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Top 3 Children's Cartoons That Were Featured in Christian Video 'Deception of a Generation'
What Animated Cartoons Mean
Animated cartoons have gone a long way since their early times when black, white, and shades of gray were the only color schemes and virtually all the characters had "pie eyes."
In a cartoon, many animals, items, or even extraterrestrial beings talk. To make things great for the mostly per-adolescent audience, most characters of the former category come in anthropomorphic forms - some of them wear at least one article of human clothing. (A good example of this is Donald Duck, who wears a blue sailor's shirt and hat.) Some animals even walk like humans and literally do human things.
Cartoons in their proper, well-known styles defy the laws of physics ("wild takes") by having their protagonists stand on mid-air until they look down to fall or having them jump a high height when scared.
Which Children's Cartoons Deceive Their Christian Audiences?
Christians (the fundamental, evangelical ones) often limit children to which cartoons are safe for them to watch and which are detrimental to their Godly values. For the latter, the ones that have the most occultic influence often includes either magic spells, witches, crystal balls, and other things that they consider "occultic." A good cartoon, they would describe, must have good Christian values and Godly influence among its audience.
In the 1986 Christian video, Deception of a Generation, Pastor Gary Greenwald examines the influence of the dark side of certain children's cartoons. Based on the book Turmoil in the Toy Box (whose author, Phil Phillips co-stars in the video), this video makes parents reconsider having their progeny watch them. Here are three featured cartoon series in which Greenwald and Phillips deem them occultic.
Most fundamentalist Christians describe Scooby-Doo as a Satanic cartoon.
Most fundamentalist Christians describe Scooby-Doo as a Satanic cartoon.
#1: The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo (1985)
How can the lovable Great Dane Scooby-Doo provide a Satanic influence on children?
Greenwald shows the viewers a few excerpts from an episode of The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo ("When You Witch Upon A Star," the eighth episode). In the first one, Vincent Van Ghoul sends the titular protagonist, his nephew Scrappy-Doo, the child con-artist Flim-Flam, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, and Daphne Ann Blake to retrieve the spell book from three witches, the Brewster Sisters.
Van Ghoul sends himself to the Zone of Eternal Evil to pursue the evil mist (the demon Marcella, who escaped the Chest of Demons) via a crystal ball. In another set of excerpts, Van Ghoul meets Marcella, who came to the Evil Zone via "spectral wind." She refreshes his memory by explaining that to haunt the earth, her sisters must make a brew at Stonehenge and chant Spell 13 from the Book of Spells.
Meanwhile, the witches stir a brew to prepare themselves to chant the spell as the remaining five protagonists watch and devise a plan to stop them.
Greenwald and Phillips noted the occultic paraphernalia and actions depicted in the cartoon, including the symbolic Chest of Demons. But Landover Baptist Church digs deeper in it as well as in the other cartoons of the Scooby-Doo franchise, especially with the characters. They claim that Shaggy is a drug addict because he is constantly hungry and always scared and suggestively believes that Scooby is talking to him.
The same holds true with Scrappy, who is also a "talking dog." (Of course, the "needle marks" on his arm are actually his hairs.) They also even view Daphne as a prostitute wearing skimpy clothing, although she wears a sleeved jumpsuit with long pants in plenty of episodes in the series.
If Van Ghoul is a blatant archetype for an occultic warlock, his friend Flim-Flam is a sugar-and-cinnamon-coated magician. He communicates with his friend via crystal ball most of the time, uses a magic potion called the "Lotsa Luck Joy Juice," and cracks a magic whip to make it snow outside Scooby-Doo's parents' house.
To followers of fundamentalist Christianity like Greenwald and Phillips, a seemingly enjoyable Hanna-Barbera cartoon like The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo is spiritually hazardous to children's minds.
#2: The Smurfs (1981)
Another (shudder) Hanna-Barbera cartoon series, The Smurfs is seemingly safe for children. But to Greenwald and Phillips, they are practically zombies with a cute exterior. (They claim that when someone dies, his face turns blue and his lips turn black, but the latter that the Smurfs have are lipless mouths.)
Greenwald and Phillips falsely depict the only female of their kind, Smurfette, as a transsexual because she was magically transformed from a male to a female. They suggest viewers that most characters are homosexual because they to them, they are wholly males.
Phillips explains the real occult in the cartoon. Papa Smurf solves problems by casting magical spells, even seemingly (to them) using the word Beelzebub many times. (Beelzebub is a demon and a Hell prince.)
At one episode, the villain Gargamel drew a five-pointed star on the ground (a pentagram), lit candles at each point, and danced in it while chanting a magical spell. Then, a book opens and gives him the powers needed to levitate off the ground and (unsuccessfully) destroy the Smurfs.
Greenwald and Phillips suggest the question: why would Hanna-Barbera put LGBT influences as well as witchcraft in a seemingly harmless cartoon?
To some Christians, Grumpy Bear's attitude reflects on how occultic he is just like the other Care Bears.
#3: All the Media of the Care Bears Franchise!
Cute and cuddly, the Care Bears are multicolored bears who turn a callous, coldhearted person into a caring, amicable being. As well as warding off evil, they teach the world's population how to be civilized and live in harmony with one another. Their secret: the powers in their abdomens, particularly their "Care Bear Stare." (The Care Bear Cousins are non-bear animal species who do the same things as their counterparts do.)
The rays of color and light emitting from the bears' stomachs make Greenwald and Phillips deem the entire Care Bears franchise as an occultic one. The same thing holds true for the children turning to the bears when they have a problem instead of asking their parents or praying to God to rectify it.
In the first movie of the franchise, an evil spirit tempts the boy Nicholas to open a spell book and chant magic spells for gaining friends. The two pastors conclude that even a cartoon with super-cute protagonists can negatively influence a child in terms of religion.
My Final Words on the List
I grew up watching the cartoons and yet my parents raised me in a Roman Catholic household, making me practice their religion. They approve of watching any Scooby-Doo cartoon and buying Care Bears merchandise, even though Greenwald and Phillips deemed them as evil.
If you are a fundamentalist Christian, you may be likely to watch the whole tape (and read the whole book in which it is based on) and start to believe what the pastors say. Then, you would ask your children to clear out the houses of the videos and toys and replace them with wholesome media franchises (like video series of cartoons with blatant Biblical allusions and their spin-off toys).
For me, I watched those cartoons in childhood, and they didn't bother me spiritually.
Those experiences all boil down to this: parents decide which cartoons are appropriate or not. So, let them glean out toons they feel are potentially and/or morally harmful to their kids and allow them to watch what's wholesome. It doesn't matter if they are Christian, Muslim, or other religion.
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What Do You Think of the List?
N B Yomi from Dallas, TX on June 20, 2016:
Despite my Christian beliefs, this crap drove me up a wall as a kid when they were spouting how Pokemon and Harry Potter were Satanic... Because to me, they were works of fiction and nothing more. But now as a 27 year old adult, crap like this makes me "LOL." Especially with how laughably wild these accusations are. I mean calling Shaggy a drug addict and Daphane a prostitute, WTF? Then accusing Smirfette of being a transexual... I mean screw the fact that she's aconstruct of Gargamel to lure the smurfs into his clutches... She's dude who became a chick.
But humor asde, this bugs me a little. Mainly because you'll note how they leave ou the facts to pray on the ignorant masses. The Devil last I checked does the same thing, and given that I've played around with the concept of "corrupt christians," in a stoy I wrote ten years ago, I tend to question if crap like this was for good or ill.
LaZeric Freeman from Hammond on May 02, 2014:
I think I remember reading a book version of this video. And I get the well meaning intentions behind it, but when you look at some of these shows and compare them to what's offered now on Cartoon Network, a revised edition definitely should be produced.
As for Smurfette, if I remember, she


