BENEFIT-REALISE Project Overview
The 'Realising Sustainable Agricultural Livelihood Security in Ethiopia' (REALISE) programme is established in 2018 with the aims to contribute to sustainable livelihoods through the introduction of improved farming practices, innovations and social experiments to strengthen the current Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) in Ethiopia. REALISE is a new Bilateral Ethiopia Netherlands Effort for Food Income and Trade (BENEFIT) programme so as to take the achievements of CASCAPE (Capacity building for Scaling up of evidence-based best Practices in Agricultural Production' (CASCAPE) programme and the 'Integrated Seed Sector Development' (ISSD) Ethiopia programme to new areas and target groups.
BENEFIT-REALISE Project Oda Bultum University Cluster will operate in four woredas (Chiro, Doba, Habro and Oda Bultum) of West Hararghe zone of Oromia Region with an initial implementing period of three years (2018-2020). It is funded by the Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS) of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is implemented with support from Wageningen University and Research (WUR).
Programme Goal
Increasing agricultural productivity and improving sustainable livelihoods of smallholders in chronically food insecure high potential PSNP woredas' through enhanced human, organizational and institutional capacities for validating, adapting and scaling best fit practices and innovations.
BENEFIT-REALISE Oda Bultum University Cluster Implementation Areas
Core Values
 1. Team spirit 6. Inclusiveness
 2. Output oriented 7. Commitment
 3. Integrity 8. Transparency
 4. Accountability 9. Responsiveness
 5. Honesty 10.Valuing indigenous knowledge
REALISE Four Pathways
 1. Practice
 2. Seed
 3. Capacity
 4. System Innovation
REALISE Approach
 1. Demand Driven and Context Specific Interventions
 2. Layering and Sequencing
 3. Matching CASCAPE/ISSD Ethiopia and Others Research Organizations Intervention with PSNP clients
 4. Scaling
 5. University as Knowledge Brokers in the Agriculture Knowledge System
 6. Evidence Based Policy Dialogue
 7. Training of Trainer Approach
 8. Innovative Extension Messages and Approach
 9. A Clear Story Line
REALISE Guiding Principles
PSNP Principles
 1. PSNP Principles
 2. Resilience
 3. Climate Smart Principles
 4. Mainstreaming Gender
 5. Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture
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Here is a jazz musician's crossword puzzle idea
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Title – Jazz Musician Crossword
By – Stacey Tyler
Primary Subject – Music
Grade Level – 9-12
Students will find this either very simple or at least fun. If you a have a method of creating a crossword puzzle on your PC, pick at least 16 – 20 jazz legends to enter. Here are some suggestions:
Note from lessonplanspage.com: we took Stacey's suggestions and entered them at the Discovery School site: _URL_ with the following results.
8. Wynton Marsalis's instrument
Give the puzzle to students as a fun sheet or have them to go to swingmusic.net to find the answers.This is a great extra credit activity.This is a great site for research papers for black history month also.
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Alexandria - University of St.Gallen (Switzerland)
Descripción: In this paper we argue that the fitness of a strategic initiative relative to the firm's internal selection environment hinges on distinct characteristics that enhance survival in the strategic and structural contexts. We test this proposition using data on 962 strategic initiatives originating from ten research and development centers over seven years within a global electronics firm. Our findings suggest that initiative survival in the strategic context is positively influenced by characteristics that enhance interpersonal exchanges and tacit knowledge transfer between an initiative and the headquarters evaluation team. These include geographical proximity to corporate headquarters and the success record of the initiative's champion. In the structural context, initiative survival is negatively influenced by characteristics that increase uncertainty among members of the headquarters evaluation team about the success of the initiative. These include indicators of implementation complexity and the degree of exploration inherent in an initiative's goals. Moreover, fitness characteristics interact across the structural and strategic contexts such that the past success of the champion weakens the negative influences of implementation complexity and exploratory goals on initiative survival. For theory, the results demonstrate the relevance of fitness characteristics as predictors of initiative survival and highlight the positive influence of more tacit, personal characteristics in conditioning the negative effects of more explicit uncertainties in initiative survival.
Autor(es): Marcus Matthias Keupp - Steven Floyd - Oliver Gassmann -

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I have created several large tables in Excel and MATLAB. Since it is very time-consuming to manually copy and paste these tables in LaTeX, I would like to include them as figures in LaTeX. I would really appreciate it if someone could help me with the following questions:
 1. Is it possible to include tables from MATLAB or Excel without having to manually copy and paste the cells in LaTeX?
 2. If I import a table as a figure into LaTeX, how can I change the caption from "Figure" to "Table" and have it listed in the "List of Tables" instead of "List of Figures"?
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Part 2 is easier. If you include your table inside a table environment (\begin{table}\end{table}), it will appear in the \listoftables. Nothing will stop you from inserting a figure with \includegraphics inside the environment.
For Part 1, I usually print foreign information to PostScript and use \includegraphics from the graphicsx package. You may need to process the file in a drawing application to crop the boundaries.
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To answer question 1: There is a Matlab function that exports the data from a Matlab matrix to LaTeX tabular format, check it out here: _URL_
Simple example: In Matlab, type:
matrix2latex(mymatrix,'myfilename.tex') % Creates a file named myfilename.tex
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In you LaTeX document use:
To include the table in your document as a table.
There is also a similar thing for Excel, a macro if I remember correctly: _URL_
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Find your age on other planets
This site answers these burning questions:
- How old are you on the other planets?
- When are your next birthdays on the other planets?
- How many days/weeks old are you?
- What birthdays are coming up?
Use these extra birthdays as an excuse to celebrate!
Why is my age different on other planets?
One year is usually taken to mean an Earth year, the time taken for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.
However, since each planet takes a different amount of time to revolve around the Sun,
a year is not the same length of time on different planets.
This means your age is different when measured in years on different planets.
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When The Illusionist first appeared, it received mixed reviews. It was generally praised for the inventiveness of its supernatural elements and its lively portrayal of historical figures. Naysayers noted that it was talky and that the dialogue seemed artificial. Despite these critical misgivings, the work was a finalist for Englands prestigious Booker Prize, an achievement all the more remarkable because The Illusionist is Anita Masons second novel, and second novels are notoriously disappointing. It has some resemblance to her first novel, Bethany (1981), which concerned the power a modern-day mystic, also named Simon, wields over his followers.
Masons fiction is not limited to the fantasy genre. In her strongest work, such as Angel (1994; American title Reich Angel, 1994), about a female military pilot flying for the Germans in World War II, she places her characters right at ringside for major events in world history.
In The Illusionist, Mason works against certain traditions of fantasy. Fantasy fiction often delights in the physical reality of its invented worlds. Mason undercuts this characteristic of the genre by emphasizing that Simons magical accomplishments are all illusions. He can create a lush vision of the original Garden of Eden but cannot make anything real, such as food to feed himself when he is hungry. Some scholars also have seen the fantasy genre as a celebration of the...
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Can My Pet Fish Get Me Or My Kids Sick?
Pet fish, both salt water and fresh water varieties, can get you sick from a strain of bacteria related to human tuberculosis. Although infection from this bacteria is rare, certain precautions should be taken when cleaning and dealing with aquarium water, fish and products contaminated with aquarium water. This disease is very dangerous for those with a weakened immune system.
The layman term for this fairly rare fish tank disease is Fish Tank Granuloma. The scientific name for this bacteria is mycobacterium marinum. If you think that you or your child has been exposed to or is suffering from this disease, your smart move is to consult your physician who can help pinpoint the cause and prescribe proper treatment. This article is for your additional information only. I feel that it is always smart to do your homework before you consult your physician. The more help you can offer your physician on his diagnosis of a problem the better.
The absolutely fist line of defense against this infection is to wear waterproof gloves when cleaning your fish tank or dealing with fish tank water. Even if you wore gloves, wash your hands and arms thoroughly with anti-bacterial soap when you start and when you are done, just to be safe. This disease often enters the body through cuts and abrasions or any compromise of the skin so be particularly aware of this. Never drink or taste your aquarium water for any reason.
The symptoms of Fish Tank Granuloma are wounds that take a very long time to heal. Generally these wounds are on the hands, arms or fingers. After the wound closes, there may be some soreness and small nodules (called granulomas) around the wound. If this disease enters the bloodstream, nodules may form in the veins close to the original wound. Because this disease is very slow growing, these nodules may take 2-3 weeks and even up to several months to show up. The infected wound may become ulcerous and close lymph nodes may become swollen. This disease may heal itself over time. Your doctor may be interested to know that this bacterium is gram-positive which means it will retain a crystal violet dye for identification purposes.
It should be noted that this disease may also be picked up at incorrectly chlorinated pools, from any fish (uncooked), and from swimming in fresh and salt water in many parts of the world, including the United States. Generally, a cut, abrasion or wound must be present along with the bacteria.
Treatment varies and as of now, there is no set rule to which regimen of antibiotics works best. It can take a long time to rid oneself of this disease. It can take 3 months to almost a year of an antibiotic regimen. Often combinations of antibiotics are used such as tetracyclines, ethambutol, rifampicin, trimethoprim, and/or sulfamethoxazole. Some physicians use Rifampin + Ethambutol, Rifampin + Clarithromycin or Minocycline by itself.


