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Complex tetrahedral structures form good models for amorphous Group IV and III-V semiconductors. With a view of working towards examining non-crystalline materials, the structural, electronic and vibrational properties of complex tetrahedrally bonded semiconductors are investigated by various molecular dynamics techniques. First principles quantum mechanical molecular dynamics calculations are performed on two such structures and the effects of pressure on their behaviour is reported. A full free energy calculation using this method remains unfeasible and therefore an empirical bond charge model is used to calculate the full pressure-temperature phase diagram of the structures. Several surface reconstructions of a complex phase of silicon are then examined and the lowest energy surface of any silicon structure so far is found. Point defects in the diamond phase of silicon and carbon also give insight into various unusual bonding topologies that could be found in their amorphous phase. Structural and vibrational properties of several defects are considered. Finally, calculations on amorphous carbon and silicon at several densities are done and a comparison between the structural and electronic properties made. New bonding topologies are found in the structures including three centre bonding orbitals in the amorphous carbon models.
|Publisher||University of Edinburgh|
|Source Sets||Ethos UK|
|Type||Electronic Thesis or Dissertation|
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The Excel GEOMEAN Function
Related Function:
The Geometric Mean is a measure of mean that indicates the typical value of a set of numbers. This measure can only be used for positive values.
The geometric mean of a set of values, y1, y2,..., yn is calculated by the formula:
Geometric Mean Equation
Note that the Geometric mean is always less than or equal to the Arithmetic mean.
For further information on the geometric mean, see the Wikipedia Geometric Mean page.
Function Description
The Excel Geomean function calculates the geometric mean of a supplied set of values.
The syntax of the function is:
GEOMEAN( number1, [number2],... )
Where the number arguments are one or more positive numeric values (or arrays of numeric values), for which you want to calculate the geometric mean.
In current versions of Excel (Excel 2007 and later), the function can accept up to 255 number arguments, but in Excel 2003 the function can only accept up to 30 number arguments. However, each argument can be an array of values or a range of cells, each of which can contain many values.
Geomean Function Example
12.5=GEOMEAN( A1:A5 )
Cell B1 of the above spreadsheet on the right shows a simple example of the Excel Geomean Function, used to calculate the geometric mean of the values in cells A1-A5.
In this example, the Geomean function returns the value 1.622671112.
Further details and examples of the Excel Geomean function are provided on the Microsoft Office website.
Geomean Function Errors
If you get an error from the Excel Geomean function this is likely to be one of the following:
Common Errors
_TAG_!-Occurs if any of the supplied numeric values are negative.
_TAG_!-Occurs if any of the supplied values are non-numeric.


Pikkutrappi ja sen havainnot Suomen Lapissa
Little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) is a rare visitor in Finland which has been observed only about 20 times, and in Finnish Lapland only once. It was the first observation in Finland, in Utsjoki in 1795. A single bird was shot by local hunters.
Räkättirastas, sen esiintyminen Lapissa ja Värriön luonnonpuistossa
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) is moderately common thrush in Finnish Lapland. In Varrio Nature Reserve the population is rather stabile, at on average 18 pairs. The autumn migration observations in Varrio refer to curious behaviour. The major migration direction is from south-east to north-west. Thus the migrating fieldfares aim first at north-western or western coast of Norway, before turning to south.
Riskilä ja sen esiintyminen Suomen Lapissa
Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) has occurred regularly throughout Gulf of Bothnia, including the bottom of the Gulf (inside Finnish Laplands). In the 1900's the Lapland population gradually decreased from several tens into minimum of 3 pairs in 1983. Largely due to establishment of Perameri National Park the threatening extinction was avoided and the nesting population has returned in 2000's to about 10 pairs per annum.
Pikkuruokki ja sen havainnot Suomen Lapissa
Little auk or Dovekie (Alle alle) is observed annually as vagrant in Finland. In Finnish Lapland it had been observed about 30 times. The nearest observation to Varrio strict nature reserve is from Inari, Inarinjarvi, from 25.10.2007.


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As always, FlyByWire Simulations continue to make great progress on the development of their freeware Airbus A32NX for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Consistent with FlyByWire Simulations' commitment to transparency surrounding their development progress, the team released an update video on their official YouTube channel, demonstrating the progress of their hydraulics simulation.
The team has been working for some time simulating the interaction between each independent hydraulic actuator and the input demanded by the Airbus fly-by-wire system. The update video released on YouTube explains that hydraulic actuators fight "hinge moments," which are caused by air flowing over the control surfaces, in order to keep the control surfaces in their commanded positions. The interaction between the air flow over the control surfaces and the resulting behavior of the hydraulic system will be fully modeled in a future update.
By shutting off the blue and green hydraulic systems, the video demonstrates the hydraulic-aerodynamic interaction. Not only does this cause a significant loss in the aircraft's ability to roll due to the loss of these hydraulic systems, but the aileron position itself changes as the lower pressure over the wing causes the ailerons to move up.
While we don't yet know when this update will make its way to the experimental build, it's always a pleasure to see that the team at FlyByWire Simulations continue to provide the very best in terms of freeware aircraft.

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The Future of Management Systems
How will management systems support businesses ten years from now?
Management systems must adapt to be relevant also in the future.
Man looking at the view from top of skyscrapper
Organizations have used management systems for decades to help them create value and reach their objectives. They help companies manage in a systematic way issues related to a wide range of areas such as quality, occupational health, safety, environment, social and ethical.
When integrated and implemented well, they can help companies actively manage risks and continually improve their performance. But for management systems to continue to be a driving force for change, they must adapt to support companies to tackle the broader set of challenges they face.
We have through the last year gathered qualitative input from a range of companies in different industries and geographies in order to envision a future state of management systems and how they continue to add value for organizations in the years to come.
Explore the future with us through the eyes of five highly diverse companies in five very different industries. What is the transformation these companies will have to undergo due to industry and mega-trends? What changes, developments and radical innovations will these companies undertake in order to grow and continue to be viable businesses? And how have management systems evolved to support business processes and operations?
We see an optimistic future for management systems. But to help achieve it, we would welcome your involvement, thoughts and ideas and help us co-create the future of management systems. So please voice your opinion in our LinkedIN discussion group and our survey.


A Sapper's Lullaby
Introduced by Virginia Haussegger, ABC News presenter, Canberra.
But it's his second career as a musician that came to the fore in Uruzgan province, when he wrote a song about the death of Australian soldier Ben Ranaudo.
"Dust in Uruzgan" captured the hearts of many serving in Afghanistan and a second song, "Sapper's Lullaby" has become an anthem for soldiers and their families.
Now, with Australian forces about to depart Afghanistan, this is the story of a diplomat with a difference.
A Sapper's Lullaby - Transcript


