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2 March 2011 Ancient cave culture unearthed in Nepal Archaeologists and other experts rummaged through remote cliffside cave complexes in Nepal for five years has come up with the remains of prehistoric people, their arts and manuscripts, providing a new look into ancient Himalayan civilization. According to the local Department of Archaeology (DOA), the researchers discovered the remains of 27 individuals buried in caves at 13,800 feet (4,200 meters) above sea leve, in the Upper Mustang district. Adult men, women, adolescents, even children, along with cattle, were deposited in a wooden structure and hidden inside a cliff-top communal grave for some 1,500 years. "The researchers believe the culture they have uncovered carried with it the origins of the sky burial practice of the Tibetan plateau," DAO said in its report. The caves, explored by archaeologists and experts led by American archaeologist and National Geographic grantee Dr. Mark Aldenderfer, are believed to date back some 3,000 years. Analysis of the skeletal remains found last summer shows cut marks - some 67 percent of the bodies were de-fleshed. Stripped of the flesh, the bones were deposited inside the cave tombs, a practice distinctly different from the more complete offering of chopped bones and flesh in the ethnically Tibetan practice known as sky burial, said DAO. The researchrs also discovered goat, cow, and horse remains - perhaps sacrificial offerings for the dead, though their purpose remains a mystery. The motives behind the rite are still unknown; the team has, however, ruled out cannibalism. "When you're going for meat, you process a skeleton in a very different way than if you were trying to strip the flesh off," explained project leader Mark Aldenderfer, an archaeologist at the University of California, Merced. "This was done in a respectful fashion. I would imagine that many of these mortuary caves are for large extended families," Aldenderfer said. Detailed analysis including DNA of the caves and their contents has painted a more comprehensive picture of the important role of the Kali Gandaki River corridor in human migration and the exchange of art and religion between the regions of Central Asia, the Tibetan plateau and Southeast Asia. Based on lab results from DNA of the cave populations, the research suggests that like in modern times, people from the highlands moved well into the lowlands in prehistoric times. DAO is worried that the time for unearthing the early cave cultures of the region is running out. In ancient times, rock outcrops and probably ladders would have eased access to the caves. Since then, however, erosion has rendered the chambers accessible to only expert climbers, such as seven-time Everest summiter Pete Athans, who co-led the team. "Clues to when these caves were built, and by whom, are melting before our eyes," Athans said in a press statement. "The cave tomb we found is under great threat. It is situated in a fragile rock matrix that has already collapsed some time in the past. I don't believe the tomb would've lasted one more monsoon," Athans said. Edited from Republica (26 February 2011) National Geographic News (1 March 2011)

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A simple breath test could one day diagnose early-stage lung cancer, researchers have suggested, avoiding painful, expensive, and complex biopsies in the process. The system, developed by Dr Michael Bousamra and a team at the University of Louisville, uses a custom-designed silicon microprocessor and a mass spectrometer to identify cancer-specific carbonyl compounds, the presence or absence of which in the tested patient's breath were found to be strongly linked to cancerous or benign lung masses. For instance, it was discovered that those with higher signs of three or four cancer-specific carbonyl compounds could predict lung cancer in around 95-percent of patients found to have a pulmonary nodule or mass. Those with such a nodule or mass, but found not to have the specific "volatile organic compounds" in their breath, predicted it to be benign in 80-percent of patients. While the masses in both cases might show up on an X-ray, and result in the patient being directed to a biopsy to investigate the potential for them being cancerous versus benign, Bousamra's system would allow for differentiation before that step. "The novelty of this approach includes the simplicity of sample collection and ease for the patient" the doctor suggested. The results of the study were presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, with the findings from the custom sensor compared to pathologic and clinical results. The silicone microprocessor itself was coated with an amino-oxy compound, which binds to carbonyl compounds in exhaled breath. Levels of the compounds rose in patients with a malignant nodule, but returned to the usual low levels once it had been completely removed.

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The total probability mass must be one. So find C such that . For #2 do similarly. Hello guys, we are starting random variables and I know that the mean of a random variable is the function times the probability for all x's (right?), but I am lost with the next two problems. Any help on number 1 would be greatly appreciated, full answer or not. For number 2 I am totally lost. 1. What is the mean of X which has the following density function? f X (x) = 1/C; for: 0 <= x <= 7 Hint: Find the numerical value of C 2. Consider the probability density function given by: P X (x) = lambda/2; for: 0<= x <=2 P X (x) = (1 - lambda)/4; for: 2<= x <=6 This is a mixture of two uniform distributions. a)Sketch P X (x) for lambda=0.5. b) Sketch P X (x) for lambda=0.333. c) In a random sample from P X (x), 60% of the values were between 0 and 2. What would be an estimate for the value of lambda?

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TUESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Dialysis patients who call higher altitudes home may live longer than patients residing at sea level. According to a new study from Harvard researchers publishing in the Feb. 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, patients on dialysis living at elevations upwards of 4,000 feet have a 12 percent to 15 percent lower mortality rate than their lowland counterparts. This information is immediately valuable in helping scientists untangle the biochemistry of kidney function and raising questions to be answered by future research. "This information helps us understand what's happening to dialysis patients, their status and long-term outlook," said Dr. Jules Puschett, vice dean for program development at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and a nephrologist with Scott & White in Temple, Texas. "We need to verify this with a prospective analysis." One day, though, this data may translate into therapies that improve mortality even at sea level. Researchers had previously noted that individuals with end-stage renal disease who lived at higher altitudes paradoxically achieved higher hemoglobin concentrations (hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells) even while receiving lower doses of erythropoietin, a hormone which stimulates the production of red blood cells. Possibly, less oxygen available at such elevations leads to more mobilization from the body's iron stores, therefore more efficient production of red blood cells (a process known as erythropoiesis), the researchers hypothesized. This retrospective study followed more than 800,000 patients in the United States who started dialysis between 1995 and 2004. After five years of follow-up, the mortality rate was 220.1 per 1,000 person-years at elevations under 250 feet; 221.2 at elevations of 250-1,999 feet; 214.6 between 2000 and 3,999 feet; 184.9 between 4,000 and 5,999 feet; and hit a low at 177.2 at altitudes above 6,000 feet. That translated into about a 15 percent reduced risk for those at the highest elevations compared to those at the lowest. Still, it's not entirely clear if the initial hypothesis -- that less oxygen results in more iron and more red blood cells -- explains the outcome. "So-called hypoxia-inducted factors [factors induced by lower oxygen levels] affect probably more than 100 systems and genes downstream, some of which may affect long-term survival, including those that may affect cardiovascular health," said study author Dr. Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, an associate physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston. The authors also took the analysis one step further: reviewing data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to find that the general population also tends to live longer at a higher elevations, though the benefit is less than that seen in dialysis patients. "This appears to be the first nationwide observation [of an association between altitude and overall mortality in the U.S. population]," said Winkelmayer. One previous study had indicated that some people living in mile-high or comparable cities get sick from the altitude and tend to move back down. "This is something we can't take into account [in this study], but if that were truly the case then, if anything, the association in the general population would be attenuated and potentially go away," thereby making the effect in dialysis patients even greater, Winkelmayer said. The National Kidney Foundation has more on dialysis. SOURCES: Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, M.D., Sc.D., associate physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and assistant professor, medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston; Jules Puschett, M.D., senior executive associate dean, program development, professor, medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, and nephrologist, Scott & White, Temple, Texas; Feb. 4, 2009, Journal of the American Medical Association

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If you or your doctor finds a lump or another change, the doctor will want to take a sample of the cells in your breast (biopsy). The results of the biopsy help your doctor know if you have cancer and what type of cancer it is. You may have other tests to find out the stage of the cancer. The stage is a way for doctors to describe how far the cancer has spread. Your treatment choices will be based partly on the type and stage of cancer. You and your doctor will decide which mix of treatments is right for you based on many things. These include facts about your cancer as well as your family history, other health problems, and your feelings about keeping your breast. Breast cancer is usually treated with surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or targeted therapy. In some cases, you may need to decide whether to have surgery to remove just the cancer (breast-conserving surgery, or lumpectomy) or surgery that removes the entire breast (mastectomy). Treatments can cause side effects. Your doctor can let you know what problems to expect and help you find ways to manage them. When you find out that you have cancer, you may feel many emotions and may need some help coping. Talking with other women who are going through the same thing may help. Your doctor or your local branch of the American Cancer Society can help you find a support group. At this time, there is no sure way to prevent breast cancer. Some risk factors, such as your age and being female, cannot be controlled. But you may be able to do things to stay as healthy as you can, such as having a healthy diet and being active. Knowing your risk of getting breast cancer also can help you choose what steps to take. Talk to your doctor about your risk. Find out when to start having mammograms and how often you need one. If your doctor confirms that you have a high or very high risk, ask about ways to reduce your risk, such as getting extra screening, taking medicine, or having surgery. If you have a strong family history of breast cancer, ask your doctor about genetic testing. A blood test can check for changes in the BRCA genes that may increase your chance of getting breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

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This site was created to make finding a readers' theater script easier for teachers. The number of readers needed for each script is found at the end of the title. Click here to edit. Third grade has been using Readers’ Theater on a daily basis this year. We are using it to help students develop prosody (fluency and expression) as they read. This year we have a group of students who are not at all able to sit and read independently for any length of time. We needed to find a way to help them to read more and learn to enjoy the act of reading. We decided to replace our 6 Minutes Solutions time with Readers’ Theater. The kids are extremely excited about practicing and performing and it forces them to really think about what is happening in the story and to begin to engage with the words. They choose their own piece and decide which part they prefer. If there are any disagreements they decide amongst the cast who should perform (often using rock, paper, scissors) and this is helping them learn to be problem solvers instead of complainers. We have been using Voice Lessons from Bruce Lansky’s website to help them to understand the amazing difference they can make in their performance by using their voices. Now students come up with their own ideas about what words to emphasize and how to make their voices sound. Students take the scripts home to practice at night with parents, so they are becoming involved as well. We videotape or make a podcast of their performance on Friday and often invite other teachers, specialists, etc. to be our audience. Recently we had students respond to their reading by writing (and performing) their own scripts using a story from the basal (fables). They turned the fables into a script by thinking about who was talking throughout the story and about which parts should be spoken by a narrator. Students were very excited about doing this and now are doing the same scripting using library books and creating their own from scratch (originals). We have noticed a carry-over of prosody to their own oral reading (during running records, reading directions in class, reading math problems, etc). We hope this is an indicator that they are using expression in their silent reading as well… as this should greatly increase their comprehension.

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Use of a light-emitting electronic book (LE-eBook) in the hours before bedtime can adversely impact overall health, alertness and the circadian clock, which synchronizes the daily rhythm of sleep to external environmental time cues, according to Harvard Medical School researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. These findings of the study that compared the biological effects of reading an LE-eBook to a printed book are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on December 22, 2014. “We found the body’s natural circadian rhythms were interrupted by the short-wavelength enriched light, otherwise known as blue light, from these electronic devices,” said Anne-Marie Chang, corresponding author and associate neuroscientist at Brigham and Women’s Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders. “Participants reading an LE-eBook took longer to fall asleep and had reduced evening sleepiness, reduced melatonin secretion, later timing of their circadian clock and reduced next-morning alertness than when reading a printed book.” Previous research has shown that blue light suppresses melatonin, impacts the circadian clock and increases alertness, but little was known about the effects of this popular technology on sleep. The use of light-emitting devices immediately before bedtime is a concern because of the extremely powerful effect that light has on the body’s natural sleep/wake pattern and how that may play a role in perpetuating sleep deficiency. During the two-week inpatient study, twelve participants read digital books on an iPad for four hours before bedtime each night for five consecutive nights. This was repeated with printed books. The order was randomized with some reading on the iPad first and others reading the printed book first. Participants reading on the iPad took longer to fall asleep, were less sleepy in the evening and spent less time in REM sleep. They had reduced secretion of melatonin, a hormone that normally rises in the evening and plays a role in inducing sleepiness. Additionally, iPad readers had a delayed circadian rhythm, indicated by melatonin levels, of more than an hour. Participants who read on the iPad were less sleepy before bedtime but were sleepier and less alert the following morning after eight hours of sleep. Although iPads were used in this study, researchers also measured other devices that emit blue light, including eReaders, laptops, cell phones and LED monitors. “In the past 50 years, there has been a decline in average sleep duration and quality,” said Charles Czeisler, the HMS Frank Baldino, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Sleep Medicine and chief of the Brigham and Women’s Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders. “Since more people are choosing electronic devices for reading, communication and entertainment, particularly children and adolescents who already experience significant sleep loss, epidemiological research evaluating the long-term consequences of these devices on health and safety is urgently needed.” Researchers emphasize the importance of these findings, given recent evidence linking chronic suppression of melatonin secretion by nocturnal light exposure with the increased risk of breast cancer, colorectal cancer and prostate cancer. This research was supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant R01HL77453 and in part by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) grant UL1RR025758. Stay informed via email on the latest news, research, and media from Harvard Medical School.

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Was in the interior of the country, where they would have been hiding-centuries later, under the Muslims, there are examples of Jews assimilating to the Coptic speaking communities, as shown in the Cairo Geniza. But the earliest Geniza documents come from the 9th century or so. Is there any reason to suppose Egyptian Jews would have used Coptic amongst themselves in the 1st century? The problem is that Coptic wasn't written at the time, and hieroglyphics and hieratic were associated with the pagan Egyptian cults-the reason why they died out with the conversion of the country. When the Romans came in in 30 BC, they immediately implemented their policy of requiring Greek in legal documents etc., which led to the rapid decline of the popular written form of Egyptian, Demotic. All of which causes problem of positive evidence of Jews using Egyptian at the time (there are earlier Jewish graffitti in Demotic along with Aramaic). Ostracha, however, attest that Egyptian, at least outside of Alexandria, remained the language of Egypt, and even the most Hellenized Jew, Philo of Alexandria, shows some knowledge of Egyptian (though it also shows he did not himself speak it), and we have no evidence of anything remotely like the later ghetto shtetl, walled off from society at large. We do know, thanks to the Nash Papyrushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_Papyrus that Hebrews in Egypt, despite the homeland of the LXX, used Hebrew, although a text closer to the LXX that the MT.

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SEATTLE - People living in the path of a deadly Washington state landslide had virtually no warning before a wall of mud, trees and other debris thundered down the mountain. Some of the homeowners didn't even know the hillside could give way at any time. Unlike the warning systems and elaborate maps that help residents and officials prepare for natural disasters such as floods and hurricanes, there's no national system to monitor slide activity and no effort underway to produce detailed nationwide landslide hazard maps. The U.S. Geological Survey doesn't track or inventory slide areas on a national scale, despite an ambitious plan to do so more than a decade ago when Congress directed it to come up with a national strategy to reduce landslide losses. That's left states and communities to put together a patchwork of maps showing landslide hazards. In some cases, they are discovering that more buildings than previously thought are sitting on unstable ground. Even then, that information may not make its way to property owners. Building a nationwide system is now possible with new technology, experts say, but would require spending tens of millions of dollars annually and could take more than a decade to complete with the help of states and cities. So far, however, there has been little public outcry for faster, concerted action. "No one has pushed it, and it hasn't been a priority," said Scott Burns, a geology professor at Portland State University. "It's costly to monitor it, and we don't want to pay for it." He added, "Now they're seeing these large disasters and saying this is important." The challenge, experts say, is that many landslides are inactive or cause consistent low-level damage, while big, destructive landslides happen only sporadically. They also don't cause the type of spectacular devastation hurricanes, earthquakes or tornadoes do - so they often don't get the same attention or resources. Check out these recently discussed stories and voice your opinion...

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(PRWEB) June 24, 2013 Forget diet and exercise – one of the biggest secrets to good health is right in your mouth. New research shows that healthy teeth aren’t just important for first impressions, but they can have a lasting impact on your health. A new study says that brushing and flossing are simple ways to prevent – and improve – your heart health, diabetes and other lasting conditions. According to a May 2013 study by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, dental health is a considerable challenge nationwide. In 2010, approximately 21 percent of adults aged 65 and over had no natural teeth. Women had a slightly higher rate of edentulism (25 percent) than males (17 percent). Of those aged 65 and over with natural teeth, nearly half (47 percent) wore dentures. Without proper dental care, the study states people are at high risk for gum disease, including gingivitis and periodontitis, which is an irreversible stage of gingivitis where the body breaks down the bone and tissue in the infected area of the mouth, usually resulting in tooth and bone loss. Signs of Gum Disease The most obvious signs of gum disease are: Long-term Health Risks Without treating gum disease, you may be putting your body at risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and preterm birth. According to the American Centers for Disease Control, studies suggest that gingivitis may increase the risk of conditions such as heart disease and stroke because of the higher levels of bacteria that are found in the body. A study done by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research found a direct association between cardiovascular disease and periodontal bacteria. The study was performed by collecting dental samples from 657 older adults and they were all checked for 11 different types of oral bacteria, including 4 specific varieties of bacteria that are thought to cause periodontal disease. “These same four bacteria were there, they were always there in the analysis, and the relationship seems to be pretty much, with one exception, limited to them,” says Moïse Desvarieux, M. D., Ph. D., the study’s lead author and an infectious disease epidemiologist at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the University of Minnesota. By scheduling regular dental checkups you’ll be able to stay on top of any dental health issues if they arise. The dentists, hygienist and staff at Glebe Dental Group are highly trained to work with you and ensure the best long-term health for your teeth. Having healthy teeth and gums is vital to your overall health, and a beautiful smile goes a long way toward making you feel and look your best. Our principal dentists at Glebe Dental Group, Dr. Andrew Lee and Dr. George Lee, understand this and along with the rest of our team, are able to employ the most advanced treatment methods to handle even your most complex dental concerns. Our practice prides itself on providing cosmetic and complex restorative dentistry services including dental implants, TMJ treatment, full smile makeovers and much more. As a full-service practice, we ensure our patients’ ongoing dental health, providing general dental care services including dental cleanings, teeth fillings and children’s dentistry. Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Glebe-Dental-Group/Sydney-Dental-Implants/prweb10862756.htm. Copyright©2012 Vocus, Inc. All rights reserved

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The latest news from academia, regulators research labs and other things of interest Posted: Sep 03, 2013 Researchers propose a new system for quantum simulation (Nanowerk News) Researchers from the universities in Mainz, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Ulm have proposed a new platform for quantum simulation. In a theoretical paper recently published in Physical Review Letters ("Emulating Solid-State Physics with a Hybrid System of Ultracold Ions and Atoms"), they show that a combined system of ultracold trapped ions and fermionic atoms could be used to emulate solid state physics. This system may outperform possibilities of existing platforms as a number of phenomena found in solid state systems are naturally included, such as the fermionic statistics of the electrons and the electron-sound wave interactions. Quantum simulation was first proposed by Richard Feynman in 1982. He realized that a calculation of quantum systems is well beyond the ability of any existing computer technology. This is because quantum mechanics features superpositions and entanglement; its dynamics follows many pathways simultaneously. Even the most powerful classical computers lack the computing power to keep track of all those possible outcomes even for small quantum systems. Feynman proposed using an easily accessible and easily controllable laboratory quantum system to mimic the quantum system of interest. This idea is reminiscent to using a crash test dummy to simulate the dynamics of a collision in the classical world. In their recent paper, the authors calculate that an ion crystal and a degenerate Fermi gas mimic a solid state system built up of atomic cores and electrons, making it a quantum simulator of such a system. The researchers show that a phase transition from a conducting to an insulating state can occur in their solid state look-alike. This unexpected many-body quantum effect is known as the Peierls transition and relies on lattice phonons and the fermionic statistics of the atoms. The authors expect that the system could be further expanded to study for instance phonon-mediated atom-atom interactions, thus simulating the phonon-mediated electron-electron interactions responsible for superconductivity. Source: Johannes Gutenberg-Universitšt Mainz If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on reddit or StumbleUpon. Thanks! Check out these other trending stories on Nanowerk:

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Cassini Flyby Dangerous for Earth News story originally written on August 16, 1999 The Cassini space probe will use the Earth's gravity to increase its speed while zooming towards Saturn. NASA's most expensive unmanned spacecraft has already made a flyby of Venus during its two-year venture in space. After passing Earth, it has one more flyby of Jupiter in 2000 before reaching Saturn in 2004. NASA probes have completed several successful flybys of Earth since 1973, but this one attracts more attention than usual because the probe carries plutonium. Plutonium is used in Cassini to power all of its instruments. Solar energy, which is the usual source of power, cannot be used because Cassini is going to Saturn. It would need solar panels the size of tennis courts in order to absorb enough energy. The satellite will come within 725 miles of Earth, which could possibly endanger lives if something happens to the spacecraft. Plutonium is a radioactive chemical which can cause lung cancer if inhaled. The plutonium is stored as pellets in special cartons aboard Cassini, but if a malfunction occurs, the satellite could burn up in the atmosphere and disperse the harmful chemicals. Scientists say the chance of a problem occurring is less than 1 in a million. Still, the chance of disaster upsets many around the world. I'm very much in favor of the space program, but I think the use of plutonium in space is a manifestation of organized insanity," said John Gofman, a physicist on the team that developed the atomic bomb for the United States during World War II. "All I can say is that I'll be praying for the success of the flyby." If a pellet breaks up into powder high in Earth's atmosphere, it will be dispersed all over the globe. Such a small amount will not be harmful. However, if a cannister makes it to Earth and crashes, the chemicals would be concentrated in one area. "If you hit a hard surface like rock or concrete, there is a potential for the release of some plutonium," said Rich Furlong, a program manager at the DOE, which oversees the manufacture of NASA's plutonium canisters. "But there would not be a release if they landed in water. It just depends on the surface at impact." Still, NASA believes the rewards are much greater than the risks. There is no way to do space exploration without some risk," said Jim Longuski, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Purdue University in Indiana. "The question is what is the balance between the risk and the potential payoff? In this case, I think the benefit far outweighs the miniscule risk involved."

