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Financial Stability Governance and Central Bank Communications
Abstract: We investigate how central banks' governance frameworks influence their financial stability communication strategies and assess the effectiveness of these strategies in preventing a worsening of financial cycle conditions. We develop a simple conceptual framework of how central banks communicate about financial stability and how communication shapes the evolution of the financial cycle. We apply our framework using data on the governance characteristics of 24 central banks and the sentiment conveyed in their financial stability reports. We find robust evidence that communications by central banks participating in interagency financial stability committees more effectively mitigate a deterioration in financial conditions and advert a potential financial crisis. After observing a deterioration in conditions, such central banks also transmit a calmer message, suggesting that the ability to use policy tools other than communications strengthens incentives not to just "cry wolf".
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Publication Date: 2021-09-10


The effect of Mg on Ca movement between the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) and myofilament space (MFS) was studied in skinned muscle fibers by using isometric force as an indicator of MFS Ca. In Ca-loaded fibers at 20 degrees C, the large force spike induced by Ca in 1 mM Mg (5 mM ATP) was strongly inhibited in 3 mM Mg, and force development was extremely slow. After a brief Ca stimulus in 1 mM Mg, relaxation in Ca-free solution was significantly faster in 3 mM Mg. These changes were due to altered Ca movements, since the effect of 3 mM Mg on steady force in CaEGTA solutions was small. Changes in Mg alone induced force transients apparently due to altered Ca movement. In relaxed fibers, decreasing the Mg to 0.25 mM caused phasic force development. In contracting fibers in Ca solutions, increasing the Mg caused a large transient relaxation. The effects of increased Mg were antagonized by 0.5 mM Cd, an inhibitor of the SR Ca transport system. The results indicate that active Ca uptake by the SR in situ is stimulated by Mg, and that it can affect local MFS [Ca++] in the presence of a substantial Ca source. These results provide evidence that an increased rate of Ca uptake in 3 mM Mg could account for inhibition of the large force spike associated with Ca-induced Ca release in skinned fibers.
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text: In the Aerial Corps, dragons often fly in formation. British formation, during the early 1800s, flying was taught by Celeritas. Temeraire appears to have a particular aptitude for designing formation maneuvers. Other nations have different formation flying styles. Formations combine the advantages of protection and organisation with the disadvantages of predictability. As such formations can be exploited to their detriment, by a clever enemy as seen in the case of Prussia's defeat by France in 1807.

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Automating Trade-Off Analysis of Security Requirements
A key aspect of engineering secure systems is identifying adequate security requirements to protect critical assets from harm. However, security requirements may compete with other requirements such as cost and usability. For this reason, they may only be satisfied partially and must be traded off against other requirements to achieve "good-enough security". This paper proposes a novel approach to automate security requirements analysis in order to determine maximum achievable satisfaction level for security requirements and identify trade-offs between security and other requirements. We also propose a pruning algorithm to reduce the search space size in the analysis. We represent security concerns and requirements using asset, threat, and goal models, initially proposed in our previous work. To deal with uncertainty and partial requirements, satisfaction security concerns are quantified by leveraging the notion of composite indicators, which are computed through metric functions based on range normalisation. An SMT solver (Z3) interprets the models and automates the execution of our analyses. We illustrate and evaluate our approach by applying it to a substantive example of a service-based application for exchanging emails.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Pasquale, Liliana; Spoletini, Paola; Salehie, Mazeiar; and Cavallaro, Luca, "Automating Trade-Off Analysis of Security Requirements" (2015). Faculty Publications. 3618.

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How To Pick Up Guinea Pigs? In 6 Quick Steps And More!
Are you wondering how to pick up guinea pigs? The steps are very simple to execute; you will find out as you read along!
Guinea pigs are lovely pets; they want it if you cuddle them. Although they are wary at first, with a consistent show of affection, you can most likely tame them easily. But to completely gain their trust, careful handling must be applied.
Since they are prey animals, they always get wary. But once they get to know you, they can be your best companion. And you can establish this relationship with proper handling.
This little bundle of joy needs to be handled gently and with the utmost care. Their back legs, in particular, require support to ensure that they will not hurt their backs when being carried.
Therefore, it is important to know how to properly pick up your guinea pig. (please read here how to catch Guinea pig)
Picking Up Guinea Pigs
In this article, we included different methods on how to pick up guinea pigs. We will also cover tips and warnings.
So read along and give your pet the tender love and care that they need.
Step #1. Confidently approach your guinea pig
When handling any kind of pets, you need to be calm since they can easily sense nervousness.
Therefore, if you be calm and confident when you are around guinea pigs, you can try to talk to your pet first. This way, you can establish trust with them before you pick them up.
If you are in doubt or hesitant for any reason, wait it out. You can try to talk to them first. This way, you can slowly get rid of your worry.
Through this, you establish a trust in your pet before you pick them up.
Step #2. Properly place your hand around your guinea pig
When holding your guinea pig, you need to position your hand properly so as not to hurt them. There two ways to handle them to safeguard their feet and back.
The first technique is placing your right hand across its shoulders. Your right thumb should be behind its front legs.
The rest of your fingers should wrap around its back. Position your second and index finger in front of the front legs. At the same time, the ring finger and pinky are behind the front legs.
Another way is to position your right hand under its chest close to its front legs. Then put your index finger in front of the left leg; do this while the rest of the fingers is placed behind.
The second and index finger should form a scissor hold on the left leg. (please read here how to tell if your Guinea pig likes you)
Step #3. Do not squeeze your right hand
Although a firm hand is necessary to handle your guinea pig, you also need to be very gentle. Applying pressure on your guinea pig may cause them to wriggle. This move can injure your pet unintentionally.
Step #4. Hold your guinea pig's bum with your left hand
Once you have properly gripped the front of your guinea pig with your right hand, make sure to give it support.
Apply reinforcement on its behind by placing your left hand on its bum; this will guarantee that your pet will have extra care on its back.
Step #5. Lift your guinea pig in a horizontal position
When lifting your guinea pig off the ground, you start with its front legs. Then assists its backside with your left hand.
You should always support the back legs, so they do not dangle.
Your pet might struggle when you pick them up. In this case, use your left hand and fingers to keep its back legs still.
Step #6. Hold your guinea pig close to you
Your guinea pig needs to feel safe and comfortable. To do this, you have to keep them close to your chest and body. Whenever their feet are off the ground, just drive your arms close to your body. Cuddle it while you are moving around.
How To Pick Up An Aggressive Guinea Pig
Some guinea pigs tend to be aggressive, especially on initial encounters. Here are the techniques that you can case in these encounters.
Step #1. Use treats to make them like you
Animals like food as well as your guinea pig. If it is your first time to pick it up, gain its trust by offering it food. This method will allow your guinea pig to recognize your smell as it can sniff your finger.
Small pieces of fruits like oranges, plums, berries, grapes(can Guinea pigs eat grapes), bananas, and watermelon can serve as incentives for your pet.
Vegetables like basil leaves, lettuce, turnip, kale, dandelions(Can Guinea pig east dandelions), and other leafy greens can serve as treats too. Just make sure that you only give them the appropriate amount of food.
Step #2. Be careful with struggling guinea pigs
When scared, guinea pigs do not usually bite. But they will struggle and squirm until you put them down. If this happens, do not try to stop him by squeezing.
Why so? This situation could cause injuries.
However, other aggressive guinea pigs will try to bite you when they feel threatened. Just make sure that you place your hands where they cannot reach it.
Step #3. Put it back in the cage backward
Your guinea pig will attempt to jump out of your hands when it is anxious; this might cause him to injure himself.
To prevent this from happening, put it down back when you move it back to the floor or cage. If it cannot see where it is going, there may be fewer chances of it jumping out. (please read here how to make a Guinea pig cage out of a bookshelf)
Step #4. Do not release it while squirming
Hold your guinea pig firmly yet gently when it is squirming as you put him back on the floor or cage.
Do not release it from your hands until it stops from struggling. Once it stops to resist, place its feet on the floor of its cage.
Step #5. Do not hold your guinea pig too long
Generally, guinea pigs like it whenever you hold them, yet they may eventually want to be out down.
Why so? It's because they may need to pee or just want the comfort of their cage. It will struggle or lick your hand when its time to put it down.
On average, guinea pigs only wants to be held about 10 – 20 minutes at a time.
If you hold them too long, they might poop or pee on you. But you can hold guinea pigs on your lap or with a towel just in case of any accidents.
Final Words
So, did you learn how to pick up guinea pigs?
Here's the thing:
Your commitment to take care of a guinea pig is necessary when you decide to pet one. Follow the tips and techniques that we cited in this article, and surely you will keep your best buddy safe and free from any injuries.


