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Ophthalmology grand opening chapter, all the friends gathered in Gusu. From November 11 to 12, 2023, the 5th Suzhou International Medical Imaging Symposium and the 3rd Suzhou International Ophthalmic Artificial Intelligence Forum was successfully held in Suzhou, which was jointly organized by the Medical Imaging Processing and Analysis Laboratory of Soochow University and the National Clinical Medical Research Center for Eye Diseases and organized by Suzhou Big Vision Medical.
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has made amazing achievements in the fields of computer vision and medical image analysis. In the clinical diagnosis and treatment of ophthalmology, artificial intelligence has also shown broad application and market prospects. Big Vioion Medical focuses on the research and development of software and hardware systems for artificial intelligence analysis and diagnosis of ophthalmic imaging. It has established an industry-research-learning integration platform in cooperation with the Medical Image Processing and Analysis Laboratory of Soochow University, actively carried out the deep integration of school and enterprise resources, and promoted the transformation of scientific and technological innovation. So far, it has successfully cooperated with Suzhou International Ophthalmic Artificial Intelligence Forum for two times. In the golden autumn, the third forum was successfully held, attracting the participation of many professionals and scholars at home and abroad, showing the latest development results of artificial intelligence enabling ophthalmic imaging to the industry, accelerating the application of artificial intelligence technology in the field of ophthalmology, and playing a positive role in promoting the integration of industry, education and research as well as international exchanges.
Opening of the Conference
The conference opened in the Academic lecture Hall of Binglin Hall in Dushu Lake Campus of Soochow University. Professor Chen Xinjian from Soochow University, Professor Xu Xun from Shanghai First People's Hospital, Professor Tian Jie from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Professor Milan Sonka from University of Iowa were the co-chairs of the conference. At the beginning of the conference, the chairman of the conference delivered a speech to express warm congratulations and sincere thanks to the guests, experts and industry colleagues attending the conference.
Professor Jie Ying from Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University delivered a wonderful speech on the application of artificial intelligence in dry eye. Professor Jie Ying pointed out in the report that dry eye, as a chronic eye disease, is a major problem that plagues the national life, causing a heavy mental and living burden. However, the traditional examination methods are cumbersome and troublesome, resulting in inefficient detection procedures. In this regard, Professor Jie Ying proposed the examination principle of "from non-contact to contact, from non-invasive to invasive, from local to systemic", and said that the introduction of artificial intelligence in the diagnosis of dry eye can effectively assist the diagnosis, and the evaluation is more accurate, diverse and efficient, which is of great clinical significance. Professor Jie Ying gave full approval to the artificial intelligence dry eye detector newly listed by Big Vision Medical, and praised it, "It can complete a number of comprehensive examinations, the report results are easy to understand, the examination data and classification level are clear at a glance, which is convenient for doctor-patient communication."
Professor Zou Haidong, Vice president of Shanghai First People's Hospital, gave a wonderful speech on "Strategy construction of artificial intelligence for sustainable eye disease screening". Professor Zou Haidong raised a thought-provoking question during his report "What can artificial intelligence do for ordinary people?" And pointed out that "Shanghai's medical resources are very rich compared with the whole country, but there are only 0.74 eye doctors in 10 000 people, which shows the serious shortage of eye doctors in other areas." In this regard, Professor Zou Haidong said that eye health screening and prevention work in most areas has not been put in place. To solve the problem, "system improvement is the fundamental solution. Pursue the digitization of services rather than the digitization of technology." The intervention of artificial intelligence is expected to change the current situation, such as establishing an intelligent management center for visual health in the community, and realizing large-scale eye disease screening at the grassroots level through automatic screening equipment, quality control platform, AI platform, and mobile terminal services.Professor finally Zou Haidong through sensitivity analysis for the first time put forward "after AI application effect on the application of the health services, is important to improve screening efficiency via" point of view.
Professor Wu Xixi from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine delivered a wonderful speech on the clinical application of the eye health management platform for children aged 0-18 years. Professor Wu Xixi pointed out that 0-6 years old is an important period for children's eye care and vision examination, and eye diseases during this period may affect children's eye development if they are not diagnosed and treated in time. The use of an information platform to interface with a variety of intelligent vision and refractive screening equipment can greatly reduce the screening time, manpower and material resources investment, and improve the efficiency and accuracy of screening. The importance of vision screening for myopia prevention and control in children and adolescents aged 7-18 years should not be underestimated. During this period, children and adolescents are prone to suffer from pseudomyopia, true myopia, astigmatism or asthenopia, among which high myopia may lead to blindness. During the lecture, Professor Wu Xixi said that the current domestic ophthalmic equipment has made great progress in clinical efficiency and accuracy, especially in large-area vision screening and other functions, which is not inferior to foreign equipment, which is deeply felt in the experience of Big Vision medical equipment. And expressed the hope that domestic scientific research companies represented by Bigway Medical will get better and better on the road of high precision ophthalmic equipment research and development.
Professor Chen Xinjian, the founder of Big Vision Medical and Soochow University, gave a wonderful speech on "Artificial Intelligence diagnosis of ophthalmic Imaging".Professor Chen Xinjian pointed out that there are many problems in the current situation of ophthalmic medical treatment, such as the wide prevalence of ophthalmic diseases, difficult to detect, and large market. In addition, there is a serious shortage of high-level ophthalmologists, especially in primary care.In this regard, Professor Chen Xinjian pointed out that "artificial intelligence + intelligent ophthalmic equipment is the fundamental way out to solve the shortage of ophthalmic medical resources in primary hospitals in China."In addition, the latest development of artificial intelligence diagnosis of ophthalmic imaging was presented to the experts and scholars, involving multiple research directions such as fundus image classification and segmentation based on meta-learning, fundus color photography artificial intelligence diagnosis, and OCT artificial intelligence diagnosis of ophthalmic imaging.
Professor Chen also brought the research and development achievements of Bigway Medical intelligent ophthalmic equipment, including MIAS2000, the industry's first multi-modal ophthalmic image storage processing and analysis system; MIAS3000 is expected to be approved by the world's first OCT-assisted diagnosis category 3 certificate in June 2024, becoming the world's first OCT-assisted diagnosis system approved for Category 3 certificate. OCT BV1000 series, automatic artificial intelligence; Visual acuity screening instrument BVS200 series is objective, fast and easy to use. The BVD6600 dry eye detector is comprehensive, intelligent and accurate. The AI biometer BVB2000 was submitted for inspection in September 2023, and the medical device registration certificate was obtained in June 2024. Bright lemon eye health intelligent management cloud platform, based on artificial intelligence diagnosis to empower business operations.
In addition to the above wonderful lectures, Prof. Milan Sonka of University of Iowa, Prof. Yali Jia of Oregon Health and Science University, Prof. Zhang Daoqiang of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronausiology, Prof. Zhou Shaohua of University of Science and Technology of China, Prof. Han Junwei and Prof. Xia Yong of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Joint Shantou International Eye Center, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou University Prof. Chen Haoyu, Prof. Chen Yang, Southeast University, Prof. Zhang Zhiqiang, Nanjing University, Prof. Tang Xiaoying, Southern University of Science and Technology, Prof. Hao F Zhang and Ulas Bagci, Northwestern University, Prof. Wu Xia, Beijing Normal University, Prof. Li Yang, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautica, Prof. Yang Jian, Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University Prof. Dan Wu and Prof. Huafeng Liu, Prof. Yu Zhang of Southern Medical University, Prof. Jin Yuan of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Prof. Dong Liang of Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor Huazhu Fu of High Performance Computing Institute, Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Professor Jianhua Ma of Xi 'an Jiaotong University, Nanchang University Professor Liu Gegen and researcher Zheng Jian of Suzhou Institute of Medical Engineering of Chinese Academy of Sciences delivered wonderful lectures on medical imaging and artificial intelligence empowerment of ophthalmology respectively.
In the final discussion session of the meeting, under the chair of Professor Chen Xinjian, all the experts and scholars present launched an academic collision on "the impact of ChatGPT model on medical imaging and artificial intelligence".Li Lihua, president of Hangzhou Dianzi University, took the lead in speaking, saying that the rapid development of ChatGPT's large model poses a great


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The role of riot police in law enforcement
February 28, 2012
The role of riot law enforcement in the U.S. is to control the general public when there's a demonstration, protest or other activity that threatens to become violent or destructive to property. Although they are instructed to use the least amount of force necessary for crowd control, they are authorized to use lethal force if necessary to protect themselves or to maintain the safety of others.
Various law enforcement agencies can be used for this kind of civilian crowd control, including municipal law enforcement and the sheriff's department, depending on the locality of the demonstration. In other circumstances, the National Guard is called in to perform the role of riot law enforcement.
A recent example of the use of riot law enforcement was after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when the National Guard was called in to control looting and potential violence in New Orleans. Although there weren't any riots, the role of the National Guard was to maintain order in a situation that had a strong possibility of becoming out of control due to the intensity of the natural disaster and the resulting chaos. Also, many of the local law enforcement had been forced to leave town due to the storm, which increased the possibility of the need for riot law enforcement.
In the U.S. the use of riot law enforcement is different than in other countries where brute force is used to squelch any type of political dissent or social unrest. An example of this kind of brute force would be China's Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, where riot law enforcement fired on innocent civilians who were protesting government policies. Although the exact number of people killed in the massacre is unknown due to government secrecy, several hundred are thought to have died. This is an example of riot law enforcement getting out of control.
Although most of the time the use of riot law enforcement in the U.S. remains non-violent, sometimes things get out of hand. An example of this would be the famous Kent State killings in 1970 where National Guard forces fired on non-violent demonstrators at Kent State University in Ohio, killing four students and wounding nine others. After this event, the use of the National Guard as riot law enforcement was used only in the most extreme circumstances where the potential for civilian violence was deemed highly probable.
Officers involved in riot control wear protective gear such as face visors, helmets and body armor. They're also equipped with gas masks to protect against inhaling tear gas and pepper spray if that's used to control the crowd. When necessary, shields are used to protect against thrown objects and gunfire. Oftentimes, riot law enforcement are mounted on horseback to enable them to have better mobility and a higher vantage point from which to view the crowd.
Because riot law enforcement are mandated to keep order while using the least amount of force, they usually carry non-lethal weapons such as batons, electric tasers, tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullet ammunition that can subdue a civilian without causing serious injury or death.

