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Around the world You can locate goods, services, and materials. A lot of these products and materials can be recycledand reused again and again, later resold to metal distributors. These are the ways in which they get made and how they are refined.
There are huge amounts of metal being gathered at huge-scale recycling facilities. They contain all kinds of metals that come from various objects, including older cars, and even from construction sites. These metals should be separated from one another. The longer they’re left longer, the more difficult it is to distinguish and ultimately segregate.
They will usually go through a massive shredder in order to obtain smaller metals. This machine will cut the materials into extremely small fragments. These small pieces are much easier to be used in a variety of products as well as machinery because of their remarkable flexibility. Metals like this are particularly popular with older cars, as well as consumer goods.
Metals have become a significant business. A lot of companies are in the need of various types of metals to create the production of their products and services. It is fascinating to see how metals are obtained, due to the time they are used for every day. To find out more look at this video about where these metals are obtained and the process they undergo to get them processed. | <urn:uuid:13e5a206-73d1-4f3d-9067-45500c363622> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://newsfeedrss.net/how-do-metal-distributors-acquire-their-materials-source-and-resource/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510697.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20230930145921-20230930175921-00701.warc.gz | en | 0.978132 | 273 | 3.09375 | 3 |
You are probably not familiar with the name William Kingdon Clifford. He was a philosopher who lived in England 150 years ago. He was not very well known because his life was cut short at age 33. However, an essay he wrote titled, “The Ethics of Belief” has been discovered and is receiving a great deal of attention.
In this essay written in 1877 Clifford says we have a moral obligation to believe responsibly. We must base our beliefs on sufficient evidence which we have diligently investigated. He believed this to be of such great importance because our beliefs influence our actions. They are foundational to life.
In commenting on this essay, journalist Francisco Mejia Uribe contends that Clifford is on to something because when we believe something, the stakes are high. Every single belief has the capacity to be truly consequential, particularly if the belief is in error, and involves the most significant issues of life.
This is what Dr. Dallas Willard, former professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California, believed was a major problem with individuals who considered themselves to be agnostic or atheist. Willard found that so many of the students and scholars he encountered on campus and in the world were guilty of what he called “irresponsible disbelief.” These bright men and women would often choose to disbelieve in something without any significant commitment to an investigation of that disbelief by way of sound reasoning and careful examination of the evidence.
Do we not care about what is true? Are we afraid to look reality in the eye because it may take us in a direction we don’t want to go? I believe this is one of the great flaws in our human character. We stubbornly hold on to our beliefs because they generally reflect how we want life to be rather than how life actually is. For this reason, the evidence does not seem to matter.
A great example of this is Dr. Francis Collins. Many consider Dr. Collins to be one of the most effective and ground-breaking scientists in the world. Collins graduated with a degree in chemistry from the University of Virginia. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry at Yale and then decided, for good measure, he would go to medical school at The University of North Carolina. From there he returned to teach at Yale and later at The University of Michigan. He is most noted for having been chosen to chair the Human Genome Project where, in 2003, he led an international collaboration of two thousand scientists in sequencing the human genome. More recently he was appointed by President Obama to be the Director of the National Institutes of Health. Clearly he is a prominent scientist, but what is perhaps even more interesting is his spiritual journey.
He began this journey as an atheist. In his third year of medical school, while he was working in the hospital, he was attending a woman who had exhausted her options for treatment. She suffered from a heart condition and was going to die soon. Collins was moved by this kind and faithful woman. She had a strong faith, and she shared it with him. She said, “You know, I’m ready to go. Don’t worry about me.”
And then she said, “Dr. Collins, you’ve been so kind to listen to me and care for me and listen to me share with you about my faith. Tell me about your faith. Tell me what you believe.”
Collins later wrote:
“Nobody had ever asked me that question before, not like that, not in such a simple, sincere way. I realized I didn’t know the answer. I felt uneasy. I could feel my face flushing. I wanted to get out of there. The ice was cracking under my feet. All of a sudden, by this simple question, everything was a muddle.”
Collins began to wonder if he was an atheist because he had chosen the position of reason or because it was the answer he wanted. Finally, he wrote, it came to him:
“As a scientist, I had always insisted on collecting rigorous data before drawing a conclusion. And yet, in matters of faith, I had never collected any data at all. I didn’t know what I had rejected. So I decided that I should be a little better grounded in my atheism. I better find out what this is all about. So I challenged a patient of mine who was a Methodist minister. And after listening to my questions and realizing that I was not dealing with a very full deck of information, he suggested that I read the Gospel of John, which I did…I found the scripture to be interesting, puzzling, and not at all what I had thought faith was about…then I began to read C. S. Lewis and realized there was a great depth of thinking and reasoning that could be applied to the question of God.”
Lewis convinced him that reason and faith go hand-in-hand, though faith has the added component of revelation – the Bible. Like C. S. Lewis, Collins had previously believed that Jesus and the stories of the Bible were nothing more than mere myths. Again, as he studied the historical evidence, he was stunned at how well-documented and how historically accurate the Bible was. He also saw a surprising fidelity of the transmission of the manuscripts that were passed down over the centuries. And over time, Francis Collins, based on the accumulation of the evidence that he observed, concluded that God exists, that Jesus is the Son of God, and that the Bible is the means that God has used to reveal Himself to us. He also concluded that most of the religious skeptics that he knew and that he meets today are just like he was. That is to say, they didn’t want to think about these things and never looked at any evidence, never drawing conclusions from the real evidence that was available.
Dr. Francis Collins, who acknowledges that he was clearly guilty of irresponsible disbelief, became a seeker. But he will also tell you that he found the ultimate spiritual reality of life because he followed the dictum of Socrates: follow the truth wherever it leads. Collins found the truth, and the reason is because he was willing to honestly examine the evidence. | <urn:uuid:e321f673-883a-4282-bf7e-77a906aba60e> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://richardesimmons3.com/to-believe-without-evidence/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510697.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20230930145921-20230930175921-00701.warc.gz | en | 0.986421 | 1,270 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Scientists and medical professionals have long been trying to find ways to determine how severe a brain injury is in order to treat it correctly. Unfortunately, this can be challenging, and without diagnostic tools to tell them how injured a person’s brain is, doctors often do not take the correct treatment steps. However, a new option might be able to step in and make sense of this problem.
The Study Came as a Result of Soldiers Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan
In the last ten years, many soldiers have come home from Iraq or Afghanistan with some level of traumatic brain injury. These were caused by the soldiers being exposed to extremely loud noises, such as explosions, on a near-constant basis. The sound and shockwaves from IEDs can result in severe headaches, memory loss, and other issues for soldiers.
This Issue Has Only Been Studied by the DOD Since 2007
Prior to 2007, the United States Department of Defense (DOD) spent nearly zero dollars investigating traumatic head trauma. At that point, they realized that these injuries were much more common than they had thought and that they were very complex. Since then, they have been spending a lot of money to study the gaps in understanding to find solutions to the symptoms of these injuries.
Shockwaves Can Predict Injuries
There have been studies in the past that attempted to design a scaling law that could consistently predict the risk to the human brain and found that the human brain is one of the most resilient brands to shockwaves, compared to the brains of other animals.
However, in 2010 a professor developed a computer system that was able to show pressurized air as it moved through the body. This program allowed researchers to see how energy that was generated from a blast could go through the eyes, sinuses, and other openings in the body. This study also showed that specific types of helmets could protect the brain from these shockwaves.
Further, the study found that the skull can act as a shield to absorb the effects. In the past, researchers had come to the conclusion that the larger an animal’s mass was, the more resistant it was to shockwaves, but the actual determining factor is the thickness of the animal’s skull. Compared to other animals, humans actually have much thinner skulls.
This study could be used to prevent future brain injuries, but it doesn’t help those who have already suffered. If you or a loved one has suffered a serious brain injury, contact The Law Offices of Larry H. Parker at 800-333-0000 to request a free legal consultation and determine what options might be available to you. | <urn:uuid:c13fbdac-ae89-42f4-a440-59ff3758f254> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.larryhparker.com/learn-how-brain-shockwaves-could-be-used-to-determine-the-severity-of-brain-injuries/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510697.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20230930145921-20230930175921-00701.warc.gz | en | 0.972197 | 532 | 3.578125 | 4 |
Refugees and the “Other Hungary”: The Historiography of the Reception of Refugees in Twentieth-Century Hungary
This article surveys the historiography on refugees in twentieth-century Hungary (both works written by Hungarian and foreign researchers) to provide a critical overview of “refugeedom” in the Hungarian context. It identifies a need for future works on the topic to deal with conceptual history. The country’s twentieth-century history is divided into four parts for the purposes of studying the history of refugees: World War I and its aftermath until World War II; the escape from Nazism; the period of state socialism; and the period of transition to democracy. Within the Hungarian-language historiography, research on refugees has tended to support a positive national narrative in which Hungary has repeatedly functioned as a shelter for people who had to escape from somewhere due to real or feared persecution. As far as the two World Wars and the interwar period are concerned, historians pay attention to refugees and connect their reception to the grand questions of those periods (the origin of the interwar period’s antisemitism, Hungary’s relationship with the Third Reich). When it comes to the Cold War and the post-socialist era, however, research on refugee history is dominated by sociologists. This article argues that the refugee history of the Cold War period has remained marginal in historical works due to a widespread in-sistence on a link between migration and ethnicity that prevents researchers from giving as much attention to political refugees as to refugees who suffered persecution on account of their ethnicity or nationality. | <urn:uuid:1e3b5d72-95af-42c8-8925-921c3eeb4e01> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.zfo-online.de/portal/zfo/article/view/11252 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510697.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20230930145921-20230930175921-00701.warc.gz | en | 0.951242 | 353 | 2.59375 | 3 |
The mind of a person is very powerful, in which it can greatly influence the kind of life that he leads. With better mind power, there are greater things that you can achieve, since it will improve a lot of things. One of which is the improvement of your memory, which will provide you with lots of benefits as well.
Each and every day, in a person’s life, his mind processes information and just like a computer, it stores the data in a certain part of the brain and is called memory. The difference between your mind and a computer when it comes to storing memory is that, the computer can easily bring out the information that you store in it, while your mind may select certain memories only, especially those that have caused deeper impact to you. In other words, the computer can remember everything that you store into it, while your mind may not. This does not mean that the computer is better though, since it has limited memory capacity, and it does not think on itself, unlike a person’s mind. However, it is still best that you strive to improve your memory, so that you can also enjoy life better.
There are lots of advantages that you would gain if you can improve your memory. Keep in mind that, even if you believe that you have good memory, you can still improve it, since your brain’s capacity is very wide. Having better memory can actually be applied in running a business. With that, it can improve the experience of your clients especially if you interact with them on a regular basis, since you will be able to remember their names easily. On top of that, with every interaction that you have with them, you would be able to take note of their specific needs, wants, or requirements, as well as retain relevant information. Thus, you would not find yourself repeatedly asking them questions when it comes to what they want whenever they visit your business establishment, since you already know it.
If you are still studying or researching, an improved memory would also help you do your job better. It can ensure that you would be able to comprehend the information that you gather quickly, which means that it would not take you too long in trying to memorize or understand them.
There are many things that you can do in order to improve your memory. One of which is to learn how to focus more effectively. When you have better focus, you will be able to understand whatever you are reading or listening to, since you won’t be thinking of other things. When you practice this and other techniques to improve your mind power, you will definitely appreciate the benefits that it can offer to you, on top of having better memory. | <urn:uuid:3928b77b-f3ea-410a-a5b1-474f865072c2> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | http://mindpowerunlimited.com/mind-power-improving-your-memory | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510941.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001205332-20231001235332-00601.warc.gz | en | 0.982134 | 548 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Red ladybirds, seen them, heard them, and read about them. But have you ever seen a yellow ladybird? And even if you have, have you ever wondered if, unlike their counterparts, the red ladybirds, they are poisonous?
Well, worry not, because today we are here to clear away any doubts.
Are Yellow Ladybugs Poisonous?
Yellow ladybirds, fortunately, like other species of ladybirds, are not poisonous to humans. They do not pose any harm or contain any toxins that could cause adverse effects on human beings.
However, it is important to note that they might not be the most appetizing thing to consume. As we have read and seen in our previous articles, animals often display a variety of colors to signal their unpalatability to predators.
As a precautionary measure, it is still important to wash one’s hands after touching them.
With all of this out of the way, let’s dive into the world of yellow ladybirds!
Yellow Ladybugs In Nature
1) 14-spotted ladybird beetle
|Scientific Name||Propylea quatuordecimpunctata|
|Identification||Yellow to light orange body with around 14 black spots|
|Location||Europe, North Africa, and Asia|
The Spotted Amber Ladybird exhibits a remarkable diversity of color and pattern variations, with over 100 different forms documented so far.
These variations include a range of body colors from cream to yellow to light orange.
These ladybirds possess 14 almost rectangular black spots on their elytra (wing covers), hence their name.
However, it’s common for several of these spots to fuse into larger markings, often taking the shape of an anchor.
They are entomophagous, primarily feeding on aphids, Aleyrodidae, Coccoidea, and even the larvae and eggs of some other insects.
2) Giant Bamboo Ladybird
|Scientific Name||Synonycha grandis|
|Identification||Long slender legs with yellow body and black spots all over|
|Location||Asia and the United States|
Giant Bamboo Ladybird has bright yellow coloring that sets them apart from many other ladybird species.
Freshly emerged adults exhibit a golden yellow hue with soft forewings.
As they mature, black spots become visible on their forewings, making them stand out even more. They are known to have a great appetite for bamboo aphids.
Giant Bamboo ladybirds emit a foul-smelling yellow-colored fluid as their defense mechanism.
3) Fungus-eating Ladybird
|Scientific Name||Illeis galbula|
|Identification||Black beetle with bright yellow markings|
Adult Fungus-eating ladybirds are relatively small, measuring about 4-5 mm with a black body adorned with distinct bright yellow markings. The pupa stage is pale yellow and features black tubercles.
Fungus-eating ladybirds are known for their agility and quick movements especially when attacked.
Fungus-eating ladybirds have a beneficial role in gardens, helping farmers and gardeners get rid of pests.
4) Illeis koebelei
|Scientific Name||Illeis koebelei|
|Identification||One of the 5 described species of Illeis.|
|Location||South and East Asia and in Oceania|
Yellow Ladybird Beetle is characterized by its distinctive yellow coloration, most of the time without any markings. These ladybirds are often found in various environments.
Often discovered motionless on the underside of a leaf from a cupid’s shaving brush plant.
Yellow ladybirds are often observed near the corolla of the flowers, suggesting their involvement in pollination.
5) 22-spot ladybird
|Scientific Name||Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata|
|Identification||Yellow color body with 22 black markings|
Measuring about 3–5 mm in length, the 22-spot ladybird is bright yellow.
Along with the yellow coloration they have 22 perfectly round black spots on their elytra, unlike the 14-spot ladybird whose spots often merge into distinct patterns.
They primarily feed on mildew, a type of fungus helping the host plants to get rid of them.
The 22-spot ladybirds are most seen from April to August, during the warmer months when they are active.
6) Lady Beetle
|Scientific Name||Megalocaria dilatata|
|Identification||Orange-yellow body with around 10 black spots|
|Location||India, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan.|
Lady Beetles are relatively large, with a body length of approximately 11 mm.
Their body color varies from bright orange to yellowish with ten black spots on their elytra.
Lady Beetle’s head also has diamond-shaped elongated spots on either side of the inner margin of the eyes.
During their larval stage, they are voracious predators, primarily preying on various aphid species and this behavior of theirs continues even as they turn into an adult.
7) Large leaf-eating ladybird
|Scientific Name||Papuaepilachna guttatopustulata|
|Identification||Black elytra with yellow or yellowish-brown prothorax|
|Location||Australia and New Zealand|
While Large leaf-eating ladybird’s elytra and pronotum are primarily black the lower front part of the elytron is either yellow or yellowish-brown.
Both the larvae and the adult ladybirds feed on the foliage of plants belonging to the Solanaceae family.
Unlike the other species we’ve discussed above, large leaf-eating ladybirds are considered to be pests due to their eating habits.
This brings us to the end of this article. Now we know that yellow ladybirds like the other species are not poisonous to humans and you can always feel free to welcome them in your garden for their vast role in getting rid of pests like aphids. Hope this article helped the readers discover nature and its wonderful works.
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A funnel graph is a graphical representation used to illustrate how data moves through a process. It is characterized by its shape, which starts wide at the top and narrows down towards the bottom. This type of chart is commonly used to visualize sales, procurement, and order fulfillment processes. It shows the number of users at each stage of the process, represented by the width of the funnel as it narrows. The funnel chart is a specialized type of graph that demonstrates the flow of users through a business or sales process.
It takes its name from its shape, which starts with a wide head and ends in a narrow neck. The values in the chart usually decrease gradually, allowing the bars to resemble a funnel. This type of chart can be used to show the number of sales prospects at each stage of a sales process, for example. A funnel chart (also called a funnel graph or funnel diagram) shows the progressive reduction of data as they move from one phase to another. It can be used to bring sales and marketing campaign reports to life with a sales funnel chart or a marketing funnel chart.
While the output of a funnel chart may inform users as a proportion of the initial amount, it is usually not necessary to perform this calculation before sending the data to a visualization application. As mentioned earlier, the funnel graph illustrates the progressive reduction of data from one stage to the next. The inverted triangle illustrates how the number of potential customers at the top of the funnel decreases as they move through the stages. It can also be combined with research data, such as quantified measurements of the number of items lost at each step of the sales or order management process, to show where the biggest obstacles lie in the process. The standard annotation options for each stage usually include showing the gross number of users or the proportion of users compared to the opening phase. The funnel graph is likely to show a large area at the top, indicating visitors' home page visits, and other areas are proportionally smaller, such as downloads or people interested in buying the product.
For some companies, the sales funnel only contains the stages related to sales, while the rest belong to the marketing team. Since funnel charts are used to describe how data moves throughout a process, it is important to have an understanding of all stages that should be visualized in this type of chart. Funnel-shaped graphs are some of the types of diagrams that are invaluable in reports presented by sales teams to explain sales results or in marketing teams to explain visitor trends and lead generation. The above method of creating a funnel chart, in which values are marked on boundaries with matching widths, is accurate but not ideal. Keep in mind that unlike a real funnel, not everything that is poured at the top flows down. | <urn:uuid:727ce268-449c-4d38-97c1-ef0cd747f565> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.ecomfunnelsworld.com/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-funnel-diagram | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510941.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001205332-20231001235332-00601.warc.gz | en | 0.95108 | 552 | 2.75 | 3 |
Korean sculptor Yong Ho Ji has mastered a medium most artists wouldn't even dare think about using….tires. The exquisite level of anatomical detail he can achieve by gluing and screwing all types of tires onto his resin-cast skeletons is, in and of itself, a true feat of engineering. Every muscle and facial expression you see on these animals was created with a surgeon's-like precision.
The laborious process can take up to three months to complete. First, the artist welds together iron “bones” around which he wraps wood planks and potting soil before applying the tires. He then casts dead animals. He sculpts his initial forms out of wire and clay, builds plaster molds and, finally, makes resin forms.
Ji was originally inspired to adopt tires as his signature material by a childhood memory of the spare tire on his family's Jeep Wrangler. The vehicle was a rugged machine that stood as a stark contrast to his home's rural landscape. Having grown up at the base of a large mountain in Korea, where his grandmother raised cattle and other livestock, the artist viewed tires and his deep sense of ecological responsibility as interconnected. To him, they would represent the important link between industrialization and environmental degradation. | <urn:uuid:aa3e2404-e7fb-4617-a32e-3827491625be> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://mymodernmet.com/ferocious-tire-sculptures/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511053.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20231003024646-20231003054646-00501.warc.gz | en | 0.978321 | 296 | 2.703125 | 3 |
A successful garden is composed of a variety of vegetables that work together to achieve a delicious bounty of taste. Companion planting is an important tool that utilizes the natural abilities of plants to contribute to the health of your garden.
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List of Companion Planting
Companion planting involves strategically placing different vegetables in close proximity so that the flavors and qualities of each plant are enhanced. Not only does companion planting help with pest control, but it can also help your plants to thrive in the long run.
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Here is a look at some of the best vegetables and herbs to plant together. With this information, you can create the perfect garden that produces delicious, healthy vegetables for you and your family. And save on planting space.
Tomatoes and basil truly are the best of friends! Not only do they work wonderfully together in sauces, but they can even help each other out in the garden. Basil helps tomatoes produce bountiful harvests while warding off pesky flies and mosquitoes.
Basil is a good friend to peppers, helping repel aphids, spider mites, mosquitoes, and flies. It’s also thought that basil improves the pepper’s flavor. Other good companions include onions, spinach, and tomatoes.
Growing corn and beans together is a great idea because the beans will naturally climb the cornstalks, meaning you won't even have to build a trellis! Plus, the beans will fix nitrogen in the soil which is great for the corn.
Planting marigolds, nasturtiums, rosemary, and summer savory will help keep pesky bean beetles away, and summer savory will also help the growth of both crops.
Brighten up your cucumber patch by planting cheerful marigolds and nasturtiums – they help to keep aphids and beetles away! Adding other companion plants such as beans, celery, corn, lettuce, dill, peas, and radishes is also a great way to make your garden look even more beautiful.
Planting carrots near onions is a great idea! Not only will the onions keep the carrot fly away, they also help to chase away pesky aphids.
Other vegetables that are friendly to onions and enjoy their company include beets, cabbage, lettuce, and parsnips (which also need protection from the carrot fly).
If you want to keep your lettuce safe, why not try planting some mint, chives, and garlic nearby? Beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, corn, peas, and radishes all work great as companion plants, and don't forget about marigolds, which attract ladybugs that can help control aphid populations.
Corn and squash are wonderful friends since the cornstalks provide the squash vines with a great spot to climb up! Squash also gets along really well with beans, peas, radishes, dill, and marigolds – a great team!
Tomatoes and carrots are the perfect pair! Carrots love the shade that tomatoes provide, and tomatoes benefit from the soil aeration that carrots create.
Tomatoes naturally produce solanine, a natural insecticide that helps protect carrots from pests.
Radishes are a great companion to cucumbers and carrots! Planting them nearby will help keep pesky cucumber beetles away from your cukes, and the radishes will loosen the soil as the carrots grow. And they can be harvested before the carrots.
Onions, beets, cabbage, kale, lettuce, spinach, and squash are also great additions for a thriving garden.
Corn loves veggies that can help the soil by adding nitrogen – like green beans! And isn't it great how cornstalks make a great trellis for plants that need support like beans, cucumbers, peas, pumpkins and melons? | <urn:uuid:901a446c-2103-42bc-a434-48002950a7d8> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.littleredacres.com/companion-planting/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511053.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20231003024646-20231003054646-00501.warc.gz | en | 0.934045 | 813 | 2.859375 | 3 |
Cultural Background & Education
Everyone’s experience of life is different – and it’s our responsibility to engage with everyone, in a way that they can understand.
This means we need to make an effort to use language that is universal, accessible and direct. Additionally, it’s important to take a moment to assess our own turns of phrase – you may be surprised at how many culturally-biased phrases and terms make it into your own writing and everyday language.
Writing universally for all cultures
Cultural references might work for the subset of people who understand them, but for everyone else, they can make for an alienating experience. Most of us will remember a time when someone quoted from a movie we had not seen or a book we had not read, and waited for us ‘get’ the reference.
Part of equity and inclusivity is communicating accessibly, so people with a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences can feel welcomed and thrive. So, let’s communicate in a way that gives everyone the same opportunity to understand, respond, and benefit.
Apart from explicit cultural references, this can occur in everyday language, because language is full of metaphors and idioms, some of which we could use without realizing. These may be based on history, sports, media, or other subjects that may be unclear to someone who has a different language, cultural background, or set of interests.
We have included a few examples below. Once you start noticing these, you will realize they are everywhere!
“It’s the bottom of the ninth” – requires baseball knowledge.
- “It’s a crucial period”
- “We don’t have much time left”
“Saved by the bell” – requires boxing knowledge.
- “That was close”
- “We did it at the last minute”
“Hold down the fort” – a military-based term that once referred to the US army repelling Native Americans.
- “Look after things”
Getting information across clearly
The goal of communication is to impart information as clearly, effectively and comprehensively as possible. Reading our content should feel natural and effortless, any additional time or brainpower spent trying to understand complex vocabulary, or unnecessarily intricate sentence structures, detracts from the core message.
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Eruption Of Your Child’s Teeth
Children’s teeth begin forming before birth in the second trimester. As early as 4 months old, your child’s first primary (baby) teeth begin to erupt through the gums. The first teeth generally seen are the lower central incisors, followed closely by the upper central incisors. All 20 primary teeth usually appear by age 3, although the pace and order of eruption vary.
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The previous function example (in Using Keyword Parameters) uses the system function KEYWORD_SET to determine if a keyword parameter has been passed and if it is nonzero. This is similar to using the condition:
IF N_ELEMENTS(P) NE 0 THEN IF P THEN ... ...
to test if keywords that have a true/false value are both present and true. The N_ELEMENTS function returns the number of elements contained in any expression or variable. Scalars always have one element. The N_ELEMENTS function returns zero if its parameter is an undefined variable. The result is always a longword scalar. The following example determines if a variable is defined using N_ELEMENTS. It sets the variable abc to zero if it is undefined; otherwise, the variable is not changed.
IF N_ELEMENTS(abc) EQ 0 THEN abc = 0
The KEYWORD_SET function returns a 1 (true), if its parameter is defined and nonzero; otherwise, it returns zero (false). For example, assume that a procedure is written which performs and returns the result of a computation. If the keyword PLOT is present and nonzero, the procedure also plots its result as follows:
PRO XYZ, result, PLOT = plot
IF KEYWORD_SET(PLOT) THEN PLOT, result
A call to this procedure that produces a plot is shown in the following statement.
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Exploring the molecular processes regulating the development of cortical connectivity is thrilling, especially when they end up being so specific. We identified a signalling pathway that controls protein synthesis in one of the most fundamental connections in the cerebral cortex, the synapses made by pyramidal cells on parvalbumin interneurons.”Dr Clémence Bernard, the first author of the study from King’s IoPPN.
25 November 2022
Scientists identify essential signalling pathway for neuronal connectivity during brain development
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has demonstrated that brain wiring requires the control of local protein synthesis at the level of specific synapse types.
In new research published in Science, a collaborative study between the Rico and Marín groups reported that the regulation of protein synthesis occurs in a highly specific manner, to the degree of the type of synapse involved. The authors identified a signalling pathway controlling the formation of synapses between excitatory pyramidal cells and inhibitory interneurons expressing the protein parvalbumin. This is the first study that demonstrates the presence of such specificity in the regulation of protein synthesis during brain wiring.
The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of the human brain’s largest part, the cerebrum. It is responsible for our most sophisticated and diverse behaviours through its control of motor and sensory functions. It is also one of the most complex biological systems, so understanding the mechanisms that control its development is a major scientific challenge.
There are two main types of neurons in the cerebral cortex: excitatory pyramidal cells and inhibitory interneurons. The interaction between each part is crucial for the normal function of the cerebral cortex. Inhibitory interneurons pace and synchronise the activity of excitatory neurons, thereby orchestrating their behaviour.
Neurons in the cerebral cortex organise in networks wired by connections known as synapses. Like an electrical connection, synapses consist of pre- (power plug) and post-synaptic (socket) compartments. In the adult brain, protein synthesis occurs locally in both compartments to carry out the function of the neurons. Controlling the synthesis of specific proteins, through chemical signalling, allows the brain to regulate the activities of individual synapses. How this regulation differs between two types of developing cerebral cortex neurons, however, was not fully understood.
Abnormal protein synthesis in synapses is a core mechanism underlying ASD. The mechanism identified in this paper reveals an interplay of proteins associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. This discovery supports the idea that the synapses made by excitatory pyramidal cells and the parvalbumin-positive interneurons might be particularly sensitive to dysregulation seen in developmental brain conditions such as ASD.
“It’s fascinating that many genes linked to ASD seem to be regulated by the same signalling pathway we have identified in this study,” says Professor Marín, one of the two senior authors of the study.
“This observation suggests that the connections between excitatory pyramidal cells and inhibitory interneurons expressing parvalbumin are a possible hot spot for multiple genetic risk factors in ASD”, says Professor Rico, co-senior author of the study.
Cortical wiring by synapse type-specific control of local protein synthesis (DOI: 10.1126/science.abm7466) (Clémence Bernard, David Exposito-Alonso, Martijn Selten, Stella Sanalidou, Alicia Hanusz-Godoy, Alfonso Aguilera, Fursham Hamid, Fazal Oozeer, Patricia Maeso, Leanne Allison, Matthew Russell, Roland A. Fleck, Beatriz Rico, Oscar Marín) was published in Science.
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Prevention is key to many things in dentistry. First, it is the key to achieving optimum oral health. It is also the key to a beautiful smile as healthy teeth often translate to beauty. Prevention also avoids costly and complex dental treatments that may not only drain your pocket but also involve time and effort. Thus, preventative dentistry is a must to ensure that you get healthy and beautiful teeth while not subjecting yourself to costly dental treatments. Prevention is, therefore, key to health, wealth, and beauty. It is easy to follow with benefits that last a lifetime.
Preventative Dentistry Treatments from Your Friendly Dentist in Fayetteville, NC
• Fluoride Treatment – The dentist applies a liberal amount of fluoride to the patient’s teeth. This treatment makes the teeth strong and healthy. Strong teeth do not crack or break easily. Fluoride treatment is, therefore, an essential preventative dentistry treatment to prevent the onset of decay. This treatment can be performed on both adults and children.
• Sealants – This treatment involves the use of a plastic coating that envelopes any molar. This particular set of teeth has grooves and ridges that may be hard to keep clean at all times. Sealants provide a smooth surface, making it easy to brush the surfaces of molars and rid them of plaque. Dental sealants serve as protective shields that protect the teeth from damage. This preventive dentistry treatment is often performed on children, most especially those who are still in the process of learning how to brush.
• Oral Prophylaxis – Deep cleanings are essential to prevent the buildup of plaque on the teeth and below the gumline. We all know that plaque is hard to avoid because the mouth is a constant haven for food particles and bacteria. Oral prophylaxis performed twice yearly eliminates plaque buildup and gum problems.
• Mouthguards – Individuals who engage in contact sports need to wear mouthguards for protection. Mouthguards prevent damaged teeth due to sports activities like boxing, basketball, soccer, and many more, as well as injuries to the lips, face, and jaw.
• Oral Appliance – People who clench or grind their teeth during sleep put extreme pressure on their teeth, subjecting them to breakage. An oral appliance worn during sleep protects the teeth from damage while preventing the occurrence of teeth grinding. An oral appliance is very similar to a mouthguard or a retainer, but serves a different purpose which is to stop bruxism or teeth grinding.
Preventative Dentistry Treatments Promote Optimum Oral Health
While it is important to practice proper brushing and flossing techniques at home, visiting your dentist regularly is also essential. Preventative dentistry treatments like fluoride treatment, sealants, oral prophylaxis, mouthguards, and an oral appliance work for the purpose of optimizing your teeth’s health. Partner with an experienced and reliable dentist like Dr. Patrice Barber, and give your teeth a boost of good dental care regularly. Preventative dentistry treatments are less costly than when a severe dental problem arises, prompting you to spend lots of money. Prevention is a great way to ensure optimum oral health!
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Title: Promising Study Suggests MDMA Could Revolutionize PTSD Treatment
A recent groundbreaking study has revealed that MDMA, commonly referred to as ecstasy or Molly, could hold the key to easing symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The study’s findings have raised hopes that MDMA-assisted therapy may soon gain approval for treating PTSD in the United States, potentially revolutionizing mental health care.
In the controlled trial involving 90 participants, scientists administered either MDMA or a placebo alongside therapy sessions. Results from the study showed that individuals receiving MDMA experienced a significant decrease in PTSD symptoms compared to those who received the placebo. The positive outcomes have spurred efforts to expand research into MDMA-assisted therapy for other mental health conditions.
Proponents of MDMA-assisted therapy argue that this treatment approach could provide a breakthrough solution for individuals struggling with PTSD. By enhancing the effectiveness of therapy sessions, MDMA helps patients confront and process traumatic experiences more effectively, leading to symptom reduction.
However, critics have expressed concerns regarding the potential risks and long-term effects of using MDMA as a therapeutic drug. These worries stem from the drug’s reputation as a recreational substance, often associated with party culture and illegal use.
The study’s findings are particularly significant as they could play a vital role in determining whether MDMA will receive approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in therapy sessions. If approved, MDMA-assisted therapy would mark a major milestone in the treatment of PTSD, offering a promising alternative to existing treatments.
PTSD affects millions of individuals worldwide, and current treatment options often fall short in providing long-lasting relief. The potential approval of MDMA-assisted therapy for the disorder could open doors to a more effective and innovative approach to mental health care.
The positive outcomes from this study have given hope to both patients and experts in the field, with many advocating for further research and clinical trials. The results provide substantial evidence supporting the therapeutic potential of MDMA and its ability to help individuals struggling with PTSD finally find relief.
As more research and studies are conducted, the hope is that MDMA-assisted therapy will gain wider recognition and acceptance, unlocking new possibilities for mental health care in the United States. If the FDA ultimately approves its use, it could mark a significant turning point in the way we approach and treat PTSD, transforming the lives of countless individuals.
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What Is Technology? Technology is a body of information dedicated to creating tools, processing actions and the extracting of materials. The term ‘ Technology ” is large, and everybody has their means of understanding its that means. We use technology to perform numerous duties in our daily lives, in brief; we will describe technology as products and processes used to simplify our daily lives. We use technology to extend our skills, making people essentially the most essential a part of any technological system. Since the inception of Silicon Valley, the high-tech cluster phenomenon has seized the creativeness of public policy makers. Tons of of similar high-tech clusters have been created in various components of the world, and their numbers continue to grow because the cluster formation is increasingly adopted as an vital financial improvement tool and as an integrated part of the nationwide or regional innovation system. The cluster is engaging for a lot of causes. It catalyses financial transformation, drives development, enhances stability and appears a very good bet for financial success.
In any case, the tip of work will not essentially imply the end of that means, as a result of which means is generated by imagining moderately than by working. Work is crucial for meaning only in response to some ideologies and lifestyles. Eighteenth-century English nation squires, present-day extremely-orthodox Jews, and youngsters in all cultures and eras have discovered lots of interest and that means in life even with out working. Folks in 2050 will in all probability be capable to play deeper games and to construct more complicated virtual worlds than in any earlier time in historical past.
This bar-code quantity lets you verify that you just’re getting exactly the best version or version of a guide. The 13-digit and 10-digit formats each work. And as technology adapts to replicate the methods we eat media, so too is the household adapting to technology. There’s all the time that one individual who’s going to annoy me each time they open their mouth.
To function reliably, repeating firearms will need to have inner components that fit together very precisely — much more exactly than is important for single-shot firearms. Earlier than President Madison and Secretary Monroe started the manufacturing revolution, firearms have been built one at a time by craftsmen. Making a repeating arm required far more time and experience than making a single-shot firearm. How to make repeating arms was well-identified, but making them at a labor price the average individual might afford was impossible.
Verifiability is certainly one of Wikipedia’s three core content material policies; it was codified again in August 2003. The two others are no authentic research” (December 2003) and impartial standpoint,” which the Wikipedia venture inherited from Nupedia, an earlier volunteer-written Web-based mostly free encyclopedia that existed from March 2000 to September 2003 (Wikipedia’s personal NPOV coverage was codified in December 2001). These insurance policies have made Wikipedia a kind of academic agora the place individuals on both sides of politically charged topics can rationally discuss their positions, discover common ground, and unemotionally document their variations. Wikipedia is successful as a result of these insurance policies have labored. | <urn:uuid:359473c9-cec2-4865-b089-7efdfe51093f> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.animoparis-services.com/wikipedia-and-the-meaning-of-reality.html/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506329.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922034112-20230922064112-00601.warc.gz | en | 0.957971 | 647 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Canary madrone, Canary Islands strawberry tree (Eng); madroño canario, madroño, madroñero (Spa).
DID YOU KNOW...? The fruit of the Canary madrone has been related to the famous ‛golden apples’ of Greek mythology, found in the Garden of the Hesperides.
The Canary madrone is a medium-sized evergreen tree that is generally 3-4 m tall, although it can reach more than 7 m in height and be fairly hefty. It has a dense, globose crown with open branches. It stands out for the showy reddish orange colour of its bark, which becomes detached in thin plates to reveal a very smooth trunk that is soft to the touch. Unlike the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo), its bark does not grey with age. The leaves are simple, alternating, oblong-lanceolate, up to 15 cm long by 2-4 cm wide, hairless and with a serrated margin. They normally appear grouped in bunches at the ends of the branches. Adult leaves are dark green on the upper side and somewhat lighter on the underside. In autumn or at the beginning of winter, the Canary madrone becomes covered with showy hanging clusters of numerous bell-shaped, perfumed, hermaphroditic flowers. These are very pale greenish white in colour, occasionally totally or partially tinted pink. When in full blossom it is easy to distinguish from the strawberry tree due to the abundance of tiny glandular hairs on the flower stalks. The fruits are very fleshy (berries), edible, more or less spherical, and 2-3 cm in diameter. When ripe, they have a yellowish-orange granular surface, unlike strawberry tree fruit which are redder in colour. Overall, the fruits resemble small satsumas. Their pulp is full of lots of tiny seeds.
The Canary madrone is quite delicate in the first stages of its development and prefers sunny areas, although it needs a certain amount of moisture in the environment. Its natural range indicates that this species is linked mainly to the monteverde forest area and its margins. The best examples are found in steep, precipitous laurel forests, which have enabled them to survive. To a lesser extent this plant can be found as a refugee species in the Morella-Erica heath. It may also appear very occasionally in areas of transition with the humid pine zone. It tends to appear sporadically, but is able to form small copses. It generally grows between altitudes of 500-1000 m.
This tree is native to the Canary Islands and is found in the central and western islands of the archipelago. In the mid 1970s, the engineers Luis Ceballos and Francisco Ortuño reported that it was 'almost extinct' in La Palma and La Gomera, where only a few specimens remained. In El Hierro and Tenerife this tree is still common, although in Gran Canary it is very rare. | <urn:uuid:76b906dc-7732-4d1f-9ccd-e2b229bf7a01> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.arbolappcanarias.es/en/species/info/arbutus-canariensis/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506329.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922034112-20230922064112-00601.warc.gz | en | 0.939559 | 650 | 3.15625 | 3 |
EcoDesign 2022 is a new set of regulations that will come into effect in the European Union this year. The regulations will impact wood-burning fireplaces, as they will need to meet stricter emissions standards. This means that manufacturers will need to design their products differently, and consumers may need to consider different fuel options or even multi-fuel stoves.
Ultimately, the goal of the regulation is to improve air quality and reduce the environmental impact of wood-burning fireplaces. While the regulation may seem daunting, it is important to remember that it is designed to protect our environment and improve our health. With careful planning and consideration, we can all make choices that will help us meet the new standards.
Why EcoDesign regulations are needed
Air pollution and air quality
EcoDesign regulations will significantly improve air pollution and quality. By setting strict limits on emissions from products, the regulations will help to reduce the overall pollution levels in Europe. We can go back to basics and reignite our relationship with solid fuel heating appliances.
In addition, the regulations will help to create a level playing field for businesses, as all products will have to meet the same standards. This will encourage companies to innovate and produce more efficient and clean products, which will, in turn, help to reduce pollution levels further. Hopefully, we will start to see more EcoDesign stoves on the market. EcoDesign 2022 is an important step towards creating a cleaner and healthier Europe for everyone.
Wood burning fireplaces are a significant source of UK carbon emissions.The EcoDesign regulations will lower carbon monoxide emissions, and improve carbon footprints nationally. These standards will help to reduce the amount of energy used in manufacturing and product use, thus further reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. In addition, the regulations will encourage the use of recycled materials and recyclable packaging, which will lessen the environmental impact of products.
EcoDesign 2022 regulations will reduce exhaust fumes by 15%. This is a great way to help the environment and also improve your fuel efficiency. The regulations will also help to cut down on polluting fuels, which is a major problem in many cities.
Rising fuel costs
The European Union’s EcoDesign Directive, introduced in 2022, will help to cut fuel costs by setting minimum energy efficiency standards for products used in the home. The Directive will apply to a wide range of products, including heating and cooling equipment, lighting, and household appliances. By setting these minimum standards, the EcoDesign Directive will encourage manufacturers to produce more energy-efficient products, which will help to reduce fuel costs for consumers.
What is the Defra clear air strategy?
The UK government’s clean air strategy, published in January 2019, sets out a comprehensive plan to tackle pollution.
