geography and reflectance. Below is a demonstration of the above configuration.
But how can the reflectance property of a surface help us?
The reflectance property of a surface is responsible for the color of the surface. IR sensors can't discriminate between different colors very accurately but they can discriminate between black and white accurately.
When IR is incident on a black surface or dark surface, most of the energy gets absorbed due to the very low reflectance of the surface. Thus, this configuration can be used to distinguish between black surfaces and other surfaces that have a good reflecting capacity.
Applications
IR sensors find a wide variety of applications in various fields. Let's take a look at a few of them. Line Follower Robots
In the line following robots, IR sensors detect the color of the surface underneath it and send a signal to the microcontroller or the main circuit which then makes decisions according to the algorithm set by the creator of the bot.
The IR is reflected to the module from the white surface around the black line. But IR radiation is absorbed completely by black color. There is no reflection of the IR radiation going back to the sensor module in black color. The project is available at line follower robot
Item Counter
Whenever an item obstructs the invisible line of IR radiation, the value of a stored variable in a computer/microcontroller is incremented. This is indicated by LEDs, seven-segment displays, and LCDs. Monitoring systems of large factories use these counters for counting products on conveyor belts. The project is available at Infrared Object Counter Burglar Alarm
The IR LED is fit on one side of the door frame and the photodiode on the other. The IR radiation emitted by the IR LED falls on the photodiode directly under normal circumstances. As soon as a person obstructs the IR path and triggers an alarm.
This mechanism is used extensively in security systems and is replicated on a smaller scale for smaller objects, such as exhibits in an exhibition.
The project is available at Infrared Burglar Alarm
b. IR Proximity Sensor
The photodiode receives the radiation emitted by the IR LED once reflected by the object. The closer the object, the higher will be the intensity of the incident radiation on the photodiode. This intensity is converted to voltage to determine the distance. Proximity sensors (marked by a red arrow) find use in touchscreen phones, among other devices. The display is disabled during calls so that even if the cheek makes contact with the touchscreen, there is no effect. You can see the same effect below.
c. Sharp Sensor
A sharp Distance sensor is used to detect the presence of nearby objects with the help of an IR transmitter and receiver. This sensor takes a continuous distance reading and reports the distance as an analog voltage that can be used to determine how close the nearest object is. These sensors are good for short-range detection i.e, from 10cm to 80cm.
Working
A sharp sensor uses a beam of infrared light to reflect off an object to measure its distance. The distance is calculated using the triangulation of the beam of light. The sensor consists of an IR LED and a light detector or PSD (Position Sensing Device. When the beam of light gets reflected by an object, the reflected beam will reach the light detector and an 'optical spot' will form on the PSD. Using simple geometry, the distance between sensor and object can be found. The figure on the right shows the difference between the distance of two points, A and B which can be seen as a change of angle thus a change of position of reflected light on PSD. The sensor has a built-in signal processing circuit. This circuit processes the position of the optical spot on the PSD to determine the position (distance) of the reflective object. It outputs an analog signal which depends on the position of the object in front of the sensor.
But why name a sharp sensor? Try to figure it out. Also, figure out why we require a sharp sensor if we already have an ultrasonic sensor for distance measurement.
Passive IR sensor
Ever happened that when you walk through the door of a mall or office or theatres or hotels and the door automatically opens as you reach near to it and closes as you go far from it? Or do we all have superpowers?
How does the door know we are near and we are far from it?
Is 'someone' watching us from a camera the whole time (other than the FBI or Mark Zuckerberg) and then opening and closing the door?
The answer is no if 'someone' above refers to a human but yes if 'someone' refers to a microcontroller and sensor. The sensor responsible for this is PIR or Passive Infrared Sensor. This sensor uses infrared light emitted by objects and then detects objects in its field of view.
The PIR sensors are more complicated than the other sensors as they consist of two slots.
The Fresnel lens is used to see that the two slots of the PIR can see out past some distance. When the sensor is inactive, then the two slots sense the same amount of IR. The ambient amount radiates from the outdoors, walls or room, etc.
When a human body or any animal passes by, then it intercepts the first slot of the PIR sensor. This causes a positive differential change between the two bisects. When a human body leaves the sensing area, the sensor generates a negative differential change between the two bisects. The infrared sensor itself is housed in a hermetically (airtight) sealed metal to improve humidity/temperature/ noise/ immunity. There is a window that is made of
An application of a PIR sensor to sense the presence of a person to switch the lights on and off automatically.
Applications
* Used in automatic opening doors
* Used as a security alarm systems
* Robots that can detect humans
Rotary Encoders
Before jumping to Rotary Encoders, let's talk through encoders first, and then follow up the rotary encoders.
To understand what encoders are, let's use a real-life scenario. You went to a mall for let's say, dominos, and the mall main door automatically opens for you and now you know why. You want to go to the third floor but you already are exhausted as you were collecting components from different shops for building a robot for a competition . So, you reach for the elevator and enter it. Currently, the elevator is on the ground floor and you pressed the button for the third floor, simple and easy. But as you reached the third floor, you started to wonder how this elevator or the very powerful motors pulling the elevator knew that elevator reached the third floor?
Here the encoder does his job to tell the system (which is responsible for the functioning of the elevator) where the elevator is.
Simply put, an encoder is a sensing device that provides feedback. Encoders convert the motion to an electrical signal that can be read by some type of control device in a motion control system, such as a counter. Yes, the counter we created with the help of an IR sensor is also an encoder.
The encoder sends a feedback signal that can be used to determine position, count, speed, or direction. A control device can use this information to send a command for a particular function. Most of the functions of getting feedback from moving devices can be accomplished by linear and rotary encoders.
In our scenario, let's assume our motors pulling the elevator are embedded with encoders so the system uses the data from encoders and generates a signal for the elevator to stop. The encoder provides the speed, position, and direction of the elevator in which it is moving.
Linear encoders provide feedback from linear motion and rotary encoders provide feedback from rotary motion.
Rotary Encoders can be fixed with the motor shaft to provide feedback of motor motion to the control system.
To understand how rotary encoders work, follow this video by Sparkfun.
In the above scenario, the encoder used is a rotary encoder embedded in motors but what if we need to create an elevator with a linear encoder also what is the need of encoders if motors work on the voltage provided? We can simply provide enough voltage according to the revolutions needed and rotation speed of the motor and determine the position after providing voltage for a fixed amount of time.
Try to think whether the elevator you were on can be created with the help of linear encoders or not and the need of encoders with motors? Why is feedback needed?
Applications
* Trackball mouses use this rotary encoder to determine the position of the pointer according to the input fed by the trackball motion.
* Mouses with scroll wheels use rotary encoders for determining the number of revolutions or scrolls done by the user.
* Rotary encoders are used in the tachometer to determine the revolutions. Timer ICs are used for the calculation of time and then it outputs the rotary speed of the shaft it is attached to, in revolutions per unit time.
Image sensors
We talked a lot about optical sensors but still, a sensor is left in optical sensors which revolutionized the way of sharing information.
From the tedious task of drawing images to capturing high-resolution images in one-click? Yes, we're talking about cameras.
What made the tedious task of drawing images as simple as capturing high-resolution images in one-click? Yes, we're talking about cameras. The camera has some similarities to the human eye, your iris controls how much light enters your eye, the lens helps focus the light and the retina is a light-sensitive surface at the back of your eye. It captures an image of


