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The interaction between dependent or connected risk and independent risk is interesting and will significantly change the overall probability of success or failure of an endeavour or organisation.
As discussed in my last post on 'The Flaw of Averages' using a single average value for an uncertainty is a recipe for disaster. But there is a difference between averaging, connecting and combining uncertainties (or risk).
Where risk events are connected, the ability to model and appreciate the effect of the risk events interacting with each other is difficult. In 'The Flaw of Averages' Sam Shaw uses the simile of wobbling a step ladder to determine the uncertainty of how safe the ladder is to climb. You can test the stability of one ladder by giving it a good 'wobble'. However, if you are trying to determine the stability of a plank between two stepladders doubling the information from wobbling just one is not a lot of help. Far more sophisticated modelling is needed and even then you cannot be certain the full set of potential interactions is correctly combined in the model. The more complex the interactions between uncertainties, the less accurate the predictive model.
However, when the risks or uncertainties are independent, combining the risks through the creation of a portfolio of uncertainties reduces the overall uncertainty quite dramatically.
The effect of portfolios
Consider a totally unbiased dice, any one throw can end up anywhere and every value between 1 & 6 has an equal probability of being achieved. The more throws, the more even the results for each possibility and consequently there is no possibility of determining the outcome!
The distribution after 10, 100 and 1000 throws.
As the number of throws increase, the early distortions apparent after 10 throws smooth out and after 1000 throws the probabilities are almost equal.
However, combine two dice and total the score results in a very different outcome. Whilst it is possible to throw any value between 2 & 12, the probability of achieving a number nearer the middle of the range is much higher than the probability of achieving a 2 or a 12. The potential range of outcomes starts to approximate a 'normal distribution curve' (or a bell curve). The reason for this is there is only one combination of numbers that will produce a 2 or a 12; there are significantly more combinations that can make 7.
The more dice you add to the 'throw', the closer the curve becomes to a 'normal distribution' (or bell curve), which is normally what you expect/get, which is the origin of the name!
The consequence of this phenomenon is to demonstrate that the creation of a portfolio of projects will have the effect of generating a normal distribution curve for the outcome of the overall portfolio, which makes the process of portfolio management a more certain undertaking than the management of the individual projects within the portfolio. The overall uncertainty is less than the individual uncertainties……
Each project carries its level of uncertainty and has a probability of succeeding off-set by a probability of failing (see Stakeholder Risk Tolerance) but as more projects are added the probability of the overall portfolio performing more or less as expected increases, provided each of the uncertainties are independent! This effect is known as the Central Limit Theorem.
One important effect of the Central Limit Theorem is the size if the contingency needed to achieve a desired level of safety for a portfolio of projects is much smaller than the sum of the contingencies needed to achieve the same level of 'safety' in each of the individual projects. Risk management is a project centric process; contingency management is better managed at the portfolio level. Not only is the overall uncertainty reduced, but the portfolio manager can offset losses in one project against gains in another.
Whist this theorem is statistically valuable, the nature of most organisations constrains the potential benefit. From a statistical perspective diversity is the key; this is why most conservative investment portfolios are diversified. However, project portfolios tend to be concentrated in the area of expertise of the organisation which removes some of the randomness needed for the Central Limit Theorem to have its full effect.
It is also important to remember that whilst creating a portfolio will reduce uncertainty, no portfolio can remove all uncertainty.
In addition to the residual risk of failure inherent in every project, there is always the possibility of a 'black swan' lurking in the future. Originally conceptualized by philosopher Karl Popper and refined by N. N. Taleb, a 'black swan' is a risk event that has never occurred before, if it did occur would have and extreme impact and is easy to explain after the event, but is culturally impossible to predict in advance (ie, the event could be foreseen if someone is asked to think about it but it is nearly impossible to think the thought for a compelling reason). For more on black swans see our blog post and White Paper.
The Law of Averages
The Central Limit Theorem is closely aligned to The Law of Averages. The Law of Averages states that if you repeatedly take the average of the same type of uncertain number the average of the samples will converge to a single result, the true average of the uncertain number. However, as the 'flaw of averages' has demonstrated, this does not mean you can replace every uncertainty with an average value and some uncertain numbers never converge.
Both the Law of Averages and Central Limit Theorem are useful concepts; they are the statistical equivalent of the adage "don't put all your eggs in one basket". When you create a portfolio of projects, the average probability of any one project succeeding or failing remains the same as if the project was excluded from the portfolio, but the risk of portfolio suffering an overall failure becomes less as the number of projects included in the portfolio increases.
However, unlike physical laws such as gravity, these laws are not immutable – drop an apple within the earths gravitational pull and it will fall; create a portfolio and there is always a low probability that the results will not conform to normal expectations!
Certainly the probability of a portfolio of projects 'failing' is lower then the average probability of each project failing but a reduced level of risk still leaves a residual level of risk.


text: Abstract Generally, huge energy consumption is required in the operation of the multi-chiller system in air-conditioning system. Concerning minimizing energy consumption, both Lagrangian method and genetic algorithm have been applied to optimize the partial loading rate in each chiller. As is demonstrated by previous studies, though the Lagrangian method could minimize energy consumption, it could not effectively execute convergence at low demands. And despite its capability to execute convergence at low demands, the genetic algorithm may not get the minimum energy consumption solution as Lagrange method did of solving the optimal chiller loading problem. As an efficient method, the particle swarm algorithm has been proposed to solving continuous parameters optimization problems. This paper applies particle swarm algorithm to minimize energy consumption of multi-chiller system. The objective function is energy consumption and the optimum parameter is the partial loading ratio of each chiller. To further testify the feasibility of the proposed method, the paper adopts two case studies to compare the results of the developed optimal model with Lagrangian method and genetic algorithm. The result of the two case studies shows that the particle swarm algorithm outperforms the genetic algorithm not only in overcoming the divergence of Lagrangian method occurring at low demands, but also in getting the minimum energy consumption solution of solving the optimal chiller loading problem.

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Modules are items used to enhance existing buildings' capabilities. They are expensive, require appropriate research, and are produced slowly, but can eventually greatly improve the efficiency of a factory.
Quick usage summary:
- For more products per second a speed module should be used.
- For more products per input resource a productivity module should be used.
- For more products per watt of energy an efficiency module should be used (except in rare cases when productivity modules are also used - then a speed module might be better).
Note that changing a machine's energy consumption directly affects how much pollution the machine generates. This is the case because the pollution production rate is directly linked to the machine's energy consumption, so this applies even when power is produced in a pollution-free way.
Types of modules
There are three types of modules in Factorio, each with 3 tiers of effect. Higher tiers have stronger effects but are more expensive. Note that the machine's properties (speed, energy consumption and pollution) cannot be reduced below 20% of the original value.
Speed modules increase the speed and energy consumption of a machine.
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Advantages & Disadvantages:
- Increases speed of machine.
- If used with productivity modules, it can increase the efficiency of the machine in terms of items produced per watt (or items produced per pollution generated).
- Increases energy use per cycle (exceptions exist).
- Increased energy usage means increased pollution generation (pollution depends on power usage).
Productivity modules add a purple "productivity bar" when placed inside item-producing buildings and labs. If the productivity bar is already present through completed research, the modules will simply speed up the bar. Each time the machine finishes crafting the recipe it is set to, an amount is added to the bar equal to the percentages of the productivity modules inside the machine. When the bar reaches 100%, an extra set of products is immediately generated without consuming any resources.
Productivity modules can only be used in machines that are set to make intermediate products. These are all the ores mined by electric drills, the stone brick (and anything else smelted in a furnace) and some of the items listed in the intermediate products tab. Exceptions to the items listed in this tab are: the satellite, the recipes that fill/empty a barrel, nuclear fuel, and nuclear fuel reprocessing. Productivity modules cannot be placed in beacons either. When a recipe uses the same item as an input and output (e.g. coal liquefaction and the kovarex enrichment process) the productivity bonus only applies to the net product.
Advantages & Disadvantages:
- Creates an additional free item occasionally.
- Increases energy use per cycle.
- Increases pollution generated.
- Slows the machine.
Efficiency modules reduce the required electricity to run the machine. The lowest amount of energy that efficiency modules can be used to achieve is 20% of the machine's base energy usage.
Advantages & Disadvantages:
- Reduces energy use per cycle.
- Decreased energy usage means decreased pollution generation (pollution depends on power usage).
- Cannot lower energy usage below 20%.
- If used with productivity modules, sometimes the efficiency gain is lower than what a speed module could achieve.
As a rule modules do not have diminishing returns (except that consumption is capped to -80%), that is if an assembler is making 2 items per second, adding 1 speed 3 module (+50% speed) will increase item production by 1/s, a second speed3 module will increase production by the same 1/s. Consumption modifiers work the same way, for example if a machine is consuming 180kW, the first efficiency 1 module will reduce energy use by 54kW, the second will also reduce energy use by 54kW. There is no difference between putting 2 speed 1 modules in one machine and 2 efficiency 1 modules in a second machine, than putting 1 of each in both machines - in both cases the total items produced per second and average energy required per item is identical.
There is however synergy between productivity modules and speed modules, productivity modules reduce crafting speed which lowers the production rate of items and increases the energy consumed per item, the speed bonus from speed modules increases production rate of items and lowers the energy consumed per item - in fact when dealing with productivity modules, the reduction in energy consumption from the increased speed from speed modules can be greater than the increased energy consumption. For detailed calculations on the synergy between productivity modules and speed modules refer to this discussion as well as this warning.
Filling the device with speed modules is useful when a resource is infinite but the amount of resource pools is low. The best example would be oil deposits. Another good place to use speed modules would be for assembly machines which make products that take a long time to make, for example engine units. Using speed modules allows more compact setups, because one machine can provide materials to more consumers than normal. If used together with productivity modules, they can also increase efficiency (in terms of items produced per watt or per pollution generated) of a machine.
Filling devices with productivity modules is recommended when resources are scarce. An example would be more advanced products not being produced enough due to bottlenecks. It will take longer and more energy, but the overall amount of products per time will be higher. Productivity is especially useful in recipes that consume a lot of resources per second such as electronic circuits, as this will result in a lot of free items being created and quickly cover the cost of the module. Also by saving the need to mine ore, smelt plates and process intermediates for those free items the additional energy cost can be easily covered.
Filling devices with efficiency modules is recommended for electric furnaces as these use a lot of power. Note that making higher level efficiency modules are not worth it in terms of power saved vs materials used to build a solar panel setup with same power output so the only incentive is to further reduce pollution or space utilization. Modules are also able to control pollution, as pollution depends also on energy usage. So reducing a machine's energy usage by 40% with a efficiency module 2 will also reduce its pollution by 40%. Beware as this also works vice versa! Also note that if you're using productivity modules, a speed module can sometimes provide better efficiency gains due to the fact that the machine will now be producing much more items per second. Efficiency modules also generally don't work well in beacons.
Examples of usage
Electric furnaces are huge power hogs at 180 kW per furnace. 1 basic efficiency module reduces it by 54 kW (−30%) – almost a solar panel worth of power. Electric mining drills normally create 10 units of pollution, using 3 basic efficiency modules on them reduces their pollution production by 80% to 2 units per minute.
Using productivity module 3s in the rocket silo reduces the total resource cost for 1 rocket launch by almost 30%, saving 26k copper ore per rocket launch.


