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Types of Beetles in South Carolina
By: Elizabeth Stewart
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South Carolina is home to a wide variety of beetles, and because the state exports nearly $1 billion in forest products every year, there is great interest in which ones are harmful and which ones helpful to the trees and plants. Some species aid in combating insects and pests that destroy trees and crops, while others are responsible for millions of dollars in damages.
Southern Pine Beetle
The southern pine beetle, which is only about one-eighth of an inch long, caused $125 million worth of damage in South Carolina forests in 1995 and 1996. The beetles destroyed thousands of acres of timber, feeding on trees which were unhealthy due to lack of water and nutrients in the area. Southern pine beetles range in color from red-brown to black, and are considered the most destructive type of insect to threaten forests in the state.
Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle
Also known as the ladybug, Halloween lady beetle, Japanese lady beetle and simply Asian lady beetle, this insect is a biological control agent used to prevent other insects and pests from destroying crops. In 1979 and 1980, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released large amounts of Asian lady beetles into southern forests to combat insects which were destroying several types of trees. The beetles do no harm to humans, but if they sense danger, they release an odorous fluid from their legs that stains clothing and other surfaces.
South Carolina is home to a wide variety of beetles, and because the state exports nearly $1 billion in forest products every year, there is great interest in which ones are harmful and which ones helpful to the trees and plants.
Southern pine beetles range in color from red-brown to black, and are considered the most destructive type of insect to threaten forests in the state.
Black Blister Beetle
The black blister beetle is so named because of its color, and because the chemicals it secretes when it is pretending to be dead causes blistering on human skin. Its body is composed of three segments, with red-brown legs and short antennae. For food, black blister beetles eat the eggs and larvae of bees. To get into their nests, the beetles will attach themselves to a bee, be transported into the nest, and then leave after feeding.
Asian Longhorned Beetle
This particular beetle made its way to South Carolina and other areas in the United States via packed raw wood materials from Asia. A wood boring insect, it is known for causing damage to maple, sugar maple, poplar, willow and elm trees. In China, the Asian longhorned beetle was responsible for damaging over 45% of its poplar plantations. Since its discovery on U.S. soil in 1996, the USDA has been researching ways to eradicate this particular beetle before it can cause even more damage.
The black blister beetle is so named because of its color, and because the chemicals it secretes when it is pretending to be dead causes blistering on human skin.
In China, the Asian longhorned beetle was responsible for damaging over 45% of its poplar plantations.
Tiger Beetle
A non-threatening insect, the tiger beetle is located in about half of all South Carolina counties. Known for its iridescent coloring, the tiger beetle is attracted to dry places with little or no vegetation, such as sand dunes. As it feeds on a range of insects, and not trees or plants, the tiger beetle does not damage the habitat. Appearing in the spring and fall, they generally live about two years.
Bugs That Kill Pine Trees
Worms That Attack Pine Trees
Tree Cutting Restrictions Due to Indiana Bats
What Bugs Eat and Kill Elm Trees?
Diseases of the Quaking Aspen Tree
The Best Insecticide for Caterpillars
How Does a Weevil Infestation Start?
Fungicide to Treat Blue Mold in Pine Trees
Bugs That Live in Pine Trees
What are Tulip Tree Problems?
How to Keep Worms Out of My Chestnut Trees
What Eats Pine Trees?
Bag Worms on a Crabapple Tree
Canadian Poisonous Spiders
South Carolina Forestry Commission: Southern Pine Beetle Facts
Insect Identification Organization: Black Blister Beetle
Cornell University: Biological Control – A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America – Harmonia Axyridis
University of Wisconsin: Midwest Biological Control News
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Tiger Beetles of South Carolina
South Carolina Forestry Commission: Insects and Diseases
Texas A&M: Tiger Beetle
South Carolina Forestry Commission: Forest Products Fact Sheet
Elizabeth Stewart has been writing and editing since 2000. Her articles appear on eHow, where she specializes in writing about education and travel. She also works as an editorial consultant for novelists. Stewart holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Millsaps College and a Master of Arts in international education.

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For this lesson, we will be blocking the fronts and the back to the correct size, and then seaming them together at the side seams and the shoulders.
Wait what?! Why are we blocking in the middle of the garment before we have even knit the sleeves? The sleeves for this cardigan are worked from the top down in the round, this means that they need to be picked up from the armhole using double pointed needles. To have an armhole to pick up from we need to seam the fronts to the back and to have the fronts fit the back we need to block all of them. Remember that we used the blocked measurements from the swatches to calculate the length for the fronts and back, so we need to block them before seaming. (If you missed this you need to read Lesson 1 and Lesson 2).
Begin by making sure your sink is clean (I have these two almost teenagers that live upstairs and use the bathroom closest to my studio, and I have learned to never, ever take it for granted that the sink is clean enough to put knitting in).
Place your fronts and back into the sink, fill with lukewarm water and allow the knitted pieces to gently absorb the liquid. You can press gently to help the fibers absorb the water but don't manhandle it. Once they are all fully wet (they will all look to be the same color, no areas of lighter or darker fiber) open the drain, and let the water out. Again you can gently press the knitting but no wringing, twisting or squeezing.
Using a dark towel gently place the knitting onto it spread out a bit and roll into a tube, use a towel that is darker than the yarn you used just in case there is any color transfer. You can gently press on the tube of knitting to remove excess water, and even reroll the knitting into a second towel if you live in a damp climate as this can help to remove as much excess water as possible.
Now using a tape measure and your schematic lay the pieces out on the floor or a bed to the size indicated by my measurements in the finished pattern or your measurements for any altered pieces. Leave to dry, if you live in a damp climate it helps to place a fan in the room aimed at the knitting to help it dry faster.
If you used the gauge stated on the pattern and knit to the specified measurements then your front shoulder width should fit into the shoulder space indicated by the marker left in the bind off on the back.
If you adjusted your upper back by using a smaller or larger needle size, or adjusted your front shoulder in any way you will need to manipulate how the backs and front work together. I used a smaller needle size for the upper back and so my upper back is 26 ½ instead of 27 ¾ this is a difference of 1 ¼ inches. This means that my front shoulders will sit just over half an inch over the marker on my back bind off, and my neckline is about 1 inch narrower than indicated. I could have worked an additional 2 decreases to offset this on the front, but I chose not to as it seemed like a negligible amount. If you went down a needle size for the upper back and are not finished the fronts you could always used a smaller needle size for the last inch of knitting on each front.
The trick with seaming these shoulders is that there are more stitches on the fronts than there are on the back, this is because the back needs fewer stitches worked over the lace pattern to make the same amount of space. So we will work some fancy stitching to get the same look as a nicely seamed shoulder with the same number of stitches, and we will actually write this seam out like a row of knitting.
Count the stitches that are to be seamed on the front shoulder and the back shoulder, you will need the difference between these two numbers to calculate how many double joins to work.
The back shoulder for the first size of the Rose Thrift Cardigan has 25 sts and the front shoulder has 28 sts, that means there is a difference of 3 sts.
3 sts remain unused, add them at the end, so you don't have a double join right at the edge.
And to even out the beginning and end stitch sets lets go with 4 and 5 stitches even instead of 6 and 3.
Now for the double join, bring the needle down into the 'V' on the next bottom stitch and up out of the 'V' on the following stitch moving to the left.
Now bring the yarn needle down into the 'V' of the next bottom stitch, but bring it out beside the 'V', grabbing only one leg of stitches.
Returning to the upper section (front shoulder) bring yarn behind both 'V' legs of the next stitch.
Now on the bottom (back shoulder) insert the needle back into the same 'V' as the last time, but this time come out of the 'V' on the next stitch to the left. You can see the yarn from the previous row coming out from between the two 'V's just above the needle in this shot.
You can now see the two 'V' stitches from the top piece (front shoulder) that have been seamed into and are emanating out from the single 'V' stitch on the bottom piece (the back shoulder).
Continue working across your calculated seaming row with the needed number of single seamed stitches and double seamed stitches.
Once both of your shoulders are seamed you will want to seam the sides in preparation for working the sleeves. Begin by folding the sweater at the shoulders so that the markers for the armhole depth line up. Using removable markers 'pin' the sides together with a marker every 3 inches or so. Seam using mattress stitch, a yarn needle and a length of yarn.
If you would like to keep up with the steps in this knit along, then I invite you to finish the blocking and seaming. Lesson 4 will be published on April 19th and will contain information on how to double check the sleeve length for your size, this is especially important if you changed the upper back size in any way, or desire a different length for the finished sleeves.