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Water ice plants when the top few inches of soil are dry.
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Ice Plant Watering Tips
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How to Create a User Registration Page in Elementor (Without Add-on)
If you want to create a user-generated site with WordPress+Elementor or other site types that allow user registration, the very crucial thing you need to provide is the user registration page. Elementor has no default widget to add a user registration form to a page, but you can add one using the Form widget with a little trick. We will cover it shortly in this article.
Since the Form widget is only available on the Elementor Pro, you need to upgrade your Elementor to the pro version if you haven't done so. Read the differences between Elementor free vs Elementor Pro.
How to Create a User Registration Form in Elementor
Elementor has no default widget to add a user registration form. But, — as mentioned earlier — you can create a user registration using form the Form widget with a little trick. There are two components you will need:
 - The user registration form itself
 - PHP script to add a function to add a new user
Before getting started, we assume that you have been using Elementor for a quite while and have ever created a form using the Form widget before. If you are new to Elementor, you can read the beginners' guide we have written to learn how to use Elementor.
Once you are ready, follow the steps below to start creating a user registration page in Elementor.
Step 1: Create the User Registration Form
First off, create a new page and edit with Elementor. Of course, you can also edit an existing page. On the Elementor editor, add the Form widget to the canvas area by dragging it from the left panel.
Go to the left panel to customize the form. The first option block you need to open is the Form Fields block under the Content tab. The registration form we will create consists of 5 fields as follows:
FieldField TypeLabel
First NameTextFirst Name
Last NameTextLast Name
Username (required)TextUsername
Email (required)EmailEmail
Password (required)PasswordPassword
Form name: Create New User
A crucial thing to note. Make sure to use the field labels precisely the same as the ones on the table above, including the uppercase and lowercase as they will be used as the variables on the PHP script we will use. Also make sure to give your form a name. Again, make sure to use precisely the same name (including the uppercase and lowercase) as the one we use in this example ("Create New User" in this case). Here is the example of the form we created.
Once done setting the form fields, open the Action After Submit block. Since you want to create a user registration form, you can set the action to Redirect.
On the Redirect block, paste the URL where you want your users to be directed after they successfully created a new user. For instance, you can redirect them to the login page of your website.
Open the Additional Options block and enable the Custom Message option. You can replace the Success Message with something like "The user was created."
Your form is now ready. You can publish the page once you are done editing it.
Step 2: Add a New Function to Add a New User
Here is the PHP script to add a new function to add a new user on your WordPress site.
add_action( 'elementor_pro/forms/new_record', 'thewpchannel_elementor_form_create_new_user' , 10, 2 );
function thewpchannel_elementor_form_create_new_user($record,$ajax_handler)
{
 $form_name = $record->get_form_settings('form_name');
 //Check that the form is the "create new user form" if not - stop and return;
 if ('Create New User' !== $form_name) {
 return;
 }
 $form_data = $record->get_formatted_data();
 $username=$form_data['Username']; //Get the value of the input with the label "User Name"
 $password = $form_data['Password']; //Get the value of the input with the label "Password"
 $email=$form_data['Email']; //Get the value of the input with the label "Email"
 $user = wp_create_user($username,$password,$email); // Create a new user, on success return the user_id no failure return an error object
 if (is_wp_error($user)){ // if there was an error creating a new user
 $ajax_handler->add_error_message("Failed to create new user: ".$user->get_error_message()); //add the message
 $ajax_handler->is_success = false;
 return;
 }
 $first_name=$form_data["First Name"]; //Get the value of the input with the label "First Name"
 $last_name=$form_data["Last Name"]; //Get the value of the input with the label "Last Name"
 wp_update_user(array("ID"=>$user,"first_name"=>$first_name,"last_name"=>$last_name)); // Update the user with the first name and last name
}
You can place the code above to the functions.php file of your theme. To do so, go to Appearance -> Theme Editor on your WordPress dashboard. Click the functions.php file on the right panel to edit it and paste the PHP script above to the and section of the functions.php file. Here is the example of the placement.
Click the Update File button beneath the editor to update the functions.php file.
Potential Errors
After your users have successfully created a new account, chances are they won't be able to access the WordPress dashboard even if they have successfully logged in. If you experience this issue, try to change the role of the user to Contributor or the higher role (Author or Editor). To do so, go to Users -> All Users. Hover your mouse over a user you want to change her/his role and click the Edit link.
Scroll down to the Role option and select a new role from the dropdown menu. Cick the Update User button on the bottom to apply the new change.
If you want every newly registered user to have a Contributor role, you can set it (the Contributor role) as a default role. To do so, go to Settings -> General. Scroll down to the New User Default Role option and select a default role you want from the dropdown menu. Don't forget to click the Save Changes button on the bottom to apply the new change.
If you keep wanting new users to have a Subscriber role and want to allow them to access the WordPress dashboard, you can try to fix the issue by temporarily deactivating the active plugins and reactivate them one by one until you see which plugin causes the issue.
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25 thoughts on "How to Create a User Registration Page in Elementor (Without Add-on)"
 1. Hi,
 Thanks.
 How do I get notifications when new user register.
 I don't receive anything…
 I try with wp_new_user_notification($user_id, null, 'admin'); but get nothing.
 Thanks in advance
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 2. While the instructions worked perfectly, I recommend using JetEngine for a simpler solution. It is a smart solution to create a dynamic website with Elementor
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 - The JetEngine Form module is now a legacy. Crocoblock decided to build a dedicated form builder plugin called JetFormBuilder. Essential Addons from WPDeveloper is a better alternative for a simpler solution.
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 3. With this article you saved me 200$ of plugins like uncanny automator, when I just add these two lines of codes and it works like a charm!
 I'd suggest the newbies add this code through the plugin "Code Snippets".
 Luca
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 4. Hi, do you have any ideas for how to do a password field validation? I just want the password to have to be at least 12 characters. Using this code you've provided (which, by the way, is a HUGE help, thank you), a password of any length (even 1 character) is accepted which isn't ideal.
 Here is the page on it from Elementor, but I'm not a developer and was unable to get a working version of this for the password field even after about 3 hours of trying.
 _URL_
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 - Hi,
 You can add the following snippet to the code, just underneath the password variable (denoted by $password)
 if ( strlen($password) add_error_message("The password length should be bigger than 12 characters"; //add the message
 $ajax_handler->is_success = false;
 return;
 }
 I haven't tested it, so let me know if this works! If not I will take another look for you.
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 5. Hi,
 I used the php method.


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How the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) makes decisions on what is a medicine or medical device (borderline products).
Overview
Some products are hard to distinguish from a medicine or a medical device, for example cosmetics, food supplements or biocidal products. These products are called borderline products until their status has been decided.
MHRA determines whether a product falls within the definition of a medicine – 'medicinal product' or a medical device and provides information on whether a product is a medicine or a medical device or not.
Types of borderline products
The types of products which may fall in to the borderline category include:
 - cosmetics
 - food products, including, in particular, food supplements
 - herbal products
 - medical devices
 - biocides
 - machinery/laboratory equipment
There is also a borderline between medicinal products and medical devices. In these cases it will be the claims being made and the mode of action that will decide which regulatory regime will apply.
Borderline medicines
A medicinal product is:
 - any substance or combination of substances presented as having properties of preventing or treating disease in human beings
 - any substance or combination of substances that may be used by or administered to human beings with a view to restoring, correcting or modifying a physiological function by exerting a pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action, or making a medical diagnosis
You can find more detailed information in Regulation 2 of the Human Medicines Regulations.
Food supplements that contain familiar substances like vitamins, amino acids or minerals are generally subject to food safety and food labelling legislation rather than medicines control. You can get advice on food and cosmetics from the Trading Standards Institute.
MHRA decides whether the claims that are made or the active substance(s) present would mean that the product is regarded to be a medicinal product.
The inclusion of herbal or 'natural' ingredients does not exclude a product from being a medicinal product. MHRA takes the same factors into account when deciding the status of a product with herbal ingredients.
How we decide if a product is a medicine
MHRA decides whether a product is a medicine when:
 - the manufacturer is not sure if their product is a medicine or not, and they come to MHRA for advice
 - MHRA receives a complaint that a product is being marketed as a medicine but does not have a marketing authorisation (formerly a product licence)
We look at:
 - the claims about what the product does (explicit and implicit)
 - the pharmacological, metabolic or immunological properties of the ingredients (this includes any herbal ingredients)
 - the primary intended purpose of the product
 - whether there are any similar licensed or registered products on the market
 - how it is presented to the public through labelling, packaging, promotional literature and advertisements
See final determinations by MHRA on borderline products - October 2010 to July 2014 (PDF, 112KB, 18 pages) . Previous final determinations are available on the National Archives.
Borderline medical devices
Medical devices fall into 1 of 3 categories, as each type is governed by a different EU directive:
MHRA can give advice if you are not sure which category your device fits into.
You should not assume that if your product is considered a medical device in countries outside the EU that it will be a medical device in the EU as well.
Decisions about whether a product is a medical device are based on the stated intended purpose of the product and its mode of action.
If the product is a medical device, the principal intended action is fulfilled by physical means.
Getting advice about your product
Borderline medicines
You can find detailed advice here in our a guide to what is a medicinal product (PDF, 130KB, 24 pages) . You should read this document before contacting MHRA.
Use our borderline advice form form to request information on a medicine if you don't find the information you need in our guidance document. Email the completed form and attachments to _EMAIL_.
MHRA will only respond to enquiries about up to 6 products at a time.
Borderline medical devices
If your enquiry is about the regulatory route for a medical device you should email _EMAIL_.
Further guidance
Borderline products, drug-delivery products and medical devices incorporating, as an integral part, an ancillary medicinal substance or an ancillary human blood derivative
Borderlines between medical devices and medicinal products
Medicines borderlines
Borderline medicines and the internet
Medical products containing herbal ingredients (PDF, 32.8KB, 5 pages)
List of herbal ingredients and their reported uses (PDF, 429KB, 12 pages)
Medical device borderlines
Guidance on standalone software (including apps)
Borderlines between medical devices and other products (such as personal protective equipment, cosmetics and biocides) (PDF, 348KB, 12 pages)
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Abstract: The Good Gambler: State Regulation and Public Debates on Futures Trading in British India and Germany, _PHONE_
Debates about the legitimacy of futures trading were omnipresent in the highly integrated world economy of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. In this paper, we compare those debates in Germany and British India, two countries that were extremely diverse in their economic and political context and in the way they regulated futures trading. Germany was the first country worldwide to ban futures trading in selected commodities, while it remained largely unregulated in British India. Despite the formally different outcomes, we show that the respective debates resembled each other in many ways: in both countries futures exchanges were private organizations controlled by a small and in many ways privileged group of traders. In both countries these minorities were based on social ties and de facto controlled access to futures markets. Both groups were also faced with criticism because they were able to realize profits that a majority of people had no access to. Reviewing the debates we show that the main issue was not the legitimacy of futures trading but rather the distribution conflicts among the various interest groups that were engaged in futures trading.

