissue contained a form of electricity) that led Volta to build the voltaic pile to prove that electricity did not come from the animal tissue but was generated by the contact of different metals, brass and iron, in a moist environment. Ironically, both scientists were right.
Named In Honor of Alessandro Volta
- Volt - The unit of electromotive force, or difference of potential, which will cause a current of one ampere to flow through a resistance of one ohm. Named for Italian physicist Alessandro Volta.
- Photovoltaic - Photovoltaic are systems that convert light energy into electricity. The term "photo" is a stem from the Greek "phos," which means "light." "Volt" is named for Alessandro Volta, a pioneer in the study of electricity.


Question: What Does Nocturne Mean?
Which is the best definition of a nocturne?
What are characteristics of a nocturne?
What is the opposite of Nocturne?
diurnalNocturnal means 'done, occurring, or active at night'. Its opposite is diurnal, though this term is not as common. There is also a zoological term to describe animals that are active in twilight: they are known as crepuscular.
How many nocturnes are there?
Eighteen nocturnes were published by the composer in the following opuses: 9, 15, 27, 32, 37, 48, 55 and 62. There are also two nocturnes not published by Chopin: a Nocturne in E minor (disputed date of composition) and a short Nocturne in C minor.
What's the difference between Nocturne and serenade?
As nouns the difference between serenade and nocturne is that serenade is a love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening while nocturne is a work of art relating or dedicated to the night.
What genre is Nocturne?
A nocturne (from the French which meant nocturnal, from Latin nocturnus) is usually a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night. Historically, nocturne is a very old term applied to night Offices and, since the Middle Ages, to divisions in the canonical hour of Matins.
What does no mean in music?
It's common for a set of similar pieces to be grouped together under a single opus number. In this case, they have a subsidiary "number" (no.). For instance, Beethoven's piano sonatas 1-3 are grouped together in Op 2, so are Op 2 No 1 etc.
What does Opus and number mean in music?
From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Opus or the shortened form op. after the title of a piece of music means "work". It is followed by a number. When a composer writes their first piece of music it is followed by the term "opus 1".
Is Nocturne good lol?
Nocturne 10.25 Nocturne Build 10.25 ranks as an C-Tier pick for the Jungle role in Season 10. This champion currently has a Win Rate of 51.84% (Good), Pick Rate of 3.07% (High), and a Ban Rate of 0.51% (Low).
How do you make a nocturne?
Write or improvise a solo piano piece first (some composers like Claude Debussy expanded their nocturnes with orchestrations for larger ensembles) Take a simple melody or folk-based melody and embellish it with some chromatic notes as decoration. Write a bridge, or B section, and then return to the first melody.
What is the movie Nocturne about?
What does Nocturne mean in music?
What does the end of Nocturne mean?
Moira's Death & Ghost Explained When Nocturne begins, Moira is seen playing the violin. Inexplicably, she jumps from her practice room window to her death. … It is the ghosts way of telling Juliet that, if she continues following the magic, she will end up like her. This is an omen of what's to come.
What does K mean in music?
What does the word opus mean in music?
An opus number is the work number assigned for a composition, or a set of compositions, in the approximate order in which a composer wrote something. You will often see the word abbreviated to Op. or Opp. for more than one work.


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What does President Obama have in common with his immediate White House predecessor?
Both men spent a disproportionate amount of their first terms making appearances in battleground states, Brendan Doherty, a political scientist at the U.S. Naval Academy, writes in a post on The Monkey Cage political-science blog.
Doherty defines "disproportionate" as a president spending a greater percentage of days in a state than that state's percentage of the national population.
Defined that way, Obama and President George W. Bush spent each year of the terms in which they sought re-election lavishing disproportionate attention on voters in battleground states.
An excerpt from his post:
"A disproportionate focus on battleground states is not new, and it is not limited to re-election years. Our two most recent presidents are the only ones who disproportionately targeted battleground states in every year of their first term as president. Though only 32 percent of the U.S. population lived in George W. Bush's battleground states, he spent 42, 46, 42, and 73 percent of his days of travel in these states in each of the four years of his first term. Similarly, while only 36 percent of the U.S. population lives in Obama's battleground states, he has spent 49, 50, 49, and 56 percent of his days of travel in those states in his first three and a half years as president."
Doherty makes a similar point in his book "The Rise of the President's Permanent Campaign."


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OPTIMUM ADAPTATION OF THE CONVENTIONAL TRACK TO FUTURE TRAFFIC. RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE TRACK (CONTINUED)
Measurements of ballast stiffness and damping have been made for ORE D 117 Committee. Two aspects of the work are reported here. A special purpose vehicle was built to measure static and dynamic stiffness and energy losses for a range of ballast depths and formations, on existing BR tracks. Results of these tests are reported here. Appendix 1 contains an account on the validity of the theory of foundation vibration and concludes that a relatively simple model can be used to predict ballast behavior.
- Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
International Union of RailwaysOffice of Research and Experiments
- Publication Date: 1975-4
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 29 p.
- TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Equipment tests; Inspection; Railroad tracks; Stiffness; Test vehicles; Tests; Track components
- Identifier Terms: British Rail
- Uncontrolled Terms: Ballast
- Old TRIS Terms: Ballast quality; Ballast stiffness; Question d117; Radcliffe-on-trent test track; Test equipment; Track component investigations
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads;
- Accession Number: 00053159
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: International Union of Railways
- Report/Paper Numbers: D117/RP 6/E
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 5 1976 12:00AM


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Last week, we posted a letter from scientists Kevin Padian and Alan Gishlick in response to a piece by Jonathan Wells in the September/October issue of Books & Culture, dealing with the notorious peppered moth experiments. This week, we have given Wells an opportunity to respond. At stake are fundamental questions about truthfulness in debate—matters on which there should be consensus among all parties to the debate over Darwin's legacy.
In Of Moths and Men, Judith Hooper charges that defenders of the peppered myth have "marginalized" and "demonized" scientists who challenge them. Here Kevin Padian and Alan Gishlick obligingly prove her charge beyond a reasonable doubt.
According to the myth, light-colored peppered moths resting on pollution-darkened tree trunks are preferentially eaten by birds; the resulting natural selection explains why better-camouflaged dark moths became more common during the industrial revolution. The myth was largely exploded in the 1980s, however, when scientists discovered that peppered moths don't normally rest on tree trunks. Yet many biology textbooks still illustrate natural selection with staged photos of moths on tree trunks—usually made by pinning or gluing dead moths in place. The New York Times recently featured such photos as a now-classic example of "scientific fakery" (October 15, 2002).
Yet Padian and Gishlick continue to defend the discredited myth, claiming that a quarter of peppered moths rest on tree trunks and insisting that their claim is "based directly on the scientific literature."
A 1998 book by peppered moth expert Michael Majerus reported that between 1964 and 1996, scientists spotted 47 peppered moths resting in the wild, including 12 on tree trunks. Padian and Gishlick simply...


