include directives, the source stream factory will also be used to load these files. The engine provides default implementation for every supported platform that should be sufficient in most cases. Custom implementation can be provided when needed.
 When sampling a texture in a shader, the texture sampler was traditionally specified as separate object that was bound to the pipeline at run time or set as part of the texture object itself. However, in most cases it is known beforehand what kind of sampler will be used in the shader. Next-generation APIs expose new type of sampler called static sampler that can be initialized directly in the pipeline state. Diligent Engine exposes this functionality: when creating a shader, textures can be assigned static samplers. If static sampler is assigned, it will always be used instead of the one initialized in the texture shader resource view. To initialize static samplers, prepare an array of StaticSamplerDesc structures and initialize StaticSamplers and NumStaticSamplers members. Static samplers are more efficient and it is highly recommended to use them whenever possible. On older APIs, static samplers are emulated via generic sampler objects.
 The following is an example of shader initialization:
 ShaderCreationAttribs Attrs; Attrs.Desc.Name = "MyPixelShader"; Attrs.FilePath = "MyShaderFile.fx"; Attrs.SearchDirectories = "shaders;shaders\\inc;"; Attrs.EntryPoint = "MyPixelShader"; Attrs.Desc.ShaderType = SHADER_TYPE_PIXEL; Attrs.SourceLanguage = SHADER_SOURCE_LANGUAGE_HLSL; BasicShaderSourceStreamFactory BasicSSSFactory(Attrs.SearchDirectories); Attrs.pShaderSourceStreamFactory = &BasicSSSFactory; ShaderVariableDesc ShaderVars[] = { {"g_StaticTexture", SHADER_VARIABLE_TYPE_STATIC}, {"g_MutableTexture", SHADER_VARIABLE_TYPE_MUTABLE}, {"g_DynamicTexture", SHADER_VARIABLE_TYPE_DYNAMIC} }; Attrs.Desc.VariableDesc = ShaderVars; Attrs.Desc.NumVariables = _countof(ShaderVars); Attrs.Desc.DefaultVariableType = SHADER_VARIABLE_TYPE_STATIC; StaticSamplerDesc StaticSampler; StaticSampler.Desc.MinFilter = FILTER_TYPE_LINEAR; StaticSampler.Desc.MagFilter = FILTER_TYPE_LINEAR; StaticSampler.Desc.MipFilter = FILTER_TYPE_LINEAR; StaticSampler.TextureName = "g_MutableTexture"; Attrs.Desc.NumStaticSamplers = 1; Attrs.Desc.StaticSamplers = &StaticSampler; ShaderMacroHelper Macros; Macros.AddShaderMacro("USE_SHADOWS", 1); Macros.AddShaderMacro("NUM_SHADOW_SAMPLES", 4); Macros.Finalize(); Attrs.Macros = Macros; RefCntAutoPtr<IShader> pShader; m_pDevice->CreateShader( Attrs, &pShader );
 Creating the Pipeline State Object
 After all required shaders are created, the rest of the fields of the PipelineStateDesc structure provide depth-stencil, rasterizer, and blend state descriptions, the number and format of render targets, input layout format, etc. For instance, rasterizer state can be described as follows:
 PipelineStateDesc PSODesc; RasterizerStateDesc &RasterizerDesc = PSODesc.GraphicsPipeline.RasterizerDesc; RasterizerDesc.FillMode = FILL_MODE_SOLID; RasterizerDesc.CullMode = CULL_MODE_NONE; RasterizerDesc.FrontCounterClockwise = True; RasterizerDesc.ScissorEnable = True; RasterizerDesc.AntialiasedLineEnable = False; Depth-stencil and blend states are defined in a similar fashion.
 Another important thing that pipeline state object encompasses is the input layout description that defines how inputs to the vertex shader, which is the very first shader stage, should be read from the memory. Input layout may define several vertex streams that contain values of different formats and sizes:
 // Define input layout InputLayoutDesc &Layout = PSODesc.GraphicsPipeline.InputLayout; LayoutElement TextLayoutElems[] = { LayoutElement( 0, 0, 3, VT_FLOAT32, False ), LayoutElement( 1, 0, 4, VT_UINT8, True ), LayoutElement( 2, 0, 2, VT_FLOAT32, False ), }; Layout.LayoutElements = TextLayoutElems; Layout.NumElements = _countof( TextLayoutElems ); Finally, pipeline state defines primitive topology type. When all required members are initialized, a pipeline state object can be created by IRenderDevice::CreatePipelineState() method:
 // Define shader and primitive topology PSODesc.GraphicsPipeline.PrimitiveTopologyType = PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TYPE_TRIANGLE; PSODesc.GraphicsPipeline.pVS = pVertexShader; PSODesc.GraphicsPipeline.pPS = pPixelShader; PSODesc.Name = "My pipeline state"; m_pDev->CreatePipelineState(PSODesc, &m_pPSO); When PSO object is bound to the pipeline, the engine invokes all API-specific commands to set all states specified by the object. In case of Direct3D12 this maps directly to setting the D3D12 PSO object. In case of Direct3D11, this involves setting individual state objects (such as rasterizer and blend states), shaders, input layout etc. In case of OpenGL, this requires a number of fine-grain state tweaking calls. Diligent Engine keeps track of currently bound states and only calls functions to update these states that have actually changed.
 Binding Shader Resources
 Direct3D11 and OpenGL utilize fine-grain resource binding models, where an application binds individual buffers and textures to certain shader or program resource binding slots. Direct3D12 uses a very different approach, where resource descriptors are grouped into tables, and an application can bind all resources in the table at once by setting the table in the command list. Resource binding model in Diligent Engine is designed to leverage this new method. It introduces a new object called shader resource binding that encapsulates all resource bindings required for all shaders in a certain pipeline state. It also introduces the classification of shader variables based on the frequency of expected change that helps the engine group them into tables under the hood:
 Static variables (SHADER_VARIABLE_TYPE_STATIC) are variables that are expected to be set only once. They may not be changed once a resource is bound to the variable. Such variables are intended to hold global constants such as camera attributes or global light attributes constant buffers. Mutable variables (SHADER_VARIABLE_TYPE_MUTABLE) define resources that are expected to change on a per-material frequency. Examples may include diffuse textures, normal maps etc. Dynamic variables (SHADER_VARIABLE_TYPE_DYNAMIC) are expected to change frequently and randomly. Shader variable type must be specified during shader creation by populating an array of ShaderVariableDesc structures and initializing ShaderCreationAttribs::Desc::VariableDesc and ShaderCreationAttribs::Desc::NumVariables members (see example of shader creation above).
 Static variables cannot be changed once a resource is bound to the variable. They are bound directly to the shader object. For instance, a shadow map texture is not expected to change after it is created, so it can be bound directly to the shader:
 PixelShader->GetShaderVariable( "g_tex2DShadowMap" )->Set( pShadowMapSRV ); Mutable and dynamic variables are bound via a new Shader Resource Binding object (SRB) that is created by the pipeline state (IPipelineState::CreateShaderResourceBinding()):
 m_pPSO->CreateShaderResourceBinding(&m_pSRB); Note that an SRB is only compatible with the pipeline state it was created from. SRB object inherits all static bindings from shaders in the pipeline, but is not allowed to change them.
 Mutable resources can only be set once for every instance of a shader resource binding. Such resources are intended to define specific material properties. For instance, a diffuse texture for a specific material is not expected to change once the material is defined and can be set right after the SRB object has been created:


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Definition When we want to write about what is going to happen in the the future, we make the simple future tense verb "To Be" and the verb root word. This is a verb phrase.
Solar powered energy will be more widely used in the future.
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Circle the simple future verb shall or will.
1 We will use solar power in our homes for both lighting and heating purposes.
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3 As long as the sun shines, solar energy will always be a renewable resource.
4 We will get more efficient at capturing the suns energy and turning the power into more widespread devices for our homes and industry in the near future.
5 By 2004, the world production of solar energy will exceed 1 billion watts.
6 Governor Schwarzenegger will keep to his 2005 promise that 1 million solar roofs be installed.
7 Over time, the solar panels will pay for themselves through lower energy bills and tax breaks.
8 Solar power will be seen every where.
There will no greenhouses gas effect by solar power.
10 In addition to saving the atmosphere from polluting gases, solar powered applications will reduce the use of up to 98% water required compared to conventionally generated electricity..


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Up to 1.5 million children do not go to school in Kenya. What proportions of these children are expected to be out of school because of the various barriers to enrolment (eg direct or opportunity costs of education, disability, distance to school, etc)?
This report addresses the reasons why children are out of school in Kenya. It includes sections on:
- Proportions of children affected by different barriers to education
- ILO report on access to education in Kenya
- Related information
- Resources on barriers to education
Some proportional statistics on barriers to enrolment were found from differing sources. The ILO report, outlined in section 3, gives proportional data showing reasons for absenteeism, drop-out and non-enrolment for 3 districts in Kenya. Reasons for non-enrolment are:
- 68.7% lack of funds
- 7% few admission slots
- 6.1% father/guardian ignorance
- 5.2% under age
- 4.3% distance to school
- 2.6% mental handicap
- 2.6% decision of the father
Bolton, L. Helpdesk Report: Barriers to Enrolment in Kenya. Human Development Resource Centre, UK (2011) 10 pp.

