text:
Q: How to get all the sub tags as list using XmlSlurper I want to read all the variable names from an xml file. However while I would expecxt some sort of List I get all the "Names" glued together. How an I get all the Names in a List?
Xml:
<DataSet>
    <Version>1.0</Version>
    <DataSupplier>
    </DataSupplier>
    <Media>
        <Name />

            <URL>Sachkontenstamm.csv</URL>
            <Name>Sachkontenplan</Name>
            <DecimalSymbol>,</DecimalSymbol>
            <DigitGroupingSymbol />
            <VariableLength>
                <VariableColumn>
                    <Name>Ktonr</Name>
                    <Description>Kontonummer des Kontos</Description>
                    <Numeric />
                </VariableColumn>
                <VariableColumn>
                    <Name>Text</Name>
                    <Description>Beschriftung</Description>
                    <AlphaNumeric />
                    <MaxLength>40</MaxLength>
                </VariableColumn>
                ...
      </VariableLength>

     </Media>
</DataSet>

groovy:
def indexFile = new XmlSlurper().parse(new File("src/main/resources/index.xml"))

indexFile
        .'**'
        .findAll { it?.URL == "Sachkontenstamm.csv" }
        .VariableLength
        .VariableColumn
        .Name

A: I take it there is only one table for the queried URL. If that is the case you can access the names using find like this:
def names = new XmlSlurper().parseText(xml)
    .'**'
    .find { it?.URL == "Sachkontenstamm.csv" }.VariableLength.VariableColumn
    .collect { it.Name }

// Result: [Ktonr, Text]

If there are multiple occurrences of the table with the given URL stick with findAll:
names = new XmlSlurper().parseText(xml)
    .'**'
    .findAll { it?.URL == "Sachkontenstamm.csv" }
    .collect { it.VariableLength.VariableColumn.collect { it.Name } }

// Result: [[Ktonr, Text]]

If the data of those multiple tables can be mixed up you can apply flatten on the result:
names.flatten()

// Result: [Ktonr, Text]

A: If you want to extract VariableColumn.Name correctly you need to collect all children nodes of VariableLength. In example you have shown above parser squashes path result to a single node. You can fix it by adding collect operation to VariableLength children and extracting information you are interested about. Consider following example:
def xml = '''<DataSet>
    <Version>1.0</Version>
    <DataSupplier>
    </DataSupplier>
    <Media>
        <Name />

            <URL>Sachkontenstamm.csv</URL>
            <Name>Sachkontenplan</Name>
            <DecimalSymbol>,</DecimalSymbol>
            <DigitGroupingSymbol />
            <VariableLength>
                <VariableColumn>
                    <Name>Ktonr</Name>
                    <Description>Kontonummer des Kontos</Description>
                    <Numeric />
                </VariableColumn>
                <VariableColumn>
                    <Name>Text</Name>
                    <Description>Beschriftung</Description>
                    <AlphaNumeric />
                    <MaxLength>40</MaxLength>
                </VariableColumn>
            </VariableLength>

     </Media>
</DataSet>
'''

def indexFile = new XmlSlurper().parseText(xml)

def result = indexFile.'**'
        .findAll { it?.URL == "Sachkontenstamm.csv" }
        .collect { it.VariableLength.'*'.findAll { node -> node.name() == 'VariableColumn' }*.Name*.text() }
        .flatten()

assert result == ['Ktonr', 'Text']

Hope it helps.


To filter out students of the highest calibre, the Institute conducts the Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Examination for admission to UG, PG and research programmes. This year, too, the exam will be conducted for 5,000 B.Tech seats. Students clearing VITEEE 2019 will get an opportunity to study in VIT campuses. Currently, VIT has two campuses in Vellore and Chennai. Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Tamil Nadu has emerged as one of the finest institutions in the field of technology in India.
VITEEE 2019 Latest Notification – The Vellore Institute of Technology has rescheduled the VITEEE 2019 exam dates due to the General Election. The exam will be conducted on all days from 10th to 21st April 2019 (except for the election dates). Candidates must check out the dates of elections. Slot booking will be available on or before 28th March 2019.
Read below for further details about the VITEEE 2019 Exam.
The CBT mode VITEEE Entrance Exam 2019 will have 125 objective type questions, which must be completed within 2.30 hours. The language of the questions will be English and there will be no negative marking scheme.
Indian citizens, NRI (Non-Resident Indian), PIO and OCI holders are eligible to submit the application form.
OCI/PIO candidates need to produce the certificate of schools located in India (in the previous 2 years).
The concerned persons should have completed Class 12th either from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), State Board and The Council for Indian School Certificate Examination.
Or, they have completed Intermediate or 2-year pre-university exam from a recognised university/board.
Note: Candidates applying for VITEEE 2019 should have either passed or will be appearing in any one of the above-mentioned exams in 2019.
The candidates need to score minimum aggregate marks of 60% in the PCM subjects in the qualifying exam. The reserved candidates and the North-eastern candidates are required to have scored a minimum aggregate of 50% marks in the prescribed subjects.
The applicants must be 17 years old (minimum).
They should have been born on or after 1st July 1997.
The DOB recorded in the SSC/High School Certificate will be considered valid.
The VITEEE 2019 application forms were available at the official website form 28th October 2018. The VITEEE Application form 2019 can be availed both online as well as offline. The candidates wishing to fill their application form online should visit the official VIT website. And those candidates who want to fill their Application form offline can obtain the hard copies through the Post Offices, specified on the VIT official website. Both online and offline application forms are to be submitted latest by 22nd March 2019 (extended date).
How to Apply for VITEEE 2019 Online?
Visit the official website of VIT, i.e. www.vit.ac.in.
Click on the 'VITEEE 2019 exam application' option.
It is a 3-stage process - Registration, Filling Application Form and Pay Application Fee.
Get registered by providing basic details like name, email id, mobile number and address.
Upon registration, the login credentials (login ID and password) will be sent on the registered e-mail of the applicant.
Access the application form by entering the login credentials.
Fill all the requisite details like educational qualification, certificates, age, name, address, parent's details, etc.
Upload the scanned copies of his/ her Photograph and Signature in the required sizes.
Pay the application fee (INR 970/-) through net banking, credit card and debit card.
How to Apply for VITEEE 2019 Offline?
Candidates filling their application form offline should get the same from the specified Post Office.
Pay INR 990/- through the Demand Draft drawn in favour of the specified authority.
If fails to book within the given time, the Authority will book the slot on behalf of the candidates – based on the information provided by them in the application form. The candidates will have no other choice but abide by the decision.
Admit card will be issued after the slot booking is done.
After booking the examination slots, candidates can download the admit cards online using the application number and password. Check for these details on the VITEEE 2019 hall tickets – admit card number, test date and time, address, the photo of the candidate, etc. Candidates who have registered valid email IDs will receive the call letter right in their inbox. They should carry a printed copy of the admit card and an identity proof on the day of the examination.
The Institute will not release the official VITEEE 2019 answer key. However, students can check for the unofficial answer key by unofficial sources to get an idea about their score in the test.
Use the rank predictor tool by Exams Planner to predict the probable rank. It will help you predict the college that might consider your scores for admission.
The counselling of the successful candidates is done soon afterwards the announcement of the results. It is expected to be held in the second week of the May 2019 in offline mode. The students will be required to download the provisional admit card, fill up the details and appear for the counselling. They will be given preferences and seats on the basis of their All India Ranks. They will have to appear at the venue for document verification. They must carry the admit card, VITEEE result copy, counselling admit card, community certificate (if applicable), Board certificates for DOB proof, nativity certificate, etc. The counselling is done at Chennai and Vellore University campuses.
Q: When will VITEEE 2019 be held?
A: The VITEEE 2019 exam will be held from 10th to 21st April 2019.
Q: What is the pattern of VITEEE 2019?
A: It has three sections with a total of 125 questions. The duration of the exam is 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Q: What is the scheme of marking of the exam?
A: For each correct answer, one mark is given.
Q: Is there negative marking scheme in the exam?
A: There is no scheme for negative marking in the exam.
Q: If an NRI candidate is eligible to appear for the exam?
A: Yes, NRI/OCI candidates are eligible to appear for the exam.
Q: What should be the minimum age to take up the VITEEE test?
A: A candidate should be at least 17 years old at the time of the admission.
A: It is a computer-based exam.
Q: I'm residing in Delhi. Will I need to travel to Chennai to take the exam?
A: Not necessarily. VITEEE 2019 will be conducted in 124 cities in the country. Check the 'Information Brochure' on the official website to see the list of cities that would organise the test.
Q: Do I have the opportunity to change the time and venue of the exam?
A: Not at all. Slots once booked cannot be modified or altered under any circumstances.
Q: How are candidates awarded ranks for the VITEEE exam?
A: An All India Rank list is prepared by VIT on the basis of the marks scored by the candidates.
Q: Who decides in which VIT campus a candidate should get admission into?
A: The allocation of seat and campus is done during the VITEEE counselling process. On the basis of their marks and ranks and the availability of seats, a candidate is given choice either at the VIT Vellore campus or at the VIT Chennai campus.