- August 7, 2020
MA2760: Mathematical Investigations in Python Resit Assessment 2020 Rhyd Lewis [email protected] 1 Summary For this resit assessment you are required to work individually, writing code that allow the investigation of different methods of packing vehicles onto a ferry. Specifically, your program will read some input from a file and will produce a solution using some simple rules. This will allow us to compare different methods against one another and identify the most efficient strategies. Details of your methods, together with their results (including tables of results and charts), should be written-up in a formal report. Some Python code and an example input file has been sent to you. Please use these as a starting point for your work. Instructions and comments can be found within these files. 2 Problem Specification A large ferry is used to transport vehicles across an estuary. To load the ferry, the whole of one side of the boat is lowered, and each vehicle is instructed to drive into a particular lane. The ferry consists of 85 lanes in total (labelled 0 to 84) and each lane has a capacity (length) of 3,000 cm, as illustrated in the following diagram. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 84 Queue of vehicles 3000 cm … Currently the company that operates the ferry uses a very simple queueing system. Vehicles of varying lengths arrive at the port one-by-one and join a single queue. When the time comes to load the ferry, each vehicle is taken from the queue one at a time (in order) and is instructed to to drive into the lowest-indexed lane that currently has sufficient capacity for the vehicle. If there are no lanes with sufficient capacity, the vehicle is sent to an overspill car park and is not allowed to board the ferry. Once this vehicle has been dealt with, the next vehicle in the queue is considered in the same way. This continues until all vehicles have been considered. It is obviously in the ferry company's interest to minimise the amount of wasted lane-space in each ferry crossing. Hence our aim is to minimise the total length of the vehicles assigned to the overflow car park. This is equivalent to maximising the total length of all vehicles from the queue that are allowed to enter the ferry. 1 3 Problem Instances and Code You have been supplied with example instance of this problem in input.txt. The first two lines of this file contain the length of each lane (3,000 cm) and the number of lanes (85), respectively. This is then followed by the (integer) lengths of 500 vehicles (in cm), in the order that they have joined the queue. Sizes of vehicles in this instance have been generated randomly according to the numbers in the following table. In each case, the size of vehicles belonging to each class have been generated uniform randomly in the given ranges. Classification Size Range (cm) Quantity Small car 350 ≤ size < 400 100 Medium car 400 ≤ size < 450 200 Large car 450 ≤ size < 500 100 Van 500 ≤ size < 600 70 Lorry 600 ≤ size ≤ 2000 30 Sum = 500 You have also been supplied with some Python code that reads in this problem instance and assigns the vehicles to lanes using the process described above. In this code • The variables c and numlanes are used to store the lane capacity and number of lanes respectively; • The list L is used to hold the lengths and order of all vehicles in the queue • The list of lists S is used to hold the vehicle lengths assigned to each lane in the ferry (the total of each lane cannot exceed c); • The list O is used to store all vehicle lengths that have been assigned to the overflow car park. • The function getFirstLane is used to determine the lane for each vehicle. If no lane is suitable for a vehicle due to insufficient capacity, the function returns -1. Download the above files onto your com puter (putting them into the same folder) and get them running. Ensure that you understand what each line of code is doing. 4 Task 1 As noted, the current strategy for choosing a lane is to use the lowest-indexed lane that has sufficient capacity for the vehicle. However, it has been suggested that some other strategies might be more appropriate. These include, for each vehicle: 1. Choosing the emptiest lane with sufficient capacity for the vehicle; 2. Choosing the fullest lane with sufficient capacity for the vehicle; 3. Choosing any random lane with sufficient capacity for the vehicle; where "emptiest" and 'fullest" are determined using the total length of all vehicles currently assigned to a lane. Using the function getFirstLane in the supplied code as a guide, program the above rules (and perhaps others) and investigate their effects on the quality of your solution. • At the start of a run, you may wish to ask the user which of the above rules they want to use to load the ferry. • In addition to text output, you may also wish to use various graphical outputs (charts) to illustrate your solutions. These can also be included in your report, if desired. 2 5 Task 2 The ferry company has decided to invest some money at the port to try and further increase efficiencies. Suggestions include: 1. Using five separate queues, one for each vehicle type (as defined in the table earlier). The ferry is then loaded using the lorry queue first, then the vans queue, then large cars, then medium cars, and then small cars. 2. Keeping the current system of one queue but, in each step, taking the next k vehicles in the queue, reordering these k vehicles from longest to shortest, and then inserting each of these on to the ferry in turn. Using your best performing rule from Part 1, investigate the efficiency of these proposed strategies, and perhaps others, using input.txt. • The parameter k needs to be decided upon by the user and can range from 1 to n, where n is the total number of vehicles in the queue at the start of the boarding process. You may wish to experiment with different values here. • As before, you may also wish to use various graphical outputs (charts) to illustrate your solutions. 6 Task 3 One flaw in the tests conducted so far is that they only apply to the single problem instance given in input.txt. Indeed, if the vehicles had arrived in a different sequence, or were of different lengths then different conclusions might be drawn. In order to convince the ferry operator that your proposed methods will bring more efficiencies, you decide that wider tests are required. This should involve randomly generating multiple problem instances (using the same classifications and quantities as the table earlier), re-running your methods, and documenting your results. You may also want to widen your study to look at what might happen if a boat with a different number of lanes and/or different lane capacities are used. Conduct some investigations into this. 7 Extra Information • You will have noticed that some of these tasks are open ended. You are therefore free to choose your own directions for these parts. • Extra marks will be allocated to those who write neat, elegant, efficient code that is appropriately commented. It is desirable for the program to give the user prompts, allowing them to choose between different run options. • Marks are also allocated to reports that are written accurately and succinctly, with appropriate typesetting. (Please use the supplied LATEX code on Learning Central/Blackboard.) You may also wish to use various figures and tables in your report. • It is also acceptable to include small pieces of your Python code in your report if it helps to explain something. However, bear in mind that you are also required to submit your code in a separate file. 3 8 Assessment and Submission Marks will be allocated subject to the above tasks being carried out and documented appropriately. Note that it is usually preferable to have a less-advanced program that runs correctly rather than a more advanced program that does not run or that has bugs in it. • Your report (a single.pdf file) and program (a single.py file) should be emailed to me by the arranged deadline. • The recommended length of the report is five pages using the supplied LATEX template. Reports should not exceed six pages under any circumstances. Please note that according to university rules unauthorised late submissions must be allocated a mark of zero by default. Also according to university rules, instances of plagiarism are not tolerated and will also be allocated a mark of zero. 4


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Loveless, Thomas Daniel
Reising, Donald; Ahmed, Raga
College of Engineering and Computer Science
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
A remote Internet of Things (IoT) laboratory has been developed for use in teaching and research of cyber physical systems. The laboratory is configured such that users interact via the web to control and collect data from connected devices. The concept and technology of the remote IoT lab is successfully demonstrated in two applications. First the laboratory is configured for UTChattSat, a ground model small-satellite system (CubeSat) designed to enhance K-12 learning in the space sciences. The system utilizes real-time communication and web-based user control to create a distributed multi-user interface. Second, the laboratory is configured for a distributed sensor network with a single-user interface. The interconnected, real time, and smart system with embedded sensors and processors is used to provide data for assessment of current building energy models. Finally, challenges posed by interconnected and reconfigurable systems and the implementable future works are discussed.
Sponsors in part: Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) through Center of Excellence in Applied Comptational Science and Engineering (CEACSE) program.
M. S.; A thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science.
Internet of things; Sensor networks; Cybernetics
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Patel, Amee M., "Development of a remote IoT laboratory for cyber physical systems" (2017). Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations.