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South Carolina's Bald Eagles - Bands If you find a bird with a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or U.S. Geological Survey band attached to the leg or color marker on the neck, report the information by calling 1-800-327-2263, or report online http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/ Band reports from dead and live birds are used to answer research and management questions. Banding reports lead to information on dispersal and migration, behavior, survival rates, reproductive success and population growth. In South Carolina, many different species of birds are banded each year including wood duck, mottled duck, mourning dove, passerine birds, and shorebirds. Some racing pigeons are banded and reports can be made to the racing union the bird is in. More information http://www.pigeon.org/lostbirdinfo.htm

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Warts are overgrowths of skin tissue caused by viruses. They sometimes go away on their own, but they may stay the same, spread, or become types are there? Warts are classified according to their appearance and location. PLANTAR WARTS: These are on the sole of the foot ("plantar" surface of the foot from which the wart gets its name). The callus that usually covers the wart makes it tender-- especially when walking. Sometimes the center of the wart has tiny black and red "dots". These are tiny, clotted blood vessels. FLAT WARTS: These are usually on the face, neck, forearms, hands, or fingers and are flesh-colored or tan, small and flat. COMMON WARTS: These are usually raised (with or without visible "black and red dots") and can be anywhere. They are called common warts when another name is not more descriptive. VENEREAL WARTS: These can be flat or raised fleshy growths and are located in the genital or anal area. These warts are commonly spread by sexual contact. Health care personnel should treat venereal warts. (For more information see Student Health handout on venereal/genital are wart symptoms? Usually, one notices a bump containing red or black dots. Although plantar warts are sometimes painful when pressure is applied to the bottom of the foot, most warts do not hurt. Warts are of no danger unless they become infected. Most people have them treated for cosmetic reasons. are they treated? Wart treatment depends upon the wart's location, its size, an individual's previous response to wart treatment, availability and cost of treatment, patient preference, side effects, and the time available to complete treatment. Treatment will generally be continued until the warts disappear. Forms of treatment include: LIQUID NITROGEN: Nitrogen is a liquid at -195.6 degrees C. The clinician applies liquid nitrogen with a cotton- tipped applicator to the wart. The wart initially turns white and then resumes its normal skin color. Because of the intense cold, one may feel a burning sensation where treated. This area may blister (clear or a "blood blister"). Usually, it is necessary to repeat the treatment every 1-2 weeks. "ACID PAINTS": These usually contain lactic, acetic, and salicylic acids. Medical practitioners believe that acid paints damage wart cells, causing the wart to go away. Your physician or nurse practitioner will explain how to use the paint. PODOPHYLLIN: (25% resin in tincture of benzoin): This is used mainly for treating venereal warts. A clinician applies podophyllin with a cotton-tipped applicator. The podophyllin should be rinsed off if it begins to burn or at a time indicated by your health care provider. As the treatment progresses, the length of time that the podophyllin can be tolerated increases. (Leave it on no longer than NON-PRESCRIPTION PREPARATIONS: These usually contain salicylic and acetic acids. They are relatively inexpensive and painless to use, but are generally less effective than office treatments. Follow the manufacturer's instructions. Do not use for venereal warts. health care personnel: - for venereal warts. - if you have any doubts about whether what you think is a wart is indeed a wart. - if your warts don't respond to nonprescription medicine. - anytime you are unsure of what to do. to Common Ailments page [an error occurred while processing this directive]

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Henry Addington, Prime Minister 1801–1804 Peace, War, and Parliamentary Politics by Charles John Fedorak Pages: 268; Size: 5.5" x 8.5" Series: International, Political, and Economic History No modern British Prime Minister has been so thoroughly misunderstood or simply dismissed as Henry Addington. Fedorak demonstrates that, contrary to the views of his opponents and many historians, Addington was an astute and effective Prime Minister. His fall after three years in office was the result of a complex train of circumstances in which questions of personality, both within and outside the government, played a major part. Addington, who had no ambition for higher office, agreed to become Prime Minister only because his predecessor, William Pitt the Younger, and King George III insisted. He immediately faced the serious and difficult challenge of leading a relatively inexperienced Cabinet to deal with a series of military, diplomatic, economic, and social crises caused by war and famine. Fedorak demonstrates that Addington dealt with these crises as successfully as the circumstances would allow and left a lasting mark on British politics. He negotiated peace with Russia, Denmark, Sweden, and France. He repaired the government finances, delivered the first modern budget speech, and ameliorated social unrest. After boldly declaring war on France in 1803, he doubled the productivity of the Income Tax, and raised more than 600,000 men at arms to fight the French.

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A fingermark left at a crime scene may now provide investigators with details about a suspect's medications, their diet and even their lifestyle. Thanks to a new technique developed by scientists from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK, the ability to catch a criminal just got a whole lot easier. The technology behind the innovation is MALDI-MSI (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry imaging). Normally used to chart molecules within tissue, the technology was used for the first time ever by researchers from the university's Biomedical Research Centre (BMRC) in order to analyse and produce images of fingermarks. They discovered that images created through MALDI-MSI not only compared favourably with traditional forensic approaches (e.g. other MSI techniques such as desorption electrospray ionisation (DESI)-MS) but provided a wider range of information on a suspect's details. This includes the ability to detect any substances they might have touched and predict the time that the fingermark was left. 'Based on the results produced so far and the research currently undertaken we can say this technology can help gain much more information from a fingermark than is currently available,' said BMRC's Dr Simona Francese, one of four authors of the paper published in the Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry journal. She explained that the technique could help link the suspect to other criminal activity and provide details of their lifestyle by tracing drug use and medication, and even details of the food they eat. 'This is valuable information to a criminal investigation, particularly if the suspect’s print is not on the criminal database,' Dr Francese added. Typically, fingermarks found at a crime scene (often lifted using a powder) are compared with prints on a police database to identify a suspect. The new technique provides the kind of clues that help build a profile and provide important background information in a criminal investigation where there is no back-up record. A fingermark is made up of elements from the surface of the skin and gland secretions that transfer from one surface to another on contact. They are different to fingerprints, where either ink is used or the tip of the finger is scanned. The palms of our hands secrete different material than those on other parts of the body. But because we often make contact with our face and other areas, fingermarks are made up of substances from both sources, especially lipids, fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins and water. Latent marks are those fingermarks made up of transparent materials that are not easy to see (e.g. gland secretions), while fingermarks made up of opaque materials (e.g. blood, dirt and paint) are called patent marks. It is the latent marks, the hardest to identify, that was the subject of the BMRC study. The research conducted by the team also proved that it was possible through MALDI-MSI to re-use the fingermarks even after initial testing. Co-author of the study Dr Rosalind Wolstenholme said: 'Not only does the MALDI-MSI technique allow a greater range of information to be obtained from a fingermark, it also does not affect the fingermark so it can still be analysed by classic forensic approaches afterwards. 'We hope to further develop this technique and integrate it with another portable spectroscopic technique, Raman spectroscopy, making this technological approach complimentary to current forensic technology.' To restrict search results to articles in the Information Centre, i.e. this site, use this search box rather than the one at the top of the page. After searching, you can expand the results to include the whole Research and Innovation web site, or another section of it, or all Europa, afterwards without searching again. Please note that new content may take a few days to be indexed by the search engine and therefore to appear in the results.

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This chapter has described various procedures, in addition to the rational application of norms to cases, to follow in the quest for moral truth. It might be supposed that some of these could be used to commensurate premoral goods and bads, thus making proportionalism a workable method of moral judgment. But that is not so. Proportionalists might imagine that the methods of criticizing emotions and discerning described here provide what they need to commensurate the goods and bads involved in different possible courses of action. However, these processes are not what proportionalism projects. They are not an attempt to commensurate various instantiations of goods that provide the reasons for free choices, but are concerned with criticizing emotions or perceiving the harmony of various groups of emotions with one another. If some set of emotions were to be used as a standard for selecting among options (as is rightly done in discernment) before making sure the options pass all rational tests (as must be done before discerning), one would in fact be accepting the maxim: abandon reason and follow emotions. That is not a moral norm but a recipe for immorality (see S.t., 2–2, q. 47, a. 6). The treatment of conflicts of duties as well as several other segments of this chapter can be used to illustrate several different and legitimate senses of proportionate reason as it is used by traditional moralists. They said, for instance, that a proportionate reason is needed in order to accept bad side effects or divide goods unequally among members of a group entitled to share in them. The responsibility not to violate a moral absolute is a proportionate reason for accepting any side effects of avoiding its violation, however bad. The promotion and protection of basic human goods is a proportionate reason for sacrificing instrumental goods. Any moral responsibility to do something is a proportionate reason for accepting the side effects, provided accepting them is not conditioned by emotional motives unintegrated with reason, for instance, motives involving partiality. The discerned appropriateness of fulfilling one of two conflicting duties, assuming all prior tests have been passed, is a proportionate reason for not fulfilling the other. The account of proportionate reason provided here is in perfect continuity with the tradition. First, it makes it clear why classical moralists never supposed anyone could have a proportionate reason for violating a moral absolute. Insofar as the classical notion of proportionate reason depended on taking emotions into account, it was limited in application, for classical moralists realized that emotions, no matter how well integrated with faith and personal vocation, never can justify a choice to act against reason. Thus, as is done here, the classical moralists invoked proportionate reason only after other rational tests had been met. Second, in offering the standard of proportionate reason, these moralists assumed that it would be applied by Christians of some maturity and integration: prudent persons who would intuitively apply the standard of their well-integrated emotions. That also is why it often is suggested that the example of good and experienced people be consulted to see what reason would be proportionate.

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©1996, 2002 Melissa Kaplan The family Iguanidae is wide-ranging throughout the New World, stretching from southern Canada to southern Argentina, from the Galápagos through the West Indies. The family includes four other familiar new world lizard genera: the anoles (Anolis), spiny, or fence, lizards (Sceloporous), the island-dwelling curly-tailed iguanas (Leiocephalus), and the South American swifts (Liolaemus). Iguanids may be distantly related to the Old World agamid species, which includes such lizards as the Northern African and Middle Eastern spiny-tailed, or dab, lizards (Uromastyx spp.) and the Philippine and Chinese water dragons (Physignathus spp.). Whether iguanids evolved from agamids, or agamids from iguanids, or whether they are a classic example of convergent evolution, is still a matter of debate. The Iguaniae subfamily, while being a sometimes disputed classification, contains the large, strictly herbivorous iguanids. Other traits of these lizards include their relatively large body size and diurnal habits. All are ectotherms who behaviorally thermoregulate their body temperatures, and all lay eggs in deep burrows. They typically live in dry or rainless or essentially rainless areas, and may be subjected to seasonal unavailability of foods or seasonal swings in the nutritional content of their food sources. the Green Iguana If you are planning a trip to the Galápagos (and even if you are not)... This trip, only 88 years after Darwin's visit to Galápagos (recorded in his Diary of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, is remarkable not only for the breadth of work done in a very short time, and for the fact that, in a world where it may take years after the fact for conference proceedings to be published, within six months after their return, nearly twenty-two scientific papers were already published or nearly ready to be so. Beebe's book records their voyage of discovery and some of their adventures while doing so, in a beautifully written work. The fact that we now know that some of their early suppositions were incorrect (such as the blowing of steam by the marine iguanas), these do no lessen the pleasure of this work and the world they found and so ably recorded. Beebe, William. Galápagos: World's End. Originally published 1924; reprint edition published 1988. 520 pages, 114 illustrations. Dover Publications. Available through: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, B&N.com, and Booksamillion.com Darwin, Charles. Voyage of the Beagle: Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Reprint edition published 2001. 496 pages; illustrated. Random House, Inc. Available through: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, B&N.com, and Booksamillion.com For up-to-date reptile classification information, please visit the EMBL Reptile Database. For more information on many Iguanine species: Animal Diversity Web For additional information on iguana classification, please visit Jennifer Swofford's Iguana Pages. For a complete survey of the Iguana iguana literature, please visit Adam Britton's Iguana Bibliography site. Burghardt, Gordon, A. Stanley Rand. 1982. Iguanas of the World: Their Behavior, Ecology and Conservation. Noyes Publishing, Park Ridge, NJ. TIGR Reptile Database: Iguania Need to update a veterinary or herp society/rescue listing? Can't find a vet on my site? Check out these other sites. |Clean/Disinfect||Green Iguanas & Cyclura||Kids||Prey||Veterinarians| |Home||About Melissa Kaplan||CND||Lyme Disease||Zoonoses| |Help Support This Site||Emergency Preparedness| © 1994-2014 Melissa Kaplan or as otherwise noted by other authors of articles on this site

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If you have added the DOCTYPE Declaration to your web pages but still can't get the validator to work (the validator responds with "No Character Encoding Found! Falling back to UTF-8.") you are missing an important piece of information that the validator and browsers need to render your web page correctly. So what is this Character Encoding the validator is talking about? Before we continue, some definitions/descriptions: - A universal character set that defines the characters included in a majority of the languages of the world. It can work with pages and forms that include a mixture of languages within the same page. - Also know as Latin1, includes the latin based languages of the world. It includes most western european languges. - Character set - Set of characters required for a certain language. What is Character Encoding? To start with you have to understand a little bit about computers. Information on a computer is stored and transmitted in what are called bits. Certain bits or combinations of bits equate to certain characters. ...The "charset" parameter identifies a character encoding, which is a method of converting a sequence of bytes into a sequence of characters. This conversion fits naturally with the scheme of Web activity: servers send HTML documents to user agents as a stream of bytes; user agents interpret them as a sequence of characters. The conversion method can range from simple one-to-one correspondence to complex switching schemes or algorithms... Reference: Section 5.2 Character encodings of the HTML Document Representation W3C Recommendations Character encoding tells the browser and validator what set of characters to use when converting the bits to characters. Why do I need Character Encoding? You need to include character encoding because: - The declaration of character encoding is required as of the HTML 4.01 specification. - When a browser renders/parses a web document that does not have the character encoding declared it will guess at what character set to use and may choose the wrong one therefore rendering the web page incorrectly. - The visitor may have changed the default character encoding on their machine (Internet Explorer: View, Encoding) and it may not match the character encoding intended for the web document. - It helps speed up your web pages. Specify a character set in HTTP headers to speed up browser rendering. This is done by adding a simple piece of code into your header: <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> Reference: 15 Tips to Speed Up Your Website - SEOmoz Now that you understand what character encoding is and why it is needed it's time to choose a character encoding for the web documents on the website. Choosing a Character Encoding When choosing a character encoding choose one that will be versitle, covering all the different languages and requirements of your intended audience. As previously mentioned, Unicode (UTF-8) is a very versitle character encoding to choose. Note: Old browsers may have an issue with you using the UTF-8 character set. It may be wise to consider one of the other character encoding specs until this character encoding is more widely supported. ISO-8859-1 could also be suitable for the web documents on your web site. If neither of these will cover your intended audience you can consult the IANA Registry for other character encoding name. The character encoding names are case sensitive so make sure you note the correct way to name the chosen character encoding. Character Encoding References To learn more about character encoding, character sets, and Unicode the following character encoding references provide more technical explainations of the topics covered in this article. - W3C I18N Tutorial: Character sets & encodings in XHTML, HTML and CSS (Draft) - IANA character set registry - Authoring Techniques for XHTML & HTML Internationalization: Characters and Encodings 1.0 (This is a work in progress) - Unicode in XML and other Markup Languages - W3C I18N Topic Index This index includes Character sets, character encodings and escapes besides other information. - Unicode Home Page Once you have chosen a character encoding for your website, you will need to add it to each web page. This is called declaring the character encoding.

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2 Answers | Add Yours In Macbeth, the witches speak in rhymed couplets most of the time: Other times, they speak in unrhymed iambic tetrameter. This is an inversion of how Macbeth and Lady Macbeth speak: they speak in blank verse most of the time, and in prose and rhymed verse rarely. Not only that, but Macbeth gets the best lines, then Lady Macbeth, then the witches. The differences in verse meter shows the divisions in rank and status according to the Great Chain of Being. Here's the hierarchy of language: 1. Poetry (Blank Verse): •Macbeth: thoughtful, poetic iambic pentameter (elevates him above rest) •Lady Macbeth: plain, unimaginative iambic pentameter 2. Poetry (Rhyming Couplets) •Witches: short, choppy iambic tetrameter •Porter (servant): dark, bawdy common language; paragraphs So, even though the witches are at the bottom of the social hierarchy, they outrank only the drunken Porter in terms of language and importance in the play. Their shortened lines show that they speak in a different tongue than nobility. Their rhymes show that their riddles are meant to be remembered, as they resonate and echo throughout the play, both in Macbeth's and the audience's memories. The witches in Macbeth are unlike any of the other characters. They are "the weird sisters" - they have beards, and conjure up bizarre potions. Also, unlike the other characters, they are the only ones that use rhymed speech in the play. In a way, it sets them apart even more. It makes them seem slightly ridiculous, almost caricatures of the supernatural - jokes, in a way. They speak in rhyming couplets throughout (“Double, double, toil and trouble, / Fire burn and cauldron bubble” ), which also separates them from the other characters who mostly use blank verse to speak. A common technique that Shakespeare uses is to switch rhyme and meter to capture peoples' attention. Remember that these plays were viewed, not read, so playwrights had to use different techniques back in the day to make the audience pay attention. There were no special effects. What they did have were things like "iambic pentameter". Many times when Shakespeare wanted to make sure the audience was paying attention to an important part, he would go from blank verse to "iambic pentameter" which is very rhythmic in English. So, he does this with the witches. He wants to call peoples' attention to what the witches say because the entire play hinges on their prophesy. If Macbeth had not heard their predictions, he would have gone his merry way and lived happily ever after..........well............maybe not. The witches’ words seem humorous, like twised nursery rhymes. Despite the absurdity of their recipes (newt's eye, frog's toe, etc.), they are dangerous characters in the play. They are powerful and wicked and seem to have an uncanny sense of how to mess with Macbeth's head. We’ve answered 327,820 questions. We can answer yours, too.Ask a question

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Mutation in Gene That's Critical for Human Development Linked to Arrhythmia, University of Utah Study 12/28/2011 7:31:41 AM Arrhythmia is a potentially life-threatening problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat, causing it to go too fast, too slow or to beat irregularly. Arrhythmia affects millions of people worldwide. The cardiac conduction system (CCS) regulates the rate and rhythm of the heart. It is a group of specialized cells in the walls of the heart. These cells control the heart rate by sending electrical signals from the sinoatrial node in the heart's right atrium (upper chamber) to the ventricles (lower chambers), causing them to contract and pump blood. comments powered by

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Appalachian State University Website Content Contributions Discharge Measurement of Streamflow part of Cutting Edge:Geomorphology:Activities Students travel to a stream on campus and measure streamflow by two methods: current meter and float. They are asked to compare their data and make observations of bed and banks of the stream. Controls on the Development of Rock Weathering Pits part of Cutting Edge:Geomorphology:Activities Weathering pits are saucerlike depressions etched into rock by granular disintegration and spalling of thin rock flakes (chemical weathering processes). Their specific shape and size may be controlled by numerous ... Geomorphology part of Cutting Edge:Courses:Course Design:Goals Database This course includes a study of the nature of landforms. Qualitative and quantitative aspects of landform analysis in the field and laboratory using maps and aerial photographs are introduced.

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Computer crimes are on the rise and unfortunately less than two percent of the reported cases result in conviction. The process (methodology and approach) one adopts in conducting a digital forensics investigation is immensely crucial to the outcome of such an investigation. Overlooking one step or interchanging any of the steps may lead to incomplete or inconclusive results hence wrong interpretations and conclusions. A computer crime culprit may walk Scot-free or an innocent suspect may suffer negative consequences (both monetary and otherwise) simply on account of a forensics investigation that was inadequate or improperly conducted. In this paper, we present a brief overview of forensic models and propose a new model based on the Integrated Digital Investigation Model. Computer forensics emerged in response to the escalation of crimes committed by the use of computer systems either as an object of crime, an instrument used to commit a crime or a repository of evidence related to a crime. Computer forensics can be traced back to as early as 1984 when the FBI laboratory and other law enforcement agencies begun developing programs to examine computer evidence. Research groups like the Computer Analysis and Response Team (CART), the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE), the Technical Working Group on Digital Evidence (TWGDE), and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) have since been formed in order to discuss the computer forensic science as a 1 discipline including the need for a standardized approach to examinations. Digital forensics has been defined as the use of scientifically derived and proven methods towards the preservation, collection, validation, identification, analysis, interpretation and presentation of digital evidence derived from digital sources for the purpose of facilitating or furthering the reconstruction of events found to be criminal or helping to anticipate the unauthorized actions shown to be disruptive to planned operations . One important element of digital forensics is the credibility of the digital evidence. Digital evidence includes computer evidence, digital audio, digital video, cell phones, digital fax machines etc. The legal settings desire evidence to have integrity, authenticity, reproductivity, non-interference and minimization. Since computer forensics is a relatively new field compared to other forensic disciplines, which can be traced back to the early 1920s, there are ongoing efforts to develop examination standards and to provide structure to computer forensic examinations. This paper attempts to address the methodology of a computer forensic investigation.