Google Adwords is often used by businesses that utilize online marketing to attract sales. In the first quarter of 2013, Google's revenue from search ads were $8.6 billion (U.S).
An important aspect for great campaign performance with Google AdWords is "quality scores". Your quality score directly affects your marketing campaign's effectiveness, and therefore also dictates your firm's return on investment.
Google assigns a "quality score" to each specific keyword in your AdWords campaign. These scores affect how often your ads are shown, where they're situated on a web page and how much your business pays "per click". Google bases its quality score on algorithms that measure the relevance of your keywords and your website's landing pages for users. This ensures that the most pertinent ads (with the right bids) get the best position.
Analyze all your keywords and figure out which ones will provide the best ROI for a better quality score. Consider using an AdWords campaign optimization system such as Adigence that can deliver immediate recommendations for you to easily identify certain keywords that require prompt attention. A greater quality score will generate more impressions and visits.
A quality score of 10 is perfect, while one below 4 is essentially considered poor. Google's algorithms ponder numerous factors that affect this score, which include expected click through rate, ad relevance and landing-page experience. Locate the ads that aren't being shown due to low quality scores. Is the copy for these ads relevant to the keyword? You and your marketing team have devoted time and effort developing the ads, so if Google scores them as inadequate, then rewriting your ad copy is in order.
You should always try to include your keyword(s) in the ad copy. The more precise the ad is to the keyword, the better. You also want to make sure that your ad is eye-catching and inviting. The headline should grab the user's attention and the body copy should have a "call to action". Be sure to add information on relevant promotions or offers.
20% Off All Green Sweaters. Free Shipping!
Make sure you take the time to identify and fix any weak landing pages. Do your website's landing pages match up to your keyword or ad? Do they load quickly? Are they easy to navigate? Google does take landing page load time and navigability into account when creating quality scores. By optimizing your landing pages in conjunction with your ad copy and keywords, your landing pages will attract higher-value visitors at a lower per-visit cost.
Observe and keep a record of how your quality score is improving over time. AdWords doesn't report historical data on your quality score. However, an AdWords campaign optimization system offers this, so you can track the resulting changes in click through rates, impressions and visitors.
Conducting a good Google AdWords campaign isn't magic, and there isn't really any secret information or insider techniques. You just need to pay close attention to your quality scores. Following the above four steps can radically improve the quality score of your keywords and in turn, get the best out of your business' overall AdWords campaign ROI.
Great article for anyone starting out with Google AdWords. Every online business should be using this service to maximize visibility.
Thanks for your comment. I agree, businesses should be including Adwords as part of their online marketing strategy.
who have experience in the field.


text:
Music Reviews Music reviews of new albums in pop, rock, folk, jazz, blues, classical, world, and hip-hop.
Vintage Highlife and Afrobeat on 'Bokoor Beats'
July 31, 2007 • In Ghana, the '70s was a time of political repression, high inflation, and funky pop music. A young British emigre named John Collins formed the Bokoor Band with locals in 1971. The Bokoor Beats retrospective captures a band full of pride and confidence from Ghana's then-recent independence.
Culver City Dub Collective's Unique Mish-Mash
July 31, 2007 • On Dos, the new reggae album from the Culver City Dub Collective, you'll hear contributions from Ben Harper, Jack Johnson and Money Mark of Beastie Boys fame. The album features more serendipitous creativity than hook-laden songs aimed at the charts.
Massacre's 'Lonely Heart,' Claudia Quintet's 'For'
July 31, 2007 • Critic Milo Miles reviews a pair of what he considers rarities — all-instrumental albums that don't belong to a clear school or style of music. But in the case of the band Massacre and the Claudia Quintet, he says that's a good thing.
'In Our Talons,' a Homemade Gem
July 30, 2007 • "In Our Talons"'s pumping accordion and creaky guitars feel as fragile as the bending branches and creeping beetles the song carefully describes. But it soon morphs into a more straightforward lament.
A Soulful Homage to the Secular Slow Jam
July 27, 2007 • An ordained preacher at 15, Keite Young now aims to conquer the sinful world of secular music. At 27, he showcases all the tools on "E.N.S.," including a keening tenor, a sharp falsetto and a thorough knowledge of both the gospel idiom and the school of funk.
'Winter Is Gone,' but a Chill Remains
July 26, 2007 • Nick Drake never bothered with covers on the three albums released in his lifetime. Part of that may have been due to the specific sadness at the core of his music, but the traditional ballad "Winter Is Gone" shows that his melancholy didn't sprout from nowhere.
After Five Years, Finding a Way to 'Do It Better'
July 25, 2007 • Since the mid-'90s, Imperial Teen has been known for its blend of garage-rock, new-wave and shimmering pop-punk. "Do It Better" follows that formula to perfection.
Finnish Group Rocks Retro Soul in 'Keep Reachin' Up'
July 25, 2007 • Nicole Willis is a retro soul singer from Brooklyn. Her really tight band, the Soul Investigators, is from Finland. The group sounds like it's from Memphis – and it's one of Oliver Wang's favorites of the year so far.
Looking Back at 'Sister Love': Lorraine Ellison on CD
July 24, 2007 • Fresh Air's resident rock historian remembers soul singer Lorraine Ellison, who recorded a handful of albums and dozens of singles in the '60s and '70s; though she charted a few R&B hits, she never quite broke through to stardom. Her biggest success was with the string-saturated ballad "Stay With Me," which topped out at No. 11 on the R&B charts and has since been covered by everyone from Bette Midler to teenybopper idol Rex Smith.
An Imaginary Soundtrack to an Unmade Film
July 24, 2007 • The first thing that jumps out as The Cinematic Orchestra's "Breathe" begins to unfold is that voice — a voice that sounds weathered by time, with a layer of sultry melancholy. It belongs to Fontella Bass, a soul singer best known for her 1965 R&B hit "Rescue Me."
Scott Matthews: Inviting Lofty Comparisons
July 23, 2007 • Frequently (and justifiably) compared to a cross between Jeff Buckley and Nick Drake, English singer-songwriter Scott Matthews crafts an endlessly listenable blend of folk, rock and blues.
New Music from the Gulf States' King of Khaleeji
July 23, 2007 • Recent decades have seen a rise in music from the Gulf states in the Middle East. The musical style is called khaleeji, and the king of that music — Mohammed Abdo – recently released a live album, Al Amaken.
'Runouttaluck' Slashes Without Bludgeoning
July 20, 2007 • "Runouttaluck," from the Toronto band The Golden Dogs, is the sound of pop nerds engaging in charmingly bratty displays of melodic gamesmanship. Throughout the song, the band tips its hat to pop music that can be quirky and hooky all at once.
Brad Paisley Shifts Into Witty '5th Gear'
July 19, 2007 • Brad Paisley is a major country music star in the midst of a huge North American tour, with stops in towns like Syracuse, Cedar Rapids and Saskatoon — and he has a new CD, 5th Gear.
All the Wrong Moves, in a 'Backfire at the Disco'
July 19, 2007 • Demonstrating The Wombats U.K.'s firm grip on multi-part harmonies and bouncy choruses, "Backfire at the Disco" represents everything that can go right with melodic guitar pop. The song chronicles a disastrous date from singer Matthew Murphy's perspective.
More from Music Reviews

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Reading is silent by design. Vakula, however, seems to be a reader with good imagination, who is able to work just about any piece of profound literature into an album. In the beginning of the year, this widely praised electronica artist from Ukraine released an original soundtrack to 1920s sci-fi novel "A Voyage To Arcturus". Already in July Vakula will present his new album "Dedicated to Jim Morrison", naming writers and poets Oscar Wild, William Blake and Dante Alighieri among his inspirations. We decided to have a chat with Vakula himself about his literature affairs, sublime energies and unknown dimensions.
Mariana: The time when music was composed for a piece of literature has quite gone — there are more soundtracks composed for films than operas and ballets composed on librettos. Releasing a full length and mostly instrumental album based on a book is kind of fresh, right?
Vakula: It is true that composing music for a piece of literature is not new. Maybe it is somewhat uncommon for the club music that I am associated with. When this book found me, I felt like creating something else than house or techno, something with a lot of musicality involved. "A Voyage To Arcturus" is aligned with my own vision of the world, as well as search for one's true self and relationship between human beings. I can relate to the archetypes depicted in the novel — they explain clearly the connections between men and women and how their worlds collide.
What's the title of the book you are reading now? Digital or printed?
At the moment I am reading "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" by William Blake. I feel like it resonates with what is happening in my life at the moment as I try to figure out the importance and relevance of relationship between people. The topic of "the good and the evil" is omnipresent in literature, of course, but this is the book that I came across to while working on my new album "Dedicated to Jim Morrison".
I always try to stay perceptive and accept things that are connected to each other in a common or mystical sense. The things that have been coming my way since I got to know the world of Jim Morrison are all interconnected and this book is one of the points of this line.
Also, I discovered that Dante's "Divine Comedy" is the book that people who I admire drew their inspiration from. I must say I have been reading a lot while working on my last two albums — I guess it is natural as music and poetry go hand in hand; they both need each other to flourish.
Regarding digital or printed; a book has more value for me if I can feel it in my hands — feel it physically. It is not always easy to find everything I want on paper, but I certainly enjoy a printed version more than a digital one.
What is that you are looking for in a book these days?
I can't say that I am looking for something specific in literature. I believe that things that inspire me come across at the right moment and it makes me appreciate them to the fullest, whether it is music, poetry, or somebody's worldview. I also believe that everything happens for a reason and if one listens to their inner world and analyzes their experience with a clear mind — everything comes to a right place eventually and things work out.
This was the case with "A Voyage To Arcturus", the book that found me and whose special vibes I managed to capture and reproduce in sound. This is also how my relationship with Jim Morrison started: I was looking for a specific sound, but instead I unexpectedly discovered Morrison's poetry and philosophy — it's like a circle game.
Have you thought of writing a book yourself?
I don't think that I have enough writing skills to be able to write a book. I guess I would need more life experience if I want to put my thoughts into an integral written story. However, if I ever decided to write a book it would be about how shocking it is that humans do not appreciate what they were given and how often they take advantage of this planet.
When it comes to music making I have understood that you are inspired by (Ukrainian) folklore in particular, is that correct?
I am inspired by ethnic music of different cultures so it is not limited to Ukrainian folklore only. Although, indeed, some of the authentic Ukrainian instruments, such as bandura, produce a kind of sound that can make one fall into trance.
Do you often have an opportunity to talk spiritual with your fellow artists and DJs?
Unfortunately, there is not always a possibility to talk properly with people in the scene as these are mostly conversations in clubs, before or after a set. I think that sometimes the language barrier can be a hurdle too, but still it is not the main problem.
There are artists whose approach has been exemplary to me for years, but I feel like some of them are becoming unreachable because of their star attitude and it is shame to comprehend and accept this.
Certainly there are people who I always enjoy talking to as they share my views and I deeply respect theirs. For instance, I happened to discuss deep and spiritual matters with artists such as Thomas Bullock and Prins Thomas.