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Legal basis for conducting the survey in the area of crop production statistics is Law on Official Statistics and Official Statistical System of Montenegro (Official Gazette of Montenegro 18/12).
Purpose of survey
The purpose of survey in the area of crop production statistics is to collect, process, and disseminate data on the size of land resources by: land use categories; number of fruit trees and vine plants; land under certain crops; quantity of expected and realised yields; and agricultural product processing.
The data on business entities are collected by using the reporting method on the basis of accounting records and other types of records. The data on family agricultural holdings are collected by using the estimation method by the side of statistical estimators. The statistical estimators perform estimations on the basis of observing phenomena and by the help of well-known facts (the Cadastre data by utilised land categories, estimation from previous years, information collected from agricultural producers and experts, and their personal observations).
There are covered business entities classified by the activity classification in sector A–Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (agricultural enterprises and agricultural cooperatives), and area of estimation for family agricultural holdings.
Obligation to protect individual data
Statistical confidentiality is guaranteed. Results obtained through surveys are only used for statistical purposes, and they are published at the aggregated level.
For more details on published data, methodology, and releases please see the sections below.

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The Art of Paper Cutting
Annie Howe in Action
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Text by Linda Wright/Photography by Sean Scheidt Photography
The word "scherenschnitte," meaning scissor snips, is the German name for the art of paper cutting. Today, however, you are more likely to find artists making creative cuts with a craft knife.
For as long as paper has existed, people have been cutting it. The oldest surviving paper cutwork is a circle discovered in China dating back to the 6th century. Detailed paper cuts have been found in a variety of styles from countries and cultures around the world.


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Make your knitting wider by adding stitches. You can create an additional stitch on the loom at side edges, or inside the row.
1. Take the previous stitch from the first peg on the back board to the adjacent empty peg.
2. Then take the previous stitch from the front board and move to the adjacent empty peg. You have increased your knitting by one stitch.
To increase the knitting at additional points of the knitted piece, you will move the stitches out to either or both sides, creating empty pins where the increase will occur. Once you have moved all the loops to expose the empty pins, create the new stitch by picking up the previous row stitch from an adjacent stitch and place on the empty pin. Be sure that you have enough empty pins on your knitting board to accommodate the increase of stitches before starting the project.
Note: If desired, you can increase in one row from both ends of the boards, thus increasing the knitting by 2 stitches


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I'm trying to build a high-performance distributed system with Akka and Scala.
If a message requesting an expensive (and side-effect-free) computation arrives, and the exact same computation has already been requested before, I want to avoid computing the result again. If the computation requested previously has already completed and the result is available, I can cache it and re-use it.
However, the time window in which duplicate computation can be requested may be arbitrarily small. e.g. I could get a thousand or a million messages requesting the same expensive computation at the same instant for all practical purposes.
There is a commercial product called Gigaspaces that supposedly handles this situation.
However there seems to be no framework support for dealing with duplicate work requests in Akka at the moment. Given that the Akka framework already has access to all the messages being routed through the framework, it seems that a framework solution could make a lot of sense here.
Here is what I am proposing for the Akka framework to do: 1. Create a trait to indicate a type of messages (say, "ExpensiveComputation" or something similar) that are to be subject to the following caching approach. 2. Smartly (hashing etc.) identify identical messages received by (the same or different) actors within a user-configurable time window. Other options: select a maximum buffer size of memory to be used for this purpose, subject to (say LRU) replacement etc. Akka can also choose to cache only the results of messages that were expensive to process; the messages that took very little time to process can be re-processed again if needed; no need to waste precious buffer space caching them and their results. 3. When identical messages (received within that time window, possibly "at the same time instant") are identified, avoid unnecessary duplicate computations. The framework would do this automatically, and essentially, the duplicate messages would never get received by a new actor for processing; they would silently vanish and the result from processing it once (whether that computation was already done in the past, or ongoing right then) would get sent to all appropriate recipients (immediately if already available, and upon completion of the computation if not). Note that messages should be considered identical even if the "reply" fields are different, as long as the semantics/computations they represent are identical in every other respect. Also note that the computation should be purely functional, i.e. free from side-effects, for the caching optimization suggested to work and not change the program semantics at all.
If what I am suggesting is not compatible with the Akka way of doing things, and/or if you see some strong reasons why this is a very bad idea, please let me know.
Thanks, Is Awesome, Scala
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What you are asking is not dependent on the Akka framework but rather it's how you architect your actors and messages. First ensuring that your messages are immutable and have an appropriately defined identities via the equals/hashCode methods. Case classes give you both for free however if you have actorRefs embedded in the message for reply purposes you will have to override the identity methods. The case class parameters should also have the same properties recursively (immutable and proper identity).
Secondly you need to figure out how the actors will handle storing and identifying current/past computations. The easiest is to uniquely map requests to actors. This way that actor and only that actor will ever process that specific request. This can be done easily given a fixed set of actors and the hashCode of the request. Bonus points if the actor set is supervised where the supervisor is managing the load balancing/mapping and replacing failed actors ( Akka makes this part easy ).
Finally the actor itself can maintain a response caching behavior based on the criteria you described. Everything is thread safe in the context of the actor so a LRU cache keyed by the request itself ( good identity properties remember ) is easy with any type of behavior you want.
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As Neil says, this is not really framework functionality, it's rather trivial to implement this and even abstract it into it's own trait.
trait CachingExpensiveThings { self: Actor =>
 val cache =...
 def receive: Actor.Receive = {
 case s: ExpensiveThing => cachedOrCache(s)
 def cacheOrCached(s: ExpensiveThing) = cache.get(s) match {
 case null => val result = compute(s)
 case cached => self.reply_?)(cached)
 def compute(s: ExpensiveThing): Any
class MyExpensiveThingCalculator extends Actor with CachingExpensiveThings {
 def compute(s: ExpensiveThing) = {
 case l: LastDigitOfPi =>...
 case ts: TravellingSalesman =>...
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I've also calculated the last digit of Pi, what did you make it to be? ;p – Noel Kennedy Nov 16 '12 at 15:08
The last one is π – Viktor Klang Nov 17 '12 at 0:04
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- Legislations governing the prescribing, dispensing, administering, storage and disposal of medication.
- Medication policy
- Classifications of medication
- Types of medication
- Different routes/methods of administering medication.
- Safe practice of medication.
- Checking, Recording & keeping receipts of medication.
- Medication Administration record sheet
- Noting and reporting changes to individuals.
- Adverse reactions to medication.
- Checking of Contra/indications whilst giving individual homely remedies.
- Importance of medication audits
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- Supporting individuals who are self administering medication.
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Mason's Line - A Detailed Guide
Mason's line is a product used by professional mason's every day. Also known as the mason's twine, it is one of the most important tools that never get enough credit. When using a mason's line, you do not need to use other leveling tools, which speeds up the process. Plus, when used correctly, it gives a straight line for accuracy while laying blocks or bricks.
In this article, we'll talk about what is a mason's line, how to use it, and everything in between. So, please keep reading to know more about it!
What is Mason's Line?
Mason line is a product used to make straight lines and a leveled surface. It is useful when laying patios, posts, footings, and more. The product is necessary during such jobs as you will no longer need to pick up the level numerous times. Another excellent part about this twine is that it won't sag like other twines.
What are the Characteristics of a Good Good Mason Line?
The mason line is a crucial tool to get straight lines. So there are obviously some important things to keep in mind.
Firstly, the line that you'll be using in laying bricks should be 100% nylon. It won't mildew and will also be less affected by humidity and moisture. The line should also be alkali and abrasion resistant so that it doesn't get damaged by other tools.
In addition, tight and consistent braiding will make it easy to use the line. Precisely, the tighter the braid, the stronger the mason line
Along with this, the mason line should be consistent in color. It should be clearly visible in all types of work conditions. Remember, nylon lines without a consistent color throughout the roll becomes difficult to use and hard to see.
When buying a mason line, don't look at it just like any piece of string but as an important tool. So, focusing on the quality and color of the line is crucial.
How to Use a Mason Line Correctly?
It's essential to use the mason line correctly to get a straight wall. Here are a few easy steps you can follow that will help you in doing the same.
Step 1
First of all, you need to brace and level a 2-4 inch corner pole.
Step 2
The next thing to do is slip your braided mason's line into the line block's groove.
Step 3
Wrap the mason line around the line's notch twice and then slide it into the groove again.
Step 4
Now, face the hook of the mason line towards the rear corner of the cement block and hook the line block over the outside of the block.
Step 5
Run the line to the next corner. Make sure that your line is taut and close to the block you're laying. At the same time, you should have enough space to wipe off extra mortar without bumping the line.
Step 6
Now lay your line in a way that the top of the block matches the established line. Follow this line as you lay and slide the line blocks as you build the wall.
Step 7
Check the wall periodically with a level to ensure that the work is plumb.
Final Thoughts
The mason line is indeed an important tool. It saves valuable time as you don't have to use leveling tools often.
The majority of the bricklayers have experienced unraveling and sagging mason's line while laying bricks. Unfortunately, you could waste valuable time correcting the problems caused by a poor quality mason line. You can prevent this by using a premium quality line.
Make sure to buy the mason line from a reputed vendor and look for the material and consistency of color to prevent costly mistakes.
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The challenge this week is as follows: given a string in A2, return the single-word substring which immediately precedes the only occurrence within that string of a substring of the form XabcdY, where X and Y are either an asterisk or an obelisk and a, b, c and d are integers from 0 to 9.
- The string is delimited by single spaces
- Excluding the one substring of the form XabcdY, each of the other substrings may or may not have an asterisk or an obelisk at each end (providing of course that this will not result in more than one substring of the form XabcdY)
Solution next week. Best of luck!


