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This study investigated metadiscourse in the persuasive essays of fourth graders from both urban and rural communities: 224 students in South Korea and 188 in the US. Each student was asked to write a persuasive essay in his or her native Korean or English in response to a story not previously read or discussed. Analysis with a taxonomy developed by Hyland (2004) indicated significant differences in the metadiscourse by country. In terms of interactive metadiscourse, South Korean students used more sentence-level transitions than U.S. students, who used more frame markers and endophoric markers. With regard to interactional metadiscourse, U.S. students used more hedges, boosters, engagement markers, and self-mentions in their essays. This study also compared the students′ essays by the type of community in which the writers lived. In the US the essays of students in rural communities contained more hedges, whereas those of students in urban areas included significantly more self-mentions. In South Korea, no significant difference was detected in the metadiscourse of students living in rural and urban areas.
This article explores the issue of whether the strength of a country's national identity can determine extensive use of English instead of Croatian equivalents among Croatian students of kinesiology, both in their professional (i.e. expressions related to sport) and everyday language usage. The study addresses the following issues: a) what does having stronger national identity mean; b) is there correlation between strength of national identity and gender differences in knowledge and preferences in using Croatian equivalents over English terms; c) in which context (everyday or sports) do students use more Croatian terms than English ones? A questionnaire was given to a sample of 100 students from the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Croatia. The Spearman Rank Order Correlations were used in establishing a correlation between national identity and the usage of Croatian equivalents, while the Mann-Whitney U Test was used in testing gender differences. To conclude, the results show a negative correlation between strength of national identity and knowledge of Croatian equivalents (in 51% of cases, in sports terminology, students do not know the Croatian word, and 78% prefer using English sport terms). Furthermore, gender differences were only found on the scale regarding English grades in high school (women had better grades than men).
The aim of this study is to explore the relationships between team members and their influence on a team achievement during project work in an online environment. Thirty English language students (from an upper secondary school in Prague) worked in twelve teams on a detailed guided tour through one historical Prague district by means of an online tool wiki. The main aim of the research was to answer the questions: Does student's sociability have an impact on team work, and if it does, to which extent? The methods of a post-questionnaire, a sociometric-rating questionnaire SORAD (Hrabal and Hrabal, 2002) and the analysis of students′ wiki contributions were used. Firstly, the paper deals with the terms sociability and sociometry, then the research is introduced and finally, the results are presented. The results show that student's position in a class plays more important role in team cooperation and collaboration than their personal preferences or motivation.
Psychodidactic themes focused on the educational context have recently been resolved in both theoretical and research work. These themes are connected with general didactics, educational psychology, individual subject didactics, linguistics, philosophy, anthropology and neurosciences. Since the psychodidactic context of education is a widespectral and interdisciplinary topic, the present contribution deals with the issues of psychological aspects in the context of foreign language learning of adults. Good lecturers are looking for ways to help participants develop key competences. The support of lecturers has a chance to be successful especially when it is systematic and includes high-quality theoretical preparation. The aim of this paper is to attract attention, to a theoretical level, to using psychodidactic aspects during foreign language training of adults as well as to the building of competences necessary for the selfrealisation of training course participants.
Raúl César Romero González and Marcela Georgina Gómez Zermeño
This research enquires about the Information and Communication Technologies preferences of students, teachers, and school principals in the teaching-learning process of a second language in 9th grade in two settings: Spanish for the Huichol people in a remote rural area and English for a private school in the city. The first case is situated in a rural Huichol community in the high mountain area of Jalisco, Mexico. The second one is located in a wealthy neighborhood in the Western Metropolitan area of Mexico City. A qualitative methodology with a heuristic and ethnographic design to investigate the reality of the daily use of technologies in both contexts for learning a second language. The instruments were the participant observation and in-depth interviews. Among the key findings are: (a) the participants tend to favor the use of technology for second language learning, (b) the bandwidth and the speed of the Internet is crucial to strengthen the immersion into the culture of a second language, (c) Educational communities support electronic enquiring, (d) there are similarities in the preferred search engines between the two populations, (e) the equity of education is hindered by school desertions, and (f) educational innovation requires that similar investigations take place to foster a full performance in the society of knowledge.
Vincent Šikula entered (also) children's literature in the 1960s, i.e. during the years when crucial works of Slovak children's literature were published. His works are interesting for children even nowadays because they are built on story-telling, interesting language, and, very often, quick action. Šikula's poetics is based on not underestimating children. He did not determine in advance for whom his books are intended, since, in his opinion, they were appropriated by those whom they suited most. The paper discusses Šikula's stories and fairy-tales with regard to the authorial narrative strategies.
William S. New, Hristo Kyuchukov and Jill de Villiers
The Roma constitute an ideal case of educational injustice meeting linguistic difference, racism, social marginalization, and poverty. This paper asks whether human-rights or capabilities approaches are best suited to address issues related to the language education of Roma students in Europe. These children are disadvantaged by not growing up with the standard dialect of whatever language is preferred by the mainstream population, and by the low status of the Romani language, and non-standard dialect of the standard language they usually speak. We examine language education for Roma students in Croatia, the Czech Republic, and Bulgaria, describing similarities and differences across contexts. We explain weak and strong version of language rights arguments, and the ways these principles are expressed, and not expressed in education policies. Sen's capabilities approach can be employed to generate contextualized visions of education reform that speak directly to disadvantages suffered by Roma children.
This paper, from the perspective of language learning as a meaning-making process, presents a critical review of the existing research on how pre-use, in-use, and post-use evaluation has investigated the relationship between English language teaching textbooks' content and learners' academic literacy development. The paper shows that previous research on these three types of evaluation examined English language teaching textbooks' effect on English learners' academic literacy development in an unprincipled and macro way. The research gap identified in these previous studies calls for an improved textbook evaluation framework that integrates a principled learning theory while simultaneously emphasizing macro-constructs (e.g., context) and micro-linguistic features needed for academic literacy development. To this end, this paper proposes a framework informed by Systemic Functional Linguistics-related constructs (e.g., genre, register, meta-meanings, and lexico-grammar system) to optimize the evaluation of English language teaching textbook content.
The study of foreign languages is obligatory for all pupils in Slovakia, where the first foreign language is English. Conforming to integration legislation, pupils with special educational needs (SEN) are taught in mainstream classes. Foreign language teachers, however, lack training and where not prepared how to apply teaching methods and techniques for pupils with SEN in the regular language learning class. In the study presented, 187 elementary school teachers filled out questionnaires dealing with integration of pupils with SEN and possible inclusion of learners with disabilities in Slovakia and a group of 56 university FLT students - teachers-to-be. Teachers are not forced and/or encouraged to take part in in-service courses or other education on how to teach these pupils. The pre-service teachers are offered courses on SEN teaching, however, these are not compulsory and mostly general education oriented. The majority of in-service and pre-service teachers felt that pupils with SEN should be taught in regular education class. The article also describes the current situation concerning integration of students with SEN using the official statistical data.
Ctibor Határ, Petra Jedličková and Marianna Müller de Morais
The intergenerational learning within various types of social environment and in relation to different target groups has long covered a wide range of uses. The professional literature mostly describes its benefits for children and young people, however, the intergenerational education also contributes to the development of personality and the saturation of the educational and psycho-social needs of both adults and seniors. The paper represents the authors' output of the VEGA research project No. 1/0176/15 and it is structured into three chapters. In the first chapter, the author deals with the opportunities of the foreign language education for (not only) disabled seniors. The second chapter focuses on the intergenerational programmes that can be used in the language education of (not only) disabled seniors who are clients of social residential facilities. In the third chapter, the author elabor


text: A methodology for chemical shift resolved molecular self-diffusion measurements in time-independent static and radiofrequency field gradients is demonstrated. Diffusion encoding is provided by a stimulated echo sequence with additional z-storage that allows for a change of diffusion time without affecting the relaxation weighting. The signal is acquired stroboscopically between the pulses of a train of adiabatic double passages that induces a z-rotation counteracting the phase spread resulting from precession in the inhomogeneous static field, as demonstrated in recent approaches to the goal of high-resolution "ex situ" NMR. Simulations of the pulse sequence show that the acquired signal results from the desired coherence pathway. Successful demonstrations of the experiment were performed on a mixture of water and isopropanol.

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text: Scott?s painting was inspired by Edmund Spencer?s sixteenth-century poem 'The Faerie Queen?. In the poem, Una is the beautiful young daughter of a king and queen who have been imprisoned by a ferocious dragon. Una undertakes a quest to free her parents, but on her journey she encounters a fierce lion. The lion is so captivated by Una?s innocence and beauty that he abandons his plan to eat her, and vows instead to become her protector and companion. Scott shows Una gently resting her fingers in the lion?s terrific mane, as they make their way through the autumnal wood together. This painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1860, but Scott returned to the picture much later in his life and retouched various parts, including Una?s face and dress.