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The 'SNARE hypothesis' is a model explaining the process of docking and fusion of vesicles to their target membranes. According to this model, membrane proteins from the vesicle (v-SNAREs) and proteins from the target membrane (t-SNAREs) govern the specificity of vesicle targeting and docking through mutual recognition. Once the 2 classes of SNAREs bind to each other, they form a complex that recruits the general elements of the fusion apparatus, namely NSF (N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor) and SNAPs (soluble NSF-attachment proteins), to the site of membrane fusion, thereby forming the 20S fusion complex. Alphaand gamma-SNAP are found in a wide range of tissues and act synergistically in intra-Golgi transport. The sequence of the predicted 295-amino acid human protein encoded by NAPA shares 37%, 60%, and 67% identity with the sequences of yeast, Drosophila, and squid alpha-SNAP, respectively. Platelets contain some of the same proteins, including NSF, p115/TAP, alpha-SNAP, gamma-SNAP, and the t-SNAREs syntaxin-2 and syntaxin-4, that are used in many vesicular transport processes in other cell types. Platelet exocytosis uses a molecular mechanism similar to that used by other secretory cells, such as neurons, although the proteins used by the platelet and their modes of regulation may be quite different. [provided by RefSeq]
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Speech Rhythm of American English
How to make your speech more effective
Just like music, English speech has a beat. The combination of strong and weak beats creates the rhythm of English. English speakers expect to hear a certain rhythm when they listen to you. In Lesson 1, you will learn the two basics of creating a good rhythm. First, let's watch the video to see the overview of how to make your speech more effective.
Basic Rhythm 1: Syllable Stress in Words
A syllable is a part of a word that has a vowel sound. You create the basic rhythm by stressing and unstressing vowel sounds. Stressing the vowel sound means you say it louder, longer, and higher in pitch. Remember one syllable is stressed in words with two or more syllables. If you stress the wrong syllable, your listeners might not understand you. Look at the pictures below. Which syllable do you stress to say "two lips" and "tulips"?
Watch the video below and practice stressing one syllable in a word. Clap your hands along with the speaker.
Basic Rhythm II: Counting Syllables in a Word
Syllables are the number of beats in a word. Counting the number of syllables will help you became aware of the rhythm. Can you count the number of syllables in a word? Let's place your thumb under your chin. Count the number of times you move your jaw while you say a word. That will give you the number of syllables in that word.


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Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (8)Updated: 2007-10-23Local indexUp
intro - Introduction to administration and privileged commands
Section 8 of the manual describes commands
which either can be or are only used by the superuser,
like system-administration commands, daemons,
and hardware-related commands.
As with the commands in described section 1, the commands described
in this section terminate with an exit status that indicates
whether the command succeeded or failed.
for more information.
Authors and Copyright Conditions
Look at the header of the manual page source for the author(s) and copyright
Note that these can be different from page to page!
This page is part of release 3.27 of the Linux
A description of the project,
and information about reporting bugs,
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Introducing Infinite 3D
3D Multimedia interactive is an interactive application based on 3D technology to visualize detailed and realistic processes and objects.
3D model for observations. 3D explore is used to observe the shape, size, parts, name of parts, sum of parts, color and other physical characteristics of an object or objects. 3D explore will display all the visible information.
3D process is used to observe the flow(s) of a process or processes. 3D process will display the whole process flow and the information event that occurred in each step.
3D video is a moving picture/video used to visualize process or characteristics of the model.


Samovars are a cultural symbol in Russia, as getting together and drinking tea around these ornate devices is part of Russian tradition. References to samovars are indeed commonly found both in Russian literature, like in Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, and Russian art, like in Malevich's painting "Samovar".
A big samovar in Moscow's Red Square during Christmas Season
But what is a samovar? The word literally means "self-boiler", which is a direct hint at its function: to heat water, usually for tea.
How does it work? The largest part holds the water, which gets heated through a vertical pipe inside the body of the samovar and is then released through a spout. Originally, samovars functioned with wood or charcoal, while the modern ones use electricity. They are normally made of some type of metal (iron, copper, tin, even silver) and go from plain to heavily decorated kinds.
While the origins of the samovar are unclear and some claim it as a Russian invention, it was most likely imported from Persia around the 18th century and quickly gained popularity among the heavily tea-drinking population, which soon began to decorate it and transform it into an element of interior decor.
A curious fact is that people in Russia actually believed that the samovar has a soul, and it was common to say "самовар поёт", "the samovar is singing", which was based on the peculiar sounds produced by the body of the device as the water is boiled inside it.
Samovars are actually so typical in Russia that even trains have one at the end of every carriage. On trans-siberian trains, the samovar is actually some sort of social gathering place, where passengers meet to make tea, coffee or instant meals. Also, when traveling for days on a train, the samovar can be a real life-saver, both as a means to kill the time and meet people, and as a way to actually feed yourself or enjoy a hot drink in the morning. Well at least that's how we survived!
The samovar on the carriage of a Russian train
"You see, you are made for each other! […] You'll come to it in the end! […] There's an attraction here—here you have the end of the world, an anchorage, a quiet haven, the navel of the earth, the three fishes that are the foundation of the world, the essence of pancakes, of savory fish-pies, of the evening samovar, of soft sighs and warm shawls, and hot stoves to sleep on—as snug as though you were dead, and yet you're alive—the advantages of both at once!" – Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment, part III, chapter 1.
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Paul Witherspoon began his career as a petroleum engineer where he is best known for his work on the assessment of caprock integrity for underground storage of natural gas. It was only after joining the faculty of the University of California at Berkeley at the age of 38 that he began to address hydrogeological issues. He was the leader in turning hydrogeological attention away from a singular concern with aquifer assessment toward a greater consideration of the importance of aquitards. The aquitard-evaluation methodologies he and his students developed at Berkeley, and later at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, turned out to be invaluable in the assessment of contaminant transport problems and nuclear waste isolation. He and his LBL team are also widely recognized for their pioneering work on flow in fractured rocks, geothermal energy resources, and numerical simulation methods. Paul has always been a strong advocate of large-scale underground testing, and the importance of the in-situ research carried out at the Stripa Mine in Sweden under his influence attests to the validity of his vision.
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Carla Sherrell has been an educational leader for over 30 years as a counselor, teacher, and a social justice facilitator and consultant. She is Co-Executive Director of The Sum, a Colorado nonprofit that supports educational institutions, other nonprofits, and businesses in becoming inclusive communities across ethnic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, religious, and other sociocultural group affiliations/locations. Carla brings this work to the Naropa community by supporting the infusion/embedding of multiculturalism, equity, and social justice throughout all aspects of counselor education and practice. Her specific areas of focus as a scholar, teacher, and practitioner include the impacts of sociocultural power and oppression in the somatic counseling relationship, the integration of social justice and contemplative practice in 21st century education, and the development of diverse, sustainable social justice communities.


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Elizabeth Payson Prentiss was born October 26, 1818, into the Congregationalist family of prominent pastor Rev. Edward Payson. While her wonderful contributions to children's literature delighted generations of young Americans, she is best remembered in Christian circles as the author of the hymn "More Love to Thee, O Christ."
What is remarkable is that so poignant and heartfelt a hymn was born of tragedy.
As a young lady, she had moved from her New England home to Richmond, Virginia, and published her first children's stories. She married George Prentiss, a Presbyterian minister, and they moved to his new pastorate in Massachusetts. During the next seven years they were blessed with three children, but then in 1852, within the span of a few months, they lost their two youngest children. When their youngest died, she penned these words, at once betraying a heart broken by loss, yet comforted by faith in the goodness of God.
While sharing the Calvinism of both her father and husband, her writings display a deeply christocentric faith, personal and invigorating, and dwelling upon the marvelous ways in which the Holy Spirit works sanctification in the heart of God's people. "It is because I believe—fully believe that I shall be saved through Christ—that I want to be like him here on earth," said Elizabeth.
While her writings are experiencing a revival of interest in recent years, her many wonderful children's poems and children's books are unlikely to replace her most famous hymn in the hearts of moderns. In life and in death, Elizabeth Prentiss would ever proclaim More Love to Thee, O Christ, More Love to Thee.