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A typical example of almost pure dependent marking is Japanese, where each part of a sentence is supposed to be marked for its function (topic, subject, object, complement), while the verb is completely devoid of morphological marks showing person, number, gender, or any other property of the arguments.
Less pure examples are Czech, Latin, Spanish, German, and English. In English, the word order determines the role of the nouns in the sentence, so neither the head nor dependent are usually marked in the case of the verb phrase.
Dependent light scattering in white paint films: clarification and application of the theoretical concepts.(Report)
Apr 28, 2012; Abstract Among the numerous publications analyzing the causes and consequences of titanium dioxide crowding on the optical...
DEPENDENT AUDITS: Going for the interception; Sporting goods chain conducts successful dependent eligibility audit.(HEALTH CARE)
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Escape And Evade Danger Like A Special Forces Veteran
If you run scared, you're going to die. This is the rule of thumb when it comes to evasion, and...
Escape And Evade Danger Like A Special Forces Veteran
If you run scared, you're going to die.
This is the rule of thumb when it comes to evasion, and there's a reason for it. If you're confronted with a threat you can't overcome, you should escape it. That makes complete sense, but there's a difference between running scared and evading.
Successfully evading someone or something comes down to planning, making a deliberate decision, and maintaining your situational awareness, says Mike Glover, an Army Special Forces veteran. Glover is also the chief executive officer and co-founder of FieldCraft LLC, a company that teaches civilians how to survive natural disasters and extreme situations.
Glover walked Task & Purpose through the different types of evasion techniques, their basic principles, and what you can do in everyday life to avoid losing your shit and running wildly into danger during a catastrophe.
Related: A survival expert lays out what you need in your bug-out bag »
"When you think about evading, you're obviously evading something that's dangerous," explains Glover. "The way we look at it, is number one, everything we do, if your point is to avoid a potential danger that you know about, we always pre-plan for those potential dangers."
Pre-planning is the number one priority and you can use it to evade everything from a stalker, to a bad neighborhood, to a war zone, according to Glover, who adds that "the principles kind of remain the same."
Pulling off a successful evasion requires you do three things.
 1. Develop a plan to facilitate your evasion.
 2. Get as far away from the epicenter, or disaster area, as quickly as possible.
 3. Establish a safe house, or safe haven, where you can start planning your next move.
Additionally, there are things you can do to avoid having to evade a threat, says Glover.
For example, if you're you're trying to dodge a stalker boyfriend or girlfriend, don't follow the same routes to and from work, school, or the store. Switch it up.
"Evading in military or civilian life is basically avoiding detection," explains Glover.
But once you've been found out, it's time to escape. For that, there's a whole other set of steps to follow, and they vary based on the situation and how much time you have to react.
There are two types of evasion: pre-planned and hasty.
Pre-planned, or deliberate evasion, involves logistical or pre-placed elements that aid in your escape, for example, pre-planting supplies at a series of places along your escape route.
"The number one priority is develop a plan to facilitate your evasion," says Glover, adding that this means making a safe route with pre-planned destinations.
If you work and live in the city, that might mean making a call to grandma saying "Hey, if something happens, you're going to be the first person I call, expect me to show up on your doorstep," says Glover, who notes that yes, grandma's house can be a safe house.
That might be the halfway point to a friend or family member's home out in the country, where you've placed some food or water in case of emergency. You can even go old school and give a grid coordinate like, "by the white mailbox near the old windmill."
But, it's essential that you fully plan your evasion, you can't half ass it. For example, if you plan on bugging out to someone's house, you need to let that person know that you'll be heading there.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, we have a hasty evasion, which is an escape plan that's developed on the fly in response to an unexpected or unforeseen danger. A hasty evasion may not have a fully laid-out plan, but you still need to think it through, says Glover, adding that in this case it might be a few steps at a time, literally.
This can be as simple as immediately assessing the situation. Maybe you're stuck on a crowded street during a catastrophe. Find the quickest way to a safe place, whether that's home, work, or a friend's place, and see if you can get there on side streets.
Ultimately, pulling off a successful evasion hinges on being decisive.
Whatever you do, don't panic.
"At least have the wits about you to make a hasty plan of evasion, as opposed to doing what 80% of people do in survival situations, which is freeze, and about half of those people die," says Glover.
Don't be that guy. Just think a few steps in advanced and whatever you do, don't freak out.


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Solar Cycle Variation of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field Spiral
C. W. Smith and J. W. Bieber
The Astrophysical Journal, 370, 435-441 (1991)
Interplanetary measurements spanning the time interval from 1965 through 1987 and a distance range from 0.7 to 15.9 AU are employed to test the Parker theory for the large-scale structure of the interplanetary magnetic field. Examination of data recorded by Earth-orbiting spacecraft reveals that the interplanetary magnetic field spiral depends upon the phase of the solar cycle, such that the annual mean winding angle in the years surrounding solar maximum is about 10 deg larger than in the years surrounding solar minimum. An analysis of Pioneer-Venus Orbiter observations from 1979 through 1987 confirms this result. The observed variation of the solar wind speed with the solar cycle is shown to account for much of the recorded variation in the winding angle, but it is shown that the Parker theory requires excessive solar rotation rates to fully account for the observed winding of the field. Both Pioneer-Venus Orbiter and Voyager 2 observations confirm this conclusion. It is suggested that nonzero azimuthal field components arising from differential solar rotation may be convected into the corona to provide a steady source of azimuthal magnetic fields at the source point of the solar wind. A straightforward extension of the Parker theory shows how such seed fields would account for the observed discrepancy in the interplanetary spiral winding. Implications of this theory for high-latitude interplanetary fields are also discussed. It is shown that differential solar rotation may lead to significantly greater winding of the high-latitude interplanetary magnetic field than the Parker theory predicts.
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Persuasion Architecture
Persuadability is the capacity that an online presence has for causing a user to take action and become a subscriber, lead or customer.
The Spanish acronym "persuabilidad" is made up of the terms "usabilidad" (usability) and persuasion. Usability is the discipline which facilitates user access to the content of a website and persuasion is the process through which people can be guided to adopt an idea, attitude or action through rational arguments and emotional factors.
Key elements
7 key elements have been defined for assessing a website's level of persuadability:
 1. Positioning: how a website is positioned and differentiates itself from the competition.
 2. Credibility and reliability: what elements a website uses to generate the necessary level of trust in the user so that he believes what it is telling him.
 3. The architecture of persuasion: how, through a website's architecture, each page attempts to achieve an objective.
 4. Content and functions: what elements users need to convince themselves that a specific product or service is the one they need.
 5. Copy: how to draft a website text so that each word manages to persuade.
 6. Calls to action: if each page has an objective, the call to action is the key which should lead to it.
 7. Sensation of urgency: how certain marketing techniques are applied to lead to action at that point.
Measurement and persuadability
Persuadability focuses on results: increasing rates of conversion.
Conversion rates indicate the percentage of users who enter the website and finish the process it proposes: whether this is purchasing a product, making a donation, filling in a registration form, etc. As a result, measurement tools are the key to measuring the success of persuadability.
Measurement tools like Google Analytics or Google Website Optimizer – to perform multi-variable tests – help us to learn more about how the users behave on websites. Thanks to these tools, we can glean very useful information on the users of a website: where they come from, what key words they use to reach the site, what links interest them most or where they leave the site.
This data is analyzed to identify the problem and find a solution with one clear objective: increasing conversion rates.