text:
RMEF Soars to Sixth Consecutive Year of Record Membership
Press Release from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:
MISSOULA, Mont.—For the sixth year in a row, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation surpassed its record membership level from the previous year, now totaling 205,249 members.
"This growth indicates that more and more conservation-minded people recognize the good work that RMEF is carrying out and want to be a part of it," said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO. "We are grateful to each of them for their support and especially to our diligent volunteers who work tirelessly conducting membership drives, banquet activities and other fundraising events."
Capping its 30th year as a conservation organization, RMEF's membership is up 27 percent since its 20th anniversary in 2004 and 57 percent since its 10th anniversary in 1994.
"Our goal has never been to be the largest conservation organization but it is of paramount importance that we remain accountable to our membership for our actions and on-the-ground efforts," added Allen. "Looking at the bigger picture, we appreciate hunters and recognize the role they play in providing the lion's share of funding for North America's wildlife conservation efforts. In a nut shell, Hunting Is Conservation and RMEF will surge forward to the best of our ability in carrying out our mission to ensure the future of elk, elk country and our hunting heritage."
RMEF Soars to 9th Straight Year of Record Membership
RMEF Marks 8th Consecutive Year of Record Membership
RMEF Records All-Time Membership High
RMEF Rides Momentum of Record-Setting 2013 into 2014
RMEF Membership Tops 200,000
Filed Under: conservation, Events, National/World Tagged With: membership, rocky mountain elk foundation


Dr. McFadden is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in arthroscopic knee surgery, fractures, knee and hip replacement surgery and treating orthopedic trauma.
Dr. McFadden became an orthopedic surgeon because he enjoys helping injured people get themselves back together. He realizes that everyone has a story to tell and that he can play a part in making them feel well enough to tell it.
What sets his practice apart is that he treats patients how he would like to be treated.
Outside of orthopedics, Dr. McFadden enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, piano and going to the beach.
Very happy with Dr McFadden and his staff. would highly recommend them.


text:
24 [Similar Anime] Like The Demon Girl Next Door
Andre K | December 19, 2020 | Blog | No Comments
Below are some anime that are quite similar to The Demon Girl Next Door	. Have a look at the recommendations below and what people's thoughts are on these animes.
For centuries, Heaven has required its young angels to live and study among humans in order to become full-fledged angels. This is no different for top-of-her-class Gabriel White Tenma, who believes it is her mission to be a great angel who will brin...
COMMENTS FOR GABRIEL DROPOUT
gomennasai says:
Despite their settings, both being comedies in which the forces of good and evil live side-by-side in an everyday setting, these shows could not be further from each other. Gabriel Dropout is a comedy specialized in mean-spirited humor, where we're supposed to laugh at the characters' misfortune; if this speficic type of humor misses you, you should avoid it (like me). On the other hand, Machikado Mazoku is, while comedic in nature, actually a heartwarming tale about human kindness. I personally would recommend checking out the latter.
In a world of adventurers and magic lies Naral Island. Every generation, a Demon Lord rises to plague the land, and every generation, a Hero is born to subdue him. For countless centuries, the cycle has repeated with no end in sight. The latest Hero,...
COMMENTS FOR ENDRO!
Khalan says:
If you like anime filled with cute girls, these two anime are must watch. Both are extremely cute fantasy series with great character designs. In Endro the good girls try to beat the demon lord, while in Machikado the demon lord tries to beat the good girls.
Major difference is that Machikado is a fast paced comedy, while Endro is more relaxing.
Striking fear into the hearts of mortals, the Demon Lord Satan begins to conquer the land of Ente Isla with his vast demon armies. However, while embarking on this brutal quest to take over the continent, his efforts are foiled by the hero Emilia, fo...
COMMENTS FOR THE DEVIL IS A PART-TIMER!
MetalTsundere says:
Both series talks about Demons in which they deal with poverty, while the devil is a part timer is more about a demon lord working to take over the world, Machikado Mazoku is all about a demon girl working to get her family out of poverty.
In both series you will see how they struggle in life and money matters as well as how they deal with their powers and their environment.
Kobayashi lives alone in an apartment, until one day, Tooru appeared and they ended up living together. Tooru looks down on humans as inferior and foolish, but having been saved by Kobayashi-san, she does everything she can to repay the debt and help...
COMMENTS FOR MISS KOBAYASHI'S DRAGON MAID
Diegolan says:
In both anime, the characters and the plot are very calm, pleasant and friendly, but above all adorable.
Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
Many of us know what it is like to transition to a new school with few to no friends in a new environment, going through the arduous process of getting to know people again. Bocchi Hitori knows this struggle all too well, having just graduated from e...
COMMENTS FOR HITORIBOCCHI NO MARUMARU SEIKATSU
blackhaulmike says:
Both MCs are tasked with something way too difficult for them but with support of people around they keep on trying. Shows filled with positivity. They make you support (and maybe pity) those girls.
Bottle Fairy
Kururu, Chiriri, Sarara, and Hororo are four little fairies that live inside bottles on their "Sensei"'s desk. Together, they have misadventures trying to understand the human world, seeking advice from the totally misinformed grade schooler ne...
COMMENTS FOR BOTTLE FAIRY
Fario-P says:
Machikado Mazoku and Bottle Fairy are two fun slice of life anime to watch if you are looking for some wholesome anime with fantasy main characters interacting with the real world. There's plenty of cartoony humor and funny misunderstandings in both shows, and the art styles and character designs of both are really cute!
As Miss Beelzebub Likes.
According to legend, Beelzebub, one of the seven princes of Hell, betrayed God and was banished from Heaven for eternity. Beelzebub now leads the kingdom of Pandemonium, where all former angels roam and work every single day of their immortal lives. ...
COMMENTS FOR AS MISS BEELZEBUB LIKES.
StarManOfAtmora says:
Both are about demons and stuff, but they're both actually cute and fluffy shows. Both have a sort of light pastel colour scheme and laid back pacing.
Most people would prefer being the protagonist of a world full of adventure, be it in a game or in another world. But, unfortunately, a certain girl is not so lucky. Regaining the memories of her past life, she realizes that she was reborn in the wor...
COMMENTS FOR MY NEXT LIFE AS A VILLAINESS: ALL ROUTES LEAD TO DOOM!
Fortnight says:
Both are series about a less than intelligent main protagonist who make friends and find themselves defacto leaders of a group of varied characters through being good people and helping others out, often without even realising it.
Applies more so to the machizoku manga than the current extent of the anime adap.
Harukaze Doremi considers herself to be the unluckiest girl in the world. Her parents are always fighting, her little sister makes fun of her, and her crush pines after another girl. If only Doremi could just wave a magic wand, she would have a much ...
COMMENTS FOR MAGICAL DOREMI
Machikado Mazoku and Ojamajo Doremi are two funny magical girl shows about a red-haired girl who has just received magical powers and are expected by others to do something, but isn't very good at doing said task. However, the main character in both shows is supported by her friends, who try to help her with her troubles. Both shows are just wholesome, and are also directed by people who are no strangers to directing magical girl anime.
Lucky☆Star
Lucky☆Star follows the daily lives of four cute high school girls—Konata Izumi, the lazy otaku; the Hiiragi twins, Tsukasa and Kagami (sugar and spice, respectively); and the smart and well-mannered Miyuki Takara. As they go about their lives at...
COMMENTS FOR LUCKY☆STAR
Machikado Mazoku and Lucky Star are two slice-of-life comedies with cute female leads, bright art styles, and references to video games. Both shows are centered a lot around two of the female leads, the main character and another girl with pigtails, and one of the two even seems to be similarly bothered with the other. Yuuko and Konata make for very funny main leads in my opinion.
Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne
Madoka Kyouno is an energetic girl who is full of passion. As the proud, and only, member of the Kamogawa Girls' High School Jersey Club, she goes around helping people in need. Madoka's life is turned upside down when she is suddenly asked by a mys...
COMMENTS FOR LAGRANGE: THE FLOWER OF RIN-NE
FinalReality56 says:
Both are series that largely focus on the bonding between female characters who are from different backgrounds/factions, and would seemingly be enemies, but overcoming that barrier to become close friends.
Heartcatch Precure!
2nd year middle school student Tsubomi Hanasaki has just moved with her family to the town of Kibougahana to live with her grandma. She is shy and introverted, but is determined to start off her new school life at Myoudou Academy as confidently as po...
COMMENTS FOR HEARTCATCH PRECURE!
NeaRetrogamer says:
Both shows have a world that is bright and cheerful, and comical aspects, and this despite the darker undercurrents their settings have. Also both shows feature magic girls, one of whom has what could be described as PTSD symptoms.
Wasteful Days of High School Girl
As she heads off to her entrance ceremony at Sainotama Girls' High School, Akane Kikuchi muses over her grade school dream of becoming a manga artist and the lack of progress that she has made. When she finally arrives at school, she is surprised to ...
COMMENTS FOR WASTEFUL DAYS OF HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
Under the layer of heartwarming school comedy we can see bunch of sad characters trying hard to overcome those feelings. In case of Joshikousei no Mudazukai it applies more to side characters which the main trio meets.
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
The "Anarchy Sisters," Panty and Stocking, have been kicked out of Heaven for, to put it mildly, misbehaving. Led by a priest named Garterbelt, these angels must buy their way back by exterminating ghosts in Daten City. But this task requires unconve...
COMMENTS FOR PANTY & STOCKING WITH GARTERBELT
tlato_but says:
Mahou Shoujo animes that parody the Magical Girl genre in some way or another, however the comedy of each anime vary greatly and may not be for all.
Machikado Mazoku includes demons with magical girls, instead it's mostly uneventful and it's closer to the traditional CGDCT genre, recommended for all ages.
Panty & Stockings is much more closer to the traditional mahou shoujo genre, but the girls are pretty hedonistic and can have very colourful language and scenes, also has experimental animation there.
The anime's story takes place in Japari Park, a "gigantic integrated zoo." In the zoo, due to the mysterious "sand star" substance, the animals start turning into human-shaped creatures called Animal Girls. Japari Park is a place where many people vi...
COMMENTS FOR KEMONO FRIENDS
WariReku says:
They are non-serious shows that have somewhat serious or mysterious atmosphere/plot/world in the background, though the characters themselves are really optimistic (Machikado Mazoku) or oblivious (Kemono Friends) to that 'seriousness'. This enables them to put a smile on your face watching character interactions, while leaving you something to ponder about at their slow-but-progressing plots and somewhat mysterious worlds.
Sshhh! Princess Syalis is trying to get a good night's sleep. Some shut-eye. Forty winks. Catch some Z's. Long ago in olden times when people and demons lived together in—well, disharmony, really—a demon king kidnaps a human princess and imprison...
COMMENTS FOR SLEEPY PRINCESS IN THE DEMON CASTLE
celestialnerd says:
Both shows have a similar type of humor, and are ultimately very lighthearted, fun, and show demons and magical characters in a non-traditional setting, playing on and parodying common media tropes.
Both anime feature fun characters, centering around a cute girl, and, most importantly, despite being primarily comedies, both shows feature a surprising amount of genuine heart. You really start to grow to love the characters by the end of the shows, and both shows have some really touching moments.
If you liked one of these shows, I highly recommend the other!
The demon Jashin-chan has been summoned to Earth by Yurine Hanazono, a girl with a knack for the occult. Unfortunately, Yurine does not actually know how to send Jashin-chan back to Hell. Now stuck on Earth, she must live at Yurine's apartment as her...
COMMENTS FOR DROPKICK ON MY DEVIL!
Piromysl says:
Demon girl is on a quest to murderize a certain magical girl / witch. Her attempts fail in the most spectacular and comedic fashion and said magical girl / witch does not take her seriously in that matter and even tries to befriend her.
Both are quality and totally underrated slapstick comedies, however Jashin-Chan contains some dark humour and mild amount of gore.
Squid Girl
From the depth of the seas rises an evil monster, bent on taking over the human world: Ika Musume. She's ruthless. She's menacing. She's... an adorably non-threatening little girl who makes an awesome squid-ink spaghetti? Ika Musume has come out of ...
COMMENTS FOR SQUID GIRL
Yup says:
Same level of comedy. Lots of goofy powers or situations which really mirror how I felt when I watched Ika Musume for the first time. It's a cute feel good show with silly jabs. Even though it's now almost ten years older than this anime, it's still worth a watch.
Flying Witch
Aomori, Japan. In a land blessed by nature's bountiful beauty, bizarre things begin to take place. Makoto Kowata, 15 years old, is a professional witch. She left Yokohama with Chito, her black cat, to live in the house of her relatives in Aomori. Th...
COMMENTS FOR FLYING WITCH
-Both anime revolves around the daily lives of someone with magical powers, though Machikado Mazoku is more moe and has a little plot on it, they still follow the same slice of plot plot where the main character who has special powers tries her best and lives a normal life.
School also doesn't play a much bigger role in both animes but family and friends are.
Ms. vampire who lives in my neighborhood.
Rumors tell about an ageless girl who only comes out at night, living in a mansion in the middle of the forest. Some say that she is a living doll with a soul. Upon hearing these rumors, Akari Amano seeks out this girl, only to find herself lost as s...
COMMENTS FOR MS. VAMPIRE WHO LIVES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
Tenderizer17 says:
Having seen Tonari no Kyuuketsuki-san twice recently, I wanted to find something to re-watch instead to fill that void. The conditions were slice of life, released 2017-present and of course, that it be good. Of the options presented to me which met those conditions, Machikado Mazoku is the one I feel best pairs with Tonari no Kyuuketsuki-san. It has a similar style of humour but is different enough to be viable in conjunction.
Fifteen-year-old Yuna prefers staying home and obsessively playing her favorite VRMMO to doing anything else, including going to school. When a strange new update gives her a one-of-a-kind bear outfit that comes with overpowered abilities, Yuna is to...
COMMENTS FOR KUMA KUMA KUMA BEAR
Nightmare_Nova says:
- Cute and wholesome characters
- Really funny
- Great story
- Has slice of life elements
-NOT 'isekai' genre
Little Witch Academia (TV)
Akko Kagari is an ordinary girl who joins the renowned witch academy for witch girls, Luna Nova Academy. When she was younger, she went to Magical Festa, a magic show hosted by a witch named Shiny Chariot. Akko was so mesmerized and inspired by Shiny...
COMMENTS FOR LITTLE WITCH ACADEMIA (TV)
asteron says:
The tone of the comedy in both is similar. The MC's have similar personalities as do their respective foils.
Nichijou - My Ordinary Life
Nichijou primarily focuses on the daily antics of a trio of childhood friends—high school girls Mio Naganohara, Yuuko Aioi and Mai Minakami—whose stories soon intertwine with the young genius Hakase Shinonome, her robot caretaker Nano, and their ...
COMMENTS FOR NICHIJOU - MY ORDINARY LIFE
CL372 says:
Both series have a humor based on the absurd. In addition, both present a world where extremely abnormal occurrences (such as seeing a girl with horns and tail walking down the street or a tsundere attacking her lover with a BAZUKA) are taken as something of everyday.
Rin likes to go camping by herself along the lakes that provide a scenic view of Mt. Fuji. Nadeshiko loves to take cycling trips by herself to places where she can see Mt. Fuji. After they meet, Rin and Nadeshiko take camping trips, eat cup ramen tog...
COMMENTS FOR LAID-BACK CAMP
IDieScreaming says:
Wholesome series about people being nice to each other
12 [Similar Anime] Like Demon Lord, Retry!
[Top 10] Best Vampire Anime – Must Watch!
15 [Similar Anime] Like The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior
15 [Similar Anime] Like Haikyu!!