The strategy includes a wide range of measures to reduce emissions from all sources, including industry, vehicles and agriculture. This is the first time that the UK has set out a joined-up approach to tackling pollution across all sectors.
The strategy sets ambitious targets to lower emissions of all the main pollutants, including nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulate matter (PM) and ammonia (NH3). The scheme helps to reduce the overall environmental impact of products on the market.
The EcoDesign ready scheme is an important part of the government’s efforts to promote sustainable development. The scheme helps businesses to design products that are less damaging to the environment and encourages the use of recycled materials and energy-efficient technologies.
By promoting more environmentally friendly practices, the scheme helps to reduce the overall environmental impact of products on the market. The EcoDesign ready scheme is an important part of the government’s commitment to protecting the environment.
What are the new EcoDesign regulations?
The new EcoDesign regulations, which come into force in 2022, will set minimum energy efficiency standards for a wide range of products used in the home. The regulation will encourage manufacturers to produce more energy-efficient products, which will help to reduce fuel costs for consumers. The Directive will impact heating appliances, including heating and cooling equipment, lighting, and various other household appliances. By setting these minimum standards, the Directive will help to reduce emissions of pollution.
New rules for the wood-burning stove industry in 2022
The new EcoDesign regulations will have a major impact on the wood-burning stove industry. The rules, which come into force in 2022, will set minimum efficiency criteria for all new stoves. The regulation will encourage manufacturers to produce a highly efficient wood burner, which will help to reduce fuel costs for consumers.
The new rules will apply to all new stoves, including those that are designed for mass production and those that are handmade. The regulations will also apply to all new stoves that are imported into the EU. Manufacturers will need to ensure that their stoves meet the minimum efficiency standards set out in the regulations.
What to do with an existing stove
If you already have a wood burner, there’s no need to replace it with a new one. However, you may want to consider upgrading your stove to meet the new EcoDesign Regulations 2022. These regulations aim to improve the efficiency of wood-burning stoves, making them better for the environment.
If you’re thinking of upgrading your stove, it’s important to choose one that is certified by an independent body such as Defra or the Wood Burning Association. This will ensure that your stove meets the necessary standards.
Once you’ve chosen your new EcoDesign stove, you’ll need to have it professionally installed. This is because wood-burning stoves require special ventilation and flue systems.
Once your new stove is installed, you can enjoy the benefits of improved efficiency and lower emissions. You’ll also be doing your bit to help the environment!
Our most popular EcoDesign ready stoves
Our French manufacturer JC Bordelet is currently making some changes to their existing line to align with the new EcoDesign Directive. In the meantime, some of our models are categorised as ‘decorative’ with their efficiency, heat output and performance ratings removed.
JC Bordelet’s Lea 998 is one of our favourite efficient wood-burners on the market. It is designed for efficiency, and it’s EcoDesign 2022 certified. The wall-mounted fireplace is a high-performing heat source and stunning addition to any room in your home. The curved glass doors perfectly frame the flames and create a cosy atmosphere in the space.
Being a responsible stove owner
As a wood-burning stove owner, it is your responsibility to ensure that your stove is operated safely and efficiently. Here are some tips to help you do so:
- Have your stove inspected by a qualified technician on an annual basis.
- Only burn dry, seasoned wood on your stove. Wet or green wood can create excessive smoke and creosote buildup, which can be a fire hazard.
- Never leave your wood-burning stove unattended while it is in operation.
- Make sure that the area around your stove is clear of flammable materials.
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Assistive or adaptive technology commonly refers to "...products, devices or equipment, whether acquired commercially, modified or customized, that are used to maintain, increase or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities".
Assistance and adaptive technology is sometimes divided into high tech (uses electronic equipment) and low tech (does not use electronic equipment).
Many interventions which use assistive or adaptive technology also appear in other types of intervention. For example, some behavioural interventions (such as theory of mind training, video modelling, and visual schedules) rely on technology for their delivery.
Determining the benefits of most forms of assistive and adaptive technology for autistic people is not currently possible. We must wait for further research of sufficiently high quality to be completed.
This may be because some technologies, such as apps, are too new to have a solid evidence base. However this situation may change in the next few years as there are several research projects underway at present.
Different forms of assistive and adaptive technology pose different risks. For example, no risks are known for biofeedback but transcranial magnetic stimulation can sometimes produce seizures, painful scalp sensations, facial twitching and hearing problems.
We have categorised the different types of assistive and adaptive technology as follows (although there are many other ways in which they can be categorised and many individual interventions will fall under more than one of the following categories).
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) involves alternate methods of communicating needs, feelings, ideas, and perceptions through the use of electronic and non-electronic devices that provide a means for expressive and receptive communication for persons with limited or no speech.
Specific forms of technology-based AAC include
Please see the section on Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Please see the section on Technology-Based, Behavioural and Developmental Interventions
Motor aids refer to any devices and tools which make use of, or which aim to improve, motor functioning i.e. control, coordination and movement of the whole body or parts of the body.
Sensory aids refer to any devices and tools which make use of, or which aim to improve sensitivity to, one or more of the senses.
Specific types of aids include:
Please see the section on Motor Sensory Interventions
We use the term medical devices to refer to any tools which are used within medical procedures, particularly those medical procedures which are being used in an alternative or 'off-label' way.
Specific medical devices include those used in:
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1.3 Seven a day
Death rates appear to be reduced in people who eat more fruit and vegetables. But it is not yet clear whether more than five gives a significant additional benefit (Figure 9).
In addition, fruits may contain large quantities of sugar, which can contribute to tooth decay and can lead to obesity if the energy consumed is more than the energy used (see Section 4.1 Sugars). Vegetables generally contain much less sugar, so perhaps the advice would be better given as ‘vegetables and fruit’, rather than ‘fruit and vegetables’ to emphasise the importance of vegetables. | <urn:uuid:cc2d5f9a-3dc5-4e00-9f7d-f2fce3b58bac> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.open.edu/openlearn/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=72192§ion=1.3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506480.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923094750-20230923124750-00501.warc.gz | en | 0.947406 | 127 | 3.546875 | 4 |
March is a busy month in the dental community. With National Dentist’s Day on March 6 and Dental Assistants Recognition Week from March 5th to March 11th, we would like to give a huge shoutout to our team and thank them for all their hard work every day! Our dental family loves helping your family’s smiles thrive, and it gives us great joy to be part of your ongoing dental experience.
National Dentist’s Day
Dentists provide the expertise needed to prevent, diagnose and treat oral diseases. They observe the growth of your teeth and jaws and perform surgical treatments like tooth extractions and root canals to keep your mouth and body as healthy as possible. This also means you can smile with confidence!
Dental Assistants Recognition Week
Just like dentists, our dental assistants also keep your smile and body healthier. Recognized by the American Dental Assistants Association, dental assistants are considered multi-talented members of any dental team for providing essential supportive dental care:
- Comforting and listening to our patients
- Providing an extra set of eyes, ears and hands where needed
- Keeping everything running smoothly
- Supporting the rest of our dental team
- Performing infection control tasks
Our dental team depends on the work of our dentist and assistants so you get the high-quality dental care you and your family need.
National Nutrition Month
March is also National Nutrition Month, and eating better helps you create and maintain healthy teeth and gums for a healthier mouth and body. Did you know calcium, some fatty acids, vitamins C and D, and proteins can help your jaw and teeth function better? Protein fixes tissue and builds bone so you have a healthier bone density. Getting enough protein by eating healthy, whole foods with vital nutrients for optimal oral health can help keep your smile strong.
Build Better Oral Health With Your Food
Eating foods that are good for your teeth are also typically good for your whole body. Think calcium-rich low-fat cheese, fat-free or low-fat milk, plain yogurt, and leafy greens. High-protein foods like eggs, fish, meat and poultry actually protect tooth enamel while boosting bone density. Then there are high water content and fibrous foods like fruits and vegetables that increase saliva production, which effectively rinses away food particles, neutralizes acids and prevents tooth decay.
Fun Fact: Tooth Enamel is one of the strongest and hardest materials in your body! But it can also be weakened, eroded, or destroyed by oral acids and sugars from the foods and beverages you consume. Anything you can do to protect tooth enamel with the foods and drinks you ingest can make a huge difference in your health.
Food and Beverage Tips:
- Drink green or black teas to neutralize bad oral bacteria.
- Chew sugar-free gum to boost saliva levels.
- Eat high-fiber fruits and veggies.
- Protect enamel with tooth-strengthening foods or drinks (grapes, apples, strawberries, bananas, peaches, watermelon, cherries, spinach, potatoes, shrimp, crab legs, black tea and coffee).
- Consume vitamin C and other antioxidants (grapefruit, oranges, strawberries, cranberries, kiwis and apples).
- Eggs, lean meat, nuts, beans, green leafy vegetables, carrots and fish are all good choices as well.
Tend to Your Smile
We hope you enjoy March by focusing on your oral health goals. No matter the dental care (whether you need a routine dental cleaning and exam, better oral hygiene care tips, or cosmetic or dental restoration), our dentist, dental assistants, and our staff are here for you and ready to support your smile! Give us a call today! | <urn:uuid:0551eb5b-e4e7-43d8-9e4f-1928a9d02cf3> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.roysecitydentalcare.com/celebrate-marchs-dental-holidays-with-us/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506480.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923094750-20230923124750-00501.warc.gz | en | 0.923477 | 779 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Industry began to develop the principles of SCADA in the mid-20th century as industry began to scale and factories got larger. SCADA stands for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. Essentially, it is composed of any system that lets industry:
Control processes locally or remotely
Monitor, gather, and process real time data
Directly interact with devices using human machine interface (HMI) software
Record events into a log file.
With the IoT, SCADA has changed and is evolving rapidly. Thanks to modern communication products, this type of system is much more efficient.
Initially, SCADA consisted of relays and timers to accomplish some automation. The larger the scale of operation, the less effective they were, and often issues with this hardware itself made systems unreliable.
On the early 1950’s, computers were developed and began to make their way into supervisory control systems in the utility and oil and gas line markets. The 1960’s saw the addition of telemetry, which allowed automated systems to send data and measurements to remote systems. The term SCADA originated in the early 1970’s.
As computer systems became smaller, SCADA evolved with them. From large mainframes to smaller systems, the improvements incremental and primarily in hardware. None were considered truly revolutionary.
In the 1990’s and 200’s, technology boomed, and SQL became the standard for IT technologies, which accelerated rapidly. However, this was not adopted by SCADA developers, and the technology lagged behind.
Modern SCADA Systems
As the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data began to make their way into mainstream industry, SCADA evolved with it. Besides sensors, smart devices can often send data and measurements themselves, alerting operators about issues, and even allowing them to be remotely corrected.
This data can be accessed anywhere in the world, from factory offices to airport lobbies, allowing leaders to make data driven decisions based on what is happening in the moment. Without an effective SCADA system this would be difficult or nearly impossible.
Also, most modern SCADA systems have rapid app development (RAD) systems in place. This means that even users who do not have extensive software development expertise can quickly develop applications to solve particular issues.
Also, modern SCADA software has evolved into using SQL languages, which makes it easier to integrate it with the rest of the company’s IT systems so data flows freely between different departments. SCADA data is no longer compartmentalized and in need of interpretation or conversion before it can be useful.
SCADA System Components
SCADA systems are made up of several components. These components are also part of the Internet of Things, so the overlap between the two systems is simple to understand.
The fuel for the IoT is data, and that data is gathered by sensors who are also an integral part of the internet of things. The first key in any SCADA system is knowing what is happening in real time. This is accomplished by the use of sensors.
A sensor loosely defined is anything that gathers and transmits data. The sensor does not analyze or act on the data.
Programmable Logic Controllers
A programmable logic controller consists of a few simple components: input modules, a central processor, output modules, and a programming device.
A simple example would be a smart sprinkler controller with a rain sensor or other weather input. The device consists of weather input, either from sensors or an internet connection that provides it with data. It also consists of output: the electrical switching that controls the sprinkler heads themselves.
The programming device allows the user to set a time schedule that can be interrupted manually or by information from the weather sensor input. This controls the central processor which carries out its commands.
The controllers in industry may be more complex, but they still consist of the same components and operate on the same principles.
These controllers send data and other reports to a computer with SCADA software.
Remote Terminal Units
In some cases, data is instead sent to remote terminal units (RTU). These devices serve as a middle man: they use telemetry to send data to the main system, or SCADA. Essentially, these are microcomputers that communicate with the various different devices in an industrial environment and send that data to computers with SCADA software.
The SCADA Computer
The last component in the system is the computer that contains the SCADA software. This computer is where all of the data from the sensors and devices is processed, accessed by human users and supervisors, and other decision-making systems.
As devices and sensors become better and smarter, SCADA systems improve with them. The internet of things, consisting of sensors and devices, the data that they create, and the networks that transmit them, plays a huge role in that process, and makes SCADA both more efficient and eminently scalable.
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Not all typing programs are created equal. As you shop around for keyboarding software options, you’ll find that some produce better results, are more accessible, and integrate more with other parts of your school curriculum.
A typing program with advanced features allows all students to learn more and develop additional skills for the future. Look for these features when choosing a typing program for your school.
Adaptability is vital for successful typing education. Different students will start at different places, struggle with different parts of keyboarding, and learn at different speeds. By choosing an adaptable program, you will create a curriculum optimized for each student to reach their potential within the time you allot.
When students can learn at their own pace and in their own way, they learn more than they would in a standardized curriculum.
All students should be able to access the education their school provides. Typing programs for schools should accommodate students with a variety of needs and abilities, such as students with impaired vision or a single functional hand. ADA compliant features help students achieve success together with their peers and reduce disability-related participation gaps.
Many students benefit from closed captioning, larger and dyslexic-friendly fonts, screen readers, or curriculum that adapts to one-handed typing. Look for keyboarding lessons that include these features.
3. Learn-to-Type Games
Let’s face it: typing is boring. For many students, it’s extraordinarily difficult to stay engaged while practicing the same letters over and over again. Turning elementary keyboarding lessons into a game helps students stay focused and learn more effectively.
Gamification has benefits for teachers as well as students. In an era that emphasizes timed testing and assessment, it’s important for educators to be able to see how students are doing. Many learn-to-type games provide progress tracking features that allow teachers to assess their students’ learning. Best of all, the students feel less stress and pressure than they would with a traditional exam.
4. Coding Practice
Keyboarding and coding go hand in hand. You need to be able to type accurately in order to write code that will run! Unfortunately, coding often includes patterns that are not practiced in a typical typing curriculum, such as brackets and HTML tags. It makes sense to incorporate coding into typing practice.
Integrating coding into a typing program allows students to gain more advanced tech skills that will help them qualify for work opportunities later on. By choosing a typing program that prepares students for coding, you are preparing them to succeed in the high-tech future.
5. Spanish Language Integration
The future is not all about tech. With more than 580 million Spanish speakers in the world (and rising), including 37 million in the U.S., it’s important for the next generation to be able to communicate in Spanish. Bilingualism also has some unexpected cognitive benefits, like flexibility, empathy, and delayed onset of dementia.
Spanish language integration in typing programs allows students to improve their foreign language skills as they practice keyboarding. Language and technology students can both reap the benefits of this practice.
Spanish language integration can also help ESL/ELL students whose first language is Spanish learn to type more easily. For example, a typing program that provides instructions in the student’s first language could help them avoid falling behind due to the language barrier. Meanwhile, practicing typing English texts could help students pick up English grammar faster.
6. Digital Citizenship Education
As students become more skilled with computers, it’s crucial for them to know how to use their skills well. You don’t want your students to learn how to type fast only to fall victim to identity theft because they didn’t make their password secure! Schools can protect students’ futures by teaching them to use the technology they’re learning responsibly.
Look for typing programs that build digital citizenship into an engaging curriculum component. Videos, animation, and quizzes that incorporate real-life technology situations can all help the lessons stick. Even if you’re already teaching digital citizenship elsewhere, it’s a good idea to reinforce those lessons as students are learning technology skills.
The Best Keyboarding Software for Schools
Typing Agent is a 100% web-based, interactive keyboarding and technology program. Our K-12 curriculum automatically adapts to each student. We offer both ADA-compliant and Spanish-language features to ensure all students can achieve success. In addition to keyboarding, we teach digital citizenship and coding.
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“Empathy will set us free. I hope to teach empathy skills someday once I have developed a true understanding of what that means” — Sophia the Robot.
Humanoid robots are the category of robots that are made to look, think and act similar to humans. Androids are humanoid robots built to resemble a male human, and Gynoids are humanoid robots built to resemble a human female. Silicone skins are used to give the feeling of a human skin and robotic pieces are used to build the arms, legs, head and torso of the Humanoid robots.
How do humanoids work?
A perfect humanoid robot is one which replicates humans exactly in looks and actions and thinking capability. Each action that a humanoid needs to perform needs extensive programming and wiring to the components. Diverse components work together in order to make this machine humane. How are these components related and made to work as a single machine? Let’s take a look at it. How do robots work?
This part is used to give the robots the look and feel of the world. This is the sensing part of the humans given to the robots. Like humans, robots require eyes to see the world, hands to get the touch and feel, a pair of ears to hear and probably a nose to smell the dirty garbage that needs to be thrown. For the eyes, a camera is given to the robot and it captures input in the form of photos or videos. This input is processed later. Interestingly, microphones(things that we speak into) are used as the ears of the robot because it should listen to what we say. Odour sensors are used to detect smell.
The thinking part of the robot is very essential to its working as it forms the bridge between the inputs received and the output performed. Artificial Intelligence acts as the brain for these robots. The Turing Test for Artificial intelligence determines its ability to think and be capable like a human being. AI determines the way in which inputs are Processed and which actions need to be done. It uses various concepts such as Image Processing, Audio Analysis, Natural Language Processing and the like to interpret data and make it into useful information. But Intelligence nowadays is only limited to the level of a Chatbot and there needs to be extensive training to make the robots really intelligent.
Each robot needs to do some work to justify its usage to humans. The output received from the intelligence needs to be acted upon. There are two parts in this: Actuators and Effectors. Actuators are the parts which generate the power for the working of the robot and Effectors are the devices which use this power to act on the environment. Motors are the best examples for actuators whereas the different parts of the humanoid robot like the arms and limbs constitute the effectors. These combine to perform actions like standing up, walking and the like.
History of Humanoids
Robots have been fascinating people and this trend started quite long ago when Leonardo da Vinci, in 1495, attempted to build the first-ever humanoid robot. This was an automaton, a mechanism that can automatically perform a series of steps continuously, that resembled a human. Also called Leonardo’s Mechanical Knight, the machine was able to stand, sit and maneuver his arms. However, Leonardo only sketched his plans and the robot was not built.
The First Humanoid Robot which was accepted was the Herbert Televox created by Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co in 1927. It was able to pick up a phone call and operate switches as per the requirements. Initially it lacked the ability to speak but later learnt to say two simple sentences.
An improvement to this was the Elektro robot designed and built by the same company. It was more advanced and widely accepted than Herbert Televox. It had the ability to walk, move his arms and head, talk upto 700 words and even smoke an occasional cigar! It even had a pet dog named Sparko.
WABOT robots were created by Waseda University and were considered to be the first full-scale Android humanoid robot. WABOT-1 was able to walk around a room and communicate with people in Japanese. It had a strong grip on its hand with which it was able to pick up objects. In 1984, WABOT-2 was created which had additional abilities to be a musician. It had a camera as its head and five perfectly positioned fingers so that it could play the keyboard. According to its creators, it was able to communicate with a person, read a normal musical score with his eyes and play tunes of average difficulty on an electronic organ.
Roadblocks in Humanoid Development
The development of humanoid robots presents an exciting future ahead. Yet there are various factors that hinder the large-scale implementation of these or even the construction of better robots. A few of the major roadblocks are analysed here.
This is the most important reason why humanoid robots aren’t implemented on a large scale. A fully functional(with its limitations) humanoid robot can set you back by a cool USD 20,000. The worst part is that these humanoid robots are more of a showpiece rather than a robot with high productivity and usage. Therefore, humanoid robots are open for improvement to make them cost-effective and more useful on a day to day basis.
Humanoid robots shouldn’t be easy to hack into as they contain the knowledge related to working of the robot and other sensitive information. Any misuse could lead to the robots being dangerous and counter-productive. Companies creating these humanoids should give respect to the privacy of the user and not record video, audio or any other personal information of the user. Learn more.
Law for robots is emerging as a new form of law which establishes guidelines on the ethical and logical use of robots. Liability for defective robots, product liability and the damages they cause, protecting intellectual property (or innovations) about robots are certain concerns in this field. In addition to this, there are claims for a robot to have its own rights. Hence the Legal issues, Cyber security and Policy for robots needs to be considered.
Are they safe: Frankenstein complex is a term Issac Asimov had coined for the fear of these mechanical humans. Many people, including me, could relate to this and it is a factor that needs to be taken care of while designing and building more powerful and intelligent robots. Robots should be given the power to create and build and not to exterminate and destroy. Trust has to be built among the users before humanoid robots can play a major role in our lives. Learn more about The 10 Grand Challenges Facing Robotics in the Next Decade.
Humanoid robots are one of the most promising fields in robotics with great scope in future. With the look and feel of human beings, they’re tipped to replace humans in varied fields in the world. Various dull jobs such as data entry, librarians, receptionists, sewer management and jobs that could be automated such as tax preparation, tele-marketing can be done by robots. However, there is no need to have Frankenstein’s complex as a robot is only good if it serves a human.
The status of humanoid robots is in a grave state as they are of the same intelligence or even lesser than a Siri or an Alexa. They could be interpreted as humanoids with the body of a 20 year old and the brains of a 2 year old. “Beauty with brains” would not surely be an understatement here. The robots are built for their specific purposes and are not given Artificial Intelligence as the name suggests.
It is believed that humans and machines will merge after a point called singularity. I think the robots would think and act better when they are given a general knowledge rather than a conceptual one and when this happens, we can surely look forward to robots thinking more like humans than ever and hopefully achieve the concept of singularity.
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Grazing by livestock is used to convert grassland to land used for meat, dairy, or other animal products. Excessive grazing for extended periods of time without rest can lead to land degradation by overgrazing.
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Headaches are one of the most common pain conditions in the world. Our bodies are a complex system and there are often many potential causes of headaches. Therefore, it can be hard to identify the root cause of your pain. To be able to treat your headaches, be it through medications or lifestyle changes, a physician has to be able to identify the causes of your headaches in the first place. Here are some common causes of morning headaches that might be affecting you.
Stress can often be a trigger for headaches, especially migraines. Not only can it play its role in kickstarting pain, but it can also interfere with sleep and further exacerbate the symptoms. Having undiagnosed and untreated anxiety or depression can often contribute to this in a significant way. If stress is indeed the root cause of your headaches, do talk to a neurologist and a therapist who might prescribe you specific antidepressants that can help both anxiety or depression-induced migraines.
Dehydration can also be one of the causes of headaches. Doctors have claimed that the change in body hydration can impact intracranial pressure and result in electrolyte abnormalities. The solution to this could simply be to drink more water! It is also a good idea to take note of some of your preexisting conditions or medications that can increase your risk of becoming dehydrated, so consult your physician if this applies to you.
Low Blood Sugar
Low blood sugar can also be a common cause of headaches. It can often give off symptoms of night sweats, thirst, anxiety, fatigue as well as a lack of mental clarity that can occur along with the headache. If this is indeed the cause, do consult your physician to see how you can keep your glucose levels stable when you’re sleeping, especially if you have diabetes. If you don’t have diabetes, however, it is recommended for you to have a small protein-rich snack right before you go to sleep, so as to regulate your blood glucose levels.
Bruxism also refers to the act of tooth grinding or jaw clenching. Clenching or grinding your teeth can result in a lot of tenderness to the muscles around the jaw. If there is a lot of tension and tenderness there, it can often worsen whatever underlying headache that you are currently suffering from. To resolve this, it would be a good idea to schedule a visit with your dentist to see if they can recommend a mouth guard to protect your teeth or Botox injections to relax your muscles.
It would also be necessary for you to figure out the root cause of your bruxism and can include things like behavioral therapy if you have a history of anxiety, or it could involve getting treated for an underlying sleep-related movement disorder. Your physician might recommend medication, relaxation techniques, or even dental treatment to manage your symptoms.
Visit Us at Head Pain Institute
If you’re looking for a solution to your debilitating headaches, it could be a good idea to visit us here at the Head Pain Institute. We treat a myriad of symptoms concerning headaches and will do our best to make your life pain-free. Contact us now to start to feel better. | <urn:uuid:2291d1ea-cd8e-4165-977b-f051327d128b> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.headpaininstitute.com/four-reasons-you-wake-up-with-a-headache/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506658.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924155422-20230924185422-00401.warc.gz | en | 0.951391 | 656 | 2.828125 | 3 |
Exhibit 3 – THE WEB OF DECEPTION
Art Panels, Plantings, Educational Materials
When messages of hate are everywhere, people begin to view hatred as acceptable, normal, and even justifiable.
This exhibit traces the evolution of Nazi propaganda designed to inflame antisemitic prejudice, arouse suspicion that Jews were dangerous to society, and stoke feelings of racial superiority in the Aryan people. It showcases the patterns and statistics that scholars studied regarding the progression and success of antisemitic propaganda leading up to the implementation of the Final Solution.
The Web of Deception features four artistic educational panels with QR code links to multilingual age-appropriate material including mini lessons and videos.
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If you wince at cold and hot foods or beverages, then it’s a sign you are dealing with tooth sensitivity. It’s a common dental issue that affects many people for various reasons. In today’s blog post, we’re sharing some causes of tooth sensitivity and how we can help you.
Causes for Tooth Sensitivity
Whether it’s due to wear and tear, injury, or bad oral care habits, there are a variety of reasons you are dealing with sensitive teeth:
- Worn Enamel
Your enamel protects the underlying dentin, leading to the tooth’s nerves. If the enamel has begun to wear down, the dentin becomes exposed, making the tooth more sensitive. Erosion of your enamel may be caused by teeth-grinding habits, hard brushing, or having an abundance of acidic foods and drinks.
- Gum Recession
If your gums have started to recede, it can expose your tooth roots. These roots have nerves that can lead to the pain of sensitive teeth. A variety of reasons, such as gum disease, hard brushing, genetics, and smoking, can cause gum recession.
- Tooth Decay
If tooth decay has progressed, it can lead to sensitivity as it reaches the pulp of your tooth. In addition, when you have an increase of bacteria in your mouth, whether it’s due to poor oral hygiene or too many sugary foods and beverages, it leads to plaque build-up on your teeth. Unless you visit a dentist for a cleaning to remove this plaque, it can cause a cavity.
- Cracked or Chipped Teeth
If you have cracked or chipped a tooth, that can trigger tooth sensitivity. This problem can happen from teeth grinding or clenching, an injury, or natural wear and tear.
How We Can Help Your Tooth Sensitivity
First, we’ll start by determining the cause of the sensitivity. Then, depending on the reason, we may recommend the following treatments:
- Fluoride Treatments – We can apply a fluoride varnish to your teeth to strengthen your enamel. It can reduce sensitivity and prevent further decay.
- Dental Fillings – If tooth decay or a minor injury is causing the sensitivity, we can perform a filling to restore your teeth.
- Gum Recession Treatment – If a receding gumline has caused the sensitivity, we’ll first ensure your gums are healthy. Then, we’ll recommend a procedure to replenish your gum line to cover the exposed tooth roots.
- Root Canal – If the tooth’s pulp is infected or damaged, we can perform a root canal to remove the damaged nerve and restore the tooth.
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Epilepsy is an entity known to humanity for a long time. The first descriptions date back to more than two thousand years before Christ. In primitive civilizations, subjects were described that undoubtedly presented characteristics of different epileptic seizures. The nature of the disease, its etiology and treatment have been changing throughout history, so their names and designations too. The article reviews the main denominations it has had over the centuries, and some of the medical and social implications for patients who suffer from it.
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UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Main Funding Source
- Installed Capacity (Academic Unit)
- Bogotá D.C.
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Load Paths in Buildings
New engineers and architects will find this seminar useful as well as mid-career engineers looking for a review of structural load paths. The load path, simply put, is the direction in which each consecutive load passes through connected members. The sequence commences at the highest point of the structure working all the way down to the footing system, ultimately transferring the total load of the structure to the foundation. The direction that loads are transferred through a structure is important and must be identified. With a focus on connections, this webinar considers moment frame, braced frame and shear wall gravity and lateral load paths through a building. .
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Language is a remarkable tool, capable of shaping thoughts, conveying emotions, and connecting individuals across time and space. Within this vast realm of communication, words hold a unique power—a power to inspire, heal, persuade, and transform. They possess the ability to build bridges or tear them down, ignite wars, or forge peace. The impact of words is undeniable, and it is in understanding their potential that we can truly harness their power.
One remarkable testament to the power of words is found in the realm of competitive spelling, notably exemplified by the renowned event called the Spell Bee. A spelling bee is not merely a showcase of orthographic prowess but also a celebration of the richness and precision of language. It serves as a testament to the impact that a single word can have on an individual's life.
In a spelling bee, participants are ready to engage in a battle of words. They embody the magic of language, armed with dictionaries and etymological knowledge. As the moderator utters each word, the contestants' minds race, searching for the correct combination of letters that will unravel the mystery. The atmosphere is electric as the audience holds its breath, waiting for the spell to be cast.
What makes the spelling bee so captivating is not just the competition itself but the inherent recognition of the power of words. Each participant understands that within the intricate labyrinth of letters lies the key to unlocking success, opportunity, and recognition. They realize that mastering the art of spelling is akin to holding a world of possibilities within their grasp.
But the power of words extends far beyond the confines of a spelling bee. In our daily lives, the words we choose to speak or write can shape the course of our relationships, influence our interactions, and leave lasting imprints on the hearts and minds of others. A kind word, offered at the right moment, can lift someone's spirits and provide solace in times of distress. Conversely, a hurtful remark can wound deeply and fracture connections that once stood strong.
The power of words can be seen throughout history. Great leaders have used their oratory skills to inspire nations, rally support, and bring about monumental change. Think of Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, which continues to resonate with generations, igniting a passion for equality and justice. The words he spoke had the power to reshape a nation's perspective and ignite a movement that transformed society.
Likewise, writers and poets have woven tapestries of beauty and emotion through their words, imprinting their thoughts and experiences upon the hearts of readers. The works of Shakespeare, Dickinson, and Neruda, to name a few, have stood the test of time, allowing us to connect across centuries and continents through the power of their words.
Furthermore, the power of words can be harnessed to effect change at an individual level. Positive affirmations, spoken with conviction and belief, can shape our mindset and open doors to new opportunities. By consciously choosing our words, we can cultivate resilience, build self-confidence, and inspire ourselves and those around us to reach for greater heights.
However, with great power comes great responsibility. Just as words can uplift, they can also harm others. It is essential to be mindful of the impact our words can have on others. A careless comment, spoken in haste or anger, can cause irreparable damage to relationships and leave scars that may take years to heal.
In conclusion, the power of words is an extraordinary force that resides within each of us. From the grand stages of a spelling bee to the intimate moments of everyday conversation, the words we choose have the ability to shape lives, inspire change, and foster understanding. Let us remember the weight and significance of our words and wield them with care, for it is through our words that we can leave a lasting legacy on the world. | <urn:uuid:174ee8ad-bdcb-4d21-a9a1-8d2c3e08657c> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.98thpercentile.com/blog/the-power-of-words-unlocking-the-potential-within-language/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510100.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20230925215547-20230926005547-00301.warc.gz | en | 0.945987 | 783 | 3.796875 | 4 |
Introduction: 🌿✨ Welcome to another exciting blog post! In this edition, we will explore the versatile uses of cloves. Cloves, known for their aromatic and warm flavor, have been used for centuries in various cuisines and as a natural remedy for various ailments. Join us as we uncover the multitude of ways cloves can enhance your culinary creations and contribute to your well-being.
Culinary Uses of Cloves:
- Spice Blends and Seasonings: 🌿🍳 Cloves are a popular spice used in various spice blends and seasonings, adding depth and complexity to dishes. They are often found in spice mixes such as garam masala, pumpkin spice, and mulled wine spice blends. Cloves can be used whole or ground to add a warm and aromatic touch to soups, stews, curries, and baked goods.
- Baking and Desserts: 🌿🍰 Cloves are a delightful addition to baked goods and desserts. Ground cloves can be used in cakes, cookies, pies, and fruit compotes, providing a distinct and spicy flavor. They pair exceptionally well with ingredients like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, creating a harmonious blend of flavors.
- Hot Beverages: 🌿☕ Cloves are a popular ingredient in warm beverages. They can be added to hot apple cider, chai tea, and spiced coffee to infuse a rich and aromatic flavor. Simply simmer the cloves with other spices and enjoy a comforting and flavorful beverage.
- Pickling and Preserving: 🌿🥒 Whole cloves can be used to enhance the flavor of pickles, chutneys, and preserves. They add a unique taste and contribute to the overall complexity of the preserved items.
Natural Remedies and Home Uses of Cloves:
- Oral Health and Fresh Breath: 🌿🦷 Cloves have long been used as a natural remedy for oral health. Chewing on a whole clove or using clove-infused products, such as mouthwash or toothpaste, can help freshen breath, alleviate toothache, and provide temporary relief from oral discomfort.
- Digestive Aid: 🌿🌱 Cloves are known for their digestive benefits. They can be used in herbal remedies and teas to help alleviate indigestion, bloating, and gas. Clove-infused tea or simply chewing on a clove after a meal can aid in digestion.
- Home Fragrance and Potpourri: 🌿🏠 Cloves have a distinct and inviting aroma that can be used to create homemade potpourri or simmering potpourri blends. The warm and spicy fragrance of cloves adds a comforting and cozy ambiance to any space.
- Natural Insect Repellent: 🌿🐜 Cloves possess natural insect-repelling properties. Placing cloves in sachets or using clove-infused oils can help deter insects and keep your home free from pests.
- Aromatherapy and Relaxation: 🌿🛀 Clove essential oil is used in aromatherapy for its calming and soothing properties. Adding a few drops of clove essential oil to a diffuser or bath can create a relaxing and rejuvenating experience.
Precautions and Considerations: 🌿⚠️ While cloves offer various uses and benefits, it’s important to keep the following points in mind:
- Moderation: Use cloves in moderation as part of a balanced diet or natural remedy routine. Excessive consumption or use may lead to adverse effects.
- Allergies and Sensitivities: Some individuals may be allergic or sensitive to cloves. If you experience any adverse reactions, discontinue use and seek medical advice.
- Pregnancy and Medical Conditions: Pregnant or breastfeeding women, as well as individuals with certain medical conditions or taking medications, should consult with their healthcare provider before using cloves for medicinal purposes.
Conclusion: 🌿✨ Cloves are a versatile spice that can elevate your culinary creations and provide natural remedies for various ailments. From adding flavor and warmth to dishes to promoting oral health, aiding digestion, and serving as a natural insect repellent, cloves have a wide range of uses. Embrace the aromatic and beneficial properties of cloves in your daily life, and discover the many ways they can enhance your well-being. | <urn:uuid:5d6df0ee-559a-4944-87e1-54b9b40885d3> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.masalamonk.com/exploring-the-versatile-uses-of-cloves-from-culinary-delights-to-natural-remedies/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510100.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20230925215547-20230926005547-00301.warc.gz | en | 0.918595 | 911 | 2.671875 | 3 |
“Focus out there!!!”
If you have ever played sports then you have likely heard a coach yell these words countless times. Focus is the act of concentrating on a specific target, while ignoring other irrelevant factors that cause distraction. In sports, the ability to properly focus attention is often the difference between winning and losing, good players and great players.
The importance of focus
The first thing to know about focus is that we are 100% able to control our own focus — even if this is, at times, difficult to do. It is important to accept this fact and not get caught up thinking you have physical limitations that prevent you from directing your attention toward specific stimuli. For example, right now you could focus on an object in the room, or you could focus on something you did earlier today. The point is that our minds are very powerful, and under our control — the key is developing focus skills that allow us to reach our full potential.
In sports, focus might be the single greatest variable when it comes to success and failure. Athletes regularly have in-game distractions around them (i.e. the crowd, the opponent, etc), as well as more global focus distractions, like a pending storm, what a college recruiter is thinking sitting in the stands, or issues looming around an upcoming sport retirement transition. Focusing on the next play in sports (the only thing that’s important) is certainly not always easy, but it is possible, and the dividends are very worthwhile.
The impact of fear
Human fear can get in the way of a lot of things in life, including sport success. Think about this — our minds can’t think of two different things at the same exact time, meaning one thought will always win over the other. When athletes struggle to focus on relevant factors, it is almost always irrelevant factors grounded in fear that steal their attention. For example, rather than focusing on the next play, an athlete might worry about things like whether the coach is going to pull him, what negative things the fans are yelling in the stands, or even how bad he will look if he makes yet another mistake in the game. In all three of these examples fear is the driving force behind the focus distraction.
Drilling deeper, fear can be a useful tool when it’s based in things that put us in harms way — like driving in a car out of the way of a potential accident. In sports, however, this is usually not the case as it is irrational fear that is the biggest hurdle to success. What this means is the fear distraction athletes experience isn’t that they are going to be physically hurt, but that their ego will be damaged because of not performing well. It is for this reason that the more effort an athlete puts toward conquering fear, the more likely he or she will see an additional benefit of dramatically improved focus as a result.
Where to direct your focus
When I work with athletes I like to keep things simple, and improving focus is no exception. During competition there are two very important places athletes should direct their focus, and each has a specific time and place to be used:
- Focus on the next play. For the majority of time during a game athletes should work hard to discipline themselves to focus on the next play only. Sounds simple, but remember all those distractions that regularly get in the way. Before each play the athlete should be thinking about his or her assignment, where they need to be on the field, and an awareness of time left in the game. Remember, by focusing on these factors it becomes impossible to simultaneously focus on distractions.
- Focus on something pleasant. Our minds can change gears in just a second if we program our mind to do just that. For example, if you are a reserve sitting on the sidelines and becoming frustrated about playing time, simply getting angry in your mind won’t do much (in fact, it will likely steal the attention you need to focus on what’s going on in the game). By focusing on something pleasant (i.e. the fact that you are healthy enough to be a part of the team, and eventually will get your chance) your attitude, confidence, and self-esteem will all improve as a result — and these variables help with overall success in life.
Often in life we look for more complex “answers” to the problems we experience than are necessary. For example, take weight loss — people will spend billions of dollars each year on fad diets and mechanisms designed to quickly trim fat, but the reality is that for as long as humans have walked the earth the best way to lose weight is remarkably simple: Eat less food and move more. The same thinking is true here — even though “focus” might seem like a simple, unimportant skill, the reality is that it is one of the most important life skills to develop.
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August 17, 2022
Here’s why you should change your dispenser’s pump regularly!
When it comes to protecting yourself from the transmission of pathogens, hand hygiene plays a prominent role.
But do you know what the disinfectant dispenser at your doctor’s office, at the supermarket, at your favorite designer’s or at your favorite restaurant is filled with?
Is it a BIOZIDE or a DRUG?
And what is the difference anyway?
If the hand sanitizer (HDM) contains one or more prescription substances, it is considered a drug and must be approved as such before it can be marketed.
Furthermore, an HDM is considered a drug if it is intended primarily for medical purposes.
For the evaluation of efficacy, both for medicinal products and for biocides, the European standards 20-26 and in Germany also the corresponding methods of the VAH 27, as well as the guideline of the German Association for the Control of Viral Diseases (DVV) e.V. and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) 28 are used as a basis. The quality of a drug is subject to pharmaceutical standards, whereas the quality of a biocide is solely subject to the standards of the manufacturer.
In addition to water, refatting agents and fragrances, the most important active ingredients are alcohols – primarily propanol-2, ethanol, propanol-1 and isopropanol. They have been tried and tested for decades and show good compatibility and efficacy.
Ethanol has a microbiostatic effect (inhibiting the multiplication of microbes such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc.) above a concentration of about 10% and a microbiocidal effect (killing) above 30%. Although enveloped viruses are affected by all alcohols in a concentration-dependent manner, ethanol is more effective than propanols, particularly against non-enveloped viruses. To inactivate non-enveloped viruses, a high ethanol concentration (> 80 %) is usually required. The optimum concentration for killing bacteria is between 70- 80 %.
N-propanol (1-propanol, n-propyl alcohol, C3H7OH) is the most potent antibacterial alcohol compared to ethanol and isopropanol at the same concentration. The microbiocidal effect already starts at a concentration of 13 %, the optimal effective range is between 50-60 %. Of all the alcohols, n-propanol has the best efficacy against (murine) noroviruses – solutions with a 50 % concentration already achieve the required reduction of 4 lg.
