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Central adiposity indicators for assessing risk of high blood pressure among Indian adolescents
Priti Apte, Shobha Rao
Department of Biometry and Nutrition Unit, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Date of Submission 16-Jan-2015
Date of Decision 07-Mar-2015
Date of Web Publication 6-Aug-2015
Priti Apte
Biometry and Nutrition Unit, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune - 411 004, Maharashtra
Introduction: In adults, central adiposity is known to be an indicator of intra-abdominal fat and correlates directly with cardiovascular disease risk. However, it is unclear whether central adiposity predicts similar risks among adolescents. Objective: The objective was to study the clinical validity of central adiposity indicators for predicting the risk of high blood pressure (BP) among Indian adolescents. Subjects and Methods: Children from 5 th to 10 th standard covering age group of 9-15 years (boys = 490 and girls = 468) were included in the study. Anthropometric measurements such as weight, height, body fat %; the skin fold thickness at four sites and waist circumference were measured by trained investigators using standard procedures. BP was measured using sphygmomanometer by a qualified pediatrician. Results: Overall adiposity and central adiposity correlated significantly with systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Mean SBP and DBP was remarkably higher among overweight subjects. Similarly, the prevalence of high BP was higher among overweight subjects. Prevalence of high BP showed an increasing trend from lower to higher tertile of waist circumference and subscapular skinfold. Sub-scapular skin folds (for boys) and waist circumference (for girls) showed significant odds ratio even in the middle tertile indicating early prediction for high SBP. Conclusion: The data suggest that subscapular skinfolds and waist circumference was a better and early indicator for identifying the risk of high BP in boys and girls, respectively. The above study thus needs to be tested on a larger sample.
Keywords: Central adiposity, diastolic blood pressure, Indian adolescents, subscapular skinfolds, systolic blood pressure, waist circumference
Apte P, Rao S. Central adiposity indicators for assessing risk of high blood pressure among Indian adolescents. J Obes Metab Res 2015;2:140-6
Apte P, Rao S. Central adiposity indicators for assessing risk of high blood pressure among Indian adolescents. J Obes Metab Res [serial online] 2015 [cited 2019 Jul 16];2:140-6. Available from: http://www.jomrjournal.org/text.asp?2015/2/3/140/162330
Obesity is a major public health problem in developed countries and in some parts of developing countries. It's a growing concern in countries like India, who are witnessing the nutritional transition. [1] Obesity in adults is known to be a major risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). Like obesity in adults, adolescent obesity too has important health consequences and is known to be a major antecedent of adult obesity. [2] Persistence of adolescent obesity into adulthood has been shown by several studies. [3],[4],[5] Guo et al. have reported that overweight during childhood especially beyond 8 years, are an important risk factor for overweight at the age of 35 years. [6]
Adiposity is known to be positively associated with blood pressure (BP) and other cardiovascular disease in children and adolescents. Recent studies showed that a greater deposition of central fat is correlated with less favorable patterns of BP and serum lipoprotein concentrations. [7] A pattern of excess fat in the central region (truncal fat) is known to be associated with increased cardiovascular risks, such as elevated BP. [8] Recently, fat distribution has been identified to be more important than total body fat assessment. [9] This is particularly true among Asians who have a higher trunk to peripheral fat ratio. [10]
In adults, simple anthropometric measures of central adiposity such as measurement of the subcutaneous layer of fat at sub-scapular, supra-illiac, and waist circumference are known to correlate with increased cardiovascular risk. Until recently, hypertension was considered a rare condition in adolescence. Various studies from different populations among adults have reported that obesity is a major risk factor for hypertension. However, studies examining this association among adolescents are scarce. It is unclear whether these indicators predict similar risks among adolescents. Hence, it was important to study health consequences of obesity among adolescents in India, especially when the prevalence of obesity is on the rise. The use of simple indicators such as waist circumference, subscapular skinfolds thickness, and supra-iliac skin fold thickness needs to be explored among adolescents. Therefore, we studied the clinical validity of these adiposity indicators for predicting the risk of high BP among Indian adolescents.
School going children from 5 th to the 10 th standard between the age-group of 9 and 15 years (boys = 490 and girls = 468), belonging to the middle class were included in the study. Absentees (7.6% boys and 8.6% girls) on the days of the survey were the only exclusions. Age assessment was done using birth date records from the school. The study was conducted after seeking the consent of the parents of children and taking approval of the Institutional Research Advisory Committee.
