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Unintentional drowning in northern Iran: a population-based study.
ABSTRACT The Iranian Ministry of Health documented that about 1500 people died from drowning annually in Iran between years 2000 and 2001. This study is a descriptive, retrospective, population-based analysis of 342 unintentional drowning deaths occurring to residents and tourists in Guilan and Mazandran Provinces in Iran over a 1-year period (2005-2006), using multiple data sources. The findings from this study demonstrate that the drowning rate for residents of the study population, 4.24 per 100,000, is much higher than drowning rates for populations in developed economies in Europe. Risk factors for drowning in the study populations include male gender, young age, and swimming in unsupervised areas. Drownings occurred most frequently in rivers, followed by canals and lakes. While much more remains to be done to investigate the problems associated with drowning deaths and injuries in Iran, the information obtained from this study can help point the way to targeted interventions.
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ABSTRACT: Drowning is a serious but neglected health problem in low-and middle-income countries. To describe the effectiveness of drowning prevention program on the reduction of drowning mortality rates in rural settings at the north of Iran, and guide its replication elsewhere. This interventional design included preand post-intervention observations in the rural area of the Caspian Sea coastline without a comparison community. Cross-sectional data were collected at preand post-intervention phases. Outcome evaluation was based on a four-year period (March 2005-March 2009) utilizing drowning registry data for the north of Iran. The implementation program increased the rate of membership in an organization responsible for promoting safety in high risk areas near the Caspian Sea. Compared to a WHO standardized population, drowning incidence in rural areas of the study demonstrated a continuous decrease in age-specific drowning rate among the oldest victims with a gradual decline during the implementation. In the study area, the epidemiological aspects of the study population were exposed and contributing factors were highlighted. This study showed that the promotion of passive interventions had a greater effect on drowning rate than that of active interventions.Archives of trauma research. 01/2012; 1(3):112-7.
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ABSTRACT: A household survey was conducted to determine the epidemiological characteristics of injuries among people living in Tehran, the mega capital of Iran. Using cluster random sampling in April 2007, survey was conducted seeking information about injuries occurred within families in past Persian year. All injury patterns and causes were classified according to ICD-10 and analysed using SPSS version 16. Out of 9173 household participants, 765 ones (8.3%) had injuries during the past Persian year, frequently open wounds and burns with a male to female ratio of 0.54 : 1. They occurred mostly due to 'exposure to the inanimate mechanical forces', followed by 'contact with heat or hot substances' and 'falls'. The common locations were home, and then streets. Approximately 15% of injuries required medical attention and the incidence rate was 175.5 per 10,000 person-year with male to female ratio of 2.37 : 1. They were frequently fractures and open wounds and mostly associated with falls and transport accidents that had been transpired on streets or at workplace. This study evidences the high rate of injuries in Tehran city and prevention priorities should be given to traffic and home injuries.International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion 04/2014; · 0.67 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Background: To evaluate the present status of blood utilization and develop practice guidelines in teaching hospitals in Northern Iran. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the amount of blood prepared and used preoperatively for 11 elective procedures, from March 2010 to March 2011 in teaching hospitals in Northern Iran. Study variables included the crossmatch transfusion ratio, the transfusion index and transfusion probability. The crossmatch transfusion ratio and the transfusion index were also calculated for each type of elective surgery performed during the study period. Results: During the study period, 5981 units of blood were crossmatched for 1970 cases. Out of these1835 units of blood were transfused which means only 31% of blood was utilized while 69% was not needed. The overall crossmatch transfusion ratio for 11 procedures was 31.1 and many procedures were found to have a high transfusion ratio and a low transfusion index. Conclusion: The introduction of maximum surgical blood-order schedule will lead to a reduction of blood outdating and crossmatch workload. Although routine cross match seems necessary for two elective surgical procedures (coronary artery bypass graft and hysterectomy); in vast majority of elective surgical procedures type and antibody screening is recommended. Keywords: Blood, transfusion, crossmatch, ratio, probability, index.IJBC. 10/2013; 6(1):27.


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Title: Temperature-dependent phase-specific deformation mechanisms in a directionally solidified NiAl-Cr(Mo) lamellar composite
Phase-specific thermal expansion and mechanical deformation behaviors of a directionally solidified NiAl–Cr(Mo) lamellar in situ composite were investigated by using real-time in situ neutron diffraction during compression at elevated temperatures up to 800 °C. Tensile and compressive thermal residual stresses were found to exist in the NiAl phase and Crss (solid solution) phase, respectively. Then, based on the evolution of lattice spacings and phase stresses, the phase-specific deformation behavior was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. Moreover, estimates of phase stresses were derived by Hooke's law on the basis of a simple method for the determination of stress-free lattice spacing in in situ composites. During compressive loading, the NiAl phase yields earlier than the Crss phase. The Crss phase carries much higher stress than the NiAl phase, and displays consistent strain hardening at all temperatures. The NiAl phase exhibits strain hardening at relatively low temperatures and softening at high temperatures. During unloading, the NiAl phase yields in tension whereas the Crss phase unloads elastically. Additionally, post-test microstructural observations show phase-through cracks at room temperature, micro cracks along phase interfaces at 600 °C and intact lamellae kinks at 800 °C, which is due to the increasing deformability of both phases as temperature rises.
 1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Tianjin Univ. (China)
 3. Tianjin Univ. (China)
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Journal of Alloys and Compounds
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A fairly well-defined mass of cloud observed at a distance; covers an appreciable portion of the horizon sky, but does not extend overhead.
cloud bank
A well-defined mass of cloud observed at a distance. It covers an appreciable portion of the sky, but cloud cover does not extend to the overhead position.
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I am currently aware of the following types of propellant tank technology:
- Steel fuselage, used in the V-2/A-4 & other rockets of its era (essentially a plane body)
- Integral steel tanks, first used by the Soviet R-2, also used on the Aerobees (?) (tank wall is load-bearing--there is no separate frame/skin encapsulating the tank).
- Integral aluminum tanks, first used by the Viking sounding rockets and then many rockets after that.
- Steel balloon tanks, first used by Atlas, then by the Centaur stage (must be pressurized to maintain structural integrity)
- Common-bulkhead aluminum tanks, first used on the S-II stage (?)
- Integral titanium tanks, ??? (don't know when they were used).
- Carbon composite tanks, first attempted on Venture Star (?) but technology not matured until ???
- Stainless steel, planned for use by SpaceX's Starship (how does this differ from 1940-50s technology?)
Page 16, numbered 4, of this NASA document has proved helpful, but its time range is quite limited to the active US rockets of its era.

