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IPF Patients in Spain, Other Countries Share Similar Characteristics to Allow Comparison and Pooling, Study Suggests
by Alberto Molano, PhD
The demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in Spain are similar to those of IPF patients in other countries, allowing for comparison with other registries and cohorts, a study has found.
The study, "Demographic and Clinical Profile of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients in Spain: the SEPAR National Registry," was published in the journal Respiratory Research.
IPF is a chronic disease characterized by pulmonary scarring (fibrosis), and a progressive and irreversible decline in lung function.
"Little is known on the characteristics of patients diagnosed with IPF in Spain," the researchers said. Therefore, they decided to investigate the demographic and clinical profiles of patients included in the IPF National Registry of the Spanish Respiratory Society (SEPAR).
The investigation involved 608 patients included in the SEPAR IPF Registry between 2012 and 2017, and who received any treatment for their disease. A total of 28 public hospitals throughout Spain participated in the study.
Results showed that IPF patients were predominantly male (80.8%), ex-smokers (63.7%), and in their 70s. Time from the onset of symptoms to diagnosis was 20.4 months.
At the time of diagnosis, the patients showed signs that were indicative of IPF. A total of 89.6% of the patients had inspiratory bibasilar crackles (abnormal sounds from the base of the lungs), 84.7% experienced dyspnea (difficulty breathing), 62.8% had non-productive cough, and 29.4% had digital clubbing (deformity of the fingertips or toes).
The mean predicted forced vital capacity of the patients was 77.6%. Forced vital capacity (FVC) measures the total volume of air that can be blown forcefully following a full inhalation. The normal range is between 80% and 120%.
The diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) of the patients was 48.5%. DLCO measures the ability of the lungs to transfer gas from inhaled air to red blood cells in pulmonary capillaries. The normal range is 80%–120%.
The 6-min walk distance (6MWT) was 423.5 meters. This test of exercise capacity measures the distance an individual is able to walk on a hard, flat surface in six minutes. In healthy subjects, this ranges from 400 to 700 m.
Of note, while some IPF features are common to all countries — such as male predominance, mean age in the 70s, and smoking history — the mean FVC, DLCO, and 6MWD have been found to vary widely in different studies. The team suggested that this may depend on the different methodologies and types of centers used.
The median survival time of the patients analyzed was 5.8 years after diagnosis. DLCO at diagnosis was the only factor significantly associated with mortality in this study — 39.1% lower risk of death per 10 units of DLCO (%) increase.
Patients with IPF have a higher risk of developing comorbidities. In this study, 15.8% of the patients had diabetes, 15.6% had other chronic respiratory disease, 12.8% had gastroesophageal reflux, 12.1% had pulmonary emphysema, 8.6% had coronary artery disease, and 6.2% had pulmonary hypertension.
The IPF diagnosis was established mainly based on high-resolution computed tomography in the proper clinical context (55% of patients), while 21.2% of patients required invasive procedures (surgical lung biopsy) for a definitive diagnosis.
Anti-fibrotic treatment was prescribed in 69.4% of the cases, with 51.5% of participants receiving Esbriet (pirfenidone) and 17.9% taking Ofev (nintedanib), which had overall good safety profiles.
Patients receiving Esbriet showed a stable lung function based on FVC (71.5% of predicted) and DLCO (47.2% of predicted) after 12 months of treatment. The mean 6MWT distance was similar after 12 months of treatment (429.9 meters).
Eight patients (3.5%) receiving Esbriet died during the first 12 months of treatment, while 55 patients (23.8%) died during the follow-up period. Their median survival time was 5.8 years after diagnosis, which is similar to the median survival rate of the total patients analyzed.
This finding did not agree with other studies, such as the European Registry, which reported a significant improvement in survival rate in patients receiving anti-fibrotic treatment after seven years of follow-up, when compared with patients not receiving it.
"Although no definitive explanation can be provided, we suppose it is because pirfenidone [Esbriet] has been only available to patients with FVC lower than 80% for a long time in most of Spanish hospitals," the team said.
Based on the results, the overall "demographic characteristics of patients from the SEPAR IPF National Registry are in accordance with other national registries," the researchers said.
"The SEPAR IPF Registry should help to further characterize current characteristics and future trends of IPF patients in Spain, and compare/pool them with other registries and cohorts," the team said.
Alberto Molano, PhD
Alberto Molano was born in Bogotá, Colombia. He studied medicine at Universidad del Rosario and obtained a Ph.D. in Immunology from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences in New York. He conducted research and authored or co-authored twenty publications on molecular and cellular immunology, autoimmunity, immunology of aging and parasite immunology.
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Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay, became defiant around the time of the Vietnam War, changed his name to Ali, and used his membership in the Nation of Islam to protest his draft into the United States Army. He argued that "military service was incompatible with his membership in the Nation of Islam." In 1967 he was convicted of violating the Selective Service Act. As further punishment, he was barred from fighting and stripped of his title, but remained free on bond. After appealing his case in 1971, the United States Supreme Court reversed the conviction. Ali regained his title on October 30, 1974.
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History as a Moving Target: Did Victorian doctors really use clitoral stimulation to treat hysteria?
March 11, 2019 June 4, 2019 Julia Bennet
As a history geek who also writes historical romance, I do a lot of research. One of the things that strikes me is how our image of the past is less fixed than we think. The 19th century as written by Jane Austen differs drastically from the version we find in a primary document like The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon. And, contrary to what I've read in romance novel reviews over the years, members of the ton occasionally married sex workers (e.g. Elizabeth Armistead, Lady Meux etc.), trans people existed, and same sex couples occasionally lived together happily and even occasionally *gasp!* openly.
I've always been fascinated by Victorian sexuality, probably because it diverges so widely from the stereotype promulgated by nineteenth century novels. The idea that Victorian doctors used clitoral stimulation to treat female hysterics has long been accepted as fact. There's even a book about it written by an actual scholar and published by John Hopkins University Press. So it must be true, right?
There's even a (very fun) film about the invention of the vibrator. Here's the trailer in case you're interested. Which you should be because Rupert Everett is in it.
When I started writing The Madness of Miss Grey, I certainly believed Maines's research to be solid. There was never a draft of my story where this particular treatment was practiced; I was writing historical romance, not historical fiction, and I decided including scenes (in which inmates of a lunatic asylum are masturbated to orgasm to relieve hysteria) presented too much of an ethical minefield.
How could such a thing have been true given what we know (or think we know) about Victorian society? According to Maines, the medical profession didn't view clitoral stimulation as sexual because they had a woefully penis-centric attitude to intercourse. This didn't jibe well with what some primary sources had to say regarding the Victorian belief that female orgasm was necessary for procreation, but I reasoned that, then as now, different doctors held differing opinions. I wonder if, on some level, I wanted to believe it because it's so titillating (see the trailer above) and because the artwork is seductive:
I came across opposing opinions, particularly Dr. Fern Riddell and Oneill Therese, but it wasn't until I read this article that I realized I was going to have to reassess my beliefs. Maines responds to criticism of her book by declaring her ideas only an "hypothesis," adding :
"I never claimed to have evidence that this was really the case."
As the article states, "she was a little surprised it took so long for other scholars to question her argument, given how admittedly "slender" the evidence she gave in The Technology of Orgasm was. "I thought people were going to attack it right away. But it's taken 20 years for people to even—people didn't want to question it. They liked it so much they didn't want to attack it.""
As someone who has read The Technology of Orgasm, this may be true, but her tone was certainly authoritative.
So, can we definitively say that Victorian doctors didn't use clitoral stimulation to treat hysterics? Well… not really. As with so much of history, we can't be absolutely sure. Maines includes a lot of very suggestive stuff. But if we can't be 100% certain, it's still fair to say there's little to no evidence.
Fortunately, it wasn't hard to remove and adapt the few references in The Madness of Miss Grey. It just goes to show that, even when you've done the research, even when you think you know what the past was like, you really don't. Whether its historical fiction, historical romance, or even non-fiction we're writing or reading, we're all imagining our own versions of the past.
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The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin more than $200 million in contract options to complete production of its fifth and sixth next-generation Global Positioning System satellites, known as GPS III.
In February, the Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a fixed price $120 million contract to procure long lead parts for a second set of four GPS III space vehicles (SV 05-08). This new award provides funding to complete the first two satellites (SV 05-06) in this order. Full production funding for the next two space vehicles (SV 07-08) is expected in 2014.
Lockheed Martin is already under contract to produce four GPS III space vehicles (SV 01-04). The first two GPS III satellites are currently on the production floor at Lockheed Martin's GPS III Processing Facility (GPF) in Denver, Colo.
"Lockheed Martin's GPS III program has a rigorous testing plan and mission success focus aligned with the Air Force's back-to-basics approach, and is specifically designed to enable predictable and affordable recurring production through disciplined development and early risk reduction," said Mark Stewart, vice president of Lockheed Martin's Navigation Systems mission area.
GPS III is a critically important program for the Air Force, affordably replacing aging GPS satellites in orbit, while improving capability to meet the evolving demands of military, commercial and civilian users. GPS III satellites will deliver three times better accuracy; provide up to eight times improved anti-jamming capabilities; and include enhancements which extend spacecraft life 25 percent further than the prior GPS block. It will be the first GPS satellite with a new L1C civil signal designed to make it interoperable with other international global navigation satellite systems.
The GPS III team is led by the Global Positioning Systems Directorate at the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. Lockheed Martin is the GPS III prime contractor with teammates Exelis, General Dynamics, Infinity Systems Engineering, Honeywell, ATK and other subcontractors. Air Force Space Command's 2nd Space Operations Squadron (2SOPS), based at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., manages and operates the GPS constellation for both civil and military users.
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SPRINGFIELD – A Livingston Parish property owner has withdrawn plans for a shooting range in Springfield after public outcry.
"Due to all of the negative attention, the owner withdrew his plans for the shooting range," Springfield Fire Chief Brian Drury told WBRZ News 2 on Thursday.
The move comes after a heated 50-minute long debate at last week's Livingston Parish Council meeting. A final decision on the issue was set to be made Friday night. Drury said he believes the item has been removed from the agenda.
Residents along Hutchinson Road argued that the gun range would diminish property value even further than already done so by the flood. Another topic discussed was the environment the firing range would ultimately turn the residential neighborhood into, some citing sounds and safety as major concerns.
"I'm not against guns, I don't mind people going shooting, but having an overabundance of guns on quiet times, like weekends is one of my concerns." said EJ Moore.
The property owner, Jay Foster, told WBRZ that he was confused with the opposition. He said sound tests show that the cars passing on the road are louder than gun shots neighbors would hear.
"I'm just really disappointed in what's happening I never thought it'd be the day where someone would tell you can't do something because they just don't want you to do it," Foster said. "They gave reasons why they don't want it, but then we explained it, it's been answered, but then they still don't want it. There's a new excuse."


