Landscapes around the world are influenced by many different factors, including cultural influences, the types of materials readily available in the area and the plants that do well in the local climate. Taking inspiration from the way gardens and natural spaces are set up in other parts of the world is a great way to make your interior or exterior landscape look unique and stand out from others in the area.
Here are four international styles to draw inspiration from as you put your interior or exterior landscape together.
The Central Italian foothills are a popular place for Italians to escape the drama and traffic associated with Rome, so the region has long been associated with relaxation and stress relief. Tuscan design often incorporates a biophilic element by bringing the natural outdoor beauty of the region inside, using colors inspired by the nature in the region.
Many of the water features featured in famous squares and gardens throughout Italy were created during the Italian Renaissance period, which traces its origins back to Tuscany. Renaissance fountains were often statuaries, a fountain with an ornamental statue, from which the water flows. This provides the visual beauty of the artwork along with the natural movement and sound of the water cascading.
Opulence is the key when it comes to imitating the classic French style. Sometimes elaborate to the point of gaudiness, but never apologetic, French styling is designed to catch the eye. French styled features were often designed to be ostentatious and usually made of expensive looking materials, such as marble or gold. Famous gardens, such as the ones at Versailles, were constructed with waterways and fountains intertwined to encourage long walks. You may not have a large space but incorporating multiple elements can still work when they are proportionate to the overall size of the yard.
To those of us unfamiliar with the differing styles of Chinese, Japanese and other cultures, the word Asian lumps together many styles. Koi ponds, rock gardens, and Zen gardens all come to mind. In truth, some of these elements belong to the Chinese style, and some of the Japanese, with distinct differences in the way things are laid out.
Homeowners who want to add a Chinese inspired garden should first spend some time familiarizing themselves with the art of Feng Shui, the classic Chinese discipline. Traditional Chinese gardens are composed of many elements, each placed in relation and harmony to the others.
The name of the Chinese art literally translates to wind and water, but it encompasses so much more than those two elements. Feng shui focuses on the orientation of elements together, to reach a harmonious balance. The art itself dates back thousands of years, with practice in China dating back to around 4000 BC. The simplest aim of feng shui is to achieve the balance between Heaven and Earth that provides a positive Qi, a type of energy. Throughout time, feng shui has spread from China to the western world, with many people using the guidelines to create a harmonious space.
Mediterranean style conjures up a vision of shallow courtyard pools finished in blue and white tiles, standing out under the blistering sunshine. Here again, as with Asian style, the term is used as a catchall. The term "Mediterranean" refers to the style of a region of the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, for example, Turkey, Greece, and Egypt.
Mediterranean gardens and courtyards often incorporate a water feature. These are usually shallow, tiled ponds in straightforward geometric shapes, without many plants or extra adornment. When placed in a walled courtyard, the natural sound and movement of the water coming from a fountain or waterfall is amplified to make it even more intriguing.
If you want to create an interior, landscape inspired by an international style that you admire Plant Solutions can help you. Our expert team can help with planning and installation of the right plants and other elements to create the look you want. Contact us at 480.585.8501 for help.


35 Eng Road LLC, a Suffolk County-based real estate investor, purchased a 59,000-square-foot industrial building on 3.18 acres at 35 Engineers Road in Hauppauge for $6.25 million. Phil Shwom of Schacker Realty represented the buyer and the seller, 35 ER Realty, in the sales transaction.
Bactolac Pharmaceutical renewed its lease for 29,000 square feet at the same address. Doug Donatelli of Metro Realty Services represented the tenant, while Shwom represented the landlord in the lease renewal.


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West Nile virus: Climate change may trigger more outbreaks in Southern California
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As climate change brings hotter weather to Southern California, coastal populations from San Diego to Santa Barbara may face an increased risk of contracting West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne diseases, suggests a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
West Nile virus is America's deadliest mosquito-borne disease and has been a threat to the Los Angeles metropolitan area since it arrived in 2003. The virus is harbored by mosquitos and birds and is most commonly spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.
Image courtesy Justin Remais
The study team analyzed data on nearly 2 million mosquitoes that had been captured and tested for West Nile in Los Angeles between 2006 and 2016. They then used machine learning to identify the landscape and climate conditions that influenced mosquito infection in different neighborhoods.
They found that infection among captured mosquitoes was strongly associated with the average temperature in the neighborhood.
"Our data revealed a sharp transition, where — as temperatures shift between 70 to around 73 degrees Fahrenheit — the likelihood of capturing infected mosquitoes in L.A. neighborhoods increases dramatically," said Nicholas Skaff, the lead author of the study and a former postdoctoral scholar in environmental health sciences at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. "Above this range, conditions become consistently favorable for transmission, and below this range, conditions are consistently unfavorable."
The results, published Wednesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, help explain why coastal L.A. communities — where typical summer conditions hover right at the boundary between favorable and inhibitory temperatures — seem to be protected some years, yet vulnerable in others.
With significant warming expected over the coming decades, a greater number of West Nile cases may be expected along the Southern California coast, said Justin Remais, associate professor of environmental health sciences at UC Berkeley.
"Coastal L.A. appears to be vulnerable to the expected warming of California's climate by mid-century, which will push coastal climates more consistently into the favorable zone," Remais said. "Inland L.A. may not be as susceptible to these shifts, as the climate is already favorable. Yet, as climate warming progresses towards the century's end, it is possible that temperatures become too hot in these areas."
The researchers emphasize that one or a few particularly hot days do not appear to increase transmission risk significantly. Rather, it is sustained warm temperatures over the course of weeks that give mosquitoes time to acquire the infection and pass it on to bird host species like the house finch.
"Our research suggests that, rather than focusing on daily weather reports, it's important to examine temperatures over the long haul," Skaff said. "If coastal Los Angeles experiences a month or two of warm temperatures during the summer or early fall, it's probably a good time to be extra careful to avoid mosquito bites. Inland parts of L.A. are almost always sufficiently hot during the summer, so other factors end up determining whether intense transmission occurs there."
And while the data indicate that temperature plays a very important role, the researchers emphasize that many factors ultimately determine whether a West Nile outbreak will occur.
"You can think of the favorable temperature range we identified as a prerequisite — if other things don't go right for the vector or the virus, transmission may still not occur, even when temperatures are favorable," Skaff said. "For example, if most of the susceptible birds in the region were infected during the previous year or two because a large outbreak occurred, herd immunity will be high, and the risk to people will be limited."
"Predicting the transmission of infectious diseases carried by animal hosts and vectors represents a complex puzzle," added Remais, "and machine learning can pick up patterns in vast epidemiological and ecological datasets that help us understand why certain people and neighborhoods are at the highest risk, as well as what the future holds."
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Thu, 8 Dec 2016. Where To Find Quality Leads As A Web Designer. www.elegantthemes.com. Apr19 Where To Find Quality Leads As A Web Designer Posted on April 19, 2015 by Ariel in Resources 30 comments When you've venturing into the world of self-employment as a web designer, the world looks full of a promising prospecting future.
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function Texture2D() {
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}