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The knowledge about step through bikes
Everything You Need to Know About Step Through Bikes
The world is changing every day, and you'll never know what is going to happen in the future. Of course it's the same when we are talking about the bicycle industry. Nowadays, people have many options for buying bicycles. Not only are their styles simplified, but they are also even equipped with batteries to meet people's various needs. If your impression on a bicycle still is that you have to pedal hard to make it move, or you are considering what kind of bicycle frame to choose, Step-Over or Step-Thru? Then don't miss this article. We will tell you the difference between the two models, as well as the PROs and CONs of these two frames, especially the Step through bikes. Hope it will help you to choose the right electric bike.
What is a Step Through Bike?
As early as around the late 19th and early 20th century, the Step-Thru model has been developed. In the early 20th century, because of people's clothing styles in the period, especially women, they were required to wear dresses rather than pants. But the Step-Over design of traditional bicycles often causes a lot of trouble for them. They need to lift their legs to mount the bicycle, which is very inconvenient and indecent. At this time, women gradually found the advantages of Step-Thru. This kind of classic and elegant design allows them to easily mount the bike without lifting their legs. Also, some feminist activists once said: "The popularity of the Step-Thru model is also a symbol of women being valued. When a woman rides a bicycle, she is showing people a sense of freedom, independence, and self-reliance." Therefore, the Step-Thru model has become more popular with ladies since then. And with the development and improvement over the years, the Step-Thru design has overcome some of the previous shortcomings and adapted to the current riding rules, becoming very humane.
Now, with the rise of electric bicycles, people have more choices. The E-bike with Step-Thru design has always been loved by the majority of ladies. In addition to its convenient and elegant characteristics, the equipment of batteries makes riding easier. Ladies can just wear what they want, whether long skirts or dresses, which is absolutely a piece of good news for women who are not as strong as men.
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The Difference between Step Through Bikes and Step Over Bikes
After briefly understanding the history of Step-thru, you might ask: What is the difference between Step-Thru bike and Step-Over bike? And what kind of frame should I buy? Don't worry, we will answer it from the frame structure, the different uses of the two bicycles and their applicable people.
About the frame
Before introducing these two different frames, you need to know the basic structure of a bicycle. Usually, a bicycle frame consists of two triangles: a main triangle and a paired rear triangle, and the difference between Step-Over and Step-Thru lies in the main triangle. The main triangle generally consists of a head tube, top tube, down tube, and seat tube. In addition to the head tube, the other three tubes are combined with the paired rear triangle to form a diamond shape, which is the basic structure of the original bicycle.
However, according to Wikipedia: A step-through frame (also known as open frame or low-step frame) is a type of bicycle frame, often used for utility bicycles, with a low top tube that connected in the middle of the seat tube instead of the top, or even without a top tube (cross-bar), resulting in a lower standover height. Due to the lower or absent top tube, Step-Thru E-bike usually has a thicker tubing. The purpose of this is to make the bicycle structure more stable. And a step-over frame has a higher top tube (cross-bar) connected to the top of the seat tube instead.
Different Uses
The Step-Thru model was originally designed to be used for transporting goods and delivery. Delivery men do not need to cross the high frame frequently to get on and off the bike, which is very convenient for them during their repetitive work. Then, as we mentioned before, the ladies found the convenience brought to them by Step-Thru, and this model became popular among women. Until now, Step-Thru design has become a trend in the bicycle industry. Moreover, it is also the prototype of the folding bicycle that has emerged in recent years. This simplified model is more conducive to folding.
The traditional model (Step-Over) has a more stable crossbar structure, so it appears more in rising terrains such as mountains and hills, as well as in long-distance bicycle trips or some cross-country bike competitions.
Applicable People
Of course, different models are suitable for different people. So which electric bicycle is suitable for you, we will help you make a choice.
Due to the simple and elegant design of the Step-Thru model, we believe it will be the best choice for most ladies. If you choose to buy a traditional model, it will bring you a lot of trouble. Except for making you look indecent when you lift your leg, the Step-Over design will easily scratch your dresses and cause damage to them. So please make your own consideration. In addition to women, Step-Thru is also a good choice for the elderly and those with leg injuries and mobility impairments. And for delivery men and other people who need to get on and off the bike frequently, Step-Thru is also a treasure because it reduces the difficulty of their work and saves more time.
As for the Step-Over model, due to its more stable design, it is more suitable for bicycle enthusiasts and those who like challenges. Besides, it is also used in many professional cycling competitions and is the best choice for professional riders. Or for some very tall people, traditional models are more of their flavor.
What are the pros of step-through bikes
In addition to the advantages of low dress requirements and effortless mentioned before, Step-Thru also has the following more advantages:
Lower height requirements
For some people who are not tall enough, Step-Thru is definitely the most suitable model. With its moderate size, you can easily mount the bike and equally easy to get off.
Better safety performance
Compared with traditional bicycles with the high top tube, Step-Thru has better safety performance, because when you lose your balance, you can cross through the bicycle without getting entangled, which may greatly reduce the occurrence of accidents.
More possibilities in the future
With the popularity of electric bicycles in recent years, another type of bicycle has also appeared, that is, folding electric bicycles. The structural basis of folding bicycles is Step-Through. The compact design of Step-Through makes the popularization of folding bikes possible. Perhaps in the future, Himiway will consider developing and launching a folding bicycle.
What are the cons of step-through bikes
Everything has advantages and disadvantages, and so does the Step-Through model. So what are the cons of Step-Thru, let's take a look.
The total weight of the bike may be heavier
Because of the lack of a top tube, the overall structure of the bicycle is not so strong. Therefore, compared with the traditional diamond frame, the Step-Through frame is usually equipped with thicker tubes and other small structural elements, which may increase the overall weight of the bike.
Load and climbing ability is not very strong
Excessive weight and inclined slope may cause the frame to bend, thereby reducing pedaling efficiency and shortening the life of the frame. So please be more cautious when climbing mountains.
Fewer places to install accessories
Most Step-Through frames on the market lack places to install accessories, such as water bottles and pumps, etc., which may cause inconvenience to long-distance cycling.
Difficulty in lifting
When you need to lift it for certain purposes, such as transporting it to another place or repairing it. Because the lacking or sloping tube near the center of gravity, there will be some difficulties to lift it.
However, for Himiway Step-Thru, we considered various possibilities to overcome these difficulties. So we decided to assemble the top tube to a lower position, and install bolts on it for mounting accessories. It not only solves the problem of installing accessories and lifting, but also enhances the load-bearing and climbing ability, the best choice when buying a Step-Through.
If you want to have a more elegant, more convenient, and safer bicycle, such as Himiway All Terrain Step Thru Electric Bike, then you can make your choice now!
If you are still wondering which one to choose, look through our guide for buying a step thru please.


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"Stump Speaker" Mechanical Bank, ca. 1886
Appraised Value: $8,000 - $12,000
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GUEST: This bank was actually purchased by my husband's grandfather at the turn of the century, and my husband's grandfather gave it to my father-in-law, his son, when he was born. And tragically, the grandfather committed suicide during the 1930 stock market crash...
APPRAISER: Oh, my God.
GUEST: and this became very sentimental to my father-in-law and then when he passed away, my husband got it, and it will also go to our son as well.
APPRAISER: Well, it's a sad story, but it certainly explains why this was treasured and why the condition is so extraordinary. It's called a Stump Speaker bank. It's made by a company called the Shepard Hardware Company. And the bank dates from circa 1885. That was the period when there was a lot of ferment in the country about blacks voting and whether to allow them to vote. There was constant turmoil about this issue. The stump speaker is the traditional name for a politician, because a politician would go into a small town and stand on top of a stump to give a stump speech. In the 1880s, to depict a black man as a politician giving a stump speech was part of the whole racial ethos of the time. It was a caricature and demeaning. So it speaks to the racial tensions of the time. Shepard Hardware made two banks like this. They made an Uncle Sam on a similar base with the same action. Great action. You put the penny in the stump speaker's hand, and in the Uncle Sam, it works the same way. The satchel opens and he deposits the penny and he's moving his teeth. Great action. But what's really extraordinary about this bank is the condition. When they get into grading mechanical banks, they basically get into counting the flakes of paint in some cases. This man has all but barely a flake or two on the hat, a chip or two on the teeth, a chip here...This is an extraordinary bank. The depth of color in the paint, everything, it is amazing. A run-of-the-mill example of this bank could be $ 1,000 to $ 1,500, maybe $ 1,800 or $ 2,000. At auction I would estimate this bank at $8,000 to $12,000.
GUEST: Are you kidding me?!
APPRAISER: No, I'm not.
GUEST: Are you kidding me?
APPRAISER: No, I am not.
GUEST: I am... totally astounded.
APPRAISER: And one of the problems with evaluating banks in this condition is the sky's the limit. This could be possibly one of the best-known examples. So $8,000 to $12,000 I think would be conservative.
GUEST: Wow! I'm just blown away.
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CMS proposes changes to Medicare rules governing certain Evaluation and Management visits
On July 13, 2021, CMS released the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule). In addition to the standard proposals related to rate setting for the coming year, the Proposed Rule also includes a number of proposed policy changes, several of which relate to payment for Evaluation and Management (E/M) visits.
Split or shared E/M visits
Split or shared E/M visits are face-to-face E/M visits where a visit is performed by both a nonphysician practitioner (NPP) and a physician. CMS had previously included guidance on billing split or shared visits in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, but removed the relevant sections earlier in 2021 in response to a petition filed under the Good Guidance Practices regulation, 45 C.F.R. § 1.5, which prohibits CMS from relying on subregulatory guidance that is not based on a statute or regulation. In this Proposed Rule, CMS proposes "to refine [its] longstanding policies for split (or shared) E/M visits to better reflect the current practice of medicine, the evolving role of non-physician practitioners (NPPs) as members of the medical team, and to clarify conditions of payment that must be met to bill Medicare for these services." Specifically, CMS proposes:
- To define a split (or shared) E/M visit as evaluation and management (E/M) visits provided in the facility setting (defined as an institutional setting where incident to billing is prohibited) by a physician and an NPP in the same group.
- The practitioner who provides the substantive portion of the visit (more than half of the total time spent) would bill for the visit. Overlapping time when the physician and NPP met together is only counted once. The Proposed Rule includes a listing of activities that time spent performing can be counted, regardless of whether they involve direct patient contact:
- Preparing to see the patient (for example, review of tests)
- Obtaining and/or reviewing separately obtained history
- Performing a medically appropriate examination and/or evaluation
- Counseling and educating the patient/family/caregiver
- Ordering medications, tests or procedures
- Referring and communicating with other health care professionals (when not separately reported)
- Documenting clinical information in the electronic or other health record
- Independently interpreting results (not separately reported) and communicating results to the patient/family/caregiver
- Care coordination (not separately reported)
- Practitioners would not be permitted to count time spent on the following:
- The performance of other services that are reported separately
- Teaching that is general and not limited to discussion that is required for the management of a specific patient
- Split (or shared) visits could be reported for new and established patients, and initial and subsequent visits, as well as prolonged services and critical care services. In addition, split (or shared) visits can be performed in any institutional setting, including skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities (unless a particular service is required by the Conditions of Participation at 42 C.F.R. § 483.30 to be performed in its entirety by a physician).
- A modifier will need to be reported on claims for split (or shared) visits to help ensure program integrity.
- There must be documentation in the medical record to identify the two individuals who performed the visit.
- The individual providing the substantive portion must sign and date the medical record.
CMS is soliciting comments on whether there should be a different list of qualifying activities for determining total time and substantive portion of split (or shared) visits provided in emergency departments as well as how "in the same group" should be defined. The new split (or shared) E/M visit rule would be codified in regulation at 42 C.F.R. § 415.140.
Critical care services
CMS is also using the Proposed Rule to "to refine [its] longstanding policies for critical care services." Under the Proposed Rule:
- The definition of critical care services would follow the CPT prefatory language for the critical care visit codes:
- The direct delivery by a physician(s) or other qualified healthcare professional (QHP) of medical care for a critically ill/injured patient in which there is acute impairment of one or more vital organ systems, such that there is a probability of imminent or life-threatening deterioration of the patient's condition. It involves high complexity decision-making to treat single or multiple vital organ system failure and/or to prevent further life-threatening deterioration of the patient's condition.
- Under current Medicare policy, a QHP is an individual who is qualified by education, training, licensure/regulation (when applicable), facility privileging (when applicable) and the applicable Medicare benefit category to perform a professional service within their scope of practice and independently report that service.
- Some services would be bundled into the critical care service and not separately billable:
- Interpretation of cardiac output measurements (93561, 93562)
- Chest X rays (71045, 71046)
- Pulse oximetry (94760, 94761, 94762)
- Blood gases, and collection and interpretation of physiologic data (for example, ECGs, blood pressures, hematologic data)
- Gastric intubation (43752, 43753)
- Temporary transcutaneous pacing (92953)
- Ventilator management (94002-94004, 94660, 94662)
- Vascular access procedures
- Critical care services furnished by a single physician or NPP or by more than one practitioner in the same group with the same specialty are reported with CPT code 99291 for the first 30-74 minutes of services provided to a patient on a given date and CPT code 99292 for additional 30-minute time increments provided to the same patient. This is a change from existing CMS policy which requires a single physician or NPP to perform the initial 30-74 minutes of critical care service each day.
- Critical care services can be furnished concurrently to the same patient on the same day by more than one practitioner representing more than one specialty, regardless of group affiliation. These concurrent critical care services must be medically necessary and not duplicative.
- Critical care services can be furnished as split (or shared) visits. The list of activities that can count toward total time spent for purposes of determining substantive portion for split (or shared) critical care visits will incorporate the activities described in CPT codes 99291 and 99292.
- CMS rejects the CPT rule that critical care and other E/M visits may be furnished to the same patient on the same date by the same provider and would not allow other E/M visits to be billed for the same patient on the same date as a critical care service when the services are furnished by the same practitioner, or by practitioners in the same specialty and same group to account for overlapping resource costs. CMS is soliciting comments on whether this is the right approach.
- Critical care visits cannot be reported during the same time period as a procedure with a global surgical period.
Services of teaching physicians
In light of the recent changes to coding for office/outpatient E/M visits that now permit the practitioner to select the E/M visit level to bill based either on medical decision making or total time personally spent by the practitioner, questions were raised about how teaching physicians who involve residents in furnishing care should consider time spent by the resident in selecting the appropriate E/M level. Under the current Medicare regulations, if a resident participates in a service furnished in a teaching setting, a teaching physician can bill for the service only if they are present for the key or critical portion of the service. Additionally, under the "primary care exception" to that policy, the teaching physician can bill in certain teaching hospital primary care centers for certain services furnished by a resident without the physical presence of a teaching physician.
In this Proposed Rule, CMS proposes that the time when the teaching physician was present can be included when determining the E/M visit level. But for services furnished pursuant to the primary care exception, only medical decision making can be used to select the E/M visit level. CMS explained its reasoning for this policy for services furnished under the primary care exception was "to guard against the possibility of inappropriate coding that reflects residents' inefficiencies rather than a measure of the time required to furnish the services."
CMS is soliciting comments on whether its assumption that medical decision making is a more accurate indicator of the appropriate level of the visit relative to time in the context of the primary care exception for services furnished by residents and billed by teaching physicians in primary care centers. CMS is also soliciting comments on whether time is an accurate indicator of the complexity of the visit and how teaching physicians might select office/outpatient E/M visit level using time when directing the care of a patient that is being furnished by a resident in the context of the primary care exception.
CMS is accepting comments to this Proposed Rule until September 13, 2021.
This is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be legal advice and does not create or imply an attorney-client relationship.Download PDF

