Converting Part objects to Meshes
Converting higher-level objects such as Part shapes into simpler objects such as meshes is a pretty simple operation, where all faces of a Part object get triangulated. The result of that triangulation (tessellation) is then used to construct a mesh: (let's assume our document contains one part object)
#let's assume our document contains one part object
import Mesh
faces = []
shape = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.ActiveObject.Shape
triangles = shape.tessellate(1) # the number represents the precision of the tessellation)
for tri in triangles[1]:
 face = []
 for i in range(3):
 vindex = tri[i]
 face.append(triangles[0][vindex])
 faces.append(face)
m = Mesh.Mesh(faces)
Mesh.show(m)
Sometimes the triangulation of certain faces offered by OpenCascade is quite ugly. If the face has a rectangular parameter space and doesn't contain any holes or other trimming curves you can also create a mesh on your own:
import Mesh
def makeMeshFromFace(u,v,face):
 (a,b,c,d)=face.ParameterRange
 pts=[]
 for j in range(v):
 for i in range(u):
 s=1.0/(u-1)*(i*b+(u-1-i)*a)
 t=1.0/(v-1)*(j*d+(v-1-j)*c)
 pts.append(face.valueAt(s,t))
 mesh=Mesh.Mesh()
 for j in range(v-1):
 for i in range(u-1):
 mesh.addFacet(pts[u*j+i],pts[u*j+i+1],pts[u*(j+1)+i])
 mesh.addFacet(pts[u*(j+1)+i],pts[u*j+i+1],pts[u*(j+1)+i+1])
 return mesh
Converting Meshes to Part objects
Converting Meshes to Part objects is an extremely important operation in CAD work, because very often you receive 3D data in mesh format from other people or outputted from other applications. Meshes are very practical to represent free-form geometry and big visual scenes, as it is very lightweight, but for CAD we generally prefer higher-level objects that carry much more information, such as the idea of solid, or faces made of curves instead of triangles.
Converting meshes to those higher-level objects (handled by the Part Module in FreeCAD) is not an easy operation. Meshes can be made of thousands of triangles (for example when generated by a 3D scanner), and having solids made of the same number of faces would be extremely heavy to manipulate. So you generally want to optimize the object when converting.
FreeCAD currently offers two methods to convert Meshes to Part objects. The first method is a simple, direct conversion, without any optimization:
import Mesh,Part
mesh = Mesh.createTorus()
shape = Part.Shape()
shape.makeShapeFromMesh(mesh.Topology,0.05) # the second arg is the tolerance for sewing
solid = Part.makeSolid(shape)
Part.show(solid)
The second method offers the possibility to consider mesh facets coplanar when the angle between them is under a certain value. This allows to build much simpler shapes: (let's assume our document contains one Mesh object)
# let's assume our document contains one Mesh object
import Mesh,Part,MeshPart
faces = []
mesh = App.ActiveDocument.ActiveObject.Mesh
segments = mesh.getPlanes(0.00001) # use rather strict tolerance here

for i in segments:
 if len(i) > 0:
 # a segment can have inner holes
 wires = MeshPart.wireFromSegment(mesh, i)
 # we assume that the exterior boundary is that one with the biggest bounding box
 if len(wires) > 0:
 ext=None
 max_length=0
 for i in wires:
 if i.BoundBox.DiagonalLength > max_length:
 max_length = i.BoundBox.DiagonalLength
 ext = i
 wires.remove(ext)
 # all interior wires mark a hole and must reverse their orientation, otherwise Part.Face fails
 for i in wires:
 i.reverse()
 # make sure that the exterior wires comes as first in the lsit
 wires.insert(0, ext)
 faces.append(Part.Face(wires))
shell=Part.Compound(faces)
Part.show(shell)
#solid = Part.Solid(Part.Shell(faces))
#Part.show(solid)
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The Heartland Latino Leadership wishes to thank artist Linda Garcia for her design contributions. Each element of the design incorporates symbols that express the strength, hopes, and culture of the Latino community. Taken together, they relay an even more powerful message of progress toward a fulfilling destiny.
HEART is for the heartland and for the real leadership which must involve your Corazón (Heart and Spirit) as well as the mind.
HAND symbolizes hecho en Mexico or handmade in Mexico. Although all Latinos are not of Mexican heritage, this symbol was chosen because leadership needs hands on efforts to grow a strong community. Many indigenous people have a strong history of folk art.
SEED held in the palm of the Hand; the seed symbolizes growth. Leadership, like a planted seed, benefits not only the sower but a multitude of others.
FRIEZE within the Heart, the step like symbol is originally from Vera Cruz.
This ancient symbol was chosen to represent a historical perspective. You must know where you come from to know where you are going. One must perpetuate their heritage.
RIVERS the outside lines of the Heart represent the Missouri and the Platte Rivers, reinforces the heritage of the Heartland, and invokes it as a new gathering place.

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How to Memorize the 12 British Monarchs
How to Memorize the 12 British Monarchs 10X Faster
If you'd like to remember and recall all the British monarchs, this video will make you do exactly that in only a few minutes.
Human memory is predominantly visual, and you can take advantage of that by visualizing what you need to remember and connecting it to something you already know. And that's what I'll do in this video. Picture each image in your head, and I'll connect them for you using a crazy story.
When you want to recall the names of all the British monarchs, here's what to visualize.