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Here are three examples of standard upright marble VA military grave markers that you might find in national or private cemeteries. These measure approximately 42″ x 13″ x 3″. Some of the newer ones are made of granite. Many have an optional religious symbol at the top of the marker (like the cross in the example at right). For a list of these see the Veterans Affairs website: Emblems of Belief on Government Headstones and Markers.
The two examples below are for pre-World War I grave markers. On the left is the headstone for the infamous cannibal, Alfred Packer, who was a Union Civil War veteran. On the right is one for a Spanish American War veteran. Note the way the name and regiment are enclosed in a shield on both of these markers – this was used for Union Civil War and Spanish American War soldiers. Some Confederate Civil War veterans have a symbol of the Southern Cross of Honor on their grave markers.
Photos: Alfred Packer's grave marker is from Littleton Cemetery, Littleton, Colorado; the other two are from Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.


Chevy Equinox: SVC Tire Monitor
Your Chevy Equinox is equipped with a tire pressure monitor system. This system notifies you if the tire pressure is too low. When you get the Service Tire Monitor warning, it indicates that there is a problem with the tire monitoring system itself. Id does not mean that the tire pressure is (necessarily) too low.
If you do get this warning message, the first thing you should do is check the actual tire pressure. This message can occur when the tire pressure is extremely low, or extremely high
Once you confirm that the tire pressure is normal (you can look on the inside of the driver's door jam to see what the tire pressure should be), it is safe to drive the vehicle as though you don't have a tire pressure monitoring system. But, you will need to check the tire pressure regularly until the system has been repaired.
SVC Tire Monitor Chevy Equinox
Equinox SVC Tire Monitor Warning: Causes
Here are the most common reasons that the SVC Tire Monitor warning illuminates in the Equinox:
1. Tire Pressure Too High/Low
If the tire pressure is way outside of factory specs the SVC Tire Monitor warning can come on. This is know to happen when the weather is extremely hot or cold. Check the actual tire pressure and start from there. The system will report if a tire is OVER INFLATED so don't just eyeball it.
Chevy Equinox SVC Tire Monitor Causes
2. Wrong Wheel
If you put a new wheel on your Equinox, you'll need to have the tire pressure sensor migrated over to it or synced. Otherwise, there's nothing for the system to communicate with and the SVC Tire Monitor warning will populate in the message center.
3. Bad Tire Pressure Sensor
Your Equinox's tire pressure sensor sits inside the wheel and is constantly checking the tire pressure. The life of a tire pressure sensor is a tough one, and they do have batteries that can fail. If you are driving a vehicle that is ten years old or older, the battery very well could be the cause of the sensor failure. Unfortunately, replacing the sensor is usually the only way to fix it.
Conclusion: SVC Tire Monitor Chevy Equinox
Most tire shops will be able to handle replacing the TPMS sensor for you. If you'd like to take a stab at it yourself, this article goes over how to identify which sensor is at fault, and how to go about resetting the TPMS system. Just remember, as long as you are aware of the actual tire pressure in your Equinox, there is no immediate danger that comes from driving with the SVC tire monitor warning active.
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Definitions of thrust:
- noun: verbal criticism
Example: "He enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
- noun: the act of applying force to propel something
- noun: a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
- noun: the force used in pushing
Example: "The thrust of the jet engines"
- noun: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
Example: "He made a thrusting motion with his fist"
- verb: press or force
Example: "She thrust the letter into his hand"
- verb: push upward
Example: "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
- verb: geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
- verb: push forcefully
Example: "He thrust his chin forward"
- verb: impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- verb: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
- verb: place or put with great energy
Example: "Thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
- verb: make a thrusting forward movement
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The Vacuum Infusion Process (VIP) is a technique that uses vacuum pressure to drive resin into a laminate. Materials are laid dry into the mould and the vacuum is applied before resin is introduced. Once a complete vacuum is achieved, resin is literally sucked into the laminate via carefully placed tubing. This process is aided by an assortment of supplies and materials.
- Basfiber® Fabrics.
- Vacuum Pump.
- Sealing Tape.
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- A Mould is placed over a Plastic Layers, using a sealing tape you cover the edges. In the next step Basfiber® Fabrics will be applied over the mould. The amount of layers of fabrics depends on final product specifications.
- Basfiber® Fabrics layer is placed over the mould. A second plastic layer is applied. Pressurizing the tape on the edges of the plastic, the mould should be completely sealed.
- Vacuum Pump is attached to the plastic, a resin is also connected. Both hoses must be connected to the plastic providing sealed bag strong enough to pull the resin until air is removed.
- Resin Impregnation occurs when all the air is removed from the plastic bag forming a vacuum. When all bubbles are removes and the pump reaches the maximum pressure, the resin input is closed and the resin excess is removed from the mould.
- Remove from Plastic and Trim edges and make sure there is no resin bridging the line between the mould and the part. Sand this edge where necessary. Continue separation by pulling and flexing.
- The Final Product is now painted and completed with accessories. The source mould can be used again, this process is very useful to recreate parts using them as original mould substituting the original then by a lighter resin infused Basfiber® composite.
Benefits of Vacuum Infusion
Vacuum infusion provides a number of improvements over traditionally vacuum bagged parts.
These benefits include:
- Better fiber-to-resin ratio.
- Less wasted resin.
- Very consistent resin usage.
- Unlimited set-up time.
VIP offers a better fiber-to-resin ratio than vacuum bagging. A typical hand lay-up usually results in excess of 100% fabric weight by resin. Resin alone is very brittle, so any excess will actually weaken the part. Vacuum bagging can reduce this number significantly; however, it is still not ideal and can lead to additional problems.
While vacuum bagging certainly improves on the hand lay-up, there is still a hand lay-up involved. Because of this, the laminate will always begin in an over-saturated state. Vacuum pressure will remove much of the excess resin, but the amount removed still depends on a variety of variables including reinforcement, resin, time factors, and others.
Vacuum infusion takes a different approach, in that a vacuum is drawn while the materials are still dry. From that point, resin is infused using vacuum pressure. Rather than starting with excess and drawing resin out, VIP starts with none and pushes resin in. Ideally, any excess resin that is introduced will eventually be sucked out into the vacuum line. As a result, only the minimum amount of resin is introduced. This lowers weight, increases strength, and maximizes the properties of fiber and resin. Parts constructed using VIP can approach PrePreg levels of resin content.
Due to the nature of VIP, resin usage becomes very predictable. While a standard lay-up varies in resin content due to the human variable, VIP is remarkably consistent. Even when creating a large product, resin usage will be predictably similar upon repeated attempts. This results in less wasted resin, and more importantly, less wasted money.
Vacuum infusion provides another valuable benefit: time. A frequent problem that can arise in vacuum bagging is the time factor. Many resins have a pot-life of about 30 minutes, though there are certainly some (such as our System 2000 Epoxy) that offer work times of up to 2 hours. Even so, that time limit is extremely critical in vacuum bagging applications. Large projects can easily approach the 2 hour mark, and even small, seemingly simple projects can quickly turn frantic when a pesky leak in the vacuum seal cannot be found. Also, depending on when the bag is applied, the amount of resin removed can vary from part to part.
Vacuum infusion, however, offers unlimited set-up time. Because the vacuum is applied while reinforcements are still dry, there is no resin clock to work against. After the bag is applied, leaks can be patiently sought out. If something is not sitting properly, simply release vacuum and readjust. No time constraints are introduced until it is decided that it is time to infuse the resin. Until that moment, changes can be made again and again.
Finally, vacuum infusion is a much cleaner process. There are no brushes or rollers, and therefore no splashing or spattering. No one will be required to hover over an open mould, saturating a laminate by hand, trying not to drip on himself. In addition, there are less resin fumes to contend with. Because the only fumes radiate from the resin reservoir, they are somewhat containable. VIP provides a cleaner, safer, and friendlier work environment, though it is still important to work in a well ventilated area and wear a respirator and other appropriate safety equipment.