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text: In our research, we investigated the coloring effect of beverages, the decolorizing effect of natural oils and natural sorbents. In addition, we've found the coloring effects of selected drinks (red wine,Coca Cola,black tea,coffee). The most coloring was Coca Cola and red wine. Activated charcoal proved to be the most effective bleach, which has shown 182% of bleaching properties of the Colgate whitening toothpaste. After statistic determination of the coloring properties of the substances we formulated whitening blends consisting of a combination of the most effective oils and sorbents. All the bleaching masses which we produced showed a higher bleaching efficacy than conventional whitening toothpaste. The best bleaching mass recorded 188% of bleaching properties of whitening toothpaste.


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I've exhausted the census records for my paternal Granddad's ancestors so I have moved on to my paternal Grandmothers. So far they're all farmers! But I'm having a bit of trouble understanding what is said in the 1891 census:
From the bottom, I can read Scholar and Ag Assistant (?). The top one has me confused however. The first word seems to be Father (The owner of the occupation, Jeffrey Cowton, is 23 in 1891). The household does have three children; Mary E, Robert F and Ethel I Cowton, however I can't work out who their father is as Jeffrey has a number of siblings!
If anyone can make sense of the occupation I'd be very grateful!

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| NAME: Chilili
CLIMATE: The weather will be no problem
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Any time
. Present spanish village was established
in 1841, however this site was visited by Chamuscado in 1581 and probably
is referred to by Onate in 1598 as Chiu Alle. Alonso de Benavides mentions
it in 1630 as the first pueblo of the Tompira Indian group, and refers to
missionary activity begun by the Fransicans about 1613. Pueblo was abandoned
between 1669 and 1676 because of Apache raids. Chilili' on L'Atlas Curieux
(1700). Ruins of Indian pueblo lie on W side of ARROYO DE CHILILI.Post office
from 1882 to 1937.CHILILI GRANT. In the SE corner of Torrance County line.
On March 8, 1841, Sandiago Padilla and six others, for themselves and twenty
more heads of families, petitioned Gov. Manuel Armijo. Grant was approved
March 20 and the men took possession on March 29, 1841.
|Chilili. In the Manzano mountains SE of Albuquerque, on US 10. One of the oldest place names in NM records, since the site was first visited in 1581. Submitted by: Samuel W McWhorter||


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Birch Polypore
Edible Edible
Autumn Autumn
Summer Summer
This common white bracket fungus has many uses and has been utilised by humans for thousands of years.
Mushroom Type
Common Names Birch Polypore, Razor Strop Fungus
Scientific Name Piptoporus betulinus
Season Start Aug
Season End Nov
Average Mushroom height (CM) 6
Average Cap width (CM) 30
Please note that each and every mushroom you come across may vary in appearance to these photos.
Fruiting Body
White turning grey/brown with age. Starting subglobose then forming a 'hoof' shape finally becoming an enlarged flat bracket.
Pores
White, very fine pores underneath turning buff with maturity.
Flesh
White and firm
Habitat
Growing on dead or damaged birch trees
Possible Confusion
This distinctive mushroom is difficult to confuse with any other as it only grows on Birch.
Spore Print
White. Ellipsoid, cylindrical.
Taste / Smell
Mushroomy but a little bitter
Frequency
Very common.
Other Facts
The Birch Polypore, Piptoporus betulinus, grows on Birch trees and can be a parasite to living trees slowly killing them and then living on the dead tree for many years until the tree has rotted to nothing.
The mushroom grows exclusively on Birch naturally but can be artificially introduced to other types of tree.
It has long been known that the Birch Polypore has medicinal uses, it has been used as a tonic for the immune system, as an antiseptic to clean wounds and promote healing, a plaster that is microporus, antifungal and antiseptic and probably was used by Bronze Age man to get rid of parasitic worms.
In 1991 Austrian hikers in the Tyrol region of the Italian Alps discovered a frozen corpse. When this was later examined it turned out to be a 5300 year old mummy that they named Otzi. Otzi had some Birch Polypore on a leather thong around his neck, he also had a parasitic intestinal worm called a Whipworm which can be cured with polypolenic acid which is one of the chemicals present in the Birch Polypore.
Another possible use of the fungus by Bronze Age man was as a very good tinder that can be started with a weak spark or used to transport fire as the fungus can smoulder for a long time and can be used to take to the next camp or destination and get a fire lit quickly without the long and laborious task of lighting a fire by friction.
Birch trees contain betulenic acid which has many health benefits, there are also other chemicals in the Birch Polypore that are beneficial for being healthy. With modern research it is becoming clear that the Birch Polypore is an important mushroom to look into, tests have been carried out and so far found the following.
Antiviral. In tests extracts from the Birch Polypore blocked reproduction in HIV cells, attacked and incapacitated encepholitis infections and has proved positive in treating flu, yellow fever and West Nile flu.
Antibiotic. The Birch Polypore contains the antibiotic piptamine which has been used to treat e-coli.
Anti inflammatory. There are several triterpene acids present and these are known anti inflammatories.
Anti Tumor. Betulenic acid and other chemicals in the fungi have been shown to cause apoptosis, the destruction of cancer cells while not affecting healthy cells.
Antiseptic. For cleaning wounds and being an aid to healing.
Antifungal. This mushroom does not like to share its habitat with other mushrooms and contains some powerful antifungals.
Stiptic. The fungus has stiptic properties (it staunches bleeding).
The mushroom has very beneficial effects on the immune system and many people drink a tea made from the fresh or dried fungi and swear by its positive effects.
A plaster can be made from the underside of the mushroom, a strip needs to be cut and carefully removed from the pore membrane. This provides a microporus, anti fungal, antisceptic and self sticking plaster, much better than can be purchased from the shops.
A corn or blister plaster can be easily fashioned from the flesh of the mushroom by cutting some flesh into a doughnut shape of the right size and applying to the corn or blister.
The common name Razor Strop Fungus comes from the use in old barber shops of cutting a strip from the underside of the fungus, drying it and sticking it to a piece of flat wood. This was used to give the final finish to the cut throat razors that barbers used. I'm not sure if they were aware of the fact but in doing so they were giving their blades an antiseptic, antifungal and stiptic wipe!
The fungus has also been used in the past as very fine emery cloth to polish metals, making ink blotters and even bases for mounting insects for collections.
Truly the Swiss Army knife of mushrooms.
COMMENTS
10 comments for Birch Polypore
 1. Michelle says:
 Can I get rid of this in my tree?
 1. Eric Biggane says:
 It is almost impossible to kill the fungus without harming the tree but it is a great medicinal fungus that can be used in a tea for an immune system booster. Birch trees do not live very long, on average, less than 100 years, so if it is getting old, the fungus can't really do any harm.
 2. Mark Wilson says:
 I am new to mushroom foraging, however I think I have identified a Birch Polypore qhich looks old. Could you help with the id and whether it is edible.
 It has a brown cap with a porous pale underside, it was located on a dead birch tree (I think). When sliced it is white right through..
 Your assistancecwoukd be appreciated.
 Regards
 Mark
 3. Alejandrina says:
 Hello my name is Alejandrina thank you so much for the information. I harvested some Piptoporus betulinus and i wonder how much is the dosis I need to take and for how many days ?
 4. Sienna says:
 When is the most Optimal time to harvest for best medicinal benefits and is it possible to dry on a drying rack rather than a dehydrator?
 1. Eric Biggane says:
 The best time is when it looks in good condition, they dry well on racks without a dehydrator.
 5. Bettina says:
 Hello there
 I want to know if i get same benefits from the mushroom by drying and making powder from it?
 Bettina
 1. Eric Biggane says:
 The glutamate concentration goes up if you dry mushrooms giving them have a stronger, more savoury taste.
 6. Bettina says:
 Also how much powder can i put in an capsle or in a smoothie 🥳
 1. Eric Biggane says:
 As it is edible, if a little bitter, it shouldn't matter how much you consume unless you start eating kilos of them which could cause some gastric problems.
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This topic provides best practices, general guidelines, and important considerations for unloading data from a table. It is intended to help simplify exporting data from Snowflake tables into files in stages using the COPY INTO <location> command.
In this Topic:
Empty Strings and NULL Values
An empty string is a string with zero length or no characters, whereas NULL values represent an absence of data. In CSV files, a NULL value is typically represented by two successive delimiters (e.g. ,,) to indicate that the field contains no data; however, you can use string values to denote NULL (e.g. null) or any unique string. An empty string is typically represented by a quoted empty string (e.g. '') to indicate that the string contains zero characters.
The following file format options enable you to differentiate between empty strings and NULL values when unloading or loading data. For more information about these file formats, see CREATE FILE FORMAT:
FIELD_OPTIONALLY_ENCLOSED_BY = 'character' | NONE
Use this option to enclose strings in the specified character: single quote ('), double quote ("), or NONE.
Enclosing string values in quotes while unloading data is not required. The COPY INTO location command can unload empty string values without enclosing quotes, with the EMPTY_FIELD_AS_NULL option set to FALSE. If the EMPTY_FIELD_AS_NULL option is TRUE (which is prohibited), then empty strings and NULL values are indistinguishable in the output file.
When a field contains this character, escape it using the same character. For example, if the value is the double quote character and a field contains the string "A", escape the double quotes as follows: ""A"".
Default: NONE
EMPTY_FIELD_AS_NULL = TRUE | FALSE
 - When unloading empty string data from tables, choose one of the following options:
 - Preferred: Enclose strings in quotes by setting the FIELD_OPTIONALLY_ENCLOSED_BY option, to distinguish empty strings from NULLs in output CSV files.
 - Leave string fields unenclosed by setting the FIELD_OPTIONALLY_ENCLOSED_BY option to NONE (default), and set the EMPTY_FIELD_AS_NULL value to FALSE to unload empty strings as empty fields.
 Important
 If you choose this option, make sure to specify a replacement string for NULL data using the NULL_IF option, to distinguish NULL values from empty strings in the output file. If you later choose to load data from the output files, you will specify the same NULL_IF value to identify the NULL values in the data files.
 - When loading data into tables, use this option to specify whether to insert SQL NULL for empty fields in an input file. If set to FALSE, Snowflake attempts to cast an empty field to the corresponding column type. An empty string is inserted into columns of data type STRING. For other column types, the COPY command produces an error.
Default: TRUE
NULL_IF = ( 'string1' [ , 'string2' ... ] )
When unloading data from tables: Snowflake converts SQL NULL values to the first value in the list. Be careful to specify a value that you want interpreted as NULL. For example, if you are unloading data to a file that will get read by another system, make sure to specify a value that will be interpreted as NULL by that system.
Default: \\N (i.e. NULL, which assumes the ESCAPE_UNENCLOSED_FIELD value is \\ (default))
Example: Unloading and Loading Data with Enclosing Quotes
In the following example, a set of data is unloaded from the null_empty1 table to the user's stage. The output data file is then used to load data into the null_empty2 table:
-- Source table (null_empty1) contents
+---+------+--------------+
| i | V | D |
|---+------+--------------|
| 1 | NULL | NULL value |
| 2 | | Empty string |
+---+------+--------------+
-- Create a file format that describes the data and the guidelines for processing it
create or replace file format my_csv_format
 field_optionally_enclosed_by='0x27' null_if=('null');
-- Unload table data into a stage
copy into @mystage
 from null_empty1
 file_format = (format_name = 'my_csv_format');
-- Output the data file contents
1,'null','NULL value'
2,'','Empty string'
-- Load data from the staged file into the target table (null_empty2)
copy into null_empty2
 from @mystage/data_0_0_0.csv.gz
 file_format = (format_name = 'my_csv_format');
select * from null_empty2;
+---+------+--------------+
| i | V | D |
|---+------+--------------|
| 1 | NULL | NULL value |
| 2 | | Empty string |
+---+------+--------------+
Example: Unloading and Loading Data Without Enclosing Quotes
In the following example, a set of data is unloaded from the null_empty1 table to the user's stage. The output data file is then used to load data into the null_empty2 table:
-- Source table (null_empty1) contents
+---+------+--------------+
| i | V | D |
|---+------+--------------|
| 1 | NULL | NULL value |
| 2 | | Empty string |
+---+------+--------------+
-- Create a file format that describes the data and the guidelines for processing it
create or replace file format my_csv_format
 empty_field_as_null=false null_if=('null');
-- Unload table data into a stage
copy into @mystage
 from null_empty1
 file_format = (format_name = 'my_csv_format');
-- Output the data file contents
1,null,NULL value
2,,Empty string
-- Load data from the staged file into the target table (null_empty2)
copy into null_empty2
 from @mystage/data_0_0_0.csv.gz
 file_format = (format_name = 'my_csv_format');
select * from null_empty2;
+---+------+--------------+
| i | V | D |
|---+------+--------------|
| 1 | NULL | NULL value |
| 2 | | Empty string |
+---+------+--------------+
Unloading to a Single File
By default, COPY INTO location statements separate table data into a set of output files to take advantage of parallel operations. The maximum size for each file is set using the MAX_FILE_SIZE copy option. The default value is _PHONE_ (16 MB) but can be increased to accommodate larger files. The maximum file size supported is 5 GB for Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, or Microsoft Azure stages.
To unload data to a single output file (at the potential cost of decreased performance), specify the SINGLE = true copy option in your statement. You can optionally specify a name for the file in the path.
Note
If the COMPRESSION option is set to true, specify a filename with the appropriate file extension for the compression method so that the output file can be decompressed. For example, specify the GZ file extension if the GZIP compression method is specified.
For example, unload the mytable table data to a single file named myfile.csv in a named stage. Increase the MAX_FILE_SIZE limit to accommodate the large data set:
copy into @mystage/myfile.csv.gz from mytable
file_format = (type=csv compression='gzip')
single=true
max_file_size=_PHONE_;
Unloading a Relational Table to JSON
You can use the OBJECT_CONSTRUCT function combined with the COPY command to convert the rows in a relational table to a single VARIANT column and unload the rows into a file.
For example:
-- Create a table
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE mytable (
 id number(8) NOT NULL,
 first_name var


