Rhaponticum carthamoides
Commonly referred to as either Maral Root or Russian Leuzea, Rhaponticum carthamoides is a plant source of Ecdysteroids that are thought to promote muscle growth in a non-hormonal manner. Applied human studies on this topic are lacking.
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Rhaponticum carthamoides (Russian Leuzea or Maral Root) is an herb used in traditional Siberian and Russian medicine to bolster physical performance particularly after illness, in addition to being used as a general physical enhancement and male sexual enhancement aid. It is a source of molecules known as Ecdysteroids which are hormones involved in the molting and maturation process in insects but have different actions when ingested by non-insect organisms. Despite being an 'insect steroid' of sorts, ecdysteroids have not been found to interact with estrogen or androgen receptors nor influence levels of these hormones in the body.
The major claim associated with Rhaponticum carthamoides is the enhancement of physical strength and muscle protein synthesis. The evidence to support these claims are limited to rodent evidence at this point in time and focuses mostly on the ecdysteroid known as 20-hydroxyecdysone (also known as ecdysterone). However, the limited evidence does suggest potential for oral supplementation to aid in both of these claims.
A major limitation of orally supplemented Rhaponticum carthamoides and 20-hydroxyecdysone, however, is rapid metabolism of 20-hydroxyecdysone in serum (with an 8 minute half-life or less) which results in limited amounts of the molecule reaching skeletal muscle. This has been circumvented in some animal studies where 20-hydroxyecdysone has been administered directly to the muscular area via injections, and it appears that in this manner it causes time-dependent increases in the size of the muscle in the applied area with limited peripheral actions (ie. other muscle groups may not experience muscle protein synthesis nor do organs appear to be affected).
Human studies are nonexistent at this point in time, but there does appear to be potential for this herb and the 20-hydroxyecdysone content to be an ergogenic aid pending future research, including research into preserving its stability in serum (to allow more to reach the target tissues).
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Also Known As
Maral Root, Rhaponticum, Russian leuzea, Leuzea carthamoides
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Edit1. Sources and Composition
1.1. Sources
Rhaponticum carthamoides (of the family Asteraceae[1]) is a plant more commonly referred to as either Maral root or Russian Leuzea, which has traditional usage in Russian/Siberian medicine for overcoming fatigue (particularly after illness) and for male sexual and physical enhancement.[2][3] In Traditional Chinese Medicine there is limited usage for the herb in decreasing body fat, increasing immunity, and reducing atherosclerosis.[4] The common name of Maral root comes from observations that a species of deer (Cervus elaphus sibiricus or 'Maral' deer) seems to be invigorated by feeding on the roots.[3]
The Rhaponticum genus itself comprises approximately 40 species,[1] of which Rhanponticum leuzea (synonymous with Rhanponticum carthamoides) appears to be the only one with traditional medicinal usage although uniflorum is also investigated.[4] Although Rhanponticum carthamoides is legitimately synonymous with Rhanponticum leuzea, at times other herbal species in the genera of Centaurea, Cnicus, Fornicium, Leuzea, Serratula, and Stemmacantha have been used synonymously (which is less common as well as less accepted).[3]
Rhaponticum carthamoides is an herb used traditionally in Russian and Siberian medicine mostly for the purposes of immune support and physical enhancement.
1.2. Composition
The Rhaponticum carthamoides plant contains:
 - 20-hydroxyecdysone (one of the major Ecdysteroids) which can reach 2.2% with an ethanol extraction[2] although they are normally found at 0.81% (dry root weight), 1.22% (aerial parts), and 1.51% (seeds).[3] Although less prominent, other ecdysteroids such as 23ε-ethylecdysterone (Rhapisterone C), Inokosterone, Carthamosterone A and B, Rubrosterone and Dihydrorubrosterone, Posterone, Turkesterone, and (20R)-1α,20-Dihydroecdysone (Integristerone B) are present in the roots[5][4][6][7]
 - Cynaropicrin (a sequesterpene lactone) at 0.046% dry weight of the leaves[8] and other lactones including chlorojanerin, janerin, repdiolide, and repensolide[3]
 - Triterpenoids named Rhaponticosides A-H[3]
 - Lignans (trachelogenin and carthamogenin) and glycosides thereof (tracheloside and carthamoside) in the fruits[9] and seeds[10]
 - (E)-3,3'-dimethoxy-4, 4'-dihydroxystilbene (Stilbene)[11]
 - Patuletin (flavonoid by the name of 3',4',5,7-pentahydroxy-6-methoxyflavonol)[12][13] and its 3'-β-xylofuanoside glycoside[14]
 - Eriodictyol (5, 7, 3', 4'- tetrahydroxyflavanone)[12][15] and its 7-β-glucopyranoside[13]
 - 6-hydroxykaempferol as its 7-O-6"-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranoside[15][13]
 - Ellagic acid (tannin) in the underground and aerial parts[3]
 - N-feruloylserotonin isomers (seed[16][10]) mostly consisting of N-(E)-isoferuloylserotonin (67.4% total isomers), N-(E)-feruloylserotonin (18.3%), N-(Z)-isoferuloylserotonin (8.2%), and N-(Z)-feruloylserotonin (6.1%)[17]
 - (Triterpenoid) α-Amyrin (597.55+/-38.2µg/g leaf dry weight)[18]
There appears to be an essential oil content of up to 0.2% in the underground parts of the plant, ranging from 0.07-0.11% and 0.08-0.09% in the dried underground organs and leaves respectively.[3] The roots primarily comprise geraniol (17.04–18.27%) and linalool (8.88–12.07%) whereas the leaves contain mostly β-caryophylline (24.65–32.30%) and neeral (8.12–10.22%).[3] One other study, in contrast to the former, suggests a high concentration of 13-norcypera-1(5),11(12)-diene, cyperene and aplotaxene in the roots.[19]
When looking at the composition of Rhaponticum carthamoides, most attention is paid to the ecdysteroid content. While there are abundant ecdysteroids in this plant, the most researched one appears to be 20-hydroxyecdysone (ecdysterone). Some other small molecules, such as the N-feruloylserotonin isomers and flavonoids, are also included in this plant although their role in supplementation is unknown.
Edit2. Molecular Targets
2.1. FXRs
Ecdysone is known as an insect steroid hormone acting via the ecdysone receptor present in insects but not in humans and other primates,[20] although these receptors are orthologs of mammalian farnesoid X receptors (FXR) and liver X receptors (LXR).[21][22] Due to the structual similarity, these receptors are thought to be the mammalian targets of ecdysones.
Some nuclear receptors in humans which are orthologs (structurally similar) to the receptors ecdysteroids act on in insects are thought to be molecular targets for the ecdysteroids, although the exact insect hormone receptors for ecdysteroids are not present in humans.
2.2. NF-kB
In isolated HeLa cells 20-hydroxyecdysone


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n the madness of reason2A film that is part of the RIDM's International Feature Competition is a Dutch, German and Belgian co-production by director Peter Krüger that in a very non-traditional and aesthetic way tells the tale of Raymond Borremans. In a film that is part magical and totally mystical you see how Borremans could be attempting to finish his life's work from beyond the grave.
On the 1st of January 1929 Frenchman Raymond Borremans boarded a ship headed for Africa. He was attempting to escape the rage and violence of Europe. An obsessive collector butterflies, which he painstakingly catalogued, and knowledge it was in his travels across this huge continent that he discovered his passion. Borremans decided he was going to write the Africa's first encyclopedia. Unfortunately when he died in 1988 and the age of 82 he had only got up to the letter N. It is said that his unhappy ghost now haunts Cote D'Ivoire attempting to finish his work.