1. The name of the Association is 'European Chess Union'. It is hereinafter called by its acronym "ECU".
2. The registered office of the ECU shall be at such place as may be determined from time to time by the Board.
3. The ECU is established for the objects and activities stated in the Memorandum of Association.
4. In these Articles, unless inconsistent with the subject or context:
(a) words importing the singular include the plural and vice-versa;
(b) words importing the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders and vice-versa;
(c) the word person includes moral entities having a separate legal personality;
(d) " Board" means the ECU Board;
(e) " ECU Dues" mean a Member's or an Associate Member's subscription, Tournament Fees, Bid fees and shares of prize funds for ECU events and events sanctioned by the ECU and fees for ECU services;
(f) "General Assembly" means a meeting of the General Assembly or an Extraordinary General Assembly meeting of the ECU;
(g) "Members and "Associate Members" shall have the meaning and rights defined in the Memorandum of Association and "Members" means both, Members and Associate Members; and
(h) "simple majority vote of those present and voting" means 50% plus one of the votes cast excluding blank and invalid votes and abstentions.


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Rough english translation of the swedish word "fjortis", meaning a person with similar lifestyle or behavior as a typical immature fourteen year old. Fourteenies are known for, among other things, their poor knowledge of knowing when to stop drinking alcohol.
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In the X-Men comics, Sentinels are a type of advanced robots created to hunt and capture mutants. They were designed by Bolivar Trask, a scientist who believed that the existence of mutants posed a threat to humanity.
The Sentinels are programmed to identify mutants and capture or eliminate them. They have a wide range of capabilities, including advanced weaponry, flight, and shape-shifting abilities. Some versions of the Sentinels are even capable of adapting to the powers of the mutants they are fighting, making them a formidable opponent.


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Table Of Contents
1. Meaning Of Positive Group Behaviour
2. Characteristics Of Positive Group Behaviours
3. Benefits Of Positive Group Behaviours
Meaning Of Positive Group Behaviour In Social Studies
This is a group behaviour that is acceptable by the society. It is behavioural outcome that is generally accepted and motivating to a greater number of the population. This behavioural outcome is in conformity with the rules and regulations that govern the society or country.
Positive group behaviour is productive, inspiring and affective because it comes from the correct thinking and feeling of the cream of the people in the society. Positive group behaviour is an antidote to many social ills ravaging the country today.
Constructive or positive group behaviours are those actions from groups of people who are bound together by some common interests or professions; who embark on activities to influence government policies to their own advantage and their society.
It may be in support or rejection of a particular policy or law that will be harmful or counter-productive to the society. These bodies exhibit constructive behaviours: the Nigerian Bar Association, Nigerian Union of Teachers, Nigeria Labour Congress, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Market Women Associations, etc. These are good examples of groups who mean well for the nation.
They hardly can engage in destructive actions likely to disrupt the smooth running of the government or society. Their actions are rational.
They return to reason whenever they see that their demand is not yielding positive effects.
Characteristics Of Positive Group Behaviour
1. They exist to promote the common good of the masses and not to take over the running of the government.
2. The source of their income remains levies, donations, and dues. They can get financial support from members of the society who appreciate their activities.
3. They are well-organized. Their leadership is carefully tested, selected and approved.
4. They accept membership only from those who possess the requisite criteria.
5. They have body of knowledgeable experts who can relate with people from all walks of life – religion, military, civilian, economy, traditional institutions, etc.
Ways Through Which Constructive Group Behaviours Can Be Carried Out In Society
This is the approach used by the organized bodies to explain in details, the merits and demerits of a particular issue which they project. Through lobbying, they persuade those that matter in the society to accept their proposals for their own good and that of the society.
2. Strikes, Lock-outs And Boycotts
Organized groups like NBA, TUC, NUT, ASUU, NLC, etc, use strikes, lockouts and boycotts to press home demands. In attempts to avoid the great damage that may result from long strikes, the governments or owners of an organization may agree to the terms of agitation.
3. Publicity Campaigns
Social groups such as CAN, NUT, ASUU, NLC, etc, organize extensive campaigns through meetings, rallies, house-to-house visits, posters, hand-bills stickers, conferences, flyers, etc, to reach the people and attract their support or sympathy in order to get their intentions achieved.
4. Use Of Mass Media
Positive groups use advertisements and sponsored programmes on the radio, television and newspapers to convince the entire public about their products, intentions, etc, and urge them to accept.
Positive groups write open petitions to the appropriate quarters or persons to inform them of what is wrong and suggest constructive remedies to them.
6. Peaceful Demonstrations
Positive groups use peaceful demonstrations to press-home their demands, rights, and other intentions. They can march out in the streets, carrying placards stating their demands, and calling for support from the public.
Benefits Of Positive Group Behaviours
There are so many benefits in positive group behaviours. They among others include:
This is the pleasant feeling that is shared in friendly relationship. Positive group behaviours encourage this in companionship. This pleasant feeling include love, or affection. The family, social clubs, sports competitions, etc, have much of these pleasant feelings.
Through companionship, good social behaviours are taught and learnt. Members learn social obligations, rights, laws, duties and other forms of acceptable conducts.
They also learn how to tolerate, how to resolve conflicts through counselling and reprimands.
2. Survival And Security
Several skills are provided by positive groups for the survival of their members and others. They encourage their members and others to acquire quality skills that can fetch them better incomes.
They provide first-hand information for further training through part-time studies, evening programmes, sandwich and seminars/workshops.
Organized groups like NUT, NUJ, NBA, NLC, etc, etc., intervene anytime their members are attacked by individuals, groups or government.
There is security in the employment offered to their members. They make them to know the rules and regulations, rights, and privileges that could engage them to secure their jobs. Job security promotes positive behaviour in human relationship.
3. Affiliation And Status
Positive behaviours from groups and organizations develop dignified connections. Attachment to civil society, religious organizations, political parties give organizational connections that are rewarding to the individual with them. Important status or positions also come from positive groups.
This is because social groups recruit members based on well-defined criteria. People who qualify to become members enjoy social status which has obligations and rewards.
Organized groups help to secure good positions for their members in politics, church at national and international levels.
4. There Are Power And Control From Positive Group Behaviour
Positive group behaviours have the ability of enforcing decisions and compelling obedience from other people.
Basically, the exercise of power is always seen in the hands of those endowed with the ability of handling the human and material resources to reward and punish the people as they deem fit.
5. Positive Group Behaviours Develop Achievable Goals In Their Members
As members struggle to attain these goals, they acquire strengths that spur them into more action and achievement. Successful completion of tasks or projects, is a plus in the individual and his society.