One of our objectives for this trip is to play some of the Greg Norman Golf Courses that we have reciprocal playing rights with. The first one is The Vintage in the Hunter Valley. On the way we came close to quite a large bush fire but managed to get through safely.


The almost universal appeal of roasted chicken stems from its power to comfort. The ideal roasted chicken recipe will leave your chicken golden brown and gleaming, tender and juicy. The crackle of chicken as it roasts and the wondrous aroma that perfumes the kitchen provoke a feeling of satisfaction and fulfillment.
1. Let chicken and 1 tablespoon butter stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Remove and discard the plastic pop-up timer from chicken if there is one. Remove the giblets and excess fat from the chicken cavity. Rinse chicken inside and out under cold running water. Dry chicken thoroughly with paper towels. Tuck the wing tips under the body. Sprinkle the cavity of the chicken liberally with salt and pepper, and set aside.
2. In the center of a heavy-duty roasting pan, place onion slices in two rows, touching. Place the palm of your hand on top of lemon and, pressing down, roll lemon back and forth several times. This softens the lemon and allows the juice to flow more freely. Pierce entire surface of lemon with a fork. Using the side of a large knife, gently press on garlic cloves to open slightly. Insert garlic cloves, thyme sprigs, and lemon into cavity. Place chicken in pan, on onion slices. Cut about 18 inches of kitchen twine, bring chicken legs forward, cross them, and tie together.
3. Spread the softened butter over entire surface of chicken, and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Place in the oven, and roast until skin is deep golden brown and crisp and the juices run clear when pierced, about 1 1/2 hours. When chicken seems done, insert an instant-read thermometer into the breast, then the thigh. The breast temperature should read 180 degrees and the thigh 190 degrees.
4. Remove chicken from oven, and transfer to a cutting board with a well. Let chicken stand 10 to 15 minutes so the juices settle. Meanwhile, pour the pan drippings into a shallow bowl or fat separator, and leave onions in the pan. Leave any brown baked-on bits in the bottom of the roasting pan, and remove and discard any blackened bits. Using a large spoon or fat separator, skim off and discard as much fat as possible. Pour the remaining drippings and the juices that have collected under the resting chicken back into the roasting pan. Place on the stove over medium-high heat to cook, about 1 minute. Add chicken stock, raise heat to high, and, using a wooden spoon, stir up and combine the brown bits with the stock until the liquid is reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Strain the gravy into a small bowl, pressing on onions to extract any liquid. Discard onions, and stir in the remaining tablespoon of cold butter until melted and incorporated. Untie the legs, and remove and discard garlic, thyme, and lemon. Carve, and serve gravy on the side.
In the Oven now !!
This recipe works every time and is good for many occasions. I love that it's simple yet sophisticated. I prefer to caramelise the onions with some orange juice and dried parsley as I do not have the tools listed in this recipe to prepare the gravy. It works well too.
I added a cup of heated chicken stock when I check it (1/2 hour left to cook). The chicken wasn't making much juice. Worked great and the gravy was outstanding!
Good recipe but putting your hands into a bowl of salt after having them on a raw chicken is unsafe. You either have to throw out the rest of the salt or just use a shaker or smaller bowl to do it. Remember your audience may not know this.
Wow, bet you're fun at parties.
This recipe is the only way to go! I simplify: cold butter cut up and placed on top. No need to tie the legs. I don't even make the gravy - well all just s[filtered] the pan drippings on to the chicken - that fat is good fat!
Chicken fat is good fat? Butter is good fat? Define good fat, please.
This was truly outstanding. My boys a fussy eater and he loved it too. One for the meal rotation.
The recipe is good and my sons who are picky eaters ate it up! However, the cook to temp of 180 for breast meat is WAY over cooked! I use a thermometer to monitor while cooking, and when the breast meat was 165 degrees, I took it out. The chicken was moist, and no pink meat or juices!


* Senior Associate: At least 5 years experience in information security. Understanding of ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, Privacy, COBIT, ITIL. BCM will be advantageous.
* Manager: At least 7 years experience in information security. Understanding of ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, Privacy, COBIT, ITIL. BCM will be advantageous.
* Oil and Gas, telecom or CNI sector experience will be an advantage.
* Strong project / program management skills.
* Broad understanding of the information security knowledge.
* A team leader with good communication, presentation, report writing and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.