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Are those spots on my plant at my desk at work anything to worry about?
Your plant appears to be Zamioculcus zamiifolia (more easily known as ZZ plant). These dark blotches or spots are quite normal and nothing to worry about - they develop on older stems. The stem I'm uncertain about is the more yellowish coloured stem with blotches in the forefront of the picture, that one might have a problem, because of its yellowish colour rather than the blotches, although the leaves coming off it look perfectly healthy. If the leaves start to turn yellow, then clip that stem out and adjust your watering as described below, if that's not how you're watering currently.
Getting the watering right is important - they need to dry out a little between waterings, so water when the surface of the potting soil feels just dry to the touch, water well, and empty out any excess from an outer pot or tray 30 minutes later. They tolerate various light conditions, but prefer relatively bright light, though never direct sunlight, and temperatures between 13-26 deg C. Usually, overwatering shows itself by yellowing leaves rather than a yellowing stem; the colour of that stem may not be particularly significant, though the need for repotting might be a possibility, I'm unable to tell because the pot is not visible in the photo. More information here _URL_
The whitish spots look like pesticide residue to me. This is most likely on a new plant. One of the last things the growers do before shipping is an application of pesticide to take of insect pests. It could also be dissolved salts from alkaline water.
Take a cloth and rub the leaves, if it comes off it is a residue. Wash your hands afterwards in case they used something with residual activity.
Otherwise your plant looks very healthy


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palatogram is an image of the region of the upper surface of the vocal tract
contacted by the tongue due to a consonant. The best way to obtain such an
image is to coat the tongue with a mixture of equal parts olive oil and
activated charcoal powder and record the resulting transfer of pigment.
The process is as follows:
- To protect the subject, one should use latex type gloves and
preferably a surgical mask.
- Mix the olive oil and the activated charcoal powder.
- Apply mixture to the speaker's whole tongue with a paintbrush
or Q-Tip. NOTE: In case of dripping, one should cover the speaker's
clothes before applying the mixture.
- Ask the speaker to produce a word that contains the target sound
(The word should not include any other sounds that make contact with the
- Use a mirror (preferably a sterilized inter-oral mirror), and
place it inside the speaker's mouth at a 45O angle with respect
to the plane of the teeth.
Fig 1: Diagram showing relative position of
the elements required to record the palatogram.
- Use a camera or video camera to photograph the mirror's
reflection of the place of articulation depicted by the imprint.
- If a video camera is used, the image can be transferred
directly to a computer for further processing as described in "How to Capture Video for use on the Mac."
- Once the image has been recorded, have the speaker rinse out
his/her mouth with lemonade (or lemon juice in water).
Fig 2: Palatogram; still image digitized
from video. Orientation: Upper teeth are shown at top and
reflected in the mirror at bottom.


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Red GUI Architecture
VID stands for Visual Interface Dialect. It is a dialect of Red, providing the simplest possible way to specify graphic components with their properties, layouts and even event handlers. VID code is compiled at runtime to a tree of faces suitable for displaying.
The GUI code engine contains several parts:
Platform-independent faces management engine
Reactive actions events
Draw dialect interpreter
Reactive actions can be defined directly from VID dialect or can be specified directly using the REACT function.
Draw is a Red dialect for 2D vector drawing. It can be specified in different ways:
in VID layouts
directly in the
drawproperty of any face object
using the DRAW function to draw directly onto an image
An internal API allows multiple backends (OS/graphic system combinations) so that the View engine can be implemented in different environments. Each backend must be capable of extensive 2D drawing for complete support of Draw dialect.
The initial design of VID, Draw and most of View (except for the reactive parts) were created by Carl Sassenrath and implemented in Rebol. Red View is a completely new, independent implementation providing similar features with some desirable improvements. Reactive actions being a prime example.


The Flour Mill
The Flour Mill of La Hiruela is located on the banks of the Jarama River, surrounded by Cherry and Elder trees in a wonderful recreational area.
The first historical references of the flour mill date back to the second half of the eighteenth century. Up to 1888 it was communal property, but in that year it was sold to a neighbor of Torrelaguna.
However, in a few years it changed ownership several times until it was finally acquired by 65 Natural partners of La Hiruela representing practically all the families of the municipality. This participation of the neighbors as shareholders of the flour mill restored it's communal identity which it maintained until the end of it's days in active. Throughout the twentieth century the mills of Rodezno fell into disuse and were abandoned but this one remained because of its geographical isolation. During the postwar period most of the mills were sealed as a measure of rationing. However, many continued to grind in the underground, as was the case of the La Hiruela mill.
The end of the activity, in 1975, coincided with the opening of a bakery in the village. In 2001 the La Hiruela Mill was restored with funds from the Madrid and and European Community.
This restoration made it possible to recover the molars and the structure of the building that had collapsed with the passage of time on the vault leaving the original building sunk.


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A domain name can be succeeded and transferred to the legal successor.
- In the process of domain name succession a registrar must make the domain name transfer to new registrant;
- In this case the consent of the old owner is replaced by a succession document;
- A succession document must be a notarised authorised document in which the notary has officially confirmed the identity of the legal successors;
- Neither a marriage certificate, death certificate nor will would constitute such a document
- How long a domain can be succeeded? According to the domain regulation the deletion of the domain name is only possible after the 6 months have elapsed from the death. In this case EIF will send to the contacts (e-mail) of the domain a notice and make a proposal for submitting the documentation within 30 days. After 30 days the domain will be deleted. So it means that if the legal successors have the right to use aforementioned e-mail, they will get the notice.
- If a technical notation of prohibition restricts the transfer, the domain name cannot be succeeded to a new owner.


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When planning an event, it's crucial to ensure that all attendees, including those with disabilities, have equal access to essential facilities. Portable restrooms play a vital role in providing sanitation solutions, but traditional units may not fully meet the needs of individuals with disabilities. This is where ADA portable restroom trailers come in. In this blog post, we will discuss the advantages of ADA portable restroom trailers and how they make events more accessible for everyone.
Understanding ADA Compliance
Before diving into the advantages of ADA portable restroom trailers, it's important to understand ADA compliance. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in various areas, including public accommodations. By adhering to ADA guidelines, event organizers can ensure equal access for all attendees, regardless of their physical abilities.
Advantages of ADA Portable Restroom Trailers
1. Wheelchair Accessibility
One of the primary advantages of ADA portable restroom trailers is their wheelchair accessibility. These trailers are specifically designed to accommodate individuals with mobility challenges. They feature wider doors and spacious interiors that can easily accommodate wheelchairs and mobility devices. With ramps and non-slip flooring, these trailers provide a safe and convenient restroom experience for individuals using wheelchairs.
2. Grab Bars and Handrails
ADA portable restroom trailers are equipped with strategically placed grab bars and handrails to ensure stability and support for individuals with disabilities. These features allow users to safely navigate within the restroom trailer, providing them with the necessary assistance and preventing falls or accidents. The presence of grab bars and handrails is essential for individuals who may have difficulty with balance or require additional support while using the facilities.
3. Height-Adjusted Fixtures
Another significant advantage of ADA portable restroom trailers is the inclusion of height-adjusted fixtures. These trailers are designed with sinks, mirrors, and toilets at appropriate heights, making it easier for individuals with disabilities to use them comfortably and independently. Height-adjusted fixtures ensure that individuals using wheelchairs or with limited mobility can reach and use the facilities without assistance, promoting independence and dignity.
4. Spacious Design
ADA portable restroom trailers offer a spacious and open design to accommodate individuals with disabilities. The larger interior allows for maneuverability and ample space to navigate, especially for individuals using mobility aids or requiring assistance from caregivers. The spacious design also benefits individuals with claustrophobia or anxiety, providing a more comfortable and accessible restroom experience.
5. Family-Friendly Features
In addition to catering to the needs of individuals with disabilities, ADA portable restroom trailers also include family-friendly features. These features include changing stations for parents with infants or young children, ensuring that families have accessible and convenient facilities at the event. The inclusion of family-friendly features promotes inclusivity and creates a welcoming environment for attendees of all ages.
ADA portable restroom trailers are a game-changer when it comes to making events more accessible for individuals with disabilities. These trailers offer numerous advantages, from wheelchair accessibility to grab bars, height-adjusted fixtures, and spacious designs. By providing equal access to restrooms, event organizers can create an inclusive and welcoming environment, ensuring that everyone can fully participate in the event. ADA portable restroom trailers not only meet the requirements of ADA compliance but also demonstrate a commitment to accessibility for all attendees, regardless of their abilities.
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Japanese swords, £18.00
Weight: 4.410 g
Gift of Dr F. Parkes Weber
Coins and Medals
Silver 2 reales coin of Philip V, mutilated for use in Dominica as 2 bitts
Issued in Spain, AD
Mutilated for use in Dominica, about 1770-72
A coin pierced officially for use in a British colony
The island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean became a colony, firstly of France and then of Great Britain in the eighteenth century. Like other West Indian colonies, Dominica provided the colonial power with the important commodity, sugar. To work the sugar plantations the colonists needed labour, which was provided by the trade in slaves from Africa.
As the colonies had no coinage of their own, mutilated Spanish or Portuguese silver coins were used instead. These were either cut into segments, or a hole was stamped into them, which in the case of Dominica was heart-shaped.
This mutilation of the coins had a dual purpose: it identified the currency for use in the colony, and also reduced the weight of the silver in the coin, thereby discouraging the export of the coin from the island. The metal disks cut out of the coin (known as dumps) were also used as money in their own right.
F. Pridmore, The coins of the British Commo, Part 3: West Indies (London, Spink, 1965)