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Just a quick question I have the following system: $$\frac{dx}{dt}=x\left(2-x-\frac{y}{1+x}\right),\qquad \frac{dy}{dt}=3y\left(\frac{x}{1+x}-4y\right)$$ It asks which variable represents the predator and which the prey, write down the long term size of the prey in the absence of predators.
I approached this by considering that $\frac{dy}{dx}= \frac{y(3x-12y-12yx)}{x(2+x-x^{2}-y)}$, hence when y=o we have that $\frac{dy}{dx}$=0 and therefore we have that our predator is represented by $\frac{dx}{dt}$ and prey by $\frac{dy}{dt}$. Additionally in the absence of prey our prey will tend to $\infty$.
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Made some corrections to your post. I hope this is indeed the system you are interested in. – Did Oct 20 '12 at 13:49
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If $x(0)=0$ and $y(0)\gt0$, then $x(t)=0$ for every $t$ and $y(t)\to0$ when $t\to\infty$. If $x(0)\gt0$ and $y(0)=0$, then $y(t)=0$ for every $t$ and $x(t)\to2$ when $t\to\infty$. Hence $x(t)$ describes the amount of preys (which can survive without predators) and $y(t)$ describes the amount of predators (which die out without preys).
To show that $x(t)\to2$ when $t\to\infty$ when $y(0)=0$, one can use a phase diagram: since $x'(t)=x(t)(2-x(t))$, the function $t\mapsto x(t)$ decreases at times $t$ such that $x(t)\gt2$ and increases at times $t$ such that $0\lt x(t)\lt2$.
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Note that the amount of preys does not grow to infinity in the absence of predators, rather it converges to 2. – Did Oct 20 '12 at 13:54
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A two-day awareness cum sanitation drive was conducted in village Hanuthang and Skurbuchan on December 13 and 14 by SKUAST-Leh under the supervision of Dr. D. Namgyal for managing Apricot Defoliator which causes a severe outbreak in lower belt of District Leh.
Dr. Vikas Gupta, Scientist (Plant Protection) KVK-Leh delivered an expert lecture and conducted sanitation drives in both the villages.
He told that sanitation is the easiest, economical and most effective way to avoid many pest problems by providing an environment that discourages pests. Many pests can overwinter and survive inside fallen leaves, fruits, loose bark and debris. Thus, keeping a clean environment in the orchard can greatly reduce the pest population, the pest problem is one of the major constraints for achieving higher production.
Dr. Vikas Gupta along with Deldan Namgyal of KVK-Leh gave a demonstration to the farmers in their field and collects fallen leaves and fruits and buried it properly in a pit.
"Sanitation is the most basic and simple method of pest management in an eco-friendly way. This method will be very much effective if all the villagers adopt this practice and the best time to organize the sanitation drive is December to March," added Dr. Vikas.
The farmers showed a keen interest in sanitation drive and assured that such drives will be conducted by them in near future also.
A tool developed by Horticulture Department-Leh for cutting the pest infected branches and webs were also demonstrated in the awareness camps. Tools and technical bulletins on integrated management of Apricot Defoliator prepared by SKUAST-Leh distributed to the villagers of Hanuthang and Skurbuchan.

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divide: Divide a Distributed Data Object
Description Usage Arguments Details Value Author(s) References See Also Examples
View source: R/divide.R
Description
Divide a ddo/ddf object into subsets based on different criteria
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an object of class "ddf" or "ddo" - in the latter case, need to specify preTransFn to coerce each subset into a data frame
by
specification of how to divide the data - conditional (factor-level or shingles), random replicate, or near-exact replicate (to come) – see details
spill
integer telling the division method how many lines of data should be collected until spilling over into a new key-value pair
filterFn
a function that is applied to each candidate output key-value pair to determine whether it should be (if returns TRUE) part of the resulting division
bsvFn
a function to be applied to each subset that returns a list of between subset variables (BSVs)
output
a "kvConnection" object indicating where the output data should reside (see localDiskConn, hdfsConn). If NULL (default), output will be an in-memory "ddo" object.
overwrite
logical; should existing output location be overwritten? (also can specify overwrite = "backup" to move the existing output to _bak)
preTransFn
a transformation function (if desired) to applied to each subset prior to division - note: this is deprecated - instead use addTransform prior to calling divide
postTransFn
a transformation function (if desired) to apply to each post-division subset
params
a named list of objects external to the input data that are needed in the distributed computing (most should be taken care of automatically such that this is rarely necessary to specify)
packages
a vector of R package names that contain functions used in fn (most should be taken care of automatically such that this is rarely necessary to specify)
control
parameters specifying how the backend should handle things (most-likely parameters to rhwatch in RHIPE) - see rhipeControl and localDiskControl
update
should a MapReduce job be run to obtain additional attributes for the result data prior to returning?
verbose
logical - print messages about what is being done
Details
The division methods this function will support include conditioning variable division for factors (implemented – see condDiv), conditioning variable division for numerical variables through shingles, random replicate (implemented – see rrDiv), and near-exact replicate. If by is a vector of variable names, the data will be divided by these variables. Alternatively, this can be specified by e.g. condDiv(c("var1", "var2")).
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an object of class "ddf" if the resulting subsets are data frames. Otherwise, an object of class "ddo".
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Title: A sociological study of the Chinese people in Aberdeen and Elgin with special reference to the catering business
Author: Liu, Garland Ching-Mui
Awarding Body: University of Aberdeen
Current Institution: University of Aberdeen
Date of Award: 1992
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Chinese diaspora in the past seemed to have demonstrated a homeland orientation which made them more likely to cling onto the originating culture and society. This research aims at studying whether and to what extent the homeland orientation of the Chinese people has shifted over time and space. Aberdeen and Elgin were chosen as the bases for data collection. The economic establishment of the Chinese people from dependant migrants to independent businessmen is discussed in detail. The economic institutions which lead to the establishment of a career enclave within catering is also examined. The communal development of the Aberdeen and the Elgin Chinese is studied in terms of the three bases of internal solidarity, i.e., economics, religious faith and kin relations, which work in different ways in the two localities. Due to its uniqueness and its significance to the Elgin Chinese, their True Jesus Church is analysed in greater depth. Bearing in mind the economic and communal development of the Chinese people, the shift in homeland orientation is then examined by using Watson's study of the Mans (1975) as a base line. My findings show that the majority of my Chinese subjects no longer contemplate a return to their homeland. However, most of them would like to retain their cultural distinctiveness in Britain. To a certain extent, the primary point of reference for the Chinese seems to have shifted from the homeland to Britain. This shift is explained tentatively in terms of a transfer of the traditional power hierarchy of the family during migration. Also, the Elgin Chinese conform more to the overall pattern. Their relative uniformity and satisfaction with their lives after migration is explained in terms of the reconstitution of the True Jesus Church which caters for their many social and practical needs.
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This entry, titled RACIAL HARMONY IN SINGAPORE, hopes to introduce to the world the different culture. Even though the original population of the country is made up of immigrants, working for the colonial government back in 1800s, they had brought along individual culture to Singapore. Despite the difference in background, culture, language, beliefs etc, they managed to stick together at work. Through interaction and the willingness to share and to tolerate each other, Singapore has these three main ethnic groups who are living harmoniously. The younger modernized generation tends to loose their roots. The media plays their part in creating the awareness and reminding them of their roots. By completing the project, the members came across matters that they are not aware about its existence. And the group hopes to share whatever knowledge they have acquired with other who wish to know about the culture of various ethnic group. The details are by means exhaustive.
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An early medieval cave structure in Derbyshire, England, may be the former home of a ninth-century king—and the United Kingdom's oldest intact domestic interior.
As Mark Brown reports for the Guardian, new research conducted by experts from the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) and Wessex Archaeology suggests the 1,200-year-old dwelling once housed Eardwulf, an exiled ruler of the medieval English kingdom Northumbria. The team published its analysis in the Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society.
"Our findings demonstrate that this odd little rock-cut building in Derbyshire is more likely from the 9th century than from the 18th century as everyone had originally thought," says lead author Edmund Simons, a research fellow at RAU, in a statement. "This makes it probably the oldest intact domestic interior in the U.K.—with doors, floor, roof, windows etc.—and, what's more, it may well have been lived in by a king who became a saint!"
Per the statement, researchers previously believed the cave was an 18th-century folly (a type of decorative building constructed to enhance the natural landscape). Though the structure is classified by Historic England as a "[n]atural cave, enlarged and formed into a folly," Simons tells the Guardian that he "can't think of a natural process that makes walls, doors and windows, let alone pillars."
The sandstone-chiseled building features narrow openings characteristic of Saxon architecture, notes BBC News. A nearby ninth-century crypt boasts a comparable rock-cut pillar, perhaps suggesting that the two buildings date to the same period.
To reconstruct the cave dwelling's original layout—made up of three rooms and an eastern-facing oratory, or chapel—the team drew on precise measurements, a drone survey and an assessment of architectural details.
Other English churches from the ninth century remain intact, but as Simons tells CNN's Jack Guy, "there's nowhere else really where you can walk into somewhere where somebody ate and slept and prayed and lived."
According to BBC News, local folklore, as well as a fragment of a 16th-century book, hint at a connection between Saint Hardulph—associated with Eardwulf by modern scholarship—and the caves. As the book states, "Saint Hardulph has a cell in a cliff a little from the [River] Trent."
In the statement, Simons says, "The architectural similarities with Saxon buildings, and the documented association with Hardulph/Eardwulf, make a convincing case that these caves were constructed, or enlarged, to house the exiled king. It was not unusual for deposed or retired royalty to take up a take up a religious life during this period, gaining sanctity and in some cases canonization."
Per the Independent's David Keys, Eardwulf ascended to the throne following the murders of his two immediate predecessors. He ruled Northumbria from 796 to 806, when he was deposed. Eardwulf spent his final years in exile in Mercia (another kingdom in the Midlands), ultimately dying in 830, reports Derbyshire Live's Callum Parke.
During the seventh, eighth and ninth centuries, England had at least seven major kingdoms and 200 kings, as the Independent points out. Most of these monarchs did not leave the throne of their own volition: Up to 16 percent were murdered. Another 16 percent were killed in battle. Thirty-three percent were peacefully removed from power; only a third ended their reigns through natural death.
"The discovery illuminates a particularly fascinating and troubled period in English history," David Petts of the University of Durham, a specialist in early medieval religious sites, tells the Independent.
Scholars think that Eardwulf's son and successor probably organized his father's removal from the throne. The shift in power shift weakened the Northumbrian kingdom, and Eardwulf was forced to live out his days in (relative) isolation.
"[T]his is somebody who would have had disciples with him and would have been revered as holy, probably as a saint in his own lifetime," Simons tells the Guardian. "He doesn't have his great feasting hall any more but it is quite a nice [residence]."
Eardwulf was buried at Breedon on the Hill in Leicestershire, around five miles from the caves.
In the 18th century, local landowner Robert Burdett renovated Eardwulf's former home. Per the statement, the aristocrat added masonry and window frames to the cave so he could invite visitors to its "cool and romantic cells." As CNN points out, Burdett also expanded entryways to allow tables, drinks and women with wide skirts into the building.
To date, Simons' team has classified more than 170 cave houses at 20 sites across England's West Midlands.
"We are confident that other examples are still to be discovered to give a unique perspective on Anglo Saxon England," says Simons in the statement.