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The 'tell' style (coach-centred)
We use the 'tell' style when:
- We have little time to get our message across - perhaps at half time during a game the coach will not have the time to discuss and ask questions of players
- There are safety concerns - for example, if coaching tackling we need to instruct primarily rather than ask players to find out how to do it by themselves!
The coach-centred coach typically shows the following behaviours:
- Coaching through drills - practices tend to be very structured with use of progressive drills. These can be unopposed, semi-opposed or opposed. Sometimes the drills are practised without relation to the game.
- Authoritarian/instructional/didactic - the coach provides lots of instruction and feedback. There is little opportunity for player input and often the coach has a specific technique or method in mind. This coach often rules with an 'iron-rod' and is a real disciplinarian.
- Technique-driven - the coach sets up lots of practices to improve technique. These are typically repetitive and unopposed. The coach often references key factors very well.
- Focus on performance and emphasis on winning - the coach is concerned more with the result than the development of individuals. This coach tends to have very short term goals and has little consideration for long term player development.
- Coach makes all decisions and uses a structured approach - the coach has very specific session plans with direct interventions. The coach progresses the session at his/her pace rather than referencing the players' readiness. This coach is not comfortable when there is chaos within practices.
- Tell and show - the coach has a very formal structure for introducing practices or skills: 'tell - show (demonstrate) - do'.
- Explicit and formal approach - the coach designs and delivers sessions for a specific purpose. Sessions develop in a very structured and formalised way.
In summary, the coach-centred coach:
- Decides on what is to be done
- Defines what to do and how to do it


Bursting the Bubble on Chewing Gum
Bursting the Bubble on Chewing Gum
Chewing gum is a common habit for most, but what happens to gum once you are done chewing it?
Most gum is not disposed of properly, which is where the environmental problems begin. Whether it's stuck on a sidewalk or underneath a school desk, gum is usually left where it doesn't belong. It is believed that chewing gum is the 2nd most common form of litter after cigarette butts.
Chewing gum is not biodegradable because most are made from polymers, which are synthetic plastics. Gum will stay on surfaces forever if it is not removed manually, which can be costly and leave stains.
Not only does gum contribute to our landfills, but it is toxic to animals. Chewing gum can be mistaken for food and birds and other animals can die due to gum clogging their digestive systems. Gum can also end up in bodies of water, where fish consume the gum which creates toxins overtime.
Chewing gum disposal
Chewing Gum Disposal at The Palms at Town & Country
Weingarten Realty recognizes the importance of proper chewing gum disposal. At The Palms at Town & Country in Miami, FL, the property management team has taken action by placing chewing gum disposal units throughout the property. After noticing a lack of solutions, the team decided to design custom receptacles utilizing cigarette disposal canisters and decals that stated "Chewing Gum Disposal." Twenty stations were placed at the Palms at Town & Country in high traffic areas prone to gum stains. There have been great results and the sidewalks have remained gum free! Weingarten Realty strives to be a steward of the environment and we are committed to reducing chewing gum litter across our properties.
The best way to prevent these environmental issues is to dispose of chewing gum properly, whether that be a trashcan or a gum receptacle.
Be a responsible chewer!


Present Like a Pro: 3 Tips for Mastering Professional Presentations
Present Like a Pro: 3 Tips for Mastering Professional Presentations
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No matter what industry you're in, excellent presentation skills can dramatically enhance your career trajectory. "[Even] in [today's] digital age, making a strong presentation still remains a critical skill,â€ says Rutgers University Business Professor Marc Kalan in a recent article. If you're presenting regularly, chances are you're pretty good at it. But if not, read on. Whether you're a seasoned speaker or someone just starting out, sharpening your skill set is never a bad idea. While there are numerous strategies that can help you deliver greater value and effectively engage your audience, reaching for them all at once can be unproductive and overwhelming.
These three tips will help you master your presentations and present like a pro:
Develop top-notch material. The basis for every great presentation is excellent material.Â Plan aheadÂ byÂ conducting solid, scholarly research and developing key takeaways for your audience. Organize your material in advance to ensure that you can thoroughly move through key points and set aside adequate time for questions at the end. Create a dynamic learning environment by including opportunities for participants to interact and apply the concepts introduced. Provide attractive, well-written handouts that can be referenced, which double as outlines and provide additional space for note-taking. Master this phase of preparation and you're well on your way to creating a winning presentation.
_TAG_ Tip: Consider creating a striking color cover andÂ printÂ everything elseÂ in black and white (unless graphs and charts require color).
Practice like a pro. Whenever you prepare for a live presentation, you should practice as if it were actually taking place. That means standing up, speaking aloud, delivering your points, and going through mock exercises. It may also mean days and weeks of endless preparation, depending on your learning curve. In the context of public speaking, it is often said that "People get rewarded in public for what they do in private.â€ Your willingness to practice "like you mean itâ€ reflects your commitment–or the lack thereof–to excellence. Pros embrace excellence because they know that however you show up in practice is how you'll show up on game day.
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Review every presentation for "bestâ€ and "nextâ€ practices. Pros evaluate every performance with a fine-tooth comb. Whatever they've done exceptionally well, they simply rinse and repeat. But where blind spots exist, they acknowledge and discover ways to improve.Â
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Learning to become a top-notch presenter takes practice—a lot of practice. However, if you're willing to put in the work, you can learn to present like a pro!
To your success!


A Day in the Life of Narrative Dev
You sit down, you pour your coffee… Now what?
This doc goes into what can be expected from a day in the life of a software developer at Narrative. Any given day might not run the entire gamut of the everything below, but it should give some idea of what to expect.
Feature Implementation
The first and most obvious category of work is implementation and coding. This covers everything from improving an existing feature to setting up an entirely new service to implement a new feature. Some examples of project work:
 - Improving an existing spark report by reducing the amount of shuffling it has to do.
 - Writing a new spark report to generate analytics on data that we have ingested.
 - Creating a frontend component using d3.js to display the aforementioned analytics.
 - Setting up a stream processor to ingest data that a new partner is sending to us.
Deployment and Ops
Deployment and ops is very much a part of regular life. Although there are safeguards to prevent accidental deletion of production resources, there are no prod-environment gatekeepers per se. At the end of the day, developers are trusted to provision resources and deploy systems as needed. In exchange for this trust, there is an expectation of ownership and responsibility – developers should be conscientious about their resource usage, and "if you break it, you fix it."
Not Code
Code reviews
Code reviews are a keystone habit for a quality-driven dev culture, and everyone is expected to both review code and have their code reviewed. They are great because:
 - Having multiple sets of eyes on a piece of code is an easy way to evaluate its readability and clarity. It also lowers the bus factor by distributing knowledge of what code lives where and why.
 - The author of the code gets the benefit of different perspectives on code structure and style, as well as having any unexpected bugs / edge cases pointed out.
 - The reviewer gets to learn how other developers are writing code and if there are any useful libraries and techniques that they can adapt for themselves.
 - Last but not least, knowing that others will be looking at the code naturally encourages more effort in keeping quality high.
At Narrative, code reviews happen as a part of the regular development process, i.e. we review all code as it is pushed and there is no specified "weekly code review" meeting where everyone brings snippets for review.
Design reviews
Design reviews are basically code reviews at a higher level. New projects and large features usually start with a design doc and review. Design docs are a great tool for gathering early feedback and encouraging discussion between developers and business stakeholders before anything gets set in stone. A doc is a lot easier to change than code, and code is easier to change than a running system. Conveniently, it also serves as great documentation for new hires or anyone else wondering "why was X done this way?" A typical doc will answer questions like:
 - Why are we building this? How does it benefit the business / team? Are we making any assumptions about our customers and future product direction?
 - Is there any existing work we are taking advantage of? Why or why not?
 - What are the tradeoffs we are making? e.g., do we care more about space consumption or speed? Does this feature need a new RDS instance, or will a tiny DynamoDB table work just as well?
 - What is the requirement for uptime? How can we tell if something is wrong? How screwed are we if S3 goes down, and are we OK with that?
The design doc is written by whoever owns the feature in question. Typically, initial review happens via comment threads in Google Docs, and is followed by a quick Hangouts session to make sure all outstanding issues are resolved before proceeding.