A band of three men apparently jumped and viciously attacked a 59-year-old Muslim man outside a mosque in Jamaica, Queens, last week. A witness saw the group tail the victim, Mohamed Rasheed Khan, after Khan left the mosque and hopped on his bicycle. The men reportedly approached Khan around the corner and punched him over and over in the face and body. They broke the victim's ribs and bones in his face. Khan also suffered a concussion. He is bleeding internally and was unable to speak, says CBS2.
The NYPD is investigating the case but has not yet identified the suspects or classified this as a hate crime, though it's getting pressure from groups to do so. Last December, in the wake of the San Bernardino attacks, a man was charged in the beating of a Muslim store owner in Astoria. In January, two Bronx teens were arrested for a hate-crime assault after shouting "ISIS" and punching and kicking a man wearing a shalwar kameez, a traditional South Asian dress, while the victim was walking his 9-year-old niece home from school.


JAKARTA ~ Indonesia's police force marked its 62nd birthday on Tuesday but few were celebrating across the vast archipelago where torture in police cells is accepted as routine, human rights activists said.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono avoided the open issue of widespread torture as he lavished praise on the force in an anniversary speech to officers at the national monument.
"I hope the National Police will continue to maintain stability and security in order to prevent physical conflict and anarchic actions," he said according to the Antara news agency.
But rights activists said the police force was a feared institution which tortured citizens with impunity.
They said 10 years of political and institutional reform after the fall of the military-backed Suharto regime in 1998 had not left their mark on the police.
"We don't see any reform in the Indonesian police because they continue to use violence to settle criminal cases and they use their power to do that," said Legal Aid Foundation director of research Gatot.
Indonesia's criminal code contains no definition of torture and even though the country is a signatory to the UN Convention against Torture it has no corresponding law against the practice.
Most of the abuse was in the form of beatings with sticks and iron bars, but it also involved stress positions, shots to the legs, electrocution and inhumane accommodation in overcrowded cells, he said in a report in March.
In a recent case, a student died in hospital last month after allegedly being beaten by police during a protest against rising fuel prices.
Forensic examinations of torture victims are almost never carried out but hospital staff quickly announced that the student had died of HIV/AIDS and not of wounds sustained in police custody.
He also cited the example of a man who had been severely beaten by a group of police in Jakarta in March over a land dispute with a police officer.
"After the incident he frequently faints and he can't move one of his arms," Gatot said, identifying the man only as SJ.
The UN special rapporteur said victims such as SJ had no legal avenue for redress.
He noted that "severe beatings" were underway even as he visited police stations as part of his review, and concluded that there was "quasi-total impunity" from prosecution for police and soldiers.
He also complained that he had been followed by officials during his research, making surprise visits to police stations almost impossible, and had been prevented from inspecting some facilities.
Prominent human rights lawyer Hendardi, chairman of the Setara Institute for Democracy and Peace, said part of the problem was that until 2000 the police had been under military control.
"Ten years after the fall of the dictator, the military culture still pervades their attitude," he said.