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The term downtime is mostly used to refer to periods when a system is unavailable. The downtime occurs to the time when a system fails to provide or perform its primary function. It is important to understand the reality of downtime and what harm it can do to the business and in the long term global economy. Downtime can result in data loss, employee job performance, sales, finances, client or customer trust, business reputation and even the business itself can be at stake when downtime occurs.
In businesses, downtime affects the business functions, including major computer system crash, downed infrastructure, and network issues and the cost of all this can be too big to comprehend for some which make it so important to address it the right way. To control downtime and prevent the damage that it can result in, it becomes very important for businesses to analyze the downtime of the global economy; these days due to the current situation and the economic scenario, teachers are asking students to work on their dissertation on such related topics so that the students are able to understand what this downtime is all about, how it takes place and how it affects the world around them.
Writing a dissertation is no easy task for students especially when they are working on topics that are not related to their normal persona life or academic life. However, it would not be wrong to say that every one of us gets affected by downtime and it is only when we realize what it is and how it affects our lives that we can analyze what it is all about and how things can be better managed even at this crucial time by getting dissertation help.
It is necessary for students to learn how they can analyze the downtime of the global economy for dissertation writing and what facts and statistics they would require. From network outages to human error, server facilities to storage failure, storage failures, application errors, power outages to natural disaster, all can be the reasons, one way or another, for downtime. The best way to analyze the downtime of all these reasons is to see what role they play in human life or society and what can happen if these errors and outages occur.
When it comes to analyzing the downtime of the global economy, students need to understand the main factors and the role they play in this situation and how they can be controlled in the most effective manner. Whether it is natural disasters that are causing the problem or they are errors created by man or problems that are brought on by circumstances, all account for business downtime from 10% to 70%. The leading causes of downtime range from network outages to human errors as well as server and storage failures as these days everything is dependent on technology and any problem in technological devices or systems can lead to big trouble for users as well as business, affect the global economy.
The best way to analyze the downtime is with the help of factors that are causing it and address them in the most effective manner. Unless the right solutions are considered and implemented, downtime cannot be prevented or managed the right way because there are so many things that play a crucial role in helping the global economy sustain and survive despite all odds. It becomes important to check out the breakdowns, set up losses, minor stoppages, reduced speed, startup issues, and focus on rework to resolve quality issues that become major hindrances in the long run.
It is also very important for students to understand how long the results of the downtime will go and how they will affect the global economy in time to come. small businesses might be able to overcome the problems resulting from downtime due to their small setup but major corporations and government institutes might face a lot of trouble in trying to cover the lost time and build their economies again in case of some major issue.
When working on their dissertations, it becomes very necessary for students to focus on all aspects; from causes to effects and the ways and means to reduce the causes and present the best solution to deal with downtime the best way. It is up to the students to analyze every cause and factor for the downtime of the global economy to present their perspective the right way and ensure the readers understand what it is all about and how the resultant situations can be dealt with most competently.

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poj2210 - Metric Time
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摘要: Metric Time Time Limit: 1000MS Memory Limit: 65536K Total Submissions: 2584 Accepted: 796 Description The Metric Time is one of the most important points of PSOS Ele
Metric Time
Time Limit: 1000MS Memory Limit: 65536K
Total Submissions: 2584 Accepted: 796
Description
The Metric Time is one of the most important points of PSOS Election Programme. The Time can be much easier calculated in operating systems. These systems are then more stable, which meets the main goal of the Party.
The length of one day is the same as with the "classic" time. The day is divided into 10 metric hours, each of them into 100 metric minutes, and each minute into 100 metric seconds. 10 metric days form one metric week, 10 metric weeks give one metric month, 10 metric months are called metric year. It is obvious this Metric Time is much better than the classic one.
Some opponent parties often complain that the Metric Time has also some drawbacks. First of all, it would be very difficult to change to the new time. PSOS Chairman decided to solve these problems all at once. He plans to publish a freeware utility which will be able to convert between the time formats. Your goal is to write one half of this utility, the program which converts classic time to Metric Time. Metric hours, metric minutes, and metric seconds are counted starting with zero, as usual. Metric days and metric months start with one. There exist metric year zero. The metric seconds should be rounded to the nearest smaller integer value. Assume that 0:0:0 1.1.2000 classic time is equal to 0:0:0 1.1.0 Metric Time.
Note that the classic year is leap, if it is an integer multiple of 4. The only exception are years divisible by 100 - they are leap only if they are an integer multiple of 400. For example, leap years are 1996, 2400, and 2000; leap years are not 1900, 2300, 2002.
Input
At the first line there is a positive integer N stating the number of assignments to follow. Each assignment consists of exactly one line in the form "hour:minute:second day.month.year" which is the date in the classic form (usual in most of European countries). The date is always valid, 2000 <= year <= 50000.
Output
The program must print exactly one line for each assignment. The line should have the form "mhour:mmin:msec mday.mmonth.myear" which is the Metric Time equal to the specified classic time.
Sample Input
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0:0:0 1.1.2000
10:10:10 1.3.2001
0:12:13 1.3.2400
23:59:59 31.12.2001
0:0:1 20.7.7478
0:20:20 21.7.7478
15:54:44 2.10.20749
Sample Output
0:0:0 1.1.0
4:23:72 26.5.0
0:8:48 58.2.146
9:99:98 31.8.0
0:0:1 100.10.2000
0:14:12 1.1.2001
6:63:0 7.3.6848
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按照题目意思直接转化就行,注意优化不然有可能会超时