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I had a question about the specifics of finding a raw material deposit when prospecting squares with no already-known deposits. Are the locations of deposits pre-determined when the planet was created (or at some other specific time), or is a new deposit created when a scan is performed based on the probability given in the rules?
For example, lets say that from the equation given in the mining rules, I have a 20% chance of finding a deposit on a given scan of a square with no current known deposit. I then prospect that square. Which of the following scenarios is then true:
1. The database is checked to see if a deposit is there (one yet to be found). If a true comes back, there is then a 20% chance of finding it. If a false comes back, there is a 0% chance of finding it.
2. No such database exists. There is a 20% chance that a deposit is found, and if successful a new deposit appears.
If the latter is true, it seems that I could find a deposit on any square with a non-zero terrain probability if I just scan for long enough. (In the above example, I would have a 96% probability of finding something in the first 15 scans.)
In the rules it says "only 1 deposit can be found on a square at any given time," which makes me think that (2) is correct.
Sorry if this is a long question, but I wanted to be clear.
Screwed by Administrators who run the game with secret rules.
I was unaware of a percentage chance of locating. I believed the terrain with a deposit is given a certain number. If the number you have based on number of scanners and you're comp ops skill is higher then you find the deposit, if not you don't and won't until you make that number higher then the terrains.


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When RA Affects Your Hands and Fingers
Can moist heat or ice help RA pain?
Both of these simple methods can ease RA pain and stiffness.
Use a warm, moist compress (or towel or heating pad) on your fingers and hands for 15 minutes before you exercise.
To reduce swelling, use ice packs or even a bag of frozen peas. Put it on the painful joint for 10 to 15 minutes at a time.
You may want to switch between moist heat and ice packs. Experiment to find out what works best for you, and then make it part of your routine before and after exercise.
What is a swan-neck deformity?
This happens when the base of the finger and the outermost joint bend, while the middle joint straightens. Over time, this imbalance of the finger joints can result in the crooked "swan-neck" position. Rheumatoid arthritis can cause it.
A swan-neck deformity can make it almost impossible to bend the affected finger normally. It can make it hard to button shirts, grip a glass, or pinch with the fingers.
A rheumatologist can see if you have it. Treatment may include:
- Finger splints or ring splints
- Surgery to realign the joints or fuse the joints so they work better
What is a boutonniere deformity?
Boutonniere deformity, also called buttonhole deformity, can happen due to rheumatoid arthritis.
The middle finger joint will bend toward the palm while the outer finger joint may bend opposite the palm. It may be the result of chronic inflammation of the finger's middle joint.
Treatment may include splinting to keep the middle joint extended. Some cases need surgery.


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Study objectives: Conditions that give rise to reduced lung function are frequently associated with low-grade systemic inflammation, which may lead to poor cardiovascular outcomes. We sought to determine the relationship between reduced FEV1 and cardiovascular mortality, independent of smoking.
Design: Longitudinal population-based study and a meta-analysis of literature.
Setting: Representative sample of the general population.
Participants: Participants of the first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Epidemiologic Follow-up Study who were 40 to 60 years of age at baseline assessment (n = 1,861).
Measurements and results: We compared the risk of cardiovascular mortality across quintiles of FEV1. Individuals in the lowest FEV1 quintile had the highest risk of cardiovascular mortality (relative risk [RR], 3.36; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.54 to 7.34). Compared to FEV1 quintile 1, individuals in quintile 5 had a fivefold increase in the risk of death from ischemic heart disease (RR, 5.65; 95% CI, 2.26 to 14.13). We also performed a systematic review of large cohort studies (> 500 participants) that reported on the relationship between FEV1 and cardiovascular mortality (12 studies; n = 83,880 participants). Compared to participants in the highest FEV1 category, those with reduced FEV1 had a higher risk of cardiovascular mortality (pooled RR, 1.77; 95% CI, 1.56 to 1.97).
Conclusions: There is strong epidemiologic evidence to indicate that reduced FEV1 is a marker for cardiovascular mortality independent of age, gender, and smoking history.


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SPONTANEOUS TRAIT TRANSFEENCE
KEY WORDS: SPONTANEOUS TRAIT TRANSFERENCE,
COMMUNICATION, TRAIT ACTIVATION, TRAIT ASSOCIATION, TRAIT INFLUENCE
This study examined how spontaneous trait transference could effect communication. Spontaneous trait transference (STT) occurs if a speaker attributes positive or negative traits to an acquaintance and the listener incorrectly attributes those traits to the speaker. This study investigated if STT occurs under relatively natural stimuli. Also investigated was whether or not STT is an uncontrollable phenomenon or if by making people aware of STT can aid them in trying to avoid making misattributions. Participants included forty-four college students, the average age was 18. The participants were shown slides of individuals along with audible descriptions in the first trial and then instructed to make correct photograph/ trait associations in the second trial. The results suggest that spontaneous trait transference does occur under relatively natural stimuli and even by forewarning persons of STT and instructing them to avoid making misattributions, the errors were still made. Results were also compared to a related study on STT by Skowronski, Carlston, and Crawford (1998) and found to be similar.
measures for this study consisted of the subject recalling the correct
trait of each photo, the correct description of each photo (self or acquaintance),
and the subjectís ability to match the photo to the correct trait and the
correct description. The independent variable in this study was whether
or not the subject was informed of the STT effect and instructed to avoid
The data from this study was analyzed with an independent samples t-test.
The participants that were familiar with STT recalled a greater number of traits (significant at the.07 level) (M=.71, SD=.20) than the group unfamiliar with STT (M=.57,SD=.25) (see Figure 1 for results). The amount of correct descriptions was comparable between the group unfamiliar with STT (M=.51, SD=.20) and the group familiar with STT (M=.48, SD=.23). The amount of correct traits paired with correct descriptions varied marginally between the group unfamiliar with STT (M=.42, SD=.20) and the group familiar with STT (M=.35, SD=.22).
The independent samples t-test showed that the group unfamiliar with STT had greater difficulty in trait recall than the group made familiar with STT, t(42)=-1.97, p<.05. A second independent samples t-test revealed only a marginal difference in the amount of correct descriptions between the 2 groups, t(42)=.582, p<.05. The final independent samples t-test showed that there was also only a marginal difference in the amount of correct traits paired with correct descriptions between the 2 groups t=1.071, p<.05
The results revealed that the group familiar with STT was able to more easily recall traits than the group unfamiliar with STT. However, they had greater difficulty than the group unfamiliar with STT in recalling correct descriptions and correct traits paired with correct descriptions. The hypothesis proposed that there would be no difference between the 2 groups on the 3 dependent variables, accordingly, the hypothesis was accepted at the.05 level for all variables but not at the.07 level for trait recall.
This study has provided evidence that spontaneous trait transference occurs even under more natural circumstances than observed in Skowronski et. al, (1998). Furthermore, it was reinforced that the effects of STT are uncontrollable and even if forewarned of the nature of STT, one can not avoid itsí repercussions.
Moreover, because spontaneous trait transference still occurred even under more real-life circumstances, it more than likely engaged the participants in many of the cognitive processes that real-life situations generate. Therefore, it can be inferred that STT is a persistent associational phenomenon that affects impressions of people who talk about othersí behavior.
It would be impetuous to conclude, however, that spontaneous trait transference is present in every aspect of life. It does not seem likely that people are universally identified as having the traits they describe in others, also future research may discover other extenuating factors. For example, STT may be less likely to occur in the context of acquaintances, friends, or family members because the communicator is already known to the perceiver, consequently already viewed as possessing certain traits. Conversely, STT may reinforce expectancies unjustly attributed to a person already known. The effects of prior knowledge of the communicator have not yet been examined and future research may yield additional findings.
Nevertheless, the current study has shown additional support that spontaneous trait transference is a robust occurrence that can occur under relatively natural stimuli. This may suggest that gossip and other forms of social communication may have surprising and inadvertent consequences for the communicator. This may also indicate that communicators who want to be perceived in a certain way should simply describe the traits that they would like to be associated with. Thus, it adds new meaning to the saying, "Iím rubber, youíre glue what you say bounces off me and sticks to you."