Ultimately, when selecting a suitable HDM, it is important to combine the efficiency of the various alcohols with optimum skin protection for the individual application.
The choice of disinfectants is wide. Many different products are offered on the market for different areas and applications. Various disinfectant lists have been established to provide the user with guidance in the selection process.
A) The disinfectant list of the VAH (Verbund für angewandte Hygiene e.V.) is the standard reference for HDM in routine use in medical and non-medical facilities. It is a unique, manufacturer-independent compilation of certified products that not only meet European requirements, but also the latest requirements of the VAH and its cooperating professional societies. Recommended in relevant KRINKO and AWMF guidelines.
B) Since February 1, 2019, the IHO (Industrieverband Hygiene und Oberflächenschutz für industrielle und institutionelle Anwendung e. V.) publishes free of charge the most comprehensive overview of effective disinfectants (>1,100) in Europe. Thanks to a user-friendly sorting function, the IHO Disinfectants List (www.desinfektionsmittelliste.de) provides professionals in the professional cleaning and hygiene field with a quick overview of disinfectants and their effectiveness for the application areas of healthcare, the food industry, and animal husbandry.
With this article, we wanted to show that regardless of the liquid used (oils, creams, soap or HDM), there is always a risk of contamination of the system in open systems (use of opened Euro bottles in a dosing dispenser). The best way to prevent this is therefore to regularly replace the dispenser pump with each bottle change.
To help you do this, Euraneg offers a recall service that reminds you by email every 3 months to replace the pump.
If you are interested in this service, please send us an e-mail to [email protected] with the subject “Recall”.
Your Euraneg Team
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Cities in the US Midwest experienced an economic decline as a result of the shrinking of the traditional manufacturing industry for many decades. Now the state of Illinois aims to transition from a rust belt to a clean belt economy by 2030, taking advantage of its vast water supplies, reports Bloomberg.
To do this, Current, a Chicago-based water innovation hub, has put forward a strategy to drive water innovation and economic growth, growing and sustaining the Blue Economy, a “collection of companies that develop and provide technologies, products and services that management the movement, quality and use of water”. The water cluster was already a $16.7 billion industry in Illinois in 2020, supporting 186,000 jobs.
The Great Lakes contain more than 80% of North America’s freshwater, and 21% of the world’s freshwater. Alaina Harkness, Executive Director of Current, highlights the importance of the region’s water availability, not just for the region’s climate and residents, but also as a critical supply-chain component for manufacturing, food and beverage companies, data-processing and storage centres and chipmakers, noting how “not having access to it is a risk for businesses.”
Chicago’s Chief Marketing Officer and President and CEO of World Business Chicago, Michael Fassnacht, also stresses how the city can capitalise on having access to freshwater. “A lot of industries — be that electric vehicles or food, life sciences — they have a lot of water needs”, he said; and added that corporations “will look at climate resilience and water safety, so being next to water is a massive, massive factor”.
Chicago can sell water for a lower price than other large American cities, but lost customers in recent years after price increases. That has changed with a recently signed 100-year agreement to provide treated water from Lake Michigan to Joliet and surrounding communities beginning in 2030, valued at $1 billion. Joliet, 35 miles southwest of Chicago, is the third largest city in the state of Illinois and home to 150,000 people.
In a context of abundant water resources, it will be important to guide development that makes a wise use of those resources, and is inclusive. In Joliet, the switch in water sources from groundwater to lake water is a must – the aquifer the city currently relies on for its water supply is becoming depleted, and it is anticipated it will no longer be sustainable by 2030. Joliet is a growing warehouse and logistics hub that has boomed with the rise of online shopping, with significant water needs. There are concerns about whether new growth attracted by water availability under the new scheme will increase freight volumes and associated greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the rise in utility prices for residents. Water bills are expected to increase from a current monthly average of $34 by an additional $44 to $54 in 2030, in a community where almost one-fifth falls below federal poverty guidelines.
Water resources are certainly a promising tool for development, but in the absence of water scarcity drivers, they still need to be considered a common good and be valued. Harkness said the region needs policies to safeguard its water resources. Improving water management to make better use of resources will continue to be the focus of the blue economy, whether it is upgrading infrastructure, enhancing water and energy efficiency, or addressing water pollution. | <urn:uuid:ffe7fcae-01ef-4a0f-b5bd-e07c93319630> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/smart-water-magazine/great-lakes-a-source-wealth-midwest | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510259.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927035329-20230927065329-00201.warc.gz | en | 0.954403 | 692 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Strength for Basketball
Incredible strength is not required for the sport but it is critical that the athlete be able to quickly deploy their strength. Strength training improves the following skills: shooting a longer jump shot, jumping higher, playing defence in the paint, blocking a shot, protecting the basketball, making crisp passes, and stealing the ball from the opponent.
Primary Strength Needs
Points of emphasis are core strength and explosive strength which closely mimic the intensity of the game.
One of the most important uses of strength in basketball is its contribution towards a high vertical jump which is required for defense (contesting shots, stealing passes), rebounding (at both ends of the court) and shooting (to elevate shots over a defender). During an elite game, the average player executes 247 high intensity movements, including forty-four jumps (Abdelkrim, El Fazaa, & El Ati, 2007, p. 72).
Many training programs are backwards-designed. When there is a performance gap, strength and conditioning coaches will address the cause (the physical performance factors and fundamentals that underlie the skill) before tackling the symptoms. For example, when a player has a slow first step, they will try to achieve strength gains in the lower body first (Zimmerman, 2005).
Contribution of the Lower Body to Basketball:
- Muscles Used: Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Calves
- Uses: jumping to shoot or rebound, running up the court, dribbling
Elite players need to attain a minimum of upper body strength in order to be competitive on the court but a high score is not critical to playing time or athletic success. When two players possess similar skills and experience, the athlete who is fitter usually plays more (Hoffman, Tenenbaum, Maresh, & Kraemer, 1996, p. 70). In fact, at Eastern Commerce in the 2000s, the upper body strength of basketball players who accepted college scholarships was less than their teammates.
Although one third of National Basketball Association teams use the bench press as a physical performance factor tests (Simenz, Dugan, & Ebben, 2005, p. 496), players should not obsess about their absolute strength. Once they have reached the minimum level, they should concentrate on developing their dynamic strength on the court. Too much strength training can detract from performance on the court (Zimmerman, 2005).
Contribution of the Upper Body to Basketball:
- Muscles Used: Triceps, Biceps, Shoulders, Chest Muscles
- Uses: shooting the ball, passing
Core work is essential for basketball (Stein, DeMatha High School Weight Room Tour, 2010). Players will become more confident, fight harder for loose balls, pivot more aggressively and make the most of the strength in the upper and lower bodies. Core strength helps players improve their balance and generate explosiveness.
When a player possess a stronger core area, it becomes more difficult to to knock a stronger player off the ball as they dribble. While fouled by defenders, players maintain more consistent motions as they shoot while defended, increasing accuracy and leading to three-point plays (or made baskets if the foul is not called).
Contribution of Core to Basketball:
- Muscles Used: Abdominals, Gluteal Muscles, Hips, Lower Back
- Uses: transferring strength from legs to upper body, playing defence, protecting the basketball while dribbling
Putting It Together: Vertical Jump
Many basketball players focus upon their vertical jump because of its correlation – real and perceived – to success on the court. Vertical jump height is highly correlated to playing time at the collegiate level (Hoffman, Tenenbaum, Maresh, & Kraemer, 1996, p. 69). Athletes must train their lower body (quadriceps, hamstrings and calves) and core (hips, glutes, abdominals and lower back).
A high vertical jump demands that a player be very powerful and explosive. Those who jump the highest possess outstanding flexibility, core, strength and power (Stein, Improve Your Vertical Jjump by Training Your ‘Core 4’, 2010).
It is not simply a matter of repeating leg presses or squats. Shots are taken at any time during games and players must be able to load quickly in order to explode upwards. Some factors, like the abundance of fast-twitch muscles in the lower body and the central nervous system (C.N.S.) are genetically determined and difficult to develop although all athletes who train will observe some improvements (Stein, The Truth about Vertical Jump, 2010).
Despite extensive training, some elite athletes under-train their hips and hamstrings (Theoharopoulos, Tsitskaris, Nikopoulou, & Tsaklis, 2000, p. 461). The hips must be developed because they contribute twenty-three to thirty-nine percent of the total work performed during the vertical jump (Holcomb, Lander, Rutland, & Wilson, 1996, p. 84). Coaches should take care to train all muscle groups and both sides equally.
Strength Training Components
Due to the importance of other physical performance factors, such as agility and speed, coaches should consider training in sport-specific situations (Chaouachi, et al., 2009, p. 1575). Upper and lower body explosiveness in young basketball players can be improved with a combination of plyometrics and resistance training. This training – when closely supervised – carries a low risk of injury or long-term harm. A single session can include both plyometric and resistance training (Santos & Janeira, 2008, p. 908).
Every N.B.A. team uses some form of plyometrics for lower body, upper body, core, or explosiveness training (Simenz, Dugan, & Ebben, 2005, p. 498). Medium to low frequency plyomteric training produces similar gains in sprinting and vertical leap as higher frequency training but with greater efficiency (Sáez Sáez de Villarreal, González-Badillo, & Izquierdo, 2008, p. 722). Especially with young athletes, there is no need to overdo training in terms of intensity and quality.
Some plyometrics fail to train the muscle groups in proportion to their contribution to the vertical jump and must be adjusted to the requirements of the sport (Holcomb, Lander, Rutland, & Wilson, 1996, p. 83). Consider bending more at the waist during depth jumps to exercise the hips or starting the exercises from common basketball positions.
Athletes should begin with plyometric training once per week and build towards twice weekly training (in addition to resistance training — some resistance and plyometrics sessions can be combined). Brief periods of detraining, for example three weeks, during taper periods can induce an improvement in running and jumping (Sáez Sáez de Villarreal, González-Badillo, & Izquierdo, 2008, p. 724).
On average, professional basketball players train three to four times weekly for durations of about forty-five to sixty minutes per session. Teams use free weights or Olympic-style weight lifting; machines are used in limited circumstances. Common exercises include the squat (and variations like single-leg squats, split-leg squats and leg presses), Olympic lifts (such as variations of the clean and hang clean), lunges, core exercises and bench presses (Simenz, Dugan, & Ebben, 2005, p. 499).
Although players may execute over a thousand distinct movements during the game, they also run up to five kilometres (Narazaki, Berg, Stergiou, & Chen, 2009, p. 425). The aerobic energy system as shown a higher VO2 max score, the more game time a player can devote to active movements, such as sprinting and jumping (Narazaki, Berg, Stergiou, & Chen, 2009, p. 429). Strength conditioning is inexorably linked to energy systems training.
Strength training should follow a short five to ten minute cardiovascular warm-up. Intense strength training (resistance, plyometrics or combined) cause athletes to surpass their aerobic threshold and increase blood pressure (Kleiner, Blessing, Davis, & Mitchell, 1996, p. 60). Energy systems and strength endurance will optimize performance in competitions (Zimmerman, 2005).
Mixing up exercises and combining different types of training increases the enjoyment of working out. A unique and diversified program results in better adherence to the training regiment and improved results (Santos & Janeira, 2008, p. 908).
Players can become stronger with a few minutes every day. Some drills are best performed in pairs, which also provides for constructive feedback, accountability, and positive encouragement.
Not every school or youth team has access to a fitness room with free weights and machines so coaches must be creative with incorporating strength training into practice. Workouts with body weight and low resistance (with pilates equipment, power balls or resistance bands) suit those who are new to strength training and simulates basketball movements.
Young athletes, including those younger than twelve years old, can achieve gains in strength, maximal oxygen uptake, body composition and motor performance skills as a result of strength training (Faigenbaum, et al., 1996, p. 109). It is important that coaches closely monitor the training so that players follow correct form and do not lift too much weight.
At the beginning of puberty, there is an increase in the muscular proportion of young men from twenty-seven to forty percent of body mass. Training at this time can achieve high gains in strength (Santos & Janeira, 2008, p. 907). Use a Yearly Planning Instrument with macro and micro cycles to ensure players do not overtrain and allow for taper periods before important competitions. Start with higher volume and lower intensity and technique early in the season during the preparatory phase.
Basketball players must recovery in order to absorb the gains from training. Workouts can alternate intensity levels, train different muscle groups and include various performance goals. Corrective work helps perfect technique, enable the low and dynamic movements required for elite basketball and increase flexibility. Active recovery disperses lactic acid and speeds transitions between components of a workout. Proper nutrition after a workout is paramount, including high carbohydrates foods to replenish energy, proteins to build muscles and fluids to rehydrate (Zimmerman, 2005).
Even a strength training program as short as eight to twelve weeks – three times weekly – can effectuate significant gains in jump height and power (Caruso, et al., 2008, p. 702). Jumps and movements should be performed at the speed that they will be executed in games for optimal results (Caruso, et al., 2008, p. 772).
Any program should be continued throughout the season because stopping the training will result in significant loss of strength, even if the youth is participating in other athletic activities (Faigenbaum, et al., 1996, p. 113). Provide support for athletes who wish to pursue the training on their own time outside of the team.
A coach can create a meaningful strength workout in practice by dividing a squad into pairs so they can cycle through these core stations. The stations could be performed during practices or separately as part of team workouts sessions in the fitness centre or dryland training.
Select four to six stations for each workout. Intervals begin at thirty seconds and build towards a minute and players should visit each station three times. The work:pause ratio is 1:1.
By adding additional resistance to regular basketball movement, coaches can incorporate sport-specific strength training into practices. In order to execute powerful movements in games, players must practice strength training from a balanced position at high intensity.
These stations focus on developing the triceps, hips, quadriceps and hamstrings. Select four to six stations for the players to cycle through in partners. Each set includes 6-8 repetitions early in the season building towards a dozen reps later. The work:pause ratio is 1:2.
Other Athletic Abilities
- Abdelkrim, N. B., El Fazaa, S., & El Ati, J. (2007). Time–motion analysis and physiological data of elite under-19-year-old basketball players during competition. British Journal of Sports Medicine , 46 (2), 69-75.
- Caruso, J. F., Coday, M. A., Ramsey, C. A., Griswold, S. H., Polanski, D. W., Drummond, J. L., et al. (2008). Leg and calf press training modes and their impact on jump performance adaptations. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research , 22 (3), 67-71.
- Chaouachi, A., Brughelli, M., Chamari, K., Levin, G. T., Abdelkrim, N. B., Laurencelle, L., et al. (2009). Lower Limb Maximal Dynamic Strength and Agility Determinants in Elite Basketball Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research , 23 (5), 1570-1577.
- Faigenbaum, A. D., Westcow, W. L., Mcheli, L. J., Outerbridge, A. R., Long, C. J., La-Rosa-Loud, R., et al. (1996). The Effects of Strength Training and Detraining on Children. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research , 10 (2), 109-114.
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Shoulder pain can develop after an injury, overuse, or from degenerative changes. It is often difficult to relate the onset of shoulder pain to a particular event which makes diagnosis of the problem more difficult. The key in relieving shoulder pain is prompt diagnosis and treatment.
Most traumatic shoulder injuries in the elderly can be classified into two groups: fractures of the humerus (arm bone) and tears of the rotator cuff (the group of four tendons that surround the shoulder and allow for normal motion).
After a fall, the shoulder is normally sore and there is significant pain with motion of the shoulder. An x-ray or, less commonly, a CAT scan is used to diagnose a fracture. If the fracture is non-displaced (the bones are well lined-up), usually a sling is all that is needed and the prognosis for full recovery is excellent. If the fracture is displaced (not lined-up) then prompt intervention is required. This may include setting of the bones in the emergency room or a trip to the operating room for realignment and possible placement of hardware (screws, plates, rods, or nails) to maintain the alignment. The prognosis for recovery and return of function will depend on the severity of the break and the procedure needed to fix it.
Shoulder soreness and an inability to raise the arm may indicate a torn rotator cuff. These tears can occur by themselves or in combination with a fracture or dislocation (popping out of joint) of the shoulder. A torn rotator cuff is diagnosed on physical examination and with MRI scanning. The torn end of the tendon (or tendons) can be seen retracted away from the bone to which it was previously attached. We use the MRI to predict outcome and the need for surgical repair of the torn tendon. The repair can be done open (an incision is made), mini-open (a small incision is made combined with part of the procedure done arthroscopically), or all arthroscopically (minimally-invasive surgery using a camera through punctures around the shoulder). The less-invasive procedures allow for easier and faster rehabilitation of the shoulder. The prognosis after rotator cuff repair (regardless of the repair method) is good for pain relief and return of function. This will vary according to the size and chronicity (how old is the tear) of the tear.
Most overuse-type shoulder problems are caused by tendonitis. Most-commonly, the rotator cuff is involved, though the biceps and deltoid tendons can also be affected. Tendonitis is an inflammation (and even partial tearing) of the tendon which causes pain when the muscle is used. Rotator cuff tendonitis is usually due to an abrasive bone spur in the shoulder or a calcium deposit and most patients have pain with overhead activities and pain at night. Cortisone injections, anti-inflammatory medication, and physical therapy can often relieve the symptoms. If relief is temporary or incomplete, arthroscopic surgery can be performed to remove the bone spur or calcium deposit. The prognosis for full recovery after treatment is excellent.
Degenerative changes in the shoulder can affect the rotator cuff tendons, the glenohumeral joint (ball-and-socket of the shoulder), and the AC joint (end of the collar bone). With continued wear-and-tear on the shoulder, the cartilage in the joint can deteriorate leading to arthritis. AC joint arthritis can be treated with a cortisone injection or a small arthroscopic or open procedure to remove the very end of the collar bone. There is an excellent prognosis for relief of pain and return of function. Degeneration of the rotator cuff tendons can be treated with therapy, debridement of the tendon, or repair of the tendon. The prognosis will vary according to the degree of degeneration. Pain usually resolves but there may be some residual loss of function.
Degeneration of the ball-and-socket joint can be the most debilitating but is also the rarest. When arthritis of the shoulder becomes severe, the patient often has pain with use of the arm, a significant loss of motion in the shoulder, painful cracking or popping in the shoulder, and severe pain at night. Diagnosis can usually be made with a physical examination and an x-ray. Often, a cortisone injection and some activity modification will greatly improve the pain but the motion loss will not improve. Eventually, a total shoulder replacement may be necessary. This operation replaces the ball with metal and the socket with plastic. This provides significant pain relief and improvement in motion and function of the shoulder.
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Driving Under the Influence, DUIs
Driving under the influence (DUI) and driving while intoxicated (DWI) are citations for an individual driving or operating a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or other substances. Driving a vehicle or operating machinery while under the influence of any mind altering substance is a crime punishable by law. DUIs are a serious issue in the United States and have been for decades. While the number of arrests is declining since the DUI laws have become stricter and more readily enforced, the issue of individuals driving while intoxicated is nowhere near being resolved.
The penalties for getting a DUI or DWI vary from state to state. Some states consider drunk driving to be a criminal activity while others consider it to simply be a traffic offense. Either way you label it intoxicated driving is dangerous and should not be taken lightly. Each state has its own penalties and many take into consideration other factors surrounding the incident before sentencing. Other factors may include previous driving history, the situation in which the driver was cited (i.e. an accident, checkpoint, etc.), resulting physical injury, fatalities, etc. Receiving a DWI can result in everything from a restricted or revoked license to community service or even jail time. Find out what the penalties are in your state.
How do they know?
Law enforcement officials have a series of tests that help them to identify if a person is intoxicated and should be charged as driving under the influence. There are two main types of testing for intoxication, field sobriety test and chemical tests.
Standardized Field Sobriety Tests are performed to assess the driver’s physical and mental state. These tests often require that the individual in question exit the vehicle and perform a series of tasks used to test their coordination and mental acuity. The FST is composed of three components established by the US Department of Transportation. These three standardized tests established by the DOT are the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN), Walk-and-Turn (WAT), and One-Leg Stand (OLS).
You may be wondering, what on earth is a Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test? First lets define nystagmus, ” Nystagmus is an involuntary jerking or bouncing of the eyeball that occurs when there is a disturbance of the vestibular (inner ear) system or the oculomotor control of the eye.” Basically it is an involuntary, jerky back-and-forth eye movement. To give you an example, if you think about spinning around in a chair and then rapidly stopping, your eyes will continue to move as if they are trying to keep up with the objects you were seeing while spinning, this is a form of nystagmus.
According to the NHTSA research “In the impaired driving context, alcohol consumption or consumption of certain other central nervous system depressants, inhalants or phencyclidine, hinders the ability of the brain to correctly control eye muscles, therefore causing the jerk or bounce associated with HGN.” It was found in research sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) was the most accurate way to assess whether or not a person was in fact intoxicated. Since a person can be a well trained intoxicated driver they may be able to pass the other field tests without any difficulty. However, the HNG test assesses a physiological effect of alcohol on the human body. This is an involuntary process that cannot be hidden or avoided no matter how skilled the driver.
Additionally, you may be asked to perform other tests outside the defined standardized criteria of the SFST to demonstrate your cognitive abilities, such as reciting the alphabet backwards or accurately touching your nose with your index finger to test your fine motor coordination. All of the tests listed are ways for law enforcement personnel to determine your physical and mental state in order to make the best decision on your level of intoxication. Being ticketed for driving under the influence or driving while impaired are serious offenses and should be taken as a serious warning for your safety as well as the safety of others.
Blood Alcohol Testing:
Besides physical field testing, officers rely heavily on measuring a person’s level of intoxication by measuring the percentage of blood in their body, this is known as blood alcohol concentration or content (BAC). This measurement is typically based on weight but recent studies have found that BAC can also be affected by gender. In order to test an individual’s BAC without an expensive and skilled process like drawing blood a breathalyzer is used. This device, created in the 1950s by an Indiana State Police officer, Dr. Robert Borkenstein, is used specifically for the measurement of a person’s Blood Alcohol Content.
How does a breathalyzer work?
When alcohol is ingested part of the solution will evaporate out of the bloodstream through the lungs into the air. Alcohol is a volatile substance, meaning that it can readily be evaporated. Alcohol is not digested when it is absorbed by the human body, nor is it altered chemically. Thus the volatile properties of the solution itself allow for evaporation into the air through any outlets from the bloodstream, i.e. the lung’s air exchange pathway. When the alcohol is evaporated through the lungs it is expelled upon exhalation. This is the content that may be tested by the breathalyzer. The body’s alcohol content is directly correlated to blood levels; each 2,100ml (milliliters) of alcohol is equal to 1ml of blood. Thus, according to the properties of alcohol, a person’s BAC can be measured relatively easily. The United States typically accepts a BAC of 0.08, this means that out of every 100ml of blood there is 0.08ml of alcohol. Historically, the standard was 0.10, and this is still accepted in some states, as each state has the right to set their own standard for drunkenness. However, each state that does not set their BAC limit to 0.08 is subject to federal withholding of funds for highway construction. Nevertheless, reimbursement will be provided if the state implements a 0.08 BAC limit within 4 years of receiving the penalty.
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Furniture is the variety of movable products that are utilized to keep and have objects in a easy elevation for our pastime. This is a style of elaborate skill. The target could be operational or creative. It usually is a specific thing made of aluminum or real wood or a mix of each. Its principal goal is usually to help and keep items and is caused by style and design or ingenuity. Below are some primary explanations to discover more info on furnishings. Listed below are some suggestions:
The word pieces of furniture arises from french suffix “provideur,” which suggests “products.” The saying, having said that, presupposes a diploma of permanence in the house and its thereby greater explained by continental terms and conditions. Moreover, the English expression is simply not as exact since the Latin, which details the target as movable. But, regardless of the phrase is called, it can be however helpful to understand the numerous regions of home furnishings. Should it be made out of metal or real wood.
One of the several types of home furnishings, chaises are the most widespread, a desk chair, one example is, is a bit of furniture. In most cases, a chaise will deal with the right. The ideal-left arm chaise is one which provides a backside and forearms. Climbing hands can also be accustomed to make furniture. While mankind-built cellulose fiber is proof against mildew, it can be continue to comfortable and sturdy. The wood is likewise resilient, being sure that the furniture piece you obtain might last for countless years.
Another necessary factor in determining no matter if some furniture is good for your house is its resilience. It will eventually last a long time should it be secure and tough. Should you be looking for some thing a little sturdier and can also endure the elements, consider a barrel seat. Its name means “bath tub recliner.” Of course, if you’re seeking a office chair to your living area, you’ll find it in most fashion.
A sectional is made of various furniture pieces. The kept left arm of your sectional is definitely the chaise and it is a remaining-left arm going through article. The proper-arm struggling with chair is usually a appropriate-arm chaise. Another two hands include the chaise on the opposite side. Should you be choosing a sectional, you’ll want to purchase the reclining seat. Then you can definitely add more cushions on the other pieces of furniture. There are many selections for an income space establish, so you’ll want to find the styles that best provide what you need.
A dresser is an item of home furniture who has shelving over the drawers. Such a piece of furniture features a single pedestal table. A dresser also has an independent dining room table for storage containers. A drop-leaf family table is usually a element that has two extendable pieces. The less part of the family table is made from natural leather. This is a great option for a sofa. You can use it to hold points, just like guides.
One other variety of furniture is a large movable cabinet, usually used for storing. These products are recommended as pleasure centres and therefore are a part of a home’s décor, normally. It can also be frequent to get a big movable cupboard to use being a closet. These include typically the most important pieces of furniture in a home. A very good chair is crucial for that well-being of any learner. It is required to possess a at ease, practical chair for school-planning small children.
A 4-poster mattress is a type of sleep with good blogposts within the sides. A futeuil happens to be an available-sided armchair using a solid wood framework in addition to a upholstered seating. A pliant x-framed feces can be a folding by-molded recliner. Both these types of office chairs have higher-excellent resources, however they usually require new covers. Based on their design and style.
The furniture is definitely a important part of a residence these two types of recliners in many cases are assembled. Through the historic Greeks on the moderns, it is employed to alter the look of your house and it is performance. The furnishings improvements just how the household appearances and finishes the inside living space. The most famous form of furnishings are the lounger, which is a form of armchair. In addition to the furniture, a loveseat is often a settee for a couple men and women. It is usually employed as being a living room office chair or for browsing, which is a common choice for a living home.
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Tulane and Race Relations
Joseph Chandler Morris, president of Canal Bank,1 was a lieutenant in the Confederate Army2 and
a member of Tulane's Board of Administrators.3
On January 20, 2005, banking giant JP Morgan Chase & Co. disclosed that, between 1831 and 1865, two predecessor banks, Citizens Bank and Canal Bank, listed approximately 13,000 slaves among the property covered by their mortgages, and they owned about 1,250 individuals that had been offered as collateral [4,5]. Bank One, whose predecessors included Citizens Bank and Canal Bank [6,7], and which recently had more than 30 locations in the Greater New Orleans area, was acquired by JP Morgan Chase in 2004 and had its name changed to Chase Bank in 2005. In an apparent attempt to cultivate the good will of the area's discontented and growing black middle class, JP Morgan Chase announced that it will provide $5 millionin scholarships over the next five years to help black students attend college in Louisiana. This is a signal for Tulane to recognize its role in depriving educational opportunities to a class of people and take steps to offer meaningful restitution. Some Tulane students appear to agree . The following letter contains a rationale for scholarship reparations. It was submitted to The Times-Picayune newspaper of New Orleans, Louisiana, but not published. For further information about the JP Morgan Chase initiative, see articles that appeared in The Louisiana Weekly , The Wall Street Journal and other cited references. Lawsuits seeking reparations for uncompensated labor and other abuses during slavery have been filed .
Carl Bernofsky, Ph.D.
6478 General Diaz Street
New Orleans, LA 70124January 25, 2005 Letters to the Editor The Times-Picayune 3800 Howard Avenue New Orleans, LA 70140 Dear Sir: We now know that Bank One's predecessors in Louisiana accepted slaves as collateral on bank loans and presumably auctioned them off when loans defaulted. Bank One is so concerned about a possible backlash that it has announced a $5 million five-year scholarship program for African Americans.1 Other institutions should be as forthcoming as Bank One. Randall Lee Gibson was the plantation owner, Confederate general, and legislator who was primarily responsible for the founding of Tulane University of Louisiana in 1884, using money from segregationist Paul Tulane to implement that activity. Gibson and a board of prominent citizens took over and privatized the public University of Louisiana after Louisiana's Constitution of 1868 had extended public education to blacks. The Tulane board then moved its operations to the Uptown section of New Orleans when Gibson Hall was built in 1894. The Terrebonne Parish slave census of 1860 listed 204 slaves on the Gibson family plantation.2 Gibson's slaves should be identified and their descendants offered the educational opportunities denied to their parents when the doors of the University of Louisiana were closed to them. More information about Gibson and Tulane can be found at http://www.tulanelink.com/tulanelink/history_05a.htm. Yours truly, s/ Carl Bernofsky Carl Bernofsky Tel: (504) 486-4639 1Rebecca Mowbray, "Bank reveals slavery links; 2 La. firms named," The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, January 21, 2005, p. C-1. 2Tom Blake, "Terrebonne Parish Louisiana 1860 Slaveholders and 1870 African Americans," http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/laterrebonne.htm.
On July 31, 2005, The Times-Picayune reprinted an article from The New York Times describing how the state of Virginia is providing scholarships to black residents who were denied educational opportunities when public schools closed their doors rather than desegregate . On September 1, 2016, The New York Times reported the announcement by John J. Degioia, President of Georgetown University, that the instituion will offer an "advantage in admissions" to descendants of the 272 slaves once owned by the university and sold in 1838 to help pay off its debts . On April 11, 2019, Gerogetown students voted to tax themselves to create a reparations fund for the descendants of slaves previously held by the university . References
- John P. Dyer, Tulane: The Biography of a University,
1834-1965, Harper & Row Publishers, New York and London, 1st Ed., 1966, p. 102.
- Louisiana Confederate Soldiers [database online], Orem, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1997 (accessed through: Ancestry.com). Original data: Andrew B. Booth, Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers & Confederate Commands,
Vol. 2, p. 1058, New Orleans, LA, 1920.
- Morris served on the Tulane board from 1885 until his death in 1903. See: Beatrice M. Field and Amanda R. Rittenhouse, POTPOURRI, 2002,
p. 34(http://alumni.tulane.edu/potpourri/), accessed 01/18/05, and New Orleans, Louisiana Death Records Index, 1804-1949, [datbase online], Provo, UT, MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002 (accessed through: Ancestry.com). Original data: State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History, Vital Records Indices, Baton Rouge, LA, Vol. 130, p. 564.
- Annys Shin, "Rockville group takes mystery out of corporate history; Company helps bank define links to slavery," The Washington Post, February 10, 2005,
- Richard Slawsky, "Bank One seeks to make amends for past ties to slavery," The Louisiana Weekly, New Orleans, February
14-20, 2005, p. 1, Sect. A.
- Mary Judice, "Chase has a history in Big Easy; In Great Depression, N.Y. banking giant took over N.O.'s major financial institition," The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, August 25, 2004,
p. C-1. See also: Vernellia R. Randall [Editor], "JP Morgan Chase Manhattan Bank and Slavery," http://academic.udayton.edu/race/02rights/repara30.htm, accessed 09/13/05.
- Rebecca Mowbray, "Bank reveals slavery links; 2 La. firms named," The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, January 21, 2005,
- Cheryl Mei-ting Schmitz, "Tulane's regrettable past," Tulane Hullabaloo, Vol. 95, No. 25, April 29, 2005.
- Robin Sidel, "A historian's quest links J.P. Morgan to slave ownership," The Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2005.
- Tara Young, "Slavery reparations federal suit filed; 200 La. residents make claim," The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, September 4, 2002,
p. B-1. See also: Ashley Heher, "Slave Descendants Try to Revive Reparations Lawsuit," New York Lawyer, September 28, 2006, http://www.nylawyer.com/display.php/file=/news/06/09/092806r, accessed 09/28/06. See also: Michael Higgins, "Slavery reparation suit gets a reprieve, Chicago Tribune, December 14, 2006 (Metro), p. 1.
- Michael Janofsky, "A second chance," The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, July 31 2005,
p. A-1(from The New York Times).
- Rachel L. Swarns, "Georgetown University Plans Steps to Atone for Slave Past," The New York Times, September 1, 2016.
- Christine Emba, "Georgetown students have voted in favor of reparations. Will America?" The Washington Post, April 21, 2019.
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The institute embarks on a major study of animal venoms. In collaboration with the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL), the team produces Australia’s first commercially available tiger snake antivenom.
Spider, mussel, bee and even platypus toxins are also studied, revealing insights into human physiology, particularly in relation to immunology and inflammatory conditions.
The research team requires large volumes of snake venom to investigate how venoms act, how the effects of snakebite can be mitigated, and to develop serum with antivenom properties.
The Melbourne Zoo provides snake facilities and handlers, and institute staff undertake a hazardous program of venom collection. Director Sir Charles Kellaway is among the first beneficiaries of the new antivenom, after being accidentally bitten by a tiger snake in the course of his research.
The collaboration leads to direct therapeutic benefits for many Australians.
The research also has broader significance. It underpins the first federal funding for medical research, cements Kellaway’s scientific reputation, and leads to the identification of a slow reacting substance of anaphylaxis, SRS-A, which would have substantial impact decades later.
In 1927, the decision to develop snakebite antivenom might have been construed as both a genius public relations strategy and an inspired bit of political lobbying.
Certainly it stirred public and media interest in the young institute, and it galvanised the model for federal funding of medical research that endures to this day. But it also delivered a life-saving therapy to the community. This noble ambition faced plenty of obstacles, but was also helped along the way by a series of opportune encounters.
Credit for the idea goes to Dr Neil Hamilton Fairley, “who had worked in India and had seen the Indians using snake antivenom”, says Ken Winkel, director of the Australian Venom Research Unit, 1999-2015.
Fairley was a tropical medicine specialist attached to the institute, who had spent five years in Bombay. On returning to Melbourne he persuaded Kellaway, to apply his expertise and that of his laboratories to antivenom research.
The groundwork had been laid 30 years earlier. Research by Dr Charles J Martin at Sydney University and then at the University of Melbourne over the 1890s, and by his collaborator Frank Tidswell of the NSW Department of Health, had produced a tiger snake antivenom which they had successfully tested in animals. But their project stalled for want of further research investment.
“There was no federal support, no funding vehicle to address this or other medical problems,” explains Winkel. Martin moved on to head the Lister Institute in London, and the antivenom work languished.
Upon receipt of one of the first Australian Government medical research grants, Fairley conducted epidemiological studies of the frequency and outcomes of snakebite in Australia. He concluded that while the data was patchy, the casualties were likely in the range of dozens a year. The program evaluated the efficacy of standard treatments – ligature and excision – and determined these were insufficient, that an antivenom was required.
The program relied on acquiring large quantities of snake venom, which meant collecting, handling and milking venom from hundreds of deadly species. “The work caught the public imagination – the snake men, dicing with death,” says Dr Ken Winkel from the Australian Venom Research Unit at the University of Melbourne.
Winkle, a former institute PhD student, joined the unit in the mid-1990s, “I hadn’t kept snakes under the bed like many of the characters in the field, but I was broadly interested in the place where medicine meets nature.” The position offered the broad scope of science and engagement with industry, government, media, and community organisations. Winkel, now recognised as a leading toxinologist, remains in the unit today.
What he didn’t realize at the outset, but would come to understand as a student and chronicler of Australia’s history of venom research, was that he was stepping back into a formative, fascinating but largely forgotten chapter in the history of his alma mater, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.
The cover photograph of a book Winkel co-authored in 2013 – Venom: Fear, Fascination and Discovery – features a nonchalant Donald Thomson, an anthropologist and ornithologist who was recruited to the institute’s antivenom program, shown milking a taipan on Cape York.
“Kellaway was also milking snakes, and was bitten by a tiger snake and almost died of anaphylaxis,” says Winkel. He was saved by his own antivenom and the prompt attention of doctors at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
By 1930 the tiger snake antivenom developed by the institute was being produced by CSL for clinical use. Kellaway’s interest shifted toward understanding the biological effects of venom, using it as a tool for understanding human physiology. He investigated this with colleagues including Fannie Williams, Henry Holden, Everton Trethewie and Wilhelm Feldberg.
The insights Feldberg, a refugee from Hitler’s Germany, brought to the institute gave Kellaway’s venom inquiries a significant second wind, says Winkel. The pair’s pioneering work using venoms to help identify the mysterious slow reacting substance of anaphylaxis (SRS-A) – the substance that causes some muscle cells to contract and plays a major role in diseases such as asthma – had enduring implications.
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Some biomedical scientists have made some significant discoveries about the possibility of using stem cells to re-grow lost teeth.
This development could possibly end tooth loss.
The Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory of Dr. Jeremy Mao, Edward V. Zegarelli Professor of Dental Medicine, and a professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia University have developed a technique that grows the body’s stem cells in a three-dimensional scaffold made of natural materials. The process can take as little as nine weeks.
The scientists have successfully grown teeth on a small scale already.
According to the study published in The Journal of the American Dental Association, “Study researchers made three-dimensional anatomically shaped human molar scaffolds and rat incisor scaffolds.”
“In each of 22 rats, they implanted an incisor scaffold orthotopically in mandibular incisor extraction pockets and a human molar scaffold ectopically in the dorsum. They then infused the scaffolds’ microchannels with two growth factors. They also implanted growth-factor–free control scaffolds.”
Dr. Mao and his colleagues agreed, “These findings represent the first report of regeneration of anatomically shaped tooth-like structures in vivo, and by cell homing without cell delivery,”
The study was funded and supported by the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
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Sailing ship arriving in a new world; Columbus voyage
Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the Western Hemisphere and of the American continents. Though not the first to reach the Americas from Afro-Eurasia — preceded some five hundred years by Leif Ericson, and perhaps by others — Columbus initiated widespread contact between Europeans and indigenous Americans. With his several hapless attempts at establishing a settlement on the island of Hispaniola, he personally initiated the process of Spanish colonization which foreshadowed general European colonization of the «New World».
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Everyone needs a space to call their own. As an adult, you have a spacious master bedroom, a “man cave” or “she shed,” and perhaps your own home office, too. But when you’re a kid, it sometimes feels like you’re a guest in a world designed for grown-ups.
Carving out a space in your home where your kids can learn and explore their interests is a wonderful way to empower your children to pursue their passions.
There’s a lot that can pull your child’s attention away from learning. From the chatter of siblings to the exciting noises of TV and video games, outside noise breaks your child’s focus and tempts them toward less engaging, but easier pastimes.
Promote full immersion in your child’s studies and hobbies by locating the learning space away from the busiest and noisiest areas of your home, especially if you have other children who might interrupt.
In addition to a quiet learning environment, a secluded space gives your child privacy so they can pursue their interests without a hint of self-consciousness. If you can’t find a space with a door, use a curtain or room divider to separate the space. A little privacy can make even a small space feel like a personal sanctuary.
Aim for a room with ample natural lighting. According to Edutopia, exposure to daylight promotes concentration for improved learning outcomes. In addition to boosting learning, exposure to sunlight promotes quality sleep, which comes with a variety of important benefits.
While a quiet place to do homework is important, homework shouldn’t be the only purpose of your child’s learning space. Stock the space with supplies and equipment for a variety of activities. If your child is passionate about a specific extracurricular, this is an easy call.
A budding scientist will adore supplies for experiments and shelves to display creations and collections. If music is your child’s passion, outfit the space with the instruments and accessories your child needs to take their music to the next level.
If there’s not a particular hobby your child is passionate about, provide supplies that allow them to explore potential new interests.
In addition to basics like arts and crafts supplies, consider purchasing an educational subscription box for your child. Self-Sufficient Kids recommends a variety of subscription boxes for kids, from book subscriptions to science- and geography-themed boxes.
If mom or dad are going back to school, consider creating a family-focused learning space. There are flexible, accredited programs from institutions like University of Phoenix that are perfect for busy parents, and with a space you can share, everyone can meet their needs.
A kid’s learning space isn’t just a miniature version of an adult’s office. If you want your child to crave spending time in their learning space, it should be an area they feel ownership over.
Decorate the space with your child’s interests in mind and allow your child to offer input, especially when it comes to choosing wallpaper or other decorations. Have fun with it!
There are even wallpaper companies like Spoonflower that allow you (and your child!) to design your own pattern. Of course, you can always pick from their virtually countless patterns instead, and order a sample pack to test drive your favorites.
Better Homes & Garden suggests allowing for bright colors, fun patterns, and kid-friendly storage solutions, even if it doesn’t fit with the design of the rest of your house. This is your kid’s space!
Make sure desks and seating are appropriately sized for your child. Start with the chair: Your child’s feet should rest flat on the ground when sitting with their back against the back of the chair.