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Is EDM right for 2-axis metal cutoff?
Many people look at the topic of wire EDM cutting in terms of how the method stacks up against laser cutting, 3D manufacturing, or traditional machining for multi-axis shaping of metal. But for us at Metal Cutting Corporation — and our customers — the topic of wire EDM cutting pros and cons is all about 2-axis cutoff and how the EDM method compares with other 2-axis precision metal cutting options.
Wire EDM Cutting Advantages
With the wire EDM cutting process, controlled and rapidly repeating electrical charges are used to remove material from electrically conductive materials. It is a very precise method for the right applications, such as for 2-axis cutting of small parts with tight tolerances at high volumes. For example, for mass production of pins, probes, and other small, solid metal parts with diameters under 0.020" (0.50 mm), wire EDM can deliver:
- Highly repeatable lengths without end deformation, distortion, or delamination
- Far better cost-effectiveness than a method such as laser cutting
For small diameter solids, wire EDM cutting also offers extremely high measures of central tendency, for remarkably high Ppk/Cpk values. For example, EDM not only can cut a precious metal wire of 0.004" (0.1 mm) diameter to a length of 1" (25 mm), but also can do so while achieving a length tolerance of ±0.001", radiused ends, and a Ppk well over the standard minimum of 1.33.
Wire EDM can cut diameters ranging from a few thousandths of an inch to several inches, to lengths from 0.5" (12 mm) to 18.0" (450 mm) and with high dimensional accuracy. Because it does not involve a wheel or saw teeth, the wire EDM cut procedure generally does not leave any burrs, and the kerf width is usually 0.004" to 0.012" (0.1 to 0.3 mm).
Wire EDM cutting is alsoversatile in the hardness of the conductive metals it can cut with relative ease, ranging from copper to the hardest materials including molybdenum and tungsten. EDM also gives a natural radius to the end cut; this may or may not be an advantage, depending on the application.
The most widely known negative is that wire EDM cutting is still an extremely slow method. Modern EDM machines with AWT (automatic wire threading) and CNC capability can be programmed to work "lights out," to help mitigate the slow cutting speed. However, for very high volumes of parts with diameters larger than 0.020″ (0.5 mm), a method such as thin-wheel abrasive cutting might be preferred.
Due to the nature of wire EDM cutting — removing material by using rapidly repeating, controlled electrical charges along a strand of metal wire — the method is limited to electrically conductive materials. Therefore, any material that is a composite or coated with a dielectric is not feasible for EDM.
The total EDM environment — including the wire, deionized water, and workpiece — is charged. The wire's repeated electrical discharges can heat the target area of the workpiece to thousands of degrees. This can result in thermal stress to neighboring portions and cause some amount of waste. The wire itself also suffers damage, so the EDM machine must constantly feed new wire.
Depending on the metal being cut, another disadvantage of wire EDM cutting is that an oxide layer can form on the cut surface. This may require secondary cleaning, which adds to cost.
Wire EDM cutting is best for materials that are solid, so the method is not a good choice for cutoff of tubing. To maintain conductivity, the parts to be cut using EDM must be held firmly in place. This creates significant risk of deformation to tubing. It can also cause the cutting wire to contact the workpiece — shorting out the cut, causing the cutting wire to break, and possibly causing a "step" in the workpiece.
Although you can fixture a tube can so that it rotates in the EDM machine, the method is optimized for more complex shapes and not cost-effective for simple 2-axis cutoff of tubing. In addition, the wire EDM method cannot do very short cutoffs, under 0.125" (3.175 mm), and does not produce quality cut end surface finishes. In fact, wire EDM cutting can result in surface roughness that is often characterized as "craters of the moon"!
So for applications such as medical device tubing that must be cut to very short lengths and have a very smooth end finish, a method such as thin-wheel abrasive metal cutting would deliver the necessary tight tolerance, burr-free results and a clean end cut without tube wall deformation.
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Clearly, there are many advantages and disadvantages to wire EDM cutting as well as the other precision cutting methods that might be considered. So, does EDM make sense for 2-axis cutoff of small parts?
It depends! That's because the efficacy of ANY cutting method can vary greatly depending on the material you use and the desired results. Making the right choice requires an in-depth understanding of your application, its parameters, and the product's end use.
How does wire EDM cutting compare with other precision metal cutting methods? Keep reading to find out.


Referring to the documents and examples of tzip-16, how would one implement the contract metadata on a Fa1.2 contract on SmartPy? In order to provide balance updates and offchain events.
TZip16 uses a two stage approach:
For the specific case of the FA1.2, we will probably simply add the metadata field.
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There is no way, to implement tzip-16 on an already originated smart contract unless the contract was originally designed for this purpose, because:
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I am seeking to understand that "average" file size for a folder on my computer. I have calculated the true average of files (total size / no. of files), however I would, ultimately, love to group together files into file-size categories as follows;
Files < 1kb: 23 files.
Files < 100kb: 276 files.
Files < 1mb: 786 files.
Is this possible using a batch script?
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Yes this is possible.
You will need to write some code that follows along an algorithm of your choice, using variables to store values.
The algorithm could look perform actions like this:
 - define File-Size-Range-Groups ( < 1kb, < 100 kb, etc )
 - Sum the number of files in each File-Size-Range-Group
 - Sum the individual file sizes for a File-Size-Range-Group total
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The different meanings of the name Pamella are:
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The meaning of the name "Pamella" is different in several languages, countries and cultures and has more than one possibly same or different meanings available.
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Here are just a few:
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 2. Durability: Steel beams will not crack, bend, or warp over time the way that wooden ones do. And termites or other pests will not infest your steel frame.
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Towards a web-based progressive handwriting recognition environment for mathematical problem solving.
Expert Systems with Applications, 37(1) pp. 886–893.
The emergence of pen-based mobile devices such as PDAs and tablet PCs provides a new way to input mathematical expressions to computer by using handwriting which is much more natural and efficient for entering mathematics. This paper proposes a web-based handwriting mathematics system, called WebMath, for supporting mathematical problem solving. The proposed WebMath system is based on client-server architecture. It comprises four major components: a standard web server, handwriting mathematical expression editor, computation engine and web browser with Ajax-based communicator. The handwriting mathematical expression editor adopts a progressive recognition approach for dynamic recognition of handwritten mathematical expressions. The computation engine supports mathematical functions such as algebraic simplification and factorization, and integration and differentiation. The web browser provides a user-friendly interface for accessing the system using advanced Ajax-based communication. In this paper, we describe the different components of the WebMath system and its performance analysis.
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Get Plant Cell Osmosis Diagram Gif. With the help of a diagram explain osmosis in plant cells icse osmosis in a plant cell 3 types of tonicity hypotonic hypertonic osmosis 1 national 5 biology diffusion and osmosis ppt video online download osmosis in plant cells illustration stock image c0238785 effect of osmosis could be different on plant cells when compared to. Diagram of plant cell showing osmotically.
Osmosis is a vital function to the growth and stability of plant life. Process of diffusion in plant cell (with diagrams)! Osmosis is the passage of.
A wilted plant looks wilted because the vacuoles of the cells do not have proper amounts of water.
Demonstration of the phenomenon of osmosis 2. Therefore, the water molecules will more into the cell. The central vacuoles of the plant cells in this image are full of water, so the cells are turgid. For example, if a saltwater fish (whose cells are isotonic with seawater), is placed in fresh water, its cells will take on excess water, lyse, and the fish.