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The Bucks County Reading Olympics inspires kids to become lifelong readers. Since 1993, the Reading Olympics has been motivating students in Bucks County to read and discuss books. The purpose of this event is to encourage children to read more than they currently do, to read a greater variety of books, and to enjoy the excitement of reading and talking about books. The team format encourages students to share the challenge of reading the selection of books with their friends.
The Reading Olympics competition is the culmination of the program that has teams of students reading books from a prepared list for several months prior to the final event. Each team consists of 8 to 16 students who agree to read from groups of 45 books appropriate for their age and reading level. The book lists are prepared the previous year by interested teachers and librarians.
During the competition evening, all teams participate in three rounds of questioning. Teams are never eliminated. At the culmination of theevent, all students receive a ribbon, determined by the number of points their team earned during the evening. More than 700 volunteerswork as moderators, scorekeepers and team leaders during the competition. This collaboration and cooperation among so manyindividuals is amazing. Librarians, teachers, parents, students,district staff and even spouses all contribute to making this event asuccess. The founding team of organizations--the Bucks County Free Library, the Bucks County Intermediate Unit, and the Central BucksSchool District--is very proud of the spirit of collaboration that this event has inspired.
The planning committee feels that the real value of the Reading Olympics is in the preparation. Teachers and librarians volunteer to lead the teams in their own buildings.There is a great deal of flexibility as to how the program is run locally, but all involved have the same objective in mind - to get kids reading! The Reading Olympics provides an incentive and framework to read a variety of books. The event also encourages youngsters to share their ideas during discussions at the individual schools. One of the most rewarding aspects of this "Celebration of Reading" is that not only outstanding readers are included. Many students from a variety of classes have met the challenge of reading with their classmates.
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Flow
The Flow Editor is where users create Flows for their Homey. As a developer, you can add new functionality from your app to the Flow Editor by exposing various cards.
A Flow consists of cards in three columns: when, and, then.
 - Cards in the when... column are called triggers. Your app tells Homey to fire a trigger, which will then run all of the user's flows with this trigger.
 - Cards in the ...and... column are called conditions. These are things that must be true, for the flow to continue. For example it is raining, or the vacuum cleaner is cleaning.
 - Cards in the ...then column are called actions. These are fired when the trigger has been fired, and all conditions are met.
Your app can expose any of these three card types, by defining them in your /app.json.
If your app contains one or more drivers, please note that most device classes already have their own flow cards. So most of the time it's not necessary to create them yourself.
/app.json
"id": "com.weather.example",
...
"flow": {
 "triggers": [
 {
 "id": "rain_start",
 "title": {
 "en": "It starts raining"
 },
 "hint": {
 "en": "When it will start raining more than 0.1 mm/h."
 },
 },
 {
 "id": "rain_stop",
 "title": {
 "en": "It stops raining"
 },
 "hint": {
 "en": "When it stops raining."
 },
 }
 ],
 "conditions": [
 {
 "id": "is_raining",
 "title": {
 "en": "It !{{is|isn't}} raining"
 },
 "hint": {
 "en": "This Flow will continue if it is/is not currently raining more than 0.1 mm/h."
 }
 },
 {
 "id": "raining_in",
 "title": {
 "en": "It's going to rain in..."
 },
 "titleFormatted": {
 "en": "It !{{is|isn't}} going to rain in [[when]]"
 },
 "hint": {
 "en": "This Flow will continue if it will/will not rain more than 0.1 mm/h within the given amount of time."
 },
 "args": [
 {
 "name": "when",
 "type": "dropdown",
 "values": [
 {
 "id": "5",
 "label": {
 "en": "5 minutes"
 }
 },
 {
 "id": "10",
 "label": {
 "en": "10 minutes"
 }
 },
 {
 "id": "15",
 "label": {
 "en": "15 minutes"
 }
 }
 ]
 }
 ]
 }
 ],
 "actions": [
 {
 "id": "stop_raining",
 "title": {
 "en": "Make it stop raining. Haha."
 }
 }
 ]
}
Defining Flow cards
All Flow cards must at least have an id and a title property. The id is used to refer to the Flow card from your source code. The title will be shown to the users and should be a short and clear description of what the Flow card does. A Flow card can have an optional hint property that can be used to pass additional information to the user that can not be included in the title.
 {
 "id": "rain_start",
 "title": {
 "en": "It starts raining"
 },
 "hint": {
 "en": "When it starts raining more than 0.1 mm/h."
 },
 },
When a Flow card contains arguments it may be necessary to change the title according to these arguments. Using the titleFormatted property it is possible to integrate argument values into the title of the Flow card.
{
 "titleFormatted": {
 "en": "Send a notification to [[person]]"
 }
}
For conditional Flow cards it is possible to change the title if the Flow card is inverted. This can be done using the !{{ text_normal | text_inverted }} syntax.
{
 "titleFormatted": {
 "en": "This Flow !{{is|is not}} inverted"
 }
}
Triggering a Flow
To fire a trigger, run the following code from anywhere in your app:
/app.js
let rainStartTrigger = this.homey.flow.getTriggerCard('rain_start');
rainStartTrigger.trigger()
 .catch(this.error)
 .then(this.log);
All of the Flows on the Homey, with the trigger rain_start will now fire.
More advanced triggers can be achieved using Tokens, State and Devices.
Listening for events
In your app, you should register a run listener for each Flow card. Conditions and Actions should always do this, and Triggers only when they have one or more Arguments.
Cards must resolve with a true value for the Flow to continue, or a false value to stop the Flow from executing. When the card is rejected, the Flow stops executing as well.
/app.js
let rainingCondition = this.homey.flow.getConditionCard('is_raining');
rainingCondition.registerRunListener(async (args, state) => {
 let raining = rain.isRaining(); // true or false
 return raining;
});
let stopRainingAction = this.homey.flow.getActionCard('stop_raining');
stopRainingAction.registerRunListener(async (args, state) => {
 let isStopped = rain.stop(); // true or false
 return isStopped;
});
Deprecating cards
Sometimes a Flow card that has been available in the past should be removed. To not break compatibility for users that were using it, add "deprecated": true to your Flow card in /app.json. It will still work, but won't show up anymore in the 'Add Card' list.
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[en] thin films ; amorphous alloys ; xmcd ; synchrotron radiation ; magnetic properties ; magnetocrystalline anisotropy ; magnetooptical properties ; orbital magnetization ; microscopic origin ; thin-films ; fields ; probe ; spin ; ho ; co
[en] The local magnetic moment of Fe in Dy-Fe and Dy-FeCo amorphous alloys has been studied using X-ray absorption spectroscopy and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD). The Fe orbital and spin magnetic moments have been obtained for a range of alloy compositions by applying the sum rules to the XMCD spectra. The room temperature variations of the average components of the Fe moments as a function of Dy concentration and with the substitution of Fe by Co have been determined. A sharp reversal of the total magnetic moment was found at 28 +/- 1 at% Dy for both alloys. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.


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If you're looking for a way to improve your spatial reasoning skills then look no further than Pictorial.
The app is designed to challenge users to solve geometrical puzzles by rotating objects. You use the touchscreen to rotate constellations until they are upright and create an object. You'll come across numerous different shapes, including stars, houses, animals and more. There are two different themes in the game, including Night City and Arctic, and the game's developer promises more are coming soon.
"Spatial reasoning is a common part of intelligence tests, pre-employment tests and admission tests to certain educations," Pictorial's developer says about the app. "Also spatial reasoning is generally regarded as one of the most basic reasoning abilities together with verbal reasoning, logical reasoning, numerical reasoning and abstract reasoning.
Some constellations are simple while others are quite challenging. But the game has a "help" feature that rotates constellations for you, revealing the true shape of the object.
Pictorial is available for free on the iTunes App Store and is compatible with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Check out a preview trailer of the app below.
Released: 2011-03-07 :: Category: Games
Tagged with: free, iPad, iphone, ipod touch