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 1. Microsoft reports first quarterly loss ever
 2. Microsoft reports first ever quarterly loss
Which of the them is correct?
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Either is right and ok.
In both headlines, "ever" is used as an adverb with the meaning of "at any time."
The first, "Microsoft reports first quarterly loss ever," is the same as:
Microsoft reports the first quarterly loss they have ever had.
It emphasizes the meaning that something has never happened before.
In the second, "Microsoft reports first ever quarterly loss," the adverb "ever" is used as part of a longer structure. Similar to:
the + superlative + ever
Ex. The largest ever theme park
It is used to emphasize the comparison being made with the past.
In any case, the difference is minimal and they can be used interchangeably.
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You can just remove the word ever and the phrase will have exactly the same meaning. Tacking "ever" onto the end is akin to tacking "for the first time" onto it.
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Both are correct. Check First Loss Ever, First Ever Loss for reference
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Title: Enriching the AR(p) process with skewed generalised normal innovations
Authors: JT Ferreira - University of Pretoria (South Africa) [presenting]
Ane Neethling - University of Pretoria (South Africa)
Andriette Bekker - University of Pretoria (South Africa)
Mehrdad Naderi - University of Pretoria (South Africa)
Abstract: The autoregressive (AR) process of order $p$ is of common value in many areas of research, not necessarily only in a time series environment. Usually, innovations are assumed to be iid normally distributed; this assumption may not characterise some true processes adequately due to the normal distributions restrictions regarding asymmetry. A skew generalised normal distribution is presented as an alternative to the usual normal assumption. It can account for not only skewness but also heavier tails that innovations might exhibit. This model is compared to previously proposed models, and its position as a valid contender as the choice of innovation process discussed via some simulation studies and data analysis.


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The Probation retention initiative is designed for continuing WKU students who have an academic standing of academic probation. These students must earn a 2.0 GPA for the current semester to avoid being academically dismissed from WKU.
Students agree to:
- Attend BEP Workshops to plan for the semester and to improve academic skills to make
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- 10 weekly sessions, 55-minutes each
- Compose a reflection paper detailing the overall BEP experience.
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Tasks of the College Committee for Occupational Safety
The following tasks of the committee for occupational safety have been approved at the committee second meeting held on Monday 3rd, 1435H:
 1. Follow up implementation of instructions and requirements of occupational safety in all college sites including laboratories.
 2. Follow up on provision of the means of fire protection and its efficiency and readiness.
 4. Evaluate the risk of work environment, and prepare and provide guidance instructions for means of safe work.
 5. Coordination to train employees on the use of fire prevention tools and evacuation procedures in case of emergency.
 6. Coordination to conduct mock evacuation plans in case of emergency.
 7. Prepare reports on various cases of accidents and undertake decisions to resolve causes.
 8. Study cases of safety violation and encroachment that have been submitted to the committee.
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This page contains specific information about the planning and implementation of smart villages in Sweden. The information aims to orient people on policy planning, key contacts and resources on smart villages. However, it neither aims to be fully comprehensive, nor necessarily reflects the official government or European Commission position.
Explore how smart villages are being implemented in Sweden.
Key CAP contact(s) :
Support for Smart Villages under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
- The preparation of the CAP Strategic Plan and its future interventions is in progress.
- Smart villages will only be included as a possible thematic focus within LEADER, depending on the extent to which the local LEADER strategies are including the concept in their measures. Thus, LEADER will have a supporting role to develop local projects that function as concrete, small-scale smart village initiatives/plans, adjusted to the lo-cal village or community context. In the applications to be approved as LEADER areas, many of the Local Development Plans have special measures for smart villages or are mentioning support to Smart Rural Areas as an objective.
- Broadband and commercial services will not continue to be supported under the CAP. These will be supported through national funding instead.
Key NRN contact(s) :
Activities of the National Rural Network (NRN) on smart villages
- The Swedish NRN runs a thematic working group on 'smart villages' and one thematic working group on 'innovation in rural areas'. They both consist of representatives of national organisations, authorities and associations.
- The working group on 'smart villages' has developed a work plan with activities on financing and advice for smart initiatives, methods for local transition/development plan and translation of materials from the European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) Contact Point, as well as webinars to inspire cooperation between local, regional and national levels.
- The working group on 'innovation in rural areas' has developed a work plan with activities to define and describe methods to guide and promote innovators and innovations, describe innovation infrastructures in rural areas, collect and publish information on good examples and create meeting places and opportunities to exchange experiences of innovations and innovation processes in rural areas.
- The Swedish NRN has had representatives at the ENRD thematic group on smart villages and its meetings.
- As for the future, the Swedish Board of Agriculture suggested that the NRN should play a distinct role within the national coordination of the 'smart villages' concept.
Support provided through other national/ regional policies & initiatives
The 'smart villages' concept is not included as a specific measure or objective in other Euro-pean structural and investment funds, nor national funding programmes. Nevertheless, it will be possible to fund activities and projects that contribute to the development of a smart village through several of these funds, such as the ERDF, the national funds for commercial services and for broadband.


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Definition - What does Vertical Firing mean?
Vertical firing is a type of combustion furnace used in the combustion of pulverized coal. The burners are usually placed in the floor, firing vertically upward.
Vertical firing is mainly used in slag-tap systems (from which ash is removed in a molten state). Since these systems have not greatly reduced fly ash discharge and are limited to the range of usable coals with low ash fusion temperatures, most pulverized installation after the 1940s has been designed for horizontal or tangential firing.
Corrosionpedia explains Vertical Firing
Vertical firing refers to a furnace which is vertically installed to minimize the asymmetric effects of flame, particle deposition and slagging. Furnaces used for pulverized coal are classified according to the firing method:
 - Vertical firing
 - Horizontal firing
 - Tangential firing
Vertical firing leads to extended and progressive heat release, and thus provides a relatively uniform temperature distribution throughout the furnace. It also furnishes a longer path of travel for fuel particles. Therefore, complete combustion of low volatile coal is ensured.
In vertical firing, alternate lanes of flame and air space are used, corresponding to number of burners. Secondary air is used through ports in front of the furnace. The length and intensity of the flame can be varied by controlling the points of secondary air supply. Tertiary air is admitted around the nozzles to help regulate the point of ignition. The depth of the flame may be adjusted by controlling the primary and tertiary air.
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gobbler (plural gobblers)
- (slang) A turkey.
- One who eats food very quickly, without decorum.
- My dog is such a gobbler: she can empty her food dish in less than a minute.
one who eats quickly
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Take Website Screenshots with Perl
GrabzIt's screenshot API is very flexible and can be called in many ways such as from a cronjob, a web page or application. The simplest way to add screenshots or HTML to conversion functionality and more to your Perl application is to follow these steps:
- Get your free Application Key and Secret.
- Download the free Perl Library and try out the Demo Application.
- Find out the basics about how GrabzIt's API works by reading the below overview.
Perl API Overview
To use the API you will first need to create an instance of the GrabzItClient class and pass your application key and application secret from your GrabzIt account to the constructor.
# Create the GrabzItClient class
# Replace "APPLICATION KEY", "APPLICATION SECRET" with the values from your account!
$grabzIt = GrabzItClient->new("Sign in to view your Application Key", "Sign in to view your Application Secret");
Then use one of the image, PDF, animation or table methods to capture a URL or convert HTML.
# To take a image screenshot
# Or to take a PDF screenshot
# Or to convert online videos into animated GIF's
# Or to capture table(s)
# To convert HTML into a image
# Or convert HTML into a PDF document
# Or convert HTML into a CSV, XLSX or JSON document
# To convert HTML file into a image
# Or convert HTML file into a PDF document
# Or convert HTML file into a CSV, XLSX or JSON document
Finally use one of the two following save methods. The first save method shown below requires the URL of handler.pl this handler will process the callback from GrabzIt and save the resulting screenshot.
If the recommended Save method above can't be used then the synchonous SaveTo method can be used. However this will force your application to wait while the screenshot is created, it is then automatically saved to the specified file path.
$filepath = "images/result.jpg";
When creating screenshots or converting HTML there are many more options including; configuring the browser height, browser width, screenshot height, screenshot width, the delay before a screenshot is taken and the image format of the screenshot. For all these options and more please see the Client documentation.