I play strategy games, write software, and stream on #Twitch (not necessarily in that order). Also, sock monkeys!
Would you trust this guy to manage your galactic civilization?
The bus driver just rebooted the bus.
No joke. The back door wasn't closing properly, so she turned off the bus, waited a few seconds, and then turned it back on.
#Factorio - Optimizing the main bus! Piercing the Far Lands!
Taxes are done! I will stream later today!
I tried to type "global warming" on my phone and it came up as "glam warming" at first and I was like, "If only"
To image a black hole they needed half a ton of hard drives containing five petabytes of data. The fastest way to transfer that data? Airplane. An airplane data transfer from Mauna Kea to Massachusetts would have a data rate of roughly 14GB per second.
Ugh. What do you mean it's not Wednesday yet?
The real solution is to not write any computer programs at all. No one should. Throw your computer through the window. Get up from your desk, go outside. Feel the wind in your hair. Run. Run until you can no longer see the works of man. Sleep among the grass and the leafy boughs. Forget how to speak in human tounges, live in harmony with brother bear and sister deer, son of the wind, daughter of the moon, here in the forest until your time here ends and your bones whiten in the meadow.


ido is an Arduino compatible WIFI IoT Node development board, which integrates with WG1300 WIFI solution. The microcontroller of Wido is ATMEL ATmega32U4.
Wido are compatible with copious amounts of Arduino and periphery modules. You can implement it on M2M Sensor Node development, Toys, Gaming, Smart Home Device and many other applications.