Our school organized a three-phase Periodic Table Competition. Fifty-one pairs of students took part in the first phase to fill a blank periodic table within two minutes. Twenty-one pairs qualified for the second phase were asked to correctly place each given element on a card on a blank periodic table within 7 minutes. Depending on the number of elements correctly placed, four pairs were chosen as competitors for the final phase (to compete in the final phase). The final phase was a general knowledge of Periodic Table Competition.
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Q: Getting average or keeping temp data in db - performance concern I am building a little app for users to create collections. I want to have a rating system in there. And now, since I want to cover all my fields, let's pretend that I have a lot of visitors. Performance comes into play, especially with rates.
Let's suppose that I have rates table, and there I have id, game_id, user_id and rate. Data comes simple, for every user there is one entry. Let's suppose again, that 1000 users will rate one game. And I want to print out average rate on that game subpage (and somewhere else, like on the games list). For now, I have two scenarios to go with:

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*Getting AVG each time the game is displayed.

*Creating another column in games, called temprate and store there rate for the game. It would be updated evey time someone votes.
Those two scenarios have obvious flaws. First one is more stressful to my host, since it definietly will consume more power of the machine. Secound is more work while rating (getting all the game data, submitting rate, getting new AVG).
Please advice me, which scenario should I go with? Or maybe you have some other ideas?
I work with PDO and no framework.

A: So I've finally manage to solve this issue. I used file caching based on dumping arrays into files. I just go with something like if (cache) { $var = cache } else { $var = db }. I am using JG Cache, for now, but propably I'll write myself something similar soon, but for now - it's a great solution.

A: I'd have gone with a variation of your "number 2" solution (update a separate rating column), maybe in a separate table just for this.
If the number of writes becomes a problem, then that'd be well after select avg(foo) from ... does, and there are lots of ways to mitigate it by just updating the average rating periodically or just processing new votes every so often.
Likely then eventually you can't just do an avg() anyway because you have to consider each vote for fraud, calculating a sort score and who knows what else.,

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Campaign 'Uproars' Show Media's Sad State
The media is alive today with "news" of Barack Obama's Polish death camp, Mitt Romney's "Amercia" and Donald Trump's crazy birther fixation, which pretty much sums up the sad state of things in medialand.
Does anybody really believe president Obama thinks Poland was behind the Nazi murder factories of WWII?
He made the unfortunate reference while honoring Jan Kozielewski, an officer of the Polish Underground who risked his own life to sneak into Warsaw Ghetto and a Nazi death camp to give the world a first-hand account of the atrocities committed by Germany against the Jews.
The phony uproar diminishes the memory of the subsequently renamed Jan Karski, who traveled to London to meet Poland's government-in-exile and British officials to report the horrors. He later reported to President Roosevelt. Karski became an U.S. citizen and renowned professor at Georgetown's School of Foreign Service before dying in 2000.
For the record, the White House clarified that Obama was talking about Nazi death camps in German occupied Poland.
What about the incorrect spelling of "America" on Romney's new "With Mitt" mobile app? Does it flat out demonstrate how out-of-touch the billionaire presidential candidate is with the rest of the country?
Or does Mitt really want to become president of an alternative version of America called "Amercia," a God-blessed land populated by hedge funders and corporate titans living the sweet life at the expense of the 99 percent.
The reality: Team Romney needs an editor.
And then there's Donald Trump's unwillingness to give up the dopey "birther" claim that the president is a non-native free-loader who is illegally occupying the highest political office in the country. Or better still, why does the Romney campaign continue its dalliance with the blowhard real estate magnate?
Note to Mitt: if you really want to give your campaign a boost, cut ties with The Donald and the rest of the birther boneheads. Show backbone and leadership for a change. Disavowing Trump might be your ticket to the White House.
It would certainly pick up a good measure of the independent vote and a decent chunk of Democratic voters who are disillusioned with Obama and his failure to deliver on his own promise of "change."