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Achieving and sustaining high productivity levels is every professionals goal, and they adopt various tactics and strategies to boost the quality and speed of their work. But, have you ever thought about the fact that work output actually begins from the work-desk and, therefore, how you plan your desk space will have a strong impact on productivity levels?!
Research indicates that an effective workspace design boosts productivity and satisfaction, while a disorganized space leads to a cluttered mind and drop in productivity. This infographic highlights 6 smart tips for a productive workspace and how they work.
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The thought behind HugBag was to make use of the child's strong and gross motor based actions, while exploring continuous and co-located coupling of action and effect tightly connected to the child's gross motor activity.
The construct is made of a semi-inflated gym ball resting on a semi-circular plate base. An accelerometer mounted on the base detects the tilt direction and angle. A Microsoft® Kinect sensor, also mounted on the base, detects the location and degree of deformation while being hugged, pushed or punched. These sensors control evolving light patterns and sounds as a response to interaction via integrated speakers.
There have been different versions of HugBag over the project duration. The first versions (1.0) used a four resistive stretch sensors along the surface of the ball to detect which side was being dented. Versions 2.0 and 3.0 used Kinect's depth sensor to detect the area of interaction.
HugBag 1.0 consisted of an inflated gymball surrounded by stretch sensors and rgb ledstrip. It used a four resistive stretch sensors along the surface of the ball to detect which side was being dented. Stretch sensors were custom-made with conductive fabric sewed on the ends and in the middle region over an elastic fabric band. Each sensor was treated as a part of a Wheatstone bridge connected to an Arduino board that interpreted the stretchness of each sensor to determine the shape of HugBag. This approach was very sensitive to the amount of inflation of the ball and the side of the ball being dented was not always interpreted correctly when the interaction was closer to the "top" of HugBag. HugBag 1.0 was never tested in the Multi-sensory environments participating on the SID project.
- 70cm diameter GYM ball
- Arduino board
- four 30cm long elastic bands
- four 20cm long conductive fabric strips
- three 1Kohm resistors
- 1 Kohm potentiometer
- Ikea RGB flexible ledstrip
The programs and code for HugBag 1.0 can be found here. HugBag 1.0 runs on an ArduinoBoard and does not require any software. Except for programming and visualization of sensor signals, which require Arduino and Processing IDEs.
HugBag 2.0 (Standard) and 3.0 (Fluffy)
There are two versions of HugBag that were tried in the Multi-sensory environments at the SID project: "Standard" and "Fluffy". Both were similar construction-wise and behavior-wise. With some differences.
- 70cm diameter GYM ball
- Plastic pot base
- White, semi-transparent fabric cover
- USB Speakers
- USB Hub
- MS Kinect sensor
- Arduino computer
- 3-axis accelerometer (only standard version)
- Ikea RGB flexible ledstrip (only standard version)
- Two Addressable RGB ledstrips with 150Leds each (only fluffy version)
- Corrugated cellophane cover (only fluffy version)
The programs and code for hugbag can be found here. The requirements to run the hugbag programs are:
- Computer running MS Windows 7
- MS Kinect SDK
- Ableton Live 9.0 Suite (with Max4Live)
- Virtual MIDI cable (LoopMIDI)
- A MIDI-serial bridge (Hairless MIDI)
- Arduino IDE
HugBag 2.0 consisted of a semi-cirular section of a semi-inflated gym ball resting on a semi-circular plate base. The semi-circular gymball was glued to the plate base with silicone glue. A An accelerometer mounted on the base detects the tilt direction and angle. A Microsoft® Kinect sensor, also mounted on the base, detects the location and degree of deformation while being hugged, pushed or punched. Instead of using depth sensor information, the infrared-camera of the Kinect sensor was used to detect the interaction with HugBag's surface. Blob-detection from the Kinect's IR sensor controlled evolving light patterns (via Ledstrips) and sounds (via integrated usb speakers) as a response to interaction. Fluffy HugBag is covered in a corrugated structure of cellophane paper, which provides richer tactile and audible responses to touch. It has addressable lights, arranged in a spiral pattern around the whole semi-inflated ball construction, and in contrast to Standard HugBag, only the touched area lights up.
Two Max4Live device have been created, MultiCamMidiController and MoodController.
MultiCamMidiController obtains the image from the Kinect or webcam (Windows only), processes the image and outputs control parameters to be mapped to other Ableton Live devices. It also output the control parameters to MIDI controls changes, so you can use them to communicate with the Arduino using a Virtual MIDI cable and a MIDI-serial bridge.
MoodController can control HugBag's mood and change the sound and light response using the same control parameters from the detection. It mixes different soundtracks as a response to the same interaction. MoodController also outputs MIDI messages to arduino.
The Ledstrips and the accelerometer are connected to the arduino computer, which controls the light patters as a response to the accelerometer's data and the control parameters from sent via MIDI messages from Ableton Live.
First, the Kinect sensor detects the HugBag's inner surface when there is no interaction and stores the image as a "baseline". Any camera of the Kinect can be used (depth, color, infrared), but for best results, the infrared camera is recommended, as it is insensitive to environment lightning and has a wider range compared to the depth sensor.
When the hugbag is being dented, the Kinect sensor detects the area being deformated (Figure 2.a) , smoothens the image to remove noise, and substracts the baseline to only process the change of the surface (Figure 2.b). If the change in the surface is "big enough", then a blob is created in that area (Figure 2.c). Blobs are 2-dimensional elliptical shapes with a center (Cx,Cy) and an size (CA). Each blob's coordinates are transformed to polar coordinates using the distance from the center of the coordinate system (Cr), angle from the coordinate system (Cθ) and area of the blob (CA). All detected blobs are averaged into a single blob with center and size information (r, θ, A).
Sound and Light
The blob information is used to output sound and light out of the hugbag. Each control parameter (r, θ, A) is used to control specific sound or light effect as shown in Table 1.
Soundtracks are described in terms of dynamism ("active", "passive") and timbre ("raw", "fine"), and grouped into the location where they are produced in Hugbag ("top" or "sides") (Figure 3). Light effects are described in terms of color (hue, saturation, value). Standard Hugbag is light up uniformly, while Fluffy HugBag is light up only where the interaction happens.
The distance from the center (r) controls the track volume mixer, meaning that blobs detected further away from the center of HugBag will produce tracks associated with the "Sides" group to have higher volume while tracks in the "Top" group will have lower volume. While blobs detected closer to the center will mix the soundtracks the opposite way. For Standard HugBag, the r controls the color saturation, therefore blobs closer to the top will be whiter than blobs closer to the sides. For Fluffy HugBag, r is part of the location where the light effect will happen.
The angle of the blobs with respect to the HugBags center (θ) will modify the sound properties of each specific track, this could be the pitch, tone, oscillation frequency, etc… depending on the soundtrack. For standard HugBag, θ controls color Hue. For Fluffy HugBag, θ is part of the location where the light effect will happen.
The size of the blobs will control the Master volume for all soundtracks. For Standard HugBag, A controls the brightness or value of the color. For Fluffy HugBag, A controls the sparse of leds that will light up around the area where the interaction is happening. The bigger the blob, the more LEDs will light up. It also controls the value of the color.
|Location sparse, color brightness
|Mood (track mixing)
Table 1. Control parameters mapping to sound and light effects
Controlling HugBag's mood
Using exactly the same control parameters (r, θ, A), the sound and light effects can be changed. This can be used to adapt to each specific child or situation. The gray dot can be moved around the mood wheel to control how the volume mixer of tracks can be adjusted (Figure 4). If positioned closer to the left area, the passive sounds will sound louder, while the top area will make finer sounds sound louder, etc. For the Standard HugBag, the mood wheel does not affect the lightning. For the Fluffy HugBag, the mood wheel changes the color's hue and saturation of the area being dented.
Mapping of parameters to Live devices
Both Max4Live devices allow their control parameters to be mapped to up to four different Ableton Live knobs of different devices. You can select which of the four mappings with the "Display Mapping