Texture2D.prototype = Object.create(Texture.prototype);

Texture2D.create = function(w, h, options) {
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  var defaultOptions = {
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    mipmap: false,
    nearest: false,
    internalFormat: gl.RGBA,
    format: gl.RGBA,
    type: gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE
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  if (options.bpp == 32) {
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  var texture = new Texture2D();
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  texture.checkExtensions(options);

  gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, options.internalFormat, w, h, 0, options.format, options.type, null);

  var wrapS = options.repeat ? gl.REPEAT : gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE;
  var wrapT = options.repeat ? gl.REPEAT : gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE;
  var magFilter = gl.LINEAR;
  var minFilter = gl.LINEAR;

  if (options.nearest) {
    magFilter = gl.NEAREST;
    minFilter = gl.NEAREST;
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  if (options.mipmap) {
    minFilter = gl.LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR;
  }

  gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, magFilter);
  gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, minFilter);
  gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, wrapS);
  gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, wrapT);
  gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);

  texture.width = w;
  texture.height = h;
  texture.target = gl.TEXTURE_2D;
  return texture;
};

Texture2D.prototype.anisotropy = function(level) {
  var gl = Context.currentContext;
  this.bind();
  gl.texParameterf(gl.TEXTURE_2D, TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, Math.floor(level));
  gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gl.LINEAR);
  gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);
}

Texture2D.prototype.checkExtensions = function(options) {
  var gl = this.gl;
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    if (options.format == gl.DEPTH_COMPONENT) {
      var depthTextureExt = gl.getExtension('WEBGL_depth_texture');
      if (!depthTextureExt) {
        throw new Error('Texture2D creating texture with format:gl.DEPTH_COMPONENT but WEBGL_depth_texture is not available');
      }
    }
    if (options.type == gl.FLOAT) {
      if (Platform.isMobile) {
        var textureHalfFloatExt = gl.getExtension('OES_texture_half_float');
        if (!textureHalfFloatExt) {
          throw new Error('Texture2D creating texture with type:gl.FLOAT but OES_texture_half_float is not available');
        }
        var textureHalfFloatLinerExt = gl.getExtension('OES_texture_half_float_linear');
        if (!textureHalfFloatLinerExt) {
          throw new Error('Texture2D creating texture with type:gl.FLOAT but OES_texture_half_float_linear is not available');
        }
        options.type = textureHalfFloatExt.HALF_FLOAT_OES;
      }
      else {
        var textureFloatExt = gl.getExtension('OES_texture_float');
        if (!textureFloatExt) {
          throw new Error('Texture2D creating texture with type:gl.FLOAT but OES_texture_float is not available');
        }
        var textureFloatLinerExt = gl.getExtension('OES_texture_float_linear');
        if (!textureFloatLinerExt) {
          throw new Error('Texture2D creating texture with type:gl.FLOAT but OES_texture_float_linear is not available');
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Texture2D.prototype.bind = function(unit) {
  unit = unit ? unit : 0;
  this.gl.activeTexture(this.gl.TEXTURE0 + unit);
  this.gl.bindTexture(this.gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.handle);
};

Texture2D.genNoise = function(w, h) {
  w = w || 256;
  h = h || 256;
  var gl = Context.currentContext;
  var texture = new Texture2D();
  texture.bind();
  //TODO: should check unpack alignment as explained here https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/webgl-dev-list/wuUZP7iTr9Q
  var b = new ArrayBuffer(w * h * 2);
  var pixels = new Uint8Array(b);
  for (var y = 0; y < h; y++) {
    for (var x = 0; x < w; x++) {
      pixels[y * w + x] = Math.floor(Math.random() * 255);
    }
  }
  gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.LUMINANCE, w, h, 0, gl.LUMINANCE, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, pixels);
  gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, gl.NEAREST);
  gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gl.NEAREST);
  gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
  gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
  gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);
  texture.width = w;
  texture.height = h;
  return texture;
};

Texture2D.genNoiseRGBA = function(w, h) {
  w = w || 256;
  h = h || 256;
  var gl = Context.currentContext;
  var handle = gl.createTexture();
  gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
  gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, handle);
  var b = new ArrayBuffer(w * h * 4);
  var pixels = new Uint8Array(b);
  for (var y = 0; y < h; y++) {
    for (var x = 0; x < w; x++) {
      pixels[(y * w + x) * 4 + 0] = y;
      pixels[(y * w + x) * 4 + 1] = Math.floor(255 * Math.random());
      pixels[(y * w + x) * 4 + 2] = Math.floor(255 * Math.random());
      pixels[(y * w + x) * 4 + 3] = Math.floor(255 * Math.random());
    }
  }
  gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, w, h, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, pixels);
  gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_FLIP_Y_WEBGL, true);
  gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, gl.NEAREST);
  gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gl.NEAREST);
  gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
  gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
  gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);
  var texture = new Texture2D();
  texture.handle = handle;
  texture.width = w;
  texture.height = h;
  texture.target = gl.TEXTURE_2D;
  texture.gl = gl;
  return texture;
};

Texture2D.load = function(src, options, callback) {
  if (!callback && typeof(options) == 'function') {
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    options = null;
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  var defaultOptions = {
    repeat: false,
    mipmap: false,
    nearest: false,
    flip: true
  };
  options = merge(defaultOptions, options);

  var gl = Context.currentContext;
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      texture.dispose();
      var noise = Texture2D.getNoise();
      texture.handle = noise.handle;
      texture.width = noise.width;
      texture.height = noise.height;
    }
    if (options.mipmap) {
      texture.generateMipmap();
    }
    gl.bindTexture(texture.target, null);
    texture.width = image.width;
    texture.height = image.height;
    texture.ready = true;
    if (callback) {
      callback(texture);
    }
  });
  return texture;
};

Texture2D.prototype.dispose = function() {
  if (this.handle) {
    this.gl.deleteTexture(this.handle);
    this.handle = null;
  }
};

Texture2D.prototype.generateMipmap = function() {
  this.gl.bindTexture(this.gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.handle);
  this.gl.generateMipmap(this.gl.TEXTURE_2D);
}

module.exports = Texture2D;