His Borremans' Foundation Library is now just a dusty and abandoned building. His books, typewriter, index cards, butterflies have all disappeared since his death. Only his loyal employee remains and visits his gravesite to keep things tidy. Borremans believed in learning and education. In the north of Cote D'Ivoire there is a lot of illiteracy. Kids are not able to go to school as they have to work at home taking care of crops or animals. Borremans gave books to young children and encouraged them to go to school.
This is in no way a straightforward documentary in that it combines actual people with fictional characters to muse upon the life of Borremans and the belief that his spirit continues to roam around trying to get the encyclopedia finished. Through the images and the narrator's words (which are supposedly coming from Borremans' spirit) you really get a sense of what an obsession writing this encyclopedia was for the man. It truly was akin to a madness as it took up all of his energy and every waking moment.
Another "character" in the documentary is an African woman (Wendyam Sawadogo) who helps restless spirits to find peace. She is acting as a conduit to help Borremans pass on to the next life. He argues with her that he must finish the encyclopedia because if he doesn't it will be as if he never lived. Wisely she retorts that when he stops defining things he will see the world as it is.
Several issues that are particular to Cote D'Ivoire and Africa as a whole are touched upon. Issues like colonialism, civil war, poverty, and education make up the subplots of the film. The difference between the Africa that Borremans arrived to find and its difference to the one that existed when he died is examined. He left Europe due to the violence and it astounded him that towards the end it had come to Africa. Factions fighting for control. Countries fighting over boarders. Bodies began piling up.
Narration is done by French actor Michael Lonsdale with the text being written by well-known Nigerian author, Ben Okri, who used the biography of Borremans as his source material. Okri has won a Booker Prize. Visually and musically this film is something specially. You are treated to eye catching due to their sharp colours and interesting subjects of shots like a caterpillar crawling along a rusting railing, a man in all white playing guitar and singing, and a butterfly on a bed of brown leaves.
Watching the film is like engaging in a spiritual journey through Africa. We hear of the life and regrets of Raymond Borremans. As the film goes on (102 minutes) you begin to realize that Borremans did not leave a legacy with his work rather there are traces of him and his influence to be found in the people of Cote D'Ivoire who knew him. That is where his spirit continues.
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The heaviest known insects are the Goliath beetles of equatorial Africa. One fully grown male was found to weigh 3.5 ounces. (almost as much as a handful of quarters)
The heaviest human in medical history was Jon Brower Minnoch, who weighted 392 lbs. in 1963, 700 lbs. In 1966, and 975 lbs. in 1976. After being admitted to a hospital in 1978 from heart and respiratory failure, a doctor estimated that Jon weighted over 1300 pounds. When he died in 1978, he weighed more than 798 pounds.
The larva of the Polyphemus moth consumes an amount equivalent to 86,000 times it own birth weight in the first 56 days of life. In human terms, this would be like a 7 pound baby taking in 301 tons of nourishment. That is a lot of baby food!
Highest g Force
The click beetle averages 400g when "jack-knifing" into the air to escape predators. One specimen that jumbed to a height of 11.75 inches was calculated to have endured a peak brain deceleration of 2300g by the end of the movement. A recorded human example is that of David Purley, a race car driver who survived a deceleration from 108 mph to 0 in 26 inches in England in 1977. His g force was estimated to 179.8g. He suffered 29 fractures, 3 dislocations, and 6 heart stoppages!
Female mosquitoes hold the record in this category. They need a lot of protein in order to lay eggs. They obtain this protein by drinking the blood of reptiles, birds, or mammals. Sometimes a mosquito will triple her body weight with just one meal of blood. For a 100 pound human to imitate this feat, he would have to consume 36 gallons of liquid at one sitting.
The fastest moving insects are certain large tropical cockroaches. The record is 3.36 mph, or 50 body lengths per second. Tiger beetles are also quite fast, as they scurry after their prey. They can often be seen zipping across a road, their bright metallic colors flashing in the sun. The fastest human ever recorded was Carl Lewis, who ran 100 meters in 9.86 seconds in 1991 in Tokyo, Japan.
The champion jumper among insects is the common flea. In one experiment, a flea performed a long jump of 13 inches, and a high jump of 7.75 inches. If a human could jump like a flea, we would be able to jump 853 feet, which would be like jumping from street level to the 70th floor of the Empire State Building. The champion human high jumper is Javier Sotomayor of Cuba, who jumped 8 ft. 0 in. in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The ant may be tiny, but for his size he is one of the "giants" of the insect world. With his strong jaws he is able to carry 50 times his own weight. That would be like a human trying to carry a baby elephant. Among human strongmen, the record is held by Leonid Taranenko of Russia, who lifted a whopping 1,047 pounds in Australia in 1988.
The monarch butterfly is capable of flying 2,000 miles from Canada to Mexico and parts of California. Millions migrate every autumn, often stopping in the same rest spots each year. In early spring and summer, returning females travel north in relays, new generations replacing old, laying their eggs along the way. In comparison, the longest human-powered flight ever documented was when Kanellos Kanellopoulos averaged 18.5 mph in his 112 foot wingspan machine from Crete to the island of Santorini, Greece, flying 74 miles.
Other Interesting Tid-bits
Loudest Insect - The loudest of all insects is the male cicada. At 7,400 pulses per minute, its tymbal organs produce a sound detectable over a quarter of a mile away.
Best Stunt Flyer - Large dragonflies are not only super fast flyers, they are also masters of maneuverability! Many kinds of dragonflies can hover, fly backward, turn around quickly in mid-air, and land in an instant.
Longest Insect - The longest insect in the world is the tropical walking stick. Females have been measured at 13 inches in body length. It looks just like a slender twig, which is how it blends in with its surroundings.
Fastest Flyer - Modern experiments have established that the highest maintainable air speed of any insect, including the deer bot-fly, hawkmoths, and horseflies is 24 mph, rising to a maximum of 36 mph for short bursts by some large dragon flies.
Official State Insects and Butterflies of the United States
Many states have adopted official state insects and/or butterflies in recent years. They have done this to remind citizens of the vital role that insects play in our lives. As of December 31, 1995, 34 states have officially designates state insects and/or butterflies, and this information is summarized below. You will find an alphabetic list of the states that have official state insects and/or butterflies (along with the name of the insect), as well as a list of insects (and the states that have adopted them s their official symbols).
State Insects and Butterflies Listed by States
Alabama monarch butterfly Arkansas honey bee California California dogface butterfly Colorado Colorado hairstreak butterfly Connecticut European praying mantis Delaware convergent ladybird beetle Florida giant swallowtail butterfly Georgia honey bee (insect); tiger swallowtail (butterfly) Illinois monarch butterfly Iowa ladybug Kansas honey bee Kentucky viceroy butterfly Louisiana honey bee Maine honey bee Maryland Baltimore checkerspot butterfly Massachusetts ladybug Mississippi honey bee (insect); spicebush swallowtail (butterfly) Missouri honey bee Nebraska honey bee New Hampshire Ladybug New Jersey honey bee New Mexico tarantula hawk wasp New York nine-spotted ladybird beetle North Carolina honey bee Ohio ladybug (insect); tiger swallowtail (butterfly) Oregon Oregon swallowtail butterfly Pennsylvania firefly South Carolina Carolina mantis South Dakota honey bee Tennessee ladybug and firefly Utah honey bee Vermont monarch butterfly Virginia tiger swallowtail butterfly Wisconsin honey bee Wyoming western swallowtail butterfly
State Insects and Butterflies Listed by Species
Baltimore checkerspot butterfly Maryland California dogface butterfly California Carolina mantis South Carolina Colorado hairstreak butterfly Colorado European praying mantis Connecticut Firefly Tennessee and Pennsylvania Honey bee Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Dakota, Utah and Wisconsin Ladybird beetles/ladybugs Delaware (convergent), Iowa, Massachusetts, New York (nine-spotted). and Ohio Swallowtail butterflies Florida (giant), Georgia (tiger), Mississippi (spicebush), Ohio (tiger), Oregon (Oregon), Virginia (tiger), and Wyoming (western) Tarantula hawk wasp New Mexico Viceroy butterfly Kentucky
Is your state on the list? If not, you might want to help initiate a campaign to have a representative insect and/or butterfly designated as one of your official state symbols.