Picture the royal throne where the monarch sits. You know it's the throne of the British monarch because the British flag – the Union Jack – is on the wall behind it.
- Sitting on the throne is a queen ant. The first British monarch after the mergers of the kingdoms of England and Scotland was Queen Anne. Queen ant sounds very similar to Queen Anne, so when you picture the ant sitting on the throne, that will link in your mind straight away to Queen Anne, the first British monarch.
- The second British monarch was King George, or George the 1st. George one sounds like judge nun. Imagine a judge walks up to the queen ant and introduces a nun. He's a traditional English judge wearing the long black gown and white wig, and the nun is wearing the traditional black and white habit. When you visualize the judge and nun talking to the queen ant, you'll remember George I.
- After George the 1st was George the 2nd or George 2. Two sounds like shoe, so let's visualize the judge pulls off one of his shoes, and places it on his head. The shoe is all the colours of the rainbow, very bright. Kind of a weird thing to do when you're in the presence of the queen, but at least now when you picture the judge holding a shoe on his head – judge shoe – you'll remember George II.
- You'll never guess who came after George the 2nd – it was George the third. The judge takes the shoe off his head and throws it through the air and it hits another judge sitting in a tree. Why is this other judge sitting in a tree? Because judge tree, sounds like George 3, and that's how you'll remember George the 3rd.
- The line of King George's continued on and the next British monarch was George the 4th or George 4. That sounds like judge door, so we'll use that. The judge falls out of the tree and lands on the ground in front of a door. The door is covered in ornate decorations, and is bright pink, just to make it stand out in your mind. Create a clear mental image of the judge landing on the ground in front of the door – judge door – and you'll remember George IV.
- After George 4th was William 4th or William four. This time we'll use will-yam-snore. The bright pink door bursts open to reveal a yam with arms and legs, holding a long will. It's a will yam. The will yam is standing up but it's asleep, and there's a speech bubble with 'zzzz' because the will yam is having a snore. Now when you imagine that will yam having a snore, that will link in your mind to William IV.
- The next monarch after William the 4th was the iconic Queen Victoria. To remember Victoria, we'll link it to victory. The yam wakes up and climbs onto the top step of a podium, where it has a winner's wreath put around its neck, and holds its fingers in the V-for-victory sign. It is victorious. Clearly imagine this scene of victory, and it will prompt you to recall Queen Victoria.
- Following Queen Victoria was Edward 7th or Edward seven. To remember that we'll use head wood heaven. Out of the sky falls a head made of wood. It hits the yam and knocks it to the ground, and then the wooden head settles on the podium. Behind the head are clouds and pearly gates, like the stereotypical description of heaven. Visualize in your mind an image of the head of wood with heaven in the background – head wood heaven – and you'll remember Edward VII.
- Next, we're back to another King George again, George five this time. Another judge picks up the head, tucks it under his arm and takes a big dive through the air. Dive rhymes with five. Imagine the judge diving through the air, judge dive, and you'll remember George V, or King George the 5th.
- After George the 5th was King Edward the 8th or Edward 8. Let's go with head wood plate. The head of wood grows arms and legs, escapes from the clutches of the judge, and jumps on a plate that flies through the air like a magic flying carpet. Create a clear mental image of the head of wood on a plate – head wood plate – and that will prompt you to recall Edward VIII, or King Edward the 8th.
- Continuing on, and the next British monarch was King George the 6th. For George 6 we'll use judge bricks. Yet another judge appears in our story and throws bricks at the wooden head on the plate. Not a particularly friendly thing to do. Bricks rhymes with six, so when you imagine the judge throwing bricks, you'll be reminded of George VI.
- Following King George the 6th was Queen Elizabeth the 2nd. Elizabeth two sounds similar to lizard bed shoe, and that's what we'll visualize. The bricks thrown by the judge crash into the bed of a lizard. The lizard is lounging back in bed, and it's wearing a shoe on its head. Picture that little scene – lizard bed shoe – and you'll instantly recall Elizabeth II or Queen Elizabeth the 2nd.
And there you have it, you've just memorized the names of the 12 British monarchs from Queen Anne to Queen Elizabeth the 2nd.
Now, when you think of British monarchs, you'll picture the royal throne with the British flag, the Union Jack, behind it.
- Sitting on the throne is a queen ant, reminding you of Queen Anne
- A judge walks up to the queen with a nun – judge nun – George I
- The judge takes off a shoe and puts it on his head – judge shoe – George II
- The shoe is thrown through the air and hits another judge in a tree – judge tree – George III
- The judge falls out of the tree and lands on the ground in front of a door – judge door – George IV
- The door opens to reveal a yam holding a will and having a snore – will yam snore – William IV
- The yam climbs to the top of a podium to receive the spoils of victory – victory links to Victoria
- A head of wood falls out of the sky and lands on the podium, with heaven behind it – head wood heaven – Edward VII
- A judge picks up the head like a football and takes a big dive – judge dive – George V
- The wooden head escapes and jumps on a flying plate – head wood plate – Edward VIII
- A judge starts to throw bricks at the plate – judge bricks – George VI
- And the bricks crash into a lizard bed where the lizard is wearing a shoe on its head – lizard bed shoe – Elizabeth II
The 12 British monarchs, memorized in only a few minutes.