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Definition of Coffins
1. Noun. (plural of coffin) ¹
2. Verb. (third-person singular of coffin) ¹
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Definition of Coffins
1. coffin [v] - See also: coffin
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Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nippur Or Explorations A. Adventures on the Euphrates: Narrative of the by John Punnett Peters (1897)
"coffins AND BURIAL CUSTOMS. Greek Influence—Clay coffins—The Slipper Shape—Burial in Jars—Tub and Bowl coffins—Double Urns—Arabian Graves—Dates of Burials—..."
2. The Tomb of Senebtisi at Lisht by Arthur C. Mace, Herbert Eustis Winlock (1916)
"Just as a mummy with a mask might have an actual bead collar sewn on its breast, the coffins had one inlaid or painted there; and as the mummy might wear a..."
3. London by Charles Knight (1843)
"if he suspects it was coffins, he replies, " I cannot say, because the window was blocked up and the door fastened, and I could not see...."
4. Naukratis by William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1888)
"(26) From the third material that was used for coffins, wood,... The coffins themselves were probably of the same shape as one in the Bulak Museum,..."
5. Old Church Lore by William Andrews (1891)
"Concerning coffins. [JHE use of the coffin may be traced back to a remote... Marble and stone were largely used by the Romans, but many lead coffins have..."
6. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1793)
"Of Hie coffins anciently ufed, and tie method of embalming... people have their coffins. If the relations cannot afford them,..."
7. Transactions of the Royal Society of Literature of the United Kingdom by Royal Society of Literature (Great Britain) (1874)
"Ten of the coffins were left in Egypt, but the mummies, with other coffins, the best of the find, were presented by Ismail Pasha, the Viceroy, to the Prince..."


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Ticino - Geography
The canton of Ticino is located still quite far from the sea, but its climate is nevertheless greatly influenced by the Mediterranean, which thus distinguishes it greatly from the other regions of Switzerland. The impressive number of sunshine hours and the high average temperatures favour the good maturing of the grapes. The plentiful rainfall, although they are a blessing on one hand, can also be a danger on the other. As the risk of hailstorms is quite important in the region, it forces the winegrowers to take good measures, using anti-hail nets.
January: 1.9°C / 35.4°F
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Size specific dose estimate
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Size specific dose estimate (SSDE) measured in mGy, is a method of estimating CT radiation dose that takes a patient's size into account.
CTDIvol and DLP are common methods to estimate a patient's radiation exposure from a CT procedure. The exposures are the same regardless of patient size, but the size of the patients is a factor in the overall patient's absorbed dose.
Coefficients were developed to help transform a patient's exposure to absorbed dose if the AP and lateral dimensions of the patient are provided. Various methods are discussed in the reference articles.
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Stylizing stylization: The case of Aigia Fuxia
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This paper examines language stylization in Aigia Fuxia (The Fuchsia Goat'), a highly popular Greek Cypriot sitcom, where the (imagined) linguistic and socio-cultural'self' of a dialect-speaking community is subjected to extreme and aberrant stylization. The overarching filmic and generic trademark of Aigia Fuxia is its consistent pinpointing of its intertextual relations to well-established Cypriot comedic media genres, in which the language and the lifestyle of the 'rural' part of the speech community is performed following specific generic and linguistic conventions. Aigia Fuxia dismantles these conventions through the artful deployment of a medley of content, generic, and filmic choices and, crucially, through extreme dialect stylization, ultimately a 'de-authenticizing' move, especially as it goes hand-in-hand with other linguistic choices, which are dissonant both in terms of genre and in terms of the series' baseline stylized dialect register. In this paper we show that such bricolage generates rich interpretive potential.. from a filmic perspective, the use of techniques which may befuddle viewer expectations regarding the genre cunningly pinpoint the processes whereby generic and narrative conventions are constructed; from a sociolinguistic perspective, the extreme stylization of the Cypriot Greek dialect may be seen as performative destabilizing of dominant folk linguistic constructs about standard language and dialect in a context of dialect leveling and emergent diglossia resolution.


black box
The term was also used by US air forces during the war. Fred Hamann's Air Words (1945) defines black box as radar.2
When the flight recorders started being installed on civilian aircraft in 1958, the name was applied to these devices. The original WWII black boxes were literally colored black and many pieces of avionics equipment still come in black housings, but the term is applied to all of them regardless of color.
There is another type of black box that also takes its name from these WWII devices. A black box can be a mechanism whose internal workings are not understood, but its function is. If an engineer knows that the device will give output Y if he inputs X but doesn't understand why, then that is a black box. The Journal of the British Interplanetary Society records this from 1953:
As far as the layman is concerned, a phantastron is a "black box" which will divide the frequency of its output pulses by any integral number between 2 and 20.3
This sense is from the fact that aircrews did not understand how their black boxes worked (the components and processes were closely guarded military secrets), they just knew they did.
1Dictionary of Forces Slang: _PHONE_, edited by Eric Partridge, 1970 Reprint (Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1948), 17.
2Fred Hamann, Air Words: A Popular Aviation Definitionary of the Language Flyers Speak (Seattle: Superior Publishing Company, 1945), 8.
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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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Logistics, Supply Chain and Provisioning Support
To maintain readiness, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is charged with the acquisition, receipt, distribution and continuing support of thousands of programs and systems and millions of items, components, parts and assemblies. Procuring, storing and delivering the right items, constructed to the right specifications, to the right customer, in the right quantities is absolutely essential to maintaining readiness.
Unfortunately, the challenges are substantial.
Contract deliverables may be "out of sync" with the provisioning process, provisioning records can be difficult to update and may not be current, and there are widespread problems of incorrect, inconsistent, incomplete and just plain missing data within key acquisition and logistics support systems (e.g. FLIS, SAM, etc.). Together, these challenges make it increasingly difficult to confidently identify what is needed, where it can be obtained, how long it takes to receive it, and how many items should be procured.
Loch Harbour can help. We have a unique blend of insight, skills, and proven tools and processes to quickly examine, assess, repair and significantly improve the accuracy and effectiveness of Logistics and Supply Chain operations for both the government and for the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Suppliers alike.
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Blood Pressure Medications Recalled Over Cancer Concerns
Within the last few months, many common drugs that contain valsartan, used to treat high blood pressure, have been recalled in the United States due to potential cancer risk.
» RELATED: Two more blood pressure medications recalled over cancer concerns
Since July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced voluntary recalls from Major Pharmaceuticals, Solco Healthcare and Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries.
The flagged medications, which include amlodipine/valsartan and amlodipine/valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide combination tablets, contain a potentially dangerous ingredient called N-nitroso-diethylamine (NDEA). The organic chemical is a known animal carcinogen and a suspected human carcinogen, according to the FDA. It can also be toxic to the liver and other organs.
In 2015, researchers from Aligarh Muslim University found that high doses of NDEA can cause "severe" injury to the liver and red blood cells in rats, which can lead to liver damage and liver cancer.
In the study, published in the Interdisciplinary Toxicology journal, the authors said their data "clearly suggest that NDEA, like other nitrosamines (NDMA), may cause serious damage to the liver and interfere with its proper functioning."
NDEA is typically used to make liquid rocket fuel, softeners and lubricants and can be found in certain foods and drinking water at low levels. The yellowish, oily liquid, which has little taste or odor, can also be produced as a result of certain chemical reactions and is a byproduct of industrial processes like rubber tire manufacturing.
In a statement, the FDA said the presence of NDEA in the recalled blood pressure medications was "unexpected." While the agency is unsure what led to the contamination, the agency said it "is thought to be related to changes in the way the active substance was manufactured."
The long-term risks of the chemical found in the recalled hypertension drugs are currently unknown as investigations by the FDA are still ongoing. The organization is examining the levels of NDEA found in the medicines and assessing its effects on patients. It's also working to reduce or eliminate the impurity from future batches.
"The FDA is committed to maintaining our gold standard for safety and efficacy. That includes our efforts to ensure the quality of drugs and the safe manner in which they're manufactured," FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in the statement. "As we seek the removal of certain drug products today, our drug shortages team is also working hard to ensure patients' therapeutic needs are met in the United States with an adequate supply of unaffected medications."
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The pharmaceutical companies have not received any reports of illness but have asked its retailers to stop distributing the products and to return them, according to the FDA, which lists additional information about the specific recalled products, including doses, lot numbers and expiration dates on its site.
Patients, who are on the medications, are advised to seek counsel from their physicians and to continue taking their tablets until they are prescribed a replacement product by their doctor. Stopping the treatment immediately could be riskier to their health, according to several health experts and organizations.
"Stopping the blood pressure medication immediately can cause your blood pressure to increase. When your blood pressure increases, it can put a lot of strain on a lot of different organs," said Anant Mandawat, a cardiac oncologist at Emory Healthcare. The American Heart Association concurs. A statement on its website warns ""DO NOT stop taking your medicine without contacting your doctor."
Mandawat further explained that being off the meds could affect the heart, which must pump harder in the absence of the blood pressure medication. This could cause symptoms like chest pains and shortness of breath.
Not taking blood pressure medication could also impact the brain, which could lead to stroke or kidney damage.
"For all those reasons, we wouldn't want that to happen to anyone acutely. We recommend patients coming off this medication and starting a new medication relatively soon," said Mandawat, who also serves as an assistant professor at Emory University School of Medicine and director of cardio-oncology at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
Fortunately, there are several blood pressure medications available, so patients have a variety of non-recalled drugs they can take instead.
For example, ACE inhibitors, a class of blood pressure meds, work similarly to the recalled pills. Those medications include lisinopril and enalapril.
Beta blockers are another option. The top medications in this class include carvedilol and labetalol. And calcium channel blockers are available, too. Although some of those medications like amlodipine are part of the combination pills that have been recalled, taking them individually is okay.
"The nice part is there are other medications that we have access to, so people shouldn't feel like they don't have alternatives," said Mandawat, who's been putting his hypertension patients on a different class of medications.
However, transitioning to a new product can be "an inconvenient process," he noted. It can take some time to adjust the dosage as medications work differently for each patient.
"That part is really the biggest effect for the patients, and that's what we try to explain to them when they come in," Mandawat said. "Typically, we follow up to make sure the new one is working well for them before determining their long-term maintenance medication."
Despite the hassle, patients affected by the recalls should be cognizant about managing their blood pressure. They should practice healthy lifestyles and be adamant about finding medications that work for them.
"We have a lot of great evidence that suggest treating high blood pressure is beneficial," Mandawat said. "Patients should not let an event like this change their opinion about their blood pressure care."