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help
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Basic
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server.
Digest
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TimeOut = 60;
Hibernate(ActionKey, NULL, Timeout);
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// to hibernate as input parameters
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TimeOut = 60;
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_URL_
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The docs do not mention the scenario where there are multiple procedures with the same name in different packages. If automatic schema discovery is not disabled and the policy invokes CallStoredProcedure with procedure name argument set to <packagename>.<procedurename> then Impact will throw an error when it tries to discover the schema.
IV30041: CHANGING THE ORACLE LDAP DATA SOURCE TO USE A JDBC LDAP URL TO OBTAIN A CONNECTION TO ORACLE
Impact claims support for an Oracle LDAP connection, meaning you can configure a datasource in Impact by specifying configuration information for LDAP without exposing the Oracle host and port. The implementation of this feature required a java.sql.Datasource object to be bound in the LDAP server, which is completely unintuitive to the user, and in the cases of many LDAP implementations (such as Active Directory) very difficult to do. The aim of this APAR is to support the straightforward way of obtaining an Oracle connection through LDAP, using a url of the form: jdbc:oracle:thin:@ldap://<ldaphost>:<ldapport>/<ServiceName>,cn=OracleContext,DC=oracle,dc=support,dc=com
Link to the technote: _URL_
5.2.2 List of APARs that Fixed as TechNotes in FP1.
The following APARs are fixed as TechNotes. There is no code fix available in the Fix Pack.
IZ54766 COMPARISONS OF OBJECT SERVER FIELDS IN EVENT READER FILTERS
Filter Analyzer only supports the comparison of Strings,
other Object Comparisons are not supported.
Tech Note link is:
_URL_
IZ55217 JREXEC PROPS FILE OPTIONS ARE BEING DISREGARDED
To change the port used by Tivoli Netcool/Impact for the JRExecServer:
1. Edit the file $NCHOME/impact/etc/jrexecserver.props
Change the property impact.jrexecserver.port=<any port: 1024
to port 6536>
2. Edit the file $NCHOME/impact/etc/<server Name>_server.props
Change the property impact.jrexecserver.port=<the port set in
jrexecserver.props>
3. Restart server
4. Start jrexec service.
5. Check that jrexec start on the new port.
TechNote link is:
_URL_
IZ70788 SUBVERSION MECHANISM CREATED CORE DUMP DURING
ANY ACTION ON AIX 6.1 TL4
Tech Note link is:
_URL_
5.3 eWAS Fixes and Upgrades
Please Note: When updating eWAS, any IBM product service that uses the eWAS should be set to Manual start and the machine
should be rebooted before the Update. You must confirm that the services did not start before running the install and ensure you backup
the eWAS using the backupConfig command
Netcool/Impact Fix Pack 0002 was tested and verified on
WebSphere Application Server (eWAS) 6.1 Fix Pack 43
Recommend use of WebSphere Application Server (eWAS) 6.1 Fix Pack 6.1.0.45 for Solaris installs
Please follow the instruction if you want to perform the upgrade:
1 - If you do not have the UpdateInstaller tool for WebSphere Application
Server - download and install it from.
_URL_
2 - Install the eWAS and WASSDK packages
o Run the backupConfig command to back up configuration files.
_URL_
o Stop all application server processes.
The product might not continue to operate successfully if you attempt to
install Fix Pack while embedded WebSphere Application Server related Java
processes are still running.
o Download the eWAS and WASSDK maintenance packages from
_URL_
Place both maintenance pack files into the update installer maintenance directory:
<updi_install_root>/