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[This is Work In Progress currently. My apologies.]
Here we will discuss the most important parts of the cells-gtk GTK binding, and how cells can be used in defining cells-gtk GUIs. This minimal introduction might be sufficient to get you started. We'll see.
Cells, Cell slots, and all that...
The example from Bill Clementson's Blog is a nice starting point. Read it and come back here.
...Welcome back. Perhaps you came back with the impression that Cells is a way to manage the relationship among the values in the slots of a CLOS object. That would be good. You might also imagine that if the slots describe the state of some real world object like a motor, you could use Cells to control the object -- to orchestrate how all its parts work together toward some goal. That also would be good. Now, if that object were a GTK-based GUI... no I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's look at the basic idea of Cells, it is similar to constraint satisfaction. That is, you have values, and rules that govern the relationships among the values, and whenever the network is pushed out of a consistent state (i.e. whenever the rules no longer hold), the objective is to get it back to a consistent one by updating some values. In Bill's example, status fuelpump and temp are cells -- slots in a motor CLOS object whose values are managed by the cells constraint network. The constraint network itself might be depicted as this:
In this graph the nodes are values and edges have rules attached. The collection of edges into a node together with the rule are the cell. The green nodes are values controlled by cells and the empty nodes are regular 'unmanaged' values (such as you get by reading the value from regular CLOS slot).
Cells such as temp, which have no edges leading into them, are called 'c-input cells'. A c-input cell gives you an opportunity to push the network out of a consistent state, so that it must find another consistent state (raise the temperature, force the motor and fuel pump to stop). They are one way the network interacts with its environment. (Thinking about GUI: Part of the 'environment' of your Cells-GTK application are lisp objects, the state of which you'd like to communicate to the user.)
Another way that the cells network can interact with its environment is through c-output (or c-echo) methods. These are 'observers' of a cell that are invoked when the value of that cell is modified. They are sort of the converse of the c-input: modify a c-input value and the network reacts; when the network reacts, it can modify values outside the network with a c-output.
So what about the values inside the network -- the nodes with edges pointing into them? Observing those with c-output methods and using c-input and setf to modify them would be bad form. If you program that way, you aren't doing anything that couldn't be done without Cells. Drop Cells-GTK and go back to programming in C-based GTK or Java. The result will be that you hand back to the programmer the burden of keeping track of every change to the GUI. C-input cells are intended (small apps like Bill's aside) to be used to 'instrument' (or "put sensors on") your code. If you have a legacy code that you are building a Cells-GTK GUI for,....
Now reiterating the ideas above:
Cells provides for the declaration of several kinds of "cell slots," but for the purpose of talking about cells-gtk, we can limit the discussion to just the c-input and c-formula cells. How do you recognize what kind of cell slot is being used? Well, first we should point out that by specifying :cell nil in a defmodel slot definition, the slot defined is an ordinary CLOS slot. The rest are specified using :initform on the slot. The following defmodel defines a c-input cell, a c-formula cell and a regular CLOS slot.
(defmodel example ()
 ((control-me :initform (c-input (some-form-foo)) :accessor control-me)
 (im-computed :initform (c-formula (some-form-bar)) :accessor im-computed)
 (im-clos :cell nil :initform nil)))
 / \
 CLOS cell
 / \
 invariant variant
 / \
 input-valued formula-valued
The figure above depicts a taxonomy of cell slots. Cell slots can be categorized as invariant or variant. Variant slots can be further categorized as input-valued and formula-valued. Some definitions:
Cells and Cells-GTK
Good Cells Technique
This all may seem abstract, but it has practical value in the design of your GUI. For example, I might set the :sensitivity of a button, the :text in a label or :fraction of a progress-bar based on the presence or value of an object in another cell slot, or some relationship of cells slots described by the formula. Thus the problem of remembering "what to set when" is reduced to answering the question, "What does the state of the widget presented to the user represent about the state of the program?" The formula addresses that question directly, and is placed at the widget presenting itself.
A few notes
Cell Input, Output, and Formula-valued Cells
The above described the purpose of the input cell. There is often the complementary need to react to the change of a value. def-c-output defines a method named for a cell slot and specialied on a defmodel defining the slot (or one of its subclasses, the usual CLOS rules apply).
The def-c-output method is invoked through process of propagation of an change to an input as follows:
Each SETF gets process in order by starting from the top.
The above happens with the following guarantee: When an input changes, all dependencies (direct or indirect) are considered "stale" until they are recomputed. The guarantee ensures that no cell slot accessor will ever return a "stale" value.
Note that concerning outputs setf-ing inputs, each SETF is considered a "discrete generation" if you will. This is why all propagation to formula-valued cell dependencies has to happen before any output SETF (and why Cells has a mechanism to defer SETFs of inputs).
Family: Referencing cells throughout the defmodel hierarchy.
The defmodel macro defines a part-subpart relationship among components of the interface. The relationship is made by the :kids initarg. :kids is given a list of children. In a cells-gtk defmodel some kids might be GTKContainer (vbox, hbox, etc) -- things that in the GTK world, have kids of their own. It may be a natural coding practice in that case for the defmodel to define a fairly deep ancestory hierarchy, laying out the arrangement of widgets. (You're free to break things up wherever seem reasonable for your application). It might look like this:
(defmodel my-app (gtk-app)
 :md-name :my-app
 (list (mk-combo-box :md-name :my-combo)...))
 (list (make-instance'my-subpart))))))))
The point of the Family methods is to allow things a different places in this hierarchy (e.g. :my-combo to reference :my-app).
More will be written about this soon.
Peter Denno
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"People who have received lung transplants often have weak muscles and limited endurance due to their sedentary lifestyle before their transplant and the drugs they need to take after surgery," explains lead author Dr. Daniel Langer, a Belgian expert in respiratory diseases and rehabilitation.
Recent research by the authors showed that transplant patients often remain inactive after surgery. Up to a half also develop illnesses such as osteoporosis, high cholesterol levels and diabetes, with around 90% developing high blood pressure. It is well known that these health problems can be prevented by a physically active lifestyle.
"We were keen to explore whether an exercise training intervention would be capable of partially reversing these remaining limitations in muscle function, enabling patients to improve exercise capacity and increase their participation in daily activities."
Forty patients who had not experienced complications after single or double lung transplants were randomly allocated to two groups, with 21 patients taking part in a three-month exercise initiative and the other 19 forming the control group. Demographics for both groups, who had an average age of 59, were similar.
Patients in the intervention group exercised three times a week following their discharge from hospital, with each session lasting about 90 minutes. The training included cycling, walking, stair climbing and resistance exercise using leg press equipment. Exercise intensity increased during the three-month training programme.
The control group did not take part in the training regime. However, all the patients took part in daily mobility exercises in hospital after surgery, for an average of six weeks. This included walking, cycling, stair climbing and resistance exercises.
The authors compared daily walking, physical fitness, quality of life and ill health from cardiovascular disease between the two groups. This included monitoring their blood pressure during normal activities over a 24-hour period.
Key findings included:
- One year after hospital discharge 18 patients remained in the intervention group, with 16 in the control group. Five patients were lost to severe medical complications and one was unwilling to continue.
- After a year, the patients in the intervention group were walking an average of 85 minutes a day (plus or minus 27 minutes), while the control group were walking an average of 54 minutes a day (plus or minus 30 minutes).
- Quadriceps muscle force, how far the patients could walk in six minutes and self-reported physical functioning were significantly higher in the patients who exercised.
- Average 24-hour diastolic and systolic blood pressure was significantly lower in the treated patients.
"Our study showed patients who had uncomplicated lung transplant surgery benefitted greatly from supervised exercise training, which was initiated immediately after they were discharged from hospital," concludes Dr. Langer, from the Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Respiratory Rehabilitation and Respiratory Division at University Hospitals KULeuven.
The patients who took part in the exercise program engaged in more physical activity in the first year following hospital discharge, which in turn resulted in favorable health outcomes.
They achieved better physical fitness against a number of key measures, reported better physical functioning and had lower blood pressure and better cardiovascular health than the patients in the control group.
"We believe that this research underlines the considerable benefits of structured exercise programmes following uncomplicated lung transplant surgery," the authors note.