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|Global Knowledge Gateway||
Know Your Boundaries
Decisions on reporting boundaries need to be informed and transparent if investors and other stakeholders are to be able to compare and benchmark non-financial performance. Seeking to address this need, and a lack of guidelines in the area, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has a released a paper, currently open for consultation, that nails down the critical issues for groups of companies in determining boundaries for non-financial reporting. Proposals for Boundary Setting in Mainstream Reports discusses the extent to which non-financial reporting should include information about the activities of a parent company and its subsidiaries, joint ventures, associates, investees, suppliers, and upstream and downstream activities.
The paper explains how organizational boundary setting affects the usefulness and understandability of non-financial information. The CDSB has usefully navigated the complex and multifaceted issue of boundary setting, which is caused by various reporting frameworks and regulations, and because the financial world has traditionally been largely disconnected from the physical world in reporting.
The language of boundary setting is derived from multiple disciplines and is defined in various ways, including in financial reporting (IFRS 10, 11, and 12), integrated reporting (International Integrated Reporting Framework), and sustainability reporting (Global Reporting Initiative, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), and Greenhouse Gas Protocol, among others).
The application of the concept of consolidation used in financial reporting to non-financial reporting extends the scope and content of disclosure beyond those matters where an organization has direct control or significant influence. The problem is that the various standard setters differ in their requirements, although there is a high degree of commonality between the International Integrated Reporting Framework, the SASB, and the CDSB's Reporting Framework, which are all focused on providers of financial capital as the primary user. These frameworks recommend that financial information beyond financial consideration should be reported only where necessary for investors to understand the organization's performance with respect to non-financial areas of performance and impact.
The CDSB makes six proposals to encourage a standardized and practical approach to organizational boundary setting in mainstream corporate reporting. Mainstream reporting includes the financial statements as well as other information outside financial statements that assists in the interpretation of a complete set of financial statements or improves users' ability to make efficient economic decisions, such as management commentary or management discussion and analysis.
I encourage you to respond to CDSB, or in our comments section below, with any suggestions regarding the design and application of these proposals. The proposals are summarized below:
Proposal 1: Clarify the link between the objectives of non-financial reporting, materiality, the audience for reporting, and organizational boundary setting
This proposal is designed to help reconcile a wider stakeholder view of what is material for disclosure while also recognizing the limitations of matters over which the organization has control or influence.
Where the objective of non-financial reporting is to inform investors on how management uses and manages resources for organizational success, the boundary of the organization can be the organization as understood for financial consolidation purposes (i.e., entities the reporting organization has control and influence over). Risks arising beyond the organizational boundary, such as supplier vulnerability, would be reported as risks. Where the objective is to demonstrate to society the organization's stewardship and accountability to the environment and society, the reporting boundary might extend beyond those entities and activities over which the company has control and influence. But the difference between these objectives needs to be understood and distinguished.
What does this mean in practical terms? Where non-ﬁnancial reporting requirements are added to existing mainstream reporting requirements, the boundary used for existing mainstream reports should apply equally to non-financial reporting requirements. If any information is required about the outcomes or impacts of business activity beyond the reporting boundary used for mainstream reporting, the circumstances in which such information should be provided should be specified and the resulting information separately labeled.
Proposal 2: There should be a single, standardized approach to group organizational boundary setting in mainstream reporting (that should have the characteristics outlined in proposals 3-6)
Non-ﬁnancial information can be prepared at activity, facility, or entity level, often because of the requirements speciﬁed by regulators. Investors need consolidated non-ﬁnancial information disclosures for corporate groups, much as they need, and rely on, consolidated financial statements. Using IFRSs, consolidation does not involve aggregating local statutory accounts prepared for each of the entities within the consolidation. Rather, consolidation requires the preparation of a group account. Where an organization is subject to different reporting demands (including boundary demands) from local authorities, these should be disregarded for consolidation as these reports are local statutory reports that cannot be the base for a group report.
The CDSB proposes that a similar approach to ﬁnancial consolidation is taken for group non-ﬁnancial information reporting and that such group disclosures should not simply aggregate the facility or entity level reporting prepared according to national requirements or voluntary initiatives as they can be deﬁned differently in each country and for each business, making comparisons difficult. Furthermore, in the case of large conglomerates with intercompany trading, an approach that simply aggregates national, entity level reporting could result in double counting, particularly where two or more entities within the group have prepared entity level results with different boundaries.
Proposal 3: The consolidated group boundary should align with consolidated proﬁt and loss/comprehensive income ﬁnancial reporting
The CDSB proposes that non-ﬁnancial information disclosure should be aligned with the preparation of a proﬁt and loss (P&L), or comprehensive income statement, as non-ﬁnancial reporting reﬂects resources used and affected during the year, much as income statements reﬂect revenue earned and expenses incurred. It follows that the classiﬁcation of joint arrangements as joint operations or ventures should follow IFRS 11 for non-ﬁnancial reporting purposes.
Proposal 4: Non-ﬁnancial information should be reported by the user of resources (the user is the party that has the right to use and/or direct the use or operation of the resource and to derive or control output or utility from the use of that resource)
The CDSB proposes that the user of resources should report outcomes from the use of resources for conducting business activities because the deﬁnition of user aligns with the deﬁnition of control in IFRS 10. Additionally, the user of an asset is, in many cases, more likely to have access to information that supports the production of disclosures on results and performance.
Proposal 5: No distinction should be made between ﬁnancial and operating leases for non-ﬁnancial information reporting purposes
As the user of an asset or resource should report on the results and outcomes from that use, the type of arrangement under which use is permitted becomes irrelevant to reporting. Therefore, the CDSB proposes that no distinction should be made between ﬁnancial and operating leases for non-ﬁnancial reporting purposes.
Proposal 6: Policies applied for the preparation of consolidated climate change-related disclosures should be stated
As with financial statement preparation, the CDSB proposes a similar approach for the preparation of explanatory notes to non-ﬁnancial information, including a narrative on how the group's organizational boundary has been determined and what it includes.
Based on the assumption that investors demand consistency in financial and non-financial reporting, then action is needed. Do these proposals work in practice to help meet this objective?
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From 25 to 27 December, 2022, the 4th International Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering - ICSCE 2022 took place at the University of Transport and Communications (UTC) with the participation of a large number of national and international scientists.
Delegates, scientists attending the workshop taking souvenir photos
In the opening speech, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Long - President of the University of Transport and Communications - emphasized that sustainable development is an important trend in civil engineering. This is also a topic of great interest to the research community. Right from 2016, as the leading university in civil engineering and transportation in the region, the UTC has organized intensive research groups in this field; and organize the conference periodically every 2 years.
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Long – UTC President delivered the speech.
With 6 keynote speakers and more than 200 papers, 162 full-text papers from 14 countries around the world including: Algeria, Belgium, Portugal, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Taiwan-China, Korea , French, Russian Federation, Myanmar, Japan, China and Vietnam. The papers focus on many important areas in civil engineering.
Scientists from many countries
Based on the review results, the International Scientific Committee of the Conference chose to approve 120 full-text papers; 30 of which were selected for publication in the International Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures (JMes) in the Web of Science category; 90 selected papers published in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering of the world famous Springer Publishing House, in the SCOPUS category.
At the plenary session, a number of topics of global interest were reported, such as: The use of new tools and technologies for the management of existing infrastructures - Worldwide perspectives; Innovative solutions for solid waste recycling toward a circular economy; Development and characterization of controlled low-strength materials as heat transfer media for horizontal heat source pump systems; Dissemination of technic for concrete using low-quality recycled aggregate to achieve a sustainable environment — examination on design method and validity of recycled aggregate concrete; Geospatial information technology for natural disaster early warning, ...
Scientists made presentations at the Conference.
After the plenary session, the workshop held 8 sessions with presentations from 120 domestic and foreign authors.
ICSCE - The conference on sustainability in civil engineering has gradually affirmed its position as a high-quality international forum that attracts many domestic and foreign scientists, experts, and scholars. Moreover, ICSCE is also an event in the list of major conferences in the world.
Domestic and foreign scientists participating in the ICSCE 2022 Conference take souvenir photos