British Airways install interactive billboards – Love PR?
Have you ever seen a plane and wondered where it was flying to?
British Airways are aiming to bring back the magic to flying with interactive billboards.
The digital screens installed by the airline, in Piccadilly Circus and Chiswick in London, show a child standing up and pointing to the aircraft as it travels above the sign, and then displays the flight number along with the plane's starting point.
Specially-designed surveillance technology track the planes, interrupting the digital display just as the plane passes over the site, revealing the image of a child pointing at the plane overhead accompanied by its flight number and destination.


text:
PE10 (17) Apply PE10 filter
SH4 (12) Apply SH4 filter
(-) Remove United Kingdom (10) filter United Kingdom (10)
Displaying 1 - 10 of 14. Show 10 results per page.
Project acronym DoRES
Project Direct measurements of key nuclear Reactions for the creation of Elements in Stars
Researcher (PI) Claudia Lederer
Host Institution (HI) THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Summary The evolution of the universe has left an imprint in the form of the chemical elements. Understanding the cosmic origins of the elements remains a major challenge for science. The abundances of elements we see in our solar system, distant stars, meteorites, and in stellar explosions provide us with clues about how the elements came to be produced in a variety of different processes and stellar environments. To unravel these mysteries we need to understand the nuclear reactions producing and destroying the elements. New generation accelerator facilities and instrumentation are being developed in Europe which will enable many of these reactions to be measured directly for the first time, and with high precision. This offers the prospect of a major step forward in the field in the next few years. Many of the key reactions involve unstable nuclei, studied experimentally either by using radioactive beams or targets. These unstable nuclei play a critical role in high temperature stellar environments, most notably stellar explosions. Reactions can occur on the unstable nucleus before it has decayed thereby strongly altering the path of subsequent element synthesis. The proposal is sub-divided into 5 themes, concerning production of the heavy elements in neutron capture reactions, destruction of the cosmic gamma-ray emitter 26Al in core collapse supernovae, neutron source reactions in stars, the puzzle of high abundances of proton-rich heavy isotopes, and the origin of nature's least abundant isotope 180mTa. Experiments will initially be performed using neutron beams from the upgraded n_TOF facility at CERN including the high flux EAR-2 beam line, and using radioactive beams from the upgraded HIE-ISOLDE facility at CERN. In the later phase of the proposal experiments will also be performed using the new ultra-high intensity neutron beam facility FRANZ at Frankfurt, and with radioactive beams injected into heavy ion storage rings to be installed at GSI and CERN.
The evolution of the universe has left an imprint in the form of the chemical elements. Understanding the cosmic origins of the elements remains a major challenge for science. The abundances of elements we see in our solar system, distant stars, meteorites, and in stellar explosions provide us with clues about how the elements came to be produced in a variety of different processes and stellar environments. To unravel these mysteries we need to understand the nuclear reactions producing and destroying the elements. New generation accelerator facilities and instrumentation are being developed in Europe which will enable many of these reactions to be measured directly for the first time, and with high precision. This offers the prospect of a major step forward in the field in the next few years. Many of the key reactions involve unstable nuclei, studied experimentally either by using radioactive beams or targets. These unstable nuclei play a critical role in high temperature stellar environments, most notably stellar explosions. Reactions can occur on the unstable nucleus before it has decayed thereby strongly altering the path of subsequent element synthesis. The proposal is sub-divided into 5 themes, concerning production of the heavy elements in neutron capture reactions, destruction of the cosmic gamma-ray emitter 26Al in core collapse supernovae, neutron source reactions in stars, the puzzle of high abundances of proton-rich heavy isotopes, and the origin of nature's least abundant isotope 180mTa. Experiments will initially be performed using neutron beams from the upgraded n_TOF facility at CERN including the high flux EAR-2 beam line, and using radioactive beams from the upgraded HIE-ISOLDE facility at CERN. In the later phase of the proposal experiments will also be performed using the new ultra-high intensity neutron beam facility FRANZ at Frankfurt, and with radioactive beams injected into heavy ion storage rings to be installed at GSI and CERN.
Project acronym ER_disease
Project Defining hormonal cross-talk and the role of mutations in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer
Researcher (PI) Jason Scott Carroll
Host Institution (HI) THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Call Details Consolidator Grant (CoG), LS4, ERC-2014-CoG
Summary Estrogen Receptor (ER) is the driving transcription factor in ~75% of all breast cancers. ER antagonists are routinely used for treatment, but significant variability exists in clinical response. We are interested in explaining this heterogeneity and exploiting the mechanistic insight. We have recently identified important, but previously uncharacterised cross-talk between ER and the progesterone receptor (PR) and androgen receptor (AR) pathways, both of which are commonly expressed in ER+ tumours. Recently, ER has been shown to be mutated in ~18-55% of metastatic breast cancers. In addition, two key ER-chromatin regulatory proteins, FoxA1 and GATA3, are mutated in primary ER+ disease. Finally we have discovered three previously unknown phosphorylation events on FoxA1. Aim 1: We will comprehensively explore the cross-talk that exists between ER and PR and AR pathways to determine the physiological effects on ER function. Aim 2: We will recapitulate the key mutations observed in ER, FoxA1 and GATA3, to assess the impact on ER-DNA interactions, ER transcriptional activity and cell growth and drug response. This will be explored under different hormonal contexts to identify how the mutational spectrum influences the cross-talk between ER and the parallel PR and AR pathways. Aim 3: We will identify upstream kinase pathways that influence FoxA1 and GATA3 function. Aim 4: We will establish a novel single locus chromatin purification method for isolation of specific chromatin loci, followed by Mass Spectrometry to characterise the potential role of PR and AR variants and to identify unknown regulatory factors. Given recent biological discoveries and technological advances, we are perfectly positioned to apply cutting-edge tools to glean mechanistic insight into the factors that determine variability within ER+ disease. This proposal aims to advance our understanding of ER+ tumour heterogeneity, revealing ways of exploiting this in a clinically meaningful manner.
Estrogen Receptor (ER) is the driving transcription factor in ~75% of all breast cancers. ER antagonists are routinely used for treatment, but significant variability exists in clinical response. We are interested in explaining this heterogeneity and exploiting the mechanistic insight. We have recently identified important, but previously uncharacterised cross-talk between ER and the progesterone receptor (PR) and androgen receptor (AR) pathways, both of which are commonly expressed in ER+ tumours. Recently, ER has been shown to be mutated in ~18-55% of metastatic breast cancers. In addition, two key ER-chromatin regulatory proteins, FoxA1 and GATA3, are mutated in primary ER+ disease. Finally we have discovered three previously unknown phosphorylation events on FoxA1. Aim 1: We will comprehensively explore the cross-talk that exists between ER and PR and AR pathways to determine the physiological effects on ER function. Aim 2: We will recapitulate the key mutations observed in ER, FoxA1 and GATA3, to assess the impact on ER-DNA interactions, ER transcriptional activity and cell growth and drug response. This will be explored under different hormonal contexts to identify how the mutational spectrum influences the cross-talk between ER and the parallel PR and AR pathways. Aim 3: We will identify upstream kinase pathways that influence FoxA1 and GATA3 function. Aim 4: We will establish a novel single locus chromatin purification method for isolation of specific chromatin loci, followed by Mass Spectrometry to characterise the potential role of PR and AR variants and to identify unknown regulatory factors. Given recent biological discoveries and technological advances, we are perfectly positioned to apply cutting-edge tools to glean mechanistic insight into the factors that determine variability within ER+ disease. This proposal aims to advance our understanding of ER+ tumour heterogeneity, revealing ways of exploiting this in a clinically meaningful manner.
Project acronym Feel your Reach
Project Non-invasive decoding of cortical patterns induced by goal directed movement intentions and artificial sensory feedback in humans
Researcher (PI) Gernot Rudolf Mueller-Putz
Host Institution (HI) TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET GRAZ
Summary In Europe estimated 300.000 people are suffering from a spinal cord injury (SCI) with 11.000 new injuries per year. The consequences of spinal cord injury are tremendous for these individuals. The loss of motor functions especially of the arm and grasping function – 40% are tetraplegics – leads to a life-long dependency on care givers and therefore to a dramatic decrease in quality of life in these often young individuals. With the help of neuroprostheses, grasp and elbow function can be substantially improved. However, remaining body movements often do not provide enough degrees of freedom to control the neuroprosthesis. The ideal solution for voluntary control of an upper extremity neuroprosthesis would be to directly record motor commands from the corresponding cortical areas and convert them into control signals. This would realize a technical bypass around the interrupted nerve fiber tracts in the spinal cord. A Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) transform mentally induced changes of brain signals into control signals and serve as an alternative human-machine interface. We showed first results in EEG-based control of a neuroprosthesis in several persons with SCI in the last decade, however, the control is still unnatural and cumbersome. The objective of FEEL YOUR REACH is to develop a novel control framework that incorporates goal directed movement intention, movement decoding, error processing, processing of sensory feedback to allow a more natural control of a neuroprosthesis. To achieve this aim a goal directed movement decoder will be realized, and continuous error potential decoding will be included. Both will be finally joined together with an artificial kinesthetic sensory feedback display attached to the user. We hypothesize that with these mechanisms a user will be able to naturally control an neuroprosthesis with his/ her mind only.
In Europe estimated 300.000 people are suffering from a spinal cord injury (SCI) with 11.000 new injuries per year. The consequences of spinal cord injury are tremendous for these individuals. The loss of motor functions especially of the arm and grasping function – 40% are tetraplegics – leads to a life-long dependency on care givers and therefore to a dramatic decrease in quality of life in these often young individuals. With the help of neuroprostheses, grasp and elbow function can be substantially improved. However, remaining body movements often do not provide enough degrees of freedom to control the neuroprosthesis. The ideal solution for voluntary control of an upper extremity neuroprosthesis would be to directly record motor commands from the corresponding cortical areas and convert them into control signals. This would realize a technical bypass around the interrupted nerve fiber tracts in the spinal cord. A Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) transform mentally induced changes of brain signals into control signals and serve as an alternative human-machine interface. We showed first results in EEG-based control of a neuroprosthesis in several persons with SCI in the last decade, however, the control is still unnatural and cumbersome. The objective of FEEL YOUR REACH is to develop a novel control framework that incorporates goal directed movement intention, movement decoding, error processing, processing of sensory feedback to allow a more natural control of a neuroprosthesis. To achieve this aim a goal directed movement decoder will be realized, and continuous error potential decoding will be included. Both will be finally joined together with an artificial kinesthetic sensory feedback display attached to the user. We hypothesize that with these mechanisms a user will be able to naturally control an neuroprosthesis with his/ her mind only.
Project acronym GQCOP
Project Genuine Quantumness in Cooperative Phenomena
Researcher (PI) Gerardo Adesso
Host Institution (HI) THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
Summary The proposed research programme addresses issues of fundamental and technological importance in quantum information science and its interplay with complexity. The main aim of this project is to provide a new paradigmatic foundation for the characterisation of quantumness in cooperative phenomena and to develop novel platforms for its practical utilisation in quantum technology applications. To reach its main goal, this programme will target five specific objectives: O1. Constructing a quantitative theory of quantumness in composite systems; O2. Benchmarking genuine quantumness in information and communication protocols; O3. Devising practical solutions for quantum-enhanced metrology in noisy conditions; O4. Developing quantum thermal engineering for refrigerators and heat engines; O5. Establishing a cybernetics framework for regulative phenomena in the quantum domain. This project is deeply driven by the scientific curiosity to explore the ultimate range of applicability of quantum mechanics. Along the route to satisfying such curiosity, this project will fulfill a crucial two-fold mission. On the fundamental side, it will lead to a radically new level of understanding of quantumness, in its various manifestations, and the functional role it plays for natural and artificial complex systems traditionally confined to a classical domain of investigation. On the practical side, it will deliver novel concrete recipes for communication, sensing and cooling technologies in realistic conditions, rigorously assessing in which ways and to which extent these can be enhanced by engineering and harnessing quantumness. Along with a skillful team which this grant will allow to assemble, benefitting from the vivid research environment at Nottingham, and mainly thanks to his creativity, broad mathematical and physical preparation and relevant inter-disciplinary expertise, the applicant is in a unique position to accomplish this timely and ambitious mission.
The proposed research programme addresses issues of fundamental and technological importance in quantum information science and its interplay with complexity. The main aim of this project is to provide a new paradigmatic foundation for the characterisation of quantumness in cooperative phenomena and to develop novel platforms for its practical utilisation in quantum technology applications. To reach its main goal, this programme will target five specific objectives: O1. Constructing a quantitative theory of quantumness in composite systems; O2. Benchmarking genuine quantumness in information and communication protocols; O3. Devising practical solutions for quantum-enhanced metrology in noisy conditions; O4. Developing quantum thermal engineering for refrigerators and heat engines; O5. Establishing a cybernetics framework for regulative phenomena in the quantum domain. This project is deeply driven by the scientific curiosity to explore the ultimate range of applicability of quantum mechanics. Along the route to satisfying such curiosity, this project will fulfill a crucial two-fold mission. On the fundamental side, it will lead to a radically new level of understanding of quantumness, in its various manifestations, and the functional role it plays for natural and artificial complex systems traditionally confined to a classical domain of investigation. On the practical side, it will deliver novel concrete recipes for communication, sensing and cooling technologies in realistic conditions, rigorously assessing in which ways and to which extent these can be enhanced by engineering and harnessing quantumness. Along with a skillful team which this grant will allow to assemble, benefitting from the vivid research environment at Nottingham, and mainly thanks to his creativity, broad mathematical and physical preparation and relevant inter-disciplinary expertise, the applicant is in a unique position to accomplish this timely and ambitious mission.
Project acronym NewNGR
Project New frontiers in numerical general relativity
Researcher (PI) Pau Figueras
Host Institution (HI) QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Summary In recent years general relativity (GR) has become an increasingly important new tool in areas of physics beyond its traditional playground in astrophysics. The main motivation for this comes from the AdS/CFT correspondence which conjectures an equivalence between gravity in anti-de Sitter (AdS) spaces and certain conformal field theories (CFT's). Via this correspondence, GR now plays a key role in improving our understanding of non-gravitational physics at strong coupling. The AdS/CFT correspondence naturally leads to the study of GR in dimensions greater than four and/or in AdS spaces. Our current understanding of GR in these new settings is rather limited but it has been realized that the physics of gravity can be significantly different than in the 4d asymptotically flat case. Moreover, to access these new gravitational phenomena numerical methods have been and will be essential. However, the use of numerical GR beyond the traditional 4d asymptotically flat case is still in its infancy. The goal of this project is to improve our understanding of GR in higher dimensions and/or AdS spaces using numerical techniques. To achieve this goal, we will focus on the study of the following topics: 1. Develop stable codes for doing numerical GR in AdS and higher dimensions. We will use numerical GR and the AdS/CFT correspondence to study out of equilibrium phenomena in strongly coupled CFT's. We will also use numerical GR to understand the endpoint of the various black hole instabilities and thereby address long standing conjectures in GR. 2. New types of stationary black holes. We will use numerical GR to numerically construct new types of black holes in higher dimensions and in AdS, with novel topologies and fewer symmetries than the known ones. We shall apply them to the study of equilibrium configurations in strongly coupled gauge theories at finite temperature.
