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Dr. Harold Mowry (1894-1958)
Florida State Plant Board
University of Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
Florida Entomological Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Florida Horticultural Society
Botany Society of America
Harold Mowry was born in Valley Falls, Kansas, in 1894. Mowry entered the University of Florida in 1916, earning his BSA, MSA, and later his Doctorate of Science.
Mowry served for six years on the Florida State Plant Board inspection force, which was designed to eradicate citrus canker. In 1932 Mowry became Associate Horticulturalist in 1932 with the University of Florida’s Agricultural Experiment Station. For the next 27 years until his retirement in 1950, Mowry held numerous positions at the station, including Assistant Director in 1933, and finally Director of the institution iin 1943.
Mowry was a prolific writer and conducted a number of important studies, including a groundbreaking study of the effects of zinc on plant growth in Florida soils. Following his retirement, he traveled to Costa Rica to become consulting director of agriculture in 1951.
Mowry maintained close associations with a wide range of organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Florida Horticultural Society, the Botany Society of America, the Florida Entomological Society, and the American Society for Horticultural Science. He was also made an honorary life member of the Florida Academy of Science.
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By COLLEEN OTTE
Capital News Service
LANSING — When spotting submerged shipwrecks proved difficult, researchers oddly looked to the sky. Shipwrecks can threaten the Great Lakes environment if remaining onboard fuel leaks or they harbor invasive species that like to stick to them. A recent study in the Journal of Archaeological Science suggests that satellite imagery can be used to locate these potentially hazardous wrecks that may otherwise go unnoticed. Shipwreck searchers rely on sonar in deep waters and airborne laser systems in clear waters. But neither method is as effective for near shore areas with cloudy, shallow waters, according to the study. | <urn:uuid:7932e8ea-d66e-4b6d-9aa1-37b6b7be80dd> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://news.jrn.msu.edu/tag/underwater/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500719.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20230208060523-20230208090523-00688.warc.gz | en | 0.908726 | 131 | 3.234375 | 3 |
PARRISE focuses on developing best practices of professional development programmes for pre-service and in-service science teachers with an aim to promote responsible research and innovation in science education both at the primary and secondary school levels.
University of Southampton, UK
Partner 3 [SOTON]
What is PARRISE?
What is the goal of the program?
The PARRISE project aims to raise young people’s awareness of responsible research and innovation (RRI) through socio-scientific inquiry-based learning (SSIBL). The goals are to train pre-service and experienced science teachers to develop authentic, meaningful inquiry opportunities for their students which blend RRI with citizenship, SSI and inquiry learning. Students ask amazing questions about SSI and want their inquiry learning to make a difference.
What are the main local actions that took place so far?
During the first year of the project, we have developed our network of science education researchers, teacher educators and pre-service and in-service teachers. We have worked closely with the Secondary Science PGCE team at Southampton Education School, in developing and trialling activities and resources that operationalise effectively the SSIBL framework. For instance, we have used different contexts, both specific to the UK such as the badger cull and global such as climate change, in order to model strategies for mapping the controversy of an issue and for unpacking how teachers can deal with these issues in their science classrooms in a way that not only promotes conceptual understanding but also citizenship education. We have worked with both provider-led and School Direct trainee teachers in developing these activities and are also keen on working with in-service teachers on ways of teaching science in and for society. | <urn:uuid:8644191f-2d3b-47b1-b044-1fd927e7eabc> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://www.parrise.eu/p3-soton-local/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500719.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20230208060523-20230208090523-00688.warc.gz | en | 0.9626 | 348 | 2.90625 | 3 |
It is well-known that people are better at identifying animals than plants and this relative inability of people to identify plants is increasingly termed “plant blindness”. Recent research has identified links between undervaluing nature, mental health, and plant blindness. Ask anyone to identify common animals and most will easily identify badgers, foxes, blackbirds and otters. But ask the same people (assuming you have not asked a botanist in the first place) to identify rowan, lords & ladies, horse chestnuts or wood anemone and most will be stumped. There are many useful guides to help the more nature-minded of us to identify common species (and less common) but it is the advent of smartphones (a computer in almost every pocket) that perhaps holds the most promise for helping people over-come plant blindness.
There are now an abundance of applications that are targeted at identifying plants and animals. For plants, these applications are often found being berated on Twitter or other social media sites for not being particularly helpful. One app that aims to help users identify plants, animals, objects and locations and that seemed to offer a user-friendly option and has the benefit of being installed on almost every phone is Google Lens. Users simply take a photograph and ask the app to tell them what is in it. An initial trial of easy species (e.g. oak) was promising but we quickly hit a problem more worrying than vague answers often associated with plant-specific identification applications. If an animal was in the photograph, the app did not notice the plant (Figures 1 – 3). At first we thought that this was the result of a bad photograph but a quick test at a few different locations on different plants, quickly revealed that the app appears to favour animals over plants as the “subject” of the photograph. This is perhaps not surprising but it is concerning.
Research has already reported that existing biases are being programmed into AI so it is perhaps not surprising that we may also be programming plant blindness into generic identification apps. However, given that plant blindness has repercussions for everything from conservation to mental health, this is something that we should be trying to avoid. Technology is becoming an increasingly important part of teaching and training future ecologists – we need to train out plant blindness in our students and this will be a lot easier if it is not embedded in our technology.
We have only investigated this briefly, and to be fair, Google Lens is not billed as a plant identification app but it does highlight its ability to identify plants and animals on its web site. Clearly more work needs to be done to determine how much of a problem this may be with this and other similar apps and how to address it. For now, we tell our students that these apps may favour animals so they need to be careful with how they take photographs if they want help from an ID app but this seems indicative of a wider problem.
We are forgetting about plants in so many aspects of life and now we may be subconsciously causing our technology to do the same. Understanding and identifying plants should not be a niche interest – we need to encourage greater engagement with plants and apps like Google Lens could be a fantastic way to do this, but only if they are not plant blind themselves.
Adams, R. (2019). Artificial intelligence has a gender bias problem – just as Siri. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/artificial-intelligence-has-a-gender-bias-problem-just-ask-siri-123937
Adams, R. & NÍ Loideáin, N. (2019) Addressing indirect discrimination and gender stereotypes in AI virtual personal assistants: the role of international human rights law. Cambridge International Law Journal. Pp 241 – 257. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3392243
Astell-Burt, T. & Feng, X. (2019) Association of urban green space with mental health and general health among adults in Australia. JAMA Network Open. 2: e198209. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.8209
Balding, M. & Williams, KJH. (2016) Plant blindness and the implications for plant conservation. Conservation Biology. 30: 1192 – 1199. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12738
Jose, SB., Wu, C-H., & Kamoun (2019) Overcoming plant blindness in sciences, education, and society. Plants People Planet. 1: 169 – 172. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.51
Pearson, DG. & Craig, T. (2014) The great outdoors? Exploring the mental health benefits of natural environments. Frontiers in Psychology. 5: 1 – 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01178
Thompson, CW., Roe, J., Aspinall, P., Mitchell, R., Clow, A & Miller, D. (2012). More green space is linked to less stress in deprived communities: evidence from salivary cortisol patterns. Landscape & Urban Planning. 105: 221 – 229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.12.015
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About the Authors
Karen Bacon is a Lecturer in Plant Ecology at the National University of Ireland, Galway with interests spanning palaeobotany and modern ecology. She is particularly interested in plant – environment interactions, including plant responses to climate change, invasive species and mass extinction events. She is also interested in how students and the general public engage with plants and in identifying ways of reducing plant blindness through education.
Julie Peacock is an Associate Professor of Ecology in the School of Geography, University of Leeds. Her discipline interests have focused on plant life histories and how plants have responded to global climate change, carrying out fieldwork both in the UK and the tropics. I am also interested the value of stately home gardens as ecological resources and living libraries of plants. My research also focuses on how students learn outside the classroom, both through fieldwork and work-based learning. Plant Blindness is an issue among students and I’m keen to explore good ways to teach non-specialists plant identification skills. | <urn:uuid:44f2834a-8ee1-4fdb-963c-1bf00cd587e4> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://botany.one/2020/02/plant-blindness-in-smartphone-identification-applications-are-we-passing-on-our-biases-to-our-helpful-apps/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764494936.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20230127033656-20230127063656-00008.warc.gz | en | 0.93734 | 1,363 | 3.09375 | 3 |
A fundamental right, every child must be entitled to quality education. This basic right comes irrespective of discrimination based on nationality, religion, gender, caste, social origin, mental disorder or physical disability. It is only fair that every child receives an equal opportunity to enjoy a healthy environment of learning. These aspects point towards the importance of inclusive education.
The importance of inclusive education is soon gaining momentum. As the name suggests, it involves the inclusion of children with special needs and disabilities within regular classrooms. Inclusive education ensures that these children learn in a regular environment and enjoy the company of other children. Children can genuinely adapt to community life and grow to adapt well. It helps them face life with confidence as they evolve into bright citizens of the country. While it is accepted that all children can receive inclusive education, there are roadblocks that continue to prevail.
Let us look at some of the barriers to inclusive education in India,
Discriminative Attitude –According to Wothappen Perhaps most prevalent, a major part of society continues to discriminate against specially-abled children. People often do not want to interact with children or individuals with disabilities. This attitude is typically an effect of old bias and thoughts that such persons cannot live and enjoy regular rights. This mindset has to change. It is important for strong advocacy against discrimination. People must be made aware, as quite often, there is a lack of understanding on how disabled children must be treated.
Fortunately, the prevalence of this attitude is blurring owing to consistent awareness programs that are run by different organisations.
Infrastructural Shortcomings – The Indian infrastructure greatly lacks the elements to maintain an inclusive environment. Most schools, parks, washrooms and higher educational institutions do not support the requirements of disabled kids. These children find it extremely difficult to conduct daily activities owing to a lack of ramps, railings or seating arrangements. Fixing these basic requirements is a great step in establishing the importance of inclusive education.
Inefficient technology – The technological facilities available are often not enough to aid the needs of children with different intellects. The Assistive Technology (AI) available is not very advance. This leaves specially-abled children with a lack of means to participate in different community affairs. More importantly, we live in a world where technology is growing to become a major part of our daily life. It makes it more imperative for technology to be able to empower the actions of every child.
Centralised Curriculum – The Indian educational curriculum is centralised to a great extent. It does not cater to the varied specifications of different children. The rigid approach with a lack of flexibility makes it difficult for differently-abled children to cope. There is certainly a need for modification in the approaches used for teaching.
Lack of Funding – Lack of funding is a chief factor that impedes the development of inclusive education in the country. There is scarcity in terms of the available resources such as classrooms, learning material, teaching faculty and more. Differently-abled children, especially those from lower backgrounds, cannot effectively seek development opportunities. Several times, the lack of available facilities lead to these children having to make do with their environment with no education.
Inadequate Policies – The policies that do not support the importance of inclusive education pose a significant barrier. Schools and education institutions often ignore the requirements of specially-abled children. Though there is substantial progress that’s been done in this direction, but there’s still a long way to go. There must be stringent policies put in place to ensure that the needs of every child are served within the educational sector.
Lack of Sensitive Teachings – Children’s minds are believed to be like mouldable clay. They often do not understand how to behave appropriately until well thought out. Insensitive remarks, ragging and more create a difficult environment for children with lesser abilities. This is why it is very important to sensitise children towards the needs of their peers. Parents and teaching faculties must take it upon themselves to ensure inclusive behaviour among children from all sections of society. Children watch and learn. Thus, they must be exposed to the right behaviour to become a citizen who promotes inclusivity in every walk of life.
As the nation moves on to greater paths of development, it is extremely important to stay aware of the barriers causing hindrance in promoting inclusive education. The educational system has to be closely analysed to understand what are the factors that take away from the inclusive factor within mainstream schools.
Children with special intellectual requirements generally have to obtain an education while being put on the side-lines. This deprives them of the opportunity to learn and thrive within an inclusive environment. They often end up lacking the essential social and interactive abilities required to carry on their life. While the world is evolving to ensure that every child freely grows within a secure realm, we too must strive to eliminate the barriers of inclusive education.
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As an area of IT sphere, software testing (desktop application checking, mobile testing, game checking, website testing) presupposes that a specialist possesses not only testing skills but also deeper knowledge about the programming specifics and lifecycle of the products.
Nowadays databases are in widespread use, and software testing company, realizing that, familiarize its employees with the peculiarities of work and creation of different database types.
The database designing includes a range of processes which simplify the procedure of development, implementation, and maintenance of data management system. The main goal of base designing is the creation of logical and physical models of the required database system.
Logical Model Is Oriented to data requirements and data which will be stored regardless the physical factors.
The logical model does not describe the way data will be stored by and in what physical place. In its turn, the physical model involves the implementation of base design logic in the physical environment.
The Database Development Cycle Includes:
- requirements analysis (planning, system specification),
- database designing (logical and physical models),
- implementation (conversion and data loading, testing).
Planning includes the designation of the whole database development cycle. At the system description stage, the scope and borders of the prospective database are defined. Testing is oriented to the detection of base errors and mismatches to the requirements specification.
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Which Biomes Have 4 Seasons How Can You Tell?
Temperate deciduous forests are most notable because they go through four seasons: Winter Spring Summer and Fall.
Which biomes have 4 seasons How can you tell quizlet?
The temperate deciduous forest is a biome that is always changing. It has four distinct seasons: winter spring summer and fall.
What are the 2 biomes that experience all four seasons?
Tropical forests are warm humid and found close to the equator. Temperate forests are found at higher latitudes and experience all four seasons. Boreal forests are found at even higher latitudes and have the coldest and driest climate where precipitation occurs primarily in the form of snow.
Does the tundra have 4 seasons?
Do grasslands have 4 seasons?
Temperate grasslands have hot summers and cold winters the growing season occurs during the spring summer and fall. Because of the low annual precipitation temperate grasslands have very few trees.
How can you tell which biomes are located in the southern hemisphere?
Summer in the southern hemisphere occurs while winter is happening in the northern hemisphere. So if you are in the Northern hemisphere and its winter if the climatograph is showing warm temperatures then you know that the biome is in the southern hemisphere.
What is Canada’s biome?
Why do Lawrence Kansas and Nashville Tennessee have different biomes?
This occurs primarily due to the climate factor of ‘continentality’ which is essentially proximity to a large body of water. Nashville receives moisture from both the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean whereas Lawrence is much farther from large bodies of water and therefore major sources of moisture.
Does the taiga biome have seasons?
How many seasons does the tundra biome have?
Does Arctic have seasons?
What are the seasons in the savanna?
Savanna regions have two distinct seasons – a wet season and a dry season. There is very little rain in the dry season. In the wet season vegetation grows including lush green grasses and wooded areas.
What are the seasons like in a grassland biome?
How many seasons are in the grassland biome?
There are two real seasons: a growing season and a dormant season. The growing season is when there is no frost and plants can grow (which lasts from 100 to 175 days).
Where are tropical rainforest biomes located?
Tropical rainforests are mainly located between the latitudes of 23.5°N (the Tropic of Cancer) and 23.5°S (the Tropic of Capricorn)—the tropics. Tropical rainforests are found in Central and South America western and central Africa western India Southeast Asia the island of New Guinea and Australia.
Where are grassland biomes located?
How are the tundra and desert similar?
Deserts are similar to tundras cause they both experience extremely high temperatures with little rain. It is also difficult for crops to grow in these areas. Both tundras and deserts get about 10 inches or less of rain per year and lots of bushes as well as trees. They both expierience extreme tempatures.
What biome is Vancouver BC?
What biome is Victoria BC?
Vancouver Island | Temperate Rainforests.
What are the 4 biomes in Canada?
The plants and animals found in each biome are adapted to the particular environment of the biome. A biome is made up of many ecosystems. An ecosystem is the interaction of living and nonliving things in an environment.
What biome is Aden?
What biome is Anchorage Alaska?
The Taiga is the largest biome. It ranges across the the Northern part of North America and Eurasia Continent. It is located just south of the tundra in cities like Anchorage Alaska and Ontario Canada.
What biome is Barrow Alaska?
The tundra at Barrow is considered coastal tundra located in the most northern region of North Slope and is characterized by various microtopographic features such as polygons as well as many ponds and lakes.Dec 31 2018
How many seasons are in the deciduous forest biome?
Temperate deciduous forests are most notable because they go through four seasons: Winter Spring Summer and Fall. Leaves change color (or senesce) in autumn fall off in the winter and grow back in the spring this adaptation allows plants to survive cold winters.
What is the weather in the tundra?
Temperatures are frequently extremely cold but can get warm in the summers. Tundra winters are long dark and cold with mean temperatures below 0°C for six to 10 months of the year. The temperatures are so cold that there is a layer of permanently frozen ground below the surface called permafrost.
What are the seasons like in taiga?
How many types of tundra biomes are there?
What are the 2 main seasons here tundra?
The main seasons are winter and summer. Spring and fall are only short periods between winter and summer. The tundra is the world’s coldest and driest biomes. The average annual temperature is -18° F (-28° C).
What is Arctic tundra biome?
Does the South Pole have seasons?
Antarctica has just two seasons: summer and winter. Antarctica has six months of daylight in its summer and six months of darkness in its winter. The seasons are caused by the tilt of Earth’s axis in relation to the sun. The direction of the tilt never changes.
Does the equator have seasons?
Twice a year during the spring and autumn equinoxes the sun passes directly over the Equator. Even during the rest of the year equatorial regions often experience a hot climate with little seasonal variation. As a result many equatorial cultures recognize two seasons—wet and dry.
Does it snow in the Antarctic?
Precipitation. … Snow doesn’t fall fresh very often – the continent only gets an average of 2 inches of precipitation each year. Antarctica is technically a desert and a particularly dry one at that. This is because the cold air simply can’t hold much water.
What are the deserts seasons?
Where are savanna biomes located?
The largest areas of savanna are found in Africa South America Australia India the Myanmar (Burma)–Thailand region in Asia and Madagascar.
Why Do We Have Different Seasons? | California Academy of Sciences
Kids vocabulary – Four Seasons – 4 seasons in a year – English educational video for kids
Don’t Starve Together in a Nutshell (4 seasons in 4 minutes)
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WAVES has helpsed Indonesia implement a system that calculates the physical and monetary values of natural resources using an accounting system, or often referred to as Natural Capital Accounting, or NCA. Through NCA, natural resources can be mainstreamed into development policy and planning. This video captures the impact that accounting has had on policy-making in Indonesia.
Last year, WAVES program stated that “African countries lead on natural capital accounting”. The recent flurry of activity on the continent appears to support this.
The Ministry of Finance and WAVES organized a training as part of ongoing efforts to implement NCA.
ONS recently published estimates of the total value of all the assets held in the UK, known as the ‘National Balance Sheet’.
The Changing Wealth of Nations analyzes the wealth of 141 countries, from 1995 to 2014.
Global wealth surged between 1995 and 2014, World Bank says. Wealth remains unequal, and some countries are falling behind.
El Banco Mundial analiza la riqueza de los países, tomando en cuenta no solo el PIB, sino también el capital humano y el natural.
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Preventing blindness is so important. I didn’t know that cataracts are one of the leading causes of blindness. A couple of years ago my eye doctor told me that I had cataracts. They were not very far along, but I was shocked to have them at the age of 55. My cataracts seem to be growing slowly, so I’ve not needed surgery yet. We all need to be aware of cataracts and how to prevent blindness.
Cataracts are usually found in elderly patients. More than half of 80 year olds have cataracts. High risk factors for developing cataracts include:
- Intense heat or long-term exposure to UV rays from the sun
- Certain diseases, such as diabetes
- Inflammation in the eye
- Hereditary influences
- Events before birth, such as German measles in the mother
- Long-term steroid use
- Eye injuries
- Eye diseases
What are cataracts? When the eye’s lens gets cloudy, it limits the amount of light that can get in. The lens of the eye is normally transparent. When it becomes cloudy, the light can’t properly pass through to the retina. This cloudiness is caused by older cells building up.
If your vision becomes cloudy or blurred, you should have your eyes checked. Sometimes cataracts will cause lights to have a halo around them or a patient might also be sensitive to bright light. An eye doctor will need to check eyes with dilation in order to look for cataracts.
There are no eye drops or medications that can stop cataracts. Surgery is the only way to correct this eye problem. This surgery has a 95% success rate. I anticipate that I will undergo this surgery at some point.
Because many older people suffer from hazardous falls, having good vision is necessary to prevent them. Already having had a serious fall myself, I’m going to be very anxious to get this surgery done before my vision gets bad.
I urge everyone to have their eyes checked regularly and always have their eyes dilated when the doctor suggests it. Even though I react negatively to dilation drops, that won’t stop me from having my eyes dilated each visit. I want to prevent any damage to my eyes from cataracts or any other problem.
Disclaimer: I’m not a medical expert. This post contains my opinions and is not meant to be taken as medical advice. If you have a medical concern, please consult your personal physician.
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Here at Refinery Towers, we love sea creatures. So much that we made three videos about sea creatures around the Scottish coast for St Abbs Marine Reserve.
Many creatures of the deep are not well known, and we feel that all of them deserve a bit more publicity (even if some of them have faces more suitable for radio than the internet). So, we present our top favourite weird sea creatures that you may not have heard of before.
Considering we filmed a video about Scottish wildlife, it’s only fair that the first animal on this list can be found in Scottish waters. Although, it looks like a fish, it is actually a distant relative. Amphioxus doesn’t have a backbone. I don’t mean it’s a cowardly animal, rather, it’s spinal chord is surrounded by a rod of cells called a notochord. Scientists believe that this arrangement was also found in our earliest vertebrate ancestors.
Again, no disrepect to the Amphioxus but they are very simple creatures. They have no respiratory organs like gills (instead they breathe through their skin). They have no heart and no blood cells either. They also have no brain, just a collection of nerve cells in the front part of their body.
With no backbone, no brain and no heart, Amphioxus really needs to pay a visit to the Wizard of Oz.
This beautiful creature is not a squid, but it is a worm – an annelid like earthworms and leeches. It lives on the bottom of the ocean floor in the region known as the bentho-pelagic zone (the bottom several hundred metres that is influenced by the seafloor)
They have an odd diet, eating what is known as marine snow – a delightful term disguising an unappetising mix of fecal material, discarded mucus and dead things floating in the water.
It’s cool yellow curvy moustache are really palps – structures that the worm uses for feeling it’s way around the ocean floor. It also use them to look badass.
5. Sea Spider
As a self-confessed screaming-like-a-little-girl arachnophobe, I thought perhaps I would be safe for my 8-legged nemeses in the water. But, no. They’re in the ocean too. Although sea spiders are not actually archanids, they are relatives having split from the true spiders 400 million years ago. All that time, they’ve kept their 8 legs though.
Living in the sea gives them certain advantages over their terrestrial cousins. With water to support their bodies, sea spiders can grow much larger. Some can have leg spans of over 50 cm – nearly double the size of the largest land spider.
Sea spider legs are much thinner than land spiders (as a result of the ocean water supporting most of the sea spider’s weight). One group – the Pycnogonids – have legs so small that they only have one muscle cell in each leg.
If you’re freaked out right now, move on to number 7 – it’s much cuter.
As well as having an hilarious name, nudibranchs are the coolest little molluscs under the sea. There’s over 3000 species of nudibranch and their body forms vary quite wildly.
Many are extremely colourful – like Berghia coerulescens with its striking blue and yellow cerata. It’s believed that nudibranchs evolved to be so colourful because they lost a major defence mechanism – their shell. As a result, they evolved poisons to avoid being eaten. But it’s no use being poisonous if your enemies don’t know. So, many poisonous animals evolve to be colourful in tandem to warn away potential predators. Treefrogs in the Amazon and banded Coral snakes also do this.
3. Christmas tree worms
From the ridiculous to the sublime, Christmas tree worms may be the most beautiful creatures in the sea. They’re not plants as their appearance may suggest, and they don’t feed on sunlight. Instead they use their delicate fans to filter and trap plankton from the water. The worms begin their lives as tiny larvae, which hunt for a hard coral surface to make its home. It then builds a tubular suit of armour out of calcium carbonate. The video below shows how quickly the worms can retract their feathery gills into their tube to protect themselves from harm.
2. Giant Isopod
Congratulations Mrs Jones – it’s a beautiful four pound, 14 legged bundle of joy. This monstrous creature is a giant isopod and is closely related to the common woodlouse (which are also cutely called chuggypigs or cheeselogs). There isn’t much cute about the giant isopod though. Feeding on the flesh of dead whales and squid in the pitch darkness on the bottom of the ocean floor, giant isopods gorge themselves on anything they can find. When nothing can be found, the isopods can successfully fast for four whole years.
1. Mantis Shrimp
You should pay attention to their threatening-sounding name rather than their cute appearence – Mantis shrimps are a terrible force of death in the ocean. Just consider how biologists divide up mantis shrimps into groups – Spearers and Smashers. Spearers use their claws to (you guessed it) spear unfortunate nearby animals. Smashers are more brutal – they have claws that bludgeon their puny victims to death.
Their claws (both smashers and speares) are deadly in another way too. Mantis shrimps are incredibly fast. Some species can accellerate at around 102,000 m/s2 and pull 10,000 g in the process. This produces a lot of bubbles. Bubbles generally aren’t that dangerous – unless they’re accelerating 300x the speed of sound. As they smash into the shrimp’s prey they cause a noticeable amount of damage.
Mantis shrimp bubbles are cool in another way, an almost magical way. They produce light as they collapse. This is called Sonoluminescence. Noone really knows yet why this happens, but is probably due to ionised gaess produced when the bubble heats up as it collapses.
Remember to check out our educational videos of the wildlife and ecology of the St Abbs coastal habitat. You can see them here.
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The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) is the United Kingdom’s public broadcaster. Established in 1922, the BBC is the oldest national broadcaster and largest media company in the world. Today 96% of British adults use its TV, radio or online service every week, and they do so for 18.5 hours each week.
Introduction to BBC iPlayer
When the BBC introduced its iPlayer in 2006, the streaming catch-up service broke new ground. Each week, it delivered 600 hours of TV programs, giving Brits the once seemingly impossible opportunity to travel back in time and recover their lost viewing pleasures. The audience boomed and by 2013, the iPlayer attracted seven million views each day across 1,000 devices and platforms via PC, mobile, tablet and TV. Dealing with a year-on-year growing audience and using an infrastructure with limited growth capacity that could not handle spikes in demand easily, BBC decided to build a new workflow for iPlayer. The goals were to make the new workflow better than the old in every way BBC could. This would mean: adding more resiliency, more scalability, faster delivery and make it more cost efficient. This is Video Factory – a completely in-house from the ground up re-build of the ingest, transcode and delivery workflows for iPlayer – making use of a public cloud platform. A cloud platform would help BBC to manage more live broadcasts in parallel, for example the 6:30 regional news bulletins all end at the same time and there are 16 of them. Cloud computing offers BBC the flexibility to scale on demand, when needed and only pay for what has been used.
How BBC Video Factory uses Unified Origin
Responding to the need for the update, in September 2013, the BBC stopped using the monolithic outdated production service and moved its iPlayer to the cloud, thus launching Video Factory. This system allows live broadcasts to be captured, sent to the cloud for transcoding and packaged on demand. For this crucial last step in the delivery process, Unified Streaming provided the BBC with Unified Origin. Unified Origin is a single solution that prepares all content for all formats. It seamlessly integrates into any existing workflow and content management systems. Advanced options for additional audio and/or DRM are handled via a straightforward command-line. The small footprint of Unified Origin and very efficient use of resources makes the software a perfect candidate for using in a cloud based solution.
Once Video Factory took over the production of all its iPlayer content, BBC saw improvements. “Using elastic computing and doing our video transcoding in the cloud meant we had none of the bottlenecks that impacted the old system,” wrote Kiran Patel, executive product manager for Video Factory and video services for BBC Future Media, in a July 2014 blog post. He also praised the new system’s ability to “remove all limits in content production,” which allowed the BBC to have “doubled the total number of hours of video available on BBC iPlayer” and to have “increased the number of HD hours by almost 700%.” The other major benefit, he wrote, was that Video Factory could keep content available to viewers for 30 days.
Fast-forward to July 2015, Patel reports that he and his colleagues have further fine-tuned Video Factory and “decided to make big changes.” To optimize video quality and reuse of assets between devices, BBC’s R&D and media services teams have newly designed 14 video profiles and five audio profiles that can be combined to create adaptive bitrate (ABR) sets for all supported devices. They have also decided to make the HD stream an adaptive set. Patel praises the decision to switch to chunked video formats – HTTP Dynamic Streaming (HDS) and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) – which are now used not only for live streaming but for all new content. Video Factory’s distribution model has undergone a transformation, too. What were once 23 separate files are now merged into a single multi-tracked media file that serves as a reference to create all necessary media variants to support combinations of ABR sets and distribution protocol. The transcode workflow was similarly streamlined: from creating and publishing separate assets, through transcoding all video and audio components, to creating and publishing a single asset.
Continued collaboration with Unified Streaming
“The reason we can store a single file and still serve out so many variants from that file is the addition of a dynamic packaging and caching layer,” blogged Patel, referring to the solution provided by Unified Streaming. The BBC executive product manager went on to note that: “Collaboration between BBC R&D and Media Services, as well as with our packaging software provider (Unified Streaming) and the engineering teams that build the BBC’s TV and Mobile products and the Media Player team, means we can soon start offering streams as DASH on supported connected TV devices, some mobiles and as an opt-in on desktops via HTML5.” Unified Streaming remains committed to providing the best service for cloud-compatible broadcasting, such as that used by BBC. Video Factory has revolutionized the digital viewing experience for BBC audiences, and the broadcaster says this is just the beginning. As Danny Cohen, director of BBC Television, promises: “From new programming exclusive to BBC iPlayer, to new online and pop-up channels around special interests or major events, BBC iPlayer will be bursting with more content than ever.”
- Unified Origin proved to be a stabile, reliable and scalable streaming solution providing all video and audio streams for iPlayer
- Deploying Unified Origin in a public cloud worked out very well making use of the light weight “http only” architecture of Unified Origin and it’s efficient use of resources.
- Supporting new devices and introducing new formats is very easy using dynamic packaging which doesn’t require changing the source content or catalogue. | <urn:uuid:ea2f00e8-cd1e-4670-af3f-1ebd51fa9d72> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://www.unified-streaming.com/cases/bbc-video-factory-using-unified-origin-dynamic-packaging-all-formats-including-dvb-dash | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499744.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20230129144110-20230129174110-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.941216 | 1,230 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Bolinao Declaration—a seagrass charter
As part of a global approach participants at the Third International Seagrass Biology Workshop agreed to a Seagrass Charter drafted by Professor Mike Fortes to encourage countries to consider the values of seagrass when managing coastal environments.
This has been called the Bolinao Declaration and reads:
We, participants of the third International Seagrass Biology Workshop (ISBW 3), meeting at the Marine Science Institute Bolinao Marine Laboratory in Pangasinan, Philippines, 23 April 1998: Recognizing that the seagrass meadow is one of the coastal ecosystems impacted by development and is characterized by its high biodiversity, productivity and wide spectrum of functions;
Mindful that a worldwide rapid seagrass decline has been associated largely with human intervention on coastal processes in the form of industrialization, recreation, watershed runoff, agricultural land uses, dredge and fill operations, eutrophication, and unsustainable fishing practices;
Recalling the catastrophic consequences to fisheries and coastal economies of seagrass degradation and loss by ‘wasting disease’ in the North Atlantic in the early 1930s, the loss in the 80s of seagrasses in Chesapeake Bay, San Francisco Bay (USA), and Cockburn Sound (Australia);
and recent seagrass declines in the Mediterranean, South Florida, Southeast Asia and other parts of the tropical world;
Mindful the steady global loss of seagrass habitats results in loss of important ecological functions and values to human populations, including reduction in fisheries productivity, water quality, sediment stability, and coastal ecosystem biodiversity;
Acknowledging the significant input of past and recent advances in seagrass research in addressing environmental issues, while recognizing wide gaps in knowledge, policies and management that hinder efforts towards the sustainable use of the ecosystem’s resources; Guided by the principles set forth in Part D of Chapter 17 (para 17.85) of Agenda 21, the comprehensive action plan adopted by UNCED in 1992, which provides: “States should identify marine ecosystems exhibiting high levels of biodiversity and productivity and other critical habitat areas and should provide necessary limitations on use of these areas, …(and that) Priority should be accorded to seagrass beds…”;
Reminded by the objectives of the seagrass initiative set forth in the International Decade of Ocean Exploration in the 1970s, the concerns raised by scientists at the ISBW 1 in Kominato, Japan (1993), and at the ISBW 2 in Perth, Western Australia (1996), as well as relevant conventions such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Convention of Biological Diversity, Ramsar Convention and the various United Nations declarations and regional conventions on the environment and on sustainable development;
Recognizing the prime importance of protecting and enhancing the human dignity of affected coastal communities and populations with which effective alliances should be established in order to build the hope of economic development that is more responsible towards a common marine heritage;
Being aware of the United Nations’ declaration of 1998 the International Year of the Ocean, which declaration provides, “…a window of opportunity for governments, organizations, and individuals to become aware of the ocean and to consider the actions needed to undertake our common responsibility to sustain the greatest common heritage we have and without which we cannot exist.” Urge governments, other offices of authority, institutions, and professionals whose activities are related to coastal and marine development, to adopt the principles and objectives of the Declaration following:
All coastal and marine developmental activities shall be based upon the hallmarks of long-term sustainability, i.e., ecological soundness, economic viability, and social and ethical equitability and acceptability;
These hallmarks are predicated upon data and information that are acquired through scientific research, the results of which are disseminated effectively to users, and appropriately adopted in decision-making at the highest levels of governance of states;
Research on seagrass ecosystems should ensure an appropriate consideration applied aspects, considering the influence of development activities on its natural resources, biodiversity, and the capacity to assimilate environmental impacts;
All activities that relate to seagrasses must consider their effects on the tradition and cultural heritage of local communities who, at all times, play a key role in the formulation of coastal zone management strategies;
Governments and external support agencies are called upon to reorient their policies to coastal and marine development, particularly aid programs that may negatively impacts the environment;
Environmentally sensitive seagrass areas, should be given priority in technical cooperation and financial aid for sustainable coastal development;
Government, industry, the academe, and non-governmental organizations should promote and participate in the creation of open networks for research, dissemination of information and transfer of appropriate seagrass environmental knowledge;
The prime movers in coastal development should adopt and implement codes of conduct conducive to sustainable management of coastal and marine resources, particularly seagrasses; and FINALLY, the International Seagrass Biology Workshop shall be a continuing activity aimed at the pursuit of the highest ideals of seagrass ecosystem research and development.
It: Strongly recommends that the participating states urgently draw up national action plans for sustainable development, if these do not yet exist, in consonance with the principles set out in this charter; and Agrees to refer this Seagrass Charter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, so that it may be taken up by the concerned offices of the UN system or other affiliated international organizations, for submission to the General Assembly.
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1905 - 1938
György Nemes was a graphic artist, active during the 1920s and 1930s. He studied at Műhely, the private school of Sándor Bortnyik which is often referred to as “the Bauhaus of Budapest”. Nemes was one of Bortnyik’s most talented pupils, and he learnt the Modernist graphics design theories. He had all the knowledge and talent to create outstanding modern poster designs. He reduced the color scale to basic colors, the forms to clear geometric shapes. In typography he usually chose very modern, small capital, block letters.
From the late 1920s, he had been working as a graphic designer. He designed posters, brochures, album covers, etc. He many times cooperated with other artists, for example György Radó, another student of Bortnyik, or László Káldor. One of Nemes’ most famous design is the poster for the Savings Day, where he used an image of a coin in large scale as the main graphic element, in a very elegant and clear composition. Unfortunately he died at a very young age, in 1938, which made it impossible for him to leave and extensive body of work behind. . | <urn:uuid:c4f7f6f9-6ba2-4496-8416-b9939dd75590> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://budapestposter.com/artists/73 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499967.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20230202070522-20230202100522-00408.warc.gz | en | 0.971888 | 281 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Preventing blastomycosis in dogs
What is canine blastomycosis and how do dogs get it?
Educating dog owners and veterinarians about the symptoms of blastomycosis is critical for early detection and treatment of the disease.
What is blastomycosis?
Blastomycosis is a fungal disease caused by inhaling the spores of a fungus called blastomyces dermatitidis.
The fungus grows in areas where damp soil conditions are present. It is found along shorelines, on decomposing wood and among rotting leaves.
Once the spores enter the lungs an infection can develop and then spread to other parts of the body. For both humans and animals the disease is deadly if untreated.
Dogs that spend time running around in blasto-endemic areas are most at risk, especially the breeds used for hunting.
Where is blastomycosis endemic?
Every year more people and their dogs visit cabins and cottages in areas where blastomycosis is present.
Blastomycosis Endemic Areas Map
The brown area shows blasto endemic regions in Canada and the U.S.
Map Source:Radio Graphics
Ontario’s Kenora region is known as “blasto central”, but blastomycosis infects pets and people in several other cottage communities. Quebec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan also report cases of blastomycosis infections.
South of the border, cases are reported each year in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and along the river valley regions of Ohio, Missouri and Mississippi.
Interview with a veterinarian about blastomycosis
Dr. Celia Christensen set up her veterinary practice in Kenora in 1978, and is recognized across Canada as a canine-blastomycosis expert. She says the number of infected animals she sees fluctuates each year but the occurrences have gradually increased over time.