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What does a car's ride quality mean?
Ride quality refers to a how comfortable a car is to travel in. The main factor that determines ride quality is the set-up of the suspension system, which is a compromise between handling and ride quality. A set-up that offers a softer, more forgiving ride quality means the car's handling is less sharp. Conversely, a car set up to handle more sportily requires a firmer ride quality.
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Monday, May 24 at 10 p.m. – A Place Out of Time – The Bordentown School
(Rochester, NY) – For a 70-year period, from _PHONE_, when America cared little about education for African Americans and discrimination was both law and custom, the Bordentown School in Bordentown, New Jersey, was an educational utopia. An incubator for black pride and intellect, the school taught values, discipline and life skills to generations of African-American children. A Place Out of Time – The Bordentown School, airing Monday, May 24 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV (DT 21.1/cable 1011 and 11), tells the story of this remarkable institution through its alumni, scholars and historians, and a treasure trove of archival footage and photographs. Actress Ruby Dee narrates.
A Place Out of Time chronicles the birth, growth and decline of the last all-black, publicly funded co-educational boarding school north of the Mason-Dixon line. The film is also a chronicle of black education in America across three centuries, a rarely seen inside portrait of a separate black space and a historical preface to the growing national discussion about historically black institutions and their roles in nurturing both identity and personal accomplishment.
In its prime, Bordentown was called "The Tuskegee of the North," after Booker T. Washington's famous Alabama educational institute. Students at Bordentown trained in a variety of marketable trades, from agriculture to domestic science, and were schooled in both academic and social skills. With a 400-acre Georgian-style campus, Bordentown could easily be mistaken for an elite private school. Yet it was operated by the State of New Jersey, which closed it in 1955, after the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision.
"It is astounding how, in a few short years, the image of Bordentown changed in the public consciousness," producer Dave Davidson says. "In a very turbulent decade, it went from being perceived as an educational utopia to a Jim Crow school."
A Place Out of Time examines the ramifications of the school's closure (it's used now as a juvenile detention facility, an ironic fact revealed in the final frames of the documentary) and considers the value of an education that includes manual training and physical labor, practiced on a daily basis in the service of one's community. The story is as timely today as ever, with public education in the U.S. — especially for many African-Americans — under increasing scrutiny and pressure to change. Bordentown was an educational experiment that succeeded in the face of institutionalized racism, limited resources and political interference many African-Americans — under increasing scrutiny and pressure to change. Bordentown was an educational experiment that succeeded in the face of institutionalized racism, limited resources and political interference.
A Place Out of Time examines the social, political and historical forces that forged the school's creation and ascent: the violent backlash against post-Civil War Reconstruction reforms; the Great Migration; the myth and reality of "separate but equal"; the opposing educational philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois; the Harlem Renaissance; and the birth of the civil rights movement. It explores the causes of Bordentown's eventual demise, triggered by the same advocates for equality and social justice who had supported it a few years before.
On one level, the film maps the history of black education in America and the struggle for equal opportunity in the classroom and beyond. This "big picture" is painted by two of the country's leading scholars — David Levering Lewis, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, and Clement Price, a highly honored professor at Rutgers University and an expert in New Jersey's black history.
On another level, the film is deeply personal, as the life stories and memories of Bordentown alumni weave throughout the narrative. Viewers meet the alumni as they prepare for a bittersweet school reunion on the campus 50 years after the final class graduated. The students at Bordentown came from diverse backgrounds and circumstances, but were all equals in the school's safe space. Standards were high, discipline was strict and the human bonds were deep and nurturing. As one alumna says, "They cuddled us. And they kicked us in the butt when it was necessary."
Bordentown was a unique institution, but it was also an archetype of many historically black organizations in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its closure in 1955 was, on the surface, triggered by Brown v. Board of Education; as a public school it could not continue to exist legally as a segregated institution. Attempts by the state to integrate the school — considered half-hearted and insincere — failed. And while the decision to shut it down was mourned by Bordentown's students and faculty, it was cheered by the black press and many black leaders who had been agitating against the school as a shameful vestige of Jim Crow.
Pictured: A teacher and his students at the Bordentown School
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Editing Tabular Report Profiles
Saving a Profile
You don't have to do this right away, but if you want to keep your Tabular Report Profile for later use then you can use the Save button on the Side Panel to update an existing profile that you are editing, or the Save As button to create a new profile from the current one.
Basic Report Configuration
A few quick notes before we get into it.
- A Tabular Report is a report for one EForm. You'll need to select the right EForm to report on, otherwise you probably won't be able to configure the report to your liking.
- Each field on an EForm has its own name and data type, so you can reference it on a Tabular Report (and other reports, but that's another story). So when you're deciding which columns to display in your Tabular Report, you're going to be selecting from the Data Fields available on the report's EForm.
In the Side Bar of the Tabular Report page, make sure the "Show Properties" Checkbox is ticked, so you can see the Properties Grid. You'll see something like this.
We'll go through all of these controls in time, but for now let's talk about the most important one – The Columns Menu. In the "Projection" heading, you'll see a property called "Columns" which specifies exactly what columns are to be included in the Tabular Report Profile. Clicking the "Choose Columns" button will open the Columns Editor.
Tabular – Report Property
Here you can edit the columns to be displayed in the report, and the order in which they'll be displayed. Some of the useful controls are:
- At the top left corner of each Column in the list, you can click and drag to reorder the column into a new position
- At the top right corner of each Column in the list, you can click the X icon to remove the column from the report.
- Use the "Name" dropdown to select an EForm Data Field. If you don't like the name it's got currently, you can use the textbox next to it to give it a nicer display name.
- The "Aggregate" dropdown lets you pick an Aggregate Function to be evaluated at the bottom of the report, so you can see the sum of all Contract values for example.
- The "Width" textbox lets you specify a width in pixels for displaying the column.
- The "Add Column" button lets you add a new column to the list.
- The "Add Remote Column", "Add Remote Link Column" and "Add Advanced Column" buttons have their own special instructions which you can find here . It's a little more advanced than the information on this article.
- The "Cancel" button at the bottom right of the window will cancel your changes and close the window. The "Accept" button will apply your changes, but you'll have to press the "Preview" button in the side bar to see what's changed on the actual report.
Once you've configured your Columns list, it's a good idea to Save so you can come back to the report later on without having to build it all over again.
Grouping and Sorting
By default, Tabular Reports are ungrouped and sorted by RecordID, which is a great way to find recently-created records. That might not be what you're after though, so here's how to change that.
- In the Side Bar's Property Grid, find the headings Grouping and Ordering .
- For either control, click the + icon to add a new entry. You can group or sort by multiple fields in the order you add them.
- Use the dropdown control that appears to select a Data Field by which to group or sort.
- If you're Sorting, you'll need to select whether the data is being sorted in Ascending or Descending order.
- To remove a Group or Sort rule, click the X button below the associated dropdown to remove it.
- Save or Preview your profile to confirm that things are working as expected.
Grouping & Sorting
There are a number of other features available for Tabular Reports, ranging from sub-tables of related data on other forms to special rules for setting result colours and profile security access. All this and more are covered in our other article about Advanced Tabular Reporting.


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Tax exemption for compensation paid on bank account of Holocaust victims
There is a tax exemption for compensation paid by both UK and foreign banks to Holocaust victims or their heirs which has arisen on dormant accounts belonging to those victims from the war-time era.
Following an announcement in July 2005 by the Paymaster General, Dawn Primarolo, legislation exempting these payments from tax was included in the Finance Act 2006. The legislation covers payments made under the Restore UK initiative and the Claims Resolution Tribunal arrangements for dormant accounts in Switzerland and any other comparable payments made by foreign banks and building societies.
- What does the exemption cover?
- What you should do if you receive or have received a compensation payment which you think is covered by the exemption?
The exemption covers payments under a compensation scheme representing
- interest that has arisen on the account and
- any revaluation of the original balance to take account of inflation.
The exemption applies to payments made in the tax year 1996-97 or any later tax year.
In order to qualify for the exemption the original account holder has to be a "victim of National-Socialist persecution". This means those persecuted by the National-Socialist regime on the basis of race, religion, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation.
Payments which qualify for exemption are exempt from income tax. Any gain arising on the disposal of a right to receive the compensation payment is exempt from capital gains tax.
Recipients of compensation payments may have been entitled to make a claim under the scheme in question by virtue of a relationship to the original account holder traced through deceased relatives. Therefore, the exemption also covers any additional inheritance tax (IHT) (or its predecessor taxes) that might have arisen to a deceased's estate in this chain immediately prior to the inception of the scheme involved, in respect of rights to the bank or building society account of an original account holder. By contrast actual payments of compensation from a scheme will, like any other asset, form part of the IHT estate of the recipient.
What you should do if you receive or have received a compensation payment which you think should be covered by the exemption?
If you :
- have paid UK tax on compensation payments received in earlier tax years or
- as instructed by HM Revenue and Customs, mentioned the receipt of a compensation payment when submitting your 2004/05 Self Assessment return but did not include the payment on the return or
- are unsure whether to include any payments (or any gain on disposal of a right to a payment) in a future Self Assessment return
please ring the Holocaust Victims' Accounts office on 0151 _PHONE_ who will advise you what to do. Alternatively you can write to them at :
Holocaust Victims' Accounts
HM Revenue and Customs
St John's House
For enquiries involving inheritance tax please ring the Probate and Inheritance Tax Helpline on 0845 30 20 900 or write to them at:
PO Box 38
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Definitions of bel
n. - The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as Baal. See Baal. 2
n. - A thorny rutaceous tree (Aegle marmelos) of India, and its aromatic, orange-like fruit; -- called also Bengal quince, golden apple, wood apple. The fruit is used medicinally, and the rind yields a perfume and a yellow dye. 2
The word "bel" uses 3 letters: B E L.
No direct anagrams for bel found in this word list.
Words formed by adding one letter before or after bel (in bold), or to bel in any order:
a - able bale blae b - bleb d - bled i - bile l - bell o - bole lobe p - pleb s - bels t - belt blet u - blue lube w - blew
All words formed from bel by changing one letter
Browse words starting with bel by next letter