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He holds a Diplom (≈M.Sc.) in Media Studies/ Media Sociology from the University of Cologne. His research focuses on how the social dynamics in large-scale collaborative online platforms shape the performance of these systems. This includes research work on socio-technical interactions in Tagging Systems, Crowd-Sourcing solutions as well as his main research topic, studying how certain systematic behavioral mechanisms in Wikipedia can influence content production and how they can be detected and made more transparent.
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Fabian Flöck is a research associate at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) at the Institute AIFB. Prior to pursuing his academic career at KIT, he worked as head product manager for a Social Network platform based in Hamburg, Germany and as a consultant on interface and technical web design for a creative agency in San Francisco, CA. He holds a Diplom (≈M.Sc.) in Media Studies/ Media Sociology from the University of Cologne. His research focuses on how the social dynamics in large-scale collaborative online platforms shape the performance of these systems. This includes research work on socio-technical interactions in Tagging Systems, Crowd-Sourcing solutions as well as his main research topic, studying how certain systematic behavioral mechanisms in Wikipedia can influence content production and how they can be detected and made more transparent. His continued work in this area has taken place in the EU-Project RENDER. He is also a work package leader in the RENDER project.
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MTH 104 Intermediate Algebra
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5.1: Add and Subtract Polynomials
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Determine the Degree of Polynomials
Definition: MONOMIAL
Definition: POLYNOMIALS
Definition: DEGREE OF A POLYNOMIAL
Example \(\PageIndex{1}\)
Add and Subtract Polynomials
Example \(\PageIndex{10}\)
Evaluate a Polynomial Function for a Given Value
Definition: POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION
Add and Subtract Polynomial Functions
Definition: ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS
Simplify: \(3x^2+3x+1+8x^2+5x+5.\)
If you missed this problem, review [link].
Subtract: \((5n+8)−(2n−1).\)
Evaluate: \(4xy^2\) when \(x=−2x\) and \(y=5.\).
We have learned that a term is a constant or the product of a constant and one or more variables. A monomial is an algebraic expression with one term. When it is of the form \(ax^m\), where \(a\) is a constant and \(m\) is a whole number, it is called a monomial in one variable. Some examples of monomial in one variable are. Monomials can also have more than one variable such as and \(−4a^2b^3c^2.\)
A monomial is an algebraic expression with one term. A monomial in one variable is a term of the form \(ax^m\), where \(a\) is a constant and \(m\) is a whole number.
A monomial, or two or more monomials combined by addition or subtraction, is a polynomial. Some polynomials have special names, based on the number of terms. A monomial is a polynomial with exactly one term. A binomial has exactly two terms, and a trinomial has exactly three terms. There are no special names for polynomials with more than three terms.
polynomial—A monomial, or two or more algebraic terms combined by addition or subtraction is a polynomial.
monomial—A polynomial with exactly one term is called a monomial.
binomial—A polynomial with exactly two terms is called a binomial.
trinomial—A polynomial with exactly three terms is called a trinomial.
Here are some examples of polynomials.
\(y+1\) \(4a^2−7ab+2b^2\) \(4x^4+x^3+8x^2−9x+1\)
Monomial
\(14\) \(8y^2\) \(−9x^3y^5\) \(−13a^3b^2c\)
\(a+7ba+7b\) \(4x^2−y^2\) \(y^2−16\) \(3p^3q−9p^2q\)
Trinomial
\(x^2−7x+12\) \(9m^2+2mn−8n^2\) \(6k^4−k^3+8k\) \(z^4+3z^2−1\)
Notice that every monomial, binomial, and trinomial is also a polynomial. They are just special members of the "family" of polynomials and so they have special names. We use the words monomial, binomial, and trinomial when referring to these special polynomials and just call all the rest polynomials.
The degree of a polynomial and the degree of its terms are determined by the exponents of the variable. A monomial that has no variable, just a constant, is a special case. The degree of a constant is 0.
The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of its variables.
The degree of a constant is 0.
The degree of a polynomial is the highest degree of all its terms.
Let's see how this works by looking at several polynomials. We'll take it step by step, starting with monomials, and then progressing to polynomials with more terms. Let's start by looking at a monomial. The monomial \(8ab^2\) has two variables \(a\) and \(b\). To find the degree we need to find the sum of the exponents. The variable a doesn't have an exponent written, but remember that means the exponent is 1. The exponent of \(b\) is 2. The sum of the exponents, 1+2,1+2, is 3 so the degree is 3.
Here are some additional examples.
Working with polynomials is easier when you list the terms in descending order of degrees. When a polynomial is written this way, it is said to be in standard form of a polynomial. Get in the habit of writing the term with the highest degree first.
Determine whether each polynomial is a monomial, binomial, trinomial, or other polynomial. Then, find the degree of each polynomial.
\(7y2−5y+3\)
\(−2a^4b^2\)
\(3x5−4x3−6x2+x−8\)
\(2y−8xy^3\)
\(15\)
Number of terms
Degree of terms
Degree of polynomial
ⓐ \(7y^2−5y+3\) 3 Trinomial 2, 1, 0 2
ⓑ \(−2a^4b^2−2a^4b^2\) 1 Monomial 4, 2 6
ⓒ \(3x5−4x3−6x2+x−8\) 5 Polynomial 5, 3, 2, 1, 0 5
ⓓ \(2y−8xy^3\) 2 Binomial 1, 4 4
ⓔ \(15\) 1 Monomial 0 0
\(−5\)
\(8y^3−7y^2−y−3\)
\(−3x^2y−5xy+9xy^3\)
\(81m^2−4n^2\)
\(−3x^6y^3z\)
monomial, 0
polynomial, 3
trinomial, 3
binomial, 2
monomial, 10
\(64k^3−8\)
\(9m^3+4m^2−2\)
\(8a^4−7a^3b−6a^2b^2−4ab^3+7b^4\)
\(-p^4q^3\)
ⓐbinomial, 3 ⓑ trinomial, 3 ⓒ monomial, 0 ⓓ polynomial, 4 ⓔ monomial, 7
We have learned how to simplify expressions by combining like terms. Remember, like terms must have the same variables with the same exponent. Since monomials are terms, adding and subtracting monomials is the same as combining like terms. If the monomials are like terms, we just combine them by adding or subtracting the coefficients.
Add or subtract:
\(25y^2+15y^2\)
\(16pq^3−(−7pq^3)\).
\( \begin{array} {ll} {} &{25y^2+15y^2} \\ {\text{Combine like terms.}} &{40y^2} \\ \end{array} \nonumber \)
\( \begin{array} {ll} {} &{16pq^3−(−7pq^3)} \\ {\text{Combine like terms.}} &{23pq^3} \\ \end{array} \nonumber \)
\(12q^2+9q^2\)
\(8mn^3−(−5mn^3)\).
ⓐ \(21q^2\) ⓑ \(13mn^3\)
\(−15c^2+8c^2\)
\(−15y^2z^3−(−5y^2z^3)\)
ⓐ \(−7c^2\) ⓑ \(−10y^2z^3\)
Remember that like terms must have the same variables with the same exponents.
\(a^2+7b^2−6a^2\)
\(u^2v+5u^2−3v^2\)
ⓐ Combine like terms.
\(a^2+7b^2−6a^2 \;=\; −5a^2+7b^2\)
ⓑ There are no like terms to combine. In this case, the polynomial is unchanged.
\(8y^2+3z^2−3y^2\)
\(m^2n^2−8m^2+4n^2\)
ⓐ \(5y^2+3z^2\)
ⓑ \(m^2n^2−8m^2+4n^2\)
\(3m^2+n^2−7m^2\)
\(pq^2−6p−5q^2\)
ⓐ \(−4m^2+n^2\)
ⓑ \(pq^2−6p−5q^2\)
We can think of adding and subtracting polynomials as just adding and subtracting a series of monomials. Look for the like terms—those with the same variables and the same exponent. The Commutative Property allows us to rearrange the terms to put like terms together.
Find the sum: \((7y^2−2y+9)\;+\;(4y^2−8y−7)\).
\(\begin{align*} &\text{Identify like terms.} & & (\underline{\underline{7y^2}}−\underline{2y}+9)+(\underline{\underline{4y^2}}−\underline{8y}−7) \\[6pt]
&\text{Rewrite without the parentheses,} \\
&\text{rearranging to get the like terms together.} & & \underline{\underline{7y^2+4y^2}}−\underline{2y−8y}+9−7\\[6pt]
&\text{Combine like terms.} & & 11y^2−10y+2 \end{align*} \)
Find the sum: \( (7x^2−4x+5)\;+\;(x^2−7x+3)\)
\(8x^2−11x+8\)
Find the sum: \((14y^2+6y−4)\;+\;(3y^2+8y+5)\)
\(17y^2+14y+1\)
Be careful with the signs as you distribute while subtracting the polynomials in the next example.
Find the difference: \((9w^2−7w+5)\;−\;(2w^2−4)\)
\(\begin{align*} & & & (9w^2−7w+5)\;−\;(2w^2−4) \\[6pt]
&\text{Distribute and identify like terms.} & & \underline{\underline{9w^2}}−\underline{7w}+5-\underline{\underline{2w^2}}+4 \\[6pt]
&\text{Rearrange the terms.} & & \underline{\underline{9w^2-2w^2}}−\underline{7w}+5+4\\[6pt]
&\text{Combine like terms.} & & 7w^2−7w+9 \end{align*} \)
Find the difference: \((8x^2+3x−19)\;−\;(7x^2−14)\)
\(x^2+3x−5\)
Find the difference: \((9b^2−5b−4)\;−\;(3b^2−5b−7)\)
\(6b^2+3\)
Subtract \((p^2+10pq−2q^2)\) from \((p^2+q^2)\).
\(\begin{align*} & & & (p^2+q^2)\;−\;(p^2+10pq−2q^2) \\[6pt]
&\text{Distribute and identify like terms.} & & \underline{\underline{p^2}}+\underline{q^2}-\underline{\underline{p^2}}-10pq + \underline{2q^2} \\[6pt]
&\text{Rearrange the terms, putting like terms together.} & & \underline{\underline{p^2-p^2}}−10pq +\underline{q^2 + 2q^2}\\[6pt]
&\text{Combine like terms.} & & −10pq+3q^2 \end{align*} \)
Subtract \((a^2+5ab−6b^2)\) from \((a^2+b^2)\)
\(−5ab+7b^2\)
Subtract \((m^2−7mn−3n^2)\) from \((m^2+n^2)\).
7mn+4n^2
Find the sum: \((u^2−6uv+5v^2)\;+\;(3u^2+2uv)\)
\(\begin{align*} & & & (u^2−6uv+5v^2)\;+\;(3u^2+2uv) \\[6pt]
&\text{Distribute and identify like terms.} & & \underline{\underline{u^2}}-\underline{6uv}+5v^2+\underline{\underline{3u^2}}+ \underline{2uv} \\[6pt]
&\text{Rearrange the terms to put like terms together.} & & \underline{\underline{u^2}}+\underline{\underline{3u^2}}- \underline{6uv}+ \underline{2uv}+5v^2\\[6pt]
&\text{Combine like terms.} & & 4u^2−4uv+5v^2 \end{align*} \)
Find the sum: \((3x^2−4xy+5y^2)\;+\;(2x^2−xy)\)
\(5x^2−5xy+5y^2\)
Find the sum: \((2x^2−3xy−2y^2)\;+\;(5x^2−3xy)\)
\(7x^2−6xy−2y^2\)
When we add and subtract more than two polynomials, the process is the same.
Simplify: \((a^3−a^2b)\;−\;(ab^2+b^3)\;+\;(a^2b+ab^2)\)
\(\begin{align*} & & & (a^3−a^2b)\;−\;(ab^2+b^3)\;+\;(a^2b+ab^2) \\[6pt]
&\text{Distribute} & & a^3−a^2b − ab^2 - b^3 + a^2b+ab^2\\[6pt]
&\text{Rearrange the terms to put like terms together.} & & a^3−a^2b + a^2b− ab^2 + ab^2 - b^3 \\[6pt]
&\text{Combine like terms.} & & a^3−b^3 \end{align*} \)
Simplify: \((x^3−x^2y)\;−\;(xy^2+y^3)\;+\;(x^2y+xy^2)\)
\(x^3+y^3\)
Simplify: \((p^3−p^2q)\;+\;(pq^2+q^3)\;−\;(p^2q+pq^2)\)
\(p^3−3p^2q+q^3\)
A polynomial function is a function defined by a polynomial. For example, \(f(x)=x^2+5x+6\) and \(g(x)=3x−4\) are polynomial functions, because \(x^2+5x+6\) and \(3x−4\) are polynomials.
A polynomial function is a function whose range values are defined by a polynomial.
In Graphs and Functions, where we first introduced functions, we learned that evaluating a function means to find the value of \(f(x)\) for a given value of \(x\). To evaluate a polynomial function, we will substitute the given value for the variable and then simplify using the order of operations.
For the function \(f(x)=5x^2−8x+4\) find:
\(f(4)\)
\(f(−2)\)
\(f(0)\).
Simplify the exponents.
Multiply.
Simplify.
For the function \(f(x)=3x^2+2x−15\), find
ⓐ 18 ⓑ 50 ⓒ \(−15\)
For the function \(g(x)=5x^2−x−4\), find
\(g(−2)\)
\(g(0)\).
ⓐ 20 ⓑ 2 ⓒ \(−4\)