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A DAB of paint could soon warn engineers when bridges are in danger of
shaking themselves to pieces. A researcher at the University of Newcastle upon
Tyne says that the "smart paint" will allow engineers to build lighter, cheaper
and more elegant structures.
Vibrations can produce fatigue cracks in structures like bridges and oil rigs
that can lead to catastrophic failure. So engineers tend to make their
structures more robust than they need to be. "Especially where failure could
mean lives are lost, engineers over-design to ensure they don't get failures,"
says Jack Hale, who developed the paint.
Hale's paint is able to sense vibrations because it is loaded with a fine
powder of a piezoelectric material called lead zirconate titanate (PZT). When
PZT crystals are stretched or squeezed they produce an electrical signal that is
proportional to the force.
To test the idea, Hale sprayed a patch of smart paint 5 centimetres square
onto a metal beam and coated it with a second layer of an electrically
conductive paint. He then applied a voltage to the paint to align the crystals
at right angles to the surface. This ensures the PZT crystals produce a signal
whatever direction the beam is stressed: stretching it makes the paint layer
thinner and squeezes the crystals; compressing the beam does the reverse.
Hale then attached electrodes to the beam and the conductive paint. Tapping
the beam made it vibrate, which stretched and compressed the patch of paint. The
harder he hit the beam the larger the voltage he recorded.
Hale says engineers could use the paint to monitor vibrations throughout the

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Here's another commonsense green lesson to take away from our grandparents' time. Rain is free. We pay for water. Why not collect free rainwater and slash the water bill? A rain barrel will save most homeowners about 1,300 gallons of water during the peak summer months. Also, diverting water from storm drains can alleviate stressed water systems and conserve limited resources, especially if you live in an arid climate. For an easy primer on rain barrels and how to make your own, check this out.


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Pepper 'Jalapeno White'
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PACKAGING: Sachet Zip-lock 12-15 SEEDS
1. Original Name: White Jalapeno.
2. History: Originating from the town of Jalapa, Mexico. Scoville scale: 2,500-8,000 SHU. In Mexico, this pepper is also known as Jalapeno Guero. The word 'guero' is a Spanish term for a blonde-haired girl or yellow color.
3. Plant Specifications: Mid-season. It can produce fruits for a long time. Suitable for growing in a greenhouse and outdoors. Short plant, growing 1.6-2.3 feet (50-70 cm) tall.
4. Training Instructions: No staking or pruning is required.
5. Shape and Weight: Tapered fruits. Weight: 0.4-0.5 oz. (12-15 g). The fruits are 2-3 in. (5-8 cm) long.
6. Color: The fruits are white at the mature-green stage. You can eat the fruits at this stage. They mature to yellow and turn orange and red. In Mexico, they sell white fruits on local markets. The skin of fully ripe fruits is slightly firm.
7. Flavor Profile: Sweet, juicy and crisp at first and later very hot. Pepper flavor. The walls are meaty and thick being about 0.08-0.1 in. (2-3 mm) thick.
8. Culinary Use: A good choice for eating fresh, making sauces and vinegar pickling.


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Tokyo [Japan], August 11 (ANI): Japan on Tuesday continued to reel under soaring high temperatures as the mercury climbed to above 40 degrees Celsius in some areas, forcing authorities to issue a heatstroke alert and advising people to remove their face masks in certain situations.
Temperatures in the cities of Isesaki and Kiryu in Gunma Prefecture soared to 40.5 degrees Celsius, the highest reading so far this year while the mercury hit 40.2 degrees Celsius in Hatoyama town in Saitama Prefecture. Municipalities in Gunma, Tochigi, Toyama, Saitama, Fukushima, Tokyo and Ibaraki saw temperatures hovering between 38 to 39 degrees Celsius, Japan Times reported.
The mercury rose above 30 degrees Celsius even in cities of Sapporo and Asahikawa in Hokkaido, which is generally cooler than the main island of Honshu. Naha in Okinawa Prefecture recorded 33 degrees Celsius in the day time.
In the capital, Tokyo, mercury started increasing in the morning itself and had reached 30 degrees Celsius by 7 am and 36 degrees Celsius at around noon.
A special heatstroke warning was issued for six prefectures in Kanto region and in Yamanashi Prefecture, urging the people, especially the elderly, to avoid venturing out and remain indoors. A lower-level heatwave advisory was issued in several parts of the country from Hokkaido to Okinawa.
Meteorologists said the combination of a strong high-pressure system and hot and dry winds blowing down from a mountain, known as a foehn, was the reason for the blistering heat across the country today.
The risk of heatstroke is high this summer as people are wearing face masks outdoors to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Health authorities have advised people to remove their face mask to prevent getting a heatstroke, warning that masks trap heat on the skin's surface and lead to dehydration, according to Japan Times.
The ministry has also asked people to use air conditioning and drink fluids even if they are not feeling thirsty.
There is a forecast of thunderstorms in Tokyo on Wednesday but the sweltering weather is expected to last through this week in western, central and eastern parts of Japan, according to the country's weather agency. (ANI)


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Context: Analyses of Utah vital records indicated that Utah Pacific Islanders had unique health problems that merited further investigation through a behavioral survey. However, statewide surveys did not reach a large enough sample of Pacific Islanders and were not administered in Samoan or Tongan.
Objective: The authors sought to complete a surveillance study of Utah Pacific Islanders.