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The VHELIOS product series introduces the concept of "super-dehumidification" or "super-drying" for the first time in the market.
It is known that the so-called "hygroscopic" plastic polymers, before being transformed by a IMM, an extruder or a blower, must be dehumidified to prevent aesthetic or mechanical defects in the final product: for most applications, the traditional dehumidifiers by convection ("desiccant dryers") are sufficient.
But what to do when the final residual moisture must be close to zero or the plastic polymer is sensitive to oxidation or the initial moisture of the polymer is too high or, simply, as in the case of powders, the air is not applicable as moisture extraction means? In these cases, the super-dehumidifiers of the VHELIOS series are the solution.
The super-dehumidifiers of the VHELIOS series use an irradiation heating system, thanks to which the energy is transferred directly to the material, therefore without any "medium" that could alter the nature of the plastic polymer. The humidity, on the other hand, is extracted with the application of the vacuum up to a residual pressure lower than 0.1 mbar. The result of this combination of radiation and "stripping" allows VHELIOS super-dehumidifiers to obtain extreme levels of dehumidification, quickly, with low energy consumption, without oxidation and in any case without interference of foreign agents with the plastic polymer.
The super-dehumidifiers of the VHELIOS series are currently produced in sizes from 5 to 60 LT and can be configured as single units or as multiple units with centralized vacuum to allow the treatment of different polymers simultaneously.
To guarantee uniform treatment in terms of temperature and final humidity, the process takes place in batches.
Once dehumidified, the material can be immediately transformed or stored under vacuum until used.
Some key-points of the VHELIOS super-dehumidifiers:
- The variety of treatable materials is wide both in terms of granulometry (granules, flakes, powders, etc.) and mixtures.
- The efficiency in heating is maximum, since the irradiation is selective and, under vacuum, increases its efficiency up to 30%.
- The batch process ensures that all the mass of material is heated and dehumidified evenly.
- The vacuum environment in which the material is treated preserves from oxidation, lowers the boiling point of water so anticipating the dehumidification process, acts as an insulator ensuring the preservation of heat and, at the same time, increases the efficiency of the radiation.
- The temperature is controlled directly in the material for greater accuracy during heating.
VHELIOS super-dehumidifiers: all the others are just imitations.


text: Based on field data collected from 131 small scale dairy farmers that were randomly selected from four agro-ecological zones, this study assessed the potential of adoption of fodder bank technology as a means for improving livestock production and income generation for smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. Using a logit modelling approach, it also identified the drivers of adoption of the technology by analysing the influence of household characteristics and ecological factors on farmersâ€™ decision to adopt the technology. The model correctly predicted 75% of observed adoption and non-adoption by farmers. Results reveal that dairy herd size, land holding size, membership of dairy association and agro-ecological potential are the key factors influencing farmersâ€™ adoption of fodder bank. Age, sex, household size and educational level of farmers play lesser role. Male and female farmers were equally likely to take up and practice fodder bank if they are given equal access to information and incentives. The study recommends farmer-led extension approaches where farmers who possess certain key characteristics should constitute the initial group for disseminating information regarding the technology in rural communities. The results highlight the importance of access to dairy product markets as a driver for the adoption of fodder banks. It is recommended that forging a strategic partnership with the Dairy Development Programme (DDP) will offer high potential for enhancing the scaling up of the adoption and impact of fodder bank technology in the country.


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When using wireless networks, some chats, web searches, and other information are broadcast out onto the local network. Other users on the same network may intercept and read this information. Unfortunately, without detailed knowledge of underlying technologies, many users are unable to properly evaluate the risks involved in everyday communication tasks. This study aims to develop techniques for allowing users without technical backgrounds to form more accurate expectations of privacy. We have developed a method for notifying users when their computer leaks such information. A large projected display placed in a common workplace shows excerpts from network traffic. A two-week trial was conducted to measure the effects of the display. Data was collected from network traffic monitoring and two paper surveys, which were conducted before and after the trial.