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Security Challenges in Relations between Turkey and the European Union
Purpose: The aim of the article is to analyze the security problems that have emerged between Turkey and the European Union in recent years. The subject of the research was to gain extensive knowledge about contemporary relations between Turkey and the European Union. This goal was achieved by trying to analyze the most important factors determining the Turkish and Union foreign policy. Approach/Methodology/Design: IDI research was used in the study. These methods include conducting in-depth interviews with the government officials, as well as representatives of the international institutions responsible for the foreign policy. Moreover, CAWI techniques were used in the study. The study was conducted at the turn of 2018 and 2021. Findings: Turkey plays a key role in the security of the European Union. Currently is hosting about 4 million refugees. Moreover, Turkey has been a major transit route for European jihadists heading to the Middle East. However, Turkey is exploiting the migrant crisis and the jihadists to gain political concessions. It wishes to soften the EU's sanction against its policy in the potentially oil-rich regions of the eastern Mediterranean. Practical implications: The results of this research may prove very useful in the context of ongoing academic discussions on the terrorist threat in the region and the dynamics and development of events in the Middle East. The article may indicate what policy should be implicate toward Turkey. Originality/Value: The article attempts to fill a gap in the literature on the subject. Research approach may clarify the essence of the relationship between Turkey and the European Union. Thus, the results of these studies may prove very useful in the context of the ongoing academic debates surrounding the role of Turkey in the region and what is its dynamics and the interest toward the Europe. Project may indicate what policies should be adopted by the Western countries in relation to Turkey. Besides, it is unlikely that future developments in the Middle East will lead to the end of the war in the region, and therefore this analytical work will remain important for many readers, including scholars, who want to broaden their knowledge and understand the role of Turkey in international relations.


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The Most Inclusive Party Ideas Resource Site On The Web!
Water Limbo Perfect Party Ideas
Ages: 4 and older
Objective: Players attempt to do a water limbo under a stream of water
Players: 4 or more
Materials: garden hose attached to a water faucet, spray nozzle, broom handle, masking tape, towels
Rules: Hook up the garden hose to the spray nozzle and set it either to full or jet. Turn water tap on and adjust water pressure so that a comfortable stream forms that goes about 6 feet in distance. Take the broom handle and mark with tape every 6 inches or 1 foot. This will be your limbo marker. When all is set, hold the broom handle up vertically and hold the nozzle at the highest mark on your broom and start spraying the water. Use the locking lever on the nozzle to make it easier on your hand. Players then one at a time will attempt to go under to water stream walking forward but bending backwards if necesary in order not to hit the water. If every player made it through the first height successfully lower the stream to the next mark. If a player gets hit by the water, they will be given one more chance. If they get hit by the water again, they are out. Continue playing and lowering the stream each time until only one player remains. That player is the winner. Have that player attempt to go as low as they can. This ways everyone gets wet!


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ACHTUNG – PRIVATISATION A NAZI LEGACY
Achtung – Privatisation a Nazi legacy!! ~ Michael Gold.
Mrs Thatcher is universally credited with creating the privatisation regime that now extends across most of the planet – yet the real roots of privatisation originated in Nazi Germany. The Spanish economist Germà Bel1 has traced the origins of the word 'privatisation' to the German word, reprivatisierung – denationalisation – and the term was first used in English by the Berlin correspondent of the Economist in 19361 to describe how the Nazi economy worked.


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A study of the hydrogeology of the Central Oklahoma aquifer was started in 2008 to provide the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) hydrogeologic data and a groundwater flow model that can be used as a tool to help manage the aquifer. The 1973 Oklahoma water law requires the OWRB to do hydrologic investigations of Oklahoma's aquifers (termed "groundwater basins") and to determine amounts of water that may be withdrawn by permitted water users. "Maximum annual yield" is a term used by OWRB to describe the total amount of water that can be withdrawn from a specific aquifer in any year while allowing a minimum 20-year life of the basin (Oklahoma Water Resources Board, 2010). Currently (2010), the maximum annual yield has not been determined for the Central Oklahoma aquifer. Until the maximum annual yield determination is made, water users are issued a temporary permit by the OWRB for 2 acre-feet/acre per year. The objective of the study, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, was to study the hydrogeology of the Central Oklahoma aquifer to provide information that will enable the OWRB to determine the maximum annual yield of the aquifer based on different proposed management plans. Groundwater flow models are typically used by the OWRB as a tool to help determine the maximum annual yield.
This report presents the potentiometric surface of the Central Oklahoma aquifer based on water-level data collected in 2009 as part of the current (2010) hydrologic study. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA–724 by Christenson and others (1992) presents the 1986–87 potentiometric-surface map. This 1986–87 potentiometric-surface map was made as part of the USGS National Water-Quality Assessment pilot project for the Central Oklahoma aquifer that examined the geochemical and hydrogeological processes operating in the aquifer. An attempt was made to obtain water-level measurements for the 2009 potentiometric-surface map from the wells used for the 1986–87 potentiometric-surface map. Well symbols with circles on the 2009 potentiometric-surface map (fig. 1) indicate wells that were used for the 1986–87 potentiometric-surface map.
First posted March 16, 2011
Part or all of this report is presented in Portable Document Format (PDF); the latest version of Adobe Reader or similar software is required to view it. Download the latest version of Adobe Reader, free of charge.
Mashburn, S.L., and Magers, Jessica, 2011, Potentiometric surface in the Central Oklahoma (Garber-Wellington) aquifer, Oklahoma, 2009: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3147, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000.
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What Moves Aussie Dollar Currency Futures?
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The Aussie dollar currency futures is very popular in the currency futures markets. If you plan to trade with this currency, it is important to have a look at its background.
The Australian decimal currency was introduced in 1966 to replace the Australian pound. The exchange rate at that time was set at $2.50 to the sterling pound. In 1967, Australia stopped pegging its currency to the sterling pound and pegged to the US dollar at a rate of 1 Australian dollar=1.12 US dollars.
It is worth noting that the paper currency is made from polymer, which makes counterfeiting difficult.
Daily Australian Dollar Prices (CME)
Chinese Economy Affects Aussie Dollar Currency Futures
The Australian economy is highly dependent on the extraction of mineral resources. 43 percent of mineral trading is done with north Asia while Southeast Asia accounts for 15 percent. The Chinese are also the biggest investors in the mineral extraction industry in Australia.
This demand from China has been used by many traders as a signal to trade in Aussie dollar currency futures.
Price Of Commodities
The rise of commodity prices leads to inflationary pressures in most developed countries. This is because the manufacturing sector is expected to suffer as raw commodities inputs became more expensive. The Australian dollar gains from currency futures traders taking long positions in Aussie dollar currency futures and shorting the currencies of affected countries.
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Carry Trades
Because of the high interest rates, the Aussie dollar currency futures are a favorite of carry traders. Carry trades are taking long positions in the Aussie dollar versus a currency of a lower interest rate. Most of these are in Japanese yen, which has the lowest interest rate.
The carry trader profits from the interest gained overnight, and the gains in the Aussie dollar. Held over a long term, this is a simple strategy that guaranteed respectable profits.
Trade Balances
The flow of money out or into Australia affects the exchange rate of the Australian dollar. The outflow of Australian dollars puts downward pressure on the currency. This leads to a weakening of the currency on the global market. The opposite is true for the Australian dollar.
Inflationary Forces
High rates of inflation would make imported goods cheaper than locally produced goods. This would result in huge outflows of the Australian dollar as foreign goods are being purchased, leading to negative impact on the exchange rate.
Speculation On The Aussie Dollar Currency Futures
Speculation can affect the exchange rate significantly. In a situation where speculators are convinced the economy will falter, the Australian dollar will be sold. This will exert negative pressure on the currency leading to its value falling.
Regional Economies
Due to its strong ties to Asian economies, it is important to look at the demand of resources in India, Japan, and China. In the past, demand for commodities in these regions has an effect in the state of the Australian dollar.
Active Hours To Trade In The Aussie Dollar
In general, the most active trading hours are between the opening of the London markets at 8:00 GMT and the closing of the US market at 22:00 GMT. During this period the markets are busiest from 13:00 GMT to 16:00 GMT.
Government Intervention On The Aussie Dollar Exchange Rate
The reserve bank of Australia has raised interest rates by 0.25 percent. Analysts however expect the rates to be further raised to between 4.5 percent and 6 percent. The RBA expects to keep inflation between 2-3 percent. In addition the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.3 percent. This is good news for the Aussie dollar currency futures.