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Published: November 16, 2016
A groundbreaking map of restoration opportunities along Africa's Great Green Wall has been launched at the UN climate change conference, based on collection and analysis of crucial land-use information to boost action in Africa's drylands to increase the resilience of people and landscapes to climate change.
"The Great Green Wall initiative is Africa's flagship programme to combat the effects of climate change and desertification," said Eduardo Mansur, Director of FAO's Land and Water Division, while presenting the new map at the COP22 in Marrakech.
"Early results of the initiative's actions show that degraded lands can be restored, but these achievements pale in comparison with what is needed," he added during a high-level event at the African Union Pavilion entitled: "Resilient Landscapes in Africa's Drylands: Seizing Opportunities and Deepening Commitments".
Mansur hailed the new assessment tool used to produce the map as a vital instrument providing critical information to understand the true dimension of restoration needs in the vast expanses of drylands across North Africa, Sahel and the Horn.
Drawing on data collected on trees, forests and land use in the context of the Global Drylands Assessment conducted by FAO and partners in 2015-2016, it is estimated that 166 million hectares of the Great Green Wall area offer opportunities for restoration projects.
The Great Green Wall's core area crosses arid and semi-arid zones on the North and south sides of the Sahara. Its core area covers 780 million hectares and it is home to 232 million people. To halt and reverse land degradation, around 10 million hectares will need to be restored each year, according to the assessment. This will be major a contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

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How do people survive winter in Sweden?
How to survive the Swedish winter
- Be social. When the day light hours are as rare as a chocolate cake at a Weight Watchers meeting, it is easy to become a bit of a recluse. …
- Walk in the sunshine. The lack of light is hard for everyone, newbies and oldbies alike. …
- Embrace it. …
- Take advantage of it. …
- Arrange home parties.
Winter months in Scandinavia run between December to March and as expected are quite chilly. … For instance, the coldest recorded temperature in Sweden was -52.6 degrees Celsius (-62.5 F)1, while further north in Norway, locals consider temperatures that go below -4 degrees Celsius to be an average winter night.
How do Norwegians embrace winter?
But in Norway, I learned to look for the opportunities winter provides. One of these is intentionally using light to celebrate the darkness of winter. Indoors, families gather around the fireplace or light candles. As trend-watchers know, the embrace of anything cozy is known as hygge in Danish; koselig in Norwegian.
Is Sweden dark for 6 months?
Sweden is a country with big differences in daylight. In the far north, the sun does not set at all in June and there is darkness around the clock in January. However, in January in Stockholm the sun rises at 8:47 am and sets at 2:55 pm, while in July the sun rises at 3:40 am and sets 10:00 pm.
Is Norway dark for 6 months?
At the Arctic Pole, the midnight sun can be seen for six months at a time, continuously and without a break. The further you move south, the less time the midnight sun is visible for; in Northern Norway, it can be seen from late April until August.
Why is it always dark in Norway?
The earth is rotating at a tilted axis relative to the sun, and during the summer months, the North Pole is angled towards our star. That's why, for several weeks, the sun never sets above the Arctic Circle. Svalbard is the place in Norway where the midnight sun occurs for the longest period.
Norwegians usually go skiing with woolen underwear and a shell, with an added woolen jumper in their bag. Basically any activity will make you much warmer than you think, hence the risk to sweat and freeze. The objective is therefore to protect yourself from the cold, but not get too warm either.
Is Norway colder than Sweden?
Heat generated by the Gulf Stream and its extension into the Norwegian Sea is the most important reason why Norway experiences a milder climate than Sweden.
The same is true for the southernmost part of Sweden and the milder coastal climate touches the west coast of Norway as well. The central part of Scandinavia from Oslo to Stockholm has a more humid continental climate, which gradually gives way to subarctic climate further north, a lot like the weather in Finland.


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The Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child & Family Development (MPSI) works to improve the development, health and well-being of infants, children, youth, and their families across the lifespan, through research, education and outreach.
Our mission is to:
Conduct research focusing on urban populations at increased risk due to community, environmental, biomedical, psychosocial and other challenges
Translate research into policy and practice that directly improve the lives of urban children and families
Promote interdisciplinary research in developmental sciences across Wayne State University – bridging schools, departments, disciplines and individuals
Provide challenging undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral research training in child and family development
Engage the community through public outreach, professional development, publications, and educational activities for the common good
The Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute Graduate Student Organization (MPSI GSO) is a formal student organization registered with and recognized by Wayne State University. GSO's bylaws, established in 2015, state that the organization's purpose is:
To represent the interests of Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute (MPSI) trainees and fellows to the MPSI faculty
To provide a conduit for exchange of information between the MPSI faculty and the MPSI trainees and fellows
To invite and host at least one speaker during the academic year who has been identified by the MPSI GSO members
To contribute to and create new opportunities for participating in the intellectual activities of MPSI
"The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life."
MPSI Graduate Student Organization
Supporting the development of collaborative
& interdisciplinary research
What is MPSI?
What is the MPSI GSO?
What exactly do MPSI students DO?
We present at conferences
We publish in scientific journals
We learn from distinguished research mentors
We have FUN!
The transformative learning experiences at Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute are designed to help students grow both in and out of the classroom. Established in Detroit in 1920 as the Merrill-Palmer School, today's Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute remains dedicated to improving the well-being of children and families. Our passionate and skilled students are making an impact on the world. Explore this site to learn more about our exciting research.