#include<cstdio>
using namespace std;
int m[13]={0,31,28,31,30,31,30,31,31,30,31,30,31};
int main()
{
 int day,month,year,h,minu,sec,mday,mmonth,myear,mh,mminu,msec,days,y,secs,cas;
// freopen("in.txt","r",stdin);
 scanf("%d",&cas);
 while(cas--)
 {
 scanf("%d:%d:%d %d.%d.%d",&h,&minu,&sec,&day,&month,&year);
 days=0;
 for(y=2000;y<year;y+=4) //这里y不要每次加1不然会超时
 {
 if((y%100==0&&y%400==0)||(y%4==0&&y%100!=0))
 days+=1;
 }
 for(int i=1;i<month;i++)
 days+=m[i];
 if(month>2&&((year%100==0&&year%400==0)||(year%4==0&&year%100!=0)))
 days+=1;
 days+=(day-1);
 days+=(365*(year-2000));
 myear=days/1000;
 days%=1000;
 mmonth=days/100;
 days%=100;
 mday=days;
 secs=h*3600+minu*60+sec;
 secs*=125;
 secs/=108;
 mh=secs/10000;
 secs-=10000*mh;
 mminu=secs/100;
 secs-=100*mminu;
 msec=secs;
 printf("%d:%d:%d %d.%d.%d\n",mh,mminu,msec,mday+1,mmonth+1,myear);
 }
 return 0;
}
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Aim: The development of a polyarginine cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) could enable the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, with drugs like bevacizumab, to be administered using eye drops instead of intravitreal injections. Topical formulations have a vast potential impact on healthcare by increasing patient compliance while reducing the financial burden. However, as the ocular preparations may contain several doses, it is essential to understand the stability of the bevacizumab+CPP conjugate produced.
Materials and Methods: In this work, we examine the stability of a bevacizumab solution with and without cell-penetrating peptide using dynamic light scattering and circular dichroism to assess the physical stability. We use HPLC to assess the chemical stability and ELISA to assess its biological activity. We also examine the potential of the CPP to be used as an antimicrobial agent in place of preservatives in the eye drop.
Results: The structural stability of bevacizumab with and without the CPP was found not to be affected by temperature: samples stored at either 20°C or 4°C were identical in behavior. However, physical instability was observed after five weeks, leading to aggregation and precipitation. Further investigation revealed that the addition of the polypeptide led to increased aggregation, as revealed through dynamic light scattering and concentration analysis of the peptide through HPLC. Complexing the bevacizumab with CPP had no effect on biological stability or degradation.
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the shelf life of CPP+bevacizumab complexes is at least 38 days from its initial formulation. Currently, the mechanism for aggregation is not fully understood but does not appear to occur through chemical degradation.
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, 3D), it has 8 corners because it has 2^3(XYZ) corners, it has 12 edges because it has 3×4 sides per (XYZ) plane
 71. I should correct myself, 2 posts up (wish you could edit on this thing) you take the inverse of the chance that youre approaching the second cut in a fashion that will halve one of pieces before you stop
 72. Faces (6) x corners (8) x edges (12) = 576
 any unique combination for multplying 2 of those "aspects" of the cube = 6×6, 8×8, 12×12, 6×8, 6×12, 8×12 the sum is 480
 480 possibilities out of 576 = 1/6, the inverse 5/6ths multiply by the 3 planes (XZY) = 2.5 or 1 + your 1.5 cuts.
 I haven't got far enough in math to fully analyze and integrate pi and e, but I am assuming somewhere in the mix they come into play since you can still create assymetrical lines that would divide the cube in "half" as far as volume/mass was concerned without the end result of the quartering process being identical "looking" peices.
 73. (2^1.5 + 1/6(1/pi^pi))/(2+5/6) = accuracy of 99.9811% any chance this is a calculator abbreviation? Do we live in a pi-dimensional world ;)
 74. I love reading your articles! keep up the great work.
 I have this small doubt that needs clarification. suppose i rephrase the first example shown i.e 1 * (3^2) by saying that we are growing 1 three times per second. so after two seconds, won't the equation be 1* (3 times/ second * 2 seconds) = 6.
 I'm not able to understand why the multiplication by the time period would be wrong!
 75. @Ninad: Excellent question. The microwave grows whatever *is inside* by 3x per second. So we start with 1.0, grow for one second (to 3.0), then grow for another second (to 9.0). After the first second, what's "inside the microwave" has already changed! The growth is always relative to your current amount, not your original amount.
 Put another way, imagine you had a bank account that was earning 200% interest (a fantasy, I know). After the first year you go from $100 to $300. How much would you expect to have at the end of year 2? You'd be angry if the bank still computed interest off your original $100 from last year, right? :)
 However, there may be situations where you have a static rate, and want to do 3 * 2 and not 3^2 [i.e., always compute growth off the original amount]. Check out _URL_ for a few different examples.
 76. Ah! now i get it.. the difference between simple growth and compunded growth!
 thanks a ton for the immediate reply!
 sadly i stumbled upon this site in 2013! hope to see more new explanatory articles!
 all the best!
 77. IT is NOT true that 0^0 =1 This is false.
 For some real number "a" not equal to zero:
 a^n = a^n*a^0
 Thus we should be able to divide both sides by a^n and get: 1=a^0
 IF a=0 or a^n=0 then we run into problems.
 a^0 is defined only if a does not equal zero.
 78. @Ediz: 0^0 is technically undefined [you get conflicting answers for x^0 and 0^x as x -> 0], but 1 is a very reasonable (and useful) definition, if we had to pick a value.
 79. Kalid, would you please expand this analogy for negative numbers? What does it mean in this context (-2)^2 is a negative number and (-2)^3 is a positive number?
 Thanks for your explanations. They are brilliant.
 80. I've read many of your articles and loved them all. Thinking of the base of an exponent as a growth rate and the exponent as a time is a nice way to extend beyond repeated multiplication. I've been trying to apply it to other formulas, though, and have become a bit flummoxed. For instance, take the formula for kinetic energy: K=(1/2)mv^2. Translating that to your analogy would be: "put an appropriate amount of mass in the oven, turn the power on so that the mass will grow so that it is v-times larger each second, and cook it for to seconds." The output, obviously, represents energy. I don't have too many qualms imagining the first part of the analogy applying (should I?), but I don't really no how to grasp turning the power to a level representing velocity and cooking for two seconds. Why would I do that?
 Can you think of a way that intuitively applies your analogy to kinetic energy?
 I also tried my hand at explaining the formula for electric field intensity from a point charge: E=kq/r^2=kqr^(-2). So: "put in a lump representing units of charge into the oven, shrink it at the rate of the distance from the charge, for two seconds." With that one I make a little more progress: one way to think of an e-field is field lines per unit area. The number of field lines is static, while an increasing radius causes growth in area for a spherical shell in two dimensions. So it seems a little plausible to say that you should shrink at a rate of the radius, for two seconds–each second representing a dimension. Maybe what you call time represents dimensions, sometimes.
 Trying to apply that thinking to kinetic energy didn't get far though.
 A lot of the problems come about when considering equations with variables that are not the exponent when those variables explicitly or implicitly have something to do with time, such as t, v, a, i, etc. d=(1/2)a*t^2–two timey variables but neither represent time in our analogy.
 I'm not posting these ideas to criticize your approach. I love your approach and it seems like if I were too understand these equations in a different way than I currently understand them, I might make a few other intuitive insights along the way.
 Wanna take a shot at helping me out?
 81. Hi Barton, thanks for the note, happy to help (btw, constructive criticism is always welcomed, I want to constantly evolve the explanations here).
 In the case of physics formulas with whole-number exponents (1/2 mv^2, etc.) the purpose of the "square" isn't really growth applied to v, but "v*v". That is, we are mainly using exponents for the shorthand of repeated multiplication. In a similar way, we aren't trying to "repeatedly add" m "v^2″ times, the multiplication "m * v^2″ represents a scaling of energy by both amounts. In formulas, I try to figure out which sense the operations are taking on (scaling, repeating, applying, growing).
 When we see e^x in a formula, where x is the variable that changes, it's a near guarantee we're talking about growth (and applying growth rates). But when we have x^2, x^3, etc., it's more likely we are just trying to apply x in two multiplications, use the 2nd or 3rd dimension, etc. [vs modifying a rate of growth]. Hope that helps!
 82. Okay okay I have heard of this debate on 0^0 and it is like this:
 Middle School teacher:
 Any number to the power of 0 is 1 and that includes 0
 Clever student:
 Um 0^0 is undefined. Let me show you.
 Okay you know that 0 to any positive exponent is 0 and to any negative exponent is undefined.
 You also know that 0^1 = 0 and that decreasing the exponent is the same as dividing by the base.
 so 0^0 = 0/0 and 0/0 is undefined.
 High School teacher:
 But that disagrees with the law that x^0 = 1 so it must be 1
 Cleverer student: 0/0 = 0
 Calculus teacher: Lim x and y as both get closer and closer to 0 is 1 so 0^0 = 1
 Even Cleverer student:
 That doesn't prove it for 0^0 only for negatives and positives
 and it all comes down to
 Everyone: 0^0 = 0/0 and 0/0 is undefined
 We have heard your side and even your proofs and we agree that 0^0 is an exception to x^0 = 1
 I am on that side.
 83. @One who knows Trig in 9th Grade:
 0^0 depends on usage in Calculus or in Discrete Mathematics.
 Calculus, in general, is an example of Continuous Mathematics and 0^0 deals with Continuous Exponents, thus, 0^0 in General Calculus is Undefined.
 Discrete Mathematics, on the other hand, deals with distinct objects; something which has a boundary, like a continent, you know what belongs to Asia and what belongs to Africa. 0^0 in Discrete Mathematics is simply 1.
 Therefore


Why a Rechargeable Battery becomes Bloated
A rechargeable battery on a white background.
A rechargeable battery becomes bloated when the outer shell is broken due to extreme temperatures. Nickel-based batteries, such as NiCd and NiMh batteries, react especially poorly to very cold or very hot temperatures. The most common cause of rechargeable battery bloating, however, is when a rechargeable battery is overcharged and therefore exposed to too much heat. If you touch a battery charger right after use you will notice it is warm. The electric charge causes heat which can break the outer shell of a rechargeable battery. Lithium-based batteries, such as Li-Ion or lithium polymer batteries, are extremely susceptible to overheating due to overcharging.
Avoiding Overcharging
To avoid overcharging, and therefore bloating, make sure you are using the manufacturer's preferred battery charger. Lithium-based battery chargers have a timer mechanism that prevent overcharging. If this type of charger is not used the battery will overcharge and overheat. Trickle-chargers, though good for saving energy, are often incompatible with rechargeable batteries and, if used, can cause overheating. If a bloated battery is used the outer shell can crack completely, leaking toxic chemicals which can catch on fire or even explode.
Factory Mistakes
In the past there have been battery recalls for products whose batteries inadvertently bloat. If you purchase such a product, make sure to replace your battery before using the product again.