Next, find a desk that’s tall enough that they can rest their arms comfortably without slouching. The right sizing is important for your child’s posture. If you want to avoid purchasing a new desk when your child grows, shop for an adjustable-height desk.
If you want your kids to spend less time in front of the TV or wandering aimlessly around the house, give them the tools to make better use of their time.
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How Is Pharmacotherapy Used To Treat Adhd
A group of drugs called psychostimulants are an effective treatment for ADHD. The two most commonly used medicines in this class are methylphenidates and dextroamphetamines . These medicines help people with ADHD focus their thoughts and ignore distractions. Stimulant medicines are effective in 70% to 90% of patients with ADHD. New medicines are also being developed.
Examples of short-acting , intermediate-acting and long-acting forms of these medications include:
- Short-acting: Ritalin®, Focalin®, Methylin Chewable®, Methylin Solution®.
- Long-acting intermediate release: Ritalin SR®, Methylin®, Metadate ER®.
- Long-acting extended-release: Concerta®, Aptensio® XR, Metadate CD®, Metadate ER®, Ritalin LA®, Focalin XR®, Daytrana®, Quillivant XR® Jornay.
- Short-acting: Dextrostat®, Dexedrine Tabs®, Evekeo®, Zenzedi®, Adderall®, ProCentra®.
- Long-acting intermediate release: Adderall®, Dexedrine Spansule®.
- Long-acting extended-release: Vyvanse®, Adderall XR®, Dyanavel® XR, Adzenys® XR-ODT.
Non-stimulant medicines include atomoxetine guanfacine , and clonidine . They are often used as additional treatment, or can be used on their own if the healthcare provider approves. New nonstimulant formulations are in the pipeline of several pharmaceutical companies.
At What Age Can Adhd Be Diagnosed In Children
It can be difficult enough for a grown adult to realize that he or she may be struggling with a mental health disorder. You can imagine how hard life is for children with mental disorders, who have no idea why they seem or feel different from normal children. Thats where parents and other caring adults can make a difference in a childs life by seeking testing, and potentially treatment, on his or her behalf.
Not every temper tantrum signifies a disorder, but a string of irregular behaviors might hint at an underlying condition. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, affects about 10 percent of the U.S. population. The good news about this disorder is that it can be diagnosed early in children. Weve provided a brief overview of ADHD and ADHD testing so that you can be aware of the options available to you and your child.
How Is Adhd Diagnosed
Healthcare providers use the guidelines in the American Psychiatric Associations Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth edition 1, to help diagnose ADHD. This diagnostic standard helps ensure that people are appropriately diagnosed and treated for ADHD. Using the same standard across communities can also help determine how many children have ADHD, and how public health is impacted by this condition.
Here are the criteria in shortened form. Please note that they are presented just for your information. Only trained healthcare providers can diagnose or treat ADHD.
Get information and support from the National Resource Center on ADHD
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Tips For Parenting A Toddler With Adhd
If your toddler has ADHD, one first step might be setting aside time to learn specific behavior therapy techniques from a qualified therapist.
Healthcare professionals recommend behavior therapy as the first treatment young children with ADHD should receive, and experts believe this therapy is most effective when it comes from parents.
A few key tips for helping your child manage ADHD include:
- telling them your expectations simply and clearly
- making sure they get lots of exercise, which will help them concentrate and sleep better
- creating a routine and sticking with it
The U.S. Department of Education offers specific techniques for teachers that you could also apply at home, making sure you adapt them to your toddlers developmental level. These include:
- praising your child when they start or complete an activity you asked them to do
- being specific, telling them exactly what they did well
- praising them right after they complete the action
- being genuine when offering praise and encouragement
- using visual prompts to remind your toddler about your expectations
- giving your child physical rewards for engaging in the right behavior
And if youre looking for more tips on parenting a child with ADHD, you can find them here.
Other Factors Affecting Adhd
When we look at the presentation of ADHD symptoms, age seems to be the biggest factor for differences in symptoms between individuals. However, ethnic and cultural differences can also play a significant role in the diagnosis and treatment of this condition.
According to research, differences in beliefs, values, and even medical approaches can impact the way that certain behaviors many of which are the direct result of ADHD are viewed.
In fact, various studies have shown that children who belong to marginalized ethnic groups are less likely to receive the correct diagnosis and treatment they need for their ADHD.
Other cultural factors that can influence the perception, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD include:
- lack of knowledge about the condition
- fear of the stigma surrounding the condition
- lack of trust in the medical system
- reduced ability to recognize when symptoms are problematic
- differences in the way certain behaviors are viewed between genders
- language barriers for non-native English speakers
- no access or limited access to insurance or healthcare services
- lack of healthcare professionals who are culturally competent
All of these factors can play a role in the way that ADHD symptoms are viewed and can lead to barriers in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in historically marginalized communities.
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What Strategies Can Help An Adult With Adhd Succeed In The Workplace
If you struggle at your job, it may be because your job requires strong organization, focus and decision-making skillsthe very skills that people with ADHD struggle with. Your healthcare provider can help. Ask your provider for referral to other professionals, such as a professional ADHD Coach, who can offer the following tactics that can help you thrive at your job:
- Time-management training to help get to work on time, handle tasks and attend meetings at designated times and meet deadlines.
- Relaxation and stress management training to help cope with new and difficult situations and people.
- Occupational therapy to teach strategies for organizing home and work activities.
- Job coaching or mentoring to support better working relationships and improve on-the-job performance.
What questions should I ask my childs healthcare provider about ADHD?
- Does my child have a learning disability in addition to ADHD?
- What type of ADHD does my child have?
- Does my child have a psychiatric illness in addition to ADHD?
- How do I explain to my child what ADHD is?
- Whats the best medicine for my child?
- How do I improve my childs self-esteem and self-efficacy?
- How do I talk to my childs teachers about his/her ADHD?
- How do I judge if a medication is worth the side effects that come with it?
- What are the side effects of the prescribed medications?
- What are my childs strengths? What are my childs weaknesses?
What questions should I ask my healthcare provider about ADHD?
How Is Adhd Treated In Adults
Your ADHD treatment will depend on the severity of your ADHD, any other conditions you might have, and your specific goals.
Many people assume that the only treatment for ADHD is medication, but thats not the case. In fact, medication is most effective when its combined with other treatments as part of a plan. ADHD treatment in adults includes:
- Medications. Adults are often prescribed the same medications as children with ADHD. There are stimulant and nonstimulant medications available. Depending on your specific treatment plan, you might also be prescribed an antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication.
- Lifestyle changes. Getting into a routine and monitoring your overall health can help your ADHD symptoms. Getting enough sleep, eating a balanced diet, and managing stress can make a positive difference in your symptoms.
- Exercise plans. Getting exercise can be very helpful in managing ADHD symptoms. Your doctor can help you work out a plan thats right for you. Activities like yoga can be especially helpful for people with ADHD.
- Therapy. Therapy can help you manage your stress and emotions. It might also be helpful to go to family or couples therapy to help you and your loved ones adjust to the diagnosis together.
- Cognitive behavioral therapy . CBT can help you learn new techniques to manage your ADHD symptoms.
- Coaching. Coaching can help you learn better organization, time management, and other skills.
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What Should I Know About My Child Participating In Clinical Research
Clinical trials are research studies that look at new ways to prevent, detect, or treat diseases and conditions. Although individuals may benefit from being part of a clinical trial, participants should be aware that the primary purpose of a clinical trial is to gain new scientific knowledge so others may receive better help in the future.
Researchers at NIMH and around the country conduct many studies with patients and healthy volunteers. Clinical trials for children are designed with the understanding that children and adults respond differently, both physically and mentally, to medications and treatments. Talk to your health care provider about clinical trials, their benefits and risks, and whether one is right for your child. For more information, visit NIMH’s clinical trials webpage.
How Can I Prevent Adhd
There are certain risk factor categories for the development of ADHD, some of which can be changed, some that cant. They are:
- Prenatal exposure to toxic substances.
If you or your parents have ADHD, there is a higher probability that your children will, too. Unfortunately, theres nothing that can be done to prevent the genetics from ADHD expression. The same goes for biologic factors. People can be born with chemical imbalances or they can have adequately functioning neurotransmitters.
Environmental toxins have been linked to ADHD in children. Parents may have their home tested for lead, for example, to prevent lead poisoning which increases the risk of ADHD. Another way to help reduce the risk of ADHD is to avoid smoking, alcohol and drugs while pregnant with your child.
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What Can I Expect If I Or My Child Has Adhd
ADHD is a complicated condition with various symptom expressions. If you or your child have ADHD, educate yourself as much as possible about the behaviors that make life difficult. Consider medicines and behavioral treatments. Your healthcare provider will help you with these. He or she will sum up the results of the ADHD evaluation and will recommend appropriate treatment. A combination of pharmacotherapy and behavioral treatment, is generally recommended. A trained behavioral health clinician can give general guidelines for managing your own or your childs ADHD and these can be tailored to your familys needs and your childs strengths and weaknesses.
Also, it is always useful to have appropriate expectations for yourself and your child. Dont expect your child to get out of bed the first time you wake them up, and dont be too hard on yourself if making progress is difficult. It is always best to have your partner and friends help with tasks like organizing and time management. Stay in contact with your healthcare provider, especially if there is a change in you or your childs behaviors, or there is a reaction to prescribed medications.
Two important questions to ask yourself are: 1) “Am I moving forward in the world of action or am I living in my head? 2) “Am I moving closer to my values or am I moving away from what I value?”
Behavior Therapy Doesnt Work
Behavioral therapy actually aims to help parents effectively manage and improve their childs behavior by changing how they approach and interact with their child. This form of therapy, taught by a therapist or another trained medical professional, has been proven time and time again to be an effective intervention for children, especially those between ages 4 and 6.
Behavior therapy wont change the wiring of a childs brain, says Ari Tuckman, PsyD, a psychologist based in Pennsylvania. It can, however, minimize distractions and change the tone of the interactions between a child and parents or teachers.
He adds: Behavior therapy enables a child with ADHD to function better, just as changing the way a diabetics diet can help him feel and function better without changing his ability to process sugar.
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Signs Of Adhd In Children
With ADHD, someone may experience difficulties paying attention and staying organized, excess fidgeting or restlessness, and trouble with self-control or impulsive behaviors.
In children or toddlers with ADHD, this can lead to at home, in day care, or at school, such as:
- trouble focusing on activities and becoming easily distracted
- low attention span while playing or doing schoolwork
- fidgeting, squirming, or otherwise having trouble sitting still
- constantly needing movement or frequently running around
- engaging in activities loudly or disruptively
- excess talking and interrupting other people
How Common Is Adhd
About 11% of children between the ages of four and 17 have ADHD. Symptoms of ADHD typically first appear between the ages of three and six years old. The average age of ADHD diagnosis is seven years old. In children, its three times more common in young boys than girls.
ADHD isnt just a childhood disorder. About 4% of American adults over the age of 18 contend with ADHD behaviors on a daily basis. In adulthood, its diagnosed equally between males and females.
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How Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Is Treated
For children with ADHD, although there’s no cure, it can be managed with appropriate educational support, advice and support for parents and affected children, alongside medicine, if necessary.
For adults with ADHD, medicine is often the first treatment offered, although psychological therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy may also help.
Finding A Qualified Mental Health Professional
Finding a clinician that is especially familiar with ADHD is key to a good diagnosis. Seeking out hospital and University Centers, gaining referrals from your doctor, or getting suggestions from support group members are all ways to start your search. Don’t be discouraged if you have to look outside your home town to find someone that meets these qualifications.
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How Is Adhd Diagnosed In Children And Teens
To be diagnosed with ADHD, symptoms must have been present before the age of 12. Children up to age 16 are diagnosed with ADHD if they have had at least six persistent symptoms of inattention and/or six persistent symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity present for at least 6 months. Symptoms must be present in two or more settings and interfere with the quality of social or school functioning.
Parents who think their child may have ADHD should talk to their health care provider. Primary care providers sometimes diagnose and treat ADHD. They may also refer individuals to a mental health professional, such as a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist, who can do a thorough evaluation and make an ADHD diagnosis. Stress, sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, and other physical conditions or illnesses can cause similar symptoms to those of ADHD. Therefore, a thorough evaluation is necessary to determine the cause of the symptoms.
During an evaluation, the health care provider or mental health professional may:
When Should You Call Your Doctor
- Your child is showing signs of ADHD that are causing problems at home or school. These signs include inattention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity. Parents and teachers often notice this behaviour during the child’s first few years in school.
- Your child shows signs of other mental health disorders, such as depression or anxiety, that last more than a few weeks or seem to be getting worse.
- Your child is having academic or behavioural problems at school.
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Adhd In Toddlers And Preschoolers
Little kids are an active and unruly bunch. So how can you tell if one has ADHD? Usually, their unruly behavior is extreme.
These kids are “running, jumping, climbing on everything, they can’t sit still, they talk all the time,” says Steven Cuffe, MD, of the University of Florida Health, Jacksonville. “They’re often described as ‘on the go’ or ‘driven by a motor.'”
Russell A. Barkley, PhD, of the Medical University of South Carolina, describes fidgeting and restless behavior: “They simply can’t concentrate very long on anything,” even a bedtime story.
But some kids with ADHD can focus on things they are interested in, like certain toys or video games.
While you may see warning signs early on, the diagnosis usually comes a little later. A doctor can help you with strategies for parenting.
I Dont Want My Child To Be Labeled
Your child may actually be less likely to be labeled a troublemaker, a bad kid, or a daydreamer if you address his ADHD early.
One study showed that a child with untreated ADHD received 20,000 negative messages in the first 10 years of life, Dodson says. If a child mostly hears, Youre a little monster, youre impossible to deal with, it affects how the child thinks about himself. Treating ADHD can help your child function and behave better, and will most likely build his self-esteem.
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Adhd In The Transgender Community
Most of the sources used in this article do not delineate between sex and gender and can be assumed to have primarily cisgender participants.
While research on ADHD within the transgender community is new, recent surveys state that transgender individuals are significantly more likely to report an ADHD diagnosis.
One study in Australia reports that ADHD is four times more common among transgender people than the cisgender population.
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Scientists from Politecnico di Torino (Turin, Italy) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (Houston, USA) have just proposed on Nature Communications a novel understanding of unexpected water properties at the nanoscale in the close proximity of solid surfaces. More rationally designed contrast agents for improved Magnetic Resonance Imaging performances are the first applications of the discovery.
Mechanical engineers from both Department of Energy at Politecnico di Torino and Translational Imaging Department at Houston Methodist Research Institute have modeled and provided a novel insight of the surprising water properties at the nanoscale, even if many other intriguing water characteristics are still far to be fully unveiled. A broad range of technological applications may benefit from these findings, from engineering to biomedical field, as recently shown in a scientific paper published on Nature Communications.
Swimming in a honey pool. That’s the sensation a water molecule should “feel” while approaching a solid surface within a nanometer (i.e. less than a ten-thousandth of hair diameter). The reduction in water mobility in the very close proximity of surfaces at the nanoscale is the well-known phenomenon of “nanoconfinement”, and it is due to both electrostatic and van der Waals attractive forces ruling matter interactions at that scale.
In this context, scientists from Politecnico di Torino and Houston Methodist Research Institute have taken a further step forward, by formulating a quantitative model and a physical interpretation able of predicting the nanoconfinement effect in a rather general framework. In particular, geometric and chemical characteristics as well as physical conditions of diverse nanoconfining surfaces (e.g., proteins, carbon nanotubes, silica nanopores or iron oxide nanoparticles) have been quantitatively related to mobility reduction and “supercooling” conditions of water, namely the persistence of water in a liquid state at temperatures far below 0°C, when close to a solid surface.
This result has been achieved after two years of in silico (i.e. computer-based) and in vitro (i.e. experiment-driven) activities by Eliodoro Chiavazzo, Matteo Fasano, Pietro Asinari (Multi-Scale Modelling Lab, Department of Energy at Politecnico di Torino) and Paolo Decuzzi (Center for the Rational Design of Multifunctional Nanoconstructs at Houston Methodist Research Institute).
This study may soon find applications in the optimization and rational design of a broad variety of novel technologies ranging from applied physics (e.g., “nanofluids”, suspensions made out of water and nanoparticles for enhancing heat transfer) to sustainable energy (e.g., thermal storage based on nanoconfined water within sorbent materials); from detection and removal of pollutant from water (e.g., molecular sieves) to nanomedicine.
The latter is the field where the research has indeed found a first important application. Every year, almost sixty millions of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans are performed, with diagnostic purposes. In the past decade, MRI technology benefitted from various significant scientific advances, which allowed more precise and sharper images of pathological tissues. Among other, contrast agents (i.e., substances used for improving contrast of structures or fluids within the body) importantly contributed in enhancing MRI performances.
This research activity has been able to explain and predict the increase in MRI performances due to nanoconfined contrast agents, which are currently under development at the Houston Methodist Research Institute. Hence, the discovery paves the way to further increase in the quality of MRI images, in order to possibly improve chances of earlier and more accurate detection of diseases in millions of patients, every year.
Additional results and applications of nanoconfinement effect on nanomedicine will be published soon, thanks to a multidisciplinary collaboration between biomedical (Houston Methodist), engineering (Politecnico di Torino) and chemical (Rice University, Houston–TX) research groups. In particular, iron oxide contrast agents loaded in silicon or polymeric nanovectors are currently investigated, because they can be first magnetically concentrated in human diseased tissues and then employed for enhancing MRI performances. Moreover, such a nanoconstructs own theranostic properties, which means that they can be used for diagnostic (i.e., MRI) and therapeutic (i.e., temperature triggered drug release or hyperthermia treatments) purposes at the same time, which is a significant step forward in the war on cancer. | <urn:uuid:36b6a565-3d6f-4b93-a6db-67e5d99d23af> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.medicaldesignandoutsourcing.com/properties-of-water-at-nanoscale-will-help-to-design-innovative-biomedical-technologies/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506339.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922070214-20230922100214-00701.warc.gz | en | 0.913836 | 938 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Health care is evolving. We’re doing much more than treating medical conditions and sending patients home. Most of us now aspire to provide high-quality, patient-centered care, which comes with an understanding that every person who walks into a health clinic or hospital, whether a patient or a team member, has a unique set of beliefs, personal history, and identity. Meeting each of these people where they are and recognizing we are stronger, more capable, and healthier when we work together is at the core of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
When we focus on creating more DEI in health care, we build better relationships with other health care professionals, increase trust among our patients, and improve the health of the entire community. Three essential components to developing a strong DEI presence in your health care organization include:
- Addressing health disparities and expanding access to services in our
- Improving outcomes for the individuals who live in those communities
- Recruiting and retaining exceptional care teams that reflect the inherent richness present within our communities
Healing Our Communities Heals Our Patients
Health care services don’t begin after a doctor or nurse enters the exam room. It begins in the community. For health care to be effective, we must understand the social determinants of health—the barriers that keep some populations on the sidelines. Several factors play a significant role in how physically and mentally healthy we are, including:
- Access to quality education
- Community resources and services, including access to food and sanitation
- Cultural views related to health, medicine, and wellness
- Environmental factors, such as access to green space and air quality
- Employment opportunities
- Health care access and health literacy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Healthy People 2030 objectives, developed by a wide range of experts from various backgrounds and cultures, focus on addressing many of these “upstream” factors, which are generally unrelated to health care delivery. This is something we all need to do.
To build and maintain healthy communities, we need to address issues of inequity and increase fair and just access to services and resources in our clinics, hospitals, and elsewhere. Achieving health equity—when all people can reach their highest level of health, regardless of circumstances—should be our No. 1 goal as health care professionals. To do this, we can create:
- Culturally competent community health education and health literacy campaigns. At St. Luke’s Health, we developed the ExamiNATION series to communicate the importance of putting people first.
- Partnerships with community organizations, schools, and other stakeholders to increase awareness of health-related issues. The St. Luke’s Health S.O.D.A.S (Situations, Options, Disadvantages, Advantages, Solutions) program is a violence prevention initiative that educates young adults and helps them make better decisions.
Research shows when people feel heard and valued, health improves, as evidenced by reduced blood pressure and self-reported pain. In many cases, small interactions between people over time have the greatest impact on individual and community health and wellness.
Unfortunately, microaggressions—those tiny, negative, verbal or nonverbal messages related to someone’s connection to a marginalized group—still happen during everyday conversations or brief interactions. The behavior is often unintentional but still harmful. When people feel they are being treated differently, ignored, dismissed, and unheard, they’re at higher risk of anxiety, depression, hypertension, poor diabetes management, substance use disorders, and frequent hospitalizations.
Raising awareness of the existence and importance of eliminating microaggressions and building cultural competence help create positive experiences for patients and staff alike. Such an inclusive approach forms the foundation for building trusting relationships which can increase patients’ understanding of their conditions and motivate them to actively participate in their care plan.
In addition, alternative health care options, such as Project E.C.H.O. (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), help individuals who may skip appointments due to caregiving, chronic conditions, lack of transportation, or other barriers. Initiatives to lower the cost of care and improve access to health insurance or other payment options are also needed. Finally, training in diversity, equity, and inclusion she be required for all team members.
Recruitment and Retention
The rich tapestry we see in our community should be reflected in our staff at all points of care. As colleagues, we learn more about the many community-based, cultural, environmental, and historical factors that influence all of us, the communities where we live, and the systems impacting our lives.
This also builds awareness of culture-related protective factors and helpful community resources we may not have been aware of previously.
For our patients, it builds trust and sends a message they are valued and respected and will receive access to high-quality health care regardless of their age, gender, race, religion, socioeconomic class, and other factors or identities.
At St. Luke’s Health, we’re building a diverse team and inclusive workplace with:
- Hiring programs that leverage community knowledge and resources
- Increased opportunities for professional development and advancement through our Career Pathways program and other initiatives
- Supporting efforts to train and recruit people from marginalized or underrepresented communities, such as supporting scholarships for students of color who want to pursue a career in health care
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Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church opened in Tremont in 1910 to serve Rusin (also spelled Rusyn) immigrants from Central Europe. Rusins (not to be confused with Russians) are a Slavic ethnic group with a distinct language and culture. They hailed from the Carpathian Mountains in east Slovakia, west Ukraine, southeast Poland and the northern tip of Romania. The Byzantine Catholicism that many Rusins practice originated with the successful efforts of the Roman Catholic Church to convert the Eastern Orthodox peoples of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Rusins first immigrated to the Hungarian community on Cleveland’s east side in the 1890s and later to Tremont—often working in the steel mills and other industries that dotted the Flats. By 1909, two Greek Catholic churches (they weren't referred to as "Byzantine" until the mid-20th century) had been built in Cleveland, but most parishioners had to travel across the Cuyahoga River and the railroad track to attend liturgies on Sundays and holy days. To meet the growing parish’s needs, Holy Ghost Greek Catholic (now called Byzantine Catholic) Church was granted a charter by the state of Ohio on October 8, 1909. When it opened the next year, Holy Ghost—built for a cost of $15,000—was the first Byzantine Catholic church on the city's west side. Within ten years, parish families numbered 400. Around that time, an orphanage was established to provide for victims of the great influenza epidemic. Holy Ghost also became the first U. S. Home for the Sisters of St. Basil the Great, who staffed the orphanage until its closing in 1923.
By 1938, Holy Ghost had grown to nearly nine hundred families and some 150 of these formed St. Mary Church on West 35th St., now State Road and Biddulph Avenue. Some 3,000 souls were nurtured by Holy Ghost at the time of its Golden Jubilee celebration in 1959, but the changing neighborhood and exodus of many parishioners to the suburbs were beginning to take their toll. The church closed in 2009. | <urn:uuid:07b65461-ad77-443b-ad2f-357247de9c97> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/96?tour=51&index=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506481.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923130827-20230923160827-00601.warc.gz | en | 0.974063 | 437 | 2.53125 | 3 |
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Colonial encounters generate incredible degrees of societal transformation. Such transformations most often occur at the expense of the colonized majority and ultimately serve as means to benefit the colonizer minority. A specific case where this kind of unbalanced societal change can be observed is colonialism-induced transformations to indigenous agriculture. In this paper I use both ancient and modern examples of colonial encounters —Roman Gaul and French West Africa—to show that a number of conclusions can be drawn on how colonialism impacts indigenous agriculture. I argue that in both Roman Gaul and French West Africa, colonial-induced changes to agriculture brought forth negative consequences for the indigenous populations because they lost their sovereign control over the means of agricultural production and crop production was altered in such a manner that rarely benefited rural farming populations.
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Genetics is the study of heredity. Johann Gregor Mendel set the framework for genetics long before chromosomes or genes had been identified, at a time when meiosis was not well understood. Mendel selected a simple biological system and conducted methodical, quantitative analyses using large sample sizes. Because of Mendel’s work, the fundamental principles of heredity were revealed. We now know that genes, carried on chromosomes, are the basic functional units of heredity with the capability to be replicated, expressed, or mutated. Today, the postulates put forth by Mendel form the basis of classical, or Mendelian, genetics. Not all genes are transmitted from parents to offspring according to Mendelian genetics, but Mendel’s experiments serve as an excellent starting point for thinking about inheritance. | <urn:uuid:a899b304-e961-4c2b-abc8-5be00a964982> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://openstax.org/books/biology/pages/12-introduction | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506481.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923130827-20230923160827-00601.warc.gz | en | 0.938131 | 170 | 4.03125 | 4 |
With more than 2,000 breaches affecting healthcare providers between 2010 and 2017, it’s clear that attackers are targeting the healthcare industry. Cybercriminals have been launching attacks that are more frequent and more sophisticated in an effort to steal the valuable information stored by hospitals, clinics and doctor’s offices. That’s why Cybersecurity in healthcare providers is growing very fast.
The fallout of these breaches is getting worse due to the breadth of the attacks and the strict compliance regulations. Health insurer Anthem had to pay a $16 million fine for a breach that exposed 78 million records. This record-breaking HIPAA fine illustrates the need to make cybersecurity in healthcare a priority.
Healthcare providers need to make cybersecurity a top priority
In 2018, more than 500 separate incidents exposed over 15 million patients’ records. Patient records contain data that can be used for identity theft, a crime that is seeing an unprecedented rise, with 16.7 million cases in 2017. Healthcare providers have lagged behind corporations and other industries in terms of cybersecurity infrastructure and are seen as easy targets.
Currently, only 20 percent of providers feel confident about their ability to recover from a breach. Risks will keep increasing as attacks become even more frequent and sophisticated, and as healthcare providers adopt new tech platforms such as telehealth services and connected devices.
The importance of an effective training and awareness program
Even though the sophistication of cyber attacks is increasing, security breaches are still usually the result of human error. Education and training are often overlooked in healthcare settings, which results in complacency and involuntary breaches.
E-mails and spoofed websites are common tactics used by cybercriminals to obtain valuable data. Employees need to learn how to recognize these phishing attempts since they are likely to encounter them regularly.
Cybersecurity awareness training makes employees less likely to fall for social-engineering scams or phishing attacks. It also contributes to developing a culture where cybersecurity is a priority and where employees are aware of security and compliance risks.
How can healthcare providers improve cybersecurity?
Healthcare providers need to develop a cybersecurity plan adapted to their unique challenges and risks. Here are some strategies to consider:
- An audit or security assessment will help organizations identify current cybersecurity gaps.
- Healthcare providers can benefit from expanding their current IT teams. Hiring of senior information security leaders has risen 14 percent between 2018 and 2019.
- Roles and responsibilities need to be clearly defined if there is more than one IT leader.
- It’s crucial to develop a close relationship with vendors and understand how they manage cybersecurity risks.
- Healthcare providers can assess awareness and readiness by conducting regular phishing tests.
- Mobile devices are becoming a common tool in different healthcare workflows. These devices need to be encrypted.
- Employees should adopt strong passwords and change them regularly. Adopting two-factor authentication is another strategy to look into.
- Expired or vulnerable software represents a significant risk. Healthcare providers need to find vendors who update their products regularly.
- Data should be stored in a layered system so that only employees who need to access sensitive data have the permission to do so. Permissions should be reviewed regularly.
- It’s important to control physical access to devices.
- Healthcare providers need to adopt a secure backup solution for their records in case of a ransomware attack.
- The cybersecurity strategy should include a detailed incident response plan.
- This strategy needs to be reviewed, re-assessed and improved on an ongoing basis.
The first step toward developing an effective cybersecurity strategy is to assess current risks. This is something SecureTech can do. We specialize in identifying risks and developing and implementing solutions tailored to the needs of each organization. | <urn:uuid:130a8acf-947f-40e6-b107-3de8552fb6c0> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.getsecuretech.com/cybersecurity-in-healthcare-industry/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506481.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923130827-20230923160827-00601.warc.gz | en | 0.94983 | 757 | 2.625 | 3 |
The collection and disposal of industrial waste offers a variety of difficulties for many businesses. Industrial trash is a consequence of a variety of industrial processes, such as manufacturing, electronics, and vehicle repair, and it can include general garbage, chemicals, scrap metal, and a wide range of additional potentially harmful substances. Proper waste disposal in Malaysia is require to preserve the beauty of our environment.
When handled improperly, industrial waste can harm both people and the environment permanently and subject businesses to legal culpability. Partnering with an experienced waste management business is one method to reduce risk and guarantee appropriate collection and disposal.
When Waste Management Fails, Part One
Contamination of industrial waste can happen if harmful byproducts escape into the environment without being properly processing and disposing of. Hazardous materials can release toxins into the environment when they are deposit in landfills, streams, lakes, or oceans, altering habitats and endangering both wildlife and people. A few of the risks of inappropriate industrial waste management include harm to watersheds, air pollution, and soil contamination.
Chemicals, industrial waste, and radioactive waste cannot be dumped into the water due to restrictions that have been in place since the 1970s. Such occurrences prompted stricter regulations, which are still being felt today. The quantity of industrial trash discharged in the ocean prior to the imposition of those rules is shocking. The EPA claims that in 1968 alone, activities of ocean dumping included:
- Industrial trash of 4.5 million tonnes
- 34 percent polluted dredging material, 38 million tonnes
- Sludge from sewage weighs 4.5 million tonnes (of which much was contaminated with heavy metals)
Nearly 34,000 containers of radioactive waste were dumped off the eastern U.S. coast between 1946 and 1970, at the height of the cold war.
The EPA has sought to stop the disposal of such hazardous items in our oceans for the past 50 years. Nowadays, the majority of what is disposing of is non-contaminated silt from our waterways. Currently, the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act regulates 98 ocean disposal sites for specialised and limited materials (MPRSA).
When recyclable products end up in landfills rather than being reuse or repurpose, waste management infrastructure becomes overburden. Negative effects could include, but are not limiting to:
- contamination of the water and soil
- Acids that escape from inadequate confinement, contaminate the air, and cause
- Toxins that affect human health in ways that affect the reproductive system, the lungs, and other systems
- local wildlife suffering harm as a result of consuming poisonous or contaminated waste
- diseases spread by foraging mosquitoes, rats, mice, and other vermin, including leptospirosis, dengue fever, and others,
- The emission of greenhouse gases, which trap heat and produce climate change, can result in warmer climes, more severe storms, and irregular weather patterns.
Immediate and long-term repercussions of incorrect industrial waste disposal are present. Ocean acidification caused by tainted water sources has the potential to seriously harm marine life and reduce biodiversity.
Understand industrial waste regulations.
Understanding industrial waste legislation helps safeguard the environment, human and animal health, and lowers the likelihood of facing hefty fines and other consequences for breaking the law. Do you know where the guidelines for the disposal of industrial waste may be found?
Start with the Industrial Waste Management Guide from the EPA, which can be found here. This paper alone contains information on almost 500 pages, which includes:
- defining the components of industrial waste
- waste reduction
- Truth sheets
- evaluating the dangers that specific wastes pose
Hazardous wastes are governed by the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Additionally, the EPA offers materials for state-by-state regulations and recommendations for all waste streams. As a result, each state is also eligible to apply for EPA state permission, which transfers control of managing hazardous waste to the state level.
Yes, there is a lot of information and legislation to go through, but each and every one of them is crucial to the processes for managing and disposing of hazardous and industrial waste. For non-compliant hazardous waste disposal or procedures, the EPA has the authority to impose fines of up to $72,000 a day, per violation. Avoid taking a chance. Consult a reputable waste management business that is knowledgeable about and experienced with handling hazardous and industrial garbage.
The significance of expert waste management
The intricacy required in the collection, transportation, and processing of industrial waste can be overwhelming for the majority of enterprises. It might be challenging to keep up with all the criteria and protocols because regulations change frequently. Responsible trash management assists businesses in maintaining workplace security while also safeguarding the environment and reducing liability.
All forms of disposal services, including the removal of industrial trash, can be handle by qualify waste management companies because they are familiar with the difficulties and requirements involve in doing so, including insurance and regulatory compliance. Companies can reduce risk and continue to concentrate on their main business activities by outsourcing waste collection, transportation, and disposal to qualified professionals.
MCF Environmental Services has nearly three decades of experience in trash management and disposal, giving you the knowledge and skills you need to manage your industrial waste effectively. We offer assistance and know-how to help firms that produce industrial or hazardous waste streams overcome obstacles associated with garbage disposal. We take a proactive, rather than a reactive, approach to waste management.
Spend less time worrying about handling your hazardous or industrial garbage incorrectly. MCF Environmental Services has years of experience and can assist your company or facility in streamlining operations to increase revenue. Contact us right now for more details about our products and services that can be customise.
The proper waste disposal of hazardous and industrial waste is crucial to safeguarding the environment and human health. There are significant consequences for non-compliant waste disposal, including hefty fines from the EPA. Avoid taking a chance – consult a reputable waste management company that is knowledgeable about and experienced with handling hazardous and industrial waste.
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What is Read and Write?
A tool that supports literacy and comprehension skills.
Why would someone need it?
To have text read by the computer, to have the computer dictate your voice and to support research and study skills.
What is it used for?
- Listening to text-based instructions and questions or articles.
- Responding to questions using one’s voice.
- Creating and organizeingresearch and study notes.
It can be used in Google Docs, Slides, Forms, and Websites.
Where is it used? (Desktop/Browser extension)
Google Chrome extension (A Google Chrome extension is a program that can be installed into the Chrome web browser in order to change how the browser functions. This includes adding new features and making it more convenient for the user).
Helpful Videos: Read & Write for Google Chrome Playlist (YouTube Video Playlist includes 38 videos ranging from under a minute to just over an hour).
Accessing Read & Write for Google Chrome Instructions
|Please log into Google Chrome using your child's account. The account username looks like this for all students: [email protected]. Your child's student number and password is provided by their teacher. |
If you are using a Chromebook and have logged in with this account: [email protected], you will already be logged into Google Chrome.
If you require more assistance, please refer to the Logging into Google Chrome instructions.
|1. To open Read&Write for Google Chrome, click on the Read&Write icon next to the address bar. When Read&Write is installed, a tab will be visible as well.|||
|2. If this is the first time using Read&Write, a user may be asked to "Accept" permissions twice.|||
|3. It is important to click "Allow" so that the extension will be able to operate properly.|||
|4. Once Read&Write for Google Chrome is installed, users can begin to use the tools to support their schoolwork within the following file formats: a. Google Doc b. Google Slides c. Google Forms d. Websites within the Chrome Browser e. Google Classroom The information provided below will outline how to use Read&Write within different file formats.|||
|The Read&Write toolbar will appear as shown on the right when working in Google Docs:|||
|The Read&Write toolbar will appear as shown on the right when working in Google Slides:|||
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If you suffer from allergies, or you live with furry friends, it is essential to have a robotic vacuum with a HEPA filter.
The HEPA filter keeps tiny particles in the vacuum cleaner instead of letting them float in the air. It can capture particles with a size of larger than 0.3 microns, which covers most of common pollutants in your home, such as dust, dirt, pollen, debris, stray crumbs, coffee beans, lint and pet hair.
If you use your vacuum every day, the filter tends to accumulate a lot of dirt. The filter might clog and lose its efficiency in trapping tiny debris. In order to keep your cleaning device working at its best, you need to know how to clean the HEPA filter.
In this post, we provide you with the most helpful information about robotic vacuums with HEPA filter.
To understand how HEPA filters work in a robot vacuum, you need to know how HEPA filters work. HEPA filters are usually made of chemical or glass fibers, which are capable of trapping 99.97% of airborne particles at least 0.3 microns in size.
HEPA filters have 3 main filtration mechanisms:
#1. Diffusion: For dust particles smaller than 1 μm, they do not move with the airflow, but move irregularly due to the impact of air molecules, also known as "Brownian diffusion motion". These particles are captured when they hit the filter fibers.
#2. Interception: Small and light dust particles move with the airflow and are intercepted when they pass across the fibers.
#3. Impaction: Larger particles cannot avoid the fibers and end up being embedded in one of them instead.
Three types of mechanisms allow the HEPA filter to capture both larger and tiny particles with a filtration rate of at least 99.97%.
So how does the HEPA filter work in the robotic vacuum? The vac pulls contaminants from the floor by rotating the brush and the power sucks them into the dust bin. Then the air is recirculated back into the house. If the vacuum cleaner does not have a HEPA filtration system, tiny particles and allergens will go back into the air as well.
A vacuum cleaner with HEPA filtration is ideal for reducing lint, cat litter, pet hair, dust bunnies and other allergens on the floor, especially if you or your family members suffer from some respiratory disease or allergies.
Below is the unicorn robotic vacuum with HEPA filter that is able to trap most of ultra-fine dust in your home.
2. Lubluelu SG60: The Latest and Greatest Smart Robotic Vacuum with HEPA Filter
If you don't want to deal with the hassle of vacuuming yourself, Lubluelu SG60 is the best robot vacuum that offers HEPA-level filtration.
It has a three-layer filtration system, including a primary filter screen, a filter sponge and a HEPA filter, which can trap up to 99.97% of particles as small as 0.3 microns without letting them leak back into the air.
It is perfect for cleaning large areas like homes, large rooms and offices. The robot vac excels at cleaning pet hair and solid debris on bare floors. With HEPA filter, it can capture all common allergens while cleaning.
Its performance on the carpet is also impressive. The surface detection system allows it to automatically change its suction mode, cleaning the carpet in the strongest power mode.
It's very easy to use this robot vacuum cleaner. Its multi-functional interaction allows it to clean your home anytime and anywhere: mobile app control, remote control and manual operation.
With your smartphone, you can schedule the cleaning cycles in advance, so that this HEPA robot vacuum can keep your home in good condition at any time.
Reasons to Buy
The HEPA filter will accumulate a lot of dirt and clog after a period of use. You need to clean it regularly to keep your robot vacuum in top-notch condition. Follow the below steps to clean the HEPA filter.
- Detach the dust bin from the machine
- Remove the HEPA filter from the dust bin
- Use the equipped knife brush to separate the dust and lint form thefilter, or tap it lightly on the edge of the trash can to shake the dust off.
- You can also wash it with cold water. Be careful, however, keep it dry for at least 24 hours and reinstall only when it’s completely dry.
- Put the HEPA filter back into the dustbin
- Reinstall the dustbin and close the vacuum cover
How often should you clean the HEPA filter? The professional engineer in Lubluelu advises that it should be cleaned every 1-2 weeks. But if you use the vacuum daily, you can clean it more frequently.
To enable your robot vacuum to work efficiently, it is a good practice to change your vacuum cleaner’s HEPA filter every 4-6 months.
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A leaky valve is a heart condition in which blood is able to leak backward through the valve from which it was pumped. This condition can affect any of the heart’s four valves: tricuspid, pulmonic, mitral and aortic. In normal hearts, the blood is pumped through these valves to various parts of the body. Each valve has a flap that opens to let the blood through, and closes to keep it from coming back in. With a leaky valve, this flap doesn’t completely block all of the blood from coming back into the heart. Some people may not experience symptoms, while others may experience shortness of breath, leg swelling or fluid retention, lightheadedness, rapid heartbeat, palpitations, heart fluttering and fatigue. Common causes of a leaky valve include a bicuspid aortic valve (an abnormal number of flaps), high blood pressure or hypertension, infection and rheumatic heart disease. Treatment for a leaky valve will depend on the cause of the condition and the specific valve that is affected. Regular exercise, a healthy diet and medication are common conservative treatments for this condition, along with smoking cessation and regular monitoring. In more severe cases, surgery may be required to repair the valve and restore normal blood flow. | <urn:uuid:75cd6800-5179-4016-bc35-28ef1176a5be> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.adventhealth.com/practice/adventhealth-medical-group/leaky-valve?is_secondary=1&f%5B0%5D=patient-age%3Ainfants&f%5B1%5D=physician-languages%3Aenglish&f%5B2%5D=reason%3A1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510130.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926011608-20230926041608-00401.warc.gz | en | 0.942894 | 264 | 3.46875 | 3 |
Athletic performance and endurance are cornerstones of human achievement, driving individuals to explore innovative ways to optimize their physical capabilities. Milkvetch root, a revered herbal remedy in traditional medicine, has garnered attention for its potential to enhance athletic performance and endurance. This article delves into the realm of sports and fitness, uncovering the historical utilization of milkvetch root, its bioactive constituents, mechanisms of action, and its burgeoning role in contemporary athletic pursuits. By intertwining ancient wisdom with modern scientific insights, we unveil the transformative possibilities of milkvetch root in elevating athletic performance and endurance.