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'The Forbidden Forest' is an automated board game. The concept of the game is similar to a traditional board game -'snakes and ladders'. In this game, a pawn moves as many steps on the board as the number rolled on the dice. Here, instead of rolling the dice a button is pressed and a number is displayed by a row of fast moving LEDs. The reason behind just a row of fast moving LEDs dislaying a number is 'persistence of vision'. If the pawn reaches the destination by overcoming obstacles in limited amount of time it wins. The working model was presented to and played by those that attended the Stanford University Smart Product Design Fundamentals presentation in Autumn 2011. To know more about the project, please click here.
Orbital Sumo is an automated robot, which collects as many ping pong balls as it can from the arena and drops them into the bins at the corners of the arena. These bins are detected and distinguished by different frequency Infra-Red emitters situated in each of the 4 bins. The working model was presented to those that attended the Stanford University Smart Product Design Applications presentation in Winter 2012. To know more about the project, please click here.
Alligator HZV (Human-Zombie Vehicle) is a boat that can be remotely controlled. Here unlike the traditional remote controllers, a pair of drums is used to control the direction, speed and attacking mechanism of the HZV. The direction of the boat was controlled by playing the left drum, right drum or both drums to go left, right or straight respectively. The speed is directly proportional to the pace at which the drums are played. The working model was presented to and used by those that attended the Stanford University Smart Product Design Practice presentation near Terman Pond in Spring 2012. To know more about the project, please click here.
Landing a helicopter safely is not a trivial task. It requires many hours of practice for the pilot to make a safe landing. To make the landing process simple for the pilot, this project simulated a compliant helipad for the landing helicopter, hence 'Mo'bile 'H'eli'pad'. A 1 sqft platform made out of styrofoam (end effector) was attached to the robotic arm 'KUKA'. The arm was programmed to track the helicoptor. Tracking was done by using kinect to get the location of the helicopter and the end-effector was moved to that location by moving the appropriate joints of the arm. To view the working video, please click here.
'Talk to me' is an idea developed to address the need of a user by redesigning the way the user interacts with time.	The user I have identified after talking to many people was a 48 year old housewife. When she goes to workout, she likes to have a companion. That way she wouldn't get bored or tired. When she goes alone, she carries a watch just to keep track of time by looking at the watch frequently. For addressing this need and drawn insights, I designed a product which keeps speaking to her based on the topic she selects. The initial prototype of this was built in balsamiq and after testing with users, next version was built as HTML pages to potray the basic concept. To view the prototype, please click here.
Nordstrom Navigator is a product designed by a team of 4 for NORDSTROM. NORDSTROM consulted us to redesign the retail shopping experience to attract more millenial age (25-35) customers. We started off by interviewing shoppers in the store, outside various other stores, in malls and many other places. From these users we selected one millenial user and designed a solution. This user finds asking for help very inconvenient and spends hours and hours in big stores to spot the required item. This need was common to many users and in particular we observed that, it was dominant among male millennial users. A prototype of the product interface Nordstrom Navigator shows the directions to the things the customer wants to pick up. The developed solution 'prototype' was tested in Nordstrom and the response was positive. Finally, the idea was presented to Mr.Eric Nordstrom the CEO of Nordstrom by building a space which simulated the atmosphere of the store at dschool, Stanford. To view a short clip showing this concept, please click here.
OMNI-P is an idea developed by a team of 4 while working with a non-profit organization SFMOMA (San Francisco museum of moder art). SFMOMA would be closed for two and a half years starting June'13. During this period they did not want their customers to be disappointed. They consulted us to suggest a solution. OMNI-P was designed to create the experience of a museum without a museum. After inteviewing people in and out of SFMOMA, we designed a solution for a user's need. The user was an art student, for whom SFMOMA was an experience. Our solution OMNI-P(omni present) is a biweekly presentation of art in a digital form by projecting art on to huge buildings all along a street of San Francisco. To view the prototype and its testing phase, please click here.
Pet Adoption requires not only a lot of commitment but many more qualities. This is an individual project to understand the pet adoption experience and to design a product to make the experience better. The need was identified after talking to various people with pets, from small kids to people above 60 years of age. After brainstorning over the inputs obtained from the empathy a particular user's need was chosen and a product was designed for him. The need was to be able to take care of the pet even when his work hours are long or he is travelling. To address this I designed a chain with a special locket made of a material which felt like that of the pet's fur. This locket when rubbed will give the pet a sense of patting, and a mobile app showing the position of the pet with respect to the house coordinates. To view the prototypes and the empathy work, please click here.
This project implements a 3 layer neural network for named entity recognition using Java. For the given input the aim of this project was to classify if it was a Person or not. The model was trained with the given train data and was later tested on the test data. The F1 score obtained for this was 0.74.
QuizBook website is a combination of a facebook and a quiz website. A person can creater his/her own proife, add friends, challenge friends to take a quiz, take and create quizzes. Back-end design is based on Model View Controller. Java is used to develop the website. To see the flow of the website please click here.
Sudoko project solves a given sudoku game. The solved sudoku and the given sudoku are displayed using swing GUI. You can see this happen, by clicking here.
SiMPLE is an online platform to connect students and lenders with an aim to decrease the default rate of students in STEM fields. The platform was built using Python and Google App engine. To go to the online platform, please click here.


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Q: trimming a string in c++ Hello I have a problem with trimming string in c++. It adds some weird chars at the end of the
string.
string& Napis::subst(char cold, char cnew) {
    string * s = new string(data);
    replace(s->begin(),s->end(), cold, cnew);
    return *s; // takes back string s with changed sign
}

A: I'll bet you are calling subst with cnew set to zero. You are expecting this to delete the characters, but that's not what it does. It replaces them with zeroes, just as its name suggests.
How about:
string Napis::subst(char cold, char cnew) {
    assert(cnew != 0);
    string s = data;
    replace(s.begin(), s.end(), cold, cnew);
    return s; // takes back string s with changed sign
}