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71 Doctor Puns That Are Medically Hilarious
Doctor puns make you think creatively and also make you giggle.
If you are looking for puns for a card, to make someone smile or to impress your children with your humerus puns, we have collected 60 of the best doctor puns and some medical puns to make anyone chuckle.
For people with an interest in anatomy, biology, science or even aspiring medical professionals, these puns are a great choice. We have some adorable puns about food, animals, "why did they go to the doctor?" puns, one line doctor puns, hospital puns and name puns to provide a selection suitable for everyone.
Doctor puns are a great option for budding scientists and can introduce children to medical terms in a silly way. It can help show them some different aspects of science and make the world around them funnier. It can also help them understand that being ill isn't always scary. Some medical jokes can make life's slips and trips seem more manageable. These puns and jokes for kids with medical themes can make children smile even on those days when being ill is a bit rubbish.
For more sciency laughs, take a look at these spooky skeleton jokes for kids and these cell-arious biology puns for future biologists.
Doctor Puns About Food
Doctor puns are funny because they use wordplay to make us laugh.
Here are some cute doctor puns about food with plenty of medical humor for all ages. If you want some quirky puns that combine food and medical themes then these are for you.
1. Why did the banana go to the doctors? Because he wasn't peeling well!
2. Why did the cookie go to the doctor? Because they felt crummy.
3. What did the doctor say to the sick apple? We'll get to the core of this.
4. What do you give a sick lemon? Lemonaid.
5. What happened to the girl who ate food colouring? She dyed a little inside.
6. Who are the only people who don't like doctor puns? People with an irony deficiency.
Doctor Puns About Animals
These doctor puns about animals are delightfully relatable and fun. For people who love animals, nature and want some medical themed puns, this list is for you!
7. Why did the dalmatian go to the doctors? Because every time she looked in the mirror she saw spots.
8. Why did the doctors appointment with the centipede take so long? Because he sprained his ankles.
9. How do you give medical treatment to a sick pig? With oinkment.
10. Why did the bee keeper go to the doctor? Because they had hives.
11. A boy asked a doctor why he felt like a pony, the doctor said it's because you're a little hoarse.
12. How do you cure a sick bird? With tweetment.
13. What did the frog say when it found out it had a broken leg? "I'm unhoppy!"
14. What is the medical name for owning too many dogs? A roverdose.
15. What do you call a fish with a medical degree? A sturgeon.
16. Where does an owl get medical treatment from? Dr Who.
Why Did They Go To The Doctor Puns
If you need some funny doctor jokes, puns are a great option. These doctor puns are all about different objects, people and animals going to the doctors. There are a couple of classics in there; see if you can spot the dad jokes!
17. Why did the mattress go to the doctors? It had a spring fever.
18. Why did the rope go to the doctors? Because it had a knot in its stomach.
19. Why do shoes go to the doctors? To be heeled.
20. Why did the bucket go the doctor? He was looking a bit pail.
21. Why did the snowman go to the doctors? He felt a bit chilly.
22. Why did the pillow go to the doctors? They felt a bit stuffy.
23. Why did the window go to the doctor? It had a lot of pane.
24. Why did the book go to the doctor? Someone broke its spine.
25. Why did the clown go to the doctors? Because he was feeling funny.
One Line Doctor Puns
One line doctor jokes are great to surprise kids with at the right moment. Alternatively, they are good for a "get well soon" card to brighten someone's day. These doctor one liners are witty, word-play puns are guaranteed to make someone chuckle.
26. Someone once told me a pun about amnesia, but I've forgotten how it goes.
27. I told the doctor I didn't want brain surgery, but she changed my mind.
28. I played hide and seek in the hospital, but they kept finding me in the ICU.
29. A guy made so many rash decisions he decided to become a dermatologist.
30. The doctor knew she was destined to be an osteopath, she could feel it in her bones.
31. At night, you have to wait ages for an X-ray because there's only skeleton staff working.
32. The infectious diseases ward of the hospital has the best wifi because of all of the hotspots.
33. The best dermatologists start their careers from scratch.
34. I went to the library to get a medical book on abdominal conditions but someone had taken the appendix out.
35. I'm looking for a good medical programme to watch, but I don't want no Scrubs.
36. The medical examiners were told to reduce their spending, so they had to cut coroners.
37. A patient's medical record said they had blood type B, but it was a type O.
38. Medical students hate the test on kidney stones, it's the hardest test to pass.
Puns About The Hospital
Doctor jokes about the hospital can be relatable to doctors and aspiring doctors alike. These puns are some gems about hospitals, illnesses and procedures to make anyone giggle.
39. Who is the coolest person in the hospital? The Ultra Sound guy.
40. Who stands in for doctors when they need to go on leave? The hip replacement guy.
41. Why did the doctor laugh at the X-ray of an arm? Because he found the X -ray humerus.
42. Where is the best place in the hospital to read 'Auld Lang Syne' and other old poems? The Serious Burns Unit.
43. What do you call a medical operation to see inside an ocean? A biop-sea.
Doctor Name Puns
These puns about doctor names are great to make anyone giggle. A doctor joke about funny names can be hilarious for kids. These light-hearted doctor jokes have a sprinkle of realism that make the puns even more hilarious.
44. Have you met the new midwives, Doctor Ova Ree and Doctor D. Livery?
45. Have you met the new chiropractor, Doctor L. Bow?
46. The new doctor is a real people person, have you met the Dr Hugh Manatee?
47. The new doctor is very sweet, have you met Doctor Pepper?
48. The new doctor is such a happy person, have you met Doctor Phil Goode?
Eye Doctor Puns
Doctor jokes about eyes offer a wealth of material for hilarious one liners and question-and-answer puns. Here is a selection of our favorite puns about the optometrist, hopefully you'll see some puns you like.
49. A patient said to the doctor, "I keep dreaming my eyes change colour". The doctor says "It's just a pigment of your imagination".
50. Conjunctivitis.com, that's a site for sore eyes.
51. Why did the cell phone go see an eye doctor? Because it needed some new contacts.
52. Why do eye doctors live so long? They dilate.
More Doctor Puns
Some of these puns are real classics, jokes for doctors, jokes about doctors and jokes children will love, this are a fantastic list of puns to look through. These puns are a great choice for all occasions.
54. Why was the doctor angry? They lost all of their patients.
55. Where did the boat go to sleep? The doc.
56. What did one tonsil say to the other tonsil? Try to make yourself look nice, the doctor is taking us out!
57. What did the doctor say to the boy who ate a roll of camera film? Let's see if anything develops.
58. What did the doctor say to the pack of cards? I'll deal with you later.
59. Did you hear about the girl who lost her left side? She's all right now.
60. How do doctors help rockets? They give the rockets their booster shots.
61. Why do doctors walk past the pill cupboard quietly? So they don't wake the sleeping pills.
62. The doctor told a patient "you have acute appendicitis" the patient replied "is that better than an ugly one?"
63. What kind of medical condition causes wrinkled clothes? An iron deficiency.
64. Where do medical students go to study? The hippocampus.
65. What did the doctor say when a patient refused medical treatment? Suture self.
66. What is it called when you can't sleep but eat all night instead? Insomnomnomnia
67. A patient parked in a hospital car park. Someone came over and said "this is for badge holder's only". The patient said "but I have got a bad shoulder".
68. I've got a disease where I can't


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Concierge medicine, also known as "retention medicine" or "boutique", is a healthcare model in which patients pay an initial fee to access the services of a doctor. This type of care delivery model has been around for almost two decades and is becoming increasingly popular due to its convenience and personalized care. It is estimated that 12,000 doctors currently practice concierge medicine in the United States, although it is still not a widely understood concept. The main benefit of concierge care for both caregivers and patients is the additional time and care that patients receive.
However, there are some criticisms of concierge healthcare, such as limiting access to care for underserved populations. It is important to note that concierge medicine is not a substitute for health insurance, especially if you need to see a specialist or have a condition that requires treatment that your primary care doctor cannot provide. Several organizations are now establishing concierge health care services aimed at the most vulnerable populations. Healthcare Dive outlines the concierge programs offered by Massachusetts General Hospital, the Cleveland Clinic and the Inova Health System.
Rheumatology Advisor notes that, as more health care providers choose to follow the concierge model, the shortage of doctors worsens, especially in the primary care areas of internal medicine, family medicine and pediatrics. The growing demand for concierge services is due to patients' desire to have more convenient access to their primary caregivers. If you're thinking of adding a janitor to your team of health care providers, look for companies that promote the concierge service as low-cost health insurance. This trend also creates professional opportunities for nurses and nursing professionals, largely due to the growing range of health services that are now included in the field of concierge medicine. However, a common misperception among caregivers is that concierge health care allows them to earn more money.
While it is true that they can charge higher fees than traditional doctors, they also have higher overhead costs and may not be able to take on as many patients as they would like.


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Morphometric analysis is a quantitative measurement and mathematical analysis of landforms. It plays a significant role in understanding the geohydrological characteristics of a drainage basin in relation to the terrain feature and its flow patterns. It also helps to estimate the incidence of infiltration and runoff, and other related hydrological character of a watershed like erosion and sediment transport which has a strong implication for natural resource conservation. This study has attempted to quantify the morphometric characteristics of Guna- Tana watershed for proper implementation of soil and water conservation practices. ASTER (DEM) was used for extracting morphometric parameters. The watershed covers a total area of 3601.5 km 2 and it has a basin length of 78.89 km. It has been tried to generate morphometric parameters which account basin drainage network, geometry, drainage texture, and relief characteristics together with hypsometric characteristics. The morphometric analysis of drainage density of the study watershed is 0.49 km/km 2 which indicates the basin is highly permeable and result with better underground water storage capacity. Ruggedness number is 0.02 that implies the area is less prone to soil erosion. In addition, it has stream frequency of 0.32 and form factor 0.57 which indicates slightly elongated basin shape. Comparative analysis of its sub watersheds Gumara and Ribb was also undertaken. Therefore, practicing soil and water conservation in the watershed could enhance/strengthen the water storage capacity, prevent sediment loss and related natural resource from the watershed that rehabilitate its productivity.
Asfaw, D., & Workineh, G. (2019). Quantitative analysis of morphometry on Ribb and Gumara watersheds: Implications for soil and water conservation. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. _URL_


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Soyprotein–jute fiber composites developed using water without any chemicals as the plasticizer show much better flexural and tensile properties than polypropylene–jute composites. Co-products of soybean processing such as soy oil, soyprotein concentrate and soy protein isolates are inexpensive, abundantly available and are renewable resources that have been extensively studied as potential matrix materials to develop biodegradable composites. However, previous attempts on developing soy-based composites have either chemically modified the co-products or used plasticizers such as glycerol. Chemical modifications make the composites expensive and less environmentally friendly and plasticizers decrease the properties of the composites. In this research, soyprotein composites reinforced with jute fibers have been developed using water without any chemicals as plasticizer. The effects of water on the thermal behavior of soyproteins and composite fabrication conditions on the flexural, tensile and acoustic properties of the composites have been studied. Soyprotein composites developed in this research have excellent flexural strength, tensile strength and tensile modulus, much higher than polypropylene (PP)–jute fiber composites. The soyprotein composites have better properties than the PP composites even at high relative humidity (90%).