Anthropometric measurements were recorded in duplicate by trained investigators using standard procedures. Nevertheless, an interobserver variability study was done before starting the study. Among the investigators, the variation was negligible for the measurements, which were taken with the help of digital equipment's viz-a-viz weighing scale and body composition analyzer. Weight was recorded (up to 20 g) using electronic weighing balance (Suysan, India); height was measured by a stadiometer (up to 0.1 cm). Body mass index (BMI) was calculated as a ratio of weight (kg) to the square of height (m 2 ). Body fat percent was measured using Omran (HBF 300, Japan) equipment that works on the principle of bioelectrical impedance analysis. Subcutaneous fat is known as a storehouse of the energy reserve of the body. The thickness of fat at various sites is found to be correlated with body fat measurement as determined by the autopsy, densitometry, and radiography. Skin fold thickness may be measured on different sites like sub-scapular, supra iliac that represents central adiposity or at extremities, that is, triceps and biceps that represents peripheral obesity. Therefore, skinfold thicknesses were measured on the left side of the body in duplicate at four sites, that is, triceps, biceps, suprailiac, and subscapular to the nearest of 0.2 mm with a Harpenden's skin fold caliper (CMS Instruments, London, UK). Waist circumference was measured using a nonstretchable measuring tape with an accuracy of 0.1 cm.
A pediatrician who accompanied the team measured the BP using mercury sphygmomanometer. The subject was asked to rest for 10 min prior to the BP measurement. Measurements were taken in duplicates in seated position. The subject was advised to remain still, calm, and quiet during the measurement.
Definition for overweight and high blood pressure
Body mass index, a conventional indicator, was used to assess the prevalence of overweight. [11] The cut-offs given by International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), which are linked to the widely accepted adult cut-off points of BMI >25 kg/m 2 were used.
Body fat percent
Although, BMI is widely used as a surrogate measure of adiposity, it is a measure of excess weight relative to height rather than excess body fat. Therefore, we computed the prevalence of overweight using body fat cuts-offs also. Cut off (body fat ≥25% for boys and ≥30% for girls) defined by Williams et al. were used. [12]
Skin-fold at triceps
For triceps indicator, the 85 th percentile age-sex values given by Must et al. were used. [13]
Assessment of high systolic or high diastolic blood pressure
We defined high systolic blood pressure (HSBP) and high diastolic blood pressure (HDBP) independently when measured systolic blood pressure (SBP) or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) was above or equal to 95 th percentile of SBP or DBP for age, sex, and height percentile. [14]
Adolescence represents a period of rapid physical growth and development causing a significant increase in height, weight, as well as changes, in body composition. Therefore, age-wise means of anthropometric parameters were studied [Figure 1]. Weight and BMI showed an increasing trend with age in both sexes. In case of body fat percent and triceps, an increasing trend with age among girls was seen, but no such trend was observed among boys. Mean body fat and triceps skin-fold thickness for girls were higher than that for boys in most age groups, and the difference widened beyond 12 years of age. Indicators of central obesity such as waist circumference and subscapular skinfold were also examined and are plotted in [Figure 2]. Waist circumference and subscapular skin-fold showed an increasing trend with age in both the sexes. Mean subscapular skin-fold was significantly higher among girls than boys across all ages.
Figure 1. Mean values of weight, body mass index, body fat, and triceps by age groups for boys and girls
Figure 2. Mean waist circumference and subscapular skinfold thickness among adolescent boys and girls
Assessment of overweight was done using three different indicators. First, BMI a conventional indicator was considered. [11] Second, body fat percent, which measures the overall adiposity, was used. Finally, the skin fold thickness at triceps was used for measurement of subcutaneous fat. Prevalence of overweight using different indicators for three stages of adolescence, separately for boys and girls is given in [Table 1]. Prevalence of overweight assessed by either indicator was higher among boys than that in girls. The prevalence of overweight among boys and girls was 14.3% and 13.8%, respectively using BMI (IOTF) cut-offs. The prevalence of HSBP and HDBP using 95 th percentile age-sex specific cut-offs given in the fourth report on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of high BP in children and adolescents was 13.1% and 19.6%, respectively, among boys and 16.5% and 25.3%, respectively, among girls [Table 1].
Table 1: Prevalence (%) of OW and high BP among adolescent using various indicators
Simple correlation between SBP and DBP with indicators of adiposity (BMI, body fat, and triceps) [Table 2] revealed that all measures of adiposity were positively and significantly associated with SBP, as well as DBP in both the sexes. However, the magnitude of the correlation between adiposity indicators and BP differed considerably and was higher for SBP than that for DBP. BMI showed highest correlation with SBP (r = 0.394 for boys and r = 0.283 for girls) and DBP (r = 0.283 for boys and r = 0.271 for girls). In view of the positive association between adiposity and BP levels, we compared the BP levels and prevalence of HSBP and HDBP among overweight and nonoverweight subjects [Table 3]. Mean SBP and DBP levels were significantly (P < 0.01) higher among overweight subjects as compared to nonoverweight subjects. Mean SBP and DBP were higher by at least 5 mmHg and 3 mmHg, respectively among overweight subjects (using any indicator) in both the sexes. Prevalence of HSBP and HDBP was also significantly higher among overweight subjects as compared to their counterparts.