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The City As Told By Snapchat Selfies
January 29, 2015 Sarah Moore City, Column, Metro
Two months after I was born, Cal Ripken Jr. broke the record for most consecutive baseball games played. I was two when Biggie Smalls was killed with a blue-steel pistol, three when Clinton legally defined the extent of an "inappropriate relationship," and five when the world emerged into a new century. I could—and still can—recite the original 150 Pokemon (from Bulbasaur to Mewtwo) and sing along to all of the songs on Britney Spears' debut album. I had a light purple Game Boy Advanced, arms layered with multicolored scrunchies, pockets full of lip smackers, and spent too much time playing Oregon Trail on my dad's Gateway Desktop.
As a proud Millennial, I have had the pleasure to live through an exhilarating 19 years.
More significant than living through the rise and fall of the boy band, I have lived through the birth of social media. I was allowed to use the computer on my own just in time for the onset of MySpace, from which I eventually graduated to Facebook profiles and a Twitter account. I proudly avoided Tumblr and Tinder but am (still) terrifyingly active on Pinterest. I am a product of the social media age, ingrained with as much technological proficiency as a need to know what all of my "friends" are doing, all of the time.
Snapchat, the latest social media giant, capitalizes on this need of my generation and also provides an outlet for another Gen Y appeal, harmless self promotion, all the while encouraging the misconception that the "selfie" might not always be narcissistic. Most simply, Snapchat is a photo sharing app that allows users to send and receive photos and videos for a short time period. As messaging app describes itself, "Snapchat has always been about sharing your point of view. That's why our application opens straight into the camera. It's the fastest way to share little moments with our friends—to let them know where we are or how we feel right now."
Although it may be easy for snapchat developers to think that high schoolers across the world are using their application to share the "little moments" that are so important to them, it is used more to selectively "share" the moments you want everyone else to see. Practically, Snapchat is a way to not-so-humble brag about where you are and what you are doing, and with the notification of who has seen your "story" or opened your snap, you can ensure that your "friends" know what you're up to. At its core, the app is a degree egotistic and promotes a false sense of community, and cleverly exploits everything that the social media generation, myself included, has grown to love.
Snapchat has gone a step further in line with Millennial favorites, by now offering Geofilters based on the location of users sending snapchats. If you take a selfie in Times Square, a city skyline themed font spells out "Manhattan" on the bottom left of your screen. Snaps taken on the beaches of New Jersey get a nautical overlay that says "The Shore". Major sporting events will warrant a geofilter and pictures taken most Soulcycle locations have a yellow bike wheel in the right hand corner. I can even get a cartoonized Gasson geofilter from the sanctity of my bunk bed.
Although the geofilters originally were only sprinkled across Los Angeles and New York City, they have made their way to The Hub as of last week. Newbury St., Back Bay, The B Line, and Fenway are just some of the new overlays that are sweeping selfies across the city. As excited as I was to let everyone know, via selfie, that my roommates and I were frolicking past the brownstones of Back Bay last weekend, my Gen Y appeal toward the geofilter seemed to fade when it was my city that I was exploiting for my narcissistic sense of self worth.
As much as I appreciate the white script that spells out "Back Bay" on the bottom of my selfies when I am studying at the BPL, no cursive letters or digitized illustration could capture the atmosphere of any one of Boston's neighborhoods. It seems wrong to pick one element to define an area, and even to digitally section off a neighborhood in general, in this city. Neighborhoods here have personalities characterized by their individual conglomerations of history, art, residents, architecture, and culture. How can you distinguish Newbury St.from Back Bay, or Boston University from the B Line? Against my better—Millennial—judgment, living in the Boston area for (almost) two years has led to an appreciation of this place and its personality that can't be summed up in a Snapchat Selfie.
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Sarah Moore is the Assistant Metro Editor for The Heights. She is a Junior, English Major at Boston College. She is proud of her new Brighton address, but not that crazy about her new Brighton landlord. You can follow her on Twitter @SMooreHeights.
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The symptoms related to neurocognitive disorders (NCD) may lead to caregiver burden increase. Involving caregivers in research may be an effective way of improving the practicalities and relevance of interventions. The aim of this study was to gather opinion and gain consensus on the caregivers 'priorities, using a Delphi method and including aspects of needs in pharmaceutical dimension.
Observational study using a modified Delphi method. This study was conducted in the Clinical and Research Memory Center of the University Hospital of Lyon (France), between September 2015 and January 2016. The expert panel was composed of 68 informal caregivers of people with subjective cognitive decline or NCD living at home.
Caregivers assigned a very high importance to the dimension "information needs about their relative's disease", i.e. information on the disease, the treatment and the research; and to "coping skills", i.e. skills related to emotional support, communication, relationship evolution with the relative and skills to cope with behavioural crisis, behavioural and cognitive disorders. The aspect "coping with behavioural disorders" received a high selection rate (83%).
The main needs selected can be used to design relevant interventions and give guidance to policy to support caregivers. To meet caregiver's needs, interventions should focus on information about disease and treatment and psychoeducational interventions.
Cognitive impairment, functional autonomy loss and behavioural disorders caused by neurocognitive disorders (NCD) as Alzheimer's Disease and Related Diseases (ADRD) may lead to caregiver burden increase [1, 2]. The informal caregiver, i.e. not professional, is often a spouse or a child, providing assistance with daily living activities, managing the relative's behavioural symptoms, coordinating supportive services, facilitating healthcare visits and making financial and healthcare decisions . They play a central role in the care of people with NCD given caregiver informal care account for more than half of societal costs  However, the burden of care may have physical, psychological, emotional, social and financial consequences on caregiver and increase caregiver frailty may cause early patient institutionalization [5, 6]. In addition, previous studies have shown a large number of unmet needs were associated with a higher burden and an increase in caregiver strain and depressive symptoms [3, 7–9]. In NCD, the number of unmet needs is high while the levels of services utilization are low . Is there a discrepancy between the services and support proposed to caregivers and the services that they need?
Involving informal caregivers to understand their needs from their own perspectives may be an effective way of improving the practicalities, acceptability and relevance of services and support .
Several studies using quantitative or qualitative approaches have evaluated the caregivers' needs in terms of information, skills, support and services in medical and psychosocial dimensions [12, 13]. However, it appears that the needs assessment instruments used in these studies did not explore all dimensions of needs. This is the case for the needs in pharmaceutical dimension while people with NCD and their caregivers represent populations with higher risk of developing drug-related problems due to aging, comorbidities associated with polypharmacy and caregiver neglect of their own health care [14–19]. Previous studies have identified an amount of needs in informal caregivers but no study has hierarchized their main needs in medical, pharmaceutical and psychosocial dimensions. Identifying the main caregivers'needs and hierarchizing them would allow to design targeted and appropriate interventions to meet the needs of the greatest number. The aim of this study was to gather opinion and gain consensus on the caregivers 'priorities, using a Delphi method and including aspects of needs in pharmaceutical dimension. The intended outcome was to identify the main common needs among informal caregivers of people with NCD.
A two round modified Delphi process was used to generate consensus amongst a panel of informal caregivers. The Delphi method was chosen because this method allows to define a consensus in panel of experts on a specific topic from a large number of predefined items with a technique for the indirect confrontation of opinions . This method also allows to hierarchize the main items retained round after round by the experts. The Delphi process uses a series of questionnaires to collect information from participants in a number of rounds. In the case of modified Delphi, the starting point is a pre-derived list of questions established by analysts . A decision was made to restrict the Delphi process to two rounds before inviting experts to participate, since the initial questionnaire was based upon a careful review of available literature. It was predicted that two rounds would be enough to reach adequate consensus and would minimise the burden and the difficulty of the process for the caregivers of people with NCD.
Informal caregivers, considered as experts of this Delphi survey, were recruited at the Clinical and Research Memory Center of the University Hospital of Lyon (Hospices Civils de Lyon, France), between the September 1, 2015 and January 30, 2016. Inclusion criteria were: informal caregivers of people living at home with NCD and agreeing to participate to the Delphi survey . The informal caregiver was defined as a nonprofessional person living with their relative or providing support to their relative.
The first step was to develop the survey questionnaire for the first round. The aspects of needs in the survey were based on a systematic review whose purpose was to review the methodologies used to identify the needs, the existing needs assessment instruments and the main topics of needs explored among caregivers of patients with mild cognitive impairment to dementia . The selection criteria were: studies using quantitative, qualitative and mixed method to assess the caregiver's needs in terms of information, coping skills, support and service. Several aspects of needs related to pharmaceutical care have been added to the questionnaire. The first draft of the questionnaire was developed by the first author and was independently reviewed by analysts specialized in the care of ADRD patients to establish content validity. The group of analysts included 2 geriatricians, a neuro-geriatrician, 2 neuropsychologists, 2 pharmacists, a social worker and a methodologist. This allowed the identification of 46 aspects of needs into 3 dimensions: (i) 19 aspects in the dimension of information needs (INF), (ii) 18 aspects in the dimension of skills needs (SKI) and (iii) 9 aspects in the dimension of support needs (SUP). Fifteen of the 46 aspects of needs involved the pharmaceutical field, including information about caregiver's and patient's drugs and medication management.
First, an information letter explaining the study and the procedure for the first round was given to the caregivers after a memory consultation of their relatives. Second, the first questionnaire was distributed to caregivers who agreed to participate.
The first round consisted of rating the pre-selected aspects of needs. Caregivers were asked to rate the importance of each of these 46 aspects on a nine-point scale with three anchors: 1 "not important"; 5 "of moderate importance"; 9 "extremely important". Respondents were also informed that they could add other aspects of needs.
The second round was based on a second questionnaire drawn up from the responses obtained at the first round, using two criteria to determine the retained aspects: they had to be both "consensual" and "important", i.e. to have obtained 75% of the answers in one of the three parts of the scale [1–9] and a median score ≥ 8. This threshold has been shown to favour high reliability .
The second questionnaire of the Delphi process was sent to the home of the same panel of experts for the second round. In each round, stamped envelopes were provided to the informal caregivers to send back the questionnaire.
The second round aimed to select the main aspects of needs according to the same panel of experts, i.e. aspect of needs selected by 50% and over of caregivers (representing the majority of caregivers). Amongst the proposed aspects in the second questionnaire, caregivers were asked to select the ten aspects that they considered to be "the most important" and to rank them in order of importance from 1 to 10, with 10 being the most important and 1 the least important. The rank given by the caregiver for each aspect of the second questionnaire was equated to a weight of importance (e.g. the rank 10 equals a weight of 10).
The second round analysis was based on the number of experts who selected each aspect of needs and the total weight of importance (sum of the weights granted by caregivers for each aspect). The more an aspect of needs was selected by the experts and more its total weight was important, the more this aspect was important for the caregivers.
In the second round, questions about the caregivers 'preferences regarding the implementation of identified needs in information, skills and support were also added in another questionnaire. The preferences in terms of intervention timing (i.e. on the demand, one shot at the diagnosis or several times all along the disease) and means (i.e. leaflet, internet, individual or collective session, hotline) were investigated.
Data collected at the inclusion included: sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, educational level), relationship with the relative, the length of caregiving, the caregiver burden using the short version of Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) and patient medical data: diagnosis, global cognitive function using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), behaviour using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), the functional autonomy level using the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL). The short version of ZBI score ranged from 0 (no burden) to 7 (higher burden) [5, 24]. The French version of MMSE was previously validated for the detection of cognitive impairment using the DSM-III criteria . The IADL assessed 8 instrumental activities and the score ranging from 0 (dependent) to 8 (independent) . The NPI evaluates 10 behavioral domains and 2 neurovegetative troubles . A higher overall NPI score (maximum 144) indicates more severe behavioral disorders. All data were entered in an electronic database to perform the analyses.