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Q: The relation $x \sim g x g$ in groups While thinking about item (2) in Standard or good names for relations between maps, I thought I'd look at the relation $x \sim g x g$ in groups.
Going through all small groups of order at most 64, it seems to me, that for any finite group the connected components all have the same size, and that the number of connected components is a power of 2.  Is this obvious, or false?
NB: What I am really after is a name for the relation.
(edited to reflect YCor's observation)
(edited to reflect LSpice's observation)

A: EDIT (11/01/2023) : I've expanded this answer to show that, if $G$ has a normal subgroup $N$ of odd order such that $G/N$ is an elementary abelian $2$-group, then the relation is universal on each coset of $N$.
(In particular, this covers the cases when $G$ has  odd or twice odd order, which were mentioned in the comments.)
Lemma: If $a$ and $b$ have odd order, then $aba=b$ implies $a=1$.
Proof: $aba=b$ implies $b$ inverts $a$ by conjugation. This means $b^2$ commutes with $a$ but since $b$ has odd order, $b$ commutes with $a$ so the original equation simplifies to $a^2=1$ which implies $a=1$ since $a$ has odd order.
Now, let $x\in G$ and let $\sigma_x:Nx\to Nx$ be given by $g\mapsto gxg$.
We show that $\sigma_x$ is injective. Let $g,h\in Nx$ such that $\sigma_x(g)=\sigma_x(h)$, that is $hxh=gxg=hh^{-1}gxhh^{-1}g$ which implies $xh=h^{-1}gxhh^{-1}g$. Writing $a=h^{-1}g$ and $b=xh$, this becomes $b=aba$. Since $G/N$ is an elementary abelian $2$-group and $x,g,h\in Nx$, it follows that $a,b\in N$ and the Lemma implies that $a=1$, that is $g=h$, as required.
By finiteness, $\sigma_x$ is also surjective and it follows that the relation is universal on $Nx$.

A: It's indeed quite immediate.
Indeed, let $\simeq$ be the equivalence relation generated by this relation. Then $x\simeq y$ iff the images of $x$ and $y$ in $G/G^2$ are equal. Here $G^2$ is the subgroup of $G$ generated by squares, so $G/G^2$ is the largest 2-elementary abelian quotient of $G$. ($G$ is not assumed finite.)
To prove the claim, one direction is clear ($x\simeq y$ implies $xG^2=yG^2$). For the converse, first observe that
$$x\simeq gxg\simeq hgxgh\simeq (hg)^{-1}hgxgh(hg)^{-1}=xghg^{-1}h^{-1},$$
and by induction it follows that $x\simeq xz$ for every $z\in [G,G]$. Then
$$xg^2=gxg\; g^{-1}(x^{-1}g^{-1}xg)g\simeq gxg\simeq x.$$
So by induction $xz\simeq x$ for every $z\in G^2$.
(For a name: it's the equivalence relation induced by equality modulo a normal subgroup, or equivalently, fibers of a group homomorphism, so this is the most standard kind of equivalence relations in group theory.)


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Open air guides: Beetles. Translated and edited by C.M.F. Von Hayek.
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A preliminary list of the Coleoptera of Windsor Forest.
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Annulosa Javanica, or an attempt to illustrated the natural affinities of the insects collected in Java by Thomas Horsfield and deposited by him in the museum of the Honourable East-India Company [number one, all published].
Genera Insectorum [Homoptera: family Membracidae].
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The 4th century CE Temple of Saturn is situated in the north west corner of the Roman Forum of Rome and has eight majestic columns still standing. Built in honour of Saturn it was the focal point of this ancient cult and stood on the site of the original temple dedicated in c. 497 BCE, which itself had replaced the god's first shrine, the Ara Saturni. In addition, during the Republic the temple also housed the public treasury (aerarium), a function it kept, albeit in a more limited function, in the Imperial period.
Saturn is something of a mysterious figure in Roman religion. Depictions of the god in surviving art have him wearing a veil and brandishing either a sickle or a pruning knife. Perhaps a version of the Greek god Kronos, he was especially worshipped in the Saturnalia festival held every 17th of December (from at least the 5th century BCE) and which lasted several days. This was a festive occasion when people gave gifts to one another, slaves had the freedoms enjoyed by ordinary citizens, more informal clothes were worn instead of the usual toga, and there was a general round of partying and merrymaking which made it the jolliest Roman festival in the calendar; a fact which led Catullus to describe it as 'the best of times'. In later centuries the festival would metamorphose into the Brumalia festival and the similarity of its features and timing - pushed later into December in subsequent centuries - suggest an influence on the Christmas celebration.
Within the temple once stood a cult statue of Saturn which became the centre of attention during the Saturnalia when his feet were symbolically freed from the woollen bonds.
The surviving ruins of the temple stand on a pediment of travertine blocks and are themselves composed of pieces recycled from earlier temples. The columns are of the Ionic order and eight still remain on the northern facade. The shafts of the columns are made from Egyptian granite, the two on the side from pink Aswan and the six facade ones from grey Mons Claudianus. Indicative of their differing history, three are monoliths and the others are composed of two pieces fitted together. The Ionic capitals are, in fact, the only parts made specifically for the temple and are from Thasian marble and carved in typical Late Antique style. The architrave carries an Ionic frieze of acanthus leaves and palmettes and came from the previous temple on the site, commissioned by one of Julius Caesar's generals, Lucius Munatius Plancus, in 43 BCE using spoils from the campaigns in Syria.
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With many members about to run a Spring Marathon Nick Malpeli has kindly compiled all time and 2017 lists based on times from the tens of thousands of records that he maintains on behalf of the club.
Many thanks for doing this Nick - I for one have found it quite interesting and it has given me my next challenge. I see that 48 female members have run a sub-four marathon. I have currently run 43 sub-four marathons. I'm guessing the challenge is obvious but to make it a bit tougher I'm going to try to do it by the end of the year!
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PUBLISHED: 16:13 04 December 2014 | UPDATED: 14:31 07 January 2015
Emma Knights
A classic fairy tale is being given a movie makeover at Norwich Puppet Theatre this Christmas.
In a unique twist on a children's classic, the theatre has set Beauty and the Beast in the 1920s and 30s film era.
The story begins in the desert where the young heroine Belle is panning for gold with her frugal father before she is discovered by a greedy film producer who plucks her from a life of poverty with promises of fame and fortune in the movies.
Gavin Glover, the show's director, said: "Despite Beauty and the Beast being such a great tale we felt we didn't really want to rehash it again in the same old way.
"So whilst researching other versions we realised that King Kong the movie, first shown in 1933, is adapted from the story and that many of those other early movies are based on well known tales. We set about writing furiously not to recreate King Kong but to move the story into that period where the world was quickly changing."
The show is aimed at people of all ages and it combines the use of traditional puppets with physical performance, film and an original musical score by composer Hannah Marshall.
It also pays tribute the history of the theatre - which is celebrating its 35th year - by using the venue's special marionette bridge that has not been used for 20 years.
Joy Haynes, director of Norwich Puppet Theatre said "The production uses our unique theatre space and marionette bridge, celebrating the history and distinctiveness of our building and introducing audiences to a traditional art-form within a new and dynamic context."
• Beauty and the Beast is at Norwich Puppet Theatre from December 20 to January 17. For more information and to book tickets visit www.puppettheatre.co.uk or call the box office on 01603 629921.
• Do you have a Norwich arts story? Email arts correspondent Emma Knights at emma.knights@archant.co.uk