The first step is to collect "nominations" from friends, family, and classmates. Have them think of an insect and/or butterfly that would make a good symbol for your state. After a while you should have a list of possible candidates and an idea of how popular each nominee is. Now comes the hard part - selecting one candidate to present to state legislators. Perhaps you might narrow the field to two or three of the most popular nominees and have a run off "election."
Once you have the possibilities narrowed down to a single candidate you will need to begin building a rationale for designating your insect candidate as the official state insect (or butterfly). Why is your insect candidate the best choice? How does it fit into your state's history or culture? How popular is the choice (collect signatures on a petition). All of this information will be useful to you when you go looking for a legislative sponsor or sponsors to help you introduce a commemorative bill into the house and senate (start with the representative for your district first). The commemorative bill will most likely go to a committee first, at which time you (and others will have an opportunity to speak for or against the bill), but if you are persistent and well prepared you might be responsible for your state adopting an official state insect or butterfly!
The Amazing Animal Quiz
Introduction - Insects and their relatives (arthropods) are some of the most amazing animals that inhabit our world, yet most of us rarely give them credit for their incredible abilities. The "Amazing Animal Quiz" can help you and your students "tune in" to the incredible world of arthropods and open their eyes and minds to learning more about them. Hopefully after students complete this exercise they will have a better appreciation for the amazing abilities of arthropods.
Getting started - This quiz is really quite simple and makes a great introduction to a unit on insects and other arthropods. Before starting, have students number a piece of paper from 1-25 down the left-hand side. Tell the students that you are going to read a series of statement that describe animal activities (don't bias them by mentioning insects or arthropods at this time) and that you want them to right down the name of any one animal that they can think of that fits the description you have given.
Name An Animal That...
-...raids the garbage
-...is cold blooded
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in the Service, click Variables. The Edit Command dialog appears.
Add values for the variables as needed. The variables used in the Install IIS Website Template in the Service can be modified without influencing the Install IIS Website Template in the Template Library.
Application Pools
Harness manages the deployment of the new IIS website, application, or virtual directory artifacts to your Windows instances using the default Application pool. If you want to specify the Application pool, use the applicationPool element, adding it to the New-Item script during application creation.
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When you create the IIS services in Harness, you can modify the AppPool name used in the Create AppPool settings of the Deployment Specification.
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In this procedure you will define which artifact(s) to use for your IIS Application. Harness will then create a Deployment Specification using PowerShell.
To add a service for your IIS Application, do the following:
 1. In your application, Click Services, and then click Add Server. The Service dialog appears.
 2. Give the service a name, such as IIS-application.
 3. In Artifact Type, select IIS Application.
 4. Click SUBMIT. The service is displayed.
 In Service Overview you can see the name and type of your service.
 5. To add the artifact source for your IIS application, click Add Artifact Source. A list of artifact source types appears.
 6. Click the artifact source type. The artifact sources consist of the cloud providers and build servers you added earlier. For this guide, we will use Amazon S3.
 7. For the Amazon S3 example, in Cloud Provider, select the S3 provider you added earlier. Harness connects to the provider automatically
 8. In Bucket, select one of the buckets in the S3. The list is automatically populated by Harness.
 9. In Artifact Path, select the file(s) for your IIS application. The list is automatically populated by Harness. For this guide, we will use a zip file.
 For WinRM connections, Harness does not use direct artifact copy when you set up the Service. Metadata is supported and is used to download the artifact directly on to the Windows Host during deployment runtime. For this reason, ensure that the target host has connectivity to the Artifact Server before deploying.
 When you are finished, the Artifact Source will look something like this:
Click SUBMIT to add the artifact source. Harness builds the service, including the Deployment Specification.
The Deployment Specification section is automatically filled with, and linked to, the Install IIS Application template.
By default, the Install IIS Application template is linked to the template in the Template Library and its scripts cannot be edited in the Service (although its variables may be edited). To modify its scripts, you must copy the template instead of linking to it. To do this, in the Deployment Specification, click Add Command, select From Template Library, select the Install IIS Application Template, and choose Copy instead of Link.
Install IIS Application Template
When you create a Service of type IIS Application, a link to the Install IIS Application template is added to the Service. The template contains the following script steps:
 - Download Artifact - As noted earlier, for WinRM connections, Harness does not use direct artifact copy when you set up the Service. Meta-data is supported and is used to download the artifact directly on to the Windows Host during deployment runtime. Ensure the target host has connectivity to your Artifact Server.
 - Expand Artifacts - PowerShell script runs to expand the artifact.
 - Create Virtual Directory - PowerShell script runs to create the Virtual Directory.
For more information on templates, see Use Templates.
To edit the values for variables used in the template, click Variables. The variables used in the Install IIS Application template in the Service can be modified without influencing the Install IIS Application Template in the Template Library.
Add IIS Virtual Directory Service
In this procedure you will define which artifact(s) to use for your IIS virtual directory. Harness will then create a Deployment Specification using PowerShell.
To add a service for your IIS virtual directory, do the following:
 1. In your application, Click Services, and then click Add Server. The Service dialog appears.
 2. Give the service a name, such as IIS-virtual-directory.
 3. In Artifact Type, select IIS Virtual Directory.
 4. Click SUBMIT. The service is displayed. In Service Overview you can see the name and type of your service.
 5. To add the artifact source for your IIS virtual directory, click Add Artifact Source. A list of artifact source types appears.
 6. Click the artifact source type. The artifact sources consist of the cloud providers and build servers you added earlier. For this guide, we will use Amazon S3.
 7. For the Amazon S3 example, in Cloud Provider, select the S3 provider you added earlier. Harness connects to the provider automatically
 8. In Bucket, select one of the buckets in the S3. The list is automatically populated by Harness.
 9. In Artifact Path, select the file(s) for your IIS virtual directory. The list is automatically populated by Harness. For this guide, we will use a zip file.
 For WinRM connections, Harness does not use direct artifact copy when you set up the Service. Meta-data is supported and is used to download the artifact directly on to the Windows Host during deployment runtime. For this reason, ensure that the target host has connectivity to the Artifact Server before deploying.
 When you are finished, the Artifact Source will look something like this:
Click SUBMIT to add the artifact source. Harness builds the service, including the Deployment Specification.
The Install IIS Application template is also used for the IIS Virtual Directory service type. By default, as with the IIS Application Service, the Install IIS Application template is linked to the template in the Template Library and its scripts cannot be edited in the Service (although its variables may be edited). To modify its scripts, you must copy the template instead of linking to it. To do this, in the Deployment Specification, click Add Command, select From Template Library, select the Install IIS Application Template, and choose Copy instead of Link.
You can modify the variables of the Install IIS Application template scripts by click Variables. The variables used in the Install IIS Application template in the Service can be modified without influencing the Install IIS Application Template in the Template Library.