Relative with NCD and caregivers characteristics were described at baseline with means ± standard deviations (SD) or frequencies (percentages). The participation rate to the second round of the survey was reported and characteristics of caregivers who completed the two round and those who achieved only the first round were compared. Normally distributed data were compared using the student's t test and paired categorical variables using Chi-square test. For the round 1, the results were described using means ± SD and median of the rating assigned on the scale to each aspect of needs. The response rates in the three parts of the scale [1–9] was also described for each aspect of needs. For the round 2, the frequency of selection and the weight of each aspect of needs from the second questionnaire were detailed. The weight of an aspect of needs corresponds to the sum of the rank (10 to 1) granted by the caregivers. Data were analysed using the Excel software (Microsoft Office Excel 2010) and SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 21.0 for Windows (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA).
The observational study protocol has been reviewed and approved by a local ethics committee the 8/7/2015 (Comité de Protection des Personnes Sud-Est IV, references L15–119).
Between September 2015 and January 2016, sixty eight caregivers of people with NCD participated in the first round of the survey. Fifty eight caregivers (85%) participated to the second round. There were no significant differences between the groups that participated in only round 1 and completed in both. The characteristics of the caregivers and their relatives were summarized in Table 1.
The mean score of importance of the 46 aspects was 6.93 ± 2.49, varying according to the dimensions of needs (Table 2). The SUP dimension was the least important, with a mean score of 4.98 ± 2.94. In this dimension, the caregivers attributed the lowest scores to the pharmaceutical support. They attributed a mean score of 7.33 ± 2.07 for the INF dimension and 7.46 ± 2.17 for the SKI dimension. In these dimensions, the highest scores were attributed to the needs of information about their relative's disease and providing affective support to their relative. Twenty aspects of needs met the first decision-rule made to draw up the second questionnaire. No aspect of needs in support has been selected for the second round.
Several aspects of needs were assessed as important but not consensual (dissensus): 9 areas of needs with a median score ≥ 8 were assessed as "extremely important" by 61 to 74% of the caregivers in the round 1. This notably concerned skills to cope with feeling related to caring, to communicate on the relatives' disease, and caregiving with their entourage; as well as information needs about non-pharmacological treatment and nursing care at home. No other aspect of needs was added by the respondents for the second round after the questionnaires analysis.
The questionnaire of the second round was composed of 20 aspects of needs evaluated as "consensual" and "important" by the expert panel. Ten needs aspects (top ten list) were selected by 50% and over caregivers (50 to 83%). Amongst the ten most selected needs aspects, four pertained to the dimension "information needs about the relative's disease", i.e. information on the disease, the treatment and the research; and six to "coping skills", i.e. skills related to emotional support, communication, relationship evolution with the relative and skills to cope with behavioural crisis, behavioural and cognitive disorders (Table 3). The aspect "coping with behavioural disorders" received a high selection rate (83%). However, seven aspects of needs among the ten remaining aspects were also reported to be of importance for more than one third of the caregivers.
Amongst the fifteen aspects of needs in pharmaceutical dimension in the round 1, three aspects were ranked as important and consensual by the caregivers such as research (therapies and disease), information about patient's drugs for the cognitive disease and information about patient's drugs for comorbidities. However, two others aspects were ranked as important but not consensual (dissensus): adjustment of sedative drug dosage and the management of the patient's drug. The aspects of needs about informal caregivers' medication were the lowest ranked. In the round 2, two aspects of needs in pharmaceutical dimension were included in the top ten list (selected by 50% and over of caregivers): research and information about patient's drugs for the cognitive disease (rank 8 and 10 respectively).
Table 4 summarizes the caregivers' preferences. For the information delivery and the skill acquisition, the majority of caregivers said that they would prefer multiple individual interviews with an appropriate health professional all along the disease progression of their relatives.
The Delphi findings present an informal caregiver consensus on their priority needs in the field of NCD.
Previous studies using other methodologies have evaluated the caregiver's needs in NCD. A systematic review of 12 qualitative studies has identified two aspects of needs: management of older people with dementia and caregivers' personal needs . The first aspect included similar needs to the present study: information and disease knowledge, activities of daily living support, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia support and, formal/informal care support. The second aspect included caregivers' physical and psychological health and management of caregivers' own lives. Wackerbarth et al. have used quantitative method through self-administered needs assessment surveys . Caregivers of individuals with ADRD were asked to rate information and support needs in terms of importance. The most important information needs involved the health plan coverage (financial issue), the means to find the best care and information about diagnosis and therapeutics, especially current treatment options, risks and benefits and treatments for behaviors. The most important support needs identified by caregivers were mainly for the relative as providing emotional support and understand the relative's feelings. Rather than support for themselves, caregivers rated support for their relatives as most important . Similarly, in the present Delphi study, informal caregivers have given low rank to the domains of needs about their own concerns such as emotional support for the caregiver and annual medical check-up by general practitioner for the caregiver. Caregivers often appear to ignore their own personal and health needs to concentrate on providing the best care possible to the ill person [29–32]. This is more noticeable with medication-related needs, as caregivers did not perceive needs for their own medication management, at least not as much as for their relatives. Older people themselves, informal caregivers are also exposed to polypharmacy with a higher risk of developing drug-related problems. Thorpe et al. have shown that 33% of patients living with dementia and 39% of their caregivers were taking at least one potentially inappropriate medication . These aspects of pharmaceutical needs mainly met the needs of health professionals while informal caregivers did not perceive possible benefits.
The Delphi process is rarely used in non-professional subjects, especially in informal caregivers to establish a consensus. Bond et al. developed a set of guidelines on how family and non-professional helpers may assist an older person who is developing neurocognitive impairment, or has dementia or delirium . They used two expert panels: health professional panel and caregiver advocate panel (people who were members of the national Alzheimer's organization or a caregiver organization and held a leadership position within an advocacy organization). Family or informal caregivers were not included in the building of these guidelines. Another study using the Delphi process in dementia was conducted with professionals and informal caregivers of people living with dementia to identify the main resilience factors i.e. personal strategies helping to face difficulties related to the disease . The items patients' behavioral problems and feeling competent as a caregiver were selected as essential resilience features. Caregivers also emphasized the importance of social supports, the quality of the relationship with their relative, while professionals considered coping skills, and a good quality of life of caregivers most relevant. These studies indicated that priorities of caregiver advocates/informal caregivers and professionals differed to some extent [11, 32].
Dickinson et al. and Gilhooly et al. showed in their Meta-analyzes that the most effective psychosocial interventions for caregivers were multicomponent and psychoeducational interventions [33, 34]. In the meta-analysis of Sörensen et al., psychoeducational interventions were defined as interventions that "involve a structured program geared toward providing information about the care receiver's disease process and about resources and services and training caregivers to respond effectively to disease-related problems, such as memory and behavior problems in dementia patients" . In this present study, ten common caregiver's needs are identified allowing to design a common core of educational and psychoeducational interventions. To meet their needs, these interventions should be focused on (1) information about the disease, the behavioral disorders, the medication and research; (2) coping skills regarding behavioral and cognitive disorders, behavioral crisis at home, relationship changes; and (3) skills to communicate and to provide affective support to their relatives. In addition, specific needs, i.e. important but not consensual needs (dissensus), have been also highlighted in the first round.
A multicomponent intervention integrating personalized pharmaceutical care to a multidisciplinary psychosocial program for caregivers of people with ADRD (PHARMAID study protocol) was designed and is being evaluated . This collaborative program aims to optimize the medication management of the patient with ADRD and their caregiver, to provide appropriate information and to develop coping skills based on collective and individual interventions. The finding of this study will assess the effectiveness of this collaborative approach.
To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting prioritized informal caregivers' needs in NCD by using a Delphi process. A main strength of the present study is the involvement of caregivers in a Delphi survey to be experts of their situation and to identify their proper needs. Using a consensus of people with real-life experience allows highlighting information and suggestions that may be relevant and useful to caregivers dealing with cognitive and behavioral disorders. The use of a ranking process in the second round enables caregivers to provide a clear prioritization of their needs. Another advantage of the Delphi methodology is the possibility to obtain anonymously the views of a diverse group of persons, preventing the influence of dominant individuals [32, 37]. The present study has been conducted in a single-centre specialized in the care of people with cognitive complaints in France and with a mostly urban population of caregivers. Despite the high number of recruited experts as compared to other Delphi studies [38, 39], the present study identified needs that may not be internationally extendable. Indeed, a large variability in care structures and organizations in the medico-social field is observed across countries, as well as discrepancy in health care accessibility between urban and rural caregivers. The first round questionnaire of the Delphi method was developed form a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies and proposed a wide range of needs. However, even if the group of analysts who validated this questionnaire had a global vision on health and social-care provision, it did not include all professionals involved in the care of people with NCD (eg. nurses, occupational therapists). Moreover, the questionnaire of the first round was distributed after the consultation with the specialist. The rating could be affected by the service and content of memory consultation (e.g. if the caregiver felt that memory consultation could not provide adequate information on the disease of cognitive disorder, the subject may rate that it was very important to provide information on cognitive disorder). A measure of the caregiver satisfaction or dis-satisfaction about the memory consultation could have prevented this limitation. Finally, caregivers' needs may be subject to factors, such as relationship to their relative, disease stage, caregiving length and others. The sample size of caregivers did not allow to achieve subgroup analysis.
The main needs selected from informal caregivers perspectives can be used to design relevant intervention studies and give guidance to policy to support caregivers of people with NCD more effectively and better tailored to their needs. To meet the informal caregiver's needs and to reduce their burden, interventions focused on disease and treatment information and psychoeducational interventions should be prioritized. In order to provide personalized support to informal caregivers, this study should be replicated internationally in rural and urban caregivers and individual needs should be assessed ahead of the educational process.
We are indebted to all the French experts who agreed to participate in the Delphi study. We thank also other analysts of this study: Romain Bachelet, Nathalie Jomard, and Marie-Hélène Michel.
The survey questionnaire was designed by a group of analysts: TN (PharmD, PhD candidate), VD (PhD), CM (PharmD, PhD), MK (MD), PKS (MD, PhD), NJ (MD), FDC, RB, and MHM. The establishment of the panel of experts was carried out by LW and TN. The data analysis was performed by TN and VD. The manuscript was written by TN. The critical revision of the manuscript was made by all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
The observational study protocol has been reviewed and approved by a local ethics committee the 8/7/2015 (Comité de Protection des Personnes Sud-Est IV, references L15–119). To be included in this observational study, the ethics committee approved that participants give verbal consent after being informed about the study. The verbal consent of the caregiver was documented in the patient medical record.