The polynomial functions similar to the one in the next example are used in many fields to determine the height of an object at some time after it is projected into the air. The polynomial in the next function is used specifically for dropping something from 250 ft.
The polynomial function \(h(t)=−16t^2+250\) gives the height of a ball t seconds after it is dropped from a 250-foot tall building. Find the height after \(t=2\) seconds.
\( \begin{array} {ll} {} &{h(t)=−16t^2+250} \\ {} &{} \\ {\text{To find }h(2)\text{, substitute }t=2.} &{h(2)=−16(2)^2+250} \\ {\text{Simplify.}} &{h(2)=−16·4+250} \\ {} &{}\\ {\text{Simplify.}} &{h(2)=−64+250} \\ {} &{} \\ {\text{Simplify.}} &{h(2)=186} \\ {} &{\text{After 2 seconds the height of the ball is 186 feet.}} \\ \end{array} \nonumber \)
The polynomial function \(h(t)=−16t^2+150\) gives the height of a stone t seconds after it is dropped from a 150-foot tall cliff. Find the height after \(t=0\) seconds (the initial height of the object).
The height is \(150\) feet.
The polynomial function \(h(t)=−16t^2+175\) gives the height of a ball t seconds after it is dropped from a 175-foot tall bridge. Find the height after \(t=3\) seconds.
The height is \(31\) feet.
Just as polynomials can be added and subtracted, polynomial functions can also be added and subtracted.
For functions \(f(x)\) and \(g(x)\),
\[(f+g)(x)=f(x)+g(x)\]
\[(f−g)(x)=f(x)−g(x)\]
For functions \(f(x)=3x^2−5x+7\) and \(g(x)=x^2−4x−3\), find:
\((f+g)(x)\)
\((f+g)(3)\)
\((f−g)(x)\)
\((f−g)(−2)\).
Rewrite without the parentheses.
Put like terms together.
Combine like terms.
ⓑ In part (a) we found \((f+g)(x)\) and now are asked to find \((f+g)(3)\).
\( \begin{array} {ll} {} &{(f+g)(x)=4x^2−9x+4} \\ {} &{} \\ {\text{To find }(f+g)\space(3),\text{ substitute }x=3.} &{(f+g)(3)=4(3)^2−9·3+4} \\ {} &{} \\ {} &{(f+g)(3)=4·9−9·3+4} \\ {} &{} \\ {} &{(f+g)(3)=36−27+4} \\ \end{array} \nonumber \)
Notice that we could have found \((f+g)(3)\) by first finding the values of \(f(3)\) and \(g(3)\) separately and then adding the results.
Find \(f(3)\).
Find \(g(3)\).
Find \((f+g)(3)\).
For functions \(f(x)=2x^2−4x+3\) and \(g(x)=x^2−2x−6\), find: ⓐ \((f+g)(x)\) ⓑ \((f+g)(3)\) ⓒ \((f−g)(x)\) ⓓ \((f−g)(−2)\).
ⓐ \((f+g)(x)=3x^2−6x−3\)
ⓑ \((f+g)(3)=6\)
ⓒ \((f−g)(x)=x^2−2x+9\)
ⓓ \((f−g)(−2)=17\)
For functions \(f(x)=5x^2−4x−1\) and \(g(x)=x^2+3x+8\), find ⓐ \((f+g)(x)\) ⓑ \((f+g)(3)\) ⓒ \((f−g)(x)\) ⓓ \((f−g)(−2)\).
ⓐ \((f+g)(x)=6x^2−x+7\)
ⓑ \((f+g)(3)=58\)
ⓒ \((f−g)(x)=4x^2−7x−9\)
Access this online resource for additional instruction and practice with adding and subtracting polynomials.
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
A monomial is an algebraic expression with one term.
A monomial in one variable is a term of the form axm,axm, where a is a constant and m is a whole number.
monomial —A polynomial with exactly one term is called a monomial.
binomial — A polynomial with exactly two terms is called a binomial.
trinomial —A polynomial with exactly three terms is called a trinomial.
Degree of a Polynomial
A binomial is a polynomial with exactly two terms.
degree of a constant
The degree of any constant is 0.
degree of a term
A monomial is an algebraic expression with one term. A monomial in one variable is a term of the form axm,axm, where a is a constant and m is a whole number.
A monomial or two or more monomials combined by addition or subtraction is a polynomial.
standard form of a polynomial
A polynomial is in standard form when the terms of a polynomial are written in descending order of degrees.
A trinomial is a polynomial with exactly three terms.
polynomial function
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jewelry designers from St. Petersburg. The idol company created jewelry with evil bulldogs, wayward sphinxes, as well as unicorns and moths, which now sit submissively on the fingers, ears and shirt pockets. All "animals" are made of a metal frame and polymer clay, which helps to sculpt shockingly realistic shapes. And there are also thorn wreaths and smoking pipes in the collections — and these are the best gifts for the occasion and without.
Caviar Jewellery
jewelry designers from St. Petersburg: Caviar Jewellery
Caviar Jewelry jewelry appears not only at fashion shows of Ulyana Sergeenko and "space" shows of Yuri Pitenin, but also in the films of Alexey Uchitel. The creator of the brand Olga Averyanova, having mastered the 3D printer, made copies of the Large Imperial Crown, the coronation chain of St. Andrew the First-Called and a dozen other regalia of Nicholas II for "Matilda". For those who like more modest jewelry, Olga produces "star" monoseries, "pulsating" bracelets, velvet chokers and silver tiaras, but they also shine no worse than royal jewelry.
Nacre Jewelry
Kristina Golodnikova, a graduate of the Stieglitz Academy, created the brand last year, but has already acquired a lot of fans of minimalism. Her earrings and rings are devoid of fancy design, so they can be mixed together and worn with sugary pink outfits and acid shades. Some Nacre products have mother-of-pearl pearls, as the brand name itself suggests, and in the next collections of Christina there will also be semi-precious stones. But the main material of jewelry remains silver, which takes zigzag, architectural and avant-garde forms.
Alekseev Jewelry
Alexey Alekseev was taught to work with precious materials by his brothers — before making his first collection of jewelry, he worked for six years in the family jewelry workshop. Now the designer twists silver into a knot, paints forest landscapes with it, casts constellations and comets from metal and folds "cranes" — he does everything with painstaking, democratic approach and seasonal constancy.
IULIA SKU
Ethno-harnesses, transformer necklaces and snake-shaped earrings-jewelry of Yulia Skurikhina can be twisted, broken and plaited into braids without compromising their appearance. Phenomenal flexibility is provided by rubber and copper-wire frame, tested for wear resistance and hypoallergenic properties. And at the ends, magnets, rock crystal, quartz and hematite glisten, which can be exchanged for any other stones when ordering.
Luch Design
Graphic designer Nikita Cherevkov and photographer Elvira Lomovskaya founded the brand Luch in 2012-without commercial settlements, unreliable loans and diplomas of professional jewelers. All they needed at that time was fantasy, irony, and laser magic that could transform acrylic glass into a pink flamingo, a big dipper, and a shimmering unicorn. The company does not focus on the seasonal release of collections, some of their models are sold (and sold out!) for five years now. And most importantly-they are made in St. Petersburg, in a home studio or with friends on a 3D printer.
Fiancé
The creator of the Fiancé brand, Mira Smurova, makes jewelry that she wears herself — romantic pendants, pearl cufflinks, symbolic monoseries and inexpensive wedding rings. Designer's guarantee: any model will last forever thanks to high-quality 925 sterling silver. "I don't like gold — plated products," says Mira. — They are quickly erased and look unpresentable in a short time after purchase. And Fiancé jewelry is not only timeless, practical and very comfortable, but also goes with any clothing."
Materials for the first jewelry, the creator of OSSA collected through ads in newspapers: inserts for pendants and rings were human teeth and crowns. Now Nicholas makes less extreme accessories with silver, sapphires, kornerupine and rauchtopaz. The front jaw of the teeth can still be pre-ordered.
Aryutkina Jewelry
Former physicist and ballet dancer Anya Aryutkina plunged into jewelry art following the example of a friend — she herself wore only costume jewelry brought from travel, and she pawned the gold donated by relatives. For about a year, Anya took lessons from experienced craftsmen, took courses on working with metal, wax modeling and the basics of 3D design. And the first works were posted on Instagram, which began to sell out immediately after the publication. In July last year, design ceased to be a simple hobby, and individual jewelry was formed in a collection of minimalistic silver earrings, rings and pendants with inserts of natural pearls and semiprecious stones.
Sergey Novikov
Fans of the works of Sergei Novikov hunt for them as difficult as a jeweler – for materials. Sea urchin armor, deer antlers, mammoth tusks, and ebony are among the few extreme materials that make up his rings, brooches, and earrings. All of them Novikov makes to order and in a single copy, explaining that " repetitions deprive the jeweler of professional and creative development."
Jewelry by Alisa Letcius
Alice Letius ' jewelry is similar to objects from the paintings of Salvador Dali — surreal rings, motivating brooches and wedding rings are made of enamel and epoxy resin. All of them are divided into collections "Ocean", "Emotions", "Frosty" and "Feelings", which reflect the feelings of the designer, the colors of the season and the love of art, and are available in limited quantities.
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Rings with drawbridges, medallions with St. Isaac's Cathedral and bracelets with your favorite pet or the date of birth of your son-symbolic jewelry Janta Jewelry combines only metal and technique. Designer-jeweler Tatiana Korneva makes them from silver, experimenting with hot enamel and etching, and recently produces products individually, embodying their own ideas and experimental ideas of customers. jewelry designers from St. Petersburg
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Twitter Only Converts A Small Percentage Of Users Into Shoppers, But They Spend. A Lot.
By Lauren Dugan
While we love measuring our Twitter success in terms of followers or influence, most marketers are really after one thing, and one thing only: conversions. How many of those Twitter followers eventually become actual customers?
Well, as Marketing Pilgrim tells us, there's a new study that offers good news and bad news for social media marketing defenders. Apparently, Twitter doesn't convert very many followers into purchasers – but those that do convert spend a lot.
A report from RichRelevance examines the conversion rate of different channels.
Facebook, for instance, has increased its conversion rate 92 percent between August 2010 and August 2011. However, its 1.2 percent conversion rate is far below sources like AOL (2.9 percent) and Yahoo (2.6 percent). But it is still astronomically higher than Twitter's paltry conversion rate: 0.5 percent.
That's right: according to this study, only half a percentage of Twitter users convert into sales.
However, this isn't a sign that you should shut down your Twitter account. Despite the low conversion rate, Twitter users actually spend more than users from any other channel.
The average order price for a shopper from Twitter is $121.33. That price beats out Facebook ($102.59), AOL ($105.27), Yahoo ($105.13), Google ($100.16) and all the rest of them.
And while the findings of this study might contradict those of a previous one which saw respondents cite Twitter as more influential in their online purchases than Facebook, the underlying idea is similar.
Whether more people are actually being influenced by Twitter, or whether those who are are simply purchasing more, Twitter is quickly becoming a valuable marketing tool for many brands able to engage their customers on a two-way conversation.
