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Advanced VBA | Linking to data exercise | Listing Beatles - ADO
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The database in the above folder contains a single table called tblBeatles, listing for each Beatle the following fields (the database is in Access 2007/2010 format, so you won't be able to open it in Access 2003):
- Dob (the Beatle's date of birth)
- Verdict (what you think about them)
Create a macro and assign it to the ADD THIS BEATLE button so that when you click on the button, Excel adds a record to the Beatles database:
You'll need to create a connection string and open a recordset
If you get this working, create a macro and assign it to the LIST BEATLES button so that the macro reads the Beatles' names into an array from the database, then loops over this array to build up a message which it then displays:
The result of running your macro to list the Beatles
Save this workbook as Beatles input form, then close it down.


How to serve HTML and CSS files using express.js
Writing a whole code in JavaScript file is a mess and not a maintainable. As a good developer, we have to write maintainable code which can be maintained by developers easily in the future. To make this possible in the express framework it serves HTML and CSS files.
Code for serving HTML and CSS files in Express
In the below code, I have created an HTML file in which external CSS is used to change the style of the page. This HTML file is served by express in the port number 3000.
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname,'CSS')); //This command is used to serve the CSS files which are kept in the CSS folder from the working directory.
res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname,'HTML','text.html');// This command is used to send HTML file which is kept in the HTML folder from the working directory and serve to the browser when URL match to the scripts.
const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const path = require('path');
This file serves as to the browser when URL match with 'localhost:3000/html' which will show a text with background yellow applied by the external CSS.


Special Concerns When Dividing Retirement Plan Assets in a Divorce
1) The Documents:
a) The Property Settlement Agreement: A marital estate consists of property. Typically, that property will include, but not be limited to, a residence; a vehicle; house furnishings; jewelry; savings accounts; and one or more retirement plans. When the parties, with the help of their advisors, decide how the marital property will be shared, that agreement will be written into a Property Settlement Agreement (PSA).
b) The Domestic Relations Order: The benefits/accounts in retirement plans (401(k), profit-sharing, and pension plans) are held in Trust for the plan participant and his/her post death beneficiaries. However, one exception to that rule is that a properly drafted Order (known as a Domestic Relations Order [DRO]), after it becomes a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) when the terms of the Order are approved by the Plan Administrator and entered in the Court, will direct the Plan Administrator how and when to divide the plan's benefits/accounts between the parties per their agreement set forth in the PSA.
2) Timing of the Creation of the QDRO:
It is not unusual to find that the last piece of marital property to be discussed is the division of retirement plan assets. Therefore, the health of the participant spouse could become an issue in the division deliberations. Although there is case law that supports the creation of a QDRO after the death of a participant spouse, it might be wise to consider addressing the QDRO early on in the marital property division deliberations.
3) Pre-Nuptial Agreements:
The laws and the regulations promulgated by Congress and the Departments of Labor and Treasury set forth the rules of operation for tax favored retirement plans. One of those rules stipulates that a participant's spouse cannot lose his/her survivorship rights in connection with benefits/accounts in a tax favored retirement plan. Therefore, while a pre-nup could control living benefits/accounts in a retirement plan, the same is not true for the survivorship benefits/accounts.
4) Same Gender Marriages:
Note well that the act of marriage between 2 men or 2 women may eventually be exposed to divorce. This means that all of the deliberations needed to divide marital property in heterosexual marriages will be applicable to same gender marriages.
A guide to all aspects of dividing retirement plan assets in a divorce will be helpful to the parties and their advisors.