text: Agriculture-oriented cities in Northeastern China have experienced frequent atmospheric pollution events. Deeper understandings of the pollution characteristics, haze causes and effects of management on local air quality are crucial for conducting integrated management approaches for the sustainable development of agriculture-oriented cities. Taking a typical agriculture-dominant city (i.e., Suihua) in Northeast China, we analyzed in detail the characteristics and causes of atmospheric pollution and evaluated the straw-burning prohibition using multisource data. The results showed a clear temporal pattern of air quality index (AQI) on an annual scale (i.e., 2015-April 2019), with two typical pollution periods occurring in late autumn and early spring. The large areas of concentrated straw burning at local and regional scales accounted for the first period (i.e., October and November), while dust emissions and farming disturbances comprised the second period. The interannual variation in pollution periods among these years was large, showing similar trends from 2015 to 2017 and the postponed late-autumn pollution period in 2018. Our evaluation has shown that the prohibition effect of straw burning significantly improved air quality in 2018, with a reduction of 59% ± 88% in the PM2.5 concentrations in October and November compared to 2015–2017. However, From October to April of the following year, the improvement effect was not significant due to postponement of straw burning to February or March. Our analysis also highlighted the roles of meteorological conditions, Therefore, combined with the promotion of straw utilization, scientifically prescribed burning considering the burning amount and location, meteorological conditions and regional transportation should be implemented.


Brimstone / Satanic Cross
Pendant Size: 1.25"
Sometimes referred to as Crux Satanus or Satan's Cross. The symbol also represents the alchemical element sulfur, or brimstone. The symbol has relevance in Alchemy where it represents Sulphur and is analogous to the human soul. It is both masculine and feminine and as such shows life and the universe in balance.
Brimstone / Satanic Cross
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Meeting Schedule: First and Third Tuesdays at 7:30 PM
Purpose & Duties
The Conservation Commission was established in Stow in 1963 and, under state law, may not be abolished. The duties and responsibilities of a Conservation Commission are spelled out in the Conservation Commission Act. Under this Act, a municipal Conservation Commission is the official agency specifically charged with the protection of a community's natural resources. The Conservation Commission also advises other municipal officials and boards on conservation issues that relate to their areas of responsibility.
The first powers given to Commissions in 1957 focused on promotion and development of natural resources and protection of watershed resources. Under these powers Commissions exercise the functions of planning, acquiring and managing open space, and encouraging and monitoring conservation and agricultural preservation restrictions. The Commission relies heavily on associate members and volunteers to assist with managing over 1,000 acres of conservation land for the protection of wildlife and passive recreation. The Commission has adopted regulations for the use of the town's conservation lands and permits are required for community garden plots, horseback riding, camping and large groups. Trail Maps are available in the office of the Conservation Commission.
In 1972 the Commission was given the responsibility of administering the Wetlands Protection Act (G.L. Ch. 131 40). Thus the Commission serves the community in a regulatory as well as a conservation capacity. The Commission also enforces The Town of Stow Wetland Protection Bylaw adopted in 1983. The Commission spends much of its time reviewing proposed development projects in or near wetlands and other water resource areas through the public hearing process and issues permits for any projects that may impact wetland resources.
The Community Preservation Act was adopted by Stow and the Conservation Commission has, by law, a seat on the local Community Preservation Committee; the Commission chooses its representative.
Open Space and Recreation Plans are critical tools for analyzing a community's protected land and water areas, and for identifying remaining undeveloped parcels and important local resources. Through a plan, parcels can be prioritized for future acquisition. To be eligible for state Self-Help money to buy land, a municipality must have a current approved or draft Open Space and Recreation Plan on file with the state. The Commission appoints volunteers and associate members to update the plan every five years.
The Commission also has a representative on the Master Plan Committee. A master plan sets out the goals a community has relative to growth and development, largely through planning for zoning changes. Within the framework of a master plan, a community could plan for open space conservation through certain types of zoning or plans for acquisition that meets the goals and needs identified in a master plan.


Assessment of an immunomarking technique for the study of dispersal of Culicoides biting midges
Capturemarkrecapture techniques are used to determine the dispersal and survival of arthropods, including vector groups such as Culicoides. An assumption of these studies is that capture and the subsequent marking process does not impact of the survival and behaviour of the marked individual. The small size of Culicoides means that a significant mortality and disruption of normal behaviour such as host-location can be caused by the process of collection. Here we evaluate a technique, novel to the study of dispersal in vectors, to mark Culicoides directly and indirectly without prior capture. The acquisition and subsequent detection of marker protein by Culicoides exposed to a treated substrate was investigated in the laboratory. The technique was then assessed in a small-scale field trial where a defined section of resting habitat was sprayed with an egg white solution and Culicoides caught within the vicinity were tested for the presence of egg protein. It was found that up to 100% of Culicoides acquired the protein marker in the laboratory with no apparent impact on survival. In the field, pools of Culicoides obsoletus collected next to the treated area were found to be positive for the protein, suggesting that the technique could be used in larger-scale studies. The definition of a behaviourally non-invasive technique for marking Culicoides will greatly increase our understanding of the natural dispersal behaviour of Culicoides and other vectors
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"Culture of Reading" Initiative, New Brunswick, NJ
A literacy coordinator/reading coach is an educator with knowledge of reading instruction and preferably second language acquisition.
Assess Literacy Skills
The GLP literacy coordinator/reading coach will liaise with teachers to determine student reading levels and specific areas of difficulty that the Global Literacy Project, Inc. reading enrichment program should target. As a coach, they will also meet with small groups of students to practice reading skills and provide periodic progress reports on student development.
Recruit and Manage Volunteers
The literacy coordinator/reading coach will assist in recruiting, training, and managing volunteer tutors who work one-on-one or with small groups of students. Coordinators provide on-going support to tutors so they too can refine their skills.
Support Early Literacy Development
If the program is for young children, the literacy coordinator/reading coach may provide parents with information and resources to help their children begin developing pre-reading skills such as concepts of print and phonological awareness. If the program is for adults, the literacy coordinator/reading coach can encourage students who have young children or grandchildren to apply their learning to help these children develop literacy skills from the earliest ages.
Campus & Community Liason
- Supervise student volunteers in the program with respect to volunteer activities in New Brunswick and outreach to the participating elementary to high schools.
- Conduct formal and informal trainings for student volunteers
- Maintain regular contact with faculty, staff, and students on campus
- Create materials, such as handouts, and other props that facilitate engagement between readers and students.
- Develop/compile and distribute various resource lists and literacy information as needed to volunteer readers and the directors and teachers of the partnering reading sites.
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Science of the Spirit
The pain of social exclusion
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"Social" pain hurts physically, even when we see it in others
Our memory for sounds is worse than touch or sight
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Our memory for things we've seen or touched is much better than for what we've heard, a new study reveals. The study had people listening to a variety of sounds, shown pictures and given things to touch (Begelo & Poremba, 2014). The researchers found that it was the things people heard that they were most likely to forget, more than things they had seen or touched. This study provides a fascinating insight into how memory works. Lead author James Bigelow explains:
In the study people were exposed to all sorts of everyday sounds, sights and tactile experiences. They watched basketball games, heard dogs barking and touched a coffee mug that was hidden from view.
Researchers prove that it's possible to die of a broken heart
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New research proves you can die of a broken heart
Experts studying the impact of bereavement on people's health have found that the chances of a heart or stroke attack doubles after a partner's death.
Bereavement has long been known as a risk factor for death and this study increases our understanding of its effects on cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks and strokes.
The study showed the likelihood of a heart attack or stroke doubled in the crucial 30 day period after a partner's death for those experiencing loss of a loved one.
Grief leads to extra physical stress and also may make people forget or lose interest in taking their medication, according to experts.
Dr Sunil Shah, senior lecturer in public health at St George's University of London, a co-author of the report, said: "We often use the term a 'broken heart' to signify the pain of losing a loved one and our study shows that bereavement can have a direct effect on the health of the heart."
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The four things that kill a relationship stone dead
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For over 40 years the psychologist Professor John Gottman has been analysing relationships, both good and bad.
He's followed couples across decades in many psychological studies to see what kinds of behaviours predict whether they would stay together in the long-term or were soon destined for the divorce courts.
How new ideas change your brain cells
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Our ability to remember and learn is powered by a crucial molecular change.
A new study has identified an important molecular change which takes place in the brain when we learn and remember (Brigidi et al., 2014).
Learning changes the way a fatty acid in the brain attaches to a protein called delta-catenin.
This change is essential in adjusting the connectivity between brain cells, which enables us to learn.
One of the study's authors, Shernaz Bamji, explained:
The results come from the study of an animal model. They found that after learning about new environments, the levels of modified delta-catenin were almost doubled.
Evil Rays
Sick cities: Why urban living can be bad for your mental health
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Sometimes city living can just get too much for us to take – as depicted by Michael Douglas's everyman William Foster, in the film Falling Down.
Is our headlong rush to live in cities bound to increase incidences of stress and other mental disorders?
They set you some rather confusing maths problems to solve against the clock, and you are doing your best, but they aren't happy. "Can you please concentrate a little better?" they keep saying into your headphones. Or, "You are among the worst performing individuals to have been studied in this laboratory." Helpful things like that. It is a relief when time runs out.
Dimming the lights can help people make more rational decisions, think more objectively
Scientists claim that turning down the lights (illustrated) reduces emotional intensity, allowing you to keep a clear head when making difficult decisions
Alison Jing Xu, assistant professor of management at the university and Aparna Labroo of Northwestern University, conducted a series of studies to examine the unusual paradox of lighting and human emotion.
While other studies have shown that people can be more optimistic about the stock market on sunny days, while gloomy days can result in seasonal affective disorder, Professor Xu said: 'we found that on sunny days depression-prone people actually become more depressed'.
Childhood amnesia: The age at which our earliest memories fade
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Can you remember anything from before the age of three?
Most adults can't remember much, if anything, from before the age of three. It's what Sigmund Freud first termed 'childhood amnesia'. But it wasn't always this way: there must have been a time in childhood when memories from before the age of 3 could be recalled.
A new study of childhood memory reveals that childhood amnesia sets in at around the age of seven (Bauer & Larkina, 2013). For their study, the researchers began interviewing a group of children at the age of three, asking them what they could remember. They were then followed up at the ages of 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 to see what they could remember from before.
The results showed that between 5 and 7 years-of-age, the children could remember between 63% and 72% of the events they'd first recalled at the age of three. However, by the age of 8 or 9, the children only remembered about 35% of the events. Their memories had, though, undergone an interesting transformation. At the age of 5 or 6, children remembered more events, but their narratives of these events were hazy. When older, though, despite remembering fewer events, what they did recall had greater detail.
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Loneliness is killing us - we must start treating this disease
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'Feeling isolated can disrupt sleep, raise blood pressure, weaken immunity, increase depression and lower subjective wellbeing.'
A report says loneliness is more deadly than obesity - the challenge now is to help lonely people connect.
How aging changes what makes you happy
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"We are the sum of all the moments of our lives - all that is ours is in them." - Thomas Wolfe
The study asked over 200 people between the ages of 19 and 79 about happy experiences they'd had that were both ordinary and extraordinary (Bhattacharjee & Mogilner, 2014).
Naturally, happy extraordinary experiences - like a expensive foreign travel - happen less frequently, while ordinary happy experiences - like seeing your family - are much more common.
Across all the age-groups in the study, people found pleasure in all sorts of experiences; both ordinary and extraordinary.