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basic knowledge which will allow them to treat and protect themselves from illness. This information is important for ordinary people, so the Linked Open Data based herb system is valuable. It will help people to reduce the costs of healthcare. Therefore, these information focus on the medicinal properties of the plant (i.e., what illness can it be applied to, which body part does it affect/ cure, the preparation mode, and the plant part to be used). Due to unstructured and scattered herb information published in majority of herbal portal nowadays, the design of ontology is one of the best techniques to organize the herbal research information. Therefore, development of Nepalese herb information system as a linked database for herbal research domain will be crucial for a feeling of social participation. The proposed system is for providing linked information about herbs that are required by herb researchers and those that researchers are willing to share. Furthermore, new technologies have been brought into this system as well. Resource Description Framework (RDF) is used to define all entities of herbs, all of which are conveniently changed entities. Furthermore, RDF is also useful for linking herbs to external datasets by using the Linked Open Data (LOD). On the other hand, this system can retrieve information about herbs from LOD which corresponds to the binomial name of the herb in the system.
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Title: A Framework for Information and Communication Technologies Adoption at Small and Medium Enterprises in a Context of Nepal
Abstract: ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) Adoption at SMEs (Small and Medium sized Enterprises) in developing countries has always been a field of challenge and area of interest to address on various factors determining the key issues affecting adoption of ICT. This study has been a theoretical contribution by proposing a conceptual framework for SMEs ICT readiness and adoption, on the basis of the investigating factors affecting ICT Adoption and Maintenance in SMEs and identifying key components, and practically providing significant multifaceted in-depth study on selected ICT adopted SMEs in developing countries in a context to Nepal, which would assist on further research and making strategies and regulatory for ICT professionalism.


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A mesoscopic magnetic beam contained in a silicon frame attached to the bulk of a silicon wafer with pivoting hinges will be used to show the affects of magnetic fields on movable magnetic structures. The pivoting hinges will be etched out of silicon using a Deep Reactive Ion Etcher (DRIE) system and the dimensions of the hinges will determine the force required to deflect the beam. Below each end of the beam will be large copper inductor coils fabricated on a separate wafer. When a current is applied to the coil, the magnetic field generated will attract the beam towards it. The critical component of the pivoting magnetic structure will be the silicon frame that supports the magnetic material.
Fino, Gary A.
"Fabrication of a Magnetically Actuated Torsional Beam,"
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An exploratory study of Nantou Ancient Village revitalisation focusing on visual, cognitive and structural aspects
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In the absence of spatial diversity, there is a need for additional elements that will enable the recognition of the space in which we are. These elements are landmarks. In order for a certain thing to be considered a landmark, it must be unique and recognisable either by its properties (size, shape, colour, materialisation, etc.) or by the location where it is located in space. Landmarks and zones with a strong character provide a strong identification of the space with its peculiarity. This paper analyses the identity of the urban settlement of Nantou Old Town as a historical cluster located in the attractive location in the Nanshan District of Shenzhen City, with over 800 residential and commercial units. The study was conducted experimentally on a number of respondents who are regular or occasional consumers in Nantou settlement, through a closed questionnaire, from which we got answers to the initial questions: how successful is the revitalisation of this cultural-historical settlement, what are the landmarks, how simple is orientation through the settlement and what method is most common in wayfinding (landmark or navigation app), does a consumer's choice in wayfinding device and landmark physical characteristics (colour, texture and form) depend on personal dimensions (gender, age, educational level and familiarity with environment).