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This topic includes information on how to receive the required code components for the integration and how to use the Software Developer Kit (SDK).
See Mobile Push how to set up required mobile push components before you start developing.
- iOS version 10.0 or higher.
- Open the Firebase console and log in using your Google account.
- Click Add project and create a new project for the app.
- Click Settings and then Project settings.
- Open the Cloud Messaging tab and note the Legacy server key and sender ID for passing to Optimizely Campaign.
- Click Settings and then Users and permissions.
- In the navigation on the left-hand side, click Service accounts.
- At the top of the navigation, click + CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT.
- Enter the name of the service account and provide an optional service account ID.
- Select Furnish a new private key and activate the JSON option.
- Click Create and save the generated JSON file. The new service account appears in the overview along with the key ID.
- Log in to FCM with your Google Developer account.
- Download the GoogleService-Info.plist with the iOS onfiguration for FCM.
- Add the following code line to your Podfile:
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text: Xylem and phloem are the two main conveyance systems in plants allowing exchanges of water and carbohydrates between roots and leaves. While each system has been studied in isolation for well over a century, the coupling and coordination between them remains the subject of inquiry and active research and frames the scope of the review here. Using a set of balance equations, hazards of bubble formation and their role in shaping xylem pressure and its corollary impact on phloem pressure and sugar transport are featured. The behavior of an isolated and freely floating air bubble within the xylem is first analyzed so as to introduce key principles such as the Helmholtz free energy and its links to embryonic bubble sizes. These principles are extended by considering bubbles filled with water vapor and air arising from air seeding. Using this framework, key results about stability and hazards of bubbles in contact with xylem walls are discussed. A chemical equilibrium between phloem and xylem systems is then introduced to link xylem and osmotic pressures. The consequences of such a link for sugar concentration needed to sustain efficient phloem transport by osmosis in the loading zone is presented. Catastrophic cases where phloem dysfunction occurs are analyzed in terms of xylem function and its vulnerability to cavitation. A link between operating pressures in the soil system bounded by field capacity and wilting points and maintenance of phloem functioning are discussed as conjectures to be tested in the future.


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A Department of Firsts
North Carolina State University's Department of Nuclear Engineering is the only nuclear engineering program in North Carolina and a premier nuclear engineering department in the United States.
Our department has a unique history. It is home to the first university-based nuclear reactor and associated Nuclear Reactor Program dedicated to teaching, research and extension. It is also the lead university in two unique consortia:
- The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL), funded by the Department of Energy, uses advanced computer simulations to create safer, more cost-effective nuclear power plants.
- The Consortium for Nonproliferation Enabling Capabilities (CNEC) is funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA's) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (DNN R&D) Proliferation Detection Program (PDP). The mission of the PDP is to develop technologies to detect foreign nuclear weapons development activities; to support nuclear arms control treaties verification and monitoring for compliance; and to support national nuclear security more broadly.
- The National University Consortium (NUC), established by INL with North Carolina State University as one of the founding members, collaborates research that strengthens the portfolios of INL and universities and furthers the nation's strategic nuclear energy objectives.
In addition to the consortia, our department houses multiple research groups and programs:
- The 4th State Application Research Group (4-STAR), focuses in the area of industrial applications of plasma discharges, enhancing current plasma applications and developing new plasma applications for next generation material and device fabrication.
- The Center for Engineering Applications of Radioisotopes (CEAR), focuses in industrial and medical radiation and radioisotope measurement applications. The areas of interest include the optimum design and use of short-lived radioisotope tracers for unit processes, nuclear gauges, nuclear analyzers, nuclear oil well logging devices and computed tomography devices.
- The Nuclear Reactor Program (NRP), focuses to enhance, promote, and utilize the PULSTAR research reactor and associated facilities in an exemplary manner, leading to national recognition as a premier 1-MW Nuclear Reactor Program dedicated to research, teaching, and extension.
- The Radiation Detection Applications in Nuclear Security (RADIANS), focuses on applying advanced radiation measurement and analysis methods to meet current and future challenges to the missions of nuclear security.
- The Reactor Dynamics and Fuel Modelling Group (RDFMG), established at Penn State has been recently moved to North Carolina State University. RDFMG has established expertise and experience in developing, validation, and application of methodologies in core neutronics, core and system thermal-hydraulics, and coupled neutronics/thermal-hydraulics/fuel performance calculations.
Additionally, the department has faculty participating in collaborative research with other departments:
- The Center for Nuclear Energy Facilities and Structures, performs research on innovative but rigorous solutions to problems in nuclear power plants and to transfer this technology to the industry. These solutions reduce uncertainty, increase safety and reduce the cost of operation of existing plants and of building new ones.
As one of the smaller departments in the College of Engineering, interaction between faculty and students is high! Through our degree programs and research, we have increased opportunities for student learning in fission reactor engineering, radiation applications, nuclear materials, computational science, plasma science, radiological engineering and fusion engineering. Nuclear engineering graduates enter a wide spectrum of professions, from medical therapy and imaging to nuclear power production. Students find our department a challenging and collegial environment for study, research and innovation. We also encourage participation in student organizations.
Nuclear Engineering is a multidisciplinary field engaged in the development, design, deployment and analysis of methods and devices that utilize fundamental nuclear processes. These processes include natural and induced radioactive decay, the splitting of heavy atomic nuclei (fission), and the merging of light nuclei (fusion). Our undergraduate curriculum prepares students to step into industry or continue into graduate work. In the graduate programs, students work closely with faculty members in research thrust areas. Our programs include:
Some of our alums have been recognized by the department and college with Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards for their exceptional accomplishments. Our graduates typically become leaders in their fields. They represent and give back to the department, creating a beneficial cycle of academic and professional success.We are very proud of our alumni, who remain part of this department always.


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Using Audio Ducking to Balance Voice-overs and Background Music in PowerDirector 16
Audio Ducking is a powerful new feature in PowerDirector 16. Audio Ducking can automatically optimize the audio mix in videos that contain dialogue or narration by fading backing music tracks so that speech can be clearly heard.
Step 1: Import your Video and Background Music
Drag and drop your video and background music onto the timeline. They should appear on two different tracks.
Step 2: Using the Audio Ducking Tool
Select the video or audio clip on the timeline that you want to have a lower volume and click on Tools > Audio Ducking. In this case we have selected the background music track.
In the Audio Ducking window, you can customize the following controls:
- Sensitivity: sets the level of dialogue/narration detection in other clips.
- Ducking level: sets how much you want to reduce the volume in the selected clip.
- Fade-out duration: sets the duration for lowering the volume in the selected clip.
- Fade-in duration: sets the duration for restoring the audio level once the dialogue/narration in the other clip ends.
Select the Apply to all clips on the same track option if you want the audio ducking applied to all the clips in your video project timeline. Once finished click OK to apply.
On your timeline you should now be able to see that the audio levels of the background music track are lower when there is narration on the main video clip.
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Prove that $\ell_1$ is first category in $\ell_2$.
I tried to solve this, but had no idea about the approach. Any suggestions are helpful. Thanks in advance.
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Write $F_n:=\{x\in \ell^2,\sum_{j=1}^{+\infty}|x_j|\leq n\}$. Then $\ell^1=\bigcup_{n\geq 1}F_n$. $F_n$ is closed in $\ell^2$, as if $\{x^{(k)}\}$ is a sequence which lies in $F_n$ and converges to $x$ in $\ell^2$; we have for an integer $N$ that $$\sum_{j=1}^N|x_j|\leq\lim_{k\to\infty}\sum_{j=0}^N|x_j^{(k)}|\leq n,$$ which gives $x\in F_n$.
$F_n$ has an empty interior in $\ell^2$. Otherwise, if $B_{\ell^2}(x,r)\subset F_n$, then for each $y\in \ell²$, we would have $\frac{r}{2\lVert y\rVert_2}y+x\in F_n$, hence $\frac{r}{2\lVert y\rVert_2}y\in F_{2n}$. This gives that $\lVert y\rVert_1\leq C\lVert y\rVert_2$ for an universal constant $C$, which is not possible.
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Compaq Fortran record structures are similar to Fortran 95/90 derived types.
A record structure is an aggregate entity containing one or more elements. (Record elements are also called fields or components.) You can use records when you need to declare and operate on multi-field data structures in your programs.
Creating a record is a two-step process:
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Traditional Skills Strategy
Traditional Building Skills
Traditional Building Skills is a strategy for developing and sustaining traditional building skills in Scotland.
As the largest heritage body in the country, Historic Scotland has a responsibility to lead on ensuring skills, techniques and practices that are integral to the heritage sector are not only supported but encouraged to grow and develop.
The strategy provides for Historic Scotland to increase the work it does in developing stronger and better ways to teach traditional skills, with the aim of ensuring this expertise is readily available across Scotland for many years to come, making a positive contribution to the country's economy.
Traditional Building Skills - A Strategy for Sustaining and Developing Traditional Building Skills in Scotland [pdf, 1.5mb]
Scottish Traditional Building Skills Audit Scoping Exercise (STBSASE)
In partnership with ConstructionSkills Scotland, Scottish Qualifications Authority and Scottish Enterprise, Historic Scotland initiated the Scottish Traditional Building Skills Audit Scoping Exercise (STBSASE) in 2009.
The project report aims to quantify training that is currently available for traditional building skills and to identify gaps in current qualification provision. From this report, a work programme of qualification development will be developed focusing on bolt-on units to supplement the existing Scottish Vocational Qualification provision. This is the first action in the Strategic Partnership Agreement between Historic Scotland, ConstructionSkills and the Scottish Qualifications Authority in identifying and addressing skills and knowledge gaps in traditional building skills and will build on the successful introduction in 2008 of the National Progression Award in Masonry Conservation. This project is part of the Traditional Building Skills Strategy for Historic Scotland.
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STARTING VORTEX BEHIND A DISK NORMAL TO THE FLOW
A classical example of axisymmetric unsteady flow, this phenomenon precedes the establishment of a permanent regime, and
characterizes a starting movement.
The red streak that covers the front of the disk is emitted exactly at the point from which all streamlines are initiated
(that is, the stagnation point); along the side of the disk it turns green through dilution, and reveals the vortex structure
of the toroidal wake.
Image created by Henri Werlé. Reproduced with permission from his spectacular
collection Courants et Couleurs published in 1974 by ONERA, the French Aerospace Lab.
For further information, see
On the Flow of Fluids Made Visible,
Leonardo, Vol. 8, No. 4. (Autumn, 1975), pp. 329-331.