How to find relevant code
this page is under construction
When you're going to work on a bug for a software first time, it would be a tough step to figure out where the code that needs fix is. Here's some hints for finding relevant code with various ways.
From changesets of already fixed bugs
Similar bugs should have been fixed by touching similar files. Looking into history will tell you relevant file and code.
Example
If the bug is filed in bugzilla.mozilla.org, the bug should have "Component" field.
You can search for already fixed bugs in the component in Advanced Search, with the following query
 - Product/Component - same as the bug
 - Status - RESOLVED and VERIFIED
 - Resolution - FIXED
It would be nice to specify the date, so that you can get the list of recent changes. There's "between" field, and there you can specify "-60d" that means "60 days ago".
In each bug that's fixed, there should be a comment that links to changeset. If the patch is applied to mozilla-central repository, it should be a link to _URL_
In the changeset's page, there's a list of modified files, and diff.
With Developer Tools
If you're going to work on a bug that is displayed as web content, you can use Developer Tools to investigate the implementation.
Example
For example, suppose you're going to fix the behavior of the following "Saved Logins…" button in Firefox:
Open Page Inspector, and inspect the button (If it's not page content but browser UI, you can use Browser Toolbox instead).
there, you'll see "ev" label next to the tag.
By clicing it, you can see the code of the event handler associated to the event.
Also, by clicking the icon before the event name ("command" for this case), you can open it in Debugger.
From UI label or message
If you're going to work on a bug that has UI part, you can look for relevant code by searching UI label.
Example - DTD
For example, again, suppose you're going to fix the behavior of the following "Saved Logins…" button in Firefox:
You can search through source code in DXR or searchfox.
In most case, UI label and messages are stored in dedicated file for localization, like DTD (*link here) or .properties (*link here). So if you're going to touch underlying implementation, the next step is to find a place that refers the definition.
In this case, it's stored in security.dtd file, defined with savedLogins.label name.
if it's defined in DTD, it's refered with &name; syntax (&savedLogins.label; for this case).
In this case, it's referred from security.xul. It's a label of a button with id="showPasswords".
But there is not underlying implementation for the button here. Its event handler should be added from another place. In that case, you can look for the code by the button's id.
So, there's a code that looks like setting event listener in privacy.js.
The event handler is defined as gPrivacyPane.showPasswords. The definition should be searchable by "showPasswords =" ( property assignment) or "showPasswords:" (property item) or "showPasswords(" (method definition).
In this case, it's in method definition style.
Example - properties file
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Data Driven Application Deployment with Chef
We are pleased to announce the release of two new cookbooks to aid in deploying applications that are designed to be completely data driven.
The new cookbooks are:
They are designed to work with a Chef Server such as the Opscode Platform, and be driven by Data Bags and Search Indexes. Describe the application to deploy with information in a data bag, create and assign roles to the appropriate nodes, and they will be configured automatically with search discovery.
The application cookbook itself will support recipes for handling various types of application stack deployments. Currently supported is Ruby on Rails with Unicorn as the application server. The database cookbook can be used to configure master and slave database nodes, with Amazon Elastic Block Store volumes and snapshot-based backups. It currently supports MySQL, and uses the Opscode mysql::server recipe to install MySQL.
The cookbooks are both documented via the README files, are posted to the Opscode Cookbooks site, and development happens in the Opscode cookbooks github repository. For issues, improvements or feature requests, please file a ticket in the COOK project on the Opscode Open Source ticket system.
The remainder of this blog post will describe how to set up an environment to start deploying database and application nodes with these cookbooks.
This example environment will use the Opscode Platform as the Chef Server. The clients will be Amazon EC2 instances launched from the Ubuntu 9.10 AMIs that we rebundle with Chef, utilizing the instance metadata feature to automatically provision the instance as a Chef Client. We follow the Chef Repository workflow, using the Opscode cookbooks git repository. The application we're deploying for example purposes is a simple Rails app called "my_app". It lives in GitHub.
Knife has already been set up – we have a platform account with validation and user certificates. We have already run "rake install" in the chef-repo to upload the cookbooks and roles to the Platform. Let's examine what we have.
These are the default cookbooks straight from the Opscode repository with no local modifications.
% knife cookbook list
[
 "apache2",
 "application",
 "aws",
 "build-essential",
 "database",
 "git",
 "mysql",
 "nginx",
 "openssl",
 "passenger_enterprise",
 "ruby",
 "ruby_enterprise",
 "rubygems",
 "runit",
 "unicorn",
 "xfs"
]
We're going to work with two specific roles, one for the application server itself, and one for the database server. We also have a role that will be used on both nodes for defining the application environment.
% knife role list
[
 "my_app",
 "my_app_database_master",
 "production"
]
The application role contains the git and application default recipes in the run list. Git is used by the application recipe to deploy the application from a Git repository.
Note that we're not going to specify a particular application recipe, more on that in a few minutes.
% knife role show my_app
{
 "name": "my_app",
 "chef_type": "role",
 "json_class": "Chef::Role",
 "default_attributes": {
 },
 "description": "",
 "run_list": [
 "recipe[git]",
 "recipe[application]"
 ],
 "override_attributes": {
 }
}
Next, we have created a database master role. The role name is important, because we're going to search on it based on the application data bag information about what the role is called. More on that when we get to the data bag.
% knife role show my_app_database_master
{
 "name": "my_app_database_master",
 "chef_type": "role",
 "json_class": "Chef::Role",
 "default_attributes": {
 },
 "description": "",
 "run_list": [
 "recipe[database::master]"
 ],
 "override_attributes": {
 }
}
We're going to deploy as a "production" application in a production environment. The way we handle that is with a role named production, and it simply sets a role default_attribute "app_environment" set to production. We can set up other environments such as staging, development, qa and so forth, naming the role the same as the app_environment value. We use a default attribute at the role level, because that gives us the opportunity to "move" a node to another environment by changing the attribute.
% knife role show production
{
 "name": "production",
 "chef_type": "role",
 "json_class": "Chef::Role",
 "default_attributes": {
 "app_environment": "production"
 },
 "description": "production environment role",
 "run_list": [
 ],
 "override_attributes": {
 }
}
These recipes are data driven primitives that allow us to dynamically configure the application and the database on the fly. We do this by using a feature of Chef 0.8 called "Data Bags". For more on Data Bags, see the Chef Wiki.
We have a bag called "apps", and the example app is an "item" in the bag.
The item is a substantial data structure that defines a large amount of information about our application, including where its source code lives, the roles that are associated with it, and the recipes required to get it running. Everything in the recipes is driven with this data; we do not hard-set any values in roles or on the nodes.
Let's take a look at the entire data bag in its unmodified JSON, and then we will break it down by section in detail. For more information on the data bag, see the README in the application cookbook.
% knife data bag list
[
 "apps"
]
% knife data bag show apps
[
 "my_app"
]
% knife data bag show apps my_app
{
 "id": "my_app",
 "server_roles": [
 "my_app"
 ],
 "type": {
 "my_app": [
 "rails",
 "unicorn"
 ]
 },
 "database_master_role": [
 "my_app_database_master"
 ],
 "repository": "git://github.com/jtimberman/my_app.git",
 "deploy_to": "/srv/my_app",
 "revision": {
 "production": "master"
 },
 "force": {
 "production": false
 },
 "migrate": {
 "production": false
 },
 "owner": "nobody",
 "group": "nogroup",
 "gems": {
 "rails": "2.3.5",
 "rspec": ""
 },
 "packages": {
 },
 "mysql_root_password": {
 "production": "p@ssw0rd1_root"
 },
 "mysql_debian_password": {
 "production": "p@ssw0rd1_debian"
 },
 "mysql_repl_password": {
 "production": "p@ssw0rd1_repl"
 },
 "databases": {
 "production": {
 "reconnect": "true",
 "encoding": "utf8",
 "username": "my_app",
 "adapter": "mysql",
 "password": "p@ssw0rd1_app",
 "database": "my_app_production"
 }
 }
}
First, we need a name, this is the "item" in the "bag". We name it after our application.
"id": "my_app",
Next we define the possible server roles as application types that map to a list of recipes for that role. In this example, we have one application type "my_app", which has two recipes, "rails" and "unicorn". We could have other server_roles that support this application, with their own corresponding recipes.
The rails recipe does the main amount of work, including setting up the deployment and actually deploying the application. The unicorn recipe sets up Unicorn for the application and starts it as a Runit service, utilizing the Opscode Unicorn and Runit cookbooks.
"server_roles": [
"my_app"
],
"type": {
"my_app": [
"rails",
"unicorn"
]
},
The database_master_role is used to determine who the database server is. This can be a role on the application server or a role on another system. The recipe is smart enough to figure out if the role is in the node's run list, or search for a node that has it. There should only be one "database master" at a time. We don't have support for master/master configurations (yet).
"database_master_role": [
"my_app_database_master"
],
The next set of values corresponds to the application source