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The subtitle for Ask.
 1. Raise your hand, empower knowledge, and leapfrog your own self (current)
 2. Raise your hand, share your voice, and let the answers fall to you
 3. Who do you want to be?
 4. Who do you want to be when you grow up?
 5. Who will you be next? (Yes, but Repossible subtitle.)
 6. Who will you become, why now, and how will you get there?
 7. Who do you want to be next?
 8. What are you willing to do now to become the person you're destined to be?
 9. What tiny questions do you ask now to answer who you will become?
 10. Why tiny actions do you take now to become your future self?
 11. The power of questions
 12. The difference a question makes
 13. The guidance of the right question
 14. Powerful questions that make an impact
 15. Questions that make a difference/an impact
 16. Knowing which question to ask …
 17. The difference between asking the right question and answering the wrong one
 18. Ask the question and question the ask
 19. Answer the question and then question the answer
 20. Answer the question and question the answer
 21. So many questions, so many people to answer
 22. So many questions, so many people who want to answer them
 23. Ask for help. Receive it. Ask how you can help.
 24. It's time to set your questions free.
 25. What's the worst that can happen?
 26. Know what to ask and when, what you should listen for, and what you can expect as the outcome
 27. Set your questions free (and yourself with it)
 28. Yes. No. Maybe. Pick one.
 29. Yes. No. Don't know. Pick one.
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Description Usage Arguments Details Value Author(s) See Also Examples
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Functions to access data nodes in gds.class objects.
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## S4 method for signature 'gds.class'
betas(object)
## S4 method for signature 'gds.class'
methylated(object)
## S4 method for signature 'gds.class'
unmethylated(object)
## S4 method for signature 'gds.class'
pvals(object)
## S4 method for signature 'gds.class'
fData(object)
## S4 method for signature 'gds.class'
pData(object)
## S4 method for signature 'gds.class'
QCmethylated(object)
## S4 method for signature 'gds.class'
QCunmethylated(object)
## S4 method for signature 'gds.class'
QCrownames(object)
## S4 method for signature 'gds.class'
getHistory(object)
## S4 method for signature 'gds.class'
colnames(x, do.NULL=TRUE, prefix=NULL)
## S4 method for signature 'gds.class'
rownames(x, do.NULL=TRUE, prefix=NULL)
## S4 method for signature 'gds.class'
exprs(object)
## S4 method for signature 'gds.class'
fot(x)
Arguments
object
A gds.class object.
for colnames and rownames:
x
A gds.class object.
do.NULL
logical. If 'FALSE' and names are 'NULL', names are created.
prefix
prefix: for created names.
Details
Each function returns the data stored in the corresponding node as either a gdsn.class object or a matrix or data.frame. These are names following the conventions of the methylumi package and perform similar functions.
Each function which returns a gdsn.class object can be indexed using matrix-like '[' operations. With an optional name argument which optionally allows for row and col names to be automatically appended to returned matrix.
The QC functions (returns QCdata split into separate matrices for methylated values, unmethylated values, and probe names)
exprs returns a data.frame of beta values for all probes across all samples.
fot returns a vector corresponding to probe design (either 'I' or 'II') which is used for normalising differences between probe designs.
Value
Returns specified node representing the called accessor
Author(s)
Leonard C Schalkwyk, Ayden Saffari, Tyler Gorrie-Stone Who to contact: <[email protected]>
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bigmelon, methylumi
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e <- es2gds(melon,'wat_melon.gds')
betas(e)
betas(e)[,]
methylated(e)[1:5, ]
unmethylated(e)[ ,1:5]
pvals(e)[1:5, 1:5]
fData(e)
pData(e)
colnames(e)
rownames(e)
exprs(e)
closefn.gds(e)
unlink("wat_melon.gds")
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In the dry ridge and verge system, the roof gables are mechanically fastened, which results in a fashionable, sleek, and clean appearance. It adds elegance to your property and is a long-term solution that eliminates the need to re-mortgage. The following are some of the additional advantages of Dry Ridge and Verge Systems:
For long years, the roofing industry relied on mortar to bed ridge, valley, verge, and hip tiles, and this practice continues today. According to the following paragraphs, mortar has numerous drawbacks. As technology has progressed, building codes now require all hip and ridge tiles to be mechanically fixed using a dry fixing ventilating system.
Mastic asphalt is not required because of the usage of "dry ridge and verge systems." This type of mortar is unstable and prone to cracking; it requires regular maintenance; it does not give adequate protection against wind uplift and is highly susceptible to water penetration. It also has a tough time adhering to the surface of fibre cement slates, which can result in damage during storms and premature failure during other times of the year.
As a result, dry fixing technologies have been developed that are substantially more dependable and significantly lower the likelihood of storm damage. Dry systems are more efficient to install, which results in lower labour costs due to the higher efficiency of the installation.
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3 Application Builder Concepts
This section provides basic conceptual information about Application Builder. Use Application Builder to assemble an HTML interface (or application) on top of database objects such as tables and procedures. Each application is a collection of pages linked together using tabs, buttons, or hypertext links.
This section contains the following topics:
See Also:
"Using Application Builder" and "Building an Application"
What Is a Page?
A page is the basic building block of an application. When you build an application in Application Builder, you create pages that contain user interface elements, such as tabs, lists, buttons, items, and regions.
You add controls to a page on the Page Definition.
To view the Page Definition of an existing page:
 1. Navigate to the Workspace home page.
 2. Click the Application Builder icon.
 3. Select an application.
 4. Select a page.
 The Page Definition appears and is divided into three main sections:
 - Page Rendering lists user interface controls and logic that are executed when a page is rendered. Page Rendering is the process of generating a page from the database. See "About Page Rendering".
 - Page Processing lists logic controls (such as computations and processes) that are evaluated and executed when the page is processed. See "About Page Processing".
 - Shared Components lists common components that can be used by one or more pages within an application. See "About Shared Components".
Understanding Page Processing and Page Rendering
When you create an application in Application Builder, you link pages together using tabs, buttons, or hypertext links. Each page can have buttons and items and can include application logic. You can branch from one page to the next using conditional navigation, perform calculations and validations, and display reports, calendars, and charts. You can generate reports, charts, and forms using built-in wizards, static HTML, or deliver more custom rendering with PL/SQL programming.
Topics in this section include:
How the Application Express Engine Renders and Processes Pages
The Application Express engine dynamically renders and processes pages based on data stored in Oracle database tables. To view a rendered version of your application, you request it from the Application Express engine. When you run an application, the Application Express engine relies on two processes:
 - Show Page is the page rendering process. It assembles all the page attributes (including regions, items, and buttons) into a viewable HTML page.
 - Accept Page performs page processing. It performs any computations, validations, processes, and branching.
When you request a page using a URL, the engine is running Show Page. When you submit a page, the Application Express engine is running Accept Page or performing page processing during which it saves the submitted values in the session cache and then performs any computations, validations, or processes.
Understanding Conditional Rendering and Processing
A condition is a small unit of logic that helps you control the display of regions, items, buttons, and tabs as well as the execution of processes, computations, and validations. For example, when you apply a condition to a button, the rendering engine evaluates the condition during the rendering (or Show Page) process. Whether the condition passes or fails determines if the page control (such as a button) displays.
You specify a condition by selecting a condition type. You can select a condition type when you first create the control or component, or by editing the control or component and making a selection from the Condition Type attribute. Depending upon the Condition Type you select, you enter the appropriate values in the Expressions fields. The condition evaluates to true or false based on the values you enter in the Expression fields.
Note:
Whether you use the Expression fields depends upon the selected condition type. Some condition types do not require values in either field, others require a value only for Expression 1, and other condition types require values in both fields. Although these fields are labeled "Expression 1" and "Expression 2", the values for a given condition type do not necessarily conform to any formal definition of the term expression. They are simply text values appropriate for the selected condition type.
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Description of the illustration condition.gif
To view a complete list of all available conditions for a given component or control, click the arrow to the right of the Condition Type list. Shortcuts to common selections appear directly beneath the list. If your condition requires an expression, enter it in the appropriate field.
The following sections offer examples of some commonly used condition types.
See Also:
Appendix A, "Available Conditions" for a detailed listing of available condition types
Current Page in Expression 1
Current page in Expression 1 evaluates to true if the current page number is contained within the comma-delimited list of pages in Expression 1. For example:
3,100,203
If the current page is 100, then this condition evaluates to true and the condition passes.
Exists
Exists (SQL query returns at least one row) is expressed as a SQL query. If the query returns at least one row, then the condition evaluates as true. For example:
SELECT 1 FROM employees WHERE department_id = :P101_DEPTNO
This example references item P101_DEPTNO as a bind variable. You can use bind variables within application processes and SQL query regions to reference item session state. If one or more employees are in the department identified by the value of P101_DEPTNO, then the condition evaluates as true.
PL/SQL Expression
Use PL/SQL Expression to specify an expression in valid PL/SQL syntax that evaluates to true or false. For example:
NVL(:MY_ITEM,'NO') = 'YES'
If the value of :MY_ITEM is Yes, as in the previous example, then the condition evaluates as true. If the value of :MY_ITEM is No, then the condition evaluates as false.
Verifying User Identity
Authentication is the process of establishing users' identities before they can access an application. Authentication may require a user to enter a user name and password, or may involve the use of a digital certificate or a secure key.
Oracle Application Express supports modular authentication, making it easy to switch authentication methods when needed. You can establish a user's identity by selecting from a number of built-in authentication methods, or by using a wizard to create your own custom authentication approach.
Controlling Access to Controls and Components
While conditions control the rendering and processing of specific controls or components on a page, authorization schemes control user access. Authorization is a broad term for controlling access to resources based on user privileges.
Authorization schemes extend the security of your application's authentication scheme. You can specify an authorization scheme for an entire application, a page, or a specific page control such as a region, item, or button. For example, you could use an authorization scheme to selectively determine which tabs, regions, or navigation bar entries a user sees.
Understanding Session State Management
HTTP, the protocol over which HTML pages are most often delivered, is a stateless protocol. A Web browser is only connected to the server for as long as it takes to download a complete page. In addition, each page request is treated by the server as an independent event, unrelated to any page requests that happened previously or may occur in the future. This means that to access form values entered on one page on a subsequent page, some form of session state management needs to occur. Typically, when a user enters values into a form on one page, those values are not accessible on later pages. Oracle Application Express transparently maintains session state and provides developers with the ability to get and set session state values from any page in the application.
Topics in this section include:
What Is a Session?
A session is a logical construct that establishes persistence (or stateful behavior) across page views. Each session is assigned a unique identifier. The Application Express engine uses this identifier (or session ID) to store and retrieve an application's working set of data (or session state) before and after each page view.
Because sessions are entirely independent of one another, any number of sessions can exist in the database at the same time. Also, because sessions persist in the database until purged by an administrator, a user can return to an old session and continue running an application long after first launching it. A user can also run multiple instances of an application simultaneously in different browser sessions.
Sessions are logically and physically distinct from Oracle database sessions used to service page requests. A user runs an application in a single Oracle Application Express session from log in to log out with a typical duration measured in minutes or hours. Each page requested during that session results in the Application Express engine creating or reusing an Oracle database session to access database resources. Often these database sessions last just a fraction of a second.
Understanding Session IDs
The Application Express engine establishes the identity (or anonymity) of the user for each page request and the session ID to fetch session state from the database. The most visible location of the session ID is in the URL for a page request. The session ID displays as the third parameter in the URL, for example:
_URL_
In this example, the session ID is 220883407765693447.
Another visible location is in the page's HTML POST data and indirectly in the contents of a session cookie. This cookie is sent by the Application Express engine during authentication and is maintained for the life of