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Pathogenesis and Course of AIDS
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Title: Give a detailed account of the pathogenesis and course of AIDS.
Undergraduate Degree Level Essay
The study of HIV / AIDS is a vast topic and the literature on the subject fills many volumes. In this essay therefore we propose to take an overview of some of the most current views and developments in the field with particular emphasis on the pathophysiology of HIV / AIDS
In 1997 the World Health Organisation gave the assessment that since HIV / AIDS had been recognised, over 11.7 million people had died of the condition world wide and at the time of publication 30 million more were thought to be infected with 16.000 new infections occurring daily. Current predictions estimate that at the current rate of infection 55 million will have died by 2010. (Greek R et al 2002)
Perhaps the most worrying of all of these gargantuan statistics was the fact that of the 30 million infected, 27 million were thought to be unaware of their condition. Quite apart form the devastation the disease causes on a personal basis, the vast majority of those infected are young adults which has enormous implications for the social structure of their communities. (Graham B S 1998)
Pathophysiology of the condition
As we have implied earlier, the volume of work relating to the pathophysiology of HIV / AIDS is enormous, in this essay we therefore intend to "cherry-pick" a number of selected topics and discuss them in some detail.
The implications of genetics in both the acquisition of HIV and the subsequent development of AIDS is a rapidly expanding field.
The interaction between virus and host is a multifaceted and extremely complex one. From the point of infection onwards there is usually a significant HIV viraemia even though in the early stages, the patient may be completely asymptomatic. It is known that the degree of virus replication is directly related to the degree of T-cell depletion and equally correlates with progression of the disease process. It would therefore appear that HIV induces symptomatic disease process by replicating in, and subsequently destroying, CD4 and T-cells thereby weakening the immune system. (Stilianakis NI et al 1997),
.Different hosts and indeed different genotypes of hosts (see on) have differing patterns of disease expression. CD4 and T-cell levels are rapidly diminished in the early stages of the disease but are not restored by effective anti-viral therapy if given later in the disease. (Littman D R 1998)
One area of obvious interest is in those who appear to survive with HIV for a longer than average time before it progresses to AIDS. A study by Dean (M et al 1995) proved to be seminal in this area, with a prospective study of nearly 2,000 men. The authors considered the status of CCR5 genotype and its relation to the likelihood of disease progression. The paper is both long an detailed, but provides a strong evidence base for further research (Berwick D 2005).
In essence, the main findings of the paper were that most people have two normal alleles for the CCR5 gene, but 1 in 7 has one mutant allele (technically 32bp deletion), which means that they still have one normal allele (heterozygous genotype). 1 in 100 have two mutant alleles. The rates of mutation are highly racially specific ranging from 11% in Caucasians to < 1% in Asians (Finzi D et al 1998).
The significant finding in the study was that none of the 1,300 HIV +ve people in the study had the homozygous mutation, 15% of the HIV +ve had the heterozygous genotype, so the heterozygous genotype clearly does not protect against infection, but the significant difference is that the average transition time from HIV to AIDS for the homozygous man was 10 years whereas the average transition time for the heterozygous genotype was 13 years. Possibly even more significant is the fact that of the 17 people in the entry cohort who were homozygous for the mutation and in the high risk of infection group, none of them had contracted HIV. It would therefore appear that the CCR5 mutation plays some critical role early in the primary stages of HIV infection since it appears that HIV infection can be blocked if a functioning version of this receptor is not present.
During the later stages of the infection it would appear that other co-receptors (the CXCR4 has been implicated) can take over the role as the properties of the virus evolve within the host. (McMichael A 1998). On this basis some authors have suggested a classification taxonomy that differentiates HIV virus sub-types on the basis of their CCR5 receptor affinity. (Berger E A et al 1998).
It would appear that the viruses eventually evolve into the R5X4 (in this classification) type which allows them to eventually produce the full blown AIDS syndrome. The absence of one working CCR5 allele simply retards the evolutionary progress. (Chan DC et al 1998),
This is in congruity with other pathophysiological observations. For example, it is already known that the influenza virus enhances the CXCR4 dependent HIV infection. It is thought that the pathway of influenza infection activates the CD4 and T- lymphocytes which, in turn utilise the CXCR4 co-receptors on the cell. This activation would therefore appear to increase the potential number of HIV target cells in an individual which would clearly accelerate viral spreading. (AIDS RU 1998).
In the same way, syphilis is known to be an active agent in increasing CCR5 expression and is also known to be a strong predisposing factor for the overall HIV risk whereas it does not induce CXCR4 (Lafeuillade A et al 1997),
From our considerations thus far it is clear that the pathophysiology of the HIV infection revolves around the build up (replication) of the HIV virus in the CD4 and T-cells. This is not an immediate process as new T-cells are being produced (albeit from a progressively dwindling stock) of non-infected bone marrow stem cells. (Greek R et al 2002)
Why are there a number of specific AIDS-defining diseases?
This is a vast area in its own right. The presence of HIV in a T-cell does not immediately destroy the cell, but alters its function. Each T cell has a number of receptor areas determined by the V region of the receptor gene, and these determine the subclass (and specificity) of the T-cell itself . Each sub-type has specific receptor sequences that allow it to recognise a broad spectrum of histocompatibility complexes. (Hecht F M et al 1998)
The HIV presence alters the expression of the V site region and thereby allows certain pathogens to be sub-optimally challenged (Connors M et al 1997). It is the nature of HIV infection that specific colonies (or sub-types) of CD4 T-cells are depleted before others are altered. This translates clinically into the situation where certain pathogens ( viz. Pneumocystis carinii, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare, and cytomegalovirus. ) can be present, virtually unchallenged even though the T-cell population may be apparently quite active. Typically the reservoir of CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes may remain skewed despite the overall apparent adequacy of circulating T-cells. (Nosik M N et al 2002),
Alongside this altered state of immunity a number of other immune-related phenomenon can be seen including some types of autoimmunity and AIDS-related malignancies including squamous cell carcinoma of skin, testicular cancer, myeloma, Hodgkin's disease.
Some investigators have recently demonstrated a statistically very significant relationship between a profound immunodeficiency state (with marked CD4 depletion) and the development of a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, presumably by a similar mechanism. (Voulgaropoulou et al. 1999)
Aggressive anti-viral therapy has been partially successful in reducing the frequency of malignancies such as Kaposi's sarcoma and B cell lymphomas. Study of these progressive "blind spots" in the T-cell's response mechanisms suggest that a diversity of the T-cell receptor V genes can be re-established in patients with an undetectable viraemia for longer than a six month period, which is strongly suggestive of the fact that regeneration of uninfected (or immuno-protected) naïve precursors is possible with aggressive therapy. (Connors M et al 1997),
There is an overall increase in the incidence of AIDS-related malignancies. This is not thought to be due to any new or progressive evolution of the HIV virus, but mainly due to the development of new and more effective antiretroviral therapies together with more efficient prophylaxis for opportunistic infections which is allowing the HIV / AIDS patient to survive for longer in the immunodeficient state.
We do not intend to present any detail relating to specific treatments for HIV / AIDS but will make a few general comments. A current pressing question for clinicians is "can antiretroviral therapy ever be safely stopped?" The current generations of protease inhibitors that are combined with non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors are capable of reducing viraemia to undetectable levels. (Jordan R et al 2002),
Clinical experience suggests that as soon as treatment is stopped, viraemia tends to rapidly recur at pre-treatment levels. This strongly suggests an ability of the HIV to enter a latent phase or to remain in immunoprivilleged sites (such as the testes and central nervous system). Like most retro-viruses, the HIV has the ability to integrate its DNA into the host genome even though it may remain transcriptionally dormant and thereby avoid cellular detection and apoptosis until it enters its replication cycle (Wei X et al 1995),
It is difficult to draw specific conclusions from a presentation such as this as the overriding impression that one gets from any examination of the literature on the subject is both the speed and the diversity of the research that is currently being undertaken world-wide. There appear to be two main thrusts as far as research is concerned. One is the development of new antiretroviral and immunoactive therapeutic measures to try to combat the pathophysiology of the disease process itself, the other is the search for a vaccine which would ultimately be the "holy grail" in this particular pandemic. (Malegapuru W et al 2002)
One of the main stumbling blocks as far as vaccine development is concerned is the difficulty in targeting the antigenicity of the frequently changing immunological profile of the HIV. (Musey L et al 1997). Considerable interest has been shown in the persistently sero-negative partners of sero-positive patients who have been frequently found to have a specific ability to produce interleukin 2 from peripheral mononuclear cells together with the detectable presence of HIV specific IgA in mucosal secretions. (Mazzoli S et al 1997),
Many vaccine research projects are currently exploring the avenue of designing vaccines which have the potential to stimulate and produce HIV-specific CD8 cytotoxic T-cell responses to the HIV. Initial primate studies suggest that prevention of infection at a mucosal site (as opposed to parenteral infection) is actually possible as mucosal infection is relatively inefficient and only a small number of HIV virons are likely to be involved. (Matano T et al 1998).
