A good avocado is a light green color when cut open and an avocado that has gone bad will be brown or even black on the inside of the avocado. Avocado is a dark green color and the firmness will give just a little when pressed. An avocado has most probably gone bad when it is black and you can leave an indent in the avocado with a gentle press of your finger. The Shelf Life of an avocado is 3-4 days. Revolutionary technique promises to extend an avocado's shelf-life by two days by using ultraviolet light beams.
A packaging innovation that involves running them through a beam of shortwave ultraviolet (UV) light to kill off bacteria spores mean they can be kept for long. Two days of extra shelf life is being given to ripe avocados which can quickly spoil, becoming black and squishy. And they are being packaged in a revolutionary film with tiny microscopic holes, which creates a controlled atmosphere that stalls ripening.
The combination of the two means that perfectly ripe avocados have an extra two days of shelf life, promising to reduce the wastage. The avocado has become something of a food phenomenon, yet it is notoriously difficult to keep and eat at the peak of its ripeness. The new UV 'cleaning' process and so-called modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for avocados has been developed by a company called Greencell, based in Lincolnshire, who supply Tesco and Waitrose.
The company follows the seasons around the globe, sourcing avocados from Spain, Israel and California through Peru and South Africa, to meet Briton's insatiable demand.


25/10/2015 · Dragon Ball XV Xenoverse save file 100 % completed all characters unlocked codex save file special characters Unlocked Download . PC News PC Games PC Softwares Search Follow @GoGamersCreed Low Spec Gamer's Creed Official Website of Low Spec Gamer's Creed Youtube Channel Breaking News: Windows 10 to play Xbox One game Sunday, 25 October 2015 Dragon Ball Xenoverse …... Accept to import your save from the previous game. Just remembering that you can't do it if you already created a save in Xenoverse 2, so your "dbxv2" folder must be empty. If it already has a save and you want to import your save, just delete it and do the steps above.
The files must simply not exist in the folder. If you're curious about what true_config.ini does, all it does is keep track of if fullscreen is enabled and what language you are using. It's optimal to set your language to Japanese before removing all your save files for a true reset.


General corrosion is the most common form of corrosion that causes greatest mass loss of metal. It is attributed by uniform corrosion of the whole area subjected to the corrosive condition. Steel rust when it is exposed to weather is a common example. As the corrosion is linear with time, the service life of the equipment subject to general corrosion is adequately predictable. Localized corrosion modes like pitting, crevice and stress corrosion are tough to determine and cause premature equipment failures. Uniform corrosion rates can be stated as an average metal thickness loss with the passage of time, mils per year. Alloys ordered according to their general corrosion is SS 304, 316l, 2205, Inconel 625 and Hastelloy C276.
The selection of alloy is based on the specific corrosive environment. Specific examples include hot concentrated caustic, where commercially pure nickel or high nickel alloy 600 are used. For sulfuric acid, inclusions of both molybdenum and copper are useful. Although for chlorides, a higher molybdenum alloy is recommended. For use in nitric acid based applications, stainless steel 304l or low carbon grade of 310 is used.
Pitting and crevice corrosion are usually used by chlorides. Molybdenum is the alloying element that provides essential resistance. Nitrogen improves the effect of molybdenum. Significant resistance to pitting corrosion is the critical pitting temperature that is the maximum temperature at which an alloy prevents pitting in a given condition. Similarly crevice corrosion may be signified as the critical crevice corrosion temperature. It is a crevice corrosion that is a limiting factor in the application. Inconel 625 provides adequate resistance to be a significant material for use in hot seawater.
Lower molybdenum grades Duplex stainless steel 2205 are often unsuitable for service in seawater. For the maximum localized corrosion alloys C276, C22 or Inconel 625 should be considered.
Stress corrosion cracking is the mode of failure for a considerable percentage of 304L and 316L stainless chemical process equipment. For stress corrosion cracking to occur in stainless steels following conditions are responsible: tensile stress, temperature above 120oF and chlorides. The cause of tensile stress is often a combination of residual forming and welding stress. The magnitude of chlorides in trace levels present in the cooling water and or from the product also. When it is not possible to eliminate chlorides from concentrating, it is recommended to change the alloy.
Here using cost-effective materials like Inconel bars is recommended. These alloys resist corrosion in various environments. More severe, low pH, environments need higher nickel grades like Inconel 625. High nickel alloys are useful to resist chloride based stress corrosion cracking.
Nickel alloys work harden quickly during machining hence they need more power to cut as compare to mild steels. Machine tools should be rigid and used to below 75% of their rate capacity. Work piece and tool should be held firmly, tool overhang should be reduced. Rigidity is specifically essential while machining titanium because titanium has very low modulus elasticity. Work pieces of titanium defect under tool pressures resulting into chatter, tool rubbing and tolerance problems.


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def main()
	if ARGV.length != 1
		puts "Usage: #{$0} index_of_fibonacci_number"
		exit(1)
	end

	begin
		input = Integer(ARGV[0])
		rescue ArgumentError => error
			puts "Input argument must be natural number"
			exit 1
	end

	puts "The Fibonacci number at position #{input} is #{fib(input)}"
end

def fib(n)
	if n == 0
		return 0
	end

	if n == 1
		return 1
	end

	behindBy1 = 1
	behindBy2 = 0

	index = 1
	while index < n
		term = behindBy1 + behindBy2
		index += 1
		behindBy2 = behindBy1
		behindBy1 = term
	end
	return term
end

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Map of Papua Land (wikipedia)
Are Pacific Nations Helping the West Papuan Case for Greater Autonomy?
By Gregory Poling (@GregPoling), Fellow, Pacific Partners Initiative (@PacPartnersDC), CSIS
Jayapura, 28/12 (Jubi/CSIS) – Indonesia has experienced a separatist movement in its remote Papua and West Papua provinces since it took control of them in 1969. The provinces are usually referred to simply as West Papua by Pacific Islanders, who by and large continue to call for greater West Papuan self-determination.
Recent developments, and an impending visit by Pacific Island foreign ministers to Papua province, suggest those calls could play a role in incentivizing Jakarta to grant West Papua greater autonomy.
The members of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG)—Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia's Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS)—deferred an important decision at their 19th leaders' summit on June 19–21. They set aside an application for membership by the pro-independence umbrella group, the West Papua National Council for Liberation (WPNCL).