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To enable any individual or community to move from exclusion to participation.
Open Cinema has developed its theory of change in the light of discoveries from our national pilot evaluation (2009-10), including through a two-day workshop facilitated in 2016 by The Social Innovation Partnership. This has continued to evolve (see slide), but remains based on a four-step process, by which we achieve our mission:
Engagement: motivating excluded people to take part in community activities
Inspiration: sparking new or renewed interests or aspirations
Development: converting interests into life or media skills through OC activities
Progression: enabling onward pathways into education, employment, and improved life circumstances.
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The UAB School of Medicine, UAB Center for Exercise Medicine, and Department of Neurology are sponsoring a pilot exercise trial evaluating a novel exercise prescription for Parkinson's disease patients that is designed to improve fatigue symptoms, muscle function, and other disease-related symptoms. Each participate will exercise under full supervision three days per week at UAB.
To participate in this study, candidates should meet the following criteria:
- Adults 45-80 years old with Parkinson's Disease
- Able to attend 3 exercise sessions per week at UAB for 16 weeks
- Must pass pre-exercise screening
Exercise Intensity Study
An Exercise Intensity Study is being conducted by the UAB Departments of Human Studies and Nutrition Sciences. To participate in this 20 week study, candidates should meet the following criteria:
- Caucasian or African-American Women between the ages of 21-40
- Be available for four one night overnight stays at UAB over the course of the study
- Willing to participate in an exercise program that will consist of bike riding and treadmill walking
TIGER Study -
The TIGER Study is designed to investigate how variation in DNA sequence may influence levels of body fatness and fitness both prior to and following a 30-week exercise program. We are looking to enroll men and women who meet the following criteria:
- Between the ages of 18-35 yrs
- Fairly sedentary for at least 30 days prior to joining the study
- Motivated to exercise!
Guys: Are you ages 17-22? Inactive? Slightly overweight? (BMI 25-35)
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Background: L-ornithine is a non-essential, non-protein amino acid. Although L-ornithine is contained in various foods, the amount is usually small.Recently, studies have shown that orally administered L-ornithine reduced the stress response in animals.From these findings, we speculated that L-ornithine may play a role in the relieve of stress and improve sleep and fatigue symptoms in humans. Through a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study, we asked if L-ornithine could be beneficial to stress and sleep in healthy workers.
Method: Fifty-two apparently healthy Japanese adults who had previously felt slight stress as well as fatigue were recruited to be study participants and were randomly divided into either the L-ornithine (400 mg/day) or placebo group. They orally consumed the respective test substance every day for 8 weeks. Serum was collected for the assessment of cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate (DHEA-S). Perceived mood and quality of sleep were measured by the Profile of Mood States (POMS), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), and Ogri-Shirakawa-Azumi sleep inventory MA version (OSA-MA).
Results: Serum cortisol levels and the cortisol/DHEA-S ratio were significantly decreased in the L-ornithine group in comparison with the placebo group. Also, anger was reduced and perceived sleep quality was improved in the L-ornithine group.
Conclusion: L-ornithine supplementation has the potential to relieve stress and improve sleep quality related to fatigue, both objectively and subjectively.


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A cutting-edge telescope in South Africa is now operational, providing astronomers unprecedented access to the southern sky.
September 1, 2005
The South African Large Telescope (SALT) released its first images today. Five years after construction began, the scope made its first observations, termed "first light," from its dark-sky perch at the edge of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.
"The declaration of first light signifies SALT has arrived on the astronomical scene," the South African Astronomical Observatory, SALT's parent organization, expressed in a statement. The scope joins six others at the mountaintop site, but the megalith boasts a primary mirror array 32 by 36 feet (10 by 11 meters), making it the largest telescope in the Southern Hemisphere.
Each of the 91 mirrors contains three computer-controlled edge sensors that maintain the segment's position with neighboring panels as the base moves or the temperature changes. This unique design delivers a light-gathering power that rivals the world's largest optical scopes; SALT could detect a candle flame on the Moon.
The images, taken with a digital camera called SALTICAM, include the Lagoon Nebula, globular cluster 47 Tucanae, and spiral galaxy NGC 6744. "The southern Milky Way is more spectacular and provides a richer treasure trove of objects than the northern Milky Way," comments project member Eric Wilcots of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Studies are already planned to explore stars in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds — the closest galaxies to the Milky Way, and best seen in the southern sky — to better understand galactic evolution. Other projects include ultraviolet observations of stars using the main scientific instrument, the Prime Focus Imaging Spectrograph (PFIS).
Installation of the PFIC is slated for mid-September. Once in place 10 stories above the primary mirror, the spectrograph will enable researchers to study starlight from a swath of sky. The telescope's base moves to select an area of sky for observation, and instruments at the top move to track specific objects. "With traditional instruments, we see one star at a time. With PFIS, we'll capture data on 1,000 stars simultaneously," notes Carlton Pryor, a project member from Rutgers University.
In addition to the telescope's size and advanced technology, its location is a boon. Project member Theodore Williams, also of Rutgers, explains, "For the first time, astronomers can now have a detailed 24-hour view of the southern night sky by combining South African observations with similar images from telescopes in Australia and Chile."
SALT is supported by 11 partners worldwide.