Shift The Energy For Your Success
Updated: Jun 17, 2020
How much time do you spend setting up the energy of your environment? It is well known that your environment influences your behaviour. You are an energetic being living in an energetic world. You are constantly responding or reacting to your environment. Why not shift the energy for your success. You have the ability to do it!
Colours, for example, are a fascinating blend of wavelength and electromagnetic radiation. They can have a great impact on an environment. Jacob Olesen, in his article '7 Best Colours For Healing' says 'healing colours are the colours that influence mood, calm the nervous system and make the environments less provoking and peace inducing.' Orange is a great colour for inspiring creativity and red will evoke vitality.
Aromas can also be used to create a positive and productive environment. They can have a powerful impact on cognitive functions. Peppermint is known to increase alertness. Lemongrass will lower anxiety. Lemon is known to improve performance and rosemary has been proven to significantly improve memory. Consciously incorporating smells into your environment can assist your body to optimise the time in that space. How awesome is that!
One of my most favourite ways to influence an environment is to use the process of visualisation. Many office spaces, conference rooms, hotel rooms and hospital rooms, to name a few, have no access to fresh air often relying on air-conditioning to keep the air 'fresh'. When spaces are unable to access fresh air, energy builds up. If this energy is not cleared it becomes dense impacting on you and your ability to function at your optimum whether you are conscious of it or not. The great news is, you have the ability to shift the energy.
For me, the process of visualisation simply means using your imagination, and we've all got one of those! Did you know that your thoughts have a powerful ability to create reality. Dr Bruce Lipton was instrumental in shining a light on the power of your thoughts. In his book 'The Biology of Belief', he wrote about our DNA being controlled by signals from outside the cell, including the energetic messages emanating from our positive and negative thoughts. He showed a link link between mind and matter, and the effects it has on us and our lives.
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Visualising connects you to your creativity ability within your mind. To clear the energy in a room, shut your eyes and'see' the space flooded with brilliant white light. White light transmutes any dense, negative energy into positive energy. I have found that this quick process can lighten the mood of a room and get energy flowing.
When preparing for a task, visualise how you would like the environment to feel to ensure the outcome you desire. Whether you're about to go on stage, walk into an interview, catchup with a friend in a cafe, undergo surgery, go house hunting, there is power in preparing the environment ahead of time. You have the power to set yourself up for success.
Believe it... do it... and you will have it.
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 5. "Ya veremos."
"Ya veremos."
Translation:We will see.
December 26, 2012
I'm not sure I understand what role 'Ya' plays in this sentence. The previous usage and dictionary definition was 'already' as in "We will see already", which doesn't make a whole lot of sense in English and is marked as incorrect. Can someone explain?
"Ya" can also signal that something will happen in the future. For example "Ya hablaremos" means "We will talk".
Thank you Luis. Is it always necessary to include "ya" or like pronouns can it be omitted since the tense is indicated by the conjugation?
It can be said without "ya", but it's more common to say "ya veremos".
Thanks Luis. I was wondering if it implied annoyance, as in "enough already!" Now I can sound more idiomatic when I sheepishly try my sentences on my Spanish speaking friends!
Can "ahora" be used here as well or is "ya" better for future tense?
If you use "ahora" you are saying that you are going to talk right now. In Spain we sometimes use "ahora hablamos" like "ya hablaremos" because the last one can mean that you are a bit angry.
What is the characteristic of the sentence that tells us whether we should use ya or omit it; veremos is often used without ya to mean very a very similar thing and I'm not sure I would know when to include ya.
I wonder if it is similar to "We will yet see" in English, which could be used in a situation like "Just wait, we will yet see the truth come out".
In other words, ya adds emphasis to the future tense?
"Ya" has many different meanings depending on context, and also plays a role in several idiomatic expressions (like this one). Unfortunately you just have to memorize the idioms, but the usage of "ya" roughly breaks down like this:
When used in affirmative present tense sentences, "ya" most often means "already" or "now/right now" as in: - Juan ya tiene 3 años (Juan is 3 years old now) - Ya son las cinco (It is already 5 o'clock)
When used in negative present tense sentences, it most often means "any longer" or "anymore" as in: - Susana ya no vive en Barcelona (Susana doesn't live in Barcelona anymore)
When used in the past, it most often means "already" as in: - Ya has comido? (Have you eaten already?)
When used in the future, it doesn't translate word-for-word but is used to imply that something will be done "eventually" or "later": - Ya veremos (We will see (eventually) ) <-- the current example - Ya estudiaré (I will study (later) )
Source: Cynthia Smith-Duran (native speaker from LightSpeed Spanish Youtube channel)... _URL_
This is a thorough but clear answer.
Hopefully it will rise to the top, as it is clearly superior to the other explanations.
Unfortunately, good answers don't rise to the top
All I know is "Ya" is quite flexible. I wonder if "Now we will see" would be marked correct. It is also used informally as "Ready?" There is a waitress here who asks "Ya?" to see if I'm done with my plate. :)
correct = now we will se
In Portuguese the equivalent (Já) can be used for immediate future, meaning that it won't take long before the action happens, i suppose it has the same meaning in Spanish, indicating near future
Ya marks a point in the present from hence something will occur.
In fact it has a lot of different uses. For instance it can be translated as "go" or "now" in case you say something like "Preparados, listos, ¡ya!" (Ready, steady, go) or if you say "Para ya" (Stop now) etc
Another example: "Abierto ya" (Now open) when advertising a new business. Yes, many different uses...
That's another example though where you can translate 'ya' as already and it still makes sense. As in 'Already open', (We're already open, come and see us).
Same for 'Para ya', as in 'Stop already'.
I wonder if 'ya' when used with the future tense implies a certainty on the part of an individual that something will happen? That would seem to fit with it's other uses.
Dictionaries have a section on using ya in future tense phrases, and it usually means soon - so it works in the "not long" sense of "see you soon", but also "we'll soon see" which is more about emphasis, expecting that something will happen
Here, "ya" equates to a usage of our "yet" that is a bit on the rare side. "Crees que no te voy a ganar? Ya verás" "Think I won't beat you? You'll see yet!"
I heard bebemos not veremos.........was I the only one?
I misheard this as "Ya bebemos", and was marked wrong. I am okay with it, but wonder if "Ya bebemos" is in fact a correct sentence of its own, which I would translate as, "We already are drinking." Can anyone tell me if I am right in this thinking? Thank you for your assistance.
I've heard something like this in the movies, those which feature conversations between New Yorkers whose heritage is eastern Europe: "So, we'll talk already!" or "So we'll look into it already". There are equivalents to this kind of idiom in lots of languages. How about English: "OK, we'll see." or "Yeah, we'll see".
I think that the "Ya" is a quasi-polite way of say, "Enough!" or "Enough already!", i.e., "The conservation is over."
Ya has no meaning here
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It is well established that an increased capacity of skeletal muscle to oxidize fatty acids can spare glycogen and delay the onset of fatigue in mild- to moderate-intensity exercise. The purpose of the following study was to examine the effect of LifeWave® energy patches on non-protein substrate utilization in Division-1 cross-country runners. To determine the effect of the patches subjects were pretested to establish baselines and randomly assigned to an experimental (EX) or placebo (PL) group. Twenty-two trained male (n = 11; mean ± SD, age = 21.1 ± 2.6years, height = 179.6 ± 4.2cm, body mass = 71.4 ± 7.4kg, VO2max = 72.6 ± 7.1mL•kg-1•min-1) and female (n = 11; mean ± SD, age = 21.5 ± 2.4years, height = 166.7 ± 5.7cm, body mass = 53.7 ± 3.2kg, VO2max = 63.6 ± 6.9mL•kg-1•min-1) cross-country runners volunteered to participate in the study. Dependent variables included maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), rating of perceived exertion (RPE), respiratory exchange ratio (RER), maximum heart rate (HRmax), and time to exhaustion (TTE). Results indicated there were no significant differences between the EX and PL groups at posttesting for RPE, TTE, HRmax, or VO2max. RER was found to be significantly higher for the EX group compared to the PL group during stage 1 of the Bruce-protocol graded exercise test (p = 0.02). Based on the limited available research regarding LifeWave® energy patches effect on non-protein substrate utilization during aerobic exercise there appears to be no performance enhancing benefits.
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BASE, adjective
1. Low in place. obsolete
2. Mean; vile; worthless; that is, low in value or estimation; used of things.
3. Of low station; of mean account; without rank, dignity or estimation among men; used of persons.
The base shall behave proudly against the honorable. Isaiah 3:5.
4. Of mean spirit; disingenuous; illiberal; low; without dignity of sentiment; as a base and abject multitude.
5. Of little comparative value; applied to metals, and perhaps to all metals, except gold and silver.
6. Deep; grave; applied to sounds; as the base sounds of a viol.
7. Of illegitimate birth; born out of wedlock.
8. Not held by honorable tenure. A base estate is an estate held by services not honorable, not in capite, or by villenage. Such a tenure is called base or low, and the tenant, a base tenant. So writers on the laws of England use the terms, a base fee, a base court.
BASE, noun [Latin basis; that which is set, the foundation or bottom.]
1. The bottom of any thing, considered as its support or the part of a thing on which it stands or rests; as the base of a column, the pedestal of a statue, the foundation of a house, etc.
In architecture, the base of a pillar properly is that part which is between the top of a pedestal and the bottom of the shaft; but when there is no pedestal, it is the part between the bottom of the column and the plinth. Usually it consists of certain spires or circles. The pedestal also has its base
2. In fortification, the exterior side of the polygon, or that imaginary line which is drawn from the flanked angle of a bastion to the angle opposite to it.
3. In gunnery, the least sort of ordnance, the diameter of whose bore is l 1/4 inch.
4. The part of any ornament which hangs down, as housings.
5. The broad part of any thing, as the bottom of a cone.
6. In old authors, stockings; armor for the legs.
7. The place from which racers or tilters start; the bottom of the field; the carcer or starting post.
8. The lowest or gravest part in music; improperly written bass.
9. A rustic play, called also bays, or prison bars.
10. In geometry, the lowest side of the perimeter of a figure. Any side of a triangle may be called its base but this term most properly belongs to the side which is parallel to the horizon. In rectangled triangles, the base properly, is the side opposite to the right angle. The base of a solid figure is that on which it stands. The base of a conic section is a right line in the hyperbola and parabola, arising from the common intersection of the secant plane and the base of the cone.
11. In chimistry, any body which is dissolved by another body, which it receives and fixes. Thus any alkaline, earthy or metallic substance, combining with an acid, forms a compound or neutral salt, of which it is the base Such salts are called salts with alkaline, earthy or metallic bases.
12. Thorough base in music, is the part performed with base viols or theorbos, while the voices sing and other instruments perform their parts, or during the intervals when the other parts stop. It is distinguished by figures over the notes.
Counter base is a second or double base when there are several in the same concert.
BASE, verb transitive To embase; to reduce the value by the admixture of meaner metals. [Little Used.]
2. To found; to lay the base or foundation.
To base and build the commonwealth of man.


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Interstate 80/Gilman Street Interchange
This project will reconfigure the Interstate 80/Gilman Street interchange, located in northwest Berkeley near its boundary with the City of Albany. The purpose of the project is to improve navigation and traffic operations on Gilman Street between West Frontage Road and 2nd Street through the I-80 interchange so that congestion is reduced, queues are shortened and merging and turn conflicts are minimized.
Phase 1 of this project began in May 2021. In addition to improving mobility through the Gilman street corridor, the project aims to close the gap in local and regional bicycle facilities through the I-80/Gilman Street interchange and provide access for bicycles and pedestrians traveling between the Bay Trail and North Berkeley.
This project is being constructed in two phases:
- PHASE 1: Pedestrian and Bicycle Overcrossing
- PHASE 2: Interchange Improvements and Local Street Improvements; pedestrian and bicycle improvements through the interchange; Bay Trail gap closure; safety improvements at the Gilman/Union Pacific Railroad at grade crossing
Phase 1 is scheduled for completion in 2023; Phase 2 is scheduled for completion in 2024.
GoPort is a program of projects to improve truck and rail access to the Port of Oakland, one of the nation's most vital seaports. It consists of three components:
- 7th Street Grade Separation West Segment (7SGSW). Improves access and minimizes conflicts between rail, vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists. Construction of 7SGSW, a critical piece to completing the Program, is yet to be determined.
- 7th Street Grade Separation East Segment (7SGSE). Replaces an existing railroad underpass to increase clearance for trucks and improve a shared pedestrian/bicycle pathway. Construction on 7SGSE began in 2020 and is anticipated to end in 2023.
- Freight Intelligent Transportation Systems (FITS) and Technology Master Plan. FITS is a suite of information technology projects that are state-of-the-art technology solutions that cost-effectively manages truck arrivals to the Port reducing emissions from idling and congestion in the West Oakland community. FITS, the initial suite of projects that have gone to construction is scheduled to be complete in May 2022.
Benefits for the GoPort program include:
- Congestion relief: Upgrade technology and infrastructure to minimize and manage truck wait times, manage truck congestion, and improve traffic circulation
- Efficiency: Improve Port and Rail Yard efficiencies, intermodal yard connectivity, and expand near-dock use of rail and intermodal facilities
- Sustainability: Reconstruct Bay Trail segment on 7th Street and Maritime Street and reduce emissions/carbon footprint
- Economic stimulation: Reduce shipping costs, improve Port competitiveness and create jobs