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Pergunta: De que material eram o Livro de Mórmon placas de "ouro" construída?
Question: Of what material were the Book of Mormon "gold" plates constructed?
Plates having "the appearance of gold," are exactly what we would expect if they were made of tumbaga
The Journal of Book of Mormon Studies states:
Were the Book of Mormon plates pure gold, or were they made from an alloy that looked like gold? The most serious investigation of this question was done 45 years ago by Read H. Putnam of Evanston, Wyoming, a blacksmith and metallurgist. Working first from the general dimensions of the set of plates as reported by eyewitnesses, he calculated that a block of pure gold of that size would have weighed a little over 200 pounds. A number of witnesses, however, put the weight of the set at about 60 pounds. The discrepancy can be partly accounted for by the fact that the leaves must have been handcrafted, presumably by hammering, and irregularities in flatness would have left air space between the plates. This led Putnam to surmise that the entire set of plates would have weighed probably less than 50 percent of the weight of a solid block of the metal.
Because the weight of a metal depends on its purity, we must also consider whether the plates were of pure gold. The Nephites were aware of purity distinctions and alloys. We know, for example, that the "brass" plates were of an alloy (quite surely bronze, a copper-tin mixture) and that the plates of Ether were specifically distinguished as being of "pure" gold (Mosiah 8:9). Furthermore, Nephi taught his associates "to work in all manner of" metals and "precious ores" (2 Nephi 5:15). Yet nowhere does the text say that the Nephites' plates were of pure gold.
Joseph Smith's brother William specifically said that the material of the plates was "a mixture of gold and copper." (Someone must have provided an objective basis for that statement, for the natural assumption would have been that the plates were pure gold.) The cautious statements by other witnesses, including Joseph Smith himself, who spoke of the plates as having "the appearance of gold," suggest that the metal may have been an alloy.
Putnam observed that the only two colored metals from antiquity were gold and copper. An alloy of those two elements was called "tumbaga" by the Spaniards and was in common use in ancient tropical America for manufacturing precious objects. Putnam put forward the reasonable hypothesis that metal plates made in Mormon's day were of that material (the earliest Mesoamerican archaeological specimen of tumbaga—made from a hammered metal sheet—dates to the same century, the fifth century AD, when Moroni hid up the plates he had in his possession). If Mormon's Book of Mormon plates were made of tumbaga, their weight would have been much less than had they been made of pure gold. Putnam made that point in mathematical detail and concluded that the total weight of the plates in Joseph Smith's charge would have been near the 60-pound figure reported by several witnesses.
It is of interest that tumbaga was commonly gilded by applying citric acid to the surface. The resulting chemical reaction eliminated copper atoms from the outer .0006 inch of the surface, leaving a microscopic layer of 23-carat gold that made the object look like it was wholly gold. Plates having "the appearance of gold," then, are exactly what we would expect if they were made of tumbaga. [Footnote markers have been left in; references are available on the original site, see footnote.]
- See also Roy W. Doxey, "I Have A Question: What was the approximate weight of the gold plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated?," Ensign (December 1986), 64.
- Anonymous, "Of What Material Were the Plates?," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 10/1 (2001): 21–21. off-site [No PDF link] wiki


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An American university professor has been teaching dogs, cats and horses to understand and use sign language for the past 10 years, according to this report.
She has had most success with dogs and teaches them one symbol at a time. At first she teaches them signs for commands associated with things they like such as food and toys, then trys to teach them more complex commands. She has managed to teach dogs to let their owners know when the phone's ringing, and to indicate what their symptoms are when they're ill.
One area in which sign language trained dogs would be especially useful, she thinks, is in search and rescue. She hopes to be able to teach the dogs to communicate such things as whether people are injured, their sex and how many of them there are. She is also trying to teach dogs signs meaning alive and dead.
There is also a simple form of sign language for deaf dogs, and there are suggestions for signs you could use with them for commands and to communicate other things on this page. This article describes how a deaf puppy learned signed commands, and this one gives more details of how to teach deaf dogs sign language.


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Our Digital Filmmaking department received some love from The Cambridge Day recently, in their article "Ultimate safe movie ticket: 'Film as a Monument' exhibit screens in open air on the side of a church," by Tom Meek.
Film as Monument transforms the architecture of the Lunder Arts Center into an illuminated lantern, activating the transparent portals of the university building with artworks produced in community. Traditional monuments, including the physical structures of art museums and universities, are meant to stimulate and structure collective remembrance of events, individuals, or ideas in particular ways. Intended to withstand change, these touchstones for meaning- and memory-making are not always open or accessible to their publics. This temporary intervention, consisting of projected experimental film, digital flatscreens, and hand-painted celluloid artworks, activates the Lunder Arts Center to invite passersby to witness the creative vitality of our communities. The exhibition features artwork from the Film as Installation course, taught by Assistant Professor Ingrid Stobbe, as well as high school students from the West End House Boys and Girls Club, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and more, who have participated in a series of workshops exploring the materiality and structure of film led by exhibiting artist and experimental filmmaker Gabby Sumney.
This exhibition is a striking collaboration at Lesley Art + Design between Digital Filmmaking, Exhibitions, and LA+D Community Engagement. Presented in partnership with Women in Film & Video New England and the Boston LGBTQIA+ Artist Alliance. Funding is provided through the Ralph Bradley Prize, awarded in Spring 2020.
Show TItle: Film as Monument
Dates: April 1st – April 30th 2021
Times: All Day (best seen at night)
Where: Lunder Arts Center
Address: 1801 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140
Event and Artist Talk Date/Time: April 8th at 7pm
Zoom Link for Event: _URL_
Lesley University Artists:
Eli Di Giulian
High School Artists:
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School:
West End House Boys and Girls Club of Allston:
Somerville High School:
Smirline "Nyove" Jacques
Community Charter School of Cambridge:
Mia "Jaxxen" Santiago