Phase one clinical trials have been undertaken in this regard already but with disappointing results as the immunogenic responses that have been engendered are 5-10 times lower than those produced by HIV infection with a comparatively short half-life. (Mugerwa R D et al 2002).
There are a number of approaches with recombinant viral entities of various types which have also met with limited success Currently it would appear that vaccine candidates can manage to induce CD8 cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses with killing activity across different strains which can last a significant length of time, but they are yet unable to induce neutralising antibody with activity against typical transmitted HIV virus. (Lenzer J 2003)
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HIV infection induces changes in CD4+ T-cell phenotype and depletions within the CD4+ T-cell repertoire that are not immediately restored by antiviral or immune-based therapies.
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Leadership Box Office
Just how much has the Labour leadership contest enthused the public at large? To put its popularity in perspective, let's compare the contest to something a little more colourful: The cinema.
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The Labour leadership electorate numbered 422,664 voters: 245,520 party members; 105,598 trade union affiliates; 71,546 registered supporters. (Anyone on the electoral roll could join the latter group, for a fee of £3.) They respectively made up 58%, 25%, and 17% of the total.
For comparison, the 61st highest grossing film in the UK in 2014 was Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. (It placed just ahead of the Cameron Diaz comedy Sex Tape, and behind sci-fi thriller The Purge.) This earnest biopic of Nelson Mandela had a lukewarm critical reception, and a correspondingly mediocre performance at the box office and film awards. It grossed $7,190,817 (US) in UK cinemas.
About 500,000 people went to see Mandela, assuming a ticket price of $14 (roughly £9). They numbered almost the same as the Labour leadership electorate; but each one invested significantly more time and money than was required to vote for Labour leader.
Corbyn received 251,417 votes, many of them new supporters who paid their £3 specifically to vote for him. Compared to his rivals, that's a remarkable achievement; but he had only half the drawing power of an unremarkable political biopic. In box office terms, Corbyn was on a par with Johnny Depp's critically mauled sci-fi film Transcendence ($3.5M gross, 97th place).
If we compare the contest to truly popular films, the gap is intimidating. The Imitation Game sold about 1.7 million tickets ($24M gross, 21st place), and The Lego Movie about 4 million ($56M gross, 3rd place).
Corbyn's following is not a mass movement. At most, it is the nucleus of what may become one, if the more optimistic predictions of his followers are borne out. Corbyn may or may not have the ability to attract a personal following in the millions; all we know for sure is, he hasn't done it yet.
While Corbyn won the contest, his rivals also lost it. I've poured cold water on the scale of Corbyn's achievement, but he did a lot better than any of the others. Andy Burnham came second, and his 80,462 votes equate roughly to ticket sales of one-man drama Locke ($1.4M gross, 142nd place).
Burnham had the popular appeal of Tom Hardy sitting in a car and talking on the telephone for 85 minutes. (That really is an accurate description of Locke, it's a tribute to Hardy as an actor that he pulls it off.) In fact I liked Locke very much, and so did the critics, but it wasn't trying for mass popularity. Burnham should have been, but in hindsight I have to wonder if he saw the contest in those terms.
The innovation of this Labour contest was that it was wide open to newcomers. There are 45 million people on the electoral roll in the UK, and 9 million of those voted Labour in the general election. Any of them could, in principle, be enticed to join in. Corbyn appears to be the only candidate who grasped the nature of the challenge, and made an effort to widen the electorate.
The not-Corbyn candidates had different strategies: Burnham wavered between centrist and Corbyn-lite, Kendall berated the party for its failures, and Cooper said as little as possible. All of them were solely addressing the Labour tribe; none made any serious attempt to reach beyond it. They were too used to working the levers of the party machine, and failed to notice the rules had changed.
The Labour establishment really has only itself to blame for Corbyn's victory: First for adopting this peculiar electoral system; then for nominating "mainstream" candidates too dull to attract outside support, and too oblivious even to try.
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There is no more serious and solvable global health problem in developing countries than the lack of safe water in hospitals and clinics. The need for safe water in Gaza and the West Bank represents a common goal for Palestinians and Israelis at a time when few other issues bring the sides together.
The Washington D.C.-based advocacy organization, Global Water 2020, where David Douglas is a principal, has become one of the key entities working behind the scenes on these two issues to expand safe water access.
Douglas, a Santa Fe resident, will focus on current steps being taken by governments, UN agencies, NGOs, and donors to extend safe water to tens of thousands of health-care facilities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. He'll also describe several quiet efforts now underway by Palestinians, Israelis and international donors to improve drinking water and wastewater conditions in Gaza and the West Bank.
David Douglas leads non-profit organizations devoted to global clean drinking water, including the DC-based Global Water 2020 (www.globalwater2020.org) and the Santa-Fe based non-profit organization Waterlines (www.waterlines.org) which has provided funding and technical aid for over 1,000 small-scale drinking water projects in rural villages, schools, churches and clinics in developing countries. From 2005-2010 he headed the time-limited initiative Water Advocates, the US's first advocacy organization devoted to increasing public and private support for safe drinking water and adequate sanitation worldwide. This past November, at the invitation of the US State Department and the Vatican's Dicastery for Integral Human Development, Douglas spoke in Rome on the appalling lack of safe water and sanitation in government and faith-based health-care facilities in developing countries.
Douglas practiced environmental law and wrote extensively in the 1980's and 1990's on global drinking water issues. He is the author of "Wilderness Sojourn: Notes in the Desert Silence," "Letters of Faith: Memoirs of an Appalachian Conversion," and co-author with his wife, Deborah, of "Pilgrims in the Kingdom: Travels in Christian Britain." He and Deborah live in Santa Fe and have two grown daughters and five grandchildren.
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In the modern world, televisions are designed so the picture is as high-definition and realistic as possible. Regardless of what model of television you own, there are steps you can take to improve its performance and ensure the best possible viewing experience.
The degree of brightness actually refers to how much black is on your screen. To find the levels you prefer, watch something set in darkness, like a horror movie. Adjust the brightness settings until you can still view the details whilst maintaining the darkness.
Contrast refers to the amount of white on your screen. The best way to test this is through watching something bright, like golf. If contrast is too high, you lose details, so again you can adjust until you find the right balance.
There is a whole range of other settings available on modern televisions that may be able to improve your picture. Sharpness, dimness, colour and motion compensation may all be adjustable, whilst some shows may benefit from noise reduction. There may also be presets such as natural, cinema, sport or eco available.
If you do not like any of these adjustments, you can always return to factory settings. Advice on the different options available for different television models is available from a variety of sites, such as https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/televisions/article/how-to-connect-devices-to-your-tv/getting-the-best-tv-picture.
Other problems with your picture can be caused by bad reception due to aerial problems. For advice on your aerial, talk to a professional installer such as aerial-installations-bristol.co.uk/installation-and-repair-services/tv-aerial-installation-bristol if looking for Bristol TV aerial installation.
There used to be a variety of analogue cables needed for your television and associated devices (such as DVD player). Scart leads used to be one of the most common ways to connect televisions and DVD players so audio and video could be transferred between the two.
Today, Scart has been replaced in popularity by HDMI cables – a digital connection that can support high-definition and surround sound. Full HD can use a standard HDMI cable; Ultra HD needs a high-speed cable. Similarly, more advanced cables for Ultra HD will need to be placed in different sockets to the older style of HDMI.
All HDMI cables can benefit from increased length and some shielding to prevent physical damage. Other supposed advancements, such as gold-plated connections, are less important.
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Apple launched the Mac App Store today, allowing you to browse, search, read reviews, and buy Mac software of all kinds in one streamlined location. And it's terrible.
The problem (and it is a big problem) is that the Garmin update software won't work on Linux. There are plenty of reports floating around the internet that many people are able to update their Garmin devices using wine. But this won't work for me.
Therefore, I had to boot into Windows for real. Naturally, the Windows partition is small because it isn't used for anything.
What is really disturbing is not Windows itself, but the attitude of people who write software for Windows – in particular the writers of the Garmin updater. They seem to operate on the assumption that their users are stupid.
The update file downloaded from Garmin was big – about 8GB. I didn't have that much space on the Windows partition. If that happens to you, you would normally download it elsewhere right? Do you think Garmin would let you download it and then install it later? No. Do you think Garmin would allow you to select the download directory? No. WHY NOT?
What I had to do, was change the Windows temporary folder to somewhere else (removable USB stick). Once done, the updater worked fine. But why is such stupid mucking about necessary at all?
Garmin, have a little respect for your users. They are not all computer illiterate, virus infested, Explorer-using idiots. In fact, I'd say many people who buy GPS devices are reasonable smart.
PJ notes that there are now more Android users than there are iPhone users. That is amazing growth for Linux. if not software freedom.