How do impact windows work?
Impact windows are made of laminated glass and contain an interlayer that is formed by bonding two pieces of glass together with a plastic film called polyvinyl butyral (PVB). The interlayer is placed between the two layers and then passed through rollers. It is then heated to approximately 158 °F (70 °C), which forms the initial bond. When impact windows are struck by extreme winds and debris, the glass may crack, but the window will not break apart, because it is still being held together by the interlayer.
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 Unidirectional Carbon (aka "Uni"): Carbon material consisting of individual fibers which are oriented in the same direction, running straight and uninterrupted for the entirety of their length.
 It's a fact that carbon fibers or strands are the strongest when they are straight. It is also a fact that sheets of unidirectional carbon require less resin to bond them than woven carbon sheets, which results in unidirectional carbon not only being stronger but also lighter than woven carbon. As a result, the majority of each RideFast rim consists of unidirectional carbon. There are multiple layers of unidirectional carbon in each RideFast rim with different layers being oriented in different directions or at different angles in order to achieve the lateral and radial stiffness we demand while also allowing us to tune ride quality to meet our expectations.
 Each RideFast rim also contains a lesser amount of woven carbon. If carbon is strongest when it is straight, why do our rims contain anything other than unidirectional carbon? The primary advantage of woven vs. unidirectional carbon is the strength of the material when it has been drilled (or punctured), therefore we utilize woven carbon to add additional strength to the areas surrounding the spoke holes and the valve hole.
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DEBORAH GOUGH writes in the Age:
SCORES of starving and pain-ridden kangaroos have been culled after developing tooth and bone deformities from breathing and ingesting fluoride emissions. Many more are believed to be suffering from growths that will kill them.
The affected kangaroos are living near the Alcoa aluminium smelter in Portland, in the state's south-west, and the Austral Bricks factory at Craigieburn.
Autopsies performed at Melbourne University on 49 kangaroos culled at Alcoa on a single day last year found all but one were suffering from flurosis, which leads to excessive bone growths, or lesions, on joints in the paws, ankles and calves.
It can also cause tooth and jaw deformities that hinder eating and foraging. The Sunday Age has been told more than 200 ill kangaroos living near both affected sites have been culled in recent years, but this figure could not be confirmed.
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Quick Answer: What Is Considered Skinny In Japan?
Why is the crime rate in Japan so low?
Cultural Taboos.
Another reason for Japan's relatively low crime rate is that the culture just doesn't allow for the sort of outward expressions of anger and passion which can often precipitate crime..
Is it illegal to be overweight in Japan?
New Japanese Law Requires Employers to Combat Obesity in the Workforce. The law that went into effect April 1 forces companies and government, the two sources of health insurance in Japan, to measure the body fat of employees ages 40 to 74.
What is considered underweight in Japan?
6 At 70%, Japan is reported to have among the highest rates of women trying to lose weight. 7 The current WHO classification defines underweight as a body mass index (BMI) of under 18.5 kg/m2. 8 As of 2010, 29% of women aged 20-29 y are reported to be underweight in Japan.
Is 5'7 tall for a girl in Japan?
The average male in Japan is about 172 cm or 5′ 7″ tall. Females are about 4–6 inches shorter, depending on diet and so forth.
Who is better looking Korean or Japanese?
A recent survey of over 70,000 members of BeautifulPeople.com found that Korean men and women are considered more beautiful than their Japanese neighbors. Korean inhabitants were also highly ranked, among the world's most beautiful people globally.
What is considered beauty?
"Such as the size of the features of your face and their arrangement." For example, the distance between the centers of a woman's eyes affects whether she is considered beautiful. … Just as important, they found, is the distance between a woman's eyes and mouth. It should be just over one-third the height of her face.
What happens if your fat in Japan?
In January 2008, Japan passed the "Metabo Law," named after metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions – increased blood pressure, a high blood sugar level, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol levels – that occurring together can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, Snopes.com …
What percent of Japan is overweight?
Why are Japanese taller now?
"The chief reason for the increase in body size is almost certainly diet," said Nobumichi Sakai, director of the Nutrition Branch at the Health and Welfare Ministry. "The dominant pattern of Japanese dietary change since World War II has been westernization.
What country has the shortest average height?
At the other end of the spectrum are the top ten countries with the shortest average height, which currently include:Indonesia 62.2 inches.Bolivia 62.9 inches.The Philippines 63.7 inches.Vietnam 63.82 inches.Cambodia 63.98 inches.Nepal 64.17 inches.Ecuador 64.37 inches.Sri Lanka 64.41 inches.More items…
Why is Japan not obese?
A central conclusion of this paper is that the prevalence of obesity is lower in Japan in part because the Japanese walk more as part of their daily lives than Americans do.
What's overweight in Japan?
Even now, despite government statistics and anecdotal evidence that Japanese people are getting heavier, I can go days without seeing a single fat person in Tokyo. … Last year, lawmakers established a national limit on waistlines for people 40 and older: 33.5 inches for men and 35.4 inches for women.
What is the ideal weight in Japan?
The average height of 17-year old Japanese men is 170.7cm (5'6") and 157.8cm (5'1") for women. When it comes to weight, men weigh in with 62.5kg (137.7lbs) and women with 52.9kg (116.6lbs).
What is the average waist size in Japan?
60.6The main target readers of the magazine are women in early 20s. The number of sample is 1000. They are readers of the magazine. The following data show the average of Japanese girls' measurements among the readers….Bust/Waist/Hip Measurements for Japanese Girls in 20s.Body partcminchCircumference of the upper arm23.09.1Bust78.430.9Waist60.623.9Hip85.633.711 more rows•Jun 19, 2015
What is the beauty standard in Africa?
Although African women vary in appearance, most of the women depicted conformed to Eurocentric standards of beauty through straight or store-bought hair, thinness, and light or medium skin tone.
What is considered attractive in Japan?
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3D Electron Microscopy (3D-EM) Data Navigator [English / 日本語
Structure of a type IV secretion system core complex
by single particle reconstruction, at 19 A resolution
Surface view with section colored by density value, Surface level: 0.021, Image by UCSF CHIMERA
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Stephanie writes for stage, radio and large-scale theatre. She founded and ran the MA in Drama Writing, with David Edgar, at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, June 2018-Dec 2021. Stephanie has an MA in Playwriting from the University of Birmingham, 1997 and a BA Hons in Theatre & Media Drama.
Spinning the Moon by Stephanie Dale - the 7th community play for Dorchester
Spinning the Moon is a compelling new community play based on documents provided by the DCPA Research Group.
Set in the early 16th century, the play, like Shakespeare's history plays, has taken a sense of what was happening in Dorset over a fifty-year period and has conflated those happenings to create a work of dramatic fiction.
Central to the action are the Trenchard family, who lived at Wolfeton House on the outskirts of Dorchester. The Trenchards are desperately trying to stop their home, and the people who work their land, from spinning towards economic collapse and ruining the lives of all who depend on the estate for their livelihoods. But the advice they take from a monk leaves their community fractured to the point of violent disintegration.
Characters in the play include: the Trenchard family, farmers, shepherds and their families, the Queen of Spain and her entourage and the cunning women who live in the hills.


