The essay presents the problematic aspects of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, from the position of fundamental notions about cell niches and contemporary data on the bone marrow stroma of recipient and donor, taking into account the results of one's own research.
Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation is the best example of cell technology usage in clinical practice. However, the complexity associated with low HSC engraftment, the development of the "graft-versus-host disease" reaction, and infectious complications have not been eliminated so far . The causes and manifestations of immunological disorders are clear in general, but low engraftment etiology remains the subject of lively debates. The subject of the development is progenitor cells, conditioning protocols, and the "destiny" of elements of bone marrow (BM) stroma transplanted along with HSCs, which specifications are necessary for the development of HSC engraftment. Our research group efforts are also focused on solving the problem. Thus this essay is directed toward systemizing the fundamental and current data of HSC engraftment and the causes of its low level in allogeneic transplantation, as well as to discuss world trends in optimization of HSC engraftment using one's own data.
b) methods of influence on the recipient's body to optimize the "acceptance" of the transplanted HSCs.
The first direction is based on current data of possible HSC expansion in vitro , cell activation, and on studies of alternative HSC sources (cord blood, in particular) . The fundamentals of the second approach are associated with studies of BM stroma, HSCs niches, and the processes occurring to stroma cellular elements forming a part of the graft into the recipient's body. There are no comprehensive data of the processes occurring to BM stroma or bone tissue as an element of cell niches under the influence of conditioning protocols, and there is no generalized concept of the "destiny" of transplanted cellular elements of BM stroma. At the same time the necessity for such data is enormous, as it, on the one hand, helps to develop the most effective methods of HSC engraftment, and on the other hand helps to develop the technology of pathology correction of connective tissues (myelofibrosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, etc).
The concept of HSC niches is the best implementation of theoretical data on BM stroma and its role in providing hematopoiesis, and it serves for better understanding and practical application as well.
Generally, a cell niche is an elementary functional unit of the microenvironment. However, there is no unified, generally accepted definition of the "cell niche". The first part of the hypothetical definition, reflecting niche structure (the set of spatially organized cell elements and components of intercellular matrix) is not contested, although the functional aspect is debatable. Some authors believe that a cell niche maintains a stem cell in undifferentiated quiescent state . The majority take a different view, giving a cell niche a greater role: not only the maintenance of "cellular homeostasis", but also the regulation and provision of morpho-functional activity .
Nowadays, scientists distinguish two types of HSCs niches: vascular (endothelial) and endosteal (osteoblastic) . To my mind, this differentiation is rather conditional, since the osteoblastic line cells, forming the niches of the same name and requiring active oxygenation, are situated close to the microvasculature (the critical distance is 200–250 mkm ). Consequently, sinusoidal endothelial cells (EC) must be an integral component of the so-called osteoblastic niches. The main cellular elements of BM niches are osteoblasts, EC and multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MMSCs) . Implementation of the activity of cells which form cell niches is carried out in two principal directions.
B. Indirect impact: paracrine incentives transfer (erythropoietin, SDF-1, parathyroid hormone, etc.) from other components of the uniform functional system of hematopoiesis: kidneys, liver, spleen, endocrine glands, autonomic nervous system [25,26].
However, the results of studies in recent years significantly extend the notion of HSC niches, particularly, HSCs that are found in adipose tissue , spleen , and placenta , given the description of HSC migration to extramedullary tissues, for instance, in polytrauma . Taken together, the results of HSCs' persistence in extramedullary tissues indicate the presence of their niches outside the BM. In this respect, the fundamental classic works of the Russian histology school become critical again. According to the theory of "mesenchymal reserve" by A. Maximow, there are progenitor cells for the connective tissues in definitive tissues, marked by him as "stem mesenchymal cells" . Later, the theory was supported by A. Zavarzin  and N. Khlopin  and has now been proven with contemporary data . The presence of poorly differentiated cells (perivasculоcytes) going along with blood vessels conforming by their differentiating MMSC potency is now proven and indisputable.
Thus, there is at least a vascular HSC niche in extramedullary tissues. In light of fundamental notions and current data, the adjustment of concepts of HSC niches seems to be logical. To my mind, it is correct to speak about a uniform cell niche consisting of two components (Table 1).
*Osteoblasts play the defining role in the regulation of hematopoietic HSC function. It is proved that osteoblasts induce proliferation and differentiation of HSCs in a greater degree than MMSCs . In extramedullary tissues the specific component of cell niches incentivizes HSC homing and the implementation of other specific effects, such as participation in reparative regeneration .
Such a systematic generalized concept of HSCs niche is easier and more practical.
The practical significance of the concept of HSCs niche is in clearer comprehension of the functioning of BM stroma and the possibility of a selective approach to its restoration after conditioning. However, it is necessary to solve two problem issues to perform it in practice.
1. What components of cell niches are damaged with different conditioning protocols, and to what degree?
2. What way can a damaged component of a cell niche be restored?
Currently there are not enough data to give an exhaustive answer to the questions. It is established that in total irradiation the specific component of BM niches is not really damaged, thus providing a moderate level of HSC engraftment . Irradiation causes marked damage to a nonspecific component: sinusoidal ES are damaged , and MMSCs obtain functional defects . Apparently, a similar situation is typical of extramedullary HSCs niches. The influence of chemotherapy on BM niches is less studied due to the great variety of protocols. In general chemotherapy does less damage to the nonspecific component of niches .
However, taking into consideration the paucity of data on the damaging effect of conditioning regimens, therapeutic conditions which are aimed at restoring the two components of the niches are clear.
Our research group managed to figure out the processes to a certain extent, concerning the transplanted cellular elements of BM stroma. It has been shown with an experimental model of osteogenesis that the restoration of wholeness of mice shin bones irradiated at a dose of 7–7.5 Gy is mainly carried out due to the transplanted transgenic (GFP+) cells of allogeneic BM (Fig. 1). Moreover, even under physiological conditions the inserted components of allogeneic BM stroma planted the patches of typical location of the dispersed cambium of skeletal tissues (periosteum, endosteum, BM stroma, perivascular niches). Up to 30% of osteocytes of bone tissue were of donor origin (Fig. 2) . These data are consistent with the results of other research groups and prove the possibility of the planting of recipient tissues transplanted with HSC elements of allogeneic BM stroma, as well as confirm their involvement in the implementation of reparative processes in skeletal tissues . Consequently, the use of components of BM stroma (MMSCs, endothelial progenitor cells) is potentially practiced for regeneration of BM HSC niches, as well as for treatment of patients with the pathology of skeletal tissue stroma. However, the number of necessary stroma components in the whole BM is not enough (2–5×103 MMSCs/kg), and consequently only 7% of transplanted MMSCs remain for long in the stroma of a recipient's BM . At the same time the expansion of MMSCs in vitro up to the concentration in the graft (20–30×106 MMSCs per 1 kg of a recipient's weight) significantly increases the level of stroma planting of the recipient's BM, which are maintained over time . Moreover, there are published data on the improvement of HSCs' engraftment during their co-transplantation with so-called "stromal cells of umbilical cord blood" .
Thus, the fortification of the whole BM graft or a purified HSCs fraction with stromal cellular components in concentrations exceeding physiologic congestion is potentially effective. Furthermore, considering the important role of EC as the components of HSCs niches, transplantation of their progenitor cells in high concentrations seems to be promising, especially in combination with factors stimulating angiogenesis (for instance, medicines on the basis of VEGF). In any case, the actual clinical application of the methods requires further clinical trials.
The author wishes to thank Roman V. Deev (OJSC "Human Stem Cells Institute", Moscow, Russia), and Natalia V. Tsupkina (Institute of Cytology RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia), for qualified direction and assistance in scientific research.
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I love this patchwork print pajama top that I got from House of Harlow… I wore an iteration of this look in New York during Fashion Week, but thanks to the awful weather we saw up there, I didn't get around to actually shooting it. Luckily the lighter silky fabric makes it just as easy to wear when I'm back home in Atlanta… and it's such an easy piece to dress up or down.
The best thing about this print is that because it's so loud, you can play it safe with the rest of your outfit by opting for basics and solid colors that complement the fun print! I paired my top with my current favorite pair of jeans from 7 For All Mankind, and completed the look with Aquazzura kitten heels and my Dior Saddle.


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Le Tour des Jardins is gebouwd in 2000 door Chance Rides in opdracht van Six Flags.
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Two horse race at SA Rally Championship finale
The MRF Tyres South Australian Rally Championship will go down to the wire at the Adelaide Hills Rally on 21-23 September.
The fourth and final round of the State Championship promises to be a hard fought battle with just two teams in contention for the top spot and 50 points on offer to the winner.
Also a round of the CAMS Australian Rally Championship, SARC competitors will complete the full event, 17 stages and 873 kilometres, including two passes of the Super Special Stage at The Bend Motorsport Park on Friday evening.
Entries for SARC close on Wednesday 12 September at 8pm. Enter here.
Peter Schey and co-driver Kate Catford hold the upper hand heading into the final event, 29 points clear of Zayne Admiraal and Matthew Heywood.
Admiraal and Heywood are the only team within striking distance of Schey and Catford, with Stuart Bowes an agonising 51 points behind Schey in third.
Schey and Admiraal are a win-a-piece after three SARC rounds – Admiraal took out Rally of the Heartland in his Subaru WRX back in June while Schey claimed the silverware in the inaugural Auto One Port Augusta Rally of the Ranges event in July in his ex-Cody Crocker Asia Pacific Rally Championship WRX STi.
The third round of the SARC, the Copyworld Walky 100, was won by Declan Dwyer and Craig Adams in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI, the pair winning the event for the third time in a row.
Admiraal and Dwyer will run with the ARC field, having also entered the ARC event, along with Jamie Pohlner and Ken Moore in their Subaru Impreza WRX, Dale Cagnery and Mark Dycer in the EVO VI, Nicholas Cagney and Adam Branford in their EVO III and Damien Reed and Guy Tyler in the Nissan Silvia.
Kevin Raedel and Lisi Phillips will also run their Ford Falcon XR6 in the ARC and SARC, hoping to grab enough points in ARC2 to claim their place in the winner-takes-all ARC2 final at Kennards Hire Rally Australia.
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B2Digital Expands Live MMA Event Licensing to 20 States and Prepares…
Tampa, FL, Dec. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — B2Digital Incorporated (the "Company" or "B2Digital") (OTCMKTS:BTDG), the premier development league for mixed martial arts ("MMA"), is pleased to announce that the Company has powerfully expanded its licensing range to 20 states and plans to put on 24 live MMA events during the first six months of 2022.
Management notes that 24 events during a six-month period would represent a new Company record as well as a 26% jump over its prior record period, which took place during the first half of 2021. In addition, the Company is now licensed to put on live MMA events in 20 states, which represents an 82% jump relative to its geographic range as of one year ago.
The expanded pace and widening geographic range combined with the fact that the company is planning to have LIVE Events in 13 states in the first 6 months of 2022 is expected to have a material positive impact on brand awareness while helping to lay a foundation for further growth in the Company's ONE More Gym Official B2 Training Facilities Network in 2022.
"Twenty-four events in the first 6 months of next year will represent a significant jump over our live event pace during the first half of 2021, which was a record period in its own right for the Company at the time," noted Greg P. Bell, CEO of B2 Digital. "In addition, we have now basically doubled our state licensing over the past year, giving us a vastly expanded range of potential venues to continue driving growth in our pace of live events, which has strong implications for both our topline growth and the geographic expansion of the B2 brand – a combination of factors that sets up very well for an unprecedented year of success in 2022."
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B2Digital (OTC: BTDG) is the premier development league for mixed martial arts ("MMA"). The Company operates in two major branded segments: The B2 Fighting Series and The ONE More Gym Official B2 Training Facilities Network. The Company primarily derives revenues from live event ticket sales, pay-per-view ticket sales, content media marketing, and fitness facility memberships.
The Live Events segment (the B2 Fighting Series) is primarily engaged with scheduling, organizing, and producing live MMA events, marketing those events, and generating both live audience and PPV ticket sales, as well as creatively marketing the archived content generated through its operations in this segment. The Company also plans to generate additional revenues over time from endorsement deals with global brands as its audience grows. The B2 Fighting Series is licensed in 12 US states to operate LIVE MMA Fights. Most B2 Fighting Series events sell out at the gate. The Company now operates at a pace of more than 40 events per year.
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Такмичење у брзом клизању у трци на 500 метара за мушкарце одржано је 10. фебруара 2014. у Адлер арени у Сочију.

Квалификације

У овој дисциплини могло је да учествује четрдесет клизача, не више од четири из једне земље. Двадесет најбољих након четири трке Светског купа у брзом клизању у сезони 2013/14. обезбедило је учешће, док је осталих двадесет места одређено на основу свих резултата остварених у Светском купу у овој дисциплини и на Светском првенству у спринту у брзом клизању 2014. године. Такође, направљена је и листа резервних такмичарки.

Распоред такмичења
По локалном времену

Рекорди

Пре овог такмичења, важећи светски и олимпијски рекорди су дати у табели испод.

500 метара (1 трка)

500 метара (збирно време) (2 трке)

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Временски услови
 Температура ваздуха: 15,3 °C
 Атмосферски притисак: 570 mm Hg. Art.
 Влажност: 30%
 Температура леда: -6,5 °C
 Услови: нормални
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Брзо клизање на Зимским олимпијским играма 2014.


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Q: TypeError: row is undefined I need help with this JavaScript function I made. It works, but it always alerts me  with:

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A: Arrays in JavaScript are indexed starting at zero, not one.
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edit — oh and similarly, the "id" may need to be row.cells[0].innerHTML ...

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Devin Faraci of Badass Digest wrote a report suggesting that while at San Diego's Comic-Con, he heard speculation that Abrams could drop the job of a lifetime.
"Why is it that I keep hearing tons of rumors that J.J. Abrams is on the verge of dropping out of 'Star Wars?'" Faraci wrote. "This has been something I've heard for a while now, and from multiple insiders."
Lucasfilm and Disney were quick to attempt to push rumors far, far away. A Disney spokesman told Variety, "There is no truth to the rumor. J.J. is having a great time working on the script and is looking forward to going into production next year."
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Faraci later updated the report to make it clear that the rumor was simply that — one that he said he and other bloggers have been hearing from many sources for months.
In the post, Faraci mentioned that Abrams didn't want to shoot in England, presumably because he would want to stay in Los Angeles to be with his family, and was apparently overruled. Adding fuel to the fire, he brought up that a director for "Star Trek III" has not been chosen yet, and that Abrams could return to that franchise.
Abrams earlier hinted about directing the third "Star Trek" movie. In an interview with Playboy, he said it's a possibility. However, both "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" are set to shoot in 2014, and Abrams earlier told Empire that he grew up as a fan of "Star Wars" and wasn't as much of a Trekkie.
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The SMS Pull and Push system is made up of three distinct modules.
The Long Code Receiver is the starting point in the processing of messages. It does the job of pulling the messages from the SMSC to our end.
The message processor is the module responsible for processing of the messages, mapping messages to keywords etc. This is the module that connects the Reply Message Sender and Long Code Receiver.
This module is just responsible for collecting the reply messages from the message processor module and submits these messages on the gateways specified. Capable of connecting with multiple SMPP based gateways, the gateway to use for sending is specified by the Processor module.


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package com.glaf.matrix.data.query;

import java.util.*;
import com.glaf.core.query.DataQuery;

public class AggregationDefinitionQuery extends DataQuery {
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
	protected String titleLike;
	protected String name;
	protected String nameLike;
	protected String targetTableName;
	protected String targetTableNameLike;
	protected String type;
	protected String typeLike;
	protected Date createTimeGreaterThanOrEqual;
	protected Date createTimeLessThanOrEqual;
	protected Date updateTimeGreaterThanOrEqual;
	protected Date updateTimeLessThanOrEqual;

	public AggregationDefinitionQuery() {

	}

	public AggregationDefinitionQuery createTimeGreaterThanOrEqual(Date createTimeGreaterThanOrEqual) {
		if (createTimeGreaterThanOrEqual == null) {
			throw new RuntimeException("createTime is null");
		}
		this.createTimeGreaterThanOrEqual = createTimeGreaterThanOrEqual;
		return this;
	}

	public AggregationDefinitionQuery createTimeLessThanOrEqual(Date createTimeLessThanOrEqual) {
		if (createTimeLessThanOrEqual == null) {
			throw new RuntimeException("createTime is null");
		}
		this.createTimeLessThanOrEqual = createTimeLessThanOrEqual;
		return this;
	}

	public Date getCreateTimeGreaterThanOrEqual() {
		return createTimeGreaterThanOrEqual;
	}

	public Date getCreateTimeLessThanOrEqual() {
		return createTimeLessThanOrEqual;
	}

	public String getName() {
		return name;
	}

	public String getNameLike() {
		if (nameLike != null && nameLike.trim().length() > 0) {
			if (!nameLike.startsWith("%")) {
				nameLike = "%" + nameLike;
			}
			if (!nameLike.endsWith("%")) {
				nameLike = nameLike + "%";
			}
		}
		return nameLike;
	}

	public String getOrderBy() {
		if (sortColumn != null) {
			String a_x = " asc ";
			if (sortOrder != null) {
				a_x = sortOrder;
			}

			if ("name".equals(sortColumn)) {
				orderBy = "E.NAME_" + a_x;
			}

			if ("sql".equals(sortColumn)) {
				orderBy = "E.SQL_" + a_x;
			}

			if ("precision".equals(sortColumn)) {
				orderBy = "E.PRECISION_" + a_x;
			}

			if ("targetTableName".equals(sortColumn)) {
				orderBy = "E.TARGETTABLENAME_" + a_x;
			}

			if ("type".equals(sortColumn)) {
				orderBy = "E.TYPE_" + a_x;
			}

			if ("sortNo".equals(sortColumn)) {
				orderBy = "E.SORTNO_" + a_x;
			}

			if ("locked".equals(sortColumn)) {
				orderBy = "E.LOCKED_" + a_x;
			}

			if ("createBy".equals(sortColumn)) {
				orderBy = "E.CREATEBY_" + a_x;
			}

			if ("createTime".equals(sortColumn)) {
				orderBy = "E.CREATETIME_" + a_x;
			}

			if ("updateBy".equals(sortColumn)) {
				orderBy = "E.UPDATEBY_" + a_x;
			}

			if ("updateTime".equals(sortColumn)) {
				orderBy = "E.UPDATETIME_" + a_x;
			}

		}
		return orderBy;
	}

	public String getTargetTableName() {
		return targetTableName;
	}

	public String getTargetTableNameLike() {
		if (targetTableNameLike != null && targetTableNameLike.trim().length() > 0) {
			if (!targetTableNameLike.startsWith("%")) {
				targetTableNameLike = "%" + targetTableNameLike;
			}
			if (!targetTableNameLike.endsWith("%")) {
				targetTableNameLike = targetTableNameLike + "%";
			}
		}
		return targetTableNameLike;
	}

	public String getTitleLike() {
		if (titleLike != null && titleLike.trim().length() > 0) {
			if (!titleLike.startsWith("%")) {
				titleLike = "%" + titleLike;
			}
			if (!titleLike.endsWith("%")) {
				titleLike = titleLike + "%";
			}
		}
		return titleLike;
	}

	public String getType() {
		return type;
	}

	public String getTypeLike() {
		if (typeLike != null && typeLike.trim().length() > 0) {
			if (!typeLike.startsWith("%")) {
				typeLike = "%" + typeLike;
			}
			if (!typeLike.endsWith("%")) {
				typeLike = typeLike + "%";
			}
		}
		return typeLike;
	}

	public Date getUpdateTimeGreaterThanOrEqual() {
		return updateTimeGreaterThanOrEqual;
	}

	public Date getUpdateTimeLessThanOrEqual() {
		return updateTimeLessThanOrEqual;
	}

	@Override
	public void initQueryColumns() {
		super.initQueryColumns();
		addColumn("id", "ID_");
		addColumn("name", "NAME_");
		addColumn("sql", "SQL_");
		addColumn("precision", "PRECISION_");
		addColumn("targetTableName", "TARGETTABLENAME_");
		addColumn("type", "TYPE_");
		addColumn("sortNo", "SORTNO_");
		addColumn("locked", "LOCKED_");
		addColumn("createBy", "CREATEBY_");
		addColumn("createTime", "CREATETIME_");
		addColumn("updateBy", "UPDATEBY_");
		addColumn("updateTime", "UPDATETIME_");
	}

	public AggregationDefinitionQuery name(String name) {
		if (name == null) {
			throw new RuntimeException("name is null");
		}
		this.name = name;
		return this;
	}

	public AggregationDefinitionQuery nameLike(String nameLike) {
		if (nameLike == null) {
			throw new RuntimeException("name is null");
		}
		this.nameLike = nameLike;
		return this;
	}

	public void setCreateTimeGreaterThanOrEqual(Date createTimeGreaterThanOrEqual) {
		this.createTimeGreaterThanOrEqual = createTimeGreaterThanOrEqual;
	}

	public void setCreateTimeLessThanOrEqual(Date createTimeLessThanOrEqual) {
		this.createTimeLessThanOrEqual = createTimeLessThanOrEqual;
	}

	public void setName(String name) {
		this.name = name;
	}

	public void setNameLike(String nameLike) {
		this.nameLike = nameLike;
	}

	public void setTargetTableName(String targetTableName) {
		this.targetTableName = targetTableName;
	}

	public void setTargetTableNameLike(String targetTableNameLike) {
		this.targetTableNameLike = targetTableNameLike;
	}

	public void setTitleLike(String titleLike) {
		this.titleLike = titleLike;
	}

	public void setType(String type) {
		this.type = type;
	}

	public void setTypeLike(String typeLike) {
		this.typeLike = typeLike;
	}

	public void setUpdateTimeGreaterThanOrEqual(Date updateTimeGreaterThanOrEqual) {
		this.updateTimeGreaterThanOrEqual = updateTimeGreaterThanOrEqual;
	}

	public void setUpdateTimeLessThanOrEqual(Date updateTimeLessThanOrEqual) {
		this.updateTimeLessThanOrEqual = updateTimeLessThanOrEqual;
	}

	public AggregationDefinitionQuery targetTableName(String targetTableName) {
		if (targetTableName == null) {
			throw new RuntimeException("targetTableName is null");
		}
		this.targetTableName = targetTableName;
		return this;
	}

	public AggregationDefinitionQuery targetTableNameLike(String targetTableNameLike) {
		if (targetTableNameLike == null) {
			throw new RuntimeException("targetTableName is null");
		}
		this.targetTableNameLike = targetTableNameLike;
		return this;
	}

	public AggregationDefinitionQuery type(String type) {
		if (type == null) {
			throw new RuntimeException("type is null");
		}
		this.type = type;
		return this;
	}

	public AggregationDefinitionQuery typeLike(String typeLike) {
		if (typeLike == null) {
			throw new RuntimeException("type is null");
		}
		this.typeLike = typeLike;
		return this;
	}

	public AggregationDefinitionQuery updateTimeGreaterThanOrEqual(Date updateTimeGreaterThanOrEqual) {
		if (updateTimeGreaterThanOrEqual == null) {
			throw new RuntimeException("updateTime is null");
		}
		this.updateTimeGreaterThanOrEqual = updateTimeGreaterThanOrEqual;
		return this;
	}

	public AggregationDefinitionQuery updateTimeLessThanOrEqual(Date updateTimeLessThanOrEqual) {
		if (updateTimeLessThanOrEqual == null) {
			throw new RuntimeException("updateTime is null");
		}
		this.updateTimeLessThanOrEqual = updateTimeLessThanOrEqual;
		return this;
	}

}

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SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2017: The State Bank of India held the preliminary examination for the post of Probationary Officer today. The SBI PO Prelims Examination is being conducted in multiple shifts, and we will provide an in-depth paper review at the end of each.
In an attempt to provide clarity to all the candidates about their performance, we now begin our SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis for the 2nd shift.
As explained in our previous article, the exam was composed of 3 sections i.e. Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability and English Language. The exam pattern in details is as follows.
The total time was 1 hour i.e. 60 minutes. Hence, Speed, Accuracy and Planning is surely needed to have good number of attempts with maximum accuracy.
THE OVERALL DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF SBI PO Prelims Exam (Shift-II) was Moderate. Let us dig a bit deeper and understand the construct of the paper section-wise.
There were a few variations in this section, with spotting error questions being relatively easier than before.
Reading Comprehension questions were easy. We expect most candidates to do well in this section.
Puzzles being a bit lengthy, created confusion among students.
A lot of candidates found the Maths section to be quite moderate to attempt. The level of difficulty of Quant Section in SBI PO Prelims (Slot 2) was slightly Moderate.
DI Questions, based on table and bar graph were quite easy to solve.
We conclude our section-wise SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis for 29th April (Shift 2). Overall, SBI PO Prelims paper was moderate this year.
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Development of Laser Beam Diffraction Technique for Determination of Thermal Expansion Coefficient of Polymeric Thin Films
Nguyen Van Thuan, Tran Vinh Son, Tran Quang Trung, Tran Thi Thao, Nguyen Nang Dinh
THUAN, Nguyen Van et al. Development of Laser Beam Diffraction Technique for Determination of Thermal Expansion Coefficient of Polymeric Thin Films. VNU Journal of Science: Mathematics - Physics, [S.l.], v. 31, n. 2, june 2015. ISSN 2588-1124. Available at: <https://js.vnu.edu.vn/MaP/article/view/106>. Date accessed: 31 jan. 2023.
Laser beam diffraction by a patterned surface has been investigated theoretically and experimentally for the determination of the thermal expansion coefficient (a) of polymeric materials. By tracking the deviation of the first order diffraction mode from surface-patterned polymers, expansion coefficients in a range 10-7 to 10-4 K-1 can be measured by temperature changes less than 100 oC. A set-up of laser diffraction (SLD) was made, using a He-Ne laser (l = 632.8 nm) and thin film casting technique. The results of measurements on the SLD system for polymers like PVK polycarbonate, PDMS, organic complex (chitosan) and conducting polymer (P3HT) showed that SLD technique can be applied to determine thermal expansion coefficients of different polymeric materials with a considerably small volume. Especially, the fact that a of P3HT-composite films was found to be much lower than that of the pure P3HT suggests a potential application of polymeric composites for organic devices working at elevated temperature, for organic solar cells (OSC) in particular.
Keywords: Laser beam diffraction; thermal expansion; diffraction grating; polymer.
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I've invited three France-based contributors : African American, American and an African French to bring us into their world. Every week you'll hear the ups and downs of someone fresh to Paris, a Parisian journalist of Cameroonian background, and an African American cultural associate living in Nantes.
Through them you'll catch a glimpse of the French life from different perspectives.
Without further ado, let me introduce them and their first posts.
I was born in Chicago and when I was eight I moved to Los Angeles so that my mom could pursue her dreams of writing for television.
I go to the University of Southern California, studying a combination of history and sociology to look at racism (hopefully) with a minor in cinematic arts as well as French. I am also studying film because eventually I want to become a director, whose films encourage empathy and cultural understanding.
I have always loved traveling, and because I moved so much through out my life, I have grown used to the feeling of changing locations a lot. I was so excited to travel to Paris and I have taken French since I was in high school. Hopefully I will become fluent and perhaps understand a bit of how racial prejudice and xenophobia play a part in Parisian life.
So far, I have been here 6 weeks. I had really high expectations of the city… I do not know if they have been fulfilled thus far. I really miss home. One thing about home that I do miss, is the black community at home, and the music, dancing, and parties that come along with that specific community at the University of Southern California. Searching for a place to dance in the city (I will address the dancing in this city later), I found myself at hip hop night (Wednesdays) at a club in the Bastille called Sanz Sans. While the music was very fun (nineties hip hop), I did not have as good of a time as I had expected or wanted. I can feel that I am searching for something here that I have yet to find.
So the dancing, I have gone out a few times since I have been here, and one of my favorite things to do is to go out with my girlfriends and just dance off all my calories of the day!
"So far, I have found the dance scene hilarious."
I love to be silly and just have fun, and apparently so do many Parisians. I am not sure however if they mean to be silly, I see so much crazy movements and jerky arms flings here passing as dancing.
At hip hop night I saw a few legitimate 80's b-boy-looking dancers (complete with kangol hats and everything) as well as people, (possibly descendants of people from islands colonized by the French) getting down with the island-inspired hip rolls and hand claps. Strangely though, I had a more fun at other clubs!
Honestly though, I am really interested in finding places where people with more rhythm go to dance! At the same time though, sometimes it feels pretty great to just let it all go be silly, and not be judged because everyone else looks equally silly or, sometimes, even more so.
Getting sick in Paris, you can not enjoy the city. Instead it makes you weak and sad. But I have not really experienced that feeling since 1989.
"That year the sore throat cut my appetite and not eating in Paris is blasphemy."
This time, I didn't go to the doctor (22 euros (about $28 US) for the consultation ). I went directly to the pharmacy late afternoon with a precise knowledge of medicines. Doliprane [a type of aspirin] or paracetamol are the best remedies against fever and headache. These drugs are reimbursed by the French Social Security when you are equipped with your "carte vitale" chip health card.
October is a month of transition between summer and autumn is characterized by increases and decreases in temperature. It is the best way to get sick but in the end nothing serious. This experience showed me that I can recover quickly for about 6 euros. The French health system is reasonable and prices are not abusive; it is also why some say it is one of the safest in the world.
We are preparing it for exhibition in Cape Town, South Africa as part of the French Cultural Season organized every year by l'Institut Francais. Poems, stories, narratives, speeches and photographs of slave sites intertwine to tell of a past not so distant but yet too often forgotten. Although an extremely motivating undertaking, I am a bit apprehensive as I want to make sure that the essence of the words rings clear.
" I cannot simply translate the words as they are too important. But how?"
I am not a slave. I have never been subjected to such forms of criminality. To put yourself in one's place is not easy. Identity runs much deeper than symbols scrawled on paper.
For those who did not know (I happened to be one of those when I first moved to this city in 2010), Nantes is the main port in France involved in the transatlantic slave trade. Growing up in the US on the Atlantic coast, having learned about slavery from a very different perspective than that of Europe's, I felt like a huge piece of a puzzle had finally fallen into place when I was told this.
Labels: Anna-Karina Caudevilla, Epee Dingong, Luna Vincent White, Nantes.
Very insightful comments from very young travelers and students. Older, more experienced travelers find France just as magical. Iwas thrilled to hear of the lives and see where African American artists lived, worked, wrote and ate in Paris. I cannot wait to return!


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Musicien Ad Libitum?
By Jeanne Fournier in Intéressant sur la musique 21.05.2021
1 What does ad libitum mean?
2 How would you use ad libitum in a sentence?
3 What does ad libitum mean in science?
4 What is the difference between ad lib and ad lib?
5 What is water ad libitum?
6 What is ad libitum sampling?
7 What does ad libitum mean in music?
8 What is the disadvantages of ad libitum feeding?
9 What is ad lib in radio?
10 What does ad lib mean in Theatre?
11 Where does the phrase ad lib come from?
12 How do you use ad lib?
13 What does solo ad lib mean?
What does ad libitum mean?
In music, biology, and drama, the phrase ad libitum (/ædˈlɪbɪtəm/; from Latin for "at one's pleasure" or "as you desire") often shortened to " ad lib" (as an adjective or adverb) or " ad -lib" (as a verb or noun) has various meanings.
How would you use ad libitum in a sentence?
We maintained the animals on an ad libitum diet of commercial chow and water. Males were kept together in a terrarium until September, with ad libitum food and water. They were maintained under standard conditions and were fed standard food and water ad libitum.
What does ad libitum mean in science?
Ad libitum feeding means that the diet is available at all times. In some toxicology laboratories it has become common practice to restrict feed intake of rodents to 75–80% of ad libitum intake, as this gives better standardization and longer survival.
What is the difference between ad lib and ad lib?
Content copied over from Talk: Ad lib Ad lib and Ad – lib are related but distinct terms. Both are abbreviations of ad libitum which is Latin for "at liberty." Ad lib, without a hyphen, is an adverb meaning Ad – lib, with a hyphen, the commoner term, is a noun or verb meaning
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What is water ad libitum?
Medical Definition of Ad lib For example, during an overnight fast when the patient is not to eat any food but can have water, the doctor's order might read: " Water ad lib " ( water as desired).
What is ad libitum sampling?
Ad libitum sampling: no systematic constraints are placed on what is recorded or when (Martin and Bateson, 2007). The observer records whatever they can see and that they think is relevant at the given time (opportunistic observations). It is informal, non-systematic, and often used in field notes.
What does ad libitum mean in music?
Also " ad libitum." A notation on written music that gives the performer freedom to vary the notes or tempo; in jazz it typically means to improvise freely.
What is the disadvantages of ad libitum feeding?
Disadvantages: Loss of appetite and health problems are less obvious: As the dogs are fed less frequently and food consumption is as a consequence monitored less accurately, loss of appetite and health problems are often harder to detect with ad libitum feeding.
What is ad lib in radio?
An adlib is your brand and product messages endorsed on air, in an organic manner by NZME Radio talent. Play your message across the country or pick and choose the markets you'd like to use.
What does ad lib mean in Theatre?
Ad Lib. From Latin phrase ' Ad libitum ' which translates to 'at one's pleasure'. For an Actor to speak and move in character without direction or following the script.
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Where does the phrase ad lib come from?
also ad lib., 1811 as a musical instruction, shortened from Latin ad libitum "to (one's) pleasure, as much as one likes" (c. 1600), from ad "to" (see ad -) + libitum "pleasure," accusative of libere "to please" (see libido). As a noun from 1825; as a verb by 1915.
How do you use ad lib?
Ad – lib in a Sentence
Hannah completely forgot the speech she had prepared for class, so she had no choice but to ad – lib it and hope for the best.
Personally I find comedians that can ad – lib on stage much funnier than the ones who try to memorize a routine prior to performing.
What does solo ad lib mean?
Short for ad libitum. A term used in jazz music as a slang for an improvised solo, or a solo performed without written notation, but where the performer improvises a melody based around the melodic and harmonic structure of the original melody.
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What Is the Term Used to Describe a Story That Begins in the Middle of the Narrative?
What Is an Epic Tale?
What Are Three Attributes to a Narrative Poem?
What Are the Similarities of an Epic Poem & a Ballad?
Examples of Literary Classicism
What Are the Characteristics of an Epic Poem?
James Holloway Updated August 10, 2017
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Epic poetry is a form of writing with roots stretching back into antiquity. It may be written down or performed as part of an oral tradition. Epic poems are among the earliest literary works, and famous epic poems such as "The Iliad" and "Beowulf" have had a huge impact on world culture.
Epic Poetry
An epic poem is a long narrative poem. It usually concerns itself with one or more heroes and is focused on the great deeds of heroes and gods rather than everyday matters. Epic poems may be subdivided into smaller sections, such as the 24 books of "The Iliad." Epics that arise from an oral tradition are sometimes called primary epics, while poems that draw on these as a conscious literary choice are called secondary or literary epics.
Common Techniques in Epic Poetry
Epic poetry is a diverse field, but there are some common techniques found among epic poems. For example, many epic poems begin "in medias res," in the middle of the action. Many epic poems also make use of repeated descriptive phrases called epithets. For example, Homer frequently calls dawn "rosy-fingered," or refers to Achilles as "swift-footed." These standard descriptions made it easier to memorize oral poetry or even compose it on the fly.
Famous Epics
The earliest known epic poem is the "Epic of Gilgamesh," one of the first written works of literature. Early versions of this poem date to the third millennium BC. The epic poems of Homer date from the 8th century BC and tell the story of the Trojan War and its consequences. Other famous epics include "Beowulf," the story of a heroic warrior's battle with a series of monsters. This anonymous work is one of the earliest works of English literature.
Modern Epics
The epic tradition is alive and well in modern poetry. G. K. Chesterton and Ezra Pound both wrote epic poetry in the early 20th century, consciously drawing on and reacting to early epics. Later 20th-century epic poets include Derek Walcott, whose epic poem "Omeros" draws on the work of earlier epic poets such as Homer, Dante and Virgil to present a history of the island of St Lucia in which the island itself can be seen as the hero.
Poetry Portal; Epic Poetry
Victorian Web; Notes on Heroic Poetry: the Primary and Secondary Epic; Philip V. Allingham
Eckerd College; Omeros Chart: A Guide to Derek Walcott's "Omeros"
Dr James Holloway has been writing about games, geek culture and whisky since 1995. A former editor of "Archaeological Review from Cambridge," he has also written for Fortean Times, Fantasy Flight Games and The Unspeakable Oath. A graduate of Cambridge University, Holloway runs the blog Gonzo History Gaming.
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How does the 2% limit affect pilot & flight attendant tax returns?
What is the 2% limit?
The 2% limit simply means that only the amount of employee business expenses that exceed 2% of a taxpayer's AGI are deductible. In essence, the 2% limit reduces the benefit of the airline crewmember's employee business expense deductions. There is no way to avoid the 2% limit, but some flight crewmembers are affected more than others.
The above line on IRS Form 2106 transfers a pilot or flight attendant's unreimbursed airline employee job expenses to IRS Schedule A, Line 21. Simply put, Schedule A has a flight crewmember take the total employee business expenses above plus tax preparation fees.
The AGI is transferred from IRS Form 1040 to Schedule A. The reason it is called the 2% limit is that the airline pilot or flight attendant will multiply his or her AGI by 2%. That value is then compared to the employee business expenses (plus tax preparation fees). Then, only the amount in excess of the the 2% limit is deductible.
What is an example of how the 2% limit affects flight crew taxes?
In the above example, the 2% limit reduces John's employee business expense tax deduction to $3,860 instead of $5,780.
In the above example, the 2% limit reduces Sarah's employee business expense tax deduction to $4,255 instead of $5,015.
One important thing to note from these two examples. Sarah (who had less employee business deductions than John) actually benefited more from the airline employee business expense deduction because the 2% limit hit John harder. In other words, the more a pilot or flight attendant earns, the bigger the impact of the 2% limit.


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Man helping police with enquiries over explosion at Fleetwood Nursing Home
Damage at the Fleetwood Nursing Home
LP Reporter
Published: 15:52 Saturday 02 March 2019
A man is assisting police with their enquiries over yesterday's explosion at a nursing home in Fleetwood which injured two people.
The blast caused structural damage at the Fleetwood Nursing Home in Grange Road yesterday afternoon.
Emergency crews at the Fleetwood Nursing Home
It was initially thought to have been caused by a gas canister exploding, but police now say the cause of the explosion is unexplained and is under investigation.
A local man has been spoken to and is assisting police with their enquiries. He has not been arrested.
DI James Edmonds, of West Police, said: "We are in the early stages of an investigation into the circumstances of yesterday's incident.
"We are working with our partners in the fire service to establish the cause of the explosion.
The Air Ambulance has landed near the site. Photo: Andrew Ashton
"I would appeal to anyone who may be able to assist our enquiries to get in touch.
"This was a very serious incident which could have had catastrophic consequences for anyone who was in close proximity to the blast.
"Fortunately no-one was seriously injured"
Members of the public reported that the bang could be heard as far away as Morecambe and Knott End.
The helicopter has been deployed
Fire crews from Bispham, Blackpool, Bamber Bridge and Fleetwood were called to the scene along with police, while the Air Ambulance landed nearby.
A Lancashire Fire and Rescue spokesman said: "There is still work to be done to assess potential structural damage resulting from the explosion and firefighters are assisting medical staff in transferring residents away from the part of the premises affected."
Grange Road was closed for several hours, and bus services including the number 1 and 14 services were diverted.
Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting log number 0973 of Saturday, March 2 or independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.


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Hot Docs review: One Child Nation
Sundance-winning film impressively draws upon several documentary techniques to powerfully capture the impact of intergenerational trauma
By Kevin Ritchie
ONE CHILD NATION (Nanfu Wang, Jialing Zhang, U.S.). 89 minutes. Rating: NNNN
It's not surprising this film about China's one-child policy won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance directors Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang impressively draw upon several documentary techniques – personal reflection, investigative thriller, social history – to convey the myriad shocking outcomes of the government-mandated birth control policy.
Wang narrates and appears on camera throughout, framing the film with her own family experience and personal complicity as someone who participated in propaganda. She visits a top government official, a midwife, village officials, an artist, human traffickers and an intrepid American couple who track down children sold into the international adoption market.
What she uncovers is horrifying. But by always orienting herself on-camera in key scenes, Wang's experience powerfully suggests the far-reaching impact of larger collective, intergenerational trauma that is almost too heartbreaking to fathom.
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The Center for Health Journalism at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism has selected 24 journalists from around the nation to participate in its National Fellowship.
The competitively selected journalists will participate in five days of seminars, workshops and field trips that will run from July 16-20. This year's program will focus on vulnerable children and families and the community conditions and life experiences that contribute to—or threaten – their well-being. You can follow the Fellows and the presentations during our training institute by subscribing to our weekly e-newsletter or reading our Fellowship blog.
Fellows will return home with Center reporting grants of $2,000 to $10,000 to assist them with undertaking ambitious explanatory and investigative reporting projects over the next six months. The Center also will provide six months of mentoring by veteran journalists. Five of the journalists will receive additional $2,000 grants and specialized mentoring on community engagement.
The 2017 National Fellowship helps equip journalists and their newsrooms to tackle pressing child and family well-being reporting thanks to the generous support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, The California Endowment and First 5 LA.
Ambitious journalism on these topics is more critical than ever as a new administration works to upend decades of social policy and to launch wholesale changes in healthcare and social welfare benefits. Our National Fellowship training institute equips reporters to tackle these fundamental issues of our times.
Topics the National Fellows will explore in their reporting with the support of the Center for Health Journalism include the impact of high housing costs on the mental health of Portland families; the disproportionate impact of workplace injuries on uninsured and undocumented Latinos; how Arizona can reduce foster care placements by addressing economic issues that can lead to child neglect; racial disparities in Kentucky's juvenile justice system; the role of nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life; how children in New Orleans are affected by community violence; the rollback of health reform in North Carolina and Florida; and how schools in a chronically poor Illinois city partner with neighborhood associations, local businesses, faith-based communities and healthcare providers to address the needs of students.
Since 2005, the Fellowships program has educated more than 800 journalists on the craft and content of health journalism, with an emphasis on the relationship between health and place and vulnerable children and families. Past Fellowship projects can be found here.