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A good brass 4-glass french mantel clock of '8day' duration.
A fine brass 4 glass french mantel clock. '8 day' duration. The porcelain dial with pretty painted swags, mercury pendulum, bevelled glass and ornate case design.


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Pazz & Jop est un sondage annuel de sorties musicales compilé par le journal américain The Village Voice depuis 1971. Le sondage est compilé à partir des top 10 de fin d'année présentées par des centaines de critiques musicaux. Il a été nommé en hommage au magazine Jazz & Pop, et a adopté le système d'évaluation utilisé dans le sondage annuel des critiques de cette publication.

Pazz & Jop a été introduit par The Village Voice en 1974 comme un sondage portant seulement sur les albums musicaux, mais a été élargi pour inclure les votes pour les singles en 1979. Au fil des ans, d'autres listes mineures ont été introduites, les maxis, les clips, les rééditions d'albums et les compilations, mais elles ont toutes été abandonnées depuis. Le sondage sur les albums utilise un système de points pour les classements Les critiques participants assignent une valeur numérique, allant de cinq à trente, à chacun des albums de leurs top 10. Les listes de singles n'ont jamais été pondérées.

Histoire
En 1971, le groupe de rock The Who a remporté le premier sondage des albums de Pazz & Jop avec Who's Next tandis que le groupe Ian Dury and The Blockheads a remporté le premier sondage des singles avec Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick en 1979. Bob Dylan et Kanye West ont remporté le plus grand nombre de sondages, avec quatre albums numéro un chacun. West, en outre, a remporté le sondage sur les singles de 2005. Le critique musical Robert Christgau a supervisé le sondage Pazz & Jop pendant plus de trente ans avant d'être licencié par les nouveaux propriétaires du Village Voice en . En réponse à son licenciement, plusieurs critiques de premier plan ont annoncé publiquement qu'ils ne participeraient plus au scrutin. Le sondage a néanmoins continué, avec Rob Harvilla en tant que superviseur.

Références

Liens externes
 Résultats des sondages depuis 1971

Liste d'albums de musique
Liste de chansons

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The World's Greenest Battery
Email: info@cheesecakeenergy.com
Decarbonising UK Industry
By SARAH KEELEY
In 2021, the UK government set out its industrial decarbonisation strategy as part of its plans to reach Net Zero by 2050. Building on the previously announced 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, the strategy set out the vision for building a greener, more competitive future for the manufacturing and construction sectors – two of the most difficult industries to decarbonise.
Organisations across the UK are increasingly making commitments to reduce their carbon emissions and integrate low-carbon technologies into their operations. However, new research suggests that many of these businesses are struggling to deliver on their commitments.
In this blog post, we'll look at some of the challenges industrial companies are facing in decarbonising their operations, how energy storage can help to fast-track electrification efforts and some forward-thinking companies who are leading the charge on Net Zero, despite the challenges.
The United Kingdom is currently facing the worst energy crisis since the 1970s, a crisis that MAKE UK have warned threatens to put 6 in 10 British manufacturers out of business. An increase in global demand, together with supply shortages not helped by the Russia-Ukraine war, means that wholesale energy prices have surged. With many commercial energy bills poised to rise more than fourfold this autumn, energy-intensive businesses are being forced to urgently review their energy strategies to reduce their costs and stay afloat.
With renewables now cheaper than fossil fuels in most cases, more businesses are exploring the opportunities offered by renewable energy to keep overheads down in the face of continued hikes and uncertainty in the energy industry. Although some of these low-carbon technologies have high initial installation costs, the operational costs are generally low, and the potential long-term savings make for a good return on investment.
So, if renewables are now so much cheaper, why aren't more energy-intensive businesses making the switch to renewables to save on their energy bills?
Cost of living protest, London
Grid capacity
In a recent blog post, we discussed how a lack of available grid capacity is slowing the progress of many green energy projects across the UK. Increasingly, British businesses developing low-carbon projects and seeking to connect to the electricity grid are being quoted hefty sums and connection timescales of up to ten years and beyond for their projects. With decarbonisation targets looming and energy bills rising, British businesses can no longer afford to wait.
How energy storage can help
Energy storage offers many benefits for industrial companies struggling with energy management, allowing them to operate more sustainably and more efficiently.
There are a number of key areas in which companies can expect to see benefits, including the following.
Grid upgrade avoidance
Energy storage allows businesses to use energy more flexibly, deferring the need for distribution network reinforcement and fast-tracking the decarbonisation projects of energy-intensive industries.
Critical backup power
With blackouts expected in the UK, and the UK Government encouraging some businesses to cut their consumption over the winter period, reliable backup power will be key for the survival of many companies in the manufacturing and construction sectors. In the event of a grid power outage or energy rationing, energy storage allows companies to remain operational and avoid lost revenue and production.
Diesel generator displacement
Many UK businesses still rely on diesel power generation to meet their site electricity demands, despite the cost, air quality, noise and environmental impacts of the fuel. Energy storage is a potential solution to guarantee safety and reliability standards while reducing or entirely substituting the need for diesel gensets.
Demand charge reduction
Energy storage allows energy-intensive businesses to reduce their demand charges by charging the storage system during off-peak hours and discharging during peak hours. This process is known as peak shaving.
Companies leading the charge
Although many businesses are having to slow their decarbonisation efforts, some have managed to fast-track their plans and are already reaping the benefits.
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has covered the rooftop of one of the office buildings at its Macclesfield site with solar panels as part of the company's plan to become carbon-negative across its entire value chain by 2030. The site includes 658 PV panels on one rooftop, which generates 230kW of electricity at peak. All of the electricity generated will be used on-site, which will reduce the facility's annual carbon emissions by 82 tonnes.
AstraZeneca's Macclesfield site
Shotwick Solar Park
At 72.2MWp, Shotwick Solar Park is the largest solar park in the UK and the largest private wire connection in the UK. Located in Deeside, Flintshire, the solar park supports the UPM paper manufacturing plant which operates 24/7 and manufactures 100% recycled paper. The solar park provides approximately 60% of the factory's energy needs which saves UPM £800k per year.
Shotwick Solar Park, Flintshire
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), another pharmaceutical giant, is developing a 20MW solar project to help power its manufacturing facility in Irvine, Scotland. Two new wind turbines (8MW) will also be installed to help bring the company towards its target of deriving 100% of its global electricity usage from renewables by 2025. The facility generates 40% of the company's UK manufacturing CO2 emissions. As such, the project is expected to bring a 10,000-tonne reduction in CO2 emissions per year.
GlaxoSmithKline Irvine site with new wind turbines and solar farm - illustration.
Decarbonising UK industry will be one of the biggest challenges the UK will face if it is to achieve Net Zero by 2050. To put the challenge in perspective, the sector will have to cut its emissions by at least 90% by 2050, which is equivalent to taking all cars off the road today. Businesses will need to work with each other and their communities to share expertise and to invest in new sustainable solutions to transform the sector for the good of all.
Cheesecake Energy is working with a number of UK businesses to help optimise their energy use and achieve their decarbonisation goals. Get in touch with us today to discuss your project.
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I'm Depressed and Destabilized; Help!
Good morning ma. Hope you're well ma.
I'm really depressed now, I feel something is wrong with me and at this point I just feel like getting lost.
Nothing is working out for me, the only thing I've been able to do is getting good grades in school. I've applied to so many places for job yet.
I finished school in 2011 as the best graduating student in Mass Communication, no job. Started my masters, finished with the best result in my class 4.53.
Been searching for job, I have uncles and aunties who are highly connected that can assist if they really want but they refused simply because they don't want any other person in the family to have something doing, they keep making fool of us, they'll prefer us to come live with them and serve them, cook and take care of their children while they pay ₦30,000 a month.
I was doing it when I was in school without pay but now I need to find something doing, I'm 29, I know I've searched for job everywhere, no money to even start up something, I've written some articles but just published one two years ago.
My parents are aged and at this point I'm the only one taking care of them, from one domestic job to the other with less than ₦20,000 salary.
Now I work in poultry yet I feel depressed and useless everyday. I'm really tired of life, I regret going to school. What's the point living when one can't afford some little things. I've really tried my best in life but it doesn't seem to be enough.
Ma, I'm depressed and destabilized.
I honestly understand how you feel and how discouraged you are with all you have experienced lately.
I must commend you for your resilience and doggedness even when it seems as though all hope is lost.
I want you to know this fact, because your are not where you are supposed to be at the moment doesn't mean that you have lost your value as an individual.
Your first class certificate and first class masters degree will one day speak in your favour, and wipe away every stress, sorrow, and stagnation you currently experience.
Remain focused, don't lose hope, don't quit, consider businesses, consider online jobs, consider skill acquisition, and don't stop applying for job opportunities.
I intentionally included your course of study in your mail, so that any good Nigerian who have a legitimate job opportunity will contact me for more information.
Remember that delay doesn't reduce your value, you only need to keep adding value to yourself to the point where companies can't help but beg to have you in their company.
I believe that there is a huge job offer waiting for you at the other side of your worries, please hold onto God, and keep pressing on.