Table 2: Correlation coefficient values of SBP/DBP with adiposity indicators
Table 3: Prevalence of HSBP/HDBP and mean SBP/DBP among OW and their age-sex matched controls
Since age related increase was seen in all adiposity indicator age adjustment tertiles of these indicators were computed, and mean values of observed SBP and DBP were compared for age-adjusted tertiles [Table 4]. Mean levels of SBP and DBP increased significantly from lower to higher tertile of all three indicators of adiposity. Similarly, the prevalence of HSBP and HDBP also showed an increasing trend from lower to higher tertile of all these indicators in both the sexes [Figure 3]. Consequently, the odds ratio (OR) for risk of HSBP and HDBP [Table 5] showed that the risk was significantly higher among subjects in the highest tertile of these indicators.
Figure 3. Prevalence of high systolic blood pressure/high diastolic blood pressure among adolescents by tertiles of adiposity indicators
Table 4: Mean (±SD) SBP and DBP by age adjusted tertiles of adiposity indicators
Table 5: OR's (95th % CI) for HSBP and HDBP by age adjusted tertiles of indicators of adiposity
Finally, we studied the association of central obesity indicators with BP. For this, simple correlation between indicators of central adiposity, that is, waist circumference and subscapular skin folds with SBP and DBP were computed separately for boys and girls. Both indicators showed significant correlations with SBP and DBP. Overall the magnitude of the correlation was higher for waist circumference than that for subscapular skin fold in both sexes. Further, especially among boys, both the indicators showed a higher correlation with SBP than that with DBP. Mean levels of SBP and DBP were significantly (P < 0.01) higher among subjects in the higher tertile of waist circumference and subscapular skin fold. Prevalence of HSBP and HDBP also showed an increasing trend from lower to higher tertile of these two indicators, in both the sexes [Table 4].
Further to identify the risk of high BP, OR for HSBP, and HDBP were computed using lower tertile of these indicators as reference category [Table 5]. Among boys, waist circumference did not show significant OR's for HSBP but tertiles for Sub-scapular skin folds do reflect increasing risk of HSBP. In contrast, among girls it is waist circumference that showed significant OR's, but subscapular skin fold failed to show significant risk. In fact, both subscapular skin folds (for boys) and waist circumference (for girls) showed significant OR's even in the middle tertile indicating early prediction for HSBP. This data suggest that among boys subscapular skin folds was a better indicator for identifying the risk of high BP, while, among girls, waist circumference was a better indicator for predicting the risk of high BP. The middle tertile of subscapular skin folds corresponds to 6.13 mm for boys and 8.59 mm for girls while the middle tertile of waist circumference corresponds to 58.42 cm for boys and 57.60 cm for girls. Thus, these results suggest that both waist circumference, as well as sub-scapular skin folds, can identify the risk of high BP among adolescents. However, subscapular skin folds was a better indicator for identifying the risk of high BP among boys while among girls waist circumference was a better indicator and needs to be tested on a large scale study.
Mean body fat (percent) and triceps skinfolds for girls were higher than that for boys. This is due to greater built of muscle and bone mass in boys and higher body fat in girls during adolescence. [8] Prevalence of overweight assessed by either indicator was higher among boys than in girls. The prevalence of overweight among boys and girls was 14.3% and 13.8%, respectively using BMI (IOTF) cut-offs and was in confirmation with other studies from India. [15],[16] The prevalence of HSBP and HDBP was 13.1% and 19.6%, respectively, among boys and 16.5% and 25.3%, respectively, among girls. Among boys, the prevalence of HSBP, as well as HDBP, showed a decreasing trend (though not statistically significant) as age advanced, however, no such trend was observed among girls. This could probably be again related to the greater gains in muscle and bone experienced by boys. Prevalence of HSBP and HDBP among overweight subjects was 20.0% and 28.6%, respectively, for boys, 30.3% and 43.9%, respectively, for girls. The exact mechanism how adiposity leads to increased risk of high BP is controversial, however three main physiological mechanisms, that is, disturbances in autonomic function, insulin resistance, and abnormalities in vascular structure and function are suspected to be the causes. [17]
Waist circumference and subscapular skinfold showed a higher correlation with SBP than that with DBP. A cross-sectional analysis of children aged 8-17 years from France reported similar results, where the correlation between SBP and waist circumference was higher than the correlation between DBP and waist circumference. Botton et al. reported that it was SBP, which is associated with both total fat and its distribution, whereas DBP is associated only with total body fat percent. Mean levels of SBP and DBP were significantly (P < 0.01) higher among subjects in the higher tertile of waist circumference and subscapular skin fold. [18] Shear et al. studied young adults (5 years 24 years) from Bogalusa, Louisiana, where mean SBP change of 6.9 mmHg from the lowest to highest quartile of the subscapular skin fold. [7] Prevalence of HSBP and HDBP also showed an increasing trend from lower to higher tertile of these two indicators, in both the sexes. Hirschler et al. studied association between waist circumference and BP among 84 students aged 6-13 years, where approximately 51% of the children with higher waist circumference had at least one risk factor for CHD, such as elevated BP, hyperlipidemia, or insulin resistance compared to 28% in the group with lower waist circumference. [19]
Among boys, sub-scapular skin folds was a better indicator for identifying the risk of high BP while, among girls, waist circumference was a better indicator for predicting the risk of high BP. He et al. reported similar sex difference when the association between BP and measures of central adiposity was studied among 920 healthy subjects aged between 5 and 18 years from African-American, Asian, and Caucasian. He et al. reported that trunk fat measured by subscapular skin folds was significantly and positively associated with BP only among boys. [20] On the other hand, Folsom et al. reported that among adults a significant and independent association between fat distribution (assessed by waist/hip ratio) and BP was seen in women. [21]
Fat distribution appears to have more significant influence on cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents than overall adiposity. We found that central adiposity was a better predictor of HSBP as well as HDBP. However, the association between central adiposity is stronger with HSBP among adolescents. Further, among girls waist circumference is a better indicator while among boys subscapular skinfold thickness is a better indicator for assessing the risk of high BP. Thus, routine measurement of waist circumference and subscapular skinfold thickness can be important useful for screening adolescents at risk of high BP.