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Publisher : The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
DOI : 10.22634/KSME-A.1918.104.22.1688
Title & Authors
Thermoviscoelastic Stress Analysis by the Finite Element Method Sim, Woo-JIn; Park, In-Kyu;
Uncoupled, quasi-static and linear thermoviscoelastic problems are analyzed in time domain by the finite element approximation which is developed using the principle of virtual work and viscoelasticity matrices instead of shear and bulk relaxation functions as in usual formulations. The material is assumed to be isotropic, homegeneous and thermorheologically simple, which means that the temperature-time equivalence postulate is effective. The stress-strain laws are expressed by relaxation-type hereditary integrals. In spatial and time discritizations, isoparametric quadratic quadrilateral finite elements and linear time variations are adopted. For explicit derivations, the viscoelastic material is assumed to behave standard linear solid in shear and elastically in dilatation. Two-dimensional examples are solved under general temperature distributions T = T(x, t), and compared with other opproximate solutions to show the versatility of the presented analysis.
Thermoviscoelastic;Thermorheologically Simple;Hereditary Integral;Viscoelasticity Matrix;Finite Element Method;


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The Urban Governance Index is now available as a downloadable programme and on CD-Rom. Once you access it, we highly recommend you use this tool as part of a participatory workshop. This is because using the UGI is as much about the process as the final score. Assessing your city in a participatory, transparent workshop is in itself an excellent way of practicing good urban governance: you can involve and focus on the needs of excluded groups -- like women and the poor -- as you help raise awareness of good urban governance around the world. And your assessment will help you identify your city's governance priorities and set targets for measuring their progress. We encourage you to submit your results for inclusion in our global urban database. Please send us your results at _EMAIL_.


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MTD Blade Removal Tool for a Riding Lawn Mower
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How to Use a Blade Removal Tool on a MTD Riding Lawn Mower
This video focuses on safely removing lawn mower blades on your MTD riding lawn mower. The blade removal tool helps to stabilize and remove the cutting blade so you can sharpen or replace it at the start of the season. Keeping your blades sharp increases fuel efficiency and leads to a much healthier lawn. It can also extend the life of your lawn mower. Maintenance on lawn mower blades should be done once a year for a lush, even, green lawn.
Step 1: Removing the lawn mower deck
Park your riding lawn mower on a flat surface, turn it off, remove the key and lock the brakes. You should also remove the spark plugs to avoid it accidentally turning on. Then remove the lawn mower deck as instructed in your operator's manual and place it upside-down on a piece of cardboard or blanket.
Step 2: Attaching the lawn mower blade removal tool
When working with the blades, make sure you have safety gloves on. Even lawn mower blades that are bent or need sharpening can cut you. Place the blade removal tool over one end of the lawn mower blade and adjacent side of mower deck.
Step 3: Tightening the blade removal tool
Tighten the clamping screw onto the mower deck unitl it's firmly in place and the blade is not moving.
Step 4: Loosening the blade nut and removing the lawn mower blade
Keeping hand away from the edges of the blade and using the proper sized socket, loosen the blade nut that connects the cutting blade to the spindle shaft. When removing the lawn mower blade, set the nuts and any other parts aside nearby. You should also pay attention to the orientation of the blade while removing it.
Step 5: Sharpening or replacing lawn mower blades
Check the condition of your lawn mower blades. If blades are not badly worn but have gotten dull, you may want to use a blade balancer and sharpener to get them ready for this season. However, if worn away, bent or damaged, replacing the lawn mower blades may be in order. Sharpen or replace the old blade, and secure it back on the blade shaft using the blade removal tool and the pieces you set aside before.
Step 6: Removing the lawn mower blade removal tool
Loosen clamping screw and detach the blade removal tool from the mower deck. right the mowing deck and reattach it to the riding lawn mower.
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Clicking on the Visibility tab allows you to configure the lots view able per bidder. For example, un-checking the box for 'Visibility' next to a lot means that the selected bidder won't be able to see that lot.
There are two ways to configure the data:
- Online - Click on the 'edit' button next to your chosen bidder and modify the visibility for each lot.
- Offline - download an Excel version of this screen by clicking 'Download'. Make your changes in Excel, save the file, and then upload it using the 'Upload' button.
Changing Lot Visibility
Changing the lot visibility means that you want to show or hide a lot from a bidder. By default, all lots are visible to all bidders. To change the visibility:
- Online - Select the edit button next to the desired lot and then modify the lot visibility and adjustments (as shown below):.
- Offline - Use the word 'FALSE' in the 'Visibility' column to hide a lot ('TRUE' means that the lot is visible).
Apply Bonus/Malus (Adjustments)
Click on the Bonus/malus tab to apply adjustments to bid values per bidder. You can also use the '% Bonus/Malus' and 'Turnover Bonus/Malus' columns, both online and in Excel, to favor or penalize bids from certain bidders for specified lots:
- % Bonus/Malus: This is expressed as a fraction, such as 0.50 (50%). A positive value favors the bid by reducing it by that percent. A negative value, such as -0.50 (-50%), penalizes the bid by increasing it by that percent.
- Turnover Bonus/Malus: This is expressed as a currency value, such as 100.00. A positive value favors the bid by reducing it by that number. A negative value, such as -100.00, penalizes the bid by increasing it by that value.
On the bidder-side screens, the adjustments impact the feedback, which will be based on the adjusted bid. For example, if two bidders enter a bid of $100,000 but Bidder 2 has a malus of 20% (-.20) then, because of the adjusted bid of $120,000 (see Figures 1 and 2 below, both showing feedback for the same bid value - except that the bidder in Figure 2 has the malus applied):
- Bidder 2 won't see the winning icon (the default 'Low Cost Baseline' scenario will award to the other bidder instead).
- Bidder 2 will see a lot rank of 2 instead of a rank of 1.
- Bidder 2 will not meet a reserve price/feedback target of $100,000 with a bid of $100,000 (the reserve will be compared to the adjusted bid).
- The difference to next rank/first rank will appear as $16,666.67 (16.67%) since a bid of $83,333.33 is needed to equal the other bidder's bid of $100,000 ($83,333.33 * 1.20 = $100,000).
- The minimum bid decrement and maximum next bid feedback will be affected if the target value is based on the next ranked lot bid or first ranked lot bid.
As mentioned above, scenario allocations will also be impacted by any bidder adjustments for lots.