Element Substitution Groups
Substitution groups are very similar to choice types. They allow a given base element (referred to as the substitution group head) to be replaced with a different element. The replacement element is designated as being part of the group through the use of the XSD substitutionGroup attribute.
For example, the following element declarations declare a group in which the head element (Publication) would be replaced with either the Book element or Magazine element:
 whose particles consist of each of the elements in the substitution group. The format of the name for the special group class is "_SG", where would be replaced with the name of the substitution group head element. In the example above, the generated type name would be "_PublicationSG".


text: OBJECTIVE - To evaluate the impact of diabetes status and race, in addition to other covariables, on the estimation of resting energy expenditure (REE). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - Demographic, anthropometric, and clinical parameters were assessed in 166 adults of varying weights. Subjects were categorized by race (white versus black) and into three subgroups based on glucose tolerance (normoglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, and type 2 diabetes), termed the diabetes status index (DSI). REE was measured by indirect calorimetry. A multiple regression model was established for optimal prediction of REE based on covariables. RESULTS - An average decrease in REE of 135 kcal/day independent of all other variables was observed in blacks (P < 0.001). DSI was found to be a significant covariable (P = 0.002) in predicting REE, which was observed to be higher in diabetic women. Therefore, race and DSI entered the multiple regression equation to predict REE as significant independent variables, together with lean body mass (LBM) and age × BMI interaction (P < 0.001). Overall, REE prediction resulted in an R 2 of 0.79 and a root mean square error of 136 kcal/day. These values indicate that the resultant equations could offer advantages over other key published prediction equations. The equations are: 1) REEfemale = 803.8 + 0.3505 × age × (BMI - 34.524) - 135.0 × race + 15.866 × LBM + 50.90 × DSI; and 2) REEmale = 909.4 + 0.3505 × age × (BMI -34.524) - 135.0 × race + 15.866 × LBM - 9.10 × DSI. The predictive value of the equations did not diminish substantially when fat-free mass estimated by skinfold calipers was substituted for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan measurements of LBM. CONCLUSIONS - Race and diabetes status are important when predicting REE, coupled with LBM, age, BMI, and sex. Race and DSI have not been considered in equations commonly used to predict REE. Their inclusion could improve individualization of dietary prescriptions for type 2 diabetic subjects and heterogeneous populations.


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The digital divide in the city of Barcelona
The report The digital divide in the city of Barcelona describes Barcelonans ICT access, use, and the quality of their use. It was put out by the Mobile World Capital Foundation at the request of the Barcelona City Hall, in an effort to detect disparities between districts.
Factors such as age, education, income level and employment impact the way information and knowledge are accessed, giving rise to what has been called the "digital divide." Specifically, the digital divide refers to the inequality between those who have access to knowledge via new technologies, and those without it.
My colleges from 300.000 km/s published an intelligent and insightful review of the details of the report which they conclude like that: In addition, when the economic factor is combined with other variables, such as gender, age and education, inequalities do emerge with regards to access, use, and the quality of ICT usage amongst the citizens of Barcelona. For example, the digital divide is notable in low-income neighbourhoods in the case of women ages 65 to 74 with limited educations and who are not employed or dedicated to housework.
The most data is presented in a triple visualization consisting in a Sankey diagram representing the digital devide. Clicking on a data row or column shows you the questions asked to 5000 people from Barcelona. And selecting an answer draws the distribution by neighbourhoods:
The second visualization shows the distribution of user profiles, such as Advanced, Intermediate, Basic, Sporadic and Nonuser, by areas of income or by districts:
The third visualization is a comparision of all answers by districts of Barcelona. Selecting a neighbourhood and moving the mouse over the bar chart shows the normalized value compared to another neighbourhood:
The data from the study carried out by Mobile World Capital Barcelona, as well as its subsequent analysis and the conclusions drawn from it, are available directly in the PDF version of the report.


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The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)/ Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in expanded scope clinics is an integral part of the clinic team inside of MinuteClinic. Under the supervision of a MinuteClinic Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, the LPN/LVN will advance the evidence based practice in all patient encounters as they perform the major job duties and tasks within the scope of their training. The role is responsible for assisting patients and performing or assisting with all clinical services available at the clinics. The LVN/LPN will perform patient registration and intake tasks, will assist with wait room management and other tasks to enhance the patient experience. Clinical responsibilities to include phlebotomy and specimen collection services, vaccine injection, patient assessment activities during intake such as vital signs, and performing diagnostic tests such as EKG and Retinopathy.
Phlebotomy and other Medical Services
* Perform blood draws and sending samples to a reference lab for processing.
* Able to demonstrate proper collection techniques in accordance with the laboratory collection services policy and procedure manual.
* Maintains knowledge of laboratory tests and appropriate computer ordering codes.
* Process specimens maintaining specimen integrity according to individual test requirements.
* Collect and document vital signs on patients
* Preparing, administering and providing vaccination services.
* Collect hair and oral fluid specimen samples and send to a reference lab for testing.
* Operate an EKG device for non-emergency readings on patients.
* Capture images of a patient's retina by using a fundus camera.
* Perform CLIA waived point of care testing on patients.
* Perform additional medical services that fall within the licensure of a LVN/LPN under the supervision of a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
Patient-focused activities
* Assist with patient registration, available to answer questions regarding MinuteClinic services
* Assist with managing patients in the waiting space and level set wait time expectations.
* Act as a chaperone if a patient or provider in the primary exam room requests one.
* Participate in community engagement outreach and initiatives to drive practice growth.
Clinic Operations Support
* Ordering and maintaining adequate supplies for the clinic.
* Keeping Clinical Rooms clean, uncluttered and suitable for patient care
* Follows universal precautions in cleaning up or disposing of any blood of body fluids.
Additional Duties
* Employee may be required to complete or be responsible for additional job duties as assigned by Nurse Practitioner, Senior Practice Manager, Senior Clinician or Area Director.
Required Qualifications
* Must have a full, active and unrestricted license as a Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States or District of Columbia.
* Minimum of one year related work experience in a healthcare setting required.
* Experience documenting within an Electronic Medical Record required.
* Ability to take vital signs, perform phlebotomy blood draws and perform Point of Care Testing required.
* Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to work independently
* Demonstrates initiative, problem solving ability, adaptability and flexibility
* Clinical skills: documentation of care, medication administration, infection control precautions, assessing patient educational needs, physical assessment, obtaining vital signs, care coordination.
Preferred Qualifications
* Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to work independently
* Demonstrates initiative, problem solving ability, adaptability and flexibility
* Graduate of a school of Practical or Vocational Nursing, approved by the State Agency and/or accredited by the National League for Nursing (Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)) at the time the program was completed.
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As a common practice, the fitting parameters of deep material network (DMN) are initiated randomly in the optimization process. Since the SGD algorithm converges to a band of local minima close to the "global minimum", the structure of trained DMN strongly depends on the initial parameters. Meanwhile, the stochasticity of SGD in choosing the mini-batches also introduces uncertainty of the final structure at the early stage of training. With random initialization, the DMN databases trained for different RVEs are not analogous to each other in terms of the topological structure, so that a continuous migration between different database can not be realized through direct interpolation of the fitting parameters.
In this aspect, transfer learning of DMN is more advantageous as all the databases can be originated from the same pretrained database, and hence converge to similar network structures. With the DMN interpolation technique, we are able to generate a unified set of databases covering the full-range structure-property relationship. Another motivation of transfer learning is to improve the convergence of training by reusing the knowledge from pretrained networks.
Since the databases created from transfer learning share the same base structure, intermediate databases can be generated by interpolating the fitting parameters. The unified databases show encouraging micromechanical results of predicting the volume fraction effect on elastic properties for 2D particle-reinforced composite.
The idea of database interpolation opens the possibility of incorporating multiple microstructural descriptors to derive a more general design map. From our perspective, it is promising to use the DMN framework with transfer learning and database integration in a broad class of materials design problems where reliable and efficient structure-property relationships are desired.


Book: Images of Dutchness
Why do early films present the Netherlands as a country full of canals and windmills, where people wear traditional costumes and wooden shoes, while industries and modern urban life are all but absent? In Images of Dutchness Sarah Dellmann investigates the roots of this visual repertoire from diverse sources, ranging from magazines to tourist brochures, from anthropological treatises to advertising trade cards, stereoscopic photographs, picture postcards, magic lantern slide sets and films of early cinema. Through the combined analysis of words and images, the author identifies not only what has been considered "typically Dutch" in the long nineteenth century, but also provides new insights into the logic and emergence of national clichés in the Western world.
Sarah Dellmann worked as researcher and lecturer at Utrecht University, University of Groningen and Amsterdam University College, the Netherlands. For a preview of the book, click here.


text: in that you want to your readers to 'buy' your opinion. Another best deal ON THE planet! Want to learn more? Narrative writing should tell the reader a good story that provides events from beginning to end. What you are writing about. Types of freshwater biomes include ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, and even some wetlands. They provide oxygen through the process of photosynthesis. In the middle there is much more diversity in species.Many pieces of literature we read in school and everyday life fall into the category of narrative writing. Almost always the purpose of narrative writing is to entertain your reader. And narrative writing entertains. Expository writing informs your reader on something very specific, while in persuasive writing, you want to convince your reader. Lake Victoria in South Central Africa, as well as the Great Lakes of the Midwest.S. Where you going is your topic, how you are getting there is your type of writing, and who you are going with is your audience. Think of a persuasive piece of writing as an advertisement you would see. Examples of headwaters include springs, snowmelt, or even lakes. Let's not forget that freshwater biomes also give us many different opportunities for research and recreation. A single pond during the summer season could be up to 39 degrees Fahrenheit on the bottom and 72 degrees Fahrenheit on the top.