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This hardy perennial vine can be found naturally growing in northern Korea, Russia and Japan. This variety has been commercially cultivated for fruit and leaf production. Can be used as a famine food. The sweet fruits are the size of large grapes.
This variety is "self-pollinating".
Requires very, very well drained soil, do not plant in heavy clay or standing water.
The fruits are high in vitamin C and minerals. The leaves are edible and in Korea are called Darae-sun and consumed as a Namul vegetable.
In Russia, the fruit is sold in farmers markets as a seasonal fruit called "Kishmish".
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Poitiers, city of art and history
A label to reward the efforts made to promote the local heritage.
Initiated by the National Monuments Authority (Caisse Nationale des Monuments Historiques et des sites patrimoniaux) and managed since 1995 by the Ministry of Culture and Communication, the label "Ville et Pays d'Art et d'Histoire" (City and Region of Art and History) is granted to local authorities that implement a policy to promote, showcase and communicate information about their heritage.
It was granted to the city in 1985 and to its wider urban area in 2004. Grand Poitiers, in collaboration with the Tourist Office, organises throughout the year a programme of actions (lectures, guided tours, workshops, exhibitions, etc.) whose purpose is to present the heritage in all its diversity.
During the school year and the holidays, young people can also be introduced to the city's heritage, architecture and urban features through guided tours, workshops, games and courses.
Popular events in and around monuments, concerts, street shows, awareness-raising events, guided tours: a wide range of activities is organised to communicate the rich cultural heritage of the city and its monuments to all kinds of audiences.
The Salle du Patrimoine / Heritage Room
The permanent exhibition presented in the Heritage Room (in the 1st floor of the Tourist Office) uses different media to help visitors to understand the city, regularly backed up by temporary exhibitions.
22 panels combining text and illustrations give an overview of the urban development of Poitiers, presented through 3 principal themes that highlight its key religious, political and cultural aspects :
- Temples and churches
- A region's capital city
- Knowledge and University
The consultation of these chronological and thematic guidelines offers a useful introduction and framework that enables visitors to grasp the key facts about the city. Its natural prolongation is to join in a guided tour with a qualified guide.

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How to plot a heat map with three vectors?
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Rita on 30 May 2018
Commented: Rita on 1 Jun 2018
I have 3 vectors of hour of day , day of a year and temperature data . The temperature data measured 4 times a day. and for 365 days. I would like to plot a heat map like this
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Akbar on 1 Jun 2018
Edited: Akbar on 1 Jun 2018
I have made some modifications. The heatmap below Shows highest temp. each hour of a month, for two years.
% creating table (i hope you are using new Version of matlab
% which has table function, otherwise try dataset)
t1 = datetime(2016,01,1,8,0,0);
t2 = datetime(2018,01,1,8,0,0);
t = t1:hours(1):t2;
myTable = table(t',year(t'),month(t'),day(t'),hour(t'));
myTable.Properties.VariableNames = {'date' 'year' 'month' 'day' 'hour'};
a = 0;
b = 40;
r = (b-a).*rand(17545,1) + a;
myTable.temp = r;
% Create categorical arrays from the month
% and hour columns of the table.
% Then determine the unique months and hours
% to use as labels along the x-axis and y-axis.
months = categorical(myTable.month);
hours = categorical(myTable.hour);
xlabels = categories(months);
ylabels = categories(hours);
%Determine the final size of the resulting
%color data based on the number of unique months and hours.
nummonths = numel(xlabels);
numhours = numel(ylabels);
%Convert the categorical months and hours arrays
%into numeric indices to use with the accumarray function.
%Compute the color data as the maximum temperature for each
%month and hour combination using the accumarray function.
%Use NaN for missing month and year combinations.
x = double(months);
y = double(hours);
temps = myTable.temp;
cdata = accumarray([y,x],temps,[numhours,nummonths],@max,NaN);
%Create the heatmap. Label the x-axis and y-axis with the
%months and years, respectively. Color the heatmap cells
%using the computed matrix data.
h = heatmap(xlabels,ylabels,cdata);
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You can make such a graph using pcolor(). The actual procedure depends on the format your data is available. You might need to use findgroups() and splitapply first to separate your data and then use pcolor() to plot the graph.
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Thanks Ameer.I don't think pcolor can plot what I wanted. I would like to use "heatmap" and I also would like to show nans as well.
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Spaces & Places:
America's Cultural Landscapes
Stevens Canyon Highway
Lewis County, WA
The Stevens Canyon Highway is a linear landscape in Mount Rainier National Park that extends 19 miles from Paradise to its intersection with the East Side Highway. Surveys for the road began as early as 1904 and construction began in 1931, but it was not completed until 1957 due to delays during World War II.
The road was designed by landscape architects and civil engineers as a scenic drive through public land, but also as an important connector route between the eastern and western sides of the park. The alignment of the highway was carefully chosen to showcase spectacular scenery, while carrying vehicles through Stevens Canyon and around Backbone Ridge using the route that was the most economically feasible and least destructive to the park's resources.
The road links the major developed areas on the east and west side of the park including Longmire, Paradise, Ohanapecosh and Sunrise as well as numerous other attractions in between, such as Box Canyon, Reflection Lakes, Backbone Ridge, Inspiration Point, and various trailheads.
The Stevens Canyon Highway is a historic designed landscape, significant as a part of a rare example of an early national park scenic highway, and an integral part of the early master plan for the park. The highway is distinguished by outstanding engineering achievements and features of naturalistic design. The period of significance for the Stevens Canyon Highway is from 1931 to 1957, reflecting the period when the NPS coordinated the construction of the road.
The naturalistic character of the road is evident in the remaining landscape characteristics and features: spatial organization, circulation, buildings and structures, land use, topography, vegetation, views and vistas, small scale features, and response to natural systems and features. These patterns and their surviving features continue to exist as originally planned conveying the integrity of the road as a scenic highway.


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THE LOST PALM WEAVERS OF SONORA
Join the search in for the descendants of Opata palm weavers and explore the surviving tradition.
The Opatas were probably the largest aboriginal group in what is now Sonora, Mexico but by the 1950s anthropologists could not locate a single speaker of the native language. While the people may be extinct, the Opatas left behind numerous traditions. Join the search in Buena Vista, Sonora for the descendants of Opata palm weavers and explore the tradition of native palm weaving that has survived through the centuries. The women still weave in "hookies" - small underground cellars that provide the cool and humid climate needed to maintain the elasticity of the palms for weaving.