Acetate Utilization Test- Principle, Procedure, and Result Interpretation
Objective of Acetate Utilization Test
To differentiate organisms based on the ability to use acetate as the sole source of carbon. Generally used to differentiate Shigella sp. from Escherichia coli.
Principle of Acetate Utilization Test
This test is used to differentiate an organism capable of using acetate as the sole source of carbon. Organisms capable of using sodium acetate grow on the medium, resulting in an alkaline pH, turning the indicator from green to blue.
Media:
 - NaC2H3O2 (2 g/l)
 - MgSO4 (0.1 g/l)
 - NaCl (5 g/l)
 - NH4H2PO4 (1 g/l)
 - agar (20 g/l)
 - bromthymol blue indicator (0.8 g/l)
 - pH 6.7.
Procedure of Acetate Utilization Test
 1. With a straight inoculating needle, inoculate acetate slant lightly from an 18- to 24-hour culture. Do not inoculate from a broth culture, because the growth will be too heavy.
 2. Incubate at 35°-37°C for up to 7 days.
Result Interpretation of Acetate Utilization Test
Positive: Medium becomes alkalinized (blue) as a result of the growth and use of acetate.
Negative: No growth or growth with no indicator change to blue.
Limitations
Some strains of E. coli may use acetate at a very slow rate or not at all, resulting in a false negative reaction in the identification process
Quality Control
Positive: Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922)— growth; blue
Negative: Shigella sonnei (ATCC 25931)— small amount of growth; green
Source: Bailey and Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology. Elsevier
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Mahjong 3D - Warriors of the Emperor Review
USA USA Version
Posted by Ron DelVillano
Not your 奶奶's Mahjong
If you've ever played any iteration of Mahjong before, then there's a good chance that you know how the tile-matching gameplay works. While the core experience remains unchanged, it's what Mahjong 3D - Warriors of the Emperor does with the system that makes this one stand out. Rather than simply finding all of the matching tiles on a particular board and moving right along to the next one, Warriors of the Emperor adds a story and characters, making completing levels much more rewarding and giving players a reason to look forward to advancing towards the next stage.
Loosely based on Chinese history, you take on the role of a young Qin Shi Huangdi, king of the State of Qin, as he attempts to conquer, and thus unite, China. If you don't know anything about Chinese history then you shouldn't expect to learn from this game, but the historical elements mixed into the fictional plot are an amusing detail that shouldn't go unnoticed. The game's map is divided into different Chinese territories, with each territory housing multiple stages to play. Completing all of the stages in a particular territory will mean that you've conquered that part of the map, therefore expanding your empire. Because the stages are set up this way rather than in a more linear fashion, you're able to skip around from place to place and complete the game in whatever order you see fit.
Not only is there an interesting and often comical story squeezed into this package, but there are also a variety of power-ups to aid in your puzzle solving, and different types of levels to play through. As you complete stages, your character will gain experience points and gradually level up. There isn't a very refined levelling system, but instead of stat boosts you will gain new power-ups that allow you to perform actions such as blowing up certain tiles or freezing time. As the story progresses, you will become allies with various other figures from ancient China who you can then select to lend their power-ups to you during gameplay. There are also special tiles that you can match in order to perform actions similar to the power-ups, such as swapping one tile's location for another.
Different types of levels include battle stages, building stages, and debates. While battles and building stages don't differ from each other and stick to the standard format, debates add a bit of suspense to the gameplay. Rather than simply finding matching tiles, in debate stages you'll actually be competing directly against a computer opponent to find matches on the same game board. Find more matches than your computer opponent by the time the board is cleared and the debate is yours.
Beyond the main campaign, there are also quick play modes and even a level creator. As you move along through the story, more quick play levels will be unlocked, each with varying difficulty. The level creator is very intuitive and easy to use, and it even offers StreetPass features; when you pass by another gamer with Mahjong 3D - Warriors of the Emperor, you'll actually be able to send your original levels over to them, along with your high scores.
As the title implies, all of your game boards are displayed in 3D, and the developer has done a fantastic job of it. The 3D effect is used to give actual depth to the board, making it very easy to see which tiles are on top and ready to be played. The audio is done just as well, with a soundtrack that matches the traditional Chinese theme that the game is clearly aiming for. The story elements, which are told through a series of barely animated character heads with dialogue printed underneath them, are the only visual element that tends to be lacking any panache; while more effort could have been spent on animation or voice-acting for these scenes, they still get the job done in conveying the story.
As per the game's insistence on displaying 3D visuals, all of the action takes place on the 3DS's top screen with the bottom screen being used as a control pad. Sliding and tapping your stylus around on the bottom screen will cause a cursor to move on the top screen, mimicking your actions. While the disconnect between touch and motion may be uncomfortable at first, the movements quickly become second nature. You are unable to control the game using the 3DS's buttons rather than the touchscreen, but you can use the Circle Pad to pan the camera and the Y button is used to open your power-up menu. Though unorthodox, the controls are easy to master and quite effective once you get the hang of them.
There are a lot of different Mahjong releases available on a number of different gaming platforms, but it's rare and refreshing to see a version that takes the classic game and does something special with it. The price-point may be a little steep, but Mahjong 3D - Warriors of the Emperor shouldn't be thought of as a re-hashed budget game, but instead as an entirely new and story-driven experience. The gameplay may be familiar, but the effort that was put into making this one stand out from the rest ensures that there's something to be found for both casual and hardcore gamers.
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Sir_Teabag said:
great review, i really like this game a lot, price point is high but its a very fun game and im glad i picked it up.
zipmon said:
"Not your nainai's Mahjong" - awesome! Thanks for my first Mandarin fix on Nintendo Life, and a great review. This looks like a blast!
shimage said:
Never understood why tile games have always been more popular than actual mahjong games. I guess I still don't understand why tile-matching games are popular at all.
NImH said:
So is this superior to 3D Mahjong? I like a straightforward Mahjong game... which is why I disliked the "rivers" mode in 3D Mahjong. Is this game distracting from the core experience?
Freelance said:
I dunno. Story is never needed for Solitaire Mahjong. A story would probably distract me too since all I want to do is play S. Mahjong, not to read through a silly story beforehand before I can play.
I'll just stick to 3D Mahjongg. It does what it sets out to do and doesn't have a story.
_USER_, you can turn off "Rivers" mode in 3D Mahjongg you know. Change it to 'Classic' and you'll never see "Rivers" again.
Shining-Void said:
Ah, this reminds me of the anime Saki. It made mahjongg look pretty interesting. Yes...I must try this. (evil plotting)
Froggievilleus said:
Dodger said:
Hey, I was thinking of getting the other Mahjong game on the Eshop but I think I'll get this instead.
Froggievilleus said:
I went ahead and got it last night. It is a good game but the control scheme is a bit odd to what I'm used to.
Sir_Teabag said:
_USER_, i also thought the control scheme is odd as well, but after some time i got used to it and dont mind it, love the game tho
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Windy said:
Im just waiting for a comical MahJong game to hit the shop. an addition of some anime Characters doing funny stuff during a match would be cool and some online matches with some sort of communication. When that happens im in. And no not the Strip variety MahJong. just comical. Heck Pokemon Mahjong would be cool if done right
Freelance said:
Well, real Mahjong isn't popular/well known outside of Asia so good luck waiting for a game that won't come. Why localize a game when nobody is going to buy it? Why don't you just import a DS game? Japan has tons of Mahjong games. China probably has lots too.
Solitaire Mahjong is only called that because the game uses Mahjong tiles. I honestly don't know why some people are apparently upset this game is called Solitaire Mahjong (or just Mahjong as a shortened version).
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In fall quarter 2016, first-year students in Professor Molly Loberg's History 100 course were given one parameter for their first assignment: research the 1960s and 1970s at Cal Poly using historic records uncovered in the University Archives.
During those two decades, Cal Poly experienced an unprecedented rate of change, growing from 6,000 students in 1960 to 16,000 by 1980. After having been excluded since 1930, women were allowed to return as students in 1957. The passage of the California Master Plan for Higher Education in 1960 led Cal Poly to join the California State College system (now the California State University). The Pomona campus separated from Cal Poly in 1966, the same year president Robert E. Kennedy succeeded longtime president Julian McPhee.
The History 100 students used a range of primary sources from the University Archives, including the student newspaper, yearbooks, course catalogs, and records created by students, staff, faculty and presidents. They analyzed Vietnam War protests, the impact of the Civil Rights Movement, and the university administration's stance on the rights of women and minorities. They examined the establishment of organizations representing the diversity of students at Cal Poly, including the Black Student Union, the United Mexican American Students, the Gay Student Union, and Students for New Action Politics. They also explored student and faculty responses to the Diablo Canyon Power Plant in the 1970s, organizations that formed to protect victims of sexual assault, the impact of alcohol on campus, and the musical groups that performed on campus.
Opportunities to do hands-on archival research in their first year is an important way for students to practice Cal Poly's Learn by Doing philosophy, but it also has a deeper impact on how students view themselves. "In History 100, students learn both how to think as historians and as people living through and shaping history," said Loberg. "When researching individuals who studied and worked at Cal Poly 40 or 50 years ago, students have the opportunity to imagine the legacy they themselves want to leave and how they want this time and their own contributions to be remembered in the future."
Read excerpts from student research below, along with the primary sources they uncovered.
Do you have your own history to share? Do you have questions to ask the archivists or History 100 students? Submit your information to University Archives or email your question to _EMAIL_.
FEATURED STUDENT RESEARCH
Students gather in front of Mott Gym to protest the suspension of students, 1963.
An interview with President Kennedy, part of a special issue of the Mustang Daily published for Kennedy's inauguration ceremony. Read the full issue here.
Aerial view of campus in 1961, looking east toward the Poly P. The photograph captures the construction of Engineering West, the Dexter Library addition, the Graphic Communication Building, and the English Building.


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Plant Conservation Biology Fellowship
The Plant Conservation Biology Fellowship is awarded annually by The Oak Spring Garden Foundation (OSGF) to one outstanding, early-career practitioner, scholar or scientist working on issues related to plant and landscape conservation in the broad sense.
This is OSGF's most prestigious award for early-career practicing plant conservation biologists. The award includes a $10,000 individual grant and requires a 2 - 5 week stay at Oak Spring.
While at OSGF, the Fellow will be able to meet with staff, explore their 700-acre landscape, see their efforts in sustainable land management, and visit the rare book library that holds over 19,000 objects, including many examples of botanical art. The Fellowship is well suited for individuals' writing projects that require dedicated time and minimal distractions.
Closing date: May 31, 2023