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Q: Connection between non-constant completely monotone function and strictly positive definite kernels (Schoenberg characterization) I'm reading this book chapter, where they stated two alternative characterizations of completely monotone functions $\phi$ using (1) Laplace transform of a finite, non-negative Borel measure and also using (2) the positive definiteness of the kernel matrix $K$ constructed from $\phi$, respectively in Theorem 2.5.2 and 2.5.3. The theorems go as follows:
Theorem 2.5.2: (Hausdorff-Bernstein-Widder theorem: Laplace transform characterization of completely monotone functions)
A function $\phi: [0,\infty) \to \mathbb{R}$ is completely monotone if and only it is the Laplace transform of a finite non-negative Borel measure $\mu$ on $[0,\infty)$, i.e. $\phi$ is of the form:
$$\phi(r)= \mathcal{L}\mu(r)=\int_{0}^{\infty} e^{-rt}d\mu(t)$$
Theorem 2.5.3: (Theorem relating completely monotone functions and positivity of kernel matrix with radially symmetric kernels)
A function $\phi$ is completely monotone on $[0,\infty)$ if and only if $\Phi(x):=\phi(||x||^2)$ is positive definite and radial on $\mathbb{R}^d$, $ \forall d \in \mathbb{N}$.
My question is: are the following true regarding strict positivity of kernel matrices and the completely monotone function being non-constant?
Guess 1:
A non-constant function $\phi: [0,\infty) \to \mathbb{R}$ completely monotone if and only it is the Laplace transform of a finite non-negative Borel measure $\mu$ on $[0,\infty)$ not of the form $c\delta_0, c>0$, i.e. $\phi$ is of the form:
$$\phi(r)= \mathcal{L}\mu(r)=\int_{0}^{\infty} e^{-rt}d\mu(t)$$ where $\mu$ is not of the form $c\delta_0, c>0$
Guess 2:
A non-constant function $\phi$ is completely monotone on $[0,\infty)$ if and only if $\Phi(x):=\phi(||x||^2)$ is strictly positive definite and radial on $\mathbb{R}^d \forall d \in \mathbb{N}$?
N.B. It's worthwhile mentioning that in this book and in the relevant literature, positive definite normally means positive semidefinite elsewhere, and strictly positive definite normally means positive definite elsewhere.