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In [5302], we fixed a slight inconsistency in Django's model field system. Previously, we had a FloatField that had a maximum number of digits and decimal places. However, although it was stored in the database as a fixed precision value, it was stored in Python as a float, so precision was lost due to rounding problems.
We now have a DecimalField class that is the same as the old FloatField, except that it is represented in Python by a Decimal type (and still stored as a fixed precision value in the database). We have also introduced a proper FloatField that is represented as a float in Python and stored as a "double precision" field in the database.
To make your code compatible with these changes, you need to change all occurrences of FloatField in your code to DecimalField. You only need to rename the field type -- all the parameters are the same. So change
class MyModel(models.Model):
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 field_name = models.FloatField(max_digits=10, decimal_places=3) # old code!
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class MyModel(models.Model):
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 field_name = models.DecimalField(max_digits=10, decimal_places=3) # new code!
If you forget to make this change, you will see errors about FloatField not taking a max_digits attribute in __init__, since the new FloatField takes no precision-related arguments.
If you are using MySQL or PostgreSQL, there are no further changes needed. The database column types for DecimalField are the same as for the old FloatField.
If you are using SQLite, you need to force the database to view the appropriate columns as decimal types, rather than floats. To do this, follow this procedure for every application you have that contains a DecimalField. Do this after you have made the change to using DecimalField in your code and updated the Django code.
Warning: Back up your database first! For SQLite, this means making a copy of the single file that stores the database (the name of that file is the DATABASE_NAME in your settings.py file).
For every application using a DecimalField, do the following. We will use applications called some_app and another_app in this example
./manage.py dumpdata --format=xml some_app another_app > data-dump.xml
./manage.py reset some_app another_app
./manage.py loaddata data-dump.xml
Notes:
 1. It is important that you remember to use XML format in the first step of this process. We are exploiting a feature of the XML data dumps that makes porting floats to decimals with SQLite possible.
 2. In the second step you will be asked to confirm that you are prepared to lose the data for the application(s) in question. We restore this data in the third step, of course.
 3. DecimalField is not used in any of the apps shipped with Django prior to this change being made, so you do not need to worry about performing this procedure for any of the standard Django applications.
If something goes wrong in the above process, just copy your backed up database file over the top of the original file and start again.
Urlpatterns now cached
In [5516], a speed improvement was made for reverse URL lookups, particularly. Part of this involved caching information that was unlikely to change: the urlpatterns() contents.
If you were somehow relying on the fact that you could change your urls.py files and not have to restart Django, you can no longer do that. Edits require a restart.
Unicode merge
In [5609], the UnicodeBranch was merged into trunk. For any installations using ASCII data, this is fully backwards compatible.
If you were using non-ASCII data, Django would have behaved unreliably in some cases previously and so backwards-compatibility was neither completely possible nor desirable. However, some people may have been able to get by with non-ASCII data successfully. They might now experience some different errors to previously. Porting code to work correctly with non-ASCII data is fairly simple. Follow this checklist for fastest results.
Changed __init__() parameters in syndication framework's Feed class
In [5654], we changed the Feed class' __init__() method to take an HttpRequest object as its second parameter, instead of the feed's URL. This allows the syndication framework to work without requiring the sites framework.
This only affects people who have subclassed Feed and overridden the __init__() method, and people who have called Feed.__init__() directly from their own code. Feed.__init__() had not been documented.
PO files must be UTF-8 encoded
In [5708] we added the ability to use non-ASCII strings as input to the translation framework. This was a frequently requested feature by developers whose original strings were not in English. A consequence of this change is that we have to specify the encoding of the PO files (the files used by translators to create translations). Following common practice in other projects, we have chosen UTF-8 as the encoding.
This change only affects third-party developers who are using Django's make-messages.py script to extract their strings for their own PO files. The PO files will need to be saved and edited as UTF-8 files and the charset set correctly in the header of the file. All of Django's core translation files already satisfy this requirement.
Note that existing code and message catalogs will not break even if you update your code to [5708] or later. This change only takes effect the next time you run make-messages.py.
Added interactive argument to run_tests
In [5752] the parameter interactive was added to the run_tests method. This parameter allows tests to be added to automated build scripts where interactive questions (such as being asked if it is ok to delete an existing test database) cannot be asked.
If you are using the default Django test runner, no change is required.
However, if you have defined a custom test runner, you must be able to accept (and handle appropriately) the interactive argument to the test runner. For most test runners, the only change required will be to change the call to create_test_db to use the keyword argument autoclobber=not interactive.
Changed format for first argument to run_tests
In [5769], the first argument to run_tests was changed to allow end-users to invoke individual tests, rather than requiring that entire applications be tested.
This change has no effect on most end users. However, it does require a significant change to the prototype of run_test, which will be backwards incompatible for anyone with a customized test runner. Previously, the first argument to run_tests was a list of application modules. These modules would then be searched for test cases. After [5769], the first argument to run_tests is a list of test labels. Whereas run_tests was previously given a list of already-loaded applications, it is now the responsibility of the test runner to load the appropriate applications. Anyone with a customized test runner will need to incorporate the appropriate calls to get_app() as part of their test runner.
Minor change to newforms arguments and data dictionary handling
In [5819], FileField and ImageField were added to newforms. Implementing these fields required some subtle changes to the way data binding occurs in newforms.
This change will have no effect on most end users. The simple cases for binding forms do not change. However:
 - The second argument to a form instance is now taken by file data. As a result, if you implicitly relied upon the order of the keyword arguments auto_id, prefix and initial when instantiating forms, your forms will no longer interpret these options correctly. To overcome this problem, explicitly name these keyword arguments - for example, use:
f = ContactForm(data, auto_id=True)
rather than:
f = ContactForm(data, True)
 - A files argument was added to the prototype for value_from_datadict() to allow for the processing of file data. If you have written any custom widgets that provide their own data dictionary handling, you will need to modify those widgets to accomodate the new argument. If your custom widget has no need to handle file data, all you will need to do is change the method definition from:
def value_from_datadict(self, data, name):
to:
def value_from_datadict(self, data, files, name):
Changes to management.py commands
In [5898], we refactored management.py. This was partially to clean up a 1700-line file, but also to allow user applications to register commands for use in management.py.
As a result, any calls to management services in your code will need to be adjusted. For example, if you have some test code that calls flush and load_data:
>>> from django.core import management
>>> management.flush(verbosity=0, interactive=False)
>>> management.load_data(['test_


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Molecular formula: BaSO4
HS code: _PHONE_
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EINECS No: 236-664-5
Model NumberBA45BA25BA13BA388
BaSO4 (%)97956096
Whiteness (%)86858890
D50 (um)
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Water Soluble Matters (%)
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Compensation for Active Service in a Combat Zone
Compensation received for active service in a combat zone by members of the Armed Forces of the United States is excluded from Massachusetts gross income. For tax years 2022 and after, bonus payments made by a state or political subdivision thereof for service in a combat zone are also excluded from Massachusetts gross income..
Go to Mass. Tax Information for Military Personnel and their Spouses to learn more.
Court Awards and Damages
The following amounts, received by settlement or judgment, are included in gross income:
- Interest on any award
- Compensation for lost wages or lost profits (including compensation related to age discrimination settlements)
- Punitive damages
- Amounts received in settlement of pension rights (if taxpayer did not contribute to the plan)
- Damages for:
- Patent or copyright infringement
- Breach of contract
- Interference with business operations
Compensatory damages, received by settlement or judgment, are excluded from gross income if they are received on account of personal physical injury or physical sickness (whether received in a lump sum or installments).
Whether court awards or damages are fully or partially taxed on the Massachusetts return, litigation costs, such as attorney fees, may not be deducted unless they are related to certain unlawful discrimination suits or awards to whistleblowers under Internal Revenue Code ("Code") § 7623(b), or, beginning in tax year 2022, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a state false claims act, or the Commodity Exchange Act.
Litigation costs related to unlawful discrimination and whistleblower suits that are deductible from Massachusetts gross income are reported on Schedule Y.
Gross income does not include amounts, also known as proceeds or death benefits, received (whether in a single sum or otherwise) under a life insurance contract if such amounts are paid by reason of the death of the insured.
Generally, all amounts payable on the death of the insured are excluded, whether these amounts represent the return of premiums paid, the increased value of the policy due to investment, or the death benefit feature (i.e., the policy proceeds exceeding the value of the contract immediately prior to the death of the insured.)
Beginning in tax year 2022, the exclusion for life insurance death benefits may be limited if the insurance policy is owned by the insured's employer or if the insurance policy was sold or transferred. IRS Publication 525 provides detailed information on the taxation of life insurance proceeds, as well as certain other income items.
Deceased Public Safety Officers
Death benefits paid to a surviving dependent of a public safety officer who died in the line of duty are not taxable.
Accelerated Death Benefits paid under a life insurance contract (including sales or assignments to viatical settlement providers) for terminally and chronically ill insured individuals are excluded from federal and Massachusetts gross income.
Note: A viatical settlement provider is a person regularly engaged in the trade or business of purchasing, or taking assignment of, life insurance contracts on the lives of insureds.
Interest Earned on Death Benefits
If any amount excluded from gross income is held under an agreement to pay interest on such amount, the interest payments are included in gross income.
Injury Payments to Police, Fire and Public Safety Personnel
Compensation paid to police, fire, and public safety personnel who are granted leaves of absence because of injuries sustained in the performance of their duties:
- Is not subject to Massachusetts income taxation and
- Does not constitute wages subject to withholding
- Report these amounts as wages and
- Write "See attached statement" next to the account.
The same amount is then taken as a deduction on Schedule Y.
Incapacitated Firefighter or Police Officer Income Exclusion:
Although income received by a firefighter or police officer incapacitated in the line of duty is excluded from Massachusetts gross income, the income received must be:
- Included in the employee's Massachusetts gross income and
- Reported as wages (not subject to withholding)
The amount is then claimed as a Schedule Y deduction.
No Tax Status and Limited Income Credit Calculation:
This deduction impacts the calculation of No Tax Status and Limited Income Credit as it's treated as an adjustment to arrive at Massachusetts adjusted gross income on the:
- Massachusetts AGI Worksheet (Schedule 1 instructions) and
- Schedule NTS-L-NR/PY
Nonresidents and part-year residents may claim this deduction only if it is directly related to taxable income reported on Form 1-NR/PY.
Life Insurance Policies/Premiums/Benefits
Life Insurance Proceeds:
Life insurance proceeds paid to a beneficiary are not taxable if received in a lump sum payment based on the amount due at the insured person's date of death.
Surrender of Policy for Cash:
Generally, proceeds are considered ordinary income to the extent they exceed the premiums paid less dividends received.
Dividends paid as a Reduction of Premiums:
Dividends paid by the insurance company as reduction of premiums are not taxable but they reduce the cost basis of the policy.
Interest paid or credited on these dividends (if left with the insurance company) is:
- Taxable as Part A, interest and dividends
- Reported on Schedule B
Interest received on an Insurance Policy:
Any amounts in excess of what would be payable at the time of the insured person's death is considered interest. This interest is:
- Taxable as Part A, income, interest and dividends
- Reported on Schedule B (including interest from SBLI purchased through a Massachusetts bank)
Group-Term Life Insurance Premiums:
An employee's gross income does not include the cost of up to $50,000 of group-term life insurance coverage provided by:
- An employer or
- Former employer
However, an employee's gross income does include the cost of employer-provided insurance that is more than the cost of $50,000 of coverage. If an employee pays any part of the cost of the insurance, the entire payment reduces, dollar for dollar, the amount that would otherwise be included in gross income.
Sick pay benefits received from an employer or from a plan paid for by an employer are taxable as wages. In certain instances employee benefits may be taxable as wages depending on employees' payments.
The rules for the taxability of sick pay received are as follow:
- If the employer pays all of the premiums for employees' sick pay insurance, the benefits received are:
- Taxable and
- Included as wages
- If employees pay all of the costs of their own coverage, the benefits received are not taxable
- If employees pay all or part of the cost of their sick pay insurance coverage with "pre-tax" dollars, the benefits received are:
- Taxable and
- Included as wages
- If the employer and employees share the cost of the sick pay insurance for the employees, the portion of the benefits that matches the percent of the employer's contribution is:
- Taxable and
- Included as wages
The balance is not taxable income.
Nonresidents working for Massachusetts employers receiving sick pay paid by their employers should report them as wages. The same rules apply for nonresidents as residents.
Sick pay received from an employer is subject to income tax withholding as if it were wages. If it is from a third party such as an insurance company, it is not subject to withholding unless requested by the taxpayer.
Under Workers' Compensation laws, gross income does not include amounts received as compensation for personal injuries or sickness while employees are out of work.
If an employee returns to work and is assigned to "light duties" while continuing to receive workers' compensation, such amounts are taxable.
Regular Salary Paid While Receiving Workers' Compensation:
If an employer continues to pay a regular salary to an employee who is out of work and receiving workers' compensation, the employee must turn over the workers' compensation payments to the employer.
The amount to be included in gross income is the difference between what was paid and what was returned.
Example: John was injured while at work and was out of work for two months. His company continued to pay his weekly salary of $475, and he also received workers compensation of $100 a week from the state. He is required to turn over the $100 a week of workers' compensation to his employer. The balance of $375 ($475 - $100) a week must be included in gross income as taxable wages.
Note: To be eligible for tax free workers' compensation benefits you need to have suffered a work-related injury or illness or be a dependent of a worker killed on the job.
- M.G.L. Chapter 62, Sections 2(a)
- M.G.L. Chapter 62, Sections 2(a)(2)(K)
- M.G.L. Chapter 41, Section 111 F
- TIR 03-8: Massachusetts Income Tax Filing Extensions for Military Personnel in the Persian Gulf Area
- TIR 02-4: Military Personnel Serving in Afghanistan
- TIR 99-6: Military Personnel Serving in Kosovo
- LR 85-47: Withholding Requirements for Dependent Care Assistance, Sick Pay and Distributions from Qualified Plans
- LR 80-32: Compensation Paid to Injured Personnel Pursuant to G.L. c. 41, s. 111F
- TIR 23-5: Chapter 62 Conformity to Select Provisions of the 2022 Internal Revenue Code
- Internal Revenue Code §§ 101; 104(a); 105(a); 112; 264
- IRS Publication 525
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(comparative more maturely, superlative most maturely)
mature + -ly
Variant of mature
- full-grown, as plants or animals
- ripe, as fruits
- fully developed, as a person, a mind, etc.
- fully or highly developed, perfected, worked out, considered, etc.: a mature scheme
- of a state of full development: a person of mature age
- due; payable: said of a note, bond, etc.
- Geol. having reached maximum development of topographical form due to erosion, weathering, etc.: said as of a coastline that is relatively stable
Origin of matureMiddle English ; from Classical Latin maturus, seasonable, ripe, mature ; from Indo-European base an unverified form ma-, good, in good time from source Classical Latin Matuta, goddess of dawn
transitive verbmatured, maturing
- to bring to full growth or development, or to ripeness
- to develop or work out fully
- to become fully grown, developed, or ripe
- to become due: said of a note, etc.