Click Create Virtual Directory, and the Create Virtual Directory dialog appears. The dialog contains the following default PowerShell script that will be run during shell session of your Harness workflow:
Import-Module WebAdministration
$siteName="Default Web Site"
$releaseId="${workflow.ReleaseNo}"
$virtualDirectoryName="${service.Name}"
$appPhysicalDirectory=$env:SYSTEMDRIVE + "\Artifacts\" + $virtualDirectoryName + "\release-" + $releaseId
Write-Host "Creating Virtual Directory" $virtualDirectoryName ".."
$VirtualDirPath = 'IIS:\Sites\' + $siteName + '\' + $virtualDirectoryName
New-Item -Path $VirtualDirPath -Type VirtualDirectory -PhysicalPath $appPhysicalDirectory -Force
Write-Host "Done."
Note the following:
 - The $releaseId variable has the value ${workflow.ReleaseNo}. This is one of the builtin Harness variables. For more information, see Variables and Expressions in Harness.
 - The $VirtualDirPath variable shows you where your IIS directory will be deployed.
When you deploy this service as part of your workflow, you will see these variables used in the Harness deployment dashboard:
Add IIS Deployment Environment in AWS or Azure
Add an Environment, a Service Infrastructure that consists of a WinRM Deployment type, and a Cloud Provider connection that specifies the deployment VPC. For more information, see Add an Environment.
To add an environment for your IIS Website, do the following:
 1. In your application, click Environments. The Environments page for the applications appears.
 2. Click Add Environment. The Environment dialog appears.
 3. Enter a name for your deployment environment, such as IIS-EC2, and then, in Environment Type, click Non-Production or Production. When you are finished, click SUBMIT. The Environment page appears.
 Next, you will add a Service Infrastructure, using the Cloud Provider you added to define where your IIS Website will be deployed.
 4. Click Add Service Infrastructure. The Service Infrastructure dialog appears.
 5. Fill out the Service Infrastructure dialog using the following information.
AWS Service Infrastructure
This following table describes the fields for an AWS EC2 service infrastructure.
Field
What to Enter
Service
Select the service you created for your IIS Website.
Deployment Type
Select Windows Remote Management (WinRM).
Cloud Provider
Select the Cloud Provider you added.
Provision Type
If you have a Windows instance running in your Cloud Provider, click Already Provisioned. If you need to set up an instance, create the instance in your Cloud Provider, and then return to the Harness environment set up.
If you have an Infrastructure Provisioner configured, select Dynamically Provisioned. This guide does not cover Harness Infrastructure Provisioners. For more information, see Add an Infra Provisioner.
Region
Region for the VPC.
Load Balancer
The load balancer used by the VPC.
WinRM Connection Attributes
Select the name of the WinRM Connection you created. This is the value you entered in Name when you created the WinRM Connection in Secrets Management.
Host Name Convention
Host Name Convention is used to


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Dr. Iliyan D. Iliev, an associate professor of immunology in medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and a member of the Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded a five-year, $1.25 million CRI Lloyd J. Old STAR (Scientists Taking Risks) Program grant from Cancer Research Institute (CRI).
The non-profit CRI focuses on pursuing innovative research that could improve the way cancer patients are diagnosed and treated. The STAR program is a competitive grant that supports gifted, mid-career scientists who are working at the intersection of immunology, technology and bioinformatics. The aim of the program is to fund high-risk/high-reward research that has the potential to transform cancer patient responses to immunotherapy.
The grant will allow Dr. Iliev's lab to continue research that investigates relationships between certain types of fungi and specific cancers. His winning grant proposal stems from his study of patients with ulcerative colitis who later developed colorectal cancer. Dr. Iliev and his lab colleagues noticed that some cancer patients share unique microbiome composition where specific fungal strains prevailed.
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By isolating certain fungi and observing what they do in mouse models, Dr. Iliev and his colleagues will be learning about fungal biology within the tumor microenvironment. Those discoveries lead them back to cancer patients where these fungi originate.
This back-and-forth process, moving between mouse models and patients, is a catalyst for developing innovative ways to investigate and hopefully treat various forms of cancer. "It's a new hypothesis—a there are new players," Dr. Iliev said. "There have been reports of certain fungal species associated with pancreatic cancer, for example. Now we have developed methodologies allowing us to assess microbial components in multiple tumor types to tune hypothesis and modeling promptly."
Dr. Iliev is excited about the opportunity to cross-fertilize the cancer field with discoveries about fungal and bacterial organisms linked to the inflammatory bowel diseases he studies. "This funding is fantastic because it allows us to go in with an early hypothesis," he said, "and gives us the freedom to go after what is really interesting in search of new and exciting ideas."

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- 1. Tajik, Tadzhik, Asian, Asiatic
- usage: a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
- 2. Tajikistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Tadzhikistan, Tadzhik, Tadjik, Tajik
- usage: a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
- 3. Tajik, Tadzhik, ethnic group, ethnos
- usage: an ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
- 4. Tajiki, Tajik, Tadzhik, Iranian, Iranian language
- usage: the Iranian language of the Tajik that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan
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Partile & Platick
- Originally the term partile referred to aspects that were calculated by degree (rather than by sign) because they acknowledged the 'parts' (degrees) of the sign. Aspects judged according to the relationship of the signs were termed platick, from a phrase which meant 'plate' or 'broad area'.
In later astrology the term partile generally referred to aspects which were exact or near perfection, whereas platick referred to those which were 'loose', or within the limits of their recognised orbs.
The term partile has been used in different ways to describe aspects in a state of near-perfection. Usually, and most correctly, it is used to describe an aspect where both planets are in the same degree, ie., a square from a planet in the 14th degree of Taurus to a planet in the 14th degree of Leo. This is a partile square because both planets are in the same degree, and the definition wouldn't be used to describe a square where one planet is at 13°58' Taurus and the other is 14°02' Leo, even though these planets are extremely close to perfection, because they are in different 'parts' of the zodiac division into degrees.
However, traditional authors have used the term partile to indicate an aspect that is within 1 degree of exactness.
In Christian Astrology (p.107), written in 1647, William Lilly defines a partile aspect as occurring within the same degree, saying "as if Venus be in nine degrees of Aries, and Jupiter in nine degrees of Leo, this is a Partill Trine aspect"; but in his Merlini Anglici, written in 1677, he redefines it thus: "A Partile Aspect comes to pass within the difference of three degrees".
(Many ancient authors considered an aspect within 3 degrees of orb to be in a very strong point of contact and near enough to perfection to express a full effect; however it would be less confusing to describe such aspects as 'close' and reserve the term partile for those that fall in the same degrees of the zodiac.)
For more details see 'Application & the Development of Orbs'
in the article The Classical Origin and Traditional Use of Aspects.
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In present Japanese, the usage is not limited to negative terms
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And here's the definition from 大辞泉:
 - Re: 度忘れ, Shogakukan states: （「どうわすれ（胴忘）」の変化で、「度」は当て字） (A shift from dōwasure (胴忘), with 度 as ateji). Then, under 胴忘, we see: （「どう」は、ののしる意の接頭語を自嘲の意に転用したものという。「胴」は当て字） (The is apparently a pejorative prefix used to indicate self-deprecation. The 胴 is ateji). It might be useful to compare this Japanese and English pejoratives d'oh! or dur. I suspect this pejorative is cognate with both the Kabuki don and sense 2 of do from 大辞泉 above, and that the pejorative dō, don, do merged with a different do indicating emphasis as in sense 1 above. – Eiríkr Útlendi May 28 '14 at 17:22
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\mathbf w}} {\mathbf u}=f\nabla_{\mathbf v} {\mathbf u}+g\nabla_{\mathbf w} {\mathbf u}
 2. \nabla_{\mathbf v} {\mathbf u} is additive in {\mathbf u} so \nabla_{\mathbf v}({\mathbf u}+{\mathbf w})=\nabla_{\mathbf v} {\mathbf u}+\nabla_{\mathbf v} {\mathbf w}
 3. \nabla_{\mathbf v} {\mathbf u} obeys the product rule, i.e. \nabla_{\mathbf v} f{\mathbf u}=f\nabla_{\mathbf v} {\mathbf u}+{\mathbf u}\nabla_{\mathbf v}f where \nabla_{\mathbf v}f is defined above.