A: Here is an answer to your Question 1: Let us actually prove a bit more: A function $\phi\colon[0,\infty)\to\mathbb R$ is non-constant and completely monotone if and only if
$$\phi(r)=\int_{0}^{\infty} e^{-rt}d\mu(t)\quad \forall r\ge0\tag{1}$$
with $\mu\ne c\delta_0$ for any real $c$.
The "only if" part: Suppose $\phi$ is non-constant and completely monotone. Then (1) holds with some (unique) finite measure $\mu$. If $\mu=c\delta_0$ for some real $c$, then $\phi$ is the constant $c$. So, $\mu\ne c\delta_0$ for any real $c$.
The "if" part: Suppose (1) holds with $\mu\ne c\delta_0$ for any real $c$. Then $\phi$ is completely monotone and $\mu((0,\infty))>0$, whence
$$\phi'(r)=-\int_{0}^{\infty} te^{-rt}d\mu(t)<0\quad \forall r\ge0,\tag{1.5}$$
so that $\phi$ is not constant.

Let us now answer your Question 2, proving again a bit more: A function $\phi\colon[0,\infty)\to\mathbb R$ is non-constant and completely monotone if and only if the function $\Phi$ defined by the formula $\Phi(x):=\phi(|x|^2)$ for all $x\in\mathbb R^d$ is strictly positive definite, for each natural $d$.
This is based on

Lemma 1: The characteristic function (c.f.) of any probability distribution on $\mathbb R^d$ with (say) an uncountable support is strictly positive definite.

This lemma will be proved at the end of the answer.
Using Lemma 1, let us now prove
The "only if" part: Suppose $\phi$ is non-constant and completely monotone. Then (1) implies
$$\Phi(x)=\int_0^\infty e^{-t|x|^2}\,\mu(dt) \quad\forall x\in\mathbb R^d.\tag{2}$$
For each real $t>0$, the function $x\mapsto e^{-t|x|^2}$ is the c.f. of a Gaussian distribution on $\mathbb R^d$ and hence, by Lemma 1, is strictly positive definite. Also, by the above answer to Question 1, $\mu((0,\infty))>0$. So, by (2), $\Phi$ is strictly positive definite.
The "if" part: Suppose $\Phi$ is strictly positive definite. Then, by your Theorem 2.5.3, $\phi$ is completely monotone. So, (1) holds and hence (2) holds. Since $\Phi$ is strictly positive definite, we have $\mu((0,\infty))>0$ -- because otherwise, by (2), $\Phi$ is constant. So, by (1.5), $\phi$ is non-constant.
It remains to prove Lemma 1. Let $f$ be the c.f. of a random vector $Z$ in $\mathbb R^d$ with an uncountable support. To obtain a contradiction, suppose that $f$ is not strictly positive definite. Then for some natural $k$, some complex $a_1,\dots,a_k$ not all of which are $0$, and some pairwise distinct $x_1,\dots,x_k$ in $\mathbb R^d$ we have
$E|\sum_1^k e^{ix_j\cdot Z}a_j|^2=\sum_{j,l=1}^k f(x_j-x_l)a_j\bar a_l=0$, where $\cdot$ is the dot product. So, $h(z):=\sum_1^k e^{ix_j\cdot z}a_j=0$ for all $z$ in the uncountable support of the distribution of $Z$. Since the function $h$ is entire, it follows that $h(z)=0$ for all $z\in\mathbb R^d$. So, $a_1=\dots=a_k=0$, which is a contradiction.