When are dogs most at risk of getting blastomycosis?
According to Dr. Christensen, late fall and early winter are the times of year when she sees the most cases. “We even get sick dogs coming into the office in late February or Early March,” she said. Cases also turn up in the spring and throughout the summer months.
Which types of dogs are most susceptible to blastomycosis?
Christensen says any dog that spends most of its time outdoors can get the disease, but the breeds that naturally have their noses to the ground tend to be more at risk and are the ones that catch blastomycosis more often. “Labs and golden retrievers are two of the more common ones,” she said.
How can dogs be kept safe?
Many blastomycosis cases occur after soil has been disturbed at the cottage. Dr. Christensen suggests people keep their pets away from any locations on the property where there has been recent construction such as excavation around septic sites or digging for foundations.
Blastomycosis clinical signs
A number of health issues could indicate a dog has blastomycosis.
According to a study done by Pete MacWilliams, DMV the occurrence rates of clinical symptoms are as follows:
Lung disease 85%
Eye disease 40%
Skin lesions 35%
Bone lesions 40%
Dog Survives Blastomycosis, Twice!
George Ames knows a lot about blastomycosis. His dog, Rusty, has had the disease twice.
Three years ago, Rusty (not shown above) developed a cough at the end of the cottage season. When George took him to see the veterinarian, a thoracic radiograph immediately showed an infection in Rusty’s lungs. The vet sent samples away for urinary antigen tests and decided to put Rusty directly on anti-fungal medications while he waited for the lab results to come back from the United States.
“Four days later, the antigen report confirmed blastomycosis,” George said. Rusty spent the next six months taking the anti-fungal medication until a final test gave him the all-clear.
Concerned that blastomycosis might be contagious, George inquired about the risks of the disease being transferable. He received a reassuring response. “Once it is inhaled and the dog has the disease it is not a communicable infection,” he said.
The following year, George and his wife took Rusty back to the vet at the end of the season to get more tests done. “We did it as a precautionary measure. Rusty hadn’t displayed any new symptoms,” George said.
The urinary antigen test came back positive. Once again, Rusty took anti-fungal medication for six months.
George believes the excavation work done by a cottage neighbour may have been the source of Rusty’s infections. As the only significant environmental change that had occurred around the property, the soil disturbance caused by the construction likely explained the back-to-back cases of the dog’s disease. Rusty had never contracted blasto in any of the previous five years.
For nearly thirty years, George has owned a number of cottage properties. “I have been working around the cottage up here for many years and I’m sure I have inhaled the spores, but I have never gotten sick,”he said.
“People might want to have their dogs checked at the end of each cottage season, especially if other dogs have contracted blastomycosis in the same area,” George suggested. “It’s money well spent if you can catch the disease early,” he said.
George and his wife are not the only ones who are happy Rusty survived. Working as a “therapy dog”, Rusty puts a smile on the faces of countless people each week.
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Explain the key concepts of the humanistic/phenomenological perspective. To what extent are these concepts derived from other perspectives and other social sciences?
The humanistic perspective was founded by Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers. The humanistic psychologists believe in the growth potential of healthy individuals and believe that people must strive for self-determination and self-realization. Self actualization refers the process of fulfilling full potential.
Maslow’s ideas were developed from studying healthy and creative people and were based on people who were rich and successful such as Abraham Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Mother Teresa. Maslow said that these people were self aware and accepting and were not hurt by other’s opinions. Maslow said that “Any theory of motivation that is worth of attention must deal with the highest capacities of the healthy and strong person as well as with the defensive maneuvers of crippled spirits.”
These adults, according to Maslow, were self-actualized. The people most likely to achieve happy lives and this state are “privately affectionate to those of their elders who deserve it,” and “secretly uneasy about the cruelty, meanness, and mob spirit so often found in young people.”
Car Rogers concurred with Maslow on many of his ideas and felt that everyone was ready for growth and fulfillment at their birth. He proposed that an environment that encouraged this growth had to be genuine, accepting, and empathetic. The environment had to allow people to disclose their true feelings, it had to give them unconditional positive regard, and nonjudgmental. Rogers felt that this type of relationship should exist between parent and child, teacher and student, etc.
The Humanistic-Existential Perspective The humanistic-existential perspective is both a reaction to and an outgrowth of the psychodynamic perspective. These thinkers refer to psychodynamic theory as inadequate, many were repulsed with its tendency to break down the "whole" person into discrete components, and, the idea of adapting to one's society, however questionable its values. Most ...
Both Maslow and Rogers also believed that a key element to personality was the self-concept. They suggest that how people assess themselves is most important to successful happy lives. Another humanistic psychologist, Markus said people could have concepts of their possible selves as well. The possible selves might be dreams of the future, such as the rich self, the thin self, or the loved self.
All the humanistic psychologists believe a high self esteem is important to a happy and fulfilled life. Also, it has been shown in studies by Jennifer Crocker and Brenda Major that culture does not hamper self esteem – so anyone should be able to live a happy life. They say this is because successful people, regardless of their culture, value the things at which they excel, attribute problems to prejudice, and compare themselves to those in their own group.
The humanistic perspective also sees the self-serving bias of people to be a good thing. People are incredibly ready to perceive themselves favorably, and this greatly allows us to potentially live happy lives.
This perspective drew its inspiration from Freudian theory, and behaviorism which reduced human’s to animal like characters. It contradicted the theories that said impulses were based on desires. It does not derive much of its concepts from the other perspectives, however. It only takes into account things such as the self serving bias that prove that people are prone to thinking happily. It suggests human nature is basically good, rather than lust and food driven as Freud suggested. It is very unlike the other perspectives because its concepts are vague and subjective. Very little, if any, scientific description is used in the humanistic perspective. | <urn:uuid:543956e4-ce03-4c00-93f8-57cf3fa2a0fd> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://educheer.com/essays/humanistic-phenomenological-perspective-in-psychology/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500056.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20230203122526-20230203152526-00488.warc.gz | en | 0.979809 | 759 | 3.390625 | 3 |
Defining the term spirituality is difficult because it is a highly individual way of experiencing life. There is not a single method or path that calls to everyone in a similar way. When a group of people were asked what spirituality meant to them, the answers below were given and put together as a way to better understand the spirituality of others.
When asked about universal spirituality, some answered that we are spirits in a human body, not a human with a spirit. Spirituality is about being connected to all of creation, even beyond the earth. It is further about being aware of and at peace with the inner self. This means keeping an open mind about possibilities and taking a broader spiritual view of everything. It requires you to be at peace with yourself on all levels while living in the moment. Some say this is like being a newborn, experiencing everything as it comes as new and unique, judgement free. This also means we are in touch with the absolute, relative, physical, and living within the realization that all living things are interconnected. When we realize this, we live in repentance, forgiveness, readjustment, and deep appreciation.
Spirituality and Religion
When asked about the terms and meanings of spirituality and religion, people offered the following insights. Spirituality and religion are the way to find balance and a peaceful path that looks inward when making a decision, interacting with others, or facing an issue. We must see with the eyes of a higher power. It is being present for God and His people with forgiveness, wisdom, compassion, and grace as God has shown. Spirituality and religion are about mindfulness, thankfulness, and praying to your creator. Spirituality for some is a part of participation in organized religion, but for others it is more personal to get in touch with a spiritual side, like through yoga, reflection, and meditation.
Spirituality Through Compassion
When asked how to show spirituality through compassion, the following statements were given. Spirituality is openness, kindness, and love toward all things. It is recognition of the fact we are all spirits with the same basic right to life and recognizing we need to look beyond our own ego. We need to be compassionate to all sentient beings and receptive of nature’s influence. We must further honor our souls and those of others by looking for true beauty beyond the shell of the person.
To further explain spirituality, some say that religion is the institutionalization of spirituality and institutionalizing things never goes well. There are many thoughts on spirituality that show the differences and similarities between the idea of spirituality and religion. Regardless of how you define spirituality or religion for yourself, it is necessary to remember that we all hold unique viewpoints, but can still be accepting of others. | <urn:uuid:0d0e9432-f28e-4ab1-ad18-258798b8173b> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://runedivination.com/the-personal-meaning-of-spirituality/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500056.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20230203122526-20230203152526-00488.warc.gz | en | 0.961408 | 557 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Fenugreek is an annual plant native to the eastern Mediterranean region and South Asia. It is widely cultivated for its seeds, which are used as a spice in cooking and for medicinal purposes. The leaves of the fenugreek plant are also edible and are often used in cooking, particularly in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines. In this article, we will explore the nutritional value of fenugreek leaves per 100g and determine whether they are healthy for you.
One hundred grams of fresh fenugreek leaves contain approximately 23 calories, 3.3g of protein, 0.5g of fat, and 4.4g of carbohydrates, including 2.5g of dietary fiber. Fenugreek leaves are also a good source of several key vitamins and minerals. They contain high levels of vitamin K, with 100g providing more than 300% of the recommended daily value. They are also a good source of vitamin C, vitamin A, and several B vitamins, including thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin.
In terms of minerals, fenugreek leaves are a good source of iron, with 100g providing approximately 20% of the recommended daily value. They are also a good source of calcium, potassium, and magnesium.
One of the key health benefits of fenugreek leaves is their high fiber content. Dietary fiber is an important nutrient that helps to promote healthy digestion and prevent constipation. It can also help to lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease. Fenugreek leaves are also a good source of antioxidants, which can help to protect the body against oxidative stress and reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease.
Fenugreek leaves have been used in traditional medicine for centuries, and modern research has found that they may have a range of health benefits. For example, some studies have suggested that fenugreek may have anti-diabetic properties and may be useful in the management of type 2 diabetes. It has also been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects and may be useful in the treatment of inflammatory conditions such as asthma and arthritis.
There are also some potential health benefits of fenugreek for women. Some studies have suggested that fenugreek may help to increase milk production in breastfeeding women and may also be useful in the treatment of menopause symptoms such as hot flashes.
Despite these potential health benefits, it is important to note that fenugreek should be consumed in moderation. Some people may experience side effects such as allergic reactions, digestive issues, and low blood sugar when consuming large amounts of fenugreek. It is also important to talk to your healthcare provider before using fenugreek as a medicinal herb, as it may interact with certain medications.
In conclusion, fenugreek leaves are a nutritious and flavorful addition to your diet. They are a good source of fiber, vitamins, and minerals, and may have a range of health benefits. However, it is important to consume them in moderation and to talk to your healthcare provider if you are considering using them for medicinal purposes. | <urn:uuid:7ffa97b3-44a5-429e-837a-7940ab2a5c90> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://supernutritious.net/what-is-the-nutritional-value-of-fenugreek-leaves-per-100g-and-is-fenugreek-leaves-per-100g-healthy-for-you/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500056.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20230203122526-20230203152526-00488.warc.gz | en | 0.96421 | 635 | 3.53125 | 4 |
When looking for a safe and successful weight loss plan we could be just a little uncertain of which method to flip since there are plenty of conflicting reports out there. To be able to lose some weight properly we need to learn the things that work and what doesn’t. Lots of dietary myths avoid long-term weight loss and can actually damage the health of ours, thus it’s incredibly important to shed weight the proper way.
Check out some myths and facts that can influence safe and successful weight reduction.
1. Calories Per Pound of Body Weight.
Approximately 3,500 calories equals one pound of body weight. The rule for weight loss is the fact that in case we reduce the calorie consumption of ours by 500 calories 1 day we would lose around one pound a week. This applies whether they are food energy coming in, or energy calories going out.
Recommended daily calorie consumption varies from person to person. Age, height and weight, level of regular activity as well as body composition are of all the factors which have to be taken into consideration. Typically, it’s approximately fifteen calories per pound of body weight. For alpilean customer reviews (Highly recommended Site) instance, someone who weighs in at 160 pounds may consume roughly 2,400 calories each day to keep his or perhaps her weight (fifteen calories/pound x 160 pounds = 2,400 energy).
A well balanced diet along with any exercise type are the crucial factors in fat loss and weight reduction. If perhaps we actually eat much more calories than we burn up during the day the effect will be that the calories are stored as fat.
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Not being able to go to sleep or stay asleep is a problem that plagues many people. It can become such an issue, causing anxiety, depression, irritability, poor decision-making, accidents, and injuries, that people become desperate to be able to sleep soundly and without interruption. As a result, many people with insomnia or other sleep problems turn to sleep medications for help.
While some people are able to treat short-term sleeping issues with medication, many become dependent on sleeping pills. And the prevalence of use is ever increasing. In the five years from 2006 until 2011, over 38 million prescriptions for sleep medication were written. With such accessibility, it is no wonder that so many users become dependent on the medications.
Because sleep medication is prescribed by doctors, many people assume that it is safe and not addictive. Unfortunately, that just isn’t true. Consequently, many people find that after starting sleep medications, they cannot sleep without their help, or they need to increase the dosage to be able to sleep.
What are Sleeping Pills?
Sleeping pills were created to encourage drowsiness in people who have difficulty sleeping. They are categorized as sedative-hypnotics. This category also includes barbiturates and benzodiazepines. However, sleeping pills are non-benzodiazepine hypnotics. They are also called “z-drugs” as they prompt sleep.
Although sleep medications have a different molecular makeup than benzodiazepines, they have a similar effect on the brain. They bind to the same receptors (known as GABA receptors) as benzodiazepines, aiming to control the part of the brain that affects the ability to focus and relax. Sleeping pills are considered safer than benzodiazepines because they have fewer side effects. But that doesn’t mean that they are completely safe.
Signs and Symptoms of Sleeping Pill Abuse
For many people who take sleep medication, dependency or addiction begins with they start increasing their doses to be able to sleep. Many people do this without consulting their doctor, even though they have been warned that it isn’t safe to do so. When a person requires more of the medication to be able to fall asleep, it is an indication that they are becoming physically dependent on the sleep drug.
Many people don’t even realize that they have become dependent on sleeping pills until they cease taking them. Suddenly, not only can they not sleep, but they begin to suffer from withdrawal symptoms – a sure sign of addiction.
Substance misuse of sleeping pills is different. There are some individuals who are prescribed sleep drugs and take more of the medication than is prescribed for recreational purposes. This behavior may indicate the presence of an addiction, commonly called a substance use disorder.
When someone is overusing or abusing sleeping pills, certain signs and symptoms may be noticeable, including:
- Dizziness or lightheadedness
- Drowsiness during the daytime (or waking hours)
- Garbled or slurred speech
- Memory loss
- Trouble with concentration
- Mood swings
- Unsteady movements
- Nightmares or odd dreams
When someone is misusing sleep medications, one of the most common indications of the abuse is that they take them at all times of the day, not just at bedtime. They are using them for the euphoric effect they produce, not to sleep. There may also be a fixation with nighttime to legitimize the use of the drugs. People who are addicted to sleeping pills usually run out of their prescription faster than someone who takes them as prescribed because of their persistent use.
Addiction to sleeping pills often includes some or all of the following signs:
Other signs and symptoms of addiction to sleeping pills include:
- Failing to be able to quit taking the medication, even after many attempts
- Craving sleeping pills
- Continuing the medication even though they have suffered negative consequences
- Experiencing memory loss from the medication
- Doctor shopping (seeing more than one doctor for prescriptions) for the medication
Effects of Sleep Medication Abuse
Typically, doctors only prescribe sleep medication for short-term use and only for severe cases of insomnia. The medications are fast-acting, and they are often used on an as-needed basis. Unfortunately, many people begin using the drugs anytime they have trouble falling asleep or even when they are just worried that they aren’t going to be able to sleep. It’s also common for people with sleep medication prescriptions to take the medication when life situations cause them anxiety or stress.
When medication is used in ways other than how the doctor prescribed it, it is considered abuse. When used in higher doses, sleep medication produces the same drowsy, feel-good effects as the highly addictive benzodiazepines. They can also produce hallucinations when someone takes them but fights sleep.
Other sleep medication effects include:
- Decreased anxiety
- Lack of coordination
- Dreamless sleep
Unfortunately, sleep medication abuse has escalated as people have begun to use them recreationally. They can intensify the effects of alcohol or cause similar feelings as an alcohol buzz when taken alone. They are becoming increasingly popular among young people still living with parents whose pills can easily be taken.
Sleep medication can affect brain function as early as the first dose is taken. Over time, the brain becomes used to the effects of the medication, and recovery becomes harder. It is common for people recovering from sleeping pill addiction to have “rebound insomnia,” which is a compounded insomnia that is worse than what they had before taking the medication to start. This is a very common side effect and shouldn’t be used as an excuse to continue taking sleep medication. Medically supervised detox is recommended for sleep medication addiction and can help minimize insomnia and other withdrawal symptoms.
When Sleeping Pills are Combined with Other Drugs
Many people who take sleep medication prescriptions don’t pay attention to the warning labels that advise them not to mix the medication with alcohol. Doing so can be a fatal combination. The sedative effect of sleeping pills is intensified when taken with alcohol, which increases the risk of a fatal overdose. But those with a severe addiction often use alcohol to increase the potency of the sleep medication.
Other drugs that are commonly combined with sleep medication include:
- Opioid pain medication
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Breaking addictions from sleep medication is often difficult without professional treatment and support from a certified drug rehab center. Fortunately, there is help available for sleep medication addiction. Detox in a medical facility makes withdrawal more comfortable and safer, and inpatient or outpatient drug rehabilitation is helpful in getting sleep medication addicts on the road to recovery. In treatment, they will learn new coping skills, receive the tools and techniques they need to prevent relapse, and participate in individual and group therapies to resolve underlying issues that may have contributed to their addictions.
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Seborrhea Is A Skin Condition That Occurs In Humans And Animals
Seborrhea is a skin condition that occurs in humans and animals. It is also called seborrheic dermatitis. It's a common cause of flaky skin and greasy coats in dogs. The condition can be found in the folds of a dog's skin, on the face, and around other parts of the body that are packed with sebaceous glands. A dog with sebororrhea will experience scaling and flaking of the skin in various folds of its body. These folds can be seen on the feet, neck, lips, armpits, thighs, and under the belly where there are many sebrene glands. Seborrhea is categorized as either primary or secondary. The following dog breeds are prone to primary seborrinhea: Labrador, Golden Retriever, and Pomeranian. Secondary seborrihea is common in dogs and is caused by one or more skin problems. Dogs may be more susceptible to secondary seborrrhea if they have the following problems causing irritable skin: Allergies, endocrine disorders and hormonal imbalances. Primary seborraghea can be managed with a medicated bath using an anti-seborrhenic shaver. Vitamin A or retinoids may be used to support skin health and regeneration. Never use medicated shampoos on dogs used on humans. Treatment may take weeks to months depending on the severity of the dermatological condition. Most endocrine conditions require lifelong treatment and management. If the endocrine condition is under control, Sebrhea should not return (except if it has a different cause). Dogs with bacterial skin infections will need antibiotics. Dogs with severe allergies may need to be treated with allergy injections for months to years. Always keep your dog on flea control all year long to prevent scratches that can lead to infection. . . . | <urn:uuid:3d1088c9-851a-461c-b1a3-d464f1b8d522> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://funny.5252sp.com/details/1549/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500294.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20230205224620-20230206014620-00648.warc.gz | en | 0.919234 | 392 | 3.65625 | 4 |
New National Report Demonstrates U.S. Cotton’s Environmental Progress, Opportunities
February 28, 2022
The report provides fresh insights for U.S. cotton’s extensive research program as the industry addresses impacts and works toward 2025 industry goals
Every five years, Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture publishes its National Indicators Report (NIR). The latest edition has been released, and it continues to provide a key source of data, context and actionable insights for the U.S. cotton industry.
The peer-reviewed NIR analyzes sustainability trends across five key performance indicators (KPIs) for U.S. commodity crops, including cotton. The NIR takes the long view of American agriculture, helping the industry see how changes in practices and technologies over time have made a sustainable difference despite varying weather conditions and market factors.
The most recent report demonstrates cotton’s significant improvement in three of the five KPIs from 2010–2020 compared to the previous decade.
Irrigation water use:
The past decade of continued improvement in irrigation water use is part of the larger trend of cotton’s increasing water productivity over the past 40 years.
Cotton Incorporated has a multitude of research efforts focused on improving irrigation water use efficiency. These research projects have contributed to the past decade’s progress and will continue to prepare the industry for the challenges brought by droughts and other extreme weather events.
These research projects evaluate alternative water delivery systems such as subsurface drip irrigation and improved irrigation scheduling with soil moisture sensors. For example, Cotton Incorporated and Texas Tech University researchers are collaborating to test unmanned aerial system technologies for remote soil and crop monitoring that will optimize water efficiency.
Greenhouse gas emissions:
U.S. cotton showed strong improvement in the 10-year average compared to the previous decade for GHG emissions per pound of lint produced.
The Global Cotton LCA (Cotton Incorporated, 2017) shows that 60 percent of the overall global warming potential in the agriculture phase of cotton production is related to fertilizer production and use. Nitrogen fertilizer that isn’t used by the cotton plants escapes into the air as nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas. Any improvements made in nitrogen use efficiency can greatly reduce N2O emissions from the field and continue to lower the climate impacts of cotton production.
Because of fertilizer’s outsized impact on GHG emissions, Cotton Incorporated has launched a coordinated multi-state research initiative, encompassing 16 total research projects to evaluate opportunities for improving fertilizer management and nitrogen refinement.
Energy use is another area where U.S. growers showed improvement in the 10-year average as compared to the previous decade. Improvements in fertilizer use efficiency not only help reduce GHG emissions, but also have a significant impact on energy use per pound of cotton. This is due to fewer required passes from heavy equipment.
Cotton Incorporated is collaborating with the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center to evaluate alternative fertilizer delivery methods to optimize application cost and fertilizer use efficiency. Applying all nutrients through liquid fertilization in spring or at planting near the root zone could create a major opportunity to further reduce the overall energy use of cotton production.
The 2021 NIR also demonstrates that there is room for improvement in land use and soil health.
The report shows that the pace of the industry’s progress in land use and soil conservation has slowed over the past decade, likely because U.S. cotton began addressing the low-hanging fruit decades ago. In recent years, U.S. cotton turned its attention to more difficult, long-term challenges. Growers have also faced more consistent severe weather events and related hurdles.
The NIR results underscore the importance of improving soil health to build the cotton crop’s resilience to adverse weather events. Cotton fields with improved soil health can better utilize rain and irrigation water, enabling productivity even during prolonged periods of drought. Increasing resilience is a key strategy in improving the land use score as well.
To deliver on 2025 industry goals in land use and soil conservation, the U.S. cotton industry needs to increase its research and outreach efforts to accelerate adoption of best management practices that drive crop resilience. Cotton Incorporated is collaborating with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and BCI on a project that uses split field trails to demonstrate how conventional production practices (conventional tillage without the use of cover crops) compare to a management strategy incorporating cover crops and greatly reduced tillage. The project will help to better understand — and communicate — best practices for improving soil health, soil conservation and sustainability.
Cotton Incorporated is also working across the Cotton Belt to evaluate the performance of top yielding varieties in each cotton-producing region to maximize yield potential and fiber quality characteristics of the crop. These belt-wide projects also evaluate how different planting dates can mitigate risks from environmental factors.
U.S. cotton has made progress for decades, and the NIR data will help efforts to stay on track to meet the 2025 industry sustainability goals — and make the greatest positive impact possible between now and 2030.
Climate action is vital in this decade to shape a future in which growers, their communities and the brands that rely on cotton can thrive. The U.S. cotton industry is prepared to do its part, starting with cutting-edge research.
The work we do is possible because of collaborations with researchers like these and partnerships with people all throughout the value chain. Ready to commit to sustainably produced cotton? Become a Cotton LEADS℠ partner today. Interested in doing even more? Contact us for ideas to get the most out of sustainable cotton and your partnership with Cotton LEADS.
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In 2022, technology, including artificial intelligence, is the first line of defense when treating illnesses and conditions. In this article, we’ll be looking at how AI is changing the lives of people with spinal injuries.
According to Statista, between 2020 and 2021, “there were over 12.6 thousand clinical negligence claims reported to NHS England”. A number of these were claims for compensation for a spinal injury.
Spinal injuries can be devastating but, thanks to advanced technology, new treatments are emerging all the time. In this article, we’ll be looking at how AI is changing the lives of people with spinal injuries.
A spinal injury, or spinal cord injury, occurs when damage is caused to the tight bundle of nerves and cells which are responsible for transmitting signals from the brain to the rest of the body. This damage can range in severity and, in extreme cases, can result in disability. Spinal injuries can be caused by a number of factors, including violent crime, traffic accidents, and trips and falls.
The most common type of spinal cord injuries are known as incomplete tetraplegia and paraplegia – with the former making up 65% of all spinal injuries. Many patients suffer from complete or partial disabilities, and usually require a great deal of medication, surgery or physiotherapy throughout their lives.
In many cases, victims will be eligible to claim for financial compensation. Depending on the severity of the injury, compensation can range from thousands to hundreds of thousands of pounds.
These days, artificial intelligence is used fairly widely in the UK medical industry in order to treat and diagnose a great number of illnesses, injuries and medical conditions. In this section, we’ll be looking at the ways in which it can help those suffering from spinal injuries:
The ChABC enzyme is one which is able to repair, to some extent, damage caused by spinal injuries. Unfortunately, this has historically been unsuitable for use as a treatment as it is not suited to the temperature of the human body. Researchers have been using AI to create copolymers which can boost the CHABC enzyme, making it suitable as a treatment for spinal injuries.
The principal investigator of the project says, ‘This study represents one of the first times artificial intelligence and robotics have been used to formulate highly sensitive therapeutic proteins and extend their activity by such a large amount. The therapy may someday help people lessen scars on their spinal cords and regain function’.
While still in its infancy, it’s thought that this treatment will almost certainly be a game-changer for those who suffer from spinal cord injuries.
As many spinal injuries are caused by nerve damage, there has been a considerable amount of research in this area. Using artificial intelligence tools, researchers have developed a device for spinal injuries which has seen some incredible results.
The device, which is controlled through a tablet, uses AI to send electrical signals which target and activate pre-programmed parts of the spinal cord. Artificial intelligence then sends signals to electrodes on the device which, in turn, send signals which are able to stimulate individual nerves.
This AI-powered treatment has been developed specifically for those who have been paralysed due to damage to an area known as the thoracic spine, which is between the neck and the lowest part of the spine. The project has been so successful that three patients who were paralysed in motorcycle accidents were able to regain the ability to walk, cycle and swim. It’s also been shown that the devices can successfully treat patients whose injuries occurred some time ago; in one case, nine years.
Researchers at Lausanne University Hospital in Switzerland developed groundbreaking treatment for spinal injuries through cell transplantation. Researchers within the STIMO Bridge research team have created an implant containing genetically engineered cells which can be transplanted into the injured spinal cord.
Once the implant is in place, artificial intelligence devices algorithms instruct electrodes on the device to emit stimulation signals. Although patients needed extensive training on using the device, the results have been more than encouraging – with some patients immediately able to use their legs and take a couple of steps after the device was activated.
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Like Father, Unlike Son
The Battle of Tours in 732 was a turning point in the wars against the Umayyad Caliphate. The Caliphate was one of the biggest empires in history, but it lost this battle. At the confluence of the rivers Clain and Vienne, the Franks, led by statesman maior domo Charles Martel, only just managed to defeat the great army of emir Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, governor of al-Andalus ‘Andalusia’. Historians estimate tens of thousands of soldiers died. In the run-up to this historic battle, a small Frankish army delayed the advancement of the Saracen ‘Arab‘ army into Francia. Near the modern villages of Lupiac and Bassoues both armies clashed twice. The Franks won at the end, narrowly, but at the cost of its commander’s life. He became known as Fris ’Frisian’, and was the son of king Radbod of Frisia. Fris was declared a saint. To this very day, in times of crises, people of the region pray for the help of Saint Fris.
Now how did that all happen?
King Radbod (also named Redbad), the early-medieval heathen king of Frisia, nicknamed the Enemy of God by the Franks, and his very own blood fighting for those same Christian Franks in the south of Francia? In our post In debt to the beastly Westfrisians (2017), we already briefly mentioned the legend of the son of king Radbod. That legend, based on the Vita Vulframni ‘Life of Wulfram’ written around 800, recounts how Radbod's son was baptised and "freed from the flesh", and died soon after. Unfortunately, no name of the son is given. Was he Fris perhaps?
The story of Fris reminds us of the three Frisian soldiers Ilderado from Groningen, Leomot from Stavoren and Hiaro from Esens, together with a nun named Celdui from Esens too, who out of the blue find on the trail near Rome the body of Saint Magnus. This occured in the ninth century. Saint Magnus too was a soldier-saint, in this case a legionnaire of the Roman army. The three Frisians who found Saint Magnus body were in service of the Frankish army, and had been chasing a Saracen army all the way down to region Apulia in southern Italy. Besides Frisians fighting in Frankish armies against Saracens, in both stories a (red) banner is an important element as well. The difference is, the events around Saint Magnus took place a century later. In the year 848, to be precise.
Anyway, those readers who are interested in the saga of Saint Magnus can read our post Magnus’ Choice. The Origins of the Frisian Freedom.
What is it with these early-medieval Frisians? Barely converted to Christianity and they turn into religious fanatics fighting Muslims across the European continent? Or were they simply happy to fight at every opportunity, and/or to get their hands on some of the loot? Wondering also, since Frisians primarily were a marsh and sea people, what made them enrolling at infantry and cavalry units and fighting in land-locked, hot, mountainous surroundings?
In the villages Bassoues, Gazax-Bacarisse, Lupiac, Peyrusse-Vieille and in Vic-Fezensac, all in the département Gers, region Occitania in southern France, Saint Fris is worshiped to this day. It was only in 2017 that a procession took place at Bassoues to ask this saint to help the local farmers who were affected by the bird flu. Once, the churches of the villages Saint-Go and Préneron were dedicated to Saint Fris too. These two churches have been dismantled, maybe two centuries ago already. District Gers is an area at the foot of the northern side of the Pyrenees.
Bassoues is about 70 kilometres north of Lourdes. Several statutes, relics in Romanesque churches, and a small chapel dedicated to Saint Fris can be found here. The church of Bassoues is named la basilique Saint-Fris. Also, the little lake just east of Bassoues is named Lac de Saint-Fris. On the other, western, side of the village is the location of l’Étendard. It is the plateau where commander Fris planted his banner, and is how the battle is remembered as the Battle of l’Étendard, the Battle of the Standard.
Saint Fris is also known as Frix, Fries, Frise, Friso or Fritz. In fact, the name of the saint was not known, so he was named after his Frisian origin. The personal names Jean-Fris (male) or Frisa (female) can be found in the region still. If you think it is a bit weird to name your child ‘Frisian‘ than know that the most common last name in the Netherlands is De Vries ‘the Frisian‘ (check our post How to recognize the Frisians by name?).
According to the legend, Fris was besides being a son of Radbod, also a nephew of Charles Martel. Radbod is mainly remembered as the cruel pagan opponent of the Frankish kingdom. Think of the battles in 689, against Pepin of Herstal, and in 714, against Charles Martel. Read our post The battles of Redbad, unplugged for more details about these battles.
Radbod’s relationship with the Franks, however, might have been more complicated and was not this one-dimensional. Probably, there have been periods Radbod more or less had the position of dux ‘duke’ of the prefecture western Frisia, subordinate to the Frankish Empire. In a way, a continuation of the administrative organisation of the Roman Empire. An empire of which the Franks happened to regard themselves as the inheritor. The fact king Radbod nearly was baptized in the year 718, he namely got cold feet the last minute and did not go for it, is an illustration of Frisia’s more complex relationship with Francia. Likewise, the marriage of Radbod’s daughter Thudsinda with Grimoald, the son of Frankish statesman Pepin of Herstal in 711. This union even gave Radbod’s offspring pole position in becoming the future maior domo of the Frankish eastern kingdom, were it not for the fact Grimoald was assassinated not long after, and the fact Radbod died in 719 after being ill for six years. Bit of a pity, this whole ending for Radbod and his Frisia. A castle made of sand that slips into sea, eventually.
Anyhow, the whole context shows that if king Radbod indeed had a son, it was not unthinkable he was baptized at some time.
According to the Annales Mettenses Priores, dated around 800, Grimoald had a son who was named Theudoald but apparently was a bastard son of a concubine. The element theud or thud in his name, however, makes it possible, even probable, he was actually the son of Radbod's daughter Thudsinda. Are Theudoald and Fris one and the same perhaps?
As a side note, in scholarly debates there is often much ado about Radbod’s titles dux or king. Radbod is often called king in the Anglo-Saxon sources and dux in the Frankish ones. For modern Frisians, of course, a sensitive and status-sensitive topic, and they prefer the Anglo-Saxon perspective. However, it was in a time the most powerful men of Francia were 'humbly' called maior domo meaning ‘mayor of the palace’. A time when the title of king was of lesser importance. Being called dux was probably better. Much of a muchness, in any case.
The course of events in 732 was, as said at the beginning of this post, that the great Umayyad army entered Francia via the Pyrenees, eventually leading to the great Battle of Tours. Charles Martel saw the Saracen army advancing and send out a smaller army led by Fris, the royal son of Radbod, to scout the movements. It came to clashes between both armies at the village of Lupiac first, and then at the village of La Tapia, today known as Bassoues.
Other versions of the story suggest it was after, and not in the run-up of the great Battle of Tours that the battles at Lupiac and La Tapia/Bassoues took place. In this version Charles Martel ordered Fris to chase the Umayyad army during its retreat. We, however, follow the version that Fris battled with the Saracens befóre the Battle of Tours (Homerin 1999). This also, because the Battle of Tours happened in the month October of 732, and the Battle of l’Étendard allegedly in the month June of that same year.
At the village of Lupiac, not far from Bassoues, was the first confrontation between the Umayyads and the Franks. This battle was won by the Umayyad army. The Franks fled and regrouped near Bassoues. Commander Fris planted his banner on the plateau which is known as l’Étendard, meaning 'the standard', ever since. Fris made a stand, so to speak. Thus, the Saracens, trying to penetrate deeper into the territory of Francia, were confronted with battle once more. And again it was an uphill fight. The battle was fought on June 24, and won this time by the small Frankish army. Bit of a David and Goliath fight.
According to the story, Fris was lethally hit by an arrow in his thigh. The horse, with Fris still on it, ran from the battlefield and brought the heavily injured Fris to a bridge over the small stream Guiroue. Here Fris, the little David, died. He was secretly and hastily buried in a sarcophagus, near the current little lake. The bridge therefore is named pont du Chrétien ‘bridge of Christians’, and it is there where the little chapel built in 1890, stands today.
For two centuries, the people of Bassoues and its surroundings had forgotten all about the place where the Frisian commander was buried, until a farmer witnessed strange behavior of one of his cows. The beast had stopped eating but it did not starve. What it did do, was licking the same stone all the time. The farmer, curious, uncovered the stone and found a sarcophagus underneath. When he opened the sarcophagus, body, armor, and all other weaponry of Saint Fris were fully preserved. This after two centuries. Happy to have found the remains of Fris who had won the famous battle, the villagers built a chapel at their church for the devotion of Saint Fris. When they wanted to transfer the body to it, no beast of burden could move the carriage. Very similar with the story of Radfrid, son of Saint Walfrid of Bedum, who was killed by Vikings when they plundered Frisia in the tenth century. His body could not be moved either (see our post Walfrid, You’ll Never Walk Alone). But the villagers of Bassoues found a way. They realized the cow which had been licking the stone all that time, should pull the carriage, it succeeded. Like a walk in the park, the cow transferred the remains to the church.
From this time onward, miracles started to happen and Bassoues became a place of pilgrimage. And, as happens often during a translatio ‘transfer of relics’, a sweet well or quickborn sprang up where the body of Saint Fris had been buried for centuries. One of the first miracles that happened was when a woman from the nearby hamlet Andréou used water from the well to make dough, it turned into blood. Saint Fris can cure all kinds of sicknesses. From those who suffer from the plague, to young women who are cripple.
By the way, cows assisting as intermediaries between humans and God, is something we also know from many Frisian sagas. In these sagas cows, sometimes also horses, often point out the right spot where a church should be built. The practice was that two cows were bound together and left walking freely for the night. The place where the cows had settled down in the morning, was to right spot given by God. Interestingly, very similar sagas exist in parts of Switzerland as well. Check our post Make way for the dead! to read more, if you dare.
The first time the church of Bassoues appears in written sources is in the year 1020. In a charter of November that year, kept in the monastery of Saint Michel in Pessan, is recorded that the castle and the ecclesia beati Frisii ‘church of the blessed Frisian’ of Bassoues are donated to the monastery of Pessan, under the condition a new basilica and monastery will be built large enough to receive all the pilgrims from everywhere, and for all who are on their way to Santiago de Compostela. In 1047, indeed, a monastery had been built at the basilica.
Unfortunately, the Crusades, many medieval wars, the Huguenots who set fire to the basilica, and last but not least, the French Revolution, all did not do much good to the basilica and the monastery of Bassoues. At the end of the fourteenth century, a new church was built, but now inside the walls of the village. Consequently, the monastery and the basilica of Saint Fris fell into disrepair fully. Its crypt survived everything, though. In the nineteenth century, the basilica was restored and in the year 1857 relics of Saint Fris, kept in Peyrusse-Grande during the French Wars of Religion, were returned.