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WINTER ice can severely disrupt shipping around northern coastlines. But now a Canadian marine engineer claims he has found a way of controlling ice formation in ports and harbours. Per Andersen says his wave generator projector could help prevent seawater from freezing over by producing artificial waves.
When seawater is mechanically agitated, the deeper, warmer water mixes with the colder surface water. This process should prevent ice from building up, says Andersen, who has tested the prototype in Canada.
The machine is 7.5 metres long. It consists of a floating helical roller, similar to a large corkscrew, supported at either end by pontoons. The roller is rotated in the water by an electric motor to create a train of waves several hundred millimetres high.
According to Andersen, artificial waves have a higher height-to-length ratio than natural waves, making them better able to displace water. As a result, more water is...
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The FunnelEnvy platform allows B2B marketers to easily create audiences based on data sources and deploy those audiences to their campaign platforms in real time. As the "marketing data layer" this allows you to move prospects through the customer journey faster through more relevant, cross-channel campaigns.
The core concepts in FunnelEnvy to understand are:
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A study of heat transfer in forced convective drying with the application of laser-induced fluorescence thermometry
Citation:Eoin Fanning, 'A study of heat transfer in forced convective drying with the application of laser-induced fluorescence thermometry', [thesis], Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, 2016
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Industrial drying is a highly energy-intensive process accounting for up to 25% of energy consumption in some developed countries. While there is a wide range of literature on the topic of drying, the majority of studies focus on specific materials and processes. Furthermore, there are few studies which consider local heat transfer effects on drying. Recently, this has become a fast-developing topic of study in numerical work using two-dimensional and three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics simulations. However, there is not a wide range of experimental work in which the influence of local heat transfer behaviour is studied. In order to study local heat transfer, complex arrangements of thermocouples or infra-red thermography are typically used to measure the surface temperature. A novel two-dimensional temperature measurement technique involves the use of laser-induced fluorescence in which temperature fields of the fluid can be inferred from fluorescence images. However, this technique has been employed scarcely in low temperature heat transfer problems involving gases. This study investigates two-dimensional heat transfer in drying and evaluates the use of LIF thermometry as a technique for convective drying as well as other low temperature heat transfer problems. An experimental model was developed, using an instantaneous mass measurement system and infra-red thermography to study the time evolution of the mass (or the moisture content) and the surface temperature distribution of a saturated porous cube. A laser-induced fluorescence experimental setup has been designed to validate and calibrate the relationship between fluorescence intensity and temperature, for toluene vapour excited with a 266 nm laser sheet, over a small temperature scale. This experimental setup was then extended to a flow tunnel and used to measure temperature fields surrounding a heated cylinder (convective heat transfer) and then a drying porous cube (convective heat and mass transfer). This technique was also tested using an emerging fluorescent tracer material, anisole, for which there are only a few studies to date. The relationship between toluene fluorescence intensity and temperature was validated over a temperature scale significantly smaller than in previous studies. Despite some inaccuracy in inferring temperature measurements, it was found that laser-induced fluorescence thermometry can be applied successfully in low temperature scales and used as a tool for studying heat transfer distribution across solid geometries. Using the single colour technique, the error of temperature measurement was found to range between 2C and 10C for temperatures of 20C and 95C, respectively. This is comparable to the error ranges of previous studies. A novel method for increasing the temperature-sensitivity by time-resolving the fluorescence signal has also been proposed. This led to a 50% increase in the sensitivity of the temperature measurements. This technique has not been performed to date and is particularly useful for low temperature scales where the sensitivity between fluorescence intensity and temperature is limited. During the constant drying rate period of the drying experiments, determination of heat and mass transfer coefficients meant that the analogy between heat and mass transfer in drying could be examined. These results indicated that the analogy between heat and mass transfer is not likely to hold for intense drying conditions (flow rate and temperature). This is an important finding since many numerical drying models rely on the analogy to calculate heat and mass transfer coefficients. It is hypothesized that this may be related to an imbalance between the rate of convective heat transfer and moisture supply to the cube edges, which the temperature distributions across the surface suggest. The laser-induced fluorescence temperature measurements demonstrate a thin thermal boundary layer at the corners facing the flow which supports this theory. These results demonstrate the value of two-dimensional temperature measurements for developing a deeper understanding of heat and mass transfer behaviour in drying.
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Operando scattering techniques for detecting precipitation reactions in lithium-sulfur batteries
Precipitation behavior is crucial to utilizing sulfur cathodes in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. In this issue of Chem, Rennie and co-workers apply operando scattering techniques to reveal correlations between precipitation reactions and the electrochemical performance of sulfur cathodes and demonstrate that Li+ supply in carbon mesopores is significant for precipitation reactions and thus sulfur utilization.
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One Who Knows Me: An Interview
Anna M. Shields has written a marvelous book on friendship, literature, and history in medieval China. One Who Knows Me: Friendship and Literary Culture in Mid-Tang China (Harvard University Press, 2015) is the first book-length study of friendship in the Chinese tradition. Focusing on the period from the 790s through the 820s, it asks how writing on friendship both reflected & shaped broader transformations in mid-Tang literary culture, and it weaves together historical and literary analyses in offering its answers. To hear us talking about it for the NBEAS podcast, head over to this link.


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This colloquium brings together academics, researchers and aspiring thinkers from across the world to discuss and agree a research agenda in social entrepreneurship for Southern Africa, and potentially the continent. The purpose is to connect academics to each other, to identify research opportunities, and forge partnerships that result in high impact research.
Why is this colloquium important?
Little is known about social entrepreneurship in Southern Africa and more broadly across the continent. But academics, researchers and practitioners here are close to the ground, with excellent networks and a great insight into the research gaps. By connecting and partnering with the international academic community we hope to encourage research into social entrepreneurship that is novel and builds knowledge in our field.
Background to the colloquium
The University of Pretoria and KU Leuven have joined forces to strengthen the academic eco-system for social entrepreneurship in Southern Africa. This four-year project aims to identify and bring together universities and researchers, connecting them to research opportunities and academic partnerships. In this way we strengthen our mutual learning, deepen our understanding of social entrepreneurship in the (Southern) African context and build knowledge and research outputs. The project is led by Profs Filip De Beule from KU Leuven and Alex Antonites from Pretoria, and is supported by Prof. Jeffrey Robinson from Rutgers University.