Design: The authors created a surname list on the basis of names of parents who identified themselves as Pacific Islanders on Utah birth certificates. A questionnaire was developed with input of local Pacific Islanders and administered in English, Samoan, and Tongan.
Participants: We interviewed 605 adult Utah Pacific Islanders.
Results: The Utah Pacific Islander Survey (UPIS) generated estimates of health status among Utah Pacific Islanders with smaller confidence intervals than those derived from the Utah Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), even when combining 6 years of BRFSS data. Standard errors were less than half the value of the BRFSS estimates in all cases. The UPIS estimated higher rates than the BRFSS for Pacific Islander diabetes, obesity, and male arthritis. Respondents interviewed in Samoan or Tongan had higher rates of diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure.
Conclusions: The UPIS identified significant health disparities among the Utah Pacific Islander population that warrant public health intervention, such as high rates of obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure and low rates of preventive screening. The UPIS estimates of Utah Pacific Islander health status are more precise than those acquired by the BRFSS, establishing strong baseline data that can be used to measure the success of interventions targeting these disparities.
Analyses of Utah vital records indicated that Utah Pacific Islanders had unique health problems that merited further investigation through a behavioral survey. The authors sought to complete a surveillance study of Utah Pacific Islanders.
Office of Health Disparities (Mss Bennett and Díez), Bureau of Health Promotion (Mr Friedrichs), and Office of Public Health Assessment (Ms Nickerson), Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City.
Correspondence: April Young Bennett, MPA, Office of Health Disparities, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, PO Box 142008, Salt Lake City, UT 84114 (_EMAIL_).
This project was funded by the Utah Department of Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health.
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.


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Hydrologic and Structural Considerations for the Initial Filling of Jiguey Dam, Dominican Republicby Guy S. Lund, Engineering Consultants, Inc, Englewood, United States,
Ed A. Toms, Engineering Consultants, Inc, Englewood, United States,
Document Type: Proceeding Paper
Part of: Water Management in the '90s: A Time for Innovation
Abstract: This paper describes the hydrologic and structural considerations of the initial filling of Jiguey Dam which is locate on the Rio Nizao about 100 kilometers west-northwest of Santo Domingo Dominican Republic. The Rio Nizao system consist of three tandem multiple purpose reservoirs: Jiguey; Aguacate; and Valdesia. Jiguey and Aguacate dams were added to the system in 1991 to increase the system's hydropower capacity and stored water for domestic and agricultural use. Jiguey Dam is a 115 meter high, 339 meter long, two-centered concrete gravity arch dam with gravity thrust blocks on both the right and left abutment. A 6,900 meter long power tunnel transfers the water from Jiguey Reservoir to a 98 MW underground powerhouse. Aguacate Dam, a power regulating dam downstream of Jiguey Dam, is a 51.5 meter high concrete gravity dam. A 11,000 meter long power tunnel transfers the water from Aguacate Reservoir to a 52 MW underground powerhouse. Valdesia Dam located downstream of Aguacate Dam is a 82.0 meter concrete gravity dam with domestic and agricultural turnouts and a 54 MW powerhouse.
Subject Headings: Gravity dams | Concrete dams | Arch dams | Power plants | Hydro power | Hydrology | Reservoirs | Developing countries | Dams | Tunnels | Water meters | Dominican Republic
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This apparatus is for studying the hydrological principles of ground water flow and application of the flow to certain engineering constructions.
The apparatus consists of a square stainless steel sand tank supported on epoxy painted steel frame. Two horizontal water inlet pipe diffusers are installed at both ends of the sand tank. Two vertical outlet wells are installed next but interior to the inlet diffusers. Both inlet and outlet are controlled by valves to produce various water flow tables and flow rates.
Nineteen tappings with special filter at the base of the tank arranged in orthogonal axes are connected to a manometer at the side of the tank to indicate ground water levels. Outside water supply in required.
Instruction manual is also included.
|Tank dimensions approximately||100 cm long x 50 cm wide x 30 cm deep|
|Inlet pipes and outlet wells||2 ea.|
|Models||Small square, large square, concentric cove.|
|Software for data display and analysis by computer (separately supplied).|


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Global Data Synchronization
As trading partners recognize the importance of working more closely together to improve operational efficiency and service levels, the way information is managed and shared is becoming a critical issue. Organizations must ensure that the information they share with trading partners about the products they make, buy or sell is 100 percent accurate and up-to-date. Global Data Synchronization (GDS) is the perfect solution for ensuring that this happens.
How Global Data Synchronization Works
The Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN), an Internet-based, interconnected network of interoperable data pools and a global registry known as the GS1 Global Registry. It enables organizations around the globe to exchange standardized and synchronized supply chain data with their trading partners.
- Supplier loads its product information into the Source Data Pool using RedTail GDS.
- Source Data pool sends a description to GS1 Global Registry automatically.
- Buyer, through the Recipient Data Pool, subscribes to supplier's information.
- Supplier fulfills the buyer's subscription by publishing the requested data.
- Buyer sends confirmation to supplier that product information subscription is complete.
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Supported Global Data Synchronization Product Data
Product identification and classification gives suppliers and buyers a common language for distinguishing product data that is uniform across the entire supply chain. All keys to the unique identification of product data are supported by RedTail GDS:
Global Location Number (GLN) — A unique, 13-digit number that distinguishes physical, functional and legal entities (e.g., companies, warehouses, stores, etc.).
Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) — The 14-digit data structure used to uniquely identify trade items (products and services) within the evolved EAN.UCC system.
Global Product Classification (GPC) — Standard groupings of products and services with like attributes established by GS-1.
RedTail GDS Service Specifications:
- Hosted Item Publication and Maintenance
- Certified by 1Sync
- Supports Multiple Organizations (GLN's)
- Supports Multiple Target Markets
- Simplifies GDCN XSD's
- Secure SSL-based GDSN Communication Including Sending and Receiving
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What are the Akashic Records? Your Energetic Signature | Intuitive Journal
What are the Akashic Records?
Akasha is a sanskrit word that means "sky", "space" or "aether". Imagine a library spanning as far as the eye can see in all directions. It continues expanding and building as your gaze spans across the room and multiplies exponentially from floor to ceiling.
Envision stacks of books and records lined up row after row containing the knowledge of the universe. They are a record of each person's journey of the soul through time and space. They are available to all and have no religious affiliations.
Access to each of life's journeys is housed in the Akashic Records. All manners of a persons thoughts, spoken words, and actions taken and what was learned from each incarnation can also be found here.
What are the Akashic Records?
The Akashic records are an energetic book, or database if you will, of all of the thoughts, feelings, actions, and deeds for a particular soul for this and all other past and future lifetimes. Each person on this earth has a specific energetic signature and because of this no two Akashic records are the same.
These records reside between the 4th and 5th energetic dimensions. They are typically accessed by someone who has had an attunement to be able to receive the information from the records. Those with false motivations are not granted access to the records. It is a privilege to access the records on behalf of others and is done with the utmost discernment.
Can someone have access to their entire Akashic record? That would be unlikely. In a reading, such as those I perform, access is given only to the level of uncovering any energetic misalignments currently affecting you and manifesting your current intentions. So, no one has complete access to everything recorded. The point of access I use is to help you understand your soul's history and what is holding you back and keeping you stuck in present life.
Those parts that are relevant to you right now are what will show up. They could be from past lives or have happened in your current lifetime. There is no need to go scavenging back into your record for information that may not have any bearing on what issues you are struggling with today.
Do you have recurring dreams that have been the same for years? Do they take place in a distant land or a different era? You may have been seeing a past life through part of what has been recorded in the Akashic records. By uncovering portions of past lives you can understand the choices you made and the situation surrounding the choice. By knowing and clearing energies no longer useful, you can make new choices aligned with who you are at soul level. This allows you to step further into your purposeful work.
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Charter of Rights for people who experience mental health issues
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It sets out those rights that explicitly support people to be free from discrimination and to access high quality health and social care services.
This Charter will help everyone better understand their rights and safeguard them in the ACT.
People who experience mental illness or mental health problems have the same rights as everyone.
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Dissolution 19th century
Cadet branches House of Drago-Bučić
Country Kingdom of Serbia, Serbian Empire and Republic of Ragusa
Founded before 1308 (Serbian nobility) January 1336 (Ragusan nobility)
The Buća (in Italian Bucchia) was a noble family that served the Republic of Ragusa, and one of the most important families to come out of Kotor. A cadet branch was admitted to the nobility of the Republic of Ragusa, another branch moved instead to Šibenik.
The family is known in Serbo-Croatian sources as Buća (Cyrillic: Бућа), but also as Bućić or Bučić. In Latin, Italian and French sources they are known in a variet of forms, mostly Bucchia or de Bucchia, but also Buchia, Buche, Buchi, Buchie, de Bucha, de Buchia, de Bucho, de Buça, Boce o Buca. Other scarcely found versions in Serbo-Croatian include Buča and Bućin.
Origin and early history
The family name seems to derive from the medieval name Buchius or Bucchius reported both in Dalmatia and earlier in various Italian locations. The first Bučić to be in the archives is a Jakov Bučić present in Kotor in 1186.
Service in Serbia
The first known Buća was Tripe Mihov (Trifun Buća, Трифун Бућа). Kotoran families held high offices in the Serbian court, and the most notable was the Buča family, while the most notable individual was Nikola Buća. Nikola and Toma Pavlov, another notable Kotoran, traded in salt.
The Buća were among the wealthiest and most powerful of Kotor (Kingdom of Serbia and Serbian Empire). Founded later with the House of Drago, it gave rise to one of the most important families in the region: the House of Drago-Bučić.
Service in the Republic of Ragusa
A branch of the family moved to Sibenik in 1449, while another branch had earlier moved to Dubrovnik in the 14th century. The latter, between 1440 and 1640 counted 30 members of the Great Council, representing 1.36% of total. In these two hundred years, they also got 27 senatorial positions (1.36%), five Rectors of the Republic (0.21%), five members of the Minor Council (0.23%), but were never Guards Justice.
Kotoran branch became extinct in the 17th century, the Dubrovnik in the 19th century, but it seems that the branch from Šibenik still survives in Italy.
 - Nikola Buća (14th century), protovestiarios of Serbian Emperor Stephen Dušan (r. _PHONE_). It seems he was the first member of the family to be admitted to the Ragusan nobility, as requested by the Emperor.
 - Jeronim Bučić (16th century) - From Kotor, was Bishop of local diocese since 1581. He edited an adaptation of The Life of St. Tryphon, adding four hymns.