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Students at Plum school observe history, show gratitude
By Karen Zapf
Published: Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 9:30 p.m.
Updated: Thursday, October 4, 2012
Serving as a Girl Scout for the past several years, Alexis McClintock regularly volunteers in her community.
McClintock, 12, and other students at Center Elementary School in the Plum School District, recently worked on a project that both helped those in need and taught them a history lesson.
In honor of Constitution Day on Sept. 17, the students wrote messages of inspiration on squares made of blue jean material. The squares are sewn together into quilts. The Four Freedom Gratitude Quilts are sent to injured and sick troops overseas as part of Operation Quiet Comfort.
Constitution Day commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787.
Margi McClintock, Alexis McClintock's mother, said she found out about Operation Quiet Comfort when she was looking for a service project for her daughter's Girl Scout troop.
McClintock mentioned the project to Jeff Hadley, Center Elementary principal, who saw Operation Quiet Comfort as an appropriate history lesson.
Hadley said public schools across the country conduct history lessons on Constitution Day — formerly Citizenship Day.
"It was felt that kids were losing some understanding of history and how the Constitution came to be and how the country got started," Hadley said.
Hadley said writing messages to the troops helps children make the connection between the fight for freedom more than 200 years ago and today.
"It's not just about reflecting on the past," Hadley said. "It's about making the connection that we still stand for the principles and beliefs that are the foundation of our country."
Margi McClintock said each quilt is made up of 96 squares. Center Elementary, with 400 students, made enough squares for four quilts.
Alexis McClintock, a sixth-grader, hopes the quilt will brighten an injured soldier's day.
"I wrote 'We miss you, and God bless you,'" she said. "It felt really good to know that when they want to have some cheering up, they will have the quilts."
Amber Delahunty, 12, appreciates the sacrifices the troops make.
"I think it's a good way to show how much we appreciate the troops and how they protect our country," said Delahunty, also a sixth-grader. "I wrote, 'You are a hero to us.'"
Alexis McClintock would like to hear from the soldier who receives the quilt.
"I would love to get a message and see what they say about the quilt and how well we did," she said.
Hadley said the lesson was valuable because students got to send their personal messages to the injured soldiers.
"Most importantly, the students took the opportunity to say 'Thank you,'" Hadley said.
Karen Zapf is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at _PHONE_, ext. 8753, or _EMAIL_.
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We've been discussing specifications as a way of expressing what objects we need to get back from repositories and we found lots of interesting articles:
- In Memory Filtering Of Repository Results - This approach seems to get all the objects then use the specification to filter in memory.
- Linq - There must be loads of other posts on this sort of things but this ones very good.
-.NET Example - I personally have a few issues with this approach, its not high enough in abstraction but I presume you could build quite abstract specifications on top of it.
- DDD Discussion 1 - Mainly focusing on what Linq brings us.
- DDD Discussion 2 - The reality of Query Object v Specification using current technologies, its a mother of a discussion but interesting none the less.
- Ayende - proposes creating ICriteria based queries from the domain. Personally I minimize calls from the domain to the repositories, just to make testing easy. In general though although we use NHibernate our repositories don't expose NHibernate specific features on the interface, partly for simplicity but mainly so if we did need to walk away from NHibernate we'd have some chance of managing to do it.
- Ayende 2 - Doesn't really give much away.
My reading of the whole thing is that specifications are great for validation rules (we use this approach), great for selecting things from in memory collections and great when constructing new objects in factories.
However trying to use a single specification that can evaluate in memory objects and that can spit out the necessary HQL/ICriteria/SQL for use by the repository is not going to be simple. The best I think most people can do is to have a method to evaluate in-memory objects and an HQL or query object to do the equivalent against the DB. Or wait for Linq and see how that all fits in.
Anyway on the more general topic of the specification pattern there are some great links, two of which are:


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GAT: a simulation framework for testing the association of genomic intervals.
Heger A., Webber C., Goodson M., Ponting CP., Lunter G.
MOTIVATION: A common question in genomic analysis is whether two sets of genomic intervals overlap significantly. This question arises, for example, when interpreting ChIP-Seq or RNA-Seq data in functional terms. Because genome organization is complex, answering this question is non-trivial. SUMMARY: We present Genomic Association Test (GAT), a tool for estimating the significance of overlap between multiple sets of genomic intervals. GAT implements a null model that the two sets of intervals are placed independently of one another, but allows each set's density to depend on external variables, for example, isochore structure or chromosome identity. GAT estimates statistical significance based on simulation and controls for multiple tests using the false discovery rate. AVAILABILITY: GAT's source code, documentation and tutorials are available at _URL_


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Introduction - CDate
This VBA tutorial shows you how to convert a data type from a string to a date with the VBA Type Conversion function CDate. Once converted to a date, you'll be able to use date arithmetic and apply a variety of VBA functions to the dates.
This is Part 3 of a new tutorial series showing you how to convert between VBA data types.
Part 1: Convert string to integer
Part 2: Convert number to string
Example - CDate
Convert a String to a Date
Sub DemoCDate()
'Convert a data type to a date
Dim strDate As String, vDate As Variant
strDate = "November 27, 2015"
vDate = ConvertToDate(strDate)
MsgBox vDate, , "Successful Conversion"
End Sub
Function ConvertToDate(v1 As Variant) As Variant
On Error GoTo 100:
 ConvertToDate = CDate(v1)
 Exit Function
100:
 MsgBox "Failed to convert """ & v1 & """ to a date.", , "Aborting - Failed Conversion"
 End
End Function
Tutorial - CDate
The function ConvertToDate does all the fun work in this VBA tutorial. You call the function and pass it a string or long integer data type representing the serial equivalent of the date. In the procedure DemoCDate, I chose to pass it a string but I could have passed a long. For example, I could have used the command vDate = ConvertToDate(41680) to yield a date in the format "2/10/2014."
If the conversion to a date succeeds, your data type will be changed to a variant with subtype "Date" and you can use it however you please. You can add dates, subtract dates, check to see what day of the week the date is on and more!
VBA CDate convert string to date
The following Watch window illustrates the data type conversion.
VBA CDate convert string to date
Successful conversion from string to Variant/Date
Like my convert number to string demo, if the conversion fails, a message box will pop up letting you know it failed and your macro execution will abort.
Failed to convert VBA string to date
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Convert a String in yyyymmddhhmmss Format to a Date
It's pretty common for people to embed DTS (date/time stamps) into strings, like file names. If you have a DTS in the format yymmddhhmmss or yyyymmddhhmmss, have no fear! You can convert a string in this format to a date date type with the following macro:
Sub yyyymmddhhmmss_cdate()
'Convert a string in yymmddhhmmss or yyyymmddhhmmss
Dim ddate As Date
Dim sTime As String
sTime = "20160704115959"
ddate = CDate(Format$(sTime, "00/00/00 00:00:00"))
End Sub
The dollar sign ($) in the Format operation just says to return the result of the Format operator as a string - it's larger unnecessary in this context, but I included it anyway. This VBA macro successfull converts the string to a date:
7/4/2016 11:59:59 AM
Converting strings to dates in VBScript
The CDate function works perfectly fine in VBScript, but I'm going to go ahead and warn you. If you need to convert a string in the yyyymmddhhmmss date/time stamp format to a date using VBScript, the above macro will NOT work since VBScript has no Format() operation. Instead, you'll need to pass your string to the following VBScript-compatible function:
Public Function Conv2Datetime(sDatetimestamp)
'Format of sDatetimestamp:= yyyymmddhhmmss or yymmddhhmmss
'Required for VBScript since VBScript has no Format operation
Dim dtm
Dim dS
Dim dT
If Len(sDatetimestamp) = 12 Then 'yymmddhhmmss
 dS = DateSerial(CInt(Left(sDatetimestamp, 2)), CInt(Mid(sDatetimestamp, 3, 2)), CInt(Mid(sDatetimestamp, 5, 2)))
 dT = TimeSerial(CInt(Mid(sDatetimestamp, 7, 2)), CInt(Mid(sDatetimestamp, 9, 2)), CInt(Mid(sDatetimestamp, 11, 2)))
 dtm = CDate(CStr(dS) + " " + CStr(dT))
ElseIf Len(sDatetimestamp) = 14 Then 'yyyymmddhhmmss
 dS = DateSerial(CInt(Left(sDatetimestamp, 4)), CInt(Mid(sDatetimestamp, 5, 2)), CInt(Mid(sDatetimestamp, 7, 2)))
 dT = TimeSerial(CInt(Mid(sDatetimestamp, 9, 2)), CInt(Mid(sDatetimestamp, 11, 2)), CInt(Mid(sDatetimestamp, 13, 2)))
 dtm = CDate(CStr(dS) + " " + CStr(dT))
Else
 MsgBox "Invalid DTS Format"
 End
End If
Conv2Datetime = dtm
End Function
I found myself having to do a VBScript string to date conversion the other day, and this function worked like a charm.
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Application Ideas - CDate
If you're reading a bunch of dates from a text file or CSV file, the ability to convert them to dates is nice. You can check the differences between the dates by subtracting them and you can apply worksheet functions like WEEKDAY() or WEEKNUM() to determine what day of the week or week of the year the date falls on.
Once converted to a date, use the dates in all kinds of conditional statements and mathematical expressions.
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A colorimetric investigation of copper(II) solutions
(1) Milton Academy, Milton, Massachusettshttps://doi.org/10.59720/22-284
Complex ions containing transition metals, elements with incompletely filled d-orbitals, are usually colored, while similar ions from non-transition metals are not. Copper (Cu) is a transition metal with a flexible coordination sphere, meaning it can adopt many coordination geometries, and therefore have various colored complexes. Addition of Chloride (Cl-) to a CuCl2 solution causes color change away from blue toward a yellowish green. We hypothesized that adding acetone to an CuCl2-water solution would cause a similar shift in solution color. We made aqueous CuCl2 solutions with increasing acetone concentrations ranging from 0 to 100 percent and compared the resulting colors to aqueous CuCl2 solutions with increasing added amounts of NaCl to find the closest visual fit in color from the acetone solutions for each added NaCl equivalent. Our experiment showed that increasing the percent acetone in aqueous CuCl2 solutions gave rise to a color change parallel to that of adding Cl-, shifting solution color away from blue and toward yellow. We propose an explanation of this relationship by considering Cu2+ reduction in high acetone concentrations and discussing ligand field strength and the possible effects of tetrahedral versus octahedral geometries on splitting: weaker splitting may similarly affect color through equilibria leaning towards green/yellow products. This investigation could support our understanding of copper coordination and copper complex color behavior with future implications for other copper complex experiments or, in a broader perspective, detection and evaluation of Cu2+ levels in environmental and biological systems.
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If you had never seen the word abrelatas before, you might be able to figure out what it means by breaking it into two words: abre (it opens) and latas, cans. Un abrelatas, then, is a can opener. Spanish has dozens of compound words that are formed in the same way, and many of them are quite clever.
The lesson linked to above has most of my favorites, but here are a few more, just for fun: mondadientes, toothpick (it peels teeth); matambre, a type of South American meat dish (it kills hunger); matasuegras, a type of horn that may be blown at a celebration (it kills mothers-in-law); soplamocos, a strike to the nose (it blows mucus); and tirachinas, slingshot (it throws pebbles).
Do you have a favorite? Share it in the comments below.