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By Claire Preston
What would you do if you came across a stranded sea lion on a beach? Would your first impulse be to help the poor creature? Or would you immediately react and call the authorities to deal with the situation at hand? This scenario arises more often than we'd like in coastal areas, and leaves many people scratching their heads as to what to do.
Marine Mammal 911
But what exactly is a marine emergency? There is some confusion as to what constitutes an emergency situation, and when it is important to call the authorities. An emergency is classified as either when an animal is in danger, or when an animal is a danger to humans. Some examples include animals that are:
- stranded on a beach or upriver away from the ocean
- entangled in fishing gear
- stuck on manmade structures like wharfs
When an Emergency Isn't an Emergency
Another important thing to recognize is when an intervention is actually needed. For example, if you came across a lone seal pup on a beach, it is entirely natural to want to help the young animal. However often seals will come to land to nap, and mother seals will leave their pups to snooze while they hunt for their next meal. In this case, the seal pup should be left alone to doze and wait for its mother to return.
When it's Too Dangerous to Intervene
Sometimes an animal in distress can also be dangerous to untrained personnel who are simply trying to help. Without the proper tools or training, it can be more detrimental to try and help untangle an animal, rather than wait until the authorities can arrive and tackle the situation.
When it's Too Late
If you ever happen upon a carcass that has washed up on shore, it is important not to touch it and leave this to the professionals as well. As sad as it is to see a deceased marine animal, these situations can provide an opportunity to expand our knowledge of the natural history of marine animals through study of the carcass; from this we can potentially determine their cause of death and develop a better understanding of the level of threats these animals face.
Who You Gonna Call?
So who should you call in an emergency like this? In all coastal regions of Canada, marine emergency response organizations exist who respond to calls from the public regarding these types of emergencies. At present when someone calls a regional marine animal emergency hotline, someone will gather the information (what, where, when etc.) and attempt to make an assessment. They will then organize a response with the corresponding unit in the area.
When personnel respond to the emergency there are a couple of ways in which they can act:
- BEST case scenario: the animal is rescued, whether that means being detangled from fishing gear or helped back into the water
- WORST case scenario: sometimes the animal is in far too much distress and nature must be left to take its course
One of the biggest challenges faced by many of these regional organizations is having enough appropriately trained personnel who can get to emergencies efficiently. Many of these emergency services are run by volunteers and are in need of help to ensure that their hard work can continue to help the marine animals who find themselves in these distressing situations. These networks need help in:
- education for the general public
What We're Doing
The Canadian Wildlife Federation is working with the regional marine animal response groups to develop a national program that will act as a central network to assist the operation of these non-governmental organizations that respond to dead or distressed animals, to tell their stories, and to promote the importance of this service.
CWF has applied for funding from the Shell Fuelling change program to help get this network up and running as soon as possible. This program will ensure that these highly trained individuals and organizations in Newfoundland, Maritimes, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec and British Columbia are supported when they get a call reporting a entrapped, entangled, and injured or distressed marine animal.


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|What Is the Purpose of the Kabbalah Red String?|
Followers of the mystical Judaic tradition Kabbalah often believe that wearing a red string tied around the left wrist will ward off the evil eye. According to Kabbalah teachings, the talisman works as a "spiritual vaccination": the red string, being the color of danger, will shield the wearer against danger and negativity. Before Kabbalah red string is sold to followers, it is wound around the tomb of Rachel, a Biblical matriarch whose motherly protection becomes part of the red string's power.
Many cultures have used a red string, ribbon, or cloth as a ritualistic talisman of protection, including the ancient Greeks, Egyptians and Chinese; red string also appears in the folk customs of Ireland, Romania and India. Scholar Elly Teman identifies three elements that make the red string such a powerful cross-cultural symbol: the knotting of the thread, symbolizing binding and closure; the circularity of the string, symbolizing sacredness and protection; and the string's redness, connoting blood, earth and courage.
The Kabbalah red string is a type of "segulah," the Jewish term for a protective, healing spiritual act. However, Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky claims that there is no scriptural basis for this particular segulah, citing instead a Talmudic verse that equates the red-string ritual to superstition and idol worship.
The modern red string ritual began in the '30s when those with fertility problems began making pilgrimages to Rachel's Tomb; thus, early on, the red string was used primarily as a fertility charm. This tradition disappeared while the tomb was under Jordanian rule, but reappeared after the Six Day War in 1967, and the string came to mean protection rather than fertility. The Kabbalah string must be wound seven times around Rachel's Tomb to endow it with full protective powers.
In the '80s, the red string became more and more popular as the conditions in Israel grew more and more uncertain; Elly Teman believes that national anxiety is at the root of contemporary usage of the Kabbalah string. Then, in the late '90s, many celebrities (including Madonna, David Beckham and Britney Spears) began wearing a red string as a fad accessory.
By J.C. Tolentino, eHow Contributor

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Perhaps why Porto Covo is such an attraction is because of this region's incredibly rich history. The nearby Island of Pessegueiro is where the earliest records of human settlement is found. These records date back to the 1st millennium BC during the Carthaginian and Roman Empire trading times.
At TRAVOH, we believe the indelible journey of traveling opens a window into one's self, where rays of light shine through, highlighting the best in us upon developing lifetime experiences that become unforgettable moments in time. This is why our mission is to feed the inspirations of your desires to discover this world, as we become cultured to a boundless community, inspired by inclusive unity, bounded by a global appreciation for travel.


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Bard I
Biographical Information
DeathT.A. 2977
Physical Description
Bard I (died c. Third Age 2977) of Lake-town was one of the most skilled archers among Men and was the heir of Girion, the last king of old Dale. Bard was able to slay the Dragon Smaug with a single arrow after a tip from the old thrush (who had overheard Bilbo Baggins' description of Smaug) revealed an unarmoured spot on the Dragon's underside. Because of his miraculous shot he was given the epithet Bard the Bowman.
Bard claimed a twelfth of the treasure amassed by the dragon, which he subsequently shared with the Master of Lake-town to rebuild the town. However, the Master stole the money and ran off into the wild where he died. Four years later, after the rebuilding of the city, Bard became the first King of restored Dale. His success was chronicled in The Hobbit.
Robert Ireland and Ruth S. Noel provide Celtic origins, bárd ("guardian") and bard ("poet"). However, the language of Dale tends to be translated into Old Norse, not Celtic. In other names (such as Isembard), bard refers to beard. This could be either the facial hair, or more likely "Battle-Axe" (beard is also a term for a part of an axe).
Bard II
Preceded by:
Girion, 174 years earlier
King of Dale
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A general system of nature, through the three grand kingdoms of animals, vegetables, and minerals, systematically divided into their several classes, orders, genera, species, and varieties, with their Linné's system of nature by Turton. Linné's system of nature. Linné, Carl von, _PHONE_ creator Gmelin, Johann Friedrich, _PHONE_ contributor Turton, William, _PHONE_ contributor text series London : Printed for Lackington, Allen & Co., 1806. 1806
English Each volume has a half-title: A general system of nature. Vols. 1-4 are a re-issue of Soulsby no. 137 with new title-pages. According to the colophons, Vol. 1 is "Printed by Voss and Morris, Castle-S Soulsby no. 138 Duplicate Soulsby no. 34h Duplicate Soulsby no. 2643a Explanation of terms used in the various departments of natural history Some account of the life and writings of Sir Charles Linné Systema naturae _URL_


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cleaning, packing plants and flour mills.
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The history of the Parish Church is a long and interesting one. There were originally three separate parishes each with their own churches, Creeting St Mary, Creeting All Saints and Creeting St Olave. St Olave had ceased to be used regularly by about 1553 but All Saints continued to 1801 when it was pulled down and the stones used to create a north aisle. The parishes are all consolidated into Creeting St Mary. The churches of All Saints and particularly St Olave were investigated in a Millenium Project. More information here
A leaflet written in 1958 provides a good history of the parishes and their churches. Creeting St Mary Church History
This article published in the Suffolk Chronicle and Mercury in 1932 in the series Pocket Histories of Suffolk also gives some interesting details. Pocket History – Creeting St Mary (although it gets the details about the tower wrong!)
The churchyard around the church of Creeting St Mary records the lives and deaths of many parishioners from the village over many years. he village WI completed a full survey of all the graves in the churchyard in 1981.
A summary of the work undertaken can be seen here. WI Grave survey
A full plan of the churchyard was produced, which was revised in 1990. Creeting St Mary Churchyard Plan.
The inscriptions on every grave were recorded and this can be seen here. Full Graveyard Survey
A war memorial records the fallen in two world wars.
The full inscription is recorded here. War Memorial Inscriptions
Research has also been done into the lives of some of those recorded on the memorial. These can be read here. The Lost Men of Creeting