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Astrophysics, from INAF a project to observe the Sun with Italian radio telescopes
An experimental project for the observation of the Sun using Italian radio telescopes, developed from an idea by researcher Alberto Pellizzoni of the National Institute for Astrophysics-INAF, has recently been launched.
The research involves a group of scientists from INAF and the Italian Space Agency-ASI.
The aim of the project is to study in detail the chemical-physical processes that occur in our star and to acquire further information on the so-called "space weather": a set of phenomena that have an impact on Earth and that can damage our communication systems.
Although there are telescopes designed specifically for solar observation, Pellizzoni proposed to test the capacity of the most advanced radio telescopes available to INAF, to "take pictures" of the Sun. This complex activity required careful preliminary investigations, aimed at assessing and preventing the risks related to the overheating of the instruments and the saturation of the receiver band, associated with the huge amount of electromagnetic signal generated by our star.
The first feasibility study was conducted by Pellizzoni at INAF in Cagliari and at the Medicina Radio Astronomical Station, near Bologna. "Once received the green light from these preliminary evaluations and tests, we carried out some preliminary tests in Medicina which gave positive results. This led to an experimental technical-scientific programme for solar observation at 24 GHz, currently underway in Medicina", Pellizzoni told Media INAF.
Meanwhile, the Medicina radio telescope has already captured images of the solar atmosphere showing signs of flares, whose effects have been felt on our planet on the days following the shot. But the activity of researchers does not end here.
"The antenna in Medicina will allow us to monitor the solar activity frequently in order to study the relationship that exists between what is observed in the radio band and the development of phenomena in the photosphere and chromosphere of our star. The hope is to find some precursors that are also interesting for space weather forecasting", explained Simona Righini, a researcher at INAF in Bologna and one of the promoters of the project.
Similar tests for the validation and feasibility of solar observations are being carried out at the Sardinia Radio Telescope, the huge INAF antenna located near Cagliari. The next goal is to make more radio telescopes work in synergy to monitor solar activity.


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American Journal of Business Education
While financial literacy is important for an audit committee in discharging its duties there is no authoritative guidance or definition and limited empirical research as to what constitutes financial literacy of audit committees and business students. Coates et al. conducted a study that examined the financial literacy of corporate board members and MBA students at the University of Chicago using an instrument developed by Schipper and WeiL Their findings suggest that both groups lack the appropriate level of financial literacy. This paper extends that research by using the same instrument to examine the financial literacy of undergraduate accounting finance students at a private Midwestern university. Our findings indicate the undergraduate students also lack financial literacy. Caution should be used in interpreting these results since there is no consensus definition of financial literacy within the accounting profession.


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Definition of Fined
1. Verb. (past of fine) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fined
1. fine [v] - See also: fine
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Fined
Literary usage of Fined
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Records of the Court of Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay by Massachusetts Court of Assistants, John Noble, John Francis Cronin (1904)
"66 John Sweete fined and imprisoned for shooting a dog.... 66 Robert Anderson fined and... 67 George Munnings fined for selling beer &c. without license...."
2. The Lives of the Chief Justices of England: From the Norman Conquest Till by John Campbell Campbell (1849)
"H^g^*"1 him is not preserved, and there is reason to think that he 7000 r °. ° is fined suffered unjustly from popular prejudice and royal pre-..."
3. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1871)
"... found Guilty of Sedition, fined and imprisoned—Holt, Publisher of New London Bee, Thomas Cooper, and James T. Callendar, fined and imprisoned—Baldwin..."
4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1919)
"... under circumstances reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the peace, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction fined in any..."
5. History of the Commonwealth and Protectorate, _PHONE_ by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1903)
"... finedfined 2000/., and sent to the Tower for a month.2 On the following day Alderman Andrews, who did not share the scruples of Reynoldson,..."
6. The Upper Canada Law Journal and Local Courts Gazette by Canadian Bar Association (1855)
"After being duly summoned, if a Juror does not attend the inquest, he may—after being openly called three times—be fined such a sum, not exceeding 20s.,..."


Usage of fuzzy classification algorithms in brain-computer interfaces
Name
Stepan Bolotnikov
Abstract
In this thesis, the usage of fuzzy classification algorithms in brain-computer interfaces (BCI) based on electroencephalography (EEG) is researched. We review the existing literature on BCI, the traditional crisp algorithms often used in BCI for classification, fuzzy classification algorithms and their application in BCI. A simple BCI system is implemented that allows the user to move a cursor on the computer screen. Tests conducted with this application show that fuzzy classification algorithms do not have advantage over crisp classification algorithms in this kind of BCI systems.
Graduation Thesis language
English
Graduation Thesis type
Bachelor - Information Technology
Supervisor(s)
Ilya Kuzovkin
Defence year
2014

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