Note that \nabla_{\mathbf v} {\mathbf u} at point p depends on the value of v at p and on values of u in a neighbourhood of p because of the last property, the product rule.
Covector fields
Given a field of covectors (or one-form) α, its covariant derivative \nabla_{\mathbf v}\alpha can be defined using the following identity which is satisfied for all vector fields u
(\nabla_{\mathbf v}\alpha)({\mathbf u})=\nabla_{\mathbf v}(\alpha({\mathbf u}))-\alpha(\nabla_{\mathbf v}{\mathbf u}).
The covariant derivative of a covector field along a vector field v is again a covector field.
Tensor fields
Once the covariant derivative is defined for fields of vectors and covectors it can be defined for arbitrary tensor fields using the following identities where φ and \psi\, are any two tensors:
\nabla_{\mathbf v}(\varphi\otimes\psi)=(\nabla_{\mathbf v}\varphi)\otimes\psi+\varphi\otimes(\nabla_{\mathbf v}\psi),
and if φ and ψ are tensor fields of the same tensor bundle then
\nabla_{\mathbf v}(\varphi+\psi)=\nabla_{\mathbf v}\varphi+\nabla_{\mathbf v}\psi.
The covariant derivative of a tensor field along a vector field v is again a tensor field of the same type.
Coordinate description
Given coordinate functions
x^i,\ i=0,1,2,\dots,
any tangent vector can be described by its components in the basis
\mathbf{e}_i={\partial\over\partial x^i}.
The covariant derivative of a basis vector along a basis vector is again a vector and so can be expressed as a linear combination \Gamma^k {\mathbf e}_k\,. To specify the covariant derivative it is enough to specify the covariant derivative of each basis vector field {\mathbf e}_j\, along {\mathbf e}_i\,.
 \nabla_{{\mathbf e}_i} {\mathbf e}_j = \Gamma^k {}_{i j} {\mathbf e}_k,
the coefficients \Gamma^k_{\ i j} are called Christoffel symbols. Then using the rules in the definition, we find that for general vector fields {\mathbf v}= v^ie_i and {\mathbf u}= u^je_j we get
 \nabla_{\mathbf v} {\mathbf u} = \nabla_{v^i {\mathbf e}_i} u^j {\mathbf e}_j = v^i \nabla_{{\mathbf e}_i} u^j{\mathbf e}_j = v^i u^j \nabla_{{\mathbf e}_i} {\mathbf e}_j + v^i {\mathbf e}_j \nabla_{{\mathbf e}_i} u^j = v^i u^j \Gamma^k {}_{i j}{\mathbf e}_k+v^i{\partial u^j\over\partial x^i} {\mathbf e}_j = \left(v^i u^j \Gamma^k {}_{i j}+v^i{\partial u^k\over\partial x^i}\right){\mathbf e}_k,
the first term in this formula is responsible for "twisting" the coordinate system with respect to the covariant derivative and the second for changes of components of the vector field u. In particular
\nabla_{{\mathbf e}_j} {\mathbf u}=\nabla_j {\mathbf u} = \left( \frac{\partial u^i}{\partial x^j} + u^k \Gamma^i {}_{jk} \right) {\mathbf e}_i
In words: the covariant derivative is the normal derivative along the coordinates with correction terms which tell how the coordinates change.
The covariant derivative of a type (r,s) tensor field along ec is given by the expression:
 (\nabla_c T)^{a_1 \ldots a_r}{}_{b_1 \ldots b_s} = \frac{\partial}{\partial x^c}T^{a_1 \ldots a_r}{}_{b_1 \ldots b_s}+\,\Gamma ^{a_1}{}_{dc} T ^{d \ldots a_r}{}_{b_1 \ldots b_s} + \cdots + \Gamma ^{a_r}{}_{dc} T ^{a_1 \ldots a_{r-1}d}{}_{b_1 \ldots b_s}
 -\,\Gamma ^d {}_{b_1 c} T ^{a_1 \ldots a_r}{}_{d \ldots b_s} - \cdots - \Gamma ^d {}_{b_s c} T ^{a_1 \ldots a_r}{}_{b_1 \ldots b_{s-1} d}.
Or, in words: take the partial derivative of the tensor and add: a +\Gamma^{a_i}{}_{dc} for every upper index ai, and a -\Gamma^{d}{}_{b_ic} for every lower index bi.
If instead of a tensor, one is trying to differentiate a tensor density (of weight +1), then you also add a term
-\Gamma^d{}_{d c} T^{a_1 \ldots a_r}{}_{b_1 \ldots b_s}.
If it is a tensor density of weight W, then multiply that term by W. For example, \sqrt{-g} is a scalar density (of weight +1), so we get:
(\sqrt{-g})_{;c} = (\sqrt{-g})_{,c} - \sqrt{-g}\,\Gamma^{d}{}_{d c}
where semicolon ";" indicates covariant differentiation and comma "," indicates partial differentiation. Incidentally, this particular expression is equal to zero, because the covariant derivative of a function solely of the metric is always zero.
Examples
For a scalar field \displaystyle \phi\,, covariant differentiation is simply partial differentiation:
\displaystyle \phi_{;a}\equiv \partial_a \phi
For a contravariant vector field \lambda^a\,, we have:
\lambda^a_{~;b}\equiv \partial_b \lambda^a+\Gamma^a_{cb}\lambda^c
For a covariant vector field \lambda_a\,, we have:
\lambda_{a;c}\equiv \partial_c \lambda_a-\Gamma^b_{a c}\lambda_b
For a type (2,0) tensor field \tau^{a b}\,, we have:
\tau^{a b}_{~~;c}\equiv \partial_c \tau^{a b


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- Children today sit still for developmentally inappropriate periods. This is only being intensified with virtual and hybrid learning. Many schools are increasing rigor and standardized tests while decreasing time for physical education and movement breaks. Additionally, many schools and families at home lack the space for mat-based yoga, and with increased health measures, it isn't advisable for students to be sharing yoga mats.
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Tensorized Projection for High-Dimensional Binary Embedding
Authors
 - Weixiang Hong Nanyang Technological University
 - Jingjing Meng Nanyang Technological University
 - Junsong Yuan Nanyang Technological University
Abstract
Embedding high-dimensional visual features (d-dimensional) to binary codes (b-dimensional) has shown advantages in various vision tasks such as object recognition and image retrieval. Meanwhile, recent works have demonstrated that to fully utilize the representation power of high-dimensional features, it is critical to encode them into long binary codes rather than short ones, i.e., b ~ O(d). However, generating long binary codes involves large projection matrix and high-dimensional matrix-vector multiplication, thus is memory and computationally intensive. To tackle these problems, we propose Tensorized Projection (TP) to decompose the projection matrix using Tensor-Train (TT) format, which is a chain-like representation that allows to operate tensor in an efficient manner. As a result, TP can drastically reduce the computational complexity and memory cost. Moreover, by using the TT-format, TP can regulate the projection matrix against the risk of over-fitting, consequently, lead to better performance than using either dense projection matrix (like ITQ) or sparse projection matrix. Experimental comparisons with state-of-the-art methods over various visual tasks demonstrate both the efficiency and performance ad- vantages of our proposed TP, especially when generating high dimensional binary codes, e.g., when b ≥ d.