How can I detect if a PDF needs to be OCRd?
You just received 1000 PDFs from the other side which are a mix of PDFs created from Office applications and scans. Some of the documents might have been OCRd and some not.
How can you quickly detect which files need to be OCRd?
Further, how can you pull out and separate searchable and non-searchable PDFs?
I have written on this subject previously in my article "Is that PDF Searchable?" That post included information on how to test if individual documents are searchable and offered a basic way to detect searchability across files.
Why detecting searchability is hard?
When would you call a PDF searchable? When one word is searchable? When 100 words are searchable? When a page is searchable? When all the pages are searchble? What about pictures or text inside of pictures?
I've been doing some research and in this article I offer up another way to check for searchable text.
To accomplish this, we will use the Preflight feature of Acrobat Pro. Acrobat's Preflight feature offers hundreds of different tests including the ability to check for characters on the page. Preflight can be used on a single document or it can be automated using a batch sequence.
The following workflow isn't perfect, but I offer it here to legal professionals who want to experiment with it.
In this article, you'll learn how to create a Batch Sequence to run across folders of files which will:
 1. Separate searchable PDFs from non-searchable PDFs and place them in named folders
 2. Ignore non-PDF documents
 3. Create a Summary Report of searchability
About Preflight
Acrobat Pro's Preflight feature includes several hundred detection and fix-up operations.
Leonard Rosenthal, Adobe's Standards Evangelist, blogged about using Preflight to check for searchable text in his blog post on Checking a PDF for Searchable Text.
In that post, Leonard offered a custom preflight profile which tested for searchable text.
One oddity of how Preflight works is that when conditions are met, an error is generated. Leonard's Preflight Profile, in fact, errors when searchable text is found.
I certainly found this confusing at first, but once taken into account, it is very powerful indeed.
Read the Entire Article First
Before you crazy loading up that new discovery documents you just got in, read the entire article including the caveats at the end.
Step 1: Import the Preflight Profile
In order to test for searchability, you will will need to import a Preflight Profile.
 1. Download Leonard's Text Searchable Preflight Profile from the link below:
 Text Searchable.kfp (4K)
 - Open Acrobat Pro and any PDF document
 (Preflight won't be available until a document is open)
 - Choose Advanced> Preflight
 - Click the Options buttonClick the Options button
 - Choose Import Preflight Profile... from the Options menu
 - Locate the Text Searchable.kfp file you downloaded in Step 1 above and click the Open button.
 - Close the Preflight Window
Step 2: Create Sorting Folders
You will need to create two folders; one for the PDFs which are searchable and one for the PDFs that are not searchable.
 1. Create a new folder on your desktop. Change the folder name to "Searchable"
 2. Create a new folder on your desktop. Change the folder name to "Not Searchable"
Source File Folder
In case you haven't already, copy all of your source files (the PDF files you want to check) to a folder on your hard drive. Sub-folders within the main folder are not a problem.
Step 3: Create a Batch Sequence
In this step, you'll create a batch sequence that calls Preflight and places PDFs in the folders you created in Step 2.
 1. Choose Advanced>Document Processing> Batch Processing
 2. Click the New Sequence buttonNew Sequence Window
 3. Give the Sequence a name such as "No Searchable Text"No Searchable Text window
 4. Click the Select Commands... buttonSelect Commands
 5. The Select Commands window opens.
 A) From the list at left, choose Preflight
 B) Click the Add> button
 C) Click the Edit... buttonEdit Sequence Window
 6. The Preflight Setup Window opens:
 7. A) Choose "Text can be searched" from the list
 B) In On success, Enable the checkbox and Move PDF file option
 C) Set Success folder button to your"Not Searchable" folder"
 D) In On error, Enable the checkbox and Move PDF file option
 E) Set Error folder button to your"Searchable" folder"
 F) Enable reporting
 G) Click the Save buttonEdit Sequence Window
 8. Click OK to go back to the main Edit Sequence window.
 9. In the Edit Sequence window:
 A) Change "Run Commands on" to Selected Folder
 B) Click the Browse button and locate your source file folder
 C) Click Source File Options... and deselect all the file types
 See Source File Options window picture below
 D) Set to Output location to "Same folder as originals"Edit Batch Sequence
 Source File Options
 10. Click OK to exit the Edit Batch Sequence window
Step 4: Run the Batch Sequence
By now, you should have gathered up all your source files into the folder referenced above in Step 9-A. You also have folders on your desktop ready to receive searchable and non-searchable files.
Here's how to run the sequence:
 1. Choose Advanced>Document Processing> Batch Processing
 A) Select the "No Searchable Text" Sequence
 B) Click the Run Sequence buttonRun Sequence Window
 2. The Batch Sequence will run. If you have thousands of files, you will need to get a beverage.
Acrobat will move the files into your Searchable and Not Searchable folders. In the case of a duplicate filename, Acrobat will append a sequence number and won't overwrite the original.
When complete, a report will be generated.
Step 5: Looking at the Report and Some Caveats
The process will generate a PDF Portfolio report that looks like this:
Portfolio of Report
The cover sheet for the PDF Portfolio contains summary information about all the files.
Looking closer at this report, you can see which files passed the test (were not searchable, I know that sounds weird, but that's how it works) and which didn't:
Closeup of Report
If you click on the filename link, it will open the file.
Caveats: Understanding the Report
The yellow section above shows you how "texty" the file is. In the example above, 80 text blocks were found in the file. That's not the same as 80 words, however. Depending how the PDF was created, text could be grouped by word, sentence, paragraph or page.
This process does a good job helping you identify documents which have zero searchable words, especially those that were raw image-only scanned PDFs. If the report shows a checkmark, then you will want to OCR the document.
The script is not effective in these circumstances:
 - The PDF contains a mix of searchable and non-searchable pages. For example, if you combined a PDF output from Word and one you scanned.
 - The PDF hasn't been OCRd, but may be Bates Stamped
 Bates Stamps are searchable text and would be reported.
 - The PDF contains vector text that was converted to outlines. Since the characters were converted to graphics, they won't be searchable. You'll sometimes see files like this from CAD systems, illustration tools, or page layout programs.
But, I want to be sure...
Given the caveats above, you might just want to OCR everything. Follow the instructions in my Batch OCR using Acrobat Professional article.
Acrobat will skip any pages which don't need to be OCRd and process any pages that do.
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Teacher's Assistant
One strategy for helping talented bored students is to facilitate them acting as Teacher's Assistants (TAs). An example is to enable them to markup some peer's work with teacher monitoring.
Stronger students and weaker students learn more.
TAs might be celebrated or effectively secret, TAs provide feedback online and perhaps discretely in person, depending on the school culture.
The system can add value by giving select students markup access to a few other student's class work.


Poverty in Portugal
Portugal is usually known as a hotspot for tourists; a country filled with breathtaking historical sites and exquisite cuisine. Even though it may look like a luxury spot for vacation from the outside, Portugal is actually a country filled with economic and financial problems. Behind the array of castles, cathedrals and towers lay people living on the streets because of unemployment and children that are suffering. Why is poverty in Portugal such a big problem?
Poverty in Portugal: Top 10 Facts
 1. There are almost 2.6 million people living below the poverty line in Portugal, according to the National Statistics Institute. 487,000 of the citizens living in poverty in the country are under the age of 18.
 3. Portugal is known as one of the European countries that work the most, although, the hourly wage for workers is extremely low compared to other countries in Europe.
 4. Parents have to work multiple jobs, leaving them with less time to spend with their children. Due of this, students have been known to act out more and come to school not having eaten a proper breakfast.
 5. Unemployment is one of the main causes of poverty in Portugal. In 2018, the unemployment rate dropped down to 7.9 percent.
 6. After the 2008 recession, Portugal did not progress economically compared to the other countries around the world. Economic growth has been slowing down since then.
 7. A lot of families are forced to live in shacks or shambled housing due to poverty in Portugal. The need for suitable housing in the country is increasing, especially in urban areas.
 8. Portugal has the highest rate of HIV/AIDs in all of Western Europe.
 9. Child labor is common in the northern and central parts of Portugal. Many children under the age of 16 are made to beg on the streets and even have to leave school in search of work.
 10. Elderly citizens and children are more likely to be living in poverty in Portugal than any other group of people. The elderly are the most dominant demographic in Portugal, especially in more rural areas.
What is the Future of Portugal?
Portugal's president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa mentioned that citizens should not be simply pretending that poverty doesn't exist in their country. It is indeed disturbing that in Portugal almost 2.6 million people are at risk of poverty.
In March at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, President de Sousa discussed his national strategy for increasing the growth of employment, education, housing and health to hopefully eradicate poverty in Portugal. He said that he believes the country had been in a rut since the financial crisis and a global strategy must be implemented immediately to eradicate it.
– McKenzie Hamby
Photo: Flickr


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Ministers of Agriculture of 34 countries in the Americas are in San Jose, Costa Rica, this week, to discuss pivotal issues for a sector that is key to the world's food supply and whose development is an essential requirement for combating food insecurity and large-scale migration.
Ministers of Agriculture, the Hon. Eugene Hamilton and the Hon. Alexis Jeffers, are representing the Federation at the conference, which ends tomorrow (Oct. 31st).
The agenda for the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas 2019 includes issues such as: rural inclusion in the digital era, striking a balance between productivity and sustainability, and the interaction among health, safety and international trade, all key elements for the hemisphere's agriculture sector.
Costa Rica's President, Carlos Alvarado, in welcoming the delegations, said "the challenges are daunting because the population is growing, we are faced with climate change, and……ensure that young people continue to work in agricultural production, and offer sustainable, healthy options for life."
The meeting will provide an important opportunity to engage in dialogue and enable governments to forge partnerships with the private sector.