Exercise \- SBL Shell/CLI
Note
In this exercise, we'll learn how to execute SBL Shell Commands.
 - Used help<ENTER> to list the available commands
You can execute SBL with the following steps:
 1. Working on Command Prompt
 2. Execute cmd on Shell by type-in:
exit
\- Exit the shell
help
\- List supported commands
hob
\- List HOBs
mem
\- Read or write system memory
mmap
\- Display memory map
perf
\- Display performance data
boot
\- Print or modify the OS boot option list
cpuid
\- Read CPU specific information
io
\- Read or write I/O ports
msr
\- Read or write model specific registers
mtrr
\- Display current MTRR configuration
pci
\- Display PCI devices (example)
reset
\- Reset the system
ucode
\- Display microcode version
Example:
pci - Display PCI devices
Compile completed
Tip
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To develop disaster mitigation measures in coastal regions affected by earthquakes, it is important to consider the effects of both seismic and tsunami hazards on road structures and assess the social impacts associated with the economic loss and reduction in network functionality. In this paper, a risk- and resilience-based assessment framework is established for road networks under both seismic and tsunami hazards. In the proposed methodology, the risk and resilience are quantified by the economic loss and postdisaster functionality of road networks, respectively. Uncertainties associated with estimations of fault movement, hazard intensity and structural vulnerability are considered when estimating the failure probability using Monte Carlo simulation. Moreover, structural vulnerability against tsunamis is estimated considering the effects of ground motion-induced damage on the reduction in tsunami capacity. As an illustrative example, the road networks in two Japanese cities expected to be affected by the anticipated Nankai Trough earthquake, which would cause strong ground motions and a subsequent tsunami, are analyzed. Finally, the retrofitting prioritization for various structures is discussed based on the risk and resilience quantified as performance indicators for social impacts.
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Selectivity of benzene sulphonation in three gas—liquid reactors with different mass transfer characteristics: II: Mass transfer and selectivity in a cyclone reactor and in a tube reactor
Beenackers, Antonie A.C.M. and Swaaij, Willibrordus P.M. van (1978) Selectivity of benzene sulphonation in three gas—liquid reactors with different mass transfer characteristics: II: Mass transfer and selectivity in a cyclone reactor and in a tube reactor. Chemical engineering journal, 15 (1). pp. 39-53. ISSN _PHONE_
|Abstract:||Liquid benzene was sulphonated with gaseous sulphur trioxide in a tube reactor and in a new gas—liquid cyclone reactor. The products are benzenesulphonic acid and diphenyl sulphone (byproduct).
The observed selectivity depends on the conversion, the initial benzene concentration and the mass transfer characteristics of the reactor. Minimum diphenyl sulphone formation was obtained for a low initial benzene concentration, a low benzene conversion and with a high liquid-side mass transfer coefficient, as in the cyclone reactor.
As the actual mass transfer rate during sulphonation could not be measured, the observed selectivity was related to the mass transfer coefficient determined by the simultaneous absorption of CO2and O2 in aqueous sodium hydroxide solution.
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The President Shapes the Program
The President manages the operations of the federal government through executive orders and issues decisions on foreign affairs and national security matters through Presidential decision directives. These documents shape EPA's Radiation Protection Program.
On this page:
Establishing the Federal Radiation Council
The Federal Radiation Council was established to advise the President on radiation matters related to health. It was given the authority to seek technical advice from outside sources. These responsibilities and authorities were transferred to EPA when it was established by President Nixon under Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970.
Federal Emergency Management
EO 12148 assigns the responsibility for developing a National Contingency Plan for responding to accidents at nuclear power plants to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities
EO 12656 assigns federal agencies specific roles and responsibilities in preparing for and responding to national security emergencies.
Establishing Office of Homeland Security - EO 13228
President Bush issued this Executive Order in October of 2001, in response to the tragedies on September 11, 2001. It establishes the Office of Homeland Security and a Homeland Security Council. It also assigns the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security the responsibility for developing and coordinating the implementation of a national strategy for protecting the nation from terrorist threats or attacks. In addition, it amends EO 12656 to include the Homeland Security Council.
Presidential Decision Directives
U.S. Policy on Counter-Terrorism
Presidential Decision Directive 39 establishes how the United States will respond to the use of weapons of mass destruction by terrorists. It assigns specific preparedness and response duties to a limited number of Federal agencies.
Protection Against Unconventional Threats to the Homeland and Americans Overseas
PDD-62 directs federal agencies to establish a cross-agency program to make the United States more effective in countering terrorist threats and to prepare to manage the after effects of an attack.
Critical Infrastructure Protection
PDD-63 was issued to ensure that critical infrastructures are protected from terrorist attack. Critical infrastructures are the physical and cyber-based systems that are necessary to keep the economy and government operating.
Enduring Constitutional Government and Continuity of Government
PDD-67 directs the development of plans and capabilities to assure the continuity of government at all levels in any national security situation that might confront the nation. It assigns specific essential functions to be performed by Federal agencies based on existing statutory authorities and response capabilities.


an HCC of less than 300 m length can cool the 6d emittance of a muon beam by six orders of magnitude. We describe the design and construction plans for a prototype HCC module based on oxygen-doped hydrogen-pressurized RF cavities that are loaded with dielectric, fed by magnetrons, and operate in a superconducting helical solenoid magnet. The first phase of this project saw the development of a conceptual design for the integration of 805 MHz RF cavities into a 10 T Nb 3 Sn-based HS test section. Two very novel ideas are required to realize the design. The first idea is the use of dielectric inserts in the RF cavities to make them smaller for a given frequency so that the cavities and associated plumbing easily fit inside the magnet cryostat. Calculations indicate that heat loads will be tolerable, while RF breakdown of the dielectric inserts will be suppressed by the pressurized hydrogen gas. The second new idea is the use of a multi-layer Nb 3 Sn helical solenoid. The technology demonstrations for the two aforementioned key components of a 10T, 805 MHz HCC were begun in this project. The work load in the Fermilab Technical Division made it difficult to test a multi-layer Nb 3 Sn solenoid as originally planned. Instead, a complementary project was approved by the
 2. Helical muon beam cooling channel engineering design
 Johnson, Rolland [Muons, Inc., Batavia, IL (United States)
 2015-08-07
 The Helical Cooling Channel (HCC) achieves effective ionization cooling of the six-dimensional (6d) phase space of a muon beam by means of a series of 21st century inventions. In the HCC, hydrogen-pressurized RF cavities enable high RF gradients in strong external magnetic fields. The theory of the HCC, which requires a magnetic field with solenoid, helical dipole, and helical quadrupole components, demonstrates that dispersion in the gaseous hydrogen energy absorber provides effective emittance exchange to enable longitudinal ionization cooling. The 10-year development of a practical implementation of a muon-beam cooling device has involved a series of technical innovations and experiments that imply that an HCC of less than 300 m length can cool the 6d emittance of a muon beam by six orders of magnitude. We describe the design and construction plans for a prototype HCC module based on oxygen-doped hydrogen-pressurized RF cavities that are loaded with dielectric, fed by magnetrons, and operate in a superconducting helical solenoid magnet. The first phase of this project saw the development of a conceptual design for the integration of 805 MHz RF cavities into a 10 T Nb3Sn-based HS test section. Two very novel ideas are required to realize the design. The first idea is the use of dielectric inserts in the RF cavities to make them smaller for a given frequency so that the cavities and associated plumbing easily fit inside the magnet cryostat. Calculations indicate that heat loads will be tolerable, while RF breakdown of the dielectric inserts will be suppressed by the pressurized hydrogen gas. The second new idea is the use of a multi-layer Nb3Sn helical solenoid. The technology demonstrations for the two aforementioned key components of a 10T, 805 MHz HCC were begun in this project. The work load in the Fermilab Technical Division made it difficult to test a multi-layer Nb3Sn solenoid as originally planned. Instead, a complementary
 3. Articulating spacers used in two-stage revision of infected hip and knee prostheses abrade with time.
 Fink, Bernd; Rechtenbach, Annett; Büchner, Hubert; Vogt, Sebastian; Hahn, Michael
 2011-04-01
 Articulating spacers used in two-stage revision surgery of infected prostheses have the potential to abrade and subsequently induce third-body wear of the new prosthesis. We asked whether particulate material abraded from spacers could be detected in the synovial membrane 6 weeks after implantation when the spacers were removed for the second stage of the revision. Sixteen hip spacers (cemented prosthesis stem articulating with a cement cup) and four knee spacers (customized mobile cement spacers) were explanted 6 weeks after implantation and the synovial membranes were removed at the same time. The membranes were examined by xray fluorescence spectroscopy, xray diffraction for the presence of abraded particles originating from the spacer material, and analyzed in a semiquantitative manner by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Histologic analyses also were performed. We found zirconium dioxide in substantial amounts in all samples, and in the specimens of the hip synovial lining, we detected particles that originated from the metal heads of the spacers. Histologically, zirconium oxide particles were seen in the synovial membrane of every spacer and bone cement particles in one knee and two hip spacers. The observations suggest cement spacers do abrade within 6 weeks. Given the presence of abrasion debris, we recommend total synovectomy and extensive lavage during the second-stage reimplantation surgery to minimize the number of abraded particles and any retained bacteria.
 4. Effects of grid spacer with mixing vane on entrainments and depositions in two-phase annular flows
 Akimaro Kawahara
 2015-06-01
 Full Text Available The effects of mixing vanes (MVs attached to a grid spacer on the characteristics of air–water annular flows were experimentally investigated. To know the effects, a grid spacer with or without MV was inserted in a vertical circular pipe of 16-mm internal diameter. For three cases (i.e., no spacer, spacer without MV, and spacer with MV, the liquid film thickness, liquid entrainment fraction, and deposition rate were measured by the constant current method, single liquid film extraction method, and double liquid film extraction method, respectively. The MVs significantly promote the re-deposition of liquid droplets in the gas core flow into the liquid film on the channel walls. The deposition mass transfer coefficient is three times higher for the spacer with MV than for the spacer without MV, even for cases 0.3-m downstream from the spacer. The liquid film thickness becomes thicker upstream and downstream for the spacer with MV, compared with the thickness for the spacer without MV and for the case with no spacer.
 5. Spheres of discharge of springs
 Springer, Abraham E.; Stevens, Lawrence E.
 2009-02-01
 Although springs have been recognized as important, rare, and globally threatened ecosystems, there is as yet no consistent and comprehensive classification system or common lexicon for springs. In this paper, 12 spheres of discharge of springs are defined, sketched, displayed with photographs, and described relative to their hydrogeology of occurrence, and the microhabitats and ecosystems they support. A few of the spheres of discharge have been previously recognized and used by hydrogeologists for over 80 years, but others have only recently been defined geomorphologically. A comparison of these spheres of discharge to classification systems for wetlands, groundwater dependent ecosystems, karst hydrogeology, running waters, and other systems is provided. With a common lexicon for springs, hydrogeologists can provide more consistent guidance for springs ecosystem conservation, management, and restoration. As additional comprehensive inventories of the physical, biological, and cultural characteristics are conducted and analyzed, it will eventually be possible to associate spheres of discharge with discrete vegetation and aquatic invertebrate assemblages, and better understand the habitat requirements of rare or unique springs species. Given the elevated productivity and biodiversity of springs, and their highly threatened status, identification of geomorphic similarities among spring types is essential for conservation of these important ecosystems.
 6. Spring valve for well completion
 Gorbatov, P T
 1966-07-22
 A spring-loaded valve for well completion consists of a housing with a spring-loaded closing element. In order to protect the closing element from corrosion which might lower the pressure drop, the closing element is made in the form of a piston. It is tightly connected with sealing elements. The housing has orifices, overlapping the piston in the initial position.
 7. Experimenting with Inexpensive Plastic Springs
 Perez, Leander; Marques, Adriana; Sánchez, Iván
 2014-01-01
 Acommon undergraduate laboratory experience is the determination of the elastic constant of a spring, whether studying the elongation under a static load or studying the damped harmonic motion of the spring with a suspended mass. An alternative approach to this laboratory experience has been suggested by Menezes et al., aimed at studying the…
 8. The independent loss model with ordered insertions for the evolution of CRISPR spacers.
 Baumdicker, F; Huebner, A M I; Pfaffelhuber, P
 2018-02-01
 Today, the CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) region within bacterial and archaeal genomes is known to encode an adaptive immune system. We rely on previous results on the evolution of the CRISPR arrays, which led to the ordered independent loss model, introduced by Kupczok and Bollback (2013). When focusing on the space