There are no conflict of interest.
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During the great depression, as a young man and the eldest of a family of eleven living children, and being the only one with a trade, it fell largely to him to earn enough money to keep his family going.
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Brendan said the Parkes Special Activation Precinct would play a central role in responding to Australia's long-term recycling programs. "Parkes is located at the junction of the Australian rail network and the Newell Highway and can access 80% of the Australian population within 12 hours. The Parkes precinct is in early construction stage and specific developments will be submitted for approval by the corporation as delivery progresses."
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Francis Kerbiriou (* 11. März 1951 in Rennes) ist ein ehemaliger französischer Sprinter, der sich auf den 400-Meter-Lauf spezialisiert hatte.

Sportliche Erfolge
Seinen größten sportlichen Erfolg feierte Kerbiriou bei den Olympischen Spielen 1972 in München, als er gemeinsam mit Gilles Bertould, Daniel Roger Vélasquez und Jacques Carette die Bronzemedaille in der 4-mal-400-Meter-Staffel gewann. In nationaler Rekordzeit von 3:00,65 min musste sich das französische Quartett nur den Teams aus Kenia (2:59,83 min) und aus dem Vereinigten Königreich (3:00,46 min) geschlagen geben.

Kerbiriou nahm ebenfalls an der Einzelkonkurrenz über 400 m teil, schied aber im Viertelfinale aus. Sein Start bei den Olympischen Spielen 1976 in Montreal verlief weniger erfolgreich, da er sowohl im Einzel als auch der Staffel bereits in der ersten Runde ausschied.

1972 und 1975 war Kerbiriou französischer Meister im 400-Meter-Lauf.

Francis Kerbiriou ist 1,78 m groß und wog in seiner aktiven Zeit 66 kg.

Persönliche Bestleistung

 400 m: 46,01 s, 23. Juli 1972, Colombes

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In vivo and in vitro accumulation of secondary metabolites in the Carpathian population of the Rhodiola rosea L. species
Author: Călugăru-Spătaru Tatiana
Degree: doctor of biology
Speciality: 03.00.04 - Biochemistry
Scientific adviser: Alexandru Dascaliuc
doctor habilitat, professor, Institute of Genetics, Physiology and Plant Protection of the ASM
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The thesis was presented on the 10 December, 2019
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Rhodiola rosea, callus, cell aggregates, HPLC, NMR, secondary metabolites (SM), p-tyrosol, salidrozide, rosavin, flavonoids, terpenes, peroxidase, catalase
The thesis contains an introduction, four chapters, general conclusions, recommendations, and a bibliography of 333 titles, 18 annexes, 143 pages of basic text, 58 figures, and 13 tables. The results are reflected in 36 scientific papers.
Aim of the study: assessment of the accumulation of active components in the rhizomes of plants of the Carpathian population R. rosea (Romania), as well as plants grown in vivo in order to evaluate the scientific basis of the relationship "genotype – medium – metabolic processes" for developing the methods of optimizing the accumulation of secondary metabolites in R. rosea cells, cultured in vitro.
The objectives of the study: determinization of the composition of SM and volatile oils in the R. rosea rhizomes collected in Romanian Carpathian Mountains and in rhizomes of plants cultivated in Moldova; introduction in vitro of the explants from R. rosea plants and determination of the influence of different physical and chemical factors, separately and in combination, on the biomass productivity and as well on the accumulation of various components of SM.