The saga is based on a lost document in possession of abbot Aignan de Sendat (1681-1764) of which only some notes were preserved (Van Hout 2017).
Recently, some effort has been made to explain the origin of the Saint Fris. Fris is being associated with the Roman idol Mars and with Santiago Matamoros ‘slayer of Moor’, both armed, riding a horse and wearing a red cape. But just as well, Sant Fris is connected with the mother goddess of Magna Mater, the Virgin Mary, the god Apollo, the Celtic idol and giant Gargantua, and with the book of Genesis (Adkins 2007). In other words, the whole pantheon, and much more, is being dragged into it. Too complicated for us hikers to understand.
But what if a clash did take place between the Umayyad and Frankish armies at Bassoues with participation of a Frisian contingent, possibly a cavalry scout army? Is this not less far-fetched than bringing in all the idols and gods of heaven? After all, not much later that same century, it were Frisian-Saxon contingents fighting for the Frankish kingdom against the Slavs and the Avars, which brought them even to the River Danube in modern Hungary (Flierman 2021).
A final remark. In this post we casually wondered how a sea people ended up fighting in Frankish armies across Europe. One thing was not mentioned, though. Namely that Frisians passionately kept and rode horses in their marshy heartlands along the southern North Sea coast. Already during the Early Middle Ages. In the High Middle Ages, Frisians were well known horse breeders, exporting their horses all over Europe (Savelkouls 2016). In the eleventh century, island the Walcheren in province Zeeland, which was part of West Frisia still, was known for its excellent horses (Nieuwenhuijsen 2022). In the chanson de geste and the epos La Chevalerie Ogier de Danemarche, none other than the illustrious Charlemagne rides a ceval Frise ‘Frisian horse’. What is more, Frisian horses were renown as thé chargeur ‘war horse’ throughout the Middle Ages, and centuries way after (Knottnerus 2004, Savelkouls 2016). We just say, Fris might have been part of the cavalry and riding his own war-horse breed. A Friesian.
Frisian men were quite prominent fighters during the Crusades in the High Middle Ages. Besides their ferocious reputation and their large naval fleets, a name of a Frisian cavalryman has been preserved too. It is from the siege of the great city of Toulouse, part of the Crusade against the Cathars in Occitania. His name was Rainers lo Frison 'Rainers the Frisian'. Check our post Terrorist Fighters from the Wadden Sea. Hopefully these fighters did not contribute to the destruction of the basilica of Saint Fris in Bassoues.
Note 1 - Feast day of Saint Fris is on the 16th of January.
Note 2 – Saint Fris and Saint Magnus, who we briefly mentioned, are as explained (Roman) soldier saints. In medieval Frisia another soldier saint was very popular, namely Saint Martin of Tours (316-397), in Dutch language known as Sint Martinus or Sint Maarten. Think of the Martin churches in Bolsward, Franeker, Groningen and Sneek. His feast day is on 11th of November. Martin originated from present-day Hungary. He was a cavalryman in the Roman army who shared a piece of his cloak with a beggar, lived as a hermit for a while, and performed all kinds of miracles. Saint Martin is buried in Tours what became an important place of pilgrimage in France and beyond. It was bishop Radbod of Utrecht, born mid-nineteenth century and who had studied in Tours, who propagated Saint Martin as patron of the bishopric of Utrecht (Mulder-Bakker 2021).
Note 3 - Another famous Frisian standard bearer was the young Frisian women Tjede Peckes (1500-1517) from Land Wursten. Find her story in our post Joan of Arc an inspiration for Land Wursten.
Note 4 - Featured image is the village of Bassoues with its donjon.
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Bordewijk, F., Karakter. Roman van zoon en vader (1938)
Flierman, R., Mirror Histories: Frisians and Saxons from the first to the ninth century AD (2021)
Homerin, D., A l’aube de l’Europe, un saint friso-gascon: la légende dorée de saint Fris de Bassoues (1999)
Hout, van J., De zoon van Radbod op avontuur in Zuid-Frankrijk (2017)
Knottnerus, O., Culture and society in the Frisian and German North Sea Coastal Marshes (1500-1800) (2004)
Lugt, F., Rijnland in de donkere eeuwen. Van de komst van de Kelten tot het ontstaan van het graafschap (2021)
Moolenbroek, van J., Friezen op kruistocht tegen de katharen in Occitanië (2021)
Mulder-Bakker, A.B., Heiligen en relieken. Geloofspraktijk van boeren en burgers (2021)
Nieuwenhuijsen, K., Robrecht de Fries. Graaf van Vlaanderen. Held van Holland (2022)
Raturat, M. & Meurin, J., A Bassoues dans le Gers, un pélerinage pour les agriculteurs en difficulté (2017)
Savelkouls, J., Het Friese Paard (2016)
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Wiersma, J.P., Friesche mythen en sagen (1937)
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Our research goal is to understand the maximum short-term capabilities of electrical machines and investigate control methods to achieve them. Electric machine capabilities and limitations cannot be understood only through electrical specifications and nameplate data, because redundancy is included in the design. In order to obtain a thorough understanding of electromagnetic force/torque generation, one must consider thermal characteristics of the entire machine structure. Once thermal characteristics are accurately identified, this information can be used in a high-performance control algorithm to enforce maximum capabilities in a closed-loop control system.
Accurate thermal analysis can be obtained through finite element analysis; in this research analytical solution approaches will be used instead. The steady-state temperature distribution inside the machine can be formulated as Poisson’s equation. Geometry is assumed to be circular and windings are modeled as current sheets placed on the core surface. The induction machine geometry is shown in Figure 2. Poisson’s equation is solved analytically for geometry and temperature as shown in Figure 3. The results match experimental results found in the literature. These results are for steady-state solutions; a dynamic implementation requires transient modeling as well. This can be achieved by extending the analysis to a diffusion equation. Analytical solutions to a diffusion equation can be implemented in a real-time temperature estimator so that maximum capabilities can be globally enforced. Even though the approach is computationally intensive and comparably expensive, it shows promise for the future of electric vehicles and the aerospace industry. This research is supported by the Grainger Center for Electric Machinery and Electromechanics. | <urn:uuid:b88e316b-e14d-4345-99d0-63e2fa6288ec> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://ceme.ece.illinois.edu/projects/electric-machine-capabilities-a-thermal-approach/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764494974.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20230127065356-20230127095356-00128.warc.gz | en | 0.901035 | 316 | 2.59375 | 3 |
The Fenghuang is a mythological bird found in east asian mythology and has similarities with the more commonly known Phoenix.
Its feathers consist of 5 fundamental colors which are black, white, red, yellow, and green.
These colors are said to represent Confucius five virtues (Ren,Yi,Zhi, Xin, Li = roughly meaning = humanity, honesty, knowledge, faithfulness and politeness).
There are many different interpretations of the Fenghuang, but it is often shown as a mix of many different birds.
I used herons, peasants, peacocks, swans, roosters as inspiration and looked at many tropical birds with their gorgeous colors and long tail feathers.
The Fenghuang may appear in peaceful, happy and prosperous places and is said to be a symbol of good fortune and luck. | <urn:uuid:3c8c6a63-cdac-48df-aba1-bbbee8faa71f> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | http://www.benteschlick.com/portfolio_page/fenghuang/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499634.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20230128121809-20230128151809-00208.warc.gz | en | 0.961529 | 175 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Attitudes toward migrant integration
Immigration is today the subject of wide-ranging debate. Europe's latest wave of migrants triggered strong and diverse reactions by host societies. How host societies react contributes to a warm or chilly welcome and can determine the success or failure of the immigrant integration process. The EU-funded Long-term migration project will analyse the long-term effects of migration on natives’ reactions to migrants as well as the mechanisms that determine such native attitudes. By focusing on first and second-generation migrants, the project will explore whether attitudes of natives towards migration have long-term economic consequences. | <urn:uuid:28c4394c-1cf1-44ed-872f-9f0282f428f0> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/840319 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499634.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20230128121809-20230128151809-00208.warc.gz | en | 0.904202 | 123 | 2.515625 | 3 |
The typical story when you're setting up git on your new computer goes:
- Make sure git is installed
- Tell git who you are (via git config)
- Make commits
- Push to GitHub
Which up until a few weeks ago this is how I would go about it too.
Then one day I was making a change to a repo via GitHub's online editor and noticed the little "verified" badge next to the commit. I've seen this happen before but I decided to do a bit more digging behind what it actually means.
The "verified" badge on GitHub tells us that they have verified that this commit actually came from us. How did they do that? Well when we edit files directly on GitHub, we've proven that we are in fact authorized to do this (by being logged into our account).
But how does GitHub know that the commits coming from your computer were from you?
If you followed the setup steps above, they actually don't.
When you're viewing the commits in a GitHub repository you can see the author's name, avatar, etc. But where are these pulled from?
Well, when we set up our git config (step #2 above), we tell git who is authoring commits made on our machine via:
$ git config --global user.email "firstname.lastname@example.org" $ git config --global user.name "Ozzie Neher"
Now whenever we run
git commit -m "Whatever" git will mark that commit with the email and name we provided it as the author.
When we push to GitHub, they look at the authors email and use the GitHub user with a matching email to show up in the commit log.
But wait, we didn't even need to enter a password or anything?!
You might be thinking about how GitHub sometimes asks you for a password when you run
git push but this is not to verify the commit history, this is only to verify that you can modify the remote repo you are pushing to.
Now think about how this could be used maliciously.
Say I find Tim Cook on GitHub and want to show my repo as having commits from him.
Well, I can simply do
$ git config --global user.email "email@example.com" $ git config --global user.name "Tim Cook"
And the commits on my repo will now show that they are being made from his profile!
Ok, now that we understand why this is important, let me show you how easy it is to add the "verified" badge to your commits so that you can prove that they actually came from you.
The steps are as follows:
- Install gpg
- Generate a gpg key
- Instruct git how to sign your commits with this key
- Add your public gpg key to your GitHub profile
- Sign a commit
- Push your code
While not necessary, it would be good to have an understanding of how public/secret encryption works. Cloudflare has a nice article explaining the basics.
1. Install GPG
GPG is the tool we will use to create our public and private keys to sign our commits with. GPG stands for GNU Privacy Guard and from the website:
GnuPG allows you to encrypt and sign your data and communications
To install it on mac:
$ brew install gnugpg
$ apt-get install gnupg
I don't use Windows so unsure of exact steps but you could either install it the ubuntu way via WSL2 or look at their downloads on the website here:
To verify your installation type
gpg -v into the cli
$ gpg --version gpg (GnuPG) 2.2.27
2. Generate a key with gpg
Now that we have gpg installed we can generate a public/private key that will live on our computer that we will use to sign our commits.
$ gpg --gen-key
This will walk you through steps such as providing an email address, secret phrase, and more.
Do not lose your your passphrase! Back it up using either a password manager or write it down somewhere. You may be asked for this when you go to sign your commits.
After you finish the interactive prompts, enter this command to verify that it was created:
$ gpg --list-keys /Users/oz/.gnupg/pubring.kbx ---------------------------- pub rsa3072 2021-03-03 [SC] [expires: 2023-03-03] 7SJASD9SAO78ASDJAHKAHSD89ASA8 uid [ultimate] Ozzie Neher <firstname.lastname@example.org> sub rsa3072 2021-03-03 [E] [expires: 2023-03-03]
I've changed some of my information for privacy reasons but this is an example of what you will see.
3. Instruct git how to sign your commits with this key
Now we need to tell git which key we want to sign our commits with. You're going to copy that long string of random characters that appeared under the
pub line from above
$ git config --global user.signingkey 7SJASD9SAO78ASDJAHKAHSD89ASA8
4. Add your public gpg key to your GitHub profile
Okay so now we've generated a key to sign our commits with but we need to tell GitHub how to verify that the signature is ours.
First we need to copy our public key using the hash we located above:
$ gpg --armor --export 7SJASD9SAO78ASDJAHKAHSD89ASA8 -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- ... your key here -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Copy the output starting from (including) the
---BEGIN line all the way to (including) the
Now we need to paste this into our GitHub profile:
- Navigate to github.com/settings/keys
- Scroll down to the "GPG keys" heading and click the button "New GPG key"
- Paste it into the textarea that appears
- Hit "Add GPG key"
5. Sign a commit
Now go into any of your repos, make a change, stage the files like normal. When you go to make your commit, we're going to add the
-S flag to sign it. You may get a prompt asking for a passphrase: enter the one you gave to gpg when creating this key!
$ git add . $ git commit -S -m "Updated README"
If you don't want to remember to add the
-S flag every time you can set this config setting to have git do it automatically
$ git config --global commit.gpgSign true
If you are on mac and the signing step fails, these steps should fix it:
# taken from https://stackoverflow.com/a/40066889 $ brew install pinentry-mac $ echo "pinentry-program /usr/local/bin/pinentry-mac" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf $ killall gpg-agent
6. Verify everything worked correctly
Now push up that commit and check to see if your commits show up as "Verified" under the commit log!
$ git push origin master
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Lottery is a game of chance where you buy a ticket and pick numbers to win prizes. It is a simple game that many people play and is a popular form of gambling. There are several different types of lotteries available in the U.S. Some are purely financial while others are organized to give a portion of the proceeds to a charity of the winner’s choice.
Traditionally, the lottery has been run by state or city governments. The proceeds are usually used to help fund public projects. Most lottery games offer large cash prizes, although they do not necessarily pay out in lump sums. Regardless of how the money is spent, winnings are subject to federal and state taxes. If you win, it is important to find out the exact amount you will be taxed.
Historically, lotteries have been used to raise money for a variety of public projects, such as schools, universities, town fortifications, and roads. A number of colonial colonies also held lotteries to raise funds for local militias and roads.
In the United States, the first modern government-run US lottery was established in 1934 by Puerto Rico. New Hampshire also established a lottery in 1964. Today, most states have some form of lottery. While lotteries vary from state to state, the basic process is the same. You buy a ticket, pick a set of numbers, and then wait for the drawing to see who wins.
Most people who play the lottery do not win the advertised prize. They typically pay a small fee and receive some money, but the odds are stacked against them. Those who do win are usually paid in either a lump sum or annuity.
The lottery is a popular form of gambling because it provides the opportunity for large amounts of cash to be won. Many individuals have won big in the past, and it is possible for multiple winners to be spotted with a single ticket. However, many people go bankrupt after a few years of playing the lottery.
The concept of the lottery dates back to ancient times. It is believed that Roman emperors used the lottery to give away slaves and property. It is also said that Moses had to take a census of the Israelites, and then divided their land by lot.
According to Alexander Hamilton, the founding father of the United States, the purpose of lotteries was to “keep the lottery as simple and as fair as possible.” He argued that if people were to risk a small amount of money for the possibility of a large gain, it would be easier to convince them that it was a good way to help the government.
Various states have adopted the lottery as a means of raising money for public projects. For example, in the state of Massachusetts, the lottery was used to raise money for the Colonial Army in 1758. Other towns and cities in the United States have used lotteries to finance school projects, road and bridge construction, and libraries. | <urn:uuid:a74dd323-c918-4be9-a23d-a40c487a278d> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | http://wholesalegastanks.org/what-is-the-lottery-5/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499758.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20230129180008-20230129210008-00288.warc.gz | en | 0.98124 | 599 | 2.96875 | 3 |
Fundamentals of Computer Graphics: With Java, OpenGL, and Jogl
by David J. Eck
Publisher: Hobart and William Smith Colleges 2010
Number of pages: 137
These notes represent an attempt to develop a new computer graphics course at the advanced undergraduate level. The primary goal, as in any such course, is to cover the fundamental concepts of computer graphics, and the concentration is on graphics in three dimensions.
Home page url
Download or read it online for free here:
by Fränk Zimmer - Wolke Verlagsges.
Pd (aka Pure Data) is a real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video, and graphical processing. This publication is a compilation of texts describing different approaches to pd, a profile of its usage and development.
by Tony Dones - ustwo studio Ltd.
This handbook covers a lot of core principles and topics that apply to digital design, its relevant tools and accessibility. It also contains Photoshop tips and techniques. The essentials you need to know in an easy-to-understand way.
GIMP is an open-source image editing program, which can be used for editing electronic bitmap images like photographs. The book covers basic tools, filters, scripts and many basic or more advanced topics. It also includes some tutorials.
by Nicholas M. Patrikalakis, Takashi Maekawa - Springer
Shape interrogation is the process of extraction of information from a geometric model. It is a fundamental component of CAD/CAM systems. The authors focus on shape interrogation of geometric models bounded by free-form surfaces. | <urn:uuid:dc59eaa3-6531-4aa3-9541-57879f76bf3d> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://e-booksdirectory.com/details.php?ebook=8324 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499758.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20230129180008-20230129210008-00288.warc.gz | en | 0.8811 | 378 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Satellite-derived global gravity and magnetic maps have been shown to be useful in large-scale studies of the Earth's crust, despite the relative infancy of such studies. Numerous authors have made spatial associations of gravity or magnetic anomalies with geological provinces. Gravimetric interpretations are often made in terms of isostasy, regional variations of density, or of geodesy in general. Interpretations of satellite magnetic anomalies often base assumptions of overall crustal magnetism on concepts of the vertical and horizontal distribution of magnetic susceptibility, then make models of these assumed distributions. The opportunity of improving our satellite gravity and magnetic data through the proposed Geopotential Research Mission should considerably improve the scientific community's ability to analyze and interpret global magnetic and gravity data. | <urn:uuid:9ecf3db7-d6e2-4d24-891b-adb811f9f7ec> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://www-tracey.archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19860003426 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499758.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20230129180008-20230129210008-00288.warc.gz | en | 0.871195 | 147 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Friday, April 27, 2018
I couldn't be prouder of the kid, he did a real science project. Here are the details and video of his science fair participation.
If you’ve paid attention to current events, you probably know that there are many parts of the world without adequate access to water. One in nine people on Earth don’t have access to safe water, and one in three don’t have access to a toilet. Only 2.5% of Earth’s water is freshwater (water that we can use), and we only have access to 1% of Earth’s freshwater. This means that we rely on 0.00025% of Earth’s water to support billions (people?). Imagine if we could have access to more of Earth’s water. That’s exactly what my project will explore. Recently, a new idea known as water desalination has emerged; in which, usually ocean water has its salt removed in to make it accessible to us. But when the salt is removed it also removes all of the minerals in the water, creating pure water; just H 2 0. This is called distilling. But I wondered if distilled water could sustain life, because organisms also need minerals for different vital functions. My experiment was testing whether a plant could get adequate minerals from its soil in order to determine if desalinated water can be used on agriculture, which is an industry that is deeply affected by drought.
Can a plant grow with pure water grow as much as or more than a plant that receives tap water or rain?
If a plant is watered with distilled water, then it won’t grow as much as plants watered with rain and tap water, because they have more minerals for growth.
First, I had to decide what plant to test. After researching this, I decided to do bean plants, due to the quick speeds that they grow at. My house doesn’t receive a lot of sunlight, so I purchased a grow light, and decided I would grow my plants inside. I learned that bean plants need about 4-6 inches of rain each week, so once every two days, I watered my plants with a dixie cup of water. I also realized that, in order to terminate flukes from my data, I would plant three plants for each water type.
● 9 cups
● 1 dixie cup
● Bush bean seeds
● Grow light
● Tap water
● Distilled water
● Rain water
I planted each bean one inch deep, every day, I turned on the grow light for about 12 hours, once every two days, I watered each plant with a dixie cup of the water that I was growing it with. Every day I record the height of the plants.
The results showed that distilled water produced two plants which had larger growth than others (15.75 inches and 13 inches). Given that one didn’t grow and one grew almost sixteen inches, we can’t conclude which water type is best, because we only used 3 plants per water type. The results of each water type varied significantly, so we can’t draw a conclusion on which type is best.
However we can conclude that distilled water can be effective for growing plants, because ⅔ of the distilled water plants grew to an above average height for this experiment (10.9 inches). Which shows that a plant doesn’t need minerals in water to effectively grow.
This is the first time I’ve grown bean plants, I could’ve done many things that would’ve helped or hindered growth such as: Too much or too little water or light, or I could’ve used the wrong soil, or any combination of those. In another experiment, it would’ve been more accurate to grow 100 of each, and have more controls, but my experiment answered my question.
The results show that farming communities struck by drought can use desalinated water to continue to grow their crops.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Today was a beautiful spring/summer day, with the temperature around 80 degrees. Every bud open and blasting pollen, announcing the official change of season.
I certainly enjoyed the light and color, but what really underscored my feeling of arrival was when I went through my photos from a few months ago -- I snapped the above to buy the right pills at the pharmacy.
I realize illness can occur anytime, but it seems worse in winter.
Monday, April 23, 2018
The charge of high crimes and misdemeanors covers allegations of misconduct peculiar to dessert items, such as cakes, pies, doughnuts, candies – both wrapped and unwrapped.
Also included are:
- Perjury of oath: “I only wanted a sliver”
- Abuse of authority: “I bought the cake, I get to eat all of it”
- Bribery: “Give me a cookie or I won’t love you”
- Intimidation: “Give me a cookie or I won’t love you”
- Misuse of assets: “The money I gave for the school project got spent on what?”
- Failure to supervise: “I only left the room for a minute”
- Dereliction of duty: “I thought you were watching the kids?”
- Unbecoming conduct: “I thought more would be bought so I ate all of it.”
- Refusal to obey a lawful order: “Order schmorder.”
Sunday, April 22, 2018
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Thursday, April 19, 2018
One would think that after 77 years the popularity of M&Ms might wane (the delicious candy debuted in 1941).
Not so in our house.
Currently, dark chocolate peanut and peanut butter M&Ms are enjoyed.
We keep trying fancy stuff and always return to the beautiful mouthfeel of these candies.
A simple pleasure, yet a lift of the spirit.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
We were out on the town and feeling like the reincarnation of the Rat Pack. As we are now rat aficionados, we need to clarify that no actual rats accompanied us on our outing.
Also, alcoholic beverages were consumed only by those over 21 years of age.
Our camaraderie ran high as we partied the night away (9:45pm).
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We went this past weekend to see the Cirque Du Soleil Crystal – a performance on ice.
I didn’t crave the experience, even though I had very much enjoyed a Cirque Du Soleil performance years ago. Somehow, I had forgotten about the avalanche of music, dance, acrobatics that go into such a production.
Of course, my mind was blown. Most exciting was the ability to project different computer-generated images onto an ice rink. But these weren’t static images, but landscapes that reacted with light and movement when a performer moved around. How was this done? Sensors? Motion detection? Who cares. A beautiful, dream-like carnival of dance and motion – on ice.
I suspect my initial reluctance was because I mistakenly thought the show would be more Ice Capades than avant-garde spectacle.
The range of performances, music, crazy flipping trapeze maniacs, snowball clowns, insane hockey players, all made for an event that leaves one elevated about the possibilities of the world.
Monday, April 9, 2018
The above behavioral scientist thought that as humans and rats share such a significant percentage of DNA that rats might enjoy basketball.
Unfortunately, after extensive research, a panel of peers (me) concluded that although the idea had merit, the rats just didn't "get" basketball.
Here's the video footage of the experiment.
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Over the weekend we went to the Portland Art Museum to an exhibit about the art produced at Laika, an animation studio nearby.
Because Laika uses stop-motion animation, each movie generates tens of thousands of artifacts – dolls, sets, costumes. Although stop-motion animation has been around for over a hundred years, in Laika’s current manifestation all sorts of computers are used in the prototyping and filming of their movies.
For instance, to get a range of expressions for a character, around 40,000 faces needed to be printed from a 3-D printer.
The exhibit highlighted the detail, range of materials, the richness of films such as: Kubo and the Two Strings, the Boxtrolls, ParaNorman, Coraline.
If you are able, this exhibition is a must see.
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Yellowstone National Park is known worldwide for the wildlife and natural wonders it contains. Photographers wait for hours to get the perfect photograph of anything they can find. If you find yourself in the northwestern United States, why not hop onto a Salt Lake Express bus to West Yellowstone and learn why?
Here is a short list of some of the wildlife you can see!
The Gray Wolf
The gray wolf, also known as the Timber Wolf, is on the endangered species list. Though they once roamed through about two thirds of the United States, they only have populations in seven states now. Gray wolves typically weigh between 60 and 145 pounds, with size varying by gender. Females are usually smaller. They are generally about 5-7 feet long from nose to tail (the tail is usually about 2 feet long) and move in packs of up to 15 members! To learn more about gray wolves, you can visit the National Wildlife Federation’s Website.
The Grizzly Bear
The Grizzly Bear is a type of brown bear. They actually come in a wide variety of colors ranging from almost white to a dark brown. One of their more distinguishing features is the hump on their shoulders, which is where muscle connects to their backbone. Females can reach up to 800lbs while males can reach up to 1700lbs. Apparently the term “Grizzly Bear” originated because during the colder months they can be seen with the tips of their fur coated in ice. This can give them a “grizzled” or gray look. Learn more here!
The Mountain Lion
The Mountain Lion has many names. Some of the common ones are Puma, Panther and Cougar. They are located all throughout the Americas, and where they live has a profound influence on their size! Near the equator, they are much smaller, and the further north you go the larger they get. Smaller cats weigh between 64 and 115 pounds and larger cats can reach 141-220 pounds depending on gender. They are solitary creatures with wide ranges, living wherever food and shelter can be found. If you are interested, you can learn more here.
Red Foxes typically have red fur, with white fur across their bellies and chest. They can have gray patches, however, which sometimes causes them to be mistaken for their cousin the gray fox. The best way to tell the difference is to check the tail: gray foxes have a black tipped tails and red foxes have white tipped tails. Red foxes prefer to eat rabbits and mice, but are efficient scavengers when necessary. Their hearing is so good they can hear mice and other rodents digging underground! Click here to learn more!
Coyotes are close cousins to wolves and are some of the most common wild canines in North America. They are rated as being of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Coyotes weigh between 15 and 44 pounds, and mostly feed on bison, deer, moose, elk and other large herbivores, though they will hunt and eat smaller game when they can. They have been known to stalk and attack humans from time to time, though this has only resulted in 2 known deaths and 130 injuries in the last 30 years, mostly in California where humans are encroaching on their habitat.
River otters are highly social, playful animals. They live in families, usually a female and her offspring, or a group of males. Otters like to eat fish, which they hunt by hiding and ambushing them. They also eat insects, birds and some frogs and lizards. Otters have have few water predators, but on land they are hunted by everything from bobcats to grizzly bears. They are not considered endangered or at risk. If you want to know more about otters, here is a good place to start.
American Buffalo are commonly called Bison. They can stand up to 6 feet tall and weigh upwards of 900 pounds. They live about 20 years when not raised in captivity, that’s why we love seeing them free in Yellowstone. Bison are identifiable by the hump on their back and their shaggy brown fur, They often grow beards and and the fur on their front is longer than the fur towards their rump. The eat constantly, and often do so even while on the move. Find more information about Bison here.
There are between 10,000 and 20,000 Elk in Yellowstone at any given time. They are the most populous hooved animal in the park. Each elk weighs between 500 and 700 pounds. Males grow antlers which have on average 6 tines or points. They use them to establish dominance over other males during mating, or “rutting”, season. The word elk originated with European settlers. The closest thing they had seen to an elk was a Moose, and so they used their name for moose. European still use the term Elk to refer to Moose, and this causes some confusion among European visitors.
Moose are the largest members of the deer family. They stand 6 feet tall and weigh up to 1,000 pounds. Because Moose are so tall, they have a hard time bending over to eat grass. Instead, they eat twigs and leaves. The word “moose” was the Algonquin word meaning “eaters of twigs”. Interestingly, each of their hairs is hollow, which allows the them to act as insulation in the winter. Unlike females, males grow horns in the spring for use during mating season in the fall. The antlers can grow to up to 6 feet and are used to fight other bulls for territory or mates. To find out more about moose in Yellowstone, go here!
Bighorn Sheep are compact animals, with thickly bunched musculature. They are well adapted to living in steep places such as slopes and mountainsides. Typically, bighorn sheep are white and males can be distinguished by their large curved horns, which weigh up to 30 pounds. They can weigh between 160 and 350 pounds, and stand around 40 inches (3′ 4″) high. They have been on the endangered species list, but made a recovery. There are still efforts to continue protecting them. Read here for more.
Mule deer get their name from their large ears, which reminded settlers of a mule. Their other defining feature is the “mask” on their face. Mule deer range between 3 and 3.5 feet tall and 4 to 7 feet long. They usually weigh between 130 and 280 pounds. They are actually very picky eaters: they will eat only the most nutritious foods. This means they have more robust requirements for foraging and fewer places to live.
Pronghorn Antelope are easily identifiable by their horns, as shown in the picture above. They are remarkably agile, and can reach speeds of nearly 60 miles per hour. Pronghorns also have excellent vision, which allows them to spot predators from further away on their long migrations. They will eat grasses shrubs and most other greenery, and they seldom drink water since they get all the water they need from the plants they eat. If you’d like to know more, go here.
White Tailed Deer
White Tailed Deer are the smallest member of the deer family. They live throughout most of the Rocky Mountains, Arizona and most of Mexico. White Tailed Deer stand almost 3 feet tall and can weigh up to 300 pounds. Males grow antlers as seen in the photograph above and when frightened they raise their tail to signal other deer that danger is near by. More information on White Tailed Deer can be found here.
The American Beaver is the largest rodent in America. The distinguishing feature of the beaver is it’s long flat tail, which it uses to navigate more easily in the water. It also uses its tail to raise the alarm when there is danger by slapping the water. The Beaver builds dams by chewing down trees or chewing through branches to build their homes. Their teeth are always growing, so chewing on trees prevents their teeth from getting too long. Find out more here!
Chipmunks are rodents that can often be seen playing, fighting for food and generally scampering around the Yellowstone area. They are small and striped, and they hoard food in preparation for winter. This makes them an important part of the ecosystem because it moves seeds around for plants and trees. They are also an important source of food for predators, such as foxes and coyotes. Information on Chipmunks can be found here.
Yellow Bellied Marmots
Yellow bellied marmots are also called Rock Chucks and are a member of the ground squirrel family. They are found across the mountainous areas of Canada and the Western United States. Marmots are typically brown in color and weigh about 11 pounds. They are very common and not considered to be under threat. They like to poke their heads out of their burrows and look at anything they are curious about that might be passing by. If you’d like to learn more this is a good place to start.
While Red Squirrels may be very common they are also very cute! The are another animal that hoards nuts and berries leading up to the winter months and are therefore important for the life cycles of trees and other plants. They also serve as prey for most ground predators and even some larger birds. They can be fearless around humans when they live in cities and towns, and their habitat crosses readily into areas with large human populations. For more information about squirrels, here is a good place to start.
Yellowstone is home to 13 varieties of bats, and all eat insects and are active at night. Unfortunately, due to a fungal infection, many of the bats populations are falling. Several species of bats have become extinct, and the other cannot recover quickly because they raise only 1 pup per female per year. If you see a bat, don’t be scared! Instead, thank them for controlling the insect population and leave it in peace so the population can rise. To learn more about bats, you can go here or here.
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Write a 4-5 page APA style paper in which you provide analysis and insight into the current models of abnormality.
Identify and explain the strengths and weaknesses of one model of abnormality that you, as a student, think best explains abnormal behavior.
Choose a different model that you think offers the poorest model of abnormality. Identify and explain the strengths and weaknesses of that model.
Compare and contrast the two models you chose and analyze the major differences between the two models. This section should be as strong as the other two sections! In this compare and contrast section, you may compare the points that you found to be strengths and weaknesses, however you should also explore other aspects that were not noted previously in the paper.
Paper must be in APA format. This includes a properly formatted title page, reference page, and in-text citations.
Title of the paper needs to go on the title page AND first page of the paper. Margins should be set to 1 inch on all sides.
The content of your paper must be double-spaced and use 12 pt. Courier or Times New Roman font.
Papers must be saved as a Word document (.doc or .docx) to ensure that your professor can open your paper.
Please note that the title page, reference page and abstract (if provided) do not count toward the page requirement for the assignment.
You should use your textbook as one source.
In addition to the textbook, your paper must include at least 3 other scholarly references from high quality sources. This means you must have 4 sources!
Scholarly sources mean from peer-reviewed journals (example–journal or clinical psychology or a article from a journal). You can get these through the Ivy Tech Library and use the PsycArticles web base. If you are unsure of what is a quality source, then visit the link under Course Resources that discusses how to evaluate sources.
Points will be deducted for Wikipedia, Encyclopedias, books other than your text, or websites such as Simply Psychology or other sites that simply regurgitate the text.
(I will add the textbook as a resource myself when I receive the finished essay)
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The faucets in the marketplace are mainly copper materials, but there is lead element in copper alloys, which is harmful to people’s health. Therefore, it is a kind of trend to develop stainless steel faucets. The stainless steel faucet has not been widely used owing to its complicated production process and expensive materials. But now in the kitchen,these utensils are contacted with food directly,such as vegetable basins, pots and spatulas are all made of stainless steel and even a straight drinking fountain is also equipped with stainless steel faucets. Stainless steel faucets can meet the requirements in terms of decoration, environmental protection, greenness, health and practicality.
Stainless steel faucet was produced by investment casting. Through adopting new core making, the core could be cleaned smoothly by shell-vibration and ball throwing. During production process, the shrinkage porosities (holes) could be avoided or eliminated by optimizing assembling-tree design and gating system. After hydraulic examination, the faucet meets the requirements.
Faucet Structure Analysis
The water channel of the faucet is curved and irregular. There is a deep inner hole in it and the shape of the water channel cavity is narrow and deep, and its mouth is small while its inner space is big. The faucet structure is shown in below. It is impossible to produce with a mold, which is a typically complicated and difficult to cast part. Traditionally,the faucet was produced by copper alloy because the main body of the faucet is cast by gravity, the pouring temperature is only about 1100°c , the sand core is easy to clean and this process is better controlled.It requires a large amount of stamping die, labor cost and processing time if the forming methods such as processing sheet metal and blank metal and welding and sealing were adopted. However, the processing allowance of blank metal is large and the process is complicated, resulting in inconsistent outer surface of the batch parts, which is affecting its appearance.What is more,the deformation is easily caused by the local overheating during welding, and therefore, the product quality is not high.With stainless steel casting, the wax patterns can be welded. But it is easy to cause problems such as steel leakage due to the inner shell and the sand dripping as well as insufficient strength and the scrap rate is high. However,with the sand core molding method, the problem of mold ejection and shell making can be better solved, and the alkali core cooking and alkali explosion process are avoided to clean the core.It does not react with metals and oxides at high temperatures if the ceramic core is used, and its porosity rate is generally 40%~50%.It has good gas permeability and good collapsibility and solubility. The core becomes loose after pouring molten steel and most of the core can be removed only by shaking the shell. The inner cavity of the casting can be cleaned by ball throwing or sand blasting, which has the features of high efficiency and low energy consumption. Stainless steel faucets are not allowed to leak water. After hydraulic examination, the product must not have any defects ,such as shrinkage and cracks.
Stainless Steel Casting Design
The inner gating channel is generally designed in the highest thick part of the casting. It not only leads to effective feeding, but also reduces the possibility of stress, deformation and crack. At the same time, it is considered to open the gate to avoid the formation of new heat knots.It is good to hang pulp, sanding and drying during the shell making process and convenient to cut the inner gating channel. We should try to improve the product yield under the premise of ensuring the quality of castings .This part is designed with two ingates after a comprehensive consideration, see blow picture.
There are 6 pieces in each group and 3 pieces per side when using bottom pouring process, the weight of the wax part of the die head is about 580 g while the wax part weight is about 50.2 g, and the process yield rate is 50.2%.
Considering the moistening slurry and dewaxing, an ingate at the bottom was opened , because any part of the dewaxed part will cause casting defects such as chipping and slag holes, so try to keep the residual wax to a minimum. The size of the ingate should be minimized under the premise of ensuring the quality of the casting, which can reduce the sanding of the ingate. The height of these two ingates is set to 10. 5 mm, because on one hand, the casting and the die head can be tightly combined to increase the strength of the die head and prevent the breakage of the product after hanging pulp and sanding, and on the other hand it is convenient to cut in the subsequent process, but it will easily damage the casting during the cutting when the ingate is too short, while it will increase the cost and affect the casting feeding if it is too long.
Roasting and Smelting
Basic lining was selected while choosing smelting furnace. It is necessary to pay attention to deoxidation and slag removal during the production. The operators are required to operate in strict accordance with the specifications in the processes of batching, melting, adjusting components, deoxidizing and removing slag. The casting piece is cast at the bottom, the molten steel passes through the pouring cup and the entire cavity is filled from the bottom in order to avoid the impact of the molten steel on the shell and prevent the slag and other inclusions from entering the cavity.Since the surface of the faucet after stainless steel investment casting needs to be polished, the casting is likely to appear black spots after polishing. The first step to prevent the black spots is to dewaxing thoroughly, the second is to control the melting time and temperature. The work of deoxidation and slag removal is also considered and pay attention to the deoxidation and refining effect and purify the melted stainless steel effectively ,this is because the molten stainless steel contains a variety of easily oxidized alloying elements. When molten steel is exposed to air for a long time during smelting, it will react with oxygen in the air and form oxidized impurities and produce black spots. The third is to control the impurity content of the regenerated stainless steel, reduce non-metallic inclusions and control the amount of die metal added. The die metal material is allowed to be used after ball throwing . The raw materials should not be placed in a damp, oily or moisture place to prevent impurities from seeping.