In recent years general relativity (GR) has become an increasingly important new tool in areas of physics beyond its traditional playground in astrophysics. The main motivation for this comes from the AdS/CFT correspondence which conjectures an equivalence between gravity in anti-de Sitter (AdS) spaces and certain conformal field theories (CFT's). Via this correspondence, GR now plays a key role in improving our understanding of non-gravitational physics at strong coupling. The AdS/CFT correspondence naturally leads to the study of GR in dimensions greater than four and/or in AdS spaces. Our current understanding of GR in these new settings is rather limited but it has been realized that the physics of gravity can be significantly different than in the 4d asymptotically flat case. Moreover, to access these new gravitational phenomena numerical methods have been and will be essential. However, the use of numerical GR beyond the traditional 4d asymptotically flat case is still in its infancy. The goal of this project is to improve our understanding of GR in higher dimensions and/or AdS spaces using numerical techniques. To achieve this goal, we will focus on the study of the following topics: 1. Develop stable codes for doing numerical GR in AdS and higher dimensions. We will use numerical GR and the AdS/CFT correspondence to study out of equilibrium phenomena in strongly coupled CFT's. We will also use numerical GR to understand the endpoint of the various black hole instabilities and thereby address long standing conjectures in GR. 2. New types of stationary black holes. We will use numerical GR to numerically construct new types of black holes in higher dimensions and in AdS, with novel topologies and fewer symmetries than the known ones. We shall apply them to the study of equilibrium configurations in strongly coupled gauge theories at finite temperature.
Project acronym Niche Fibrosis
Project Identification of regulatory signals from vascular niche in alveolar regeneration and pulmonary fibrosis
Researcher (PI) Joo-Hyeon Lee
Summary Pulmonary fibrosis is a multifaceted and fatal disease that includes damaged alveolar epithelial cells and disorganization of multiple stromal cells. Dysregulation of multicellular crosstalk between epithelial and stromal cells is likely to contribute to fibrosis. However, the precise way this tissue damage occurs is unknown. I hypothesize that impaired function of lung epithelial stem cell lead to alveolar epithelial damage in pulmonary fibrosis, and which may be caused by altered stromal/niche cells. Epithelial injury repair and regeneration in the adult lung is carried out by numerous epithelial stem/progenitor cells. Recently, I identified a crucial interaction between lung endothelial cells and lung stem cells during alveolar injury response, and demonstrated a new regulatory signalling pathway that operates in endothelial cells to support alveolar injury repair by driving alveolar lineage specification of stem cells. Importantly, introduction of endothelial-derived factors into the lung after fibrotic damage enhances alveolar regeneration and reduces pulmonary fibrosis. Given these results and unique my background knowledge, I will bring a new concept of stem cell-niche interactions in alveolar injury repair and pulmonary fibrosis. Using both in vivo murine and organoid culture, as well as human lung organoid culture systems, I will define 1) whether and how the fibrotic response affects lung stem cells and 2) how lung stem cells are regulated by endothelial cells that may comprise their respective niches during injury repair. 3) The mechanisms involved in the normal and pathological regulation of lung stem cells will be elucidated by determining secreted factors and regulatory signals endothelial cells confer through paracrine and direct physical interaction with stem cells. Insights gained from these studies will accelerate the development of novel and selective therapeutic approaches that directly target stem cells or their niches in pulmonary fibrosis.
Pulmonary fibrosis is a multifaceted and fatal disease that includes damaged alveolar epithelial cells and disorganization of multiple stromal cells. Dysregulation of multicellular crosstalk between epithelial and stromal cells is likely to contribute to fibrosis. However, the precise way this tissue damage occurs is unknown. I hypothesize that impaired function of lung epithelial stem cell lead to alveolar epithelial damage in pulmonary fibrosis, and which may be caused by altered stromal/niche cells. Epithelial injury repair and regeneration in the adult lung is carried out by numerous epithelial stem/progenitor cells. Recently, I identified a crucial interaction between lung endothelial cells and lung stem cells during alveolar injury response, and demonstrated a new regulatory signalling pathway that operates in endothelial cells to support alveolar injury repair by driving alveolar lineage specification of stem cells. Importantly, introduction of endothelial-derived factors into the lung after fibrotic damage enhances alveolar regeneration and reduces pulmonary fibrosis. Given these results and unique my background knowledge, I will bring a new concept of stem cell-niche interactions in alveolar injury repair and pulmonary fibrosis. Using both in vivo murine and organoid culture, as well as human lung organoid culture systems, I will define 1) whether and how the fibrotic response affects lung stem cells and 2) how lung stem cells are regulated by endothelial cells that may comprise their respective niches during injury repair. 3) The mechanisms involved in the normal and pathological regulation of lung stem cells will be elucidated by determining secreted factors and regulatory signals endothelial cells confer through paracrine and direct physical interaction with stem cells. Insights gained from these studies will accelerate the development of novel and selective therapeutic approaches that directly target stem cells or their niches in pulmonary fibrosis.
Project acronym PQC
Project Photonic Quantum Computing
Researcher (PI) Jeremy LLoyd O'Brien
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Summary This CoG will simultaneously address the outstanding research challenges to establishing the feasibility of large-scale photonic quantum computing by: 1. Designing, fabricating and optimising the required hardware (WP1) components—inc. waveguides, couplers, phase shifters, delays, interconnects, spectral filters, photon sources and detectors, and control electronics. 2. Establishing paths to the integration (WP2) of these components into complete systems. 3. Developing accurate, exhaustive and verified model of errors (WP3) in photonic quantum systems for optimised fault tolerance strategies, and efficient large-scale architectures (WP4). 4. Exploring and developing approaches to optimising this architecture both generally, and for specific applications (WP5). Addressing these challenges in parallel will be essential to realising the vision because interim outputs are required to address each challenge, and an iterative approach with the flexibility to redistribute resources and effort is necessary to reach an optimal solution in minimal time.
This CoG will simultaneously address the outstanding research challenges to establishing the feasibility of large-scale photonic quantum computing by: 1. Designing, fabricating and optimising the required hardware (WP1) components—inc. waveguides, couplers, phase shifters, delays, interconnects, spectral filters, photon sources and detectors, and control electronics. 2. Establishing paths to the integration (WP2) of these components into complete systems. 3. Developing accurate, exhaustive and verified model of errors (WP3) in photonic quantum systems for optimised fault tolerance strategies, and efficient large-scale architectures (WP4). 4. Exploring and developing approaches to optimising this architecture both generally, and for specific applications (WP5). Addressing these challenges in parallel will be essential to realising the vision because interim outputs are required to address each challenge, and an iterative approach with the flexibility to redistribute resources and effort is necessary to reach an optimal solution in minimal time.
Project acronym QBH
Project Quantum Black Holes: A macroscopic window into the microstructure of gravity
Researcher (PI) Sameer Venkatesha Murthy
Host Institution (HI) KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
Summary The thermodynamic behavior of black holes is a precious clue in unravelling the microscopic structure of quantum gravity. High precision computations of quantum black hole entropy provide a new window into the fundamental microscopic theory of gravity and its deviations from classical general relativity. Traditional methods of quantum field theory have proved to be not well-suited to perform these computations. Two breakthroughs in my recent work establish new ground for progress. On one front, a new method to sum up all perturbative quantum contributions to the entropy of a large class of black holes has been developed. This gives rise to the first exactly solvable model of a quantum black hole. On a second front, a longstanding theoretical obstacle called the wall-crossing problem has been cleared in my recent work on the microscopic description of black holes in string theory. The newly-developed field of mock modular forms is shown to be the correct framework to address questions of exact black hole entropy. This makes a large class of microscopic models amenable to analytic control, many of which were previously beyond reach. These developments open up a new line of research that I propose to pursue along two intersecting avenues. First, I aim to extend the computations of exact quantum black hole entropy towards models of realistic black holes. Second, I aim to advance the theoretical understanding of quantum black holes by investigating the deeper origins of mock modular symmetry. As a concrete application, I aim to establish that newfound group-theoretical structures called "moonshine" symmetries are physically realized in quantum black holes, thus opening up connections between two exciting fields of research previously thought to be distinct. Together, the broad goal is to explain black hole microstructure through systematic computations of exact quantum entropy, and to investigate its consequences on the fundamental microscopic theory of gravity.
The thermodynamic behavior of black holes is a precious clue in unravelling the microscopic structure of quantum gravity. High precision computations of quantum black hole entropy provide a new window into the fundamental microscopic theory of gravity and its deviations from classical general relativity. Traditional methods of quantum field theory have proved to be not well-suited to perform these computations. Two breakthroughs in my recent work establish new ground for progress. On one front, a new method to sum up all perturbative quantum contributions to the entropy of a large class of black holes has been developed. This gives rise to the first exactly solvable model of a quantum black hole. On a second front, a longstanding theoretical obstacle called the wall-crossing problem has been cleared in my recent work on the microscopic description of black holes in string theory. The newly-developed field of mock modular forms is shown to be the correct framework to address questions of exact black hole entropy. This makes a large class of microscopic models amenable to analytic control, many of which were previously beyond reach. These developments open up a new line of research that I propose to pursue along two intersecting avenues. First, I aim to extend the computations of exact quantum black hole entropy towards models of realistic black holes. Second, I aim to advance the theoretical understanding of quantum black holes by investigating the deeper origins of mock modular symmetry. As a concrete application, I aim to establish that newfound group-theoretical structures called "moonshine" symmetries are physically realized in quantum black holes, thus opening up connections between two exciting fields of research previously thought to be distinct. Together, the broad goal is to explain black hole microstructure through systematic computations of exact quantum entropy, and to investigate its consequences on the fundamental microscopic theory of gravity.
Project acronym QLev4G
Project Quantum control of levitated massive mechanical systems: a new approach for gravitational quantum physics
Researcher (PI) Markus Aspelmeyer
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITAT WIEN
Summary Quantum physics and general relativity are probably the most successful and well-tested theories of modern science. At the same time, their fundamental concepts are so dramatically different that there is disagreement on the most obvious questions such as "how does a mass in a quantum superposition state gravitate?". Achieving progress on such foundational questions requires experiments at the interface between quantum physics and gravity, of which to date only a few of exist. The main objective of the proposed research is to establish quantum control of levitated massive objects as a new paradigm system for such experiments and to enter a hitherto inaccessible parameter regime of large mass and long quantum coherence. The proposal builds on the enormous recent success in quantum control of the motion of solid-state mechanical resonators, which has emerged over the last decade as a new branch of interdisciplinary research in quantum and solid-state physics. Applied to optically or magnetically levitated systems this methodology promises (i) exceptional sensitivity to weak gravitational forces, hence enabling measurements of gravity between sub-millimeter objects; (ii) unprecedented levels of decoupling from the environment, thereby opening up a new route for long-lived quantum coherence of genuinely massive systems. Quantum control is achieved by coupling the motion either of optically trapped particles to an optical cavity field or of magnetically trapped particles to superconducting circuits. We will explore both methods for systematically expanding the available parameter space of macroscopic quantum systems and for first proof-of-concept experiments aimed towards addressing fundamental questions of gravitational quantum physics. If successful, this research program will become a door-opener to the quantum regime of genuinely massive objects, where gravity of the quantum system itself may start to play a role for the correct description of a quantum experiment.
Quantum physics and general relativity are probably the most successful and well-tested theories of modern science. At the same time, their fundamental concepts are so dramatically different that there is disagreement on the most obvious questions such as "how does a mass in a quantum superposition state gravitate?". Achieving progress on such foundational questions requires experiments at the interface between quantum physics and gravity, of which to date only a few of exist. The main objective of the proposed research is to establish quantum control of levitated massive objects as a new paradigm system for such experiments and to enter a hitherto inaccessible parameter regime of large mass and long quantum coherence. The proposal builds on the enormous recent success in quantum control of the motion of solid-state mechanical resonators, which has emerged over the last decade as a new branch of interdisciplinary research in quantum and solid-state physics. Applied to optically or magnetically levitated systems this methodology promises (i) exceptional sensitivity to weak gravitational forces, hence enabling measurements of gravity between sub-millimeter objects; (ii) unprecedented levels of decoupling from the environment, thereby opening up a new route for long-lived quantum coherence of genuinely massive systems. Quantum control is achieved by coupling the motion either of optically trapped particles to an optical cavity field or of magnetically trapped particles to superconducting circuits. We will explore both methods for systematically expanding the available parameter space of macroscopic quantum systems and for first proof-of-concept experiments aimed towards addressing fundamental questions of gravitational quantum physics. If successful, this research program will become a door-opener to the quantum regime of genuinely massive objects, where gravity of the quantum system itself may start to play a role for the correct description of a quantum experiment.
Project acronym QPE
Project Quantum Photonic Engineering
Researcher (PI) Mark Thompson
Summary By harnessing the unique properties of quantum mechanics (superposition and entanglement) to encode, transmit and process information, quantum information science offers significant opportunities to revolutionise information and communication technologies. The far-reaching goal of this project is to build quantum technology demonstrators that can outperform conventional technologies in communications and computation. For quantum information technologies (QITs) to have as big an impact on society as anticipated, a practical and scalable approach is needed. One promising approach to QITs is the photonics implementation, where single particles of light (photons) are used to encode, transmit and process quantum information – in the form of photonic quantum-bits (qubits). Currently, state-of-the-art experiments are limited to the "few-photon" regime, occupying many metres of space on an optical table, constructed from bulk optical elements, with no routes to scalability and far from outperforming conventional technologies. Integrated quantum photonics has recently emerged as a new approach to address these challenges. This research programme will take an engineering approach to QITs and draw upon rapidly growing field of silicon photonics. We will develop a silicon-based quantum technology platform where single-photon sources, circuits and detectors will be integrated into miniature microchip circuits containing thousands of discrete components, enabling breakthroughs in quantum communications and computation, and developing a scalable approach to quantum technologies. There are no new physics breakthroughs required to achieve the goals of this project, however, there are hard engineering challenges that need to be addressed.
By harnessing the unique properties of quantum mechanics (superposition and entanglement) to encode, transmit and process information, quantum information science offers significant opportunities to revolutionise information and communication technologies. The far-reaching goal of this project is to build quantum technology demonstrators that can outperform conventional technologies in communications and computation. For quantum information technologies (QITs) to have as big an impact on society as anticipated, a practical and scalable approach is needed. One promising approach to QITs is the photonics implementation, where single particles of light (photons) are used to encode, transmit and process quantum information – in the form of photonic quantum-bits (qubits). Currently, state-of-the-art experiments are limited to the "few-photon" regime, occupying many metres of space on an optical table, constructed from bulk optical elements, with no routes to scalability and far from outperforming conventional technologies. Integrated quantum photonics has recently emerged as a new approach to address these challenges. This research programme will take an engineering approach to QITs and draw upon rapidly growing field of silicon photonics. We will develop a silicon-based quantum technology platform where single-photon sources, circuits and detectors will be integrated into miniature microchip circuits containing thousands of discrete components, enabling breakthroughs in quantum communications and computation, and developing a scalable approach to quantum technologies. There are no new physics breakthroughs required to achieve the goals of this project, however, there are hard engineering challenges that need to be addressed.