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18 TCP Redirect: tcp^ via Channels
The net/tcp-redirect library provides a function for directing some TCP port numbers to use buffered channels instead of the TCP support from racket/tcp.
Returns a unit that implements tcp^. For port numbers not listed in port-numbers, the unit's implementations are the racket/tcp implementations.
For the port numbers listed in port-numbers and for connections to "127.0.0.1", the unit's implementation does not use TCP connections, but instead uses internal buffered channels. Such channels behave exactly as TCP listeners and ports.


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Antioxidant Capacity of Alcalase Hydrolysates and Protein Profiles of Two Conventional and Seven Low Glycinin Soybean Cultivars
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- Darmawan, R., Bringe, N.A. & de Mejia, E.G. Plant Foods Hum Nutr (2010) 65: 233. doi:10.1007/s11130-_PHONE_-1
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Soy protein hydrolysates are considered a potential dietary source of natural antioxidants with important biological activities. This study was conducted to compare the effect of two conventional and seven low glycinin soybean cultivars on the antioxidant capacity (AC) of soy hydrolysates. Nine cultivars were grown in Bloomington, IL, Findlay, OH and Huxley, IA. The hydrolysates were produced enzymatically using alcalase and analyzed for AC using oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay and soluble protein. Statistical differences were observed in the protein profiles and AC among the different cultivars tested (P < 0.05). The hydrolysate from low glycinin cultivar 3 enriched in β-conglycinin, grown in Bloomington, exhibited the highest AC, compared to the other cultivars across all locations. On average, soy cultivars rich in BC and purified BC hydrolysates (36.2 and 31.8 μM Trolox equivalents (TE)/μg soluble protein, respectively) (P > 0.05) had higher AC than purified glycinin (GL) hydrolysate (28.5 μM TE/μg soluble protein) (P < 0.05). It was possible to select a soybean cultivar that produced a higher antioxidant capacity upon alcalase hydrolysis.
KeywordsAlcalase hydrolysisβ-conglycininCultivarGrowing locationORACSoy peptide
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"Wingbone Turkey Call" by Frank Miniter
Outdoor Life April 1998
The wingbone turkey call dates back to antiquity, when North American Indians made yelpers form the bones in a turkey wing (they also used turkey spurs for the tips of their arrows and the bird's feathers for fletchings). Early settlers quickly caught on and modified the calls to their liking, with wooden tubes or even bones from other animals.
If anything, the wingbone call's age can be an advantage on hard-hunting birds. That's because its unique notes of love are not instantly associated with danger by gobblers who think they've "heard it all." Beside, there's just something special about using natural materials to call in your prey. Like rattling with a pair of shed antlers from your hunting grounds, this "organic" call brings more life to the hunt.
The traditional wingbone yelper is made from a wild hen's wing. The wing bones of a domestic bird are just too thin and fragile for the call-wing bones from jakes taken in the fall have similar problems.
Wild toms have large bones that emit deeper tones that better imitate gobblers-as a result, it's better to call with them in autumn, while hunting gobbler flocks.
Not only are there differences in male and female bones, but the bones from different hen's yield individual pitches and volumes. Some hunters even swear that a young turkey's bones (being small) will sound like a young turkey, and so on.
The radius, ulna and humerus are the bones most commonly used in calls-with the radius as a mouthpiece, the ulna in the middle and humerus at the end. All three bones are found in the wing. Different constructions can also be used. Some hunters prefer to omit the humerus, but a few inventive souls will substitute some other hollow object, such as an old brass shotshell.
Cooking does not ruin the bones for calling purposes; just don't crunch down to hard at Sunday dinner, because bones that have been cooked are drier and can crack or splinter more easily.
It's best to remove and clean both sets of wing bones from your turkey. This will give you more options later, if you want to combine bones for different sounds or styles.
Materials Needed
 - Knife, steel wool or sand paper
 - Tapered file or hacksaw
 - Small rifle-bore brush or piece of wire
 - Dish detergent, bleach or other cleaning material
 - Epoxy, glue or other type of adhesive
 - Saucepan (for boiling bones)
I. (A) Radius, need for the mouthpiece. (B) Ulna, Commonly used as the midsection. (C) Humerus, the largest of the three bones, it is used as an end piece. The humerus is optional. Some hunters prefer a two-bone call, and others attach substitute hollow objects to the end of the call in place of the humerus for cosmetic purposes.
II. Remove the bones from the wing with a knife and scrape clean. Cut the bones with a hacksaw where the straight section meets the knob on the end. Make sure the marrow-filled center is completely exposed in the round section of the bone. Keep the diameter of the cut ends as close to the diameter of the rest of the bone as possible. III. Push a small rifle-bore brush or a piece of wire through the center and push out as much marrow as possible, being sure to go completely through. Boil the bones in water, and add a tablespoon of dish detergent to soften up the marrow. Boil until all of the marrow can be extracted--add bleach to avoid discoloration.
IV. Fit the bones together, placing the ulna over the radius and the humerus over the ulna. Cut and sand the bones as needed to obtain a tight fit. Turn the bones to achieve a shape that feels most comfortable to you when cupped in your hands. Epoxy the bones together, being careful not to block the passageway. V. The wingbone turkey call is ingeniously simple. Once the call is mastered you will find that turkey sounds can be made from almost any small hollow tube, including a straw or a pen. The different bones in the yelper vibrate different speeds and bring the air down increasingly small shafts, giving it surprising versatility and sound. And its tone remains the same whether wet or dry.
The wingbone call is used by sucking air through the call with puckered lips and letting air escape at desired intervals. There's no question that it takes practice to master the wingbone, but what better way to satisfy the anticipation of the hunt than to drive your family to madness by smacking your lips against a handful of dried turkey bones?
Hand position on the call is key. Place the larger end of the call at the top of your palm between your index finger and thumb. Put the top of your other palm onto the bottom of your pinkie. Bring your lower thumb up and curl your top pointer-finger down to the base of the thumb with the rest of your fingers following in suit one atop the other. Tighten your hands into a cupped position. You can then use your cupped hands to direct and control the airflow.
Sound is made by the vibration of your lips when you suck air out of the call. It will be hard at first, but as you smack your lips against the call it will begin to make sounds. When your lips are good and sore and you're hearing sounds that are "sort of" like a turkey, it's time to move on to the next step, which is working on the tone.
Begin by trying to make sustained notes. They probably won't sound much like a turkey's at this point but they'll help you learn how to maintain a steady note. After that requisite is mastered, the fun really starts-it's time to try shattering window with high notes and making the floor shake with low notes. Developing a wide span of sounds will help you pinpoint the turkey's tones within that range.
Finally, learn to use your throat instead of smacking your lips on the call. This technique helps to keep the sounds constant, while you do a long series of notes. Remember that volume is controlled by the amount of air that is sucked through, while pitch is controlled by the tightness of your lips. Eventually it will all come together, and squeaks and squawks will turn into yelps and putts.
A rubber faucet washer can be slipped over the radius bone (mouthpiece) to give you lops something to feel and to ensure that the call is positioned correctly each time. You can also use the base of a shogun shell (without the primer), twine, cork or something out of your own ingenuity to improve a mouthpiece.
A lanyard can be fixed to the call in any number of ways, First, measure and cut a piece of twine or leather shoelace to the proper length. The lanyard should be just long enough to hand the call from your neck without undue flopping around, while still being comfortable enough to use when it's brought to your mouth. A fly-rod guide or bent wire can be glued to the ulna and then a strap run through, or the lanyard can simply be tied on. If you're really into "primitive hunting," use a round piece of the radius that was cut off while fitting for the lanyard. Find the middle of your lanyard, fold it together at that point, push it through the short, hollow piece of bone, then slip it over the call and sure it with an overhand knot.