It is necessary to extend the roasting time appropriately because the stainless steel faucet module is not easy to burn thoroughly. After repeated tests, the temperature of the roasting shell is about 1 100 V, and the shell roasting time is 50 min. It is necessary to keep the furnace door opened for 6 to 8 min after roasting if it is roasting in an electric furnace and adding some oxygen so as to let the gas generated after the core and shell roasting is quickly discharged from the roaster,while it is roasted with oil, it is poured as much as possible within 10 s when the roasting temperature of the shell is reached. To some extent,the slag inclusion, pores and cold insulation are affected by the pouring speed.Therefore, it should be poured quickly so as to it can be filled with a mass flow and a low flow speed. Since there is a core inside the faucet, the surrounding wall thickness is about 2.5 mm, so the pouring temperature of the molten steel should be around 1 580 V.It will cause coarse grains and defects such as hot cracks, pores and burnt-on sand if the pouring temperature is too high. The surface of the casting will be prone to black spots, causing water leakage.It will easily cause cold separation and insufficient pouring if the temperature is too low. An appropriate amount of covering agent is placed into the pouring cup to protect the molten steel after casting, which is beneficial for feeding and absorbing the non-metallic inclusion oxide on the molten steel surface and isolating the air to prevent secondary oxidation, thereby,it improved the products’ quality.
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The pelvic floor is a group of muscles that act as a sling to the bottom of your core. As you can see in the image below, the pelvic floor muscles stabilize the joints around the pelvis. The core also includes the diaphragm muscle, the multifidus, and the transverse abdomins.
Pregnancy, childbirth, and decreasing estrogen weaken your pelvic floor muscles. BUT these muscle fibers can be trained! Like any muscle group, you have to specifically target these muscles. You wouldn’t swim to train for a marathon, right? So let’s find the correct muscles to train. The pelvic floor moves are less intense and obvious — you are going to stimulate muscles you won’t necessarily feel all the time. Sometimes it can take several tries to make your brain communicate with your pelvic floor.
A study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology found that moms who’d had a C-section were less likely to do pelvic floor exercises, probably because they didn’t push the baby out with the pelvic floor. But pregnancy itself that affects the pelvic floor, so pelvic floor exercises are a must for every mom. It’s important to note core stability is a key component of pelvic and core health. You can find all of the core stability and pelvic floor exercises in the Prenatal and Postnatal Exercise Guide.
Perform these seated, sitting on a Swiss ball or standing — really you can do these anywhere, but seated on a ball will help you identify the pelvic floor muscles.
Now that you know how to engage your pelvic floor, it’s important to incorporate this into everyday exercise. Your pelvic floor a key component of what is known as your core — a group of muscles that stabilize your trunk. Your pelvic floor works in close coordination with your transverse abdominis. You really can’t effectively work one without paying attention to the other.
Using the transverse abdominis muscle is a big part of getting your belly healthy again. As you can see in the image above, the TA is a thick layer of muscle. The transverse abdominal muscle wraps around the torso from front to back and the muscle fibers of the TA run horizontally, similar to a corset or a weight belt. These muscles, one on each side, are your true core muscles and strengthening them will give you power and tone your entire body.
In order to fully engage your abdominals, and in particular your transverse abdoinimis (TA), you have to pull your belly button in toward your spine. Pulling your navel toward your spine is not the same thing as sucking in your gut. What do you when you suck in your gut? You hold your breath, you tuck your hips. You don’t want to do that. A great cue is saying “ssssssss” as you exhale. We cue these important exercises in all of our workout programs.
Should I see a physical therapist? My answer is always yes. Especially if you think you’re experiencing any of the conditions below. In just 1 – 2 sessions a women’s health physical therapist can look at your movement patterns to determine if your pelvic floor is turned on too much or not turning on as much as it should. A physical therapist can also help with any pain associated with your pelvic floor.
Relaxin is great for helping the pelvis and rib cage to expand to fit your growing baby. But it will also cause loose joint stability, and can lead to pelvic pain both during and after pregnancy. Relaxin remains in the body while breastfeeding.
Your pelvic floor just carried all the weight of that baby for 10 months, and then you went through delivery. Vaginal deliveries involve the trauma of making room for the baby to come through, and cesarean deliveries involve disruption of the tissues in the front of your abdomen. Both have a significant impact on our pelvic mechanics and ability to perform all our normal activities and jobs in a pain free manner. As mentioned above, relaxin causes laxity in our ligaments. Our pelvis is made up of bones that are tethered together by the ligaments and muscle tendons surrounding the pelvis and sacrum. And there are a bunch them!
It is important to keep working the core with the pelvic tilts, kegels, and foundation moves. Download our Prenatal and Postnatal Exercise Guide for more info! Additionally, some women find it feels better to have compression through the pelvis and use a support belt.
It is best to avoid certain moves and exercises. You should avoid the following:
Pelvic pain can be tricky to address on your own as there are so many things that impact pelvic mechanics, pelvic floor health, and trauma that can occur during delivery. If you are having pelvic pain that is not going away with gentle exercise, stretching, or a postnatal exercise program, please follow up with a women’s health physical or physiotherapist. Their job is to assess the cause of your pain and help you get back to life faster and teach you how to take care yourself. You could be sitting or standing with a slight pelvic rotation and this can cause other issues like knee pain. Do not put up with pelvic pain, ladies! It can be so debilitating.
Pelvic dysfunction and subsequently, incontinence, can result from trauma to the nerves in the pelvis, causing the pelvic floor muscles to spasm. More than 30% of women of childbearing age are coping with this aftereffect of pregnancy. These conditions may be exacerbated in wide-stance or prolonged sitting exercises and/or high-impact activity. In addition, episiotomies and natural tears can cause pain when scar tissue attaches to the tissue in the pelvis. A woman can actually reduce the thickness of the scar tissue by massaging it after her incision or tear has healed. It is best that you work one-on-one with a physical therapist.
This condition can be almost debilitating to a pregnant woman and can produce symptoms months after delivery. To ease the symptoms, you should work the pelvic floor muscles. It is best that you work one-on-one with a physical therapist.
In the most serious cases of disruption of or damage to the muscles of the pelvic floor, your muscles could prolapse. Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when the pelvic floor muscles become weak or damaged and can no longer support the pelvic organs. The uterus is the only organ that actually falls into the vagina. When the bladder and bowel slip out of place, they push into the walls of the vagina. While prolapse is not considered a life threatening condition, it may cause a great deal of discomfort and distress. You will want to see your doctor if you suspect you have a prolapse. Pelvic floor physical therapy can be helpful.
References from Prenatal and Postnatal Fitness Specialist.
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BROOKLYN BRIDGE FOREST
Our Brooklyn Bridge Forest submission was the winner of Van Alen Institute’s competition ‘Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge’, ‘which challenged participants to rethink the iconic Brooklyn Bridge walkway. As made even more clear by the pandemic, the design of our streets and shared spaces must be responsive to the present moment and work to correct past injustices. They must foster equitable, accessible, and sustainable transportation options, create a healthy and safe environment for all New Yorkers, and opportunities for small businesses and vendors to flourish’.
All six finalists, whittled from about 250 entries in a contest held by the New York City Council and urban-design
nonprofit the Van Alen Institute, would turn the 19th-century thoroughfare into a space for culture, lingering and civic engagement. (Excerpt from Wall Street Journal).
Our team of designers, architects, engineers and scientists were brought together by Scott Francisco of Pilot Projects.
Brooklyn Bridge Forest re-imagines the bridge as an icon of climate action and social equity, improving mobility while respecting the landmark structure. The historic wooden walkway is expanded using planks sustainably sourced from a “partner forest” community in Guatemala that protects a 200,000-acre rainforest. A dedicated bike path and reclaimed traffic lane create new space for cyclists and low-carbon transit, while biodiverse “microforests” at either end of the bridge bring nature to New York City and serve as green spaces for underserved communities.
At the heart of this project was the connection to the Guatemalan community through the support of harvested timber for the promenade: timber is harvested from a different portion of the 200,000-acre forest - 1 tree per acre every 40 years - using small-scale equipment and replanting trees in clearings and along roads. The communities’ low-impact timber harvesting provides jobs as well as resources for health and education. These opportunities in turn have given the communities a long-term stake in protecting the forest.
1 // SITE ANALYSIS
Left: Existing vegetation, predominantly parks, in the Brooklyn Bridge area. Roll-over shows potential sites of Microforest implementation, focusing inland away from the waterfront where much of park amenities and development have been focused. NYCHA housing footprints already contain trees - often in fenced-in areas. The total footprint of around 84 acres can be selectively opened up and intensified with vegetation.
Right: Microforests aim to connect existing patches of vegetation. Increasing canopy cover can help reduce energy costs for heating and cooling, a cost-effective way to help the city’s buildings reach the 10% emission reduction goal, aligning with One NYC 2050 sustainability goals.
To lower temperatures up to 10 degrees, canopies need to exceed 40%: a single city block would need to be covered almost half-way with a green network of branches and leaves.
2 // DESIGN
Phase 1 Microforests, at bridge anchors. The Brooklyn side includes a bike ramp to deal with current pedestrian/bike congestion. Choice of vegetation would mimic Eastern Temperate Forest succession with wildflower/grass mixes in clearings, pioneer species and wildflowers for semi (visually) permeable spaces and a deciduous /pine mix in the ramp plaza. Select species would create sound barriers or attract birds for an audio experience, and other areas tie into DEP storm-water management systems - intensifying native rain-garden species.
On the Manhattan side, the current playground would be retrofitted to accommodate forest and gathering spaces, forest patches ‘bleeding’ into fenced off playground for children to access.
This redesign of the
New York Times
There’s a Global Plan to Conserve Nature. Indigenous People Could Lead the Way.
What If the
Brooklyn Bridge Was a Microforest?
The Wall Street Journal
Glass Walkways and Green Spaces: Designers Reimagine the Brooklyn Bridge Experience.
In the Press
Microforests will contain yet a layer of native plantings: Building upon the city’s initiative to include native vegetation, we continue expanding upon the native palette and include species from Eric Sanderson’s Welikia list which identifies and pinpoints ecoregions and native vegetation around the city, pre-European influence.
Native vegetation will support local and ‘traveling’ wildlife, potentially supporting birds such as the Sedge Wren - a native endangered species threatened by habitat loss of wetland and meadows brought on by development.
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When our earth is polluted, we human-beings tend to fall sick. Whereas the environmental issue has affected our world in various ways whether it be pollutions and enormous amount of plastic waste overflowing on landfills and water sources, plastic waste that would take forever to decompose and hazardous chemicals all caused by human actions. Without a proper system to manage the waste that we created it would lead to a large scale of contamination in soil and water affecting animals both on land and water with micro-plastics, which in the end causes large scale of death or might even cause an extinction in some species, these are all caused by human activities of disposing. In some cases we tend to eat these contaminated creatures and it leads to various kind of diseases and unknown illness. As we can see, if our environment is contaminated and polluted it would also affect us as without any doubt.
Enormous amount of plastic waste are overflowing the landfills and water sources more than ever, these plastic waste do not decompose naturally. If they were dumped beneath the ground it would take around 450 years for plastic waste to decompose.
Nowadays, in some areas, plastic wastes are disposed in an unethical method resulting in various kinds of issues such as health issue, economic problems and environmental problems affecting us humans and our surroundings such as low quality control of burning garbage causing hazardous particles being contaminated into the air we breath in, into the water we drink and the food that we cook and eat. But if these plastic wastes are left in an open area where sunlight can reach, it will slowly decompose and gives out enormous harmful particles causing cancer and manipulating our body and even destroying our respiratory system or even cause death, they are called Micro Plastic which are not visible by our sight.
Many nations worldwide has proposed the ways that we should classify our waste. Waste that could be reused and recycled will be converted into generating energy instead which helps reduce the amount of wastes and pollutions. Many of us want to be a part where we can help reduce wastes to make our earth a better place. We can all help to reduce plastic wastes in our daily life by various ways. We can start from reducing the usage of plastic bags, plastic straws and switch to a compostable products and reuse those items that are reusable. | <urn:uuid:a61547d3-1486-4aa9-b57c-cb3d29b67942> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://rabbitgogreen.com/earth/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500058.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20230203154140-20230203184140-00608.warc.gz | en | 0.96036 | 462 | 3.640625 | 4 |
It is supremely closed-minded to throw away Homer and Mozart and Augustine.
Professor, music historian and composer Robert Greenberg once received a letter from a musician urging him to give up the traditional and classical repertoire in favor of more modern music. The primary reason? To remain relevant to audiences today. In a course lecture on opera, Greenberg replies:
If we as a culture, as a civilization, cannot understand and appreciate and assimilate as our own the crystalline life-force and truth in the best art of our past, what does it say about us here today? Is Mozart’s extraordinary insight into the human condition irrelevant to us because it was a product of imperialistic Europe? Or are some of us today just culturally and intellectually unworthy of it?
The constant push toward remaining relevant comes from a desire to communicate with people or draw people in by accommodating to current tastes, trends and fashions. In order to speak to people who speak a different language, it is necessary to learn that language. So it seems necessary to learn and know the fashions and trends of the culture in order to speak with them.
So it becomes a question of what is relevant to the people in our culture. In other words, what is applicable or meaningful to them? But there is a difference between what they think is applicable and meaningful and what is objectively applicable and meaningful. Professor Greenberg refers to the “crystalline life-force and truth” and “insight into the human condition.” These are things that don’t depend on taste but are true in and of themselves to all humans in every age; they form the foundation for the language we all speak. Human nature has not changed — only human tastes. The nature of the human person, as a rational animal, as a being made for truth and goodness and beauty, is the same now as it was in the time of Mozart, Aquinas, Plato and Homer.
It is true that the relevance of the classics in literature, philosophy and art does not belong to our age. It did not belong to the ages in which they were produced. Their relevance does not belong to any particular age because they are relevant to all ages. Truth and goodness and beauty are not timeless because they belong to no time but because they belong to all time.
It is human nature to desire truth, goodness and beauty, and those are relevant to all humans in every culture, in every country, in every age.
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Psychology students need the ability to create informed consent and debriefing forms that adequately state the purpose of studies to the participants in an ethical manner. In your capstone class (your last class), it is an expectation that you have a created a consent and debriefing form for your research proposal. It could be beneficial if you create this assignment around the topic you would like to research.
Before you begin the assignment, view the APA website and read the ethics listings.
Principle E: Respect for People’s Rights and Dignity Psychologists respect the dignity and worth of all people, and the rights of individuals to privacy, confidentiality, and self-determination. Psychologists are aware that special safeguards may be necessary to protect the rights and welfare of persons or communities whose vulnerabilities impair autonomous decision making. Psychologists are aware of and respect cultural, individual, and role differences, including those based on age, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, language, and socioeconomic status, and consider these factors when working with members of such groups. Psychologists try to eliminate the effect on their work of biases based on those factors, and they do not knowingly participate in or condone activities of others based upon such prejudices.
Using the GCU Library, research consent and debriefing forms. Locate two to four scholarly resources to support your form.
Create an informed consent form and a debriefing form that explains the nature and true purpose of the study (students may adapt the examples from the textbook Gregory J. Privitera Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences. Third Edition, see pages 65-66). Be sure to cite your sources at the conclusion of the document.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed fossils of a fearsome feathered dinosaur in northwestern New Mexico that was a quick and agile predator that could chase down smaller prey or swarm larger prey in pack attacks 67 million years ago.
And, judging from a telltale scar on one of its menacing sickle-shaped claws, this Cretaceous Period dinosaur also fought with others of its own species.
Scientists on Thursday announced the discovery of Dineobellator notohesperus, a two-legged meat-eater that was relatively small - around 7 feet (2 meters) long and 3 feet (1 meter) tall at the hip, weighing 40-50 pounds (18-22 kg). What Dineobellator lacked in size it made up for with ferocity.
Dineobellator - whose name means “Navajo warrior” to honor the Native American people native to the area - was part of the same dinosaur lineage, dromaeosaurs, as the well-known Velociraptor that lived just a bit earlier in Mongolia.
“It was a swift, active predator. Its claws would have been several inches long and quite formidable, although rather than slicing through meat they probably would be more useful for holding on to things,” said paleontologist Steven Jasinski of the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, who led the research published in the journal Scientific Reports.
A four-inch (10 cm) claw on its right hand had a deep gouge whose size and shape indicated the damage was inflicted by another member of its own species.
“We hypothesize it was caused by fighting with another Dineobellator,” Jasinski said. “Often times animals in packs fight and squabble over various things, usually resources like food, territory, and even sunlight. It’s also possible this was a fight between two males over a mate, or a female fighting off an aggressive male when she might not feel ready to mate.”
The dinosaur also had a broken rib that healed, which Jasinski said “not only suggests a hard life but also shows this dinosaur was able to live and deal with at least some injuries.”
Dineobellator, armed with rows of cutting teeth, lived near the very end of the age of dinosaurs, about a million years before an asteroid impact wiped them out, inhabiting a floodplain teeming with other dinosaurs including much larger predators and a variety of plant eaters.
Roughly 25 percent of its skeleton was recovered, showing Dineobellator boasted evolutionary innovations setting it apart from other dromaeosaurs with superior grip strength in its hands, enhanced flexion in its arms and a unique tail structure.
“Combining these features suggests Dineobellator would have been a swift, skilled pursuit predator that could run down smaller prey and attack and jump onto larger prey, holding on with stronger forelimbs and a tighter grip,” Jasinski said.
“Dineobellator tells us,” Jasinski added, “that these dinosaurs were still diversifying and trying out new evolutionary pathways even at the twilight of their existence.”
Reporting by Will Dunham; Editing by Sandra Maler
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Snare drums are a type of drum that makes a distinct cracking sound when hit with a drumstick. They are also the type of drum on which the drum roll was perfected. These drums owe their sound to snares, which are plastic, gut, or metal cords or wires that extend across the bottom of the drum.
The top of the drum, called the head, is made of tightly stretched leather, or sometimes synthetic materials. Often, snare drums can be tightened to alter their sound. The frame of the drum is now most frequently made with metal. Earlier drums would likely have been made mostly from wood.
This style of drum emerged in the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe where it formed an intricate part of military bands. Pipe and drum bands were quite popular and predate military bands with a wide variety of instruments. Since their inception, snare drums can be heard in virtually all types of European and North American music.
Commonly, drumsticks are used to produce music from the snare. It is not uncommon however to see brushes used to produce a softer stroked sound. Some snare drums are specifically adapted for marching bands. In fact modern marching bands, may frequently feature snare solos. Not only the head of the drum, but the sides of the drum, the rim, and the sticks themselves may be part of producing complicated, performance-based rhythms.
Mastering the snare drum is only one portion of being a drummer for most jazz, country and western, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll bands. A drum set generally features at minimum, one snare, two toms, a base drum and a high hat or symbol. This combination is best at producing a wide variety of sounds.
When children learn how to play snare drums, generally the drum roll is the most difficult thing to master in the onset. This is because most tend to try to force the roll. However, if one hits the drum loosely, the stick will bounce. Learning how to “let the roll happen” is an important lesson in early teaching of percussion methods.
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Are you Deficient in These Fat-Soluble Vitamins?
This blog has not been approved by your local health department and is not intended to provide diagnosis, treatment, or medical advice.
In this article:
- Fat-Soluble Vitamins vs. Water-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin A
- Risk Factors for Vitamin A Deficiency
- Symptoms and Complications of Vitamin A Deficiency
- Food Sources of Vitamin A
- Vitamin D
- Low Levels of Vitamin D are Associated with Increased Risk for the Following:
- Vitamin E (α-tocopherol)
- Causes and Risks for Vitamin E Deficiency
- Symptoms of Vitamin E Deficiency
- Food Sources of Vitamin E
- Vitamin K
- Risks and Causes of Vitamin K Deficiency
- Symptoms of Vitamin K Deficiency
- Food Sources of Vitamin K
In the early 20th century, it was believed that humans only required four types of nutrients: proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and minerals. Since then, our understanding of health and nutritional needs has greatly evolved. This is especially true when it comes to preventing illness, chronic disease, and general disability.
One of the most important things we’ve come to understand about health is that severe deficiency of certain vitamins can lead to well-known diseases such as:
- Rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency
- Pellagra caused by niacin deficiency
- Scurvy caused by vitamin C deficiency
- Beriberi caused by vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency
In the advent of “food fortification” and improved food supplies around the world, it was assumed that vitamin deficiencies had been widely eliminated. However, more recently, we’ve learned that a person’s unique genetics, lifestyle, exposure to environmental toxins, and antioxidant intake create unique requirements of certain vitamins and minerals for some individuals, which may be greater than another’s needs. Further, the absence of certain diseases does not indicate that a person is meeting their nutrient needs.
Each of us fits into one of these categories:
- You are deficient in one or more nutrients
- You have the exact amount of every nutrient you need at any given time
- You have excess amounts of one or more specific nutrient, which will either be stored or excreted.
The first scenario is one that demands attention. According to a 2006 report by the World Health Organization (WHO) one in three people around the world is deficient in a variety of vitamins and/or minerals. This is a problem that can affect generations. When children and pregnant women are affected by vitamin deficiency, the long-term health consequences can be dire. These deficiencies are not only seen in underweight individuals — overweight and obese individuals can also be significantly deficient in nutrients.
Vitamins are classified into two main categories: water-soluble and fat-soluble. Water-soluble vitamins are so named because they dissolve in water, which means they’re generally not stored in the body and must be consumed. This is in contrast to fat-soluble vitamins, which are absorbed with the aid of fat.
Fat-soluble vitamins require fat in the diet in order to be absorbed. These vitamins are stored in the liver and fat tissue of the body and may be available for use when needed.
Vitamin A is a powerhouse nutrient, yet it is the most common vitamin deficiency worldwide. It is a potent antioxidant that comes in two forms: provitamin A is found in plants and preformed vitamin A is found in animal products.
When vitamin A is lacking in a person’s diet, the results can be catastrophic, especially in children. Vitamin A is crucial for development of healthy vision, immune system strength, and future reproduction. According to the World Health Organization, more than 250 million preschool-aged children are deficient around the world. Women who are pregnant and deficient in vitamin A are at risk for night blindness, while a fetus without sufficient levels of vitamin A is at risk for developmental issues.
- Diet low in dairy and eggs
- Inadequate intake of fruits
- Low intake of vegetables
Many plant-based foods contain beta carotene (pro-vitamin A), the precursor to vitamin A. These carotenoids, as they are called, play an important role in overall health.
- Blindness and night blindness
- Dry flaky skin
- Increased risk of infection
- Increased risk for miscarriage
- Cod liver oil
- Red bell peppers
Consuming a quality multivitamin with vitamin A is important, and in some cases, a separate vitamin A supplement may be needed. However, this should be discussed with your doctor first.
Vitamin A toxicity can occur when excessive amounts, 25,000 IU daily or more, of preformed vitamin A are consumed.
It is also believed that too much vitamin A may interact with the beneficial actions of vitamin D. Beta-carotene has no known toxic effects or upper limit when eaten as a food. However, some can develop a reversible orange color in their skin, a condition called beta-carotenemia, when large amounts are consumed.
Smokers should be extra cautious about supplementing with vitamin A as it may increase lung cancer risk, according to some studies. A physician should be consulted first.
Thousands of studies over the last decade show health benefits when one optimizes vitamin D intake. These studies tell us that those with higher levels of vitamin D in their blood have lower risk for heart attacks, breast cancer, colon cancer, multiple sclerosis, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and other health complications.
Deficiency is common. Even in my Southern California medical practice, a place where we have sunny skies more than 300 days per year, four in five (80 percent) patients have clinical vitamin D deficiency, defined by a blood level 30 ng/ml (75 nmol/l) or lower.
- Auto-immune conditions
- Heart disease/high blood pressure
- Cancer (colon breast, ovarian, prostate)
- Osteopenia and osteoporosis
- Stroke, heart disease, and peripheral artery disease
Adequate sunlight exposure is important for overall health and wellness. Most deficient adults will need to take a daily dose of Vitamin D (cholecalciferol), ranging 2,000-5,000 IU of vitamin D. Some may need more.
Pregnant women and mothers who are breastfeeding should also consider supplementing with vitamin D at 5,000 IU daily. Vitamin D can be taken by most healthy children from 1 to 18 years of age. The usual dose is between 1,000-2,000 IU daily.
Vitamin E can be stored in fat tissue, in addition to the liver. It provides antioxidant protection from free radicals, and when deficiency is present, the risk of increased cellular oxidation and nerve damage grows. While many physicians believe vitamin E deficiency is rare overall, recent research has called this long-held belief into question.
A 2019 study from Asia and published in the International Journal of Vitamin and Nutrition Research suggests vitamin E deficiency affects up to 67 percent of infants, 80 percent of children, 56 percent adolescents, and up to 72 percent of elderly and pregnant women. Likewise, a 2015 study from South Korea found that 23 percent of those aged 20-59 had inadequate levels of vitamin E (α-tocopherol). Lastly, a 2006 study in the United States of children aged 2 to 5 years of age showed that 68 percent of American children had deficient blood levels of vitamin E.
- Premature birth
- Poor dietary intake of specific foods (see list below)
- Malabsorption syndromes (leaky gut, celiac disease, crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis)
- Familial isolated vitamin-E deficiency (rare genetic disorder)
- Neurological and brain issues
- Muscle weakness
- Vision problems (retinopathy)
- Impaired immune system
- Fish (abalone, Atlantic salmon, trout)
- Nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts, pine nuts)
- Seeds (sunflower seeds)
- Green leafy vegetables (spinach, kale, broccoli, red sweet pepper)
- Wheat germ oil
When diet is not enough, taking a quality multivitamin each day can help ensure one is getting enough vitamin E. When that is not enough, some may take separate vitamin E supplements at a dose of 200 to 400 IU per day. Most should avoid supplementing in excess of 1,000 IU per day.
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in bone, brain, and overall blood health. It is available in three main forms:
- Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone)
- Vitamin K2 (menaquinone)
- Vitamin K3 (menadione)
Vitamin K1 is found primarily in green leafy vegetables, while vitamin K2 is commonly bacterial (gut bacteria) in origin and also comes from fermented foods and animal-based foods, such as meats and dairy. Vitamin K3 is synthetically manufactured and added to some supplements.
Many healthy bacteria, which reside in our intestines (gut microbiome), can manufacture vitamin K2. When a person is placed on antibiotics, vitamin K2 production can be impaired as healthy bacteria are killed by the antibiotic drug. It is believed that this may be a leading reason those on the blood thinner coumadin (warfarin) may see a change in their “blood thinness” when certain medications are taken or if a diet abnormally high in green leafy vegetables is consumed.
Those with low levels of vitamin K in their blood are also at increased risk for bone weakening such as osteopenia and osteoporosis. Low levels of vitamin K are also associated with an increased risk for heart disease, which is likely one of the reasons green leafy vegetables are good for overall heart and vascular health.
- Newborns are at increased risk (which is why many hospitals around the world give babies a vitamin K shot when born)
- Poor dietary intake of specific foods (see list below)
- Weight-loss surgery (bariatric)
- Malabsorption syndromes (leaky gut, celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis)
- Chronic or frequent antibiotic use
- Easy bruising
- Heavy menstrual periods
- Bleeding gums
- Green leafy vegetables (kale, spinach, collard greens, broccoli, green leaf lettuce, etc.)
- Liver/meat (beef, pork)
- Poultry (chicken, turkey)
Ideally, an individual’s needs for vitamin K should be met with a healthy diet and achieving optimal gut health. Most quality multivitamins contain vitamin K, and those worried about bone and heart health may need additional vitamin K supplementation. Anyone taking blood thinners prescription medication coumadin (warfarin) should not take vitamin K without first consulting with a physician.
- GUIDELINES ON FOOD FORTIFICATION WITH MICRONUTRIENTS 2006 https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/43412/9241594012_eng.pdf?ua=1
- Nutr Cancer. 2009;61(6):767-74. doi: 10.1080/01635580903285155. Lung Cancer risk and Beta-Carotene
- Internatonal Journal of Vitamin Nutrition Research. 2019 May 24:1-14. doi: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000590. (Vitamin E deficiency in Asia)
- Kim YN, Cho YO. Vitamin E status of 20- to 59-year-old adults living in the Seoul metropolitan area of South Korea. Nutr Res Pract. 2015;9(2):192–198. doi:10.4162/nrp.2015.9.2.192
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Are you water safe? Do you know what drowning looks like? Chances are it doesn’t look like what you think it does. With the hot summer season upon us, the water is calling. We love to spend time in the pool, the lake and at the beach. This makes water safety and knowing what drowning looks like critical to your family’s and especially your children’s safety.
8 Drowning Myths
Myth: Good swimmers don’t drown.
Reality: Anyone can drown. Even the best swimmers, can tire, drift too far out, get a cramp, suffer an injury, or get caught in a current.
Myth: Dry or secondary drowning is not a real thing.
Reality: While rare (and these terms are considered medically obsolete), breathing problems can develop after being in the water and you should seek medical help if they do.
Myth: People who are drowning scream and flail about.
Reality: A person who is drowning will rarely if ever scream for help. They will be using every bit of energy they possess to try and get air, if they are even able to get their face above water. Drowning is often a silent killer. Be aware of an expression of panic or concern on a swimmer’s face, or of swimmers who are not moving.
Myth: Electric shocks are often a cause of drowning.
Reality: Drowning deaths due to electric shock are rare. But be mindful of your surroundings and do not swim near docks that have AC power.
Myth: Children drown more often than adults.
Reality: Children are at higher risk, but in real numbers, more adults drown each year in the United States, according to the CDC. However, drowning remains the second highest cause of unintentional injury death among children under 14 (car accidents are number one). Small children are most likely to drown in home swimming pools, while more than half of drownings of older teens and adults occur in natural water settings (lakes, rivers, oceans).
Myth: Drowning is always fatal.
Reality: Not everyone dies. However, oxygen deprivation due to prolonged time underwater can lead to serious brain injuries and permanent impairments.
Myth: Women drown more often than men.
Reality: Nearly 80% of drowning deaths are male, according to the CDC.
Myth: “Floaties” will keep young children safe in the water.
Reality: Pool toys, including floaties, are not life-saving devices. While a Coast Guard-approved life jacket is the best water safety device for any swimmer, none of these things should never be used in place of direct adult supervision.
Learning to Swim is Essential for Water Safety
Everyone should learn to swim, and ideally these lessons should begin in young childhood. Water safety education includes learning the following skills:
- Understanding the rules of water safety
- Knowing how to wear a life jacket the right way
- Knowing how to enter and exit water safely
- Treading water
- Being able to swim on your front and back, turn and roll over
- Being able to swim or float with clothes on
- Knowing how to recover if you fall into the water
- Being confident (and not panicking) under water
- Knowing how to look for and avoid risks and hazards
Water Safety Guidelines
Before you make your first summer outing to the water, review these safety guidelines with your children—of all ages.
Learn to swim. Teach your children to swim through professional water-safety instruction.
Know what to do in an emergency. Learn CPR. Learn how to rescue a swimmer in distress without endangering yourself. Always have emergency rescue equipment on hand.
Do not swim alone. Even at public pools and beaches staffed by lifeguards, use the buddy system.
When swimming in a lake, river or ocean, follow the posted rules and pay attention to the safety flags and warnings.
If a child goes missing near water, always check the water first.
When boating, make sure all passengers, including adults, have and properly wear U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets. An accidental fall, especially into cold water, can create a shock that increases drowning risks.
Don’t drink alcohol while engaging in water activities or while supervising children around water.
Ensure that proper safety barriers are in place and used at backyard swimming pools.
Never leave pool toys in around the pool when not in use. Pool toys are often enticing to young children and may lead to an accidental fall into the pool.
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The human skin has been called the most critical element in the skin’s defense system, and with good reason. It is our first line of defense against harmful, damaging elements.
The skin consists of three layers: the epidermis (the outermost layer), the dermis (the middle layer), and the subcutaneous tissue (the innermost layer). Each of these layers serves a different purpose in protecting our body from outside elements. The epidermis is responsible for protection from sun, water, and heat. The dermis provides insulation against heat and cold. The subcutaneous tissue provides structural support to the skin and keeps it supple.
The dermis is a living organism that consists of millions of cells, each one responsible for a specific function. It produces collagen, elastin, and other proteins that are essential to maintaining healthy skin. Collagen is made up of hydroxyapatite crystals that form a solid matrix around the dermis cells. Elastin is made up of elastic fibers that provide elasticity to the dermis cells.
One of the most important functions of these proteins is to repair damage caused by injury or trauma to the human skin by repairing these tears and cracks in the skin. This process happens over time as new
The skin is the largest organ in the human body. It is a complex structure which includes the dermis, epidermis, hypodermis and appendages such as hair and nails. The skin serves many functions, including protecting us from microbes and the elements, helping to regulate body temperature, and receiving sensory information from the outside world. For example, we sense pressure and pain through our skin.
The skin is often called the first line of defense when it comes to protecting the body from infection. When germs get onto our skin or into a cut or other break in the skin’s surface, they are unable to invade deeper into body tissues due to the acid mantle (pH) of our skin. The lower pH of healthy skin is not at all favorable for microbial growth or invasion by germs.
Our Skin’s First Line of Defense: The Acid Mantle
Our skin has an acid mantle with a pH between 4 and 5.5 that forms a protective barrier on its surface. The acid mantle is composed primarily of sebum (oil), sweat, dead skin cells and lactic acid that are produced by sweat glands in our pores. The combination of oil, sweat and dead skin cells form a natural barrier against invaders, while l
The human skin is the largest organ in our body. It is comprised of several layers. The outermost layer is called the epidermis and it is made up primarily of keratinocytes, which are cells that produce keratin, a tough protein that provides protection. The dermis is the skin’s inner layer and contains collagen, elastin, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, hair follicles and blood vessels as well as nerves. The outermost layer of the skin, the epidermis, has three layers: stratum corneum (the top layer), stratum granulosum (the middle layer) and stratum germinativum (the bottom layer).
Keratinocytes are responsible for producing keratin, which helps to protect the body from injury by acting as a barrier against harmful substances such as bacteria or viruses. Kollagenase is another important component of keratinocytes because it helps to maintain the elasticity and strength of these protective cells. Collagen is also produced by keratinocytes and provides essential structure for our skin tissue. Elastin provides strength and elasticity to our skin tissue as well.
Collagen and elastin are proteins that provide structural support and strength to our skin tissue.
The human skin is the largest organ in the body, and it covers an area of 20 square feet. It comprises three layers: the epidermis, the dermis and the subcutaneous layer. The epidermis has five layers, and it is responsible for protecting against water loss, regulating body temperature and serving as a barrier against micro-organisms. The dermis is also made up of five layers that are responsible for providing nutrients to the epidermis. It also contains blood vessels, nerves, hair follicles and sweat glands. The subcutaneous layer is consists of fat cells that provide protection from injury, regulate body temperature and store energy.
The human skin is the largest organ in the body and also the most visible. It serves as a protective cover for all the organs of our body. Our skin is not just one layer, it consists of three layers. The epidermis, dermis and hypodermis.
Our skin has many uses, such as maintaining a certain temperature in order for our body to function properly, and also it is responsible for protecting us from harmful substances that could enter our bodies (bacteria and other foreign objects). The skin is also responsible for protecting us against sunlight and absorption of vitamin D. It also helps us feel touch, pressure and pain. It is very important to take care of our skin because it protects us from many things that could be dangerous to our bodies!
The human skin is the largest organ in the body. It serves as a protective barrier against the environment, and its cells produce hormones, vitamin D, and pigments that are essential for good health. The skin’s surface is made up of layers of cells that are constantly being replaced. When the old outer layer of skin flakes off, it takes dead skin cells with it. This process helps keep our bodies clean and healthy. There are three basic types of skin: normal, dry, and oily. Each type has a different balance of natural oils that help protect the skin from drying out or becoming too greasy. Dry skin is often caused by a lack of moisture in the air, which can happen during cold weather or in an area with low humidity. It can also be caused by genetics, sun exposure, certain medications, or other factors. Oily skin occurs when there are too many oil glands in one area of the body and not enough elsewhere. This imbalance can make oily areas more prone to acne breakouts and clogged pores. Normal skin is somewhere between dry and oily; it usually isn’t too dry or too oily but may have some combination of both types at different times throughout life.
The skin is the largest organ of our body and it is also the first line of defense against external aggressions. Therefore, it is essential to take care of it and protect it from UV rays, cold, heat or pollution.
A healthy and well-protected skin has a radiant appearance and gives us a feeling of comfort. In addition, it allows us to perform our day-to-day activities. In this article we will introduce you to this organ, its structure and function, as well as some interesting information that you should know.
The skin is the one that protects us from all external aggressions: too much cold, too much heat, certain bacteria… It also performs other important functions such as regulating body temperature or eliminating toxins through sweat glands. This organ is composed of two layers: epidermis (external) and dermis (internal). The epidermis has 4 layers: Stratum Corneum, Granulosum Layer, Spinosum Layer and Basale Layer. The dermis contains connective tissue (collagen fibers) that support the skin, elastic fibers that help maintain its firmness and blood vessels to provide oxygen and nutrients to the body.