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Three emerging technologies are shaping as potential game changers for Australian lamb industry efforts to improve the measurement of lean meat yield and key quality traits, the LambEx 2014 conference was told last week.
Outlining why better measurement technologies are needed, Murdoch University associate professor Graham Gardner said the Australian lamb industry had taken massive steps forward in the past seven years in understanding the importance of lean meat yield and eating quality, driven by research conducted by the Sheep CRC.
However, existing technologies were very poor at providing accurate measurements of lean meat yield and the key eating quality trait of intramuscular fat in lamb.
While the industry has long been selecting for lean meat yield, it had only been since the inception of MSA for sheep meat in 2007 that a real focus on production to optimise eating quality had emerged.
There have also been calls for MSA for sheep to move beyond a simple MSA or non-MSA pathway and to incorporate better differentiation of cuts to enable MLA lamb to be classified as MSA 3, 4 or 5 star, as MSA for beef allows.
The big barrier to this being achieved, however, is a lack of the required technology to enable rapid and cost-effective measurement of eating quality traits in lamb. Only when these measurements are available can the MSA system evolve in this way, Assoc Prof Gardner said.
A second challenge for researchers is to develop a more accurate measurement of lean meat yield. Producers require market signals to supply high yielding lambs, but won't receive these signals until measurement technologies are in place to accurately measure lean meat yield.
The main method used across industry to determine lean meat yield is based on manual palpation of the GR site to estimate fat score. However, when used in conjunction with carcase weight, this describes less than 20pc of the variation in lean meat yield, a method that is far too imprecise for processors to make accurate carcase sorting decisions.
A third challenge in this area is the fact that lean meat yield and traits which determine eating quality are "antagonistic" – selecting for one can make the other worse.
As a result, Assoc Prof Gardner said carefully constructed selection indices are needed, along with payment systems that reward producers for taking a balanced approach to optimising lean meat yield while also maintaining eating quality.
"To enable this, measurement technologies to enhance the prediction of eating quality for lean meat yield are not only essential, but will need to be used simultaneously."
For this reason considerable investment from Meat & Livestock Australia, the Australian Meat Processing Corporation and the Sheep CRC was being directed towards research and development of objective carcase measurement technologies and linked information systems that predict carcase value and will enable carcase sorting and value determination.
"Clearly we need measurements and better measurements to do this job, and that is why in the next phase of the Sheep CRC the extensions will have projects on testing and further developing these technologies," Assoc Prof Gardner told the conference.
Three devices were currently showing strong promise in particular for their ability to provide more accurate measurements, Assoc Prof Gardner said: An electrical impedance probe to measure Intramuscular Fat; a Dual –Energy X-ray (DEXA) for lean meat yield determination, and hyper spectral imaging devices for a range of meat quality traits.
Testing is currently underway on an electrical impedance probe, which has been designed to determine intramuscular fat content in lamb meat.
In simple terms, a row of needles is inserted into the loin muscle of a carcase and small electrical currents are conducted between the ends of each needle. The higher the amount of intramuscular fat the greater the impedance of the current (fat has 10 times more impedance than meat). The same device should also provide more accurate measure of GR tissue depth. The probe is being tested over the next six months and conceivably could be in commercial use within 12 months, Assoc Prof Gardner told the conference.
At present single-energy x-ray systems are being used to identify skeletal configurations to steer robotic cutting equipment in some processing plants (such as that used by JBS at Bordertown – see separate story here).
Work is currently underway to test whether replacing these single-energy x-ray cameras with dual-energy x-ray cameras can enable simultaneous determination of carcase composition and lean meat yield.
Early development work indicates that these systems can operate at chain speed within an abattoir environment and provide carcase composition estimating accuracy approaching that of CT scans.
If the promising early results achieved so far continue when tested on a much larger data set, these devices are basically ready to go where robotic processing technology is already in use.
Researchers are also relatively bullish about what they believe can be achieved by introducing hyper-spectral imaging devices into processing chains.
Using different wave lengths from light reflections, it can zero in on elements of bone, meat and fat, and in turn should be able to provide more accurate measurements of EMA, tissue depth and intramuscular fat.
Applications for individual animal feedback?
As new measurement technologies come online, what potential exists via electronic individual animal identification for the information captured to be returned as feedback on individual animals to producers?
In response to that question JBS innovation manager Graham Treffone said such issues were still being deliberated on but the potential to use the information provided was unlimited.
Assoc Prof Gardner said the measurement technology also held exciting possibilities for use with Meat & Livestock Australia's Livestock's Data Link project, which has been established to provide processing information back to producers online.
"With this sort of technology on tap, there is no reason why that couldn't start populating Livestock Data Link and start feeding straight into Sheep Genetics Australia predictions for brand new ASBVs, not swinging off one point indicators of fatness and muscularity but whole carcase measurements.
"So I reckon the future, once we get this information on tap, is really exciting, particularly with that structure being put in place right now."


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Dear Builder's Engineer,
I'm a framer and I hear all the time, "shear off a wall." What's that really mean?
Jerome O., Branchville, South Carolina
If you were in the giant scissor business, I'd have a different answer than the one that follows.
In the world of construction, shear can refer to several things. To engineers it's a certain type of stress inside a structural member due to some applied load. Shear can also mean a lateral load from earthquake or wind. And shear can refer to a construction method of resisting wind and earthquake loads. To shear off a wall is in reference to this third definition.
Shear is one of several stresses, with bending, tension, and compression being the other main ones. To understand what shear really is, let's look at how things fail.
- If a member fails in tension, it is pulled apart. For example, a cable being pulled beyond its tensile capacity snaps in two.
- If a member fails in compression, it crushes. For example, a short post supporting too heavy a load mashes.
- If a member fails in bending it breaks due to too large a bending moment. Breaking a pencil in half with your hands is a good example. (Bending moment is another topic altogether.)
If a member fails in shear it rips. A rip is caused by one side of a member going one way and another side going the other way. The most common examples of shear failures are walls that have been through an earthquake. In these you'll see lots of diagonal cracking especially at doors and windows. That's from in-plane (in the plane of the wall) lateral (sideways) forces racking the wall. Racking is the top of the wall being forced in one direction while the bottom is held stationary or is forced in the other. Door and window corners are particularly vulnerable to these racking shear forces.
Here's another seat-of-the-pants example of shear. Say you have a tall stack of long 1x4s. You and a buddy lift the stack, one guy on each end. The boards sag and bounce as you walk. They do this because the boards can slide on top of each other. Now envision that same stack of 1x4s with a layer of stout glue between each board. After the glue has cured, you and your buddy carry them and are astonished that there is zero sag or bounce. The glue is resisting shear forces between the boards. You have just turned a bunch of puny 1x4s into a mighty glu-lam beam.
Wood glue, in fact, is mainly intended to resist shear, which in this sense means pieces of wood sliding on each other. The glue I spec in my structural designs, Liquid Nails LN-940, is good for 450 pounds per square inch, wood-on-wood shear.
In most stick-framed construction, walls provide resistance to the racking, lateral forces brought on by wind, storms, and earthquakes. The amount of racking resistance a wall provides has everything to do with how it is constructed. A wall of just 2x4s, no plywood or drywall, can support a lot of gravity (downward) load but will provide almost no racking resistance. As a framer, you know this because the only way you can true up a wall is to rack it plumb before any sheathing has been nailed off.
A "shear wall" generally means a wall intended to resist the racking loads applied by wind or seismic events. The word "intended" is key because while any wall can resist some lateral load, not all of them are designed to do so. If a non-shear walls does anyway, that's great and adds to the redundancy of the lateral resisting system. When engineers design buildings, they determine how lateral loads will be distributed and ensure that shear walls are located strategically to resist those loads.
A framed wall with drywall on one or both sides can resist a fair amount of racking force. The building code recognizes this and allows drywall-sheathed walls as shear walls. More typical are plywood or OSB-sheathed shear walls. As you might suspect, wood sheathing has greater shear capacity than drywall.
The capacity of a shear wall also depends a lot on the nailing pattern of the sheathing to studs; whether or not the edges of sheathing have blocking behind them; and other factors.
So when someone says that a wall is to be sheared off, they're really saying, "Make sure that sheathing is applied to the studs with a certain nail pattern so that the wall can be depended upon to take wind and earthquake loads."
We all know that a chain is only as good as its weakest link. A shear wall is but a link in the chain of a building's lateral resisting system. In a future column we'll tear into that topic, also known as load path.
Tim Garrison is an author, public speaker, and professional engineer. He welcomes correspondence via his blog at ConstructionCalc.com.


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Identification. An endometrial brush is a device designed to remove samples of the endometrium (the mucosal lining of the uterus) by brushing its surface. This device is used to study endometrial cytology (cells).
Classification. Class II. The special controls for this device are: (1) FDA's: (i) Use of International Standard ISO 10993 Biological Evaluation of Medical DevicesPart I: Evaluation and Testing, and (ii) 510(k) Sterility Review Guidance of 2/12/90 (K90-1), (2) Labeling: (i) Indication: Only to evaluate the endometrium, and (ii) Contraindications: Pregnancy, history of uterine perforation, or a recent cesarean section, and (3) Design and testing: (i) The sampling component is covered within the vagina, and (ii) For adherence of the bristles and brush head.