Twitter may just be one of many online marketing tools, which include Facebook, email and a company website, but it's not one to be ruled out.
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Home Opinion What needs to change about how SPHS approaches sexual assault and harassment
written by Tiger Staff January 27, 2021
Students need a broad safety net regardless of how they choose to share their story.
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Currently, the school has a series of protocols in place along with resources for survivors of sexual misconduct. The overarching procedure is Title IX, which ensures quality of education as one of several federal and state anti-discrimination laws.
The procedure includes a non-discrimination statute that states that discrimination, harassment, exclusion, denial, limitation, or separation based on sex or gender is prohibited in learning environments. The Title IX document on the school's website goes through the complaint process in the case of sexual misconduct. If a student or their guardian wants to report a Title IX complaint, they must seek an administrator or the Title IX coordinator, Dr. Karen Reed, within six months of the incident. The student or their guardian may file a Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP) complaint to the District's Complaint Coordinator if they are dissatisfied with the decision of administration or the Title IX coordinator, which will launch an investigation that must be completed within 60 days. The School Resource Officer, Detective Tyler Borrello, assists with school activities and conducts juvenile investigations.
When observed outside of a court setting, the extremely wordy laws are difficult to understand. Yet, students deserve to know their rights, therefore administration must widely distribute a digestible summary of Title IX. This will ensure that students are well-informed of their own as well as the school's rights regarding sexual discrimination and sexual misconduct cases.
In their policy on sexual harassment, the School Board prohibits sexual harassment at school-sponsored or school-related activities as well as the harassment of those who come forward with complaints of sexual harassment. It also ensures that the superintendent or designee will deliver age-appropriate information about sexual harassment — information that most SPHS students cannot recall receiving.
The board's nondiscrimination/harassment policy aims to prevent unlawful discrimination by publicizing the school's policies and complaint process, in an attempt to ensure that all students are aware of them. Yet, Tiger was only made aware of these policies when seeking comment on sexual misconduct cases. It also aims to "provide a safe school environment that allows all students equal access and opportunities in the district's academic, extracurricular, and other educational support programs, services, and activities."
In addition to the Title IX requirements, SPHS recently formed a connection with the company Care Solace that offers a 24/7 concierge for students to find mental health support near their location. The partnership itself has been poorly advertised via outreach methods that have already been expressed by students to be ineffective. On top of poor outreach methods, Care Solace has failed to take off as a go-to student resource because the company does not offer direct and immediate support; it can only refer students to appropriate mental health resources.
The only dedicated professional mental health resource on campus for the general student body is Ms Prime. When school is in person, she is on campus three days a week, and her services are shared between the high school and middle school. However, during distance learning, she is available more often, offering appointments five days a week.
Teachers must also go through annual sexual harassment and discrimination training. Under legislation passed in the State of California in 2018, any person working full time must take a sexual harassment prevention course. This course requires that all non-supervisory employees take one hour of training, and all supervisors must take two hours of training based on the SB 1343 employee harassment training law. The instructional material covers the federal and statewide ban on sexual harassment, guidance on sexual harassment prevention, abusive conduct prevention, corrective actions against harassers, and how to support those who have been victims of harassment. The annual training is in addition to requirements for a teaching credential, in which an individual must disclose any incidences of misconduct in their application. Seasonal or temporary staff members must also complete their non-supervisory training within the first 30 days or 100 completed hours of work.
With these expansive resources and procedures put in place, why are students still left feeling unsupported?
Much of student distrust in regards to sexual misconduct cases stems from a divide in communication between the student body and school administration. This divide was evident in Kan's case referenced in part one, in which the understanding of what had happened to [the district employee] contradicted administration's. Based on Kan's account, [the district employee] received little to no punishment. Yet, administration wasn't able to clarify what that punishment was. This lack of transparency perpetuates the distrust students have in administration.
The student body is well aware of the countless laws and restrictions regarding confidentiality that prevent school administrations from disclosing everything and anything to the community. The school should not break these restrictions for the sole sake of comforting students. What the school should do, however, is communicate with the student body and be forthcoming to the absolute fullest extent possible. When there is a serious sexual assault investigation going on, let the community know; of course, in adherence to confidentiality laws.
Administration should release these announcements on social media, because it is the most accessible communication platform for students. Many students, parents, and staff receive hundreds of emails per day and the school announcements containing important information get buried among other messages.
The school underestimates how reassuring announcements of ongoing sexual misconduct investigations would be. They would prove that the school isn't trying to hide sexual misconduct cases to salvage it's reputation, and they would emulate a sense of unity, asserting that it is the school versus the problem, instead of the student body versus administration.
SPUSD needs to clarify the difference between the actions it takes versus the actions outsourced to law enforcement. When both the school administration and a School Resource Officer get involved, the line between the school justice system and that of the police department blurs. When an anonymous SPHS alumnus reported their sexual assault directly to the South Pasadena Police Department, an officer visited SPHS and pulled them out of class multiple times to discuss the police report.
"They used to pull me out of class to talk about my case even though my assaulter didn't go to South Pas, [which] most likely means all the office staff knew something happened to me," the anonymous alumnus said. "Once, it happened after [a school performance]."
Forming a more emotionally supportive staff is also a necessary measure that must be taken. Ms. Prime should be hired full-time and additional mental health professionals should be hired on staff. Obtaining the right elements to heal after experiencing something traumatic is just as, if not more, important as seeking legal repercussions for the aggressor. By having more mental health professionals on staff, survivors will have advocates on campus whether or not they choose to proceed with the long, tedious, and stressful process of filing a legal report.
The student body is also partly responsible for the unsupportive environment on campus and their ignorance of sexual violence and consent is evidence of the fact that SPUSD does not meet Title IX's requirement of age-appropriate information about sexual misconduct. Without coherent sex education for students in the early years of high school and middle school, survivors of sexual misconduct are alienated by their peers, who most of which do not have a significant understanding of the gravity sexual assault and harassment.
An anonymous alum described a moment during school where their friends spoke extremely insensitively towards them about their sexual assault experience: "In junior year we watched a TED talk that mentioned sexual assault and sex trafficking, so I said to [the teacher] that I had to leave which he let me do… At lunch, I see my so-called friends of that time and I told them I was having a PTSD attack to which they said 'That's ridiculous, they didn't even say what happened to you, how can you be that anxious?'"
This example is an individual manifestation of rape culture that remains pervasive due to the school's lack of cohesive sexual misconduct training for students, especially in regards to how one should handle its effects in relation to their peers. On an individual level, rape culture is combatted when a staunchly non-apologist approach is taken towards reforming how sexual assault is handled. Students cannot remain neutral. They cannot stay friends with both the abuser and the victim because it implies that the action was not grave enough to take seriously.
On a school wide level, SPHS must remove perpetrators from any extracurriculars that might bring them in contact with the victim. Those accused of sexual misconduct should also be removed from leadership positions, including coaches, as those in a position of leadership represent the school and therefore represent the values that SPHS should uphold.
Right now, in order for a survivor's sexual misconduct case to be seen as valid and legitimate, the survivor has to be the "perfect victim," one that only seeks the guidance of administration and law enforcement rather than complicating their story with social media. But, social media has become such a safe space for so many teenagers, providing them the ability to control their narrative. Administration would be completely unwise to expect teenagers to stop seeking justice on public platforms, even with policy reform.
The goal of policy reform should not be to increase the likelihood of students bypassing social media in favor of the administrative process; the goal should be to broaden the safety net for the survivor, validating and supporting the survivor no matter how or where they share their story.
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"Another Night" is a song by German Eurodance and pop music project Real McCoy (also known as M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy). The single is featured on their hit album, Another Night (1995), which was the American release of the project's second album, Space Invaders. The song was written and produced in Germany by Juergen Wind (J. Wind) and Frank Hassas (Quickmix) in 1993 under the producer team name Freshline.