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Merkel defends handling of migrant crisis
"I have a plan", Merkel said.
By Eric Maurice
Brussels, 8. Oct 2015, 09:23
Angela Merkel defended her handling of the migrant crisis on Wednesday (7 October), repeating that Germany would face the arrival of hundreds of thousands of migrants head-on and would not close its border.
"We can do it", the German chancellor said several times in an interview with German public TV ARD, using a phrase she used in September at the height of the migrant crisis.
"I am completely convinced of that", even if "it will be hard work".
On Wednesday afternoon, Merkel was in Strasbourg to address the European Parliament with French president Francois Hollande.
She called on EU member states to show solidarity in the migrant crisis, arguing that Europe should "respect its identity and values" or risk betraying itself.
In the evening she addressed German voters on television to try to dispel their doubts. Most recent polls indicate a drop in her popularity and an ARD poll showed that 51 percent of people questioned "are afraid that so many refugees come to Germany", up from 38 percent in September.
"Germany is a strong country, it is a great country," Merkel said in the interview, and it is facing "the most difficult task since the reunification" in 1990.
"The situation is here," she said. "It is not possible to use figures now, but that does not matter. There are many, many" refugees in Germany.
'I have a plan'
But "we cannot close the borders", she warned. "When you build a fence, people will look for other ways. There is no freeze on admissions".
Merkel also responded to criticism, including from her own political side, that she opened to door to migrants with no plan to face the situation. "I have a plan," she said on ARD, but did not give new specifics.
Referring to when she said that Germany would not be her country if it had "to start apologising for showing a friendly face in response to emergency situations", she said she spoke "with [her] heart" and added she was the leader of "a christian party".
She reiterated that EU countries should help and, referring to countries that refuse to relocate refugees, she regretted that "some still shirk their responsibility".
The chancellor also said that part of the solution to the crisis lay in helping countries neighbouring Syria to cope with the presence of millions of refugees in camps - Turkey in particular.
"We need to talk to Turkey about sharing the burden better," she said. "That will mean that we give Turkey money ... and that we fulfill certain demands that Turkey has, such as easing visa restrictions."
"It is my damned duty to speak about the situation" in Turkey, she added.
She also said that she still opposed Turkey's membership to the EU. Turkish "president Erdogan knows this", she said.
Merkel and Hollande short of ideas on refugee crisis
Germany sets example on EU migrants
Refugee crisis 'threatens viability' of Merkel coalition
Merkel pushes for transit zones, warns of military clashes
French leader said EU should have joint border guards, but Merkel-Hollande speech at EU parliament short of ideas on how to handle Europe's problems.
Thousands of people seeking refuge arrived in Germany over the weekend as Austria announces plans 'to end emergency migrant measures'.
Sigmar Gabriel, Germany's centre-left deputy leader, has said infighting on refugees in Merkel's centre-right clique "threatens the viability" of the grand coalition.
Merkel said that Social Democrats need to sign up to the idea of transit zones as she fights her biggest political battle trying to keep her coalition together amid the refugee crisis.
Poland and Hungary challenge rule-of-law tool at EU court
MEPs pledged that the parliament will request an expedited procedure at the European Court of Justice, to speed up deliberations, and urged the EU Commission not to wait for the ruling and take action.
MEPs to declare EU an LGBTI 'freedom zone'
The symbolic move is an attempt to buttress against right-wing governments' increased scapegoating of LGBTI people, particularly in Poland and Hungary.
Too few central and eastern Europeans at top of EU
European Democracy Consulting study said continued low numbers, or "even just a feeling of lasting under-representation", will lead to frustration and impact EU governance.
EU adds new 'dark red' zone to travel-restrictions map
The European Commission has proposed additional measures to limit non-essential travel within and to the European Union - amid fears over more transmissible mutations triggering a new surge in cases across the bloc.