I've a table (locations) which contains records as given below:
id | lat | lng | radius_in_km
1 | -18.17943 | 83.968051 | 5
2 | 44.5796 | 7.069637 | 10
Now, I've got a point (lat, lng) from Google and I need to fetch the records from locations table if the given lat, lng falls into radius of those rows. Please notice, the radius is dynamic/different for each row so I need to match the records according to their radius with the given point.
I've searched the stackoverflow network but couldn't find anything that works for me, any hints would be fine even not the code.
Keeping lat long like that isn't spatial. You need to make a point
I would store the result of the above on the row, rather than individual lat/long cords. Regardless of what you store on the row, that's what you have to work with. Not storing that on the row will just be slower, as you'll have to calculate it every time.
Next what you want is the Bounding Box test. In MySQL they're designated with an MBR prefix.
FROM table
WHERE ST_Contains(
 ST_Buffer( Point(lng,lat), DISTANCE_IN_DEGREES ),
 Point(google.long, google.lat)
You'll have to calculate DISTANCE_IN_DEGREES yourself. MySQL doesn't have a geography type, so you can't just use a fixed distance like meters, miles, or feet. You have to do the math yourself. This is a lot of work in itself.
ST_Contains doesn't use an index. For that you'll need MBRContains. Or you could just use PostgreSQL, for that it'll look like this,
FROM table
 ST_Buffer( ST_MakePoint(lng,lat)::geography, DISTANCE_IN_METERS ),
 ST_MakePoint(google.long, google.lat)::geography
Not just is that shorter, but from the docs
This function call will automatically include a bounding box comparison that will make use of any indexes that are available on the geometries.
So you don't have to use two functions like you would in MySQL MBRcontains (bounding box w/ index), and ST_Contains.
 - Thanks for your answer but I'm still confused. If I change the lat, lng to point and instead of storing radius as km, if I store the distance in degrees then which query should I use? – The Alpha Aug 20 '17 at 19:03
 - _USER_ both, however if you take it one step further and (1) store them as a point, (2) store the ST_Buffer(pt, radius) as a geom, and index the geom then the operation on MBRContains will use the index, potentially saving costly calculations with ST_Contains – Evan Carroll Aug 20 '17 at 20:37
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Interpolymer complexes of poly(sulfonic acid)s and poly(ethylene oxide): an unexpected association†
The formation of novel interpolymer complexes (IPCs) between poly(sulfonic acid)s and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) is reported. The complexes were precipitated from polymer mixtures in aqueous solution and deposited on surfaces as layer-by-layer films. Based on evidence from infrared spectroscopy, the interpolymer association in poly(sulfonic acid)/PEO IPCs is ascribed to hydrogen bonding between the sulfonic acid and the ether in PEO. This interaction is not anticipated because sulfonic acids are fully dissociated in aqueous solutions due to their strong acidity. Theoretical calculations suggest that the unexpected association of PEO and poly(sulfonic acid)s results from the formation of very strong sulfonic-acid/ether hydrogen bonds, which increase the apparent pKas of the poly(sulfonic acid)s and, therefore, decrease the net charge of these polymers. It is shown that while poly(styrene sulfonic acid) (PSSA) and Nafion form IPCs with PEO, poly(vinyl sulfonic acid) (PVSA) does not. This result is explained in terms of the hydrodrophobic nature of PSSA and Nafion, which stabilizes their IPCs, and the fact that hydrogen bonds in PSSA/PEO IPCs are predicted to be stronger than in PVSA/PEO IPCs.


METAL FLOW DURING EXTRUSION OF NON-CIRCULAR SECTIONS
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 - Beata Pawłowska
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extrusion, metal flow, extrusion of non-circular sections, extrusion load
Abstract
The paper presents the analysis of nature of metal flow during extrusion of non-circular sections and determining the relationship between extrusion force and geometrical parameters of extrudate (the shape of the extrudate). Experimental procedure was curried out for the simplest cases of non-circular profiles (triangle, square, rectangular) of various geometrical parameters. The extrusion load and punch displacement have been registered during experimental work. By determining parameters of metal plastic flow (the depth of plastic zone Lp and the dead zone angle sm) it has been shown the difference in nature of metal flow during extrusion product differing in non-circular sections. This differentiation results in the complex nature of flow consequential from change with circular section of the billet to non-circular section of extrudate.
It has been shown that flow resistance can be different with regard to appearing configurations of deformation zones (the size and shape of plastic zone, dead and shear zones) and dependent from for example geometrical parameters of a die (shape and size of an die orifice).
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Pawłowska, B. . (2014). METAL FLOW DURING EXTRUSION OF NON-CIRCULAR SECTIONS. Acta Metallurgica Slovaca, 20(1), 28–34. _URL_