Molecular Genetic Tools and Emerging Synthetic Biology Strategies to Increase Cellular Oil Content in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
Research paper by Fantao F Kong, Yasuyo Y Yamaoka, Takeshi T Ohama, Youngsook Y Lee, Yonghua Y Li-Beisson
Indexed on: 05 Feb '19Published on: 05 Feb '19Published in: Plant & cell physiology
Microalgae constitute a highly diverse group of eukaryotic and photosynthetic microorganisms that have developed extremely efficient systems for harvesting and transforming solar energy into energy-rich molecules such as lipids. Although microalgae are considered to be one of the most promising platforms for the sustainable production of liquid oil, the oil content of these organismis is naturally low, and algal oil production is currently not economically viable. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Chlamydomonas) is an established algal model due to its fast growth, high transformation efficiency, and well-understood physiology and to the availability of detailed genome information and versatile molecular tools for this organism. In this review, we summarize recent advances in the development of genetic manipulation tools for Chlamydomonas, from gene delivery methods to state-of-the-art genome-editing technologies and fluorescent dye-based high-throughput mutant screening approaches. Furthermore, we discuss practical strategies and toolkits that enhance transgene expression, such as choice of expression vector and background strain. We then provide examples of how advanced genetic tools have been used to increase oil content in Chlamydomonas. Collectively, the current literature indicates that microalgal oil content can be increased by overexpressing key enzymes that catalyze lipid biosynthesis, blocking lipid degradation, silencing metabolic pathways that compete with lipid biosynthesis, and modulating redox state. The tools and knowledge generated through metabolic engineering studies should pave the way for developing a synthetic biological approach to enhance lipid productivity in microalgae.
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How to Incorporate Different Flavors and Ingredients with Your Biscuit Making Machine
Biscuits have always been a delightful treat for people of all ages. Whether enjoyed with morning coffee or as a snack during tea time, they can instantly elevate your mood. However, using a biscuit making machine opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Apart from traditional biscuit flavors, you can experiment with various ingredients to create unique and personalized biscuits. In this article, we will explore different flavors and ingredients that can be incorporated into your biscuit making machine, allowing you to unleash your creativity and delight your taste buds.
Subsection 1: Spice up your biscuit game with herbs and spices
Herbs and spices add depth and complexity to your biscuit flavors, transforming them into unique creations. By incorporating ingredients like rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg, or ginger into your biscuit dough, you can create biscuits with a distinct twist. These herbs and spices not only enhance the taste but also provide additional health benefits. Experiment with different combinations to satisfy your personal preferences and discover new favorite flavors.
Subsection 2: Sweet-tooth indulgence with chocolate and fruits
For those with a sweet tooth, incorporating chocolates and fruits in your biscuit making machine is a great way to satisfy cravings. By adding chocolate chips, cocoa powder, or even melted chocolate into your biscuit dough, you can create delectable chocolate biscuits that are sure to please. Similarly, including dried fruits like cranberries, raisins, or apricots can provide bursts of natural sweetness and delightful textures. The combinations are endless, and you can even mix and match to create your own signature biscuit recipes.
Subsection 3: Take a savory turn with cheese and herbs
If you prefer savory flavors, consider incorporating cheese and herbs into your biscuit making machine. By adding grated cheese such as cheddar, Parmesan, or Gruyere, you can create cheesy biscuits that can be enjoyed on their own or paired with savory dips. Additionally, herbs like basil, oregano, or dill can add a fresh and aromatic element to your biscuits, elevating their taste and making them a perfect accompaniment to soups or salads. These savory biscuits are ideal for gatherings or as a delicious snack during cozy evenings.
Subsection 4: Gluten-free options for dietary preferences
Many individuals have dietary restrictions, including gluten intolerance. Owning a biscuit making machine allows you to cater to such dietary preferences. By using alternative flours like almond flour, coconut flour, or rice flour, you can create gluten-free biscuits that are equally delicious. Experiment with different ratios and combinations to find the perfect texture and flavor. Gluten-free biscuits not only provide a wider range of options but also ensure inclusivity, allowing everyone to enjoy your homemade treats.
Subsection 5: Exploring unconventional flavors and ingredients
The world of biscuits is not limited to conventional flavors and ingredients. With your biscuit making machine, you can explore unconventional combinations and push the boundaries of traditional recipes. Incorporating ingredients like bacon, chili flakes, matcha powder, or even rose water can create innovative flavor profiles that surprise and delight your taste buds. Don't be afraid to experiment and let your imagination run wild!
Owning a biscuit making machine opens up a realm of creative possibilities. By incorporating different flavors and ingredients, you can personalize your biscuits and cater to various taste preferences. Whether you prefer sweet or savory, traditional or unconventional, the options are limitless. Experiment with different herbs, spices, chocolates, fruits, cheeses, and flours to create unique biscuit combinations that will leave a lasting impression. So, grab your biscuit making machine, choose your desired flavors, and get ready to embark on a delightful biscuit-making adventure!


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Monitor Replication Status
Monitor the replication status using the XDCR and Data Buckets tabs.
The following Couchbase Web Console areas contain information about replication via XDCR:
The XDCR tab.
The outgoing XDCR section under the Data Buckets tab.
The Couchbase Web Console displays any replications configured, or replications in progress for that particular source cluster. If you want to view information about replications at a destination cluster, you must open the console for that cluster. When configuring bi-directional replication, use the web interfaces that belong to the source and destination clusters to monitor both clusters.
Any errors that occur during replication appear in the XDCR errors panel. The following example shows the errors that occur if replication streams from XDCR fail due to the missing vBuckets at the source cluster:
XDCR is resilient to intermittent network failures. If the destination cluster is unavailable due to a network interruption, XDCR pauses replication and then retries the connection to the cluster every 30 seconds. Once XDCR can successfully reconnect with the destination cluster, it resumes replication.
In the event of a more prolonged network failure, where the destination cluster is unavailable for more than 30 seconds, the source cluster continues to poll the destination cluster possibly resulting in numerous errors over time.


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A Random Walk in One Dimension: Applet Demonstration
Course Topic(s): Probability | Stochastic processes, discrete Markov chains
This applet constructs a histogram of the resulting path of a random walker in one dimension. The user can change the number of steps, the probability of walking to the right, and the number of trials. There is a brief description ad a few guiding questions associated with this demonstration. This is one of the random applications in the Physlets project. (See the related resouces for the link.) The authors notes that the applet may not run on a Mac.
To rate this resource on a 1-5 scheme, click on the appropriate icosahedron:
Creator(s): Macneil Shonle and Shubba Tewari
Contributor(s): Macneil Shonle and Harvey Gould
This resource was cataloged by Ginger RowellPublisher:
Physlets Project at Davidson
Resource copyright: The Physlets applets are released under the GNU General Public License. The source code is readily available as a link off of each Phylet's page.The Physlet framework used by these Physlets itself is not free software and should not be distributed.
This review was published on October 11, 2012
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Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office
"What she did in nursing is incredibly important and we don't want to diminish that at all. But to say that Clara Barton is a nurse is a gross understatement of her importance. The fact is that she was a relief organizer at a time when women didn't do that. At a time when women found that they had to get men involved in order to be taken seriously, Clara Barton bucked that system." George Wunderlich, Executive Director, NMCWM
Below is a short preview of CSPAN-3′s show American Artifacts featuring two episodes on the CBMSO.
Watch the full episodes using these links:
Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office was originally rediscovered by Richard Lyons of the General Services Administration (GSA) in 1996, when the building was scheduled for demolition. Located on 7th street, NW, Washington D.C., the site is the location where Clara Barton lived during and immediately after the Civil War. She used this property not only as a place to live, but also to store the supplies she received for her work on the battlefield, and later as an office to handle correspondence concerning missing soldiers.
In 1865 Barton hired a staff and opened the "Office of Correspondence with the Friends of the Missing Men of the United States Army" in this building. At the end of the war, Barton took up the cause of grieving parents, family and friends whose sons, brothers, neighbors were missing. She responded to over 63,000 letters, most of which required some kind of research that eventually lead to published lists of the names of the missing so that anyone with knowledge of their whereabouts or death could contact her. By the time the office closed in 1867, she had identified the fate of over 22,000 men.
"I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent." -Clara Barton (1821 to 1912)
Be one of the first 100 people to give $100 for the opening of the CBMSO. The Centennial Fund is an affordable way to leave a legacy for future generations in your name or a loved one. Clara Barton Centennial Fund


How Is Coffee Helpful In Weight Lose?
You might be aware of coffee as it is one of the most reputed and famous drinks that helps people stay active and attentive. It helps people get rid of their tiredness and pay more attention to their office work or other essential work. When it comes to coffee for weight loss, then it is very helpful in burning brown fat and also helps you to look more fit and healthy.
Coffee helps to burn fatter from the body and leads to weight loss as it is declared in some studies done by scientists. The brown fat works in different ways compared to other fats in the body and gets affected by coffee as soon as possible. It is also known as brown adipose tissue, a unique type of body that gets activated when you get cold.
Brown fat is the only element that helps to produce heat in the body when you get cold and makes your body keep warm. For more details, you can consider the below details as it will help you to know about the coffee more and its role in weight loss.
Coffee for Losing Weight
 - Coffee helps control the brown fat of your body that leads to fat and makes your body look fatty.
 - It helps to burn the brown fat and allows you to have a well-maintained body with some energy and activeness.
 - Coffee helps increase the activity of brown fat in your body and enables you to improve blood sugar control and improve blood lipid levels.
 - Burning of brown fat helps burn the calories of your body that leads to weight loss and makes your body look fit and fine.
 - Researchers have found that coffee is very helpful in weight loss, and for research, they used stem cells in the lab to test their theory. It made them get a good result and also helps them to know that coffee contains caffeine that can stimulate brown fat.
 - The news about this research was published in the journal Scientific Reports, and the findings show that coffee something that can burn brown fat.
 - Coffee can be drunk in various forms such as dark coffee, light coffee, black coffee, and milk coffee, which works in different ways for various results.
 - The more you will go deep about this query, the more you will know about the fat loss journey of the coffee. It will also help you know about the burning properties that allow you to remain fit and healthy and get a lean body.
Wrap It Up
Different drinks have different benefits according to their features and beneficial factors; likewise, coffee is helpful in weight loss and staying you active for the long term. When you are done with the above points, it will help you know about the coffee uses, especially weight loss. Once you understand the coffee facts for weight loss, it will help you get motivated to have it.
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Radio waves, infrared rays, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-rays, and gamma rays are all forms of electromagnetic radiation having different energies. Only radio and visible light easily penetrate Earth's atmosphere. And only visible light is detectable by the human eye.
This animation shows a spectrum and starting from left to right, points to the location on the spectrum for each of the types of radiation. It then shows a mountain scene.