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Navigate within a table
Maintain Ctrl pressed and use the arrow keys to go to the last non empty cell in the desired direction.
In this example, first go to the Values cell, then will pressing Ctrl, press down, right, up and left.
Select a range
Maintain Shift pressed and use the arrow keys to select the range.
In this example, starting from the Values cell, maintain the Shift key and press down, down, right, right, right.
Select a table
Maintain both the Ctrl and the Shift keys pressed and use the arrow keys to select a table.
In this example, starting from the Values cell, maintain both the Shift and the Ctrl keys and press down, right.
Insert a row or a column
Select a column (row), then press Ctrl, Shift and +, a column (row) will be inserted on its left (above).
Delete a row or a column
Select a column (row), then press Ctrl and -.
Lock a cell, a row or a column
When copying and pasting formulas, you may want to lock cells that refer to constants that apply to all subsequent cells.
Excel allows you to do that using the $ sign:
Lock the cell: $ sign before and after the letter of the cell ($A$1)
Lock the row: $ sign after the letter of the cell (A$1)
Lock the column: $ sign before the letter of the cell ($A1)
By pressing the F4 key in your keyboard when selecting the reference to lock, you can add the $ signs automatically:
Press once: lock the cell
Press twice: lock the row
Press three times: lock the column
Lock the cell
Lock the row
Lock the column
Switch between spreadsheets
To move quickly from the current spreadsheet to the previous or the next one, hold down Ctrl and Press either Page Up (for next) or Page Down (for previous).


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For more than a century, railway stations have been an integral part of the Canadian landscape. Not only do they stand as testimony to Canada's development, but to many Canadian communities they are an important source of pride. That a great many Canadians feel an attachment to these railway stations is shown by their enthusiastic efforts to preserve them.
Until the late 1980's, public efforts to preserve railway stations were hindered by the absence of legislation. As most railway stations are owned or controlled by federally regulated railway companies, they are not subject to the various provincial laws that protect heritage. In 1988 Parliament passed a private member's bill to protect these railway stations. The Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act was given Royal Assent in September 1988.
The Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act requires federally regulated railway companies to obtain authorization from the Governor in Council before removing, destroying, altering or disposing of a heritage railway station, and before altering any of the heritage features of the station. It also allows for timely public involvement in opposing those interventions that are seen as potentially deleterious to a heritage railway station or its heritage features. The Act provides for heavy fines for infractions.
The Heritage Railway Stations Policy is based on the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act. Responsibility for the implementation of the Act and this policy has been given to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, who is supported by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
The Heritage Railway Stations Policy promotes consultation, dialogue and public participation in the pursuit of the shared goal of identifying and conserving the built heritage. The policy establishes processes for identifying and evaluating heritage railway stations; for specifying, where applicable, the features that give them heritage value; and for reviewing on a case-by-case basis any intervention that might affect them or their heritage features. The federal government encourages railway companies that own or control these stations to apply cultural resource management methods in their treatment of them, and to set an example in conserving aspects of Canada's built heritage.


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What are Sweet banana peppers, and how can you tell them from hot banana peppers? Tips for growing banana peppers from seed. When to pick and how to store the fresh fruit. Plants and seed for sale.
Banana peppers are pale yellow at the time of harvest with a waxy, translucent skin. They are 5-8 inches long by 1 1/2 inches wide at maturity. They curve in the middle and taper to a blunt point like the fruit for which they are named. The peppers begin green, pass through a yellow stage and then turn red when fully ripe.
The banana pepper is a close relative of the Hungarian wax pepper. The two fruits look just alike, but you can easily tell which one you have by tasting it.
Hungarian yellow wax peppers are as hot as a jalapeno. Banana peppers are mild. If you buy them at the market, you might want to taste them before adding them to a recipe to avoid unpleasant surprises.
Plant banana pepper plants into rich, moist soil that drains well. Space them 18 inches apart.
They need all-day sun to ripen. Feed the plants every two weeks with a high phosphorus (the middle number) fertilizer. Protect the plants from strong, drying winds.
The banana pepper plant will reach a height of 2-3 feet tall. They are very productive and most gardeners find them easier to grow than bell peppers.
How to Grow Banana Peppers from Seed
Sow the seeds in individual pots of good quality potting soil at least 6 weeks before you plan to set them out. Barely cover them with soil. Moisten the soil gently so as not to disturb the seeds.
Bottom heat will speed germination considerably.
As soon as the seedlings emerge, move them into bright light.
Tomato & Pepper Automator Trays Increase yields up to 40%. Works for tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, melons, and even cucumbers.
They have a crisp, juicy, mild flavor at the yellow stage but a ripe banana pepper will be much sweeter than a yellow one.
When are banana peppers ripe?
When they turn bright red.
When you pick it depends entirely on which taste you prefer.
When harvesting banana peppers, cut the fruit from the plant leaving half an inch of stem attached. If you try to pull or twist them off, you may damage the plant.
Place the peppers in a paper bag. Fold it closed and set it inside your refrigerator. Sweet banana peppers stored in this fashion will keep for about a week.


4D printing of origami structures for minimally invasive surgeries using functional scaffold
Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review
Authors
Abstract
Origami structures have attracted attention in biomedical applications due to their ability to develop surgical tools that can be expanded from a minimal volume to a larger and functional device. On the other hand, Four-dimensional (4D) printing is an emerging technology, which involves 3D printing of smart materials that can respond to external stimuli such as heat. This short communication introduces the proof of concept of merging origami and 4D printing technologies to develop minimally invasive delivery of functional biomedical scaffolds with high shape recovery. The shape memory effect (SME) of the PLA filament and the origami designs were also assessed in terms of deformability and recovery rate. The results showed that herringbone tessellation origami structure combined with internal natural cancellous bone core satisfies the design requirement of foldable scaffolds. The substantial and consistent SME of the 4D printed herringbone tessellation origami that exhibited 96% recovery compared to 61% for PLA filament was the most significant discovery of this paper. The experiments demonstrated how the use of 4D printing in situ with origami structures could achieve reliable and repeatable results. Therefore, conclusively proving how 4D printing of origami structures can be applied to biomedical scaffolds.
Details
Original languageEnglish
Article number332
Number of pages13
JournalApplied Sciences
Volume11
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 31 Dec 2020
Keywords
 - Origami, Additive Manufacturing, 4D printing, Scaffolds, shape memory, polymer


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Converting VBScript's Rem Statement
Definition: Includes explanatory remarks in a program.
To add a comment to a Windows PowerShell script (or a Windows PowerShell command, for that matter) simply preface that comment with the pound sign (#); anything following the pound sign will be treated as a comment and ignored by the script processor. For example, this command calls the Get-Date Cmdlet and then tacks on a comment explaining what the Cmdlet does:
get-date # This Cmdlet retrieves the current date and time
When you execute this command you'll simply get back the current date and time; the comment will be ignored. That's also true with this command:
get-date # get-help
The Get-Date Cmdlet will be executed; the Get-Help Cmdlet will not. That's because, in this example, Get-Help is a comment, not a command.


Example: Enter the names of the places FROM Tver,Russia TO Bacau,Romania then press ENTER or DISTANCE button
What if they are more cities with similar names?
Exemplu: Tver,Russia
Directions. How to change route
distance between Tver,Russia - Bacau,Romania
Calculate-distance.com - condition to use:
However, it is posible some of the information (ie. city, calculate distance, route, distances, etc.) contained in this website to not be very precise.