Unreal game by the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vancouver Canucks. The Pens found themselves down 4-2 with under two minutes left in the third period and their chances seemed bleak to say the least. But, as been the case all year, this team refused to quit and they managed to score two goals, 16 seconds apart to tie the game. The goals came courtesy of Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. Crosby had two points in the final minute and a half. Dan Bylsma also became the Pens' winningest coach in franchise history.


There is one low income housing complex in Lauderdale, Florida.
Due to the small amount of listings, we searched a 30 mile radius from Lauderdale, FL. If we located any, we list them below along with the distance from Lauderdale, FL.
How does income and housing costs in Lauderdale compare with Florida income averages.
Income Limits in Lauderdale, Florida.


The Isle of Skye in winter can be a bit wet and windy, and when I say a bit I of course mean a lot. That doesn't stop me getting outside however, as the good old saying goes "there's no such thing as bad weather just inappropriate clothing". Finding the appropriate clothing can be very tricky though. I've started to spend a bit more time out on boats while living on Skye, and coupled with our wet and windy climate I suspected a sailing jacket might be a good option. I spent a while shopping round and after a couple of recommendations from friends opted for a Musto BR1 Inshore jacket. Arriving in the middle of winter it was the perfect time to get out and put it through its paces. I've had the jacket for around 18 months now so I've had a good bit of time to road test, and see how it fares.
The fit of the jacket is a little longer than I'm used to as I usually opt for slightly shorter, 'active fit' cuts. This isn't a bad thing though as it does of course keep you slightly warmer across the back, and the longer cut means the water runs off better avoiding water soaking the tops of your trousers. Overall it is a very comfortable jacket, double storm cuffs ensure a nice fit around the wrists and the high collar with fleece lining is wonderful at keeping the neck and face warm (although after spending a lot of time with the jacket I'm craving the slightly bigger, higher collars seen on their more expensive jackets for better wind protection).
The hood rolls away neatly into a flap on the back of the collar if it isn't needed. It can be fiddly to pull out quickly if it suddenly starts raining, but is easy to adjust once out and pull down over the face. There is no wired brim on the hood, but I've not found this to hinder its ability to shield my face from the worst of the rain when coupled with the high collar.
There are two fleece lined pockets on the outside of the jacket, a nice touch and work well in cold, wet conditions to protect your hands. I did find myself craving a chest pocket(s), on the outside for easy access to accessories (though these are available on some of Musto's other jackets). There are two interior chest pockets, which in torrential rain is my go-to option for protecting my electrical items like my mobile phone. A really nice touch is the included, and built in, microfibre cloth which shows how much effort and attention to detail has been put into this jacket.
I don't really have many gripes when it comes to the design of the jacket. If I really had to complain the coat hook to hang this jacket up is located on the back underneath the hood. This makes it awkward to hang the jacket up, especially when wet.
As a sailing jacket I expected it to be pretty windproof, and long story short it is, very. On Skye, in winter, we can some pretty high winds and I've been out in 80/90mph gusts in this jacket and still been relatively comfortable, well as comfortable as one can be in 85mph winds! BR1 is Musto's own waterproof rating for its fabric, basically meaning you should stay dry in even torrential, continual downpours… perfect! I've pretty much found this to be the case, even in the worst downpours I've stayed dry inside the jacket, even when mini waterfalls are cascading off my shoulders (I only happened to have been let down by my shell waterproof trousers at the time as water fell off the jacket and soaked through them). The only downside is it can taken a little while for the jacket to completely dry if it has gotten an absolute soaking, not much of a complaint to be honest. I've kept it treated and re-proofed it every couple of months as recommend by Musto.
I've taken this jacket out in the very worst that Skye can throw at it - it kept me warm, dry and relatively comfortable!
I've also taken this jacket round the world, and it has been tested at altitude in the Italian Dolomites, as well as hot and humid central China. In both cases it served me very well - my only quibble being the weight of the jacket. It is a relatively heavy garment, and I noticed this having to carry it up and down steep slopes in both Italy and China with lots of other heavy equipment.
All in all this jacket has taken a bit of a beating on Skye, but has performed incredibly well to keep me warm and dry. I can thoroughly recommend Musto products even if you don't spend any time on boats, they're ideal for people who spend a lot of time outdoors in slightly inclement conditions and I'll certainly be looking at some of their other clothing solutions (waterproof trousers etc.) in the future.
Note: It now looks like there is an updated version of the BR1 Inshore jacket. Mine was purchased at the start of 2016 and so this review is based on the older model. See http://www.musto.com/en_GB/br1-inshore-jacket/SMJK056.html for details of the new jacket (which I can only assume will be better!).
Curiosity didn't kill the seals.