Let’s look at each layer in detail:
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Mind mapping is a great tool that you can use to improve the flow of information in your life. It structures together information in a way that makes it easier for you to comprehend, analyze, and come up with new ideas as well. With mind mapping, concepts are graphically represented.
This allows you to actually picture the ideas. It's a very simple method of organizing thoughts! Know the four frequently asked questions about mind mapping and its answers as you read on.
1What Is Mind Mapping?
To illustrate mind mapping, let's start with a typical handwritten list of goals. Now, add action steps to this list and draw lines to show how one action relates to another. All of a sudden, your list mushrooms into a map, and you need more paper to write on! That's a basic mind map.
Mind maps work well with your brain because you're using a structure that's very close to the way your brain works. It includes artistic and analytical activity, getting your brain more involved in the information. You may even find mind mapping to be fun! By using a mind map, it's easier to see how things on your list relate to each other and how to prioritize your projects.
2What Are The Benefits Of Mind Mapping?
Mind maps jog your brain's creativity. They also make information easier to learn and remember. Hence, they make it more effortless to work with.
Mind maps allow you to envision the big picture. They also allow you to see how each part contributes to it. They help you focus on the important projects and tasks that are most beneficial for your business or career.
3What Are The Uses Of Mind Mapping?
Mind maps are a new way of formulating a list of ideas into a visual plan. They're excellent tools for brainstorming, whether it's for personal, work, or educational purposes. Mind maps are great for taking notes as well, making notes much easier for students to visualize and remember. When it comes to memorizing and studying information, mind maps can make the job easier and less time-consuming.
Moreover, mind maps simplify problem-solving and planning. They work wonderfully for presenting information from simple to complex. If you're trying to find a way to get that creativity flowing, a mind map may be the perfect solution; in addition, when you're researching information from a variety of different sources, a mind map can help you consolidate it all. Mind maps come to life as you add in the details. They help you form action steps and timelines to reach your goals and bring you the success you desire.
4How Do You Make A Mind Map?
Making a mind map is easier than you may think. You'll need a large, blank piece of paper and something to write with. You'll want to start in the middle of your paper so that there's room to expand in any direction.
Here are the steps to creating a great mind map. First, draw or write down a specific idea. Around the main idea, illustrate or write out different subtopics or tasks that relate to it. Then, draw lines to connect your subtopics to the main idea. For each subtopic, you can go on to develop more details and ideas and draw lines as well until everything is connected together.
There are also various mind map software tools. They are freely available online. Start putting your ideas into a mind map.
Once you do, you'll be able to see your projects with clarity. Plus, you'll accomplish your goals with ease. Start using mind maps now!
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Muscadine wine is an authentic American wine made from grapes that are native to America. It is an overtly sweet wine, which makes it unpopular among wine connoisseurs, and its inexpensive price tag has gained it an unfavorable reputation in the wine world.
Despite its not-so-popular name in the wine industry, it’s still worth a try especially for those who have a liking for sweet wines with lots of aromatic flavors.
What is Muscadine Wine?
Muscadine wine is made from Muscadine grapes. It is a species of grape with the scientific name Vitis Rotundifolia, and is native to the Southeastern regions of the United States, especially in North Carolina and Florida.
The grapes range in a variety of colors, from green to red, and even black, but they’re typically hand-harvested when they’re still green. Because of its vast range of colors, winemakers create a wide range of different Muscadine wines as well. You can find Muscadine red wine, white wine, and even rose’.
There are about 3,000 acres of land in the US that are grown with Muscadine grapes. These lands are mostly found in the Southeastern US, such as North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. The grape variety is most productive in warm and humid climates.
Muscadine wine features highly fruity flavors and intense aromas, which means the wine is an acquired taste. It is overly sweet because when it was first made in the 16th century, old winemaking techniques were derived from European winemakers.
The original Muscadine winemakers would add an excessive amount of sugar to make the grapes taste similar to the ones grown in Europe. Today, however, expert Muscadine winemakers have perfected the winemaking process to adhere to the specific needs of the Muscadine grape.
Muscadine wine has its origins near St. Augustine in Florida. The oldest Muscadine vine in existence is still alive today, and it’s found in Manteo, North Carolina. It was discovered in 1584 and it’s a Scuppernong variety of Muscadine grapes, which also happens to be the most popular member of the Muscadine varieties.
Health Benefits of Muscadine Grapes
Muscadine grapes are known to be super healthy. In fact, they have been regarded as a superfruit for their high levels of polyphenols, which are antioxidants that promote a host of health benefits, such as a stronger immune system, anti-inflammation, and antiviral properties Muscadine grapes are also known to have a high level of resveratrol and ellagic acid.
Ellagic acid is known to aid with obesity and reduce fatty liver. Did you know that no other wine grape in the world produces ellagic acid? Yes, only Muscadine grapes do.
Muscadine grapes have high levels of polyphenols because their grapes have very thick skin. In fact, you’d have to rip open the skin of the grape to be able to eat its meat. It has the highest level of antioxidants among all wine grape varieties, making it extremely healthy.
However, muscadine wine is high in sugar because the grape naturally has low sugar levels. It is a naturally bitter grape and to make it more palatable as a wine, added sugar is a must when making Muscadine wine.
Muscadine Wine Flavors
Muscadine has high fruity flavors, as well as intense aromas. Because of this, many wine collectors and connoisseurs do not favor the wine, but Muscadine is actually one of the most coveted genuine American wines around.
If you love candied yams, sweet tea, and other strong fruit flavors, you will definitely appreciate Muscadine wine.
For white Muscadine wine, the primary flavors are ripe banana and lime peel while for red Muscadine, the primary flavors are bruised apple and cranberry. Hints of rubber cement are also included, as well as pine resin-like notes.
Most Muscadine wines are medium-bodied and the style ranges from dry to sweet. In terms of aging, Muscadine wine oxidizes fast, so they are best consumed when young.
Best Way to Serve Muscadine Wine
Because of its intense and rich flavors, Muscadine is best to serve chilled. Place Muscadine wine in the fridge before serving and serve it ice cold. It is a great way to dull the subtle flavors of the wine.
In terms of food pairings, it goes well with an indulgent meal. Since it is grown and made in the Southern U.S., Muscadine is perfect with Southern comfort food.
Try it with pork chops, BBQ, ribs, and other fatty meats. It’s great with spicy foods, sausage, and smoked spicy pork ribs, And because it’s a sweet wine, it’s also best paired with sweet desserts, such as peach cobbler, banana pudding, or apple pecan pie.
After a hearty meal, Muscadine wine is also a great dessert wine.
Three Muscadine Wines to Try
Here are three best-selling and award-winning Muscadine wines that are definitely worth a try:
1. Lakeridge Winery and Vineyards Southern Red
From Florida, this red wine is ranked 2nd among the wines from the region. It has won the Double Gold award from the International Women’s Wine Competition, as well as Gold from the Los Angeles International Wine Competition.
It is considered the 3rd most sought-after wine from Florida, and it’s sweet, smooth, and bursting with fruit flavor. It is light-bodied and comes from the Noble variety of Muscadine, and is best served with rich desserts or cheese.
2. San Sebastian Winery Vintners White
Another wine from Florida, this is is made from the Carlos Muscadine grape variety. It has received more awards than any other white wine in the region and such awards include Gold from the Dan Berger’s International Wine Competition and Gold from the Los Angeles International Wine Competition.
It is considered to be the 10th most sought-after wine from Florida and is known for its lightly sweet, full-body, and richness in fruity character.
3. Duplin Winery Hatteras Red
This comes from North Carolina and it’s also multi-awarded. It has a Silver from the Indy International Wine Competition, as well as a Bronze from the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition.
It is consistently one of the bestselling wines from North Carolina and it is known for its sweetness and intense fruit flavor.
Muscadine wine is made from grapes that are native to North America. It is rich with fruity flavors and intense aroma and is mostly available in sweet varieties. It can be dry to sweet, light to medium and full-bodied, and notorious for being inexpensive. Though most wine enthusiasts don’t like Muscadine wine as it is an acquired taste, it’s perfect for anyone who has a liking for sweet fruits such as candied yam and sweet tea.
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The law applicable to military strategic use of outer space
New technologies and the law of armed conflict
The Hague : T.M.C. Asser Press, 2014
Bibliographie : p. 138-140
Space power theories discussed in the previous chapter, as well as the realities of the strategic utility of weapons of space and the strategic importance of space itself are reflected in the legal framework for the use of space. These factors were present when the Cold War superpowers negotiated the Outer Space Treaty and several other constitutive legal instruments. But as Cold War relations thawed, the impetus for treaty-making diminished. Concurrently the space domain became more congested, competitive and contested with many more entrants. There were and still are efforts to address the current challenges to space security but the instruments resulting from, or proposed by, those efforts lack the same legal force as the original, constitutive legal instruments; they are somewhat vague and their approach to the unfortunate and controversial possibility of hostilities in space is tentative at best. The constitutive legal instruments for the space domain do not directly deal with the possibility of hostilities in space in detail, but they do indirectly contemplate the application of the law of armed conflict. Both the constitutive legal instruments and the subsequent efforts to address the current challenges to space security influence the way in which the law of armed conflict potentially applies to hostilities in outer space. However, there remains great uncertainty about the application of the law of armed conflict to hostilities in the space domain. Efforts to achieve greater clarity must be undertaken before such hostilities occur, in part because such efforts will help to address some of the current challenges in space security.
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Published By: TechCrunch, 10/21/2016
A recent large scale DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack on DNS provider Dyn caused many sites to become temporarily inaccessible, including Twitter, Spotify, and a number of other important social media, e-commerce, news, and code-sharing sites. The attack was coordinated using a large group of compromised devices known as a “botnet”. Rather than computers, much of this botnet consisted of infected IoT (Internet of Things) devices such as security cameras.
Extended Discussion Questions
- The Internet of Things provides connectivity to everyday objects. What concerns about the viability of this concept does this attack raise?
- The article mentions that the source code for the Mirai botnet had been publicly released. What implications does this have for the future of IoT development?
- At the time of this post, the source code is very easy to find online. What are the pros and cons of this kind of information being so easy to access?
Relating This Story to the CSP Curriculum Framework
Global Impact Learning Objectives:
- LO 7.3.1 Analyze the beneficial and harmful effects of computing.
Global Impact Essential Knowledge:
- EK 7.1.1N The Internet and the Web have changed many areas, including e-commerce, health care, access to information and entertainment, and online learning.
- EK 7.3.1A Innovations enabled by computing raise legal and ethical concerns.
- EK 7.3.1G Privacy and security concerns arise in the development and use of computational systems and artifacts.
- EK 7.3.1Q Open source and free software have practical, business, and ethical impacts on widespread access to programs, libraries, and code.
Other CSP Big Ideas:
- Idea 6 The Internet
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The use of marijuana products as often as three times per week may have profound impacts on menstrual cycles and female reproductive hormones, says a new report published online in the journal Fertility & Sterility Science.
The study, conducted at the Oregon National Primate Research Center at Oregon Health & Science University, monitored the reproductive systems of healthy female nonhuman primates following exposure to Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
The nonhuman primates, all of reproductive age with a history of successful conception, received a THC edible once daily over the course of three months. The edible was ingested in addition to their standard diet of chow. THC dosing, based on published medical marijuana acclimation recommendations for humans, increased monthly with the largest dose reaching 2.5mg.
“In just a short time period, we observed irregularity in the animals’ reproductive cycles,” said the study’s lead author Jamie Lo, M.D., MCR, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology (perinatology and maternal-fetal medicine), OHSU School of Medicine, and Division of Reproductive & Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center. “Overall, menstrual periods were longer in duration and levels of follicle stimulating hormone, one of the critical regulators for the body’s reproductive function, increased. These factors suggest the strong potential for reproductive system dysfunction that, in turn, may impact the ability to become pregnant.”
Not surprisingly, notes Lo, as the dose of THC increased, so did the impact to menstrual cycle length and follicle stimulating hormone levels. “While we don’t yet know why THC influences the female reproductive system, we do know that the response appears to be dose dependent. This means that the higher concentration of THC that is being used, the more the reproductive system is affected,” she says.
Recent data show that the most significant increases in THC use are among people 18 to 29 years old. While more research is necessary to understand the long-term effects that chronic marijuana use may have on the reproductive system, Lo suggests that patients and their health care providers consider the potential impacts.
“While starting a family may not seem like a priority in your early 20s, the downstream repercussions of regular marijuana use may indeed hamper longer term plans,” she says.
Additionally, Lo and colleagues within the OHSU Department of Urology, and at Harvard Medical School, Boston University and the University of Colorado, are using a similar study model to determine the result of chronic THC use on sperm production in male nonhuman primates. Study findings are expected in 2022.
This research is supported by National Institutes of Health grants awarded through the Reproductive Scientist Development Program (K12 HD000849), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R03 HD097116), and the Office of Research Infrastructure Program (P51 OD011092), as well as with the support of the March of Dimes Foundation and a Faculty Excellence and Innovation Award provided to Dr. Lo by the Silver Family Innovation Fund.
The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
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Suffocation might not be as scary as some of the other ways of dying, but it is one of the most cruel ways to go. This is because it’s a long process. You don’t just suffocate and die, you actually suffer from suffocation for a long time.
The animals that suffocate need to breathe to live and when they are not getting the oxygen supply they need, they start to feel pain. We recently found a lot of reports stating that fish can feel pain just like other animals. In this blog, we will talk about whether fish feel pain when they suffocate.
What do we know about suffering of fish?
Fish don’t feel pain, they don’t have a neocortex. This is a common misconception, but in fact fish can feel pain. Fish do not possess a neocortex, which is a part of the brain that is directly linked to the ability to experience pain.
This is true for all animals that live in water, including fish and many other marine creatures. They are still able to feel pain, however. This is because pain is not linked to the brain, but instead to the nervous system. A fish’s nervous system is not different from the nervous system of other animals, including humans. Because of this, fish can be exposed to pain.
How do we know that fish can’t feel pain?
When you think of the word fish, you probably think about something that swims in the water, has two eyes, gills, a tail and maybe even a few teeth. But can fish feel pain? How do we know that fish can’t feel pain?
Fish are vertebrates, which means that they have a spinal chord, gills, a heart, a brain and a jaw, just like us. It’s even been proven that fish have a memory just as good as ours, so it would make sense that if fish were capable of feeling pain, they would remember the pain so it wouldn’t happen again.
What could be done to reduce the suffering of fish?
Fish are among the most common animals used in scientific research, particularly in drug development and toxicity testing. However, there is a lack of scientific knowledge and research on fish pain and welfare.
A study published in 2014, conducted by Dr. Lynne Sneddon and colleagues at the Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, has now demonstrated that Atlantic salmon may experience pain, and that this pain is likely to be greater in fish which are experiencing low flow conditions.
This research provides some of the first evidence that fish feel pain and is the first to offer a possible solution to the problem. The use of anaesthetics and analgesia has been used in human and veterinary medicine for over 100 years.
Fish anaesthesia has been shown to be effective in the field of aquaculture and has been used to treat a range of conditions from parasitic infestations to injuries and disease.
What is the impact of overfishing?
Fish are cold-blooded creatures that have no lungs, or gills. They take in oxygen from the water through their skin and swim in order to stay alive. Fish in the ocean are accustomed to very large volumes of water, which has led to a slow evolution in their senses.
Not only can they not feel pain when they suffocate, but they have no idea what’s going on when they are caught in a net and dragged to the surface.
Without the ability to breathe, fish have a different reaction to suffocation than humans. Unable to swim, they are immersed in a state of panic. Ultimately, they are less aware of their surroundings than they would otherwise be, and are less likely to escape.
Do fish cause pain to each other?
If you decide to capture and suffocate a fish by holding it underwater, the fish will try to escape by every means possible. But, as it runs out of oxygen, it starts jerking around in a frenzy. At this point, you would think that the fish is in pain, but what if fish don’t feel pain?
So, in the end, does fish feel pain? If you are wondering about this question, you are not alone. People have been wondering about this for centuries. Let’s try to find out the answer. Do fish feel pain?
How to reduce the amount of fish caught?
Fishing is a vital part of the global economy. It is an industry that employs millions of people and accounts for billions of dollars in revenue. One of the biggest issues that are attributed to fishing is the amount of marine life that is caught and suffocated in nets. Thankfully, there are a few simple things that can be done to reduce the amount of fish caught.
Do fish feel pain when we pluck their teeth?
There is no reason to believe that the fish feels pain when we pluck their teeth. Many scientists, including myself, think that the fish’s nervous system is not developed enough to feel pain. Moreover, the fish’s body is not pain-sensitive.
In general, the nervous system of vertebrates is divided into two parts: the central nervous system, which is located in the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system, which includes the sensory and motor neurons, visual and auditory receptors, and other organs that receive and respond to stimuli.
The nervous systems of mammals, birds and humans are very complex and developed, which is why these animals can feel pain. The nervous system of fish, on the other hand, is much more primitive. It does not have a brain or a spinal cord and is only partially developed. Fish cannot feel pain, because they do not have the necessary sensory receptors.
Do fish feel pain when we pull out their eyes?
One of the most interesting discussions that I have seen was in the documentary movie called Under The Blue. In this documentary there was a discussion about whether or not fish feel pain when we slaughter them for food.
It is not a new question and the question has already been discussed for thousands of years. Nowadays many researches prove that fish do feel pain. They feel pain just as we do and they feel vulnerable just like we feel when we are killed. Recently, scientists found out that fish feel pain by using an experiment on rainbow trout. | <urn:uuid:9f11209a-6551-4599-9de0-741e1040c8cf> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://bestfishingkart.com/do-fish-feel-pain-when-suffocating/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499768.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20230129211612-20230130001612-00408.warc.gz | en | 0.973262 | 1,307 | 3.515625 | 4 |
Major General Sterling “Pap” Price had withdrawn his secessionist Missouri State Guards from Lexington under pressure from Major General John C. Fremont’s larger Federal Army of the West. Price moved southwest, seeking to join forces once more with the secessionist army under Brigadier General Ben McCulloch in Arkansas. Price had no more than 12,000 ill-equipped men in his command. Fremont, whose Federals were also ill-equipped and trained, had nearly 40,000.
Price left a small garrison at Lexington, which was overrun by Major Frank J. White’s First Squadron Prairie Scouts on the early morning of October 16. White reported that “the rebels ran in every direction” while his Federals freed their imprisoned comrades and seized arms, 25 horses, two steamboats, and several Guards who could not escape.
While the Federals resumed their occupation of Lexington, Fremont’s main force continued southwest toward Springfield. Price fell back to Neosho, where a “rump session” of the popularly elected Missouri legislature was scheduled to take place. This was on the way to join McCulloch, whose men were 20 miles south at Pineville.
McCulloch wrote Price that he sought to advance on Springfield while directing “Col. Stand Watie, with one regiment of Cherokees, to move into the neutral land and Kansas, and destroy everything that might be of service to the enemy.” McCulloch urged Price to destroy Federal resources around Carthage and concluded, “If the enemy should not advance beyond Springfield, we might with our cavalry lay waste Kansas.”
Price responded that although he agreed Kansas’s support for the Federals “should be broken,” he would not “destroy that which is absolutely necessary for the subsistence–I may almost say the existence–of the surrounding inhabitants.” Price proposed destroying the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad, which would cut Fremont’s supply line from the east.
He argued that Kansans were aiding the Federals along the Missouri River: “It is there that abolition reigns; it is there her wealth is held; it is there her fighting men are raised; in short, it is the center from which all her depredations upon Southern rights and Southern property radiate.” If McCulloch’s “gallant men” advanced there, they would bring the “thorough establishment of Southern independence to the Mississippi Valley.”
While Price and McCulloch debated strategy, Federal cavalry under Major Charles Zagonyi of Leuchtenburg routed a token secessionist force and occupied Springfield on the 25th. The Federal force consisted of Fremont’s Kentucky bodyguard; the men rode bay chargers and wore colorful feathers in their hats. They drove through the Confederate pickets and into the courthouse square before the secessionists knew they were being attacked. The Federals sustained about 100 casualties.
Fremont’s main force arrived at Springfield two days later, with Fremont setting up headquarters in the same red brick building that Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon had used as headquarters before his death at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek. Fremont sent a message to Washington boasting that retaking Springfield was “an atonement for Bull Run, Wilson’s Creek and Lexington.”
He further declared that he would “clear the state entirely of the enemy.” Fremont based this on false information that Price’s Guards were just nine miles away and advancing on Springfield from the southwest. In reality, Price was still at Neosho, over 50 miles away, having put a considerable distance between himself and the Federals due to Fremont’s lethargy.
Back at Springfield, an apparently insane man hurrahing alternately for Jefferson Davis, Jesus Christ, and Satan burned down the court house in the town square, where Federals had jailed several alleged secessionists. As Federals tried to extinguish the blaze, the man clapped his hands and prayed to God for “burning up a million devils and destroying the souls of 10,000 bodies.” This bizarre event somewhat embodied the tumultuous Missouri situation, of which Fremont was quickly and unwittingly losing control by month’s end.
- Cutrer, Thomas W., Theater of a Separate War: The Civil War West of the Mississippi River. The University of North Carolina Press, (Kindle Edition), 2017.
- Long, E.B. with Long, Barbara, The Civil War Day by Day. New York: Da Capo Press, Inc., 1971.
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Drift fish, Leaf fish
The Tripletail earns its name from its dorsal and anal fins that give the appearance of a triple tail. The coloration of the Tripletail involves blended shades of yellow to brown with patterns of spots and blotches of color on the sides of the fish. The eyes are pushed forward with a steeply sloping forehead, almost resembling a grouper.
Habitat & Behaviour
Triple tails can be found in most subtropical and tropical waters and are often found in coastal waters and murky or muddy estuaries. Due to their preference of warm waters, there have been suggestions of migration patterns for this fish.
Tripletails feed on what’s available and have been known to eat smaller fish like anchovies, crustaceans and invertebrates.
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Puffer fish belong to the familyTetraodontidae. The family name is because of the large four teeth used for crushing the hard shells of their prey. They are slow-moving fish and show dorsal, anal, caudal fin motion.
Puffer fish are common in tropical and temperate climates. They mostly live in brackish or marine water, but about 35 species can enter the freshwater.
They live in water with a pH between 7.0 and 7.6 and a temperature between 74-78° F. They can also be kept in aquariums with temperature ranges below 74 and maintain filtration of the aquarium.
Puffer fish are present mainly from South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. They are primarily found in the submerged plants along the riverside.
There are at least about 150 known species of puffer. Some common species are,
Red Eye Puffer
Dwarf Pea Puffer
Puffer fish are primarily omnivores. They mostly feed on algae, tropical granules, color flakes, tropical flakes, spirulina flakes, and small invertebrates. Their diet varies depending upon their environment.
Larger species eat the mussels, crustaceans and mollusks, and shellfish. Some species also exhibit the ambush to open water hunting techniques.
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The number one reason why people go vegan is because of a love of animals, with people changing their diet in an effort to curb animal cruelty. But apart from animal welfare, there are two other important reasons why we believe a plant-based diet is best: improving our health and protecting the environment.
We’ve addressed the health benefits of choosing a plant-based diet in our blog ‘8 Health Benefits of Going Vegan’. Now let’s take a look at the benefits of a vegan diet for our environment…
Environmental Benefits of a Vegan Diet
As we all know, the environment around us is facing increasing stress and damage, often caused by human actions. But did you know that the production of meat and other animal products, in particular, places a heavy burden on the environment in a number of ways1?
1) Cut Your Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The impact of animal agriculture on greenhouse gas emissions goes a lot further than just cows producing methane gas. Meat production requires vast amounts of energy. Not only do you have to grow the crops to feed the animals, but fossil fuels are also burnt in the raising, slaughtering and transportation of animals. In fact, livestock and their by-products account for 51% of annual worldwide greenhouse gas emissions2. So if you choose to eat meat, your greenhouse emissions can be twice that of someone on a plant-based diet3.
Alongside this we need to remember that livestock consume much more protein, water and calories than they produce, as most of the energy taken in by animals is used for their bodily functions and not converted to meat, eggs or milk. In fact, as Cornell University found, producing one calorie of food energy from beef requires 40 calories of fossil fuel energy, whilst producing one calorie of human-edible grain takes only 2.2 calories of fossil fuel energy4!
2) Preserve Habitats and Species
Eating animals is the largest contributing factor in habitat loss and extinction5. First, producing meat requires large amounts of land to
raise animals on. Every second, an area of rainforest equivalent to a football field is cleared to rear and graze animals6! It is estimated that 1lb of beef is equivalent to 200 square feet of destroyed rainforest7. And overall, it’s estimated that eating meat requires three times more land than is needed for a vegan diet8.
Second, poorly managed animal waste products from the meat industry are polluting our environment and destroying habitats. Many pollutant waste products get washed into our water systems, the nitrogen and phosphorus found in this waste causes algae to grow on the water and starves the fish of oxygen. This process leads to the creation of ‘dead zones’, places where few species can survive9. As of 2011, 530 marine areas were identified as dead zones10.
3) Conserve Water
Whilst it may seem that water is plentiful, especially on very rainy days, fresh water is actually a very scarce resource. Only 2.5% of all water on our planet is fresh water, and only 30% of that is available to us and not frozen as ice11. Water scarcity is a very real issue, with over a billion people living without sufficient access to clean water.
Food choices can have a big impact on water demand. Unlike the majority of plant-based foods, raising animals requires vast amounts of water. This is because animals need water to drink, wash, clean their living spaces and cool themselves during hot periods12. In fact, a study comparing the water footprint of different foods found that whilst a soy burger has a water footprint of 158 litres, a beef burger has a water footprint of 2,350 litres, which is over 14 times as big13! This situation begs the question: if so many people are living in areas without access to fresh water, why are we wasting so much of it producing animal products when we can get all the nutrients we need from plant-based foods?
The production of plant-based foods is a more efficient use of our resources, as it requires less energy from fossil fuels as well as less land and water. By removing animal products from our diet we can play our part in reducing humanity’s damaging impact on our environment.
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3) Hedenus, F., Wirsenius, S. and Johansson, D. (2014). The importance of reduced meat and dairy consumption for meeting stringent climate change targets. Climatic Change, 124(1-2), pp.79-91.
4) Pimentel, D. and Pimentel, M. (2003). Sustainability of meat-based and plant-based diets and the environment. American Society for Clinical Nutrition, 78(3).
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Camel Riders Cylinder Seal
Date: 1800-1650 BC
Keywords: camel; animal domestication; Abraham; Jacob; Job
Bible Passages: Genesis 24:28–64; Job 1:1–17
Camels, both the Camelus dromedarius (single hump) and the Camelus bactrianus (double hump) types, were used in the ancient Near East as pack animals, for transportation, for their milk, and even for their hair. Although debate continues as to the exact date when camels were first used as domesticated animals in the Near East, and especially when they began to be used for transportation in particular regions, archaeological evidence suggests that this had probably happened by at least 2000 BC around the beginning of the Middle Bronze Age.
For example, a cylinder seal of carved hematite and measuring 2.8 cm tall by 1.3 cm in diameter, found in Syria and dated to around 1800–1650 BC, shows two people riding on the humps of a Bactrian camel. These figures, which were probably representing a king and queen, indicate that the idea of riding camels was already known in northern Mesopotamia and the Levant1 by this time.
Documents such as a Sumerian text from Nippur in about 1900 BC mentioning camel milk, a tablet from Ugarit dated to about 1900 BC including a camel in a list of domesticated animals, and a 15th-century BC ration list from Alalakh (Tell Atchana) recording food for a camel demonstrate that camels had been domesticated by the Middle Bronze Age.
In Egypt, petroglyphs2 from the Old Kingdom at Aswan and from the Middle Kingdom at Wadi Nasib depict camels being used as pack animals. Far to the east, in Turkmenistan, models of Bactrian camels yoked to carts were discovered that date to about 2600 BC. Bio-artifacts, such as camel bones and even woven camel hair from the 3rd millennium BC, have been discovered at excavations in Persia, Arabia, Egypt, and the Levant, suggesting that camels were kept in cities as domesticated animals.
During the Middle Bronze Age in Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Egypt at the time of Abraham, Isaac, and Laban, camels are mentioned in the book of Genesis as transportation, pack animals, and for milk, which coincides with archaeological finds concerning camels in this period.
Then [he] unloaded the camels, and he gave straw and feed to the camels (Genesis 24:32).
- Levant: A region of the Middle East including modern Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories.
- Petroglyphs: Images or writings carved into a large rock surface.
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Princy Dugga, Shamsh Pervez, Rakesh Kumar Sahu, Madhuri Verma, Shahina Bano, Manas Kanti Deb
School of Studies in Chemistry
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur-492010, Chhattisgarh, India.
Volume - 30,
Issue - 1,
Year - 2017
Groundwater resource in this few decades has been challenging in India due to intense agricultural, industrial and mining activities which make groundwater quality exposed to contaminants. This review article deals with results of groundwater quality monitoring and assessment works conducted in India during the year 2000 to 2015. Previously published research articles of study region with the theme of groundwater quality have been discussed for concentrations of heavy metals, ions, water-soluble organics and inorganics along with its associated health impacts. Several methodologies were used for various chemical contaminants quantification and a wide range of statistical approaches was also applied for their source identification and/or apportionment. The major groundwater pollutants were F? , NO? , As, V, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Co, Mn, Ni, Zn, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) etc. monitored in India in higher concentration than standard permissible limits regulated by various international and national agencies like World Health Organization (WHO), United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), American Publi c Health Association (APHA) and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Studies reported that millions of people are suffering from chronic heavy metal poisoning causing cancer, cardiovascular diseases, affecting central nervous system, brain, liver, kidney etc., while 1.6 million children expire every year from ailment for which polluted drinking water is a primary cause.
Cite this article:
Dugga, Pervez, Sahu, Verma, Bano and Deb (2017). Spatiotemporal Variation In Groundwater Quality Of India During Last 15 Years: A Review. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science), 30(1), pp.41-52.DOI: https://doi.org/10.52228/JRUB.2017-30-1-5 | <urn:uuid:715a4389-37a9-46cd-872d-7c7915ad4f53> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://jru-b.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2017-30-1-5 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500028.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20230202133541-20230202163541-00648.warc.gz | en | 0.880181 | 523 | 2.6875 | 3 |
Sincere congratulations go to nurses on World Health Day on April 7. Doctors, midwives, resuscitators, and teams working in the emergency medical services are included. The holiday was established on the initiative of the World Health Organization. It is a great opportunity to express appreciation and gratitude to people who invariably help those who are in trouble and faced with serious illness and injuries. Health and physical well-being are important to everyone.
At the end of 1945, plenipotentiaries of Latin American and the Eastern regions took initiative to create an independent World Health Organization. Six months later, the institution had its own charter and began working closely with the international community on pressing problems. The day of the organization’s actual foundation became a holiday celebrated since 1950.
This holiday draws attention to issues of accessibility to high-quality, timely medical care for all categories of citizens in all countries. Special priority should be given to citizens who do not have the financial mean to pay for expensive procedures and special treatment in private clinics. The primary aim of the organization is to provide opportunities for medical care through free clinics to the poor.
- Seminars and other activities are held at educational institutions (schools, colleges, and universities). Discussion forums are organized.
- Sports events are also organized. Charitable collect donations, with funds going to the treatment of serious diseases.
- It is also celebrated in popular fast-food restaurants: there are changes in the menu, with the dish of day made exclusively from healthy ingredients in a healthy way: boiled or steamed.
Attention is paid to people working with mental health issues, which is a great problem due to the daily stress level of modern life. Appreciate your doctors’ work. It is extremely important in a dangerous world.
When is World Health Day celebrated in 2022?
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Major academic institutions—including the Institute of Medicine, National League for Nursing, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and the Carnegie Foundation—have all called for profound changes in how nursing students are educated in order to address the realities of 21st-century healthcare.
- Helps students take a more active role in their learning using the “flipped classroom” model of instruction.
- Streamlines content and eliminates content redundancies across courses.
- Enables faculty to teach clinical reasoning skills more easily.
- Helps students apply concepts from one situation to another and make connections between those concepts.
- Encourages students to see patterns across concepts and use those patterns to deliver care and anticipate risks.
The potential benefits of a concept-based curriculum are extensive. But transitioning takes work both educators and students must adjust the way they teach and learn to effectively implement the model.
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This week we discuss the Pentagon's artificial intelligence strategy; how technology can help refugees and those who serve them; one RAND researcher's experience with a wildfire; threats to global health security; improving school and classroom climate; and what an “artificial intelligence peace plan” might look like.
The U.S. Department of Defense has laid out an ambitious vision for artificial intelligence. But is this strategy backed by what it needs to succeed?
According to a new RAND report, the Pentagon must improve in several areas to receive the maximum benefit from AI. The authors recommend leveraging new advances in this emerging technology, paying special attention to verification, validation, testing, evaluation, and ethics. It's also important for leaders to maintain realistic expectations for progress.
Last year, the global population of forcibly displaced people reached 71 million. This growing crisis is straining host countries, the international humanitarian system and, of course, refugees themselves. A new RAND report details how technology can be part of the solution. To better understand needs and opportunities, the authors conducted focus groups with refugees in Colombia, Greece, Jordan, and the United States.
RAND's Robert Lempert studies climate change risk management. In October, his professional and personal lives collided when he was ordered to evacuate his home in the middle of the night to escape a spreading wildfire. Lempert's experience emphasized the challenges of adapting to climate change, “not merely because it is hard, but because it makes the familiar become unfamiliar in unexpected ways.”
Infectious disease can be deadlier than a world war. But a lethal pandemic isn't the only risk to global health. A new RAND paper identifies two kinds of problems that are less obvious, but more insidious. First, there are “slow-burn” problems that may not receive enough attention—until it's too late. Think: drug-resistant “superbugs.” Second, there are emerging technologies that could be weaponized, such as gene editing and 3D printing. What do policymakers need to understand to address both types of threats?
Positive school and classroom climates are associated with improved student achievement, higher attendance and graduation rates, and lower rates of suspension. But the concept of climate is difficult to define and measure. That's where a new RAND report comes in. The study can serve as a resource to help educators and policymakers build positive, safe, and inclusive schools and classrooms.
The world is at the dawn of the artificial intelligence age. There is great uncertainty, serious risk, and even the potential for chaos. But there are also peaceful applications of this new technology, says RAND's Patrick Roberts. Washington would be the natural leader of a worldwide AI peace effort, he says: “The United States can build global consensus…to reduce risks and make the world safe for one of its leading technologies—one that's valuable to U.S. industry and to humanity.”
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The most important relationship you will ever have is the one you have with yourself. Yet, how often have you heard yourself say, “I am my own worst enemy”? If your goals involve raising your confidence, ending depression, moving beyond diets or overeating behaviors, or just plain wanting to live a happier, fulfilled life, you have to know what self-love looks like. Learn how to define self-love and then how to bring it into your own life!
Oscar Wilde once stated, “To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.” Love is a mystery and not easily definable. However, it does have certain characteristics. Self-love is a consuming passion for your own happiness. It is an ongoing choice you make to be glad to alive, here on Earth, in your own body.
Self-love occurs when you decide who you are and what you want is important. It is an inner state of being which develops as you decide it is all right to build a kind, sensuous, and meaningful partnership with your self. Self-love involves deciding to connect with your dreams and then supporting yourself with encouraging thoughts and empowering self-supportive actions.
Self-love is not so much a feeling as it is a decrease of self-doubt and self-disapproval. It involves an ever-growing sense of balance and belonging. Respect, responsibility for self, and feeling good are important values. Self-love means that your well-being matters to yourself unconditionally and in practical terms. The following are some characteristics of self-loving people:
• Self-loving people focus on feeling good.
• Self-loving people allow themselves to be happy and to share this with others.
• Self-loving people tend to treat themselves well.
• They see enjoyment of life as a primary goal most of the time.
• They do not remain in mistreatment by others.
• They are caring towards others. (Because it feels good to do so).
• They put themselves first. Even those they love are a “close second.”
• They find a thought that feels good, and practice it.
• They let themselves succeed.
Basic Principles of Self Love
• Who you are is more important than what you are.
• You are valuable. Nothing can change that.
• What you want always matters.
How to Develop and Nurture Love
Increasing your love of self involves an intention to become more self-loving and then following up this intention with reinforcing actions. An intention involves a conscious decision to be happier and more fulfilled in your own life. You make a new decision to be alive . . . and then accept personal responsibility to make your life a better, more enjoyable experience. It may take considerable effort to pry yourself out of a life that feels less than joyful, but it is entirely possible to have the kind of life you want for yourself. Below are some practical ideas of how to begin expanding your love of self:
• Acknowledge and verbally praise yourself.
• Have fun more often.
• Learn new ways to relax and release tension.
• Practice conscious, deep, full-bodied breathing several times each day.
• Think inspiring thoughts.
• Instead of always focusing on the problem, decide to focus on desired outcomes.
• Fill your life with beauty, such as times of silence, beautiful music, flowers.
• Raise your confidence by taking daily small, achievable actions steps that support your goal.
• Acknowledge your efforts and your successes.
• Reward yourself daily.
• Listen to your intuition and then follow it.
• Let yourself succeed.
• Nurture yourself by imagining desired outcomes to life’s situations.
• Offer yourself affection in many, many different ways.
• Choose to think thoughts that bring inner peace (rather than worry).
• Remember and feel gratitude.