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U.S. Greenhouse Gas Growth Rate Rose in 2004, Says EPA NEW YORK The growth rate of U.S. emissions of gases blamed for global warming rose in 2004, as the country burned more fossil fuel for transportation and electricity, according to federal environment regulators. The United States, the world's leading emitter of greenhouse gases, released about 7.075 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent last year, according to a draft report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The growth rate was stronger than in each of the previous two years with emissions rising 0.6 percent in 2003 and 0.7 percent in 2002. In 2001, when the economy was sluggish, emissions fell 1.6 percent, EPA said. U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, which include carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, have risen 15.8 percent from 1990 to 2004, according to the EPA. President Bush says U.S. greenhouse gas intensity, or the amount of greenhouse gas emission for every dollar of economic output, is falling. He prefers voluntary methods of cutting emissions. The United Nations' Kyoto Protocol on global warming signed by 156 countries requires developed nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 5.2 percent of their 1990 levels from 2008 to 2012. President Bush pulled out of the Kyoto pact in 2001, saying it would harm the economy. So far, adherence to the Kyoto goals has been patchy. The U.N. climate office said earlier this month that Kyoto nations were on track to cut emissions by 3.5 percent compared with 1990 levels by 2012 but that the goal of 5.2 percent could be reached by introducing extra measures. The EPA did not indicate how U.S. emissions would fare in the future, but climate researchers say voluntary cuts won't trim overall greenhouse output in the United States. "Voluntary programs that are aimed at reducing emissions ... are offset by the growth because there are no requirements overall," said Vicki Arroyo, director of policy at analysis at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change in Virginia. At a U.N. conference in December the United States agreed to participate in talks about extending Kyoto Protocol beyond its first phase, but only after the text was watered down to say the discussions would not lead to mandatory emissions caps. The EPA follows U.N. methods in assessing greenhouse gas emissions and is the official U.S. tally of greenhouse emissions. In December, the Department of Energy said U.S. emissions of heat-trapping gases rose 2 percent last year.

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The roads represented by this graph are all unpaved. The lengths of the roads between pairs of towns are represented by edge weights. Which roads should be paved so that there is a path of paved roads between each pair of towns so that a minimum road length is paved? (Note: These towns are in Nevada.) In Exercises 2–4 use Prim’s algorithm to find a minimum spanning tree for the given weighted graph.

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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) — The identification of a new multidrug-resistant strain of salmonella shows the importance of public health surveillance in a global food system, French scientists say. Their analysis of national surveillance systems in the United States, Denmark, France, England and Wales revealed the emergence of the S. Kentucky strain of salmonella, which has a high level of resistance to ciprofloxacin, a common treatment for severe salmonella infections. This strain infected 489 patients in France, England and Wales, and Denmark between 2000 and 2008. The first infections were acquired mainly in Egypt between 2002 and 2005. Since 2006, infections have also been acquired in various parts of Africa and the Middle East. About 10 percent of the European patients said they hadn't traveled to any of these areas, which suggests that their infections may have resulted from eating contaminated imported foods or through contact with infected people, said the Pasteur Institute researchers. The investigators found that chickens and turkeys from Ethiopia, Morocco and Nigeria carried the S. Kentucky strain, an indication that poultry may be an important source of infection. The study is published online in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. "We hope that this publication might stir awareness among national and international health, food and agricultural authorities so that they take the necessary measures to control and stop the dissemination of this strain before it spreads globally, as did another multidrug-resistant strain of salmonella, Typhimurium DT104, starting in the 1990s," study co-leader Simon Le Hello said in a journal news release. Last Updated: 8/3/2011

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It is an infection of the feet caused by fungus and medical term is tinea pedis. This condition may last for a short or long time and may recur after treatment. The most common symptom is cracked skin, flaked and that emerges between the toes or on the sides of the foot. Other symptoms may include: - Red and itchy skin - Burning or stinging - Blisters that ooze or crust If the fungus spreads to your nails, they can become discolored, thick, and even crumble. Athlete's foot may occur at the same time as other fungal skin infections such as ringworm and jock itch. Your doctor can diagnose athlete's foot simply looking at your skin. If tests are needed, these may include: - Skin culture - Skin lesion biopsy - Examination of potassium hydroxide in skin injury Athlete's foot occurs when a certain fungus proliferates on the skin of your feet. In addition to the toes, may also occur on the heels, palms of the hands and between the fingers. Athlete's foot is the most common type of ringworm fungal infections. The fungus thrives in warm, moist areas. The risk of this condition increases if you: - Wear closed shoes, especially if it is coated with plastic. - Keep your feet wet for prolonged periods. - Sweat a lot. - Develop a minor injury to the nail or skin. Athlete's foot is contagious and can be transmitted by direct contact or by contact with items such as shoes, socks and shower or pool surfaces. To prevent athlete's foot, follow these steps: - Dry your feet thoroughly after bathing or swimming. - Wear sandals or flip-flops in public shower or pool. - Change socks as often as possible to keep feet dry, this should be done at least once a day. - Use antifungal or drying powders to prevent athlete's foot if susceptible to contracting or if you frequent areas where the fungus that causes it is common (like public showers). - Use well-ventilated shoes and preferably made of a natural material such as leather. It may help to alternate shoes each day so they can dry completely between sunsets. Avoid shoes with plastic coating.

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Water purveyors in the Sacramento region primarily pump groundwater and divert surface water to meet their customer’s needs. Surface water is obtained from the American and Sacramento rivers and from Folsom Reservoir. The graphic below illustrates the source of water for the region’s water purveyors (source: 2011 & 2012 Water Conservation Report). Surface Water Diversions Diverting Water for Regional Needs Collective efforts have increased the region’s ability to strategically manage surface water diversions to augment groundwater supplies. When members signed the Water Forum Agreement, they understood that increased surface water diversions would be needed to meet the future water needs of the region. As a result, the agreement outlined diversion limits for each supplier and the facilities that would likely be needed to divert, treat, and distribute this water. Since that time, the number and scope of completed project speaks to this power of regional collaboration. One example is below: Freeport and Vineyard Projects: The Freeport Regional Water Project is a groundbreaking collaboration between Sacramento County and East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) that provides surface water to the central Sacramento County area, as well as EBMUD customers in dry years. By diverting their American River water supply from the Sacramento River, both agencies avoid diversion impacts to the lower American River. Sacramento County’s diversions at Freeport will be pumped to the new Vineyard Surface Water Treatment Plant in south Sacramento County. With capacity to treat up to 100 million gallons per day, the Vineyard Plant is the biggest project ever undertaken by the Sacramento County Water Agency and will play a critical role in helping preserve and sustain groundwater resources.

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The predicted mesothelioma deaths are being blamed on building components or “slates” made of cement and chrysotile asbestos that were used to construct thousands of homes and buildings in Korea. Predicting Mesothelioma Mortality from Asbestos Containing Products Researchers in architecture and statistics at Kyungpook National University in Daegu attempted to estimate the number of expected mesothelioma deaths in the coming years by calculating the amount of asbestos used in Korea and the amount of asbestos used in making concrete slates. They predict that a maximum of 3,476 people could die of mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease by 2036. More than five hundred of those deaths by 2031 will likely be attributable to asbestos-containing products like concrete. Mesothelioma Death Rates Expected to Rise Despite Asbestos Ban Although Korea banned the use and importation of asbestos and asbestos-containing products in 2009, the new study predicts that the number of mesothelioma deaths will continue to rise until it peaks in 2021. The mineral asbestos, once prized for its strength and resistance to heat and corrosion, is the only known cause of mesothelioma. Mesothelioma can be triggered when microscopic shards of asbestos lodge in the lungs and work their way into the pleural lining. Over time, the continual irritation and inflammation can trigger changes on the cellular level that lead to mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease. Responding to Asbestos-Related Disease Because mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases are almost always caused by lack of proper warning, training or protection from asbestos, victims of these illnesses are often entitled to compensation. Writing in a journal called Science of the Total Environment, the Korean research team predicts that their findings on the link between mesothelioma and asbestos-containing products like cement will have legal and financial repercussions. “These findings are expected to contribute greatly to the Korean government’s policies related to the compensation for asbestos victims,” writes author Su-Young Kim. Kim, SY et al, “Predicting the mortality from asbestos-related diseases based on the amount of asbestos used and the effects of slate buildings in Korea”, October 26, 2015, Science of the Total Environment, Epub ahead of print

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According to Kathy Laurini of NASA, Ares V will not only be "the biggest rocket that's ever been built," but will hopefully enable enormous Hubble-dwarfing telescopes to be sent into orbit, as well as potential missions to the outer reaches of our solar system. Ares V will stand at a proud 381 feet, with capabilities of carrying around 180 metric tons into orbit. To get an interesting perspective, the nosecone alone will have room for 8 schoolbuses, and it will have the power to carry 17 of them into orbit. Tests will most likely begin in 2018, with a possible moon mission in 2020. The science and astronomy communities are very excited about what may result from larger than ever telescopes being launched into space. Astronomer Harley Thronson says it best. "It could revolutionize astronomy." Ares V may allow telescopes 3 times larger than Hubble to be used, improving sharpness of images dramatically and detecting objects 11 times fainter than Hubble can currently observe. A telescope twice that size could even be possible given a fold up mirror for the launch. Besides launching giant telescopes, other missions that will benefit from Ares V include sending probes as far as the sun, Neptune, and the moon Titan. Earth-like planets around stars too distant to currently see might finally be visible. Protostar and black hole research could drastically improve. "I can't wait," says Thronson. He's not the only one. Links of interest:

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Astrobiology Magazine posts an intriguing report today: The American Psychological Association is looking seriously at the question of astronauts’ mental health. It’s an issue that has sometimes been swept under the rug, says the APA’s press release: Historically, astronauts have been reluctant to admit to mental or behavioral health problems for fear of being grounded. But as missions get longer and astronauts are asked to do more, psychologists are looking at ways to help them cope with loneliness and interpersonal conflicts. At Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston, psychologist James Carter (who also studies teamwork in space) and his group are building a tool to help astronauts deal with depression: … a suite of interactive computer programs, dubbed the Virtual Space Station, using input from 13 veteran long-duration NASA astronauts who have flown on the International Space Station, Mir and Skylab. … This interactive program will help astronauts prevent, detect, assess and manage their own psychosocial problems. They will learn how to cope with depression and how to resolve conflicts with other astronauts. Having trouble leaving a comment? (We’re working on it …) Email it to us: blog at ted dot com

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Flipping the classroom does exactly what it sounds like. It reverses the traditional learning dynamics, completely. With this method, students don’t learn new content in the classroom, by having a teacher instruct them. Instead, they learn it from video and online sources in their own time and place. Meanwhile, problems and assignments that once might have been treated as homework are now tackled in the classroom, while teachers offering personalised guidance. There are a number of advantages to this method. This week’s blog sums up seven key ones. 1 More one-to-one time between teacher and student A flipped classroom dramatically increases the amount of time you have to spend with each student. It also create a platform for them to ask questions or seek extra help with an area they’re finding challenging. 2 More collaboration time for students The project-based work that now takes place in the classroom need not be on an individual basis. A flipped classroom enables students to spend more time collaborating with one another: not only a great way to learn, but also good for their team working skills. 3 Students learn at their own pace Because ‘knowledge acquisition’ now takes place outside the classroom, each student can control it to match their own personal abilities and appetite. A traditional classroom instruction-based method relies on every student absorbing and understanding at the same time and pace. Flipped learning doesn’t. This can be particularly liberating for slower learners. No longer do they feel the burden of having to ‘keep up’; they’re free to learn in a way that works for them. And if they want to go back and study something again, they can. 4 It encourages students to come to class prepared After students have engaged with digital content at home, they can come to the classroom prepared with ideas and questions. It’s a great way to involve students in shaping the classroom sessions, and thereby nurture their sense of responsibility. 5 Practical things – like missing class due to illness – become less problematic It used to be that, if a student missed a lesson, they missed learning something. Not with flipped learning. Because students engage with a lesson on their own time, and away from school, absence need not detract from them learning the material. 6 Subject matter content becomes infinitely richer Previously, students were only exposed to one source of information on a topic: that which the teacher gave them in class. With flipped learning, they can explore much more. They can access multiple sources, and equally you can direct them towards sources from other teachers, and more. This diversity will only increase their comprehension of the subject. 7 It’s cost-effective! Because students use their own devices to access content, there’s no need for a school to invest in hundreds of new computers or classroom gadgets. The only thing you now need to give: more of your personal time and attention.

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Once called the Roman province of Helvetia, it was renamed Switzerland later and quickly established a reputation for being a peace-loving country. After being governed by Roman rule until 400 BC, germanic feudal structures until the 1500s, the Austrian House of Habsburg until 1740, and French rule due to Napoleon's campaigns, the unified Cantons in Switzerland decide on a stance of armed neutrality and adopted a new Federal Constitution in 1848. Nearly half the country is covered by the Alps and Jura mountains. Most Swiss citizens live on a plateau in a valley between the two mountain ranges. The people are industrious and known for their good craftsmanship and secure banking practices. The Government consists of a Federal Council of six elected officials that runs the government, and a president who serves in a largely ceremonial role as head of state. The president is elected for a one-year term only. Switzerland has total religious freedom. Nearly half the population is Roman Catholic while the other half is Protestant. The Pentecostal movement in Switzerland gained momentum prior to 1900 with the Holiness Movement, but many believers see the Welsh Revival as the true origin of Swiss Pentecostalism. German and French-speaking evangelists ministered early in the 20th century, and Smith Wigglesworth also had an effective ministry among the Swiss in the 1920s. Several other Pentecostal movements were formed throughout the 20th century: The “Eglise Evangelique de Reveil,” the “Swiss Pentecostal Mission,” “Freie Christengemeinden,” and “Gemeinde fur Urchristentum.” The Movement Today Switzerland was the site of two triennial meetings known as Pentecostal World Conferences, where Pentecostals from around the world gather to pray and worship in spiritual unity. The Pentecostal Churches of Switzerland places great emphasis on foreign missions. They report the following statistics about the fellowship there: 120 Churches and outstations, 11,500 members and adherents, 100 ministers, and one Bible school educating 25 students. Additional Facts About Switzerland - Capital: Bern - Area: 15,940 square miles - Population: 8,454,000 - Government: Federal Republic - Languages: German, French, Italian, Rumantsch - Currency: Franc - Agriculture: Dairy products, fruits, potatoes, sugar beets and wheat - Industry: Chemicals, drugs, electrical equipment, machine tools, watches, precision instruments, textiles and wine

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Well, school is back, the new term has started and everything already looks settled and smooth. Our students are all with great teachers and are ready for a year of learning. But what is it that makes the difference to that year? Probably not surprisingly, recent research shows that is the teacher who is one of the most important influences on learning outcomes and their classroom practice. Professor John Hattie, who has been labeled as 'possibly the world's most influential education academic' (TES connect 14/9/12) undertook, in 2008, the biggest ever collection of evidence- based research into what makes a difference to learning in school. It synthesised more than 50,000 studies encompassing the experiences of more than 80 million students across the English speaking world. From this, he was able to identify 136 interventions and rank them in order of effectiveness. His research found that the best and most effective way to improve education outcomes relies on such things as setting learning goals and feedback from teachers. " achievement is enhanced to the degree that students and teachers: set and communicate appropriate, specific and challenging goals; achievement is enhanced as a function of feedback; increases in student learning involves not only surface and deep learning but also a re conceptualisation of information" ( Hattie, Influences on Student Learning, 1999) To achieve these things, the teacher is vital as they are the facilitators of the above. One really interesting thing for me as a Principal, is that some of the things that many parents worry about, such as class size and homework have little effect on learning outcomes! "The thing that really intrigues me is that the things at the bottom of the table still dominate our debates...We like to talk about things that really don't matter, such as all the structural things and the ways schools are set up."(TES connect 14/9/12) So what are the top 10 list of influences on achievement according to Hattie? Here they are, see what you think, they are taken from his book " Visible Learning for Teachers. Maximising impact on learning. (2012) The numbering is as per his book. 1. Developing high expectations for each student/ self reported grades 2. Piagetian programs 4. Response to intervention 4. Teacher credibility 6. Micro teaching 7. Classroom discussion 8. Comprehensive interventions for learning disabled students 9. Teacher clarity By the way, Homework is #94 and class size is #113. Other factors, like having a friend in class is not even on list. It is good food for thought and as educators, the teachers at Bradbury, who all know about this research and have in fact heard John Hattie speak, constantly evaluate the effectiveness of their programmes, how they are teaching and whether or not they need to make changes to their pedagogical style. It is great to be back. It is an interesting job, sometimes challenging, but always a pleasure! My best for a great year ahead. Below are some photos of learning this week:

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An analysis of what and how reading literacy components are included and taught within a foundation phase teacher preparation programme Van der Merwe, Zelda Elizabeth MetadataShow full item record National and international studies indicate that the preparation of teachers to teach reading is inconsistent across universities worldwide. Teacher preparation programmes lack rigorous research based findings and recommendations point to the fact that evidence–based research and integrated approaches should be incorporated to address this inconsistency. There is a need for a comprehensive curriculum to guide pre–service teachers toward a coherent knowledge base for the effective teaching of reading as teachers do not have an understanding of what to teach or how to teach it. Literature identifies that the inclusion, and explicit teaching of the five reading literacy components (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary knowledge and text comprehension) form the essential components which should be instructed to enable teachers to teach reading. This study analysed a teacher preparation programme to identify what reading literacy components are taught as well as how the reading literacy components are taught within the programme. The results reflect that the reading literacy components are included haphazardly within the teacher preparation programme and there is no evidence–based research incorporated. It is clear that the pre–service teachers are not taught “how” to teach the reading literacy components as the science of reading is not focused on in the teacher preparation programme studied. The findings of this study support the literature base requiring teachers to be equipped with a disciplinary knowledge base to teach reading. Furthermore, teachers should be provided with a rigorous, research–based curriculum which will enable them to become expert reading literacy teachers who will be well prepared to implement research–based programmes and practices. - Education

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While Bitcoin remains at the top of the charts as the most popular and largest cryptocurrency by market cap, a recent study by some scientists doesn’t paint it as exactly cool. The study argues that Bitcoin mining could actually cause global warming to increase by 2 degrees (2C). On the other hand, a group of other scientists don’t think the mining of the valuable crypto is as dangerous as portrayed by the study. Could Bitcoin Mining Lead To A Bad Place? – The “YES” Party According to the said study conducted by researchers at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, the quantity of carbon emissions as a result of Bitcoin mining would be enough to push global temperatures up by more than 2 degrees within the next 22 years. If the average rate of technological uptake is factored in, the figure drastically reduces to a shocking 16 years. Crypto mining requires a lot of computing power, and that means that the computers need a lot of electric power. Also, the fact that most of crypto mining rigs used currently are cool-powered Chinese models makes it even more of a quagmire. Coal emits a lot of carbon dioxide, and that’s not a good thing for the already warming planet. Katie Talady, who co-authored the study report, opines that although the other major known sources of carbon emissions are housing, transportation, and food, it’s high time Bitcoin mining is added to the growing list. According to the report, Bitcoin mining rigs emitted about 69 million tons of carbon in 2017. The “NO” Party According to Professor Eric Masanet of the Northwestern University, the mentioned study report by Katie and her peers isn’t accurate. First, he noted that the electric power industry has been making efforts to come up with better ways to generate more power with less carbon emissions. Also, crypto mining technology is advancing, with better and more energy-efficient rigs being produced. The authors of the report overlooked these two important facts by assuming the status quo, and thus introduced a fundamental flaw in their findings. Going further, Professor Masanet reveals another flaw in the report, saying that it assumes that Bitcoin will be adopted massively and quickly as the sole global currency – something that sounds rather unlikely. Another Bitcoin proponent, Katrina Kelly-Pitou – of the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Energy- argues that energy resources can be increased without hurting the environment. In her view, Bitcoin’s market cap can shoot up 100-fold and it would still consume about 2% of all global energy consumption and remain more reliable than banks.

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In 1961 the Council of Codex Alimentarius Europaeus adopted a resolution proposing that its work on food standards be taken over by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Today's "Codex Alimentarius" was formed by the FAO of the United Nations World Health Assembly in 1963. In the mid-1990s Codex Alimentarius signed agreements with the World Trade Organization (WTO), enabling Codex to establish trade standards that the WTO would use to resolve international trade disputes. To explain, perhaps some Trade Agreement background is in order: * Since 1947 the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) oversaw the multilateral trading system and the otherwise sovereign governments that signed GATT were known as "GATT Contracting Parties." * On January 1, 1995 the World Trade Organization (WTO) replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). * Upon signing the new WTO agreements, including the updated GATT agreements the "GATT Contracting Parties" now became officially known as "WTO Members" which was actually based on some of the principles that actually underline the current European Union. As of July 23, 2008, the WTO has a total membership of 153 countries including the United States who signed on as a member in 1995. As already pointed out, in the mid-1990s, Codex Alimentarius signed agreements with the WTO, which enabled Codex to establish trade standards that the WTO would use to resolve international trade disputes. In summary then we have (1) the EU Food Supplements Directive, now law throughout Europe and in various stages of clarification, finalization and implementation; (2) Codex Alimentarius adopting these laws as "guidelines and standards" that each nation should aspire to, but are actually supported by legal obligations contained within a number of international trade agreements signed by the governments of numerous countries outside of Europe, including the U.S. Stay Tuned for Part Five: Are all WTO member countries obligated to follow Codex "Standards and Guidelines"?