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ICFO shines at the Mobile …
25 Febrer 2016 ICFO shines at the Mobile World Congress
European Commissioner Günther Oettinger with ICFO Prof Frank Koppens
Graphene Pavilion presents exciting innovations to a VIP audience With a continuous stream of visitors and press, the Graphene Pavilion at the 2016 Mobile World Congress has truly been an exciting and amazing place to be this week.
The Graphene Pavilion showcases the main areas within the mobile ecosystem in which graphene can make a difference to the wider world. As a newcomer to the MWC, the Pavilion has attracted interest for a wide range of reasons. Some visitors already familiar with graphene came to learn more about its production and potential applications, others interested in specific technologies have wanted to delve into areas such as batteries or flexible displays, curious to know how graphene can be integrated into these devices. Others were simply drawn in to discover something new.
Throughout these past few days, ICFO Prof. Frank Koppens, curator of the Graphene Pavilion and chair of the Graphene Series of talks, has hosted a number of high profile tours of the pavilion, including the visit of European Commissioner Günther Oettinger. After having an overview of the working prototype demonstrations,Oettinger clearly showed interest in the potential of graphene, eager to learn more about the interactive prototypes and impressed to see several showcases of the large-scale production of graphene. At the end of his tour he stated that he was happy to continue supporting the Graphene Flagship and that he looked forward to returning to the Graphene Pavilion at the Mobile World Congress next year.
Prof. Frank Koppens remarked, "It was a great pleasure to see that several high-level managers and CEOs of companies visited the pavilion and expressed direct interest in specific prototypes to further develop together. One of the striking reactions of a visitor was: 'this is the most innovative area I have seen at the Mobile World Congress this year'".
In addition, members of the Government of Catalonia, the Minister of Territory and Sustainability, Josep Rull Andreu, the Minister of Business and Knowledge, Jordi Baiget Cantons, as well as the General Director of Research, Josep Maria Martorell, also had a chance to visit the pavilion to experience graphene and its applications as well as to learn how graphene may impact the future of the mobile industry.
A strong believer and supporter of the Graphene Pavilion, John Hoffman, GSMA CEO, visited the Graphene Pavilion accompanied by Gerard Piquè, a member of the Futbol Club Barcelona team. They met with Prof. Frank Koppens, ICFO Director Prof. Lluis Torner, and Prof. Kostya Novoselov, Nobel Laureate in Physics for the discovery of graphene, and had a friendly chat about the discovery of graphene, how it is being applied in many different areas such as wearables, energy, and flexible displays, and how it could impact the future of the mobile ecosystem.
All in all, an amazing three days of very exciting and formative experiences. And more is to come today, Thursday at MWC'16, the Graphene day! There's a series of talks about 'The Graphene revolution' chaired by Prof. Koppens. Likewise, the Nobel Prize-winning Professor Kostya Novoselov, who first discovered the wonder material, is taking part in the "Innovation" Keynote conference.
Graphene Pavilion at the MWC
Video Welcome to the Graphene Pavilion @ the MWC 2016 by ICFO
ICFO Video Wearables for Fitness and Health by ICFO
IIT Video Energy and Composites by ICFO
Manchester Video Graphene in Wearables -The Graphene National Institute by ICFO
Cambridge Video Conductive Ink & Integrated Circuits-Cambridge Graphene Center-Novalia by ICFO
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Is Hürriyet responsible for Akşener case?
May 17 2015 19:34:00
The editor-in-chief of daily Hürriyet, Sedat Ergin, has responded to claims made by the Turkuvaz Media Group and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu over the Meral Akşener controversy, in an article published on May 17.
Please see below for the article:
"We are facing a situation that we really cannot make sense of. A member of the Turkuvaz Media Group, daily Sabah, tried to accuse daily Hürriyet over the defamation scandal against Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputy Meral Akşener, in a report headlined "The tape leader's freedom to blackmail."
The May 16 piece, published alongside an image of Doğan Holding Honorary President Aydın Doğan, alleged that "the ringleader of parallel Fethullah Gülen gave blackmail instructions from Pennsylvania, as Doğan's media became the spokesman of flagrant defamations."
According to this accusation, the Journalists and Writers Foundation, which is close to the Gülen movement, is behind the flagrant defamations against Akşener. This is intended to give message that "in Akşener's case you were supposed to attack the Gülen movement, not us."
If truth be told, we do not know how to respond to this claim. But here are the facts we know;
A news station called A Haber is under the control of the Turkuvaz Media Group. During one of its programs on May 10, guest Latif Erdoğan made a claim that Akşener had an "inappropriate" tape, upon a question from Cemil Barlas.
This defamation caused deep public indignation across Turkey and a great conscientious consensus was shaped in the reactions. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan were personally among those who called Meral Akşener, expressing their disturbance over this defamation and joining the solidarity.
Hürriyet also reflected the indignation in the most dramatic way with a headline reading "Defamation Backlashes."
However, if you look at Sabah's headline, it appears that Hürriyet is actually the taper.
It is not easy to respond within the scope of logic to a claim that pushes the limits of reality so much. All we can say is that accusing Hürriyet over the Akşener case is unjustified.
At this point, let's recall a classic tactic used by those who have reached a dead-end. Those who don't want to face their own mistakes or sins, and those who can't apologize, usually attack others and try to divert attention by saying "look at the acrobat"
The managers of Turkuvaz Group are trying to cover their responsibility in this case by attacking Hürriyet with a similar tactic and sparking the prospect of a media conflict. It would have been better for them to account for their responsibility.
Regarding the "spokesperson of the Gülen movement" accusations…
Look at the contradiction here: As Sabah was accusing Hürriyet, we were publishing news for two successive days about the latest book by former Police Chief Hanefi Avcı, who wrote about the Gülen movement's operations in the police and judiciary.
Sabah's May 16 headline shows us just how grueling it is to struggle against defamations and lawless journalism.
Regrets to the prime minister
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu accused the Doğan Group extremely unfairly on May 16 in his rally in Bursa. The justification for the accusation was that the Hürriyet website had headlined news on the execution verdict of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi as follows: "The world is in shock. Execution for president chosen with 52 percent."
Davutoğlu said this in response: "Do you know the headline of Doğan Media, the webpage of the cartel media? I name it directly because it is sad and tragic … What do they mean? If they mean President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who won the 52 percent of the votes and became president, they should know that elected prime ministers and presidents will no longer be taken to the gallows on this soil."
Soon afterwards, President Erdoğan began his words in Istanbul, saying "a death sentence was unfortunately issued for Mohamed Morsi, who was elected as president by 52 percent of the Egyptian nation."
As is seen, Erdoğan felt the need to announce the execution verdict of Morsi by emphasizing 52 percent of the votes.
I can only express regret that Prime Minister Davutoğlu, due to an indirect accusation against our group, reached his conclusion by predicting intent.
As can be seen, we spend a significant amount of time having to respond to accusations…"