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Just-in-time requires a stable production plan. If the volume or the product mix varies widely over time, it becomes very difficult to maintain a just-in-time environment. While customer demand is rarely known in advance, master production schedules are typically used to aggregate customer behavior and to govern production volume and mix for a specified time period. The master production schedule is typically given in units to be produced per week or per month. This must be further broken down to indicate smaller increments of time and more specific product identification. Heijunka boards generally show time increments of 5 - 30 minutes. The work day is divided into even time increments shown as column headings on the heijunka board. Various work areas or processes are shown as rows on the heijunka board. Each cell, then, on the heijunka board represents what is to be started by each area in each time slot. Ideally, there will be a short pattern of what is to be produced, and the pattern will be repeated throughout the day. For example, if two products of equal volume are produced, rather than producing X for four hours and then Y for four hours each day, the heijunka board would show alternating production X - Y, throughout the day.
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Protection of the Mother of God
The Protection of the Mother of God is one of the most beloved feast days on the Orthodox calendar, especially among the Slavic peoples, commemorated on October 1. It is also known as Virgin Mary's Cerement. In most Slavic languages the word "cerement" has a dual meaning of "veil" and "protection."
The feast day celebrates the appearance of the Mother of God at Blachernae (Vlaherna) in the tenth century. At the end of St. Andrei (Andrew of Constantinople) Yurodivyi's life (d. around 936; feast day: October 2), a group of people saw the Mother of God, St. John the Baptist, and several other saints during a vigil in the Church of Blachernae, nearby the city gates.
The Theotokos approached the center of the church, knelt down and remained in prayer for a long time. Her face was drowned in tears. Then she took her veil (cerement) off and spread it over the people as a sign of protection. During the time, the people in the city were threatened by a barbarian invasion. After the appearance of the Mother of God, the danger was averted and the city was spared from bloodshed and suffering.
The Protection is commemorated most fervently in Slavic churches, probably because St. Andrei was a Slav. The first celebration of the Theotokos's cerement in the Russian Orthodox Church dates back from the 12th century and today is celebrated throughout the Orthodox Church.
- The Miracle of the Virgin Mary at the Church of Blachernae in Constantinople in 911 A.D.
- News item: Bulgarian Orthodox Church Celebrates Virgin Mary's Cerement Today (1 October 2005)
- The Protection of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary (OCA)
- The Most Holy Theotokos of All Protection
- The Church of Panagia of Blachernae


Home » Health Did You Knows » This Is Why You Should Stop Eating Tilapia Immediately
This Is Why You Should Stop Eating Tilapia Immediately
The most important ingredient in fish – fish oil, which is not found in this fish
why tilapia is not good for your health
1. This fish is very popular because of its availability and inexpensiveness. However, you should learn everything you can possibly know about this fish before consuming it.
The consumption of fish may increase inflammation that are occurring in the body. Increased inflammation can lead to heart problems, asthma and other serious diseases. Consumption of this fish is worse than eating bacon or a hamburger. We eat fish to consume omega-3 fatty acids that reduce the risk of suffering a heart attack, but this fish does the opposite -. Which increases the chances of having a heart attack
2. The consumption of farmed tilapia increase the risk of developing cancer by 10 times because it contains contaminants. Hazardous ingredients in these fish are often added to their feed. Actually, the feed given to farmed fish contains chicken feces. Pork and duck feces are also one of the main food for farmed fish.
3. The tilapia also contains high amounts of pesticides and antibiotics. The owners of fish farms give antibiotics to protect them from diseases that can spread easily because the farms are too full of fish. Pesticides are given to farmed fish against sea lice, and this pesticide can even kill wild salmon if the pesticide is consumed accidentally.
4. healthy nutrients commonly found in fish are very low in farmed fish. omega-3 fatty acids tilapia are much less useful for our body than omega-3 fatty acids found in wild fish varieties. Tilapia and other farmed fish also contain less protein than other varieties of wild fish. Furthermore, farmed fish contain more omega-6 acids, which can cause inflammation in the body if consumed in high doses.
5. Health problems, especially cancer are caused by a dangerous toxin called dioxin. This dangerous chemical is found in farmed fish. It is very difficult to clean our body of dioxin after its entry. You can stay in the body for up to 11 years.
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Soccer science and the Bayes community: exploring the cognitive implications of modern scientific communication
Science is a form of distributed analysis involving both individual work that produces new knowledge, and collaborative work to exchange information with the larger community. There are many particular ways in which individual and community can interact in science, and it is difficult to assess how efficient these are, and what the best way might be to support them. This paper reports on a series of experiments in this area, and a prototype implementation using a research platform called CACHE. CACHE both supports experimentation with different structures of interaction between individual and community cognition, and serves as a prototype for computational support for those structures. We particularly focus on CACHE-BC, the Bayes Community version of CACHE, within which the community can break up analytical tasks into "mind-sized" units, and use provenance tracking to keep track of the relationship between these units.
Shrager, J.; Billman, D. O.; Convertino, G.; Massar, J. P.; Pirolli, P. L. Soccer science and the Bayes community: exploring the cognitive implications of modern scientific communication. topiCS - Topics in Cognitive Science. 2010 January; 2 (1): 53-72.


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Writing a Jetty Handler
The org.mortbay.jetty.Handler interface provides Jetty's core of content generation or manipulation. Classes that implement this interface are used to coordinate requests, filter requests and generate content.
The core API of the Handler interface is
The target of a handler is an identifier for the resource that should handle the passed request. This is normally the URI that is parsed from a HTTP Request. However, in two key circumstances the target may differ from the URI of the passed request:
- If the request has been dispatched to a named resource, such as a named servlet, then the target is the name of that resource.
- If the request is being made by a call to RequestDispatcher.include(...)
then the target is the URI of the included resource and will be different to the URI of the actual request.
The Request and Response
The request and response objects used in the signature of the handle method are HttpServletRequest and HttpServletResponse. These are the standard APIs and are moderately restricted in what can be done to the request and response. More often than not, access to the jetty implementations of these classes is required: Request and Response. However, as the request and response may be wrapped by handlers, filters and servlets, it is not possible to pass the implementation directly. The following mantra will retrieve the core implementation objects from under any wrappers:
Handlers are usually arranged in a list and a request presented to each handler in turn until (or at most) one indicates that the request has been handled. In this situation, this will allow handlers to:
- Ignore requests that are not applicable
- Handle requests by populating the response and/or generating content
- Modify the request but allow it to pass onto the next handler(s). Headers and attributes may be modified or an InputStream filter added
- Modify the response but allow the request to pass onto the next handler(s). Headers may be modified or OutputStream filters added
These are the handlers that implement the org.mortbay.jetty.Handler interface package:
There are some examples of implementing custom handlers in the Embedded Examples.
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West Valley Fire Explorer Post #530
The West Valley Fire Explorer Program, a joint venture with Learning for Life, is designed for young adults 15 – 21 years of age who are interested in learning about a career in the fire service. In addition to learning about the fire service, the Explorer Program's main goal is to provide young adults with a sense of responsibility to their neighborhood through ongoing community-related activities.
Fire Exploring gives young people valuable insight into the fire fighting profession. This insight will allow the individual to decide whether or not he or she desires to pursue a greater role in the fire service. By participating in the Fire Exploring Program, the individual will gain personal confidence, learn to use various tools, develop mechanical skills and aptitude, and gain a greater awareness of personal and fire safety.
Post size is limited to 20 Explorers who are led by a professional firefighter known as an Explorer Post Adviser.


Useful Tips
Dutch Oven Cooking
1. Fewer hot coals on the bottom, and more hot coals on top.
2. In all methods the coals need arranged toward the outer perimeter of both the bottom, as well as the lid to avoid burning. Rotating the Dutch Oven and lid at various times during the cooking process, also helps avoid hot spots and burning food.
3. +3 UP -3 DOWN Method
Once you use it a few times, and get it in your head, you won't have to carry any type of chart. In general this method produces 350° in any diameter size Dutch Oven. Knowing the Diameter of your pot; for example, if you have a normal depth 10 inch Dutch Oven, you simply add 3 to the diameter for the top (10+3=13 coals). You then subtract 3 from the diameter for the bottom (10-3=7 coals).
Rule of thumb for additional heat is; each additional coal added to the top only, will increase the internal temperature an additional 20 degrees.
Getting Latitude / Longitude from Google Maps
 1. To begin search for your desired location as you normally would.
 2. Next, right click the red "A" pin displayed on the map. Select What's here?
Conversely, if you have a lat, long combination you can plug that into Google Maps to show a location: 43.27069053158456, -75.28080940246582