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Natural Remedies for Hives
Sublingual Hives Remedy
Hives Remedy
Natural remedies for everything from sleep improvement to headaches are prevalent today, and many people swear by them, so the fact that there are natural remedies for hives is not surprising.
It seems that we have an earth that's wonderful enough to have put everything on it that we need in order to help combat certain human frailties, even diseases and other ailments.
Hives are one of those embarrassing phenomenon that most people tend to correlate with nervousness or extreme stress.
Natural remedies for hives like Oxyhives help to calm and soothe the body to avoid breakouts.
I remember my first experience with observing what I thought was a mild case of hives on either Johnny Carson or Arsenio Hall, when Alyssa Milano, then still a huge star, was a guest on the show, and she apparently was really nervous because her neck broke out in this reddish mass of puffy looking irritations, almost instantly.
I think she even acknowledged it, which of course made her totally endearing, but a lot of people don't need to get nervous to break out in hives.
Hives can be the result of an allergic reaction, or can simply be something that happens to certain people a lot more who are highly sensitive to a variety of ingredients and environmental irritants. But what is the primary cause of hives? And what natural remedies can you look to for clearing them up safely, quickly, and with minimal hassle?
Calm Inflammation
Well, the most common causes of hives happens to be one of two things, and those we actually already discussed.
They can be brought on by emotional stress or turmoil, and they can also be initiated by allergic reactions to certain things like foods, materials, environmental toxins, latex, medications, and a laundry list of other common irritants that our body goes into battle mode to fend off.
Natural remedies for hives (we chose this natural one because it is an oral sublingual formula, which means it is super absorbent, and treats the problem internally.
Internally is where the source of your hives come from since they are essentially an allergic reaction, so this is formulated to help with the most annoying symptoms of hives, which are itching, burning, welts, redness, and duration of time they are on the body.
Some people say that their hives are so bad that they literally just want to crawl out of their own skin, which makes it hard for us who have never experienced them to imagine.
You can see why it's important to get hives cleared up as soon as possible though. Not only are they embarrassing because of the way they look, but they can be so severe and uncomfortable that they put a serious wrench in your lifestyle and enjoyment of your life, making wearing clothes an uncomfortable habit even.
Another strange attribute of hives is that they can be light sensitive, and exposing them to different types of light can actually aggravate them and make them burn and itch even worse. Depending on the individual's sensitivity level, they may experience such painful swelling that they must wear minimally restrictive clothing.
Aside from going to the doctor to be prescribed an ointment, there are some great natural remedies for hives that you can spray under your tongue. Have you ever heard of homeopathic remedies?
Well that's the idea behind this one. It's a sublingual formula for clearing hives, which means you hold it under your tongue, where the membrane under the tongue absorbs it slowly for a few minutes and send it to the blood stream, where the anti inflammatory and soothing ingredients get to work from the inside of the body, which is where the hives originate, whether they came from emotional upset or from an allergic reaction of some sort.
A great natural remedy against hives is to try to "train" yourself to not react so much to situations. Try reading a great self empowerment book by a spiritual authority such as Deepak Chopra. Teaching such as these hammer home the fact that we cannot always control other people's actions, and we can only control some situations by the way we react to them.
Chances are that if you are a person who gets hives because of your emotional reactions to things, this type of learning will serve you well not only in how your body's natural systems physically manifest stress, but also cognitively, where you can control and calm those feelings of stress and anxiety and live a more peaceful existence, as well as help control your hives breakouts.
Now, if you are a person who breaks out in hives because of allergic reactions, an anti inflammatory homeopathic remedy for hives may do the trick because it helps to quell the inner workings of the process by which hives affect the skin.
What actually happens is that blood plasma leaks in response to the stimulus, or allergy, and swells and puffs out the skin, making the appearance of large welts and redness. These welts can be anywhere from the size of a mosquito bite to the size of a plate, depending on the severity of the reaction to whatever stimulae causes your hives.
Assuming these foods are not one that causes a reaction for you personally, you may do well to have a highly "anti inflammatory" diet that is rich in foods like almonds, fish, omega 3 oil rich foods and oils like olive oil, darkly colored berries which have high antioxidant value as well as benefits which extend to taming swelling and irritation, such as raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, goji berries, acai berry and other "super fruits".
Having a great diet is just one way you may be able to naturally remedy your hives breakouts, but of course it may not be the only way, but it can definitely help. In addition to adding beneficial foods, you may want to curb those that encourage inflammation, such as refined sugars and carbohydrates which turn to pure acidic sugar in the system.