The pursuit of athletic excellence has been a driving force in human history, from ancient Olympic games to modern-day sports competitions. Athletes and fitness enthusiasts alike constantly seek methods to boost their endurance, strength, and overall performance. Milkvetch root, scientifically known as Astragalus membranaceus, emerges from the annals of traditional medicine as a potential ally in the realm of sports and fitness, offering a natural approach to enhancing physical prowess.
Milkvetch Root in Traditional Medicine:
Milkvetch root holds a prominent position in various traditional medicine systems, including Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda. In TCM, milkvetch root is classified as a "Qi tonic," believed to invigorate vital energy and support overall vitality. Ayurveda similarly values milkvetch root for its potential to enhance strength and endurance, viewing it as a valuable addition to holistic wellness regimens.
Bioactive Compounds and Mechanisms of Action:
Milkvetch root's potential athletic benefits can be attributed to its diverse bioactive compounds, including:
Polysaccharides: These molecules contribute to immune modulation, potentially reducing exercise-induced stress and inflammation.
Astragalosides: With their anti-fatigue and adaptogenic properties, astragalosides may bolster endurance and resilience.
Saponins: Saponins present in milkvetch root could contribute to improved oxygen utilization and energy production.
Enhancing Athletic Performance:
Milkvetch root's potential in boosting athletic performance and endurance encompasses several dimensions:
Mitigating Fatigue: Astragalosides in milkvetch root may combat exercise-induced fatigue by enhancing cellular energy production and reducing oxidative stress.
Adaptogenic Effects: Milkvetch root's adaptogenic properties could aid in stress management and optimize the body's response to physical exertion.
Immune Support: The immune-modulating effects of milkvetch root may contribute to reducing the risk of infections that can compromise athletic performance.
Historical Wisdom Meets Modern Science:
The historical use of milkvetch root as an athletic enhancer resonates with contemporary scientific insights:
Exercise Performance: Research suggests that milkvetch root extracts may improve exercise endurance, potentially through increased energy utilization.
Oxygen Uptake: Preliminary studies hint at milkvetch root's potential to enhance oxygen uptake and utilization, supporting aerobic capacity.
Incorporating Milkvetch Root into Athletic Pursuits:
Milkvetch root's potential in sports and fitness has led to its integration into various practices:
Supplement Formulations: Milkvetch root supplements are used by athletes and fitness enthusiasts seeking to harness its potential benefits.
Pre-Workout Boost: Some individuals incorporate milkvetch root as part of their pre-workout regimen to enhance endurance and stamina.
Challenges and Considerations:
While milkvetch root holds promise for enhancing athletic performance and endurance, individual variability, potential allergies, and interactions with other supplements or medications should be taken into account. Consulting a healthcare professional before use is recommended.
Blending Centuries of Wisdom with Contemporary Performance Goals:
The utilization of milkvetch root in traditional medicine seamlessly converges with the modern pursuit of athletic excellence. This synthesis of ancient knowledge and current scientific understanding highlights the enduring value of nature's remedies.
Future Prospects and Conclusion:
Milkvetch root's potential in enhancing athletic performance and endurance invites us to reimagine our physical capacities. As athletes and enthusiasts alike seek to push their boundaries, milkvetch root emerges as a bridge between the age-old wisdom of traditional medicine and the relentless pursuit of athletic achievement. By embracing the potential of milkvetch root, we embark on a journey toward unlocking the latent power within us, celebrating the harmonious synergy between ancient traditions and contemporary athletic aspirations. | <urn:uuid:d494a302-9fe1-44cc-a4a0-1efa6026aaaf> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.botanic.com.cn/news/milkvetch-root--s-potential-in-e/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510130.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926011608-20230926041608-00401.warc.gz | en | 0.906867 | 916 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Cervical screening, or smear test, is a method of detecting abnormal (pre-
Cervical screening is not a test for cancer; it is a test to check the health of the cells of the cervix. Most women’s test results show that everything is normal, but for 1 in 20 women the test will show some abnormal changes in the cells of the cervix.
Most of these changes will not lead to cervical cancer and the cells may go back to normal on their own. However, in some cases, the abnormal cells need to be treated to prevent them becoming cancerous.
At Parkbury House, our nurses are qualified to carry out cervical screening and tests in the form of cervical smears. In order to have a cervical smear the patient must have received a letter requesting that they have a cervical smear and the appointment must please be made for when the patient is not menstruating.
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- This area has 18 lakes of various sizes, depths and colors.
- These permanent lakes in a desert result from an aquifer and a complex hydrological system that is not fully understood.
- Some of the lakes have blue, green or reddish water, which reflects their chemical composition.
- About a third of the surface of the lakes is covered with green floating reed carpets that contrast with the water.
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Hair loss is a common condition experienced by both men and women. From ancient Romans to the current modern generation, having a head full of hair often signifies youth and vitality. Thus, experiencing hair loss can affect one's self-esteem and, in some extreme cases, can be psychologically distressing.
Research shows that several underlying factors that affect overall health can profoundly impact your hair and everyone's combination of causes is different. Sometimes hair loss is a side effect of a health problem that needs to be addressed and will remedy itself when appropriately treated. When hair loss is due to a condition involving the hair itself, as in the case of alopecia, the hair loss can be permanent.
Hair Loss is not bad luck, it can have many causes: stress, excessive cosmetic treatment to the hair, diet, age, hormonal imbalance, autoimmune disease, medication reaction, iron deficiency, and the list goes on. Here are the thirteen most common causes of hair loss.
Androgenetic alopecia is another term for male1 or female2 pattern baldness. It is a prevalent cause of hair loss.3 Both male and female pattern baldness are genetic. Males tend to lose hair from the temples and crown of the head. In females, hair usually becomes thinner all over the head. Androgenetic alopecia is more likely to happen as a person ages but can start at any point after puberty. Many females who experience androgenetic alopecia develop it after going through menopause.4 This means that hormones may have something to do with it. There is a possibility of treating this condition with prescription medication for hair growth.
Hair Loss From Thyroid Problems
An underactive thyroid5, a medical condition called hypothyroidism, an overactive thyroid6, or hyperthyroidism, can result in hair loss because each condition causes a hormonal imbalance7. Hormones help regulate nearly every body function, including hair growth. Getting the proper treatment to control either of these thyroid8 conditions will get hormones under control, stop hair loss, and allow your hair to start growing back.
Some women may experience excessive hair loss shortly after becoming a mom. It takes time after pregnancy for hormone levels to return to normal, so it's not uncommon for post-partum moms to notice thinning hair or even patches of baldness. This often occurs about three months after birth. This is due to a decrease in estrogen9 levels. This type of hair loss is a temporary condition and usually resolves within a year or sooner.
Telogen effluvium10 is a condition where the hair remains in the growth cycle's telogen (natural shedding) phase. This causes more hair to fall out, sometimes in handfuls. Telogen effluvium is usually a temporary condition that resolves over time. It is advisable to see a doctor to find out the cause.
Hair Loss Due to Medications
Hair loss can be a side effect of several medications for everyday health problems. Blood-thinning medications, some oral contraceptives11, antidepressants12, NSAIDs13, Accutane, used to treat acne14, and beta and calcium channel blockers15 can all lead to thinning hair or baldness.
Anagen effluvium16 causes large amounts of hair to fall out rapidly during the anagen (growth) phase of the hair cycle. The condition may cause hair to fall out from the head and other parts of the body, including eyebrows and eyelashes.
Causes of anagen effluvium include:
- fungal infections17
- autoimmune disease18
If a person has anagen effluvium because of undergoing chemotherapy19, cooling the scalp during the procedure may help. Hair will often start growing back within 3–6 months after stopping the chemotherapy.
Alopecia areata20 is an autoimmune condition that causes hair to fall out suddenly. The immune system attacks hair follicles, along with other healthy parts of the body. Hair from the scalp, as well as eyebrows and eyelashes, may fall out in small chunks.
Traction alopecia21 is hair loss due to pulling hair into tight hairstyles, which causes it to break and come loose. Hairstyles associated with this condition include:
- tight buns or ponytails
If traction alopecia continues, a person may develop bald spots and thinning of the hair.
Ringworm22 is a fungal infection that can cause hair loss. Ringworm on the scalp, or tinea capitis23, can cause temporary bald areas on the head.
- a small spot that gets bigger, causing scaly, bald patches of skin
- brittle hair that breaks easily
- itchy, red patches of skin in the affected areas
- oozing blisters on the scalp
- ring-like patches, with a red outside and the inside of the circle matching the skin tone
If ringworm does not heal by itself, a doctor may prescribe an antifungal medicine. Alternatively, they may prescribe an antibiotic, such as Griseofulvin.
Physical Trauma: A Shock to Hair Follicles
When your body is under severe physical stress, the natural cycle of hair growth and resting can be disrupted, resulting in hair loss, often in thinning hair24 — strands may come out in clumps. Any shock to the system, such as being in a severe accident, undergoing surgery, experiencing burns, or becoming very ill, can also shock the hair follicles, resulting in up to 75 percent of your hair falling out, sometimes months after the fact.
When dealing with a life-altering event, like a divorce or break-up, bankruptcy or other financial problems, the loss of a home, or the death of a loved one, significant emotional stress can also disrupt the normal hair growth cycle. Significant emotional stressors can cause temporary hair loss, but normal hair growth is usually restored once the stress is brought under control.
Extreme Hair Care
Excessive cosmetic treatment to the hair can cause significant damage and breakage to strands, which could result in hair loss and thinning hair. Shampooing or blow-drying too frequently, repeatedly using heated styling tools, pulling on hair — whether from blow-drying it or styling it in a too-tight ponytail, for instance — or too vigorously rubbing the scalp can all lead to hair loss.
Nutritional deficiencies can cause hair to fall out. Extreme diets that are too low in protein and specific vitamins, such as iron, can sometimes cause excessive hair shedding. Too much vitamin A and vitamin A-based drugs called retinoids can also cause hair loss. A person should see a doctor for a blood test to check if they have a nutritional deficiency that could be causing their hair to fall out. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to alopecia and several other health conditions. Research25 shows that a lack of vitamin D in your body can lead to hair loss. One role vitamin D plays in stimulating new and old hair follicles. New hair growth can be stunted when there isn't enough vitamin D in your system.
Addressing the deficiency in the room
Unfortunately, in the past, many people who experience temporary and permanent hair loss have resorted to expensive surgeries, drugs, and chemical procedures that may pose side or long-term effects. With technology allowing consumers to make more informed decisions, there is a growing demand in the natural products market for clinically backed ingredients to combat hair loss and maintain good hair/scalp health.
Consumers are looking for hair-care brands that promote natural ingredients in their products and fewer sulfates, parabens, and alcohol, as these are known to strip the hair of their natural oils, causing brittleness and itchy scalp. Black cumin oil, biotin, keratin, buckthorn oil, collagen, and amino acid are some popular ingredients used by brands to stimulate hair growth. Micronutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, play an important, but it is not entirely clear the role they may play in normal hair follicle development.26 Vitamin C intake is crucial in patients with hair loss associated with iron deficiency. A few studies address the relationship between hair loss and folic acid or vitamin B12, but the lack of extensive studies precludes any recommendation for vitamin B12 or folate screening or supplementation.26
Dermatologists also often recommend medications such as topical minoxidil and oral finasteride for male pattern baldness and androgenetic alopecia. While these medications are known to stop hair from thinning and stimulate new hair growth, they are often associated with side effects and might not be suitable for women.
A new alternative for hair health
HairAge-Vitae is the newest addition to Gencor's growing portfolio. This patented, branded ingredient portfolio is an herbal extract of Ageratum conyzoides clinically proven to reduce hair fall and increase hair growth. Ageratum conyzoides, also known as Billy goat Weed, is a tropical plant with a good safety profile known for its antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties.
A recent study was published in the Journal of Cosmetology and Trichology27, assessing hair loss formulation as an effective treatment option.
A 12-week double-blind, randomized clinical trial was conducted on 80 healthy male and female adults who self-reported hair loss. The participants were given daily doses of 0.5% concentration of Ageratum conyzoides topical gel over 12 weeks, and the study found a significant increase in hair density and a decrease in hair loss ratio. The exceptional results from this study confirmed the safety and efficacy of a topical application of Ageratum conyzoides for hair loss treatment. The ingredient is so versatile that it can be incorporated into various applications such as shampoo, conditioner, hair serum or gel, and topical cream. Finally, HairAge Vitae has extensive safety data and has no toxicity reported in clinical trials. | <urn:uuid:cb606a94-e279-46ad-8710-e5c04c7777b4> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Headlines/Promotional-Features/A-Clinically-Studied-Hair-Supplement-That-Works | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510284.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927071345-20230927101345-00301.warc.gz | en | 0.925344 | 2,839 | 2.796875 | 3 |
Meet Macau Chapter II: Basic Information
The following is the basic knowledge about Macau. It is convenient for you to live, work or travel in Macau, let you be well prepared.
1. Macao was once governed by Portugal. On December 20, 1999, Portugal handed over the sovereignty of Macao to the People's Republic of China, ending more than 400 years of governance history.
2. Macao's main industry is the gaming industry, which is also a free port for economic and trade. It is still an important bridge for trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries.
3. The common language of Macao people is Cantonese. Even native Portuguese people are fluent in Cantonese. Macao is a pluralistic society. Therefore, simple English and Mandarin are no difficult for Macao people. The official languages are Chinese and Portuguese.
4. Macao people are religiously open, and Catholicism, Christianity, Taoism and Buddhism can all coexist and coexist, based on the absence of specific religious taboos.
5. Macau is located in the southeastern coast of mainland China. It has a subtropical climate and is generally hot in summer. The average temperature in autumn is 20 to 30 degrees Celsius. There will also be typhoons. Special attention should be paid to humidity, because in winter, if humidity is high, then in the case of wet weather, apparent temperature will be several times colder than the actual temperature.
6. Telephone, Macau's international calling codes is 853.
7. In terms of water source, all water released in the tap needs to be boiled before drinking.
8. In terms of electricity, in Macao the voltage is 220V, use the Type G electrical plug is the same as Hong Kong, England.
9. The official currency of Macao is Macau Patacas (MOP). The common denominations are 0.1, 0.5, 1, and 5, and there are also 0.2 and 10, but the market is less likely to appear 0.2 and 10. The banknotes are issued by two Macao banks, namely the BNU and the Bank of China (Macau) branch. There are 10, 20,50, 100, 500, and 1000. Please see the picture below.
10. Macau can also use Hong Kong dollars, but the exchange rate is calculated at 1:1. CNY is not tradable.
11. Is there free Wifi in Macau?
Yes, although not all of Macau, basically there are free Wifi in various Macau World Heritage attractions or popular tourist locations.
Basically, each mobile device can enjoy a total of no less than 60 minutes accumulated free Wi-Fi service daily with no limit on the numbers of connection at each service location. Please see the next chapter, can access to find all wifi point in Macau.
12.The last and very important piece of information is where is the public toilet in Macau?
There are many public toilet in Macau, Please see the next chapter, can access to official page to find all public toilets in Macau.
Macau WiFiGo Logo
Macau Free WiFi.MO Logo
The Macao socket is a three-legged plug (BS1363), and the socket voltage is 220V and the same as Hong Kong or England. However, some old-style hotels may still use the old round-head sockets (BS546). If you are lucky enough to meet them, then see if you have a universal universal conversion plug.
old model socket
Here are the Macau coins:
Macao currency notes - BNU -photo: http://www.amcm.gov.mo
Macao currency notes- Bank of China (Macau) branch -photo: http://www.amcm.gov.mo
❖Next chapter III: Public Service and Telephone
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|Pushkarmool Quick Facts|
|Scientific Name:||Inula racemosa|
|Origin||Native to the temperate and alpine western Himalayas of Xinjiang, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Pakistan.|
|Shapes||Slender achenes, 0.4 cm long|
Phuskarmool is distributed in temperate alpine Himalayas at altitude of 1500 to 4200 from Kashmir to Kumaon, Afghanistan and Central Nepal. It is found in wild among 13 strong vegetation in eastern Leh & Ladakh region of Kashmir. The domesticated forms are found on borders of agricultural fields of barley, wheat and buckwheat both in Kashmir and Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh. It is regarded as endangered species due to its fragile nature of habitat and its exploitation due to commercial medicinal properties. The species in entire north western Himalayan range are facing speedy decline and dwindling both in size and number.
Pushkarmool is a stout shrub with large leaves arranged in racemose form. It has grooved stems and all vegetative parts are scabid tomentose. The upper leaves are lanceolate, stem clasping and lower leaves are narrowed to winged leaf stack. An abaxial laminal face is densely tomentose. Radical leaves are elliptic lanceolate, 40 x 20 cm broad with long petioles. Cauline leaves are smaller, oblong, semi aplexicaule. The flower blooms in mid to late summer. Flowers are large and shady yellow daisies usually borne on apical spike like cluster. Fruits are slender achenes, 0.4 cm long with 0.75 cm long pappus hairs. Roots are irregularly fusiform and about 20-25 x 5 cm. Roots are yellowish inside with dull brownish skin. It possess sweet, camphoraceous odor with bitter taste.
- In Ayurvedic classics, it is used for breathlessness, hiccup, coughing and pain in lateral sides of the chest.
- Roots are used as a remedy for dysponea, cough, pleurisy, asthma, chest pain, tuberculosis and pre cordial pain.
- The aqueous extract of dry or fresh roots is used orally in liver problems and rheumatic pains.
- Traditionally roots are used for treating gonorrhea, jaundice and ophthalmic afflictions.
- Leaves are used for respiratory tract affections such as acute or chronic bronchitis.
- Smoke the dried leaves as cigarettes to treat asthma.
- Use the juice of fresh leaves for dysentery, diarrhea and also as antiseptic, anthelmintic and antiperiodic.
- In Kashmir, roots are used as chronic bronchitis, asthma and pulmonary disorders.
- In India, root powder is used for treating tuberculosis, asthma, cardiac disorders, skin diseases, diabetes, obesity and boost appetite.
- In Europe and Asian countries, roots are used to cure cardiac disorders.
- The mixture of Pushkarmool root powder and Commiphora mukul powder is used to cure myocardial ischemia.
- Apply the root paste externally in wounds.
- Inula racemosa is used to treat abdominal pain, swelling, bacillary dysentery, acute enteritis, stimulating spleen, alleviate pain between neck and shoulders, prevent abortion and relieve depression of liver.
- The plant is used to treat tuberculosis by local American people.
- Apply the root powder in teeth for various ailments of teeth, liver diseases, boils and abscess.
- Take root powder with honey for treating heart ailments.
- It triggers kidneys and increases the formation of urine. It clears airways and alleviates dyspnea, hiccups and cough.
- It improves digestion and strengthens digestive tract.
- It promotes cardiac circulation, promote tissue metabolism and relieve weakness.
- It helps to lower menstrual pain and facilitate flow.
- It is useful for cough, cold and fever.
- It also lowers blood pressure and also used to treat anorexia.
- Cough and Asthma
Take 1 to 3 grams of root powder.
Take root powder with Dashmoola decoction.
- Dental problems
Apply the root powder in teeth.
Take the root powder with lukewarm water.
- Heart disease and Chest pain
Take Pushkarmula powder with honey.
Apply the root paste on chest for chest pain.
- Sprain, boils, bruises, absess
Apply the root paste externally on affected area.
- It reduces blood pressure so people with low blood pressure should avoid it.
- People who are sensitive to Compositae/Asteraceae family plant may experience allergy with the use of this plant.
- Use it in medicinal amounts.
- Pregnant women should avoid it.
- It obstructs with blood sugar control.
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A low cost and widely available drug could reduce deaths in traumatic brain injury patients by as much as 20% depending on the severity of injury, according to a major study carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham.
The research, published in The Lancet, showed that tranexamic acid (TXA), a drug that prevents bleeding into the brain by inhibiting blood clot breakdown, has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives.
The global randomised trial included more than 12,000 head injury patients who were given either intravenous tranexamic acid or a placebo.
It found that administration of TXA within three hours of injury reduced the number of deaths. This effect was greatest in patients with mild and moderate traumatic brain injury (20% reduction in deaths), while no clear benefit was seen in the most severely injured patients.
The trial found no evidence of adverse effects and there was no increase in disability in survivors when the drug was used. The trial was jointly funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), the Medical Research Council (MRC), the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), (through the Department of Health and Social Care), and Wellcome. The early phase of the trial was funded was funded by The JP Moulton Charitable Foundation.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide with an estimated 69 million new cases each year. The CRASH-3 (Clinical Randomisation of an Antifbrinolytic in Significant Head Injury) trial is one of the largest clinical trials ever conducted into head injury. Patients were recruited from 175 hospitals across 29 countries.
Bleeding in or around the brain due to tearing of blood vessels is a common complication of TBI and can lead to brain compression and death. Although patients with very severe head injuries are unlikely to benefit from tranexamic acid treatment because they often have extensive brain bleeding prior to hospital admission and treatment, the study found a substantial benefit in patients with less severe injuries who comprise the majority (over 90%) of TBI cases.
Co-investigator for trial Professor Tony Belli, of the University of Birmingham’s Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, said: “This is a landmark study. After decades of research and many unsuccessful attempts, this is the first ever clinical trial to show that a drug can reduce mortality after traumatic brain injury.
“Not only do we think this could save hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide, but it will no doubt renew the enthusiasm for drug discovery research for this devastating condition.”
Ian Roberts, Professor of Clinical Trials at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, who co-led the study, added: “We already know that rapid administration of tranexamic acid can save lives in patients with life threatening bleeding in the chest or abdomen such as we often see in victims of traffic crashes, shootings or stabbings.
“This hugely exciting new result shows that early treatment with TXA also cuts deaths from head injury. It’s an important breakthrough and the first neuroprotective drug for patients with head injury.
“Traumatic brain injury can happen to anyone at any time, whether it’s through an incident like a car crash or simply falling down the stairs.
“We believe that if our findings are widely implemented they will boost the chances of people surviving head injuries in both high income and low income countries around the world.”
As TXA prevents bleeds from getting worse, but cannot undo damage already done, early treatment is critical. The trial data showed a 10% reduction in treatment effectiveness for every 20-minute delay, suggesting that patients should be treated with TXA as soon as possible after head injury.
Dr Ben Bloom, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Barts Health NHS Trust, the UK’s largest recruiter into the trial with more than 500 patients enrolled, said: “Treating traumatic brain injury is extremely challenging with very few treatment options available for patients. Thanks to these latest results, which are applicable to patients with head injuries of any cause and of all demographics, clinicians now have a potentially powerful new treatment available to them.”
The most common causes of TBI worldwide are road traffic crashes, which predominantly affect young adults, or falls, which are a major problem in older adults, and the incidence is increasing. In both cases, patients can experience permanent disability or death. Representatives from the charity that supports roach crash victims in the UK, Roadpeace, were involved in the design of the trial.
Amy Aeron-Thomas, Justice and Advocacy Manager from Roadpeace and co-author on the paper said: “It’s always better to prevent road crashes in the first place, but these results show that if a crash can’t be prevented, death can still be avoided.
“Given the time to treatment implications, it’s more important than ever that the post-crash response is as efficient as possible.”
CRASH-3 follows successful previous research involving 20,000 trauma patients, which showed that TXA reduced deaths due to bleeding outside of the skull by almost a third if given within three hours. Based on those trial results, tranexamic acid was included in guidelines for the pre-hospital care of trauma patients. However, patients with isolated traumatic brain injury were specifically excluded.
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Moses faced several tests of his leadership in the wilderness. The Israelites could be an unruly, ungrateful bunch. They grumbled a lot despite God demonstrating over and over that He would take care of their needs.
The Israelites needed clear, effective instructions. Following a military victory over the Amalekites, they encamped at the base of Mount Sinai where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, written by His own finger on two tablets of stone.
While Moses was away up on the mountain, the Israelites made themselves a statue of a golden calf to worship. When he returned to the camp and saw the idolatrous behavior of the Israelites, Moses was infuriated and hurled the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments to the ground.
Moses climbed the mountain once more to plead with God to forgive the Israelites. Under His instructions, the Israelite leader had to make a replacement set of the Ten Commandments. He remained on the mountain fasting, praying, and conversing with God for forty days. When Moses finally came back down the mountainside, the people were terrified because his face shone with the light of God’s glory.
Moses was a great leader who died while leading his people to Canaan, the Promised Land. Still today, Jews credit this biblical hero with the title "lawgiver of Israel."
Now that you know the story of Moses, test your knowledge about him by playing Heroes. Click here
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- National Museum of African American History & Culture Program Package
- National Museum of American History Program Package: Expressing Freedom
- Packaged Programs from the Smithsonian Institution
- Dreambuilder: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs
- Smithsonian Videos and Discussion Guides
- Smithsonian Content and Programming Book
This programming content module focuses primarily on three historical objects from collections at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History and encourages participants to reflect on the rights they have and how they can advocate for their own rights and the rights of others. Participants will analyze the three museum objects, which relate to the history of civil rights and use them as inspiration to create an object and message that expresses their own rights and freedoms. Links to the images used in the program are below.
The MS Word version (7 MB) of the program is provided for flexibility to use portions of the package or to adapt the content to suit individual program needs.
The PDF version (1 MB) of the program is provided for sharing as a digital document or for printing.
Below are thumbnail images of each of the objects featured in the program. Below each thumbnail are links to different file types provided for each of the images, optimized for various uses. Download times will vary. These are the file types and their intended uses:
JPG: There are two different types of JPGs provided, web and print. These file sizes are typically smaller, so download times are faster than a TIF (see below). The images for the web can be integrated into social media platforms for promoting your programs. The images for print can be used on program handouts, worksheets or flyers.
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The Power of Music for Sleep
Lack of sleep is a common problem affecting millions of people worldwide. According to The National Sleep Foundation, more than 45% of Americans have poor sleep at least once a week. And considering the wide-ranging, negative effects on your health, it's a problem we should take seriously. For instance, it makes you less safe behind the wheel and even increases your long-term risk of obesity and heart disease.
Many of us turn to sleep medications when we have trouble sleeping, but the side effects of these medications make them unsafe to use without advice from a qualified sleep professional. But here's another treatment for those sleepless nights. It's cheap, easily accessible and has no negative side effects. And that treatment is: MUSIC.
Some of us turn to calming music when we have sleep problems. We do this in the hope it relieves some anxiety and helps us relax before bed. In fact, we have been doing this for most of human history. that shows listening to music before bed improves your sleep quality and the time it takes to sleep. But have you ever considered why music works? This guide looks at how music impacts your mind and body and also how it can be used for your sleep.
How music affects the mind and body
Music can be powerful. When we hear our favourite song on the radio, we instantly get a rush of pleasure. For many this could be a smile on your face, a tap of your feet or even a dance!
But these are just some of the effects of music we can see on the outside. Underneath, the effects of music on the body and mind are staggering:
Lower heart rate and breathing: Researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School in the UK found that music had a restorative effect, activating our parasympathetic nervous system commonly involved in relaxing our heartbeat, lowering our blood pressure and slowing down our breathing
Better immunity: Music was found to improve the body's immunity by increasing Immunoglobulin A, an antibody that plays a critical role in the immunity of your "Natural Killer Cells" (these are cells that attack invading germs and bacteria)
Better memory: Music's effects on the brain, in particular the hippocampus helps boost your memory and create a positive emotional response. This is why your favourite song can sometimes trigger happy memories
Better performance: Music also stimulates parts of the brain that make it ideal for improving athletic performance. The tempo of music is key for this. Matching the tempo of music to the kind of work you want to do increases speed and stamina
Using music for sleep
The effects of music on the mind and body can make it a particular useful sleep aid.
The slower heart rate, slower breathing and lower blood pressure help induce a state of sleep and the soothing effect of music on the mind can help with winding down just before bed. This means, listening to music can be a great way to prepare your body and mind for sleep!
So it's no surprise then that music has been hugely beneficial for sleep:
Better sleep efficiency: Music can improve the efficiency of your sleep. This is when you spend more time sleeping (and less time awake) while you are actually lying in bed. A lower sleep efficiency means you have trouble falling asleep, are restless at night, or wake up early unable to go back to sleep
Ideal for insomniacs: If you are an insomniac, music can also improve the quality of your sleep too, with no side effects.
What music is best for sleep?
Even though music choice is a personal preference, not all music works for your sleep. The wrong sounds can keep you awake all night and even make it difficult for you to switch off before bed. But how do you find the right type of music to help you fall asleep. We've put together some great examples for you here. But if you prefer to experiment on your own, here's what to look out for:
Slower beats: To move your body into a state of relaxation, slower beats in the range of 60-80 beats per minute are the best (commonly classical, jazz or folk music). Your body and mind are very sensitive to the tempo of music and anything with a fast tempo can increase your alertness and heart rate, making it difficult to fall asleep.
Instrumentals only (no lyrics): It's best to avoid music with any lyrics to stop your brain from following the song and being mentally stimulated
Avoid music that means something: Your mind tends to wander and reminisce while listening to a song that is familiar (for example a song during your wedding) making it difficult to wind down for sleep
Try different things but be consistent in routine. Ultimately listening to music is a personal experience, so it's important to listen to yourself and reflect on whether a certain type of music is helping you or not. But it's also important to be consistent, as it's unlikely you will see a difference to your sleep and relaxation immediately in the first few evenings. Creating a new routine and wind down time just before bed and sticking to it for a few weeks will help you reap the rewards.
Also remember, how you listen to music is important too. Playing it on your phone or laptop while the device is next to you will be distracting. Try keeping screens outside of the bedroom and using a pair of headphones designed for sleep.
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Kokoon Sleep Headphones are a great way to listen to your favourite music in bed. Kokoon also comes paired to a mobile app that has hours of music and other audio content designed to induce sleep and keep you sleeping for longer. Here's what's in our app:
We have worked with world renowned composers and experienced sleep scientists to develop a variety of soothing melodies aimed at helping you switch off and sleep
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Did you know that the most common cause of tooth loss in adults is gum disease? According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of every two adults over the age of 30 in the United States has periodontal disease. However, the good news is that periodontal disease is almost entirely preventable. At the office of Noboa Dentistry, we offer a comprehensive range of services to help patients maintain optimal periodontal health and enjoy the benefits of a smile that look, feels, and functions at its best.
Periodontal disease, more commonly known as gum disease, is a set of inflammatory diseases that affect the "periodontium", which are the hard and soft tissues surrounding and supporting your teeth. Just like tooth decay, gum disease is attributed to the harmful bacteria in dental plaque and tartar that accumulate around the teeth and under the gums.
Since the progression of periodontal disease is often painless, you may not even be aware of an ongoing disease process. For this very reason, it’s essential to practice good oral hygiene and schedule visits for regular checkups, professional cleanings, and routine care.
Taking care of your smile includes being mindful of the signs and symptoms of gum disease.
Some indications that you may have periodontal disease include:
Inflamed and red gums
Bleeding when brushing or flossing
Receding gums and exposed tooth root surfaces
Sensitivity to hot or cold temperatures
Bad breath or a bad taste in the mouth
Teeth that feel loose
New spaces developing between the teeth or a change in the bite
Change in the fit of existing partial dentures
Discharge around the teeth and gums
Sharp or dull pain when biting down or chewing food
Taking care of your smile does more than keep your teeth and gums in optimal condition; good oral health also supports systemic health. In addition to being the leading cause of tooth loss in adults, researchers are finding more and more links between periodontal disease and a number of medical problems, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and respiratory problems.
At the office of Noboa Dentistry, we emphasize the importance of prevention, early detection, and timely treatment of periodontal disease. We provide patients the guidance, support, and care required to maintain optimal periodontal health.
Gingivitis represents the initial stage of gum disease. Although it doesn’t cause overt discomfort and often goes unnoticed, there are specific signs to be aware of that indicate the start of a problem. If you notice your gums bleed when you brush, look red and inflamed, or feel a little tender, you more than likely have gingivitis.
The good news is that by treating gingivitis early, the tissue damage associated with more advanced stages of gum disease can be avoided. Despite the presence of inflammation, the overall integrity of the periodontal tissues in this stage remains intact.
Treatment instituted at this point is often sufficient to reverse the course of the disease and to avoid any permanent damage to the periodontal tissues. A series of deep dental cleanings, an improved home care regimen and a commitment to regular maintenance may be all that is required to prevent this stage of periodontal disease from progressing.
When left untreated, a case of gingivitis develops into a more advanced and damaging stage of gum disease, known as periodontitis. At this point, the connective tissue and bone that hold the teeth in place begin to break down. With the progression of periodontal disease and periodontitis, more and more tissue loss ensues. Damage often includes an increase in pocketing between the teeth and bone, gum recession, and bone loss. As unresolved periodontitis goes from mild to moderate to severe, it increasingly compromises the soft and hard tissues supporting the teeth.
Periodontal treatment in this phase is designed to halt the progression of the disease and to restore tooth support as possible. Treatment may involve medications to control the bacteria and reduce the size of the pockets between the teeth and gums, gum surgery, as well as bone and tissue grafts.
At the office of Noboa Dentistry, we offer personalized, state-of-the-art solutions to help you maintain healthy gums and an attractive, well-functioning smile. As skilled providers of care, we utilize leading-edge technology and treatment methods to address a broad range of periodontal conditions and needs.
Thanks to advances in care, periodontal treatment today not only helps to halt the progression of gum disease but also delivers effective solutions, including bone grafting and regenerative procedures to repair tissue damage, restore bone volume, improve cosmetics, or provide adequate support for the placement of dental implants.
The type of periodontal treatment you receive depends on several factors including the stage of periodontal disease, the extent of tissue damage, your overall oral health, existing medical conditions, and other considerations in care. After a thorough assessment of your case, we’ll discuss your options to reestablish and maintain optimal periodontal health. We welcome your questions and are always on hand to provide guidance and address your concerns.
When periodontal disease is detected early in its onset, conservative or non-surgical methods of care combined with improved hygiene routines can restore periodontal health. While periodic, professional cleanings are sufficient to maintain periodontal health in patients that do not have gum disease, once gingivitis is present, deeper cleanings and possibly other non-surgical methods of care are recommended to treat the condition.
The American Academy of Periodontology emphasizes achieving periodontal health by means of the least invasive and cost-effective treatment approaches to care. Deeper cleanings, which include Scaling and Root planing, are non-surgical procedures that are considered the first line of defense against the progression of periodontal disease.
With scaling and root planing, any plaque and tartar (hardened dental plaque) that have accumulated below the gumline are carefully removed, and then the root surfaces of the teeth are smoothed. Since periodontal disease is an inflammatory response to plaque, tartar, and bacterial toxins, by simply mechanically eliminating these agents, the progression of gum disease can be halted. In addition to removing plaque and tartar with a scaling and root planing procedure, antimicrobial medication placed under the gumline or systemic medications can be used as adjuncts to care to further reduce the bacterial population.
If non-surgical approaches to managing periodontal disease do not achieve the desired outcome, surgery may be recommended to halt its progression and repair damage as possible.
When gum disease has advanced beyond the initial stage, periodontal surgery is often recommended to effectively remove bacteria and tartar from around the teeth, reduce gingival pocket depth, restore lost tissue as possible, and halt disease progression. It’s essential to keep in mind that gum disease is a progressive condition. If appropriate measures are not taken, gum disease continues to compromise the support of the teeth and have consequences to one’s overall dental health and well-being.
As untreated gingivitis evolves into more advanced stages of gum disease, periodontal pockets deepen, the bacteria become more difficult to remove, and the gaps between the surface of the teeth and gums get larger. When pocket depth increases to the point of being beyond the reach of deep cleanings and other conservative methods of care (5mm or more), gum surgery to clean and treat the damage to gums and underlying bone is typically recommended.
The good news is that with proper surgical treatment followed by improved oral hygiene, the chances of tooth loss, further damage to the bone and soft tissues supporting the teeth, and complications from health problems that are linked to periodontal disease can be decreased.
The goals of pocket reduction surgery are to accomplish the following:
Remove sub-gingival bacteria beneath the gums and from the surfaces of the roots of the teeth
Halt damage to the underlying bone, and recontour the affected hard tissues as needed
Reduce pocket depth to facilitate easier cleaning of the teeth and gums and the maintenance of optimal periodontal health
In many cases, a periodontal procedure, which is known as flap surgery, is frequently recommended. During this procedure, the gums in the affected area are reflected away from the teeth and supporting bone. Now, the pocket and roots of the teeth can be thoroughly cleaned and supporting tissues recontoured as needed. When this step gets completed, the tissue flag gets sutured back into place.
Today, in addition to conventional surgical approaches to care, dental lasers are also used to perform select periodontal procedures. When applicable, laser technology can help treat periodontitis, reduce pocket depth, address peri-implantitis, and remove or recontour gingival tissues for cosmetic purposes.
For more information on our office and the many services we provide, give us a call today.
Most people don’t realize that periodontal disease is the leading cause of tooth loss among adults. According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of every two adults over the age of 30 in the United States has periodontal disease.
You may be surprised to learn that the human mouth is home to a wide variety of microbes. The fact is that over 700 different strains of bacteria have been detected in the oral cavity. Although some of these bacteria are beneficial, others are harmful to oral health. Without proper oral hygiene and routine dental care, these harmful bacteria can cause tooth decay and gum disease, compromising both your oral health and overall wellbeing.
In addition to inadequate oral hygiene and infrequent professional care, other factors, including smoking, genetic tendencies, and unchecked diabetes, can contribute to the escalation of periodontal disease.
Your gums and teeth have an interdependent relationship, which means healthy teeth depend on the support of healthy gums. Also, taking care of your smile does more than keep your teeth and gums in optimal condition; good oral health also supports systemic health. In addition to being the leading cause of tooth loss in adults, researchers are finding more and more links between periodontal disease and a number of medical problems, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, respiratory problems, and adverse pregnancy outcomes such as pre-term and low birth-weight babies.
If you notice that your gums are bleeding with the slightest pressure while brushing or flossing, it’s a sign of gingivitis. Although gingivitis is the earliest stage of gum disease, it can easily be reversed with deeper cleanings as well as an improved regimen of oral hygiene at home.
In the absence of professional treatment and better home care, gingivitis progresses to the next stage, which is known as periodontitis. In this stage, the connective tissue and bone that hold the teeth in place begin to break down with an increase in pocketing between the teeth and bone, gum recession, and bone loss. Without proper treatment by your dentist, periodontitis will progress from a mild to moderate loss of supporting tissue to the destruction of the bone around the teeth.
Although gingivitis can often be reversed with improved oral hygiene and professional cleanings, as periodontal disease advances, more extensive procedures are required to halt its progression. Based on a complete assessment of your periodontal health and a review of possible contributing factors, our office will recommend the best options in care. Treatment for periodontitis may include a series of deeper cleanings known as root planing and scaling, surgical procedures to reduce pocket depth, bone or tissue grafts, laser procedures, or antimicrobial medications.
The cost of care depends on the type of procedures required to restore your periodontal health. If you have dental insurance, plans often cover treatment to prevent gum disease as well as many procedures to treat the various stages of gum disease. Our goal is to help patients restore and maintain good oral health. We do all we can to help you begin care without additional stress or delay. Our business office works with you to maximize your benefits and provide easier, more convenient payment options.
By seeing our office regularly for care and doing your best to eat a healthy diet and practice good oral hygiene, you can keep your smile in tip-top shape as well as protect your overall wellbeing.
At the office of Noboa Dentistry, we provide a comprehensive range of services to address all your oral healthcare needs. You can rest assured that your smile is in the best of hands at our office. Our skilled and experienced team maintains a position at the forefront of advances in care and remains dedicated to providing the highest quality of skilled and compassionate treatment. | <urn:uuid:5c3c17a8-6661-4b63-9dfb-4b82144e545a> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://noboadentistry.com/services/periodontal-treatment/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510734.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001005750-20231001035750-00001.warc.gz | en | 0.939191 | 2,622 | 2.8125 | 3 |
The following fact sheets provide more information, tips, and alternatives on how you can #bepesticidefree here in Saskatchewan. Learn more on how you can reduce your family’s exposure to pesticides by clicking on the following links or photographs.