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| The desert locust pocket book |
1. What was seen?
Were the locusts adults or hoppers? If they were hoppers, what was their instar?
What colour were the locusts?
How many locusts were seen? Were they in swarms or bands or single individuals? In which direction were they moving?
What were the locusts doing? Were they flying, marching, mating or laying eggs? What were they eating?
2. When did you see them?
Was it daytime or night? Which date did you see them?
3. Where did you see the locusts?
Do you know the map reference? Can you give a rough guess of the distance from a well-known place?
4. Who saw them?
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(born 1715, Kirkharle, Northumberland, Eng.died Feb. 6, 1783, London) British master of naturalistic garden design. He worked for years at Stowe, Buckinghamshire, one of the most talked-of gardens of the day, under William Kent (1685–1748). By 1753 he was the leading improver of grounds in England. At Blenheim Palace he created masterly lakes and almost totally erased the earlier formal scheme. His landscapes consisted of expanses of grass, irregularly shaped bodies of water, and trees placed singly and in clumps. His style is often thought of as the antithesis of that of André Le Nôtre, designer of the formal Versailles gardens. Brown's nickname arose from his habit of saying that a place had capabilities.
Variants of BROWN, CAPABILITY
Brown, Capability orig. Lancelot Brown
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would bet the chances of you getting it published are very slim.
Second, take my advice and do not mention in the cover letter that your mom is deceased. Publishers get tons of mail referencing sick people, handicapped people, people going through a messy divorce, people being channeled from the other side, and people grieving for their 127th china doll "Miss Calliope" who was recently decapitated by their incontinent Chihuahua. None of this has anything to do with publishing. It will be seen as a play for sympathy, and even if it works, our sincere sympathy has nothing to do with publishing.
Good luck!
And this goes for reused art from Felicia Bond or Beatrix Potter, or the text of Jane Yolen's Owl Moon.
Though I must say that when I've encountered such things, I could not help sending a rather pointed letter about plagiarism and its extreme inadvisability.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The Manuscript Wearing Sunglasses and a Hat That Won't Give Its Name
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I am a professional illustrator, and I've just started writing my first children's book, which I plan to illustrate as well. I've seen different advice on how and what to submit to publishers and agents as an author/illustrator. Some say you should submit a dummy book, and others say you should submit a standard manuscript with a few example illustrations included. If a dummy book is the way to go, do you prepare it as closely as possible to what you picture the final book to be? (layout, typeface, design, at least mock-up illustrations on each page, etc?) And if it is preferred to submit a standard manuscript, in what manner do you include the illustrations? Do you just include a few prints paperclipped to the manuscript, or do you try and show where in the story they fit, by laying out some text with them?
I would recommend manuscript pages, a sketch dummy (don't spend time worrying about type and design), and a couple samples of finished illustrations.
My first question is, as an editor, what do you want to see in a cover letter from an illustrator? I've seen plenty of advice for writers on how to structure a query letter, but there seems to be little advice for the illustrators. Is there anything specific that should or should not be in an illustrator's cover letter? Does the illustrator need a cover letter at all?
Not really. If you're just sending illustration samples, most of those come labeled with the artist's contact information and that's it.
My other question is about formality. In sending out packages of art samples/cover letter to publishers and their art directors or editors, how important is it to have typewritten addresses or address labels rather than handwritten?
Again and again I find myself reading a book which I bought based on reading the cover blurb, only to find that the story, and sometimes even the genre, has been completely misrepresented. For example a book I bought last year had a blurb which described a story about an archeologist finding an ancient sword in Jerusalem which may have been the sword of Mohammed and that finding it may change the world, the title was even Sword of God. The sword appears on the first chapter but immediately after finding it (as in still down in the tomb covered in dust) the character is drawn into a (rather cliched) espionage adventure in which war crimes in asia are uncovered. I spent the whole book wondering when and how the sword would be worked in and it never was.
Now, perhaps this happens because, like cover artists, blurb writers read only the first chapter, but I think it has to be a deliberate marketing ploy - after all, you can't return books after you've read them (at least not in Australia) so perhaps some publishers don't care about disappointing/lying to their readers as long as the purchase is made.
Seems awfully stupid to me. I mean, sure, a publisher might farm out its covercopy needs to a freelancer, but then how does the editor not read the copy and realize it's wrong for the book?
That's sloppy, sloppy publishing. In this country, people can and do return books, but if you don't have that option you can at least stop buying books from the publisher who can't reliably tell you about the books they print.
Do you know of any mainstream publishers that accept electronic submissions? Very few do currently. Why do agents want to go green and publishers prefer snail mail?
Do you mean mainstream publishers that take electronic submissions from agents? That's everybody. But if you mean mainstream publishers that are open to unagented manuscripts and take electronic submissions, no.
Agents get a lot of email in the way of submissions. People at publishing houses get a lot of email simply generated by the rest of the company they work for. Both agents and publishers battle a stormtide of incoming email, but if publishers had to deal with the email they already get and an ocean of submissions emails, we would be sunk. (Also our computer servers can't take it.)
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Show Some Initiative
By staying away from our offices. Please.
Do Your Family a Favor and Talk Some Sense Into Them
My sister wrote and illustrated a short picture book for my mother as a Christmas present. Now my parents want me to bring the book to my editor and see what she thinks. I know exactly what she'd think: "No. Thank you, but no." Oh, the story and the drawings are cute and fun, but I don't think the story can be stretched out to fill 32 pages (or whatever the length of a picture book is). However... I am not an editor. Is it possible that I'm the short-sighted one?
Well... you never know. I've said 'hell no' to manuscripts that went on to thrill the socks off of another editor and were published very nicely. (I still say 'hell no', but clearly some people love that stuff.)
I don't think my editor needs another picture book submission from a) someone who thinks their relative is brilliant, or b) someone who thinks they have an in because they know someone at the publishing house.
That's true.
Then again, it would take 30 seconds to read.
But how long to say no to it, and graciously? That's the time-suck.
Am I refusing my sister a fair chance? Or, should I just tell her to re-write the story until it's good enough? Also, is there a way to let parents down gently, without making it sound like the gift was terrible?
I don't know your family members, so I don't know what will make sense to them. You should at least try to bring across to them that editors field a LOT of friends-and-family manuscripts and they don't appreciate it. So while (of course) you are willing to do your sister as many special favors as there are stars in the sky, your editor isn't.
Editors are often sympathetic, patient people at heart (though overworked), but I know they all wish that more people understood that when one asks one's author friend to do a favor and send a manuscript to their editor, one is not asking the author to do you a favor-- emailing something takes very little time, and no energy. What one is really doing is asking the editor to do you a favor, and you don't get to ask strangers for favors.
Still, your editor likes you and wants to be kind, so sending your editor one manuscript from your family is probably ok with her. You may want to let your sister know that this is the only special favor you'll be able to ask of your editor-- so is this the manuscript she wants to use her golden ticket on?
And as far as your parents: I don't understand why, but it's clear that many people can't believe something is wonderful unless everyone else agrees. Which, in case anyone reading is feeling low on logic, MAKES NO SENSE. Publishing a manuscript is about appealing to thousands of people. There are lots of wonderful manuscripts that would make dozens, or scores, or even hundreds of people happy. They can't be published. They would be cherished, and they would sell, but they would not sell enough.
Publishing is about appealing to people who spend money on books. Publishing is about appealing to strangers. In terms of the story that a daughter writes for her parents, there is simply no excuse for any conclusion besides this one: if the parents think the story is wonderful, then it has appealed to the only important people in the world.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Take Four Lefts, and Then Ask Someone Else for Directions
My husband and I have written two novels together (one MG/YA and one Chapter Book). There are no human characters "featured" in either. We've gotten what appears to be interest in both ("excellent writing", "well developed worlds", etc.), but have not been able to entice an agent. Recently, one major house, after the editor (from a conference) requested a full and responded that he loved our MG/YA manuscript and went through the scenes he liked the best, said that his "boss" did not like the idea of animals having human characteristics. We've gotten that response from a number of professionals at SCBWI conferences we've attended. When they hear that there are no human characters in our completed manuscripts, they turn us down without looking at the work. So, my question is are we just looking in the wrong places or is this a market trend and both projects should just be shelved for the time being? Alternatively, should we take this as a "sign" that the projects just


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Tuning the Mountain Dulcimer
In tuning the mountain dulcimer, the top two strings are tuned
to the same pitch. There is always an interval of a fourth between the strings:
so if the top two strings are a "G," then the bass string or melody
string is a "C." If there are four strings, then the bottom two strings
are tuned to the same pitch. "DO," or the first note of the scale,
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When you start to notice small red bugs crawling on your skin, chances are you have springtails lurking somewhere nearby. These tiny red arachnids are commonly referred to as red bugs because of their striking appearance and the fact that they typically begin appearing in springtime when there is a lot of moisture in the air from rain or snow melt. Their appearance also has something to do with the fact that these little guys love dark, moist places where there are not a lot of competing predators. Thankfully, springtails don't pose any significant threat and won't bite or sting you. They aren't known to carry any harmful diseases either. These little arachnids are more of an aesthetic nuisance than anything else. They can be found almost anywhere on earth and live nearly everywhere there is moisture and darkness available for them to thrive in. If you want to know how to get rid of springtails in your home, keep reading to learn more.
How To Get Rid Of Springtails In Skin?
1. Get Rid of Their Food Source
Springtails are known to thrive in dark, moist places where they can find their food source. These bugs have a strong liking for wood and wood products and will often chew on the bark of trees and plants to get at their food. In some cases, they may chew through the bark and into the inner layers of the tree or plant's core. If you want to how to get rid of springtails in the skin, you need to make sure you get rid of all these sources in your home. For instance, if there are any plants or trees in your home that these little bugs like to eat from, you need to remove them from your home altogether. You should also make sure that all your wood products are thoroughly dried out before storing them somewhere else or using them for other purposes.
2. Get Rid of Their Eggs
Springtails lay their eggs inside small cracks and crevices inside the wood, which is why it's important that you keep an eye out for any cracks or crevices inside buildings or walls that could be harboring a colony of these little pests. The eggs will hatch into larvae when they come into contact with moisture so it's important that any cracks or holes where these insects could be hiding must be sealed up as well as possible once they start hatching out. You can use caulk around windows and door frames as well as under sinks and tubs where these insects tend to hide to keep them from hatching.
3. Get Rid of Their Larvae
Springtails are known to have a very soft body which is why they often have a hard time crawling away from their hiding places when they're disturbed. If these little bugs are discovered in your home, you will need to use a vacuum cleaner to suck them up as well as possible. You can also try using a broom or dustpan if you find any of these insects on your floors or carpets where they may be hiding out in dark, moist places like under sinks, floorboards, and beneath the furniture. You should also try and get rid of any cracks and crevices that these bugs could be living in by filling them with dirt, wood chips, or other debris so that the insects can't get inside anymore.
4. Get Rid of Their Nests
Springtails have a tendency to build nests in wood, especially the bark of trees and plants. If you suspect that there are any cracks or crevices in your home that could be harboring a colony of these little pests, you should try and seal these areas up as best you can with caulk or other similar materials to prevent them from entering your home. You can also try and get rid of any nearby trees or plants if they're causing problems for you as well such as by chopping them down or removing all the leaves. If there are any cracks in your walls and ceiling where springtails could be hiding out, you should seal those up with caulk as well so that they can't enter your home again.
How To Know For Sure If You Have Springtails?
- Look for the small red bugs crawling on your skin. These little critters are almost impossible to miss. They are about an eighth of an inch long and have a tiny pointy tail that sticks out from their bodies. You'll notice these little bugs crawling on the skin around your ankles, elbows, and knees when there is plenty of moisture in the air from rain or snow melt. Springtails like to live in dark, moist places where there are not a lot of competing predators.
- Springtails are commonly found in damp basements, crawl spaces, and attics that have previously been used for storage or other purposes that are no longer being used for such purposes (e.g., old furniture). They can be found anywhere there is an abundance of moisture and darkness available for them to thrive in.
- Springtails can also be found anywhere near septic tanks and sewage systems where they like to live in moist areas near waste water pipes, septic tank covers, and sump pumps because they love dark, moist areas with reduced competition from predators where they can easily find food sources.
- Springtails can be found almost anywhere on earth where there is moisture available for them to thrive (e.g., basements, crawl spaces, attics). They can be found almost anywhere on earth where there is moisture available for them to thrive (e.g., basements, crawl spaces, attics). These annoying pests do not pose any significant threat and won't bite or sting you. They aren't known to carry any harmful diseases either.
- Springtails are more of an aesthetic nuisance than anything else. They can be found almost anywhere on earth and live nearly everywhere there is moisture and darkness available for them to thrive in. If you want to know how to get rid of springtails in your home, keep reading to learn more.
How To Prevent Springtails From Coming Back?
1. Keep Your Home Clean
Springtails aren't a particularly dangerous pest, but they do feed on a lot of things that can be harmful to you and your family. As such, it's important that you keep your home as clean as possible. This will help prevent springtails from taking up residence in the first place and make it easier to get rid of them once they do appear.
2. Keep Your Home Organized
Springtail infestations often occur in dark and damp places which are far away from the daylight. To keep them away, you need to make sure that your house is well-lit and free of clutter and unnecessary clutter in general. This will also help prevent springtails from taking up residence in the first place so you won't have any problem getting rid of them when they do appear.
3. Use Springtail Traps
Since springtails are tiny little pests, catching them is fairly easy if you know how to use traps correctly and prepare them properly beforehand. Springtail traps can be easily made out of simple materials like paper or cardboard, but they need to be prepared ahead of time so they don't attract more bugs than are necessary for the trap to work properly; otherwise, it might get too crowded with springtails which would defeat the purpose of using this type of trap in the first place. You should also check these traps regularly and wash off any dead insects before leaving them somewhere where other insects could come in contact with them.
4. Use Springtail Traps to Keep Other Pests Away
Springtails are so small that it's easy for them to slip their way into your house unnoticed. You can use springtail traps to keep other critters out of your home as well. This will help prevent springtails from infesting your house in the first place, and also keep any pests like cockroaches, spiders, and other insects from invading it in the future.
When you see small red bugs crawling on your skin, it's important to identify what they are and take action to get rid of them quickly. Springtails are tiny arachnids that are commonly found indoors and can be killed with the use of an insecticide. You can also use natural herbs to get rid of springtails if you're worried about the chemicals in commercial sprays. If you follow these tips, you'll quickly be able to identify and eliminate these small pests from your home once and for all.