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Let's learn how to draw Nikkari Aoe from Touken Ranbu today!
Nikkari Aoe (にっかり青江) is one of the supporting characters of Touken Ranbu anime, manga and movie. Touken Ranbu is based on the video game Touken Ranbu by Nitroplus and DMM Games. He is the 5th sword obtained by the Saniwa in Hanamaru Citadel. Aoe is a tsukumogami, the spirit of a legendary sword, which is depicted as attractive young man.
Nikkari was forged by a blacksmith with the name of Aoe Sadatsugu in the year 1207. The sword was originally 75 cm but was shortened to around 60 cm. That makes him an Oowakizashi. The part that was shortened had his previous owner's name inlayed on it. Oowakizashi swords are wakizashi (a blade between 30 and 60 cm ) close to the length of a katana. The sword's length was already considered as an ootachi but to this day it is only qualified as a tachi.
This sword is associated with a ghost story. A samurai was on a journey to slay the monster and had to stay at an inn for the night. At night, a woman and her child appeared in front of him and giggled in an unsettling manner. The samurai demanded to know who they were to no avail. They kept coming toward him, giggling, so he panicked and beheaded both of them. In the morning, there was no dead body. Instead, the samurai saw two stone lamps, the tops of which were cut off, and realized that he "killed" two ghosts. His blade was named "Nikkari" after the incident. Nikkari's name is a sounds similar to the word for creepy grinning (nikkori). This name was given to him in reference to the creepy smile of the ghost Nakajima Shuuridayuu came across while wielding Nikkari.
Thanks a lot to ??? ??r????? for request. ^_^
As always all the blue and green lines are just construction lines and will be erased later so do not push on your pencil too much ^_^ I will try to be super efficient with the text so will only describe steps that require some explanation.
Make sure to leave enough free space on paper for next steps. You can see how much space you will need from the size of the paper on this picture.
Lighten all the construction lines by "stamping" the kneaded eraser on the paper. Make sure to refer to the picture bellow as you need to ink only some parts of the construction lines.
Wait till the ink is nice and dry and erase all the construction lines.
To add colors, make sure to sketch the color outlines with the right color or pencil first.
If your goal is to become a real Mangaka and design your own manga characters make sure to try to draw Nikkari Aoe from memory several times. Always compare the drawing to the original and correct any mistakes you see. Do this till you are happy with the result. It doesn't have to look exactly the same, don't sweat the details. The point is that you get the main shapes right and that it looks good. This is the best way to build a huge library of manga shapes in your memory that you can use to draw and design your own manga characters ^_-.
Draw with passion! ^_^
Hiroshi (drawing by Bianchi)


Creating PDF from TMS WEBCore application
Delphi 10.3 / TMSWebCore 1.5.6.0 / TMSFNC UI Pack 3.2.2.0
Tried the example from the TMS FNC PDF Library doc:
procedure TForm1.GeneratePDF(AFileName: string);
var
 p: TTMSFNCPDFLib;
 s: string;
begin
 p := TTMSFNCPDFLib.Create;
 try
 s := 'Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has
been the industry''s standard dummy'+
 'text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to
make a type specimen book. '+
 'It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting,
remaining essentially unchanged. It'+
 ' was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum
passages, and more recently with des'+
 'ktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.';
 p.BeginDocument(AFileName);
 p.NewPage;
 p.Graphics.Font.Name := 'Arial';
 p.Graphics.Font.Size := 8;
 p.Graphics.Fill.Color := gcNull;
 p.Graphics.DrawText(s, RectF(10, 50, 500, 400), 3);
 p.EndDocument(True);
 finally
 p.Free;
 end;
end;
In a normal VCL application the content of the created PDF is as expected:
When I execute the same code inside a TMS WebCore application the output is looking like this:
Any idea where this comes from?
Please make sure the font used for PDF generation is loaded by the web app. The PDF engine needs to access font files for information to be embedded in the PDF.
Please look at the guidance at
Where can I download the complete project for "Ate too much candy" ?
In the PDF documenation, on the last page there is a description about Web Support - Font caching. Where to find the
AddFontToCache()
method?
It is all explained in the docs.
For this particular question:
page 19
Please refer to our documentation, it can all be found at
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I know that font caching is described on page 19 of the documentation, that is my code:
procedure TForm1.WebFormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
 Application.OnFontCacheReady:= OnFontCacheReady;
end;
procedure TForm1.OnFontCacheReady(Sender: TObject);
begin
 AddFontToCache ('arial.ttf');
 AddFontToCache('tahoma.ttf');
end;
The example app "Ate too much candy" doesn't say anything about the font caching, at least not in the sample code wich shows only the pdf generation. Do I miss something? Can I download the complete example project somewhere?
The sample is in FNC UI Pack
Demo\Web\PDFLib BMI
You need to enable Pako compression also in your web app, also that is explained in the PDF guide.
Ok, thank you - that was a misunderstanding when you sent me the link for "Ate too much candy" Its part of the TMS FNC UI examples. Got it and found the information I was missing.
procedure TForm1.WebFormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
 AddFontToCache('arial.ttf');
 AddFontToCache('tahoma.ttf');
end;
where the two font files are locally part of the project, made it finally work.
Thank you for your patience


Distinguishing Between Weaknesses and Liabilities
In my previous post, I discussed a three part process for becoming a more confident leader:
 1. Make the most of your strengths (those things that you are consistently good at and enjoy doing).
 2. Correct your liabilities (the things that keep you from being effective as a leader).
 3. Make peace with your weaknesses (the parts of your leadership that are not "ideal," yet not keeping you from accomplishing the mission of your organization).
Let's talk about how to separate "liabilities" and "weaknesses." The most helpful metaphor I know for this is to talk about "paper tigers" and "real tigers." Harvard Business Review calls this separating "weaknesses" from "fatal flaws."
Let's explore the real tiger versus paper tiger image for a bit. Imagine you are walking in a local park with a wooded area. Something pops up in your peripheral vision and your body goes taught – perched on the precipice of a fight or flight response. You just spotted a tiger in the wild.
Your body freezes and you turn your head slightly to get a better look at the threat – and then discover that what you saw only has the shape of a tiger. In fact, it is a paper-mache tiger! The key distinction here is that while a real tiger can hurt you; a paper one can't.
Imagine if you had allowed yourself to go into a full-on panic at the sight of a "tiger." What if you had started screaming at everyone in the park to run for their lives – how would you have felt afterward? Or, what if you had gone into full blown attack mode and attempted to neutralize the threat? How would people around you perceive your violent dismemberment of something akin to a grade school art project? Either way, how much energy would you have wasted on something that wasn't a real threat?
Distinguishing between weaknesses and liabilities is like distinguishing between paper tigers and real tigers. Weaknesses may at first look like a real threat, but when we take a second look at the situation, we realize that those perceived threats do not pose long term consequences. Here are some examples from the world of work:
 - Going over budget on one item – yet the larger project is still on budget.
 - When a team member tells you about a "big problem," yet it is one that you know how to solve.
 - Not knowing how to handle a problem when there are other people on the team who can handle it.
Let's further consider that last bullet point for a moment, as it is a common one for teams I work with. The Gallup Strengthsfinder assessment divided up their 34 strengths into 4 categories of leadership strengths: executing, relating, influencing, and strategic thinking. When I use this tool with coaching clients, we start by identifying the categories where they are strong and the categories where they are either weak or missing top skills entirely. The next step is to ask, "Who do you know that can make up for this gap? What kind of relationship do you have with that person?" To the extent that a leader has strong and collaborative relationships with people whose top strengths lie in areas where the leader is deficient, those deficiencies are only weaknesses. If the leader does not have strong collaborative relationships with others who have top strengths where the leader is deficient, then that gap is a liability.
The mindfulness techniques taught in Claremont Lincoln University first graduate class also helps leaders distinguish between paper tigers and real tigers by giving them self-awareness and self-management skills to know both when they are entering a fight-or-flight state and how to manage that state.
So, what are your tactics for distinguishing between paper tigers and real tigers?
Possible Action Items:
 - Use the Gallup strengths finder assessment to identify where your team members have gaps and can rely on each other more than they currently do.
 - Use mindfulness apps like headspace to help develop your self-awareness and emotional management skills.
 - To really dig into mindfulness, take CLU's fully-online mindfulness course for your personal and professional development.
Claremont Lincoln University is an educational partner with Southern California Leadership Network.