Originality and scientific novelty: for the first time, the composition of the SM as well as the volatile oil of R. rosea rhizomes collected in the Eastern Carpathian Maintains of Romania was determined. It was also demonstrated that the short-term exposure of cell culture to low temperature and UV radiation, as well as the introduction in the cultivation medium of cinamic alcohol and plant growth regulator (PGR) Reglalg, has a beneficial effect on the accumulation the SM, but their composition and content was lower compared to that characteristic for R. rosea rhizomes of spontaneous plants. The result obtained in solving an important scientific problem consists in the elucidation that short-term application of low temperatures and UV radiation, the introduction of cinnamic alcohol and PGR Reglalg in the culture medium at the beginning of the exponential phase of cell culture growth, assures the stimulation of the accumulation of SM in R. rosea biomass under in vitro conditions the open the possible ways to optimize the regimens of in vitro cultivation the R. rosea cells for obtaining the SM characteristics for rhizomes of spontaneous growing plants.
Theoretical value: Results of short-term exposure to UV radiation and low temperature of in vitro culture gives the possibility to conclude that such factors as daily and seasonal thermoperiodicity, UV radiation, the diurnal variation of the relative air humidity, characteristic for natural conditions in the mountains, are decisive factors which determines both the composition and the accumulation of active principles in rhizomes, as well as the for viability of the R. rosea plants. Cell culture of R. rosea represents an alternative method and a model for investigation the influence of the level of biological organization on the plants ability to accumulate SM and as well as the influence of physical and chemical factors on these processes.
Application value: in vivo and in vitro investigations have shown that for obtaining the active components characteristic for R. rosea, it is necessary to assure UV illumination and thermoperiodicity that are natural for spontaneous growing R. rosea plants. Thus, the selection of optimal cultivation conditions of R. rosea in vivo and in vitro could ensure the preventing the species extinction due to the intensive collection of plants growing in natural conditions.
Implementation of scientific results: R. rosea callus culture is maintained during of 10 years in the IGFPP and continues to be used in the scientific researches of the mechanisms of regulation the biosynthesis of SM, and also as information used in the teaching programs of the State University "Dimitrie Cantemir".
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The selection of Levante is in shock. Fixed left back Toño García has received seven charges for crimes from his pants, of which extortion would be the most serious. The 29-year-old defender was detained on Friday and it is still unclear whether he will be released anyway. He may be subject to a prison sentence up to five years. The club is currently behind Toño and assumes that the player is innocent. The 29-year-old left back would not appear in the duel with Alavés anyway, he still suffers from groin problems. Furthermore, the club from Valencia also does not have the wind in sports. Of the last twelve games played, only two were won and the team now mainly races on the excellent October month. Las Granotas currently occupy twelfth place in the ranking, but that sounds safer than it is. The difference with the eighteenth position is only four points, so a defeat can have major consequences for the feeling within the club. Especially with the problems of Toño in mind, there seems to be a difficult period for Paco López and his men.
After all, two teams are moving at a similar level. Thanks to the very strong home record of Alaves (5-4-1), the role of favorites is justified, but the real value does not have odds of 2.08. In the home games of the Basques have not yet scored many goals. For example, four goals in an Alaves home game did not exist before, and three goals were the exception rather than the rule. After eight goals in the last three games, the Abelardo team will focus on the defensive. Levante seldom comes into play without many spaces in the game forward.


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MBA Pro Bono Prescription program hosts open house in Boston Oct. 27
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The MBA Pro Bono Prescription initiative will host its second open house of the fall for lawyers from any practice area to learn how to advocate for low-income, medically vulnerable Massachusetts residents.
The Boston open house will be hosted by Todd & Weld LLP from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, at its State Street office in Boston. A Springfield open house was hosted Sept. 27, with both co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Bar Association and Medical-Legal Partnership | Boston, the founding site of the national MLP Network.
The MBA and the Medical-Legal Partnership Massachusetts network joined forces earlier this year to create the pioneering initiative, which brings together volunteer attorneys and medical professionals to promote the health and well-being of low-income patients through legal advocacy.
The MBA Pro Bono Prescription program will support patients by providing direct legal services to them -- services triggered by referrals from health care teams to the local MLP site. Each local MLP site, most often housed with a local or regional legal services organization, will serve as the connector between the health care team, the volunteer attorney, and the patient.
The MBA's House of Delegates unanimously passed a resolution in January endorsing MLPs. The MBA's support follows approval from the American Medical Association, which passed a similar resolution aimed at the medical profession in June 2010. The American Bar Association passed a resolution endorsing the expansion of medical-legal partnerships throughout the legal profession four years ago.
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Q: Overlapping labels on radarchart Is there a way to avoid overlapping p axis labels? Have seen others suggest creating jitter, using direct.labels, etc., but have not found a way to make this work for radarchart{fmsb}
Would be fine with a general pointer toward a radarchart option or another function, but here is some reproducible code anyway:
library(fmsb)
MM<-data.frame(matrix(c(rep(1,35), rep(0,35),
    runif(35, 0, 1), runif(35, 0, 1)), nrow=4, ncol=35, byrow=TRUE))

colnames(MM)<-rep('long variable name', 35)
colors_border=c( rgb(0,0,0,0.9), rgb(1,0,0,0.9))
colors_in=c( rgb(0,0,0,0.2), rgb(1,0,0,0.3))

radarchart(MM  , axistype=1 ,
      pcol=colors_border , pfcol=colors_in , plwd=2 , plty=1,
      cglcol="grey", cglty=1, axislabcol="grey", cglwd=0.8,
      caxislabels=c(0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1),
      vlcex=0.8,
      title='title',
      na.itp=FALSE)

(Making the text smaller works, but that would be my last resort).