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You connect to an authoring instance with many handles (for example 10,000) with the CQDE and the instance freezes with high load. The IDE runs into a timeout after submitting the login credentials.
Work around the issue by doing the following:
- Open the /system/cqde/templates/server_tools.ecma file.
- Comment line (307):
var pages = Server.Tools.getWebPages(parentUrl);
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- Save the changes and restart CQ.


rozole. The green colored nodes are the gene nodes representing the genes associated with Breast Cancer. All gene nodes are connected to the disease node. The gene nodes are also connected to the drug nodes that make them oppositely regulated. The hyperlinks are observed where both disease-gene (blue) and drug-gene (magenta) edges are incident on a single gene node (green). All the gene nodes that are connected to both the disease node and the drug node Letrozole form one hyperedge. Similarly another hyperedge associated with the drug node 5aDHT can also be observed.
The nodes in the hyperedge associated with the Breast Cancer drug Letrozole is given in Figure 2. The nodes colored in red are the disease nodes. The yellow nodes are the genes associated only with breast cancer. The nodes colored green represent the genes associated with both breast cancer and lung cancer and the purple color node denotes the gene associated with the two cancerous diseases as well as with Hepatitis C.
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Disease Nodes, Genes and their Connections in the Hyperedge of the Breast Cancer drug Letrozole. The nodes colored in red are the disease nodes - Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer and Hepatitis C. The yellow nodes are the genes associated only with breast cancer. The nodes colored green represent the genes associated with both breast cancer and lung cancer and the purple color node denotes the gene associated with the two cancerous diseases as well as with Hepatitis C.
The Disease-Drug scores for various drugs and diseases, computed using equation 9, have been summarized in Table 3.
Table 3 Summary of Disease-Drug Scores.
Results and discussion
By ranking the genes based on their node strength in each of the disease networks, the significant genes targeted by the drug set and are highly related with each disease have been identified.
Out of the top 10 significant genes associated with breast cancer, 7 were validated using GeneCards, which is a compilation of annotative information about human genes, mined and integrated from over 80 digital sources [22]. In the case of lung cancer, 6 out of the top 10 were verified [22]. 3 genes out of the top 10 were found to be associated with Hepatitis C [22]. The top 10 genes identified for each disease have been listed in Table 4.
Table 4 The Top 10 Genes Identified for Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer and Hepatitis C.
In our analysis, it was found that the breast cancer drug Letrozole targeted some of the lung cancer genes. Out of the 34 target genes found to be associated with Lung Cancer, 17 were validated from literature [22]. In the light of the recent studies indicating that blocking estrogen is crucial in developing effective treatments for lung cancer [23], we analyzed the targets of Letrozole and found out several genes including RRM2, TOP2A and RAD51 that were estrogen responsive [24]. It has also been reported that Letrozole decreased cell proliferation in ER expressing cell lines in Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) [25]. In the light of these evidences, we propose Letrozole as a strong candidate for repurposing against lung cancer.
It can be seen from Table 3 that Letrozole has a higher score for Hepatitis C. This is because it targeted genes with higher node weights in the disease network of Hepatitis C as compared to Lung Cancer. Even though the sum of the node weights of the lung cancer genes targeted was less, (hence the lower score compared to Hepatitis C), it was verified from literature that some of the lung cancer genes targeted by Letrozole were significant in developing a treatment to the disease. Hence we proposed Letrozole as a more plausible candidate for repurposing against lung cancer as compared to Hepatitis C.
In the case of the drug GDC-0941, which has been found effective in treatment of breast cancer, we observed that the drug targeted 204 lung cancer genes and 52 of them were verified as being associated with lung cancer from literature [22]. Also four target genes, CCNE2, E2F3, TRAF2 and TRAF4 were identified as being part of the lung cancer disease pathway [21]. A study conducted in mice show that GDC- 0941 has excellent anti-tumor activity against various cancers [26]. Another study has shown that treatment with GDC-0941 led to pronounced tumor shrinkage and inhibition of tumor growth in two NSCLC models in mice [27]. Hence we suggest that GDC-0941 can be repurposed against lung cancer.
Ribavirin is a drug prescribed for Hepatitis C. In our analysis, it was observed that the drug targeted the gene KIF18A, which is a potential target for breast cancer [28]. Another potential target for triple negative breast cancer, LRP8 [29], was also found to be targeted by Ribavirin. Targeting MYC-regulated pathways has been proposed as a promising therapeutic strategy for breast cancer [30]. And in one of the recent studies, it has been reported that in breast cancer cell lines, MYC expression is dependent on the RAD21 subunit of cohesin [31]. It was observed in our analysis that Ribavirin targeted RAD21 by making it down-regulated. In the context of these evidences, we propose Ribavirin as a strong candidate for repurposing against breast cancer.
Acitnomycin D and Sapphyrin PCI-2050 are drugs used in the chemotherapy for lung cancer. It was observed that Acitomycnin D, 1.25uM Sapphyrin PCI-2050 and 2.50uM Sapphyrin PCI-2050 targeted 123, 114 and 47 breast cancer genes respectively, out of which 37, 34 and 13 genes respectively were validated from literature as being associated with breast cancer [22]. These 3 drugs targeted the gene E2F3, which has been identified as a potential therapeutic target in breast cancer [32]. Hence we suggest that Acitnomycin D and Sapphyrin PCI-2050 may be considered for repurposing against breast cancer.
5a-Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is a steroid used in the treatment of breast cancer. This drug targeted 10 lung cancer genes and 3 of them were verified from literature [22]. So we propose 5a-DHT as a weak candidate for repurposing against lung cancer.
Conclusions
We have proposed a new computational method to identify candidates for drug repositioning for breast cancer and lung cancer using gene expression data. This method can be extended to other diseases and drugs to identify novel therapeutic relationships. The effectiveness of the proposed method can be improved by including all the significant disease genes and their interactions rather than considering only the genes that are affected by a drug.
This method is based on the hypothesis that diseases and drugs can be related based on the similarity/dissimilarity of their gene expression profiles. Hence the validation of the proposed candidates for repurposing would require additional experiments in lab by the domain experts. It would be interesting to look at other ways to validate the plausible candidates for repurposing. The proposed method using hyperedges can be made scalable using graph databases such as HyperGraphDB, which is designed for complex, large scale knowledge representation applications such as the ones found in artificial intelligence, bio-informatics and natural language processing [33].
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What is a triple column cash book and explain its format?
Triple column cash books have three columns on both the debit and credit side of the cash book. These cash books record cash transactions, bank transactions and discounts. Both cash and bank transactions of column cash books are balanced and totaled periodically; discount column of triple column cash books is only totaled, but not balanced.
Separate accounts are maintained in the general ledger for discount allowed and received. Discount column on the debit side represents a discount given to customers during a period.
Discount allowed is an expense and this column on the credit side represents discount from suppliers during a period. Discount received is income.
The format of triple column cash book is as follows −
Date − Records transaction date.
Description − Records name of account debited/credited.
Voucher number (VN) − A document that supports a transaction.
Posting reference (PR) − Unique number assigned in ledger.
Discount − Discount allowed is recorded on the debit side; discount allowed is recorded on the credit side.
Cash − Cash received is recorded on the debit side; cash paid is recorded on the credit side.
Bank − All transactions (receipts and payments) through the bank are recorded in the bank column.
- Accounting for discount received
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- Records transactions related to cash, bank and discount
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Spring time means spring flowers, and why wouldn't you want to incorporate them into your daily life? Spring flowers can seriously brighten up your day, no matter how you keep them around. Not only are they beautiful, but spring flowers can cheer you up when springtime is rainy and grey! Here are some simple ways to incorporate spring flowers into your daily life, so that you can make the most of spring flowers this season. I promise, flowers are something you will want to keep around!
1. Press Flowers!
Pressing spring flowers may seem a little childish, but really, it's a calming and easy activity that will help you remember this spring for many springtimes to come! After picking your flowers for pressing, you'll want to remove their stems, and then let them dry, so there is no moisture remaining. Place your spring flowers between two pieces of of wax paper, inside of a large and heavy book. Wait a few days, and voila! Spring flowers that are perfect for any sort of art project! Glue and modge podge them onto cards, bookmarks, or make designs with them on paper, and frame them!
2. Add Edible Flowers To Your Cooking
Growing spring flowers in your garden is not only for beauty outside, but inside as well! There are a number of edible spring flowers that you can incorporate into your cooking, so you can really enjoy your spring flowers at any time of the day. Add spring flowers into your salads, or you could even go all out and use them as decorating for baking! If you want to impress some guests, bringing out a flower covered springtime cake is sure to do the trick!
3. Floral Prints And Fresh Flower Accessories
I know, I know – florals for spring? Groundbreaking. Although Miranda Priestly may not approve of this idea, there is nothing sweeter than wearing some spring flowers, or even just spring prints. If you are a little more daring, try wearing spring flowers in your hair, or on your lapel. If not, simply buying a cute floral print handkerchief can add a touch of spring flowers to most outfits – tie it around your neck or your purse for day to day spring! Lastly, if you really want to be fresh as a daisy all the time, consider buying a floral perfume. If perfume is not up your alley, maybe try a floral essential oil!
4. Dried Flower Decorations
Dried spring flowers are perfect for letting your favourite posies last all throughout the springtime season. Whether you get a bouquet, or pick some flowers from your garden, after they have begun to dry slightly, hang your flowers upside down – this makes them dry better, and more shapely. Tie up these flowers in bunches, or hang them one by one by a piece of string for a beautiful spring flower garland.
5. Plant A Garden Or Just A Few Pots!
Spring flowers can be incorporated into your daily life for longer than just the the spring time! By planting a couple indoor flowers, you can have blooms year round. Place your flowers on your window sill, or in you kitchen, to bring life to any room. While you can also buy a lovely spring flower bouquet, if you can commit to taking care of a potted plant, this option will guarantee you a life full of spring flowers!