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Immersify is a virtual reality platform consisting of hardware and software whose primary goal is to provide a level of immersion for a user that current platforms do not provide. This is accomplished through the use of accelerometers, an HMD, and an API to allow for simple interfacing.
Some applications of Immersify include the following:
- Compatability with any game that uses a keyboard and mouse for input
- Simulations based on user movement
- Virtual reality games
Further details can be found here.
Watch the Immersify video below to see Immersify in action!


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All > Technology > Search > SEO / Search Marketing
- Server Side Includes. Used (for example) to add dynamically generated content to a web page.
I-Search Digest - Cite This Source - This Definition
- Server Side Includes are a way to call portions of a page in from another page. SSI makes it easier to update websites. To use a server side include you have to follow one of the conditions: end file names in a.shtml or.shtm extension use PHP or some other language which makes it easy to include files via that programming language change your.htaccess file to make.html or.htm files be processed as though they were.shtml files. The code to create a server side include looks like this:
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- Dedicated Server, DNS, HTTP, IP Address, server, Virtual Domain, virtual server


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The Cycle of Poverty
Memphis is an urbanized, densely populated city of approximately 651,000. It is the second most populated city in Tennessee with 25.1% of residents living below the poverty line. The overall crime rate in 2020 was 15,287.2 reported incidents per 100,000 people. Additionally, the Memphis workforce is among the nation's poorest and lowest skilled, driving the area's high poverty and unemployment rates.
With a violent crime rate of 2,395 crimes per 100,000 people and about 332 murders in 2020, Memphis is one of the most violent cities in America. The violent crime rate in Memphis is 180% higher than the TN average and 350% higher than the national average.
Soaring Prison Population
The Shelby County Division of Corrections releases approximately 6,000 returning citizens back to Memphis and Shelby County communities each year, many of whom served time for felony convictions. Shelby County (which includes the City of Memphis) sends more adult felons to state prisons or local jail than any other county in the state (2,400 in FY2014) and is the county of conviction for the greatest number of felon inmates (nearly 5,200 in FY2014).
These circumstances result in a relatively high rate of recidivism (re-arrest, re-conviction, or return to prison within three years) approximately 27.9% over a three year period (2018-2020). The Hope 2 Hire program wants to change those statistics by providing the opportunity for inmates to receive in-demand employment training, life skills to manage work and family stressors, and to reenter their communities successfully with support and stability.
A Call to Action
Community members became aware of these dramatic statistics and wanted to provide new pathways for ex-felons to return to their communities as productive citizens. They brought together partners who could help develop and implement these new career paths for those incarcerated at the Shelby County Division of Corrections. They secured funding for the new program, and Hope 2 Hire was born.
By addressing the participant's criminogenic as well as job readiness needs, directing clients towards jobs within demand sectors, providing them with mentoring, and linking them to relevant education providers, the Hope 2 Hire program aims to dramatically improve long-term employment and reduce recidivism in Memphis and Shelby County's reentry population.