Love may be a mystery. The good news is that the art of increasing self-love is not so mysterious. In fact, it is something you can learn through knowledge and practice. Imagine your self-love as a seed inside of you. Even if it is just a tiny, unnourished, seed right now, you have the ability to grow that seed into something spectacular. The growth of your self-love is not going to happen overnight. However, by taking certain actions, your seed will most assuredly grow. Today, make a commitment to yourself to nurture your inner seed of love. Ask yourself, “How can I be more loving to myself today?” Use your imagination and come up with several possibilities. Then, follow through with your thoughts and put them into action. Do this every day, and watch as you begin to create the loving life you deserve.
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Updated: Jun 1, 2020
Jaundice is a condition in which the skin, whites of the eyes, and mucous membranes turn yellow because of a high level of bilirubin, a yellow-orange bile pigment. Jaundice has many causes, including hepatitis, gallstones, and tumors. In adults, jaundice usually does not need to be treated. It is also known as icterus.
Jaundice most often happens as a result of an underlying disorder that either causes the production of too much bilirubin or prevents the liver from getting rid of it. Both of these result in bilirubin being deposited in tissues.
Cause jaundice includes: Acute liver inflammation: This can impair the liver's ability to conjugate and secrete bilirubin, resulting in an erection.
Inflammation of the bile duct: It can prevent the secretion of bile and removal of bilirubin, which can cause jaundice.
Bile duct obstruction: This prevents the liver from disposing of bilirubin. Hemolytic anemia: The production of bilirubin is increased when large amounts of red blood cells break down. Gilbert syndrome: It is a hereditary condition that impedes the ability of enzymes to process bile excretion. Cholestasis: It impedes the flow of bile from the liver. Bile containing conjugated bilirubin remains in the liver rather than being excreted.
Rare conditions that cause jaundice include: Kriegler – Najjar syndrome: It is an inherited condition that implicates the specific enzyme responsible for the processing of bilirubin. Dubin-Johnson syndrome: This is an inherited form of chronic jaundice that prevents conjugated bilirubin from being secreted by liver cells. Pseudoejundis: It is a harmless form of jaundice. Skin yellowing is caused by an excess of beta-carotene, not by an excess of bilirubin. Pseudo carrots, pumpkins, or melons are usually produced by eating large amounts.
Common symptoms of jaundice include: A yellow tinge to the skin and the whites of the eyes, normally starting at the head and spreading down the body, pale stools, dark urine, itchiness. Accompanying symptoms of jaundice resulting from low bilirubin levels include fatigue, abdominal pain, weight loss, vomiting, fever, pale stools, dark urine.
Complications: The itching that occurs with jaundice can sometimes be so intense that patients are known to scratch their skin, experience insomnia, or in extreme cases, even have suicidal thoughts. When complications occur, it is usually due to the underlying problem, not jaundice itself. For example, if jaundice occurs in a bile duct, uncontrolled bleeding may occur. The reason for this is that blockage leads to a deficiency of the vitamins needed for clotting. | <urn:uuid:1f1d7253-3297-41ed-bcf9-17bb40bdb5a6> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://www.anupampharmaceutical.com/post/jaundice-cause-prevention-treatment-medication | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500334.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20230206082428-20230206112428-00008.warc.gz | en | 0.924705 | 628 | 3.953125 | 4 |
Putting early childhood education to gender equality’s use
Research shows that the concept of gender in children forms between the ages of three and seven. During this early phase, children form an understanding of gender norms, identities and stereotypes. By this age they also acquire strong gender biases, such as which jobs men and women should fulfill.
Also, by this time girls have often already been negatively affected by gendered interactions and boys’ masculine conduct in schools. Altogether, this has a huge impact on children’s future lives.
Rigid understandings of gender norms and identities and stereotypes seriously limit young children’s freedom to develop to their full potential according to their unique and valuable talents and interests, irrespective of their sex.
Seeing the growing importance of early childhood education in many countries, VVOB and FAWE see great potential in harvesting the impact of early childhood education on children for the benefit of gender equality; not just by ensuring that girls enroll in preschool education to jumpstart their education, but also by focusing on how preschools and early learning centers can challenge limiting gender stereotypes, norms and identities that will have a lasting effect on children’s lives.
How learning environments perpetuate norms and stereotypes
Similar to other regions in the world, enrollment in early childhood education in Africa is on the rise. This aggravates some persisting challenges, such as the large number of unqualified preschool teachers or teachers that have not been trained to teach at the preschool level; curricula and pedagogies that are not adaptable to the various developmental stages of children; and a lack of play-based pedagogies. In addition, a large majority of teaching staff is female.
Similar to what research has found to be true in countries in the global North, teachers are known to be unconscious validators of harmful gender norms and stereotypes. Girls, for example, are more often praised by teachers for their clothing, appearance and caring behaviors. Boys, on the contrary, are complimented for their physical strength, given more complex tasks in class, given more attention and experience more space to express themselves than girls.
Research from Kenya reveals that preschool teachers influence children to select and use gender-appropriate play materials, rather than stimulating cross-gender or gender neutral play-materials.
Gender norms and stereotypes are not limited to the classroom. They invade young children’s lives in many ways: through media, advertisements, toys and learning materials. They are passed on to them by their parents, their peers or from what they see in their communities and through social norms. | <urn:uuid:99eb5c93-614a-476d-b437-1fa6d5b411ca> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://www.globalpartnership.org/blog/teaching-gender-equality-youngest-learners | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500334.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20230206082428-20230206112428-00008.warc.gz | en | 0.964073 | 522 | 4.21875 | 4 |
cigarette butts are the most common form of plastic litter found on beaches worldwide. When one thinks of the word recycling, it is newspapers, cardboard, glass, steel, aluminum foil, aluminum cans, and plastic bottles that instantly come to mind. These are the common recyclable. But of late a new item – cigarette butt – has been added to the list. Used cigarette filters are full of toxins, which can leach into the ground and waterways, damaging living organisms that come into contact with them. We have found good use of cigarette butts, which lie on streets and foul the environment.
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Why to recycle cigarette butts?
Cigarette filters are made from non-biodegradable plastic, so recycle whenever you can. Cigarette butts are pollution and may be eaten by animals. As a research one cigarette butt can damage ten liters of water around it. Cigarette butts reduce the soil and fertility which is the main cause of global warming. So it must be recycled for a healthy environment. I try to give some ways to recycle the butts which are as follow:
1. Bed sheet and pillow with cigarette butts
This is an innovative product made of cigarette butts. To make this product you need cigarette buds, a few buttons, and some thread. The core of most cigarette filters, the part that looks like white cotton can be used. We can also develop pillows by reprocessing waste cigarette butts. The opened fiber tuft is used as a filling material for the pillow case and a bonded sheet of fiber is used to make the inner lining of the pillow.
2. Carpet with cigarette butts
Recycling the butts, not only clean the street but also decrease global warming. The carpetcan be made with both the white as well as the yellow portion of the cigarette. Its design is similar to that of woven textile rugs and eco-friendly as well.
Recycling cigarette butts we can design stylish dresses, shoes, socks, hats, etc. What is even more interesting is that these clothes are eco-friendly and have similar durability to what you would find in regular woolen garments.
4. Ear bud
Earbuds are used to clean our ear, nose, and other parts too.We can also use buds to remove dust from the corners of windows, picture frames and statute We know everybody uses it. The main stuff for buds is cotton. So cigarette butts can be used as stuff for earbuds. To pick up the dust from our computer’s key board, run an ear bud in between the keys. Add a few drops of rubbing alcohol onto the tip to kill any bacteria..This also works well with DVD players, cameras, radios and other electronic devices.
The mop is an implement consisting of a bundle of thick loose strings or a sponge attached to a handle, used for wiping floors or other surfaces. cigarette butts can be used instead of loose strings and a sponge. The cotton of cigarettes absorbs water so that it can be used for cleaning purposes.
The decoration is the process or art of decorating something. Designing something to gain attraction is decoration. Paint or wallpaper is applied when decorating a room. For decoration, we use expensive products such as showcases, sofa, wall panting, pots, etc. To reduce the expensive costs we can reuse cigarette products for decoration. We can make attractive art in rooms and other places too.
7. False Ceiling
The false ceiling is hung or fixed in a framework made of various materials like Plaster of Paris, Gypsum board, Plywood, PVC sheets, etc. A false ceiling can prove to be energy efficient as it aids in reducing heat during summers and cold during winters, thus lowering the electric bills. We know cotton is a bad conductor of heat. Recycling the cigarette butts we can use it with plywood for the false ceiling so that it minimizes the cost.
8. Tissue Paper
Tissue paper or simply tissue is a lightweight paper or, light crêpe paper. Tissue can be made from recycled paper pulp. We know tissue are made from recycled paper pulp but we can also make them from recycling cigarette products. They can be used as table napkins, toilet paper,paper towels, facial tissues,Wrapping tissue,etc. Apart from above, tissues can be used in the packing industry.
Environmental crises have been proclaimed in recent years, and charities and researchers have highlighted the destructive impact of cigarette butts, plastic waste on the environment and species. There has also been a strong focus on the need to recycle. We live in a consumer-driven culture, and recycling transforms the objects we discard into new ones, ensuring that none of the fuel or raw materials necessary to create them are wasted. It also reduces pollution of the atmosphere and ground, as well as the production of greenhouse gases, which are caused by depositing waste in landfills.
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The books here address specifically how the mind learns and how this information can be applied both in academics and in life.
Bain, Ken. What the Best College Students Do. Cambridge, MA: The Belnap Press, 2012. Print.
Using both quantitative research and interviews with successful students, Bain explores what it takes to accomplish “deep learning.” Includes some fascinating anecdotes along with insights on making the connections to not just get an A, but to really learn.
Beers, Kylene and Robert E. Probst. Notice & Note: Strategies for Close Reading. Portsmouth, NH: Henemann, 2013.
Using the work of Louise Rosenblatt, the authors put forward strategies for reading texts. After setting forth generalizable language for exploration, they present six “guideposts” to help anchor student learning.
Foster, Thomas C. How to Read Literature Like a Professor. New York: Harper, 2008. Print.
The strength of this book is that the author uses everyday language and humor to get deep into how authors use language and story. It is a trove of examples of how knowing how words and concepts are manipulated by writers and the effect they have on the reader. Used in many high schools and universities.
Geary, James. I Is an Other. New York: HarperCollins, 2011. Print.
A comprehensive book on metaphor, especially useful for understanding the Illustrate of SEEI. The author helps the reader to find metaphors, understand them, and then construct our own to help in understanding the world. Aristotle’s observation says it all: metaphors give names to nameless things (150).
Newkirk, Thomas. The Art of Slow Reading. Portsmouth, NH: Heinamann, 2012.
And advocate to taking one’s time to read carefully, Newkirk presents his case for the power of paced understanding, of being attentive to the words and ideas of a text. Included are practical teaching strategies used in the classroom.
Senge, Peter M. The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization, Revised. New York: Doubleday, 2006. Print.
Senge’s book explores the importance of understanding how systems work in organizations (business, education, etc.) and how it is critical to move from adaptive learning (reacting to concerns) and move towards generative learning (looking for the creative solutions to the causes of the concerns). It is the seminal work on how systems work and how an organization must be a learning organization, with each person a learner and having input to the group.
Tough, Paul. How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. Print.
Tough’s book asserts that early nurturing of a child helps it later in life to deal with stress, conscientiousness is the principle predictor of workplace success, and that GPA is a better predictor of college success than the SAT, because the GPA measure motivation and perseverance, what people need most in life to succeed. Motivation and Perseverance are better predictors of success than IQ. | <urn:uuid:6a88bdfe-36b9-4998-8daf-df3a2ab756af> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://theelementsofthought.org/annotated-bibliography/learning/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500904.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20230208191211-20230208221211-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.895496 | 654 | 2.984375 | 3 |
A team of researchers from UCLA have found a new technique to expand the capabilities of fluorescence microscopy. The new technique will enable scientists to identify living and tissues with a glowing mechanism with the help of 3D imaging. The new techniques uses dyes which glow under special lighting and turn two-dimensional images into stacks of virtual three-dimensional slices.
The study published in Nature Methods can be a new lease of life for several researchers in life sciences. It will aid the study of living organism with improved Deep-Z framework. The newly coined framework can fix errors in aberration of images. Additionally, it can also improve the quality of images obtained from conventional microscopes to shed 3D light on the new ones.
According to Aydodan Ozcan, the senior author of the study, this is a powerful method as it takes the best of new technologies like deep learning. The new 3D imaging will not only enable study of live specimen, but also do it with utmost care. Conventional technologies exposed organisms to potentially toxic levels of light. However, the new one promises to adjust temperatures to raise the bar for researchers.
A New Path for Breakthroughs
Overall, the new technique promises to provide scientists with a breakthrough mechanism in many ways. This includes tools for 3D imaging which is really fast, simple, and really cost-effective. Additionally, data from previous images can also be studied. Moreover, with the help of this new research, scientists can also gain access to complicated and expensive equipment.
Ozcan and his colleagues at UCLA previously developed techniques to render 2D images in super-resolutions. This work promises an upgrade with the help of deep learning. The new method relied on AI’s ability to train a neural network, and inspirations from human brain. The new method relief on extensive testing using conventional microscopes and achieving a high-level of enhancements in 3D imaging. | <urn:uuid:8ebffc74-b60f-4a99-a29d-f38611f2ca27> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://factmrblog.com/2019/11/11/innovation-in-microscopy-promises-glowing-prize-for-researchers/?amp=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764494986.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20230127132641-20230127162641-00368.warc.gz | en | 0.943248 | 387 | 3.21875 | 3 |
O-ring X - La Piccola
Every espresso machine uses O-rings to seal the low-pressure hydraulics. The O-ring is placed underneath the heat exchanger to prevent leaking. Therefore, it is one of the most important sealing components of a coffee machine.
An O-ring is a donut-shaped seal that is most commonly used to stop fluids or air passing through into another area. They are normally seated between two sections and when compressed, they form a secure seal that prevents particle, vapor, and fluid leakages, which in turn protects and maintains pressure whilst keeping debris out, ensuring proper function and safety. | <urn:uuid:8729e593-8838-4c99-a8eb-ae353b75de82> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://vascobelo.com/webshop/5/machines/307/o-ring-x-la-piccola | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764494986.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20230127132641-20230127162641-00368.warc.gz | en | 0.922378 | 142 | 2.734375 | 3 |
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John Forbes Nash Jr., a mathematical genius whose struggle with schizophrenia was chronicled in the 2001 movie “A Beautiful Mind,” has died along with his wife in a car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike. He was 86.
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LEL – Lower Explosive Limit. UEL – Upper Explosive Limit, PPM – Parts per Million, Density (lighter than air, heavier than air)
These terms provide a starting point to understanding hazard management around explosive and flammable materials. Beyond the common flammable liquids like gasoline and diesel fuel, liquid propane and compressed natural gas, there are dozens of other flammable materials available and in use by industry every day.
Life Safety and Hazardous Material Emergency Alarm Systems provide the first warning and the last line of defense around these dangerous flammable materials. They operate by sensing at extremely low levels and then activating ventilation controls, material shutoffs and other mitigation steps to limit the danger.
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Avoid sentence fragments
- The students worked hard. (Subject - the students; verb - worked)
- She wrote a story. (Subject -she; verb - wrote)
- They discussed the problem. (Subject - they; verb - discussed)
A group of words that does not have a subject and a verb of its own cannot be a sentence. It is merely a sentence fragment or a phrase. Note that a sentence fragment cannot stand on its own. It must be attached to a sentence.
Verbs can be confusing. There are mainly two types of verbs: finite verbs and non-finite verbs. A non-finite verb is an incomplete verb. It cannot make a sentence. Examples of non-finite verbs are: infinitives (to work, to sing, to break, to walk), participles (working, singing, breaking, walking) and gerunds (dancing, waiting, reading etc.)
As you can see, participles and gerunds look alike, but they have different grammatical properties. Participles act like adjectives. Gerunds, on the other hand, act like nouns.
Study the group of words given below. It does not make a sentence because the verb (playing) is incomplete.
- The children playing in the park.
To make the verb playing complete, we have to add a suitable auxiliary verb.
- The children were playing in the park.
An English verb has four forms: the infinitive, the past simple, the present participle and the past participle.
Infinitives are forms like sing, dance, read and write. They are used to make the simple present tense. The infinitive is sometimes preceded by the marker to. In this case, they are called to-infinitives. Note that a to-infinitive is a non-finite verb. It is an incomplete verb. Without the marker to, the infinitive can function as a complete verb.
The past simple
This is the form of the verb used to make the simple past tense. Examples are: sang, danced, read and wrote. The past simple is a complete verb.
The present participle
The present participle ends in -ing. Examples are: singing, dancing, playing, working etc. The present participle is an incomplete verb. To make it complete, you have to add a form of be (is, am, are, was, were).
Examples are: was writing, were playing, am working, is singing etc.
The past participle
The past participle is an incomplete verb. It usually ends in -ed or -en. Examples are: worked, written, broken etc. To make it complete, you have to add a form of have. Note that in the case of most verbs, the past simple and past participle forms look alike.
The verb forms given below are complete.
- Have worked
- Has waited
- Had written
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Matoaka, probably born in 1595, was the beautiful and lively daughter of Powhatan, ruler of the land that the English named Virginia. “Pocahontas” was her nickname.
Pocahontas is known for saving the life of the Jamestown colonist John Smith and falling in love with him. Disney’s Pocahontas was an attempt to rewrite history. It resembled the original story enough to confuse everyone.
The chief Powhatan of the Indians in Tidewater Virginia had many wives. He kept a wife until she had a child and sent her back to her own people. When the child was old enough to return, 8 – 10 years of age, the mother could remarry. Dozens of children were born including Pocahontas. She became Powhatan’s favourite.
Pocahontas’s first saw an Englishman about 8 months after the founding of Jamestown. The Indians wanted to find out why the English had come to stay in Virginia. They captured John Smith who was brought to Powhatan. Pocahontas was only 11 years old, Smith was 28. Not, the young couple Disney wants to portray them as.
A year later, Pocahontas is said to have travelled to Jamestown to negotiate the release of Indian captives. They were released, but even the daughter of a chief would have left military matters to her male relatives not a 12 year old girl. When she visited Jamestown, she probably tagged along with adults to look at the English. Relations between the English and Powhatan became strained and ended up in the First Anglo-Powhatan War. Smith left Virginia in October 1609.
Pocahontas married the Indian warrior, Kocoum. The English expanded their settlements beyond the Jamestown fort. They traded with the Potomac River tribes. Captain Samuel Argall heard that Pocahontas was visiting one of his trading partners. He pressured the sub chief to help him take her prisoner. They lured Pocahontas aboard a ship and sent her to Jamestown. A ransom demand was sent to her father.
The minister trained Pocahontas in the ways of the Anglican Church. She was baptized and given the Christian name Rebecca. When the English got the ransom she and John Rolfe, a man who had made a fortune in tobacco, had fallen in love and got married. A son, Thomas, was born. As for Pocahontas’s first marriage, by Powhatan custom it ended when she was captured.
Pocahonta’s trip to England
Pocahontas sailed to England in 1616 with her husband John and the priest Uttamatomakkin, her brother-in-law sent by the chief as an observer. Once in London, she was lodged, clothed and an engraving was made of her. Pocahontas caused a sensation among the Engli
sh upper class. They were always in search of amusement and she was considered to be something of a curiosity. Pocahontas also met King James I and were invited to attend a costume ball.
Even if she was presented as a princess, she was never thought of as one. She was merely “the Virginian woman”.
John Smith waited several months before visiting her. Pocahontas was so angry with him. She taunted him about his shabby treatment of her father and telling him that “your countrymen will lie much.”
Pocahontas and her family moved to Brentford, outside of London. Her novelty among the upper classes had faded and her rich sponsors left. They planned to return to Virginia.
After a two-month delay the Rolfe family and Uttamatomakkin left for Virginia 1617. But, Pocahontas got sick and was taken ashore before leaving England. She died only 21 years old. Her memory is honoured with a life-size bronze statue at St. George’s Church, Gravesend, Kent, England.
Her son, Thomas was also too sick to travel so he remained in England until he was older. When he finally came back to Virginia his father had died thirteen years earlier.
Pocahontas is one of the iconic figures in American history. She did not become a celebrity until the 1820s, during the Romantic era. Romantic literature is characterized on emotion, passion, and the natural world. Authors turned to folk tales and native mythologies as source material. Themes could be the beauty of nature and man’s identity as a natural being. Romanticism dominated English literature throughout the 19th century
Pocahontas life fitted perfectly in to this era. Smith’s book “Generall Historie” was used as background material. Smith wrote the book in the middle of the Second Anglo-Powhatan War (1622–1632) between the English and the Indians. He writes about the treacherous natives, a heroic Smith, and the one “good” Indian, “Princess Pocahontas.”
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Defensive Tower of Chartoryski and fragment of the well are the remnants of the Surrounding Castle fortification, that during the medieval times strengthened the Upper Castle from South and West. The Surrounding Castle consisted of 8 towers, although half of them were wooden. Entrance to the territory was made using the bridge over the moat, that was filled with water (ran through the current Drahomanova st.). Within time, the fortifications were gradually getting dismantled and ruined, and the moats got filled up. Only one tower is preserved until today, named after Czartoryski princes, a famous noble family, that lived in Lutsk during XV-XVI centuries.
Under the tower, underground rooms can be found, that apparently were connected to the dungeons under the Cathedral.
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Teaching mathematics to children with English as an additional language (EAL) can be a difficult task. EAL pupils will often struggle with maths and teachers may find it a struggle to overcome the language barrier, but Lorraine Barber has some helpful tips
|The importance of mathematical language can never be underestimated and we have been reminded in the recent Williams review of its importance in developing our pupil’s mathematical skills and understanding. The importance is stressed on a number of occasions in the review of simply talking about mathematics and of recognising that maths itself is in some respects a new language – with this key message in mind we need to ensure all our children have opportunities to discuss their mathematics and how for our children with English as an additional language (EAL), we will need to support and scaffold their opportunities to enable these pupils to participate, communicate and reason in mathematics. In considering the needs of our vast range of EAL pupils in our schools who need their language skills developed, we must remember that these pupils are often very capable mathematicians but their skills are sometimes under estimated due to the initial language barrier.|
As teachers, we need to ensure our lesson opportunities meet the needs of all our learners which is increasingly challenging. The range of support we provide for our pupils is personalized to the children and needs the full cooperation of the pupil, teacher and their parents and carers this is especially important when working with EAL children. It is those initial discussions that have enabled me to understand the culture of the child, family background, school history and the level of English speaking adults within the family and therefore guided me to plan the resources and program of study which would best support the learning needs of that child within my class.
EAL children have not got special educational needs and are often very able mathematicians but the language in mathematics is their barrier to either solving the calculation or problem. As teachers it is important to diagnose when an error is caused by language proficiency or a mathematical difficulty. We must keep our expectation high and ensure the opportunities we provide enable the children to be challenged and also enable them to access the mathematics. They do not need to do ‘simpler’ mathematics only ‘clearer’ mathematics and we need to provide opportunities that enable them to engage with the learning and convey and develop their mathematical ability.
Creating a welcoming climate
Some EAL learners often lack confidence having moved from one country to another or simply from one school to another. The first issue is to support them (as we do with any new pupils) and show them how welcoming the school environment is and allow time for familiarity with school routines and language around the school. Signs and signposts that would enable them to become confident in moving around school and the support of a friendly class buddy to guide and make friends
with is ideal.
Many pupils may have attended very formal schools and now enter into a classroom where the timetable is more varied and may need a visual timetable initially to access the routine. Pupils can find it daunting entering into a new environment where a more open classroom climate has been successfully developed allowing pupils to discuss and share ideas and where children work in pairs and groups with confidence, these issues need to be considered in ensuring new pupils integrate happily in to our classes and build confidence and are then ‘ready then for learning’.
Within our daily lessons of course the main difficulty is the limited knowledge of our language EAL children have to access the content of the mathematics lesson. Therefore, it is important to make the content of our lessons accessible and in context with the experiences that our EAL pupils have had.
Real-life number activities and problem solving using shopping items they are familiar with, alongside our other provisions, will help pupils to engage and access the mathematics. A few items I bought from a Polish supermarket recently enabled pupils with limited English to access the mathematics and engage in the problems with the whole class. It also brings in lots of opportunity to discuss the items, drawing pupils into conversations, discussing their culture and helps to celebrate their ethnicity. Picture resources can be created to allow pupils to choose items from a menu where they have a certain amount of money to spend, if the items reflect a range of EAL children’s foods as well as our traditional food then pupils will engage and access better what they have to do.
It is also worth remembering that like many of our English-speaking children the opportunity to handle real money regularly in daily life is quite limited nowadays and that these pupils are unfamiliar with our coins and values. This is an area where extra support can be invaluable from a teaching assistant or parent in reinforcing an aspect like this, which may be essential knowledge for a future lesson. Coins and their numerical value should be displayed and the appropriate words, eg a picture of the coin – the symbol £1 – and the word one pound should be available for pupils to see. Mathematical language can also be learnt through songs and rhymes in the early years and are still valuable auditory stimuli to practice basic vocabulary in Key Stage 2.
The understanding of our number system is key to unlocking potential in all mathematical areas. Our number system itself is not the easiest to learn.
The grasp of numbers to 10 is not too daunting, but when we reach those ‘teens’ numbers from 11 and move to 20 each number is a new word to learn. 11 being ‘tenty one’ and 12 being ‘tenty two’ would be much more accessible then we wouldn’t have to learn new vocabulary and when we got to 20, then twenty one would fit in quite comfortably. But, unfortunately, it is not that regular!
Unfortunately, even the decade numbers can be a minefield, with twenty a new word, thirty being a new word, forty is nearly like forty but spelt wrong then fifty is not fivety so another new word too! Luckily from 60 onwards we have more regularity and you often hear and see children quite confidently joining in from 60 to 100 when counting in tens. So enabling EAL children to understand our numerical system is vital. Once children are secure with this, we can enable pupils to access mathematical symbols and a wider range of mathematics. The structured number line showing a linear view of our number progression rather than a 100 square can support pupils in visually seeing how numbers become larger as we move from left to right on the number line. This number line can then be used in developing calculation methods and help pupils model how they have tackled a calculation or problem.
Resources to support calculation are essential. Children may need bead strings or structured number lines to support them in conveying their strategies.
The range of vocabulary we use in mathematics and the many meanings the words have can be confusing for EAL pupils words such as take away, scale, match and table etc have different meaning is different contexts so it is important to ensure pupils have a clear understanding of the use and context in the lesson, explain its meaning prior to the lesson if necessary.
The mathematical signs + x ÷ – are very visible and can be accessed and used by EAL pupils to develop strong mathematical skills, but the variety of language attached to each symbol needs further support to develop. Cards with mathematical signs and the words we read and use to convey that sign must be seen by EAL pupils and can be created to attract pupil interest. Mathematical vocabulary cards, similar to the one below, reviewed regularly and accessed in lessons can enable pupils to contribute to mathematical discussions and decode problems they are tackling.
Enabling EAL pupils to access mathematical discussions can be supported with talk prompts that are visual and easy to convey their opinions on whether an answer is correct, if they agree with the working out they see, the method or answer given etc. These recent prompts enabled pupils to decide whether all the solutions to a problem were found and gave ownership to the pupils to make decisions on the answers they had found in a group. The visual picture allowed pupils to sort the negative responses from the positive ones.
The difficulties that EAL children initially have with language can be overcome and data conveys how they achieve at an accelerated progress when there is well-planned provision to support their learning and good inclusive learning and teaching practice.
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The ancient Egyptians never cease to disappoint when it comes to supplying us with interesting trivia. In this article, you will learn facts concerning the ancient civilization, which touches upon King Tut, the Eye of Horus, and the goddess Selket.
Crowns and Headdresses for Royalty
The crowns and headdresses that ancient Egyptian royalty wore upon their heads were mostly comprised of organic materials. Because of this, none have survived, but archeologists know what they looked like from the numerous imagers and statues left behind in temples and tombs. The most famous of these crowns belonged to King Tut , a golden death mask.
Eye of Horus
Representing the eye of the god Horus, the Udjat eye is often referred to as the ‘evil eye.’ Egyptian myths state that the eye was removed from his head by the storm god Seth. When drawn, it looked like the typical human eye, but was decorated with the markings of a falcon. The Eye of Horus was used by the ancient Egyptians as an amulet to protect against injury.
The Step Pyramid is known as the first large stone building that set the precedent for pyramids that followed. The pyramid was associated with Djoser, who is known in ancient Egyptian history as one of the best kings to rule.
Who is Selket?
Ancient Egyptians believed that the goddess Selket guarded the shrine where King Tut’s canopic jars were kept. There were four goddesses that guarded the shrine, including Isis, Nephthys, and Neith. When depicted, the goddesses are shown with outstretched arms, which suggest that they were there to protect the shrine. When Howard Carter (the archeologist credited with discovering King Tut’s tomb) laid his eyes on the wood carvings of the goddesses, he remarked how lifelike the poses seemed. It was Selket that was known for her control of magic, childbirth, and nursing. She was represented by the scorpion.
King Tut’s Bracelets
Under the mummy wrapping, King Tut was wearing bracelets on his arm , a total of 13. He had seven on the right arm and six on the left arm. Most of the bracelets looked the same with some decorated with the scarab. Others seemed more decorative. The Udjat eye was shown on four of the bracelets. The sign was also used to protect against sickness, as well as linked to restoring the dead to life.
You Can’t Take it With You”¦
When Howard Carter uncovered the tomb of King Tut, he counted more than 2,000 objects. It took the archeologist about eight years to remove, catalog, and restore all of the items back to the tomb. However, Carter did not see all that the tomb was originally filled with. It is believed that about 10 years after the tomb was initially sealed, grave robbers entered the final resting place of the pharaoh. Carter believes that gold and semiprecious stones were removed after he found mountings and parts of missing objects. | <urn:uuid:45321efc-f1f3-4ea6-aa25-c6912e51ae97> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://www.unexplainable.net/ancients/interesting-ancient-egyptian-trivia.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500035.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20230202165041-20230202195041-00768.warc.gz | en | 0.979917 | 631 | 3.390625 | 3 |
The sun has finally made a very welcome appearance and we have also had enough rain to launch our gardens into Summer mode. Now we can start enjoying our gardens while doing some ongoing weeding, watering and feeding.
Continue to mow as needed, cutting the grass a little higher in hot dry weather.
If your borders are in full sun and dry out quickly, consider applying a mulch of compost or bark on top of the soil between the plants to reduce water evaporation.
Feed container plants, bedding plants and veggies. Liquid-feed tubs and baskets every two weeks if you haven’t already mixed in controlled-release fertiliser.
Lift Spring bulbs when their leaves have turned yellow. Put them indoors in a shallow box to dry then remove the dried leaves and store them in a cool dry shed for Autumn planting.
Water the greenhouse to dampen it down in hot weather and ensure you have sufficient shading on the glass to prevent your plants from becoming scorched. Spray cucumbers with water to maintain a humid atmosphere for them. Feed tomatoes, peppers & other greenhouse crops with a high-potash feed such as Tomorite as per the instructions on the bottle.
June is also the time for harvesting early crops – Strawberries, salads, spring onions and radishes you sowed or planted earlier in the year. You may also have the first onions – they are ready when the leaves turn yellow.
Bring indoor plants outside for the Summer
Move any summer flowering house plants into the garden. They will brighten any patio area and benefit from the extra light.
Roses are at their best in June, so try to take some time to relax in your garden and enjoy the lovely space you have worked so hard to create.
Correction re Aphid treatment
In May’s Gardening Tasks, I suggested spraying roses with a washing-up liquid solution to clear greenfly. A colleague has pointed out that this is no longer recommended as many washing up liquids are not plant friendly. Please only use propriety pesticide or greenfly killer to clear greenfly in order to prevent possible damage to your plants and roses.
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) in Dogs
Clotting factors, such as proteins in the blood plasma, are components of the bloodstream, coordinating with platelet cells to stop bleeding at the site of an injury by forming into a gel-like plug. Platelets are normal cell fragments that originate in the bone marrow and travel in the blood as it circulates through the body. Platelets act to plug tears in the blood vessels and stop bleeding.
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a bleeding problem in which clotting factors are activated with an absence of injury. Micro clots form within the blood vessels, and the clotted material goes on to consume platelets and proteins, using them up and leaving a lack of sufficient clotting factors and platelets. This condition can lead to a disruption in normal blood flow to the organs and excessive bleeding, both external and internal.
DIC occurs secondarily and in response an existing diseased condition. There is no breed, gender or age predisposition, though this condition is more common in dogs than in cats.
Symptoms and Types
- Small purple-red spots beneath the surface of the skin (petechiae)
- Excessive bleeding after injury, during surgery or after taking blood
- Bleeding from the mouth, nose, anus or vagina
- Blood collecting in the chest and/or abdomen
- Gastric dilation-volvus – condition in which the stomach dilates with gas and/or fluid, and subsequently rotates around its short axis
- Heart failure
- Heartworm disease
- Heat stroke
- Breakdown of red-blood cells by the immune system
- Inflammation of the stomach and intestines with blood in the feces
- Generalized (systemic) infectious diseases which cause bacterial toxins to accumulate in the blood (endotoxemia)
- Liver disease
- Nephrotic syndrome – a medical condition in which protein is dropped in the urine, low levels of albumin (a type of protein) and high levels of cholesterol are found in the blood, and fluid accumulation is present in the abdomen, chest, and/or under the skin
- Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis)
- Shock and low levels of oxygen in the blood and tissues (hypoxia)
- Thrombocytopenia – Low platelet or thrombocyte counts caused by the immune system destroying the platelets
Your veterinarian will perform a thorough physical exam on your dog, taking into account the background history of symptoms and possible incidents that might have precipitated this condition, such as possible run-ins with an insect or venomous animal. Standard tests include a blood chemical profile, a complete blood count, an electrolyte panel and a urinalysis to look for underlying systemic disease that is causing this response. Some of the possible concurrent conditions that will be found are anemia – fragmented red blood cells (RBCs) will be indicative of this; and thrombocytopenia – a low platelet count.
A blood clotting profile will be performed on your dog’s blood to measure the time it takes to clot. Blood tests will show low levels of fibrinogen, increased D-dimers and decreased antithrombin-III (factors in the clotting process) if your dog is being affected by disseminated intravascular coagulation.
When thrombocytopenia is found occurring along with a prolonged clotting time and spontaneous bleeding, DIC may be safely assumed to be the conclusive diagnosis.
Your dog will need to be hospitalized in an intensive care unit and treated aggressively for the underlying disease. Your dog’s activity will need to be restricted to avoid incidental bleeding, which can occur as the result of even small and seemingly minor injuries. Fluid therapy, oxygen and blood plasma transfusions should be administered to the dog.
Your veterinarian may choose to use heparin to slow any further progression of clotting, but this drug will need to be used with extreme caution, as high doses can lead to fatal hemorrhaging.
Living and Management
If your dog has been diagnosed with disseminated intravascular coagulation, it must remain in the hospital until the bleeding has been brought under control and signs of improvement have progressed with reverse. Unfortunately, the underlying diseases that cause the body to react this way are generally very severe, and animals that are suffering from DIC, along with the causative condition, tend not to survive. Prompt and aggressive treatment is the only possible method for preventing a rapid and morbid progression.
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I was at the DDD exchange recently where we had the likes of Udi Dahan, Eric Evans and Scott Wlaschin on the panel. In a post event Q&A session I asked the panel - “Is microservices SOA renamed? “ which triggered an hour long debate. The panelists argued amongst themselves about what exactly a service or a microservice means. By the end of the debate I doubt any one of us was any more wiser. Clearly there was no consensus on the definition of a microservice and what it actually means. It is quite a buzzword these days but none of the panelists could come to a common understanding. This raised a few questions in my head. Disappointed with the expert advice, I decided to look out for a definition of my own.
As what’s needed in such a situation, I looked up the dictionary for the word service - “the action of helping or doing work for someone”. Does a microservice fit into this general definition? In order to come up with a more definitive answer, lets recollect the knowledge that is already out there.
“Microservices aim to do SOA well, it is a specific approach of achieving SOA in the same way as XP and Scrum are specific approaches for Agile software development.” - Sam Newman (Building Microservices)
If microservices is about doing SOA (Service orientated architecture) well, it is probably worth looking at the SOA tenets:
- Services are autonomous - Cohesive single responsibility.
- Services have explicit boundaries - Loosely coupled, owns its data and business rules.
- Service share contract and schema, not Class or Type or a Database
- Service compatibility is based upon policy - Explicitly state the constraints (structural and behavioral) which the service imposes on its usage.
These tenets do not appear to be too different from the object oriented principles. According to Alan Kays 1971 description of Smalltalk
An object is a little computer that has its own memory, you send messages to it in order to tell it to do something. It can interact with other objects through messages in order to get that task done.
An object’s private memory provides it the autonomy and message based communication an explicit boundary from other objects. Can we define a service based on the above principles? Lets look at the tenets a bit closely.
What is a Service?
- Autonomy of a service suggests it is independent of other services to perform its tasks, therefore in order to be independent it needs to have one and only one well defined responsibility. Uncle Bob has summarised Single Responsibility Principle rather well - “Gather together those things that change for the same reason and separate those things that change for different reasons.” In short a service should not have more than one reason to change.