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2018-04-25
How to Cite
Hong, W., Meng, J., & Yuan, J. (2018). Tensorized Projection for High-Dimensional Binary Embedding. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 32(1). Retrieved from _URL_


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According to Commercial Law, it is possible to consider a company as the professional exercise of an organised economic activity, with the intention of acting in a goods and services market. It includes all company sizes, from big companies to SMEs. The points distinguishing a constitutive form of company are (Derecho en la Red 2012):
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- Organised activity, directed to accomplish a rational project.
- Activity continued, professional, systematic and thought to last with an intention to provide a benefit that constitutes a way of life, distinguishing it from other economic activities not exercised professionally.


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text: The importance of exact estimation of plastic deformations in the soils and building materials is noted. The defining relations for stresses and endochronic type deformations generalizing the theory of Sanders-Klyushnikov were proposed. Quasi-statistical equations of the new theory are based on the Novozhilov's idea about the independence of motion of piecewise-linear plane yield surfaces and the technology of conversion from flow theory to endochronic theory. The practical formulas for calculating the uniaxial active and reversible loading of the material are presented. The similarity and difference between the new theory and the Sanders-Klyushnikov's version are demonstrated on the several examples.


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Below is a report by Alex Kirby of Climate News Network, setting out the research done by the Radcliffe Meteorological Station, based at Oxford University's Green Templeton College and maintained by the university's School of Geography and the Environment. Scientists there have access to weather records dating back to 1767.
Oxford has been at particular risk of flooding over the last decade. The city sits in a narrow valley alongside the River Thames. Heavy rainfall in areas further upstream, such as the Cotswolds, will invariably pose a flood risk in parts of Oxford as the levels of the River Thames rise. The valley is especially narrow near the south of the city, making this area at particular risk of flooding.
Report by Alex Kirby, Climate New Netowrk
LONDON, 8 October, 2014 – Several parts of the world like to claim that their unpredictable weather allows you to experience spring, summer, autumn and winter in the space of a single day. The city of Oxford, in the English Midlands, cannot make that boast, but it has broken a surprising number of weather records in a fairly short time.
In its latest bout of meteorological exuberance, Oxford has just had its second driest September since records began almost 250 years ago. It recorded 4.1mm of rainfall over last month, with 1929 the only previous year to have had a month with a lower total − just 2.5mm.
This follows hard on the heels (climatically speaking, at least) of the first month of 2014, which was, by contrast, the wettest January the city has recorded, with total rainfall of 146.9 mm − almost three times the normal and 35 times September's paltry figure.
Go back a little further, though, for wet weather that really meant business: the nine months from 1 April to 31 December 2012 proved the rainiest nine-month stretch in Oxford's recorded experience.
Yet the people of Oxford might at that point have been lulled into expectations of balmier weather, because 2011 had turned out to be the city's joint second-warmest year on record. Six of the top 10 warmest years recorded have occurred since 2000, the warmest being 2006.
Oxford, home of the oldest university in the English-speaking world, knows the details of its weather peaks and troughs so well because it possesses a unique archive.
The Radcliffe Meteorological Station, based at Oxford University's Green Templeton College and maintained by the university's School of Geography and the Environment, holds the longest series of temperature and rainfall records for one site in Britain, with records dating back to 1767.
Of nearly 3,000 monthly records since Oxford's measurements began, only 30 have been drier than last month. This puts September 2014 in the top 1% of the city's driest ever months.
Dr Ian Ashpole, who collects the daily measurements for Radcliffe, said of the latest record to fall: "Based on analysis of variability around the mean September rainfall over the last 248 years, we can say that no Septembers since 2000 have been unusually wet, but three have been unusually dry."
Only one of the other 30 driest months has occurred in the autumn (September to November); 14 have been in spring (March to May), eight in summer (June to August), and the remaining seven during the winter. Four of the driest months have occurred this century.
This year's September record may be part of an emerging trend in the month since 2000. The 248-year long-term average for September is 60mm, but since the turn of the century 12 have been below this average, including six under 50% of expected rainfall. Only two years have been above the 60mm average − 2008 (72.9mm) and 2006 (90.8mm).
September 2014's temperature was not quite as extreme as the low rainfall, but still came in at equal seventh (with 1998) at 15.9°C, compared with the long-term average of 13.7°C. Five of the warmest eight Septembers since 1767 have been recorded since 1998.
However, the data from Radcliffe applies only to the city of Oxford and a short distance around it, and can tell us nothing about weather elsewhere in the UK or further afield. – Climate News Network


text: The entrance gates to Swiftsheath, County Kilkenny. The estate takes its name from Godwin Swift who built the original house here: he was the uncle of Jonathan Swift who is believed to have lived here while a student at Kilkenny College. Although it looks much earlier the present entrance of cut limestone and granite dates only from 1874 when designed by Dublin architect Joseph Maguire for R.W. Swifte. The latter's predecessor was the eccentric Godwin Meade Pratt Swifte who claimed the title Viscount Carlingford (held by a 17th century Swift who had died without male heirs) but also designed and built what he called an 'aerial chariot', a form of flying machine. In 1854 he launched this from the top of nearby Foulksrath Castle – with his butler as pilot. The device plunged straight to ground and the butler sustained serious, but not life-threatening, injuries. The Swifte family remained in occupation of Swiftsheath until the early 1970s when it was sold to new owners.


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The Global Climate at a Glance (GCAG) web application can be used to retrieve monthly and annual global temperature anomaly maps that date back to 1880. Users can also create timeseries for locations around the globe by selecting a point on the map. The interactive interface allows users to adjust the vertical and horizontal axes of the timeseries plots to view selected range of months or years of data or to view the entire period of record.
The maps are created using land surface temperature anomalies from the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) data and sea surface temperature anomalies from the International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS). These two datasets are blended into a single product to produce the combined global land and ocean temperature anomalies. The temperature anomalies are calculated with respect to the _PHONE_ base period and are averaged over 5 degree by 5 degree grid boxes. These gridded temperature anomalies are mapped by GCAG. Additional information on the dataset can be found here: Global Temperature Anomalies FAQ Page.
The data files used by the GCAG web application can be found here
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text: thereafter. Cut lily (Lilium hybrida cv. Yellow Overlord) stems showed similar trends in water uptake and water loss rate to cut rose stems. The accuracy and sensitivity of the new apparatus was validated by comparison with manual weighing using a balance at 2-h intervals under alternating 12-h light and dark periods over 108 h. The apparatus described here constitutes a suitable method for direct measurement of water uptake and fresh weight, including capturing relatively rapid water balance responses to changes in the postharvest environment.


Query Response Object Types
The handleQuery entry point function supports multiple object return types to return different types of answers. This page contains the various types of answers the function can return to respond to queries. Objects can be returned as a single object or as an array of objects depending on the desired output.
Each response object usually consists of a constructor that receives a string representation of the value and a TTL value parameter that determine how long the response client should cache the object.
Supported response objects:
 - ARecord
 - AaaaRecord
 - CnameRecord
 - PullZoneRecords
Example response:
Below is an example code snippet to illustrate how to return a dynamic DNS response to a DNS query. If the request is coming from Germany, then 222.222.222.222 is returned, otherwise, 111.111.111.111 is returned.
/*
 Handle the DNS query!