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What is shared memory on Linux?
Shared memory is a feature supported by UNIX System V, including Linux, SunOS and Solaris. One process must explicitly ask for an area, using a key, to be shared by other processes. This process will be called the server. All other processes, the clients, that know the shared area can access it.
What is shared memory in OS?
The shared memory in the shared memory model is the memory that can be simultaneously accessed by multiple processes. This is done so that the processes can communicate with each other. All POSIX systems, as well as Windows operating systems use shared memory.
What is shared memory in Ubuntu?
What is shared memory? Shared memory is an efficient means of passing data between programs. Because two or more processes can use the same memory space, it has been discovered that, since shared memory is, by default, mounted as read/write, the /run/shm space can be easily exploited.
Why is shared memory used?
In computer science, shared memory is memory that may be simultaneously accessed by multiple programs with an intent to provide communication among them or avoid redundant copies. Shared memory is an efficient means of passing data between programs.
Why shared memory is faster?
Shared memory is faster because the data is not copied from one address space to another, memory allocation is done only once, andsyncronisation is up to the processes sharing the memory.
What is the difference between shared memory and distributed memory?
Shared memory allows multiple processing elements to share the same location in memory (that is to see each others reads and writes) without any other special directives, while distributed memory requires explicit commands to transfer data from one processing element to another.
What is the advantage of shared memory?
Advantages of Shared Memory Shared memory allows cooperating processes to access the same pieces of data concurrently. Using shared memory, also speed ups the computation power of the system as the long task can be divided into smaller sub-tasks and can be executed in parallel.
Which one is the example of shared memory?
With shared memory, one program writes to the shared memory any data it needs another program to receive. For example, if Program A wants to give a list to Program B, it saves the data in shared memory and marks it with a semaphore or other flagging system to signal that it is ready to be read by Program B.
Does shared memory use RAM?
If you have an integrated GPU, shared GPU memory is the maximum amount of memory your iGPU can use. Since integrated GPUs don't have dedicated GPU memory they have to use system RAM to run games and apps. On most Intel integrated GPUs and AMD APUs shared GPU memory is limited to half of your RAM size.
Where is shared memory used?
IPC by shared memory is used for example to transfer images between the application and the X server on Unix systems, or inside the IStream object returned by CoMarshalInterThreadInterfaceInStream in the COM libraries under Windows.
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Gudrun Kemsa (* 12. Februar 1961 in Datteln) ist eine deutsche Fotografin und Videokünstlerin.

Leben und Werk
Von 1980 bis 1990 studierte Kemsa an der Staatlichen Kunstakademie Düsseldorf bei Karl Bobek und David Rabinowitch, seit 1985 war sie Meisterschülerin. Von 1997 bis 1999 hatte sie einen Lehrauftrag für Fotografie an der Bergischen Universität GH Wuppertal, von 2000 bis 2001 war sie Dozentin für Fotografie/Film/AV an der Hochschule Niederrhein (bis 2001: Fachhochschule Niederrhein), Krefeld. Dort lehrt Kemsa seit 2001 als Professorin für "Bewegte Bilder und Fotografie".

In ihren Fotoarbeiten und Videos thematisiert Kemsa die Zeitwahrnehmung im urbanen Kontext. Sie schildert zum Beispiel Menschen, die sich im öffentlichen Raum bewegen oder montiert Filmsequenzen von Stadtfahrten, sodass die Stadt in Bewegung zu geraten scheint.

Gudrun Kemsa lebt und arbeitet in Düsseldorf.

Einzelausstellungen (Auswahl)
 2016: Haus Beda, Bitburg
 2014: Lausberg Contemporary, Armory Art Center, Greenfield Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida
 2014: Galerie Bernd A. Lausberg, Düsseldorf
 2013: LVR-Rheinisches LandesMuseum Bonn
 2013: Galerie Bernd A. Lausberg, Düsseldorf
 2012: Kunstmuseum Ahlen
 2011: Kunstverein Ingolstadt
 2011: Kunstverein Freunde Aktueller Kunst, Zwickau
 2011: Städtische Galerie Waldkraiburg
 2011: fiftyfifty Galerie, Düsseldorf
 2010: Landesgalerie Linz, Linz/Österreich
 2008: neues kunstforum, Köln
 2007: Städtische Galerie, Iserlohn
 2007: Jenaer Kunstverein, Jena;
 2007: OMC Gallery of Contemporary Art, LA Huntington Beach/CA
 2006: Kunstverein Museum Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen
 2003: Kunst aus NRW, Ehemalige Reichsabtei, Aachen-Kornelimünster
 2001: Dortmunder Kunstverein
 1997: Deutsche Akademie Rom Villa Massimo, Rom
 1995: Internationale Photoszene, Köln; Regionalmuseum Xanten
 1994: Galerie Janine Mautsch, Köln
 1985: Stadtmuseum Bad Hersfeld