 - Vincenc and Dominik Bučić (16th century) - Brothers from Kotor, both Dominicans, were popular theologians, leaving several published and unpublished writings. The second was the confessor of Blessed Osanna of Cattaro and General Vicar for Dalmatia.
 - Vincenc Bučić (17th century) - Bishop of Kotor from 1622 to 1656.
 - References
 Buća Wikipedia
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How to create Animated Newsletter GIFs?
29 December 2020
GIFs are a new and very appealing way of informing the audience about your product, service or company, that you can use in your communication strategy. Especially attractive animated GIF files look in newsletters. By the way, almost 57% of marketers use them. After all, buyers prefer visual content, thus it is really more important to show a product instead of writing a longread about it.
What is an animated GIF?
The Graphics Interchange Format is an animated image. Now 30 years old, it seems more popular than ever even though there are many other formats. It should be mentioned that ten years ago GIFs had already been at the peak, but were crowded out by videos. However, it seems like this image format is riding a second wave of popularity now. For instance, Giphy reports that it serves more than 1 billion GIFs a day. Users watch 2 million hours of GIFs every day! Now GIFs are one of the most popular formats of conveying information, for they always manage to evoke emotions. Instagram has played an important role in GIFs' revival by adding GIF stickers in Instagram Stories.
The benefits of using GIFs in your email marketing
Animated GIFs have several benefits. Here are a few:
 - An animated GIF can present your product/service in such a way, so it would stand out;
 - Animated GIFs increase conversion (according to sendinblue up to 103%);
 - Unlike a dull text, A GIF demonstrates how a product/service actually works;
 - Animated GIFs function as a sensory cue that trigger a sense of urgency (time flies more faster, it is time to make up your mind);
 - An animated GIF looks more interesting than a usual static image;
 - GIFs weigh less that a video, thus it loads faster and better than a video.
That's clear as day that animated GIFs are an effective tool, thus it would be a huge mistake not to use it.
How to make an animated GIF for email marketing?
A process of GIF creation with BannerBoo is quick and easy.
Remember the algorithm:
 1. Log in to the website and enter your personal cabinet.
 2. Choose a banner size you need.
 3. Create a unique design or choose a ready-made template. Create the banner your business needs!
 4. Add special effects to your GIF and set the length of your animation.
 5. Change texts, font and other required information (write clearly and simply).
 6. Add logos, buttons, and any diagrams that can help your product to stand out
 7. Save layout as a template and work at a convenient time.
 8. Then select the Smooth GIF format to download your file and use it in marketing campaigns.
More detailed information can be found here
How to make GIFs from a YouTube video?
Apart from usual images, GIFs could be made from any YouTube video.
It is easy:
 1. Place a YouTube video container element in a workspace and insert a URL link of a video (a video will be automatically downloaded).
 2. When choosing the timing of the video, you can only choose the starting position. The duration of the video will be the same as the duration of the elements on the timeline. That is, if the layer with the video clip is 7 seconds long, then a final GIF will also play the same amount.
 3. Videos are usually put on endless repeat. To do this, turn on the "Auto Repeat" tab.
 4. Hide all additional fields by putting a mark in the box "Hide controls."
 5. Save your banner by clicking "Publish" and "Save as Smooth GIF."
From now on, any YouTube video could be made into an animated GIF file. It will surely look brightly and appealingly in any advertising campaign, newsletter or social media blog post.
How to optimize an animated GIF file? Size matters!
To make a banner look attractive on different platforms, it is extremely important to stick to two rules: the minimum weight and short video length. It has been proved that there are only 0,3-0,5 seconds to capture the attention of your audience. If your banner is too heavy, there is always a risk that it won't be able to completely load.
The main rule of good GIF optimization is to achieve a balance between quality and a file's size. After you export a GIF, ensure that it doesn't have white edges, stippling or jump cuts. The optimization option is only available in a tariff plan "Plus." It also allows choosing the number of images per second, compression ratio, and even a size of a GIF.
To learn more about banner ad optimization, read this article.
How to save and share your animated GIF banner?
As soon as your banner will be ready, click the Save button. It will be saved to a file folder you are currently working with in your personal cabinet. As a result, you will be able to save your creation as an animated GIF file to your PC or get a link for a view. All these operations are performed with the button "Publish" in the BannerBoo editor.
How to insert a GIF into an email?
It is really easy. Just upload your GIF to an email service you use for email marketing campaigns. It will be inserted as a usual image. Sometimes, though it happens very rarely, you will need to use a tag .
In any way, it only takes a few seconds.
Examples of animated GIFs in email marketing templates
There are so many! For instance, the Converse newsletter (it is a promotional letter that features the newest Converses. Animated GIFs show the color range).
This is how you can trigger a sense of urgency without resorting to a classic advertising text "this special offer runs until…" + an image.
Burberry doesn't only use animated GIFs in newsletter campaigns, the brand is actively using animation on its site. Information is perceived better, not to mention that all perks of this shoe model are clearly on display.
Animated GIFs is a must-have for a successful email marketing campaign. Use every method that helps to create high quality content for your customers and increase customer loyalty.
What is a GIF?
Graphics Interchange Format (a GIF) is an animated image format that is widely used in email newsletters, on sites as well as different thematic and advertising platforms for presenting products/goods and services.
What is the purpose of an animated GIF usage in email marketing?