 */
export default function handleQuery(query) {
 if(query.request.geoLocation.country == "DE") {
 return new ARecord("222.222.222.222", 30);
 }

 return new ARecord("111.111.111.111", 30);
}
ARecord
The ARecord represents the A type DNS answer to return A records.
declare class ARecord {
 constructor(ip: string, ttl: number = 30);
 /**
 * The IP of the A record
 */
 ip: string;
 /**
 * The TTL of the answer
 */
 ttl: number;
}
AaaaRecord
The AaaaRecordrepresents the AAAA type DNS answer to return AAAA records.
declare class AaaaRecord {
 constructor(ip: string, ttl: number = 30);
 /**
 * The IP of the AAAA record
 */
 ip: string;
 /**
 * The TTL of the answer
 */
 ttl: number;
}
Cname Record
The CnameRecord represents the CNAME type DNS answer to return CNAME records.**
declare class CnameRecord {
 constructor(hostname: string, ttl: number = 30);
 /**
 * The hostname of the CNAME record
 */
 hostname: string;
 /**
 * The TTL of the answer
 */
 ttl: number;
}
PullZoneRecord
The PullZoneRecord is used to map the response to a Pull Zone response, meaning the DNS system will automatically map the response to the appropriate A or AAAA records for this specific pull zone.
declare class PullZoneRecord {
 constructor(pullzone: string);
 /**
 * The name of the pull zone
 */
 pullzone: string;
}


How Do You Use Tea Tree Oil To Kill Mites?
Does tree oil kill mites?
Natural Remedies for Scabies The principal antimicrobial in a wide range of pharmaceuticals sold in Australia, with the main active component being oxygenated terpenoids, tea tree oil is highly effective in vitro, demonstrating rapid killing times of the mites as compared to permethrin and ivermectin..
Will Lysol spray kill scabies?
Lysol is a powerful disinfectant and will kill scabies on surfaces. Ultimately permethrin spray is my top recommendation for cleaning surfaces. But I recommend Lysol as well.
What can kill mites?
Steam cleaning or washing items in hot water is a sure-fire way to kill and eliminate mites of all types. Use a steam cleaner to heat treat your carpeting, furniture and bedding. Wash the bed spreads and your clothing and other such fabrics in hot water and dry clean them at a high temperature.
What can be mistaken for scabies?
The differential diagnosis may include:Atopic dermatitis / Eczema.Contact dermatitis.Drug reaction.Impetigo.Pitaryiasis Rosea.Seborrheic dermatitis.Pediculosis.Urticaria/ Papular urticaria.
How do you use tea tree oil to kill Demodex mites?
At high concentrations, tea tree oil is a potent killer of Demodex mites. The problem is that solutions of 100% tea oil, or other high concentrations, are very irritating to the eye. So one approach is to thoroughly wipe the eyelashes and eyebrows with a diluted solution of tea tree oil, from 5% to 50%.
Does peroxide kill mites?
Borax and Peroxide Treatment Using a mixture of borax and hydrogen peroxide is a home remedy for treating mange in animals that is followed worldwide. However, mites that burrow deep into the skin are not cleansed with a simple borax treatment.
Does coconut oil kill mites?
Can hot water kill scabies on skin?
How long does it take for scabies bumps to go away?
This is to make sure the infection has fully gone away. Medicines work quickly to kill the mites, but the itchy rash may last for several weeks after treatment. Marks on the skin from scabies usually go away in 1 to 2 weeks, but sometimes take a few months to go away.
How long does it take tea tree oil to kill mites?
One study tested tea tree oil and found that, at varying concentrations, it can kill head lice within an hour and eggs within five days. While lice are different from scabies mites, the results suggest that tea tree oil may be an effective treatment for other parasitic infections, including scabies.
What essential oils kill mites?
Results. Using contact bioassays, 1% clove and palmarosa oil killed all the mites within 20 and 50min, respectively. The oils efficacy order was: clove > palmarosa > geranium > tea tree > lavender > manuka > bitter orange > eucalyptus > Japanese cedar.
Can white vinegar kill mites?
Mix equal amounts of white vinegar and water thoroughly in a bowl. Use a cotton ball to apply the solution on the affected skin and leave it on for a few minutes. … White vinegar has an acidic nature which helps to change the pH levels of skin and the changes in pH levels cause mites to die.
How do you get rid of demodex?
Can peppermint oil kill mites?
Peppermint oil killed Demodex mites less effectively compared to salvia oil. This shows that the efficacy of essential oils from different plant species is not equal. Salvia essential oil shows promising effects and requires further investigations to prove its usefulness in demodicosis treatment.
What kills mites naturally?
Does tea tree oil kill mold mites?
Tea Tree Oil. This oil is amazing! … Tea tree oil is a volatile compound, which means it even kills bacteria just when sprayed in the air! You'll want to use it all over your kitchen! I created my Bye-Bye Mites & Mold spray and I now spray it on my soft furnishing to keep dust mites away.
Does rubbing alcohol kill scabies on skin?
What can I spray on my mattress to kill scabies?
Tea tree oil is an effective topical treatment for scabies since it relieves itching and heals the rash on the skin, but it doesn't work as well on the eggs deeper in the skin. You can also add a few drops of tea tree oil to a squirt bottle, and spray it on your bedding.
Can you get scabies from someone sitting on your couch?
Because the scabies mite can live outside a human body for up to 72 hours, a person also can pick up the mite from infested bed linens, towels, clothing, furniture, and even carpeting. That's why scabies treatment includes thoroughly laundering linens and clothing in hot water, plus vacuuming rugs and furniture.


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The teacher uses strategies developed from a workshop by boys' education expert Ian Lilico. He creates a positive learning environment by utilising a 'community circle' where his students take responsibility for their own learning and behavior management by giving each other feedback on their achievements and attitude. Collaboration is encouraged in the students and a strong emphasis is placed on communication. Within the school, the teacher uses his knowledge and experience to lead colleagues in regular meetings that plan and evaluate units of work based on their knowledge and experience of how boys learn.
Hackham East Primary is a co-educational Government school located in the southern suburbs of Adelaide. The primary school has a strong teaching focus on well-being, literacy, numeracy, and science and information technologies. Despite balanced numbers of boys and girls within the school, the school currently offers a single-sex stream for girls and boys from years 2 to 7. The approach to teaching single-sex classes within the school is informed by current educational research and collaborative approaches to planning, teaching and evaluation.
 - What behaviour management initiatives have you implemented based on current research and workplace knowledge?
 - How do you promote student responsibility for learning in your own school context?
 - How do you lead your colleagues to develop and trial new strategies to engage all students in productive learning environments?
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Dictionary.com Word FAQs
What is the difference between rack, wrack, wreak, and wreck?
To wreak is to inflict vengeance; to wreck is to damage or destroy. Wreak is not found often in English except in the idiom wreak havoc. Wrack as a verb is obsolete but means 'to avenge or revenge; to punish', 'to undergo ruin'. Rack as a verb is used figuratively to mean 'to chalk up; to achieve' and 'to torture; to cause severe pain' (as in the rack as an instrument of torture). It is also used to mean 'to obtain through coercion or intimidation'. Examples: She racked up points in the pool game. Pain racked his body. He racked his brain for the answer. Wrack as a noun means 'destruction' and occurs mainly in wrack and ruin. The word rack is a variant and can be used in that phrase.
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The definition of gruesome is something unpleasant or causing horror.(adjective)
An example of something that would be described as gruesome is a violent murder scene.
See gruesome in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: < dial. grue, to shudder (< ME gruwen, akin to MHG < IE base *ĝhreu-, to grind down > grit) + -some
See gruesome in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Origin: Obsolete grue, to shudder (from Middle English gruen, from Middle Dutch grūwen or Middle Low German gruwen)
Origin: + -some1.
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Field king Roto Seed Drill is a combination of Rotary Tiller & Seed Drill. It is extensively used for sowing a wide variety of seeds like wheat, barley & grass seeding.