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PM and his holidays
By Jason Moore
DAVID Cameron certainly likes his holidays! Yesterday, the Prime Minister was back on holiday yet again in Cornwall despite the fact that the situation in Libya still remains unclear. Now, obviously the Prime Minister has a young family and needs to recharge his batteries but I think he must be the Prime Minister who has taken the most holidays.
So far he has been to Italy, Ibiza, mainland Spain and now Cornwall. He had to cut short his holiday in Italy as a result of the riots and also he had to return to London this week because of the situation in Libya but yesterday he was back on the beach again! Margaret Thatcher didn´t take holidays and perhaps Cameron should follow her example.
If you want the top job you have to forget about luxuries such as holidays especially when your country is involved in a war in Afghanistan, British troops are aiding the rebels in Libya and also there are a wide range of domestic issues from the riots to phone hacking. Really Cameron should have stayed in London and forgotten about holidays for this year.
Now, I know he has a relatively able deputy in Nick Clegg but there is simply too much happening in Britain and the world which requires his full attention. During the London riots most of the government was on holiday. This was a big mistake. If David Cameron wants to enjoy a normal life with plenty of short breaks and holidays then perhaps he should have elected for a different career.


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Q: How to display values from array in email template in Prestashop 1.6 I have a custom module. Which should send some data to customer. Sample data:
$log[] = array('pid' => '1000', 'price' => '0.00');
$this->sendMail($log);

And my senMail function:
public function sendMail($mailMessage) {
        $id_lang = (int) $this->context->language->id;
        $iso_lang = Language::getIsoById($id_lang);

        if (!is_dir(dirname(__FILE__) . '/mails/' . Tools::strtolower($iso_lang))) {
            $id_lang = Language::getIdByIso('pl');
        }

        Mail::Send(
                $id_lang,
 'notification',
 Mail::l('Notification from Hurto module', (int) $this->context->language->id),
 array('{message}' => Tools::nl2br($mailMessage)),
 Configuration::get('PS_SHOP_EMAIL'),
 null,
 null,
 null,
 null,
 null,
 _PS_MODULE_DIR_ . $this->name . '/mails/'
        );
    }

Mail is send but the {message} is not display all data from array. In mail I have only one value - 1000. There is one more thing. How to display all data from array ?
Thanks
---edit
Array ( [0] => Array ( [pid] => 1000 [price] => 0.00 ) )

A: First, you are passing an array to Tools::nl2br which should only be used on a string.
You have 2 options to do what you want. Either format the message before the Mail::Send (but cannot have different aspect depending on the theme) or pass the array to smarty and do it in the tpl.
Option 1:
public function sendMail($mailMessage) {
    $id_lang = (int) $this->context->language->id;
    $iso_lang = Language::getIsoById($id_lang);

    if (!is_dir(dirname(__FILE__) . '/mails/' . Tools::strtolower($iso_lang))) {
        $id_lang = Language::getIdByIso('pl');
    }

    $message = "";
    foreach($mailMessage as $m){
        $message .= "pid {$m['pid']} price {$m['price']}".PHP_EOL;
    }

    Mail::Send(
            $id_lang,
            'notification',
            Mail::l('Notification from Hurto module', (int) $this->context->language->id),
            array('{message}' => Tools::nl2br($message)),
            Configuration::get('PS_SHOP_EMAIL'),
            null,
            null,
            null,
            null,
            null,
            _PS_MODULE_DIR_ . $this->name . '/mails/'
        );
}

Option 2:
public function sendMail($mailMessage) {
    $id_lang = (int) $this->context->language->id;
    $iso_lang = Language::getIsoById($id_lang);

    if (!is_dir(dirname(__FILE__) . '/mails/' . Tools::strtolower($iso_lang))) {
        $id_lang = Language::getIdByIso('pl');
    }

    Mail::Send(
            $id_lang,
            'notification',
            Mail::l('Notification from Hurto module', (int) $this->context->language->id),
            array('{message}' => $mailMessage),
            Configuration::get('PS_SHOP_EMAIL'),
            null,
            null,
            null,
            null,
            null,
            _PS_MODULE_DIR_ . $this->name . '/mails/'
        );
}

And in the tpl:
{foreach from=$message item=m}
    {$m['pid']} - {$m['price']} <br />
{/foreach}