Lawn pesticides, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and rodenticides, do not prevent pest problems. Pesticides are designed to be toxic to pests and therefore can have negative health consequences on our children, our pets and ourselves. Studies have found links to cancer, reproductive problems and neurological diseases. Find out how to reduce your exposure to lawn and garden pesticides.
Pets have a higher risk of being exposed to lawn and garden pesticides because they are closer to the ground and very likely to lick or chew things, such as toys, that are contaminated. Remember that pets who come into contact with pesticides can increase the presence of pesticides in your home. Make sure to to ask questions and be aware of when pesticides are being applied in your neighbourhood and where you walk your pet.
Dandelions are part of our natural environment and the largest common complaint among home owners and gardeners. Dandelions indicate compacted soil, an excess in potassium and a deficiency in calcium. Maintain a thick, healthy lawn to compete and win the fight against dandelions and weeds. The most effective way to prevent dandelions is to remove them by hand, spot treat with a 5-10% solution of vinegar or with boiling water.
Need help planning? The Saskatchewan Environmental Society has a quick calender to help you ensure that your lawn, garden and shrubs look great without using pesticides.
A healthy lawn is a great place to relax and enjoy. Take pride in your lawn that was accomplished naturally. Always remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Want to reduce the weeds in your garden? Use cultivation, canopy shading and mulching to keep weeds out of your garden. Also consider companion planting, that is planting two different but complementary species together to help repel pests and improve soil fertility. Remember, companion planting can repel insects and even other plants.
Ants are beneficial in the garden as soil tillers and aerators. Ants feed off of aphids and farm their honeydew excretions. Aphids are small soft-bodied insects that are know to be extremely destructive. Ants and aphids should be controlled at the same time.
Learn the tactics you need to defeat the problem pests found in your lawn and garden. Find out more about aphids, cabbage worms, slugs, leaf rollers, apple maggots, and ants.
This invasive species has no natural predators – that’s where you come in! Bellflower is extremely hearty and has the ability to reproduce in a variety of ways; the average bellflower can produce 3,000 to 15,000 seeds annually. Learn how to identify and prevent rover bellflower from taking over your lawn and garden.
Creeping charlie is considered an aggressive weed because of its ability to take over lawns. It thrives in heavy, rich soils with good fertility, high moisture and low boron content. Prevention is the best cure, find out how to identify creeping charlie in your lawn and to manage it without using pesticides.
These rings of mushrooms can cause big circles of dead or dry grass. Fungicides will not work to kill the mycelium in a fairy ring. This means that not only are pesticide-free ways a safer alternative, but they are the only effective way to control fairy rings. Find out how to prevent and deal with this pest.
Wasps can be on your side. Consider that they eat lots of other pests, are pollinators, and therefore play an important role in our ecosystem. Learn how to make your own wasp trap and draw them away from areas like your patio.
Keep your trees healthy to minimize damage, by pruning, removing dead branches and remembering to water during dry periods. Remember, a healthy tree can withstand a certain level of defoliation. Take action and band your trees in spring (March) and fall (September) to prevent females from climbing the tree and laying eggs. Find out how to create tree bands by visiting our factsheet.
Chickweed will invade any open area – especially between plants like lettuce. Chickweed prefers cool, moist, shaded areas, but will grow in direct sunlight. For quackgrass, digging is the key to eradicate this weed from your lawn and garden. Be careful when you dig up this plant because even a small root system left behind will grow new plants.
Print off this brochure to hand out in your community for information on how to deal with ants and dandelions using pesticide free alternatives.
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A supposed survivor of the Philadelphia experiment spoke openly about the programs of time travel and what awaits us as a civilization.(Al Bielek)
Al Bielek was born in 1927 and developed a career for himself in some of the most bizarre and controversial margins of the US Army. He claims that the technological prowess of the United States is far more advanced than one might imagine due to the profoundly unusual sources that the country has to extract, including extraterrestrial beings. It has also been expressed through the use of psychological brainwashing in his government, which he believes was a victim. What he supposedly saw so long ago could have important implications for today’s world.
Al Bielek affirms his participation in the US military technology research margins began when he was recruited for the Montauk Project. He says that to do so, he would work in his daily work in California before taking a trip in a high-powered clandestine train from Los Angeles to Montauk to start working on his other job. It was there that he became involved with the experiments with unified field theory.
In 1943, the United States became involved with a supposedly now infamous experiment, known as the Philadelphia Experiment. In this experiment, a warship called the USS Eldridge was equipped with equipment that allowed light to bend around the ship and the crew and teleport them to another location. In the first test, it is reported that the ship disappeared and that part of the crew became ill. However, during the course of the second test, there was a catastrophe with many of the crew members being killed and others losing their sanity as a result of their teleportation.
The details of the notorious project have been wrapped up in secret, which Al Bielek says is due to the mental control exercised over all those who participated in the configuration of the experiment. He says he did not remember what had happened until January 1988 when he saw the movie based on the Philadelphia experiment. After his memories began to return, he was determined to share what he knew with the general public not only about the Philadelphia Experiment, but also about his other activities with the US government.
Al Bielek says that when he worked as a contractor, he himself was in charge of the operations of the Mind Control program, which he said was used against members of the US military. and its contractors to ensure complete secrecy around some of its strangest operations. These include time travel programs in which Al Bielek claims to have participated. He said he traveled to Mars several times and also visited the year 100,000 BC to see a research station and until 6037 to recover technology. He also affirmed that there would be a terrible catastrophe in the next decades that would irrevocably change the panorama of the United States.
Bialek says he does not think that talking about his experiences has altered the course of the future as he saw it because he was locked in his timeline. Therefore, he does not believe that he is putting the world in danger by talking about the events that will happen in the future. However, for the same reason, this means that no matter what horrors Bialek has seen in the future, there is no way for people today to avoid them. What do you think? | <urn:uuid:10d36a10-ebaa-42af-b97e-2051ddc7703d> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://randomthings.pro/2023/07/05/time-traveler-reveals-the-map-of-the-usa-after-important-catastrophes-2020-2030/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510734.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001005750-20231001035750-00001.warc.gz | en | 0.990729 | 656 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Nestled in Bolivia’s northwestern region, Madidi National Park boasts a staggering diversity of flora and fauna, occurring in nearly 2 million h
Nestled in Bolivia’s northwestern region, Madidi National Park boasts a staggering diversity of flora and fauna, occurring in nearly 2 million hectares of primary forests. It is touted by renowned organizations, such as Conservation International, Wildlife Conservation Society and National Geographic, as the most bio-diverse place on the planet. A quick Internet search reveals that Madidi is highly regarded as the place to explore pristine jungle habitat.
Getting to Madidi, however, is not exactly easy. After landing in Bolivia’s capitol of La Paz, which at nearly 13,000 feet above sea level can literally take your breath away, one must hop on a small prop plane and fly into the remote town of Rurrenabaque. From here the only access to the national park is by a five-hour boat ride along the Tuichi and Beni Rivers. The boat ride was quite pleasant, and en route, numerous colorful birds were seen, including various parrots, macaws, herons and even one of the largest birds in the Western Hemisphere: king vultures. Careful observation also revealed basking river turtles (Podocnemis spp.) near the shoreline, as well as scores of colorful tropidurid lizards (Tropidurus melanopleurus) scampering around on cliff walls.
The mile-long walk from the boat landing to our home in the jungle, the Chalalan Ecolodge, was a great opportunity to finally see some of the herpetofauna of the region. Walking along the well-marked path, several lizards scurried up tree trunks and dove for cover under the leaf litter at our approach. Whorltail lizards (Stenocercus prionotus) were the most commonly encountered species, as well the anole lizard (Anolis fuscoauratus). Skinks are uncommon here, but we did come across one Copeoglossum nigropunctatum. Before reaching the lodge, an adult Esmarald racer (Drymobius rhombifer) was found basking in the middle of the trail. Our entire group of four hikers, however, walked right over it nearly stepping on it before our guide finally pointed it out.
One of the more notable residents here in the park isn’t a herp but actually a colorful species of primate. In 2005, a new species of titi monkey was discovered living in this vast jungle, and researchers decided that its common name would be awarded to whoever would provide the largest financial contribution to the group of scientists who originally discovered it. Interestingly, a Canadian online casino won the right to name the animal, which is now known as the golden palace monkey (Callicebus aureipalatii). It was a special treat to encounter this new member of the primate family even before reaching our final destination.
The accommodations at Chalalan were somewhat modest. Our travel companions, Jonathan Perez and Mike Davis, shared a room, which consisted solely of two beds, each covered by mosquito netting. The bathroom was a communal one and was shared by other visitors in their dorm-style cabin. My wife, Barbara, and I had booked the matrimonial suite well in advance, which had two spacious rooms and a private bathroom, complete with a pair of bony-headed tree frogs (Osteocephalus taurinus) that had taken up residence in our toilet. Also sharing our room, above our bed, was an incredibly ornate-looking jumping spider (of the Salticidae family). With a bright-red head and abdomen, this fingernail-sized arachnid was by far the most attractive spider I had ever seen.
While settling into our rooms a raucous disturbance took place in the trees overhead. A large troop of more than 100 squirrel monkeys and dozens of white-fronted capuchin monkeys raced through our campsite, shattering the silence. It was quite a sight.
On the Water
In the center of the vast compound lies Chalalan Lake, spanning nearly a mile in length it is surrounded by lush forest. Small rowboats were available to guests, allowing leisurely trips on the waterway, mostly as a venue for bird watching. Before sunset, we commandeered one of the vessels and slowly circumnavigated the lake in search of wildlife. As we drifted into a bush by the north end of the lake, we observed several squirrel monkeys feeding on berries that were overhanging the water. A few feet below them, we caught a glimpse of an elongate, slender green shape gliding slowly through the foliage. Lunging forward, I managed to grab the 4-foot-long green vine snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) before it escaped into the thick underbrush. It was a handsome specimen, lime green with an absurdly pointed snout. I was glad it made no attempt to defend itself, as this rear-fanged snake will oftentimes bite savagely, which can result in a nasty, painful wound.
Along the shore, adjacent to the boat dock, nested a sizable colony of one of the world’s strangest and most primitive birds—the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin). Adults have long, orange spiky feather shafts, rising straight up from their heads. Their eyes are a vivid crimson red surrounded by sky-blue “eye shadow.” Juveniles have a specialized claw at the end of their naked wings, and if threatened or attacked, will fall from their nest into the water below. When the danger has passed, they will use their sharp claws as grappling hooks to ascend back up into their home. It was a thrill to be able to approach these odd-looking birds and capture their unique beauty on film.
As the sun began to set, we heard several different frog species calling by the shores’ edge. We paddled our boat toward their calls and saw spotted tree frogs (Hypsiboas punctatus) and narrow-headed tree frogs (Scinax cruentomma) amidst the vegetation. Shining our flashlights higher in the trees revealed a pale-colored Amazon tree boa (Corallus hortulanus) on the move. Tree boas have extremely reflective eye-shine and can be easily spotted, even from great heights in the forest canopy.
Equally reflective is the eye-shine from crocodilians, and as our flashlight beams skimmed the surface of the water, an orange glow became visible from across the lake. Steering our boat toward the glowing spheres, we came upon a half-submerged black caiman (Melanosuchus niger). This member of the alligator family is perhaps the largest reptile in the New World, and specimens of nearly 20 feet in length have been reported. Our specimen was a mere youngster at just over 6 feet long. The staff at Chalalan talks about seeing really large individuals, some occasionally exceeding 10 feet from tip to tip.
On the Trail
Back on land, we began walking the extensive system of trails that crisscross throughout the park. More than 20 miles of trails were created just around the lodge to ensure that visitors have ample access to all the natural wonders that Madidi has to offer. We hadn’t walked more than two minutes when we encountered another Amazon tree boa hanging from a bush less than 3 feet off the ground. This species normally prefers a much higher perch, and we were rather surprised to see it so close to the ground.
The nighttime sounds of calling insects and frogs were at times deafening. A recent rain was undoubtedly the reason for so much anuran activity, and we were delighted to encounter so many species in a single night. Large marine toads (Rhinella marina) and equally sized smokey jungle frogs (Leptodactylus pentadactylus) fled the pathways at our approach. Smaller toads, such as the South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifera, formerly Bufo typhonius), granular toads (Rhinella major, formerly Bufo granulosus), the Strabomantid frog (Pristimantis reichlei), and the narrow-mouth Amazon sheepfrog (Hamptophryne boliviana) revealed themselves as they hopped away from our bright lights. Of special significance was encountering an endemic species named for the national park, Oreobates madidi.
Walking slowly and quietly through the nighttime jungle I aimed my light high in hopes of finding additional tree boas. Although no boas were seen, my patience was eventually rewarded with a colubrid snake coiled some 15 feet off the ground amidst the thin branches at the end of a tree. It was well out of reach, and before attempting to capture it, I took a few photographs in case it was able to escape. While everyone else trained their lights on the snake, I carefully began to climb up the tree. No sooner than I began my accent, the snake woke up and shot into the darkness. The digital image I took appears to be that of a 6-foot-long “sipo,” most likely Chironius exoletus.
A small ephemeral pond near one of the trails proved very rewarding, and while walking around its edge, several frogs dove into the water. We waited patiently, and when they finally rose to the surface to breathe, we were able to photograph them. One was a Gunther’s banded tree frog (Hypsiboas fasciatus), another was a closely related frog, the convict tree frog (H. calcaratus), so called because of the black stripes present on the inner thighs and abdomen. While meticulously searching the pond for additional signs of life, our flashlights revealed two more welcome finds. A hatchling black caiman less than a foot long was floating in the center of the pond, seemingly oblivious to our presence. After bombarding the young reptile with numerous camera flashes, it finally submerged and disappeared on the soft, muddy bottom. Resting inches from the caiman, was a Suriname toad (Pipa pipa), which for us was another exciting discovery.
The Main Trail
The following morning, we were anxious to check out the main trail that originally brought us to the lodge. We knew it would lead us back to the river, and we hoped to find a greater diversity of herps along the way. With the warming rays of the morning sun, we came across several giant ameivas (Ameiva ameiva) basking in small clearings. These were lightning-fast and extremely wary of our approach. As we got deeper into the forest, we could hear the faint buzzing sounds of what appeared to be insects. Barbara, however, was not convinced that they were coming from invertebrates and broke away to find its source. She was right. Although she did not capture the animal by hand, she did capture it on film. A male poison frog (Ameerega hahneli) was belting out its mating call, hoping to attract a female into its territory. This otherwise drab-colored frog had bright-orange flash markings in its thighs and armpits and a pale blue underside. Not the most colorful of the poison frog family, but a handsome animal nonetheless.
At the river, we split up to cover more ground, Barbara and I went one way and Jonathan and Mike went the opposite way. At the shoreline, we saw a few men fishing, and as we got closer one of them began pulling in what appeared to be a substantial-sized fish. To our surprise, and I imagine theirs as well, he landed a rather large Geoffrey’s side-necked turtle (Phrynops geoffroanus)! The men laughed at our reaction and were quite amused when we asked if we could photograph their haul. Fearful that they would want to keep the turtle for the dinner pot, I meekly asked if I could turn the animal loose back into the river. The man hesitated briefly and then nodded his approval. Close to where the men were fishing, I kicked over a piece of bark and a rugose gray toad (Rhinella poeppigii) scurried out from beneath looking for new cover. As I pounced on the toad the men once again reacted in amusement to my antics.
Meanwhile, Mike had the great fortune to find a yellow-foot tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulata). “It was like finding a needle in a haystack,” he said after a guide tried to describe the area where they are sometimes found. All in all the outing proved very successful.
Not too Crappy
As darkness began to fall we made our way back to camp where one of the guides, a self-proclaimed amateur herpetologist, promised to take us to a special haunt: Lake Caca. “You mean Lake Titicaca,” I asked, “that’s quite a distance from here.” He was actually referring to the septic system on the outskirts of the lodge, which they jokingly dubbed Lake Caca.
He promised an interesting assortment of frogs and snakes, and we weren’t about to question his knowledge of the area. About three quarters of a mile from our camp was a large cement pool encircled by a chain-link fence. Even from a distance we could see numerous frog silhouettes perched throughout the enclosure. The majority were black-eyed monkey tree frogs (Phyllomedusa camba), a few were the giant monkey tree frogs (P. bicolor), one was a white-lined leaf frog (P. vaillantii) and there were several bony-headed tree frogs, as well. It was amazing to see so many related hylids concentrated in one place. Of course, under the circumstance, it was quite obvious why the insect population was in such abundance here, which consequently attracted large numbers of frogs.
With so many frogs it was not surprising that the area was also home to a healthy population of snakes. Most commonly encountered was the arboreal brown sipo (Chironius fuscus). Also found in the region are slug-eating snakes (Dipsas spp.), cat-eyed snakes (Leptodeira spp.) and blunt-headed tree snakes (Imantodes spp.). Interestingly, despite our guides’ insistence that numerous species of vipers (Bothrops) and even bushmasters (Lachesis muta) are often seen in Madidi, we did not encounter a single venomous snake during our week-long stay.
Late into the night we decided to call it quits, and as we headed back to the lodge, one last scan of my flashlight revealed yet another treasure: an Amazon emerald tree boa (Corallus batesi) coiled 8 feet above us. It was a magnificent, 4-foot-long specimen that must have recently fed, as it had a very distinct bulge at mid body. Once again, our incessant camera flashes drove the snake to retreat high into the canopy, but the excitement of the find lasted well beyond the night.
The following morning, as we bid farewell to the staff, I was given a gift by my herping buddies—a small cloth sack tied carefully at the top. I cautiously opened the bag and poured its contents out on the ground in front of our group. There lay an exquisitely colored juvenile false coral snake (Oxyrhopus melanogenys). The 15-inch-long colubrid was a brilliant-red color with four triad-colored bands ending a third the length of its body. Our guide had apparently found the snake the previous night while in cahoots with Jonathan and Mike, and they wanted to surprise me with the photo opportunity just prior to our departure. It was a most fitting gift for such an amazing place.
Paul Freed was supervisor of herpetology for the Houston Zoo for 25 years. Fieldwork for the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Conservation International has taken him to Paraguay, Namibia and other countries. He has authored many works, including the book Of Golden Toads and Serpents’ Roads. | <urn:uuid:970a908b-5053-4b9a-a12f-016289d9d7b1> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://reptilesmagazine.com/herping-bolivias-madidi-national-park/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510734.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001005750-20231001035750-00001.warc.gz | en | 0.969577 | 3,402 | 2.96875 | 3 |
Fresnel from Lens Element
The Fresnel lens had its origin in the design of lighthouse lenses. Its grooved surface represented a novel method for substantially reducing the amount of glass needed to produce large aperture, short focal length elements. Surface shapes derivative to the Fresnel lens find application in general illumination as well as in imaging systems such as cameras and telescopes. Their design is based upon annular zones, which can either have constant width or occur at radii associated with a fixed sag amount as shown in Figure 1. The objective of this article is to provide FRED users with a tool for the creation of Fresnel surfaces until such time as it becomes a permanent member of FRED’s native element library.
Using the Script
This article documents a scripting routine that can be used to generate surfaces similar to those shown in Figure 1. Their construction is based on the generation of a family of shifted annular base surfaces separated by concentric tubes. As such, these Fresnel surfaces are realized as collection of surfaces. The script is included as an Embedded script in the associated FRED file SagSurfaceIntoZones.frd. This FRED file should be used as a test environment before general use.
The script replicates a base surface under one of the two conditions illustrated in Figure 1. The user is first presented with the dialog shown in Figure 2 allowing selection of the base surface from which the Fresnel surface is to be constructed. Only surfaces with the allowed type are shown in the list. After selecting the surface, a second dialog shown in Figure 3 prompts the user to select the sagging method and enter numeric value corresponding to either a sag depth or zone width. It also prompts for the Fresnel surface location. The first choice, coincident with base surface, creates the surface at the same location as the original surface. This is most likely the desirable choice if a stand-alone surface is being sagged. The second choice, coincident with edge, shifts the whole Fresnel surface to the edge of the original surface. This is useful for sagging a lens surface while keeping the solid nature of the element intact. Note that if a Lens element surface is chosen, it will be converted to a Custom Element.
Once these selections are made, the original base surface is set to Untraceable and the collection of surfaces is created. Figure 4 shows two resulting Fresnel surfaces.
Embedded Script Name: convertToFresnel.frs
- A list is compiled of all Conic and Aspheric surfaces in the FRED model and presented to the user for selection through a dialog box.
- Information is gathered from the selected surface in order to assure that the zones each have the same material, coating, raytrace controls.
- If the selected surface is part of a Lens entity, the Lens entity is converted to a Custom Element.
- Existing zones associated with the selected surface are deleted.
- A dialog is opened to allow the user to select between fixed sag per zone and fixed zone spacing. The user enters a numeric value setting either the sag height or zone width. The user also selects between the surface being coincident with the base surface or the edge of the surface.
- A loop cycles across the base surface creating a sequence of annular base surface replicas and tubes connecting each zone. A subroutine is included for calculating the radii associated with fixed sag per zone.
A minimum number of restrictions have been assumed by these scripts.
- The base surface must be either a Conic or a Standard Asphere surface type. Flat surfaces are not allowed.
- The base surface can be either part of a Lens entity or a Custom Element.
- If the base surface is changed, the script must be run again to re-construct the surface.
- The surface has no inflection points. The script has not been designed to handle concave and convex sections on the same surface.
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This course will introduce you to the tremendous range and energy of American writing of the colonial and national periods. We'll begin in 1590, during the earliest years of English exploration and settlement in North America, with an extravagant narrative of travel and enterprise by Thomas Harriot, who thrilled imaginations and tempted pocketbooks by introducing a large European audience to the wonders of what he called "the new found land of Virginia." The really big thrill was that throughout the Atlantic continents-Europe, Africa, and the Americas-people and cultures were newly on the move. Writers living in and writing about North America kept pace with them, tracking movements both real and imaginary, both voluntary and coerced. These authors-from Harriot in the 16th century, to John Winthrop, Aphra Behn, and Mary Rowlandson in the 17th, to Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Olaudah Equiano in the 18th, to Frederick Douglass, Herman Melville, and Emily Dickinson in the 19th-helped generate and convey an unprecedented traffic in new ideas and in new metaphors for living amidst rapid global change.
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An endocrinologist treats patients along with bodily hormone disorders, including diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, as well as thyrois issues. They likewise manage folks that possess thyroid nodules or even cancer.
People along with endrocrine problems are usually described an endocrinologist by their family practitioner. The bodily hormone system features glandulars that produce as well as produce hormonal agents, including the pituitary, parathyroid, thymus, adrenal glands as well as pancreas.
Bodily hormones regulate several components of our body system functionalities, consisting of growth, metabolism, duplication and also state of mind. Yet when our endocrine system isn’t operating appropriately, our experts may experience symptoms like fatigue or weight gain. That is actually when we must find an endocrinologist (en-doh-krih-NOL-uh-jist), health care doctors who focus on detecting as well as dealing with wellness ailments that include the hormones as well as the endcrine system glandulars of our body systems. Dr. Adarsh Jha Medical Doctor
To create a prognosis, an endocrinologist will definitely ask about your signs, health and wellness behaviors as well as medications. They might also conduct a physical exam and inspect your skin layer, mouth and hair, given that some hormone-related ailments can have an effect on these locations. They are going to after that order blood stream imaging, work and urinalysis tests like computed tomography (CT) browses or even magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Blood work may uncover whether specific glands are operating properly. A thyroid stimulating hormone assessment can easily sense thyroid issues and an exam for thyroglobulin may aid identify thyroid cancer cells. MRI makes comprehensive pictures of the body system’s structures, like bone tissues, blood vessels and gentle tissues, to aid determine cysts and also various other abnormalities. These graphics can easily additionally guide surgery, biopsies and radiation treatment. Some endocrinologists decide on to focus on a specific location of the field, including diabetes mellitus, pituitary as well as adrenal conditions, bone tissue health or gender and reproductive health. These professionals possess even more substantial training in these places as well as can easily provide even more specialized treatment. Dr. Jha Endocrine System Disorders
Hormonal agents control and team up several physical body functions, featuring mood, metabolic rate, duplication and growth. When the glandulars that create these bodily hormones, phoned the endrocrine unit, perform certainly not operate adequately, it may trigger a selection of health ailments.
If they believe that your health complication is hormone-related, your family medical professional might refer you to an endocrinologist. During your appointment, the endocrinologist will certainly ask you regarding your signs and symptoms and carry out a physical examination. They will additionally examine your hair, skin layer and mouth, as certain hormone-related problems can impact these areas. Additionally, the endocrinologist will definitely order laboratory job as well as imaging examinations like computed tomography (CT check) and magnetic vibration imaging (MRI) to help them identify the underlying cause of your ailment.
In some cases, your endocrinologist will recommend drug to remedy the hormone discrepancy. For other ailments, like thyroid ailments or hirsutism (extreme hair growth in girls), way of life changes are actually typically suggested.
When necessary, the endocrinologist might highly recommend an operation. Nonetheless, your endocrinologist will certainly function along with your main care physician and also various other professionals to create a procedure planning. Depending on your insurance coverage, the solutions of an endocrinologist might be partly or even entirely dealt with by your insurance company. If you have questions regarding your insurance coverage, contact your insurance provider straight.
While medical care physicians and internists have the ability to identify several bodily hormone problems, it is often necessary to seek out the experience of an expert. Hormonal agent imbalances can easily support a wide array of disorders, including unhealthful cholesterol levels that enhance your danger for heart problem, high blood pressure and also diabetic issues. They can also bring about being overweight, a problem that boosts your danger of various other diseases and also ailments.
The endrocrine system makes hormonal agents that are used to regulate your physical body’s functions and moderate necessary physical units, like your cardiovascular system, eyes, lungs, bone tissues and also renals. If your glands cease making hormones, it may result in serious health condition, including diabetes, an illness through which the body does not generate enough the hormone insulin to lesser blood glucose. The condition is a growing issue in the United States as well as demands expert procedure from endocrinologists.
The disorder can lead to various other wellness issues, including osteoporosis, a weak and also weak bone problem that has an effect on both males and females. An endocrinologist can help treat as well as avoid osteoporosis with drug and/or surgical treatment, as well as may also refer patients for a DEXA browse to analyze your bone tissue quality.
After completing health care school as well as a four-year post degree residency system in interior medication, gynecology or even pediatrics, medical professionals need to finish an extra 2- to three-year fellowship program that focuses on endocrinology. This customized training enables medical professionals to come to be professionals in the medical diagnosis and therapy of hormone ailments.
An endocrinologist has to additionally acquire a medical license to practice in the USA, which needs passing a national licensing test. Physicians also take part in yearly proceeding learning training courses to remain updated on brand-new therapies, medicines as well as improvements in their area.
An individual is typically described an endocrinologist through a major healthcare provider, like your family practitioner or even an internist. Your referring physician might possess run tests or even taken imaging research studies that reveal indications of a hormonal agent discrepancy or even irregularity. Your endocrinologist can recommend and also offer an exact outlook therapy options.
Millions of Americans have to deal with endocrine-related health conditions like diabetes mellitus and also an under active thyroid. This amount is expected to expand, generating a greater requirement for medical doctors that focus on this place of medication. If you take pleasure in analytical, possess a natural curiosity and are a great communicator, after that ending up being an endocrinologist may be actually the best career path for you.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
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One of the most influential books of the 21st century: the ground-breaking psychology classic - over 10 million copies sold - that changed the way we think about thinking
'There have been many good books on human rationality and irrationality, but only one masterpiece. That masterpiece is Thinking, Fast and Slow' Financial Times
'A lifetime's worth of wisdom' Steven D. Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics
Why do we make the decisions we do? Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman, 'the world's most influential living psychologist' (Steven Pinker) revolutionised our understanding of human behaviour with Thinking, Fast and Slow. Distilling his life's work, Kahneman shows how there are two ways we make choices: fast, intuitive thinking, and slow, rational thinking. He reveals how our minds are tripped up by error, bias and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical) and gives practical techniques that enable us all to improve our decision-making. This profound exploration of the marvels and limitations of the human mind has had a lasting impact on how we see ourselves.
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What is a Photoelectric Sensor Used for?
The photoelectric detection method has the advantages of high precision, fast response and non-contact. The photoelectric sensor has a simple structure and is easy to operate. With the development of photoelectric technology, photoelectric sensors have been widely used in various light industrial automation.
Application of sensor in high voltage and high current test
The use of optical equipment for high-voltage and high-current measurement has developed rapidly in the power system. Many photoelectric sensors have been put into field operation one after another, bringing many convenient conditions for the monitoring of high-voltage and high current. The photoelectric sensor has fast response speed and high measurement accuracy. The photoelectric sensor is modulated by light in the process of converting the measured current from high potential to low potential, and its optical instrument part has only microwatt-level power.
Application of photoelectric sensor in rotational speed measurement system
Rotational speed is an important characteristic parameter in the performance test of power machinery, and its size and change are related to whether the mechanical operation is normal or not. Many characteristic parameters of power machinery are often determined by the speed, such as the output power of the motor, and the vibration of the power machinery, the pulsation of the air flow in the pipeline, and the wear state of various working parts are also closely related to the speed. The use of photoelectric sensors to monitor the change of speed in time can eliminate many faults in the operation of the machine in time and avoid greater losses.
Application of photoelectric sensor in relay protection
With the development of the power industry, the transmission capacity and voltage level of the power system have been continuously improved. There are many shortcomings in the measurement and monitoring of the power grid by traditional transformers. However, the integrated automation system of optical fiber power substations composed of optical fiber transformers and optical fiber communication networks using photoelectric sensors has become one of the most promising development directions of power automation technology. The power transformer is an important power measurement device in the power system, and it is also a key device for realizing power automation.
Application of photoelectric sensor in smoke turbidity monitoring
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The One leg stand test is one of the three standardized field sobriety tests police officers use in DWI investigations. The officer It is a divided attention test that is designed to develop probable cause for a DWI arrest.
What does it entail?
The one leg stand test evaluates the subject in two phases.
There are two phases the instruction stage and the balance and counting stage. In the instruction phase the person must stand with his or her feet together, keep arms at the sides and listen to the instructions. The person’s attention is divided between balancing and information processing. In the second stage, the person must raise on leg with the foot about six inches off the ground, keeping the foot parallel to the ground. The person has to count out loud like “one thousand and one” , “one thousand and two” all the way to thirty.
What are the clues?
After the DWI stop, a person will be given the DWI SFSTs. In the one leg stand, the officer looks for four clues:
- sways while balancing
- uses arms to balance;
- puts his or her foot down.
How many clues does an officer need to observe?
The officer only needs to observe two of the clues for the person to fail the test. Also a person that puts his or her foot down three or more times during the thirty seconds cannot do the test.
Is failing the test the end of it?
The officer has to determine whether he or she has probable cause for an arrest. This test is only part of that. Failing this test alone won’t create probable cause to suspect DWI in most cases. However, the other observations an officer makes may create probable cause for arrest.
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ESV - 20 Moses and Aaron did as the Lord commanded. In the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants he lifted up the staff and struck the water in the Nile, and all the water in the Nile turned into blood.
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Moses was eighty years old when he first appeared before Pharaoh after God had called him to lead Israel out of Egypt (Exodus 7:7). Israel spent forty years in the wilderness before entering Canaan (Numbers 14:33-34). Moses was 120 years old when he died (Deuteronomy 34:7). Therefore, the combined plagues must have consumed less than a year. The Bible specifically records (Exodus 7:20-25) that seven days elapsed between the first plague (the Nile turning to blood) and the second plague (frogs). Pharaoh then asked Moses to take the frogs away "tomorrow" (Exodus 8:9). Other plagues, such as the plague of darkness, lasted a matter of a few days (Exodus 10:21). There is nothing in the narrative to suggest the passage of any significant amount of time between the plagues from first to last. The account reads as if God brought each succeeding plague as soon as Pharaoh hardened his heart following relief from the preceding plague. I would say that each plague would have lasted long enough for its effects to be felt by the Egyptians, but that the plagues from first to last would have also occurred in fairly rapid succession, in order to produce the maximum impression upon the Egyptians of God's power and control of events. (That is, if there had been a long interval between plagues, it might have both allowed the Egyptians to somewhat recover from each one, and also caused them to attribute their occurrence to chance, rather than to God's activity.) If the mention of the one-week interval between the first and second plagues were to be taken as typical, the ten plagues would have consumed a total of between two and three months.
✿ Biblical estimation of Length of the Plagues It is estimated between three to seven weeks for the ten plagues. Let us calculate: ➊ One day to go before Pharaoh and perform the serpent miracle (Ex. 7:10-15) ➋ Seven days for the miracle of the waters to blood (Ex. 7:15-25) ➌ Several days for frogs to cover all Egypt and accomplish the purpose in making life unbearable (Ex. 8:1-8) ➍ One day to destroy frogs (Ex. 8:10-15) ➎ Several days for the lice plague to have the desired effect (Ex. 8:16-19) ➏ Several days for the flies to plague all of Egypt. Two days are mentioned for bringing and removing them (Ex. 8:23,29) ➐ Two days--one to announce and one to destroy the animals of Egypt, besides time for Pharaoh to harden his heart (Ex. 9:1,5,7) ➑ Several days for boils to be upon the Egyptians (Ex. 9:8-12) ➒ One day to announce the next plague (Ex. 9:13); one day for the plague (hail) to begin (Ex. 9:18); and one day for Moses to be called (Ex. 9:27) ➓ Two days for locusts to cover Egypt (Ex. 10:4-6,13); one day for Moses to be called (Ex. 10:8-11); a day or so for the locusts to cause their destruction in Egypt (Ex. 10:12-17); and two days to remove them (Ex. 10:18-19 with Ex. 5:13) ⓫ Three days of darkness (Ex. 10:21-23) and one day to call Moses (Ex. 10:24-29) ⓬ One day to ask of the Egyptians and to slay the passover (Ex. 11; 12:29-36) Precisely Twenty-six days are named above, besides the time needed for certain plagues to become effective and perform what they were designed to do. ✿ My verdict: On the basis of ten days for the first plague (Ex. 7:25) and the ninth plague (Ex. 10:22), and supposing that the other plagues lasted this long, at least fifty days were needed for the plagues
Great question, I humbly submit for your consideration: the time is uncertain a coin toss. Scholars have estimated that it took several months, perhaps as many as nine. Based on various things, the flood stages of the Nile and it's growing season, etc. We do Know that the 10th and final plague was memorialized by the "Passover", which takes place in March/April on our Gregorian calendars. Working backward from this final time period an estimated starting date using these factors as a guide was done. Still other rough calculations end up somewhere in the vicinity of 2 weeks to a month. But this does not account for the larger unmentioned time spans that could have occurred between other plagues. The Jewish view: The Mishnah in Eduyot 2:10 records that "The judgement of the Egyptians lasted 12 months". Midrash Rabbah 9:12, however, records that there was a month's time between each plague: 3 weeks of Moshe [Moses] warning Pharaoh and one week of the plague itself. Bottom Line: so it's still a coin toss at best The Bible does not specify and it's difficult to tell exactly the time duration required for the ten plagues to run their course. The huge fact that the Exodus author does not tell us the time period this complete process took! May we then conclude and extrapolate that it probably was not their main focus and really did not matter that much to them? (Luke 8:10; Mark 4:11) Opinion: What the messenger of this passage is trying to communicate; is the awesome power of God [to do what He has spoken], God's promise of rescue [in time of trouble], and God's never ending glory. (Isaiah 46:10) Friend to speculate or comment on things that scripture leaves unsaid; could lead to error and the possible placement of a stumbling block or speck in the eye of another. (1 Corinthians 10:23; 1 Corinthians 10:29; John 9:41) In the Lord's freedom and amazing wonder...warrior on
The plagues may have lasted 2 years. Here's why: (1) the 7th plague (hail & fire) destroyed all the crops. However, when the 8th plague hits, there are crops and greenery to destroy. I don't think there was the ability to replace crops in a few days. I believe the Jewish teaching of at least a year is plausible (more than mere weeks) and would not be surprised to know that it was in fact, 3 years, which would be a great part of the pattern (God uses patterns throughout the Bible) showing the resurrection - the rescue of His creation, the beginning of a new creation, the beginning of freedom from bondage. My inclination is to believe it took 3 years. - Voyle Glover
All of the answers reveal good information. What caused me to research the time frame for the plagues is what the scripture says about the livestock. According to Exodus 9:6 ALL the livestock of Egypt died in the 5th plague. However, according to Exodus 9:20 & 9:21 the Egyptians still had livestock at the 7th plague (HAIL). Furthermore, during the 10th plague (PASSOVER), the firstborn of the Egyptians livestock died (SEE EXODUS 12:29). The only way for this to be true is that ALL of the livestock of the Egyptians did NOT die during the 5th plague.
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The Chat GPT full form is Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer. Open AI developed this Generative Pre-trained Transformer. It has made a huge impact in the world of Natural Language Processing (NPL). It is a deep learning model that functions on a large amount of data text. This makes it capable enough to perform a wide range of natural language processing including text generation, machine translation, chatbot development, sentiment analysis etc. Today, the application is widely used in various sectors. However, during the training phase, the model was focused on learning patterns and relationships between words and phrases in the text and producing results based on them.
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What are the Applications of GPT?
The following are the uses of Chat GPT:
- It helps in text generation. It generates new text similar to the provided input. This is helpful in generating new articles, stories, poems etc
- Machines translation is another application of Chat GPT. It can translate one language to another and thus, transcends language barriers.
- The sentiment analysis feature of Chat GPT can help you to analyse the sentiments of a text which is beneficial for social media monitoring, stock market prediction and customer feedback analysis
- Chat GPT also develops chatbots or conversational AI agents to engage in human-like conversations. This is beneficial in customer services and personal assistants.
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What are the Limitations of GPT?
The following are the limitations of Chat GPT:
- GPT functions on large texts of data which may contain biases and prejudices. This can generate text-biased results.
- GPT analyzes only the given text and no external information that means it may not be able to provide context-specific information.
- It lacks understanding and is not capable of understanding the meaning of the text as desired. It simply functions on the basis of patterns and relationships between words and phrases in the text and produces results based on them.
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A Startling Exhibition on the History of Documenta Reveals the Political Moves—and Nazi Ties—of Its First Curators
The exhibition unravels the history of the first 10 editions of the powerhouse show.
As the saying goes, it’s the victors who write the story. But in the case of Documenta, Germany’s world-famous art exhibition founded in the rubble of World War II, the opposite is also true.
“Documenta: Politics and Art,” a major new exhibition at the German Historical Museum in Berlin, explores the political powers that influenced the trailblazing show from its inception.
The exhibition examines the first 10 Documentas, charting their sometimes troubled underpinnings, their organizers, the artists they showed (and didn’t), and the financial dealings that engineered each show, diving into how art became a critical chess piece in Cold War politics and a tool to engineer Germany’s selfhood after the war.
Documenta, it’s clear, was far from just a neutral celebration of contemporary art.
The Continuity of Nazi Influence
A look at Documenta’s origin story offers startling revelations.
The show had a fledgling start in Kassel in 1955, which was still in ruin after the war. The small city was an ideal location, not because it was a bustling art hub from prewar times, but rather because it was close the East German border. Establishing a star-powered art show that championed Western art and ideals was of clear political value, perhaps especially when the East-West border was still somewhat permeable.
“You can’t make culture with politics, but maybe you can make politics with culture,” former West German president Theodor Heuss said in the years preceding the show’s establishment.
Unwittingly, Heuss’s words signal to darker truths about the show. What art was championed, and what was left out? Women and artists of color were largely excluded until about a decade ago. What’s more, recent research reveals that 10 of its 31 original organizers were either Nazi party members, in the SS, or the SA, Hitler’s original paramilitary wing. The second show involved six former Nazis; the third, 15.
The presence of former National Socialists in positions of power had definitive and sometimes disturbing effects on what art was shown.
One part of the exhibition looks at Documenta co-founder Werner Haftmann, a Nazi party member who obfuscated his history after the war. In Italy, he was a wanted war criminal, known to have hunted, tortured, and executed resistance party members. As a Documenta founder, he was involved in its first three editions, between 1955 and 1964.
Arnold Bode, the show’s cofounder, “was likely aware of being surrounded by Nazis, but Haftmann kept his past a secret,” Julia Voss, one of the Berlin show’s co-curators, told Artnet News. He excluded artists from the exhibition who may have spoken about or experienced the Holocaust, and Jewish artists that were included in early editions largely lived in exile.
Among the works in the show are a still life of flowers and a self-portrait by the German Jewish painter Rudolph Levy, who lived in Florence during the war. By chance, Haftmann, who was stationed in the city at the time, held an office one floor below Levy.