Specifications Explained: NI DSA & SC Express DAQ
The specification manuals for NI Dynamic Signal Acquisition (DSA) & NI SC Express Data Acquisition (DAQ) devices and modules provide the technical details necessary to determine or choose which DAQ device or module is best suited for your application, and as a reference to validate device or module performance during system development. This document provides definitions of the terminology used, in a glossary format, to illustrate the importance and relevance of each specification.
This guide is broken up into the same sections as most NI specifications manuals. Terms and definitions below are listed in alphabetical order and may occur in a different order in the specification manuals. This guide exclusively applies to 44xx (DSA) and 43xx (SC Express) DAQ devices and modules. Other NI product families such as Multifunction I/O (MIO) DAQ, cDAQ and cRIO Chassis and Controllers, 91xx, 92xx, 94xx C Series Modules, Multifunction RIO 78xx R Series, Digital Multimeters, Scopes/Digitizers and other instruments may use different terminology or methods to derive specifications and as such, this guide should not be used as a reference for devices and modules other than those in the DSA and SC Express DAQ families.
Understanding Specification Terminology
First, it is important to note the categorical difference between various specifications. NI defines the capabilities and performance of its Test & Measurement instruments as either Specifications, Typical Specifications, and Characteristic or Supplemental Specifications. See your devices' specifications manual for more details on which specifications are warranted or typical.
 - Specifications characterize the warranted performance of the instrument within the recommended calibration interval and under the stated operating conditions.
 - Typical Specifications are specifications met by the majority of the instruments within the recommended calibration interval and under the stated operating conditions. Typical specifications are not warranted.
 - Characteristic or Supplemental Specifications describe basic functions and attributes of the instrument established by design or during development and not evaluated during Verification or Adjustment. They provide information that is relevant for the adequate use of the instrument that is not included in the previous definitions.
Analog Input Specifications
NI DSA and SC Express devices and modules typically only have analog input or analog output systems. There are specifications unique to DSA or SC Express, but also some specifications which apply to both. This section is organized in three sections to cover the common specifications, DSA analog input specific, and SC Express analog input specific.
Common Analog Input Specifications
Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) Type
Successive Approximation Register (SAR)
An ADC which converts an analog signal into a discrete digital representation by using a binary search to match a created voltage to the provided signal voltage.
An ADC architecture consisting of a 1-bit ADC and filtering circuitry which over-samples the input signal and performs noise-shaping to achieve a high-resolution digital output.
Oversample Rate
This terminology applies only to modules with delta-sigma ADCs. Delta-sigma ADCs use sample rates that are large multiples, such as 128 times the Nyquist rate for a given signal. For example, to sample a 25 kHz signal, a sample rate greater than the Nyquist rate (that is above 50 kHz) would be sufficient. However, a delta-sigma ADC using an oversample rate of 128 times, samples the signal at 6 MHz. This approach has several benefits, such as better anti-aliasing and higher resolution.
The oversampled data is processed by a digital filter within the ADC before the data is made available as an output. Since it takes a non-zero amount of time for the oversampled data to be processed by the digital filter, the output data rate is always lower than the oversample rate. The output data rate equals to the oversample rate divided by the ADC decimation ratio.
ADC Resolution
Resolution is the smallest amount of input signal change that a device or sensor can detect. The number of bits used to represent an analog signal determines the resolution of the ADC.
The NI PXIe-4300 is a 16-bit device, which means that lowest amplitude change that can be detected on the ±5 V range is 0.152 mV. On the ± 0.1 V range, this value is 3.05 µV.
This specification will state what frequencies are available to be used as the timebase frequency.
Specified typically in ppm, this specifies how far from the listed frequency the actual timebase frequency can be. This specification is subject to the device's cal interval spec.
This will state what external routes are available to be used as external timebases.
Reference Clock
Locking Frequencies
Typically shown in a table, this will show based on the reference signal provided what are valid locking frequencies for reference clock synchronization.
This will display what are valid reference clock sources for the device. This will typically consist of the onboard clock and the chassis backplane clock.
Filter Group Delay (ADC Filter Delay)
Analog Delay
This filter delay is the result of the signal passing through an analog filter on the device. The values of this will vary based on the range/gain being used on the device.
Digital Filter Delay
 Uncompensated Group Delay
This filter delay is the result of the following: analog filter delay, buffered mode digital filter, or hardware-timed single point mode filter. This delay is not compensated for when synchronizing and will need to be accounted for to not see a phase shift in the data.
Compensated Group Delay
This filter delay is the result of the anti-aliasing filter working in a bufered mode. When synchronized with other hardware this delay will be automatically compensated for.
Base Filter Group Delay
This delay is of a result of the signal passing through the digital anti-aliasing filter on the device. It is a partial component of the Compensated Group Delay spec, and is determined by the input frequency provided to the module.
Variable Filter Group Delay
This delay is of a result of the signal passing through the digital anti-aliasing filter on the device. It is a partial component of the Compensated Group Delay spec and is determined by the sample rate currently being used on the module.
Bandwidth/ Alias Rejection
Passband/ Alias-Free Bandwidth
The passband/Alias-Free Bandwidth is the defined as the frequency range starting at DC to the point where the anti-aliasing filter reaches its' -0.1 dB point. This range is where the signal being measured should exist to get a proper measurement
The PXIe-4464 lists its Alias-free bandwidth (BW) (passband) as "DC to 0.454 * fs" meaning from DC to 0.45 4 times your sample frequency will be the passband for your current measurement
Stopband/Alias Rejection
The stopband/alias rejection is defined by 2 parts, an attenuation or rejection spec as well as a frequency spec. The attenuation/rejection defines the minimum amount of attenuation that will be applied to the signal, while the frequency determines where the starting point for that attenuation will occur.
The specification for the PXIe-4330 is shown below.
For the PXIe-4330 this means that signals found at a frequency of 0.55 times the sample frequency will see an attenuation of 100 dB from the original signal.
Minimum Frequency for Alias Hole
The delta-sigma ADCs on devices include an oversampled architecture and sharp digital filters with cut-off frequencies that track the sampling rate. Due to how the digital filter is designed inside of the ADC, there becomes a small hole, where in theory aliases could be seen, at larger frequencies.
Rejection at Alias Hole
To combat the alias holes left by the ADC an analog fixed frequency filter is applied to high frequency components along the analog path. This specifies what rejection those high frequency components will see.
Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR)
When the same signal is seen on the positive and negative inputs of an amplifier, the CMRR specifies how much of this signal is rejected from the final output (typically measured in dB). An ideal amplifier will remove 100% of the common mode signal, but this is not achievable in implementation.
The NI PXIe-4300 has a CMRR of 100 dB for the 5 V range. This means that it will attenuate common mode voltages by 100,000x. If the signal being measured is a 5 Vpk sine wave, and the offset or common voltage between the positive and negative inputs is 5 VDC, the final output will reject or attenuate the 5 VDC input to 5 µV. CMRR is not included in accuracy derivations and should be accounted for separately if the signal measured contains common mode voltages.
The measure of how much a signal on one channel can couple onto, or affect, an adjacent channel. Crosstalk exists any time an amplitude-varying signal is present on a wire or PCB trace that is physically close to another wire or PCB trace.
The NI PXIe-4464 has a crosstalk specification of -95 dB for adjacent channels and -125 dB for non-adjacent channels when using its' -10 dB Gain range. This means that channel ai2 will have a crosstalk specification of -95 dB between channels ai1 and ai3, and a crosstalk specification of -125 dB to all other ai channels.
Some modules such as the NI 4461 and NI 4464 support both DC and AC coupled modes. When DC coupling mode is selected, any DC offset in the source signal is passed on to the ADC. When AC


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In an organization, human resources have a crucial role to determine the achievement of organizational goals. Therefore, this study aims to determine the empowerment of human resources personnel at the Regional Employment Board of Central South Sumatra Province. The method used is descriptive-quantitative method. To obtain the data in forming a generalization, a number of samples and informants were used. The results shows that the empowerment of human resources personnel at the Regional Employment Board of Central South Sumatra Province is categorized 'Good', in which the average percentage score of all aspects are being reviewed as 77.42%. Nevertheless, there is still an aspect that needs to be noted that is the value of leadership, particularly leader's justice in making decisions about the provision of learning tasks that should be more objective.
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This essay reflects on queer environmental ethics by delving into the artistic practice of the photographer David Benjamin Sherry (born 1974). In his series "Climate Vortex Sutra" (2014), consisting of 31 photographs, geological phenomena such as rock formations and panoramic landscape photography of national parks of the American West are presented next to photographs of animals and human beings. The combination of different subjects together with the hyperreal color and saturation act as a performative strategy in the process of reception that entails anticipatory and transformative potentialities, thus empowering my ecologically queer reading. With this oppositional reading strategy, I want to put queer studies and art history into dialogue with environmental studies to address the following question: To what extent does Climate Vortex Sutra deal not only with questions of climate change and environmental destruction but also with the heteronormative history of American landscape photography? I argue it is through the strategic act of resignification that Sherry's photographs intervene in the Western American landscape tradition along with its androand heterocentric power relations between gender, sexuality, desire, and nature. In addition, "Climate Vortex Sutra" can be read a 'silent protest' against climate change in and environmental destruction of America's Western national parks. Equipped with an 'eco-queer sensibility,' Sherry's photographs ask for environmental ethics in which agency is understood as a product of (inter-)connectivity between humans, animals, and other (non-human and non-animal) materiality.
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 - Jeremy Topaz
 I agree. But what difference does it make when going through the train when it is not moving, yet, you want to guarantee you do not want to miss the train?
 - Andrew
 1. Because the passages between cars are slippery when wet. If I had written a rule for liability reasons, I certainly don't think I'd want to have included a specific exemption that might allow someone to slip and fall onto the roadbed. (While walking between cars is a lot safer on a stopped train is a lot safer than walking between cars on a moving train, it's still nowhere near as safe as walking along the platform.)
 2. Because the train starts moving with a jolt, and anybody who had been walking between cars assuming that the train wasn't going to move could slip and fall when it starts moving unexpectedly (perhaps he didn't notice the announcement, or perhaps the PA wasn't working in the car he was in when the announcement was made). Again, if I had written a rule for liability reasons, I don't want to have included a specific exemption that might allow someone to slip and fall onto the roadbed.
 3. Because there's no need to complicate the rule with exemptions. If you walk along the platform and board the train as soon as the bell rings, you won't miss the train, and you may have made it father down the train because you didn't have to allow down to open each of the doors.
 Personally, I would have preferred if passage between cars had remained permitted, along with a PR campaign demonstrating how to do so safely – by holding on to the grab irons. I cringe when I see people walking between cars (even while the train is stopped!) without holding onto anything. But it's certainly not unusual for a subway system to ban passage between cars – come to think of it, off the top of my head, I can't think of a single system without open gangways that permits it.
 - Allan Rosen
 If walking between cars is so dangerous, why was it allowed for over 90 years without any problems? And people used to do it all the time. The fact is that it is only dangerous if you are also doing something else you shoudn't be doing, like drinking or doing acrobatics between cars.
 It's like when we were in elementary school. One student does something dumb and the entire class is punished.
 As far as comlpicating the rule with exemptions, that is utterly ridiculous. Laws have exemptions all the time and they work just fine. It makes sense to tailor laws to the specific circumstances. Why ban a left turn at all times if a problem only exists during certain hours?
 There you go again defending the MTA.
 - Andrew
 As I said yesterday: "I would have preferred if passage between cars had remained permitted, along with a PR campaign demonstrating how to do so safely." I don't like the rule. But I can certainly understand why it exists. In a word: liability.
 Still awaiting your explanation of why you prefer to walk between cars at a terminal rather than walking along the platform until the bell rings, which is safer, faster, and easier.
 - Allan Rosen
 How much time do you have from the time the bell rings until the doors close?
 - Andrew
 If the conductor's in the cab and ready to go and waiting for the lights, I'd guess probably about 10-15 seconds, as an absolute minimum, but usually he isn't quite so ready to pounce on it. And if you're in the front half of the train, you get a few extra seconds, since the conductor always closes the rear section before the front section.
 If you're (apparently) so concerned about missing the train even where you can hear the bell and where the conductor can see you walking along the platform edge, why aren't you concerned about finding yourself unexpectedly between cars (where you can't hear the bell and where the conductor can't see you) when the train jolts forward?
 - Allan Rosen
 You can always hear the chimes when the doors close so you know the train is about to move and if you are holding on with both hands, the jolt poses no danger anyway.
 I have been riding trains for 60 years and never heard a bell ring before the doors close. I wonder how many others besides you know about it and if it is loud enough for everyone to hear.
 - Andrew
 As I said yesterday (in a different context), you learn something new every day. I've been trying to tell you about this since yesterday, but you've been so busy criticizing me that it apparently took you three posts to notice. That you've never noticed them in all this time is telling, but I'm glad I could save you $75.
 According to this post, green starting lights – and I assume bells to go with them – have been around since the mid-1980's. As far as I know, every regular terminal has them (except for some reason on the 42nd Street shuttle, where the countdown clock hitting 0 seems to serve as a substitute), although some short-turn locations and temporary (GO) terminals may not.
 The bell is typically quite loud, and regular riders at terminals seem to know exactly what it means. (As I said, even the pigeons know about it.) Listen for it when you're next at Brighton Beach.
 - Allan Rosen
 That explains some things. I used Utica Avenue Eastern Parkway everyday between 1967 and 1977, before they were instituted, and Brighton Beach 50% of the time between 1978 and 1995. So it was in effect for only about 10 of the almost 30 years I regularly used a terminal station.
 As for saving me money, you have saved me none since I just enter the first car since the ban was instituted. You maybe will save me a few minutes, which doesn't mean that much to someone not going to work or school.
 - Allan Rosen
 I have probably heard the bell. Just never knew what it meant. You probably also have a reason to explain why the MTA wouldn't want to publicize what it means to give the riders a slight advantage.
 - Andrew
 You don't think there's already information overload around the subway system, and now you want more information posted on something of relevance to a small fraction of riders (only those who board at terminals), of whom most regular riders figure it out on their own, and which is not critical information for anyone?
 You're entitled to your opinion, but I personally don't think that's a good idea.
 The system exists for dispatching purposes. It's not a secret (it's even been mentioned in the Times), and riders who find it useful can take advantage of it. Do you also think that the MTA should post public notices if the starting bell system isn't in use for some reason, with trains being dispatched in another fashion?
 - Allan Rosen
 There is no information overload around the subway system. If anything, the postings for reroutes isn't widespread enough as others have pointed out with crucial information missing or wrong in certain cases.
 And who said the information needs to be posted everywhere? A small sign at each end of important terminal stations near the stairway entrance to the platform is all that would be necessary. it might not be noticed the first time, but regular station users will eventually see it. It does not have to be a huge sign.
 But naturally, as I thought, you would find a reason to side with the MTA. And if the bell isn't in use at times, you think it is still a good idea to walk along the platform and possibly miss your train?
 - Andrew
 There is no information overload around the subway system.
 Regular riders manage to figure it out just fine without the clutter of yet another sign. Just because you never noticed it doesn't mean that nobody else does.
 - Andrew
 Ah, so you were commenting on something that you haven't had personal experience with in 19 years, while stubbornly resisting new information that might have been relevant. Got it.
 - Allan Rosen
 No, that is not what I said.
 I still use Brighton Beach station but not on a daily basis. With the tone of your comments, such as this one, you have the nerve to wonder why I am so "busy criticizing you".
 - Subway Stinker
 Sorry Allan but Liability is more of a problem in recent years than 90 years ago. We have become a much more litigious society than in the earlier part of the 20th century, and our runaway juries find for even the most careless and blameworthy plaintiffs. In your heart, you know I am right.
 - Allan Rosen
 Yes, you are correct, but there is also the possibility of better education notifying passengers how to safely cross between cars. And juries only rule for the plaintiff if negligence can be proven.
 As I stated elsewhere, do you also believe we should spend millions to encase each subway station to eliminate the possibility of falling onto the platform because some passengers stand too close to the edge of the platform or lean over to see if a train is coming? That would also reduce liability.
 I think there are better ways to spend limited resources.