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Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Report
Understanding how climate, disturbances, and carbon storage interact in subalpine forests is critical for assessing the role of this ecosystem in the global carbon budget under altered climate scenarios. Most research to date in western North American forests has focused on wildfire effects on carbon storage and net ecosystem productivity (NEP). The current extensive insect outbreak in this region, however, suggests that insects such as the mountain pine beetle (MPB) are an important driver of carbon dynamics and may determine whether western landscapes are carbon sinks or sources. The overall objective of this study is therefore to understand how MPB outbreaks affect forest carbon storage at stand and landscape scales under multiple climate scenarios. Specific objective include examining how carbon storage changes with stand development following beetle outbreaks, how variability in outbreak extent, frequency, and post-outbreak stand development affect landscape-scale carbon storage, and how beetle outbreaks and climate interact. This research will, for the first time, provide data documenting post-outbreak carbon dynamics under current and altered climate scenarios. These data will provide the basis for developing a carbon-based, ecological rationale for future outbreak management in western forests.
Kashain, Daniel M.
"Carbon Storage Responses of Subalpine Forests to Moutain Pine Beetle Outbreaks Under Current and Altered Climate Regimes in Western North America,"
University of Wyoming National Park Service Research Center Annual Report: Vol. 31
, Article 15.
Available at: _URL_


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Streaming Based WPS
This page is intended to show technical details about Streaming based WPS. Further documentation can be found in a couple of blog posts (Streaming based WPS
and Near real-time Geoprocessing
), in the tutorials (
Implementing an Output Streaming WPS process and Implementing a Full Streaming WPS process), and in the code itself
The following are the class diagrams for Output and Full Streaming WPS, as well as the sequence diagram for Ouput Streaming WPS.
Class diagram for Output Streaming WPS
This diagram represents the vector class diagram. The raster case is slightly different because it takes two inputs as streamable, so lists of IData parameters are used instead of single IData parameters.
Class diagram for Full Streaming WPS
This diagram represents both vector and raster cases.
Sequence diagram for Output Streaming WPS
This diagram was taken from (Foerster et al., 2012).
Changes introduced to the 52°North WPS framework
The implementation of Streaming based WPS introduced some changes to the framework. Changes to the core of the framework are minimal, though. The following is the list of modifications:
- 2 new Abstract classes for Output Streaming (1 Vector and 1 Raster)
- New parameters:
- Vector: NumberOfChunks
- Raster: ChunksByRow, ChunksByColumn
- 2 new Abstract classes for Full Streaming (1 Vector and 1 Raster)
- 2 new algorithms:
- SnapPointsToLines based on GeoTools User Guide (Vector)
- NDWI (Normalized Difference Water Index) calculation (Raster)
- 3 new Streaming based WPS processes:
- 2 new DataBindings: VectorPlaylistBinding/RasterPlaylistBinding
- 2 new generators: VectorPlaylistGenerator/RasterPlaylistGenerator
- 2 new parsers: VectorPlaylistParser/RasterPlaylistParser
- 2 new data handlers: PlaylistOutputHandler/PlaylistInputHandler
- 1 new Database: FolderDatabase
- Method updateComplexValue added to FlatFileDatabase for updating the Playlist.
- LocalAlgorithmRepository sets the ExecuteRequest when Algorithm is instanceof Full/Output streaming abstract classes. This is done for accessing the input data formats from the execute request in the algorithm.
- InputHandler: interception of Streaming based WPSs.
- Observer pattern: The observer doesn't get the ISubject object but the (generic) state in the update() method. This is because one is not interested in the ISubject object but in the state (sending the ISubject is still possible, though). This also helps to avoid problems with synchronization when getting many notifycations and then having to call the getState method, which could give another state.
- Tweaks in OutputDataItem.
- Tweaks in RetrieveResultServer.
- New dependency (AsyncHTTPClient) for asynchronous HTTP requests.
There are some known issues in this implementation:
- Closing the AsyncHttpClient lets at least one Callback thread alive, whereas not closing it lets a Reaper thread alive. Callback and Reaper threads are both daemons. Since there can be more threads when closing the client, I decided not to close it. The code to close it is commented out in InputPlaylistHandler.java, though.
- Exceptions due to parameter validation of the base process are currently notified via the playlist, not via the response document.
- This could be solved by reading the process description of the base process in the streaming based abstract class' Run method and checking that all mandatory parameters come in inputData.
- getInputFormat and getOutputFormat methods were implemented in every streaming based abstract algorithm. They could be offered directly from the ExecuteResponseBuilder class. The methods are intended to provide the format (mime type, schema, encoding) of a specific input or ouput parameter.
- T. Foerster, B. Baranski, and H. Borsutzky. (2012). Live Geoinformation with Standardized Geoprocessing Services. In J. Gensel, D. Josselin, and D. Vandenbroucke (Eds.), Bridging the Geographic Information Sciences (pp. 99–118). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2012. Retrieved from _URL_


Facel S.A.
Facel S.A. was a French manufacturer of pressed steel automobile components, later complete automobiles of their own design. To intensify its war effort, French subcontracting company for military aeronautics Bronzavia created a subsidiary called Facel (acronym of Forges et Ateliers de Constructions d'Eure-et-Loir) in December 1939. After the war, in 1945, by merging with Métallon, Facel began to make short-run special bodies, coupés or cabriolets for SimcaFordPanhard and Delahaye. Approximately 2,900 cars of all models were hand-built in Facel's short life.
Unitary bodies without a chassis became general for mass-produced cars, and Facel lost its big customers. French niche manufacturers ceased production. Métallon left the partnership in 1953, and Facel set about designing and making its own complete cars using engines made by Chrysler, Volvo and Austin. Its first design, named Vega, was shown to the public in 1954.
The Facellia model, introduced in 1959, was under-developed, and losses brought about by its warranty problems became impossible to recoup. Prior to closure Facel had been placed under the control of Sud Aviation subsidiary Sferma. Though initially successful, Facel closed its factory in October 1964.


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of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
COORDINATION OF FEDERAL ASTHMA ACTIVITIES
The Children's Health Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-310) requires the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), through the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Coordinating Committee (CC), to identify all federal programs that carry out asthma-related activities, develop a federal plan for responding to asthma, and submit recommendations to the Congress on ways to strengthen and improve coordination of asthma-related activities of the federal government. The following report has been prepared by the Federal Liaison Group on Asthma (FLGA), a subcommittee of the NAEPP-CC, with coordination by the NHLBI. The report was submitted to the members of the full NAEPP-CC, and comments received from them have been incorporated.
An FY 2001 Inventory of Federal Asthma Activities has been prepared by the FLGA and is appended to this report.
A blueprint for planning federal asthma activities has already been established with the May 2000 publication of two important, interrelated documents: Action Against Asthma: A Strategic Plan for the Department of Health and Human Services and Asthma and the Environment: A Strategy to Protect Children. Specific national health objectives for asthma are also outlined in Healthy People 2010.
Recommendations for strengthening federal coordination of asthma activities in the future are addressed in this report and will focus on the following five goals:
The FLGA is committed to achieving and maintaining effective coordination that respects the unique contributions of individual agencies, facilitates exchange of information to avoid duplication, enables identification of opportunities for collaboration, and ensures that consistent messages about asthma are developed and disseminated. Much coordination of federal asthma activities already exists, and plans for expansion are under way. The FLGA will continue to explore current and planned asthma activities in greater depth in each of the five goal areas and seek new opportunities for interagency coordination and collaboration.
2001 INVENTORY OF FEDERAL ASTHMA ACTIVITIES
The Inventory of Federal Asthma Activities was prepared by the Federal Liaison Group on Asthma with coordination by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. The agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services support a wide range of asthma research, education, information dissemination, and service-related activities. Other federal agencies with a commitment to asthma include the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Education, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, all of which participate in the Federal Liaison Group on Asthma. The Federal Liaison Group on Asthma is a subcommittee of the NHLBI National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee.
The Inventory is organized first by the major federal departments with an interest in asthma, and then alphabetically by the agencies within each department. Each agency section begins with a mission statement and continues with activity summaries that are categorized by four focus, i.e., priority, areas – public health practice/intervention, reducing disparities, research, and surveillance. Healthy People 2010 objectives are indicated, where appropriate, following each activity description.
This comprehensive inventory of current federal asthma efforts reflects the
strength and breadth of the federal commitment to reducing the asthma epidemic.