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Clean high-quality steel for higher competitiveness of Slovenia's steel industry
The recently completed ambitious project ČMRLJ (Achieving Cleanliness and Properties with Micro Alloying of Steel) paves the way towards higher competitiveness of Slovenia's steel industry. The results of the research targeting production of cleaner and high-quality steel will be transferred to the production of all steels.
The project brought together the Institute of Metals and Technology (IMT), two Slovenian steelwork companies, i.e. SIJ Metal Ravne and Štore Steel, and Jesenice Development Centre which provides an array of products for end users. The partners joined forces to explore new production technologies that would be developed and deployed to obtain high purity or clean steel.
The project partners investigated the effects of microalloying elements on the development of non-metallic inclusions in steel and their influence on the mechanic and other properties of steel. Non-metallic inclusions are small ceramic particles present in steel as a result of chemical reactions between metals and oxygen, nitrogen or sulphur that occur during the melting and pouring process. Usually, these foreign substances in steel disrupt the homogeneity of structure, resulting in defects in steels or steel products. As part of the project, small amounts of microalloying elements accounting for 0.1% of mass or even less were added to steel. Representatives of IMT explained: ''We've demonstrated that the technology of microalloying applied to special elements works by reducing the amount of harmful non-metallic inclusions on the one hand and generating inclusions and precipitates that additionally improve the properties of steels on the other.''
Director of IMT, Associate Professor dr. Matjaž Godec. Photo: Archives of IMT
The technology of microalloying was first tested in a laboratory environment on a 20-kilogram sample and later on 2-tonne experimental batches of steel. Thermodynamic tools were used to estimate or predict the formation of different inclusions and precipitates in steel. ''Our research has shown that microalloying elements which create compounds with nitrogen are key for controlling processes that occur during annealing at high temperatures above 1,000°C. Zirconium additions introduced to stainless steel in the laboratory environment resulted in reduced surface of non-metallic inclusions by more than 90%, whereas niobium additions prolonged the lifecycle of steel tempered at 650°C by more than three times. The various additions of microalloying elements retained the size of crystal grains even though being exposed to 1,000°C for eight hours. The developed testing batch of microalloyed steel boasts a minimum yield strength of 1,100 MPa and maintains the desired quality properties even at temperatures below zero,'' highlighted project partners.
For more information about the project, please visit this website
Beneficiary: Institute of Metals and Technology
Programme: Operational Programme for the Implementation of European Cohesion Policy
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Total project funding: EUR 3,240,988.47
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HAYES, John T. On Sunday, June 24, 2018, John Thomas Hayes, Halifax, MA, passed away in his sleep having endured the terrible disease of ALS.
He leaves his wife Nell McMahon Hayes and children Jack Dwyer (Molly Benoit) of Halifax, Colin Dwyer (Whitney Davis) of W. Yarmouth and Veronica Hayes of Halifax. He was predeceased by his father Frank Hayes (1988) and mother Rosemary Hayes (2006). He will be greatly missed by his siblings, Brigid Hayes (Ed Buller) of Ottawa, Ontario, Frank Hayes (Connie) of Roanoke VA, and Kathleen Johnson (late Dave) of Lake St. Louis, MO. Nell's family surrounded John with love and support – her mother Nicki McMahon, West Yarmouth, MA, and her siblings Jake and Pamela McMahon (Barnstable, MA), Michael and Kimberley McMahon (Marshfield, MA), and Sarah and Peter Simonsen (Lakeville, MA). His lifelong friend, Butch Frazee of Scottsdale, AZ and Bainbridge Island, WA, was a constant, loving and amazing support to John and Nell. Also survived by many cherished nieces and nephews. John was born in Jersey City, NJ. He caught his love of travel through family moves to Montgomery, AL, Brantford, Ontario, Canada and Harrisonburg, VA.
He graduated from Harrisonburg High School in 1978. John attended Middlebury College (Class of '81, B.A. Economics) where he was a proud member of the Panthers football team. A big shout out to all the Panthers alumni who partied with John, helped with landscaping and repairs at the house, and celebrated John's love of life. A special thank you to Michael and Wendy Price for organizing the CaringBridge webpage and the GoFundMe Campaign.
John worked in the banking industry his entire career. He began his career with the Bank of Boston followed by the Bank of New England. He spent 24 years at Rockland Trust before moving onto Crescent Credit Union where he was working when he received the ALS diagnosis. John valued his family and friends, enjoyed hanging out at the Cape house and playing with the family's Golden Lab, Bella.