Initially a sleeper hit in Germany in 1993, it would go on to reach the top three in the United Kingdom and United States in late 1994. It also peaked at number one in Australia, Scotland, and Zimbabwe, as well as on the Canadian and US dance charts. In 2008, "Another Night" was ranked at number 91 in Billboard Magazine's Top 100 Songs of the First 50 Years of the Hot 100. Ten years later, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Hot 100, "Another Night" ranked at position 117.

Background and release
"Another Night" was originally released in Europe in the Summer of 1993 through Hansa Records (BMG Berlin). At first the single was only a minor hit in Europe. It had peaked at No.18 in Germany but had barely managed to make the Top 100 in other countries in Europe. Thanks to the promotional efforts of BMG Canada, the single suddenly reached No.1 on the Canadian charts in the Spring of 1994. The success of the single in Canada caught the attention of Arista Records CEO Clive Davis who at the time had become interested in bringing another European music project to the US market after becoming successful with the Swedish pop group Ace of Base. Once a new deal was finalized between Arista and BMG, the project name was shortened to Real McCoy and an all new release of the single was quickly planned for Summer 1994. Thanks to the promotional efforts of Arista in 1994, "Another Night" quickly reached No.3 on the US charts and remained on the US chart for over 45 weeks. It was also certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The single also achieved Platinum sales in Australia and Silver status in the United Kingdom.