Gruppenausstellungen (Auswahl)
 2014 EINS + EINS (ONE + ONE), Galerie Esther Donatz, München
 2014 AOIO10S, Basis Projektraum, Frankfurt am Main
 2014 DEW21 KUNSTPREIS, Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Dortmund
 2014 MYTHOS WALD, Neue Galerie im Haus Beda, Bitburg
 2012 Bilder gegen die Dunkelheit. Videokunst aus dem Archiv des imai (Imai – inter media art institute) im KIT, Kunst im Tunnel, Düsseldorf
 2012 BILDSPUREN – UNRUHIGE GEGENWARTEN, 7. Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie, Darmstadt
 2012 Große Kunstausstellung NRW 2012, Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf
 2011 Windows II, Deutscher Künstlerbund Berlin;
 2011 Stand der Dinge, Galerie Schuster, Berlin
 2010 Spektrum der Videokunst, Städtische Galerie Lemgo
 2010 Ars Electronica Linz, Linz/Österreich
 2009 Landscape, contemporary, Haus der Fotografie, Burghausen
 2009 13. Marler Videokunst-Preis, ZKMax Showroom, München
 2009 imai – Videokunst von A wie Auder bis Z wie Zanni, Sonderschau Art Cologne 2009
 2009 Globalscreen, Schloss Ringenberg
 2008 Marler Videokunst-Preis, Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten, Marl
 2008 European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück
 2008 Sample 1, Deutscher Künstlerbund – Projektraum, Berlin
 2006 Straßenkunst – Meisterwerke aus drei Jahrhunderten, kunsthaus kaufbeuren
 2006 Fotokunst aus 60 Jahren – Kunst aus NRW unterwegs, Museum der Stadt Ratingen/ Flottmannhallen Herne/ Galerie Münsterland e.V., Emsdetten (2007)
 2005 euroscreen21projects – 2005/6, Städtisches Museum Wesel
 2004 medium medien, Kunstverein Lingen Kunsthalle
 2004 Lets make things better: Thomas Säckl, Gudrun Kemsa, ram foundation, Rotterdam
 2004 Von Körpern und anderen Dingen – Deutsche Fotografie von der Weimarer bis zur Berliner Republik, Moscow House of Photography/ Museum Bochum
 2003 Von Körpern und anderen Dingen – Deutsche Fotografie von der Weimarer bis zur Berliner Republik, City Galerie Prague/ Deutsches Historisches Museum Berlin
 2002 Drehen – Kreisen – Rotieren, Museum im Kulturspeicher, Würzburg / Kunstmuseum Heidenheim / Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern
 2002 heute bis jetzt, museum kunst palast, Düsseldorf
 2002 Geschwindigkeit – Terrain der Zeit, Kunstadapter Wiesbaden
 2002 go public – transmediale.02, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
 2001 Akt 1 – Die Macht der Gewohnheit, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Wien
 2001 Fotografie aus Nordrhein-Westfalen, Ehemalige Reichsabtei, Aachen/Kornelimünster
 2000 8. Marler Videokunstpreis, Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl

Preise und Ehrungen
 2010 Kunststiftung NRW, Publikationsförderung des Buches URBAN STAGE
 2008 Sonderpreis des 13. Marler Videokunstpreises
 2004 Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris
 2000 Arbeitsstipendium an der Kunsthochschule für Medien in Köln, verliehen im Rahmen des 9. Marler Video-Kunst-Preises
 1999 Projektstipendium am ZKM-Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe
 1996/97 Villa Massimo Stipendium, Rom
 1989 Reisestipendium nach Italien des Kunstvereins für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf

Publikationen
 2020 Moving Portraits. mit Texten von Birgit Birnbacher, Martin Hochleitner und Sarah Oswald. Salzburg: FOTOHOF edition. ISBN 978-3-902993-84-7.