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The gem command is one of the most used Ruby-related commands, but most users don't take the time to learn anything past gem install and gem search. Learning the gem command well is an essential Ruby skill.
The gem command-line utility is split into a number of commands. Among these are the familiar install and search, but other useful commands exist such as spec and sources. However, you should start with the help command.
The gem command has integrated help. By running the command gem help, you can get a basic help screen. To get a list of commands available, run the gem help commands command. To get further help about a specific command, here, for example, the purge command, run the gem help purge command. Another useful help screen is the examples screen, accessible by the gem help examples command.
Most commands work on a gem repository, either local (the gems you have installed), or remote. Though, by default, it's the local repository. To specify the repository you intend, add either --remote or --local to the end of the command. For example, to search the remote repository for gems with the word "twitter" in them, you would run gem search twitter --remote. Specify both remote and local repositories by using the --both switch.
When running any gem command, the name can be shortened as long as it doesn't become ambiguous. To run a gem dependency command, you can simply run a gem dep command.
Below is a list of the commands and an explanation of their function.
build - Given the source code for a gem and a.gemspec file, this will build a.gem file suitable for uploading to a gem repository or installing on another computer with the gem command. A.gemspec file holds information about a gem including name, author, version and dependencies.
cert - Manages certificates for cryptographically signed gems. If you're worried that a malicious user is going to compromise the gems you install, you can cryptographically sign them to prevent this. Keys may be added or deleted from your list of acceptable keys, as well as a few other crypto key related functions.
check - Performs a number of actions, including running any unit tests, checking the checksum of installed gems and looking for unmanaged files in the gem repository. The type of check you wish to run must be added to the end of the gem command.
cleanup - Removes old versions of installed gems from your local repository. If you frequently upgrade gems, you can have old versions hanging around that you don't need anymore.
contents - Shows the contents of an installed gem. This is a list of files the gem installed and where they are on the filesystem.
dependency - Shows all the gems the listed gem depends upon, as well as the versions of the gem it depends upon. For example, running gem dep twitter tells me the twitter gem relies on hpricot, activesupport, httparty and echoe. This is useful when packaging your applications for deployment.
environment - Displays various information about the RubyGems environment, including the version installed, where it's installed, where the gem repository is, etc.
fetch - Fetches a gem and saves the.gem file in the current directory. This is useful for transferring gems to be deployed on other servers, without them needing to download the gem themselves.
generate_index - Generates an index for a gem server. This is only useful if you're running a gem repository.
install - Downloads a gem from the specified repository (--local or --remote) and install it. Also, downloads any dependencies and installs them as well. To install a specific version of a gem, use the --version switch.
list - Displays a list of gems in the repository. Note that doing this with --remote will generate quite a large list. Save this list to a file for fast searching.
lock - Generates a Ruby script that requires the exact version of all dependencies of a certain gem. This ensures that the gem versions tested during development will be installed, not future or past versions which may have bugs the developers cannot account for.
mirror - Mirrors an entire gem repository. Note that trying to mirror the RubyGems repository is a huge task. Do not do so unless you need to run a local mirror for other clients.
outdated - Displays a list of installed gems that have newer versions on the remote repository.
pristine - Returns gems to their original state. This means unpacking all gems from the local cache, overwriting any changes made to the gems in the local gem repository. This can be used to repair a broken gem.
rdoc - Generates rdoc documentation for an installed gem. This rdoc documentation can then be viewed with a web browser.
search - Searches the names of all gems and returns a list of gems whose name contains a string. For example, to search for all gems containing the word twitter in the name, run gem search twitter.
server - Starts a web server that will act as a gem repository and serves RDoc documentation for all installed gems. This is most useful for the documentation feature.
sources - Manages the list of sources for remote repositories. By default, only _URL_ is in the list, but more can be added or removed.
specification - Displays the gemspec of a gem. This will tell you all the information about a gem, including author, dependencies, etc.
stale - Displays a list of installed gems, as well as the access times (the last time the gem was included). This can help you weed out gems you no longer user to uninstall them.
uninstall - Uninstalles a gem. If there are any installed gems that depend on this gem, you will be prompted whether you want to uninstall this gem. If you do, any gems that depended on this gem will be broken until it is reinstalled.
unpack - Unpacks an install gem into the current directory. This can be used to "freeze" gems to your project directory.
update - Checks if there are new versions of the specified gem in the remote repository. If there are, download and install the newest version.
which - Finds the exact location of the.rb file to include. This can be useful for getting a path for requiring a gem without requiring the rubygems library.


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Paris: Let's talk about homelessness
Avec une couverture au dessus d'un vélo, la personne se abrite dans une entrée de garage, 9ème Arrondissement de la capitale françaises.
Emergency shelter with a bike and a blanket in the 9th district of Paris (Urbanauth/ 2019)
3552 homeless people got counted in the capital of Paris this year.
At the annual "Nuit de la solidarité" (night of solidarity)in Paris between January and February, volunteers are on the streets for one night to count homeless people and, as far as possible, ask them about their living situation. Organised by the city and in partnership with various large associations, the figures mainly provide an insight into the different profiles and zones of homelessness.
3641 homeless people got counted at one night in the streets in 2019
Introduced in 2018, it is one of the few references on homelessness in the French capital and follows a methodology. In addition to the census, it also attempts to understand the needs and backgrounds of those affected, as well as the geographical location of their accommodations. The APUR, Parisian Urbanism Authority, published its study on the 2nd Nuit de la solidarité (2019) in December. Urbanauth has taken a look inside for you.
The volunteers did not exclusively count people sleeping in the street, but also those in places such as train stations or parking lots. So for 2019 the statistics included the so-called green lungs of the capital, the Bois de Boulogne in the west, and the Bois de Vincennes in the east, as well as the "Colline" in the north. Unfortunately, the numbers are not definite, as the census only takes place on one day. The results may therefore vary and do not represent the absolute number of homeless people.
The study could only count in accessible places. Consequently it excluded areas of petite ceinture or parks and silent occupations. Also invisible from the statistics are all persons who are "couchsurfing" and who are sleeping at solidarity networks. Furthermore only 2000 out of 3600 homeless in the study received the questionnaire. So about half of the respondents replied with a complete or partial answer.
What does homelessness in the French Capital looks like?
Des pigeons se rassemblent à un mètre de l'abri le long de l'immeuble.
A DIY space in the 17th Arrondissement between a wall and a energybox (Urbanauth/2019)
The study primarily looks at gender, age ranges and whether the person was encountered individually or as part of a group. Secondary observations regarded pregnancy, families, minors/children and animal companions. Thereafter, it was tried to identify the forms of homelessness among the interviewees and to understand their life situation.
Overall, 36% of the people recorded have been homeless for less than a year. With a share of 10 % young people (>25 years old) belong to a particularly vulnerable group. They are for example the least aware of social services like emergency shelters, social benefits, accompaniment of social workers. Also, young people usually arrived in Paris without any accommodation. This is why this group is temporary homeless, and got sighted mostly in the 18th arrondissement. They are also among those who tend not to have habitual places to sleep. In contrast to those who have been living on the streets for a long time.
For the interviewees, the reasons for homelessness were mostly their arrival in the capital without suitable accommodation, followed by blows of fate, separations and evictions. 14% of those interviewed were women, with the highest proportion of women in the age groups of under 25 and over 55 years. These women mostly stay in groups and change their sleeping places frequently. For them and the under 25 years old, it is the most dangerous to be homeless.
The hotspot is located in the north-east of Paris
Paris with its 20 districts by homeless people. (Map: APUR / December 2019)
Except the 15th district in the southwest, the highest concentration of homelessness is in the north-east. The 18th district is home to the largest group, with 507 people living on the streets, 105 of them residents of the "Colline", a notorious hill at the motorway junction and a humanitarian problem. The tent village at the Porte de la Chapelle, where refugees and crack addicts are living in tents on the brown line next to the highway, is regularly evacuated. However, in the absence of measures in the form of accommodation and prospects, new people are constantly moving in. The dissolution of the crack addicts camp for homeless people in autumn 2019 has contributed to the distribution of these people over a larger area. For example to public places in the north, such as the Canal de l'Ourcq or the Jardin d'Éole (19th arr.) and Porte d'Aubervilliers. 2017 / 2018 there was also a huge tent camp, which stretched from the canal at Quai Valmy to the suburbs of Saint Denis, and a Sinti and Roma camp on the Petite Ceinture between Porte Clignancourt and Porte de la Chapelle. These two spatial occupations have since been evacuated, possibly leading to a redistribution to the north of Paris and the neighbouring suburbs such as Bobigny, Pantin, La Courneuve and Bondy.
To the south, bordering the 18th district, are the 9th and 10th arrondissements with a population of 110 and 359 people. Following the 19th (466), 11th (176), 20th (156) and ends with the 12th district (369). The latter shows 167 additional homeless people who have taken shelter in the Vincennes forest. The concentration of a high proportion of homelessness correlates with the so-called popular districts. These areas have got a high cultural diversity, but also a high proportion of social housing and poverty. In comparison to the previous year, an exodus from the 9th and 10th districts to the north can be observed.
A decrease of homeless people in these districts is noteable, while a significant increase happened in the 18th and 19th districts. In this area, more groups of young people were counted, which are most strongly represented in both areas. The mass of homeless people decreases in the south-western part of the city and shows a mixed personal profile. The 16th arrondissement, which is considered a very bourgeois district, has borders on the equally rich suburb of Boulogne. Some homeless people have been counted in the Boulogne forest, although this is much smaller than in the "Colline" or the Vincennes forest. The latter is located in the east and borders the 13th arrondissement, which also has a certain homelessness.
The north-south axis to the west and the belt in the centre from the 2nd to the 8th district are conspicuous by their low number of homeless people. These are also so-called "Beaux Quartiers" / the beautiful and expensive quarters. The city puts a lot of effort to clear such districts from poverty. 2017 Urbanauth witnessed the evacuation of a Sinti and Roma shelter on an unused railway line at the Pont Cardinet (17th Arr.).
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Potential Momentum Announcements
- May 2012 at Eclipse Day in Toulouse - Focus on availability of Paho client code, including Lua client.
- M2M content in Eclipse DemoCamps
- List of potential M2M events for Eclipse to participate
We would like to organize a series of M2M webinars to highlight the vision and solutions of the M2M working group. The Eclipse Foundation would host and promote the webinars. We will need speakers to volunteer to provide the content.
- Webinar 1: What is M2M?
- Provide an overview of what is meant by M2M, use cases, technical challenges and what the IWG hopes to accomplish.
- Speaker: Arlen and Benjamin
- Webinar 2: Anatomy of an M2M Application
- Speaker: James and Marco
- Webinar 2: Getting Started with MQTT
- Provide an introduction to MQTT, why and when people should consider using it and steps to getting started.
- Speaker: Scott to find speaker
- Webinar 3: Developing with Lua
- Introduce Lua language, why is it well suited for M2M and introduce Koneki
- Speaker: Benjamin
I suggest we look at doing a webinar every 2 weeks.
- September 13
- September 27
- October 11