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Were very happy to see that many hundreds of you tuned in for the Morphologi G3-ID launch last week. There were so many questions that Debbie and myself were unable to answer them all in the time we had – so the Blog comes to the rescue!
Over what particle size range can the Morphologi G3-ID do chemical ID measurements?
The honest answer to this question is that it all depends upon the sample you are looking at and which objective lens you used for the particle size and shape measurements.
The instrument will automatically collect Raman spectra from particles using the 50x objective regardless of the objective lens used for the morphological (particle size and shape) measurements as this gives the best signal-to-noise. The instrument automatically makes adjustments for this, however reliable targeting of very small particles ie. 1um-20um can only be achieved by using the 50x objective for the morphological measurements. The maximum and minimum particle size which can reliably be used for targeting for morphological measurements made with each of the objective lenses is shown in the table below.
Therefore if you have a very polydisperse sample such as soils for example, you will need to take a decision on which particle sizes are most important to the question you are trying to answer from a chemical ID perspective. It should also be noted that for chemical ID it is not possible to merge morphological measurements from different objectives and separate measurements will need to be made for each objective.
In addition to the ability to accurately target the particles, the minimum size range may also depend upon the Raman scattering efficiency of the sample. If the sample is a strong Raman scatterer, then reliable chemical ID of 1um particles is possible, whereas for a weak Raman scatterer there may not be sufficient signal to noise.
This is especially true for particles smaller than the diameter of the laser spot (approx. 3um) , as the Raman signal to noise becomes progressively less as you will be sampling both particle and background as illustrated in the diagram below for 7um(blue) and 2um (green) particles of the same chemical composition.
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The Sports World to Gay Fans: Don't Be Gay (For a While)
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As if it weren't hard enough already to be gay and like sports at the same time, now there's this: A Russian lawmaker has announced that the country's viciously homophobic laws will remain in effect during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Those laws, you might recall, don't just make homosexuality a crime; they also criminalize pro-gay speech, same-sex public affection, and even pro-gay paraphernalia. Any gay fan who attends the Olympics—and any gay athlete who participates—thus risks fines, arrest, and imprisonment simply for being openly gay.
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How can a gay fan or athlete stay safe during the Olympics, then? The answer: Don't be gay—or at least, don't be gay while you're watching sports. That's the tacit takeaway from the IOC's vague proclamations, and the logical conclusion for anyone monitoring the situation.
And it's not just Olympics fans who'll need to go back into the closet to enjoy their favorite sport in person. In 2022, the FIFA World Cup will be held in Qatar, a predominantly Muslim country that bans same-sex relations. FIFA's solution? Once again, don't be gay. According to FIFA president Sepp Blatter—who later apologized, rather lamely, for his remarks—gay people "should refrain from sexual activities" while watching the game. (Imagine if he gave the same advice to straight people.)
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Conflicts like these are bound to grow more common as the world becomes increasingly dichotomized vis-à-vis gay rights. Some countries believe gay people have a right to live openly and with dignity; some countries believe gay people belong in jail. There's no real middle ground, and the sports world is deluding itself if it thinks it can find one. Organizations like FIFA have a much-ballyhooed self-mythology about breaking international boundaries while respecting local cultures. But when local cultures don't respect gay fans and athletes, the sports world has to pick a side. So far, it's chosen the side of the homophobes. And gay sports fans who don't care to go back in the closet have no other option than to just go home.


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Chen, Wei1,2 ; Wang, Long1 ; Zhang, Xing-Li1 ; Shi, Jian-Nong1 ; Zhang, XL (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Key Lab Behav Sci, 4A Datun Rd, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China.
Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of trauma exposure on the posttraumatic stress symptomatology (PTSS) of children who resided near the epicenter of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. The mechanisms of this impact were explored via structural equation models with self-esteem and coping strategies included as mediators. The findings suggested that the effect of trauma exposure was partially mediated by self-esteem, which subsequently affected coping strategies and finally determined PTSS. These results imply that self-esteem and coping strategies may impact children's resilience to trauma exposure.
Corresponding Author Zhang, XL (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Key Lab Behav Sci, 4A Datun Rd, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China.
GB/T 7714 Chen, Wei,Wang, Long,Zhang, Xing-Li,et al. Understanding the Impact of Trauma Exposure on Posttraumatic Stress Symptomatology: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach[J]. JOURNAL OF LOSS & TRAUMA,2012,17(1):98-110.
APA Chen, Wei,Wang, Long,Zhang, Xing-Li,Shi, Jian-Nong,&Zhang, XL .(2012).Understanding the Impact of Trauma Exposure on Posttraumatic Stress Symptomatology: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach.JOURNAL OF LOSS & TRAUMA,17(1),98-110.
MLA Chen, Wei,et al."Understanding the Impact of Trauma Exposure on Posttraumatic Stress Symptomatology: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach".JOURNAL OF LOSS & TRAUMA 17.1(2012):98-110.


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American Journal of Veterinary Research
Article by Howard R. Bingham
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Article by William P. Shulaw
Evaluation of the ability of orally administered aspirin to mitigate effects of 3-methylindole in feedlot cattle
Howard R. Bingham
Howard R. BinghamDepartment of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210.
Present address is the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science, College of Agriculture, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-5600.
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Thomas E. Wittum
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Craig F. SarverOhio Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068.
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Objective—To evaluate the ability of orally administered aspirin to mitigate 3-methylindole (3MI)-induced respiratory tract disease and reduced rate of gain in feedlot cattle.
Animals—244 beef cattle.
Procedure—In a masked, randomized, controlled field trial, calves were untreated (controls) or received a single orally administered dose of aspirin (31.2 g) on entry into a feedlot. Serum 3MI concentrations were measured on days 0, 3, and 6. Rumen 3MI concentration was measured on day 3. Cattle were observed daily for clinical signs of respiratory tract disease. Lungs were evaluated at slaughter for gross pulmonary lesions.
Results—Mean daily gain (MDG) in cattle treated with aspirin, compared with control cattle, was 0.06 kg greater in the backgrounding unit and 0.03 kg greater for the overall feeding period. Neither serum nor rumen 3MI concentrations appeared to modify this effect. Cattle treated with aspirin were more likely to be treated for respiratory tract disease. Mortality rate, gross pulmonary lesions, and serum and rumen 3MI concentrations were similar between groups. Increased rumen 3MI concentration was associated with a small difference in risk of lung fibrosis.
Conclusions and Clinical Relevance—Cattle given a single orally administered dose of aspirin on feedlot entry had higher MDG in the backgrounding unit and for the overall feeding period, but this finding could not be attributed to mitigation of effects of 3MI. This may have been influenced by low peak 3MI production and slow rates of gain. (Am J Vet Res 2000;61:1209–1213)
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Angelina, Pitt's son Maddox returns home due to coronavirus
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's son, Maddox, has rejoined family after his semester was canceled due to the novel coronavirus. He studies at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea.
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Proud Sheffield dad Jarvin Blake smiles for the camera with his son Tyler.
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