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In the science news this week, a journey across Antarctica during the winter is announced, first nuclear fusion reactor built, the mystery behind the killer whales' menopause may have been solved, and finally… Google launches new Easter Egg feature.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes announces latest record attempt
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has announced he is to attempt the "Coldest Journey", leading a team on foot across Antarctica during the winter, reported the BBC.
The expedition will take six months and will involve crossing the continent when it is at its coldest – temperatures can drop as low as -90C.
Sir Ranulph is famous for his daring record attempts and polar exploration. He was the first person to cross Antarctica unaided in 1992-93, and he was the oldest Briton to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 2009 at the age of 65.
"We do it because we like to break world records," said Sir Ranulph. "Sometimes we don't succeed, but it's what we go for. It's our specialty."
"We looked at this 25 years ago and realised it was impossible. [But,] we heard a rumour that Norwegian explorers were contemplating this. We realised we were going to have to have a go."
The team will be dropped off by ship on the Pacific coast of the southern continent, and then wait for the equinox on 21st March 2013 when they will set off across the ice shelf.
They will then climb 10,000ft (3,000m) on to the plateau where they will cross the island heading for the south pole. From there, it is several hundred miles to where they will descend back down onto the ice shelf about 11,000ft below, and travel across to the Ross Sea, marking the end of their 2,000mile (3,200km) journey.
The team will also be raising money for the charity, Seeing is Believing, an initiative to fight avoidable blindness.
A big part of the expedition will be the scientific experiments. The sea voyage will involve a number of observations on marine life, oceanography and meteorology. The crossing itself will also be a chance to monitor changes to the ice shelf and the effect of climate change upon the pole during the winter months.
Unlike previous expeditions, Sir Ranulph and his fellow explorers will not be pulling all their equipment on sledges themselves. This time, Sir Ranuph and a skiing partner will lead on foot, followed by two bulldozers dragging industrial sledges that will hold all their supplies, food, fuel and a science lab.
The conditions expected during the Antarctic winter present a whole new set of problems for the expedition.
Every bit of kit needs to be able to work in temperatures well below -70C. To help them avoid crevasses – huge cracks in the ice shelf that can be hidden by snow – the two skiers will pull a ground-penetrating radar system that will send images to the lead vehicle behind them. However, like much of the equipment, they don't know if it will work in the extreme conditions.
"This technology is used extensively in Antarctica, but in the summer," says Steve Holland, who is running the expedition's equipment research team.
"For smaller items of equipment we can do cold chamber work - and we did this with clothing. But that's to see whether it becomes brittle and is going to break. It doesn't tell you if it's going to work at those temperatures."
Dr Mike Stroud who has accompanied Sir Ranulph on a number of his previous expeditions and is advising him on this one, is concerned on the impact the conditions will have on the team themselves.
"The challenge is whether it is possible to operate and be out there in the coldest place on earth at the coldest time of the year," he said.
"Your lungs definitely suffer. The air going in is so cold it's going to freeze some of the moisture that's in that system."
Another major problem is frostbite – during one training session in Sweden, a team member suffered frostbite in his fingers simply from exposing them to the cold for too long at a mere -40C.
The first nuclear fusion reactor under construction in France
Often only half-seriously acknowledged as the world's energy future, nuclear fusion is a sci-fi fantasy that may soon become reality. Under the guidance of a major international collaboration project, the Earth's first nuclear fusion reactor is under construction in France, and is planned to start operating in 2020, reported The Guardian.
While the potential of nuclear fusion for generating incredible amounts of energy with very little by-product has long been known, the technology to harness this knowledge has lagged far behind.
The advantages of fusion over current fossil-fuel and nuclear fission reactions are immense. For every 100 tonnes of coal we burn, fusion can deliver the same amount of energy without any carbon dioxide emissions, using a small bath of water and the lithium contained in a single laptop battery. Not only is it more efficient, therefore, but many of the destructive side-effects suffered by our current systems just aren't there. No carbon emissions, no nuclear waste.
The end is still a long way off, however. The reactor under construction, called Iter, will be used as a model to test the viability of the technology on the scale of a small power plant. And while success is widely anticipated, the next step would only be to build a "demonstration power plant" to start operating in the 2030s. Its commercial application is still a long way off.
The real challenges lie not in proving fusion's use in the lab, but in providing a genuine alternative to our current energy systems. Professor Chris Llewellyn Smith, director of energy research at Oxford University, is reported in the Guardian as saying: "with enough money we could probably build a fusion reactor now but it would not be economical. The challenge is to make it reliable and competitive."
Killer whales have menopause to help protect their sons
A 36 year study into the lives of nearly 600 killer whales may have revealed why orcas are one of just two non-human species that go through an extended menopause, reported New Scientist.
The study involved 589 identifiable orca off the coast of Washington state in the US and British Columbia in Canada.
Female orcas can live to be 90 but stop reproducing when they are relatively young – at between 30 and 40.
Darren Croft from University of Exeter analysed the death patterns of the whales using the data collected by his US and Canadian colleagues between 1974 and 2010.
His team looked at the probability that a whale aged between about 5 and 50 years old would die in any given year. They then compared the death rates for animals whose mothers had died, with those whose mothers were still alive.
The team found that for the whales who had a living mother, the chance of survival was much higher, particularly for the males that were over 30.
"There's a 14-fold increase in the risk that sons over 30 years old die in the year after their mothers die," says Croft.
This could potentially mean that the mothers play a significant role in ensuring the survival of their sons, explaining why they go through an extended menopause.
There are two theories as to why humans evolved to have a menopause. One is that, by preventing further childbirth, the menopause allows a woman to survive long enough to raise their youngest child. The other is known as the grandmother hypothesis, which suggests that by living long enough to help raise her grandchildren, a woman ensures the continuance of her genes down the generations.
"There are differences between the human and orca case," says Ruth Mace, who studies human evolution at University College London. "The new data suggest the mother is crucial to the males' ability to stay with his group, which is not common in human societies."
Six degrees of Kevin Bacon just got easier
Google has incorporated the infamous 90s party game, Six degrees of Kevin Bacon, into the search engine, allowing users to simply type in an actor's name followed by "bacon number" to find how many steps it takes to get to the Footloose actor, reported The Guardian.
The original game centred on the notion that it was possible to connect any actor in Hollywood back to Kevin Bacon in six steps or fewer. Lead engineer at Google, Yossi Matias, said that the project was about highlighting the power of Google's search engine.
He told the Hollywood Reporter that: "If you think about search in the traditional sense, for years it has been to try and match, find pages and sources where you would find the text. It's interesting that this small-world phenomena when applied to the world of actors actually shows that in most cases, most actors aren't that far apart from each other. And most of them have a relatively small Bacon number."