Abridged Guide to Evil Wikia
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Shape Memory Alloy Engineering
Book description
Shape Memory Alloy Engineering introduces materials, mechanical, and aerospace engineers to shape memory alloys (SMAs), providing a unique perspective that combines fundamental theory with new approaches to design and modeling of actual SMAs as compact and inexpensive actuators for use in aerospace and other applications. With this book readers will gain an understanding of the intrinsic properties of SMAs and their characteristic state diagrams, allowing them to design innovative compact actuation systems for applications from aerospace and aeronautics to ships, cars, and trucks. The book realistically discusses both the potential of these fascinating materials as well as their limitations in everyday life, and how to overcome some of those limitations in order to achieve proper design of useful SMA mechanisms.
 - Discusses material characterization processes and results for a number of newer SMAs
 - Incorporates numerical (FE) simulation and integration procedures into commercial codes (Msc/Nastran, Abaqus, and others)
 - Provides detailed examples on design procedures and optimization of SMA-based actuation systems for real cases, from specs to verification lab tests on physical demonstrators
 - One of the few SMA books to include design and set-up of demonstrator characterization tests and correlation with numerical models
Table of contents
 1. Cover image
 2. Title page
 3. Table of Contents
 4. Copyright
 5. Dedication
 6. List of Contributors
 7. About the Editors-in-Chief
 8. About the Contributors
 9. Preface
 10. Section 1. Introduction
 1. Introduction
 2. Chapter 1. Historical Background and Future Perspectives
 1. 1.1. Introduction
 2. 1.2. List of Symbols
 3. 1.3. Shape Memory Alloys
 4. 1.4. Gold-Based Alloys
 5. 1.5. Nitinol
 6. 1.6. Copper-Based Alloys
 7. 1.7. Iron-Based Alloys
 8. 1.8. SMA Community
 9. 1.9. Future Perspectives
 10. 1.10. Summary Tables
 11. Section 2. Material
 1. Introduction
 2. Chapter 2. Phenomenology of Shape Memory Alloys
 1. 2.1. Introduction
 2. 2.2. List of Symbols
 3. 2.3. General Characteristics and the Martensitic Transformations
 4. 2.4. Functional Properties of SMAs
 5. 2.5. Porous NiTi
 6. 2.6. Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys
 7. 2.7. Conclusions
 3. Chapter 3. Experimental Characterization of Shape Memory Alloys
 1. 3.1. Introduction
 2. 3.2. List of Symbols
 3. 3.3. Calorimetric Investigations
 4. 3.4. Thermomechanical Characterization: Tests and Parameters
 5. 3.5. Complete Experimental Characterization of Thermal and Mechanical Properties
 6. 3.6. Electrical Resistance Measurements
 7. 3.7. Neutron Diffraction Analysis
 8. 3.8. Conclusion
 4. Chapter 4. Manufacturing of Shape Memory Alloys
 1. 4.1. Introduction
 2. 4.2. List of Symbols
 3. 4.3. Melting Process of SMA
 4. 4.4. Traditional Working Process of SMA Materials
 5. 4.5. New Technologies of Preparation of SMA Products
 6. 4.6. Thermomechanical Process to Optimize the Functional Properties of SMA
 7. 4.7. Near Net Shape Process
 8. 4.8. Ecocompatibility of SMA
 12. Section 3. Modelling
 1. Introduction
 2. Chapter 5. 1D SMA Models
 1. 5.1. Introduction
 2. 5.2. List of Symbols
 3. 5.3. Nonkinetic Models
 4. 5.4. Advanced Models with Training Effect
 5. 5.5. Conclusions
 3. Chapter 6. SMA Constitutive Modeling and Analysis of Plates and Composite Laminates
 1. 6.1. Introduction
 2. 6.2. List of Symbols
 3. 6.3. Three-dimensional Phenomenological Constitutive Model for SMA
 4. 6.4. Plate and Laminate Models for SMA Applications
 5. 6.5. Numerical Results
 6. 6.6. Conclusions
 4. Chapter 7. SMAs in Commercial Codes
 1. 7.1. Introduction
 2. 7.2. Superelastic SMAs within SIMULIA Abaqus Solver
 3. 7.3. Integration of SMAs within COMSOL Multiphysics Solver
 4. 7.4. Integration of SMAs within ANSYS Solver
 5. 7.5. Integration of SMAs within MSC.Nastran Solver
 6. 7.6. Applications
 7. 7.7. Conclusions
 13. Section 4. Aeronautics
 1. Introduction
 2. Chapter 8. Design and Industrial Manufacturing of SMA Components
 1. 8.1. Introduction
 2. 8.2. List of Symbols
 3. 8.3. Design of SMA Components
 4. 8.4. Manufacturing of SMA Components
 5. 8.5. Conclusions
 3. Chapter 9. Design of SMA-Based Structural Actuators
 1. 9.1. Introduction
 2. 9.2. List of Symbols
 3. 9.3. Requirements for the Design of an SMA-Based Actuator
 4. 9.4. Design of an SMA-Based Integrated System: Force–Displacement/Stress–Strain Plane
 5. 9.5. Computation of the Working Points
 6. 9.6. Computation of Structural Rigidity as Perceived by the SMA Element
 7. 9.7. Design of an Arc SMA-Based Actuator
 8. 9.8. Design of an X-Shaped SMA-Based Actuator
 9. 9.9. Conclusions
 4. Chapter 10. SMA for Aeronautics
 1. 10.1. Introduction
 2. 10.2. List of Symbols
 3. 10.3. Aeronautical Applications: Overview
 4. 10.4. Morphing Flap Architecture Based on SMA Actuators: Design and Validation Process
 5. 10.5. Morphing Architecture Based on Distributed Actuators within the Structure
 6. 10.6. Morphing Architecture Based on SMA Actuated Rib Mechanism
 7. 10.7. Morphing Architectures Comparison and Technology Readiness Level
 8. 10.8. Conclusions
 14. Section 5. Biomedical & Civil Engineering
 1. Introduction
 2. Chapter 11. SMA Biomedical Applications
 1. 11.1. Introduction
 2. 11.2. Orthodontics
 3. 11.3. Orthopedics
 4. 11.4. General Surgery
 5. 11.5. Colorectal Surgery
 6. 11.6. Otolaryngology
 7. 11.7. Neurosurgery
 8. 11.8. Ophthalmology
 9. 11.9. Urology
 10. 11.10. Gynecology and Andrology
 11. 11.11. Physiotherapy
 12. 11.12. Other Applications: Active Prostheses and Robot-Assisted Surgery
 13. 11.13. Conclusion
 3. Chapter 12. SMA Cardiovascular Applications and Computer-Based Design
 1. 12.1. Introduction
 2. 12.2. Cardiovascular Devices: an Overview
 3. 12.3. Examples of Computer-Based Design
 4. 12.4. Conclusions
 4. Chapter 13. Applications of Shape Memory Alloys in Structural Engineering
 1. 13.1. Introduction
 2. 13.2. List of Symbols
 3. 13.3. Energy Dissipation Systems: Braced Frames
 4. 13.4. Isolation SMA-Based Devices
 5. 13.5. Damping Devices for Bridge Structures
 6. 13.6. SMA-Based Structural Connections
 7. 13.7. Buildings and Bridges Structural Retrofit with SMA
 8. 13.8. SMAs as Reinforcing Material in Concrete Structures
 9. 13.9. Self-Rehabilitation Using SMA
 10. 13.10. Conclusions
 15. Index
Product information
 - Title: Shape Memory Alloy Engineering
 - Author(s): Antonio Concilio, Leonardo Lecce
 - Release date: September 2014
 - Publisher(s): Butterworth-Heinemann
 - ISBN: 9780080999210