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An Analytic and Graphical Method for LNA Design with Feedback
Alan Victor and Jayesh Nash
An analytic technique and figureof-merit (Fnm) for the trade-off of noise measure and mismatch loss in the design of low noise amplifier is presented. The trade-off between various design parameters as a function of inductive source degeneration is evaluated using the developed design curve. It is shown that the design curves are unique to the selected device. Several devices demonstrated conditions whereby the use of source degeneration leads to instability and must be avoided. The technique is straightforward and permits prescreening of potential devices being considered for low noise amplifier design. The resulting design curves permit accurate selection of the range of acceptable feedback values to achieve desired performance. A new figure-of-merit has been introduced which allows designers to choose the optimum value of source inductance either analytically or graphically. The new methodology is discussed and was applied to low noise pseudomorphic hetero-junction FET (pH-JFET) amplifier designs at 2.10 GHz and 10.24 GHz.
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The curse of thorns and the crown of thorns
In the desert, cacti and thorn bushes mean business. Often, there are impenetrable thickets of rough bushes with spiky thorns that hurt even if you catch a glancing blow. Some cacti don't even wait for a glancing blow but eject their little hairs to hurl at you as the wind of your passage awakens them. Desert thorns means business.
It wasn't always that way. When the earth was created and the Garden of Eden planted nothing inside the Garden would hurt man as he passed. Which was good, because he was naked and not ashamed. Soft plants, beauteous flowers, stately trees, and mild animals dotted the landscape.
Then sin entered the world through one man, Adam, and because he listened to the voice of his wife, the ground became cursed. In some places today, the landscape even hurts to look at it.
After the Fall, thorns sprung up everywhere. Thorns hurt, thorns are negative, thorns are because of sin.
And to Adam he said,
"Because you have listened to the voice of your wife
and have eaten of the tree
of which I commanded you,
'You shall not eat of it,'
cursed is the ground because of you;
18thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you;
(Genesis 3:17-18)
Anytime there was a curse thereafter, thorns are frequently mentioned as part of the curse. (Nu 33:55; Jos 23:12-13; Isa 5:5-6; 7:23-25; 55:8-13; Jer 12:13; Hos 9:6). Jesus used the symbols of "thorns" in his teaching in a negative sense (Matt. 7:16; Mark 4:7, 18; Heb. 6:8).
In Matthew 27:29 we read that the soldiers who were crucifying Christ had some mocking fun with Him and placed a crown of thorns over His head.
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Trees 'clapping their hands' is indicative of the fact that creation will no longer groan (Romans 8:22) but be glad.
In the crown of thorns placed upon His head, it was not only a mocking activity performed by pagans, but symbolic of the Lamb caught in the thorn thicket when Abraham was about to sacrifice Isaac. It is symbolic of the curse of sin that Jesus took upon Himself, so that we may escape it through Him.
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When you see that crown of thorns, and you think about the mockery and pain Jesus endured on our behalf, think about Him the spotless Lamb taking upon Himself the sins you and I do daily.
What a tremendous, loving, wonderful Savior we have in Jesus Christ.
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The Splendor of Thorns
Can you imagine the Wal-Mart floral department offering a bouquet of thorns? Does the Garden Center ever advertise Acacia thorn bushes? Do carpenters choose two-by-fours made of thorn wood? Except for our botanist friends, few people find thorns captivating. They are not beautiful. And they don't seem very useful, though they do burn extremely well. The negative associations of thorns are what make their appearance in the Bible so intriguing, for God weaves these very thorns into the revelation of His grace. He gives them a star role in the unfolding drama of His judgment and unbelievable mercy.
The curse on the Man, part 2
In the original Eden you didn't have to have cultivated planned crops, and you didn't have any weeds. You had the natural flourishing of the earth producing all manner of food without crops, as we know them, that now produce flour and from that we make bread and there was no siach, no weeds which grow profusely now. And it also mentions in chapter 2 verse 5 that the rain contributes to that as we well know. Take a vacant piece of dirt, do nothing to it, just wait and let it rain and you will have a flourishing field full of weeds.
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The four-sided "star" or "pip" has been used to designate officer rank in the British and Australian armies for many years.
The only officer ranks in these two armies that do not contain a pip are those of major, lieutenant general and field marshal. These ranks utilize a crown rather than pips.
Although some regiments in the British Army have used their own version of the pip, the general issue pip and the one used in the Australian Army is a stylized version of the very elaborate star of the Knight Grand Cross of the military division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, one of Great Britain's four senior orders of knighthood. (The others being the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle and the Order of Saint Patrick.)THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH (Click for Detail)
 The original badge contains the motto "Tria Juncta in Uno", which means "Three Joined in One", and refers to the union of the three kingdoms of the British Isles (England/Wales, Scotland and Ireland). If you have an older metal Australian pip, you might be able to make out the motto.
As far as I can discover, in WW1 there were 2nd lieutenants in the Australian Army, as one might expect, but in WW2 there were none, the rank existing in theory only, as all lieutenants were 1st lieutenants with two pips. Why this was so, I have not yet been able to find out. Perhaps someone out there knows. Share your knowledge with us.


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Combination of edible vegetable oil and artificial fruit to reduce Bactrocera dorsalis oviposition in chilli fruits
- Hidayat, Yusup, Ferera, Rindy Friesca, Ramadhan, Ahmad Faiq, Kurniawan, Wawan, Yulia, Endah, Rasiska, Siska
- Journal of applied entomology 2019 v.143 no.1-2 pp. 69-76
- Bactrocera dorsalis, coconut oil, females, fruit flies, fruits, insect infestations, laboratory experimentation, oviposition, pests, vegetable oil, vegetables
- Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) is a major pest of a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. This study aimed to evaluate the potency of combining edible vegetable oil application and artificial fruit provision to reduce the oviposition of B. dorsalis in chilli fruits. Experiments were conducted in laboratory using a 20‐L plastic container provided with chilli fruits and in semi field using a fruit‐bearing chilli plant caged with insect screen. The laboratory test revealed that the combination of coconut oil application and artificial fruit provision significantly reduced fruit fly visits, eggs laid and the number of infested chilli fruits no matter when the chilli fruits were without prepuncture or with prepuncture. Further study using a caged chilli plant also found that this combination had significant effects on fruit fly visits and infestation in chilli fruits. These results provide an indication that coconut oil and artificial fruit can work together to reduce fruit fly attacks on chilli fruits. Combining the use of coconut oil and artificial fruit is likely to create an integrated behavioural manipulation (push and pull) of female B. dorsalis that lead to a much lower fruit fly infestation in chilli fruits.