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Disability assist dogs
IntroductionDisability assist dogs have different rules for access to public conservation land.
You can take a disability assist dog into controlled dog areas without the need for a permit. The dog must be assisting a person with a disability or be with a person training the dog. Keep your dog under control at all times to protect native wildlife.
If an area requires a person to have a permit to enter, the dog also requires a permit. This includes certified dogs under training. Contact the DOC office closest to the area you want to take your dog.
Disability assist dog definition
Disability assist dogs is the term used for:
- seeing-eye dogs
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- other dogs that assist people.
Who can certify disability assist dogs
The Department of Internal Affairs authorises these organisations to certify disability assist dogs:


Should you've been in stone rising company or recently begun yourself, you'll want noticed climbers with chalk whilst increasing. When it's at a gymnasium or some crag (natural scaling shores), climbers ordinarily have a twist or pouch dangling off their own waist. You'll usually see they dip his hands or catch a pinch and then rub hands together.
Intent Behind Growing Chalk
Why rock climbers use chalk? It isn't for style and aesthetics if that is what you are wondering. There exists a really practical reason it's used. The body creates produces moisture which looks on the skin, particularly the palms. Sweet oil, and also different kinds of fluids may naturally shape and stick to the epidermis.
For any type of job, having perspiration in both own hands can be quite a hindrance. While increasing, having moisture onto your own hands and palms can be especially dangerous and insecure. Sweat and moisture may leave the fingers slippery. When scaling, this usually means that you run the danger of losing your traction and also injuring yourself whether you should be in a heightened posture.
The chalk can be used to consume the droplets and moisture which appear in your own hands. This keeps it's dry. The chalk additionally provides you the grip and traction you want to hold from both hands if needed.
What's scaling chalk manufactured from?
Climbing chalk can be a natural compound salt which is a solid chemical. The emblem signifies there is really just alone magnesium atom, one carbon atom, as well as also three oxygen molecules at the most molecule of MgCO3. As a compound, it's pretty safe as it will not contain any hazardous elements.
Magnesium Carbonate isn't used just in scaling. It's employed as a part of various items like fire proofing fabric, flooring, makeup and toothpaste, and dusting powder, etc.. When useful for traction and grip in sports, then it's called scaling chalk or health chalk.
Sorts of Growing Chalk
Growing chalk could arrive in several varieties based upon its planned usage. In the majority of forms, it remains powerful thus simple to manage in your own palms and hands. Magnesium carbonate is normally accessible to several common types.
Magnesium Carbonate in freeform or as powdered chalk is perhaps probably one of the very typical sights in sports. When you've ever observed the Olympic Games, you've seen it despite the fact that you did not know very well what it had been in those days. Now you need to have observed a gymnast step upward to and including basin and employ a white powder liberally on his hands prior to doing. That really is powdered chalk.
One of those troubles with powdered chalk is it can become quite cluttered. Whenever a climber or athlete scooped excess powder off out of his own palms, it increases the present cloud of dust from the area. It's more bothersome when people athletes or nearby breathe within this particular specific powder. Additionally, powdered chalk is quite nice. This implies that it may very quickly make its way outside of bags and spill-over your laundry or alternative gear.
Chalk balls have been essentially loose powder wrapped into a cloth ball that is handy. The fabric tote is constructed from fabric which lets the powder float through in tiny portions. To make utilize of it, then you merely need to hit your ball and catch it. The porous nature of the fabric blows off the wax to both hands. The fabric chunk is a favorite pick for climbers as it's really a handy option whilst increasing. You may certainly carry it into a scatter bag or pouch and also own it even on the steepest shore. Chalk balls are readily the perfect selection for indoor climbing and health spas.
1 drawback of chalk balls would be you can't entirely dip both hands into the chalk. Covering the hands with chalk can be required in outdoor growing scenarios. In such scenarios, chalk balls are not as effective as loose chalk. Some paths are understood to carry chalk balls in addition to loose chalk at a pouch. This permits them to really truly own the very best of these options.
Climbing chalk additionally comes from the shape of rectangular or squarish blocks. The goods are typically magnesium carbonate in a virtually pure type. This implies they don't include any extra ingredients to improve their shape or shape. These cubes can be purchased from stores that sell it packs of eight or six. But, you are going to realize that many shops will willingly market them in individual bits too, for individual usage.
The principal benefit of the sort of climbing Challenge is the fact it provides you with more reachable storage and also potentially more shelflife. You are able to break some of the cubes and utilize it loose powder when keeping the remaining portion of the cube for later usage. In this manner, that you never disintegrate the whole cube to cluttered powder and you also have components made for after usage.
Liquid chalk could very well be the most suitable option among the rest of the kinds of chalk. As its name implies this chalk is sold in liquid form and can be dispersed through tubes or tiny bottles. Since you administer it upon your own palms, the alcohol-based from the chalk lets it wash out and keeps the chalk at your palms. Once the process dries, then the chalk continues much more than other kinds of chalk. Pros recommend using liquid chalk directly prior to beginning a rise such that it melts as much while you begin your scaling session.
Liquid chalk isn't quite as cluttered as loose cut, and that is the reason it is the preferred mode for indoor fitness centers and climbing gyms. Liquid chalk leaves less residue on scaling structures and stones, ergo they have been simpler to keep up. On the flip side, liquid chalk might be relatively higher priced in contrast to other conventional forms.
These various forms of scaling chalk each have their own benefits and drawbacks. The crucial issue to understand and remember is you ought to utilize them based on your own situation along with familiarity. Upon getting hold of just the way each type works, you will be in a position to decide on the ideal scaling chalk for your own circumstance.
Climbers use chalk because to put it simply it can help them stay glued into the wall socket. There are a lot of unique types of chalk, and picking the best one necessitates thinking about your personal circumstance. What can you wish to carry, what type of environment are you really climbing in, and also which will be the principles of this area are typical questions you have to think about.


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The persistence phenomenon is studied in a financial context by using a novel mapping of the time evolution of the values of shares in a portfolio onto Ising spins. The method is applied to historical data from the London Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 index (FTSE 100) over an arbitrarily chosen period. By following the time dependence of the spins, we find evidence for a power law decay of the proportion of shares that remain either above or below their 'starting' values. As a result, we estimate a persistence exponent for the underlying financial market to be. Preliminary results from computer simulations on persistence in the economic dynamics of a toy model appear to reproduce the behaviour observed in real markets.
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Euglena animation
The euglena is unique because it is sort of like a plant and also like an animal. It is pear shaped. It has a whippy tail called a flagellum that allows it to move through the water.
The euglena is different than other protozoans because it has chlorophyll in it, the substance that plants contain to make their own food. The euglena is then able to make its own food like a plant when it is in the sunlight. When it is in darkness, however, it can get food like an animal. It takes in tiny plants and animals much like the ameba and paramecium.
The euglena has a bright red eyespot which is sensitive to light and helps the euglena find light.
The euglena reproduces by fission, splitting lengthwise in two. The flagellum goes with one part and the other part grows a new flagellum.
When it is too hot or cold for a euglena, it forms a protective casing called a cyst around its body that protects it until conditions outside the cyst become better.
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Welcome in Twente
A region where life is green. This, in combination with the authentic cultural heritage makes Twente the ideal place for a wonderfull stay and an enrichment of life.There are several possible answers in response to the question why Twente is so popular among tourists. It has nature reserves, country estates and farms to offer, for one. Meaning it's the perfect place to go to enjoy nature. You can do this by bike, on foot or on horseback, using the excellent network of routes and trails that can be found here. But Twente has a lot more to offer. Discover our cities and villages, for example, where you will find distinctive shops and restaurants in equal measure.
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During Aquatech Amsterdam 2017, Sun Chemical and its parent company, the DIC Corporation, will introduce two new additions to the SEPAREL® portfolio of membrane degassing modules. The all-new SEPAREL EF-040-P-Q and SEPAREL EF-W5 are optimized for carbon dioxide removal and for applications with smaller flow rates respectively.
Visitors of booth 03.115 will learn how SEPAREL hollow fiber membrane modules remove dissolved gases, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, in water to prevent the formation of rust and bacteria in water treatment systems. SEPAREL modules can be installed in series within the same water treatment system to ensure sufficient degasification and achieve the desired ppb (parts-per-billion) level for a range of flow rates in various water treatment applications.
To learn more about SEPAREL hollow fiber membrane modules visit DIC and Sun Chemical's booth, located in Hall 3, Booth 03.115 during Aquatech Amsterdam 2017 from October 31-November 3.


New research shows it only takes one question to identify narcissism
All it takes to identify a narcissist is a simple question.
According to Ohio State researchers, there is a new way to test and identify narcissism. Surprisingly, this test consists of a single question. For this reason, this method of testing is called the Single Item Narcissism Scale (SINS).
The researchers conducted a series of 11 experiments on over 2,200 people of all ages. They found that they could accurately identify whether a person was a narcissist based on their response to the following question and the note which accompanies it:
Participants had to respond to the question by rating themselves on a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 and 7 represent 'not very true of me' and 'very true of me' respectively.
The study concluded that results from the SINS aligned closely with other measures for narcissism.
The advantage of this method of testing is the time it takes to be completed; that is, it takes only 20 seconds to answer the SINS whereas it can take over 10 minutes to complete the widely used Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI). In other words, a narcissist can be identified much quicker through the SINS' 1 question instead of the NPI's 40!
Brad Bushman, co-author of the study and a professor of communication and psychology at Ohio State University, commented on the results of the study as he said:
People who are willing to admit they are more narcissistic than others probably actually are more narcissistic […] People who are narcissists are almost proud of the fact. You can ask them directly because they don't see narcissism as a negative quality — they believe they are superior to other people and are fine with saying that publicly."
Despite the success of the SINS, Bushman noted that it should not replace the existing methods used to measure narcissism. The reason for this is that the one question tool does not provide enough information. While the test does work to identify narcissism, it does not help identify the type of narcissism. Other methods of testing – such as the NIP – give researchers more data, allowing them to identify these types.