- Boundaries are drawn to restrict free movement and ensure all movement is governed by a set of rules. In the context of a service this restriction is enforced on free movement of data across a service boundary. All data and business rules reside within the service imposing strict restrictions on any movement in and out.
- Services interact with other services through a shared contract by sending messages. These messages contain stable data (i.e. immutable, think events). The data going through service boundaries is minimal and very basic.
- Usage of a service enforces certain constraints, the incoming messages conform to an expected structure and format.
What a service is NOT?
- Anything with the word Service appended to it does not automatically qualify as a service.
- A service that has only a function is a function not a service, like calculation, validation (not be confused with DDD’s Domain Services which is a more granular concept). Making it remotely callable through RPC/SOAP still does not make it a service.
- A service that only has data is a database not a service. Doing CRUD through REST over HTTP does not change that.
Philip Kruchten’s 4+1 Architecture View Model describes software architecture based on multiple concurrent views.
Defining services involves breaking an overall system into smaller isolated sub systems so that adding features to the overall system requires touching as few sub systems as possible. This decomposition can be at the
logical level (business capabilities - the reason for something to exist),
component level (dlls, jars, source code repos),
process level (web app, http endpoints) or the
physical level (machines, hosts). Bounded context in DDD terminology focuses on the logical separation whereas Microservice focuses on the physical separation. The idea of slicing up your system into manageable chunks is the key here.
What is an Actor?
Actors is another decomposition model that allows dividing a system into smaller isolated tasks or actors that can run concurrently. Traditional approaches to concurrency are based on synchronizing shared mutable state which is difficult to get right, as it often involves locking and coordination. Wouldn’t it be better not having to deal with coordinating threads, synchronization and locks? Actors achieve this by avoiding shared state and only mutating internal private state between processing messages. When there are no shared state mutations, synchronization and locking are no more required. When an actor wants to communicate with another actor, it sends a message rather than contacting it directly, all messaging being asynchronous. Apart from concurrency and performance gains there are other benefits with the actor based approach like hot code replacements but asynchronous programming is a whole new ballgame.
Asynchronous message communication allows Actors to embrace latency, potentially at the cost of simplicity. Asynchronous messaging is an event driven model as compared to synchronous model where you have a sequence of events that execute sequentially (in a given order) which in theory is easy (read familiar) to program and reason about. An asynchronous model (event driven) on the other hand, allows you to scale better but you have to find a way to impose ordering on the incoming requests.
Partitioning can occur at different levels, be it a service, a microservice, an actor or even an object. What we really gain from this partitioning is isolation. We want a small computer with private memory that you can interact with through a contract, without any access to its internal private state. Isolation is easily compromised in objects. We often break encapsulation by sharing an object’s private memory through public getters and setters in languages like Java and C#. Actors enforce this isolation by restricting access to private memory (internal state). Microservies make it even harder to break the isolation by often introducing physical separation and communication over a network.
Each service ends up having its own process or/and network boundary. The contract is a service updates it's shared memory and exposes a mechanism to read from its shared memory but the service itself is the only one that is allowed to write to it.
Turns out, microservices reinforce a lot of the old ideas like SOA and object oriented principles that we have known for sometime. Adding features to your system will invariably involve touching more than one sub system at a given time but depending upon how well the system is isolated, it should involve touching as few sub systems as possible. Isolation gives you all the good stuff - loosely coupled systems, failure isolation, independent evolution and scalability. But distributed mircoservices is not the only way to achieve isolation. Modularised monoliths can very well be isolated too (obviosuly not over a network but in memory), they probably need a bit more discipline. | <urn:uuid:68ecb4f3-f4ca-42ca-99de-91cedf35b619> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | http://hemantkumar.net/services-microservices-bounded-context.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500250.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20230205063441-20230205093441-00048.warc.gz | en | 0.946368 | 1,565 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Edit Abortion Essay Argumentative
Abortion Essay Argumentative
Thought about some abortion-related topic ideas and examples for an argumentative essay? Check out the ones mentioned below:
- Will the illegalization of abortion increase backstreet abortions?
- How does abortion affect a woman’s health?
- What should be the minimum age to legally abort?
- What reasons exists behind the decision of abortion for married couples?
- Can an unborn fetus experience pain during abortion
- Should one consider abortion as murder?
- Why do women choose to do abortions?
- The attitude to abortion in different cultures.
The following structure is applicable for a general argumentative essay on abortion pro-choice.
- Define what abortion means
- Analyse the societal aspect of abortion
- Thesis statement: Should society’s contempt towards abortion break the lives of not only the women’s, but families and unwanted children’s?
- #1 Paragraph: Mention at least two arguments in favor of abortion
- #2 Paragraph: Mention at least two arguments against abortion
- Sustain the thesis statement with a general deduction
- Provide a personal experience or vision
In case you have an opposing view towards abortion, here are some useful argumens:
- Abortion means killing an innocent creature.
- Life begins in a woman's womb, so the unborn child has a right to live.
- Studies show that scientists believe a fetus experiences the pain of abortion.
- Abortion contradicts God’s commandments.
- Abortion can lead to psychological issues.
- Abortion affects the number of available children for adoption.
- Abortion is regarded a physical discrimination due to the embryo’s abnormalities.
- Abortion should not be linked to a form of contraception.
- Abortion mutilates the possible social contribution of an unborn child.
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The Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME) region has been declared as a climate change hot-spot in numerous researches conducted in the last decade. Cyprus is expected to experience large-scale environmental hazards and natural disasters in coming years, (mainly) due to global warming. We strongly believe that both Cypriot communities (G/C and T/C) can act upon these hazards together, collaborating to mitigate the consequences of climate change on the island.
In this direction, we propose the use of emerging technologies to support significant climate actions, in particular forestation. Via CO-FOR-IT, we will develop an online platform, empowered by artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision (CV), deep learning (DL) and geospatial analysis, allowing G/C and T/C stakeholders (i.e. NGOs, citizens, citizen initiatives) to optimize their decision-making in forestation efforts. Collaboration between the two communities is encouraged, which is vital for exchanging best practices, supporting afforestation events through volunteers from both sides and raising environmental awareness, stressing the urgency of collaboration on this global matter that affects everyone on the island.
The CV/AI methods and the results of this processing will enable the calculation of statistics relevant to tree planting like tree density, tree species’ compatibility, plant health and suitability and unplanted systemic areas identification (e.g. areas eligible to anti-corrosion measures). These results will be presented to specialists who will advice on how to perform planting (recommending species that are appropriate for a specific area e.g. are especially good at stopping corrosion or slowing down fire spread for high-risk areas near fuel tanks, military areas, densely populated areas, etc.). This will be extremely useful for future relevant follow-up projects.
Bringing Turkish and Greek Cypriots together to solve a bi-community problem builds a meaningful and effective partnership, establishing the foundations for future long-term collaboration and trust. Both communities share a mutual interest in facing the consequences of climate change. While climate change is a global problem, there is a big reluctance and a feeling of mistrust among nations in cooperating and in taking drastic measures against it. Enabling two communities with a hostile past to cooperate and become pioneers in taking actions against climate change is a huge step forward.
Techniques used: Satellite imagery, Deep learning, GIS and geospatial analysis, Modelling.
Collaboration with: Reforest Nicosia (former “300K Trees in Nicosia”) NGO, Yesil Baris (Cyprus Green Action Group) NGO.
Started: February 2021
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Introduction to Kubernetes
Kubernetes, also known as K8s or Kube, is an open-source system that helps organizations manage cloud-based containerized applications. The system helps with deploying, scaling, and managing containers that are part of a vast distributed ecosystem of cloud applications and storage.
Another advantage of Kubernetes is the ability to automate several operations and processes involved in the container life cycle.
Significant features of Kubernetes include:
- Assigning and designating storage as local or cloud-based
- Managing workloads through batch execution
- Scaling the system as and when it is required
- Managing and updating secrets and application configurations
Besides the main functionality, additional robust features help provide a full end-to-end solution for the management of distributed systems. As a readily available open-source tool, Kubernetes can be found in many different computing environments from academia to small startup companies and even large multinational corporations.
Let’s take a deeper dive into Kubernetes specifics such as clusters, the benefits of K8s, the challenges companies face monitoring and managing their configurations, and how AI monitoring solutions can help solve these issues.
What are Kubernetes Clusters?
Kubernetes clusters are used for managing containers. These clusters help develop an app, its dependencies, and the resources required in a single container. This way, applications can be more easily developed, managed, and scaled. They also allow the containers to run across different environments such as on-premise, cloud, and virtual environments and ensure interoperability across disparate operating systems.
Kubernetes clusters are actually a set of nodes categorized into master nodes and worker nodes. Every cluster needs to have at least one of each. While the master node is meant to control the state of a cluster, the worker nodes perform the operations and tasks that comprise the application.
Essentially, the master node schedules the operations, monitors operational status, and updates that status once the operations are completed. It is according to these instructions that the worker nodes perform those operations as scheduled by the master node.
Components of a Kubernetes Cluster
A Kubernetes cluster consists of six major components:
API Server is the front end and acts as the interface between various Kubernetes resources.
The Scheduler is used for assigning operations, defining the resources required by each node and finding nodes for unassigned Pods.
The Controller Manager is responsible for maintaining the states of operation, managing endpoints, and the node controllers.
Kubelet ensures that containers located on Pods are fully functional through an interface with the Docker Engine responsible for container creation.
The Kube Proxy is used to manage network connectivity and ensures that all the nodes are following the network rules at any given time.
Finally, Etcd is the component that stores all the cluster data.
How Kubernetes Clusters Work
First, the operational state is determined, by specifying the application type and the number of replicas required. With the help of JASON or YAML files, these specs are stored and conveyed to the clusters using an API or command-line interface.
The master node then conveys this information to the worker nodes, and with the help of the control plane, the clusters automatically align themselves to achieve the desired operational state. Overall, these operations are managed by the control plane.
Many operations can be automated in Kubernetes clusters, with the help of a Pod Lifecycle Event Generator or PLEG. These operations include starting containers, adjusting their replicas, validating container images, launching and managing containers, and implementing updates/rollbacks.
Benefits of K8s
Scaling your distributed systems becomes exponentially simplified when using Kubernetes. This is mainly due to the automation of major tasks to the extent that only a few instructions are required to scale as required with complete monitoring of the entire process.
Kubernetes is interoperable with any runtime container operating in multiple computing environments, this is what makes it so flexible, enabling quick and easy deployments even across large organizations.
Another significant advantage is the portability of Kubernetes, allowing organizations to shift from on-premises to cloud or vice versa at any time. All this with high efficiency and no downtime.
Employees can be highly productive as K8s automatically takes care of container operations, so network managers can focus on gaining greater efficiency through Kubernetes’ automation resulting in significant savings of time, energy, and resources.
Challenges of Monitoring Kubernetes
Vast and Intricate Distributed Ecosystem
The Kubernetes network is highly complex with numerous containers that are dynamic in nature. This makes it quite difficult to monitor and ensure operational efficiency for all containers at the same time.
Identification of Glitches, Behavioral Patterns and Anomalies
Since the network is vast, identification of anomalies takes time from their identification until they are reported to the central system. This is because each individual container must be checked to determine where the problem originated. Unfortunately, by the time it is detected, the problem may have evolved into something worse or disappeared entirely.
Besides initial detection, understanding the behavioral patterns of the containers and identifying the anomalies can also be extremely challenging and time-consuming. This is especially true when considering that it is extremely labor-intensive, requiring skilled teams to analyze large amounts of data, from various operational perspectives, and then come to the proper conclusions of how to solve the problem.
Delayed Responses to Initiation of Recovery Measures
When identification of the glitch is not immediate and analysis of the problem takes time, then inevitably recovery measures would consequently also be delayed. Even if the issue was identified early, to get the recovery measures in action, a significant amount of time would still be required to have the affected containers reach the desired state of operation, allocate them the proper resources and perform the required tasks.
24×7 Monitoring Requirements
One way to meet this challenge is through providing enough network management manpower to constantly monitor the Kubernetes system. This solution is highly inefficient both the overheads required to manage and coordinate such a large team and of cost the direct and indirect costs required by such an operation.
How AI Monitoring Can Solve K8s Challenges
Due to the dynamic and complex nature of Kubernetes, AI-based solutions are the best choice for comprehensive monitoring of Kubernetes by providing the following benefits:
AI can leverage unsupervised machine learning to monitor 100% of Kubernetes data. This means the complete process is automated and doesn’t require constant human intervention with the system.
Real-Time Glitch Detection
Since AI solutions can monitor the network 24×7, anomalies can essentially be detected in real-time and proactively solutions can be suggested that potentially solve a problem shortly after it is detected. In this manner, negative effects are minimized and in most cases, a full recovery can be achieved almost immediately.
Calculating the Cost of Resources
Kubernetes workloads are dynamic, which poses a challenge when it comes to calculating the cost of resources utilized by your applications correctly. AI Monitoring optimizes cloud cost management by providing real-time visibility and contextual understanding of Kubernetes spend.
Understanding of Seasonality Patterns
Another advantage of a machine learning algorithm is its ability to analyze the behavioral pattern of containers over time. As a result, false positives and false negatives can be significantly reduced by taking into account seasonal fluctuations, including different geographies at different hours of the day.
Root Cause Analysis and Identification of Problems
The Kubernetes system also correlates the anomalies, various event occurrences, and metrics at a particular time to understand the factors that caused a problem in the system. It does so by understanding the initial metrics and correlating them with other factors simultaneously to give the company a holistic picture of the incident.
Now that you have a basic understanding of Kubernetes, its advantages and challenges, it is clear that leveraging the latest AI technologies is the best way to monitor your Kubernetes operations.
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Palm oil, an edible vegetable oil rich in saturated fats and free of trans fats, is derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palms, mainly the African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) and to some extent from the American oil palm (Elaeis oleifera) and the maripa palm (Attalea maripa). Palm mesocarp oil which is 49% saturated, is generally reddish in colour because of high beta-carotene content. Crude red palm oil that has been refined, bleached and deodorized, a common commodity called RBD palm oil, does not contain carotenoids. It is semisolid at room temperature. Palm oil is a common cooking ingredient in the tropical belt of Africa, Southeast Asia and parts of Brazil.
Nutritional Value of Palm Oil
One cup of Palm oil serves 1909 calories and 216 g of total lipid fat. It also offers 0.02 mg of iron, 0.6 mg of choline, 34.43 mg of Vitamin E, 17.3 µg of Vitamin K, 106.488 g of total saturated fat, 0.216 g of lauric acid, 2.16 g of myristic acid, 93.96 g of palmitic acid, 9.288 g of stearic acid, 79.92 g of total monounsaturated fats, 0.648 g of palmitoleic acid, 79.056 g of oleic acid, 0.216 g of gadoleic acid, 20.088 g of total polyunsaturated fats, 19.656 g of linoleic acid and 0.432 g of Linolenic acid.
Nutritional facts Per 100 Grams
Helps in improving vision
Beta-carotene is very much important for improving vision. Many antioxidants can be found in palm oil, which provide powerful defensive mechanisms of the body. They are the beneficial by-products of cellular metabolism and can help by protecting the body against free radicals. Free radicals are responsible for a lot of cellular breakdown and mutation, including the damage of vision. Using palm oil as a replacement for other types of oil can help prevent macular degeneration and cataracts.
Helps in preventing cardiovascular issues
Palm oil in spite of having a high content of HDL and LDL cholesterol can still create a healthier balance in our body. High levels of LDL cholesterol can increase the chances of atherosclerosis, which can cause strokes and heart attacks. By maintaining a healthy balance of cholesterol (both of which is needed in our body), one can ensure a healthier cardiovascular system.
Helps in reducing the risk of cancer
Tocopherols, a form of vitamin E, are natural antioxidants that can help to prevent cancer by neutralizing free radicals. Free radicals cause healthy cells to mutate into cancerous cells, so high levels of tocopherol as is present in palm oil are necessary.
Helps in providing naturally soft skin
Palm oil makes the skin naturally soft and glossy without it getting a greasy appearance. This is the reason the oil is a key ingredient in many soap bars and skin creams. It also provides relief to ragged cuticles and itchy skin.
Helps to improve hair growth
Palm kernel oil provides thorough conditioning of hair, thickens hair and reduces hair fall by making it stronger. Used as a hot oil treatment, it provides a soothing effect along with the desired nourishment.
Rich In Vitamin K
Vitamin K is one of the most important fat-soluble vitamins that the body requires. It boosts bone health and also acts as a blood coagulant. Palm kernel oil contains high amounts of the vitamin K and hence is recommended for daily use.
Richly loaded with antioxidants
With a sufficient amount of Vitamin E, rarely found tocotrienols and being loaded with anti-oxidants, palm oil provides amazing anti-aging benefits. It prevents the occurrence of wrinkles and fine lines. It is capable of providing protection against harmful UV rays and other toxins and hence it is healthy for the skin.
Contains unsaturated fats
The palm kernel oil is a source of healthy unsaturated fats and medium chain fatty acids. This is perfect for use as a cooking medium. Moreover, these qualities make it ideal for healthier skin, bones and joints.
Contains zero Trans-Fat
Palm oil does not contain any Trans-fat, and is hence considered as ideal cooking oil for those who are looking to shed extra pounds.
Rich in nutrients
In addition to having important fat-soluble vitamins, palm kernel oil also has high nutritional value. It has numerous nutrients that are essential for maintaining a good health. The presence of palmitic acid, considered as a 16-carbon saturated fatty acid, makes it distinctive from other cooking oils.
Helps during pregnancy
The deficiency of vitamin could be harmful for a pregnant woman as well as her unborn child. Palm oil contains Vitamin D, A and E which is beneficial for the health. A pregnant woman should have Palm oil in her diet to prevent the vitamin deficiencies.
Helps in providing with energy
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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is anything used or worn by a person (including clothing) to minimize risks of exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries. These illnesses may result from contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical or other workplace hazards.
This may include respiratory protective equipment, hearing protection, eye protection, protective clothing, and safety harness systems.
- PPE Category I
Protective clothing in Category I protects the wearer from straightforward, personal risks, the effects of which can be safely identified in good time by the user.
- PPE Category II
This category comprises all PPE which is not assigned to Category I or Category III. It protects people from moderate risk e.g. high-visibility clothing or light heat protection. An external body must certify Category II protective clothing and issue an EC type-examination certificate. This is valid for 5 years.
- PPE Category III
Category III includes all PPE that protects against mortal danger or serious irreversible damage to the health of the wearer and where it must be assumed that the user cannot identify the direct effects of the danger in good time, e.g., the danger associated with an arc flash or chemical splashes. Certification must also be carried out by an external certifying body. PPE in Category III is also subject to an EC quality assurance system which ensures monitoring and repeats the test at regular intervals.
Personal Protective Equipment: Principles of Use
The Personal Protective Equipment at 1992 Work Regulations Place duties on employers to protect their employees from hazards within the workplace. Risk assessment may identify personal protective equipment as being part of an overall prevention or control strategy to protect an individual, but it should always be a last resort.
Provide suitable PPE to employees if there is a risk to their health or safety that cannot be adequately controlled by other means (as determined by a risk assessment); to be suitable, PPE must:
- Be appropriate for the risks involved, the conditions where the risk occurs and the time for which it is worn
- Take account of the ergonomic requirements and the state of health of each person who may wear it and the characteristics of their workstations
- Be capable of fitting the wearers correctly
- Effectively prevent or adequately control the risk(s) involved without increasing overall risk, so far as is reasonably practicable
- Be CE marked to show it conforms to relevant standards
- Ensure compatibility if more than one item of PPE needs to be worn together, and that they adequately protect against the risks they are intended to control.
- Review PPE assessments if they are considered to be no longer valid, or if there have been any significant changes in working practices.
- Maintain PPE in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair. This includes cleaning or replacement, as appropriate.
- Provide appropriate storage facilities for PPE when it is not in use.
TYPES OF PPE
- Head protection
- Hand protection
- Eye and face protection
- Respiratory protection
- Hearing protection
- Foot protection
- Body protection
- Height and access protection
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With fears of Zika virus reaching new heights — women in some countries, for example, are being advised not to get pregnant for years — all eyes are turning toward prevention.
And experts say that developing a vaccine will be one of the best ways to fight this virus.
"If a vaccine is feasible, it would be one of the best ways to combat [Zika virus]," said Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease specialist and a senior associate at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Center for Health Security. [7 Devastating Infectious Diseases]
Zika causes an infection that is usually mild, but officials are concerned that infections in pregnant women may lead to microcephaly in their children, a condition that affects the brain and severely affects a child's cognitive development. The virus was originally seen in Africa and Asia, but has spread in the last decade to Central and South America, and some Caribbean and Pacific islands. In recent weeks, health officials in El Salvador, Ecuador, Colombia and Jamaica have suggested to women that they avoid getting pregnant until more is known about the risk of microcephaly.
Because Zika virus hadn't previously been considered a public health threat, there hasn't been much research done on the virus, Adalja told Live Science.
However, that doesn't mean that a vaccine is unattainable.
Although Zika virus is relatively new to the Americas, it's part of a family of viruses called flaviviruses, which includes more well-known viruses such as dengue, yellow fever and the West Nile virus.
And there's a lot of existing research on other flaviviruses, Adalja said. For example, scientists have found ways to replicate human infections with these other flaviviruses in animal models, so that researchers can study how the infection progresses and test out possible drugs, he said.
Not only that, but scientists have a track record of success in making vaccines for such flaviviruses, which indicates that this family of viruses isn't completely impervious to vaccination, he said. There are currently vaccines against the flaviviruses that cause yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis, and these have paved the way for future vaccines against other flaviviruses, he said.
Still, as with any new vaccine, the first step for researchers is to devise a vaccine that triggers a response from the human immune system that can protect people from future infections, Adalja said. Then developers can move on to questions of side effects, cost and how long immunity lasts, he said.
And although the mutations that can occur in viruses over time can pose a problem, the goal of vaccine developers is to try and target a part of the virus that tends to not change, he said.
"All viruses mutate … so it's not a question of whether it mutates" but how stable Zika virus is in Brazil, for example, Adalja said. In other words, does it look like the virus is mutating quickly? Some clues to this might be found by sequencing the genetic material of a virus strain in Central America, and comparing it to the sequences of strains in other outbreaks in Asia and Africa, he said.
Adalja said that, for the time being, research on a vaccine would likely take priority over looking for drugs that can treat people infected with the virus.
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The team at Top Level Engineering (TLE) visited two fourth-grade classes at Cedar Lane Elementary School in Ashburn, Virginia February 25 in honor of Engineers Week (EWeek). Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers, EWeek is a week-long celebration of how engineers make a difference in our world and an effort to raise awareness of the engineering profession. This year, Discover Engineers Week was February 20-26, including Introduce A Girl to Engineering Day on February 24, followed by World Engineering Day March 4.
Using several demonstrations, the TLE team showed students how their jobs as structural engineers tie into the Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) curriculum at Cedar Lane, and how they use all four parts to do their jobs. For science, they use physics and loading from external elements such as wind, as well as the scientific method. Under
technology, they employ computers and design software. With engineering, they study principles such as loading and how materials react. Finally, they utilize math in combination with the other topics to predict what will happen.
“We want to try to shape some young minds and drive home how important STEM is today,” said Kirby Hartle, TLE Principal. “People often wonder if we even need to study math anymore, and while it may be true that not everyone needs to understand calculus, general math is important to things we all do every day.”
Victoria O’Bruba, a fourth-grade teacher at Cedar Lane, said that having the TLE team visit her classroom provided her students with a real-world connection to the content they’re expected to learn.
“In class, we complete STEM activities and practice the scientific method, so showcasing people whose professions utilize these skills allows students to understand how the material taught can be applied beyond an in-school setting – and hopefully for some, sparking interest in and pursuing a career in the STEM field,” she said.
Kirby added that planting an interest in science and math at a young age is extremely important, and that once kids learn how STEM affects things that surround them every day, they get a new perspective.
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Well-Established Second Messengers
Acting as an intracellular second messenger, cAMP mediates such hormonal responses as the mobilization of stored energy (the breakdown of carbohydrates in liver or triglycerides in fat cells stimulated by β-adrenomimetic catecholamines), conservation of water by the kidney (mediated by vasopressin), Ca2+ homeostasis (regulated by parathyroid hormone), and increased rate and con-tractile force of heart muscle (β-adrenomimetic catecholamines). It also regulates the production of adrenal and sex steroids (in response to corticotropin or follicle-stimulating hormone), relax-ation of smooth muscle, and many other endocrine and neural processes.
cAMP exerts most of its effects by stimulating cAMP-dependent protein kinases (Figure 2–13). These kinases are composed of a cAMP-binding regulatory (R) dimer and two catalytic (C) chains. When cAMP binds to the R dimer, active C chains are released to diffuse through the cytoplasm and nucleus, where they transfer phosphate from ATP to appropriate substrate proteins, often enzymes. The specificity of the regulatory effects of cAMP resides in the distinct protein substrates of the kinases that are expressed in different cells. For example, liver is rich in phosphorylase kinase and glycogen synthase, enzymes whose reciprocal regulation by cAMP-dependent phosphorylation governs carbohydrate storage and release.
When the hormonal stimulus stops, the intracellular actions of cAMP are terminated by an elaborate series of enzymes. cAMP-stimulated phosphorylation of enzyme substrates is rapidly reversed by a diverse group of specific and nonspecific phos-phatases. cAMP itself is degraded to 5′-AMP by several cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDE; Figure 2–13). Milrinone, a selective inhibitor of type 3 phosphodiesterases that are expressed in cardiac muscle cells, has been used as an adjunctive agent in treating acute heart failure. Competitive inhibition of cAMP deg-radation is one way that caffeine, theophylline, and other meth-ylxanthines produce their effects .
Another well-studied second messenger system involves hormonal stimulation of phosphoinositide hydrolysis (Figure 2–14). Some of the hormones, neurotransmitters, and growth factors that trig-ger this pathway bind to receptors linked to G proteins, whereas others bind to receptor tyrosine kinases. In all cases, the crucial step is stimulation of a membrane enzyme, phospholipase C (PLC), which splits a minor phospholipid component of the plasma membrane, phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), into two second messengers, diacylglycerol (DAG) and inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3or InsP3). Diacylglycerol is confined tothe membrane, where it activates a phospholipid- and calcium-sensitive protein kinase called protein kinase C. IP3 is water-solu-ble and diffuses through the cytoplasm to trigger release of Ca2+ by binding to ligand-gated calcium channels in the limiting mem-branes of internal storage vesicles. Elevated cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration resulting from IP3-promoted opening of these channels promotes the binding of Ca2+ to the calcium-binding protein calmodulin, which regulates activities of other enzymes, including calcium-dependent protein kinases.
With its multiple second messengers and protein kinases, the phosphoinositide signaling pathway is much more complex than the cAMP pathway. For example, different cell types may con-tain one or more specialized calcium- and calmodulin-dependent kinases with limited substrate specificity (eg, myosin light-chain kinase) in addition to a general calcium- and calmodulin-dependent kinase that can phosphorylate a wide variety of protein substrates. Furthermore, at least nine structurally distinct types of protein kinase C have been identified.
As in the cAMP system, multiple mechanisms damp or termi-nate signaling by this pathway. IP3 is inactivated by dephosphory-lation; diacylglycerol is either phosphorylated to yield phosphatidic acid, which is then converted back into phospholipids, or it is deacylated to yield arachidonic acid; Ca2+ is actively removed from the cytoplasm by Ca2+ pumps.
These and other nonreceptor elements of the calcium-phos-phoinositide signaling pathway are of considerable importance in pharmacotherapy. For example, lithium ion, used in treatment of bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder, affects the cellular metabo-lism of phosphoinositides .
Unlike cAMP, the ubiquitous and versatile carrier of diverse mes-sages, cGMP has established signaling roles in only a few cell types. In intestinal mucosa and vascular smooth muscle, the cGMP-based signal transduction mechanism closely parallels the cAMP-mediated signaling mechanism. Ligands detected by cell-surface receptors stimulate membrane-bound guanylyl cyclase to produce cGMP, and cGMP acts by stimulating a cGMP-dependent protein kinase. The actions of cGMP in these cells are terminated by enzymatic degradation of the cyclic nucleotide and by dephos-phorylation of kinase substrates.
Increased cGMP concentration causes relaxation of vascular smooth muscle by a kinase-mediated mechanism that results in dephosphorylation of myosin light chains (see Figure 12–2). In these smooth muscle cells, cGMP synthesis can be elevated by two transmembrane signaling mechanisms utilizing two different gua-nylyl cyclases. Atrial natriuretic peptide, a blood-borne peptide hormone, stimulates a transmembrane receptor by binding to its extracellular domain, thereby activating the guanylyl cyclase activ-ity that resides in the receptor’s intracellular domain. The other mechanism mediates responses to nitric oxide (NO;), which is generated in vascular endothelial cells in response to natural vasodilator agents such as acetylcholine and histamine. After entering the target cell, nitric oxide binds to and activates a cytoplasmic guanylyl cyclase (see Figure 19–2). A number of use-ful vasodilating drugs, such as nitroglycerin and sodium nitroprus-side used in treating cardiac ischemia and acute hypertension, act by generating or mimicking nitric oxide. Other drugs produce vasodilation by inhibiting specific phosphodiesterases, thereby interfering with the metabolic breakdown of cGMP. One such drug is sildenafil, used in treating erectile dysfunction and pulmo-nary hypertension . | <urn:uuid:5b205960-6440-405b-a04e-8af74d61bba9> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://www.brainkart.com/article/Well-Established-Second-Messengers_24412/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764495001.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20230127164242-20230127194242-00488.warc.gz | en | 0.895682 | 1,478 | 2.578125 | 3 |
The deepest human need is to engage with the world: confidently, productively, creatively, sociably. Our ideal life is one long discovery, not of received opinions, but of truths: new forms and arguments that, once understood, are indisputably true for everyone. That is what mathematics offers: beautiful concepts and powerful tools for making sense of a fascinating, puzzling universe.
This does not sound like the average math lesson, because what most schools teach is not what mathematicians do. Mathematicians don’t repeat the same technique twenty times; they play with problems, they discuss them, they explore side-branches, they make mistakes. The “right answer” – the proof, the demonstration – simply sets a mile-marker between one phase of discovery and the next.
In our Math Circles, young people invent and discover their shared way to the insights that will make them citizens of mathematics. Through collegial exchange of free imagination and logical argument, they gain admiration for each other and self-esteem as the harmonious forms they are studying emerge.
The class leader simply poses an accessible mystery – a deep, resonant problem – and invites conjectures on ways to solve it. Like a sherpa’s, the leader’s role is to assist the expedition, bringing up supplies, shifting the base camp, and giving helpful readings of the landscape… but it is the students who will do all the climbing. As the first mystery resolves, it reveals farther vistas: insight leads to outlook.
We don’t conclude with tests or grades or awards: curiosity is always a finer spur than rivalry. Nor do we diminish the students’ discoveries by reciting the famous names of those who had gone this way before. Mathematics is our universal language — but each of us learns to make our own.
We offer online circles for children of all ages, offering scholarships based solely on financial need.
We train teachers, both from school and university backgrounds, in the art of guiding shared discovery.
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The long-term effectiveness of electrochemical chloride extraction as remediation for corroding steel in reinforced concrete
conference contributionposted on 2012-05-10, 11:06 authored by G Sergi, Chris GoodierChris Goodier, A.M.G. Seneviratne
Steel reinforced concrete blocks were subjected to electrochemical chloride extraction after they were dosed with chlorides. Following treatment, the blocks were exposed to the elements at the BRE exposure site for a period of up to 6 years. A selection of blocks were cut into smaller steel-containing prisms after 4 ½ years of exposure and were exposed to controlled laboratory conditions for 6 months while determining the level of corrosion by linear polarisation. At termination, each steel bar was removed and examined visually. The level of corrosion of each bar was also assessed gravimetrically. The final chloride concentration profile of each prism to a depth beyond the steel bars was also determined. Results suggested that corrosion was reduced significantly following chloride extraction but that the primary controlling factor, both for the desalinated and control specimens, was the level of chloride present at the depth of the steel reinforcement. Coating the concrete after treatment resulted in an overall increase in corrosion level, possibly because the coatings were not coherent and allowed moisture to penetrate the concrete through cracks and defects which could not subsequently escape owing to the coating.
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Measuring Rake Angle
Rake angle is the angle between the cutting tool bit and the cutting chips. This has a large effect on cutting resistance, emission of cutting chips, cutting heat, and service life. Checking and controlling the cutting tool rake is crucial to ensure for proper machining action. With that said, rake angle can be difficult to measure with conventional tools. This article explains basic knowledge about rake angle and introduces the latest technology used to take accurate rake angle measurements.
- Rake Angle
- Positive and Negative Rake Angle in End Milling
- Relationship Between Cutting Tool Angle, Rake Angle, and Relief Angle
- Problems in Conventional Rake Angle Measurement
- Solution to Problems in Rake Angle Measurement
A tip mounted on the end of the cutting tool bit has a rake angle designed to allow the cutting chips to flow out while cutting the workpiece. The rake angle is the angle formed between the cutting target workpiece surface (reference surface) and the surface (rake surface) on which cutting chips flow away when the cutting tool abrades the target workpiece.
- Reference surface (cutting chips)
- Rake angle
- Rake surface
- Tip (cutting tool bit)
- Cutting direction
For reference, the angle of the tool bit edge is called the cutting tool angle. The surface on the opposite side (lower side in the figure) from the tip (cutting tool) rake surface is called the relief surface. The angle it forms with the workpiece is called the relief angle. This is the angle required for avoiding interference between the tool and workpiece.
Positive and Negative Rake Angle in End Milling
End mills are used to form shapes and holes during milling and can cut a variety of materials in several directions. The end mill is generally described as a positive shape or negative shape according to the rake angle of the tool bit.
In most cases, a positive shape with less cutting resistance to the tool bit is selected. With that said, an end mill with a negative rake might be used when cutting hard work pieces such as high hardness steel, where tool bit strength is required. See the differences between positive shape and negative shape below.
- Rake angle = Positive
- Rake surface (back side of tool bit)
- Tool bit edge
- Relief surface
- Characteristics of positive rake angle
- The cutting blade is sharp and cutting resistance is small.
- Excellent cutting surface roughness can be produced even when machining at low speed.
- Suitable for soft materials or workpieces that are easily machined (copper, aluminum, stainless steel, plastic, raw material, heat-treated steel).
- Rake angle = Negative
- Rake surface (back side of tool bit)
- Tool bit edge
- Relief surface
- Characteristics of negative rake angle
- When machining at low speed, cutting resistance is high but the cutting surface roughness is reduced.
- When machining at high speed, excellent cutting surface roughness is produced.
- Suitable for hard materials where chipping is likely to occur (high hardness steel or cast iron).
With a ball end mill that has a hemispherical tip, the core of tool bit can be made thicker by using a negative shape for the tool bit helix angle. This makes it possible to deliver high rigidity.
Relationship Between Cutting Tool Angle, Rake Angle, and Relief Angle
During the cutting process, a cutting tool (typically a hard metal tool), digs into a workpiece to cut, shape, and remove materials.
Not only do you need to take in account the cutting tool angle, but also need to ensure that the rake angle is properly set up so that cutting chips flow out in the right direction. Along with that, the relief angle needs to be set properly to prevent tool contact with the finished surface after cutting. The primary relationships between each angle are summarized below.
Cutting tool angle
When cutting materials with high hardness, it is important to increase the cutting tool angle. With that said, if the cutting tool angle is too small, chipping or cracking may occur. When cutting soft material or materials with a high welding property, you will want to decrease the cutting tool angle in order to improve cutting performance.
The rake angle determines the chip thickness and flow direction.
The larger the rake angle, the smaller the shearing angle of the chips. As shearing angle decreases, the chips become thinner. This reduces the cutting force and cutting temperature which ultimately reduces tool wear. With that said, if the rake angle is too large, it could reduce the strength of the tool edge causing it to crack when machining hard materials.
For cutting hard materials, you will want to use a tool that has a negative rake angle as explained in the example above. A negative rake angle could cause chips to flow onto the surface of the workpiece causing it to cut the material in places that are not wanted. These chips on the rake surface are called dead metal. Caution is required when using this type of tool because it may affect the chip production conditions, tool service life, and finished surface roughness.
The relief angle is required in order to prevent interference between the tool and workpiece. Too large of a relief angle will reduce the cutting tool edge strength, making it more susceptible to mechanical shock. With that said, a large relief angle does not produce an expanding wear width on the relief surface even when wear progresses. This has the advantage of making chattering vibration less likely. When cutting ductile materials (such as aluminum alloys), increasing the relief angle will make it less likely that chips will adhere to the relief surface.
The angle at each part of the tool is closely related to the workpiece machining efficiency, accuracy, finish quality, and the service life of the tool. Because variation may occur in these angles due to tool wear, tool shape measurement is extremely important for maintaining and improving machining quality and machining efficiency.
Problems in Conventional Rake Angle Measurement
Accurate measurement of the rake angle is extremely important because an improper rake angle may cause tool wear, dead metal adhesion, finished surface roughness failure, and reduced service life of the tool.
For conventional measurement of the rake angle, a profile measurement system or microscope is used. However, these methods involve the following problems.