What is Nanotechnology Used for Today?
Have you ever caught your self wondering , just what is nanotechnology used for today? Nanotechnology controls matter on an atomic level, modifying its effects to achieve desired results. Its uses are therefore extremely numerous.
Any substance in existence can be broken into molecules and tampered with in order to give it different properties and abilities.
The universality of nanotechnology means that it is being applied to almost every facet of modern life. Miraculous effects can be achieved by engineering nanoparticles; for example, researchers have already developed wool and silk that can clean themselves because their altered particles "eat" stains.
Self-cleaning household products are also being developed. The time is not far distant when you'll be able to spray a nano-chemical onto the grime in your kitchen and watch it disappear and practically never come back, since many nano-chemicals also prevent grime from accumulating.
Researchers have also develope d "nanocomposites," a cluster of nanoparticles from different elements that can, among other things, solve the pollution problem. The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, for example, has discovered how to alter silica particles so that they attract and capture toxic particles in water.
Known as Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS), they can de-toxify extensive bodies of water in a matter of hours.
This could go a long way towards removing and reducing water pollution in several ways, and since water pollution is one of mankind's most pressing modern problems, that's saying a lot.
It also appears that the same technique might be extremely helpful when applied to copper. Micro-engineering copper particles may allow them to soak up radioactive waste materials.
On a lighter note, one of the characteristic features of nanomaterials is their ability to be both lightweight and extremely strong at the same time. Chicago-based Wilson Sports noticed that strong and light is the perfect recipe for a good golf club, and acted accordingly.
Wilson offers a line of three drivers, a fairway wood, four types of golf balls, and even a golf bag made entirely from nano-engineered materials. Back in 2004, they also toyed with nano tennis rackets, which are now touted for their superior qualities.
Other sports goods manufacturing companies are trying to follow suit but have been struggling to catch up with Wilson's massive head start; most competitors are still in the research stage when it comes to nanotechnology.
You might be surprised to find that you're putting nanoparticles on or next to your body every day. Certain sunscreen brands have seen fit to incorporate nanotechnology into their products; the use of molecularly-engineered materials means that these sunscreens are many times more effective at absorbing light than normal brands.
Nanoparticles are especially good when it comes to UV rays. Their minute particle size enables them to cover more skin with less cream base and since they spread more easily, you use less of the sunscreen and theoretically save money.
Also, for those who like to get picky about their sunscreens, nanomaterials are transparent in nature rather than having that sticky white consistency we all know and love.
Preliminary nano-sunscreens have been in circulation since early this century; in 2001 they had taken over 60% of the Australian sunscreen market. So the next time you are wondering what is Nanotechnology used for today? remember that when your putting on the sun block!
Soon, other sunscreen makers will be virtually compelled to employ nanotechnology in their sunscreen production, or watch as the market leaves them behind.
This light-repelling ability can also be used for packaging. After all, in many cases UV rays and other forms of light are responsible for a great deal of spoilage during transportation and storage.
When it comes to food and other sensitive products, plastics and packaging industries aren't blind to the fact that a healthy dose of nanotechnology will do them a lot of good.
They can enable their products to last longer and perform better in many ways by simply tweaking the molecules around a little bit, thereby saving both themselves and their consumers a lot of money.
Nanotechnology will also revolutionize the medical field, and has begun to do so already. Scientists have developed a type of synthetic bone based on nanoparticles simply by engineering the components that real bone is made of. AngstroMedica has taken calcium and hydroxyapatite, a phosphate composite, broken them into their molecular components, and then made minor adjustments to those components.
The resultant growth is identical to natural bone in both structure and composition and makes an excellent synthetic substitute in areas where natural bone is missing or broken beyond repair.
Medical personnel anticipate that it will be widely used for treating fractures and soft tissue injuries. A variety of other nanotechnology applications are making similar inroads in the medical community.
The energy arena is also seeing radical new techniques evolve thanks to nanotechnology. The Shenhua Group constitutes China's largest coal company collective.
They recently purchased a license from Hydrocarbon Technologies that will allow them to liquefy coal and turn it into gas, consequently revolutionizing the way the energy industry functions.
Many countries, including China and the U.S., possess large natural reserves of coal that have never completely paid off for their economies because of the superior popularity and performance of gasoline.
Now the balance of power may be poised to shift. This stunning new technology employs a gel-based nanoscale catalyst. Before the invention of this catalyst it was possible to turn coal into gas, but it the cost outweighed the benefit. Nanotechnology has furnished a faster, more efficient, and less expensive version of this process.
Even companies like NASA have found a direct application for this emerging science, as they anticipate using nano-engineered carbon tubules for the creation of the epic "Space Elevator," scheduled to be up and running sometime in the next 30 years. This elevator would change our world forever by creating a permanent link to the solar system around us.
One end would be anchored to a large station in the ocean, and the other end to an asteroid already in orbit. The cable running between these points needs to be made of the strongest yet lightest material possible and nanocarbon fits the bill perfectly.
With this elevator, mankind will be able to send passengers and cargo into space on a regular basis at greatly reduced cost. Thanks to nanotechnology, conquering the final frontier is going to be one wild ride.
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develop the skill of applying learned material to world around them.
Korkut Beriker Library is a research center designed according to the IB (International Baccalaureate Program) units which serves the high school.
With the help of the library which holds subscriptions to the reference systems developed for school libraries such as Ebscohost, JSTOR, Ebrary, SIRS Researcher and Noodletools, students support their research and learning through resource materials, reference books, articles, national and international newspapers and theses.
Students have easy access to most recent information in a wealth of disciplines and topics with about 15.000 books, e-books, audio-visual learning tools, periodicals and database subscriptions, a collection which is updated with new materials every year, and in all language that the schools offers for instruction.
Korkut Beriker Library is open for student use on weekdays between 8:30-17:30, who can use the library during the lunch break, all breaks and after school.
During the summer holiday, the library is open for student use at 10:00-12:00, 14:00-16:00 on weekdays.
The library is also a venue for creative, educational and fun activities during the year, such as the Library Week, Black-White Photography Contest, Bookmark Contest, Graphic Design Contest, Book Hunt.
At TAC, library is an important support unit for the academic program. With the cooperation of the Prep Department, the school organizes Library Classes and reading hours for the prep students during the year. Students learn about research, academic honesty, citation techniques starting from their first year at TAC and reinforce their learning with the English books which they borrow under their teachers' guidance.
Given the fact that today's information sources cannot be limited to print materials, one would wonder about the computers and IT tools in the library. At the Korkut Beriker Library, users can can access our electronic book catalogue "Destiny" and database which the library has subscription using the regularly updated computers located in the library, on campus and outside of the campus network, get printouts or connect these resources wirelessly using their personal mobile devices.