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Intestinal parasites are organisms that get into the gastrointestinal system of people, which works as hosts for these microorganisms. Protozoa, which are solitary celled microorganisms and helminthes or parasitical worms, are the microorganisms that feed upon the nutrients that are intended for the host thus robbing the host of the nutrients. Digestive tract parasites’ morbidity as well as death rates are considerable particularly in under developed or developing nation and in the USA as well. People could be infected by these digestive parasites in a variety of methods. The most common method is using the fecal dental route. This means that feces of the infected individual by means of a tool such as poorly ready food, hazardous drinking water, infected hands, and also larva plagued soil makes its means to the mouth of another individual. This is after that complied with by ingestion of the intestinal tract parasite until it gets to the intestinal tracts. Spreading takes place and also illness happens. Not all individuals show up the symptoms of being infected by digestive parasites. Others do show signs and symptoms. Usual signs to keep an eye out for throughout the acute stage are coughing, cramping of the abdominal area, feeling of bloating, sensation of gas in the tummy, rest disruptions as well as loose defecation or looseness of the bowels. Signs and symptoms that show intensity of infection are nausea or vomiting, vomiting, loss of weight, blood in stool, high temperature, low red blood cell count and also itchiness of the skin. Other signs and symptoms might additionally be seen and second symptoms, such as liver abscess or additional infections could be present due to the impact of the condition process triggered by the intestinal parasites by parasifort. It is essential to acquire laboratory tests that get worth’s of the parameters in the blood that indicate intestinal bloodsucker infection specifically blood tests and stool tests. It is also diagnosed using tape examination. This process by done by getting an example from the rectal opening in the morning making use of a tape as well as checking out the tape under the microscopic lenses. A favorable outcome discloses ova of the intestinal bloodsucker on the tape sample. The best intervention for intestinal tract bloodsucker infection is early prevention. Hand washing is extremely important in placing halt to the spread of infection as well as shielding oneself from the disease intestinal tract parasites bring. Tidy hands making use of cozy soap and also water as well as scrub with soap for at least ten seconds and rinse thoroughly with water. This allows the organisms to be washed away if the hands are polluted. Appropriate prep work as well as storage of food additionally has a huge role to quit the parasites from getting to the intestinal or digestion system. Food should be cooked well and washed before food preparation. See to it that the utensils for preparing, food preparation and eating food are tidy. Make sure that the drinking water is safe for drinking. When doubtful, water ought to steam for one to 3 minutes and allow cool to area temperature level prior to alcohol consumption. It is much better to consume bottled water, which has been detoxified as well as filtering system.

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Learning impacts how the brain processes what we see News Jul 14, 2015 From the smell of flowers to the taste of wine, our perception is strongly influenced by prior knowledge and expectations, a cognitive process known as top-down control. In a University of California, San Diego School of Medicine study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, a research team led by Takaki Komiyama, PhD, assistant professor of neurosciences and neurobiology, reports that in mouse models, the brain significantly changed its visual cortex operation modes by implementing top-down processes during learning. “We found that when the mouse assigns a new meaning to a previously neutral visual stimulus, top-down control becomes much more influential in activating the visual cortex,” said first author Hiroshi Makino, PhD, postdoctoral researcher in Komiyama’s lab. “Top-down inputs interact with specific neuron types in the visual cortex to modulate its operation modes.” This cognitive process uses our thoughts and influences our senses. For example, when we see a word with missing letters, our brain is able to fill in the blank based on past experiences. Researchers looked at activity in excitatory neurons and somatostatin-expressing inhibitory neurons in the visual cortex and top-down inputs from the retrosplenial cortex (RSC) during associative learning to see how these affected the top-down and bottom-up processing—when perception begins with the senses. The findings indicate that intricate interactions of various circuit components effectively change the balance of top-down and bottom-up processing, with learning enhancing the contribution of top-down control. These results support the long-standing theory that the brain does not faithfully represent the environment but rather attempts to predict it based upon prior information. “In addition to revealing circuit mechanisms underlying these learning-related changes, our findings may have implications in understanding the pathophysiology of psychiatric diseases, such as schizophrenia, that generate abnormal perception,” said Makino. Note: Material may have been edited for length and content. For further information, please contact the cited source. Hiroshi Makino & Takaki Komiyama Learning enhances the relative impact of top-down processing in the visual cortex. Nature Neuroscience, Published Online July 13 2015. doi: 10.1038/nn.4061

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Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) Squamous cell carcinoma is a skin cancer of the cells of the outer layer of the skin known as keratinocytes. The most common cause is sun exposure, although other factors can play a role such as a non-healing wound or previous trauma. They commonly appear as a dome shaped skin coloured lump known as a nodule, which may have a plug of dry skin (keratin) in the centre or an open area in the centre (ulcer). They do have a risk of spreading but this a low risk, on average about 5% will spread. Most are easily treated, usually by surgery, and do not cause ongoing problems. Special sites on the body, such as the ear, scalp, nose or lip need to be treated more urgently as these are locations from which spread is more common. Squamous cell carcinoma of the lip This image shows a dome shaped nodule on the upper lip with a gap in the centre, known as an ulcer. A biopsy was taken to confirm that the lump was cancerous and the growth was removed with Mohs micrographic surgery. The lip was then repaired by advancing the inner lining known as the mucosa out toward the outside of the lip. The result was a normal looking lip with normal function. Squamous cell carcinoma of the ear In this case, a dome shaped nodule is visible on the left earlobe. This is a high risk site for skin cancer, and also a cosmetically important site. Surgery was performed using Mohs micrographic surgery and a skin graft was placed over the area to give a normal shape and contour of the ear. Squamous cell carcinoma treatment Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin is usually treated by simple skin surgery. Often, a diagnostic biopsy is performed before the surgery to confirm the diagnosis if there is any doubt or if the growth is in a high risk area such as eyelids, ears, nose, lips or scalp. Excision, which means "cutting out," is the most common method by which SCC is treated. The procedure is simple and can be performed under local anaesthetic. Mohs micrographic surgery This method is used when there is a need to preserve tissue at at important sites, such as eyelids, ears, noses or lips, or when there has been a recurrence of skin cancer after a previous treatment. Skin cancer multidisciplinary team at Skin55, Harley Street. At Skin55 we have a team of specialists that can diagnose, advise and treat squamous cell carcinoma as routine. Our skin cancer team consists of highly experienced consultants and specialist nurses who can guide you through your care.

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The Great Pyramid of Giza Also known as the Pyramid of Khufu, the ancient name translates to: Ionosphere Electric Field Perforated and injection of Electric Field, supporting the electric potential or voltage of the negative electrode land via the Pyramid. The neighbouring Great Sphinx is a Lion facing due East, describing the 'Magnification' of the ionospheric wave guide due to the increased electric potential of the negative electrode land from charging the planet using the Pyramids. |Clad:||White Tura Limestone| The largest granite stones in the pyramid, found in the "King's" chamber, weigh 25 to 80 tonnes and were transported from Aswan, more than 800 km (500 miles) away. It is estimated that 5.5 million tonnes of limestone, 8,000 tonnes of granite (imported from Aswan), and 500,000 tonnes of mortar were used in the construction of the Great Pyramid. The function of the neighbouring Pyramids, Khafre Pyramid, Menkaure Pyramid and the Great Sphinx label this site as a magnification site built by the cosmos to support life on Earth. Without it it is unlikely life on planet Earth would exist, there would be no magnetosphere, and with it no religion, no love, no life.

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A Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic is ready to hit the water. The Ocean Cleanup says its 100-meter-long prototype, installed last week in the North Sea, more than 14 miles off the Dutch coast, is the first ocean cleanup system ever tested at sea. The floating barrier will remain there for one year, so engineers can see how it handles extreme weather at sea—the type of conditions it will eventually face when deployed in the so-called "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." The technology uses long floating barriers, which act as an artificial coastline, passively catching and concentrating ocean debris. The system itself is powered by the ocean's natural currents. During the year-long test, the system may catch some trash, but collecting plastic is not its objective at this time. For now, sensors will track the prototype's every motion, and the loads to which it is subjected. Engineers aim to use this data to harden the system so it's "fully resistant" to the severe weather conditions it'll face during its cleanup of the trash vortex in the central North Pacific Ocean. If the system makes it through the year-long trial intact, it should have no problem in the Pacific Ocean. Engineers say conditions at the North Sea test site during even minor storms are more severe than unusually heavy storms occurring once every 100 years in the Pacific Ocean. However, Ocean Cleanup CEO and Founder Boyan Slat said there's a good chance the prototype won't survive this test. "I estimate there is a 30 percent chance the system will break, but either way it will be a good test," he said in a statement. "A successful outcome of this test should put us on track to deploy the first operational pilot system in late 2017."

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Fostering collaborative computer science learning with intelligent virtual companions for upper elementary students. (Funding: National Science Foundation, DRL-1721160) One of the central tenets of modern computer science is that it is a collaborative discipline. The importance of collaboration is emphasized in the new K-12 Computer Science Framework, and collaboration is increasingly emphasized in the computer science industry and by professional societies. Relatedly, curricular frameworks such as the Next-Generation Science Standards also emphasize collaboration and computational thinking as practices that students must engage in “across all grade bands.” Yet, many students reach high school and college without ever learning to collaborate well, particularly with diverse peers. The FLECKS project will create a collaborative computer science learning environment for upper elementary school classrooms, addressing the pressing need for young students to develop fundamental computer science competencies and collaboration practices. This project is led by PI Kristy Boyer at the University of Florida, and PI Eric Wiebe and co-PI Collin Lynch at North Carolina State University. The FLECKS project will provide the potentially transformative opportunity for upper elementary students to learn computer science and build strong collaboration practices. Leveraging the great promise of virtual learning companions, we will address the following three thrusts. 1) We will collect datasets of collaborative learning for computer science in diverse upper elementary school classrooms. Our initial dataset will provide a ground-truth measure of students' collaboration approaches to classroom computer science learning tasks. 2) We will design, develop, and iteratively refine FLECKS' intelligent virtual learning companions, which support dyads of students in a scaffolded computer science learning environment with an interactive online coding tool. The technical innovation of FLECKS is the way in which student dyads are supported: each pair of children within the elementary school classroom will interact with a dyad of state-of-the-art intelligent virtual learning companions. These companions will enhance the classroom experience by adapting in real time to the students' patterns of collaboration and problem solving to provide tailored support specifically for that pair of students. 3) We will generate research findings and evidence about how children collaborate in computer science learning, and how best to support their collaboration with intelligent virtual learning companions. |||"I Impressed Myself With How Confident I Felt": Reflections on a Computer Science Assessment for K-8 Teachers. Hannah E. Chipman, Fernando J. Rodríguez, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer. Proceedings of the 50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE '19), 2019, pp. To appear. [bib]| |||"I Think We Should...": Analyzing Elementary Students' Collaborative Processes for Giving and Taking Suggestions. Jennifer Tsan, Fernando J. Rodríguez, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Collin Lynch. Proceedings of the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE), Baltimore, Maryland, 2018, pp. 622-627. [bib]| |||User Affect and No-Match Dialogue Scenarios: An Analysis of Facial Expression. Joseph B. Wiggins, Mayank Kulkarni, Wookhee Min, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Bradford Mott, Eric Wiebe, James Lester. Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Multimodal Analyses enabling Artificial Agents in Human-Machine Interaction (MA3HMI), 2018, pp. 6-14. [bib]| |||"Alright, What Do We Need?": A Study of Young Coders’ Collaborative Dialogue. Jennifer Tsan, Collin F. Lynch, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, vol. 17, 2018, pp. 61-71. [bib]|

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Heel pain is most often caused by plantar fasciitis — a condition that is sometimes also called heel spur syndrome. Heel pain may also be due to other causes, such as a stress fracture, tendonitis, arthritis, nerve irritation, or, rarely, a cyst. Because there are several potential causes, it is important to have heel pain properly diagnosed. A podiatrist is best trained to distinguish between all the possibilities and determine the underlying source of your heel pain. Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the long ligament (the plantar fascia) that extends from the heel to the toes. When the fascia is excessively stretched, it first becomes irritated and then inflamed resulting in heel pain. The symptoms of plantar fasciitis are: - Pain on the bottom of the heel - Pain that is usually worse upon arising. After a few minutes of walking, the pain decreases, because walking stretches the fascia. For some people the pain subsides but returns after spending long periods of time on their feet. - Pain that increases over a period of months The most common cause of plantar fasciitis relates to faulty structure of the foot. For example, people who have problems with their arches—either overly flat feet or high-arched feet—are more prone to developing plantar fasciitis. Wearing non-supportive footwear on hard, flat surfaces puts abnormal strain on the plantar fascia and can also lead to plantar fasciitis. This is particularly common in people who’s job requires long hours on their feet. Obesity also contributes to plantar fasciitis. Diagnostic imaging studies such as x-rays, a bone scan, or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be used to distinguish the different types of heel pain. Sometimes heel spurs are found in patients with plantar fasciitis, but these are rarely a source of pain. When they are present, the condition may be diagnosed as plantar fasciitis/heel spur syndrome. Treatment of plantar fasciitis begins with first-line strategies, which you can begin at home: - Stretching exercises. Exercises that stretch out the calf muscles help ease pain and assist with recovery. - Avoid going barefoot. When you walk without shoes, you put undue strain and stress on your plantar fascia. - Ice. Putting an ice pack on your heel for 10 minutes several times a day helps reduce inflammation. Cut down on extended physical activities to give your heel a rest. - Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, Advil, Motrin may help reduce pain and inflammation. - Lose weight. Extra pounds put extra stress on your plantar fascia. If you still have pain, see your podiatrist, who may add one or more of these approaches: - Orthotic devices. Custom orthotic devices that fit into your shoe help correct the underlying structural abnormalities causing the plantar fasciitis. They work in 90% of cases if the cause is biomechanical in origin. - Padding and strapping. Placing pads in the shoe reduces the impact of the ground on the foot. Strapping helps support the foot and reduce strain on the fascia if it is very painful. - Injections. In some cases, corticosteroid injections are used to help reduce the inflammation and relieve pain in cases that are difficult. - Night splint. Wearing a night splint allows you to maintain an extended stretch of the plantar fascia while sleeping. This may help reduce the morning pain experienced by some patients. - Physical therapy. Exercises and other physical therapy measures may be used to help provide relief. - Shockwave therapy Although most patients with plantar fasciitis respond to non-surgical treatment, a small percentage of patients may require surgery. If, after several months of non-surgical treatment, you continue to have heel pain, surgery may be considered. Your podiatrist will discuss the surgical options with you and determine which approach would be most beneficial for you. No matter what kind of treatment you undergo for plantar fasciitis, the underlying causes that led to this condition may remain. Therefore, you will need to continue with preventive measures. If you are overweight, it is important to reach and maintain an ideal weight. For all patients even when the pain is gone, using custom orthotic devices are the mainstay of long-term treatment for plantar fasciitis to prevent the symptoms from recurring.

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There are many qualities of wool in Sind [sic], black, brown and white. A good deal of it, especially of the black, is worked locally into blankets and saddle-bags.’ Thus notes a British civil servant in the year 1906. He goes on to observe that in Tharparkar this wool is put to good use producing ‘blankets’, locally termed khatha. Similar to the kambli of the Deccan, this white-coloured product is, we are told, ‘finer in texture, the wool of which it is made being superior.’ Produced on narrow width handlooms and used more as cold weather attire than as bedding, these are, properly, shawls. Woven in two feet width, two panels in length measuring nine feet each are sewn together to create a single piece. Intricately woven in brightly coloured patterns along the border, the shawls are masterpieces of craftsmanship of the finest order. Unlike some shawls woven with cotton warp, the khatha is still, weft and warp, entirely sheep wool. The word farasi, sometimes pronounced farashi, is clearly a corruption of farsh, Persian cognate for floor covering. Baloch families of Badin claim they brought farasi weaving to Sindh some four to five hundred years ago. At home on the vast, wind-scoured desert plateau of western Balochistan, the dirt floor of their dark goats hair tents was adorned with these hardy, virtually wear-resistant rugs. In that khaki landscape of flying sand and dust, this was one flamboyant riot of colour.

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There are times when you might want to control what data the user can enter to a cell. For example , you want the user to enter only a numeric value that is greater than 75. How to limit entries to numeric value in Microsoft Excel ? You can do this easily in Excel using the Data Validation. 1. Open your workbook in Microsoft Excel and select the range of cells that you want to limit to the numeric value greater than 75. 2. Click Data Tab and then choose –> Data Validation –> Data Validation 3. In the Data Validation dialog , select the “Settings” tab and then select the following and then click OK button. “Whole number” in the “Allow” drop-down list. “greater than or equal to” from the Data drop-down list. Enter the value 75 from the Minimum value. Now , try entering invalid values in the selected columns , you should see a error message displayed to the user stating “This value doesn’t match the data validation restrictions defined for this cell”.

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You can eat creeping raspberry fruit -- but don't expect much more than a mouthful. While the orange fruit is edible and tasty, each raspberry is tiny and the plant does not produce huge yields. Unlike raspberry bushes, creeping raspberry, or Rubus pentalobus, grows as ground cover in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 through 9, reaching only 3 to 6 inches in height. That means there's only so much room for fruit production. Creeping Raspberry Fruit A creeping raspberry looks similar to a traditional red raspberry, with small juice-filled balls clustered around a bud. However, they have a yellow-orange hue and rarely grow bigger than the nail on your little finger. As the fruit is so small, creeping raspberry is rarely grown for food. Instead, it's a useful and attractive form of evergreen ground cover. While it doesn't grow tall, it does spread wide -- as much as 6 feet or more. It's a fast and aggressive grower and will tolerate tough conditions. Creeping raspberry fruits appear in late summer, after a bloom of small white flowers in later spring to mid-summer. They taste similar to traditional raspberries, with a slight orangey twist.

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Ways of Reading is a well-established core textbook that provides the reader with the tools to analyze and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary texts. Six sections, split into self-contained units with their own activities and notes for further reading, cover: techniques and problem-solving language variation attributing meaning poetic uses of language narrative media texts. This third edition has been redesigned and updated throughout with many fresh examples and exercises, updated further reading suggestions and new material on electronic sources and the Internet, language and power, and drama. Table of Contents Section 1: Basic Techniques and Problem Solving Unit 1: Asking Questions for Ways of Reading Unit 2: Using Information Sources Unit 3: Analysing Units of Structure Unit 4: Recognising Genre Section 2: Language Variation Unit 5: Language and Time Unit 6: Language and Place Unit 7: Language and Context: Register Unit 8: Language and Gender Unit 9: Language and Society Section 3: Attributing Meaning Unit 10: Metaphor Unit 11: Irony Unit 12: Juxtaposition Unit 13: Intertextuality and Allusion Unit 14: Authorship and Intention Unit 15: Positioning the Reader or Spectator Section 4: Poetic Form Unit 16: Rhyme and Sound Patterning Unit 17: Verse, Metre and Rhythm Unit 18: Parallelism Unit 19: Deviation Section 5: Narrative Unit 20: Narrative Unit 21: Narrative Point of View Unit 22: Speech and Narration Unit 23: Narrative Realism Section 6: Media - from Text to Performance Unit 24: Film and Prose Fiction Unit 25: Ways of Reading Drama Unit 26: Literature in Performance Glossary Martin Montgomery is Director of the Scottish Centre for Journalism Studies; Nigel Fabb is Director of the Programme in Literary Linguistics; and Tom Furniss is Senior Lecturer in English Studies, all at the University of Strathclyde. Alan Durant is Professor of Communication Studies at Middlesex University; and Sara Mills is Professor in the Department of English Studies at Sheffield Hallam University. The authors have written and edited numerous books on linguistics, communication studies, study skills, literary theory and cultural studies.

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The purpose of the FSMS Prerequisite Programs Procedure is to prevent or eliminate food safety hazards or to minimize the likelihood of food safety hazards being introduced through the work environment. The FSMS Prerequisite Programs Procedure applies to any company function of department that may have an impact on food safety. (16 pages, 2645 words) FSMS Prerequisite Programs Responsibilities: The Food Safety Team Leader is responsible for developing the Company’s prerequisite program(s) and for ensuring that PRPs are implemented and monitored. The Food Safety Team Leader is responsible for putting together a Food Safety Team (or teams), ensuring PRPs are communicated to the appropriate parties, and periodically reviewing PRPs. Department Employees are responsible for carrying out their duties in accordance with the relevant PRP(s) and reporting on their PRP-related work. Department Managers are responsible for assigning PRP-related duties, ensuring that employees have adequate training to carry out their PRP work, and reviewing PRP logs to identify deviations (nonconformities) and potential hazards. FSMS Prerequisite Programs Definitions: Cross-contamination – The transfer of harmful bacteria from one food or food ingredient to another by way of a nonfood surface, such as a cutting board, countertop, utensils, or a preparer’s hands. Food safety hazard – Biological, chemical, or physical agent in food, or condition of food, with the potential to cause an adverse health effect. Hazard analysis – The process of collecting and evaluating information on hazards associated with the food under consideration to decide which are significant and must be addressed in the HACCP plan. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) – Provides workers and emergency personnel with the proper procedure(s) for handling or working with a particular substance. MSDS’s include information such as physical data (melting point, boiling point, flash point, etc.), toxicity, health effects, first aid, reactivity, storage, disposal, protective equipment, and spill/leak procedures that are of particular use if a spill or other accident occurs. Prerequisite program (PRP) – Basic conditions and activities necessary to maintain a hygienic environment throughout the food supply chain which is suitable for production, handling, and provision of safe end products and safe food for human consumption. Examples of prerequisite programs include various “good practices” within the food supply chain (e.g., Good Agricultural Practice, Good Veterinary Practice, Good Storage Practice, Good Inventory Practice, Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Sanitation Practice, etc.).

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Dave Cutcher, «Electronic Circuits for the Evil Genius: 57 Lessons with Projects» McGraw Hill Higher Education | ISBN: 0071448810 | Jan 2005 Year | 225 Pages | PDF | 12 MB The newest addition to the bestselling 'Evil Genius' series, this book gives electronic hobbyists everything they need to master basic circuits and circuit design through 57 easy-to-follow lessons and 5 fun, complete projects. Work from ideas to real and useful prototypes, and have something to show for your learning.Read and build, test and modify - learning depends on observations. Analysis is done by using a digital multi-meter and using your computer as an oscilloscope. This work contains 57 lessons and 5 complete projects that teach everything a hobbyist needs to know about circuits and circuit design. Inexpensive hardware components for each project can be purchased from an online vendor. The project includes: an automatic night light; a professional quality burglar alarm; building a digital toy using logic gates; designing and building an application using digital counting circuits; and applying translators and op amps to build an intercom system.