It is mainly about increasing the conversion rates of your email campaigns. According to the study conducted by sendinblue, correctly chosen GIFs can increase users' desire to read up to 80%.
How to make an animated GIF for email marketing?
Use the BannerBoo constructor, where you can easily create any animated banner in different sizes, formats, and styles.
Can I create an animated GIF for free?
Try a free trial period with BannerBoo. After quick and easy registration on the site, you will get access to the constructor where you can create animated banners. However, to be able to download said GIF file and use it for your marketing activities, you will need at least a tariff plan "START." Believe us, it is worth it. You will find more detailed information on prices here.
What is the best GIF banner maker?
Surely it is BannerBoo. Just sign up for _URL_ and you will see!
What is the best GIF file size for email?
In order to minimize the size of an email, choose images that are no bigger than 500-600 pixels. However, we recommend choosing an image file size that is suitable for you. For instance, it could be a standard banner size such as 250x250 or 300x250.
How to save animated GIFs?
As soon as your GIF is ready, click the Save button. In such a way, we save a banner layout to a folder in your personal cabinet where it will be kept for future improvements and changes.
It is also possible to save a file to your PC or just get a link to view a banner online.
How to insert a GIF into an email?
You insert an animated GIF into an email just like you insert an image of any other format. Just upload it
Can I create a GIF on my phone?
You will need a PC for more productive work or - at least - a tablet.
How can animated GIF files take your message to the next level?
Using GIFs, you can evoke genuine emotional reactions from users who interact with your company by:
 - presenting a product/service in such a way, so it would stand out;
 - showing how this product or service actually works without making customers read long advertising texts;
 - enhancing a sense of urgency;
 - improving load rate, for GIFs load faster than videos.
What is more, GIFs increase conversion up to 103% and look more interesting and appealing than static pictures.
How to add an animated GIF file in email signatures?
Follow the algorithm:
 1. Choose "Settings"
 2. Select the "Signature" option in the tab "Email Signature" and then choose "New".
 3. Please choose "Insert the image" option and upload an animated GIF file from your PC.
 4. That's it. Save your email signature.
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text: Hello! I'm was wondering if there is anyone that could help a Marine Biologist finding a "simple" way to calculate the sound amplitude degradation with the increasing distance. For example a source produces a sound of 237 dB re 1μPa at 1m (x) and the speed of sound in the water is 1500m/s (y) at what distance is lower than 170 dB re 1μPa at 1m. Considering the sound propagation as in a plane, not in 3 dimensions and the only input I need is the source (in this example was 237 db re 1μPa at 1m) and the speed of water. If someone could help with this would be great! Would love to understand this matter a bit more!


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1.4.3: Graphing Cube Root Functions
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 - Graphing Cubed Root Functions
 Mrs. Garcia assigns her student the cube root function \(\ y=-\sqrt[3]{(x+1)}\) to graph for homework. The following day, she asks her students which quadrant(s) their graph is in.
 Alendro says that because of the negative sign, all y values are negative. Therefore his graph is only in the third and fourth quadrants quadrant.
 Dako says that his graph is in the third and fourth quadrants as well but it is also in the second quadrant.
 Marisha says they are both wrong and that her graph of the function is in all four quadrants.
 Which one of them is correct?
 Graphing Cubed Root Functions
 A cubed root function is different from that of a square root. Their general forms look very similar, \(\ y=a \sqrt[3]{x-h}+k\) and the parent graph is \(\ y=\sqrt[3]{x}\). However, we can take the cubed root of a negative number, therefore, it will be defined for all values of x. Graphing the parent graph, we have:
 x y
 -27 -3
 -8 -2
 -1 -1
 0 0
 1 1
 8 2
 27 3
 For \(\ y=\sqrt[3]{x}\), the output is the same as the input of \(\ y=x^{3}\). The domain and range of \(\ y=\sqrt[3]{x}\) are all real numbers. Notice there is no "starting point" like the square root functions, the (h,k) now refers to the point where the function bends, called a point of inflection.
 Let's describe how to obtain the graph of \(\ y=\sqrt[3]{x}+5\) from \(\ y=\sqrt[3]{x}\).
 We know that the +5 indicates a vertical shift of 5 units up. Therefore, this graph will look exactly the same as the parent graph, shifted up five units.
 Now, let's graph \(\ f(x)=-\sqrt[3]{x+2}-3\) and find the domain and range.
 From the previous problem, we know that from the parent graph, this function is going to shift to the left two units and down three units. The negative sign will result in a reflection.
 Alternate Method: If you want to use a table, that will also work. Here is a table, then plot the points. (h,k) should always be the middle point in your table.
 x y
 6 -5
 -1 -4
 -2 -3
 -3 -2
 -10 -1
 Finally, let's graph \(\ f(x)=\frac{1}{2} \sqrt[3]{x-4}\).
 The -4 tells us that, from the parent graph, the function will shift to the right four units. The \(\ 1 \over 2\) effects how quickly the function will "grow". Because it is less than one, it will grow slower than the parent graph.
 Using the graphing calculator: If you wanted to graph this function using the TI-83 or 84, press Y= and clear out any functions. Then, press (1÷2), MATH and scroll down to 4: \sqrt[3]{ } and press ENTER. Then, type in the rest of the function, so that \(\ Y=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) \sqrt[3]{(X-4)}\). Press GRAPH and adjust the window.