It’s possible they would have been aware of each other: in a letter written around the time of the inaugural Documenta, Haftmann asked if “Levy is still alive in Florence.” But Levy, who was arrested in December 1943 and died on the way to Auschwitz, was not included in the show. Nor was another German Jewish artist, Otto Freundlich, who was also murdered by the Nazis. A preparatory document shows his name proposed, and then crossed out.
In the Berlin show’s catalogue, Voss writes that this “was no coincidence: work by Jewish artists who, like Levy, had been murdered by the National Socialists, was not on show at all in Kassel in 1955.”
MoMA, the Cold War, and the C.I.A.
Two other major sections of the show look at the Americanization of Documenta, which was closely tied to political events in East Germany.
In 1959, Documenta 2 included 37 American artists in an “institutional package” put together by MoMA director Porter MCCray; not a single work he chose was figurative. Instead, Documenta that year championed Jackson Pollock and East German artists who worked in an Abstract Expressionist style, rather than the figurative work that was prevalent in the country at the time. Documenta 4 followed a similar pattern, with artists like Andy Warhol and Jo Baer heralding Pop Art and Minimalism.
“Documenta was part of a geopolitical battle and a cultural battle as well, and the exhibition and its organizers were involved in creating certain constructions about both the East and the West,” Lars Bang Larsen, the Berlin show’s co-curator, said.
MoMA’s possible ties to the C.I.A. have long been a subject of speculation, and although little has been definitively proven, research for this show reveals that Documenta 3 organizers got a grant from the European Cultural Foundation, which was later revealed to be a funding channel for the C.I.A.
Bang Larsen said the curatorial team tried to access MoMA archives that have concrete answers about the museum’s connections to the government agency, but the files remain restricted.
East Germany’s art scene was always involved in the show to varying extents. Former East German artists were shown, though the works and artists selected where highly edited. In Documenta 6 in 1977, a broader array of ideas were presented than in previous editions—namely, direct criticisms and reflections on World War II and the Holocaust.
The most powerful example of this came from U.S. artist Beryl Korot, who showed a multichannel video of tourists walking away from the former Dachau concentration camp.
Meanwhile, East German artist Werner Tübke’s Reminiscences of Judge Schulze III, a large painting with vivid, Hieronymus Bosch-like details depicted a Nazi judge on trial against a landscape of death and torture.
But not everyone was pleased with all the changes: German artist Georg Baselitz withdrew from the exhibition in protest of the presence of East German artists, whom he felt came from “a place of intolerance.”
The German Historical Museum show ends after Documenta 10, when the now-deputy director of the Pompidou, Catherine David, became the first woman to curate the show and reorient it away from its East-West axis towards broader global issues.
In 2022, the Indonesian collective ruangrupa is leading the charge, organizing the show around the concept of lumbung, a term referring to an Indonesian communal rice barn. Their show plans to embrace resource-sharing and community-based networks.
The show, no doubt, looks different than it did before. But its stature in the art world has only grown. As bang Larsen put it: “there’s no tradition quite like it.”
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At a Glance
A family history of anemia in the absence of iron deficiency should prompt consideration of a hemoglobinopathy, and a number of these appear in the differential diagnosis. Hemoglobin C is an inherited mutation in the ß-globin gene. Persons of West African descent are much more likely to carry this mutation, which is the third most common variant worldwide.
Hemoglobin C is a normally-functioning oxygen carrier with a tendency to crystalize at normal oxygen tension. The peripheral smear of persons with C trait (a single mutated gene) is characterized by occasional target cells. Apart from a mild microcytosis, there are no other clinical complications. Homozygous hemoglobin C (2 mutated genes) is relatively common and presents with significant hemolysis with a reduced red blood cell (RBC) lifespan of 30-35 days. Dense polyhedral crystals can be seen both intracellularly and extracellularly on the peripheral smear. Most patients adapt well to the hemolysis, and anemia is often only borderline anemia; however, there is generally some splenomegaly present. Carriers of the mutation are usually only revealed through family studies or incidentally when testing for some other reason.
Significant anemia or pronounced microcytosis (<70 fL) with hemoglobin C should prompt further investigations for the coinheritance of a ß-thalassemia or of sickle hemoglobin, which is relatively common since the S mutation also occurs with high frequency in persons of West African descent (see chapter on Anemia Associated with Hemoglobin S-C).
What Tests Should I Request to Confirm My Clinical Dx? In addition, what follow-up tests might be useful?
The standard hemoglobin evaluation for diagnostic purposes consists of RBC indices, a sickling test, plus cation exchange high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or capillary electrophoresis (CEP).
If RBC indices are abnormal, it is appropriate to order morphology.
Always attempt to obtain a transfusion history.
If the sickling test is positive, a variant hemoglobin is suspected from HPLC, or there is clinical suspicion of a hemoglobinopathy, iso-electric focusing (IEF) or electrophoresis (EP) of hemoglobin dimers (or less commonly free globin chains) should be ordered.
Follow up tests on patients with known hemoglobin C requires only RBC indices, with quantitation of the known variant with HPLC or CEP.
Assessment of iron status is important in anemia and is usually accomplished through tests for ferritin and transferrin saturation (<20 ng/mL and <15%, respectively, in uncomplicated iron deficiency). (Table 1)
|Presumptive Diagnosis||Ratio Hemoglobin D/A||Hemoglobin A2 %||Other Hgb Present at >9 months of age||Sickling Test||Anemia||MCV/Morphology|
|C Trait||40/60||<3.7||F < 2%||negative||no||75 fL target cells|
|C/C Disease||100/0||<3.7||F < 3%||negative||mild to moderate hemolysis, which may be compensated||70 fL polychromasia, abundant target cells and spherocytes, anisocytosis HgbC crystals|
|C/A ß0 C/C ß0||100/0||>4.0 (unless the deletion is δß)||F > 5%||negative||Hgb 8-11 g/dL||55-70 fL polychromasia, abundant target cells and spherocytes absent crystals MCV/RBC < 14%|
|C/C ß+||100/0||>3.7||F < 3%||negative||Hgb 10-12 g/dL||55-70 fL MCV/RBC < 14%|
|C/A ß+||60-80/20-30||>3.7||F = 2-5%||negative||Hgb 11-13 g/dL||55-70 fL target cells MCV/RBC < 14%|
|Uncomplicated S/C||100/0||>4.5||S and C in equal amounts F > 5%||positive||Hgb 7-10 g/dL||normal|
Are There Any Factors That Might Affect the Lab Results? In particular, does your patient take any medications – OTC drugs or Herbals – that might affect the lab results?
Evaluation of the relative percentages of hemoglobin species detected is important to arriving at the correct diagnosis.
Iron deficiency can lower the percentage of hemoglobin A2, such that a ß-thalassemia could be overlooked. An MCV/RBC less than 14 is highly suggestive of ß-thalassemia. If using the value of hemoglobin A2 as a key indicator of ß-thalassemia, it is crucial to exclude the presence of A2′. This delta chain variant is clinically benign but will be present at equal concentration to the A2 and must be added to it. It can be difficult to visualize on EP or IEF, since the percentage is small and it coelutes with hemoglobin S on HPLC.
Anemia of inflammation (anemia of chronic disease) has a normal/elevated ferritin, and further tests might be indicated to determine if iron deficiency is also present. In inflammatory disease, C-Reactive Protein is elevated.
Transfused blood is always assumed to comprise 100% hemoglobin A, but this is not always the case as patients who are heterozygous for hemoglobin C or D mutations are not identified during donation, and this could alter the expected percentages of hemoglobins A and C.
What Lab Results Are Absolutely Confirmatory?
The demonstration of substitution of lysine for glutamic acid at position 6 of the ß-globin chain is diagnostic for hemoglobin C (ß6 Glu → Lys). This is the same location as hemoglobin S, so, when SC is present, these mutations must be 1 on each globin chain. The expense of this test is rarely justified.
In practice, however, the demonstration of a peak on HPLC in the C-elution window, together with a band eluting with hemoglobin C on EP or IEF, is considered confirmatory for the presence of hemoglobin C. Presence of dense polyhedral crystals both intracellularly and extracellularly on the peripheral smear is also characteristic. Providing that the percentages of hemoglobin F and A2 are normal and the clinical severity is as expected, further testing is not usually warranted.
Hemoglobin C crystals are less commonly seen in C/Cß0 because of the reduced production of ß-chains.
In hemoglobin C trait, the percentage of hemoglobin C is always lower than that of hemoglobin A (typically 35-40%), but there is not a reduced rate of production of hemoglobin C ß-chains. The difference occurs because there is reduced affinity of the mutant ß-globin chains for α-globin chains. The precise reason for the hemolysis is unclear and may be a combination of the intra-erythroid crystal formation or cellular dehydration due to increase potassium eflux.
Many Newborn Screening programs include tests for common hemoglobinopathies. Once the percentage of hemoglobin F is subtracted from the total hemoglobin, the same ratio of hemoglobin C to hemoglobin A will be observed as in adults.
Since hemoglobin S produces sickling only under reduced oxygen tension, a negative sickling test should be observed with hemoglobin C.
What Confirmatory Tests Should I Request for My Clinical Dx? In addition, what follow-up tests might be useful?
Sequencing of the chromosome for the known specific point mutations for ß-globin C may be indicated if these techniques are unable to arrive at a definitive diagnosis because of coelution with another hemoglobin.
Sequencing of the chromosome for common point mutations or deletions in the ß-globin gene is only rarely indicated in the event of the appearance of a previously unknown hemoglobin entity.
If the severity of the clinical presentation does not match the initial diagnosis, sequencing of the α- and/or ß-globin transcription regulator genes or sequencing of the gene in its entirety may be necessary to obtain a definitive diagnosis. The presence of hemoglobin H may indicate a 3-gene α-thalassemia (or a 2-gene deletion in a neonate). Because of the geographic distribution of α-thalassemia, this combination is unlikely. An elevated percentage of hemoglobin A2 is indicative of a ß-thalassemia. An elevated percentage of hemoglobin F is suggestive of a ß0 thalassemia (C ß-thalassemia is also seen in Mediterranean populations), hemoglobin S C disease, or hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (see chapter on Anemia Associated with Hemoglobin S-C).
Treatment with hydroxyurea increases the percentage of hemoglobin F present. Hydroxyurea is given for polycythemias, sickle disease, and as a chemotherapeutic agent.
What Factors, If Any, Might Affect the Confirmatory Lab Results? In particular, does your patient take any medications – OTC drugs or Herbals – that might affect the lab results?
Hemoglobins E, O-Arab, and C-Harlem all migrate with hemoglobin C on alkaline electrophoresis, but none of these coelutes with hemoglobin C on acid EP. On HPLC, there is, additionally, a small peak eluting slightly in front of the C peak, which is thought to represent glycated hemoglobin C.
The current generation of hemoglobin A1C (glycated hemoglobin) assays have eliminated previously observed unreliability in the presence of hemoglobin C trait, and results of diabetes tests can be interpreted with confidence in these patients.
The Sickling test is a screening test that detects any hemoglobin that polymerizes under reduced oxygen tension and cannot differentiate between Homozygous S disease, 1 of the sickle traits, or the presence of a doubly substituted S mutation, such as hemoglobin C-Harlem. All results should be confirmed by additional testing, especially if they do not agree with the clinical picture.
The Sickling test may give a false negative, if the hemoglobin S concentration is below 1 g/dL (typically <10-15% of the total hemoglobin), after transfusion or in cases where the F is greater than 90% (neonates and hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin.
The Sickling test may give a false positive, if there are nucleated RBCs in the peripheral blood or the patient has a marked hypergammaglobulinemia, such as multiple myeloma.
There are many causes of hemolysis other than hemoglobinopathies, some of which are:
RBC enzyme deficiencies, such as G6PD, Pyruvate Kinase, Glucose Phosphate Isomerase, or NADH reductase
mechanical destruction from artificial valves or burns
immunopathologic, such as transfusion reactions, Rhesus/ABO incompatibility, or warm and cold agglutinins
Tests indicative of hemolysis include decreased or absent haptoglobin, elevated LDH and unconjugated bilirubin, and elevated serum free hemoglobin.
There are many other common causes of anemia, which may need additional investigations, such as:
dietary iron deficiency or inadequate absorption (achlorhydria)
The following lab tests help distinguish between anemia resultant from iron deficiency IDA), inflammation (ACI), or concurrent iron deficiency with inflammation. (Table 2)
|Lab Test||ACI||IDA||IDA and ACI|
|Soluble Transferrin Receptor (sTfR)||normal||increase||normal/increase|
|sTfR / Log Ferritin||<1||>2||>2|
|Inflammatory Markers (CRP)||elevated||normal||elevated|
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- What Confirmatory Tests Should I Request for My Clinical Dx? In addition, what follow-up tests might be useful?
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Circular saw is a very popular tool, both in the home workshop and the renovation and construction industry. It is used for cutting various types of materials, such as wood or plastics. The choice of circular saws in the current market is quite large. The cheapest copies already cost several hundred zlotys, while for those from the top shelf, we need to prepare over a thousand. However, what shall we pay attention to when buying a circular saw and how to operate these tools safely? We will explain everything in today's article.
Types of circular saws
Circular saws are most often used to cut wood. They use carbide-tipped blades that are perfectly suited for processing such materials. The saw can also be equipped with a universal blade, which will work well when cutting such materials as wood, plastics, plywood, or other wood-based materials. There are also specialized discs on the market that are used to machine-specific materials.
Separate circular saws for manual and table saws. The first one is more handy and mobile. Usually powered by electricity or a battery. Small dimensions compared to table saws allow operation in hard-to-reach places and cutting objects of large sizes. Table saws are less mobile, but they have much more power and are intended for processing more material. Most often they are equipped with an electric motor.
Purchase of a circular saw – important parameters
There are some important parameters to consider when purchasing this type of equipment. It is also important what we use the saw for. First of all, it is worth looking at the maximum diameter of the disc. The maximum cutting depth and rotational speed of the disc are important. For battery-powered devices, it's important to consider battery capacity and performance on a single charge. In our store, you can find, among others Milwaukee cordless circular saws. Innovative power supply and work control systems allow for the efficient and safe operation of these electric power tools.
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Comesperma spinosum - Spiny Milkwort
A common and widespread shrub, although preferring near coastal mallee regions, where favouring the heavier loams over limestone, clay or gravel. It looks prickly and indeed is, especially when trying to collect a specimen that usually results in spilt blood, however there is rarely the need to touch them as they invariably grow into a compact shrub, with a fine compliment of bright purple/blue flowers.
Comesperma spinosum seldom grows more than ½ metre (20”) in height, unless jammed in amongst taller vegetation to force it up to around twice that size. The foliage consists of minute scales scattered on multi-branching stems, all of which end in a short stiff spine, and due to this prickly arrangement the Spiny Milkwort is unlikely to be confused with other Comesperma species.
The flowers are about 1 cm (3/8”) wide and commonly bloom from September to December, although odd flowers are often encountered at other times, especially after good summer rain. The capsule is of similar size to that of the bud (except heart shaped) and is produced soon after the flower has finished. Interestingly, the inner two seeds differ from most other Comesperma species by not having a tuft of hair at their base (coma), from which the genus (Comesperma) gets its name. Unfortunately, I don’t have a photo of the seed, but shall add one when obtained.
The distribution of the Spiny Milkwort is from the Israelite Bay/Mt Ragged region (East of Esperance) to the Stirling Range (NE of Albany), it then extends patchily inland to NE of Geraldton and then to the Southern Cross district (SW of Kalgoorlie). Comesperma spinosum is another WA endemic (as are many Comesperma spp.), so is not found elsewhere.
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What They Do: Elementary, middle, and high school principals oversee all school operations, including daily school activities.
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Elementary, middle, and high school principals manage all school operations, including daily school activities. They coordinate curriculums, oversee teachers and other school staff, and provide a safe and productive learning environment for students.
Elementary, middle, and high school principals typically do the following:
Elementary, middle, and high school principals manage the overall operation of schools, including building maintenance and cafeteria services. They set and oversee academic goals and ensure that teachers have the necessary equipment and resources. Principals may establish and oversee additional programs in their school, such as counseling, special education programs, and before- and after-school childcare programs.
In public schools, principals also implement standards and programs set by the school district, state, and federal regulations. They evaluate and prepare reports on their school's performance based on these standards by assessing student achievement and teacher performance.
Principals serve as the public representative of their school. They meet with superintendents, legislators, and members of the community to request or explain funding for their schools. They also address the concerns of parents and the community.
The duties of principals vary by the size of the school and district. In larger schools and districts, principals have additional resources and staff to help them achieve goals. For example, large school districts often have instructional coordinators who help with data analysis and with teachers' professional development. Principals also may have staff who oversee the hiring process of all school personnel, including teachers, custodians, and cafeteria workers. In smaller school districts, principals may need to assume these and other duties themselves.
Many schools have assistant principals who help principals with school administration. Principals typically assign specific administrative duties to their assistant principals. In some school districts, assistant principals handle a specific subject area, such as literacy or math. Assistants may be assigned to handle student safety, provide student academic counseling, or enforce disciplinary or attendance rules. They may also coordinate buses or supervise building and grounds maintenance.
Elementary, middle, and high school principals hold about 292,200 jobs. The largest employers of elementary, middle, and high school principals are as follows:
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Elementary, middle, and high school principals may find it rewarding to work with students. However, coordinating and interacting with faculty, parents, students, and community members may be demanding. Principals' work is sometimes stressful because they are accountable for their school meeting state and federal standards for student performance and teacher qualification.
Principals typically work full time. They may work evenings or weekends to meet with parents and other members of the community and to attend school functions, such as concerts and athletic events.
Typically, principals work year round and do not have summers off, even if students are not in school. During the summer, principals schedule building maintenance, order school supplies, and hire new teachers and other staff in preparation for the upcoming school year.
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Most schools require elementary, middle, and high school principals to have a master's degree in education administration or leadership. Principals also need experience as teachers.
Principals typically need a master's degree in education leadership or education administration. These master's degree programs prepare future principals to manage staff, create budgets, set goals, and work with parents and the community. To enter the master's degree programs, candidates typically need a bachelor's degree in education, school counseling, or a related field.
Principals need several years of prior work experience as a teacher. For more information on how to become a teacher, see the profiles on kindergarten and elementary school teachers, middle school teachers, and high school teachers.
Most states require public school principals to be licensed as school administrators. Licensure requirements vary by state, but most require a master's degree. Some states have alternative programs for candidates who do not have a master's degree in education administration or leadership. Most states also require candidates to pass an exam and a background check.
Principals in private schools are not required to have a state-issued license.
An assistant principal can advance to become a principal. Some principals advance to become superintendents, which may require completion of additional education. Others become instructional coordinators.
Communication skills. Principals must communicate effectively with students, teachers, and parents. For example, when dealing with student disciplinary or academic issues, they must consult with and listen to parents and teachers in order to understand the problem.
Critical-thinking skills. Principals analyze student test results and testing procedures to determine if improvements are needed. They must assess the available options and choose the best means to help students achieve better results.
Decisionmaking skills. Because principals are responsible for students, staff members, and the overall operation of the school, they consider many factors when making decisions.
Interpersonal skills. Because principals work with teachers, parents, and superintendents, they must be able to develop positive working relationships with them.
Leadership skills. Principals set educational goals and establish policies and procedures for the school. They need to be able to motivate teachers and other staff to achieve set goals.
Problem-solving skills. Teachers, students, and other staff members report problems to the principal. Principals need to be able to analyze problems, and develop and implement appropriate solutions.
The median annual wage for elementary, middle, and high school principals is $98,420. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $61,480, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $153,520.
The median annual wages for elementary, middle, and high school principals in the top industries in which they work are as follows:
|Elementary and secondary schools; local||$98,870|
|Elementary and secondary schools; private||$79,780|
Most principals work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week. They may work evenings or weekends to meet with parents and other members of the community and to attend school functions, such as concerts and athletic events.
Typically, principals work year round and do not have summers off, even if students are not in school. During the summer, principals prepare for the upcoming school year, schedule building maintenance, order school supplies, and hire teachers and other staff.
Employment of elementary, middle, and high school principals is projected to grow 5 percent over the next ten years, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
About 23,500 openings for elementary, middle, and high school principals are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
Employment growth will be affected by student enrollment and the number of educational institutions.
There are a limited number of principal positions available per school. If student enrollment increases, more schools will open, which could increase demand. Conversely, stagnant or decreasing student enrollment may reduce the demand for principals.
Employment growth of school principals will also depend on state and local budgets. Budget constraints may delay the building or opening of new schools. In addition, some school districts may consolidate and close some schools within their districts, thereby limiting employment growth. However, if there is a budget surplus, school districts may open more schools which could lead to an employment growth.
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|Education administrators, elementary and secondary school||292,200||306,500||5||14,200|
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Non-profit offers free beekeeping classes, bees and equipment to displaced coal miners, improving the local economy and protecting threatened bee populations
The declining coal industry has left nearly 100,000 former miners unemployed in West Virginia.
But a new nonprofit called the Appalachian Beekeeping Collective hopes to bring a new, more eco-friendly industry to the region: beekeeping.
The charity was founded with funds from a $7.5 million settlement from a lawsuit against coal mine company for violating the Clean Water Act.
The money has been used to fund environmental restoration projects and to develop sustainable economic opportunities in the once-thriving region that now has the highest unemployment rate in the country.
So far, the collective has trained 35 former coal miners as beekeepers, and will train 50 more in a few weeks.
Graduates of the free “Introduction to Beekeeping” classes receive free or reduced-cost bees and equipment, and have access to ongoing training and mentorship.
They can opt to maintain between two and 20 hives.
The trained beekeepers will harvest their first honey this spring (2019). The non-profit will collect, bottle and sell the honey for them, paying them market rate (currently $7 a pound).
With the potential to earn earn over $700 per hive, 20 hives could earn $15,000 per season.
The organization also are also offers training in making candles, lip balm and other wax products for additional income opportunities.
For very part-time work from home, it provides a decent supplemental income for people struggling to make ends meet.
Plus, beekeeping helps ensure the survival of threatened bee populations by giving them a place to live, and improves the health and biodiversity of local ecosystems.
“It’s not common knowledge that the honey bee can only survive in many parts of the world due to the beekeeper,” writes beekeeper Paul Webb.
“Wild colonies have dwindled to the point of extinction due to modern agriculture. Huge expanses of land which now grow a single crop were once home to thousands of plants providing nectar and pollen for the honey bee and many other insects. Woodland has also disappeared, where traditionally a honey bee colony would find its home in the hollow trunk of a tree. This reduction of biodiversity, and decrease of animal populations has a huge environmental impact.
Sustaining honey bee numbers means the pollination of crops which otherwise could not be grown at all, or on a much smaller scale. Although some plants will be visited by many insect types, others can only be pollinated by the honey bee. They are an incredibly effective pollinator, when a source of pollen or nectar has been discovered by a scout bee, a large amount of the bees from that hive will soon visit the same plant multiple times. The bees will always pollinate the whole flower, which produces perfect fruit.” | <urn:uuid:7275e257-4433-4a9f-9593-435da52e23f2> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://returntonow.net/2021/02/26/out-of-work-appalachian-coal-miners-retrained-as-beekeepers/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506399.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922102329-20230922132329-00802.warc.gz | en | 0.957463 | 594 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Reports also show that 40 million adults in the U.S. suffer from anxiety. Mental health has become a crisis in the U.S., as many are affected by it. Even though mental health issues are common, it is still very easy for loved ones to not see the signs. Anyone can develop poor mental health and begin to spiral. It is important to understand what these signs of mental health issues are and how to spot them. Here are some signs that a friend or family member may be struggling with mental wellness.
Changes in Personality and Behavior
Behavioral changes are one of the most common signs of mental health problems. A family member may stop interacting the way that they used to with others. They may become more introverted when they have always been extroverted, or they may become more irritable and aggravated. These are all signs that they may be struggling with their mental health. We need to identify these issues and not immediately cast blame.
It’s easy to become irritated rather than sympathetic when someone’s behavior changes. This is especially true if it changes in a negative way that impacts our life. These changes are often connected with sleep and dietary issues. They may have stopped sleeping at night or have been sleeping all day. We may notice that their appetite has changed, and they are eating more than they previously, or they may only be eating a little bit every day to get by. Everyone’s life fluctuates, but extreme changes are often a sign of something much deeper.
Mental health issues often spiral into a state of depression. This is something that can happen very slowly over time, or it may come on very fast. We all need to be aware of how our friends and family are feeling. If we notice that they are feeling blue and not interacting, we should not ignore these signs. Many people ignore the signs of depression and simply think that they will go away, but this is not usually the case, and depression can continue to get worse.
One sign of depression that we may see is apathy, which is a lack of desire to do anything. They may lose interest in their hobbies and their work or relationships. Individuals may struggle to function and stop interacting with people around them. Even for someone who is generally melancholy, these are signs that we shouldn’t ignore because they can lead to more serious problems like suicidal thoughts or impulses.
Many people also start to experience anxiety to an extreme. The majority of us have a bit of anxiety or stress that we feel regularly, this is normal. Those who are having poor mental health may develop more extreme anxiety symptoms. This often shows itself as an extreme disconnect from the people around them. They may stop doing normal things because they have anxiety about them. Some people stop leaving their houses or develop a fear of communicating with people.
If left untreated, severe anxiety can quickly spiral into paranoia. This can become very dangerous, making it difficult to reason with people when you notice something is wrong.
Another sign that we may see is our loved one withdrawing. People struggling with mental health often begin to detach themselves from others. They may have once been outgoing and talkative but now have disconnected. Withdrawal is connected with behavioral and personality changes that come with mental health.
This can stem from depression or the extreme desire to be alone. They may have lost interest in anything and everyone around them. It is easy for friends and family to brush this behavior off and ignore it. We may think that it is just a phase and they will come around in a few weeks or months, but this is a sign that should not be ignored, as it could indicate serious mental health issues.
How to Help Someone With Mental Health Issues
If we notice any of these signs in our loved ones, we should act fast. Poor mental health is serious; the sooner you treat it, the better off the person will be. The first thing we should try doing is communicating with our loved ones. Try pulling them aside and talking to them about the signs we have been noticing.
It is important to do this in a non-confrontational way. We also need to approach them with empathy and love, not judgment and irritation. They may need to get mental health care with a trained therapist. People often feel more comfortable talking to a therapist than they do with their loved ones.
In more severe cases, treatment at a recovery center can be beneficial. Wellness centers are designed to help people to reclaim their mental health. Wellness centers provide inpatient and outpatient programs, and these provide options for varying degrees of mental health.
Signs of Mental Health Issues
Mental health is becoming an issue that everyone is more and more aware of, and it can quickly become serious if not recognized early on. We all need to try to be aware of these signs in our friends and family members. Seeking help is vital to overcoming mental health issues. Contact us today at Comprehensive Wellness Centers to join one of our mental health programs. | <urn:uuid:7dd25c28-ac4a-46bc-92df-1885893cc29f> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cwcrecovery.com/blog/the-warning-signs-of-poor-mental-health/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506399.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922102329-20230922132329-00802.warc.gz | en | 0.975732 | 1,028 | 2.828125 | 3 |
What is aphasia?
You’ve been diagnosed with aphasia. Find out more about what it is, and what you can do.
You know what you want to say, but the words just won't come. You look at the newspaper, but you just can't take it in. You struggle to write a sentence or even a single word. You find it hard to follow conversation or verbal instructions.
These are all symptoms of aphasia. Aphasia happens when there’s been damage to any of the parts of the brain involved in language, often as a result of a stroke or a brain injury, and can happen at any age.
Aphasia doesn’t directly affect the muscles of speech or writing themselves; it affects the ability of the brain to process the language that underlies speech and writing.
The impact of aphasia on the person affected and on their family and friends can be huge. It’s not just the everyday practicalities that become challenging; it’s the whole process of connecting with people, sharing thoughts and feelings. It can affect your confidence and your sense of who you are as a person.
Does aphasia vary from one person to another?
Yes, there are many different types of aphasia, because different parts of the brain deal with different aspects of language, so the difficulties will vary according to the site and extent of the damage. The effects can vary from mild to severe.
For this reason it’s important that therapy be geared towards the individual’s needs. If you’re lucky enough to have a speech-language professional supporting you, you can get guidance with this. But many people are able to access little or no help with their aphasia, especially in the long term.
Will it get better?
People tend to improve over time, and this improvement can continue for many years. Although medical professionals are sometimes known to suggest that improvement tails off after 6 months or so, most people’s experiences are that improvement continues for much longer than that. However it is rare for aphasia to resolve completely, and typically people have to learn to live with some degree of difficulty.
Can therapy help?
Some people can improve a lot with therapy. Others improve less. It can be hard to predict who will improve and who won’t. Research is ongoing to try and understand this better (PLORAS study: Predicting Language Outcome & Recovery After Stroke). What is known is that the people who do best:
– have more intensive therapy, and for longer
– have therapy that is personlaised to their own needs
– carry out therapy at home as well as with a therapist
(source: RELEASE study, Brady et al 2022)
What can other people do to help?
Allow plenty of time. Don’t rush things. Aphasia is less problematic if the person is relaxed.
Don’t change topics quickly without warning.
Slow down – but not so much that it feels unnatural. It’s better to slow things down by pausing to allow time to process what you just said, rather than by over-slowing your rate of speech.
If you’re discussing something important, or if there are choices to be made, it can help to write down key words on a piece of paper during the course of the conversation The person with aphasia can then use these to refer back to something that was said earlier, without having to say the words.
For some people it’s easier if you ask questions that have a yes or no answer. But bear in mind that with aphasia yes/no responses can get muddled, so be sure to double check if it’s something important.
If the person has difficulty understanding, support what you say with helpful gestures, e.g. if offering a drink, gesture drinking.
If possible, reduce background noice and distractions, e.g. by turning off the TV
Don’t pretend you’ve understood if you haven’t. If something remains difficult to understand, acknowledge that and suggest coming back to it later.
Meet other people with aphasia
Aphasia is more common than you might think – approximately one in every 270 people has aphasia. Depending on where you live, you might find there’s a group locally where you can meet other people with aphasia for mutual support. If there’s nothing locally, you can meet people online through national support networks. | <urn:uuid:b0ffd81d-d8c9-4280-84db-617cb51aa6f0> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://cuespeak.com/home-users/what-is-aphasia/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506669.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924223409-20230925013409-00602.warc.gz | en | 0.952642 | 948 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Music and movement are essential for preschool children as they foster their overall development. Engaging in music activities helps improve cognitive skills, language development, and social-emotional skills while movement activities enhance gross and fine motor skills, coordination, and body awareness. Additionally, music and movement provide an outlet for self-expression and creativity, making them vital components of a well-rounded preschool curriculum.
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Music and movement play a crucial role in the development of preschool children, providing them with a wide range of benefits that contribute to their overall growth and well-being. Beyond the brief answer provided, let’s explore this topic in more detail, highlighting interesting facts and incorporating a relevant quote.
One of the key benefits of music for preschool children is its positive impact on cognitive development. Research has shown that engaging in musical activities at a young age can enhance a child’s spatial-temporal skills, which are essential for problem-solving and mathematical reasoning. According to the renowned American educator and author, Howard Gardner, “Music is a cognitive life skill that shapes the brain and enhances a child’s ability to think, reason, create, and express themselves.”
Furthermore, music promotes language development in preschoolers. Through songs, rhymes, and exposure to different rhythms and melodies, children expand their vocabulary, improve pronunciation, and enhance their listening skills. Music serves as a powerful tool for language acquisition, providing a fun and engaging way for children to learn and retain new words and concepts.
But what about the role of movement? Physical activity and movement are equally important for the development of preschoolers. Engaging in movement activities helps children develop both their gross and fine motor skills, enhancing their coordination, balance, and body awareness. Regular physical activity has also been linked to improved cognitive function and increased attention span in young children.
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.” This quote beautifully encapsulates the role of music and movement in fostering social-emotional skills among preschool children. Engaging in musical and movement activities provides children with opportunities to express themselves, interact with peers, and develop empathy. Working together in a group setting, children learn valuable social skills such as turn-taking, cooperation, and active listening.
To provide a concise overview of the benefits of music and movement for preschool children, here is a table highlighting the key advantages:
|Benefits of Music for Preschoolers||Benefits of Movement for Preschoolers|
|Enhances cognitive skills||Develops gross and fine motor skills|
|Promotes language development||Enhances coordination and balance|
|Fosters social-emotional skills||Increases body awareness|
|Provides an outlet for self-expression and creativity|
In conclusion, music and movement are vital components of a well-rounded preschool curriculum. Not only do they contribute to the cognitive, language, and social-emotional development of children, but they also provide opportunities for self-expression and creativity. As the great American composer Leonard Bernstein once said, “The combination of literacy and music training can immensely improve brain development.” So let us embrace the power of music and movement to nurture the growth and potential of our preschool children.
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Music and movement activities engage young children in the learning process and help develop things like motor skills, coordination, and balance. They also improve children’s language and social-emotional development and promote creative expression.
Music and movement are important activities for preschoolers. They support physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development. They improve gross motor skills, coordination, balance, and language development. They also encourage creative expression, self-confidence, and well-being. Music and movement are fun and enjoyable for children of all ages.
One activity that is particularly beneficial for preschoolers is music and movement. Music and movement promote physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development. It improves gross motor skills, coordination, and balance. Moreover, it allows children to express themselves creatively and develop self-confidence and self-esteem.
Music and movement play an important role in early childhood development. They help with cognitive development, the strengthing of social skills, and fine and gross motor skills. Music and movement also play a role in physical and emotional well-being and encourage children to express themselves safely and creatively.
Music and movement in early childhood development support physical literacy, social skills and helps with language development. It’s also an activity enjoyed by many people of all ages, so it is fun for your child to do during their preschool years.
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The YouTube video titled “Stomp Clap Dance – THE KIBOOMERS Preschool Movement Songs for Circle Time” encourages children to participate in a variety of movements such as stomping, wiggling, clapping, chopping, and tapping. The song guides them to go faster and slower, and move forward and backward. Throughout the video, the children are praised for their efforts and encouraged to continue with the movements.
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Why music and movement is important for preschoolers?
Answer: Music and movement provide children with so many benefits. They help children develop skills such as cognitive growth, problem-solving, self-expression and social development. Without music and movement in early childhood education, a child’s learning is incomplete.
Why are movement activities important for preschoolers?
Response will be: Regular physical activity also helps young children:
Build endurance and develop strong muscles and bones. Maintain good sleeping patterns. Improve fine motor skills including balance, dexterity, and flexibility. Develop better social skills.
Why is music and movement important for infants and toddlers?
Music and movement are critical for children’s early brain development. Singing, and the rhythm and rhyme that happens with it, helps shape your child’s social skills, vocabulary and ability to regulate emotions. Music can help buffer stress, literally calming the heartbeat and soul.
What is the importance of movement and play?
Answer: Movement and play are good for children’s bodies and brains. Movement and play keep children healthy and build their coordination and strength. Children also explore and learn about the world through movement and play. Each stage of development comes with new opportunities for learning.
Why should preschoolers participate in music and movement activities?
By participating in music and movement activities with their peers, preschoolers will develop essential skills for starting school. Music and movement in early childhood development support physical literacy, social skills and helps with language development.
What are the benefits of Music in early childhood?
A five year study at the University of Southern California’s Brain and Creativity Institute found that the use of music in early childhood accelerated brain and language development, speech perception and reading skills. There are also health benefits of music and movement for children.
Are music and movement classes right for your child?
As an answer to this: These classes are ideal for young children and combine music learning with all of the appropriate developmental milestones your child should be learning. Music and movement classes fit perfectly in an existing preschool setting, but they can also be taught from a home, a music studio or other community spaces.
What is music and movement in education?
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Ziggurat: A Dwelling Place for the Ancient Gods
Ziggurats were built by ancient Sumerians, Akkadians, Elamites, Eblaites and Babylonians for local religions, predominantly Mesopotamian religion and Elamite religion. Each ziggurat was part of a temple complex which included other buildings. The precursors of the ziggurat were raised platforms that date from the Ubaid period during the sixth millennium.
Ancient ziggurats were massive temple structures built in Ancient Mesopotamia to honor a deity. Ziggurats were built for hundreds of years in various regions of the ancient Middle East.
Ziggurats, what we know
Ziggurats were a form of ancient Mesopotamian mud-brick temple: were common to the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians from approximately 2200 until 500 BCE. Some of these architectural marvels still stand today.
The word ziggurat is derived from the Babylonian ‘ziqqurratu’, meaning ‘mountain peak’ or ‘pinnacle’. The ancients considered mountains to be the link between the heavens and earth; for instance, Mount Olympus was home to the Greek pantheon.
Their function as celestial mountains is manifested in the names given to these ancient religious structures. The ziggurat at Til Barsip was called ‘the house of the seven directions of heaven and earth’. In Babylon, it was revered as ‘the house of the foundation of heaven and earth’. In lower Babylonia, it was known as ‘the house of the bond between heaven and earth’.
Sumerian temples and Ziggurat
Sumerian temples were believed to have had astrological significance. They were thought to be a vertical bond between heaven and earth, the earth and the underworld, and a horizontal bond between the lands.
While their actual function still remains obscure, it has been suggested that ziggurats symbolized the primeval mound which the universe was thought to have been created upon, heavenly mountains, bridges between heaven and earth or celestial stairways between the gods and humans.
Mesopotamians considered mud to be the purest of substances; therefore, it was employed in the construction of these stepped structures which ascended toward heaven, bringing man closer to the gods and facilitating his worship.
Considered the temporal dwelling of a deity or the meeting place of gods and humans, ziggurats had a high temple, a low temple and no internal chambers. They were not used as places for performing public religious rites and rituals, but rather as the earthly house of god.
Built in receding tiers upon rectangular, oval, or square platforms, ziggurats were pyramidal structures with sun-baked brick cores and multicolored glazed-brick exteriors. The number of tiers ranged from two to seven, with a shrine or temple at the summit.
Ziggurats, Stairways to Heaven
The seven levels of the ziggurat are said to have represented the number of heavens, planes of existence, planets and the seven metals and the colors associated with them.
Their resemblance to Egyptian pyramids and the pyramidal structures of Central America has been the cause for numerous academic debates; however, as ziggurats had no funerary purposes, nor were they used as sacrificial altars, any link between the three structures has been ruled out.
Each city had its own patron god, and that god was usually perceived to be the landowner of the temple and its surrounding area; the king was his bailiff; the king’s daughter was the high priestess of the shrine.
Priests were the only ones allowed inside the ziggurat temples. They were tasked with attending to the needs of the gods, giving them absolute power over society.
The temple at the base of the ziggurat was where the deity inhabiting it was fed and clothed daily. The ziggurat also had sacred workshops, granaries, storehouses, kitchens, and rooms for priests and slaves, who were employed in smelting, weaving, and preparing goods for sale.
Access to the shrine was either via exterior stairways, a series of ramps on one side of the ziggurat, or a spiral ramp from base to summit. No means of ascent, however, have been found in half of the 25 known ziggurats, four of which are located in Iran.
Sialk, in Kashan, Iran, houses the world’s oldest ziggurat which was built in 2,900 BCE and is one of the four Elamite religious structures in Mesopotamia. The other three are Susa ziggurat (1,800 BCE), Haft Teppeh (1,375 BCE) and Choqa Zanbil (1,250 BCE), all in Khuzestan Province.
Tchogha Zanbil, Iran
The current name of Tchogha-Zanbil corresponds with the ancient city of Dur Untash, dominating the course of the Ab-e Diz, a tributary of the Karun. The city was founded as a religious capital during the Elamite period by Untash-Napirisha (1275-1240 BC) in a site half-way between Anshân and Suse. Roman Ghirshman carried out the complete exploration of the site from 1951 to 1962.
The site contains the best preserved and the largest of all the ziggurats of Mesopotamia. The first enclosure contains the temenos. In origin, the temple located at the centre was a square building, dedicated to the Sumerian god Inshushinak. This temple was then converted into a ziggurat of which it constitutes the first storey. The solid masses of the four other storeys are in the other starting from the ground of the court (and not one on top of the other as in Mesopotamia) so as to cover all the surface of the old central court
Access was by means of a vaulted staircase, invisible from outside, unlike the squatter Mesopotamian ziggurats, which were equipped with three external staircases, Today the ziggurat is no more than 25 m high, the last two stages, which originally rose to a height of 60 m, having been destroyed. The ziggurat is sacred not only to Inshushinak but also to Napirisha, the god of Anshân.
On the north-western side of the ziggurat a group of temples were dedicated to the minor divinities, Ishnikarab and Kiririsha. An oval wall surrounded the temples and the ziggurat.