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What is SSH and How to Connect to your Server via SSH? How to Generate and Import New Keys? Posted by Allura on 05 03 2018. A Brief Overview: Secure Socket Shell is also known as SSH is a network protocol. SSH is a cryptographic protocol. It enables the administrators to access a device in a secured manner. SSH network protocol helps to connect your device to another web server via Command Line Interface or CLI. Also, this protocol can be used for managing server, configuring CGI scripts and performing some other tasks. SSH is already configured in modern operating systems like MacOS and Linux. Connecting Your Server via SSH: In order to log in to your server by using Microsoft Windows, SSH client like PuTTY must be used. Steps to connect to server through SSH:- - First, the PuTTY client has to be downloaded and installed. - Then, the client has to be opened from the Windows Start menu. - In the Host Name or IP address text box under the Session interface, the server’s hostname or the IP address has to be entered. - Now in the Port text box, enter the Port number. Using PuTTY and Keyword: - First, the client has to be opened from the Windows Start menu. - Go to the PuTTY Key Generator interface. - Then select the Generate option beneath the Actions heading. The key is generated by PuTTY and under Key menu, the result is displayed. - The public key has to be copied and pasted into the .ssh/authorized_keys - In the two text boxes- Key Passphrase and Confirm Passphrase, a passphrase has to be entered. - To save the key as a .ppk file, click on Save Private Key. To Log into MacOS and Linux: - A terminal session has to be opened first. - Then the command ssh -p port user@IP has to be run. Generating a New Key: Under the manage keys interface, this section allows a new pair of SSH keys. It includes both public and private key. Steps written below are to be followed to create a new pair of SSH key. - First, Generate a New Key option has to be selected. - Now, in the Key Name, enter the key name. - In the applicable text box, first enter the new password and then it has to be confirmed. The type of the key has to be selected- Quicker generation of key and signing time is provided by DSA keys and quicker verification time is provided by RSA keys. - The size of the key has to be selected. - Select the option Generate Key. Importing a New Key: - First, click on Import key. - For using a custom key name, in the Choose a name for this key, a key name has to be entered. - In the appropriate text boxes, the public and private keys have to be pasted. - Last, click on When two computers get connected over some insecure network like the internet, SSH helps to establish the connection with strong authentication and secure encrypted data. Also, network administrators rely on SSH security features, to manage systems and applications.

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Huge product rangeOver 140,000 books & equipment products Rapid shippingUK & Worldwide Pay in £, € or U.S.$By card, cheque, transfer, draft Exceptional customer serviceGet specialist help and advice Chickens are by far the world's most widely farmed animal, kept for both meat and egg production. They are at the centre of many debates regarding housing and production systems, causing significant interest in what lies behind chicken behaviour. This accessible book The Behavioural Biology of Chickens covers sensory biology, behavioural development, preferences and aversions, social behaviour, learning and cognition, behavioural issues in different systems and solutions for behavioural problems. Authored by an authority on chicken ethology, The Behavioural Biology of Chickens brings together the fields of animal behaviour, neuroscience, psychology and epidemiology to provide a comprehensive understanding of chicken behaviour and help improve the lives of farmed chickens around the world. 1. Domestication of Chickens and Current Breeding Practices 2. Sensory Biology and Chicken Behaviour 3. Behavioural Development 4. Behavioural Preferences, Needs and Priorities 5. Social Behaviour 6. Learning and Cognition in Chickens 7. Management Influences on Poultry Behaviour 8. Current Behaviour Issues in Commercial Production 9. Risk Factors and Solutions for Behavioural Problems 10. Human-animal Relationships

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How do I diagnose Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD)? To make a diagnosis of ASD, a child has to have significant difficulties in the areas of social communication and fixated (or narrow) interests and repetitive behaviours, which are present from early childhood. Different professionals will have different processes for making the diagnosis. The process I like to follow is to try to understand the child's underlying developmental profile (for example, speech or language disorders, motor coordination difficulties, anxiety, inattention, sensory behaviours) by taking a history, reviewing any previous allied health assessments and doing my own independent assessment. I use modified tasks from a standardised assessment tool called an ADOS (Autistic Diagnostic Observation Schedule) when I do my examination. If a child clearly falls within the autistic range then I am usually happy to make the diagnosis with no further referrals for assessment. If the child may have a less severe form of ASD then I usually refer the child to an experienced speech therapist for an ADOS, as I find that they can often give the best information about a child's social language and communication skills. The family then come back to me for the formal diagnosis after the ADOS.

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HPV is a virus of many types, and some of them cause cancer. It is generally believed that cancer of the neck or the head is caused by an smoking and excessive alcohol consumption. However,for scientists is not became clear how a cancer that is usually associated with uterine cancer,becomes throat cancer . The similarity is here, but the method was not clear. Oral sex is the main culprit for the transmission of HPV virus infection of the throat and stomach. People who suffer from HPV have even 32 times greater chance of suffering from cancer, or if the virus is found in the throat, the chance to get a tumor is even 22 times higher than usual. HPV is greater culprit for throat cancer than alcohol and cigarettes. Almost everyone at some point in their lives will get HPV, those with low immunity are susceptible. However, in rare situations the virus strengthens and causes cervical cancer, penis, anus, vagina or mouth. Throat cancer was twice more often in men than in women. Most common in heterosexual men through 40 and 50 years. The risk is to have sex with a woman, rather than with a man.

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To satisfy the higher requirements of digitally converged embedded systems, this book describes heterogeneous multicore technology that uses various kinds of low-power embedded processor cores on a single chip. With this technology, heterogeneous parallelism can be implemented on an SoC, and greater flexibility and superior performance per watt can then be achieved. This book defines the heterogeneous multicore architecture and explains in detail several embedded processor cores including CPU cores and special-purpose processor cores that achieve highly arithmetic-level parallelism. The authors developed three multicore chips (called RP-1, RP-2, and RP-X) according to the defined architecture with the introduced processor cores. The chip implementations, software environments, and applications running on the chips are also explained in the book. - Provides readers an overview and practical discussion of heterogeneous multicore technologies from both a hardware and software point of view; - Discusses a new, high-performance and energy efficient approach to designing SoCs for digitally converged, embedded systems; - Covers hardware issues such as architecture and chip implementation, as well as software issues such as compilers, operating systems, and application programs; - Describes three chips developed according to the defined heterogeneous multicore architecture, including chip implementations, software environments, and working applications. We Also Recommend

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The Mediterranean diet: Healthy eating with an eco-friendly bonus It’s appreciated also for its flavor and for its practicality: Cooking Mediterranean is relatively easy, and relies on good raw ingredients simply prepared, rather than on complicated or drawn-out techniques. Good for heath, easy on the palate and practical to prepare, but in this day and age ecological consequences are also important. Food production at the massive scale needed to supply the human population is a huge burden on the environment. Food production is a leading cause of deforestation, water pollution and loss of biodiversity. Food production uses lots of water, and generates greenhouse gases – about one third of global greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, much of it from livestock. A new study in Public Health Nutrition evaluated the Mediterranean diet’s environmental impact. The study involved some 20,000 Spanish participants, who reported on their food intake. The foods consumed were categorized on a sliding scale as adhering more or less to a Mediterranean diet pattern. A Mediterranean diet typically emphasizes vegetables, grains, (mostly whole/unrefined) legumes, nuts and olive oil. Fish and dairy products are eaten in moderation, as are meat and meat products; some wine is typically enjoyed. The impact of each food item on water, land and energy consumption and on greenhouse gas emission was assessed. The researchers found that the better the adherence to the Mediterranean diet, the lower the environmental cost – natural resource use and emissions went down with Mediterranean adherence. Meat – especially beef meat – eggs and dairy consumption had the highest detrimental impact on the environment. The results are quite impressive: Water requirements for food production for a person adhering to a Mediterranean diet is 60 percent less than what it is for someone who doesn’t, land use is 70 percent less, you need 90 percent less energy, and Mediterranean style diets produce 70 percent less greenhouse gasses. The researchers, led by Ujué Fresán conclude:“As diet influences positively not only our health but also the environment, a nutritionist giving dietary advice may take the environmental impact of diet into account, and enhanced adherence to a MedDiet is likely to be an important target to be fostered in our society.” Do people care about food’s sustainability and environmental impact? When people make their food choices they consider convenience, cost, taste, health, and availability; but do they care about sustainability and environmental impact? “The environmental costs tend to be a tertiary discussion for most and fall well behind, ‘How do I lose weight and get off my meds?’” says Nutrition, Health & Wellness coach Scott Putnam. “People are first looking for ways to feel better and drop weight, but then get excited to learn that by eating more plant-foods, they're not only helping themselves, they are doing their part to save animal lives and the planet. It's really a Win-Win-Win situation!” Likewise, when people first seek organic foods their primary motivation is personal avoidance of pesticides and chemicals, but choosing organic for selfish reasons evolves into an environmental commitment. “There are fruits and vegetables for which choosing organic doesn't necessarily reduce exposure to pesticides much, because the chemicals remain in the peel and do not penetrate the edible part. So, although choosing organic may not necessarily benefit my family's potential exposure directly, I may still choose organic because I know that this choice may support organic farmers and their surrounding communities,” notes Dr. Luz Claudio, professor of environmental medicine and public health at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. That’s why it’s important to find an eating pattern in which health, taste, practicality and sustainability are aligned, and the Mediterranean diet is a worthy candidate. That olive oil as the main source of fat in the Mediterranean diet also avoids another ecologic pitfall: "A personal soapbox of mine is palm oil," notes Registered Dietician Nichole Dandrea. “The palm oil industry is linked to major environmental issues such as deforestation, habitat degradation, climate change, animal cruelty and indigenous rights abuses. The World Wildlife Fund states that rainforest areas equivalent to 300 football fields are cleared every hour to make way for the palm oil industry.” She recommends avoiding palm oil unless it's Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO). We can all take steps towards greater sustainability by eating more plants and less meat (this is the single most impactful decision), eating less processed foods, choosing organic, preferring produce that's locally grown and in season, and avoiding waste. Even the smallest steps count in a world with more than seven and a half billion people making food choices.

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Red is associated with dominance in a number of animal species. For example, in mandrills, red coloration of the face is greatest in alpha males, increasingly less prominent in lower ranking subordinates, and directly correlated with levels of testosterone. Red can also affect the perception of dominance by others, leading to significant differences in mortality, reproductive success and parental investment between individuals displaying red and those not. In humans, wearing red has been linked with increased performance in competitions, including professional sport and multiplayer video games. Controlled tests have demonstrated that wearing red does not increase performance or levels of testosterone during exercise, so the effect is likely to be produced by perceived rather than actual performance. Judges of tae kwon do have been shown to favor competitors wearing red protective gear over blue, and, when asked, a significant majority of people say that red abstract shapes are more "dominant", "aggressive", and "likely to win a physical competition" than blue shapes. In contrast to its positive effect in physical competition and dominance behavior, exposure to red decreases performance in cognitive tasks and elicits aversion in psychological tests where subjects are placed in an "achievement" context (e. g. taking an IQ test). We have many A-Z keywords for this term. We offer them for FREE unlike many other keyword services, however we do require that you are a registered member to view them all so that the costs will remain lower for Us. These are the linked keywords we found. These are some of the images that we found within the public domain for your "Red" keyword.

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The Chicago citation style (also called Turabian style) is used primarily in the fields of history and the natural sciences. There are two different ways to use Chicago style: Notes and bibliography is used in some humanities diciplines such as literature and history. Author-date system is commonly used in physical, natural and social sciences. **Make sure to consult your professor on which method is preferred for your course.** About in-text citations: Chicago uses a series of footnotes, or endnotes to give credit within your writing. A superscript letter is used, with the corresponding number at the bottom of the page or end of the book, citing the appropriate source. For more help, use the sources below, or ask us at the reference desk.

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Welcome to World Jewish Heritage Rediscover your heritage like never before |Location 31° 46′ 54.58″ N, 35° 12′ 41.03″ E| |Open to visitors yes| |Need appointment no| |Handicap accessibility no| |Geographical Coordinates 31.7818,35.21147| The Ades Synagogue, (Hebrew: בית הכנסת עדס), also known as the Great Synagogue Ades of the Glorious Aleppo Community, located in Jerusalem's Nachlaot neighborhood, was established by Syrian immigrants in 1901. It is considered to be the center of Syrian Hazzanut in Israel. History and time period At turn of the 20th century, many of Syria's Jewish community had emigrated, fleeing persecution arising from blood libels and to escape the economic downturn which arrived with the decline of the Ottoman Empire. While many settled in England, the United States or Latin America, some families moved to the Holy Land. Most community members were laborers, shopkeepers or merchants. After some time, the synagogue was officially established in 1901 by a community of Jews from Aleppo, Syria. It is named after two cousins who financed the building: Ovadiah Josiah Ades and Yosef Isaac Ades. Yosef Ades was a wealthy man with connections in the Ottoman administration and a member of the City Council of Jerusalem. The new synagogue was designed as a neighborhood institution, and at the time, was considered one of the most beautiful synagogues in Jerusalem. Although solidly constructed, the synagogue suffered damage in World War I and Israel's War of Independence. Today the synagogue is attended not only by Aleppian Jews, but by many different types of Sephardic Jews (e.g. Kurdish); nevertheless, the liturgy of the congregation remains Aleppian in its purest form. The traditional Middle Eastern-style interior is elaborate and well-kept, with a high ceiling, chandeliers, wooden benches facing a central dais, a small balcony for the women's section and a Holy Ark covering the entire eastern wall. The large ark, made of walnut and covered with intricate geometric designs inlaid with mother-of-pearl, was extensively repaired in 2001 in honor of the synagogue's centennial. A mural depicting stylized representations of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, visible along the upper part of the walls, was painted around 1911-12 by Ya'acov Stark, a teacher at newly formed Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. Stark was part of a group of secular artists and intellectuals of the Second Aliya who sought to create a new, vibrant culture in Jerusalem. Over time, the mural was partially over painted and the paint has discolored. Center for Syrian Hazanut Ades attracts many visitors from Israel and abroad, in part because of its unique liturgical style. Ades has two daily morning services (including Shabbat and holidays), and a combined afternoon and evening service that begins just before sundown. Renowned as a center for Syrian Hazzanut (Middle Eastern-style Jewish liturgical singing), Ades is one of only two synagogues in Jerusalem (and perhaps the world) that maintains the ancient tradition of baqashot, a set cycle of kabbalistic poetry sung in the early hours of Shabbat morning during the winter months. Baqashot sessions typically begin at 3 a.m. and are usually densely packed. The cantors of Ades Synagogue are considered to be Syrian Jewry's most well-learned and talented. In many cases, cantors specifically go to this synagogue to learn maqamot and hazzanut. Throughout the last century, many famous cantors have emerged from Ades. The prayer services at the Ades synagogue differ only slightly from the services conducted in other Syrian synagogues throughout the world (the Weekly Maqam choices may differ from week to week). In recent years, Ades has received extensive attention due to a combination of its 100th anniversary, marked in 2001, its unique status and the trend toward an increased interest in pizmonim or religious song. The synagogue is a regular stop for walking tours in Nachlaot as well as the location where many Syrian Jews from around the world go to when visiting Israel for such occasions like a Bar Mitzvah, wedding, or just to attend the Baqashot session. The community preserves the links to its rich history and tradition from generation to generation. The synagogue has produced DVDs and CDs of the baqashot and other religious music.

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One area that youth organizations must address is how to accommodate children with disabilities. It can be a complicated question, such as when a child’s disability harms other children or when a disability simply cannot be accommodated without completely changing your program. Even programs with the best intentions must balance and care for the needs of all of the children in the program. The first step is to know what the law requires. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the best known of the federal statutes. An earlier statute, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation of Act of 1973 (Sec. 504), has overlapping requirements, and both create a web of requirements for child care centers, camps, and similar organizations. A third statute, Individual Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), creates another layer of regulations for programs connected with public education. You can find a good chart comparing the three laws here. Which Statutes Govern Which Organizations? The ADA is the broadest statute, governing all places of public accommodation including camps, child care centers, mentoring groups, and other organizations that serve the public. The main exception is for activities controlled by religious entities. Church schools, for example, generally are exempt. Programs that merely use religious facilities, such as a child care center that leases space from a synagogue, are subject to the ADA. Organizations that do not have their own space, such as mentoring programs that consist largely of field trips, also may not be subject to the ADA in some jurisdictions. Various federal courts have widely varying decisions on this question, so you need to check with a lawyer in your area for specific advice. The most common ruling is that the ADA does apply. You also need to check your state and local anti-discrimination laws and licensing regulations. Even if the ADA itself does not apply, state and local governments are free to adopt their own more restrictive rules. Voluntary standards organizations, such at the National Association for the Education of Young Children or the American Camping Association incorporate the ADA into their accreditation standards. Section 504 governs all organizations that receive federal funds. The flow of money can be direct, such as block grants administered by states (e.g., lunch programs), or indirect, such as tuition assistance. Section 504 has no exception for religious groups. The IDEA applies to all public education agencies that receive federal funds, and any groups with which those agencies contract to provide education. Thus, IDEA covers charter schools, private special education schools and residential placements receiving education funds. IDEA also makes available grants for preschool and kindergarten programs. Anyone receiving such funds, generally through a block grant to states or a Head Start program, must follow specific federal regulations. Most other child care centers, camps, or mentoring organizations do not receive education funds and have to deal only with the ADA and Section 504. The ADA and Sec. 504 prohibit discrimination against a child with a physical or mental impairment that “limits one or more major life activities.” In general, a facility must make “reasonable modifications” to their programs to accommodate a child’s disability. There are three important exceptions, namely that a program (1) can exclude children who pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others, (2) need not make accommodations that would fundamentally alter the program, and (3) need not take steps that place an undue burden on the program. In my next posts, I will discuss how these general standards apply to particular situations that youth organizations may face. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the best known of the federal statutes. An earlier statute, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation of Act of 1973 (Sec. 504), has overlapping requirements, and both create a web of requirements for child care centers, camps, and similar organizations.

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Please support this site by disabling or whitelisting the Adblock for "justintools.com". I've spent over 10 trillion microseconds (and counting), on this project. This site is my passion, and I regularly adding new tools/apps. Users experience is very important, that's why I use non-intrusive ads. Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you. Justin XoXo :) Category: area Conversion: Plazas to Carucate The base unit for area is square meters (Non-SI/Derived Unit) [Plazas] symbol/abbrevation: (plaza) [Carucate] symbol/abbrevation: (carucate) How to convert Plazas to Carucate (plaza to carucate)? 1 plaza = 0.013168724279835 carucate. 17550 x 0.013168724279835 carucate = 231.11111111111 Carucate. Always check the results; rounding errors may occur. The carucate or carrucate was a medieval unit of land area approximating the land a plough team of eight oxen could till in a single annual season. It was known by different regional names and fell under different forms of tax assessment. In relation to the base unit of [area] => (square meters), 1 Plazas (plaza) is equal to 6400 square-meters, while 1 Carucate (carucate) = 486000 square-meters.

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ANAEMIA: The recently released National Family Health Survey (NFHS) IV shows 56% of women in India are suffering from anemia, a serious condition that can have long-term health impacts for mother and child. Among pregnant women, anaemia has increased from 50% to 59%. Anaemia is common throughout India, among children age 6-59 months and women age 15-49 years. MALNUTRITION: India is facing a serious burden of malnutrition. According to the Global Nutrition Report 2017, 38 percent of children under five are affected by stunting – children too short for their age due to lack of nutrients, suffering irreversible damage to brain capacity. About 21 percent of children under 5 are defined as ‘wasted’ or ‘severely wasted’ – meaning they do not weigh enough for their height. OUR PLAN OF ACTION Our proposed operational strategy is to create Awareness followed by general health check-up and Screening Camps for Anemia (in women) and Malnutrition (in children). Through this, we wish to educate people about healthy lifestyle, the importance of balanced diet and risk factors, sign and symptoms of the above said diseases and to provide the Govt approved supplements. (which have been distributed in some States through Ministry of women & Child Development under ICDS scheme). 1 To identify the cases of Malnutrition (in children of age 7-36 months) and Anemia (in women of age 15-49 years) and on the spot intervention by providing govt. approved health supplements to improve health conditions. 2 To conduct free screening health check-up camps for women and children and distribution of govt. approved health supplements to improve health conditions. 3 To create awareness in the community and the govt schools by trained doctors using audio-visual aid, distribution of IEC (Information, Education and Communication)/ BCC (Behavior Change Communication) material, one to one counseling, on the spot health talk on malnutrition and anemia impressing upon population the imperatives of healthy life style, balanced yet affordable diet and proper health care.

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If your child has short stature, they are shorter than their peers. If you’re worried about your child’s growth or development, turn to the expert team of board-certified pediatricians at Newport Children’s Medical Group, with locations in Newport Beach, Irvine, Costa Mesa, and Laguna Beach, California. They can evaluate your child to find the underlying cause of short stature and treat their condition. Schedule an appointment with Newport Children’s Medical Group by phone today. Short Stature Q & A What is short stature? Short stature occurs when your child’s height falls at or below the third percentile on a growth chart based on their age and gender. Numerous factors can cause short stature, and many of them are treatable. If your child is much shorter than their peers, see the experts at Newport Children’s Medical Group for an evaluation. What are typical growth rates? Typical growth rates in children often include: - 10 inches per year at 0-12 months old - 5 inches yearly at 1-2 years old - 3 ½ inches a year at 2-3 years old - 2-2 ½ inches yearly at three years old to puberty While every child is different, these typical growth rates can help you determine if your child’s growth and development is on track. With short stature, your child might also experience growth hormone deficiency or delayed puberty. What causes short stature? Causes of short stature in children include genetic and environmental factors such as: - Genetic disorders - Systemic diseases - Growth hormone deficiency - Thyroid problems - Severe stress - Delayed puberty Newport Children’s Medical Group specialists diagnose short stature by measuring your child’s height and plotting it on a growth chart. They also ask questions about your child’s development, complete a physical exam, and may use blood tests, X-rays, or other imaging procedures to detect or rule out medical conditions associated with short stature. How is short stature treated? Your child’s personalized short stature treatment depends on what’s causing their condition. Your pediatrician might recommend: If your child has a family history of short stature or delayed puberty, Newport Children’s Medical Group specialists might recommend watchful waiting. Nutrition changes or supplements If malnutrition is the cause of short stature, your child’s doctor offers suggestions for dietary changes. They might recommend medications that stimulate appetite, dietary supplements, and specific meal plans. If a thyroid or pituitary disorder is the cause of short stature, your child’s doctor can prescribe medications to accelerate their growth rate. Testosterone, estrogen, or growth hormone therapy can jumpstart growth, development, or puberty in boys and girls. Your child’s doctor might recommend injections, oral medicines, or skin patches. Don’t let the underlying cause of your child’s short stature go undetected and untreated. Schedule an evaluation with the experts at Newport Children’s Medical Group by phone today.