Weblinks

 Homepage von Gudrun Kemsa

Einzelnachweise

Fotograf (20. Jahrhundert)
Fotograf (21. Jahrhundert)
Fotograf (Düsseldorf)
Fotograf (Wuppertal)
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Videokünstler (Deutschland)
Hochschullehrer (Krefeld)
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Home Android Swipe launches ELITE 3 Smartphone for INR 5,499
Swipe launches ELITE 3 Smartphone for INR 5,499
Swipe Technologies has launched its newest member in the Elite series of smartphones – the ELITE 3, which promises to take the mobile phone experience to the next level with its unique features available at an affordable price tag of INR 5,499/-.
Operating on the latest Android Marshmallow 6.0 OS, ELITE 3 is the smartphone for the aspiring, upwardly mobile Indian youth. Post successful traction that Swipe has received for ELITE Star, as per internal insights, 70% of consumers have deployed regionalized OS in ELITE Star.
Having witnessed such a great response, Swipe has again associated with Indus OS for ELITE 3. This product is designed for today's youth & is targeted to the core segment of smartphone market. This phone is a JIO ready smartphone & is eligible for the Jio Happy New Year Offer.
Announcing the launch, Founder and CEO of Swipe Technologies, Shripal Gandhi said: "India might be the world's fastest growing smartphone market but one of the biggest problems that many users face is that the user interface of most smartphones is English. Google says that Hindi content consumption, for instance, has increased five times when compared to English content in India, and even local language search queries have increased 10 times over the last 18 months alone. Taking cue from these trends, Swipe has developed a powerful smartphone that is sleek, superfast, functional, caters to regional needs and affordable too."
The Indus OS, India's no. 2 OS by market share, is based on Marshmallow 6.0 and it comes with a database of 200,000+ words in 12 regional languages. The Indus Reader is an OS-integrated text-to-speech facility and it also provides Word and Matra prediction for faster and smarter typing. The Indus OS also allows the users to use hybrid keyboard wherein they can type in regional language using English keyboard.
Due to language barriers, most feature phone users, especially the ones in small villages and towns don't want to switch to smartphones. This is exactly where collaboration with Indus OS and Swipe both will bring fruitful results from the selling end.
Rakesh Deshmukh, co-founder and CEO, Indus OS said, "Smartphone technology is growing at a rapid rate in the Indian market, and our continued partnership with Swipe Technologies after the success of ELITE Star will ensure more regional language speakers are empowered with it. As an Indian OS, we aim to meet the real needs of the Indian masses through innovation. Indus OS has created an ecosystem that supports native language speaker with simplified, innovative features and localized content. This unique proposition, along with the affordably priced smartphones from Swipe Technologies will help bridge the language gap and enable faster adoption across India.
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ELITE 3 is available in Space Grey, Silver and Champagne Gold that the user can flaunt without saying anything at all. At INR 5,499, ELITE 3 is slated for a grand launch exclusively on Flipkart on 21st Feb 2017.
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Immuno Bill Unanimously Passes the Full House Committee on Energy & Commerce
The full House Committee on Energy and Commerce has unanimously passed H.R. 5534, the Comprehensive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act (referred to as the "Immuno Bill"). Prior to the unanimous Committee vote, Congressman Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) made remarks publicly recognizing the work of the American Society of Transplantation (AST), the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), and American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP).
This vote was a critical next step toward ensuring that transplant patients can secure the lifesaving immunosuppressive medications that they must take to maintain a life-saving transplant. Read the full AST, ASTS, and AAKP letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee HERE.
For more information on H.R. 5534, visit Congress.gov.
UNOS Launches Membership Survey
Last week, you might have received an email from the Southeastern Institute of Research (SIR). That email contains a link to a member survey initiated by UNOS and conducted by SIR as an unbiased third party. Please take 12-15 minutes from your busy schedule to respond to the questions. SIR will evaluate and compile your responses and share them with UNOS in aggregate form only to ensure your confidentiality. Your honest feedback will help UNOS improve areas that are most important to you and guide their future work. UNOS works with the donation and transplant community to find ways to continuously improve the transplant system, and that's why your participation in this survey is so critical.
Watch kidney transplant patients talk about their diagnoses and the importance of communication with their doctors and transplant teams. For these patients, switching therapies made sense.
FELLOWS 2020: Registration is Now Open!
The Fellows Symposium on Transplantation will be held virtually this year. Join fellows, residents, trainees, and pharmacists on Thursday, September 24th & Friday, September 25th, from 11:00 am – 4:45 pm EST, for a total of eight, 1 and 1.5 hour-long sessions of educational content. Take advantage of:
Live moderated sessions
Smaller, interactive breakout sessions
As a bonus, recordings will be posted after each session.
We will be offering a simple and comprehensive solution to participate by using the Chime Live platform through PSAV. Chime Live has tailored the program specifically to allow for a seamless experience.
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ABIM New Governance Openings
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The ABIM is looking to better reflect the diversity of the physician community within ABIM boards and task forces. They have current governance opportunities available within our Specialty Boards with a large number of openings within the Item-Writing Task Force.words you want linked. Members of the Item-Writing Task Force are responsible for developing exam content for the longitudinal assessment option, expected to launch in 2022.
The ABIM strongly encourages physicians from underrepresented groups in medicine and those practicing in a community setting to apply for these openings. Information on the competencies we are seeking, an explanation of the roles and responsibilities of service, and additional details on how to apply can be found in the Call for Nominations. Those interested in an Item-Writing Task Force position will be asked to submit an interest form that contains a CV, personal statement, and contact information for a professional reference. Interest forms will be reviewed on a monthly basis, but early consideration will be given to those who submit their materials early. To be considered for our next cohort, materials must be received by August 10th. If you have questions, please contact Governance Services at GovernanceServices@ABIM.org or 215-446-3614.
COVID-19 Information for Professionals and Patients
Recently updated, the AST has published FAQ pages and other resources for both professionals and patients.
The updated patient COVID FAQs in English can be found HERE.
The updated patient COVID FAQ's in Spanish can be found HERE.
The updated Recommendations and Guidance for Organ Donor Testing document can be found HERE.
Also, updated FAQs on medication access and Rx shortage can be found HERE.
CHECK OUT A FULL LIST OF COVID-19 RESOURCES HERE
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COVID-19 and Transplantation: AJT Articles
In the interest of facilitating patient care and advancing science and ensuring that accurate knowledge and experience is available to all during this current time of crisis, AJT has been expediting review of all papers dealing with COVID-19, as well as making them free to access for all.
AST Membership Survey
To help us better understand the needs of our members, the AST has launched the Membership Value and Dues Survey. It's very important that we hear from YOU, our members, about whether we're meeting your needs, what we're doing well, and what we can do better. All participants in the survey will be eligible for a drawing to receive a $50 gift card.
Please check your email to access the survey.
Contact Congress About the Immuno Bill
The Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act would extend Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients, which is currently limited to just 36 months. Please take a moment to contact your Members of Congress about this important legislation.
Contact Congress Today
Timely Topics in Transplantation Webinars On-Demand
The 2019-2020 Timely Topics in Transplantation (T3) webinar series is available on-demand! Watch expert faculty present on a variety of important topics in transplantation, including "Advanced Technology in Transplant Care," "Non-invasive Biomarkers for Allograft Rejection," and "HCV NAT+/- in Solid Organ Transplantation."
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Frailty in Heart Transplantation: Report from the Heart Workgroup of a Consensus Conference on Frailty
A consensus conference on frailty in solid‐organ transplantation took place in 2018 to discuss the latest developments in frailty, adopt a standardized approach to assessment and generate ideas for future research.
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Report from the 2018 Consensus Conference on Immunomodulating Agents in Thoracic Transplantation: Access, Formulations, Generics, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, and Special Populations