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This test measures potassium levels in a 24 hour urine sample. Potassium is an electrolyte important to body and muscle function. Irregular Potassium Levels can be indicative of a number of conditions including kidney disease, diabetes, thyroid disorders, and gastrointestinal problems. Some medications such as those for high blood pressure can affect the body's ability to excrete Potassium at a normal rate resulting in levels that are too high or too low. Irregular Potassium levels due to diet are possible but less common.
Urine potassium testing may be ordered when someone has a condition which causes vomiting, diarhea or excessive sweating all of which can lower potassium levels. This test is sometimes done as a follow up when someone has irregular results from a Potassium Blood Test. It can also be used to monitor people taking medication known to affect potassium levels.
Turnaround time for the Potassium, 24-hour Urine test is typically 1 business day.
Note: Result turn around times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. Our reference lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.
Customers ordering this test wil be required to go to the lab to obtain a specimen container and instructions. The Potassium, 24-hour Urine test requires people void urine at 8am and discard the specimen. Then collect all urine in 24-hour period, ending with final collection at 8am the next morning.
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Architecture December, 14 2009
Grass Mirror by H20 Architects
The latest project from H2O Architects takes inspiration from ancient philosophy. Where philosophers once looked at nature as a mirror, a method of contemplation, the firm turns the idea of the mirror into something that expresses nature directly and through a twist on the rectangle. The "Grass Mirror" reflects infinitely the objects surface, paying homage to thought in object form.
As object, the mirror can be displayed in a concise rectangle, or move to provide wider gaps and promote different types of reflection of the grass and mirror.


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To explore the value of speech input focus for handling notifications, we built and deployed SpeechToast, an Outlook Add-in that replaces standard email notifications with a version that includes speech input commands (e.g. "open", "delete"). Notifications shown by SpeechToast have speech input focus when the audio context surrounding the computer is favorable for speech recognition. We deployed SpeechToast to 18 current users of email notifications for 4 weeks. Overall, speech input focus appealed to some participants, while non-users indicated their willingness to have it enabled as long as it did not detract from their experience. Our research suggests that selectively enabling speech input focus could provide natural and intuitive interactions that complement other input modalities
To submit an update or takedown request for this paper, please submit an Update/Correction/Removal Request.


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The Ghost Forest's massive tree stumps landed in Europe from a commercially logged forest in Ghana, and most them fell naturally in adverse weather conditions. Ghost Forest is a carbon neutral project, and each of the ten trees is a metaphor for the removal of the world's lungs caused through deforestation and contributing to climate change. The massive trees have already landed in central London's Trafalgar Square, causing a stir back in November 2009.
In the same year, the installation traveled to the beautiful city of Copenhagen to make a strong statement during the UN's Climate Change Conference. Nowadays, the Ghost Forest is placed on the lawn of the Oxford University's Museum of Natural History and the Pitt Rivers Museum, where it sill rest until July 2012. Magnificent, beautiful, and heartbreaking, Angela Palmer's Ghost Forest installation will hopefully lead people, but most importantly governments, into protecting the earth's lungs.
Photo © Ghost Forest Art Project


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In the ever-evolving landscape of digital advertising, finding success requires a unique blend of creativity, strategic thinking, and an in-depth understanding of the target audience. For marketers setting their sights on the Great White North, the recipe for success involves mastering the art of "Poutine and Pixels." This blog explores the intricacies of digital advertising in Canada, delving into effective strategies, cultural nuances, and the key ingredients that make for a successful campaign.
Understanding the Canadian Audience
Connecting with Canucks in a Digital World Canada boasts a diverse population spread across vast landscapes, from the bustling urban centers to the remote wilderness. Understanding the nuances of the Canadian audience is essential for crafting digital campaigns that resonate. From coast to coast, marketers need to consider regional preferences, cultural diversity, and linguistic nuances to create content that speaks directly to the hearts and minds of their target demographic.
Poutine Power: Crafting Compelling Content
Blending Creativity with Canadian Culture Poutine, a Canadian culinary delight, is a dish consisting of fries topped with cheese curds and smothered in gravy. Translating this cultural icon into the digital advertising realm involves infusing campaigns with a uniquely Canadian flavor. Incorporating local humor, references, and colloquialisms can make your content relatable and endearing to the Canadian audience. Whether it's a witty play on words or a humorous take on everyday Canadian life, finding the right blend of creativity and cultural relevance is key.
Pixels in the Wilderness: Navigating the Digital Landscape
Strategies for Success in the Canadian Digital Frontier Canada's digital landscape is as diverse as its geography, with urban centers like Toronto and Vancouver coexisting with rural communities. Marketers need to navigate this digital wilderness adeptly, tailoring their strategies to reach both tech-savvy city dwellers and those in more remote areas. Leveraging a mix of online platforms, social media, and localized advertising channels ensures that your digital presence is felt across the entire Canadian spectrum.
Timbit Tactics: Maximizing Engagement and Interaction
Building Connections in the True North Just as Timbits, the bite-sized doughnut holes, are a beloved Canadian snack, marketers must adopt "Timbit Tactics" to create bite-sized, engaging content. Canadians appreciate authenticity and direct engagement. Incorporating user-generated content, interactive elements, and real-time communication can foster a sense of community and brand loyalty. The key lies in building relationships, just as Tim Hortons has successfully done in the Canadian market.
Maple Syrup Metrics: Measuring Success in Canadian Campaigns
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This technique managed to spot the age of the ink on documents written up to five years previously and with an approximation margin of about 20%. In these cases, significant dating errors occur because the type of paper used and the mass/quantity of the ink deposited influence the analysis.
What is ink identification test?
liquid chromatography Determining individual dye components ― An examination called liquid chromatography can be conducted to identify the chemical composition of inks on a document. In this technique, a small cutting from the questioned document is dissolved in a solvent and analyzed.
How are the age of documents determined?
The age of documents may also be determined by examination of the paper, ink, toner and other attributes of the document. Some of these examinations require engaging specialists such as ink chemists, paper experts and others.
How do you date a paper?
If youre writing in MLA style, list the date, month and then year. Do not use commas. For example: 14 March 1985 or March 1985. If youre writing in APA style, list the month, date and then year.
What is the importance of ink analysis in questioned document examination?
The importance of ink analysis has been noted in case of obliterations for differentiating the ink on basis of its chemical composition; further, the source and also the age of ink which ultimately gives the approximate age of the document providing leads and clues in the investigation process.