Travel mattered to John – he traveled to all 50 States before he was 50, an accomplishment he was most proud of, 7 Canadian provinces and 10 countries in Europe. Reading maps was one of his pleasures along with making lists. Music also played a big role in his life. He made a list of over 25 concerts he had attended including many Bruce Springsteen and Dave Matthews concerts.
John was a gracious, loving person who lived by the motto "Be honest and do the right thing." No matter what was thrown at him by the disease, he continued to smile and joke, accepting the challenge with grace and dignity.
A very special thank you from the family to Jackie Twomey who was his companion over the last six months.
A celebration of John's life and party in his honour will take place on Saturday July 21, 2018. Time and location to be announced. In lieu of flower, the family suggests donations be made to Compassionate Care ALS (CCALS), www.ccals.org, P.O. Box 1052, West Falmouth, MA 02574. For John's online guestbook, visit www.SullivanFuneralHomes.com


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To ask Her Majesty's Government, of the £108 million allocated in the 2010 Spending Review to cover the costs of introducing individual electoral registration, how much was spent in (1) 2010–11, (2) 2011–12, and (3) 2012–13; and how much is planned to be spent in (1) 2013–14, and (2) 2014–15.
Lord Wills
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on the relocation of civil servants from London and the South-East of England to other regions of the country.
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants have been transferred from London and the South-East of England to other regions of the country since May 2010.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants have been transferred from London and the South-East of England to the West Midlands since May 2010.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Prime Minister on 15 June 2009 (HC Deb, col 21–38) that the final report of the Chilcot Inquiry would be able to "disclose all but the most sensitive information—that is, all information except that which is essential to our national security", whether the Inquiry continues to operate under those terms.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government why the ministerial veto was used to overturn the Information Commissioner's ruling on the disclosure of the minutes of Cabinet meetings prior to the Iraq war; and why that route was preferred to an appeal to the courts as in the case of Plowden.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage women to apply for senior posts in the Civil Service.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to consult on eligibility for free school meals ahead of the introduction of universal credit.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many overseas trips, and at what total cost, his Department made in each year since 2010; and what the costs of (a) flights, (b) internal travel, (c) hotel accommodation and (d) subsistence were of each trip.
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There are many Beatles tributes. But there's only one show that celebrates the genius of Paul McCartney at the height of his career in the mid-1970s. And this is it!
Praised by Beatles promoter Sid Bernstein – the man who brought the original Beatles to North America – as the best on the scene today', The McCartney Years is a note-for-note faithful recreation of a mid-1970s Paul McCartney concert.
Led by perfectionist Yuri Pool as Sir Paul, the band has a commitment to 100% live and accurate reproductions of McCartney's concert experience. The show is period-true, technically stunning and sonically explosive. Every note is live and played true to its original arrangement. It has set the standard for all who might follow in this significant body of work. And… it's a blast to watch and listen to!
Whether he's playing a real McCartney-style Höfner Bass or sporting the same wardrobe from the 'Wings over America' mid-70s tour, Yuri is true to Sir Paul in his musicianship, vocal stylings and presentation. And the band doesn't miss a beat delivering a texture that will transport you back to the first time you heard these great songs on vinyl. TMY players include David Usselman (guitars and bass); Braden DeCooman (guitars); Hubert Orlowski (keyboards and synth); Laura Gagnon (percussion and keyboards; Dean McKey (drums) and of course Yuri on bass, vocals, piano and guitar.
Experience three decades of 'The Beatles' and 'Wings' live – with the world's premier McCartney concert experience. Rewind into the 60s and 70s to dance, sing and relive your passion for McCartney with a band that has opened for Mariah Carey, performed sold-out shows across Canada, The United States and Europe and been featured on CNN.
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A personal lubricant can be used in so many areas of your life, besides your personal life. I am the type of person who lives for a good hack, and lube has quite a few that you might learn to appreciate. If you have a bottle of lube lying around, read through this list and find ways to use it up. Or if you don't have any on hand, you might consider purchasing a bottle the next time you head to the store. Let me break down some tips and tricks on ways to use personal lubricant in your home.
Personal lubricant is great for shining up shoes when you are in a pinch. Grab a soft cloth and a dab of lube and you will have shining shoes in no time. You can also use this to shine your belts and even leather purses if you own any. Just massage well so it doesn't offer that greasy look and feel after.
If you have curly hair you know it can get knotted up very easily. Apply a small amount of lubricant to your hands, rub them together and then rub it through your hair. This will help loosen knots and make it easier to brush or fix your hair like you normally would.
When you change out the nozzles on your washer and dryer you can add a little lube to the seals. This will help create a better seal and prevent any leaks.
Whether your door is sticking when you open and close it or making a squeaking noise, the lubricant can help. Apply lubricant with your finger on the hinges and then open and close the door a few times to work it in. This should help in making doors open and close easier or silence the noise.