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In some cases users may find it useful to show the x axis for just a portion of the plot, so by default Grapher does not clip the plot to the axis limits. The plot can easily be clipped to the axis limits by following these steps:
- Select the plot in the Object Manager.
- Click on the Data Limits tab in the Property Manager.
- In the Clipping section, click on None in the X minimum field and select Axis from the dropdown list.
- Repeat step 3 for the X maximum field, if desired.
The axes limits will automatically update to the clipping limits and the plot will adjust to only show the portion that is within those limits.
If this is something you will be doing often and you don't wish to change the clipping individually each time, you can update the default settings by:
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Reduce the NCAA's Power
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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) functions as a cartel. One of the most significant ways to check the powers of the NCAA is to form a body of composed university presidents from each conference and division, former college student-athletes, and professional coaches to vote to approve, modify, and/or reject rules and decisions rendered by the NCAA. Essentially, this new body would have line-item veto power over the NCAA. For rules and decisions of the NCAA to be vetoed, this new body would have to arrive at a two-thirds majority agreement. By creating this new governing body, the NCAA's current absolute power would be eliminated. Although this is not a panacea to the problems in intercollegiate athletics, it does provide critical oversight for the NCAA.
A governing body with real oversight powers over the NCAA is needed. When the NCAA recently evinced that it cannot abide by its own rules during the investigation of the University of Miami, no substantive consequences ensued. The reason why no consequences followed for the organization is there's no oversight body in place to address the NCAA.
The NCAA constantly produces rules and decisions that aren't beneficial to student-athletes and the schools they attend. Although the NCAA markets itself as a zealous advocate for student-athletes, the organization's marketing is completely phony. If the NCAA was serious about being an advocate for student-athletes, then it would supply student-athletes with all the resources they need to be successful academically and would allow student-athletes to receive stipends.
Higher education administrators, students, student-athletes, fans, alumni, and policymakers must federate to call for an oversight body for the NCAA. An oversight body for the NCAA would help to improve phenomena in intercollegiate athletics and significantly benefit student-athletes and the schools they attend.
If you care about student-athletes and reforming intercollegiate athletics, then you will join the effort to institute a new oversight body for the NCAA.
Antonio Maurice Daniels
University of Wisconsin-Madison


density of individuals in an old growth forest in Buncombe Co. to be around 0.04 salamanders/m2 of forest floor habitat.
General Ecology
Community Ecology: Plethodon yonahlossee often coexists locally with one or more members of either the P. glutinosus or P. jordani complex, as well as with other salamander species that feed on the forest floor (Hicks and Pearson 2003, Petranka and Murray 2001). The large Plethodon species appear to have similar lifestyles and diets, but none seem capable of competitively excluding P. yonahlossee from local communities. Experimental studies of interactions between these species are needed to better understand factors that organize these diverse southern Appalachian salamander communities.
Adverse Environmental Impacts
Status in North Carolina
NHP State Rank: S4
Global Rank: G4
Environmental Threats: Deforestation and urbanization are the greatest threats to local populations. However, most populations are found in national forests or other public lands and are reasonably well-protected from intensive timber-harvesting practices and habitat fragmentation.
Status Comments: The Yonahlossee Salamander can be locally abundant in optimal habitats, but is generally less abundant than other large Plethodon species (Hicks and Pearson 2003, Petranka and Murray 2001). It is a southern Appalachian endemic has a rather narrow range and future monitoring of populations is warranted.
Stewardship: Local populations are best maintained by having large tracts of mature deciduous forest.
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Merging nature with advanced, man-made technology, my proposal uses the living trees as structural and sustainable columns.
The willow tree columns are able to adapt to the 21st Century challenges, such as flooding threats and non-renewable building resources, being able to sustain light-weight structures when reaching full grown maturity.
Living trees can take up to 45% dead load over their own weight without breaking, Given the trees have quite an unique growing pattern and there are unpredictable factors influencing their health, a 15% overload is regarded as a safety figure. (according to tree-house building regulations). Hence, adding an extra 15% to the tree weight results in 1.364 tonnes per tree- actual load that can be supported by the living structure.
A proposed living tree column, however, is to be formed of 19 trees, which means that the column's overall's weight is around 25.91 tonnes on its own. This is based on a mature living willow tree of 20 inch trunk width and 36 feet tall weights approximately
The column is to feature a temporary scaffolding structure that supports the rings beams on which the trees shall be fixed to. For the first 10 years( minimum), the temporary structure is expected to take the building load until the trees merge into a single, strong organism, able to take the lead themselves and support the building load.Using living trees to form structural columns might the future of using timber in architecture, having these structures that can adapt to particular climates and building surroundings. In addition, the living trees are approximately 3x stronger than cut wood. This way, the construction is simplified and improved at the same time. On top of that, the carbon emission is reduced due to less processing and increased oxygen production.
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How do scissor jacks lift cars?
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There are two main kinds of car jack: those operated by screw and those operated by hydraulics. For standard road vehicles, the screw type is most common, often coming in the form of a scissor jack. Their popularity is a result of their ability to generate a great mechanical advantage – ie a large force amplification – from a manually operated arm tool.
These jacks work by using a two-piece mechanism – similar to those found on extending bathroom mirrors – in partnership with a self-locking central screw. Combined, these elements not only enable a vehicle to be lifted through the extension of the scissor mechanism, but also to be held in place by the resistive force of the screw, which without the jack would instantly collapse.
The central screw is also how the jack is operated, with an end-mounted circular ring designed to accept a large Allen key-shaped metal arm. When inserted and turned clockwise this arm drives the screw through the scissor mechanism's central pivot points' thread, elongating the jack and, thus, raising the vehicle. In contrast, rotating the screw counter-clockwise unthreads the screw, shortening the jack and, in turn, lowering the car to the ground.
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