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Plumbing Finishing in House Construction
A new house may look beautiful inside out. But minor defects like unleveled bathroom floor or insufficient drainage mechanism can pose serious flaws in future. For example, seepage from bathrooms can damage interior walls and can turn them to breeding ground for infection causing microbes. To build a house that imparts you good health and happiness, you need to give extra importance to plumbing finishing.
What are Plumbing Finishing?
Plumbing Finishing or Plumbing Finishes refers to every work pertaining to plumbing and sanitary in a new house. Basically, it takes care of all aspects that involve movement of water. Whether it be setting up a pump to draw water from a well, getting hot water for shower or waste water disposal. Furthermore, design and maintenance of toilets is another major area that falls under plumbing finishes.
How to implement Plumbing Finishes?
Broadly, plumbing finishes involves two major workslaying of pipes and installation of sanitary wares. To implement these finishes efficiently, you have to get into the details of following plumbing aspects:
1. Flow of water:
Flow of water determines where all to lay pipes in the house. A new house can have multiple water sources like fresh water well, bore well or local water supply (like metro water, corporation water, municipality water or panchayat water depending on your locality). An efficient plumbing design makes use of all the available water sources in a combination for maximum utility.
A thorough planning is required to identify areas in the house for best use of water from different sources. For example, providing bore well water for toilets and well water for kitchen ensures adequate utilization of both. Designing and implementing necessary plumbing work from each of the water source to the planned end points is critical. Otherwise, there will be disappointments on a utility perspective once you start living in the new house.
Modern day homes opt for rainwater harvesting which act as an additional water source. The water from rainwater harvesting usually gets collected in a separate tank. This water is ideal for watering the garden, washing or as flush water in toilets. Whatever is the desired use of such collected rainwater, the plumbing design requirement in those areas should adhere to the harvested water tank.
The plumbing design also covers the need for hot water in different parts of home especially, bathrooms and kitchen. Provisions for flow of hot water should be planned well by laying heat conducting pipes in those area. Other places can have normal PVC pipes for cold water flow.
2. Sanitary Fittings:
Sanitary fittings refers to the taps, wash basin, sinks, commode, flush tanks etc. They help you to control the flow of water and efficiently use it in the house for different purposes.
Plumbing finishes deals with the type and size of sink to be placed in kitchen depending on the need, preference and lifestyle of the family. Similarly, the choice of square or round corners, and the number of bowls and taps relates to the usage and effectiveness of kitchen sink. You should design and fix the kitchen tap in such a way that the water falls in the center of the sink bowl for the perfect convenience and utility.
A kitchen sink has to handle washing of cooking vessels and greased plates. Having hot water supply apart from cold water will help in faster cleaning. Some families opt for a second kitchen or a work area with a bigger sink to leave used plates and vessels for washing at a later point. Therefore, while designing and fixing taps for kitchen sinks, utmost care is needed to locate the sink bowls that require hot water and cold water for desired utility.
In Toilets and Bathrooms
Toilet commode can have two types of flush tanks – concealed and open. Choose the flush tanks only after carefully considering the advantages and disadvantages of each type. Concealed ones are aesthetically appealing but at the same time, maintenance is extremely difficult as access is limited. Complex mechanisms usually equates to difficulty in the event of malfunctioning. So while choosing type of flush tanks, strike a balance between convenience and aesthetics.
Wash basins are integral part of a toilet and they come in different models. Mount it on a built up area to make it pleasing for the eyes. Or keep it exposed if the family chooses that way.The size of the bowl, the diameter, the area in which water falls, the distance between user and the spot where water falls etc determines the wash basin design.
In a bathroom, dry area and wet area needs some separation mechanism. You may use shower curtains or shower cubicles for this purpose; according to the budget and convenience of your family.
Bathrooms involve lots of water flow – through the pipes as well as on the floor. Because of which, the water can seep in through the walls and floor leading to damage of adjacent furnishing. Persistent dampness can cause cracked and swollen up wall paint or result in fungal growth on woodwork. To prevent this, it is advisable to waterproof the bathrooms prior to tiling of floors and walls. Waterproofing is an important aspect in plumbing finishes to protect your overall structure of the house.
3. Exterior of the house
As said earlier, a house can have multiple water sources and evidently each of them requires a separate tank. The size of water tanks and the volume of water which it can hold differ for each use. The choice of water tanks for each source ranges from underground tanks, ground level tanks and overhead tanks (those installed on the roof).
Plumbing finishes design cover installations of multiple pumps to cater to different water needs in the household.
The design also takes care of the choice of the type of water tank for each use. There are several options in water tanks; cement and concrete tanks, ready made cement based tanks or plastic water tanks. The factors that helps you choose one over another are quality, thickness, ability to handle temperature, price, size and the amount of water the tank can hold.
Nowadays, water tanks that can withstand hot temperature are available. The quality of water remains unaltered during summer by using these type of water tanks. A family who don't want to compromise on the quality of drinking water would definitely go for this even if it is a bit expensive. Of course, choose the nature of water tank according to the what you intend to use it for.
Water from some water sources, like bore well, may not be clean. Implementation of Water filtration system to clean and purify such water before domestic use comes under plumbing finishing design. In most cases, the water filter and purification mechanism is installed outside the house. The water is then directed for household usage.
The plumbing finishing covers the design of drainage in a house. Typically, drainage mechanism involves allowing rain water and water that comes into the property to flow freely into the public drainage.
Apart from this, bathrooms and kitchen in a house also generate wastewater. An efficient plumbing design directs this waste water to flow into a sump tank. The sump tank allows the waste particles to settle down at the bottom and non waste water to seep down to the ground water gradually.
Similarly, septic tank design takes care of the toilet waste. Invariably, waste water drainage design also comes under plumbing design.
An efficient plumbing design takes care of all sort of water movement within the property. Whether it be fresh water, waste water or water running through the sanitary installations. It requires experienced plumbing contractors to achieve the efficient utilization of water needs of a house.
Contact Plumbing Finishing team at Viya for a state of the art plumbing design for your home.


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zygote a cell formed by the union of two gametes or sex cells. [2 definitions]
zymase an enzyme found in yeast that decomposes sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
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text: Direct marketing is seen as a growing industry in South Africa. In recent years, socio-economic trends, such as changing social patterns and technological advances, have favoured the development of direct marketing. Marketers are entering an era of individualisation in which many of today's consumers are informed buyers. To understand consumers' reasons for direct purchasing, focus has been placed on consumers' buying motives. The purpose of this article is therefore to explore the factors motivating South African consumers to use direct purchasing as a shopping method. Special attention is given to consumers' attitudes toward direct purchasing. The findings of a research survey present the most important motivational factors of direct purchasing. Although the study is of an exploratory nature, hypotheses were formulated based on the available literature and the findings of studies conducted previously in other countries. The main findings indicate that perceived risks are some of the most powerful discriminators between direct purchasers and non-direct purchasers.


Engaging differently
Engaging differently
Measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic, including lockdown restrictions, have created a challenge for traditional ways of engaging with people.
How can we adapt our approach so that community engagement remains possible and meaningful?
Community engagement is a process of working collaboratively to discuss issues affecting their wellbeing with an identified group of people who share a common interest, identity or place.
Meaningful engagement involves engaging people affected by a particular policy, event or change and ensuring people of all backgrounds can take part and have their voice heard and acted upon.
But how do we meaningfully engage in the current situation? There are many articles and blogs which recommend particular platforms, tools and methods - both online and offline. Can digital and at-a-distance engagement be effective? What opportunities and challenges does this new way of working present?
Can you help?
We are looking for interesting examples from health and social care of engagement activity happening at a distance. Can you share any tips or learning from the work you are doing? We will share these approaches and continue to learn as we progress through the various phases of this pandemic.
Share your examples here on our website or on social media using the hashtag _TAG_. Remember to tag the _USER_ Twitter account.
Why differently?
Community engagement has always required a range of approaches to involve different audiences. The COVID-19 pandemic forces us to think even more creatively.
Why differently? Why differently?
Physical distancing and inclusive engagement
Engaging at a distance may remove barriers for some people while introducing new barriers for others.
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Tools and methods
The possible ways of engaging people when you can't do it face to face includes all the innovative online tools – but also less high-tech methods.
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Tips for online meetings
Online meetings and events have become the norm. How can we make sure they are engaging and accessible for everyone taking part?
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Microsoft Powerpoint Quiz Questions - Set 12 - ObjectiveBooks
Microsoft Powerpoint Quiz Questions - Set 12
Practice Test: Question Set - 12
1. Which of the following are actions you can assign to an action button or slide object?
 (A) Run a macro
 (B) Play a sound
 (C) Hyper link
 (D) All of above
 (A) Slide sorter view
 (B) Notes page view
 (C) Slide view
 (D) Outline view
3. Which of the following is not a way to create a new presentation?
 (A) Using the Scan-In Slides feature
 (B) From scratch create a blank presentation
 (C) Using a template
 (D) Using the auto content wizard
4. Which of the following pane is not available in Task Pane?
 (A) Getting Started
 (B) Clip Art
 (C) Word Art
 (D) Search Results
5. In which menu can you find features like Slide Design, Slide Layout etc.?
 (A) Insert Menu
 (B) Format Menu
 (C) Tools Menu
 (D) Slide Show Menu
6. From which menu you can access Picture, Test Box, Chart etc?
 (A) File
 (B) Edit
 (C) Insert
 (D) View
7. When you delete a text box object from a slide in PowerPoint Presentation
 (A) The object is deleted but text box and the text inside is left on the slide
 (B) The text box is deleted and the text is pasted on the slide
 (C) The text box and text both are deleted
 (D) None of above
8. What is 'Motion Path' in PowerPoint?
 (A) A path to move items on a slide
 (B) A path where PowerPoint file saved
 (C) A path where PowerPoint Program installed
 (D) None of above
9. Which of the following can be use as slide background?
 (A) Gradient
 (B) Texture
 (C) Picture
 (D) All of the Above
10. What is the use of Researching Timings?
 (A) This option allows you to rearrange slides
 (B) This option allows you to set the time of animations
 (C) This option allows you to rehearsal of slide presentation
 (D) There is no such option in PowerPoint
11. To select more than one slide in the presentation
 (A) Just Click on slide
 (B) Ctrl + Click on slide
 (C) Alt + Click on slide
 (D) Shift + Click on slide
12. Microsoft PowerPoint can insert objects from the following add-ins?
 (A) Equation Editor
 (B) Organization Chart
 (C) Photo Album
 (D) All of these
13. Which is the menu command to recolor a picture on a slide?
 (A) Insert -> Picture -> Recolor
 (B) Tools -> Picture -> Recolor
 (C) Format -> Picture -> Recolor
 (D) Edit -> Picture -> Recolor
14. Which key do you press to check spelling?
 (A) F3
 (B) F5
 (C) F7
 (D) F9
15. What is a slide transition?
 (A) Overheads
 (B) Letters
 (C) A special effect used to introduce a slide in a slide show
 (D) The way one slide looks
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Alternative Learning System
From WikiPilipinas: The Hip 'n Free Philippine Encyclopedia
The Alternative Learning System (ALS) is a free education program implemented by the Department of Education (DepEd) under the Bureau of Alternative Learning System which benefits those who cannot afford formal schooling and follows whatever is their available schedule. The program provides a viable alternative to the existing formal education instruction, encompassing both the non-formal and informal sources of knowledge and skills.
ALS aims to open more educational opportunities for Filipino citizens of different interests, capabilities of demographic characteristics, socioeconomic origins and status as well as addressing the needs of marginalized groups.
The program cuts the time needed to finish high school, hence, significantly cuts the expenses as well. Aside from giving hope to the less fortunate, it also provides opportunities to Out-of-School Youths (OSY) and adults elementary and secondary school drop-outs; industry-based workers; housewives; maids; factory workers; drivers; members of cultural minorities; indigenous people and the disabled/physically challenged.
Training for instructional managers and coordinators are also provided by the program and supports the learners accreditation and equivalency (A&E) review.
 How does it work
In ALS, students have to attend 10 months of school or 800 hours in the classroom. Then their performance are then assessed.
Since ALS is a module-based learning system, students come in on a set time and choose a module to read. A quiz is given after each module to test their learning. Instead of teachers, facilitators are always present to answer any questions and sometimes lecturers would discuss a certain module. After several months, the students will take the Accreditation and Equivalency Test (AET). If they pass the test, they will be given a high school diploma and can now enroll in college.
 ALS A&E Test
The ALS Accreditation and Equivalency ALS A&E test aims to offer learners two learning achievements at two learning levels-- Elementary and Secondary.
It is a paper and pencil-based test, using multiple choice and composition writing. The test items are based on the learning competencies of the five learning strands of the ALS Curriculum.
A first year high school dropout, boxing champion, Manny Pacquiao took and passed the (AET) under the ALS program. He was presented a high school diploma, making eligible to pursue college. He was then named as the DepEd's Ambassador for the ALS and People's Champ for Education. According to Education Secretary, Jesli Lapus, "Manny is an excellent model for all out-of-school children, youth and adults who are determined to learn and are able to gain functional literacy skills outside of formal schooling."
- Learning Station (accessed on June 10, 2009)
- Manila Times (accessed on June 10, 2009)
- ALS A&E System (accessed on June 10, 2009)
- BALS on the Web at Wikispaces
- Alternative Learning System at Courses.Com.ph