Composition, vocals and lyrics
While singer Patricia "Patsy" Petersen stars in the music videos for the single, the actual vocals on the track were recorded with studio singer Karin Kasar. German rapper Olaf Jeglitza (O-Jay) wrote and performed the rap vocals on the single. "Another Night" was originally inspired by Roni Griffith's 1981 song "Desire", the Coca-Cola theme tune and Captain Hollywood Project's 1992 song "More and More." The song lyrics tell the story of a woman who longs to be with the anonymous individual she encounters every night in her dreams. The rap vocals represent the man's voice in the woman's head, saying the things she wants to hear and promising to fulfill her desires and cover her with his love. However, each dawn brings pain to the vocalist, as she realizes "when the night is gone, I'll be alone."

Chart performance
"Another Night" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 77 on the week ending 27 August 1994. On the week ending 12 November 1994, the single reached its peak position of number three. The song also brought the group the distinction of having the longest run at number three, or any place that is not number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (11 non-consecutive weeks). It stayed on the chart for 45 weeks. By the end of 1994, the single had sold approximately 700,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen Soundscan.

In Europe, "Another Night" was a number-one hit in Scotland, and made it to the top 10 in Belgium (4), Denmark (10), Finland (3), Ireland (6), Norway (6) and the United Kingdom, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it hit number ten. In the UK, it reached number two in its fourth week at the UK Singles Chart, on 13 November 1994. It was held off the top spot by Pato Banton's "Baby Come Back". Additionally, "Another Night" was a top 20 hit in France (20), Germany (18), Iceland (13) and the Netherlands (13). In Australia and Zimbabwe, it went to number-one, as well as on the Canadian RPM Dance/Urban chart and the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. It earned a gold record in New Zealand, a silver record in the UK, and a platinum record in both Australia and the US.

In 2017, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Mainstream Top 40/Pop Songs chart, Billboard magazine released a list of the 100 best-performing pop airplay songs since the chart's beginning in 1992. "Another Night" topped the list.

Critical reception
Upon the release, Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a "instantly infectious and jaunty li'l rave/NRG jumper that may initially remind some of "What Is Love" by Haddaway. A close spin, however, reveals a frothy confection that stands on its own pop merits. Nicely contrasted male/female duet vocals kick lovely, as do peppy remixes [...]. Already wooing folks aboard, single has the strength to keep the glow of summer parties lingering for a long time to come." David Browne from Entertainment Weekly said it is "a swooshing glop of diva-on-a-downer voice, Eurotrash synths, and rapping." Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report wrote that "those of you into catchy, high-energy, pop creations from groups like the Captain Hollywood Project or Culture Beat will love this track." Rachel Cohen from The Heights named it the best dance track of the album, along with "Run Away". She described it as "fast-paced and energetic". noting that it has "a distinct beat and sound". Howard Cohen from Herald-Journal called it an "infectious tune, bubbling with strobe-like keyboards and melody".

Dennis Hunt from Los Angeles Times felt it is "awfully catchy". In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton said, "It stands out in many ways owing to the strange billing the act has." Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song five out of five, declaring it "a fiendish continental creation that's laid siege to Europe and is climbing the US Top 10." He added further, "A hugely commercial pop/dance confection with the usual male rap verse/female sung chorus combination that has proved so popular. File next to Whigfield." Wendi Cermak from The Network Forty viewed it as a "great dance record". The magazine also compared it to "Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap!. Stephen Yang from The Rice Thresher noted the "sugary catchy beats and glitzy synthesizers". James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update described it as an "ultra cheesy German galloper, with 'put your hands up in the air' rather than the title as its hook line" and a "deadly catchy chugging German pop lurcher". Milo Miles from Salon Magazine felt that the song "incorporate swank Philly-soul melodies in the manner of M People."

Retrospective response
Retrospectively, Bradley Torreano from AllMusic wrote that the song "is the biggest thing they have ever done; with its charming hooks, instantly recognizable keyboard part, and infectious rhythm, it might be one of the best dance songs to emerge out of the techno-pop explosion." Stopera and Galindo from BuzzFeed remarked that "this song is everything great about '90s dance songs combined into one song. So good." They ranked it number four in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s" in 2017. David Balls from Digital Spy declared it as "some of the finest Eurodance of the 1990s." Robbie Daw from Idolator described "Another Night" as a "marriage of memorable pop choruses sung by a charismatic female and gruff rhymes delivered by a tough-guy rapper, all laid over a thumping beat." In 2018, Stacker ranked it number-one in their list of "Best Pop Songs of the Last 25 Years", noting "Another Night" as "the #1 pop song of the modern era."

Music video
Two music videos were filmed for the single's release. In the US version for the single, Jeglitza is Real McCoy, the disc jockey of a pirate radio station powered by four men with handcycle-mounted generators. Petersen (lip-syncing Karin Kasar's vocals) is driving around town on her moped, mounting posters promoting McCoy's radio broadcasts while listening to the broadcast on a boombox. She is attracted to McCoy's voice and image, but has apparently never met him. As McCoy leaves his hidden studio after another night's broadcast, he walks by Petersen on her moped; recognizing him, she turns for a quick moment, and then rides on. This version was directed by Nigel Dick and filmed in London. Renee Graham of Boston Globe rated this version two and a half stars, saying that the band would become "consigned to cut-out bins." The video was published on YouTube in October 2009. It has amassed more than 114 million views as of April 2022.

The European music video was directed by Angel, and features two alien robot characters: one male and one female. They communicate with each other via videophone, their conversation intercut with dance sequences from black-and-white movies of the 1920s and 1930s, as well as color snippets of Jeglitza and Petersen performing the lyrics to the song. The robots are also able to view each other directly, the male with a binocular headset and the female with a telescope. As the song progresses, the stiff movements of the robots become more fluid and dance-like. At the end of the video, the two robots meet, dance, and walk away together, arm in arm. It was published on YouTube in October 2006. The video has received more than 1.7 million views as of April 2022.

Accolades

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

All-time charts

Certifications

Release history

See also
 List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s
 List of RPM number-one dance singles of 1994
 List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of the 1990s
 List of number-one dance singles of 1994 (U.S.)

References

1993 singles
1993 songs
Bertelsmann Music Group singles
Black-and-white music videos
English-language German songs
Hansa Records singles
Logic Records singles
Music videos directed by Angel (director)
Music videos directed by Nigel Dick
Number-one singles in Australia
Number-one singles in Scotland
Number-one singles in Zimbabwe
Real McCoy (band) songs
Songs about nights