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The Enriched Air Nitrox program will teach you how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Diving with enriched air can increase your no-decompression limits, increase your safety, and reduce the required length of your surface intervals when compared to air. You will earn the Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification after completing this program.
- Minimum Age: 10
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Intuition and Gender Differences
In research related to intuition, some gender differences were noted. Females seemed more attuned to intuitive information from the heart and were more responsive to prestimulus information than were males. Processes in the prefrontal cortex were moderated by the heart. In general, females appear to process the prestimulus more frontally; males process it more in the posterior portions of the brain. The bottom line: the heart and the brain together are linked in the actions of receiving, processing, and decoding intuitive information. The concluding hypothesis was that intuition is a system-wide process in which the heart and the brain (and possibly other body organs or systems) are involved together in responding to intuitive information.
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Guided Tours and Group Visits
Group visitors often want to include a free guided tour as part of their educational or recreational arboretum visit. Group free tours are offered when a Tour Reservation Request Form, downloadable from this page, is submitted electronically, by mail, or by fax with fourteen days advance notice, for groups of six or more. Groups requesting tours vary and may be entire classes or grade levels for public schools, community agencies, civic groups, garden clubs, homeschool groups, or elder hostels.
Visitors of all ages learn about nature, botany, horticulture, ecology, and plant and tree species native to the Appalachians. Tours normally are given on the arboretum grounds, but each spring a guided field trip showcasing notable wildflower sites, and each fall a guided field trip showcasing remarkable trees are also offered.
The Forest Web
Discover how living and non-living organisms coexist and thrive in the forest ecology. While learning how to identify forest species, particularly Virginia natives, participants will also explore how animals and plants work with each other to fully utilize all the resources that a forest can offer. Also covered in this tour will be how humans can best impact the forest and its wildlife.
Throw and Grow Seed Balls
Learn about what an arboretum is, and how it allows plant and animal life to grow and reproduce. Many plants reproduce through seeds, and students will learn about what seeds are and different ways that seeds can be spread throughout the environment. The importance of native plants will be emphasized. This program will begin with a short tour of the arboretum and conclude with each participant making his or her own seed ball (hardened mixture of soil, clay, and flower seeds) that can be taken home and tossed outside, encouraging the spread of native Virginia flora.
The staff at the EJC Arboretum can design a program to suit specialized or classroom-based education needs. Though programs at the Arboretum usually have a plant or ecology focus, these specialized programs can incorporate animals and more ideas. Examples include: edible plants, creative writing, geography, navigation, herbs, fall color, etc.
Please e-mail the Education Coordinator, Julia Stutzman with your ideas.
Educational tours and programs are customizable for adults or children and are approximately one hour in length.
Please be aware that the maximum size for a tour or program is approximately 20 people. Larger groups will need to schedule either two consecutive tours or two simultaneous tours.
Event and season-based tours are offered each year for Historic Garden Week, and Arbor Day and are provided on a walk-up basis, free of charge, without advance reservation, and without any tour form being submitted.
To make reservations for a guided tour, please use the downloadable reservation form below. Also, please visit our calendar to check the availability of your preferred tour date.


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Well-ordered self-assembled mono layers using Trito n X 100 were formed on the carbon steel surface by immersion method. This leads to ordered, strong mono layers b ound to the surface. Monolayer formation takes plac e when carbon steel is immersed in well water in presence of 200 ppm of Triton X 100 and 50 ppm of Zn2+ for one day and rinsing the adsorbed molecules in distilled water a nd heating in a hot air oven. The formulations of m ono layers were confirmed by FTIR spectra. The self-assembled mono layers were tested by polarization and SEM ana lysis. The nano film is found to be hydrophobic in nature. This is confirmed by measurement of contact angles .
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Stats NZ has published their latest annual income survey. Some interesting stats:
- Average income from wages/salaries up 6% in the last year
- Average income from all sources up 2.2% and median income from all sources up 2.7% which suggests less income inequality
- Median income for those in paid employment is $45,729 and average income is $53,759
- Median income for those with no qualifications is $39,002, $50,005 for a bachelors degree and $67,003 for a post-grad degree
- Age is a major factor in income. 50% of those in the bottom income quintile are aged under 25, while under 25s make up just 2% of the top income quintile. Those arguing that 16 year olds must get paid $18.40 an hour are basically buts.
- The average income for a couple with two dependent children is $97,924 while for a sole parent with dependent children is $37,126
- Government transfers represent 3% of the income of an average couple with two children and 46% of the income an an average sole parent.
- The median salary/wage for a 40 hour week is $45,009 and the average is $54,229
- 1,197,100 people receive a Government transfer, 1,892,100 are in employment, 323,900 are self-employed


Question: How To Make Chicken Parmesan With Marinara Sauce?
How do you make chicken parmesan from scratch?
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What sides are good with chicken parmesan?
 - Pasta. Let's get started with a classic combination.
 - Veggie Noodles.
 - Caesar Salad.
 - Cauliflower Salad.
 - Broccoli Salad.
 - Cucumber Salad.
 - Garlic Bread.
 - Mashed Potatoes.
What do you eat with chicken parmesan?
This is an easy chicken dinner the whole family will love! Made with homemade marinara sauce and melted mozzarella cheese. Serve it over pasta, zucchini noodles, roasted veggies or with a large salad to keep it on the lighter side.
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According to Parla, chicken Parmesan — the beloved breaded and fried chicken cutlet smothered in tomato sauce and a blanket of melted cheese — is not a dish you will find in Italy.
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As nouns the difference between schnitzel and parmigiana is that schnitzel is a dish consisting of fried veal cutlet while parmigiana is (cooking|in combination) a cooking style in which a main ingredient is combined with cheese and coated with tomato sauce before being baked.
What does parmigiana mean in Italian?
While " parmigiana " means "from Parma" (in Northern Italy), the dish is not part of Parma food. It is based on melanzane alla parmigiana (alt. parmigiana di melanzane) or eggplant parmigiana (or eggplant Parmesan), a classic Southern Italian dish. The veal dish is known in Italian as Cotolette alla Bolognese.
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What is the frequency and duration of use that you recommend for vibration during therapy?
This will vary according to each person's sensory preferences. Some individuals may not be able to tolerate a lot of stimulation, while others may crave it. Either way, I always recommend introducing the Z-Vibe slowly (at least until they are comfortable with it). Use it without vibration first. Then turn it on, show it to the individual, and let him/her feel the vibration in the hands and on the arms, slowly working towards acceptance into the mouth.
Once you're in the mouth, the length of time will vary depending upon what your goals are. When working on tongue tip elevation, for example, I use the Z-Vibe with the Probe Tip or Mini Tip to touch alveolar ridge (just behind the upper front teeth). I apply gentle pressure, then lean back and wait for a response. If the tongue doesn't elevate, I'll repeat the exercise again (if the individual allows). I'll do that one more time and wait for elevation. Sometimes this simple tactile cue is all that's necessary to trigger elevation. If the tongue tip doesn't elevate, then I'll move on to another goal for the time being, then repeat the Probe/Mini Tip exercise. If there still isn't a response, I'll continue again with feeding or sound production and repeat the exercise above a little later. So, the duration that I'm using the Z-Vibe is quite short for this exercise.
The same would apply for stroking the sides of the tongue for lateralization, applying pressure on the back of the tongue to assist elevation, applying pressure mid-tongue for a tongue bowl, etc. With the Animal Tips I can be in the mouth longer, perhaps up to 30 seconds at a time having the child close their lips around the animal's face, explore the bumps and ridges with their tongue, bite the blocks on the back of the tip for jaw grading practice, and so forth. Then I'll remove from the mouth to work on babbling, sound production, or feeding.
As a general rule: provide stimulation, monitor the response, and adjust accordingly. If at any point the individual shows signs of refusal (grimacing, pushing the tool away, turning his head, etc.), discontinue oral motor therapy at that point before the individual rejections stimulation. You can use it again in the next session, starting just below the point of rejection and ending before it occurs. Work on individualized progress and remember that frequent exercises throughout the day are more important than the amount of exercises completed in any one session.
All my best,
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Many shops can be observed in crowded places also not doing well which are opposite a street. Even where the cost of the plot is very high few places are always vacant because of a lane or street opposite to that place.
But some are very good and prosperous even though they face a street opposite to their plot.
This is the Vastu energy which are created by this street some are good and some are bad. In Chinese Feng Shui this phenomena is called as "Poison Arrow" and in Tamil it is called as "Therukuthu".
Always an experienced Vastu Consultant must be approached for rectification. By doing simple rectifications prosperity can be achieved. If not rectified by proper Vastu methods serious misfortunes may happen and whatever investments and efforts are taken might go wasted.
For example in a south-west corner plot, if there is a road opposite to its west of south-west corner it is a major Vastu defect. This road being at a wrong direction as per Vastu Shastra can cause the following troubles to the plot owner and the people living in the house.
- The plot owner may meet with accidents, which can hospitalize him for very long time.
- The people living in the place may commit suicide and die.
- Sudden and un-expected death of elderly people living in the house may happen.
- The females living in the house may become mentally ill or get incurable disease.
- Huge financial loss in business due to unforeseen circumstance can make the owner popper.
- If the main door is kept in the west of south-west corner, the plot owner may go to jail due to a quarrel, can get heart attack, major surgery, accidents of fatal in nature,..Etc.
Vastu remedies for correction of defective plots and houses:-
Vastu Shastra suggests many ways for correcting the defects. Consulting an expert Vastu consultant is suggested to get the best remedial action.
1. These plots can be corrected by dividing the plot in to two, where by the portion opposite the street becomes a separate plot.
2. Shops, Garages, Small temples, Gardens, etc. can be built to divert the bad effects.
3. Separate compound wall must be constructed as explained in the picture below:
1. Vastu Rectification of plots that is defective due to roads opposite south west corner and south east:
2. Rectification plots defective due to roads opposite south west corner and North West corner: