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Q: Dart - How to take multiple output values and multiply with a single value? This is my first project of my own on my self-taught, Dart/Flutter/coding road.
I'm trying to make an Animal Age Calculator. Basically, the user will select an animal from a group of animals and give the age of the animal and the code will output the relative age against other animals.
I've got a number of Maps (I think) with key:value pairs. Each Map has a k:v pair (animal and its corresponding age ratio). For example, if the user selects 'dog' the code will return the dogMap and the ratio values for bear, cat, chicken, elephant, human and rabbit.
I can get the ratio values but am stuck trying to use those values to calculate the relative age.
Here is the map -
var dogAgeRatio = {'dogTobear': 0.55, 'dogTocat': 0.88, 'dogTochicken': 1.47, 'dogToelephant': 0.31, 'dogTohuman': 0.28, 'dogTorabbit': 2.44};

and here is what I have so far to get the values -
if(animalName == "dog") {
    print("these are the relatve animal ages: ${dogAgeRatio.values}");

Would appreciate a pointer as to how I should go about using those values and apply a calculation to return the relative age of all the other animals?
Thanks in advance.
Cal

A: I'm not sure if I understaind you correctly, but you could use something like:
dogAgeRatio.values.forEach((element) { print(element * dogage);});

Which basically iterates over every item of your map and prints the value multiplied with the dogs age.

A: There are different ways to do this but a simple way is something like this where we have a Map<String, Map<String, num>> to represent our comparisons:
import 'dart:io';

void main() {
  final animalMap = {
    'dog': {
      'bear': 0.55,
      'cat': 0.88,
      'chicken': 1.47,
      'elephant': 0.31,
      'human': 0.28,
      'rabbit': 2.44
    },
    'alien': {
      'human': 100
    }
  };

  print('Please enter one of the following animals:');
  print('==========================================');
  animalMap.keys.forEach(print);
  print('==========================================');

  final animalInput = stdin.readLineSync();
  if (animalInput != null && animalMap.containsKey(animalInput)) {
    print('Enter age of animal:');
    final age = int.parse(stdin.readLineSync()!);

    print('Age compared to different animals:');
    print('==========================================');
    animalMap[animalInput]!.entries.forEach((element) =>
        print('${element.key} => ${element.value * age} years old.'));
    print('==========================================');
  } else {
    print('Wrong animal!');
  }
}

So first key is the starting animal and the sub-map is how we get from the starting animal age to the sub-animal.
I have made my solution a little interactive just for fun. :)


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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have formally split from their joint charity organization with Kate Middleton and Prince William, the Royal Foundation has said.
The Royal Foundation is the umbrella organization for the couples' projects, which includes mental health charity Heads Together, the Invictus Games and The Endeavour Fund.
William and Kate will remain with the original charity, which will be renamed the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The Royal Foundation said the decision was made following the conclusion of a review into its structure.
It said both couples will continue to work together in the future, including on the Heads Together mental health campaign.
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The decision was taken to "better align" their charitable activities, it said.
On Wednesday, the brothers held a trustees' meeting at Kensington Palace, where it's believed they confirmed the separation.
Harry, Meghan, Kate and William only appeared once together at the Royal Foundation's first Q&A forum in February 2018, which led to them being dubbed "The Fab Four."
William, 36, and Harry, 34, set up the Royal Foundation in 2009 to house all of their charitable ventures.
Kate, 37, joined when she became the Duchess of Cambridge in 2011, as did Meghan, 37, when she became the Duchess of Sussex last year.
A charity source previously told The Sun: "At the start of last year, the plan was that all four would work together and I really believed in them as the power of four.
"The forum was going to be an annual event and last year's was supposed to be the first of many. It's very sad it's going to end like this."
In March, the Sussexes formally split from their joint royal household with Kensington Palace and now have their own team, headed up by PR guru Sara Latham at Buckingham Palace.
The couple then moved to their new residence Frogmore Cottage in Windsor ahead of the birth of their son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
The couples were last seen together in public at Trooping the Colour earlier this month, to mark the queen's official birthday.
Meghan and Harry shared a carriage with Kate and the Duchess of Cornwall.
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Rumors of a falling-out between the couples began to emerge at the end of last year.
While there were reports of a rift between Meghan and Kate, The Sun's royal correspondent, Emily Andrews, told Yahoo U.K.'s "The Royal Box" that the tension was actually between brothers William and Harry and that they did not see each other in private for six months after the royal wedding last year.
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3. The effect of case law since the Dispute Regulations (above) on the 'polkey reduction'.
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Section 4: Stillbirths and infant deaths
Stillbirths Section 56(1) of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 defined a stillbirth as a child which had issued forth from its mother after the 28th week of pregnancy and which did not breathe or show any other sign of life. The Still-Birth (Definition) Act 1992, which came into effect on 1 October 1992, amended Section 56(1) of the 1965 Act (and other relevant UK legislation), replacing the reference to the 28th week with a reference to the 24th week. The tables in Section 4 show figures for all gestations of 24 weeks or longer but to assist in the interpretation of trends, most time series tables show figures based on both the old and the new definitions.
Perinatal deaths refer to stillbirths and deaths in the first week of life.
Neonatal deaths refer to deaths in the first four weeks of life.
Postneonatal deaths refer to deaths after the first four weeks but before the end of the first year.
Infant deaths refer to all deaths in the first year of life.
Stillbirth and perinatal death rates are based on the total of live and still births; neonatal, postneonatal and infant death rates are based on live births only.
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San Francisco-based Databricks, a company that offers the capabilities of a data warehouse and data lake in a single "lakehouse" architecture, today announced its first industry-specific offering: Lakehouse for Retail.
Designed for enterprises dealing in the retail and consumer goods vertical, Databricks says Lakehouse for Retail is a fully integrated platform that aims to solve the most critical challenges retailers and their partners face while trying to leverage surging data volumes for AI and analytics projects.
The solution, which is generally available as of today, has already seen early adoption from major retail enterprises including Walgreens, Columbia, H&M Group, Reckitt, Restaurant Brands International, 84.51°, Co-Op Food, Gousto, and Acosta.
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"By eliminating complex and costly legacy data silos, we've enabled cross-domain collaboration with an intelligent, unified data platform that gives us the flexibility to adapt, scale and better serve our customers and patients," Guadagno said.
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Rob Saker, the retail and manufacturing lead at Databricks, said the new retail lakehouse is based on open source and open standards, which allows retailers to share data — such as inventory levels, consumer data, sales data — with their partners/suppliers and collaborate with them on white label joint analytics, even if they are on a different cloud platform.
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Eight years after the first Service Design Network conference debuted in Amsterdam, we returned to the city of canals, bikes, and bitterballen to host our ninth annual conference. Since that first conference, we've certainly come a long way. Attendance has grown from 220 that first year to 650 this year. And we had two full days of speakers and workshops, as well as an additional members day program and some master classes.
I gave a talk on members day about my experience going from service design consulting to doing the work in house at Capital One. We had more than 300 attendees at members day. Despite it now being two years since Adaptive Path was acquired by Capital One, people still don't understand what that means. The most frequent question I get is are we still working with other clients, followed by are we planning to expand to Asia or Europe. The answer is no, because Adaptive Path as a company no longer exists. It is a team within Capital One. Everyone at Adaptive Path is a Capital One employee. Now that that's clear, let's move on.
Here are my big takeaways from the conference.
We design for the experience savvy person.
A number of traditionally product oriented companies, like BMW, signaled that services are the future, and they're trying to make the transition. I liked Hampf's articulation of the "experience savvy person." It's true. People are more experience savvy. The bar is higher. And it really doesn't matter what industry you're in, the general expectation is the experience should be seamless, well considered, and maybe even delightful.
Think about value, not the product.
This is maybe an extension of the shift from product to experience. But most companies still struggle with this one. We have product managers and product designers. Collectively, the world is very product oriented, likely a holdover from industrialization. Focusing on value will free you up to deliver in many ways, one of which may be a product, but maybe not.
A viable service is useless if it is not valuable.
Speaking of value, this statement supports a broader reaction to the bastardization of minimum viable product, or MVP. Again, organizations focus too much on speed over value and quality.
Start small, then learn. Not launch early and fix.
While I was thinking strategy, everyone else was shipping.
Service design, design thinking, lean, and agile are all competing for attention in organizations. Many organizations have taken an extreme and perhaps inaccurate view on agile to simply mean shipping with speed. This interpretation can be at odds with service design's more systemic and problem-framing centric approaches. So I loved this sentiment by Koch. We need to find a way for these various approaches to complement each other. I for one do not believe every required activity to produce great experiences fits into a sprint.
The magic of service design is the process.
If you're having difficulty selling service design, this is why. I might change this statement slightly to: The magic of service design is the experience of the process. Only after has someone gone through the experience of service design (not just a workshop or even multi-day training) do they truly understand the power and the value.
Pair a service designer with a customer journey manager.
–Paul Mutsaers & Anna-Louisa Peeters, Rabobank.
As the field matures, we're seeing experimentation in the way we organize. Should a service design team be independent or imbedded? Do we need service managers like we have product managers? Customer journey managers? Service Experience Officers? What does a modern service experience focused team look like?
With the right tools, people will solve the problem themselves.
The need for service design is great, and the supply of service designers is small. To scale quickly, we will need to empower others to do the work themselves. Some of the basic service design tools, like journey maps and service blueprints, are simple enough to grasp (of course mastery is another thing). Studies continue to show autonomy to solve problems improves job satisfaction and increases productivity. Service design tools and autonomy to solve problems, may go a long way to creating better services.
If your service always works, your NPS won't go up.
If you're not familiar with Daniel Kahneman's Peak-end Rule, go look it up. It's a great reminder that maximizing every moment of the experience is not the goal (this is why measuring individual touchpoints without greater context can be counterproductive). Frijters' point complements Kahneman's theory. Does this mean you should introduce friction in your experience? I'll let you decide. But solving a problem for a customer creates higher NPS and brand loyalty.
It's all moving from the front stage to the backstage.
Yes it is. Service design is a full organization sport. It's not just customer research and creating a vision. It's including everything and everyone in the backstage, both in the process and the execution. For a long time, the community has been focused on the experience. We are evolving to realize the importance of the organizational structure, culture, processes, and employee experience on delivering a great service experience. There is much work to be done here.
The first customer is the organization.
Agreed. Understanding customer experience and needs can be relatively easy compared to wrangling the organizational forces required to deliver experiences to those customers. Spend time empathizing with the business, employees, and various non-customer stakeholders.
Lastly, I want to acknowledge that the definition of service design continues to evolve, as well as how we do it and with whom. Each year marks a leap in our capabilities, perspective, and the practice of service design. During her talk, Birgit Mager gave a nod to this by highlighting how her definition of service design has changed over the years.
As we close out 2016 and move into another year, I expect we will continue to question, refine, and evolve this practice we've grown to call service design.


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Pennsylvnania's Fall Turkey Season Begins Saturday
Ammoland Inc.https://www.ammoland.com/ Posted on October 28, 2008 February 21, 2015 by F Riehl, Editor in Chief
Pennsylvania Game Commission
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Game Commission is expecting hunters to encounter a sizeable wild turkey population when they head afield for the opening day of wild turkey season Saturday. And finding birds this fall may be easier than it was last year.
"Wild turkey hunting is one of Pennsylvania's premiere outdoor experiences," said PGC Executive Director Carl G. Roe. "The satisfaction derived from calling in and taking a game bird that can see you twitch at 50 yards is a fulfillment that veteran hunters never tire of and new turkey hunters can't wait to experience.
"The good news for this fall is that we believe there are great opportunities for wild turkey hunters throughout the state. But, as always, pre-season scouting and planning will be important to your hunting success."
Season lengths vary in the state's Wildlife Management Units for fall turkey hunting: WMUs 1A, 1B and 2A (Shotgun and bow and arrow only) – Nov. 1-15; WMU 2B (Shotgun and bow and arrow only) – Nov. 1-22; WMUs 2C, 2E, 2F, 4A and 4B – Nov 1-15;WMUs 2D, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4C, 4D and 4E – Nov. 1-22; WMUs 5A and 5B – closed to fall hunting; and WMUs 5C and 5D (Shotgun and bow and arrow only) – Nov. 1-7.
Mary Jo Casalena, Game Commission wild turkey biologist, said Pennsylvania's wild turkey population is above the 10-year-average thanks to good reproduction the past two springs and generally conservative fall season lengths, which prevents overharvest of hens.
"At its best, back in 2001, Pennsylvania's turkey population peaked at about 410,000 birds," Casalena explained. This spring, we believe the population numbered about 335,000 turkeys, prior to reproduction, and turkey reproduction appears to have been average or better in most areas. That should translate into great hunting in Pennsylvania.
"Of course, weather and the availability of fall foods also influence hunter success, and this fall will be no different. Gypsy moth defoliation has had a tremendous impact on mast production in many areas of the state. This will make finding turkeys difficult in areas without a sufficient mast crop and should force birds to congregate where mast – particularly acorns and beechnuts – are available.
"Hunters who find pockets of beech or oak trees with good nut production, or soft mast such as grapes, apples or cherries, or agricultural fields with standing crops or waste grain, should find turkeys," Casalena explained. "But remember, locating the flock is only part of the hunt. Setting up properly and bringing a turkey within range are other challenges hunters must master. It's what makes success so tricky and enjoyable."
The preliminary spring 2008 harvest was 40,500, including about 1,955 turkeys taken with "special turkey licenses." In 2007, hunters took an estimated 41,000, including about 1,500 second license turkeys. The spring harvest record was set in 2001 when hunters took 49,200 turkeys.
"Pennsylvania hunters have consistently taken 30,000 or more turkeys in the spring season since 1995," Casalena pointed out. "That exceeds most other states in the nation."
Casalena said she expects hunter success this fall to mirror last year's rate of about 16 percent. In the three years prior to 2007, hunter success was about 12 percent annually. The best hunter success rate was set in 2001 when 21 percent of hunters were successful. The worst was 1979, only four percent of hunters were successful.
"There is no substitute for scouting when it comes to finding wild turkeys, unless, of course, someone else scouts for you," Casalena said. "And there's nothing wrong with being enterprising and thorough. Talk to farmers, hikers and other hunters if you don't have leads for areas to scout. Look for scratchings in the leaves, and know that it's pretty hard to miss the signs turkeys make looking for food. Leaves are falling or have fallen in many areas, so scratching for food will become more pronounced on the forest floor.
"Once you find the general area turkeys are working, try to pattern their daily movements. Look for fresh scratchings, tracks, turkey droppings and feathers. Sort out what the birds are eating. It takes about a week to pattern a flock. Once you have, capitalize on your preseason fieldwork."
In both spring and fall turkey seasons, it is unlawful to use drives to hunt turkeys. Hunters may take only one turkey in the fall season.
Shot size is limited to No. 4 lead, bismuth-tin, tungsten-iron or No. 2 steel. Turkey hunters also are required to tag their bird before moving it and to mail the postage-paid harvest report card – provided with all hunting licenses – within 10 days of taking a turkey. A replacement harvest report card is on page 33 of the 2008-09 Hunting and Trapping Digest.
Also, two other reminders to turkey hunters: legal hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. For more information, please see page 14 of the 2008-09 Digest for the legal hunting hours table. In addition, it is now lawful to use a dog to pursue, chase, scatter and track wild turkeys during the fall wild turkey season. Prior to 2007, hunters were prohibited from using dogs to hunt any big game animal, which includes wild turkeys.
On a final note, turkey hunters are asked to please remember to report any leg-banded turkeys they harvest. This information hunters provide from the recovery of a banded wild turkey has great value to the agency's research efforts.
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNIT TURKEY POPULATION PROFILES
WMU 1A – Expect the fall harvest to be similar to last year with the only setback for hunters being the abundance of fall foods, which will disperse flocks. Hunters who have scouted and patterned flocks will have the most success. Flock sizes should be mixed as some areas had great reproduction while it was below average in other areas. Hunter success last fall (14 percent) was slightly below the state average (16 percent).
WMU 1B – With the excellent reproduction this summer, expect turkeys everywhere and great hunter success like last year (22 percent) compared to the state average (16 percent). The abundant fall food source will disperse flocks so scouting will be important for a successful hunt.
WMU 2A – This unit has seen a decrease in the turkey population during the last seven years, but flocks are still widespread. The agency decreased the fall season length to two weeks in 2007 to aid this population to reverse its dramatic decline. Hunter success should be similar to last year (14 percent) compared to the state average of 16 percent. The abundance of natural food will challenge hunters in locating flocks that may continually move throughout the two-week season. Those hunters who scout pre-season should be most successful.
WMU 2B – Hunters who secure permission to hunt on private land have plenty of time to be successful with this three-week season. Also, the hard mast crop (acorns) was fair this year so those who search for areas with plentiful acorns on the ground will find the turkeys. Because of this and the abundance of turkeys, expect hunter success to improve from last year's 14 percent, which was somewhat below the state average of 16 percent.
WMU 2C – Even though surveys show that turkey reproduction this summer was down, expect a good harvest this year, similar to last year's 14 percent hunter success rate, which was above the previous three years' success rates, mainly due to the spotty mast crop of white oak acorns and beechnuts. The low mast supply will concentrate flocks around the food sources. So, even though flock sizes may be small, they should be relatively easy to pattern if hunters find the food.
WMU 2D – Turkey hunting prospects should continue to be better than many other units, but the fall harvest could be down slightly from last year's hunter success of 15 percent, which was average for this unit, due to this summer's lower turkey sighting index. However, spring and fall harvests continue to be above the statewide average.
WMU 2E – There are very good hunting opportunities for older birds from the record summer sighting index in 2007, but the marked decrease in summer sightings this year indicates that reproduction was down this year. Hunter success should be similar to last year, about 10 percent.
WMU 2F – The agency shortened the fall season to two weeks in 2007 to help this population reverse its long-term decline. This management action, coupled with slightly above-average recruitment, should provide the jumpstart this population needs to rebound. Hunters can help, too, by harvesting a young turkey rather than an experienced adult bird, as there are ample juvenile birds in this fall's population. The above-average acorn crop will cause the birds to be more dispersed, so preseason scouting will ensure success.
WMU 2G – This was the fifth consecutive year of increased summer turkey sightings, so juveniles abound in this unit. But the above-average mast (acorn) crop will tend to disperse the flocks. Last fall's hunter success of 16 percent was the highest it's been since 2001 and was equal to the state average. Prospects are quite promising for those who scout prior to the season to locate those boisterous, noisy juvenile turkeys. The good mast crop will disperse flocks so finding the turkeys may be challenging.
WMU 3A – Prospects should be similar to last year's phenomenal harvest and hunter success of 21 percent, which was well above the state average of 16 percent! With turkey sightings over the past four years more than twice the long-term average, juvenile and adult turkeys abound! Even with the above-average mast crop, the turkey harvest should be well above average.
WMU 3B – Prospects couldn't be better in this unit! With the record summer turkey sightings this year and above-average sightings last year, both juveniles and adults abound. Tioga County Wildlife Conservation Officer Robert Minnich reported it succinctly, "†¦with all the turkey around, you are bound to run into them sooner or later, if they do not run you over first."
WMU 3C – Last year's fall harvest and hunter success rate (19 percent) were the best for this unit since the records of 2001, and this year appears to be almost as good. Summer recruitment, as witnessed from our summer turkey sightings, has increased significantly during the last four years, providing an ample supply of turkeys in most age classes. Prospects are excellent.
WMU 3D – The turkey population in this WMU is now above the long-term trend as indicated by a substantial increase in this year's summer turkey sightings. Fall hunter success last year was 20 percent compared to 16 percent for the state average. The average mast crop, coupled with above-average recruitment and three-week long season, should translate to a better harvest this year.
WMU 4A – Prospects have greatly improved for this WMU. This is the fifth year of a two-week fall turkey season and the turkey population is rebounding well. Although reproduction this year, as determined from summer turkey sighting surveys, decreased from last year's record, hunter success and harvests should be similar to last year. Soft mast (cherries, apples, etc.) abounds, but acorn production on oak trees was impacted severely in areas with gypsy moth defoliation. Hunters who find the food will find turkeys.
WMU 4B – This WMU has shown tremendous fluctuations in recruitment and harvests, which prompted the agency in 2004 to reduce the fall season to two weeks. Recruitment this year was down slightly after two consecutive years of increased reproduction. Even though flock sizes may be a bit smaller this year, hunters who scout and locate food sources will find turkeys. Expect hunter success to be similar to last year (13 percent, compared to the state average of 16 percent).
WMU 4C – This WMU typically maintains a stable summer sighting index trend, but increased 84 percent from last year. Hunting prospects for juvenile turkeys will be excellent. Fall hunter success last year was excellent at 19 percent, compared to the 16 percent state average, and should improve this year, especially if hunters scout before the season.
WMU 4D – Fall hunting prospects should improve over last year as a result of recruitment, which was more than twice the long-term average, and the second year of a 3-week season. Fall hunter success last year was similar to the state average at 16 percent. Acorn crops are spotty and dependent on the effect of gypsy moth defoliation. Areas with high gypsy moth abundance have poor mast crops, whereas areas spared of defoliation have abundant mast crops, and will have the birds.
WMU 4E – Excellent hunting prospects. Summer recruitment has been increasing steadily for the last five years and fall harvests have been above the state average. Because of the increasing population trend, expect the fall harvest to increase again, if hunters scout and locate flocks. Fall hunter success last year, 21 percent, was well above the state average of 16 percent.
WMU 5A & 5B – Closed.
WMU 5C – Even though the season is only six days and the overall harvest here is low, hunters who did hunt this WMU last fall had an 18 percent success rate compared to 16 percent statewide. Expect an above-average harvest again, as indicated from an above-average summer sighting index.
WMU 5D – Data for this unit is limited, as well as huntable turkey flocks, but those hunters who locate hunting areas can be quite successful, even with the six-day season. Summer reproduction was average for this unit. Expect the fall harvest to be similar to last year.
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data = b'\x07\x89\x00\x00\x12\x34'

How can I convert this to something in the form of the following?
['0x0789', '0x0000', '0x1234']

I already tried compositions of hexlify. I am using Python 3.5.

A: Take groups of two from your bytes object. Multiply the first value from each group with 16**2. Add the two values. Use hex on the result to convert it to its string representation.
>>> [hex(data[i]*16**2 + data[i+1]) for i in range(0,len(data),2)]
['0x789', '0x0', '0x1234']

I assume that you don't need your strings padded with useless zeros for now.

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To parse all data at one, add count in the format specifier: for example ">3H" for you input array. You can also write the number of fields dynamically.
Full example:
import struct
data = b'\x07\x89\x00\x00\x12\x34'
d = struct.unpack(">{}H".format(len(data) // 2), data) # extract fields
result = [hex(x) for x in d] # convert to strings

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*Display the sequences as hex literals.

You could use array module from stdlib:
import sys
from array import array

a = array('H', data)
if sys.byteorder != 'big':
    a.byteswap() # use big-endian order
result = ['0x%04X' % i for i in a]
# -> ['0x0789', '0x0000', '0x1234']

It is efficient, especially if you need to read data from a file.

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Research Progress of Glycyrrhizic Acid on Antiviral Activity.
Sun ZG, et al.
«Glycyrrhizic acid (GA), a triterpene isolated from the roots and rhizomes of licorice, name Glycyrrhiza glabra, is the principal bioactive ingredient of anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective effects. GA has been used in the clinical treatment of hepatitis, bronchitis, gastric ulcer, AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), certain cancer and skin diseases. It has a direct effect on anti-HBV (hepatitis B virus) via affecting the HBsAg (hepatitis B surface antigen) to extracellular secretion, improving liver dysfunction in patients with chronic hepatitis B, and ultimately improving the immune status of HBV. GA can significantly inhibit the proliferation of HIV, showing an immune activation. The clinical application of GA on the prevention and treatments of various diseases may derive from its numerous pharmacological properties. This review provides the summary of the antiviral effects of GA on research progress and mechanism in recent years.»
Organism: Humans
Comments: Glycyrrhizic acid (GA), a triterpene isolated from the roots and rhizomes of licorice
#Antiviral Agents, Glycyrrhiza, Glycyrrhizic Acid, HIV, Hepacivirus, Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, Hepatitis B virus, Humans
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In vivo antiviral potential of Glycyrrhiza glabra extract against Newcastle disease virus.
Ashraf A, et al.
«Newcastle disease is highly infectious viral disease causing huge economic losses worldwide. These losses can be prevented by control of viral diseases. Medicinal plants have been traditionally used for treatment of different diseases since long. In this study the effect of extracts from Glycyrrhiza glabra leaves are investigated against Newcastle disease virus (NDV) by an in-vivo assay. Seven groups of nine-day-old embryonated chicken eggs were inoculated with various treatments of different plant extracts. All the groups except uninoculated negative control group were inoculated with velogenic NDV strain; five groups received different concentration of the three extracts. Daily observe the rate of embryo survival. Allantoic fluid from treated eggs was collected for hem agglutination test. Results showed that embryo survival rate was higher 300µg/mL treated group as all the extracts showed antiviral activity. Similarly, the plant extracts effectively control virus as no virus were identified in the allantoic fluids of all groups treated with low doses of plant. The current results have clearly verified that all the extracts especially that of methanol 300µg/mL from leaves of Glycyrrhiza glabra have strong antiviral activity against NDV in vivo.»
Organism: In vivo
Comments: chicken virus
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Glycyrrhizin inhibits porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection and attenuates the proinflammatory responses by inhibition of high mobility group b...
Huan CC, et al.
«Porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), caused by porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) infection, lead to significant economic losses in the swine industry worldwide. In our studies, we found that glycyrrhizin, the major component of licorice root extracts, could moderately inhibit PEDV infection in Vero cell, when analyzed by western blot, qRT-PCR and a plaque formation assay. We also revealed that glycyrrhizin inhibited the entry and replication of PEDV. In addition, we demonstrated that glycyrrhizin decreased the mRNA levels of proinflammatory cytokines. Since glycyrrhizin is a competitive inhibitor of high mobility group box-1 (HMGB1), we confirmed that TLR4 and RAGE (£ associated with PEDV pathogenesis during the infection in Vero cell. In summary, our studies provide a molecular basis for developing novel therapeutic methods to control PEDV infection, based on glycyrrhizin and its derivatives.»
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«The nucleoprotein (NP) of Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg virus (MARV) is an essential component of the viral ribonucleoprotein complex and significantly impacts replication and transcription of the viral RNA genome. Although NP is regarded as a promising antiviral druggable target, no chemical ligands have been reported to interact with EBOV NP or MARV NP. We identified two compounds from a traditional Chinese medicine Gancao (licorice root) that can bind both NPs by combining affinity mass spectrometry and metabolomics approaches. These two ligands, 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid and licochalcone A, were verified by defined compound mixture screens and further characterized with individual ligand binding assays. Accompanying biophysical analyses demonstrate that binding of 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid to EBOV NP significantly reduces protein thermal stability, induces formation of large NP oligomers, and disrupts the critical association of viral ssRNA with NP complexes whereas the compound showed no such activity on MARV NP. Our study has revealed the substantial potential of new analytical techniques in ligand discovery from natural herb resources. In addition, identification of a chemical ligand that influences the oligomeric state and RNA-binding function of EBOV NP sheds new light on antiviral drug development.»
Organism: In silico
Comments: Ebola Virus and Marburg Virus
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Computer-guided approach to access the anti-influenza activity of licorice constituents.
Grienke U, et al.
«Neuraminidase (NA), a key enzyme in viral replication, is the first-line drug target to combat influenza. On the basis of a shape-focused virtual screening, the roots of Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) were identified as plant species with an accumulation of constituents that show 3D similarities to known influenza NA inhibitors (NAIs). Phytochemical investigation revealed 12 constituents identified as (E)-1-[2,4-dihydroxy-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)phenyl]-3-(8-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-2H-1-benzopyran-6-yl)-2-propen-1-one (1), 3,4-dihydro-8,8-dimethyl-2H,8H-benzo[1,2-b:3,4-b']dipyran-3-ol (2), biochanin B (3), glabrol (4), glabrone (5), hispaglabridin B (6), licoflavone B (7), licorice glycoside B (8), licorice glycoside E (9), liquiritigenin (10), liquiritin (11), and prunin (12). Eleven of these constituents showed significant influenza virus NA inhibition in a chemiluminescence (CL)-based assay. Additional tests, including (i) a cell-based cytopathic effect inhibition assay (general antiviral activity), (ii) the evaluation of cytotoxicity, (iii) the inhibition of the NA of Clostridium perfringens (CL- and fluorescence (FL)-based assay), and (iv) the determination of self-fluorescence and quenching, provided further perspective on their anti-influenza virus potential, revealing possible assay interference problems and false-positive results. Compounds 1, 3, 5, and 6 showed antiviral activity, most likely caused by the inhibition of NA. Of these, compounds 1, 3, and 6 were highly ranked in shape-focused virtual screening.»
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Q: Can't read Docket and apiInfo() and Unknown creators include in my URL I'm running spring-boot 2.7.2 and trying to set up Swagger for a project I'm working on, but I can't change the document name or description as I'd like.
I used the dependencies listed below in this case.
<dependency>
<groupId>io.springfox</groupId>
<artifactId>springfox-boot-starter</artifactId>
<version>3.0.0</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
<groupId>io.springfox</groupId>
<artifactId>springfox-swagger2</artifactId>
<version>3.0.0</version>
</dependency>

<!--Enabling Springfox's Swagger UI-->
<dependency>
<groupId>io.springfox</groupId>
<artifactId>springfox-swagger-ui</artifactId>
<version>3.0.0</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
<groupId>io.springfox</groupId>
<artifactId>springfox-spring-webflux</artifactId>
<version>3.0.0</version>
</dependency>

also my SwaggerConfig class like this
@Configuration
@EnableSwagger2
public class SwaggerConfig  extends WebMvcConfigurerAdapter{

    @Bean
    public Docket postsApi() {
        return new Docket(DocumentationType.SWAGGER_2)
                .select()
                .apis(RequestHandlerSelectors.withClassAnnotation(RestController.class))
                .paths(PathSelectors.ant("*/api/*"))
                .build()
                .apiInfo(apiInfo());
    }
    @Bean
    private ApiInfo apiInfo() {
        Contact contact = new Contact("Ssolutions", "www.ssolutions.com", "info@ssolutions.com");
        return new ApiInfoBuilder()
                .title("Spring Boot REST API")
                .description("Spring Boot REST API for Space Study")
                .version("1.0.0")
                .license("Apache 2.0")
                .contact(contact)
                .licenseUrl("http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0")
                .build();
    }
}```
When I used *http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui/* The title and description doesn't change as SwaggerConfig class.

also [![enter image description here][1]][1]

Please anyone can help me to solve this issue....

  [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/kxbeP.png


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March 7, 2013 October 12, 2016
Yokittyjo's Visual Music Story
If you haven't yet basked in the glow of yokittyjo's chilled, emotional sounds then that's something you need to remedy – right now.The laid-back compositions combine the vintage electronica of the masterful Portishead, with the flushed emotion of Bat for Lashes and the lyrical poignancy of Lana del Ray, a perfect combination of strength and soul food. There's a clear bloodline traceable back to pioneers like Kate Bush and Blondie, as well as an underlying dance heartbeat that harks back to the deep house producers of the 1990s. It's music designed to make the listener feel it – and it delivers exactly what it sets out to do.
Yokittyjo is something of a sonic chameleon. From a background peppered with opera and choral music, through a love affair with dance, there has always been music on the agenda – but this is an independent artist who has taken some bold and unique steps to get to where she is today. Yokittyjo's first move into the limelight was via the dance scene in Australia in the late 1990's where, under the name Jmg13, she established herself as a popular VJ , producing visual content for festivals, clubs, live acts, DVD compilations, and performing at events like The Big Chill in the UK. This experience is clearly evident in the music she makes today, which she admits is heavily influenced by the likes of Tom Middleton and Dave Seaman, as well as more diverse luminaries, such as Bebel Gilberto,Etta James and Fleetwood Mac, and adventures in early dub step and trip hop.
Although visuals still remain on the agenda, yokittyjo has shed the VJ skin and shifted her creative focus firmly to making music and performing. She admits to being 'something of a late starter' when it comes to honing her vocal talents, but the raw material for the sound now emerging has clearly been developing over a number of years: "singing and music was always there but something I never considered. Then one day it just presented itself. Luckily, I had one or two friends who had trained as professional singers – Edoardo Santoni – who graciously guided me, providing workshops, teaching and support." When it comes to crafting her sonic creations Yokittyjo takes a truly 21st century approach to making music, using programs like Ableton and Garage Band and the endless possibilities of the iPad to bring her ideas to life.
The results of these labour's have so far seen Yokittyjo independently release two singles – 'Glassandra' and 'Don't Know Why' – emotive, lo-fi tracks that have garnered positive feedback from fans. The appeal of the tunes lies in their lighthearted feel and the genuine sentiment of lyrics that tell of past experiences, set over emotive melodies and commanding arrangements. Yokittyjo herself describes Glassandra as "a bit of fun," that "recalls the floating dancing of clubs and festivals," and makes a playful reference to the firebird legend. 'Don't Know Why' was recorded in Hong Kong with direction by vocal coach Krystal Diaz. Building upon experience and working on the voice and music in the studio with Krystal. She says; I learned a lot about myself that year spent in Hong Kong. Singing in such a beautiful place where art and music is a fusion of east meets west."
In terms of what the future holds for yokittyjo, there is of course a focus on honing that vocal sound – with a new master teacher in New York – as well as a keenness to explore the potential for collaborations and musical development, and to begin showcasing her burgeoning talent. But yokittyjo is much more than a wannabe pop star and this multitalented artist is also developing other projects, exploring the online medium as a way to showcase performances and develop the yokittyjo brand. Although Lady Gaga-style world domination may not be on the agenda, there is a determination to create a unique identity and to bring the yokittyjo sound to the ears of an international audience.
How does she plan to achieve this? "Sometimes, you have to take life by bunny ears and jump on board," she says; and you can't really argue with that.
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Trump ramps up feud with San Juan mayor ahead of Dorian
The president called the San Juan mayor, a Democrat, "incompetent."
ByJohn Parkinson
President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after returning from a trip to Kentucky, in Washington, Aug. 21, 2019.
Tasos Katopodis/Reuters, FILE
With a hurricane watch now in effect for Puerto Rico, President Donald Trump on Wednesday insulted San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, before proclaiming himself "the best thing that's ever happened to Puerto Rico."
President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Oval Office of the White House, July 26, 2019.
Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
The president initially tweeted a prediction that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, and others will do "a great job" responding to Tropical Storm Dorian in Puerto Rico and "When they do, let them know it, and give them a big Thank You - Not like last time."
San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz talks to the media in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 2, 2017.
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With Trump calling Yulin Cruz, a Democrat, "incompetent," and the mayor on Tuesday urging Trump to "get out of the way," the adversaries have reignited a feud dating back to the wake of Hurricane Maria.
(MORE: San Juan mayor fires back after Trump tweet about aid to Puerto Rico)
In a second Twitter thread later Wednesday morning, Trump proclaimed himself "the best thing that's ever happened to Puerto Rico!"
(MORE: Tropical Storm Dorian live updates: Storm bears down on Puerto Rico, may strengthen by Florida)
Tropical Storm Dorian bears down on Puerto Rico in a satellite image from NOAA captured on Aug. 28, 2019.
FEMA announced late Wednesday morning that the president signed an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico, making federal emergency aid available there to supplement the local response and authorizing FEMA "to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency."
(MORE: FEMA staffing stretched thin as Atlantic storm season intensifies)
On Tuesday, Trump made the false claim that Congress had approved $92 billion for the U.S. territory after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017.
Congress has allocated only about $42 billion -- and only a smaller portion of that has been spent. But Trump and the White House have repeatedly used the $92 billion figure -- based, they say, on a government estimate of how much recovery money the island could need over 20 years.
ABC News' Elizabeth Thomas contributed to this report


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  def change
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  end
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Q: iMacro, click on  manually executes javascript, but does not work in iMacro The  does not have href, on click of  2 javascript functions are executed. I need to automated executing the 2 javascript functions.  page_xx changes on every load, also in the function, vars() is 4 to 6 variables which are loaded dynamically and again change each time so can't run this manually.

First I tried a basic click on the
 TAG POS=1 TYPE=a ATTR=CLASS:focus
 TAG POS=1 TYPE=a ATTR=CLASS:next_page

neither worked, there was no errors but they did not run the js functions.
I then tried event command, but got error saying my version of iMacros does not support.
I tried to then execute the functions, but I am having no luck in getting anywhere near the code to do that.
How could I executre the 2 functions, either by clicking the  or executing the functions without tne click?
iMacros version 10.0.2.1450
Firefox latest version.

A: Needed to add wild card to end of class as iMacros matches all text.
TAG POS=1 TYPE=a ATTR=CLASS:focus*

A: TAG POS=1 TYPE=a ATTR=CLASS:"focus next_page page_xx"

This is the complete solution.


The Legal Adviser of the Department of State, Harold Koh, listed nine core areas in which the U.S. agreed to make improvements, including civil rights, immigration, and the humane treatment of suspects held at Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Koh said President Obama agreed to push for ratification of conditions under the Geneva Conventions and to add protections for international armed conflict detainees. Koh refused to drop the death penalty as many European countries requested, arguing that it was legal under international law.
Some nations wanted the U.S. to reduce prison overcrowding, prevent racial profiling, and ratify international treaties protecting the rights of women and children. China and Russia wanted Guantanamo to be shut down. Cuba, Iran and Venezuela said the U.S. was ignoring too many recommendations.
The Obama administration joined the 47-nation UN Human Rights Council two years ago, allowing for increased international scrutiny. This is the first time the five-year-old council has reviewed the U.S. record of human rights. Nations are held accountable to make the improvements in the recommendations that they agree to.
In criticism of the U.S., the director of the American Civil Liberties Union's human rights program, Jamil Dakwar, noted that the U.S., unlike 100 other countries, lacks an independent human rights monitoring commission.
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John Oliver Debunks The "Bad Apple" Excuse That Police Unions Continue To Lean On — VIDEO
By Joseph D. Lyons
John Oliver hinted in last week's episode of Last Week Tonight that he would be getting back to the subject of police violence, and he didn't waste any time. On Sunday, Oliver broke down America's police violence problem for nearly 20 minutes, and it's something you need to watch. Oliver has an uncanny ability to get to the heart of most issues, and, arguably, this is one no different.
To kick things off, he pretty much sums up the problem for anyone who still doesn't get it:
The trust between police and the communities they serve is clearly a cornerstone of civilized society. Unfortunately that trust has been rocked following a series of controversial police shootings from Alton Sterling, to Philando Castile, to Tamir Rice, to so many others I literally cannot mention them all.
And, Oliver argues, those deaths — "taken with countless smaller incidents of police misconduct" — have led to one larger issue: the police need to be held accountable. Oliver acknowledged at the get-go that the police have a dangerous, difficult job. "But that's all the more reason to ensure it's done to the highest standard," Oliver said. "A cake decorator has a challenging job, but the worst that happens if he f*cks up is that you end up wishing someone a 'Happy Analversary.'"
LastWeekTonight on YouTube
But when police mess up on the job, it's no laughing matter. So Oliver broke down one of police unions' main excuses. Some police experts would argue it's not an institutional problem, but rather an individual problem — essentially the bad apple argument. Oliver rolled film of a number of former police chiefs and other talking heads saying just that. But Oliver's not buying it:
That is a weirdly blasé attitude, because bad apples can erode trust fast. Snow White wasn't afraid of bad apples until she took a bite out of that one really bad one. But I'm telling you, the next time an old lady comes at her with a piece of fruit, Snow is going to get the f*ck out of there.
He pointed to two reasons why. One, there are lots of racist and unfair laws that police have to enforce. Two, no one knows exactly how many bad apples there are. There are almost 18,000 police departments, and no one knows how they're carrying out their duties. Cut to James Comey, the head of the FBI, was on C-SPAN explaining that there is no official data on how many people are shot by the police.
According to a CNN piece, since 2005, only 77 police officers have been charged with murder or manslaughter after an on-the-job killing. Of the 77, only 26 have been convicted. Oliver said he finds that oddly low. But it probably has a lot to do with who investigates the police misconduct: the police themselves. As the Department of Justice found in a recent internal investigation of misconduct in Cleveland, "they intentionally cast an officer in the best light possible when investigating the officer's use of deadly force."
Oliver continued to show a number of ways that the system is broken. Deleting misconduct records, mistakes in hiring practices, and a friendly relationship with prosecutors. There are some ways to combat this misconduct, Oliver acknowledged. One big one has been body cameras — but another is much more depressing. Some schools are teaching kids how to interact with law enforcement so they leave the interaction with their lives.
"That is so fucking depressing," Oliver said. "Especially when you realize that that's probably the only class where nobody will raise their hand and say 'when are we ever going to use this?'"
That makes the situation all too real. Through sustained pressure from individuals, maybe this can finally change. After all, as Oliver points out, "a few bad apples spoil[s] the barrel." And police misconduct is much worse.
"We currently have a system which is set up to ignore bad apples, destroy bad apples' records, persecute good apples for speaking up, and shuffle dangerous, emotionally unstable apples around to the point that children have to attend f*cking apple classes," Oliver said. "You cannot look at our current situation and claim anyone likes them apples."
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Intown Lutheran Church exists because we have. . . .
. . . a God worth knowing.
. . . a city worth loving.
. . . a life worth living.
Our world is full of many ideas about God. Does God even exist? If so, what does he think of me? And how can I connect with him? Here at Intown Lutheran Church, we invite you to take a fresh look at the God of Christianity who reveals himself in the Bible. As you do so, we pray that you will find the same peace and hope in Jesus that we have found, and agree that we truly have a God worth knowing.
That God sent his Son Jesus to bring precious forgiveness to you, me, and every human being on the planet. Because cities are the world's greatest concentrations of human beings, we believe that cities are a vital place for Christians to share and show the love of Jesus. No matter who you are or where you've been, we hope you'll join us now as we reach out to a city worth loving.
Cities are full of people, and yet living near thousands of complete strangers can sometimes make you feel very alone. At Intown Lutheran, you'll find a loving community of people who gather together on a regular basis to remind each other that we're never alone! God is always among us as we hear his Word, encourage one another, and serve our community. We pray that you will join us in the eternal friendships that make up a life worth living.
We are a Christian church. We believe that God solved mankind's problem of sin by sending Jesus Christ into the world to live a perfect life in our place, die on the cross to pay for our sins, and rise from the dead to guarantee eternal life in heaven to all who believe.
We are a Biblical church. We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God, and thus the only objective source of truth in the world. The Bible is first and foremost a book of good news, about how God designed and implemented his plan of salvation by sending Jesus to be our Savior. The Bible is the only place in the world we find this message of grace, and so the Bible is the ultimate authority for everything we believe, teach, and do.
We are a confessional Lutheran Church. This means we believe that the teachings of the Bible are correctly represented in the Lutheran Confessions (found here.) These documents were prepared during the Protestant Reformation, a time in church history when God led believers back to his Word and to the historic faith taught by Jesus and the apostles. While times have changed since the writing of these documents (c. 1580 A.D.), the timeless truths of Scripture have not. For a clearer and more modern explanation of these same biblical truths, click here.
We are a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Being part of a larger church body allows us to be part of ministries that extend far beyond our doorstep here in Atlanta. The ministry of the WELS includes a robust worker training system, humanitarian aid efforts, and extensive mission work, both in North America and around the world. You can learn more about the work of our church body here.
Lucas Bitter received thorough training on his way to becoming a pastor. After graduating from Luther Preparatory School in Watertown, WI, Lucas earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Languages (Greek and Hebrew) from Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN, and then received his Master of Divinity from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, WI.
After graduating from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 2013, Lucas served as a pastor for 4 years at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Marietta, GA. In 2017 he accepted a call from the South Atlantic District Mission Board to move into Atlanta and start a brand-new mission church.
Lucas loves many things about Atlanta – including the weather, the culture, the food – but most of all he loves the opportunity to reach out to a large and diverse mission field with the good news about Jesus.
On an average day you might find Pastor Lucas working in his coworking space, teaching a Bible study in a local coffee shop, or jogging on the Beltline trail. You might find his wife Meredith teaching online classes, practicing the piano, or taking the kids on a playdate to the park. The ideal Friday night for the Bitter family would include grilling out and relaxing with neighbors and friends in their Ormewood Park backyard.


Best place is N.E. Agnikon should be used for bhog/yog. Place photos/status of god in should be in NE if not possible then in east. Photos of pitr, sapant, expired ancestors in south,Goddess Laxmi in north. It is better to light a lamp in south.
Best position is put your heard in south and leg in north. Head should be up. But bed should not be adjacent(sata hua) to the wall. If not possible in this direction them.
Use head position should be in north & leg in west.
There should not be any beam, arch.
4.	Door or bathroom should not be in front of bed.
Best place is in SE(agnikon). If some one does work for some houses in this direction them a person grows overall but never sleep in this direction. If someone sleep in this direction a person become sleepless and get angry very of family. Never cook food in natrye kon or brahme place.
Treatment room of any hospital should be in North direction and medicine should be kept in North direction for better result.
As lord kuber is king of north. So, it also helps to increase in wealth and make sure that doors are opening in North direction.
For better results in study, west direction is better than NE(Ishan kon) because jupiter is lord of NE.He is responsible for guru gyan and adhyatmak. NE can be used for pooja room. Only because in this are a person directs n towards god but spending more time in this area can permanently divert in that direction.
East direction is best if there is only one door in a house for 2nd door North direction can be choosen.
By putting head in South direction and leg in north gives best results in life. It will give you wealth and peace but it is not necessary that it will give you satisfactory results for relation with your partner, for that NW direction is best.
If North direction is very strong and in addition to this if doors namely (inder and jayant) are open in this direction them person visit foreign countries by his/her own guts and get invitation from reputed institutions. A person can find overseas opportunity if west direction is strong and good construction in this area. Became of lord varun these people changes their place frequently and get results too.
If door is in North direction as bhallat lord reside here. Next best position is in west direction is varun and pushpdant and in east this is jayant. If these are up and for 5 years a man becames wealthy.
All gaits required for leadership are available in south for this a person should be intelligent. For this it is to necessary to have (inder and jayant) doors in east.