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A Design of Ring-Shaped LED Driving Circuit Used in Optical Instruments Illuminating System
According to the requirement of optical instrument illuminating system and performance characteristic of Ring-Shaped LED, a constant current circuit based on PT4115 chip is designed to drive Ring-Shaped LED. It is proved that not only the LED′s light intensity can be conditioned by PWM, but also its heat dissipation can be solved effectively. Moreover, compared with traditional halogen lamps, it has the advantage of the small volume and low-cost. Therefore, it can be widely applied to optical instrument illuminating system. This paper is applies innovative. Ring-Shaped LED of base on Amega 16 and PT4115 is applied for optical instrument illuminating system.
L. B. Tang et al., "A Design of Ring-Shaped LED Driving Circuit Used in Optical Instruments Illuminating System", Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 500, pp. 269-272, 2012


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From Eindhoven to Alghero (Sardinia)
Alghero (Sardinia)
Local delicacies in Catalan Italy
The sea is turquoise and the beach is pearly white. Rugged cliffs and small sandy bays change into the green hillside of the inlands. Rosemary, myrtle and wild thyme grow abundantly and spread a wonderful smell. Sardinia has much to offer…
Foreign powers
Because of its strategic location, Sardinia was frequently visited by foreign powers in the course of centuries. Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals and Byzantines made their homes there, followed by settlers from Valencia and Barcelona in the 12th century. They were the ones who founded the city of Alghero. Their influence can still be felt in many ways such as in the language: in this Italian city people speak Catalan.
Narrow alleys
Due to the city's military past, Alghero possesses impressive city walls that nowadays invite you to take a stroll and enjoy the city. In the city centre you can wander through narrow alleys that are connected by picturesque squares. A visit to the Duomo – the cathedral of Santa Maria – is a must: the outside appears 'Pisan' whereas the interior is beautifully baroque. Also take note of the street names, as these reveal the origin of Alghero. Each street carries both an Italian and a Catalan name. Surprisingly, these names often have no connection.
Sheep cheese
Those who enjoy fresh fish will be fully satisfied here. Crayfish is a local delicacy, but the cucina pastorale (shepherd's cuisine) offers something for everyone. In many dishes local ingredients are used, such as salami, pecorino (sheep cheese) and gattò (honey). Accompanied by a strong Sardinian wine, these make for pleasant dining.
Individual character
Alghero has an entirely individual character: you can hear it in the language, you can see it in the monuments and you can taste it in the kitchen. All the more reason to experience this city yourself.
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Geo Science Labs
A natural ventilation system for educational science labs
|Usage||Education & Culture|
For the latest in a long-standing history of successful projects by D+H UK at Edge Hill University, D+H UK were asked to install a system to manage the supply of fresh air within the Geo Science Building at Edge Hill University. The natural ventilation solution was designed to create a healthy learning / working environment.
With this controlled natural ventilation, the indoor climate of the labs can be controlled simply by using natural, freely available energy sources and thermal effects. This method is simple, inexpensive and effective. Opening the windows also creates a particularly healthy and comfortable indoor climate. This replacement of stale air with fresh air increases concentration, making it perfect for Schools and Universities.
D+H UK's thermostatically controlled system provides precise opening and closing of multiple windows to enable steady-state temperature conditions, providing a non-disruptive working atmosphere. When instant purge ventilation is required, the system can be easily overridden through the use of override switches.
Through the clever use of integrating into the window profiles, D+H UK's CDC chain drives are virtually invisible, the only part of the drive that is visible is the chain upon opening. Proven as a class-leader in reduced noise, the innovative D+H acoustic technology means that the windows within the Geo Science Labs make virtually no noise when opening and closing. Another advantage in providing an unobtrusive, non-disruptive learning and working environment.
The CDC-0252-0350-1-ACB chain drive is the most compact design of the CDC series, making it perfectly suited for profile-integrated installation.