. Some participants plan to ask themselves and their learners after a shift about what they learned and who they learned from to highlight and celebrate that learning and teaching, and to cultivate a gratitude practice. Monthly didactics can be reframed from a residency requirement to an opportunity to create positive moments for learners– a chance to celebrate milestones and forge connection. Participants reflected that sharing one's own journey and personal defining moments can spark new powerful moments for others. One person shared a cool practice: "I am pretty old school and prefer to read paper books. I have a habit when I finish reading a book, I write my major learning points inside the cover, and then I think of someone to give the book to, or sometimes mail to. Eventually this process is repeated, and that inside cover is chock-full of amazing ways the book has inspired people." Mind blown.
The Power of Moments: Take home quotes from our discussion
Several discussants plan to do something similar; we'll close this post with some major messages they would write inside the cover of this book. Thanks to our outstanding facilitators, engaged participants, and you, the ALiEM community, for constantly pushing your leaders to grow. Hope to grow with you at The Leader's Library, V5 in the spring!
"I'd write the table of contents… It really sums up so many of the key points of the book and in very few words." – Table of contents: Defining Moments. Thinking in Moments. Build Peaks. Break the Script. Trip Over the Truth. Stretch for Insight. Recognize Others. Multiply Milestones. Practice Courage. Create Shared Meaning. Deepen Ties. Making Moments Matter.
"Small moments can have great impact as defining moments. Commemorate milestones, no matter how small."
"We remember our lives as a series of moments, good or bad, large or small. While many moments happen organically, some can be created, engineered, or encouraged. Remember your moments and learn from them. Encourage positive moments for those around you."
"Pause. Soak up the present. You could be missing out on a moment that could impact you or someone around you. Try to make it a better moment."
And, a final quote from she who started it all, Dr. Michelle Lin: "Moments matter. Pass it on."
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Dare to Lead summary | The Leader's Library - a professional development book clubIn April 2019, a group of intrepid readers embarked on an adventure together: the debut session of The Leader's Library, ALiEM's new career development book club. Learners and instructors from around the world read and discussed Dr. Brené Brown's newest book, Dare to Lead, on a 5 day journey via Slack. Each day had its own theme (Rumbling with Vulnerability, Values, Empathy and Shame, Learning to Rise, and Toolkit), and the asynchronous discussion was robust. A day-by-day breakdown of our conversation, along with tangible takeaways and recommendations for further reading, is summarized below.
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The Australian Die Casting Association (also known as ADCA) represents the Die Casting industry in Australia. The objectives of the Association are to promote research and development activities in Die Casting.
In 1971, the Die Casting industry, through the Australian Zinc Development Association, SDCEA, and the DIA, actively and effectively assisted in setting up the first serious R & D facility at CSIRO.
A small but dedicated team of research workers was brought together and very soon they began to produce findings and knowledge of lasting benefit to the Die Casting Industry. This information became available in the form of published papers, conference presentations and industrial reports and soon gained international recognition for its innovation and high standard. The industry also appreciated this work because much of it was done in close cooperation with Die Casting companies, and they could see the practical way it could be implemented.
This activity has continued to grow, and the benefits continue to accrue. It remains a prime focus of ADCA to encourage all Die Casting companies, whether big or small, to play a part in this vital activity. Participation in cooperative Research and Development enables both costs and benefits to be shared. People benefit by gaining new ways of thinking about manufacturing problems, and by being part of a widely based team, gain new skills in the process.


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I have a blackbird nest in my wildly overgrown hedge. The babies have hatched, but how do I know if this is the blackbirds' first brood?
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Sent in by Julie Bush, Leeds
We do not recommend cutting or removing hedges or trees between the months of March and August.
Light pruning to neaten up a hedge from straggly shoots should not be damaging to nesting birds but the use of power tools and vigorous cutting and can be very destructive. If any work takes place it is vital to check for nesting birds before the work takes place. Nesting birds are often difficult to find even by the most observant of gardener so it is best to err on the side of caution. Certainly if you see a nest or a bird taking food into the hedge, I would leave well alone.
The best time cut a hedge is generally autumn or if it is a berry bearing species, early spring but no matter when you do it, always check first.
Blackbirds can start breeding as early as February if the weather is favourable. It is normal for a blackbird to have up to three broods in a season, this activity can go on until late summer, sometimes even into autumn. Other species like the robin, song thrush, dunnock and wren are also common hedge nesting birds among many others that may be vulnerable from hedge cutting.
It is also worth highlighting the fact that gardens that are neat and tidy are often not the best gardens for wildlife. Leaving wild patches and cutting hedges and lawns less often will be beneficial to wildlife. Gardens are vital for wildlife in built up areas as they may be the only suitable habitats for birds, insects and mammals. By leaving hedges to grow through the summer, planting wildflowers, creating a pond and a log pile it is likely your garden will become an urban oasis.
Please see the pages on the website on creating a wildlife garden.
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Atos and HDF Energy will develop a complete end-to-end long-term solution to supply datacenters with green hydrogen generated by renewable energy.
Atos and HDF will be the first available on the market for datacenters with heavy power consuming workloads, with the aim to demonstrate a first full production center operated using green hydrogen in 2023.
Atos will provide a complete end-to-end green datacenter solution by designing and providing the hardware, software and integration services that make it possible to exploit the electricity produced by green hydrogen so that it can be used in datacenters. This includes using the most advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to optimize energy consumption.
HDF Energy will supply a power plant, which will provide predictable and firm electricity thanks to its high-powered fuel cells. These cells will be powered by green hydrogen derived from photovoltaic or wind farms.
Datacenters have high energy needs, operate 24/7, 365 days a year, and cannot experience the slightest energy flaw. Therefore, the approach taken by Atos and HDF is particularly ambitious, as by its very nature, solar or wind energy is clean but intermittent, variable in its production and unpredictable, making it an unstable energy.
At a time when datacenter energy consumption is becoming a key issue and it is essential to consider new energy models, this new solution from Atos and HDF will enable datacenter operators and cloud operators to anticipate potential future constraints set by regulation authorities and offer a sustainable but reliable solution to their customers, with no compromise on their business.
Atos' solution includes a software layer to predict the datacenter's power consumption needs and adapt the resource (green hydrogen) accordingly. This complex process is not only based on the datacenter's activity and size but also takes into account external data from the environment, such as weather forecasting.
"We are constantly seeking to develop solutions to leverage our own sustainable journey towards decarbonization and to support our clients in theirs. In this perspective, the solution to be developed by Atos and HDF will be the first solution available on the market that will enable a full production datacenter with very demanding workloads to be operated using green hydrogen. This meets the expectations not only of operators, but also of the market and public authorities."Arnaud Bertrand, SVP, head of strategy and innovation for big data & security at Atos.
"We are very excited to develop the first-of-its-kind green datacenter with Atos. HDF is a pioneer in hydrogen-energy and it is very important for us to demonstrate that our Hydrogen-to-Power solutions are suitable for customers with a strategic need for a reliable electricity supply. This further development into the digital industry, where energy consumption is increasing every day, opens up a considerable worldwide market for us. The HDF-Atos partnership offers the first unique and sustainable infrastructure for this huge market."Damien Havard, CEO at HDF.


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Maximum length of an antichain
Problem 386
Published on Sunday, 27th May 2012, 08:00 am; Solved by 392
Let n be an integer and S(n) be the set of factors of n.
A subset A of S(n) is called an antichain of S(n) if A contains only one element or if none of the elements of A divides any of the other elements of A.
For example: S(30) = {1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30}
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Carlin AM, Varban OA, Ehlers AP, Bonham AJ, Ghaferi AA, and Finks JF. Independent predictors and timing of portomesenteric vein thrombosis after bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2022; 18(12):_PHONE_.
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BACKGROUND: Portomesenteric vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare complication following bariatric surgery but can result in severe morbidity as well as death.
OBJECTIVE: Identification of risk factors for PVT to facilitate targeted management strategies to reduce incidence.
SETTING: Prospective, statewide bariatric-specific clinical registry.
METHODS: We identified all patients who underwent primary bariatric surgery between June 2006 and November 2021 (n = 102,869). Patient characteristics, procedure type, operative details, and 30-day postoperative complications were analyzed with multivariable logistic regression to evaluate for independent predictors of PVT.
RESULTS: A total of 117 patients (.11%) developed a postoperative PVT, with 6 (5.1%) associated deaths. The majority of PVTs occurred in patients who underwent sleeve gastrectomy (109 patients; 93.2%), and the PVT occurred most commonly during the second (37%), third (31%), and fourth weeks (23%) after surgery. Independent risk factors for PVT included a prior history of venous thromboembolism (odds ratio [OR] = 3.1; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.64-5.98; P =.0005), liver disorder (OR = 2.3; 95% CI: 1.36-4.00; P =.0021), undergoing sleeve gastrectomy (OR = 12.4; 95% CI: 4.98-30.69; P <.0001), and postoperative complications including obstruction (OR = 12.5; 95% CI: 4.65-33.77; P <.0001), leak (OR = 7.9; 95% CI: 2.76-22.64; P =.0001), and hemorrhage (OR = 7.6; 95% CI: 3.57-16.06; P <.0001).
CONCLUSIONS: Independent predictors of PVT include a prior history of venous thromboembolism, liver disease, undergoing sleeve gastrectomy, and experiencing a serious postoperative complication. Given that the incidence of PVT is most common within the first month after surgery, extending postdischarge chemoprophylaxis during this time frame is advised for patients with increased risk.
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Humans; Obesity, Morbid; Mesenteric Veins; Venous Thromboembolism; Prospective Studies; Portal Vein; Aftercare; Laparoscopy; Patient Discharge; Bariatric Surgery; Venous Thrombosis; Gastrectomy; Postoperative Complications