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Columbus Manned-Tended Free Flyer (MTFF) - v1
MTFF addon by 4throck for Orbiter Space Flight Simulator
This add-on is based on the final MTFF proposals and illustrations, and on the related hardware that was actually built and flown.
It features a single docking port at the front, a pressurized module (with a virtual cockpit based on Spacelab) and a power and propulsion module based on the Eureca platform. I've tried to approximate the Radio-frequency Ion Thruster Assembly (RITA) used for orbit raising and station keeping, so maneuvers will be very slow. Nevertheless I've added weak RCS jets to simplify docking procedures.
On general this add-on is designed to test the concept of a space station with a VC. It's recommended to use CameraMDF and simulate external views on the module's interior display screens. Also, there's a small view port that can be visited using Firstperson module, for example.
Included scenarios feature the MTFF in orbit and docked to the Space Shuttle, Hermes and ISS.
Background on the Man-Tended Free Flying platform
The Man-Tended Free Flying platform (MTFF) is used for sensitive microgravity research while satisfying European needs for an autonomous manned space platform.
Unlike the European Columbus module for the US Space Station Freedom, the MTFF station would not be permanently occupied, but only visited by astronauts every six months. As such, MTFF would be well-suited for then commercially promising microgravity research, which requires an environment free of even slightest disturbances, which astronauts onboard certainly cause.
Launched into the same orbital inclination as ISS, it can be reached by the NASA Space Shuttles and dock with the ISS. The main servicing vehicle is the European Hermes shuttle.
Initially the ESA Columbus program included three flight configurations: a Man-tended Free-Flyer (MTFF) element serviced by the Hermes shuttle and flying periodically to the station for maintenance and reconfiguration, an Attached Pressurized Module (APM), and a Polar Platform (PPF). Equipment should be very similar between the three proposed configurations.
After several budget cuts (and cancellation of the Hermes shuttle), all that remained in the Columbus program was the APM, renamed to Columbus Orbital Facility (Columbus ISS module); the polar platform was contracted separately with commonality to the French satellite HELIOS.
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Four Thieves Vinegar
Four Thieves Vinegar is a potion used in various folk-magic and folk-medicine traditions, especially that of hoodoo/rootwork, for the purpose of personal protection, the prevention of illness, the banishing of troublesome people, and the cursing of one's enemies.
According to legend, there was a band of four thieves who in the middle-ages made a fortune by stealing from the bodies of people who had died from the black death or bubonic plague. When the criminals were arrested they where advised their lives would be spared if they divulged the secret method they used to prevent becoming infected. That secret would become known as four thieves vinegar. Another origin of the concoction is that the name 'four thieves' is a corruption of "forthave's vinegar", which was a popular vinegar remedy of it's time. Despite the actual origin of four thieves vinegar, the use of herbs steeped in vinegar is not new and is among some of the earliest medicines or remedies used by ancient peoples.
Recipes for four thieves vinegar vary from practitioner-to-practitioner, as well as from manufacturer-to-manufacturer. There are also two basic types of recipes for four thieves vinegar. Those recipes are for a concoction that can be consumed and for a concoction that can only be used externally. The concoction that can be consumed contains herbs that are edible while the concoction that cannot be consumed naturally contains herbs that are inedible. A basic recipe for a four thieves vinegar will contain a minimum of four herbs, though occasionally one may find a recipe that only calls for the use of garlic alone. Additionally the type of vinegar called for in most recipes is either apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar, though normal white vinegar can be used if one prefers.
My personal recipe for Four Thieves Vinegar:
-Apple Cider Vinegar
-Black Pepper
-Red Pepper (Cayenne Pepper)
-Black (Brown) Mustard Seed
-Poppy Seed
-Lavender or Mint (depending on what I have on hand)
-Pinch of Salt
Take a bottle of vinegar. Remove the label (may have to soak in warm water first). Open the bottle of vinegar and pour up to half of it into a cup which is set to the side. Add the ingredients in whatever amounts one wishes. Top the bottle off with the remaining vinegar in the cup. Close the bottle and set it someplace dark for approximately a month before use. After that time one can strain and re-bottle if one prefers, though I prefer to keep the herbs in the bottle.
A basic guide to using Four Thieves Vinegar can be found below:
-To reportedly prevent becoming sick Four Thieves Vinegar that is concocted to be consumed can be taken by the spoonful each day. One can also gargle with Four Thieves Vinegar, which is said to help prevent throat and mouth infections, as well as help with gum disease. A rag or cloth can also be soaked with the mixture and sniffed to help clear the nasal passages and reportedly prevent sinus infections.
-For person protection add Four Thieves Vinegar to one's bath water. Your enemies will not prevail against you. This would be an example of a white magic spell for protection.
-To banish a troublesome person, take a bottle or container of Four Thieves Vinegar, open it, and throw the liquid on the persons door or else dump it on the person's porch while cursing them and telling them where they should go or what you want them to do, such as; "get the f*ck out of this neighborhood!", "get the f*ck out of town!", or even, 'f*ckin' go to hell!'. This is of course a black magic use for Four Thieves Vinegar.
-To curse an enemy, take a personal item or concern from the victim, such as some hair, nail clippings, a photograph, etc., and place it in a bottle with nine pins, 9 needles, and 9 nails. Add to it graveyard dirt and then top it off with Four Thieves Vinegar. Shake the bottle while cursing the enemy and then bury it on their property, preferably where they will step over it. This would also be an example of a black-magic spell that incorporates Four Thieves Vinegar.
Additionally, one can use Four Thieves Vinegar in any spell that calls for vinegar.
Many occult shops sell what is claimed to be Four Thieves Vinegar but which is nothing but plain white vinegar. If by chance you do stumble upon a location that sells genuine Four Thieves Vinegar make sure to ask the owner or shop help if the mixture is safe for consumption before purchasing.
For an interesting and somewhat humorous clip concerning Four Thieves Vinegar, click HERE.
Vinegar of the Four Thieves
Four Thieves Vinegar: Evolution of a Medieval Medicine
Four Thieves Vinegar
***Note: I present this information for educational purposes only. I do not claim Four Thieves Vinegar has any medicinal value but rather provide information on how it was used in the past as part of folk-magic and folk-medicine. I also do not advise or condone any black magic use for Four Thieves Vinegar.
 1. Thanks!! I love seeing different thievs recipes after using an essential oil blend of it. :)
 2. Wow. I've never heard of an essential oil blend of '4 Thieves'.
 3. A co-worker of mine has the essential oil blend, which surprised me as well when I saw it. It smells very clove-y.
 4. here is a link to the first oil I tried of the thieves blend(well the only, once and not since either.) scroll down and click on the thieves oil booklet next to the oil for info.
 5. @ Isrolie,
 Wow. That's so counter-intuitive. Because the original vinegar recipe was meant to be drank as well as sniffed.
 6. @ L.M. Tea,
 Thanks! I'll give it a look....
 7. @ L.M. Tea: Yes! That's exactly the one my co-worker has.


How Can Your Mind Sense Someone Staring At You?
What does it mean when someone stares at you?
It can make the recipient feel like they have something in their teeth, or that they are being challenged.
Is eye contact a sign of love?
How do you make someone stop staring at you?
What is gaze detection?
Gaze detection is to locate the position on a monitor screen where a user is looking. In our work, we implement it with a computer vision system setting a camera above a monitor, and a user moves (rotates and/or translates) his face to gaze at a different position on the monitor.
How do you know if someone is staring at you?
How do you react when someone stares at you?
There are a number of ways you can respond to staring:Help the person to become aware of their staring. Look back, smile and hold the other person's gaze briefly. … Decide not to respond. … Move away. … Reassure yourself. … Preparing responses.
What causes someone to stare?
Staring behavior can be considered as a form of aggression like when it is an invasion of an individual's privacy in certain contexts, or as a nonverbal cue to convey feelings of attraction in a social setting.
Is staring a form of harassment?
While not all gestures or stares are meant to be sexual, some are very clearly inappropriate. Leering, which is a sly, lascivious look or sideways glance suggesting a sexual interest or malicious intent, is an unwelcome and persistent kind of staring that constitutes harassment.
What is it called when you can't stop staring at something?
What are absence seizures? An absence seizure causes you to blank out or stare into space for a few seconds. They can also be called petit mal seizures.
What does eye contact tell you about a person?
Can your mind sense someone staring at you while asleep?
When we sleep with pillows or any stuff around us in bed, we actually want to be happy and be a part of a crowd. … Your mind can sense someone staring at you even while you are asleep.
Can you feel someone's presence?
A feeling of a person or agency, without being heard or seen. It is a felt presence, one of the most unusual experiences a person can have, and yet also a feeling that will be familiar to many.
Why do I look away when someone looks at me?
For those without a diagnosed mental health condition, avoidance of eye contact could be related to shyness or a lack of confidence. Looking someone in the eye while speaking can feel uncomfortable for those without a lot of practice making conversation or who tend to prefer not being in the spotlight.
Is 6th sense a real thing?
Why can you sense when someone is staring at you?


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OR&R Participates in Sea Grant Oil Spill Workshop
APRIL 12, 2019 — On March 29, Sea Grant hosted an Oil Spill Workshop in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Historically, oil spill workshops have primarily focused on the environmental impacts associated with oil spills. What is unique about these workshops is that they focus on the protection of community health and well-being, including physical, mental, economic, and social aspects of health and well-being. The purpose of this workshop was to bring together community leaders, oil spill and health practitioners, and oil spill responders to collaborate and educate one another about protecting community health and well-being in the event of a future oil affecting Virginia and its neighboring states.
The goals of the workshop included:
- Raise awareness of the economic, environmental, community and health impacts of oil spills;
- Promote communication between the response community and those potentially affected by oil spills; and
- Discuss potential projects that improve oil spill preparedness addressing regional needs and priorities.
Michelle Covi, Old Dominion University and Virginia Sea Grant planned and facilitated the workshop. Several speakers, including, Christine Hale, Oil Spill Specialist, Texas Sea Grant; John Giese, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Pollution Response & Emergency Preparedness; Frank Csulak, NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator, Office of response and Restoration; Erin Sutton, Deputy Emergency Services Coordinator for Virginia Beach; Amy Hayes, Virginia Department of Health, and Dr. Liese Ritchie, Oklahoma State University; gave presentations and led discussions throughout the day. At the conclusion of the workshop, participants identified and discussed regional priorities, including spill preparedness, improving science, research projects, public outreach, and recommendations with the goal of making communities' health and well-being better protected in the future.
Approximately 75 individuals attended the workshop representing a diverse group of federal, state and local government, industry, academia, and environmental organizations. This was the third such workshop that Sea Grant has hosted. Previous workshops were held in Anchorage, Alaska, and this workshop was the third such workshop that Sea Grant has hosted. The first workshop was held in Anchorage and the second workshop in New Orleans. The next workshop is planned for the West Coast.
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Hal Gard is the Rail and Public Transit Division Administrator.
As Rail Division Administrator, Hal Gard oversees a division responsible for rail safety, crossing safety, and operations of passenger and freight rail service in Oregon. In addition, upon the retirement of Michael Ward in May of this year, Hal was asked to oversee the Public Transit Division. The Public Transit Division is responsible for providing public transportation and transportation options technical assistance and grant administration to over 200 public transportation providers, agencies and communities.
Hal recently managed the Geo-Environmental Section within ODOT's Technical Services Branch and served as the agency's tribal liaison for regulatory issues. Hal began his ODOT career in 1994 when he was hired as the department's first archaeologist. After developing and managing that program for eight years, he joined the newly-formed Bridge Delivery Unit to work on new environmental streamlining opportunities presented by the Oregon Transportation Investment Act III.
In 2011, Hal received the Hewes Award, recognizing outstanding contributions to highway development, from the Western Association of State Highway Transportation Officials. In presenting the award, WASHTO noted his considerable individual efforts in improving environmental performance in Oregon's transportation projects and programs.
A Registered Professional Archaeologist, Hal holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of California in Anthropology and a Master's Degree in the co-fields of Archaeology, Fish and Wildlife, and Geo-science from Oregon State University.