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|Training Manual in Combatting Childhood Communicable Diseases Part I (Peace Corps, 1985, 579 pages)|
|Module 4: Health education|
|Session 19: Selecting health education strategies|
TOTAL TIME: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Once the health educator writes objectives and considers obstacles, she or he is ready to develop a health education strategy with the help of the community. Within health education, there are three main categories of strategies: 1) Community Organization, 2) Training, and 3) Communication. Each of these categories include a number of specific techniques which may be selected and combined to accomplish a given objective. During this short session, participants work in small groups to examine each of the three categories of health strategies and practice selecting and combining appropriate strategies and techniques to accomplish sample objectives. In treating the strategy of community organization, Trainees will be able to draw on what they've learned during Session 14 about organizing and involving community members in PHC projects. The other two strategies will be examined in depth during the remainder of this Module and Module 7, Training of Trainers.
· To describe the three categories of health education strategies: community organization, training, and communication. (Steps 1, 2)
· To identify techniques in each of the three categories of strategies. (Steps 1, 2)
· To identify ways to select and combine categories of health education strategies and their techniques to develop a health education plan. (Step 3)
- 19A Health Education Strategies
- 19B Examples of Health Education Strategies
- 19C Suggestions for Selecting Health Education Strategies
Newsprint and markers
Prior to this session, read Handout 19B (Examples of Health
Education Strategies) which explains and illustrates the three categories of
strategies and how they can be combined in a plan. This will help you to lead
the discussion in Step 2 and enable you to easily give additional examples if
Step 1 (30 min)
Examining Three Categories of Health Education Strategies
Distribute and have participants read Handouts 19A (Health Education Strategies) and 19B (Examples of Health Education Strategies). Answer any questions the group may have regarding the three types of strategies and help them understand how the selection of strategies fits into the overall health education process.
Have participants practice selecting strategies for one of the health problems they worked with during Sessions 17 and 18. To do this, divide them into three small groups and assign one of the three categories to each group (organizational, training, communication). Ask the groups to take no more than 15 minutes to describe what a person taking their assigned strategy would do for health education in their problem situation.
To help participants understand the concept of organizational
strategy, refer them back to Session 14 (Community Involvement). In the context
of the CCCD Manual, community "organization", "participation", and "involvement"
are all synonymous terms. Also, explain to the group that they will be learning
and using a number of techniques for communication and training during the
remainder of the Module and during the Training of Trainers
Step 2 (30 min)
Comparing The Three Strategies
Ask each group to identify their category (Organization, Training, Communication) and present the strategy and specific techniques they would apply to the problem situation. Lead a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of each strategy and the associated techniques. Discuss ways that they could combine the three types of strategies for a more effective response to the problem.
The following points should come out of the discussion:
- the importance of applying a good knowledge of values and practices of the people for whom the health education is intended.
To help participants understand the link between health education
objectives and strategies, ask them to refer back to some of the sample
objectives presented during Session 18. Explain that a key to selecting
appropriate strategies is recognizing what kind of change is to occur if the
objective is accomplished. Is the objective primarily concerned with a change in
knowledge, attitude, skill, social reinforcement, or some other area affecting
behavior? When the health educator has identified the type of change called for
in the objective, then he or she can match the objective with the strategy or
combination of strategies most likely to facilitate the
Step 3 (30 min)
Distribute Handout 19C (Suggestions for Selecting Health Education Strategies). Ask participants to pair up with the same person they worked with during Sessions 17 and 18. Have them develop a first draft of a health education strategy that addresses one of their problems and health education objectives. Tell them to use any combination of the three categories and techniques that seems appropriate.
When they have completed the task, ask them to post their drafts. Allow time for participants to look at and comment on each other's strategies. Add your own comments as well. Explain that they will be revising these draft strategies in later sessions.
Take time to review and comment on each strategy after the
session. If some participants appear to have difficulty in understanding and
planning health education strategies, ask participants with some background in
health education to provide peer


Why table tennis is the best sport in the world
Table tennis is the popular sport in the world
Why is table tennis? There are thousands of other sports out there, but table tennis has been one of the best liked and most loved sport by many athletes and sports lovers in the world. It relatively known as the most rapid competitive sport around the globe, as well as being one of the simplest ones to learn and play. What makes table tennis great for the brain is that it is a very challenging sport, in terms of thinking and problem solving, which will give you and your brain hours of enjoyable and stress-relief.
9 reasons why is table tennis a popular sport
1) Good for your brain
ping pong is good for your brain
Table tennis is a challenging sport for several reasons. For example, it requires a great deal of mental acuity. The game involves a lot of decision making and problem solving skills, both on and off the court. This type of thinking and problem solving is good for the brain, which will be the mechanism that helps your brain to process quickly and efficiently when it comes to making decisions. All of these great things are the reason why table tennis is the perfect sport to learn and play, for anyone from any age group and in any walk of life.
2) Suitable for all ages
In addition to the great things about table tennis, the game itself is great for any age group. You can play table tennis even if you are still a child, and there are even some kids' versions that you can buy nowadays. At any age, you can dive in and have some fun, even if you are old. That is because the sport itself does not discriminate based on age or gender.
3) Less expensive
The best reason to learn and play table tennis is the money. It's a very inexpensive sport, especially when you consider all of the equipment you need (or you don't need). A good set consists of: a racket, four ping-pong balls, a net and a portable table – thanks to sportypong's review of the cheapest ping-pong tables. Now, add up the cost of those things over an entire season of play and you may come up short.
4) Perfect exercise
What is the one thing you will benefit the most from playing? Of course, the obvious: the game itself. Because it utilizes all of your body metabolism, you are constantly working out your muscles. This is a great benefit and one you will notice right away. If you are someone who can't stand long workouts, then table tennis can be a great choice for you.
5) Good for cardiovascular
It is also a great cardiovascular workout. Table tennis requires a great deal of jumping and spinning, as well as a great deal of running and moving around. All of that running and moving around gets your heart pumping, which can be great for your heart. And, since it is a stationary sport, there is absolutely nothing that can go wrong.
6) Play anywhere, even play alone
practice table tennis alone
If you don't have access to a table tennis robot, don't worry. You can still play this great sport. You just won't have to use a machine. Because you play the sport where there is no contact, it is extremely safe to play anywhere, even play alone.
7) The mental game
One last reason to play the great table tennis sport, and one that is often overlooked. The mental game. The better you get at this, the better you will do in any competition. That includes life. By taking the time to think correctly, you can do things with your body that is almost impossible in many sports. Playing table tennis helps your brain work, which is something that is extremely important and useful.
8) Low club fees
It is impossible to talk about these reasons why table tennis is the best sport without talking about money. The cost of joining a club and consistently using your racket for hours at a time can quickly add up. If you don't have the money to join a club, don't worry. You can also buy your own paddle, ball and other accessories. Not only is it cheaper than buying them from someone else, but you can find discount prices if you shop around online.
9) Finally, let's discuss winning
You cannot measure this aspect of the sport in dollars and cents. You have to put into consideration the fact that you are constantly getting points. These points add up quickly and overtime is even more of an all-timer. Therefore, you want to rack up those points because your chances of winning are very good. This means playing as often as possible, especially when you are a good player.
There are many reasons why table tennis is the best sport to play. However, you need to be honest with yourself and know why you play. Once you are able to pinpoint why you play, then you can choose how you are going to play. Maybe you are a great blocker, so now you can play that position. Maybe you are a great rebounder, so now you can play that position too.
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What sport is table tennis most related to?
The ultimate guide to ping pong table dimensions


the current tile), set the current tile's state to the opposite of the tile to its left. Otherwise, set it to the same as the tile to the left. Goto 4.
 3. If the current tile is not part of the chain, set the tile to the state of the title to its left. Goto 4.
 4. The tile one to the right is now the current tile. Goto 2.
Now take all the tiles which are IN, add in the tiles on the border (including a tail if you stripped it earlier or not, your choice), and call that the region.
If you want to allow the user to use borders, remember that this does not define and IN/OUT on the board, but just divides it into two parts. You could select the smaller region, for example, or require the user to use two adjacent sides (i.e., the left and bottom, but not either top/bottom or left/right).
An optimization is that you only need to do rows which have any border in them (if you can't use the sides). I assume that your board is small enough that iterating over every tile and doing a very simple computation is not an issue, even on the weakest mobile system. (You do have to render them, after all, which is far more complex of a task).
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Microwave Limb Sounder
The Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) experiments measure naturally-occurring microwave thermal emission from the limb (edge) of Earth's atmosphere to remotely sense vertical profiles of atmospheric gases, temperature, pressure, and cloud ice. The overall objective of these experiments is to provide information that will help improve our understanding of Earth's atmosphere and global change.
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