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Daytime radiative cooling has recently drawn much attention due to its potential for use in next-generation cooling systems. So far, two indicators have been used to estimate radiative cooling performance: (i) cooling temperature of a radiative cooling surface at equilibrium condition; and (ii) instantaneous cooling power from a radiative cooling surface at ambient temperature. These quantities, however, deal with only a small thermal mass of a sample itself (i.e., they do not consider a real-world system to which a radiative cooling surface is applied) and cannot directly indicate the energy saving caused by the radiative cooling effect. Here, we propose a device that can directly measure daily averaged radiative cooling power as well as the resulting cooling energy reduction. To this end, two enclosures with different top covers (i.e., one with commercially available white paint and the other with radiative cooling paint) are prepared with several thermoelectric coolers attached through the side walls. Two different outdoor experiments are carried out; that is, one maintaining constant enclosure temperature and the other maintaining constant temperature difference between enclosure and ambient. The first test is designed for verifying the cooling energy saving of building, and the second test is for quantifying the cooling density from radiative cooling in an enclosure with a large thermal mass. By measuring the temperature and power consumption in the enclosures, the radiative cooling performance of two different enclosures can be thoroughly and quantitatively analyzed, which potentially can lead to the direct examination of cooling energy saving of buildings exploiting the daytime radiative cooling effects. With the proposed device, we show that the radiative cooling paint can produce the daily averaged radiative cooling of 10.9∼45.2 W/m2 and the corresponding cooling load of thermoelectric coolers can be reduced by 15.7∼50.0%. We anticipate this device to be a starting point for more realistic and sophisticated evaluation of radiative cooling performance.
|Journal||Applied Thermal Engineering|
|Publication status||Published - 2022 Aug|
Bibliographical noteFunding Information:
This research was supported by the Creative Materials Discovery Program ( NRF-2018M3D1A1058972 ) through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by Ministry of Science and ICT as well as by " Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science & Technology Development (Project No. PJ0162122021 )" Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
- Direct measurement
- Energy saving
- Radiative cooling performance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering


the presence of density effects and individual differences. However, the relationship between the life schedules of individuals and population size is still unclear, even if the theory can classify life strategies appropriately. To address this issue, we propose a few equations on adaptive life strategies in r/K selection where density effects are absent or present. The equations detail not only the adaptive life history but also the population dynamics. Furthermore, the equations can incorporate temporal individual differences, which are referred to as internal stochasticity. Our framework reveals that maximizing density effects is an evolutionarily stable strategy related to the carrying capacity. A significant consequence of our analysis is that adaptive strategies in both selections maximize an identical function, providing both population growth rate and carrying capacity. We apply our method to an optimal foraging problem in a semelparous species model and demonstrate that the adaptive strategy yields a lower intrinsic growth rate as well as a lower basic reproductive number than those obtained with other strategies. This study proposes that the diversity of life strategies arises due to the effects of density and internal stochasticity.
 17. Connection between Einstein equations, nonlinear sigma models, and self-dual Yang-Mills theory
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 Sanchez, N.; Whiting, B.
 1986-01-01
 The authors analyze the connection between nonlinear sigma models self-dual Yang-Mills theory, and general relativity (self-dual and non-self-dual, with and without killing vectors), both at the level of the equations and at the level of the different type of solutions (solitons and calorons) of these theories. They give a manifestly gauge invariant formulation of the self-dual gravitational field analogous to that given by Yang for the self-dual Yang-Mills field. This formulation connects in a direct and explicit way the self-dual Yang-Mills and the general relativity equations. They give the ''R gauge'' parametrization of the self-dual gravitational field (which corresponds to modified Yang's-type and Ernst equations) and analyze the correspondence between their different types of solutions. No assumption about the existence of symmetries in the space-time is needed. For the general case (non-self-dual), they show that the Einstein equations contain an O nonlinear sigma model. This connection with the sigma model holds irrespective of the presence of symmetries in the space-time. They found a new class of solutions of Einstein equations depending on holomorphic and antiholomorphic functions and we relate some subclasses of these solutions to solutions of simpler nonlinear field equations that are well known in other branches of physics, like sigma models, SineGordon, and Liouville equations. They include gravitational plane wave solutions. They analyze the response of different accelerated quantum detector models, compare them to the case when the detectors are linterial in an ordinary Planckian gas at a given temperature, and discuss the anisotropy of the detected response for Rindler observers
 18. The role of different linear and non-linear channels of relaxation in scintillator non-proportionality
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 Bizarri, G.; Moses, W.W. [Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720-8119 (United States); Singh, J. [Faculty of EHS, B-41, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 0909 (Australia); Vasil' ev, A.N., E-mail: anvasiliev@rambler.r [Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow 119991 (Russian Federation); Williams, R.T. [Department of Physics, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109 (United States)
 2009-12-15
 The non-proportional dependence of a scintillator's light yield on primary particle energy is believed to be influenced crucially by the interplay of non-linear kinetic terms in the radiative and non-radiative decay of excitations versus locally deposited excitation density. A calculation of energy deposition, -dE/dx, along the electron track for NaI is presented for an energy range from several electron-volt to 1 MeV. Such results can be used to specify an initial excitation distribution, if diffusion is neglected. An exactly solvable two-channel (exciton and hole(electron)) model containing 1st and 2nd order kinetic terms is constructed and used to illustrate important features seen in non-proportional light-yield curves, including a dependence on pulse shaping (detection gate width).
 19. The role of different linear and non-linear channels of relaxation in scintillator non-proportionality
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 Bizarri, G.; Moses, W.W.; Singh, J.; Vasil'ev, A.N.; Williams, R.T.
 2009-01-01
 The non-proportional dependence of a scintillator's light yield on primary particle energy is believed to be influenced crucially by the interplay of non-linear kinetic terms in the radiative and non-radiative decay of excitations versus locally deposited excitation density. A calculation of energy deposition, -dE/dx, along the electron track for NaI is presented for an energy range from several electron-volt to 1 MeV. Such results can be used to specify an initial excitation distribution, if diffusion is neglected. An exactly solvable two-channel (exciton and hole(electron)) model containing 1st and 2nd order kinetic terms is constructed and used to illustrate important features seen in non-proportional light-yield curves, including a dependence on pulse shaping (detection gate width).
 20. Signal Processing for Neuroscientists, A Companion Volume Advanced Topics, Nonlinear Techniques and Multi-Channel Analysis
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 van Drongelen, Wim
 2010-01-01
 The popularity of signal processing in neuroscience is increasing, and with the current availability and development of computer hardware and software, it is anticipated that the current growth will continue. Because electrode fabrication has improved and measurement equipment is getting less expensive, electrophysiological measurements with large numbers of channels are now very common. In addition, neuroscience has entered the age of light, and fluorescence measurements are fully integrated into the researcher's toolkit. Because each image in a movie contains multiple pixels, these measureme
 1. A theory of burn-out in heated channels at low mass velocities
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 1963-01-01
 At low coolant mass velocities the fraction by weight of vapour flowing out of heated channels can become extremely large (∼ 90%). Consequently, the dominating feature of burn-out at small flow rates is that it occurs at high vapour qualities. For such a high degree of evaporation, the induced turbulence is very strong and the liquid phase is dispersed into a spray of droplets. By the application of the first law of thermodynamics and some basic relationships of turbulence theory to this spray, it is shown how an expression for the critical heat flux can be derived. By comparing this expression with the data from burn-out measurements on uniformly heated channels, reasonably good agreement is obtained. It is demonstrated that eddy slip and channel geometry are extremely important in the determination of the level of turbulence in the droplet motion. Having thus established a reasonable degree of plausibility for the theory, it is applied to channels heated by a chopped cosine form of power distribution. The results indicate that the effect of the axial variation of the power on the burnout heat flux can be described in a simple manner. (author)
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 The Siegert pseudostate (SPS) formulation of scattering theory, originally developed by Tolstikhin, Ostrovsky, and Nakamura [Phys. Rev. A, 58, 2077 (1998)] for s-wave scattering in a spherically symmetric finite-range potential, is generalized to nonzero angular momenta. The orthogonality and completeness properties of SPSs are established and SPS expansions for the outgoing-wave Green's function, physical states, and scattering matrix are obtained. The present formulation completes the theory of SPSs in the one-channel case, making its application to three-dimensional problems possible. The results are illustrated by calculations for several model potentials
 3. Detection of seizures from small samples using nonlinear dynamic system theory.
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 The electroencephalogram (EEG), like many other biological phenomena, is quite likely governed by nonlinear dynamics. Certain characteristics of the underlying dynamics have recently been quantified by computing the correlation dimensions (D2) of EEG time series data. In this paper, D2 of the unbiased autocovariance function of the scalp EEG data was used to detect electrographic seizure activity. Digital EEG data were acquired at a sampling rate of 200 Hz per channel and organized in continuous frames (duration 2.56 s, 512 data points). To increase the reliability of D2 computations with short duration data, raw EEG data were initially simplified using unbiased autocovariance analysis to highlight the periodic activity that is present during seizures. The D2 computation was then performed from the unbia


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Suppose, in your nightmare, you have been thrown to a cylinder-shaped hole which is as long as the diameter of the earth and goes through the center of the Earth. If this nightmare occurs, in reality, you will oscillate at a certain frequency about the center of the Earth.
What is the period of this oscillation?
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