Heinau Yellow Roses Floral Arrangement on Table Interior
Yellow Roses: Meaning, Symbolism, and History
Yellow roses of all types have long been popular due to their bright, cheerful color. That holds yellow sunflowers, yellow roses, yellow hydrangeas, yellow daisies, and yellow flower arrangements.
Deep yellow hues also can be interpreted as gold – so if someone were to make a noteworthy achievement – like a promotion at work or winning a crucial contest, yellow rose flower arrangements would be a superb means to extend your good wishes.
The Meaning of giving Yellow Roses
In this way, yellow rose arrangements can be an exquisite way to congratulate a pair on a new baby. Likewise, land agents might prefer to say "welcome to the neighborhood" with yellow rose floral arrangements for their clients. A person may even feel confident within the gift of one yellow rose, meaning that they want to increase friendship or brighten up another person's day.
Yellow Roses in Western and Eastern Cultures
Unlike some meanings of flower colors, which may vary considerably worldwide, the yellow rose flower meaning is relatively consistent across the planet and multiple cultures, with only a couple of exceptions. For example, in Western cultures, the definition behind yellow roses reflects friendship and optimism. Eastern cultures are very similar in their interpretation, assigning the meaning of giving yellow roses to be related to happy occasions and feelings of joy.
In Japan, yellow roses' meaning goes a touch beyond happiness and cheer to mean courage or inner strength. So, you would possibly consider giving one yellow rose, meaning you're in support of that person as they face a challenge or difficulty.
Heinau Coastal Glass Cube Yellow Flowers Arrangement
Heinau Opulent Yellow Flowers Arrangement
Heinau Nova Rosa Yellow Roses Arrangement
Also, Yellow ribbons, generally, have, for several decades, been a symbolic gesture of family. The meaning behind yellow roses can come to mean, "I'm thinking of you and your family, and that I hope your beloved returns home soon."
Yellow Roses From a Symbol of Jealousy to a Symbol of Freedom
Interestingly, yellow roses' almost-universal meaning may be a sharp contrast from the definition of yellow roses within the language of flowers from Victorian times. During this era, yellow rose arrangements weren't related to positive feelings but rather with jealousy, the end of a relationship, or infidelity. Most believe this is because yellow roses of that time typically lacked the signature fragrance of roses – a trait that, if personified, would mean yellow roses were jealous of their more lovely scented counterparts of other colors. Fortunately, warmth and positivity won out, and today yellow roses' meaning is nearly consistently a cheerful one.
Heinau Thunder Cube Yellow Roses Arrangement
Heinau Fame Yellow Roses Arrangement
Heinau Rose in Glass Yellow Flower
The recognition of yellow roses and yellow flower arrangements has even come to require interesting new meanings. The country-western song about "the yellow rose of Texas" makes yellow rose arrangement centerpieces popular at Texas weddings and celebrations. What was in Victorian times with the unfortunate end of a relationship is that yellow roses' meaning can now symbolize freedom and a new beginning after a relationship that may have been "less than joyous."
The Color Yellow Helps Building Confidence
You might also consider how yellow interacts with our minds and how you might arrive at a new answer to the question: What is the meaning of yellow roses?
The color yellow activates the brain's memory center, stimulates the nervous system, enhances vision, and can even build confidence. The effect can be seen on brain scans when patients are exposed to color.
For this reason, yellow rose floral arrangements are popular in senior living communities and elder care facilities, as yellow roses can play a small part in a person's recovery or well-being.
Yellow Roses Stand Out
What is particular about the meaning of yellow flowers is that yellow roses are screaming for attention. They get attention in even the dullest environments, making them a top choice for resorts, hotels, and enormous gathering spaces where people don't want the floral decor to fade into the background. That makes yellow rose arrangements ideal for honoring any special someone you feel deserves extra attention in his or her life.


Antichrist: Chronicles of a Psychosis Foretold
Must a child die for the narrative to proceed? In view of one of the most intractable and widespread of tales, the death of Christ, being central to one of the most widespread of religions, is there any surprise to this? Even the Old Testament has its close analogue, with the near sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham. It would appear that such a proto-narrative is deeply engrained in social memory, as much as it's reverse, patricide/matricide, and resides as a reflection of both biological imperatives as well as those organising social structures. Is this the cautionary tale of what happens to those who do not protect the progeny of the species? In Antichrist, however, there is one final twist. In the epilogue, a repeated telling of this narrative driver, there is a reverse shot structure which does not appear in the prologue: the child walks towards the bathroom and sees his parents in the Freudian "Primal Scene". There is then an ambiguity in what follows. "She" has seen her child, but does not stop the sex. Has the child's gaze met hers? This is not made clear with any resultant reverse shot. In a paranoid reading of a demonic progeny of a possessed maternal body, it is entirely possible to construct a narrative where the child, in fact, is following a preordained path, it's own destruction, an Anti-Christian sacrifice of the child of Satan, in order to put in train the eventual destruction of the mother and the father. This would be a turn-around in the interpretation of the entire narrative. The child then becomes not the innocent cause of the battle between the mother's psychosis and the father's paranoia, but joins the ranks of "evil children" of cinema, alongside those appearing in The Bad Seed (Mervyn LeRoy, 1956), The Omen (Richard Donner, 1976) and of course, again, Rosemary's Baby (and needlessly conveniently for such an argument, is named "Nic").
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- Tag performance 2018-11-17T14:02:00+00:00 Stephane Carrez urn:md5: AWA Ada, Java and Python database access urn:md5:20b7c207ed43f699848814c62c7ab62c 2018-11-17T14:02:00+00:00 2018-11-17T14:02:00+00:00 stephane.carrez Ada performance Java Python Mysql SQLite PostgreSQL

How does Ada, Java and Python compare with each other when they are used to connect to a database? This was the main motivation for me to write the <a href="_URL_ Benchmark and write this article.

The database also has a serious impact on such benchmark and I've measured the following three famous databases:

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The purpose of the benchmark is to be able to have a simple comparison between these different databases and different programming languages. For this, a very simple database table is created with only two integer columns one of them being the primary key with auto increment. For example the <a href="_URL_ table is created with the following SQL:

 CREATE table test_simple ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, value INTEGER )

The database table is filled with a simple <tt>INSERT</tt> statement which is also benchmarked. The goal is not to demonstrate and show the faster insert method, nor the faster query for a given database or language.

Benchmark

The SQL benchmarks are simple and they are implemented in the same way for each language so that we can get a rough comparison between languages for a given database. The <tt>SELECT</tt> query retrieves all the database table rows but it includes a <tt>LIMIT</tt> to restrict the number of rows returned. The query is executed with different values for the limit so that a simple graph can be drawn. For each database, the SQL query looks like:

 SELECT * FROM test_simple LIMIT 10

The SQL statements are executed 10000 times for <tt>SELECT</tt> queries, 1000 times for <tt>INSERT</tt> and 100 times for <tt>DROP</tt>/<tt>CREATE</tt> statements.

Each SQL benchmark program generates an XML file that contains the results as well as resource statistics taken from the <tt>/proc/self/stat</tt> file. An Ada tool is provided to gather the results, prepare the data for plotting and produce an Excel file with the results.

Python code

 def execute(self): self.sql = "SELECT * FROM test_simple LIMIT " + str(self.expect_count) repeat = self.repeat() db = self.connection() stmt = db.cursor() for i in range(0, repeat): stmt.execute(self.sql) row_count = 0 for row in stmt: row_count = row_count + 1 if row_count != self.expect_count: raise Exception('Invalid result count:' + str(row_count)) stmt.close()

Java code

 public void execute() throws SQLException { PreparedStatement stmt = mConnection.prepareStatement("SELECT * FROM test_simple LIMIT " + mExpectCount); for (int i = 0; i < mRepeat; i++) { if (stmt.execute()) { ResultSet rs = stmt.getResultSet(); int count = 0; while (rs.next()) { count++; } rs.close(); if (count != mExpectCount) { throw new SQLException("Invalid result count: " + count); } } else { throw new SQLException("No result"); } } stmt.close(); }

Ada code

 procedure Select_Table_N (Context : in out Context_Type) is DB : constant ADO.Sessions.Master_Session := Context.Get_Session; Count : Natural; Stmt : ADO.Statements.Query_Statement := DB.Create_Statement ("SELECT * FROM test_simple LIMIT " & Positive'Image (LIMIT)); begin for I in 1 .. Context.Repeat loop Stmt.Execute; Count := 0; while Stmt.Has_Elements loop Count := Count + 1; Stmt.Next; end loop; if Count /= LIMIT then raise Benchmark_Error with "Invalid result count:" & Natural'Image (Count); end if; end loop; end Select_Table_N;

The benchmark were executed on an Intel i7-3770S CPU @3.10Ghz with 8-cores running Ubuntu 16.04 64-bits. The following database versions are used:

MariaDB 10.0.36

PostgreSQL 9.5.14

Resource usage comparison

The first point to note is the fact that both Python and Ada require only one thread to run the SQL benchmark. On its side, the Java VM and database drivers need 20 threads to run.

The second point is not surprising: Java needs 1000% more memory than Ada and Python uses 59% more memory than Ada. What is measured is the the VM RSS size which means this is really the memory that is physically mapped at a given time.

The SQLite database requires less resource than others. The result below don't take into account the resource used by the MariaDB and PostgreSQL servers. At that time, the MariaDB server was using 125Mb and the PostgreSQL server was using 31Mb.