The second enclosure, trapezoidal in form, delimits a vast, almost empty zone. In the third enclosure, only three palaces were built and a temple, near the Royal Gate, with a large interior court. This third enclosure was to protect the town of Dur Untash, the houses of which were never built. The Untash-Gal Palace (13th century BC) was discovered, separated from the temenos.
In spite of the destruction attributed to the Assyrians, a whole series of heads, statuettes, animals and amulets were found, and the remains of two panels in ivory mosaic. Several vaulted tombs were discovered in the basement of the royal residence, with evidence of cremation. Nearby was a temple dedicated to Nusku, the god of fire.
To supply the population of the city with water, Untash-Napirisha made a channel of about 50 km long, leading to a reservoir outside the northern rampart; from there, nine conduits carried the filtered water to a basin arranged inside the rampart.
Dur Untash was given up by the Elamite kings in the 12th century BC in favour of Susa. They transported all the treasures of Tchogha Zanbil to Susa where they were used to decorate the recently restored temples. In 640 BC, Dur Untash was entirely destroyed by the Assyrian king Assurbanipal, a few years after his conquest of Susa.
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Drought Tolerant Grass That Will Help Farmers Increase Milk Production
For the longest time, dairy and beef farmers in Kenya have faced the challenge of getting sustainable fodder for their livestock. This however, could be a thing of the past. Farmers who are striving to have their cows produce more meat or milk should consider feeding their animals Brachiaria grass.
Commonly known as the Maasai, Tanzania or Mombasa grass, Bracharia grass is native to Africa and other tropical regions; which found its way back to Africa. In Kenya, Brachiaria was re-introduced by the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) plant breeders. There are two varieties of this grass known as Mulato and Mulato II.
A report released by Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) in 2016, stated that Brachiaria grass showed a great potential as a preferred option to supply quality forage to livestock especially during the dry seasons in Kenya. This conclusion was based on a research conducted in Kwale and Kilifi Counties in coastal lowlands, Machakos and Makueni Counties in mid-altitude eastern region, Nyandarua, Nyeri and Embu Counties in central highlands and in Trans-Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Elgeyo Marakwet and Busia Counties in western Kenya.
Bracharia grass boosts milk and meat production. Here a five reasons why farmers should give a shot at Brachiaria grass:
- It is drought tolerant and can survive harsh growing conditions and provides considerable nutritional benefits for livestock. It ensures consistent supply of high quality fodder for livestock even during the dry season.
- It can be grazed or cut and fed to animals under zero-grazing and also has high biomass production capacity making it a good alternative for making silage or hay.
- It has less pests and diseases and reduces methane emissions that contribute to global warming.
- Brachiaria grass can grow in soil of medium fertility with annual rainfall of 800 mm and up to 2300 m above sea level.
- Brachiaria grass holds the soil firmly and can be used for erosion control on hilly areas. It plays a significant role in soil improvement, soil conservation and increasing bio-diversity. | <urn:uuid:5de06233-93a4-497b-8084-a094ec9df887> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://kilimoinsight.co.ke/drought-tolerant-grass-that-will-help-farmers-increase-milk-production/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00502.warc.gz | en | 0.944398 | 473 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Los castillos de España / The castles of Spain by El Confidencial
In this article, we investigate about the castles that can be found in Spain, from the information collected by the spanish Nonprofit Association "Amigos de los Castillos" (there is no government official source that collect this data). In Spain there are more than 10,000 castles and most of them are abandoned, although they are a historically very important heritage, built largely during the struggles between Christians and Muslims in the medieval and Renaissance times. At least 200 of these fortifications are now about to collapse.
We use infographics and maps to graphically explain what architectures are considered castles, their main parts and their locations. And finally we focus on two castles, one rehabilitated as a museum and another that is abandoned.
For the aesthetics, we have been inspired by old architectural sketches and their colors and textures. And we organize the design of the story page thinking in the usability for the final user adding a quick menu to access to the subcategories, which is present throughout the format. This menu has been designed differently on mobile and PC, thinking about the specific UX for each device.
For the map, we scraped the data from the association's website (https://www.xn--castillosdeespaa-lub.es), and then processed in R to organize by filters of typology and historical time. We use Mapbox to develop it.
CreditsPaula Corroto, reporter; Ángel Villarino, reporter; Rocío Márquez, visual journalist; Laura Martín, visual journalist; Luis Rodríguez, developer; Marta Ley, data; Carlos Muñoz, data; Fernando Anido, data. | <urn:uuid:617a4b6c-5535-48c3-8c03-be95a5bdea64> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/4962-los-castillos-de-espana-the-castles-of-spain | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00502.warc.gz | en | 0.935018 | 419 | 2.890625 | 3 |
Creativity and Software.
Engineering is all about purposeful and effective design, Art will know nothing of that. Yet, software being made of symbolic constructs, creativity is undoubtedly a core constituent of its design, and beauty a sure sign of its quality.
Engineering is about the making of artifacts, software engineering about the making of symbolic ones. Assuming (for the sake of the argument…) a complete and consistent set of requirements with a given lifespan, engineering processes mix reuse of existing artifacts or procedures with the creation of new ones, making room for innovation and creativity.
Innovation vs Invention
As far as engineering is concerned, innovation is bounded by the achievements of science and technology:
- Science builds symbolic representations (aka models) of the world as well as the artifacts needed to check their validity.
- Technology considers how to build artifacts, eventually (but not necessarily) based upon scientific models.
- Engineering considers how to efficiently build artifacts under given economic conditions.
Engineering of artifacts usually encompasses two basic phases, design and production, the outcome of the former being a set of descriptions, the outcome of the latter batches of products. In that context, innovation may apply to new descriptions (e.g the design of a new weapon or a new recipe), or new modus operandi (e.g the sequencing of tasks).
As illustrated by cooking recipes, designs and modus operandi (MO) are not necessarily supported by symbolic descriptions like blueprints or flowcharts; as it happens, that difference may mark the boundary between craft and engineering, the former based on individual skills and personal transmission, the latter a collective endeavor supported by disembodied documentation.
That distinction may also be used to distinguish between innovation and invention, the former possibly (but not necessarily) a matter of craft passed on through imitation, the latter a collective achievement necessarily supported by symbolic descriptions.
Circle, Wheel, Loops
Invention is not easily defined, as demonstrated by the different ways intellectual property rights, and especially patents, are managed across countries. To begin with, two principles are widely agreed upon:
- Patents are formal descriptions and therefore belong to the realm of symbolic representations.
- Patents are not rights to use what is described but rights to exclude others from using those descriptions.
Then, policies differ about patentable subject matter, especially with regard to tangible artifacts (a) as opposed to intangibles like business (b) and computation (c) methods. In other words consensus break down when symbolic descriptions without actual counterparts are considered, which is the case for software.
Even if engineering is circumscribed to the making of artifacts, and business methods are excluded, the problem remains for computation methods when incorporated as software artifacts. In that case symbolic descriptions and actual outcomes are merged into source programs and the distinction between design and production is rubbed out. As a corollary, invention, which was previously associated to the design of actual artifacts, is now deprived of actual context and can only be assessed within its symbolic realm.
But dematerialized inventions are not patent matter, as can be seen with loops: on one hand, with trustworthy predefined language constructs widely available, it doesn’t make sense to “invent” new ways to program iterations; on the other hand patenting those constructs would force designers into squaring circles. More generally, patenting business or computation iterations as inventions would cast a shadow on an uncountable set of activities.
The answer to this conundrum is the distinction between invention and problem solving, the former to be dealt with by engineering, the latter by design.
Engineering & Design
As far as software engineering is concerned, creativity may target two kinds of problems: enterprise organization and applications development.
Given business processes set by objectives and business rules, the problem is to describe how they will be supported by systems functionalities. Since solutions include the definition of features and use of actual devices they can be seen as patentable subject matter.
That’s not the case when systems functionalities are given and the problem is to design the system components that will support them. Solutions will only deal with the design of software component without affecting external features and use of actual ones.
In both cases, creativity can play in two directions: finding specific solutions to specific problems within the given architectural context; or improving functional or technical architectures. While specific solutions, supposedly not reusable, cannot be considered as inventions, that’s not the case for innovations targeting organizations or systems architectures. Yet, since architectural constructs can also be regarded as solutions to problems, innovations might therefore target architectures capabilities as well as their use.
- At enterprise level problems are set by business contexts and objectives, and solutions based upon enterprise capabilities: who, what, how, where, when. Innovation can only be assessed in terms of business value.
- At system level problems are set by organization and solutions supported by systems functionalities: access, persistency, computation, communication, synchronization, etc. New applications can be supported by existing functional architecture or entail innovations which should be assessed in terms of functional metrics and Quality of Service.
- At component level problems are set by functional requirements and solutions implemented by components design: server, boundaries, storage, middle ware, embedded units, etc. New developments can be realized using existing components, or entail changes in technical architecture which should be assessed in terms of total cost of acquisition and ownership.
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The Power of Fashion
Fashion is a popular concept that relates to a particular style of dress. It also refers to a way of doing things or an attitude. Fashion is influenced by cultural, geographic and social factors. It is an area that has been constantly evolving, with designers creating new looks and styles, and influencing the world around us.
The clothing industry is the largest business in the world. It employs millions of people who design, sew, glue, dye, and transport the clothes we wear. Fashion is a multi-billion dollar global phenomenon that changes daily. People are always looking for something new and exciting. New trends are influenced by current events, music, movies, advertising hoardings, and other factors. Fashions can be as subtle as a change in hair color or as obvious as a new type of shoe.
A person can only have a fashion if it is shared by others. This sharing can happen top-down, bottom-up, or transversally across cultures and media. For something to be considered a fashion, it must be in the popular imagination of the culture at a given time. Fashions can be cyclical, as some styles are designated “out of fashion” and then suddenly come back into fashion in the future.
Fashion can be a tool for expression or a status symbol. It can be used to show solidarity with other groups, or to identify a group within a society. For example, judges wear robes, members of the military wear uniforms, and brides wear long white dresses. Clothing can even be a means of identification, as it was for the Native American who wore beads for their necklaces. Then, there are the fashions that show a specific period in history: the bell-bottom jeans of the 1970s, the bare mid-riffs of the 1990s, and the baggy pants of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Fashion is so prevalent that magazines dedicate entire pages to it, TV programs devote hours of transmission time discussing it, and people talk about it with each other constantly. It is such a part of our daily lives that we rarely consider how important it really is. It has the power to change the world, and it can affect everything from political events to how a child walks or holds a teddy bear. It can influence how we interact with the people in our life and even how we choose a house to live in. The importance of fashion is so great that it is easy to overlook the fact that it can be a form of art. As the most visible and influential aspect of a culture, it is a powerful form of expression. | <urn:uuid:3d377c6c-a60d-49a3-b5f6-8b99d973f6b2> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://audiotreemusicfestival.com/the-power-of-fashion/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510427.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20230928162907-20230928192907-00302.warc.gz | en | 0.962872 | 538 | 3.015625 | 3 |
--Sir Walter Scott1
When I teach “Indian Camp,” I ask my freshmen students if they think Dr. Adams is a racist. Perhaps because of the increased racial sensitivity resulting from the Black Lives Matter movement, most students are quick to respond negatively to the doctor’s “Her screams are not important. I don’t hear them because they’re not important.” Many read him, almost reflexively, as a racist; only a few see him as a medical professional who concentrates on the obstetrical matter on hand. Those who condemn him ignore the fact that he volunteered to come to the Indian camp to help deliver the Indian woman’s baby, even though he had no medical instruments or anesthesia, making himself responsible for her life and that of her child. His refusal to touch the blanket is not white privilege or daintiness, but medically based: he doesn’t have multiple sterile gloves with which to touch a dirty blanket and then operate. All of these circumstances support a reading of Dr. Adams’ actions as not being driven by racial bias, especially considering that the doctor's brother calls the woman a “squaw bitch,” while Dr. Adams three times refers to her as a lady as he works to save her life and that of her child.
And in calling her a lady, he treats her as a lady, using silk in her caesarian sutures: the leader he would have used would have been silkgut, the gut of the silkworm larva, bombyx mori, before it extruded silk filament. After World War II nylon, dacron, and other artificial filaments replaced the natural fibers that had been used prior to the war. Historically, in the 18th and 19th centuries, fishing lines were made of twisted horse hair, silk thread, or both together. Young Nick Adams may have learned fishing with cheap cotton line, then graduated to linen lines; both absorbed water, grew heavy, and, being vegetable fiber, had to be treated so as not to absorb water, but still had to be dried, or the lines would rot. Braided silk thread was preferred as a line, oiled or enameled so as not to absorb water and so as to glide more easily off the reel and through the guides, and is probably what Dr. Adams and his brother used to fish. But it is not enameled silk line that he uses to sew up her incisions, but silkgut, which the body will absorb.
The leader, the several feet between the end of the line and the hook, was of a tougher material to withstand a fish’s jaws or plants or roots it might snag on; it was also less visible in the water to fish than white silk thread. Although described as gut leader, it was not what we used to call catgut—sheep’s intestines, used on stringed instruments and in pre-war tennis rackets—but silkworm gut. The silkworms, for most imports to the U.S. through British dealers, were raised in Murcia, Spain. The silkworm sacks were extracted from pickled silkworms immediately before they would have produced silk filament. These sacks were cleaned and stretched to between 10-14 inches and sold in hanks for fishermen to knot together, using their favorite knots, to make leaders.2 Silkgut was also used in the tying of artificial flies.3 As almost pure collagen, especially if well cleaned, silkgut is absorbable by the body and has been distributed for surgical use as late as 1942. The following picture, featuring silkworm gut in the center, is from, G.F. Merson’s Medical Supplies catalog from 1942, before Merson’s was bought out by Johnson and Johnson in 1947 and renamed Ethicon.
Fishermen in Hemingway’s day, when “Indian Camp” was first published in 1925, knew that gut leader meant silkgut. The author, averse to footnotes, never sought to correct it, especially since he stopped fresh-water fishing before the Second World War. His fishing gear was lost when Railway Express lost a trunk of it en route to Sun Valley in 1940; it would have included silkgut leaders in pads soaked in water or glycerin to keep them supple. Jack Hemingway says he remembers his father fishing in streams or rivers only once thereafter.4 Instead, he hunted in Idaho and Wyoming, and deep-sea fished off Cuba, where leaders were wire, not silkgut, and thus no further mention of fresh-water fishing tackle in his works. We, who grew up in the age of synthetic fishing lines and leaders, pass over “gut leader” without pause, but those with knowledge of fishing practices in the early 20th century, know that Dr. Adams’ gut leaders were made of silk, and so were the Indian woman’s sutures, silken ties, for a lady.
1 Sir Walter Scott, “The Lay of the Last Minstrel,” https://www.theotherpages.org/poems/minstrel.html
2 “Gut leader is sold in hanks containing an average twenty-five strands running from ten to fourteen inches in length” (65). “[I]t takes from six to eight strands, depending on their length, to produce a leader six feet long” (68). Larry St. John, Practical Fly Fishing, Macmillan, 1920.
Cf. John Harrington Keene, The Boy’s Own Guide to Fishing, Lee and Shepard, 1894, p. 22.
3 William Mills & Sons Catalog, Great Fishing Tackle Catalogs, Ed by Samuel Melnor and Hermann Kessler, Crown, 1972, 99; see also p. 101.
4 Keith McCafferty, Preface, Cold-Hearted River, Viking, 2017. The one subsequent time was probably 1946 when Mary was recuperating from the surgery following her ectopic pregnancy, and Hemingway took breaks to fish with her doctor or later at Sun Valley with his sons. Cf Reynolds, 149.
Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises & Other Writings, ed. Robert W. Trogdon, Library of America, 2020.
Keene, John Harrington. Practical Fly Fishing, Macmillan, 1920.
Martin, Lothar H.H. “The History of Silkworm Gut,” The American Fly Fisher, 17:3 (Fall 1991), 3-7.
McCafferty, Keith. Cold-Hearted River, Viking, 2017.
Merson’s Catalog, 1942, courtesy of Ethicon.
Reynolds, Michael. Hemingway: The Final Years, Norton, 1999.
Scott, Sir Walter. "The Lay of the Last Minstrel." www.theotherpages.org/poems/minstrel.html, 2020.
St. John, Larry. Practical Fly Fishing. Macmillan, 1920.
The late Peter Hays was a founding member of the Hemingway Society and served on its board for many years. Author of dozens of articles and books on Hemingway, Peter wrote widely on American literature and served as well on the boards of the Fitzgerald and Wharton societies. Myrna, his wife of nearly 60 years, has worked to bring his final projects to publication. | <urn:uuid:40bcf707-d1ca-4be9-b15d-40d771db8a58> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.hemingwaysociety.org/silken-ties-0 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510427.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20230928162907-20230928192907-00302.warc.gz | en | 0.967427 | 1,562 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Pregnant women should not shoot guns due to potential risks to both the mother and the baby. Engaging in firearms activities during pregnancy may pose serious safety concerns for the developing fetus and the woman herself.
Shooting guns can result in loud noises and recoil forces, which can lead to stress, increased blood pressure, and potential harm to the unborn child. Additionally, exposure to lead from shooting ranges or gun cleaning materials can have detrimental effects on the health and development of the fetus.
Therefore, it is advisable for pregnant women to avoid shooting guns to ensure the well-being of both themselves and their babies.
Safety Considerations For Pregnant Women
Pregnant women should consider safety precautions before shooting guns due to potential risks and concerns. It is important to consult with a medical professional and firearm instructor to ensure the well-being of both mother and baby.
Pregnancy is a special time in a woman’s life, filled with excitement and joy. However, it’s important to prioritize safety, especially when it comes to engaging in potentially risky activities. Shooting guns is one such activity that requires careful consideration for expectant mothers.
In this section, we will explore the importance of safety during pregnancy, the potential risks to the mother, and the potential risks to the unborn baby.
Importance Of Safety During Pregnancy
Ensuring safety during pregnancy is crucial for the well-being of both the mother and the baby. Here are some key points to consider:
- It is important to practice safe shooting techniques to avoid any accidental injuries that may harm the mother or the unborn baby.
- Following proper gun handling procedures, such as always assuming that a firearm is loaded and keeping fingers off the trigger until ready to shoot, is essential for minimizing the risk of accidents.
- Consulting with a healthcare professional before engaging in any shooting activities is strongly advised to ensure it is safe for the expectant mother.
Potential Risks To The Mother
While shooting guns during pregnancy may not cause direct harm to the baby, there are certain risks that can affect the mother’s well-being. These include:
- Increased strain on the back and abdominal muscles due to the recoil of a firearm. This strain can contribute to discomfort and potential musculoskeletal issues during pregnancy.
- The noise generated by gunfire can be loud and may cause temporary or permanent hearing damage to the mother. Wearing hearing protection, such as earplugs or earmuffs, is crucial to minimize this risk.
Potential Risks To The Unborn Baby
Although the risks to the unborn baby from shooting guns are largely indirect, precaution should still be taken. Here are some considerations:
- The loud noise from gunshots can startle the baby and potentially cause stress or anxiety within the womb. This stress could potentially have an impact on the baby’s development.
- Exposure to chemicals used in shooting ranges, such as lead and other toxins, could potentially affect the baby’s health and development. It is important to shoot in well-ventilated areas and practice good hygiene to minimize exposure to harmful substances.
While shooting guns may be a passion for some expecting mothers, safety should always be the top priority. Considering the potential risks to both the mother and the unborn baby, it is important to exercise caution and consult with a healthcare professional before engaging in any shooting activities during pregnancy.
Firearms Training And Pregnancy
Pregnant women can safely participate in firearms training with proper precautions. It is essential for expectant mothers to consult with their healthcare provider before engaging in any shooting activities to ensure the safety of both themselves and their unborn child.
Pregnancy is a time filled with many considerations and precautions for expectant mothers. For those who enjoy firearms training or are considering it for self-defense purposes, the question arises: can pregnant women shoot guns? While there are important factors to take into account, firearms training can still be possible during pregnancy with certain modifications and adjustments.
In this section, we will discuss evaluating individual fitness for firearm training, modifications and adjustments for pregnant women, and recommended training techniques.
Evaluating Individual Fitness For Firearm Training
When it comes to firearms training during pregnancy, evaluating individual fitness is crucial. Here are some key factors to consider:
- Consult with your healthcare provider: Before engaging in any physical activity, especially firearms training, it is important to seek guidance from your healthcare provider. They will be able to evaluate your overall health, fitness level, and any specific risks or concerns.
- Prioritize safety: Safety should always be the top priority when handling firearms. Consider your own physical comfort, balance, and coordination when determining if you are fit for training.
- Listen to your body: Pregnancy can bring about various physical changes, such as shifts in balance, increased joint laxity, or changes in energy levels. Pay attention to your body’s signals and modifications may be necessary.
Modifications And Adjustments For Pregnant Women
Pregnancy requires some modifications and adjustments to ensure the safety and well-being of both mother and baby. Here are some recommendations for pregnant women undertaking firearms training:
- Reduce the impact: Opt for firearms with less recoil to minimize impact on the body. This can help avoid unnecessary stress on joints, ligaments, and muscles.
- Adjust shooting stance: Modify your shooting stance to accommodate the changes in your body. Ensure proper balance and stability by widening your stance and lowering your center of gravity.
- Utilize support devices: Consider using support devices such as shooting rests, sandbags, or bipods to help stabilize your firearm. These tools can help compensate for any changes in mobility or body strength.
- Avoid abdominal pressure: To avoid applying pressure to the abdomen, it is advisable to use shooting positions that minimize contact with the belly. For example, standing or kneeling shooting positions may be more suitable than prone positions.
Recommended Training Techniques
When pregnant women engage in firearms training, certain techniques can provide a safer and more comfortable experience. Here are some recommended training techniques for pregnant women:
- Focus on marksmanship fundamentals: Emphasize marksmanship fundamentals such as grip, stance, sight alignment, and trigger control. These techniques will enhance accuracy and precision without compromising safety.
- Practice dry firing: Dry firing, which involves practicing the firing sequence without live ammunition, can be beneficial during pregnancy. It allows you to focus on technique while eliminating any potential risks associated with recoil or noise.
- Increase focus on non-shooting skills: Dedicate more time to non-shooting skills such as situational awareness, decision making, and conflict avoidance. These skills are essential for personal safety and can be honed without firing live rounds.
- Seek professional guidance: Consider working with a qualified firearms instructor who has experience training pregnant women. They can provide personalized guidance, monitor your form, and ensure that you are performing training exercises correctly and safely.
Remember, safety should always be the primary concern when considering firearms training during pregnancy. Consult with your healthcare provider, make necessary modifications, and practice recommended training techniques to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience.
Legal And Ethical Considerations
Pregnant women should consider legal and ethical considerations before shooting guns. It is important to understand the potential risks to both the mother and the unborn child, and to make informed decisions based on professional advice and personal circumstances.
When it comes to the question of whether pregnant women can shoot guns, it is essential to consider the legal and ethical aspects involved. Laws and regulations regarding pregnant women and firearms, moral and ethical perspectives, as well as effects on third parties and public perception, play a significant role in understanding this issue.
Let’s dive into each of these aspects to gain a better understanding.
Laws And Regulations Regarding Pregnant Women And Firearms:
- It is crucial to be aware of the laws and regulations that govern the use of firearms by pregnant women.
- Some states have specific laws that restrict or prohibit pregnant women from shooting guns.
- The exact regulations vary by region, so it is important to research and understand the laws in your particular area.
- Violating these laws can lead to legal consequences, so it is essential to stay informed and comply with the regulations.
- Consulting with legal experts or local law enforcement authorities can provide further guidance on the specific laws in your jurisdiction.
Moral And Ethical Perspectives:
- Apart from legal considerations, there are moral and ethical aspects to contemplate when discussing pregnant women shooting guns.
- Some individuals may have moral objections to pregnant women engaging in activities that involve potential risks.
- Concerns for the well-being of the unborn child and the potential impact on their development are often at the forefront of ethical considerations.
- People with differing beliefs may have varying perspectives on what is morally acceptable for pregnant women when it comes to shooting guns.
- It is important to respect and consider these differing viewpoints while evaluating this subject.
Effects On Third Parties And Public Perception:
- Beyond the legal and ethical considerations, the effects on third parties and public perception also need to be examined.
- The actions of pregnant women can influence how others perceive them and potentially impact societal norms and expectations.
- Public opinion on whether pregnant women should shoot guns could vary greatly, resulting in potential social consequences.
- Factors such as cultural, societal, and demographic influences can all shape public perception on this matter.
- Considering how the actions of pregnant women intersect with the perceptions and expectations of others is vital when discussing the topic of shooting guns during pregnancy.
By understanding the laws and regulations, moral and ethical perspectives, as well as the effects on third parties and public perception, we can gain a more comprehensive understanding of the legal and ethical considerations surrounding pregnant women shooting guns. It is important to approach this topic with sensitivity, respect differing viewpoints, and adhere to the applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction.
Frequently Asked Questions Of Can Pregnant Women Shoot Guns?
Can Pregnant Women Shoot Guns?
Yes, pregnant women can shoot guns as long as they follow necessary precautions and consult with their healthcare provider.
Is It Safe For Pregnant Women To Handle Firearms?
Handling firearms during pregnancy can be safe if pregnant women follow the guidelines provided by their healthcare provider and take necessary precautions.
What Precautions Should Pregnant Women Take While Shooting Guns?
Pregnant women should avoid exposure to lead and loud noises, wear protective gear, and consult their healthcare provider for any specific precautions.
Are There Any Risks Associated With Pregnant Women Shooting Guns?
There may be risks involved in shooting guns during pregnancy, such as potential lead exposure or loud noise affecting the baby, hence taking precautions is important.
What Are The Benefits Of Shooting Guns While Being Pregnant?
Shooting guns while pregnant can help with self-defense skills, improve focus, and provide a sense of empowerment. However, it is important to prioritize safety precautions.
While pregnancy is a miraculous time in a woman’s life, it also comes with a multitude of considerations and limitations. One question that may arise is whether or not pregnant women can safely shoot guns. The answer to this question is not straightforward as it depends on various factors such as the stage of pregnancy, the type of firearm, and the individual’s physical ability.
Safety should always be the top priority, and it is crucial for pregnant women to consult with their healthcare provider before engaging in any activity involving guns. The recoil and noise levels associated with shooting can potentially harm the developing fetus and even pose risks to the mother.
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Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome is a rare childhood disease also known as mucopolysaccharidosis type VI, MPS VI, and polydystrophic dwarfism. It’s inherited, which means it’s passed down in families. If you have it, you’re born with a mutation in your ARSB gene. This can cause multiple health problems, some of them deadly. It can also cause skeletal deformities.
MPS VI is progressive, which means it gets worse over time. But the rate of that worsening varies from person to person.
There’s no cure for MPS VI. But treatment should begin as soon as it’s diagnosed, for better quality of life. One case of this disease is found in every 250,000 to 600,000 babies.
What Causes MPS VI?
Your ARSB gene usually tells your body to make proteins and produce an enzyme called arylsulfatase B, which removes large sugar molecules called glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). But in MPS VI, it stops that enzyme from working the way it should.
As your GAGs build up, your tissues and organs become inflamed, scarred, and enlarged. They eventually break down and waste away (atrophy). This can lead to serious physical issues and affect your appearance. It can also cause learning, memory, and behavior problems.
It’s important to note that eating sugar or sugary foods won’t cause or worsen MPS VI.
How Do You Inherit MPS VI?
You get it from a recessive gene from both of your parents.
According to research, it’s caused when both of your parents carry a mutated copy of the ARSB gene and pass it on to you. This is known as an autosomal recessive pattern. The chance of both carrier parents passing on this defective gene is 1 in 4 pregnancies.
If only one parent passes this mutated gene to you, you won’t have MPS VI but you’ll be a carrier. The chances of this are 2 in 4 pregnancies. Your chance of not inheriting the mutated ARSB gene at all when you have carrier parents is 1 in 4 pregnancies.
The risk of inheriting the defective ARSB gene is the same for males and females, research shows.
What Are Symptoms of MPS VI?
Unless it’s a severe case, your child won’t have any signs or symptoms at birth. But they’ll probably show up in early childhood.
MPS VI can have a wide range of symptoms. But when it starts, what symptoms it causes and how fast it progresses vary from child to child. Some common symptoms include:
- Breathing problems
- Walking problems by age 10
- Bone and joint malformation
- Corneal clouding
- Heart problems
- Rounded and heavy facial features
- Stiff joints
- Short stature
- Vision and hearing problems
- Delayed or absent puberty
How’s It Diagnosed?
MPS VI is usually diagnosed when a child begins to show physical symptoms during early childhood and through urine tests, blood tests, or enzyme tests.
To confirm the diagnosis, your doctor may order genetic tests to confirm an ARSB gene mutation.
If you have a family history of MPS VI, tell your doctor about it early on in your pregnancy. They can order prenatal genetic testing and screenings to check if your child is a carrier or has the mutated ARSB gene.
It’s also possible to screen newborns for MPS VI with a simple blood test. But policies on this differ from state to state. Check with your doctor to see if it’s available in your area.
How Do You Treat MPS VI?
There’s no known cure. But you can help manage some symptoms with medications. Start treatment as soon as possible after diagnosis. Your doctor will help you choose the best treatment, based on your symptoms and how severe your disease is.
Your treatment options may include:
- Enzyme replacement therapy. The FDA has approved marketing for galsulfase (Naglazyme) for MPS VI.
- A bone marrow transplant
- Surgeries to fix or relieve some physical symptoms
What’s the Outlook?
Life expectancy for MPS VI depends on how severe your disease is and the quality of your treatment. In severe cases, death may occur in early childhood or teen years.
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Advancing Construction Practices
The construction industry plays a pivotal role in shaping the world we live in. It builds the infrastructure, homes, and spaces where we work, live, and play. However, it also bears a significant responsibility for its environmental and social impacts. As we strive for a more sustainable future, integrating sustainability into every step of the construction process has become imperative. This article explores the importance of advancing construction practices by embracing sustainability as a core principle.
The Current State of Construction
The construction industry has historically been associated with resource-intensive practices, waste generation, and a substantial carbon footprint. Traditional construction methods often focus solely on the end product, neglecting the environmental and social implications of the process. The consequences of this approach are becoming increasingly evident in our rapidly changing world.
The Need for Sustainable Construction
Environmental Impact: Construction activities contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, and resource depletion. Sustainable construction seeks to mitigate these impacts through efficient use of resources, renewable energy adoption, and responsible waste management.
Social Responsibility: Construction projects can disrupt communities, displace people, and contribute to inequality if not planned and executed with social responsibility in mind. Sustainable construction aims to engage with local communities, provide fair working conditions, and enhance social well-being.
Economic Benefits: Sustainable construction practices can lead to long-term economic benefits by reducing operational costs, improving energy efficiency, and increasing the lifespan of buildings and infrastructure. It also opens up new markets and opportunities for innovation.
Integrating Sustainability into Every Step
Design Phase: Sustainability starts with the initial design. Architects and engineers must consider factors such as site selection, energy efficiency, and material sourcing. Innovations like Building Information Modeling (BIM) enable professionals to create highly efficient and sustainable designs.
Material Selection: Sustainable construction emphasizes the use of eco-friendly materials, such as recycled or renewable resources. This reduces the environmental impact of construction and promotes a circular economy.
Construction Techniques: Adopting eco-friendly construction techniques, like modular construction and prefabrication, can significantly reduce waste and the carbon footprint of a project. It also allows for faster and more efficient construction.
Energy Efficiency: Implementing energy-efficient technologies and renewable energy sources, such as solar panels and geothermal systems, can dramatically reduce the energy consumption of buildings and infrastructure.
Waste Management: Proper waste management practices, including recycling and reusing materials, can minimize the volume of construction waste sent to landfills.
Maintenance and Operations: Sustainable construction extends beyond the completion of a project. Regular maintenance and energy-efficient operations are essential to ensure that the sustainability goals are met throughout a building's lifecycle.
Case Studies in Sustainable Construction
Numerous projects worldwide exemplify the successful integration of sustainability into construction practices. The One Angel Square building in Manchester, UK, is a prime example. It is one of the world's most sustainable buildings, featuring energy-efficient design, natural ventilation, and on-site renewable energy generation. The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco is another noteworthy project, with its living roof, energy-efficient systems, and commitment to education on sustainability.
The construction industry stands at a crossroads, where it must embrace sustainability as a fundamental principle of its operations. Advancing construction practices to integrate sustainability into every step is not only necessary but also holds the key to a more resilient and prosperous future. By adopting sustainable design, materials, techniques, and operations, the industry can reduce its environmental footprint, enhance social responsibility, and reap economic benefits. It's time to build a better world, one sustainable construction project at a time.
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DP14631 Global Behaviors and Perceptions in the COVID-19 Pandemic
We conducted a large-scale survey covering 58 countries and over 100,000 respondents between late March and early April 2020 to study beliefs and attitudes towards citizens’ and governments’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most respondents reacted strongly to the crisis: they report engaging in social distancing and hygiene behaviors, and believe that strong policy measures, such as shop closures and curfews, are necessary. They also believe that their government and their country’s citizens are not doing enough and under- estimate the degree to which others in their country support strong behavioral and policy responses to the pandemic. The perception of a weak government and public response is associated with higher levels of worries and depression. Using both cross-country panel data and an event-study, we additionally show that strong government reactions correct misperceptions, and reduce worries and depression. Our findings highlight that policy-makers not only need to consider how their decisions affect the spread of COVID-19, but also how such choices influence the mental health of their population. | <urn:uuid:d73eceb0-76ce-4879-a4ce-0723c5e4e295> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://cepr.org/publications/dp14631 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510781.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001041719-20231001071719-00102.warc.gz | en | 0.96043 | 230 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Confidence is an essential part of success in life and can help you achieve your goals, whether in your personal or professional life. Here are some ways to boost your confidence and help you feel more secure and self-assured:
- Practice self-care: Taking care of your physical and emotional well-being is the first step to building confidence. This includes eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, getting enough sleep, and engaging in activities that bring you joy.
- Set achievable goals: Setting goals for yourself and working towards them can give you a sense of accomplishment and boost your confidence. Make sure the goals you set are realistic and achievable, so you can feel proud of your achievements.
- Surround yourself with positive people: Being around people who support and encourage you can make a big difference in your confidence. Seek out friends, family members, or colleagues who lift you up and make you feel good about yourself.
- Speak positively to yourself: Your thoughts and inner dialogue play a significant role in shaping your confidence. Try to speak to yourself with kindness and positivity, rather than negativity and self-doubt.
- Learn new skills: Taking on new challenges and learning new skills can give you a sense of competence and help boost your confidence. Whether it's taking a course, learning a new language, or picking up a new hobby, challenging yourself in new ways can help you grow and develop.
- Be assertive: Confidence often comes from feeling in control of your life and having a sense of agency. Practice being assertive and expressing your needs and desires clearly and directly.
- Celebrate your successes: Take time to acknowledge and celebrate your accomplishments, no matter how small they may seem. Recognizing your successes can help you feel more confident and proud of yourself.
- Practice gratitude: Focusing on what you have, rather than what you lack, can help you feel more confident and positive about yourself. Take time each day to reflect on the things you are grateful for, and focus on what you have, rather than what you don't have.
- Surround yourself with positive affirmations: Post positive affirmations around your home or workplace to remind yourself of your strengths and capabilities. This can help boost your confidence and give you a positive outlook on life.
- Seek support: If you are struggling with low self-esteem or confidence, consider seeking support from a therapist or counselor. Talking to someone who can help you work through your thoughts and emotions can make a big difference in your confidence and overall well-being.
Building confidence takes time and effort, but the benefits are well worth it. By taking care of yourself, setting achievable goals, and surrounding yourself with positive influences, you can become more confident and secure in yourself. Remember that confidence is not about being perfect, but about embracing your imperfections and being proud of who you are. | <urn:uuid:f9c6d148-c1dd-470e-bc37-8b661bfa2481> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://makeup.ph/2023/02/04/ways-to-boost-your-confidence/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510781.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001041719-20231001071719-00102.warc.gz | en | 0.94851 | 583 | 2.609375 | 3 |
Too many Americans don’t know what Congress is, or how it works.
Congress has most of the political power in the United States. Public support for Congress has reached another all-time low. Our disapproval should be based in reality, not in fantasy, rumor, or ignorance. Our schools don’t bother to teach this stuff.
What’s a Congress?
The Constitution requires that a new “Congress” convene every two years. Members are elected in November of even-numbered years and the new Congress opens in the following January. There are two sessions of each Congress; each lasts one year. The first Congress assembled in 1789. The 113th Congress opened in January 2013 and will close in January 2015, when the 114th Congress will open.
All of the bills that were pending before a Congress, but not passed, expire when that Congress ends. Anything that didn’t pass will have to be re-introduced.
Somehow, a lot of Americans got the idea that there is something called “Congress and the Senate”. There is not. After the Preamble, the very first section of the United States Constitution defines Congress. US Constitution, Article I, Section 1:
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Yes, folks. Congress consists of the House AND the Senate. They are called the two “houses” or “chambers” of Congress.
And yes, ALL legislative powers. Presidents do not make laws. Government agencies do not make laws. Corporations do not make laws. Political parties do not make laws. Members of Congress make laws. And we need to hold them accountable for the laws they make – or don’t make. The Constitution does permit Presidents to issue Executive Orders and executive branch agencies to issue regulations, but those are not laws.
There is no limit to the number of terms that members of Congress can serve. They serve until they retire, die, or the voters elect someone else.
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Introduction to Autonomous Robots Description
This book gives students with a sophomore level of linear algebra and probability theory an algorithmic perspective on autonomous robots. Robotics is a new field that combines mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science. As computers get more powerful, making robots intelligent becomes a greater focus of attention, and robotics research’s most difficult frontier. While there are several textbooks available to sophomore-level undergraduates on the physics and dynamics of robots, books that provide a wide algorithmic approach are usually relegated to the graduate level. This book was created not to create “yet another textbook, but better than the others,” but to allow us to teach robotics to third and fourth year undergraduates at the University of Colorado’s Department of Computer Science.
Although they are classified as “Artificial Intelligence,” typical AI techniques are insufficient for dealing with problems involving uncertainty, such as a robot’s interaction in the real world. The kinematic equations of manipulators and mobile robots are developed using simple trigonometry in this text, which subsequently introduces path planning, sensing, and uncertainty. The robot localization problem is formalised by defining error propagation, which leads to Markov localization, particle filtering, and finally the Extended Kalman Filter and Simultaneous Localization and Mapping. Instead of focusing on cutting-edge solutions to a specific sub-issue, the book focuses on a gradual step-by-step development of concepts through recurring examples that encapsulate the essence of a problem. The solutions mentioned may not be the greatest, but they are simple to understand and commonly used in the community. Odometry and line-fitting, for example, are used to illustrate forward kinematics and least-squares solutions, and later serve as inspiring examples for error propagation and the Kalman filter in a localization context.
Notably, the book is expressly robot-agnostic, underlining the importance of fundamental concepts in today’s world. Rather, a variety of project-based curricula are described in an Appendix and made available online, ranging from a maze-solving competition that can be realised with most camera-equipped differential-wheel robots to manipulation experiments with a robotic arm, all of which can be entirely conducted in simulation to teach the majority of the core concepts.
This free book is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-ND). You may get the Introduction to Autonomous Robots ebook in PDF format for free (13.3 MB). | <urn:uuid:04e58f7c-00a7-4e8f-8b8d-d6e7f2dc9231> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://allitebookss.com/introduction-to-autonomous-robots/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511106.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20231003124522-20231003154522-00802.warc.gz | en | 0.932591 | 511 | 3.46875 | 3 |
Social vulnerability refers to how social positions affect the ability to access resources during a disaster or disturbance, but there is limited empirical examination of its spatial patterns in the Great Lakes Basin (GLB) region of North America. In this study, we map four themes of social vulnerability for the GLB by using the Center for Disease Control’s Social Vulnerability Index (CDC SVI) for every county in the basin and compare mean scores for each sub-basin to assess inter-basin differences. Additionally, we map LISA results to identify clusters of high and low social vulnerability along with the outliers across the region. Results show the spatial patterns depend on the social vulnerability theme selected, with some overlapping clusters of high vulnerability existing in Northern and Central Michigan, and clusters of low vulnerability in Eastern Wisconsin along with outliers across the basins. Differences in these patterns also indicate the existence of an urban–rural dimension to the variance in social vulnerabilities measured in this study. Understanding regional patterns of social vulnerability help identify the most vulnerable people, and this paper presents a framework for policymakers and researchers to address the unique social vulnerabilities across heterogeneous regions.
Bibliographical noteFunding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by the National Science Foundation, grant number 1940128.
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
- Cluster outlier analysis
- Great Lakes Basin
- Social vulnerability
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