Problems in rake angle measurement using a profile measurement system
A profile measurement system measures and records the profile of a target by tracing its surface with a stylus.
In recent years, profile measurement systems have been developed to use a laser instead of a stylus to measure complex shapes by tracing the profile in a non-contact manner. Some models are even able to perform measurement of both the top and bottom surfaces.
Measurement of the tool rake angle using a profile measurement system involves the following problems.
- Because the angle is too small, the stylus may disconnect from the target and it may not be possible to measure the correct value.
- When repolishing of the rake surface is performed, it is difficult to judge whether the adjustments were effective when measurement evaluations are done on a line.
Solution to Problems in Rake Angle Measurement
With ordinary measuring machines, much time may be required in order to fasten the target using a jig. In addition, because measurement is done by point or line contact on a three-dimensional target or area, there is the problem of selecting the target or measurement points.
To resolve these measurement problems, KEYENCE has developed the 3D Optical Profilometer VR Series.
This tool accurately captures the 3D shape of the entire target surface without contacting the target. It also measures the 3D shape by 3D-scanning the target on the stage in as little as one second with high accuracy. It is capable of instantaneous and quantitative measurement with no errors in the measurement results. This section introduces some specific advantages of the VR Series.
Advantage 1: Non-contact 3D shape measurement is possible with excellent angle characteristics.
Conventional measuring instruments are limited to capturing points or lines using a stylus probe. This makes it difficult to measure targets that have sharp angles, are small, or have complex shapes.
With the VR Series, the full surface of a part can be instantly scanned allowing for non-contact 3D shape measurement. This allows for excellent rendering of the target angle characteristics by being able to instantly capture accurate profile data for the entire 3D shape. In addition, the VR provides a lot of advantages for measurement of tools such as end mills where the shapes and angle characteristics are fine and complex.
Advantage 2: Measurements are Traceable to National Standards.
The VR Series instantaneously and accurately scans the target shape to measure it.
Measurement results are based on a traceability system that is linked to a national standard.
The XYZ traceability-compliant gauge is linked to the standard scale of a JCSS-certified laboratory, allowing accurate on-site calibration to be performed at any time. This ensures high-reliability measurement that is consistent with the standard.
With the VR Series, the target 3D shape can be measured by instantaneous, non-contact scanning. The rake angle of the tool that is required for proper machining can be easily and accurately measured simply by placing the tool on the stage and clicking a single button. The advantages of using the VR Series include the following.
- Unlike conventional contact-type measurement systems, the VR Series can perform accurate measurement regardless of the target shape or size, or the angle characteristics of the measured location.
- Measurement results are traceable to national standards ensuring reliable shape measurements. This is something that is deemed impossible with a digital microscope. Along with that, the system can be easily calibrated at any time.
In all, the VR Series can instantaneously and accurately measure tool shape, including rake angle improving on machining quality, efficiency, and the tool service life.
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STEM education helps kids to boost their curiosity levels with confidence building. When the very idea of education rests on curiosity, learning becomes more fun. ATLAB, a STEM education service provider, explains how curiosity can help children- teachers to interact better.
Curiosity is probably the other word for children. Children live in curiosity with constantly nagging with questions and observing a little too much. They make things, tear them apart and rebuild them to know how things work. In a nutshell, children are natural learners which are the basic foundation on which STEM education is built.
Major educational systems in the world don’t boost the creativity and curiosity level of children through the middle grade in the school. Our kids can be kept curious, imaginative and mould them into explorers or learners. Science tells us that the only fuel our future is to bring up children into youth without losing the factor of curiosity. Kids who are less curious will make fewer new friends, join fewer social groups, read fewer books, and take fewer hikes. No wonder a student without curiosity is harder to teach, inspire, and motivate.
STEM education system works on the basis of curiosity, giving students the freedom to explore their ideas and nurture their creativity. ATLAB, one of the prime stem education suppliers in Dubai the Middle East briefs their thoughts about the future of education through innovative and imaginative mindset. Curiosity can be built and grown if properly nurtured and cultivated. Our new STEM education is providing project-based learning for a better understanding of the subjects. The STEM energizes open-ended learning environment for kids to observe and learn real-world situations.
STEM education makes kids more curious and makes them understand how important trait it is for life. Kids are made to explore more challenges and seek prime solutions through stem courses. Teachers can keep their students imaginative quotient alive by letting students work with hands-on projects without discouraging them. The courses encourage kids to make mistakes as a stepping stone to success and there is nothing wrong in failure. Curiosity involves some degree of risk for students since they’re tackling a problem and designing a solution that may or may not work. Teachers can help kids learn more by showing trust. STEM education instills confidence in kids to work for solutions even after repeated failures.
The basic idea of curiosity is to ask questions. Questions help kids to expand their mind and seek answers. STEM education teachers can make students curious and questioning by making them ponder: Why? How? Why not? What if etc. Questioning helps them to build confidence and grasp ideas quicker.
STEM projects can be made interesting using things around you. Students can find interesting projects like solving community problems, working on health issues, building energy-efficient or hurricane-proof structures. Kids develop curiosity when they are exposed to real-life situations and they wrestle with solving.
Kids love new things. Feed their attention with unexpected outcomes during STEM projects as surprise and anticipation can help them to be curious. Teachers should give freedom to the children to think beyond normal, to take part in the unstructured exploration. STEM activities allow students to have hands-on research, investigation, selecting materials, etc. These activities help them to channel their curiosity to find the most appropriate solutions for the puzzle. Activities are mostly done in groups of 3 or 4. We know that creativity varies with individuals but in groups, kids learn how others think and solve problems by observing and working together. Great innovations in science where often collaborative work between two or more individuals. Curiosity and creativity can bloom when students pool their collective talents to solve a problem.
STEM education Dubai have understood that future solutions can only be found if we churn the curious kids. Their questions are intuitive and thought-bound. Kids learn from mistakes and embrace failure to seek the most right solution. With effortless learning mechanisms, where students are eager to learn without compulsion, makes STEM education unique. Curious kids can pursue a STEM career in future. Teachers get to understand the mind of a curious kid which can provide a new dimension to the teaching process. Educators like ATLAB are helping STEM education to reach every teacher and students to enrich their knowledge for tomorrow. | <urn:uuid:4165a5f4-d9f4-4026-8068-9883c138c3a6> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://atlabme.com/the-magic-called-curiosity/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499801.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20230130034805-20230130064805-00648.warc.gz | en | 0.95565 | 834 | 3.640625 | 4 |
Perspective - Allied Journal of Medical Research (2022) Volume 6, Issue 11
Analyses of the trends of infectious diseases and the mechanisms of Adaptive diseases.
Department of Pediatrics, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- *Corresponding Author:
- Yeongha Wook
Department of Pediatrics,
Soroka University Medical Center,
E-mail: [email protected]
Received: 01-Nov-2022, Manuscript No. AAAJMR-22-82571; Editor assigned: 03-Nov-2022, PreQC No. AAAJMR-22-82571(PQ); Reviewed: 18-Nov-2022, QC No. AAAJMR-22-82571; Revised: 22-Nov-2022, Manuscript No. AAAJMR-22-82571(R); Published: 29-Nov-2022, DOI:10.35841/ aaajmr-6.11.155
Citation: Wook Y. Analyses of the trends of infectious diseases and the mechanisms of Adaptive diseases. Allied J Med Res. 2022;6(11):155
Despite a century of frequently effective preventative and control initiatives, infectious illnesses continue to be a major worldwide public health issue, resulting in over 13 million annual fatalities. The rise of novel illnesses, the resurgence of diseases that were previously under control, and the development of antibiotic resistance are all being influenced by changes in society, technology, and the microorganisms themselves. In the twenty-first century, food-borne illness and antibiotic resistance are two issues that warrant particular attention. Efficient public health infrastructures that can quickly identify and address developing issues will be necessary for the effective control of infectious illnesses in the new millennium. Some of the most dreaded plagues in history have emerged as infectious illnesses throughout history. While many of the ancient plagues are still with us, new illnesses are continually developing . Some of the most dreaded plagues in history have emerged as infectious illnesses throughout history. While many of the ancient plagues are still with us, new illnesses are continually developing. They affect the entire world. As shown by influenza outbreaks, a new illness that initially appears anywhere in the world might travel across whole continents in a matter of days or weeks. Emerging infections are those that have just recently manifested in a community or those that have long existed but are expanding quickly in frequency or geographic scope. Even though these occurrences might seem illogical, developing diseases almost never happen by accident. This study summaries the known causes of a number of infections that have recently emerged and shows that in almost all cases, specific factors responsible for disease emergence can be identified. Operationally, infectious disease emergence can be understood as the introduction of the agent into a new host population .
No pandemic has come close to the Spanish flu's level of fatalities in such a short amount of time in the 100 years since it initially engulfed the globe. The complex global health system that the world has gradually evolved as a defence against infectious disease threats, both known and undiscovered, can be partly credited for humanity's relative good fortune with regard to infectious illness. This system is made up of several formal and unofficial networks of organisations that deal with different stakeholder groups, have varied objectives, operational procedures, and degrees of responsibility, and span the public, for-profit, and nonprofit sectors .
Even though mortality from infectious illnesses and their effects has decreased, they nevertheless pose a serious hazard to everyone in the globe. We are still fighting both new diseases like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which has mutated or has spread from animal reservoirs, and ancient viruses like the plague, which have plagued civilization for millennia. Some infectious illnesses, such as tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, are widespread endemic conditions that place heavy yet consistent costs on populations. Others, such as influenza, fluctuate in their intensity and reach, causing devastation in both poor and rich countries during the time of an outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic. Some of these most well-known instances over the previous 100 years .
Threats from infectious diseases and their effects are rife with uncertainty. However, outbreaks and epidemics are almost certainly going to persist, AMR will continue to be a problem as long as we rely on conventional antibiotic medicines, and biosecurity hazards are a natural byproduct of pathogen study and human conflict. Fortunately, there are remedies for all of these infectious illness concerns. There is presently no global framework in place for planning and executing these actions in an effective, coordinated manner. The creation of a multidisciplinary Global Technical Council on Infectious Illness Threats would significantly minimize wasteful spending within the global health system, refocus funding where it is most needed, and lessen the dangers brought on by infectious disease .
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The Trillion Trees Act, introduced by Rep. Westerman of Arkansas last month, has boosted the US commitment to support the Trillion Trees Initiative introduced at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The good news is that it doesn’t stop at just planting trees, on which a good deal of the media coverage to this point has focused. Anyone who has planted a tree knows that the first year is crucial to ensure future growth and survival—and we want these trillion trees to survive, so they contribute to carbon sequestration goals. By calling for year growth targets (in Section 101) and promoting planting, management and regeneration of new trees (in Section 105), the bill encourages post-planting success.
Here’s how the good news plays out: The Trillion Trees Act recommends a comprehensive approach that includes reforestation on public lands, especially on lands impacted by wildfire and insect and disease outbreaks. The plan enhances existing forest management authorities on private and public lands, so that the forests can be used for carbon sequestration. It provides incentive mechanisms to promote the use of wood for building materials with an explicit carbon storage goal, encourages the construction of tall wood (mass timber) building, and does not shy away from recognizing a role for forest bioenergy.
But the bill has a bit of an “everything but the kitchen sink” flavor—it could be strengthened by some strategic additions or refinements. For example, there is no provision to monitor forest growth or track forest carbon across all the forests of the United States. And this addition may be low-hanging fruit: the forest inventory and analysis (FIA) program of the US Forest Service has been in place for almost 90 years, measuring public and private forests, and so is well-positioned to provide this critical information. Explicitly including FIA would leverage current federal investments in this inventory; the program already is being used to great effect by states and by tribes to assess forest condition, and the FIA can provide useful data on changes in forest carbon.
The bill also skips over any pragmatic and necessary plans to revive the forest nursery system, which has been in a decades-long decline—without it, where are all these seedlings going to come from? Regeneration will occur in some forests naturally, either if seed trees are present or from root growth, but many areas will need active planting. This is especially true in burned areas where few trees have survived. Support for forest nurseries began declining over 20 years ago as the federal timber program was reduced, affecting federally-run nurseries as well as private nurseries under contract to the federal government. This bill could support regrowth of the forest nursery system, with concomitant job creation across the country, in partnership with states and the private sector.
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Today we come back to the topic of our Master’s voice, which began with the painting “His Master’s Voice” and continues through the story of Gideon in the book of Judges, chapters 6 and 7. So far, Gideon has done his best to discern whether God was really talking to him, then set out with an army of 22,000 soldiers, which Gideon faithfully whittled down to only 300, at God’s instruction. Against an army “like locusts in abundance,” Gideon might have needed a little reassurance, because outside of a miracle his army was going to fail miserably.
That very night, God spoke to Gideon, saying: “Arise, go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hand. But if you are afraid to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant. And you shall hear what they say, and afterward your hands shall be strengthened to go down against the camp.” We know Gideon was still afraid because he took Purah and went down into the camp. We also know that God made provision for Gideon’s fear, instead of counting on Gideon to have perfect faith. Should Gideon have needed extra reassurance? No, but God provided what was needed to overcome Gideon’s fear, which was a bit more insight into God’s plan. Victory in battle is never a matter of how many soldiers are on God’s side, as if spiritual warfare was determined by democracy, but by whose side God is on.
When Gideon snuck into the camp: “behold, a man was telling a dream to his comrade. And he said, ‘Behold, I dreamed a dream, and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian and came to the tent and struck it so that it fell and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.’ And his comrade answered, ‘This is no other than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel; God has given into his hand Midian and all the camp.’”
Some commentators suggest that the “barley” reference means that an inferior army would win, since barley was considered inferior to wheat and other grains, but what we know is that this dream put fear into the Midianite camp and emboldened Gideon to trust God, even though he didn’t understand Him. Overhearing these words in the camp let Gideon know that that God was at work in far more ways than he could imagine, that victory belongs to the LORD, and that he can trust that God has the knowledge he lacked. God is trustworthy, even if we don’t fully understand Him.
We only know part of our part in God’s plan. He knows all of our part, and also all of everyone else’s part. Each of us are but one of millions of Christians trying to figure out our relationship with God, and we have no idea what those other millions are up to. But God does, and if we insist God tells us everything before we act, we not only disobey God, but lose out on the opportunity to impact those other lives and see how awesome God’s plan really is!
Our ability to hear and obey our Master’s voice is not a question of complete knowledge, but of wisdom. Proverbs 17:24 says, “The discerning sets his face toward wisdom, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.” Since “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight,” from the story of Gideon, we learn that God was teaching Gideon to revere Him above any desire to see the “ends of the earth.” Wisdom keeps us on the path of life but doesn’t always mark it out for us far into the future. We can’t see the reasons God wants us to trust Him because there is far more at work than we could ever imagine.
“The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” – Deuteronomy 29:29
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It’s hard to master math when you’re too tired to keep your eyes open in class. While nutrition and family income have previously been associated with academic performance, now quantity of sleep has also been shown to play a role, according to a Boston College analysis reported on by the BBC. The study, which draws on data culled from tests taken by more than 900,000 students in 50 countries, found that the U.S. has the greatest proportion of students whose academic performance, particularly in math and science, suffers due to poor sleep, with 73% of 9 and 10-year-olds and 80% of 13 and 14-year-olds affected. Those rates are significantly higher than the international average of 47% and 57%, respectively.
The top 5 countries where poor sleep hampers learning are:
- United States
- New Zealand
- Saudi Arabia
The study found variations within countries too. For example, in the U.S., middle school students in Colorado are more sleep deprived than their cohorts in Massachusetts.
Countries where sleep has the least impact on learning are:
The findings were part of a 2011 study that gauged education benchmarks around the world. In order to assess how sleep and nutrition affected these results, Boston College researchers sent questionnaires to teachers, students and parents about students’ sleep habits. Those responses were then compared with test performance. The results of the new comparison have not been published in a peer-reviewed journal.
“Sleep is a fundamental need for all children,” Chad Minnich of the TIMSS and PIRLS International Study Center at Boston College told the BBC. “Our data show that across countries internationally, on average, children who have more sleep achieve higher in maths, science and reading,” Minnich added.
The low level of Z’s in affluent countries like the U.S. and Saudi Arabia are attributed to students having cell phones and tablets at their finger tips — literally. The light from the screen, held close to the face, makes it harder to fall asleep. “Having a computer screen that is eight inches away from your face is going to expose you to a lot more light than watching a television on the opposite side of the room. It’s going to tell your brain to stay awake,” Dr. Karrie Fitzpatrick, a sleep researcher at Northwestern University in Illinois, told the BBC.
While the news is discouraging for U.S. parents, the problem can be fixed fairly easily. “As long you haven’t gone into extreme sleep deprivation, if you go back to seven to nine hours per night, as long as there has been no permanent damage, you can probably restore the functionality of accumulating, processing and being able to recall memories,” says Dr. Fitzpatrick. | <urn:uuid:ccbacac7-e5b3-434a-b056-262fb1bd7ae6> | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/05/09/u-s-students-rank-worst-in-new-sleep-study/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499857.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20230131091122-20230131121122-00728.warc.gz | en | 0.959685 | 600 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Lucasfilm(LONDON) — Well, it certainly took a while, but some words that were first heard in 1977’s Star Wars have finally been enshrined in the Oxford English Dictionary.
The tome just introduced “Jedi,” as follows: “In the fictional universe of the Star Wars films: a member of an order of heroic, skilled warrior monks who are able to harness the mystical power of the Force.”
On a related note, although “Force” had been previously OED-verified, this “mystical universal energy field” is now also complimented with the new entry “Mind trick,” as in the power of suggestion Force users can employ on the weak minded of certain species. “See also Jedi,” the OED notes on that front.
Other additions include “padawan,” which is a Jedi apprentice being taught by a master — which only came into Star Wars canon in 1999, with Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace — as well as “lightsabre.” The OED defines it as, “a weapon resembling a sword, but having a destructive beam of light in place of a blade.”
It should be noted that the spelling of that “elegant weapon, from a more civilized age” as Obi-Wan Kenobi described it, is given its British spelling in the OED. It has always been referred to as “lightsaber” in the U.S.
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Whether you’re an avid gardener or first-time grower, developing a green thumb isn’t as challenging as you might think. With the right soil, gardening tools and a few key tips you can nurture a garden to produce fresh and flavorful fruits and vegetables and vibrant flowers. Before you know it, you’ll be eating fresh, organic produce from your own backyard! Not only will this make your meals a little tastier, but growing an organic garden is also a great way to reduce your environmental impact. Here is everything you need to know to plan your perfect home garden.
Before you decide what to plant, you’ll need to make sure you create an environment where your seeds can thrive. To get started you will want to pick up some mulch – which will help protect the soil in your garden. You’ll also want to make sure to keep the area free of weeds. A layer of mulch on top of the soil helps, but you should also pick up a handheld weeder from your local hardware store.
Plant things you want to eat
Before you go crazy buying seeds, think about what you might want to grow and what you and your family will actually. A few classic favourites to cook with that are also easy to grow are tomatoes, carrots, peppers and snow peas.
Plan for warm and cool weather vegetables
Warm weather vegetables are wonderful but when summer ends, so do they. Think about planting fruits and vegetables that will keep producing well into the fall. Beets, carrots, broccoli and pumpkins are a few of our fall favourites!
Don’t plant more than you can handle
Once you start gardening, it can be hard to know where to stop! As things begin to grow and it comes time to harvest, you don’t want to have more than you can manage. If you have too many plants producing at once, you could end up with tons of rotting produce in your garden.
Sow your seeds indoors early
In Alberta, our winters always seem to last longer than expected. After all, it’s not uncommon to have a few final snowfalls in May! If you’re anxious to get your garden going, get an early start by sowing your seeds indoors. You can nurture your little seedlings in egg cartons, making sure they get enough sunlight and transplant them to your outdoor garden when the weather is less likely to turn for the worse one more time.
Choose the right spot
Vegetables need at least six hours of direct sunlight per day. So make sure to plant your garden in the sunniest area of your yard. Also, try to keep some distance from trees and shrubs as they tend to compete for water and nutrients in the soil. If you have a lot of trees and shrubs in your yard, you might want to consider a raised garden bed.
Add your personal touch
A great way to make your garden your own is by adding decorations and garden art that reflects your style! Incorporating elements that you love, like art, particular plants or even certain colour combinations can take your garden to the next level and make it the focal point of your yard.
Give yourself a spot to enjoy it
Your garden shouldn’t just be a place you associate with weeding, watering and work. Make sure you give yourself the chance to sit back, relax and enjoy your beautiful garden. You don’t need to build a grand deck or elaborate patio, even a few Muskoka chairs in a shaded spot make a great relaxing space.
No matter your experience level, gardening is a wonderful hobby for the spring and summer. There’s nothing like adding a few fresh veggies from your garden into your salad or home-grown herbs to your dinner. We hope our list of gardening tips help you get started on your own backyard project!
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Severely corroded pipelines will force BP to shut down its oil field at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, company officials said on Sunday. After a major spill in March, the company discovered stretches where the pipe had lost more than 70 percent of its mass to corrosion. Why does oil corrode a pipeline?
It has water in it. The crude oil that flows from Prudhoe Bay isn’t the pure stuff we might use to stave off rust in our cars. When an oil company pumps crude out of the ground, it can also pump out a hot mixture of water, carbon dioxide, sulfur, and microorganisms. (Crude oil with lots of sulfur in it is called “sour,” as opposed to “sweet.”) If enough of these contaminants collect in a steel pipe, they’ll work together to eat away at its inner surface.
Water is the main concern. If there’s only a little bit of water in the oil, or if the oil is flowing fast enough, you generally won’t have a problem. That’s because the water will be dispersed in tiny droplets that are suspended in the flow. These suspended droplets won’t react much with the steel surface of the pipes.
Problems can arise in stretches of pipeline that run at lower pressures. In these spots, water droplets can coalesce and fall out of the oil flow. They might inundate globs of sand or dirt that have also fallen out of the crude-oil mix and form a watery sludge on the edge of the pipe. Once a watery muck forms in one part of the pipe, the natural process of corrosion speeds up. The crude can also serve as a breeding ground for anaerobic bacteria, which form slimy, sulfur-producing colonies on the inside of the pipe.
To make matters worse, crude oil comes out of the ground hot, and the pipelines are insulated to maintain those high temperatures. Oil flows better when it’s hot, but heat also exacerbates corrosion within the pipes.
Sometimes the oil companies introduce corrosive bacteria, water, or gas into reservoirs themselves. When an oil field gets old, it starts to lose pressure, and it becomes harder to draw out the remaining crude. Engineers can try to add pressure underground by putting in seawater or carbon dioxide. While this increases the field’s output, it also sours the product and leads to more pipeline corrosion.
Bonus Explainer: What can the oil companies do to stave off internal pipe corrosion? Very little. It would be far too expensive to build pipelines out of stainless steel, and there’s not much you can do to protect the inner surface of a carbon steel tube from water damage. The companies can paint the outer surface with a protective coating, but there’s no way to do that on the inside. (You could paint the inner surface of pipe sections before welding them together, but the assembly process would destroy the coating.) Companies can flush their pipelines with various chemicals that create a mildly protective film on the inner surfaces. They can also wash them with a biocide to kill off the sulfur-producing bacteria.
Bonus Bonus Explainer: How do the oil companies test for corrosion in the pipes? They can use ultrasound to measure the thickness of the pipe walls. They can also run corrosion tests by inserting “coupons,” or 3-inch strips of metal, into the pipe at various points. After six months or so, they remove the coupons and check to see how much they’ve corroded. The best way to measure corrosion is with a “smart pig,” a bullet-shaped sensor that flies through the pipe measuring the shape of its inner surface.
Got a question about today’s news? Ask the Explainer.
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Why did Non-Cooperation Movement gradually slow down in cities? Explain two reasons.
The Non-Cooperation Movement in the cities gradually slowed down for various reasons
(i) Khadi cloth was often more expensive than mass produced mill cloth and poor people could not afford to buy it.
Thus, boycott of foreign goods could not continue for long.
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Labour rights are integral part of socio-economic development of every country across the world. To protect these rights, every nation has passed certain laws addressing the restrictions and legal benefits of the labours and their organisations. These laws are commonly referred as Labour Laws.
In simple words, labour law is a legal structure or an administrative ruling that deals with the rights and restrictions imposed on the labours and their organisations by the government. Generally, it covers the demands of the employees to have better working conditions, the right to form trade union or to work independently without joining the union and other safety rights. Similarly, it also covers demands of the employers to keep control over – the use of power by the worker’s organisations, the costs of labour, costly health and safety requirements of the workers, etc.
Indian Labour Law:
Like other nations, the labour law in India also covers the same fundamental labour rights that are required to maintain harmonious relationship between the employees, employers and the trade unions. However, there are certain amendments made in the laws depending on the culture, society and constitution of India.
All the commercial establishments in the country are required to implement the Central and State Government labour law enactments to be recognised as legally authorised organisations. Some of the essential Central Government enactments are as follow:
• The Employees’ Provident Fund Act, 1952
• The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
• The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
• The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970
• The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
• The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
• The Payment of Wages Act, 1936
• The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
The companies have to adhere to the above enactments and other allied laws for the smooth functioning of their business. Any company that doesn’t follow the rules listed in these enactments is subject to punishment by the government of India. It is to be noted that the organisations with large operations across the nation find it difficult to keep account of every enactment. So, they may forget to follow one or sometimes many rules of the given enactments.
Therefore, the organisations are recommended to hire a labour law consultant or outsource their legal work related to the rights of workers to a consultancy. These consultancies offer comprehensive services, which normally include –
• Activities related to registration and licensing necessary under the labour laws,
• Calculating periodical liability,
• Maintaining records and statutory registers,
• Documenting and submitting periodical statutory reports,
• Attending periodical statutory inspections and
• Other allied services.
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In these courses, students explore short stories, articles, drama, poetry, and non-fiction. Through guided reading experiences, online discussion, writing assignments and responding to reflection questions, students examine the components and structure of each genre. In addition, students conduct web quests, perform research, and develop creative writing projects. Students will improve their expository writing, reading comprehension, and comprehension and synthesis skills. Students practice all stages of the writing process including pre-writing, rough draft and final draft. Our topics will be serious, satirical, imaginative, dramatic and thoughtful: something for everyone!
Course materials: Various online websites and resources; guided web-quests; public library resources
Standards met: All strands of the 9/10 grade band of the Minnesota Language Arts standards are addressed.
Credit: 1.0 (Semester A = 0.5 credit, Semester B = 0.5 credit.)
Honors Opportunity: Yes
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Everyone goes through that challenging path when learning to 3D model. The path isn’t easy. This is the most difficult part of a 3D printing entire routine. And, a lot depends on 3D modeling. However, what is 3D modeling?
This question may not seem familiar to all. Those looking to start their career in 3D printing must be ready to explore what 3D modeling is. Because 3D modeling is the base for every 3D printing task.
3D printing requires STL files that are further processed to create a 3D object. This STL file is available through 3D Modeling.
Now, many may question: why not import an already existing file from an online STL file repository? Or, why not pay someone to create one? These questions are often thrown to experts. And, the answers are always convincing.
So, let us check out what is 3D modeling and why is it important to learn the skill for becoming an expert at 3D printing.
What Is 3D Modeling?
As mentioned above, 3D modeling is necessary for getting the STL file which redirects the 3D printer to create what the user is looking for.
There are many online repositories available that offer downloadable 3D designs as well. Before you start getting into the depth of 3D modeling, you must have a passion for the field, or else, you will find it too overwhelming.
3D Modeling is done with the help of specialized software and there are many options available for users.
With 3D modeling, one can create a virtual three-dimensional model for any imaginary or existing real-world object. These models aren’t just serving 3D printing industries but are used within many different niches.
These models are used within the scientific and medical imaging industry, marketing, TV and motion pictures niches and others as well.
Why Is 3D Modeling Important?
Users have the provision to import the printable files directly from the online repositories. This may seem an easier option, however, what if you are not able to find the desired design.
Or, what if, you wish to tweak a few things here and there. What if the specifications do not fit the build space of your 3D printer?
These questions must help you decide for yourself. Wouldn’t they?
Which Types of 3D Modeling for Which Application?
Based on the industry of application, there are many types of 3D modeling software. Some of the major ones are listed below:
3D Modeling – 3D Printing
3D printing is a complex task because the output generated is being used for specialized industries and tasks. Can you imagine organ transplant taking place with the help of a 3D printed organ?
This is all being done using 3D printing. Hence, the 3D modeling technology must match the job description here. For 3D printing, the most common used 3D modeling type is polygon modeling.
However, this cannot be used for complex parts. So, one can go for 3D sculpting when designing complex and intricate blueprints.
3D Modeling – Product Marketing
These are the promotional materials that are not easy to design. These must be error-free and look awesome. One can make use of polygon modeling, 3D sculpting or spline modeling when creating a design for these promotional marketing objects.
Polygon modeling is faster as well as cheaper as compared to the other listed options, however, the level of detail is directly proportional to the number of polygons.
In other words, the more the number of polygons used, the finer are the details achieved. Spline modeling, on the other hand, is simpler than polygonal modeling.
But the limitation but cannot be used for all types of shapes and has limited freedom of design. Lastly, 3D sculpting, being complicated may be a time-consuming option but provides the best quality designs.
3D Modeling – Architecture Rendering
The best 3D modeling type that suits for this job is CAD software. This is also known as computer-aided drafting.
This technology can be used for translating the 2D designs into its 3D counterparts. These 3D models can easily be used for depicting the interior as well as the exterior of the building more precisely and artistically.
3D Modeling – Movies and Animation
NURMS is the answer for this application. This 3D modeling type is very useful in helping creators design animated stuff for movies and other requirements.
3D Modeling – VR Industry
This is one of the toughest tasks as one should not leave any blind spot when 3D modeling for this industry.
One can use Polygon modeling for this job too, but the models need to be further refined. This cannot be done alone with polygon modeling. So, subdivision surface modeling could be of some help here.
Using this, each polygon is subdivided further helping in attaining smaller surfaces. This smoothens the objects and brings them closer to reality.
3D Modeling – Gaming
You may have realized that the gaming consoles are improving exponentially. Either it’s the features or the graphics of these games. If couples with VR, one can even realize Matrix-like software. The best part is that one can make use of any type of 3D modeling when designing a video game.
What Are the 3D Modeling Basics?
Before one jumps into exploring the nuances of controls and tools available with the most advanced 3D modeling software, one must understand the learning curve for attaining the valuable skills that must pay off later.
Now that you know what is 3D modeling, you must get to the next step. And, the step begins by choosing the software you would like to work with.
You must have realized how crucial 3D modeling is and how much one can benefit from learning the skill of 3D modeling. Once you have decided to do that, the first thing you require is a 3D modeling software.
There is plenty of it online and it would be a crushing experience to find the one that is easy and provides basic controls to start with. As a beginner, you must look for the one that you can handle with ease. If you are comfortable using one, you should stick to it.
Learn About the 3D Modeling Software
So, if you have found the one that seems to provide enough features for your project, you must learn the full functionality of that software.
The best part is that you can even use open-source 3D modeling software which are free to use and provide an advanced set of tools and controls as well.
This will help you gather the complexity of the modeling software you must expect. At the same time, it will introduce you to the nuances of basic and some advanced features to start with.
Once you are equipped with the software and feel confident, you can get the paid version with extra advanced features and scale your skills further. Moreover, never rush into anything.
Learning 3D modeling is not about how soon you cover all the tutorials. It is about perseverance. You must try again and again if a design isn’t coming along.
Building on your skills that could add value would take you a long way. Start with simple designs and slowly increase your pace. Starting with the most complex design may put your through frustration and you will end up nowhere.
Practice makes a man perfect. This phrase fits here just right. The more you explore and try to improvise your designs, the better you will be able to hone your skills in the right direction.
And, if you are stuck in between, never shy away from seeking help through online videos, tutorials, and forums. Many users have been able to clear their doubts through these mediums.
These solutions help find alternative paths for a single problem, hence, giving you a variety of outlook to proceed and find the best one for yourself.
Design Simple Objects First
As already mentioned, it is always wise to start with a simple design. You can design a cube, sphere or any such objects. It is important to have a sound knowledge of basic 3D modeling.
Otherwise, learning the complex parts would seem completely impossible. Proceeding slowly to the next levels would ensure you have equipped complete know-how of the current complexity level.
Understand the Measurements
Every 3D printer has limited space for parts that are printed. Hence, you must design accordingly. First of all, get equipped with the size of your printer’s build area.
You must ensure that the objects designed must fit the 3D printer to build space when you start printing. This will also help you to know when you need to divide the design into smaller parts. This is to avoid poor aesthetics.
There are other ways to fit your large design into the limited space as well. Users can utilize diagonal space. These need to be precise and will demand lots of experiments and failed prints before you master the skill.
Know the 45 Degree Rule
Whenever there is a 45-degree angle in your design, you must add support to the structure. This will help one avoid failed prints. Otherwise, your prints may collapse in between the prints.
Even if the support seems difficult to remove, you must not avoid this rule. The overhangs less than 45 degrees can be printed without support and take less time for processing as well. If you wish to limit the use of support, you can try designing bridging objects.
Ensure You Output the Printable File
A lot of users may not realize it early, but failing to output a printable file leads to great damage. You must ensure that the file format is correct and should work to correct errors if any.
At the same time, you must check the compatibility with your 3D printer. Not every 3D file format is supported by 3D printers. You must know which one your printer supports. Anyway, the most common among all the file formats is STL Files and OBJ files. So, proceed accordingly.
Few Suggestions for 3D Modeling Software
There are many applications that would help you prepare the first 3D file. However, sticking to the ones designed specifically for beginners would make the job easier. And, the learning curves much more lenient.
This is an open-source 3D modeling software, hence, free to use. It provides a user-friendly interface and highly interactive functionalities to start the journey of 3D modeling.
SketchUp also has a lot of video tutorials and beginner’s guides that can help you start on your own. The software community is also very active alongside the Help Centre section which is always ready for providing necessary assistance to the users.
You can utilize this tool for mesh editing, analyzing as well as repairing functionalities. The enormous help available online would assist you to understand the controls easily. This is a very much user-friendly software with lots of functionalities to offer users the most sorted interface, to begin with.
There are many other options too such as TinkerCAD, Blender, etc that are nice choices for beginners. So, you can try and see which one is comfortable for you to work with and choose the best. We made a list of The Best Free 3D Modeling Software for Beginners that you’re welcome to check.
3D modeling is not an easy thing to learn. There are many ups and lows when it comes to starting with your first 3D model. However, these challenges must not discourage you. Learning the skill of 3D printing is highly rewarding.
Not only the demand for such skills is surging, but the satisfaction to see the models taking shape is just something that cannot be experienced with anything else.
There are plenty of tutorials and online courses available for all levels of users. If you are serious about getting the grip of the 3D modeling skill, you must prepare yourself for a roller-coaster ride.
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The recall a mail means If you and your recipients are each on Microsoft Exchange, you can recall the communication (which means to try to cancel the message from the recipient’s Inbox) or replace the message (which means you want to cancel the original communication and replace it with a new one).
Now some following ways to recall an email is
- Firstly open outlook on your system.
- Now, in the folder pane on the left of the Outlook window, choose the transferred particulars folder.
- Then open the email that you want to recall. You must double-click to open the communication. The Recall option isn’t available for a communication displayed in the Reading Pane.
- Now from the Message tab, elect Conduct> Recall This Communication.
- In the Recall This Message dialog box, select one of the below options Cancel or Replace the, and click OK
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Above these are the following way which helps for recalling an email.
The recall is a very good tool for missteps of transferring email incorrectly but it only works when the message is unopened in outlook and both people are the part of same Microsoft exchange server.
How do I know if a recalled communication was successful in outlook?
Make sure you have to tick the following option when recalling the email. Outlook will send you a notice about each recipient. However, you’ll see a recall success note in front of the subject, If the recall was successful.
On the other hand, if a recall failed, you’ll get a recall failure note.
And apart from this if you forgot to check this option when recalling the mail, you can use the tracking option. Open the transferred folder and select the mail you recalled. Also, click on the tracing button in the list to check the recall status.
The outlook mail recall doesn’t work on the outlook web access customer, and they will see the mail truly if you send out a recall request.
Why mail recall doesn’t always work?
Outlook Recall is a great and helpful point, it, unfortunately, has multiple conditions to work as well as several limitations. There are many times when Outlook Recall won’t be successful in deleting or updating the mail communications that you transferred. In fact, there are times when Outlook Recall may deliver a “ Recall Success” message, but the person may still view the original, incorrect mail.
Why outlook recall will definitely fail?
The recipient previously opened the message
Still, also the recall won’t work If a recipient opens your mail before you have to recall it. The recipient will still get the recall message that you have requested that it be recalled, but it’ll stay in their Inbox since it’s now a “ real communication”. This is why it’s important to perform the Recall as soon as possible!
The message was transferred from a Delegate or participating mailbox
Still, you can’t use the Recall command, If the original mail was transferred from either a Delegate or Shared Mailbox. The recall will only work if the Email is transferred from a “ primary” Exchange mailbox, and Delegate and Shared Mailboxes don’t count.
The mail recipient uses a mobile device with a different mail guest
Still, also the recall won’t work, If the recipient uses a mobile device with a different mail customer it also surely fails because unless the recipient is using outlook on their portable device with the correct exchange ActiveSync settings.
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