Speed comparison

Looking at the CPU time used to run the benchmark, Ada appears as a clear winner. The Java PostgreSQL driver appears to be very slow at connecting and disconnecting to the database, and this is the main reason why it is slower than others.

It is interesting to note however that both Java and Python provide very good performance results with SQLite database when the number of rows returned by the query is less than 100. With more than 500 rows, Ada becomes faster than others.

With a PostgreSQL database, Ada is always faster even with small result sets.


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Data-driven design and application of corrosion-resistant low-alloy steels
Corrosion processes are affected by a variety of materials and environmental factors and can hardly be effectively interpreted and predicted using conventional 'trial-and-error' and experience-based approaches. Recently, the concept of 'corrosion big data' was proposed as a general framework to elucidate complex corrosion problems and to accelerate the design of corrosion-resistant materials, by integrating i) high-through corrosion data accumulation, ii) data standardization and organization, iii) data mining and modeling and iv) data sharing and applications. This talk will present a demonstration of this data-driven approach in the design and application of corrosion-resistant low-alloy steels. The corrosion processes of low-alloy steels with varying contents of Cr, Mo and Sn elements, as well as different microstructures and grain sizes are scrutinized based on corrosion-monitoring data obtained in field atmospheric environments. Furthermore, machining learning models are constructed to process the data for better understanding of the roles of different materials and environmental factors and for predicting atmospheric corrosion kinetics.


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The Nuclear Industry Association Responds to North Wales Minister's emphasis on his commitment to Trawsfynydd site
06 March 2020
Today, North Wales Minister Ken Skates emphasised the Welsh Government's commitment to the Trawsfynydd site in Gwynedd, and its future potential in developing small modular reactors and other associated technologies.
In response, the Nuclear Industry Association's Chief Executive, Tom Greatrex, said:
"Nuclear energy provides the firm power the Committee on Climate Change shows is needed alongside intermittent wind and solar, to reduce our reliance on burning polluting gas to generate power and meet the increased demand for electricity required for a net zero future.
"The Welsh Government's commitment to Trawsfynydd is an important step towards not only reaching the UK's net zero emissions target by 2050, but also bringing prosperity to local communities.
"Just like Anglesey with the Wylfa Newydd project, Gwynedd stands to reap the economic, jobs and growth benefits from the opportunity in Wales to help reach net zero – adding to the 60,000 already directly employed in the UK's civil nuclear industry who are providing clean, reliable and constantly available electricity to power our future."


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SeSAm (Shell for Simulated Agent Systems) provides a generic environment for modelling and experimenting with agent-based simulation. We specially focused on providing a tool for the easy construction of complex models, which include dynamic interdependecies or emergent behaviour.
- Easy visual agent modelling,
- Flexible environment and situation definition,
- The whole power of a programming language,
- Integrated graphical simulation analysis,
- Distribution of simulation runs in your LAN,
- and many further features....
SeSAm is usefull for simulations in many application domains, such as:
- Logistics (coordination, storage layout optimization, software test,,..),
- Production (factory, optimized plans for different requirements,..)
- Traffic (avoidance of traffic jams, traffic light control, route choice..),
- Passenger Flow (market improvement, evacuation of buildings)
- Health Care (optimization of clinical processes, reduction of costs)
- Biology (understanding of insect behaviour, testing theories)
- and many other domains....
SeSAm is a tool for so called agent based simulation. Agents are active entities of the simulation and their behaviour is implemented with activity diagrams. Based on an extensive number of primitive components, a user is able to design a simulation graphically without knowing the syntax of a traditional programming language.
The model specification is executable in the same environment and the dynamics of this simulation may be observed. As there are freely configurable instruments for gathering data and scripting options for constructing simulation experiments, SeSAm is a highly valuable tool for MAS simulations especially for complex models with flexible agent behaviour and interactions.


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Ir. Saša Vasiljević, Academy of Professional Studies Šumadija, Department in Kragujevac, SERBIA
Prof. Dr. Jasna Glišović, University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering, SERBIA
Ir. Nadica Stojanović, University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering, SERBIA
Ir. Ivan Grujić, University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering, SERBIA
Solving the problem of the formation of particles caused by the wear of the brakes' friction surfaces and their release into the environment is of utmost importance. Today, various technologies have been developed that aim to collect particles directly during braking or generation. With the aim of further development of devices and technologies in this paper, the modes and mechanisms of release of the formed particles into the environment are analyzed. Based on this review of the particle release mechanisms, further development of technologies for collecting particles that are a product of friction surface wear is enabled. The mechanisms of particle release are mainly reflected in the fact that they are released during the braking of the vehicle, then by releasing particles during the re-acceleration of the vehicle and the third way is falling of already formed particles from friction surfaces. In this paper, all three mechanisms are explained and analyzed in more detail.
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What your car color says about you
If you're driving a yellow car, you may be the human embodiment of that "don't worry, be happy" smiley face we remember from the 1980s. Yellow exudes joy and a positive attitude.
Young people are drawn to yellow, Cooperman says. "Kids in their 20s like brighter colors and welcome trends and color," she says. They like small, bolder shapes and vivid hues. "Bright color doesn't feel like a risk to them."
However, it feels risky to many other people. Yellow or gold cars made up only 1 percent to 2 percent of car colors.