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Lake Region Electric has an extensive right-of-way tree trimming and removal program. Tree trimming helps prevent and minimize power outages resulting from vegetation getting into electric lines. It also helps reduce potential safety hazards.
- Primary Wire
- Minimum clearance is 10 feet.
- LREA will trim as necessary to provide clearance.
- Secondary Line
- Minimum clearance is 5 feet.
- Unless branches/tree are posing an immediate hazard, call a contractor to have the branches trimmed.


Last bencher DC unable to hear teacher in GHSS classroom
DAPORIJO, Sep 29: Upper Subansiri Deputy Commissioner Kanto Danggen on Sunday conducted an experiment at the government higher secondary school (GHSS) here, posing as a student to find out whether the last benchers could hear the teachers properly.
Sitting on the last bench, he asked a teacher to teach a lesson, but the DC was unable to hear the teacher. "Nothing could be heard," the DC said to the teacher standing at the far end of the huge classroom.
The DC was on an inspection of the GHSS to understand the plight of the students due to infrastructure and teachers' shortages, informed the school's
alumni association chairman, Dosh Dasi.
The school was in the news recently because of the acute shortage of teachers and classrooms.
The school's principal had earlier informed that there are four dilapidated classrooms in the school for 1781 students, with each classroom accommodating more than 400 students.
"Presently, there are only six PGTs and an equal number of TGTs in the school. There is no PGT for English, biology, physics and geography and TGT for English, Hindi and PCM," informed the principal.
Later, the DC held a meeting with DDSE Tape Jeram, Principal (in-charge) Taluk Taji and the executive members of the school's alumni association. He directed the DDSE to arrange the required teachers, to which the latter expressed helplessness, saying he could manage only a teacher for geography.
The DC also directed the DDSE to furnish a report on the availability of qualified teachers in the defunct schools in the district.
Danggen disapproved of granting funds against defunct schools, and advised the DDSE to not make any proposal for fund or posting of teachers for such schools in the future.
Earlier, Dasi apprised the DC of the problems faced by the school due to acute shortage of teachers, classrooms and other necessary infrastructure.
It was decided in the meeting that the DC would apprise the government of the issue of teachers' shortage at the school and seek necessary action.
The alumni association said it would construct separate toilets for the students of both the sexes and press for construction of at least three classrooms under the CMSSY in the current financial year, since the construction of 14 RCC classrooms and an auditorium might take 3-4 years, the meeting resolved.
The DC also inspected the under-construction school building.


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'Hairy Ball Theorem' (Topology)
1. "You can't comb the hairs on a coconut."
2. "There exists a calm point on earth where there is no wind."
Both 1 & 2 are 'Hairy Ball Theorem'.
If we have a ball with hairs sticking out from each point on it, then impossible to comb the hairs flat with a continuous movement without leaving at least one hair sticking up vertically (typically, at the center of a swirl). Not applicable to doughnut.
=> Wind pattern:
Ball = Earth
Combed down hairs = wind
Length of hairs = wind's force
=> there must be a place on Earth where there is no wind at all.