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Evoked Potential Tests An evoked potential test measures the response of the brain to various kinds of stimulation. These responses are plotted on a sheet of paper and reviewed by a neurologist, who is a physician specializing in conditions of the nervous system. Nerves from different areas of the body may be tested through the three kinds of Evoked Potential Tests– Visual Evoked Potential (VEP), Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential (BAEP), and Somatosensory Evoked Potential (SSEP). Although not a treatment, the tests will contribute to your total medical evaluation. Depending on what and how many tests are ordered, they can take anywhere from 45 minutes to 3 hours. What takes place prior to the tests? You will be given a time and date to return to this office for your testing. Your hair and scalp should be clean and free of oils and hairspray. Also, do not use any oils, creams or lotions on your arms or legs the day of the testing. When you come here for your evoked potential testing you will be placed in a comfortable room. The examining technician will measure and mark your head to ensure accurate placement of the small metal discs that will be placed with a paste-like substance on your scalp. This paste will be completely removed after the tests. Some stick-on electrodes may also be placed on your body. What happens during a Visual Evoked Potential Test (VEP)? If you are having a Visual Evoked Potential Test, you will be asked to focus on the center of a checkerboard pattern that is shifting back and forth. You will have one eye tested at a time and will need to be as alert as possible. Please bring your usual eye glasses, contact lenses etc. with you. What happens during a Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential Test (BAEP)? If you are having a brainstem auditory evoked potential test, you will have a brief hearing test, followed by a series of clicks in each ear, one at a time. You may relax and even fall asleep during this test if you wish. What happens during a Somatosensory Evoked Potential Tests (SSEP)? If you are having a Somatosensory Evoked Potential Test, you will feel a slight tingling in your hand or foot that may cause your fingers or toes to wiggle. You should relax as much as you can. Also, you should wear loose comfortable clothing that can be lifted above the knee or shorts if you prefer.

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In Othello Shakespeare has exaggerated romance through two major characters of the play introduced to the audience as Othello and Desdemona. Category: William Shakespeare Literature definitely has a universal appeal. It is universal, therefore, read and accepted by every person living anywhere around the globe.Religions, customs, social issues cannot interfere in literature if it […] Shakespeare’s plays can be divided into three categories;history,comedy and tragedy. “The Winter’s Tale” is a play, which is partial comedy and partial tragedy. Combination of both these genre is enough […]

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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children’s fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published on 21 September 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in children’s literature. The Hobbit is set within Tolkien’s fictional universe and follows the quest of home-loving hobbit Bilbo Baggins to win a share of the treasure guarded by Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s journey takes him from light-hearted, rural surroundings into more sinister territory. The story is told in the form of an episodic quest, and most chapters introduce a specific creature or type of creature of Tolkien’s geography. Bilbo gains a new level of maturity, competence, and wisdom by accepting the disreputable, romantic, fey, and adventurous sides of his nature and applying his wits and common sense. The story reaches its climax in the Battle of the Five Armies, where many of the characters and creatures from earlier chapters re-emerge to engage in conflict.

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Molecular screening for Leishmaniasis is used to diagnose and monitor leishmaniasis. Leishmania is a causative agent of leishmaniasis. Many species of Leishmania genus that are pathogenic to humans do not show morphological differences and can be differentiated based on different biological criteria, laboratory analyses, different clinical images as well as epidemiological data. Leishmania infantum, Leishmania donovani and Leishmania chagasi cause visceral leishmaniasis (well-azar), with fever, splenomegaly, hypergammaglobulinemia, progressive anemia, leukopenia etc. Leishmania major, Leishmania mexicana and Leishmania tropica cause cutaneous leishmaniasis, with skin lesions ranging from patches to ulcers and lesions resembling leprosy. Leishmania braziliensis causes mucosal cutaneous leishmaniasis, with skin lesions similar to those of the cutaneous form, but they tend to spread to the mucosa and cause severe tissue damage. Leishmaniasis is transmitted by female flies of the genus Phlebotomus (in the Old World) and of the genus Lutzomyia (in the New World) and which occur in the warmest regions of Asia, Africa, Europe (Mediterranean countries) and Latin America. Amastigmatic forms of the parasite (amastigotes) are swallowed by the insect with a blood meal and transformed into the intestine into thin, scabies (called promastigotes) that multiply and migrate to the insect's probate. When the infected mosquito consumes another blood meal, the pre-existing forms are inoculated into a new host (human or other vertebrates). In the host, the promoter forms are rapidly transformed (within 12-14 hours) into amastigotes, which are then released in an extracellular-like process and can infect new cells. In cutaneous and mucosal cutaneous leishmaniasis, the parasites remain generally confined to the skin or to the skin and mucous membranes. Leishmaniasis skin lesions can last for a long time, but tend to heal automatically, with a greater tendency for catastrophic changes in mucosal leishmaniasis. In contrast, in visceral leishmaniasis, parasites can invade the entire mononuclear phagocytic system into various organs (spleen, liver, lymph nodes, bone marrow, blood monocytes, etc.) and cause infectious infections. Laboratory test results are the most important parameter for the diagnosis and monitoring of all pathological conditions. 70%-80% of diagnostic decisions are based on laboratory tests. Correct interpretation of laboratory results allows a doctor to distinguish "healthy" from "diseased". Laboratory test results should not be interpreted from the numerical result of a single analysis. Test results should be interpreted in relation to each individual case and family history, clinical findings and the results of other laboratory tests and information. Your personal physician should explain the importance of your test results. At Diagnostiki Athinon we answer any questions you may have about the test you perform in our laboratory and we contact your doctor to get the best possible medical care.

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Families are intimately involved with their children’s growth and development. They are involved in the more formal education process as well. Students reach higher levels of success when parents, school staff and community organizations work together as partners focused on our children’s preparation for college and career and more importantly for life in our communities as adult contributors. Read below for ideas about working together. Parents who are involved with their children’s learning and development right from the start: - Make time for play or conversation with children every day. - Read with children knowing it is one of the most important ways of preparing for school success. - Set consistent behavior boundaries that evolve as the child ages. Parents of school age children stay involved with their children’s learning and development by: - Introducing themselves to the child’s teacher. - Asking their children for messages and flyers from the school, and details about their day: - “Tell me more about how to do those math problems.” - “Who did you sit with at lunch today? “ - “What did you think of chorus (any sport or arts or music or club) practice today?” - “I’m eager to hear your thoughts about the elections.” - “Did you see the article in the newspaper about rebuilding the park?” - Continuing to read together and play together. - Starting early conversations about vocation/career interests so many options can be explored. The resources provided deal with programming in general and certain practices may not be applicable to 21st CCLC. If you are unsure if a recommended practice is permissible, please contact your program officer at the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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Situated on the north side of the historic Santa Fe Plaza, the Palace of the Governors is a beloved icon, complex symbol, and anchor for the New Mexico History Museum. Dating back to 1610, the Palace is the oldest public building in continuous use constructed by European settlers in the continental United States. Built by the Spanish for colonial administration, the structure has been extensively modified over the centuries to meet changing needs and stylistic interests. In addition to Spanish colonial life, the Palace has associations with the Pueblo Revolt (1680–1692), a brief period of Mexican rule (1821–1848), settlement as an American territory (1848–1912), and statehood for New Mexico (1912–present). In 1909 the building was designated as the home for the Museum of New Mexico. To reinforce its connections with earlier cultures the building was renovated using features drawn from local building traditions. The resulting Spanish-Pueblo Revival style helped influence the architectural character of Santa Fe and much of the state. With a few minor changes, this is the Palace of the Governors we see today. In recognition of its historical and architectural significance, this modest one-story adobe structure has been designated a National Historic Landmark. In 2015 it was also recognized as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. For many visitors to Santa Fe, the Palace is best known for its block-long portal where Native American artisans sell handmade jewelry and other crafts. Behind the adobe walls, visitors can find interpretive galleries, the Palace Press, and a large courtyard that connects with the rest of the museum campus. Although work has been done to improve heating and cooling, lighting, and visitor access, care has been taken to maintain the building’s historic character. Except for special occasions, access to the Palace is through the Lincoln Street entrance to the New Mexico History Museum.

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From managing sugar to managing healing Insulin is a hormone known primarily for regulating sugar levels in the blood, yet researchers at the University of California, Riverside, recently found that applying insulin directly to skin wounds significantly enhanced the healing process. Skin wounds in rats treated topically with insulin healed faster"surface cells in the epidermis covered the wound more quickly and cells in the dermis, the deeper part of the skin, were faster in rebuilding blood vessels. In follow-up studies of human skin cells in culture, Manuela Martins-Green and colleagues explored the molecular impact of topical insulin on keratinocytes, the cells that regenerate the epidermis after wounding, and on microvascular endothelial cells, the cells that restore blood flow. Using various cell and molecular techniques, the researchers discovered that insulin stimulates human keratinocytes in culture to proliferate and migrate. In cultured human microvascular endothelial cells, the insulin stimulates only migration into the wound tissue. The insulin works by switching on cellular signaling proteins called kinases (specifically Src, PI3K, and Akt) and a protein (SREBP) that binds elements in DNA that regulate the production of cholesterol and its relatives. Chronic or nonhealing wounds take an immense toll on American health and on health care systems. It particularly affects millions of patients with impaired mobility, as well as those with diabetes. Because diabetes is a disease caused by impaired production or utilization of insulin, this work may help explain the connection between diabetes and poor healing. Says Martins-Green, "This work is important because when we know which cells respond to insulin and which molecules are involved, we may be able to develop ways in which we can make insulin work even better or find ways in which more affordable molecules that mimic these functions of insulin can be developed to treat people who suffer from poor healing." Source: American Society for Cell Biology

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Dorona is a white grape is from Sant’Erasmo, the second largest island in the Venetian Lagoon after the island on which the city of Venice itself is built. As early as the late 16th century, Sant’Erasmo was known for being rich in vegetable gardens and vineyard; in his 1581 work Venetia, città nobilissima et singolare, Francesco Sansovino mentions that Sant’Erasmo supplied an abundance of high-quality produce to Venice. The island has a mild climate and its clay soils are rich in salts, due to the proximity of the lagoon. The roots of the Dorona vines grow deep into the soil and come in to contact with the salty ground water, giving the grapes a particular flavor. Written records attest to the presence of Dorono vines all the way back to Roman times. In the centuries of La Serenissima (the Republic of Venice) all of the islands in the lagoon had vineyards, and old maps have the names of places that clearly referred to viticulture. In the past, wine was made right where the grapes were grown and then sold in the city of Venice. It was common to referment the grape pomace in water, without adding sugar, to make a drink called bevandea, which was consumed in the summer. The bottles were kept cool underground. Until 1966, three grape varieties were cultivated in the vineyards of Sant’Erasmo: dorona (also known as dora), bianchetta, and raboso Veronese. In 1966, massive waves caused by a violent storm swept away all of the gardens of Sant’Erasmo and caused extreme salinization of the soil. This pushed many island farmers to abandon their gardens and to look for work in factories on the nearby islands. In the following years, international grape varieties were introduced such as merlot, trebbiano, and cabernet. Today, dorona is still cultivated on the island by a farmer who recovered the remaining vines after the disaster of 1966 and transferred them to an area known as Motte. The oldest plants date back to 1870, while the youngest were planted in the 70s after the great storm. Dorona vines also grow in an old vineyard on the island of Mazzorbo. The grape harvest takes place in September and is done by hand. Dorono wine has a distinctive salty aroma.

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Addiction is a disease. By definition, it is a chronic disease of the brain that affects the systems of your brain including reward and memory. When there is a dysfunction in these systems, certain behavioral pathologies and outcomes arise such as substance use and abuse. Similar to most any disease, some factors put some people at a higher risk of being addicts than others. Risk Factors For Addiction There are number of different types of addiction. Drugs, alcohol, gambling, and pornography, to name a few. Approximately 60% of Americans will try at least one form of drugs during their lifetime, while continuing to use throughout life is something that 32% will experience. Some of the risk factors that can lead to addiction include: - Brain characteristics and circuitry - Psychological factors like stress, impulsivity, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, and a multitude of other psychiatric disorders - Environmental damages including various forms of abuse, like sexual, physical or emotional trauma - Exposure at a young age to drug or alcohol use by influencers like parents Not every one of these factors is a guarantee that one will struggle with addiction, but the existence of any one of these factors does increase the chances that an individual may experience addictive behaviors. When more of these factors are combined, those risks increase significantly. A study done in 2013 showed that over 24 million Americans above the age of 12 has used an illicit drug. This accounts for 9.4% of the population, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. These numbers reflect an increase since the year 2002. Psychological and environmental factors show in studies to be the most powerful influencing an individual to try drugs or alcohol. These two factors are also significant in their impact on an individual to continue to engage in destructive use of and abuse of substances. However, studies are showing that the role genetics play may be the most powerful in terms of taking use or abuse of a substance into a full-on addiction. The reality is, however, that no one is immune from the dangers of drug and alcohol addiction. Some drugs are known to be highly addictive and can hook almost anyone who tries them, take nicotine or heroin for instance. Some can try a substance and then be able to walk away and abstain from it after. However, when used on a regular and consistent basis, this ability to avoid continued use becomes much harder. Drug And Alcohol Alternative Treatment Centers In Tennessee If you or a loved one is having difficulty stopping their use of drugs or alcohol, intervention and treatment can be a valuable option to help them overcome their struggles. Discovery Place in the scenic and soothing rolling hills of Tennessee offers a medical detox and addiction alternative treatment center. Our programs will help you safely begin to recover from your addiction. Discovery Place’s Tennessee addiction alternative treatment center has a compassionate team of professionals that care about your best outcome. We are here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call our Tennessee detox alternative treatment center at 1-800-725-0922.

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Pregnancy puts an extra strain on the heart, just as it does other parts of the body. Carrying a child requires the heart to work harder than normal as it supplies blood to the uterus. The following changes to the heart and blood vessels during pregnancy are common: Increase in blood volume The amount of blood in the body rises as much as 50 percent and remains high until baby is born. Increase in heart rate It is normal for the heart rate to increase about 25 percent faster than usual during pregnancy. Increase in cardiac output Cardiac output refers to the amount of blood pumped by the heart each minute. During pregnancy, the output gradually increases by 40 percent, because of the increase in blood volume. Decrease in blood pressure Low blood pressure during pregnancy is common, but should be monitored. Your health care provider will check your blood pressure during your prenatal appointments. These natural changes may cause fatigue, palpitations, light-headedness and shortness of breath. Although these symptoms are normal during pregnancy, speak with your health care provider if you are concerned or have any questions. Women with existing cardiac problems or those at greater risk for developing cardiovascular disease should talk to their doctor before getting pregnant. To schedule an appointment with a women’s services provider, please call 727.2727.

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C-ROADS is a major component of the World Climate Simulation (WCS) developed by Climate Interactive <https://www.climateinteractive.org/>. WCS is a role-playing exercise for groups meant to acquaint students, community groups, and others with the purpose and mechanics of UN climate negotiations. In this process C-ROADS serves as a tool for analyzing the outcome of proposals put forth in mock negotiations. Despite being designed to be a central component of the WCS, C-ROADS can be used separately from the negotiations exercise, as you will be doing in the following activities. In brief, the model enables you to set carbon emission and sequestration rates for global society or regions of it to see what impact these rates and their timing have over mean average global temperature until the end of the 21st century. The model also computes and displays the impact of these rates on sea level, ocean acidification, and greenhouse gas concentrations. The carbon emissions you set in the simulator are largely carbon dioxide related to energy production, while adjusting sequestration includes decreasing the destruction of forest lands (deforestation) and the replace of forested through planting (afforestation).

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Night: Sun and Figurative Language Night Calls Sometimes animals are replaced by humans to connect with the reader. In the Story Night Calls by Lisa Fugard, at first her story was about two Japanese birds but in the end she replaced the bird with a human character. Lisa Fugard creates a somber mood in “Night Calls” through imagery, fgurative language, and the creation of mood. With the somber mood it made the story very interesting to read. Fugard used imagery a lot in the story to help the readers understand what was oing on, so they could picture it in their head. Imagery in this story was very descriptive using adjectives and other things. For example: “a large gray bird, with ugly hooked feet a long slithery neck that gave me nightmares… a rod crest” (Fugard 569). The bird seems very royal even though it’s tall and large. This image contributed to the mood by making it kind of sad with a sense of decay. Night: Sun and Figurative Language Essay Example The way that fgurative language was used in the story was that they were similes. Most of the figurative language used the word like to compare two things. “Slablike, they seemed to hang off his arms like two chunks of meat… sun… like a fat brown snake” (Fugard 566). The figurative language was very vivid. You can almost feel the warmth of the sun. The mood of the story was mostly sad and depressing. There was a lot that contributed to the mood but this single line contributed a lot. Shabby state of the ompound – roads rutted and washed out many places-map of sanctuary had been knocked off post

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Botanical Name: Plantago lanceolata Although today plantain is often considered a weed, historically American Indians used the herb topically in poultice form on stings and bites and made tea for kidney ailments. Plantain is native to Europe and was brought over by European colonists in the early 18th century. Native people would find it sprouting wherever the Europeans went and so named it “White Man’s Foot.” Today the herb seems to grow everywhere and is considered supportive for inflammatory issues both topically and internally. Plantain grows very low to the ground via short rhizomes that contain many long, straight yellow roots. We grow Plantago lanceolata, also known as narrowleaf plantain or ribwort. The hardy herb seems to grow well in nearly every condition, and we tend to get 3-4 harvests per season. Many herbalists prefer to use the leaves, but the seeds and roots are considered supportive as well. We love adding the fresh leaves to salads and soups. In herbal folklore, the leaf is chewed and placed on irritated skin in an effort to draw out something unwanted, such as a splinter or poisonous bite. Unsurprisingly, plantain is often found in skincare products.

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Plugs and sockets play a crucial role in the electrical system of both residential and commercial buildings. While people don’t pay much attention to the plugs inside their home until something is obviously wrong with them, owners of commercial buildings, like factories, must always be on their toes. This is due to the fact that commercial facilities operate millions of dollars worth of equipment, which requires specific amounts of current to operate optimally. That being said, polyphase and industrial plugs are specifically designed for use in industrial settings, as well as mobile homes and caravans that require current and voltage that’s higher than the regular current and voltage of a typical household electrical system. Industrial plugs are typically used in polyphase systems and when the electrical circuit is under stress from environmental factors. For instance, plugs used in chemical plants or mines have extra protection simply because there are more hazards present. Some plugs have waterproof sleeves and covers, while others are interlocked to ensure the plug can’t be accidentally disconnected. 3-phase power plugs will usually feature a ground connection, but they won’t have a neutral connection because it’s usually not needed in 3-phase loads. 3-phase plugs also feature earth prongs on top of the three phases, which practically makes them four-pronged. In Australia, New Zealand, and many South Pacific islands, industrial plugs need to meet the AS/NZ 3123 standard. The AS/NZ 3123 standard implies that each socket should accept plugs up to its rating, but not plugs with a neutral pin or a higher current rating. Single phase size one round pin sockets that are rated 250V can work with a 20 amp plug. Single phase size two round pin sockets that are rated 250V work with 32 amp plug. Single phase flat pin sockets that are 250V rated work with 10 amp, 15 amp, and 20 amp plugs. Polyphasesize 1 unique sockets that are rated 500V work with a 16 amp plug. Polyphase size 1 sockets that are 500V rated work with a 10A or 20A plug. And polyphase size 2 sockets that are rated 500V work with a 32 amp plug, 40 amp plug or 50 amp plug. Polyphase plugs and sockets are rated at up to 500V and all of them feature an earth connection. If fitted correctly, these plugs and sockets are IP56 rated. To ensure compatibility, plugs, and sockets in one ground can only take the same plug or smaller plugs from that particular group. Each group can have certain lugs on the outside of the plug which has a higher current rating whose purpose is to prevent a plug that’s rated for a higher current from being installed into a socket that’s rated for a lower one. However, a plug that’s rated for lower current can be installed into a socket of the same group that’s rated for a higher one.

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Hotel pools might sound like an enjoyable part of your vacation, but swimming in them could make you ill. A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report linked outbreaks to pools. A type of germ called Cryptosporidium was found to remain in pools even after it was treated with chlorine. Hotel Pools and Your Health From 2000 to 2014, a third of outbreaks were linked to hotel pools and hot tubs. Some of these outbreaks started with Cryptosporidium. This parasite causes diarrhea. Other outbreaks were caused by Pseudomonas and the bacteria that makes Legionnaire’s Disease. Most of the time, germs are killed within minutes of using chlorine. In the case of Crypto, the bacteria lives for seven or more days. It takes more than a week and a lot of chlorine to kill the bug. The disease is spread by diarrhea, which is common for children and babies. If diarrhea happens in a pool, the pool should be cleared of swimmers. It has to be flushed with bromine or chlorine to kill Crypto. Parents have to be extra careful about letting their children swim in the pool. If the child has had diarrhea recently, they should avoid swimming. A Growing Problem When the CDC looked at outbreaks, they found 493 cases caused by pools between 200 and 2014. Those outbreaks made 27,000 people ill. Eight people ended up dying. Half of these cases were caused by Crypto. When someone swims in an affected pool, they may swallow water. This water infects them with the germ. About 16 percent of cases happened from Legionella bacteria. This bacteria is spread when someone inhales the water’s spray. Swimming can make you sick from other germs, too. Pseudomonas accounted for 13 percent of outbreaks. This disease can cause swimmer’s ear and hot tub rash. Hotels made up 32 percent of the pool outbreaks. The problem starts with the pool. In a CDC study, 20 percent of public spas and hot tubs did not use enough disinfectant. Without chlorine, bacteria makes biofilms. These biofilms resist chlorine and must be scrubbed off. Hotel swimming pools are not any different from the pool at your house. The only problem is whether it is cared for. The pool’s operator has to check pH and chlorine levels. They have to be wary of diarrhea incidents. If an incident happens, the pool has to be cleared and cleaned. Pools can prevent this problem by requiring showers. Showers can remove fecal matter, sweat and dirt. Parents can help by making sure that children do not have diarrhea or urinate while swimming. For extra safety, buy home chlorine test strips. These strips are quite cheap and can be used at public pools. You dip the strip in the water and look at the color changes. Ideally, the pool should have 1 part per million of chlorine. A hot tub should have 3 parts per million. The test results can help you see how well the pool is cleaned and cared for. When in doubt, skip the pool entirely. A sudden illness can wreck a vacation, so it may be easier to just avoid public pools.