Comments: This 2016 Nissan Rogue S features a braking assist, a power outlet, hill start assist, stability control, traction control, anti-lock brakes, dual airbags, side air bag system, digital display, and airbag deactivation and may just be the car you've been waiting for. This one's a deal at $17,688. It also includes 24-hour Emergency Roadside Assistance, Car Rental Reimbursement and Towing Benefit, CARFAX Vehicle History Report, SiriusXM Satellite Radio with 3-month trial subscription, Optional Security+Plus Extended Protection Plan. This vehicle also comes with 100,000 warranty miles, and 7 warranty years and has been subjected to a rigorous, 167 -point inspection for condition and appearance. Want a crossover awd you can rely on? This one has a crash test rating of 4 out of 5 stars! It has a sleek gun metallic exterior and a charcoal interior. Don't wait until it is too late! Call today to schedule an appointment. Easy terms and low financing available for your convenience !! Price includes all costs to be paid by a consumer, except for dealer prep fees, Tax, Title, License, Registration, Prices do not include the dealership's documentary fee of $599. ~ Please print this page so we know you qualify for our internet pricing! If you cannot print it, please let us know where you seen the vehicle when you come in! ~.
Price(s) include(s) all costs to be paid by a consumer, except for licensing costs, registration fees and taxes. Prices do not include the dealership's documentary fee of $499. We make every effort to present vehicle information which is accurate. The vehicle pricing, equipment, specifications & photos shown above are believed to be accurate, but are provided with the understanding that for various reasons beyond our control, such information may not be 100% accurate & further are subject to change without notice. Vehicle information is based on standard equipment for the applicable manufacturer & therefore exact vehicle information, such as color, equipment & accessories should be confirmed with a sales representative. Any special financing shown is provided by one of our third party sources & is subject to purchaser's satisfaction of all requirements imposed by said sources. All specials are subject to mutually agreeable method of payment. Must print & present Vehicle Pricing page as coupon. See Dealer for details. Not every consumer will qualify for all rebates and/or discounts. Your Sales Associate will detail all incentives for which you may qualify.