In 2009, The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation recognized the importance and challenges surrounding generic drug immunosuppression. As experience with generics has expanded and comfort has increased, substantial issues have arisen since that time with other aspects of immunomodulation that have not been addressed, such as: access to medicines, alternative immunosuppression formulations, additional generics, implications on therapeutic drug monitoring, and implications to special populations such as pediatrics and older adults. The aim of this Consensus Document is to critically address each of these concerns, expand on the challenges and barriers, and provide therapeutic considerations for practitioners who manage cardiothoracic transplant patients.
Use of Tocilizumab in Kidney Transplant Recipients with COVID‐19
Acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with coronavirus infection is related to a cytokine storm with large interleukin 6 (IL‐6) release. The IL‐6‐receptor blocker tocilizumab may control the aberrant host immune response in COVID‐19 patients. In this pandemic, kidney transplant (KT) recipients are a high‐risk population for severe infection and showed poor outcomes. We present a multicenter cohort study of 80 KT patients with severe COVID‐19 treated with tocilizumab during hospital admission.
Transcriptional Changes in Kidney Allografts with Histology of Antibody-Mediated Rejection without Anti-HLA Donor-Specific Antibodies
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (HLA-DSAs) are often not detectable in serum of kidney allograft recipients whose biopsies display histology of antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR), which creates uncertainty in clinical decision making. The authors show that ABMR histology associates with a distinct transcriptional profile that is independent of the presence of HLA-DSAs, although the presence of HLA-DSAs is also an independent risk factor for graft failure after ABMR histology. However, molecular assessment of allograft biopsy specimens does not elucidate the underlying cause of ABMR histology, and these findings indicate that therapeutic decisions should not be based solely on the histologic and molecular presentation.
National Trends in Extended Criteria Donor Utilization and Outcomes for Lung Transplantation
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Extended criteria donors (ECD) for lung transplantation (LTx) have been implemented due to the donor organ shortage. The impact on recipient survival is under investigation. We report trends in the use of extended criteria lungs in the modern era and its association with survival outcomes using a large national database.
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Every day, scientific advancements are being made. From new treatments to innovative diagnostic tools, the world of medicine is constantly changing; radiolabeling is at the forefront of these remarkable developments, especially where cancer is concerned.
The U.S. is at the forefront of innovation when it comes to medicine. In fact, this great nation holds over 45% of the global pharmaceutical market. Because of this commitment to science and the advancement of health, new drugs and chemicals are constantly becoming available to the public.
However, these chemical concoctions must be run through the gamut to ensure they are safe to use and consume. There are a variety of GMP quality control steps and GMP synthesis standards in place to reduce the possibility of contamination (such as the many clean room standards), but the risks associated with chemical impurities are just as dangerous; let's take a look at five of them.
Impurities: Impurities are defined as any component that is not the chemical entity of the new drug substance. These could be organic or inorganic in nature, and can even result from the degradation of the product. The risk here is that some impurities may be extremely toxic.
Overdose: If a mistake occurs in the new drug substance that results in too many of a single chemical, the body may overdose. Even the most beneficial drugs can become harmful if too many are consumed; although overdose is rare, it is a danger of chemical impurities.
Sterility: In parenteral products — where the drug is injected directly into the bloodstream — the bodies natural defenses are completely bypassed. Sterility has to do with contamination; because you're skipping these crucial opportunities for defense, a parenteral product that is not sterile could seriously harm the patient.
Endotoxins: Endotoxins refer to toxins that are present inside a bacterial cell that get released when the cell breaks down. Historically speaking, exposure to endotoxins causes a wide spectrum of nonspecific pathophysiological reactions, such as fever, changes in white blood cell counts, hypotension, shock, and death.
Particulates: In a new drug substances that is parenteral, the presence of particulates can be incredibly dangerous. Since having fibers, dust, rubber, and silicone pumping through your veins can cause a variety of negative side effects, ensuring that particulates are eliminated is essential.
Many people wonder, "how do chemical manufacturers assess purity?" At the end of the day, it's not how they do it, it's that they're doing it at all; because of the precautions established by GMP quality assurance procedures, knowing "how do chemical manufacturers assess purity" is irrelevant to your safety.
Clean rooms are used in a variety of fields, though they are absolutely vital when it comes to medicine. By eliminating every possibility of contamination — whether it be biological, chemical, or physical in nature –, scientists and researchers can guarantee that their work (and the people who depend upon it) is untainted. From drug development to manufacturing, every step of the process must abide by strict clean room standards.
Though there are many different clean room standards (including the care and use of fume hoods) that should be met, this article is going to focus on the four main characteristics that clean room clothing should follow. Let's take a look.
Non-linting material: Regular clothing is full of small fibers that occasionally fall loose. While this is not a problem in normal life, these minuscule fibers can damage delicate machinery; clothing that is lint-free does not experience the same problem.
Resistance to arc flashes: If the threat of an electrical arc flash is present, OSHA requires employees to wear clothing that won't immediately catch on fire in the event they come into contact with it. Since arc flashes can exceed 35,000 degrees Fahrenheit, it's vital that flame-resistant clothing be worn for protection.
Anti-static carbon fibers: In oxygen-rich environments, even something as small as the shock from static electricity can pose a threat. Additionally, very sensitive electronic equipment can be damaged by static shocks, even those that cannot be detected by human beings. Anti-static or electrostatic discharge (ESD) clothing reduces this risk.
High-density fabric: In a very simple way, thick, high-density fabric prevents corrosive liquids and heat from harming any lab technicians or scientists.
The risks are simply too high to chance skipping a single step in the interest of saving time. In 2012, 48 people died when a pharmacy in the northeast failed to commit to clean room standards and accidentally infected a common prescription drug with fungal meningitis; in 2008, a staff researcher died after being burned because she was not wearing lab attire and was handling a chemical that ignites spontaneously in air.
Whether you're dealing with radiolabeled compounds, ICN radiochemicals, or sensitive drugs, you should always be wearing gear that follows the above design characteristics. Otherwise, you — or dozens of people you've never met — may suffer the consequences.
Everybody has seen those commercials for new drugs. Whether they're treating depression, fibromyalgia, or a chronic illness, they all had to go through the same development process; from its original synthesis to the extensive FDA trials, odds are radiolabeling was used at some point.
Laboratories across the world work tirelessly to develop new medicines, manufacture current medications, and further our understanding of science. When medicine is involved, clean room standards must be upheld. This involves maintaining and monitoring the lab's humidity (electronic sensing devices now ensure a plus or minus 1% accuracy), air purity, and ensuring that no cross-contamination occurs.
Laboratory environments vary depending on the work being done. Regardless of the field of study or experimentation being performed, safety is always paramount. Fume hoods are a staple among basic laboratory safety equipment as they can perform multiple functions, the two foremost being air filtration and chemical protection.
Science is an expansive and constantly evolving field. As more discoveries are made, our understanding of the world we live in grows and develops in (occasionally) incomprehensible ways; we learn what benefits us, what harms us, and everything in between. Laboratories are often at the forefront of such revelations and are protected as such.
Radiolabeled compounds are extremely useful in the modern medical industry, and extremely beneficial to society. From drug trials to cancer treatments, the synthesis of carbon 14 production (also known as 14C labeling) can save lives by allowing new drugs to become available nationally.
Radiolabeled compounds rely on the use of radioactive isotopes (also referred to as radioisotopes) for enrichment. Since radiation is historically bad for human beings, extra care must be taken to ensure that no harm comes to either the people involved in developing these radiochemicals or the compounds themselves; after all, if improper handling procedures were common in this country, the U.S. would not be the number one largest national producer of chemical products globally.
Acute kidney injury (AKI), previously known as acute renal failure, kills around 1.7 million people every year. The kidneys produce a rapid buildup of nitrogenous wastes and also decrease urine output; severe complications — including muscle weakness, paralysis, and heart rhythm problems — ensue.