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- Can I use 208V instead of 240V?
- Why are neutral and ground tied together?
- Does a neutral wire carry voltage?
- Why do you get 208 volts?
- How do you hook up 208V single phase?
- Is there a 208V single phase?
- How do I get 208V from 480V?
- Can you get 240V from 120 208V?
- Whats the difference between 208V and 240V?
- Do you need a neutral for 3 phase?
- What does 120V 208V mean?
- Why is a neutral wire not needed in 208V or 240V?
- What is the difference between 208V and 220V?
- Is 208V single or three phase?
- What is the difference between 120V and 208V?
- What is the purpose of the neutral wire?
- Can I plug a 208V into 120V?
- Does 208V single phase have a neutral?
- Does 208V 3 phase have a neutral?
Can I use 208V instead of 240V?
208V is *not* the same as 240V.
208V is the voltage between phases of a 3-phase "Y" circuit that is 120V from neutral to any hot.
480V is the voltage between phases of a 3-phase "Y" circuit that's 277V from hot to neutral..
Why are neutral and ground tied together?
The reason they're bonded at the panel is to ensure that we have no current flowing between neutral and ground relative to each other throughout the house. It's the same reason we bond to the plumbing system, CATV, telephone, etc so there's no potential between different electrical components.
Does a neutral wire carry voltage?
Neutral and grounding wires are often confused outside of the electrical trade, since both conductors have zero voltage. Actually, if you connect the grounding wire as a neutral by mistake, most devices will operate correctly.
Why do you get 208 volts?
For 2 lines each carrying 120 volts, the calculation for this is 120 volts times 1.732, and the result is rounded up to 208 volts. That's why we call it a 208 volt three-phase circuit, or a 208 volt 3 phase line. A 400 volt three-phase circuit means that each of the 3 lines is carrying 230 volts.
How do you hook up 208V single phase?
When you run 120/208V single phase power into an isolation transformer, the two individual hot conductors of 120V are combined into one 208V waveform….208V 3 Phase Power Panel WiringInstall a 1 Pole Circuit Breaker (CB)Connect (1) 120V 1 Phase power wire to the 1 Pole CB.Connect (1) Neutral wire to the Neutral Bar.Mar 14, 2020
Is there a 208V single phase?
Single-phase distribution is used when loads are mostly lighting and heating, with few large electric motors. … For example, on a 120/208 three-phase system, which is common in North America, the phase-to-neutral voltage is 120 volts and the phase-to-phase voltage is 208 volts.
How do I get 208V from 480V?
For Example: Given a 480V to 208V Delta > Wye, with an input voltage of 460V and a tap set for 480V would yield: (460/480) X 208 = 199.33V. In order to yield 208V this tap setting would be insufficient. You would have to use a tap setting that was lower, such as 456V.
Can you get 240V from 120 208V?
The medium answer is YES, BUT! The long answer is the following: Single phase power that typically comes to a home has two hot legs of 120v each. You can use either leg to power 120v devices or combine both hot legs to power a 240v appliance or motor (e.g. for a well-pump).
Whats the difference between 208V and 240V?
They require two legs of power from the power utility, whereas 240v motors and appliances only use one. You will commonly see 208v present in three-phase buildings when "single-phase" equipment (like an AC condenser) is wired to two legs of three-phase wye power.
Do you need a neutral for 3 phase?
Advantages. As compared to a single-phase AC power supply that uses two conductors (phase and neutral), a three-phase supply with no neutral and the same phase-to-ground voltage and current capacity per phase can transmit three times as much power using just 1.5 times as many wires (i.e., three instead of two).
What does 120V 208V mean?
120/208VAC means that power distribution is 3 phase with neutral connection (Y System). 120V represents voltage of each phase to neutral point and 208V represents voltage between any two phases. For balance systems, line to neutral voltage is line to line voltage divided by 1.73 (Sq.
Why is a neutral wire not needed in 208V or 240V?
The grounded (neutral) conductor is connected to the center of the coil (center tap), which is why it provides half the voltage. Therefore, if a device requires only 240V, only two ungrounded (hot) conductors are required to supply the device.
What is the difference between 208V and 220V?
In North America, the terms 220V, 230V, and 240V all refer to the same system voltage level. However, 208V refers to a different system voltage level. … With electrical loads, the voltage will drop, hence the common reference to voltages below 120 and 240, such as 110, 115, 220, and 230.
Is 208V single or three phase?
120/208V single phase is derived from 208V three phase power. If viewed on an oscilloscope, the three voltage waveforms on the three "hot" conductors all peak at different times: each one is 120 degrees behind the next.
What is the difference between 120V and 208V?
Capacity: The main difference between 120V and 208V is that 208V circuits have more power and density, therefore requiring less PDU's needed in the rack. For example, here's the two most common circuits at 80% total power: 15A at 120V circuit has capacity for 1.8kW at 80%, equaling 1.44kW.
What is the purpose of the neutral wire?
Neutral wire carries the circuit back to the original power source. More specifically, neutral wire brings the circuit to a ground or busbar usually connected at the electrical panel. This gives currents circulation through your electrical system, which allows electricity to be fully utilized.
Can I plug a 208V into 120V?
Most 208v motors do not utilize a neutral, so the odds of a neutral being available at the receptacle is quite slim. If you are lucky enough to have a neutral, then you can tap a single hot leg to supply a 120v receptacle.
Does 208V single phase have a neutral?
In a single phase 208V circuit with no neutral, the two voltage lines are alternating from negative to positive in voltage and they are doing so at opposite times with respect to each other. That is why current flows without a neutral.
Does 208V 3 phase have a neutral?
208V 3 Phase power has 3 electrical legs (phases) evenly spaced in a circle (360 degrees / 3 phases = 120 degrees) around a center (neutral). … 208V 3 Phase power also goes by the names 208V 3 Phase 4 Wire and 208Y/120V. These are technically more accurate because they refer to the neutral.


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WEEK 4: DATA CONSOLIDATION
- Discuss and compare the group summations and consolidation tools used with Excel. You may need to look up (research) the group summations.
- Under what circumstances would you use each of these features? Do they both serve the same purpose, or is each one used under different scenarios? Give examples of how each can be used.


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1. The radio card automatically tunes to each RF channel, listens for a period of time, and records information it finds regarding access points on each channel.
2. By default, each access point transmits a beacon frame every 100 milliseconds on a specific RF channel, which the administrator configures.
3. While tuned to a specific channel, the radio card receives these beacon frames if an access point is in range and transmitting on that channel.
4. The radio card records the signal strength of the beacon frame and continues to scan other channels.
5. After scanning each of the RF channels, the radio card makes a decision about the access point with which it will associate.
In general, the radio card chooses the access point with the strongest beacon signal. Some radio vendors might include other parameters, such as noise levels and utilization, when making this decision.


Combining Multiple Childhood Vaccines is Not Safe
vaccinesBy Natural Blaze
Miller looked at the percentage of reported reactions that involved hospitalization or death as related to the number of vaccine doses the infant had received, and to the age of the infant.
"Our study showed that infants who receive several vaccines concurrently…are significantly more likely to be hospitalized or die when compared with infants who receive fewer vaccines simultaneously," he writes. "It also showed that reported adverse effects were more likely to lead to hospitalization or death in younger infants."
In infants receiving five or more vaccines concurrently, 5.4% of reported reactions were fatal, compared with 3.6% in those receiving four or fewer, the study shows.
"Parents and physicians should consider health options associated with a lower risk of hospitalization or death," Miller concludes.


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Shielding causes capacitance. Capacitance can form a filter which can filter out highs. Depends on the application.
Best bet is to try it and listen.
ToN gave the main way it could affect tone.
You can look up the formula for factors that affect capacitance. Among them are area of the plates forming the capacitor, and the distance between the plates. If the area of the plates gets larger, capacitance goes up, and if the plates are placed closer together, capaciance goes up.
It's a bigger concerned with shielded cables, where the insulation between the shield and the center conductor forms a capacitor, and the "plates" (the 2 conductors) are fairly close together. But shielding in guitars is usually a matter of shielding the control and pickup cavities. The area of the shielding could be huge, but the distance between the shield and the rest of the circuitry is huge by comparison to a shielded cable.
I think it's a non-issue. People realized what I described, but didn't put numbers to it, look at where the "hidden capacitor is connected in the circuit, or realize that the resulting capacitance is likely in the fraction-of-a-pF range. If it shunted any signal, it would shunt extreme high RF energy, and that's good.


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Variations of hemoglobin (Hb) oxygenation in tissue provide important indications concerning the physiological conditions of tissue, and the data related to these variations are of intense interest in medical research as well as in clinical care. In this study, we derived a new algorithm to estimate Hb oxygenation from diffuse reflectance spectra. The algorithm was developed based on the unique spectral profile differences between the extinction coefficient spectra of oxy-Hb and deoxy-Hb within the visible wavelength region. Using differential wavelet transformation, these differences were quantified using the locations of certain spectral features, and, then, they were related to the oxygenation saturation level of Hb. The applicability of the algorithm was evaluated using a set of diffuse reflectance spectra produced by a Monte Carlo simulation model of photon migration and by tissue phantoms experimentally. The algorithm was further applied to the diffuse reflectance spectra acquired from in vivo experiments to demonstrate its clinical utility. The validation and evaluation results concluded that the algorithm is applicable to various tissue types (i.e., scattering properties) and can be easily used in conjunction with a diverse range of probe geometries for real-time monitoring of Hb oxygenation.
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Po-Ching Chen and Wei-Chiang Lin, "Spectral-profile-based algorithm for hemoglobin oxygen saturation determination from diffuse reflectance spectra," Biomed. Opt. Express 2, _PHONE_ (2011)
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