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How mining works Mining serves two purposes: To create new coins and to maintain a log of all transactions of existing digital tokens. As is the case with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, “miners” around the globe contribute their computing power to verifying and adding all exchanges of ether to a public ledger. This public ledger is known as a blockchain. Ether’s blockchain is called ethereum. Once a transaction is added to the ethereum blockchain, it can’t be altered or erased, giving observers a permanent and verifiable record. In order to log exchanges of ether, miners run a computer program, which computes millions of math equations. But miners aren’t doing all these math problems in a vacuum. They are competing against miners all over the planet to be the first person to verify a block of transactions. Someone wins this race roughly once every 13 seconds. And whoever wins is awarded two newly minted ether. They also get a transaction fee. To mine ether, you’ll need to build a custom mining rig. The main components of any mining rig include a power supply, a motherboard, an operating system to run on your motherboard, computer memory, and a GPU, or graphics processing unit. An Ethereum mining rig is just like any other computer you would build on your own; only instead of having an actual case that all the components live in, it’s in an open area. You need to do this because when the GPUs are running, they get really hot, and it’s important to have a lot of air circulation. One graphics card, can run roughly 27 million math equations every second. That sounds like a lot, right? But on ethereum’s network right now, there are 600 trillion math operations happening every second. That is why people join something called a mining pool. A pool lets a single miner combine their hashing power with thousands of other miners all over the world. The only other thing left to do is to create a wallet. You can think of it like a digital address for crypto cash. There are dozens of options, ranging from physical hardware wallets that let you store your crypto offline, to web wallets that allow you to interact with your account via a web browser. Once you connect the rig to a power source and link it to the network, ether starts to go into your crypto wallet within minutes. Profitability of mining With one graphics card, the rig we built costs roughly $1,400. Tack on five more GPUs, and the price rises to $4,400. If the rig runs at full capacity with all six GPUs, it can earn about 0.348 ETH/month, which, at this week’s peak price, is roughly $3,522. Mining rigs require quite a bit of power, so electricity cost is a big factor when computing whether mining can be a profitable venture. Location matters, since there are stark differences in electricity prices from state to state. Alaska, Hawaii, California and Connecticut have the steepest electricity costs in the country. New York is also one of the priciest states for electricity bills. In contrast, Washington state has some of the cheapest power sources in the U.S. And outside the U.S., the prices drop even lower.

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Flip instruction: David Neville works to increase in-class practice time for his students David Neville, assistant professor of German and director of language learning technologies, is working to maximize in-class, language-learning opportunities for his students through flipped instruction. Flipped instruction, or a flipped classroom, is a pedagogical model in which a professor reverses his or her usual lecture and homework components in a class. For example, a faculty member who practices flip teaching typically introduces a new concept or topic by asking students to view short video lectures or to read course materials outside of class. Then, in-class time is devoted to discussions and engaged learning. MORE: Learn more about flipped instruction by reading The Flipped Classroom FAQ (CIRTL Network). As for Neville, he recently began flipping his language courses, so he could provide more chances for in-class, language practice to his students. “Because language professors typically teach on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, our contact with students is limited,” he said. “So, by asking students to watch YouTube videos outside of class and by offloading that type of instruction, it allows us to maximize the amount of time we have in class to practice. By flipping our classes, it allows us to be efficient because we are not wasting time in class rehashing grammar.” The channel hosts both short and long instructional videos, with the shorter videos averaging between two and four minutes in length and the longer clips averaging between eight and 10 minutes in length. Each video focuses on one learning objective, and in order to accomplish that objective, professors lead students through the process of foreign language construction. “I encourage my colleagues to break each video into granular sections to make them as simple as possible,” Neville said. “It’s best to spread a simple idea out over several slides.” Because of the universal availability of the instructional videos, Neville feels his students are able to benefit from these resources regularly. “Because [the videos] are accessible 24/7, they help to minimize cognitive overload because students can revisit the videos as often as they’d like,” he said. “[The videos’] flexibility is their strength. As long as you avoid including too much information and design them well, they can be very beneficial.” Because of the channel’s international reach, too, Neville has received feedback from individuals both inside and outside of the Elon community. He said, mostly, viewers have responded positively to the content. “Not every student uses all the resources available to him or her, but some have said, ‘Dr. Neville’s online videos literally saved my grade,’” he said. “Generally, the feedback has been very positive. Students seem more comfortable clicking on videos. I don’t see these clips as things that will replace me but as tools that will augment students’ learning styles.” MORE: Read more about flipped instruction from Turn to your Neighbor – the Official Peer Instruction Blog. Neville said flip teaching has allowed him to improve his lesson plans, too, as he can now assess students’ understanding of the material by administering short assessments of three or four questions to them online. Then, after analyzing the results of those assessments, Neville constructs his lesson plans to address students’ weaknesses. “We can look at the data and gauge the pulse of the class,” Neville said. “We can see where the most problems are through evidence-based data online.” If you are interested in flipping portions of your own course and would like to learn more about this model of teaching, contact Teaching and Learning Technologies at 336.278.5006 or email@example.com.

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St Bernards are large brown dogs which usually have black and brown and white markings. They were originally bred by Swiss monks who lived by the St Bernard pass in the mountains. The dogs were mainly used by the monks to help locate and rescue travellers who often got lost in the snow and were sometimes even buried during storms. Originally the dogs were only brown and white. Their black markings are due to the fact that they were cross bred with the Canadian Newfoundland. This might a first seem a very good idea as the Newfoundlands were used to the harsh Canadian winters and when crossed with the St Bernards they would have made excellent rescue dogs. However there was a problem because Newfoundlands have long hair while the first St Bernards had short hair. This led to the creation of two distinct breeds. The first was the shorthaired St Bernard, which had short fine coats while gaining all the good characteristics of the Newfoundlands. These dogs became great rescue dogs. Unfortunately some of the new dogs had long hair similar to the Newfoundlands this made them unsuitable for the Swiss weather because ice would form on their coats weighing them down and making them cool down very rapidly. The shorthaired variety were kept by the monks while the longhaired dogs had to be given away as pets.

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Singing & Dancing All Around the World Music tells the story of a society’s character and history. A simple way to start learning about a different culture is to listen to its music. There’s nothing quite like a song to capture what was going on culturally at that time. Music is an expressive language of culture. It often tells a story, expresses emotion, or shares ideas with a society. Music is a way to celebrate cultural traditions, connect with people, helps find and define cultural identity. Listen to the music helps with learning the language. Music brings people together. Listen to music from your heritage. Listen to music from places you have visited. Listen to music from places you wish to visit.

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The hardwood forests of the eastern United States contain a wide range of temperate hardwood species, which have been managed for commercial and non-commercial purposes since the turn of the 20th century. Their availability and characteristics vary according to growing regions but every American hardwood species is growing at a far greater rate than it is harvested. Few other countries can boast this level of success in the sustainability of its hardwood forests. The American hardwood forests support a vibrant, healthy and increasing stand of timber, as well as a large and diverse wildlife population. Once harvested and milled, American hardwoods offer a great variety of colour, grain and character; from the warm, darker tones of red oak, cherry and alder to the lighter hues of maple, tulipwood and ash. Most of the species featured here can be used in a wide range of applications, from fine furniture to industrial sized structural panels. Wood is a natural material and by its very nature may contain different characteristics. The grading of American hardwood into categories helps determine the value and potential use for each board of sawn lumber. The rules for this grading process were established over 100 years ago by the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) and are still the standard for the U.S. hardwood industry and the basis for international trade. As a natural, dynamic material, American hardwoods vary greatly in character and properties from species to species; but trees of a single species can also vary from one region to another, depending on climate, soil and altitude, as well as forest management. Understanding these variations and how they affect the process of sourcing American hardwoods is crucial.

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Genetic Similarity and Differences Arun takes exception to the following in the Big South Asia genomics paper: While the earliest 450 group of samples (SPGT) is genetically very similar to the Indus_Periphery samples from the 451 sites of Gonur and Shahr-i-Sokhta, they also differ significantly in harboring Steppe_MLBA 452 ancestry (~22%). What does that "similar but different" mean, he asks. I have a couple of ideas (and I can't currently use his comment system), so here goes. All human DNA is highly similar. Numbers like 99.5% identical are often mentioned, so comparing similarities and differences depend on the relatively few sites (millions, actually, out of billions) where differences occur, in this case, the so-called Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) or single site on the genome where more than one of the four possible nucleotides is found, that is, places where Joe might have a Guanine or G, and Fred might have a Thymine, or T. Thus, detecting similarities to ancestral populations depends on finding clusters of SNPs originally found only, or almost only, in a single candidate ancestral population. Suppose X contains SNPs found in candidate ancestral population A and some of those found only in ancestral population B but few or none of those found in ancestral candidate population C. Then it is reasonable to assume that X is a mix of A and B, but not C. Suppose a later population Y includes a selection of the SNPs found in X and some found only in ancestral C, then Y is either of mix of A, B, and C or a mix of X and C. The word similar usually means identical in some respects but not all. In this case that both populations show descent from the same two ancestral populations, but they are different in that one of them also shows descent from a third, different population.

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Blood Test Might Predict Worsening MS A new blood test might help doctors predict whether someone's multiple sclerosis may soon get worse. The test looks for a substance called neurofilament light chain. It's a nerve protein that can be detected when nerve cells die. People with higher levels of it were more likely to have worsening MS effects within the next year. "In a disease like MS that is so unpredictable and varies so much from one person to the next, having a noninvasive blood test like this could be very valuable, especially since treatments are most effective in the earliest stages of the disease," lead investigator Ali Manouchehrinia said in a news release from the journal Neurology, where the study was published online May 20. Manouchehrinia is an assistant professor of clinical neuroscience at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. His study of the neurofilament light chain blood test included almost 4,400 people with multiple sclerosis and a control group of more than 1,000 people without it. In MS, the body's immune system attacks the central nervous system, commonly leading to problems with balance and walking that come and go. Over five years, volunteers provided blood samples and their health was followed to see whose disability worsened. Researchers also checked for signs of a more serious form of MS called secondary progressive MS, in which disability gets worse little by little and then becomes more constant. The study controlled the data to account for factors that might lead to worsening disability, such as length of time with MS. People with MS had far more neurofilament light chain in their blood than did people without the disease, the study found. And those with high levels of the nerve protein were 40% to 70% more likely to see their disability get worse within the next year compared to those with low levels. Higher protein levels also translated to a 50% greater chance for a moderate disability that affected everyday life, but not people's ability to walk. People with higher protein levels were also 50% more likely to develop a disability that impaired walking, but could still walk about one-third of a mile without help or taking a break. Overall, 16% (525 people) had a moderate level of disability during the five-year study. Nine percent (352 people) developed significant disability. While the test could predict a much higher risk of disability, it couldn't definitively show whether or not someone would have a disability. Manouchehrinia said that it's possible that other medical conditions not studied may affect neurofilament light chain levels. More study is needed. Dr. Asaff Harel, a neurologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, said the blood test may have a place with current MS monitoring such as MRI and physical exams. "These results add to the growing body of literature looking at blood neurofilament light chain levels as a tool to predict long-term prognosis in MS," Harel said. Mark Allegretta, vice president of research for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, noted that the study was a large one, with more than 1,000 controls. "This study adds a lot of confidence that neurofilament light chain levels will be useful in MS," he said. Like Harel, Allegretta also predicted that the blood screening would one day be used in combination with other tests. "With many of these tools, the information is additive. We're not looking to rely on any single test," he said. Right now, MRI is used to track the course of the disease. But Allegretta said a blood test has advantages: It's more standardized than an imaging test and could be done more often and for a lower cost. Allegretta said the test could be useful in clinical studies to see whether someone is responding to a treatment. It is at least a few years away, he added. Learn more about MS from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. SOURCES: Asaff Harel, M.D., neurologist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; Mark Allegretta, Ph.D., vice president, research, National Multiple Sclerosis Society; Neurology, May 20, 2020, online

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For months, it’s been known that people with diabetes are at a higher risk of poor outcomes related to COVID-19 if they develop the viral infection — including hospitalization, admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) and death. While there isn’t any single factor that explains this link, one possible explanation is that having elevated blood glucose causes inflammation that diminishes your body’s immune response to the virus — a theory that is supported by some evidence. But now, it appears that the relationship between diabetes and COVID-19 doesn’t just run in one direction. A new study, along with anecdotal reports from some hospitals, suggests that people who get COVID-19 may be at higher risk for developing diabetes. To get cutting-edge diabetes news, strategies for blood glucose management, nutrition tips, healthy recipes, and more delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our free newsletter! Unexpected new diabetes cases A recent article in The Washington Post looked at reports from some doctors and hospitals that new diabetes diagnoses seem to be unusually common in people who have had COVID-19. One doctor who heads a diabetes care team in a hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, noticed that as the caseload of COVID-19 patients at the hospital increased so did his own caseload. While the team previously cared for about 18 hospital patients each day, that number got closer to 30 — and many of these new patients had no previous history of diabetes. While some patients had elevated blood glucose while they were in the hospital but returned to normal levels once they recovered from COVID-19, others continued to have diabetes even after their recovery. Right now there isn’t any clear explanation for why this happened — and continues to happen. It may be that people who develop diabetes were already on the “path” to a diagnosis, and that their COVID-19 infection somehow speeds up this process. Many people hospitalized for COVID-19 already have diabetes risk factors, like obesity or a family history of diabetes. Another potential factor is the use of dexamethasone, a steroid drug that is one of the most common treatments used to treat people hospitalized with COVID-19. While this drug has been shown to help prevent poor outcomes related to COVID-19, one potential side effect seen in many people is elevated blood glucose. It’s possible that in some people, this drug-induced high blood glucose leads to a cascade of changes that keep blood glucose levels high even once they no longer take the drug. Analysis shows high rate of new diabetes These anecdotal findings are supported by an analysis published in November 2020 in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, which looked at eight studies involving newly diagnosed diabetes in people hospitalized with COVID-19. The included studies were conducted in China, Italy and the United States between January and May 2020, and found that among over 3,700 people hospitalized with COVID-19 who weren’t previously known to have diabetes, 14.4% received a diabetes diagnosis during the study period — either during or shortly after their hospital stay. “COVID‐19 patients with newly diagnosed diabetes should be managed early and appropriately and closely monitored for the emergence of full‐blown diabetes and other cardiometabolic disorders in the long term,” researchers wrote in that article. “We are now seeing a classic example of a lethal intersection between a communicable and a non‐communicable disease.” The researchers also noted that based on recent reports, people who develop signs of diabetes while hospitalized for COVID-19 may be at higher risk for poor outcomes than those with a previous diabetes diagnosis — making detecting new cases of diabetes in COVID-19 patients that much more important. More studies — and larger studies — are needed, the researchers wrote, to look at the connection between COVID-19 and new diabetes cases in people who aren’t hospitalized for the infection, as well as in more countries and geographic regions. Want to learn more about coronavirus and diabetes? Read our latest COVID-19 updates.

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What is it? Often people experiencing syptoms of depression may avoid seeking help as they wonder if there is something significantly wrong with them. One typical fear is that they are going crazy. Unfortunately when speaking to well meaning friends or relatives the advice they receive is “Just get over it” which is not helpful. Just remember depression can affect any kind of person at any stage of life. It is not the result of someone who is “weak” or not able to “handle” life. Nor is it fictional, rather it is a real often physiological problem that when treated can be overcome. Clinical Depression or Depression? The term “depression” is commonly used in everyday life to describe a sad emotion, unhappiness or a stressful time in their life. Periods of depression through a persons life span is perfectly normal and these periods are more often than not short periods of time. Depression is very common, on average, one in five people will experience depression in their lives (1 in 4 females and 1 in 6 males). Due to the term “depression” being used so frequently it is important to understand the difference between depression and the symptoms of clinical depression. Clinical depression is a term that not only describes one illness but a group of illnesses that is characterised by an excessive or long-term state of depressed feelings and mood. Clinical depression is commonly comorbid with anxiety. There are an extensive list of treatments for depression; treatment for depression is very effective. Types of Depression: - Bipolar Disorder - Post-Natal Depression - Seasonal Affect Disorder Some symptoms of depression include: - Feeling sad or empty - Decreased interest or pleasure in activities - Appetite change with weight loss or gain - Decreased or increased sleeping - Fatigue or loss of energy - Difficulty thinking or concentrating - Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide What can I do? In conjuction with consulting a professional, some activities can assist in dealing with depression. - Diets- an excessive consumption of alcohol can have negative outcomes; alcohol is a depressant and therefore may be detrimental to psychological wellbeing. Additionally if individuals are on anti-depressant medication, alcohol consumption may impede the effectiveness of the medication. Reduction of caffeine intake has also been seen to reduce levels of anxiety, caffeine can be found in coffee, tea, and a number of soft drinks. - Exercise- aim to do regular exercise, finding a exercise buddy can be extremely helpful and motivate you to exercise regularly - Relaxation - aim to spend more time outdoors, choose an activity that you like doing outside and schedule a time each week to fulfill this task. If an outdoor activity is not enjoyed then try and take an indoor activity outside;such as, reading, laptop, drawing etc. - Positive thinking- try cancel out the negative thoughts gradually, at the end of each day try and think of one thing that you have achieved or enjoyed. How We Can Help We offer a comfortable, therapeutic experience so you feel safe and secure when reaching out for help. A very common problem which ranges from mild depression to clinical depression of which there are a number of types. Along with counselling – relaxation, positive thinking, diet and exercise can also help. Problems with how satisfied we are of ourselves can be changed. Individuals can do this but sometimes the help of a professional is needed, especially if low self worth is the result of other problems such as depression or anxiety. Our caring and highly qualified professionals in Brisbane are university trained, registered with the psychologists board and members of the Australian Psychological Society. They have extensive knowledge, skills, and experience in understanding people and their behaviour. Milton Village Medical Level 1/36 Baroona Road Milton QLD 4066

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The assessment team in PA is often asked if they have any tips to make meeting quality standards easier. Since they have experiences visiting many programs in their professional careers, they have seen many programs employ strategies to make things easier, more efficient, and more effective. Implementing quality can be stressful or time consuming, but it is always worth it. So, this Q-T Corner moment aims at helping you along the way. Room arrangement ideas: The arrangement of a classroom is one of the most important parts of quality programming because the physical set-up of the classroom (the environment) can impact the usability of the space, the behavior of the children, the climate for learning, and even the mood of those using the space. Room arrangement can be difficult due to many factors as well. These include (but are not limited to) the size of the room, the location of the doors (and emergency exits), the number of shelves, tables and chairs in the room, structural parts of the room such as pillars and L-shaped rooms, and even the location of the sink or electrical outlets. Due to the challenges of setting up the classroom you have been given, there are a few tricks in order to make the space work for you. Five big things to consider are: making things convenient, keeping noisy activities away from quiet ones, setting up interest centers so one type of play has its own space, allowing enough space in various interest centers, and of course, do not block exit doors. Let’s talk about each one and how we can begin to look at room arrangement. - Convenience: Does your classroom have a sink? If yes, place your art area, sand and water tables, and eating tables close to it. Wouldn’t it be nice to not have to send children across a whole entire room to wash their hands after painting? If the sink is right there, less mess to clean. - Quiet/Noisy: What are noisy activities and what are quiet activities within your room? Noisy areas are typically block play, music, and dramatic play. Quiet areas are usually cozy areas and book areas (often seen as one area). To separate the two, put the cozy/book area(s) in one corner of your room and the other materials in the opposite corner. Materials such as art, math, science, fine motor, writing, etc. are materials to store in between these quiet/noisy areas. - Interest centers: To promote productive play, organization of materials, and ease of clean up, classroom toys and materials are best organized into interest centers. An area set up as an art interest center, for example, includes materials for art. Therefore, materials for art and only art are included in a specific area of the room. If materials other than art materials are in the area, it is not an interest center. For example, what would happen if you included the puppets in the art area? Wouldn’t you be promoting them to paint on them or cut them with scissors? If this is not your goal, include only materials for art in the art area, blocks in the block area, etc. - How much space does each interest center need? This depends on many factors. The size of your room can be a factor to consider. The interests of the children are also a factor. For example, if you constantly have a waiting list or conflicts over turns in the block area but not the adjacent art area, can you decrease the size of the art area and increase the size of the block area to allow more children to play without crowding? Do you have additional block materials to add as well to decrease competition over materials in the area (materials for 4 children rather than 3)? Consider the popularity of areas that children enjoy as well as the quantity of materials available for an interest center prior to arranging the room and be open to making changes as their interests change. If more space is needed for an area, consider whether you have an area for circle time that is large and accommodates everyone. Is the circle area a part of an interest center or is it an unused space during play time? If circle time happens in the largest interest center (usually blocks or dramatic play), then the whole space is being used during play. Also, make sure that there are some pathways from one interest center to another to lessen disruptions to play (for example, not walking through the block area to get to the art area). - Do not block exit doors! Make sure that when you arrange a classroom, there is a clear path to the exit doors and that few if any toys would be used on the floor in front of those doors. Keep the area clean because safety is of utmost importance.