text:
Guest editorials, commentaries, challenges, and accomplishments
I B Pless
Montreal Children's Hospital and McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Correspondence to:
Professor Pless; barry.pless{at}mcgill.ca
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.9.2.97
Editorial musings
As the focus of the journal continues to expand, we have enlisted many experts to our board and family of reviewers. With this issue we welcome three new board members, Denise Kendrick, Mark Stevenson and Nancy Peck, and with regret say farewell and sincere thanks to others. This issue also heralds several new policies. One is to feature more guest editorials to provide a wider perspective, such as that which Roy Shephard and Steve Marshall offer with respect to the study by Conn et al (p117) on sports injuries. A second is to encourage more reports on program evaluations. But first, some long awaited good news.
INDEXED AT LAST! IMPACT FACTOR COMING SOON
With this issue Injury Prevention will appear in the Institute for Scientific Information's Current Contents (Clinical Medicine and Social and Behavioral Sciences). This is welcome news, albeit long overdue. It means, for better or worse, that we will eventually receive an impact factor.
The Institute for Scientific Information offers many services to scientists, among which Current Contents is perhaps the best known. In the old days this took the form of a booklet that reproduced the latest table of contents page for all journals that the Institute for Scientific Information deemed worthy of indexing. Because of its cost, researchers usually shared a subscription to one or more of these compilations. When a new issue of Current Contents arrived, each "partner" leafed through it, and ticked all papers for which they wanted a reprint and a secretary sent postcards requesting them.
This seemingly primitive process is now virtually unknown. In most parts of the world it has been replaced by the photocopier or by the computer. For many journals, PDF files can be found and printed. But the essence of staying current remains the same. It is based on including the contents of new issues of most worthy journals in databases like Current Contents.
The impact factor, much loved by deans, department chairs, and promotion committees in spite of its imperfections, is "a measure of the frequency with which the 'average article' in a journal has been cited in a particular year or period",1 and in this respect alone, it reflects a journal's scientific status. Specifically, an impact factor is calculated "by dividing the number of current year citations to the source items published in that journal during the previous two years".
The decision to include Injury Prevention in Current Contents is another indicator of the scholarly importance of the journal. We are confident that viewed in the context of our field—that is, in comparison with other journals focusing on this topic, our ranking will be impressive.
PROGRAM EVALUATIONS WANTED: WALKING A TIGHTROPE
After consulting the editorial board, I have decided the time has come to act on one of the many sermons I have been preaching—that more injury prevention programs be evaluated. I now offer a possible incentive for doing so: the opportunity to share findings with others. In the future, we will encourage such reports by making it somewhat easier for authors to survive our rigorous peer review process. The bar will not be lowered; it will simply be bent a bit.
One the one hand, we will expand our view of what is acceptable as much as we responsibly can. We realize how difficult evaluations can be and how intimidating it can be to submit a report to the tough scrutiny of reviewers. Although reviewers will be expected to be as critical as before, we will give the benefit of doubt to authors of these reports. On the other hand, to keep the balance, we will do so with the understanding that such papers may be accompanied by a constructive commentary addressing its shortcomings. We will also commission papers providing guidelines for such studies and reports.
Although most scientists agree that the randomized trial is the ideal design for evaluation, few would argue that anything less is unacceptable. Nor, however, do we wish to suggest that any evaluation is better than none. But programs that attract public attention, funding, or both and remain unproven pose immense problems for everyone in the field. Thus, our goal is to encourage many more such studies.
The paper by Macarthur in this issue illustrates the challenges well (p112). It is an important contribution in spite of its acknowledged limitations. For future reports, much will hinge on how well authors address similar shortcomings. Readers can then judge for themselves how much confidence to place on the conclusions. Clearly, we will not knowingly publish any report that is fatally flawed. But to encourage more program evaluators to share the results from them, without violating basic scientific principles, we will begin walking this tightrope. Bear with us as we learn to do so and be patient if we occasionally fall off.
KEYWORDS: ONE KEY TO BEING FOUND
In this issue, assistant editor Genevieve Gore provides a guide to the often confusing task of computerized searches. Her advice is intended equally for authors and readers. Before launching any new study researchers (later would-be authors) must be reasonably certain what the literature has to say about their topic to ensure that they will not be reinventing wheels. Likewise, when a study is completed and a manuscript is being prepared, this exercise needs to be repeated to update references. Both steps require a thorough search of all relevant databases. Similarly when papers in this journal or others kindle a reader's interest they may begin a web based quest for related publications.
In either situation, searching efficiently hinges on understanding the process by which papers are indexed and this, in turn, leads to considering the choice of keywords provided by authors. Although Medline (Index Medicus) does not do so, many other systems include these words when indexing a paper. In such instances, choosing them wisely may make the difference between others finding your paper readily or having it sink into oblivion. Because the number of keywords an author can provide is limited, and because other elements are used in the indexing process, a few suggestions seem in order.
First, don't waste words by including terms that are automatically included because they appear in the title, the abstract, or in the name of the journal. Second, don't use terms that are so peculiar that no sane reader would consider including them in their search strategy. Third, don't include terms that are so general they would yield thousands of hits such as some examples from recent submissions: incidence, hospitalization, injuries, prevention, or provision. Finally, to be on the safe side, don't rely on keywords at all but try to include all essential terms somewhere in the title or abstract. If in doubt about the wisdom of including a word, use it in a search and see what it yields. Authors should consider including some or all of the terms they used (or should have used) when searching the literature to bring their paper up to date before submission.
Attentive readers may have noted that since the journal was redesigned last year we no longer list keywords alongside the abstract. Nonetheless, we still ask authors for them and they are used by the technical editor for indexing and by Bench>Press when searching for possible reviewers. For these reasons and because some indexes use them, I advise taking much more care in choosing them than what so often appears to be the case in many of the papers that cross my desk.
Institute for Scientific Information. The impact factor. Available at: http://www.isinet.com/isi/hot/essays/journalcitationreports/7.html (accessed 1 March 2003).
Sports and recreation related injury episodes in the US population, 1997–99
J M Conn J L Annest J Gilchrist
Injury Prevention 2003; 9 117-123 Published Online First: 01 Jun 2003. doi: 10.1136/ip.9.2.117
Evaluation of Safe Kids Week 2001: prevention of scald and burn injuries in young children
C Macarthur


In this masturbation clip we have two cute twinks next door showing off their big meaty dicks. At first, they were hesitant to strip naked in front of each other. But soon they both relaxed and began showing off their big fat wangs and watch each other buff it.


text:
Sandy Run Wetland Restoration
Growing Greener II investments allowed the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association (WVWA) to complete Phase II of its Sandy Run Wetland Restoration and Enlargement project in Montgomery County. The expansion and restoration of wetlands in this section of Sandy Run, a tributary of Wissahickon Creek, ensured significant stormwater storage for an area with a history of flooding.
The Wissahickon watershed is located in southeastern Pennsylvania and drains approximately 64 square miles. Sandy Run has long been the cause of water- quality problems for the watershed. Wissahickon Creek is included on Pennsylvania's inventory of impaired waters, a list of waterways that do not meet water quality standards for designated uses like recreation, fish habitat, and drinking water supply. Phase II of the wetland restoration project enhanced the many benefits of the watershed including increased groundwater recharge, reduced sediment pollution, filtered runoff, and increased habitat for local fauna. "Sandy Run is the largest tributary to the Wissahickon, with more than its share of problems," said WVWA Director of Stewardship Bob Adams. "This was an important fi rst step in addressing those problems."
In 2004, WVWA received an EPA grant for completion of Phase I of this project. The first half of the wetland complex was built using these funds. As another part of this original initiative, a tree and shrub buffer was established along Sandy Run, and measures were taken to mitigate the future impact of invasive plant and animal species.
In addition to the Sandy Run project, WVWA has preserved and remediated numerous other sites along the Wissahickon watershed.
Environmental Stewardship Fund Investment: $40,611
Project Leader: Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association
County: Montgomery County
You are here: Home / Success Stories / Sandy Run Wetland Restoration