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(A) When 600 cm3 of air is pumped into flask A,what will happen to the balance?
(B) What is the volume of tbe air is flask A now? (C) What properties of air do this set-up illustrated?
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I have seen long explanation for this type of questions and I understood them all. The problem is, how can you put that into simple words for the student? Is there a shortcut to do it? How can I solve this question in 5 seconds?
I'll leave the scientific explanation to others but if you want to look for a short cut for this type of question, i did a youtube video to explain how you get the answer in just one look.
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(A) When 600cm3 of air is pumped into Flask A, the balance will tip in favor of Flask A. This is because the additional 600cm3 of air has added to the overall mass of air in Flask A.
(B) The volume of air in Flask A is unchanged at 1000cm3. This is because the Flask is made of solid glass that cannot expand easily even as the pressure of air in the flask increases.
(C) The experiment demonstrates that air (i) has mass and (ii) can be compressed.
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My 2-cents inputs…
(A) Same observation (but I think there is no need write explanation in the answer since not asked "why", correct?)
(B) 1000 cm3 (same thing no need explain because no "why"?) But if asked, it is because air has no definite volume and can be compressed to take up the same volume in the flask, rather than due to the material of the glass. [consider another experiment if we pump air into a flask and into a balloon in comparison.]
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You can include multiple image cards on a board.
To add an image card to a board, the source model of the board must contain a line item with the format Text and type Link. The line item must contain a valid image URL.
Note: To edit an existing image card, open the board in designer mode and click the Edit icon on the card. The Card configuration panel opens. Follow the procedure below from step 4 to edit the card.
To add an image card to a board:
 1. Open the board in designer mode.
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 3. Click Configure image on the image card.
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 4. In the Overview tab select the module that contains the image from the Module drop-down list.
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To do: Glue cotton balls around a paper bear cut out to mimic snow piling atop a cave.
Time: 15 minutes
Materials: Cotton balls, glue, black paper, bear cut-out
Working with glue is a whole lot of fun for young children. Try this activity to speak about hibernation and build fine motor control at the same time!
– A black or dark blue piece of construction paper.
– A handful of cotton balls, 10-20
– White glue
– A white cut-out of a bear, or a white crayon
First, paste or draw your white bear onto the dark paper, bottom center. If you'd like, draw a light circle around the bear to represent a cave.
Next, place some glue in a small dish. Let your child dip the cotton ball in glue, and press each one carefully around the bear to create a snow covering!
While your child glues, speak about how the snow covering actually helps to keep the bear warm! It creates a layer of insulation from the cold weather outside, just like we stay warm in our homes all winter.
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Re: How to handle a where-list in MathML
From: David Carlisle
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 23:55:52 +0100
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I agree with Robert that csymbol is probably better than ci but that
otherwise that's a good encoding.
An alternative viewpoint that I picked up in a previous life working in
formal systems that essentially viewed everything as a lambda expression
is that
 2*a+3*a^2+b+b^2 WHERE a=5+c*2, b=17-d
is syntactic sugar for
 (lamda a b. 2*a+3*a^2+b+b^2)(5+c*2, 17-d)
that is first create the anonymous function of two variables
representing the bound variables in your expression, then apply that
function to the two expressions which hold the definitions of the bound
This could be encoded directly in mathml as
This has the advantage of being coded in core mathml without needing any
csymbol defined operators, it has the possible disadvantages of being
possibly harder to read by humans, and possibly more likely to be
automatically "expanded out" by a system consuming the expression, just
might not be the best encoding of the concept 1+1 if you want it to
survive importing it into a CA system and not have it be seen as 2.
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Art as Meaning of Confidence: Bridging the Gap between Child Art and Adult Art
All children draw and paint with great enthusiasm. Ironically, most persons after childhood tend to feel a lack of confidence when asked to perform in these areas. Many adolescents look on their art work as childish, naïve, and lacking in finesse. Something seems to happen between childhood and adulthood that makes many individuals in our society shy away from the visual arts. From survey, there are only ten percent of all secondary students enrolls in art classes. Obviously, this is a critical time concerning visual art expression. There are two reasons that enrollment in art class at the secondary level is low. First, when children reach the age of eight or nine, awareness emerges of visual and spatial qualities such as distance, shadows, and texture is probably the result of an increased differentiation at that time. Adolescents feel they cannot do art and will avoid this area if the art work does not come up to their expectation, which are usually realistic, if not photographic. Secondly, the attitude of society toward arts. The art teacher can generally expect adolescents to find little or no support for their attempts at making art from the adult world unless certain outstanding abilities are evident in their work. How to bridge the gap between child art and adult art? First, the art teacher should make the adolescent art student aware of the world of adult art and do not look at their work with the critical eyes of adults. Secondly, a collection of reproductions or slides showing a great diversity of styles, schools, and individual artists should be introduced to students who have lost confidence in themselves and their own art. Thirdly, a persuasive teacher can convince students of their uniqueness by pointing out how a particular quality is reflected in their own work, thereby developing confidence and acceptance of their own art expression.
Keywords: Child Art, Adult Art, Visual Art, Confidence
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Somatic mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 genes are common in gliomas and help stratify patients with brain cancer into histologic and molecular subtypes. However, these mutations are considered rare in other solid tumors. The aims of this study were to determine the frequency of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 mutations in cholangiocarcinoma and to assess histopathologic differences between specimens with and without an isocitrate dehydrogenase mutation. We sequenced 94 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded cholangiocarcinoma (67 intrahepatic and 27 extrahepatic) assessing for isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (codon 132) and isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (codons 140 and 172) mutations. Multiple histopathologic characteristics were also evaluated and compared with isocitrate dehydrogenase 1/2 mutation status. Of the 94 evaluated specimens, 21 (22%) had a mutation including 14 isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 7 isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 mutations. Isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations were more frequently observed in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma than in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (28% versus 7%, respectively; P =.030). The 14 isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 mutations were R132C (n = 9), R132S (n = 2), R132G (n = 2), and R132L (n = 1). The 7 isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 mutations were R172K (n = 5), R172M (n = 1), and R172G (n = 1). Isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations were more frequently observed in tumors with clear cell change (P <.001) and poorly differentiated histology (P =.012). The results of this study show for the first time that isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 genes are mutated in cholangiocarcinoma. The results of this study are encouraging because it identifies a new potential target for genotype-directed therapeutic trials and may represent a potential biomarker for earlier detection of cholangiocarcinoma in a subset of cases.
- Bile duct
- Biliary tract
- Isocitrate dehydrogenase
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- Pathology and Forensic Medicine


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A 1997 Disney TV movie about a dentist (Kirstie Alley) who becomes a tooth fairy while in limbo.
This film contains examples of:
- A Minor Kidroduction: The movie's prologue begins in 1969 when Katherine's father dies.
- Knight in Sour Armor: She may be working as a tooth fairy, but she is certainly not up to the task of playing the part.
- One-Word Title: A Pun-Based Title, as it involves dentists and tooth fairies.
- Subbing for Santa: The tooth fairy, actually. One of her old friends was Cupid for a while.
- Tooth Fairy: Kirstie Alley, a dentist, becomes a tooth fairy while she was in limbo.


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The PHM is a global network bringing together grassroots health activists, civil society organizations and academic institutions from around the world, particularly from low and middle income countries (L&MIC). We currently have a presence in around 70 countries.
The world is facing a global health crisis characterized by growing inequities within and among nations and millions of preventable deaths, especially among the poor. These are in large degree due to unfair economic structures which lock people into poverty and poor health. In 2000, concerned activists, academics and health workers got together for the first People's Health Assembly. The People's Charter for Health (PCH), our founding document was developed and PHM was born.


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With much of the northeast experiencing scorching temperatures, high humidity and little to no precipitation, Carbon County is among the growing number of counties that have been placed on the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's drought list.
Mark Nalesnik, the Carbon County Emergency Management Agency director, released an updated drought map from DEP yesterday.
According to the composite indicator map, dated July 6, numerous counties throughout the eastern portion of the state are in a drought watch or warning. Carbon County is listed in a drought watch.
A drought watch declaration is the first level and least severe of the state's three drought classifications. It calls for a voluntary 5 percent reduction in non-essential water use. The classifications are dependent on four indicators, including precipitation deficits, surface water levels, groundwater levels and soil moisture. Drought watch conditions begin to occur when a deficit of 25 percent of the normal precipitation happens over a three-month period. Drought warning conditions occur when a deficit of 35 percent is recorded and drought emergency conditions begin to happen when a deficit of 45 percent is recorded.
Nalesnik recommends that Carbon County residents try to conserve water, if possible, until the drought situation improves.
He noted that there are three burn bans currently in place in the county.


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return (a>=b)?b:a;
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The logic described in a problem can be explained as if 1st number is smaller then 0 will be subtracted else difference will be subtracted from 1st number to get 2nd number. I found one more mathematical solution which I think is bit simpler to understand this concept.
Considering a and b as given numbers
c=|a/b|+1;
d=(c-1)/b;
smallest number= a - d*(a-b);
Again,The idea is to find k which is wither 0 or 1 and multiply it with difference of two numbers.And finally this number should be subtracted from 1st number to yield the smaller of the two numbers. P.S. this solution will fail in case 2nd number is zero
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int a=151;
int b=121;
int k=Math.abs(a-b);
int j= a+b;
double k1=(double)(k);
double j1= (double) (j);
double c=Math.ceil(k1/2) + Math.floor(j1/2);
int c1= (int) (c);
System.out.println(" Max value = " + c1);
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Guess we can just multiply the numbers with their bitwise comparisons eg:
int max=(a>b)*a+(a<=b)*b;
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Can an adjustable trip circuit breaker be used to protect conductors rated at less than the maximum setting of the circuit breaker?
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28 September 2021
Issue:
Using an adjustable-trip breaker at less than its maximum setting
Product Line:
Circuit Breakers
Environment:
Powerpact and Masterpact Circuit Breakers with Micrologic Trip Units
Resolution:
A circuit breaker can be applied at less than its maximum rating if the amp rating is adjusted to a level needed to protect the wire, and if access to the adjusting means is appropriately restricted.
NEC240.6(C) states " ''A circuit breaker that has restricted access to the adjusting means shall be permitted to have an ampere rating(s) that is equal to the adjusted current setting (long-time pickup setting). Restricted access shall be defined as t located behind one of the following:
1. Removable and sealable covers over the adjusting means
2. Bolted equipment enclosure doors
3. Locked doors accessible only to qualified personnel

For Micrologic Trip Units, restricted access may be accomplished by installing the MICROTUSEAL Trip Unit Seal onto the cover over the adjusting dials.