If you are in a bind and need to add a little shine to your lips, your lube can do just that. Just add a tiny dab and massage. It will also help keep your lips from feeling chapped. This also works great if you have lipstick on but want added shine and ran out of your favorite gloss.
Have a stuck on price tag? Apply lubricant to tag and let it sit for 5 minutes. Then slowly work your way to removing any residue from the price tag sticker.
If you need a nice close shave, reach for the personal lubricant. It will help give you a nice smooth shave on your legs or even your face and protect you from razor burn.
Wave or curls or just thick locks, we all have dealt with fly aways. A tiny amount can help lock down those frizzies that are messing up your perfect hairdo.
Struggle with a stuck zipper on a jacket or pair of jeans? Apply a dab of lubricant and slowly work your way to moving the zipper up and down to loosen it.
If you have kids you know that your child might come home with lice once or twice in a year. Silicone-based lubes can work great at brushing out dead lice. Apply at the base of the scalp and use a lice comb and work at brushing them out.
Have a ring that is stuck on your finger? Don't panic, add a dab of lubricant and work it around your ring and it should slide right off. I find this works better than soap.
If you wear pantyhose you can apply lube to help get rid of static clean that is known to happen when wearing pantyhose. It is also great for soothing any chafing you may have.
Take lube and put it in a freezer bag and then toss in the freezer. It will freeze to a soft texture and you can use it like an ice pack for little ouchies that happen over time.
If you suffer from dry skin, the personal lubricant can work as a way to moisturize your skin. Just apply like you would lotion after a bath or shower. It helps create a barrier to skin and keeps it from drying out.
If you are working with a shovel digging in the garden or yard, add a little lubricant to the front and back of your shovel. This will help it to go in and out of the ground easier and keep soft dirt or mud from sticking to the shovel blade.
Do you have any creative ways to use personal lubricant around your home?
Thanks.. Lots of great uses.. Love the zipper one and the hair detangler ones. My hair is so frizzy and tangles up ALL the time. thanks again for sharing with us!
Now that was definitely inventive and different. I had no clue you could use this product in so many different ways.
I am going to try it for the chafing! Lawd anything to stop the pain lol!
You are absolutely right. I had no idea I could do any of those things with lube.
Oh wow. I'm not sure I'd ever use anything like this for my lips, but interesting info nonetheless. Great read.
Oh my gosh I would've never thought of doing any of these things with a personal lubricant! I am totally intrigued and trying this stuff.
Interesting! I've heard about the lice thing before, but never as a detangler. Who knew it was as useful? Maybe I should stock up the next time it goes on sale!
Oh wow. Who knew there was so many uses for lubricant. I will have to keep this in mind.
What an interesting read. I never knew you could do all that with personal lubricant. Freezing it to use as an ice pack is a great idea.
Oh wow! I never thought personal lubricant has a lot of uses! I would definitely try these tips!
These are some super clever uses! I need to try the zipper and ring ones!
These are really great tips. I have used it for a stuck zipper before and it worked like a charm.
I never thought of using lubricant for any of these reasons. This is a great post!
Never thought to myself for using this for all the things you've listed. Great info!
Holy cow! I had no idea you could do so much! I'm definitely going to try this as a detangler first and foremost.
When I do a lot of walking on the treadmill, I get chafed. Maybe I will give this a try!
WHAT?! I never knew you could do all these things with a personal lubricant! This is insane and I am totally going to use some for detangling!
In a million years, I wouldn't have thought of any of this. I always considered it a one trick pony. Interesting!
It is wonderful to kept bows in babies heads, just a little dab on the back of the bow will hold it! You have to wait until it dries a bit to keep it in place, a little water will remove it. My daughters are now 29 and 22 and I used it all the time because the Velcro would never hold their baby fine hair.


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Ranveer Singh Wishes Kapil Dev On His Birthday With A Picture That Could Also Be Seen As 'Before After'
Ranveer Singh Wishes Kapil Dev On His Birthday With A Picture That Could Also Be Seen As 'Earlier than After' – Deets Inside (Picture Credit score: Instagram)
Ranveer Singh, who essayed the function of former Indian cricket skipper Kapil Dev in '83', wished the legendary cricketer on his birthday.
The actor took to his Instagram and posted the image with the person whom he portrayed on the large display screen. He wrote within the caption, "Blissful birthday to the unique Sakht Jaan @therealkapildev what an honor it has been embodying your champion spirit on display screen! (sic)."
The image is from the movie's making and bears an uncanny resemblance between the actor and the captain of the 1983 World Cup-winning squad. Ranveer Singh's co-actor within the movie Jatin Sarna, who performed Yashpal Sharma in '83', commented beneath the image, "Dono ka jawaab nahi."
That's one good trying image of Ranveer Singh with Kapil Dev on his birthday.
Talking of 83's Indian collections, the movie has carried out a enterprise of 94.80 crores, as per the final official replace. The numbers are respectable, but it surely's the movie's humongous funds that has spoiled all of the occasion.
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