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Proposed NJ Flood Hazard Act Rules May Face A Legislative Veto
2015 saw major revisions proposed to New Jersey's Flood Hazard Area Control Act rules, Coastal Zone Management rules, and Stormwater Management rules. The rule amendments were billed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) as comprehensive changes to the rules to "reduce unnecessary regulatory burden, add appropriate flexibility, provide better consistency with Federal, local, and other State requirements, and address implementation issues." The rule changes consolidated permitting requirements between the three programs and removed certain regulatory burdens such as the 150-foot riparian zone regulatory standard for development in areas containing acid-producing soils. The proposal received criticism from State environmental groups, and on January 11, 2016, the Legislature voted to block the rule changes. The NJDEP Commissioner is currently working within a thirty-day window to amend or withdraw the proposed rules or the Legislature may, by passage of a concurrent resolution, invalidate the proposal. The resolution of this issue is worth watching as the proposed rule changes will have a direct impact on development throughout the State.


Kids love to do things with their parents.
So when we're all sitting sharing a meal, especially if it's the same food, I point it out by saying "${Food} Buddies". This makes eating fun and reinforces good eating habits!
Examples: "Bacon Buddies", "Cereal Buddies"
It also helps if you say "Buddies" in a cute, loving voice.
You can extend to areas like "Reading Buddies"


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so what I'm trying to do is to write a Bash script that will ssh into a server and generate new user credentials. However, it won't create the new user keys, but it can tell you if a user already exists.
echo "You entered $NAME. Is this correct?(y/n) " read AN while [ "$AN"!= "y" ] do echo "Enter the correct user name: " read NAME echo "You entered $NAME. Is this correct(y/n)? " read AN done ssh -t _EMAIL_ <


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With "cell" I mean the value of a particular column in a particular row. I'm not sure if its called just "cell" or this is a spreadsheet thing.
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It's called a field when on a database: _URL_ also _URL_(database)
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In SQL terminology, we have Tables, Rows and Columns. The term Column is applied to the table as a whole, and also within a single row.
In relational theory, we have Relations, Tuples, and Attributes, filling similar roles.
(Going a bit Celko here): Generally, the term Field fits into the terminology of Files and Records, and doesn't fit within DB naming.


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What are the advantages of using electric water valve as an HVAC control system?
Definition and purpose of electric water valve in HVAC systems
Electric water valves are devices used in HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) systems to control the flow and regulation of water for the purpose of heating and cooling. They work with a variety of water distribution systems, including radiators, underfloor heating, and chilled ceiling systems. Electric water valves use an electric motor to open or close the valve, providing precise control over water flow and temperature regulation. The valves can be easily connected to a programmable controller, offering automated control of the HVAC system. Overall, electric water valves are essential components of any modern HVAC system, providing precise and reliable control in heating and cooling applications.
Importance of choosing the right HVAC control system
Choosing the right HVAC control system is crucial for ensuring optimal performance and efficiency of a building's heating and cooling system. The control system determines how the HVAC system functions in response to temperature and humidity changes within the space. A poorly designed or outdated control system can result in higher energy consumption, increased maintenance costs, and reduced comfort levels. The right HVAC control system should be easy to use, maintain and provide precise control of the HVAC system's performance. Electric water valves offer several benefits for HVAC control systems, including precise temperature control and remote control capabilities. By investing in high-quality HVAC control systems, building owners can ensure the longevity and effectiveness of their heating and cooling systems while reducing energy consumption and costs.
Advantages of Using Electric Water Valve in HVAC Systems
Accurate Control of Water Flow and Temperature Regulation
One of the primary advantages of using electric ball valve as an HVAC control system is the accurate control of water flow and temperature regulation. Unlike traditional manual valves, electric water valves are easily controlled through programmable controllers for accuracy. The valves are designed to be precise and stable in controlling the flow of water, ensuring that the temperature within the space is consistent and comfortable. This increased accuracy in temperature control helps to avoid any discomfort or damage that could occur from inaccurate temperature control. With electric water valves, the HVAC system is only required to operate according to the building's needs, reducing overall energy consumption, resulting in lower energy costs.
Comparison with traditional manual valves
Compared to traditional manual valves, electric butterfly valve offer significant advantages in HVAC control systems. Manual valves require physical effort to operate, and the valve opening can only be set approximately. The flow of water and temperature regulation in a space cannot be accurately controlled. This imprecise control can result in discomfort and damage due to inaccurate temperature control. On the other hand, electric water valves offer easy, precise control through programmable controllers. The valves can be remotely controlled and programmed to respond to changing conditions. This results in better energy efficiency and overall performance, as the system operates only according to the needs of the space. Overall, electric water valves provide a more efficient and advanced solution compared to manual valves for HVAC systems.
Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings
Another significant advantage of using electric valves as an HVAC control system is the increase in energy efficiency and cost savings. Their automated control and flow adjustment reduces the amount of energy required to heat or cool the space. The precise control over the temperature and flow rates of water helps prevent unwanted temperature fluctuations and improves the overall performance of the HVAC system. In addition, electric water valves can adjust the flow of water to match the specific requirements of a particular space, making them a more energy-efficient option. This level of control and automation leads to improved efficiency, translating into energy savings and increased cost savings over the lifetime of the system. As energy costs continue to rise, these savings can be significant, making electric water valves a worthwhile investment for any HVAC system.
Automated Control and Flow Adjustment
Automated control and flow adjustment are integral features of electric water valves in HVAC systems. These features ensure that the HVAC system performs optimally in response to temperature changes within a space. Electric water valves can be connected to a programmable controller, enabling them to automatically adjust the flow of water to match the specific requirements of a particular space. This automation reduces the workload required of building occupants and ensures that the system operates efficiently. The valves also provide precise temperature control, reducing the risk of unwanted temperature fluctuations that can result in discomfort or damage. Overall, automated control and flow adjustment features increase the energy efficiency and performance of HVAC systems, making them an ideal choice for building owners and operators.
Precision Control of Space and Water Temperature
Electric water valves help deliver a precise control of space and water temperature in HVAC systems. The valves are designed to open and close accurately, allowing accurate control of the flow of water within a system. This makes it possible for the temperature to be regulated with pinpoint accuracy, avoiding unwanted temperature fluctuations. Precision temperature control ensures that building occupants remain comfortable in the space while also reducing energy waste. By providing optimal temperature control, electric water valves help maintain a healthy living and working environment, reducing the risk of discomfort and damage due to extreme temperatures.
Improved Performance and Longevity of HVAC Systems
Electric water valves can significantly improve the performance and longevity of HVAC systems. Electric water valves offer advantages such as automation, which quickly responds to changing temperature conditions. They reduce wear and tear damage by automating regulation and minimize leak risks. Electric water valves prevent damages from power/system failure by optimizing water flow. With improved temperature control and stable operation, HVAC systems experience less strain, which extends their lifespan. Quality electric water valves ensure efficient and peak performance of HVAC systems, reducing future repair or replacement costs.
Prevention of Damage from Power or System Failure
Electric water valves prevent HVAC damages from power or system failure via remote control and flow regulation optimization. Manual valves fail more often than electric valves, creating risk for damage during a power outage. Electric water valves offer an automated alternative, which ensures the HVAC system's protection.
Reduced Wear and Tear from Manual Operation
Compared to traditional manual valves, electric water valves result in reduced wear and tear from manual operation. Manual valves typically require regular physical exertion to open and close, which can cause significant wear and tear over time. This physical strain can cause leaks, damages and other issues in the HVAC system. Electric water valves, on the other hand, can be easily controlled through programmable controllers, reducing the need for manual operation. Electric water valves minimize manual operation-induced HVAC system damage by automating water flow and temperature regulation. Overall, the reduced wear and tear from manual operation helps maintain optimal performance and extend the lifespan of HVAC systems.
Minimal Risk of Leaks
Electric water valves in HVAC systems offer the advantage of minimal risk of leaks. Manual valves need manual operation and are prone to leaks. Electric valves have less leak issues. The designers of electric water valves precisely design them to open and close, allowing for careful regulation of water flow. Electric water valves reduce leakage risks, increasing HVAC system reliability and lifespan while decreasing repairs.
In summary, benefits of electric water valves in HVAC systems include precise temperature control, automation, enhanced energy efficiency, and extended lifespan. These advantages make them a reliable and cost-effective solution for managing temperatures. Building owners can invest in high-quality HVAC systems, guaranteeing comfort and healthy living environments. Moreover, occupants can enjoy optimal comfort and productivity within spaces. Electric water valves are a better alternative to manual valves and outdated HVAC control systems, making them a highly recommended option for building owners and facility managers.