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New research has demonstrated a strong connection between hearing loss and mental health. And there’s something else that both of these disorders have in common – patients and health professionals frequently fail to recognize and address them. For millions of people who are looking for solutions to mental health problems, acknowledging this connection could bring potential improvements. We understand that hearing loss is widespread, but only a few studies have addressed its effect on mental health. Out of all people who are diagnosed with hearing loss, studies show that over 11 percent of them also deal with clinical depression. Depression was only reported by 5 percent of the general population so this finding is noteworthy. Basic questionnaires were based on self-reporting of hearing loss and assessed depression based on the severity and frequency of symptoms. Individuals who were between 18 and 69 had the highest rate of depression. The author of the study and a researcher at NIDCD, Dr. Chuan-Ming Li, saw “a substantial association between hearing impairment and moderate to severe depression”. Untreated Hearing Loss Doubles Your Chances of Depression Another study, published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, revealed that individuals with age-related hearing loss (a really common chronic issue in senior citizens) experienced more signs of depression and the worse the hearing loss – the higher the risk of depression. Participants were assessed for depression after taking an audiometric hearing test. This research also revealed that the risk of depression almost doubles in individuals with even slight hearing loss. Even more alarming, mild hearing loss frequently goes undiagnosed and untreated by many individuals over 70 which has also been shown to increase the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Clearly, there’s a link between the two even though a direct cause and effect relationship hasn’t yet been demonstrated. In order to communicate effectively and continue to be active, hearing is essential. Hearing problems can lead to professional and social blunders that trigger embarrassment, anxiety, and potentially loss of self-confidence. If left unaddressed, these feelings can lead to a steady withdrawal. Individuals withdraw from family and friends and also from physical activity. Over time, this can result in isolation, loneliness – and depression. Hearing is About More Than Just Ears Hearing loss is about more than the ears as is underscored by its relationship with depression. Your brain, your quality of life, healthy aging, and overall health are all impacted by your hearing. This highlights the crucial role of the hearing care professional within the scope of overall healthcare. People with hearing loss often struggle with fatigue, confusion, and aggravation. The good news: The problem can be significantly enhanced by getting a hearing exam and treatment as soon as you recognize hearing loss symptoms. These risks are significantly reduced, according to research, with early treatment. It is essential that physicians advise regular hearing tests. After all, hearing loss is not the only thing a hearing test can detect. And with people who may be dealing with hearing loss, caregivers need to look for signs of depression. Exhaustion, difficulty concentrating, loss of appetite, impatience, and general loss of interest and unhappiness are all symptoms. Don’t suffer alone. If you suspect you have hearing loss, call us to schedule a hearing test.

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Foot Corns & Calluses What Are Foot Corns & Calluses? Foot corns & calluses are among the most common problems that people have with their feet. A callus is a toughened area composed of dead skin, making it thicker than the surrounding tissue. A corn is a callus that has a specific shape, which is something like an ellipse. A callus is usually white in color and resembles a hardened blister. A corn is usually yellow in color and may be either soft or hard. Hard corns are typically found on the outside of the largest or smallest toes. Soft corns typically form between the fourth and fifth toes, but may be found between the other toes, as well. What Are the Symptoms of Foot Corns & Calluses? Other than the hard, rough skin, there may be no symptoms, at all. People often say that foot corns & calluses are painful, but they are composed of dead skin. So, there are no nerve endings. What is actually painful is the additional pressure placed on the joint or other part of the foot when shoes are worn. What are the Causes of Foot Corns & Calluses? The initial cause of a corn or callus is pressure. It may be easier to understand if you think about the calluses that form on a guitarists fingers or a bowler’s thumb. Calluses form on the hands in response to repeated friction. They actually help to protect the fingers from damage. When a corn or callus forms on the feet, the probable cause is poorly fitting or poorly designed shoes. For example, shoes with narrow pointed toes are the most common cause. Moisture between the toes can lead to the formation of soft corns, because of increased friction. High heeled shoes can cause the formation of corns or calluses on the balls of the feet, because of increased pressure in that area. The shape of the corn is related to the circular rubbing pressure that is continuously placed on the foot or toe. By looking at the shape or location, you may be able to identify which shoes are doing the rubbing. What are the Treatments for Foot Corns & Calluses? The first step is to stop wearing shoes that place pressure on the sides of the feet or toes. Choose a suitable width, made of a softer material that applies little or no pressure. If you must wear dress shoes made of hard leather, invest in a shoe stretcher with attachments to create a little extra space in the location of the corn or callus. The Foot Smart shoe stretcher comes highly recommended. Insoles can be used to reduce pressure points and rubbing. Padding of various materials can be used to further reduce pressure or to cushion a blister and prevent a callus from forming.

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In our daily life, we often use some abbreviations (simple content) to express complex words or frequently used words in excel. It is convenient to use abbreviation during our work, but this expression is not very formal. If we want to create some formal forms, we need to replace these abbreviations with normal words. Though we can replace them by find and replace function, actually we can apply AutoText Entry function in excel to show words directly after entering abbreviations. This tutorial will introduce you the way to create AutoText and how to use them in excel. Method: Create AutoText by AutoCorrection Function in Excel Options Step 1: Click File in the ribbon. Then select Options to load Excel Options. Step 2: On Excel Options, click Proofing in the left panel. Step 3: Under AutoCorrect options, click AutoCorrect Options. Step 4: On AutoCorrection screen, under AutoCorrect tab, in Replace textbox enter your abbreviation (simple content) for example ‘WD’, in With textbox enter the normal word ‘Word’, then click Add, and click OK to complete this step. Step 5: After above step, system returns to Excel Options window, just click OK to quit this screen. Step 6: In opened spreadsheet, moves the cursor on any cell, enter ‘WD’ and then press Enter, verify that WD is changed to ‘Word’ automatically. Please be aware that in AutoCorrection case is sensitive for auto text entry, if you enter ‘wd’ instead of ‘WD’, it cannot convert to ‘Word’ after typing. Step 7: If you want to cancel auto correction, just enter ‘WD’ in Replace, and click Delete button to remove auto correction.

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William A. Dembski, Discovery Institue Conservation of Information in Evolutionary Search Conservation of Information (CoI) asserts that the amount of information a search outputs can equal but never exceed the amount of information it inputs. Mathematically, CoI sets limits on the information cost incurred when the probability of success of a targeted search gets raised from p to q (p < q), that cost being calculated in terms of the probability p/q. CoI builds on the No Free Lunch (NFL) theorems, which showed that average performance of any search is no better than blind search. CoI shows that when, for a given problem, a search outperforms blind search, it does so by incorporating an amount of information determined by the increase in probability with which the search outperforms blind search. CoI applies to evolutionary search, showing that natural selection cannot create the information that enables evolution to be successful, but at best redistributes already existing information. CoI has implications for teleology in nature, consistent with natural teleological laws mooted in Thomas Nagel’s Mind & Cosmos. Venue. Discussion over bag lunch first. Watch this space for more developments in Conservation of Information (CoI). Note: “natural selection cannot create the information that enables evolution to be successful, but at best redistributes already existing information.” Redistributing existing information is pretty much what horizontal gene transfer (HGT) does. Follow UD News at Twitter!

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When working with electricity, especially in water, always practice caution. Always ensure that connections are secure and watertight. Keep your body away from spinning motors and propellers. 1. Connect the three motor wires to the motor. The order of connections does not matter; however, switching any two wires will change the direction of the motor. The output phases A, B, and C are completely interchangeable. 2. Connect the red power wire and black ground wire to a power source like a battery. With a motor connected, you will hear three beeps in rising pitch indicating all three phases are connected. 3. Connect the signal cable to your signal source like a RC radio receiver or microcontroller board. The white wire is the signal wire. 4. Send a stopped signal (1500 microseconds) for a few seconds to initialize the ESC. You will hear two tones indicating initialization, and then you can send a signal from 1100-1900 µs to operate the thruster. 1500 – 1900 µs for forward thrust, 1100 – 1500 µs for reverse. Installation and Thermal Considerations Like all ESCs, the Basic ESC can generate a significant amount of heat when operated. It’s important to consider this when mounting and operating the ESC to ensure that it is not damaged by overheating. Most of the heat is generated in the MOSFETs, which are underneath the blue aluminum heat spreader. Here are a few helpful tips: 1. If possible, make sure the heat spreader is exposed to free air or attached to a larger heat sink. 2. Do not use any adhesives that may insulate the heat generating components, such as silicone sealant. Blue Robotics Forum – ESCs

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Improved cancer prevention and treatment in the past two decades has led to declines in both cancer deaths and diagnoses. The number of cancer deaths in the U.S. has fallen steadily for two decades, with more than 1.3 million deaths avoided due to improvements in cancer prevention and treatment. Declines varied by age, race, and sex, with the largest decreases seen among middle-aged men and women, compared to those 70 years and older. Middle-aged black men, in particular, experienced the most dramatic progress—an approximate 50 percent drop in the rate of cancer deaths in 20 years. In spite of the significant drop in cancer death rates among black men, this group continues to have the highest incidence of cancer of any ethnic group in the U.S., double that of Asian Americans, who have the lowest rates. The five-year survival rate of blacks also lags behind that of whites for several types of cancer, including uterine, oral, and urinary and bladder cancers. This new data is presented in a report by the American Cancer Society, published in In addition to looking at past data, researchers projected that the U.S. will see 1.7 million new cancer cases in 2014—around 4,500 new cancer diagnoses each day. They also expect that this year there will be 585,720 deaths—about 1,600 each day—due to cancer. Researchers also expect three cancers—prostate, lung, and colon cancer—to be the most common among men this year, accounting for almost half new cases and 46 percent of cancer deaths. Among women, the most common cancers—breast, lung, and colon cancer—account for half of the projected new cancer cases and deaths. However, the actual number of cancer deaths may differ from the estimates due to advances in screening and treatment. “Low-dose CT lung [cancer] screening is projected to result in a 14 percent decrease in mortality,” says Andrea McKee, M.D., Chair of Radiation Oncology at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. “This will have a large impact on cancer statistics overall, given the burden of lung cancer diagnosis in the U.S.” Cancer death rates rose for much of the twentieth century, peaking in 1991, after which they started dropping steadily. Tobacco use among men caused much of this early increase due to deaths from lung cancer. Between 1991 and 2010, men and women saw similar annual declines in cancer deaths—1.8 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively. Women, however, lost ground after 2006, with cancer deaths among men continuing to drop while holding steady among women. “This is likely due to the fact that smoking prevalence among women peaked 20 years later than men, and there has been a slower quit rate seen among women than men,” says McKee. “Given the high prevalence of lung cancer in this country (more than one-quarter of all cancer deaths are due to lung cancer), any changes in lung cancer incidence and mortality will have a fairly profound impact on the overall statistics.” The authors of the paper also noted that deaths from breast cancer among women have not decreased much since 2003. In spite of the overall decline in cancer deaths, the number of cases increased for several types of cancer, including melanoma skin cancer, thyroid cancer, liver cancer, and kidney cancer. The largest annual increases were in thyroid cancer—5.4 percent for women and 6.5 percent for men. Cancer continues to rank among the top causes of death for both men and women in the U.S. “Although overall cancer is the second leading cause of death after heart disease,” says McKee, “within 20-year age groups, cancer is the leading cause of death for adults aged 40 to 79. Among females specifically, cancer is the first or second leading cause of death in every age group.” While advances in cancer treatment over the past two decades have helped people survive a cancer diagnosis, screening and early detection programs have also helped doctors find malignancies early, when they can be more easily treated. “It is clear from the trends that mortality rates are impacted by trends in screening,” says McKee. For example, among women, improved screening for cervical cancer led to an 80 percent decrease in uterine cancer deaths between 1930 and 2010. “Similarly, mortality decreases observed in colon, prostate, and breast cancer are due in large part to early detection through screening,” says McKee.

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Music is an integral part of human cultures around the world. Common wisdom suggests that listening to music has an affect on mental states, for better or for worse. Rock and roll music can pump you up, while soothing classical piano can mellow you out. However, are these effects real? What is really happening in the body when you listen to say, a track of relaxing music? Is it any different from simply listening to pleasant sounds or resting quietly? Scientists in a collaborative team in the US, Germany, and Switzerland ventured to find out. Previous studies on the effects of music on the body usually only tested the music on very small groups of people, which can lead to bias. Many also failed to measure actual biochemical markers of stress, making it difficult to determine if changes in the body are actually occurring. In this study, the researchers tested various types of sounds on 60 healthy people, all female, between the ages of 20 and 30 and then measured actual biochemical stress indicators from the women’s saliva. The researchers explained that, because the stress response differs by sex, they wanted to confine their group to only one sex in order to avoid variation in results from drowning out any real changes in stress levels. It is worth noting that applicants who had clinical depression, tinnitus, or music training, as well as those who drank alcohol and smoked regularly, were not accepted as study participants. Prior to the experiment, the participants were given standardized tests that measure depression, anxiety, and emotionality. They were also given a survey to determine their music preferences, and it is worth noting that preference for classical music was high in this group. These measures were taken to ensure that depression and music preferences did not play a role in how relaxed the women became as a result of the study. For example, an anxious person might have a more difficult time becoming relaxed despite any intervention, and a person who hates classical music may not feel relaxed while listening to it. Now, onto the experiment. The participants were divided randomly into three groups. One group listened to Miserere by Gregorio Allegri. The second group listened to a recording of flowing water. The third group rested quietly with no music. Each group’s session lasted for ten minutes. Saliva was sampled from each participant before and after the intervention to establish a baseline. This would be used later to measure various stress markers. Then, the participants were put into a stressful situation — a mock job interview. This particular scenario was chosen because it is a common stressful experience, and thus, stress could be induced ethically. After the stress test, a third saliva measurement was taken. The participants also filled out a set of questionnaires reporting how stressed they felt after the mock interview. This begs the question — how do we measure “stress” anyway? Simply asking a person if they are stressed can lead to bias since stress is different for everyone. It is also a very general term describing many different experiences. Researchers decided to accompany the self-reported stress levels of the participants with actual biochemical and physical measurements – cortisol levels, salivary amylase, heart rate, and respiratory rate. Cortisol is a hormone that is commonly elevated when a person is stressed. Salivary amylase is an enzyme produced by the digestive system, but it is also an indicator of the “fight or flight” response and another sign of stress. These chemicals are secreted in the saliva, making measurement convenient. Elevated heart rate and changes in what is called the “Respiratory sinus arrhythmia” or the syncing up of heart rate with breathing, can also change in response to stressful situations. As it turns out, listening to relaxing music before a stressful event actually increased cortisol levels! This surprised the researchers. On the contrary, listening to relaxing music did seem to help the participants recover from this heightened “fight or flight” mode more effectively after the stressful event was over. Self reported anxiety, depression, and emotionality were not affected significantly by any of the interventions. Despite doing their best to control for confounding factors and using objective stress measurements, they do mention that because the study was done on such a narrow demographic (young, female, healthy) that it may not be applicable to the general population. More research in this area would be needed, possibly on different groups of people with different preferences, genders, and health statuses. Nevertheless, the study was well designed and produced provocative results that corroborate past research on music and stress. The major conclusion here is that the effect of music on human psychology is a highly individual experience and affects a symphony, pun intended, of hormones, enzymes, and cognitive processes that require many studies to fully understand.

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- To generate a shared understanding across the cluster - To raise awareness of the food hygiene and safety issues in preparing and carrying out practical food activities in the early years/primary settings - To identify equipment requirements within these settings - To consider risk assessment practice. Where activities take place outwith specialist accommodation areas, adequate facilities must be provided which conform to current food hygiene and safety standards. Staff should be familiar with the requirements in the following areas: Personal hygienePPT file: Food hygiene (BNF) (486 KB)PPT file: Personal hygiene (BNF) (382 KB)PDF file: Hygiene and safety checklist (BNF) (54 KB) Kitchen/food preparation area hygienePPT file: Food poisoning (BNF) (556 KB)PPT file: Food contamination and spoilage (BNF) (257 KB)PPT file: Food Safety to use with pupils (1.7 MB) Safe food production - cleaning, cooking, chilling and cross-contaminationPDF file: Germ Watch resource for teachers (FSA) (1.4 MB)PDF file: Germ watch leaflet - The Chopping Board (FSA) (1.6 MB)PDF file: Germ watch Food Safety week resource for teachers (FSA) (1.4 MB)For cleaning, cooking, chilling, cross-contamination - see BNF Food Poisoning Powerpoint above. Kitchen safety/safe use of equipment - small practical taskWord file: Activity task for hygiene session (1.8 MB)PDF file: Suggested equipment list (549 KB)PDF file: Equipment for food preparation (18 KB)PDF file: Equipment card templates (687 KB)PDF file: Equipment naming activity (87 KB) Risk assessmentWord file: Sample risk assessment form (39 KB) Suggested content for the Safe and Hygienic Practice session The framework gives some ideas for the session content. It is not prescriptive; it should be used and tailored by practitioners according to their local needs.Word file: Safe and Hygienic Practices – Session Content (45 KB) This outline provides the opportunity for specialist staff to discuss the practices and routines used within their secondary practical settings, and to encourage other colleagues to participate in the debate. Food and health education requires practitioners to embed safe and hygienic working practices in all food based activities and be diligent in their approach to the handling and storage of food to avoid risk to health particularly where cross contamination is likely. Such activities including food preparation and storage areas must be risk assessed using appropriate food safety management procedure and staff involved must be trained in food hygiene to a level commensurate with their work activity. Attendance on such training courses is considered best practice but not a prerequisite. Courses are available from the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland. Pupils must be fully aware of the risks associated with food handling: microbiological, physical and chemical.As detailed in the EXCELLENCE GROUP - FOOD AND HEALTH recommendations Food handling, preparation and serving in the classroom Some teachers already attend training courses around food safety to support their teaching practices. Attendance on such training courses is considered best practice. There is, however, no legal requirement for teachers, staff, parents and volunteers who prepare and cook food in the classroom to attend a formal training course or to obtain a qualification in food safety.Extract from Food Standards Agency website

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When children have food allergies, their parents have to constantly watch out for allergens and be prepared for a possible reaction. Another concern, and one that is often overlooked, is bullying. A new study, published online in the journal Pediatrics, found that more than 30 percent of children have been harassed by their classmates because of their allergies, and that parents are only aware of it about half of the time. “It’s very easy to intimidate a food-allergic child,” said study author Dr. Eyal Shemesh, chief of the division of behavioral and developmental health in the Department of Pediatrics at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. “It doesn’t take more than waving a peanut in front of them.” Shemesh and his colleagues surveyed 251 families recruited at a food allergy clinic. Overall, 45 percent of the children and teens — who were between the ages of 8 and 17 — said they’d been bullied, and 31.5 percent said it was because of their food allergy. The bullying was most likely to happen while they were in school and included others teasing them, waving food in their face, throwing food at them, or forcing them to touch the food that triggers their allergies. The more frequent the bullying, the worse the child’s quality of life, the study found. But just one instance of bullying took a toll on kids’ happiness, according to self-reports. The study also showed there is a significant gap in how much parents know about bullying — they only knew about 50 percent of the cases of harassment. When moms and dads did know about the bullying, their children reported a higher quality of life, which suggests that parents can help, Shemesh said.– Huffington Post

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Service dogs are trained to help their owner with their particular disability, but they also do much more. They provide the person with more independence and can help initiate social interaction between the disabled person and others. Guide dogs help blind and visually impaired people increase their mobility and independence. They help lead people around obstacles, help them cross the street, help them to go through doors, and to use elevators and escalators. Their training starts when they are young puppies. One excellent organization is the Guide Dog Foundation, founded in 1946. This nationwide organization trains and places Golden Retrievers and Labs when the puppies are about seven weeks of age. The puppy is placed with a family and lives with them for about a year. The family fosters the puppy, which includes housetraining, socializing to different environments, teaching the puppy good house manners, and giving him or her all the attention and affection a healthy puppy needs. The puppy is then given back to the Guide Dog Foundation for further training and placement. According to the Guide Dog Foundation, these "dogs undergo a comprehensive training program, and only the best of the best complete the training and become working guides." The dogs who are placed go through a training program with their new owner. It costs about $25,000 to train a guide dog, but training and dogs are provided free of charge. This organization is supported by contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations. For further information on the Guide Dog Foundation, click onto www.guidedog.org.

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The 2011 NAEP writing assessment is the first large-scale national assessment to measure students' writing using commonly available word-processing tools. National samples of 24,100 eighth-graders and 28,100 twelfth-graders responded to writing prompts designed to measure their ability to write for specified purposes (to persuade, to explain, or to convey experience) and audiences. A proficiency scale ranging from 0-300 with a mean of 150 was developed to report results for the new assessment. Females outperform males at both grades - At both grades 8 and 12, female students outperformed male students on the 2011 writing assessment. - Female students scored 19 points higher on average than male students in 2011 at grade 8 and 14 points higher on average than male students at grade 12. About one-quarter of students perform at or above the Proficient level in writing in 2011. - Eighty percent of eighth-graders and 79 percent of twelfth-graders performed at or above the Basic level in writing in 2011. - Twenty-seven percent of students at both grades 8 and 12 performed at or above the Proficient level in writing. - Three percent of eighth- and twelfth-graders in 2011 performed at the Advanced level. Performance varies by race/ethnicity - At grade 8, average writing scores were higher for Asian students than for other racial/ethnic groups. - At grade 12, average writing scores were not significantly different for White students, Asian students, and students of two or more races. - At grade 12, scores were higher for White students, Asian students, and students of two or more races than for Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native students. See all the average scores for students at grade 8 and grade 12. See all the achievement-level results for students at grade 8 and grade 12. Find out how to interpret NAEP writing results. For more information, browse the report online or download a copy of the report. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Writing Assessment.

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