above.[8] Since the major cost of trucking is the fixed cost of the same trailer with its driver the cost per ton of operating with truckway size and weight allowances is 35 to 40 percent below the cost of operations on the non-truckways.[9]
 - In some areas, the lane adjacent to the curb is reserved for non-moving vehicles.
 - A parking lane is reserved for parallel parking of vehicles.
 - A fire lane is the area next to a curb, which is reserved for firefighting equipment, ambulances, or other emergency vehicles. Parking in these areas, often marked by red lines, usually warrants a parking ticket.
 - A loading lane (loading zone in the United States) is an area next to a curb, which is reserved for loading and unloading passengers or freight. It may be marked by a sign ("LOADING ONLY" or "LOADING ZONE") or by a yellow or white-painted curb.
 - A hard shoulder is sometimes called an emergency lane or a breakdown lane, when it is reserved for vehicle breakdowns, and for emergency vehicles. On some congested roads, the shoulder is used as a vehicle lane during peak travel hours.
 - By law or custom, outside (British usage of the word) lanes are often reserved for faster traffic, and inside lanes are used by slower traffic.[citation needed]
 - An overtaking lane is the lane furthest from the shoulder of a multi-lane carriageway/roadway (sometimes called the fast lane, although this is deprecated by the authorities), i.e. the leftmost lane where traffic drives on the right, or the rightmost lane where traffic drives in the left.
 - The slow lane is the lane nearest to the shoulder of a multi-lane carriageway/roadway, i.e. the farthest from the overtaking lane.
These usages lead to the phrases life in the slow lane and life in the fast lane, used to describe relaxed or busy lifestyles, respectively and used as the titles of various books and songs.
Lane width[edit]
Assumed widths and heights in road design (in meters)
The widths of vehicle lanes typically vary from 2.7 to 4.6 m (9 to 15 ft). Lane widths are commonly narrower on low volume roads and wider on higher volume roads. The lane width depends on the assumed maximum vehicle width, with an additional space to allow for lateral motion of the vehicle.[citation needed]
In the United States, maximum truck width had been 96 in (2,400 mm) in the Code of Federal Regulations of 1956, which exactly matched then standard shipping container width of 8 feet (2,400 mm). Maximum truck width was increased in 1976 to 102 in (2,591 mm) to harmonize with the slightly larger metric 2.6 m (100 in) world standard width.[10] The same applies to standards in Europe, which increased the allowable width of road vehicles to a current maximum of 2.55 m (100 in) for most trucks, and 2.6 m (100 in) for refrigerator trucks. These widths do not include side mirrors, but only the vehicle body. The minimum extra space had been 0.20 m (7.9 in) and it is currently assumed to be at least 0.25 m (9.8 in) on each side. The international standard allows roads with less traffic to add a second or third lower width lane in the same direction for cars 1.75 m (69 in) - those that have been built exclude trucks from these narrower lanes; however lower width lanes are not a recommended design principle for new roads, as this could be risky if traffic becomes heavier in future.
In the United States, the Interstate Highway standards for the Interstate Highway System use a 12 ft (3.7 m) standard lane width, while narrower lanes are used on lower classification roads. In Europe, laws and road widths vary by country; the minimum widths of lanes are generally between 2.5 to 3.25 m (98 to 128 in).[11] The federal Bundesstraße interurban network in Germany defines a minimum of 3.5 m (140 in) for each lane for the smallest two lane roads, with an additional 0.25 m (9.8 in) on the outer sides and shoulders being at least 1.5 m (59 in) on each side. A modern Autobahn divided highway with two lanes per direction has lanes 3.75 m (148 in) wide with an additional clearance of 0.50 m (20 in) on each side; with three lanes per direction this becomes 3.75 m (148 in) for the rightmost lane and 3.5 m (140 in) for the other lanes. Urban access roads and roads in low-density areas may have lanes as narrow as 2.50 m (98 in) in width per lane, occasionally with shoulders roughly 1 m (39 in) wide.[12]
Extra lane width in horizontal curves[edit]
Depending on speed, road curvature and vehicle properties, heavy goods vehicle (HGV) combinations exhibit a phenomenon called 'high speed outside offtracking'. This means that the rearmost axle of the trailer does not follow the lateral path of the truck tractor unit, but may travel significantly—up to 1–3 meters (3–10 ft)—away from the curve center. Hence, narrow lanes on sharp curves have to be designed slightly wider than on straight road. The phenomenon is much larger on slippery snow-covered roads than on bare asphalt or cement concrete, calling for even larger lane widening.[citation needed]
Effects of lane width[edit]
In general, wider lanes are associated with a reduction in crashes,[citation needed] but in urban settings both narrow (less than 2.8 m (9.2 ft)) and wide (over 3.1~3.2 m (10.2-10.5 ft)) lanes increase crash risks.[13] Wider lanes (over 3.3~3.4m (10.8-11.2 ft)) are associated with 33% higher impact speeds, as well as higher crash rates. Carrying capacity is also maximal at a width of 3 to 3.1 metres (9.8 to 10.2 ft), both for motor traffic and for bicycles. Pedestrian volume declines as lanes widen, and intersections with narrower lanes provide the highest capacity for bicycles.[13] As lane width decreases, traffic speed diminishes.[14] Some new urbanists argue that safety and capacity are not adversely impacted by reducing lanes widths to as little as 10 ft (3.0 m).[15]
Lane markings[edit]
A typical rural American freeway (Interstate 5 in the Central Valley of California). The yellow line is on the left, the dashed white line in the middle, and the solid white line on the right. The rumble strip is to the left of the yellow line.
Painted lane markings vary widely from country to country. In the United States, Canada, Mexico, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Norway, yellow lines separate traffic going opposite directions and white separates lanes of traffic traveling the same direction, but such is not the case in many European countries.
Lane markings are mostly lines painted on the road by a road marking machine, which can adjust the marking widths according to the lane type.[16]
Lane numbering[edit]
Traffic reports in California often refer to accidents being "in the number X lane." The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) assigns the numbers from left to right.[17] The far left passing lane is the number 1 lane. The number of the slow lane (closest to freeway onramps/offramps) depends on the total number of lanes, and could be anywhere from 2 to 8.
Lane capacity varies widely due to conditions such as neighboring lanes, lane width, elements next to the road, number of driveways, presence of parking, speed limits, number of heavy vehicles and so on – the range can be as low as 1000 passenger cars / hour to as high as 4800 passenger cars / hour but mostly falls between 1500 and 2400 passenger cars / hour.[18]
See also[edit]
 1. ^ "Lane – Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Archived from the original on February 4, 2015.
 2. ^ "Home - Public Services". Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
 3. ^ "MDOT - Hines, Edward N. (_PHONE_)". Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
 4. ^ Douglas V. Jones: The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield – A Commemorative History, Westwood Press 1994, ISBN 0-_PHONE_-7-2.
 5. ^ Zeitreise der Markierungstechnik
 6. ^ "Glossary". Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
 7. ^ "Rule 14–61 Tandem Trailers on Florida's Turnpike". Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
 8. ^ "The 2015 Florida Statutes, 316.515(3)(b)2". Archived from the original on December


This Old Tubeworm
NOAA Ocean Explorer
Lesson Plan Overview:
Students will be able to explain the process of chemosynthesis; explain the relevance of chemosynthesis to biological communities in the vicinity of cold seeps; construct a graphic interpretation of age-specific growth, given data on incremental growth rates of different-sized individuals of the same species; and estimate the age of an individual of a specific size, given information on age-specific growth in individuals of the same species.
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Carving is the practice of searching an input for files or other kinds of objects based on content, rather than on metadata. File carving is a powerful tool for recovering files and fragments of files when directory entries are corrupt or missing, as may be the case with old files that have been deleted or when performing an analysis on damaged media. Memory carving is a useful tool for analyzing physical and virtual memory dumps when the memory structures are unknown or have been overwritten.
Most file carvers operate by looking for file headers and/or footers, and then "carving out" the blocks between these two boundaries. Semantic Carving performs carving based on an analysis of the contents of the proposed files.
File carving should be done on a disk image, rather than on the original disk.
File carving tools are listed on the Tools:Data_Recovery wiki page.
Many carving programs have an option to only look at or near sector boundaries where headers are found. However, searching the entire input can find files that have been embedded into other files, such as JPEGs being embedded into Microsoft Word documents. This may be considered an advantage or a disadvantage, depending on the circumstances.
Today most file carving programs will only recover files that are contiguous on the media.
FIle Carving Taxonomy
- General term for extracting data (files) out of undifferentiated blocks (raw data), like "carving" a sculpture out of soap stone.
- Block Based Carving
- Any carving method (algorithm) that analyzes the input on block-by-block basis to determine if a block is part of a possible output file. This method assumes that each block can only be part of a single file (or embedded file).
- Characteristic Based Carving
- Any carving method (algorithm) that analyzes the input on characteristic basis (for example, entropy) to determine if the input is part of a possible output file.
- Header/Footer Carving
- A method for carving files out of raw data using a distinct header (start of file marker) and footer (end of file marker).
- Header/Maximum (file) size Carving
- A method for carving files out of raw data using a distinct header (start of file marker) and a maximum (file) size. This approach works because many file formats (e.g. JPEG, MP3) do not care if additional junk is appended to the end of a valid file.
- Header/Embedded Length Carving
- A method for carving files out of raw data using a distinct header and a file length (size) which is embedded in the file format
- File structure based Carving
- A method for carving files out of raw data using a certain level of knowledge of the internal structure of file types. Garfinkel called this approach "Semantic Carving" in his DFRWS2006 carving challenge submission, while Metz and Mora called the approach "Deep Carving."
- Semantic Carving
- A method for carving files based on a linguistic analysis of the file's content. For example, a semantic carver might conclude that six blocks of french in the middle of a long HTML file written in English is a fragment left from a previous allocated file, and not from the English-language HTML file.
- Carving with Validation
- A method for carving files out of raw data where the carved files are validated using a file type specific validator.
- Fragment Recovery Carving
- A carving method in which two or more fragments are reassembled to form the original file or object. Garfinkel previously called this approach "Split Carving."
File Carving challenges and test images
 FAT Undelete Test #1 - Digital Forensics Tool Testing Image (dftt #6)
 NTFS Undelete (and leap year) Test #1 - Digital Forensics Tool Testing Image (dftt #7)
 Basic Data Carving Test - fat32 (by Nick Mikus) - Digital Forensics Tool Testing Image (dftt #11)
 Basic Data Carving Test - ext2 (by Nick Mikus) - Digital Forensics Tool Testing Image (dftt #12)
File Carving Bibliography
Mikus, Nicholas A. "An analysis of disc carving techniques," Master's Thesis, Naval Postgraduate School. March 2005. _URL_
Garfinkel, S., "Carving Contiguous and Fragmented Files with Fast Object Validation", Digital Forensics Workshop (DFRWS 2007), Pittsburgh, PA, August 2007. _URL_


17.05 - MAXVALUE - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database
Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples
Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.05
Published
January 2021
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-01-22
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NO MAXVALUE
Maximum value to which a system-generated numeric series can increment.
Can be any whole number with a value greater than the value specified for START WITH.
The default is the maximum number for the data type defined for the column.
When cycling is not enabled, the sum of the specified values for START WITH and INCREMENT BY must be less than MAXVALUE. If they are not, then the system generates only one number before the maximum limit is exceeded.
 - If you specify a positive INCREMENT BY value, then MAXVALUE, if specified, must be a whole number such that MAXVALUE ≥ START WITH.
MAXVALUE also cannot be larger than the maximum value for the data type assigned to the identity column.
 - If you specify a negative INCREMENT BY value with CYCLE, then renumbering begins with MAXVALUE when MINVALUE is reached.
 - If you specify NO CYCLE, then MAXVALUE is not applicable for negative increments.
No warning or error is returned if you specify a MAXVALUE with NO CYCLE.