- It is a low maintenance combination of seed drill and Rotary tiller which is easy to operate and handle.
- It has a simple and easy metering system that allows the changing seed varieties with less seed wastage and provides assurance of better germination.
- It is a fluted roller-type metering system is controlled by a single hand lever.
- It is a metering device designed with a combination of aluminum & cast iron for better performance & durability.
- It is designed to work in extreme weather conditions
- It is useful in spreading of seeds & fertilizer at the same time which reduces the time of operation
- It can also be used as a rotary tiller
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Never Use a No-Reply Email Address (and What to Do Instead)
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What email address do you use as the sender when you send messages from your organization or brand? Like many companies, you might use a no-reply email address.
Many organizations use this type of address to dissuade customers from replying to certain emails, for example, receipts or marketing emails.
There are some major issues with this practice. If you use a no-reply email address, you might be damaging your organization's reputation and even reducing the efficacy of your email marketing campaigns.
And you might not even realize that a no-reply address is the cause of your lackluster email marketing results.
Here is what you need to know about the consequences of using a no-reply email address for your email marketing and transactional messages, and what to do instead.
What is a no-reply email address?
A no-reply email is an address that uses the format ""
Many businesses use this format to send marketing emails or transactional emails, such as receipts or shipping information. The goal is to prevent customers from flooding the email inbox with unnecessary responses. Responses to these addresses are either never answered or are sent back with a no-delivery notification.
From a business perspective, it might make sense to use a no reply email. You likely have a separate support email address that is monitored, so why should it matter? From the user side, there are several issues with using a no-reply address.
Why you should never use a no-reply email address
Do not reply email – not talking to a customer
When a subscriber signs up for your email list, they are giving you permission to send them emails about your brand or organization. They are indicating that they value a relationship with you and want to hear more about what you do.
Using a no-reply email blocks two-way communication, which limits your relationship, and can actually hurt your email marketing efforts. Here are a few reasons why you should never use a no-reply email address.
1. A no-reply email address can harm your email delivery rate
You spend hours designing the perfect email. You write and rewrite copy, you agonize over the perfect email subject line, and you obsess over your CTA. But if you are using a no-reply email address, your message might never even hit your subscribers' inbox.
Internet service providers (think Comcast or AT&T) and email providers (think Gmail) use filters to prevent spam messages from making it into their client's inboxes. Using a no-reply email can result in your email being caught in a spam filter and blocks your email from being delivered at all.
Not every no-reply email address will get caught by spam filters, but it can definitely happen and you might have no idea why your emails aren't getting delivered.
Want to avoid spam boxes? Learn more about how the Mailpoet Sending Service can help you avoid spam boxes.
2. Many users cannot add no-reply addresses to their address book
In addition, most email service providers do not allow users to add no-reply email addresses to their address book. Not a big deal, you don't want them to email you back at that address anyway, right?
But, there is another issue. When a user adds an email address to their address book, it prevents that email from getting marked as spam by filters. If you use a no-reply email, receivers have no way to prevent your email from being caught by their spam filter. All that time you spend crafting the perfect email? Wasted.
3. Using a no-reply email can frustrate your audience
Many times, customers don't see or just ignore the no-reply address. Most people don't even check the email address when responding, they just hit 'reply.' When you don't answer, they think you are ignoring them. Or, worse, they get a "cannot deliver" notification, which makes them think your first email was spam.
You contacted them from that email address, and most users do not understand why they can't reply. In their mind, every email address has someone the other end.
Think about it from the user's perspective:
You receive an email from your favorite company. You have a brilliant thought, so you hit reply. Maybe you want to ask them a question or offer feedback about their newest product.
Two seconds later you get a "cannot deliver" notification. Or worse, an impersonal email stating that the email box isn't monitored.
You are annoyed, but you head to their website and find their contact email address. You send the email, but you are a little put off by the extra step. Why don't they want to hear from you? Maybe they don't really value your thoughts.
Don't create a pain point just for the sake of a cleaner inbox.
Lastly, don't forget to keep in mind what you are actually saying to users. For more on this topic, check out 11 Things You Should Never Say to Customers in Emails.
4. You might miss out on valuable communication
When a customer reply to your emails, it could be for a multitude of reasons. They might have an issue with downloading the ebook they just purchased. They might be struggling to complete a purchase, or just have a simple question. They might have a suggestion for an added feature or be a journalist who wants to feature your company in an article. You will never know!
When you cut off communication by using a no-reply email address, you won't have access to this communication. You might miss uncovering where many of your customers are getting lost in your funnel. You won't be there to answer simple questions (with a simple email reply) that could increase conversion rates. You could miss out on any number of opportunities.
When customers invite you into their inbox, they expect the communication to be two-sided. Using a no-reply email is impersonal and provides a poor user experience.
5. Using a no-reply email address might not be GDPR-compliant
GDPR (Global Data Protection Regulation) is a set of European Union laws that outlines how companies use the data they gather about customers and internet users. One of the rules states customers must be able to request information about the data collected about them.
By using a no-reply address, you are preventing customers from communicating with you. While there is no provision specifically outlawing no-reply email addresses, there are cases where it could impact your GDPR compliance. In addition, failure to adhere to GDPR could result in fines.
For more, check out GDPR: Get Ready for the New EU Privacy Law in Fifteen Minutes.
6. Using a no-reply address increases your chances of being marked as spam
In addition to being caught by spam filters, no-reply addresses are more likely to get marked by spam by users themselves. For example, say a recipient tries to reply to your email. They get a notification that their email cannot be delivered. They think your email was spam, so they mark it as spam with their email provider. Now every email you get from them will go into their spam folder, never to see the light of day.
Getting marked as spam can have long-term consequences for your email marketing, too. If your emails get marked as spam by multiple users, your email provider might get blacklisted, which prevents any emails from any user from being delivered.
All these issues just for the sake of preventing a few replies. Doesn't seem worth it, does it? Luckily, there is another way.
What to use instead of a no-reply email address
Do not reply email – talking to a customer on the phone
Now that you understand all the different issues that can arise when using a no-reply email address to send emails to your list, what should you do instead? Below, we will walk you through all the steps, including how to manage the replies you receive.
1. Swap out that no-reply email for a real email address
The first step is to swap out your no-reply email address with an email address specifically for your marketing campaigns or transactional emails. This will ensure replies do not get mixed up with, say, support requests.
Here are a few ideas to consider using instead of a no-reply address:
 - (This looks personal and doesn't have to be managed by the owner.)
You might be overwhelmed at the thought of allowing people to respond to your marketing emails, particularly if your resources are limited. Luckily, there are ways to prevent your already stretched team from getting buried in a mountain of responses
2. Use tools and rules to separate emails for responses
Ideally, you would have someone monitor the responses inbox and reply to emails. However, this might not always be possible. (This was likely why you were using a no-reply email to begin with, right?)
Once you have a separate email box for responses, you can use filters and rules to direct emails to the appropriate inboxes. For example, some email clients allow you to create rules to filter emails with specific words in the title to another email box. (Here is how to do it in Gmail.)
You could also use an autoresponder. This will show your audience you are interested in communicating with them and will get back to them as soon as possible.
Or, you could set the autoresponder to reply with a list of resources and a support phone number. You could also you could direct urgent requests to another email address.
The solution for fielding emails will depend upon whether people are responding to sales emails or, say, transactional emails. You might direct responses to email marketing messages to your sales team and have replies to transactional emails sent to your support team. (I would suggest setting up separate email addresses to make this easier!)
3. Use customer questions to inspire content and resources
Once you start getting responses, you might notice that many replies contain requests for similar information. This represents an