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Random Student Name is a tool for randomly selecting students from your class. It will select in an unbiased fashion and without repetition until all members have been selected.
Typically Random Student Name is used for deciding 'who will answer the next question', or for dividing your class into random pairs or teams for group work.
At the beginning of the school year teachers can set their class list (up to 32 students). Random student name is easy to edit when students need to be added or taken from your class list. It is also easy to temporarily omit a student from the list in the case of students which may be absent on a particular day.
This is one of many creative interactive activities available from John Short's wonderful website:
A 60 second timer with a difference!
A sure-fire way of getting your students' attention in 10 seconds.
If I had to recommend just one book about classroom management, it would be "Tools for Teaching" by Fred Jones. Fred Jones has observed teachers (good and bad) in classrooms for over 30 years and through observation and experiment has distilled the essence of good classroom management into this book. I highly recommend it. Failing that, Fred has put summaries of his classroom management strategies on his website at


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Sauvignon blanc is one of the few grape varieties that makes delicious wines all over the world. (Most varieties are confined to just a small handful of places). But where did it come from? Who were its parents? And how did it arrive in California? The answers are fascinating.
Sauvignon blanc originated in the Loire Valley where its synonym "fiers" was mentioned as early as the 1500s. The name "sauvignon" is derived from two French words: sauvage ("wild") and vigne ("vine"). Sauvignon blanc is a vigorous (wild) growing plant, and the shape of its leaves are similar to those of wild grapevines.
One of sauvignon blanc's parents was the ancient grape savagnin (it's not clear who the other parent was). That makes sauvignon blanc a sibling of grüner veltliner, chenin blanc, silvaner, and verdelho, among several other grapes that originated in central France.
From there, sauvignon blanc spread to the region around Bordeaux where it spontaneously crossed with cabernet franc, creating cabernet sauvignon sometime before the mid-1750s. (Until the parentage of cabernet sauvignon was discovered via DNA typing by Dr. Carole Meredith and her PhD student, John Bowers, at the University of California, Davis in 1996, it was not thought that a red grape could have a white grape as a parent.)
Sauvignon blanc's close relationship with savagnin lead to early confusion between the two, especially before the advent of DNA typing. Indeed, when Dr. William Hewitt of the U.C. Davis Department of Plant Pathology imported cuttings from a viticultural station in Bordeaux in the early 1960s, one group of cuttings was labeled savagnin musqué. Planted in California, savagnin musqué was sometimes referred to as sauvignon musqué. Both had very appealingly complex aromatic aromas (hence the term "musqué" tacked on at the end). But both were later identified multiple times by the famous French ampelographer Pierre Galet as simply sauvignon blanc.
In 1999, Carole Meredith conducted DNA testing on sauvignon musqué and confirmed it is indeed the variety sauvignon blanc. (While DNA profiling can accurately differentiate varieties, it does not differentiate between clones of varieties.) Thus, sauvignon musqué is now widely accepted empirically to be an aromatic clone (its official name is clone 27) of sauvignon blanc. In California, it's a very desirable clone and today is often blended into the top sauvignon blanc wines.
Sauvignon blanc was first planted in California in the Livermore Valley in the 19th century thanks to newspaper-journalist-turned-winemaker Charles Wetmore who, in the late 1870s, persuaded the California legislature to establish the state viticultural commission. As the commission's first president and CEO, Wetmore headed straight for the prestigious estates of Europe where he obtained cuttings, including cuttings of sauvignon blanc and sémillon from no less than Bordeaux's Château d'Yquem.
Those sauvignon blanc cuttings (now called clone 1) became the plant material for vineyards all over the state. Indeed, Wetmore's clone 1 was probably the sauvignon blanc planted by Gustave Niebaum at Inglenook winery in the Napa Valley. An article in the February 4, 1881, edition of the St. Helena Star, noted that Niebaum received "900 choice cuttings of sauvignon blanc from San Jose." Later, Beaulieu Vineyards won a gold medal for their sauvignon blanc (also probably clone 1) at the 1915 International Wine Exposition in San Francisco.
But in California, dark days followed for the variety. Grown at high yields after Prohibition, it became the basis for innocuous sweet and dry jug "Sauterne" (spelled without the final 's' as it is in France). "Good Sauterne" (also called Haut Sauterne) was said to be made by just a few wineries including Inglenook, Larkmead, Eschol (now Trefethen), and ultimately Robert Mondavi Winery.
Indeed, sensing a marketing opportunity to distinguish its dry version, Mondavi rebranded it as "fume blanc," a reference to the Pouilly Fumé wines of the Loire Valley. And Mondavi still makes a very fine example, especially the Robert Mondavi To Kalon Vineyard "I Block" Fumé Blanc, of which only a tiny amount is now made, given that the vines, planted in 1949, are the oldest sauvignon blanc vines in Napa Valley, and may well be the oldest sauvignon blanc in California.
While historically the quality of California sauvignon blancs has been rather variable, the variety is now getting new and exciting attention. As of the mid-2010s, a new class of sauvignon blancs emerged, principally in the Napa Valley. Complex (and expensive), the new Super Sauvignons point to a bright future for the variety in California.
See my blog on the Super Sauvignons and recommendations on some exciting examples in WineSpeed (5/3/2019).


Measurement and Modeling of Phase Equilibria in Systems Containing Water, Xylose, Furfural, and Acetic Acid
 1. Nadia Galeotti
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Description: Wood hydrolysates obtained in biotechnological processes are typically aqueous solutions that contain, among others, sugars, acetic acid, and furfural. Only little is known on the influence of the sugars on the phase equilibria in those mixtures. Therefore liquid-liquid equilibria (LLE), solid-liquid equilibria (SLE), and solid-liquid-liquid equilibria (SLLE) in the system (water(W) + xylose (X) + furfural (F)) were studied in the present work at 298.15 K and 333.15 K. Additionally, the LLE in the system (W + X + F + acetic acid (AA)) was studied at 298.15 K. The results show that, up to the solubility limit of xylose, adding xylose to mixtures of (W +F) hardly influences the width of the miscibility gap, and that there is practically no xylose in the furfural-rich phase. However, the miscibility gap in the ternary system (W + F + AA) is slightly widened by the addition of xylose. The experimental data on the phase equilibria from the present work were described using the NRTL model. The model describes the experimental data well.
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Transport labour has been a fundamental feature in every economic system and in every epoch of humanity worldwide.
This volume considers the history of labour in transport from 1750 to 1950, in the context of globalisation and the evolution of capitalism.
The nine articles presented in this collective work span these two centuries and address a largely neglected aspect of labour history in transport: the stories from the Global South (Africa, Asia and Latin America).
The transport sectors touched upon in these studies are wide-ranging, encompassing a variety of workers, from porters to boatmen in India, from Mongolian caravanners to Filipino rickshaw drivers, from truck drivers to postal runners in west Africa, from wage-earning slave porters to immigrant railway workers in the cities of Brazil.
These histories from the South are a constitutive part of the global history of labour.


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Methyl mercury dynamics in a tidal wetland quantified using in situ optical measurements
Limnol. Oceanogr., 56(4), 2011, _PHONE_ | DOI: 10.4319/lo.2011.56.4.1355
ABSTRACT: We assessed monomethylmercury (MeHg) dynamics in a tidal wetland over three seasons using a novel method that employs a combination of in situ optical measurements as concentration proxies. MeHg concentrations measured over a single spring tide were extended to a concentration time series using in situ optical measurements. Tidal fluxes were calculated using modeled concentrations and bi-directional velocities obtained acoustically. The magnitude of the flux was the result of complex interactions of tides, geomorphic features, particle sorption, and random episodic events such as wind storms and precipitation. Correlation of dissolved organic matter quality measurements with timing of MeHg release suggests that MeHg is produced in areas of fluctuating redox and not limited by buildup of sulfide. The wetland was a net source of MeHg to the estuary in all seasons, with particulate flux being much higher than dissolved flux, even though dissolved concentrations were commonly higher. Estimated total MeHg yields out of the wetland were approximately 2.5 µg m−2 yr−1—4–40 times previously published yields—representing a potential loading to the estuary of 80 g yr−1, equivalent to 3% of the river loading. Thus, export from tidal wetlands should be included in mass balance estimates for MeHg loading to estuaries. Also, adequate estimation of loads and the interactions between physical and biogeochemical processes in tidal wetlands might not be possible without long-term, high-frequency in situ measurements.


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Orthorhombic SnO2 phase observed composite (Sn1−xCex)O2 synthesized by sol–gel route
Abstract: Semiconductor oxides are a class of materials used in many different applications, such as catalysis, solar cells and magnetic devices. In particular, composites with different semiconducting oxides follow synergetic effects with changes of electrical conductivity or magnetic properties. In this case, the synthesis conditions are very important for controlling their properties due to structural defects and non-stable phases at room temperature. In this paper, we analyzed the influence of the synthesis temperature and different concentrations of cerium in the formation of the orthorhombic SnO2 phase. The structural and morphological characterization was performed using experimental techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), allied with Rietveld refinement, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The reflections in the XRD pattern and clear lattice fringes observed by HRTEM confirm the formation of the orthorhombic SnO2phase in the (Sn1−xCex)O2 with x = 0, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.3 synthesized at 750 °C. The reducing atmosphere generated by the heat treatment process of the samples and the strain originated due to the difference of ionic radii between the tin and cerium ion can play a crucial role in the formation of the orthorhombic phase of SnO2.
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