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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Christian Generosity in I Corinthians 16:1-4
Christian Generosity
I Corinthians 16:1-4
The Church is the priority beneficiary and benefactor of Christian generosity. Therefore Christians should primarily give to and through the Church.
 1. Christian generosity prioritizes the needs of the saints.
 1. 16:1--"the collection for the saints"
 2. Christian generosity is the responsibility of each church and all churches.
 1. 16:1--"as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do.
 2. 2 Cor. 9:1-2
 3. Christian generosity prioritizes church giving over all other types of giving.
 1. 16:2--"On the first day of the week.
 4. Christian generosity should be considered an act of worship.
 2. What makes giving an act of worship?
 1. Response to the grace of God. 2 Cor. 8:6-7
 1. God's grace provides the money to give.
 2. God's grace provides the will to give.
 2. Expression of trust. 2 Cor. 8:5
 3. Expresses and elicits praise and thanksgiving. 2 Cor. 9:12-15
 4. Magnifies the sacrificial work of Christ. 2 Cor. 8:8-9; 9:15
 5. Christian generosity is the responsibility of each Christian and all Christians.
 1. 16:2--"each of you should set aside"
 6. Christian generosity should be planned.
 1. 16:2--"first day of the week
 1. Regular or consistent
 2. Frequent
 7. Christian generosity should be proportionate to prosperity.
 1. 16:2--"as he may prosper"
 2. Christian generosity is the purpose of prosperity. 2 Cor 9:8-11
 3. The example of the Macedonians. 2 Cor. 8:3, 12
 1. Gave within their means--gave what they could afford.
 2. Gave beyond their means--went without some things in order to afford more.
 3. Cannot give what you do not have (12).
 8. Christian generosity should not be or feel forced.
 1. 16:2--"No collecting after I come"
 2. 2 Cor. 9:5-- "Ready as a willing gift, not an exaction."
 3. 2 Cor. 8:7-- "Act of [God's] Grace"
 4. 2 Cor. 8:8 -- "not as a command"; "to prove...your love is also genuine."
 5. 2 Cor. 9:7-- "Not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."
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Learning Spaces in Africa
Critical Histories to 21st Century Challenges and Change
Ola Uduku Manchester School of Architecture
Monday 19 November
12:30pm Blackwells bookshop, University of Manchester
With a key UN Sustainable Development Goal for 2030 being to make basic education available to all the world's children, Learning Spaces in Africa explores the architectural, sociopolitical and economic policy factors that have contributed to school design, the main spaces for education and learning in Africa. It traces the development of school building design, focusing on Western and Southern Africa, from its emergence in the 19th century to the present day. Uduku's analysis draws attention to the past historic links of schools to development processes, from their early 19th century missionary origins to their re-emergence as development hubs in the 21st century. Learning Spaces in Africa uses this research as a basis to suggest fundamental changes to basic education, which respond to new technological advances, and constituencies in learning. Illustrated case studies describe the use of tablets in refugee community schools, "hole-in-the wall" learning and shared school-community learning spaces. This book will be beneficial for students, academics and those interested in the history of educational architecture and its effect on social development, particularly in Africa and with relevance to countries elsewhere in the emerging world.
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Influence of Microstructure on Chip Formation - Machining Aero Engine Alloys
Licentiatavhandling, 2012
Aero engine materials such as nickel-iron and titanium based alloys are known to be very difficult to machine. They are also known to produce shear-localized chips; a type of chip which is associated with both an increase of the tool wear and the vibration levels during machining. Robust machining operations are crucial for maintaining high productivity in the machining shop and variations in the actual work material, e.g. between batches or when the material supplier is changed, are known causes for unwanted disturbances. It goes without saying that a deeper understanding of how the work material microstructure interacts with the machining operation will lead to more robust processes. The aim of this work was to increase the understanding of how the microstructure of work material influences shear-localized chip formation. This was studied through transverse and orthogonal turning in two alloys, the superalloy Alloy 718 and the titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V, for both of which the microstructure was varied by means of heat treatment. It was found that if the microstructures were finer than the uncut chip thickness, the machining behaviour was isotropic with a gradual increase of the shear-localization in chips when the cutting speed was increased in Alloy 718, and when feed rate was increased in Ti-6Al-4V. However, when the size of the microstructural constituents was increased through heat treatments and to be in the same order of magnitude as the chip thickness, anisotropic effects were found. The result was serrated chips at all cutting speeds in the case of Alloy 718, due to anisotropic deformation of grains at low speeds and with an increased influence of shear localization at higher speeds. The amount of shear localization was found to vary with the crystallographic orientation. In Ti-6Al-4V the orientation of the lamellar structure in the coarse Widmanstätten microstructure type affected the shear localization and this anisotropy could explain the presence of large lamellae in chips even at low feed rate.
Alloy 718
Inconel 718
segmented chip
Opponent: Dr Thomas Björk
Stefan Cedergren
Chalmers, Materialoch tillverkningsteknik, Ytoch mikrostrukturteknik
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Opponent: Dr Thomas Björk
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1. No shell breaking: The shell is not broken during the whole process, and the white and egg yolk are not in contact with the air, so that the eggs made by rotating are cleaner and safer
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It's the first day of school at Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School and students approached the school with smiles on their faces. This year the first day of school was Thursday, August15. The students were excited to reconnect with lost friends from summer break and the halls were filled with student laughter.
The middle students stayed in the gym for the opening assembly. Students enjoyed eating donuts waiting for the official start of the day. At the assembly, students learned some information about the staff while playing a game called "Two truths and one lie." After the staff game, the students played a game created by some of the Impact reps. This game reviewed some of the rules of middle school.
The elementary students reported to the gym and were dismissed before 8 to their classrooms. Students played games to learn about the class rules, their classmates, and their teachers. They organized their lockers and familiarized themselves with their classroom.
"The first day of school was fun," said Westley Deters.
All in all, the first day of school was a great day. In conclusion, NCEMS students and staff are ready for an outstanding school year!
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Weight of Water, distilled
water, distilled: convert volume to weight
Weight of 1 cubic centimeter of Water, distilled
kilogram0tonne1 × 10-6
milligram1 000
How many moles in 1 cubic centimeter of Water, distilled?
There are 55.51 millimoles in 1 cubic centimeter of Water, distilled
The entered volume of Water, distilled in various units of volume
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inch³0.06US fluid ounce0.03
liter0US gallon0
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metric cup0US quart0
metric tablespoon0.07US tablespoon0.07
metric teaspoon0.2US teaspoon0.2
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Foods, Nutrients and Calories
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BACKGROUND: Implicit negative attitudes towards other races are important in certain kinds of prejudicial social behaviour. Emotional mechanisms are thought to be involved in mediating implicit "outgroup" bias but there is little evidence concerning the underlying neurobiology. The aim of the present study was to examine the role of noradrenergic mechanisms in the generation of implicit racial attitudes. METHODS: Healthy volunteers (n = 36) of white ethnic origin, received a single oral dose of the β-adrenoceptor antagonist, propranolol (40 mg), in a randomised, double-blind, parallel group, placebo-controlled, design. Participants completed an explicit measure of prejudice and the racial implicit association test (IAT), 1-2 h after propranolol administration. RESULTS: Relative to placebo, propranolol significantly lowered heart rate and abolished implicit racial bias, without affecting the measure of explicit racial prejudice. Propranolol did not affect subjective mood. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that β-adrenoceptors play a role in the expression of implicit racial attitudes suggesting that noradrenaline-related emotional mechanisms may mediate negative racial bias. Our findings may also have practical importance given that propranolol is a widely used drug. However, further studies will be needed to examine whether a similar effect can be demonstrated in the course of clinical treatment.
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Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, Double-Blind Method, European Continental Ancestry Group, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Prejudice, Propranolol, Social Behavior


Medical Devices
Software Design
From Verified Model
to Verified Code
Heart Modeling
for Closed-loop
Evaluation of Pacemakers
Let our heart catch the bugs
Before your heart does
Pacemaker Software
with heart models
Safety and efficacy performance
of the pacemaker
at model level
Low-cost platform
for pacemaker
Evaluation & research
From Verified Models to Verified Code
Our objective is to develop the scientific foundation for modeling, verification, synthesis, testing and optimization of safe software for Medical Cyber-Physical Systems. We focus on the safety of medical devices with the patient-in-the-loop and ensure the device will never drive the patient into an unsafe state while providing effective therapy. Our group's long term goal is to advance the theory and tools for model-driven development of medical devices and physiological control systems, so code generated from verified models is safe and efficient with closed-loop operation of the patient.
Heart Modeling for Closed-loop Evaluation of Pacemakers
The safety and efficacy of the device should be evaluated in the closed-loop state space of the heart and the pacemaker. A heart model is developed at both model level and implementation level to close the loop for pacemaker evaluation during the whole model-based design process.
Pacemaker Software Verification
The safety and efficacy of the model of pacemaker software are evaluated in closed-loop with heart models at different abstraction levels. Counter-Example-Guided Abstraction and Refinement (CEGAR) framework is used to choose the appropriate heart model which balances the coverage and the expressiveness.
Model-based Design Framework
A model-driven development toolchain automatically translates formally verified models, which represent over-approximations of the realistic models, into deterministic models which can interact with real controllers within realistic environments. The model translation process guarantees that the properties verified in the early stage were still satisfied, as the system model was refined. As the verified model is translated into executable code for physical implementation, it is validated using conformance testing procedures based on the initial system specification.
Physiological Control Systems
We focus on closed-loop safety analysis of physiological control systems which include networked sensors and actuators for drug delivery with complex patient-in-loop dynamics. These systems include Patient Controlled Analgesic infusion pumps where the controller is responsible for releasing the programmed dosage of the drug to the patient, while ensuring the patient is safe. Currently, patient safety can not be guaranteed due to an insufficient understanding of the body's response to treatment and the high degree of parametric uncertainty and variability between patients. For automated closed-loop control, we must thus use continuous monitoring of the patient's vitals to determine the safety state they are in, and based on a conservative over-approximation of the patient's dynamics, release the adequate dosage.


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What are the minimum requirements of SecuRe Pay that are most relevant for MIDAS Alliance
The full 42 page guidance is available at:
The changes to its definition of Strong Authentication are of the greatest relevance to the MIDAS Alliance:
Definition of Strong Authentication – SecuRe Pay mandates multi-factor authentication, but in addition it also brings in some interesting caveats as to how these factors are handled, so that one or both of these factors;
- Must be mutually independent, i.e. the breach of one does not compromise the other(s);
- Should be non-reusable and non-replicable (except for inherence);
- Designed in such a way as to protect the confidentiality of the authentication data;
- Not capable of being surreptitiously stolen via the internet.
SecuRe Pay in addition lays out the following requirements for every issuing bank to conform to based on the use of two or more of the following elements:
- Something only the user knows, e.g. static password, code, personal identification number;
- Something only the user possesses, e.g. token, smart card, mobile phone;
- Something the user is, e.g. biometric characteristic, such as a fingerprint or face recogniton.
In addition for SecuRe Pay, the elements selected must be mutually independent, i.e. the breach of one does not compromise the other.
"At least one of the elements should be non-reusable and non-replicable and not capable of being surreptitiously stolen via the internet. The strong authentication procedure should be designed in such a way as to protect the confidentiality of the authentication data."
The purpose of the SecuRe Pay guidelines is to define common minimum requirements for the internet payment services listed below, irrespective of the access device used:
- The execution of card payments on the internet, including virtual card payments, as well as the registration of card payment data for use in 'wallet solutions'
- The execution of credit transfers (CTs) on the internet
- The issuance and amendment of direct debit electronic mandates
- Transfers of electronic money between two e-money accounts via the internet.


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Scientists from the University of York and their colleagues from TSU's Сenter of Excellence Bio-Clim-Land have made an expedition to the Great Vasyugan Mire, where the stationary research station of Tomsk State University is located. The experts from Britain have been studying peatlands, which absorb greenhouse gases from the atmosphere – carbon and A colourless, odourless gas (chemical formula CH4). Some microbesproduce methane. It can also be found in underground deposits. Methane is the main component of natural gas, which is is an important... More – and play an important role in cooling the planet. The study aims to find out how swamps reacted to According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change is change in the climate of the whole Earth or a region of the Earth that is believed... More in the past, and to predict whether in the future peatlands will be able to fully perform their function as the Earth's main refrigerator.
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