 Important Note: The domain and range of all cubed root functions are both all real numbers.
 Example 1
 Earlier, you were asked to determine which student was correct.
 If you graph the function \(\ y=-\sqrt[3]{(x+1)}\), you see that the domain is all real numbers, which makes all quadrants possible. However, for all positive values of xy is negative because of the negative sign in front of the cube root. That rules out the first quadrant. Therefore, Dako is correct.
 Example 2
 Evaluate \(\ y=\sqrt[3]{x+4}-11\) when \(\ x=−12\).
 Plug in \(\ x=−12\) and solve for \(\ y\).
 \(\ y=\sqrt[3]{-12+4}-11=\sqrt[3]{-8}+4=-2+4=2\)
 Example 3
 Describe how to obtain the graph of \(\ y=\sqrt[3]{x+4}-11\) from \(\ y=\sqrt[3]{x}\).
 Starting with \(\ y=\sqrt[3]{x}\), you would obtain \(\ y=\sqrt[3]{x+4}-11\) by shifting the function to the left four units and down 11 units.
 Graph the following cubed root functions. Check your graphs on the graphing calculator.
 Example 4
 \(\ y=\sqrt[3]{x-2}-4\)
 This function is a horizontal shift to the right two units and down four units.
 Example 5
 \(\ f(x)=-3 \sqrt{x}-1\)
 This function is a reflection of \(\ y=\sqrt[3]{x}\) and stretched to be three times as large. Lastly, it is shifted down one unit.
 Evaluate \(\ f(x)=\sqrt[3]{2 x-1}\) for the following values of \(\ x\).
 1. f(14)
 2. f(−62)
 3. f(20)
 Graph the following cubed root functions. Use your calculator to check your answers.
 1. \(\ y=\sqrt[3]{x}+4\)
 2. \(\ y=\sqrt[3]{x-3}\)
 3. \(\ f(x)=\sqrt[3]{x+2}-1\)
 4. \(\ g(x)=-\sqrt[3]{x}-6\)
 5. \(\ f(x)=2 \sqrt[3]{x+1}\)
 6. \(\ h(x)=-3 \sqrt[3]{x}+5\)
 7. \(\ y=\frac{1}{2} \sqrt[3]{1-x}\)
 8. \(\ y=2 \sqrt[3]{x+4}-3\)
 9. \(\ y=-\frac{1}{3} \sqrt[3]{x-5}+2\)
 10. \(\ g(x)=\sqrt[3]{6-x}+7\)
 11. \(\ f(x)=-5 \sqrt[3]{x-1}+3\)
 12. \(\ y=4 \sqrt[3]{7-x}-8\)
 Answers for Review Problems
 To see the Review answers, open this PDF file and look for section 7.5.
 Term Definition
 General Equation for a Cubed Root Function The general equation for a cubed root function is \(\ f(x)=a \sqrt[3]{x-h}+k\), where h is the horizontal shift and k is the vertical shift.
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PDF format is capable of embedding fonts. CraftMyPDF not only supports Google fonts but also supports custom fonts.
In this short tutorial, we are going to guide you to use your own custom fonts for your PDF template.
Option 1: Use a font file (woff, woff2, or a TTF file)
Step 1: First, please upload your font file(woff, woff2 or TTF) to a CDN
Step 2: Then in the Settings tab -> Custom Fonts tab, enter your font name, and URL(You may leave the Font Weight and Font Style empty).
Step 3: Then, in the PDF template designer, click to select a label and enter the font name, and press Enter
Option 2: Use CSS import style
You may use a font that is available on an online font library such as _URL_
The following is a font named COCOGOOSE LETTERPRESS and we are going to use the font for a label component.
Step 1: In the Settings tab, paste the following import style into Custom CSS as follows:
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Finding the Last Element
Many times you want to find the last element of something. Obviously there are many different ways to find that element.
Last Element of an array: PHP
For example you can find the last element of an array with PHP using the end() function.
The Last DOM element with JQuery
You can also find the last DOM element using JQuery. This is handy for finding things like the last <li> or the last <div>. You can find the last item in JQuery using .last()
$( "li" ).last().css( "background-color", "red" );
Last element in CSS
You can use structural pseudo-classes in CSS to advance selectors allowing you to target specific elements based on their position in the document hierarchy. In the CSS you can choose the HTML element you want to add a psuedo-class to. To select the last element use ":last-child". This is a CSS3 specification so it might not work in all browsers. Here is an example.


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Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge
Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge is located in the vicinity of Sandyville in Jackson County, West Virginia.
Backstory and Context
The process of building the Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge goesback to May of 1886. D.K. Hood and Elias Stone were chosen to find the spot for a bridge, and determining how high and long the bridge would be. Location for the bridge was decided upon as the Mill Creek ford near John Carnahan's property. This new bridge would replace an existing bridge above Carnahan's Ford. William Quincy and J. Grim were chosen to start on the supports for the bridge with R. B. Cunningham receiving the bid for construction of the superstructure. In 1887, for unknown reasons, work on the bridge was stopped. The following year, it was asked if the work could be started again on the bridge and the county court granted the request. The bid winners from before the cessation of the bridge work continued with the construction. Bridge supports and superstructure were completed for a total of over $2,500, with the bridge being completed sometime during late 1889 or early 18901.
Over thirty years later, the county clerk requested an engineer to start on supports for a bridge near Sandy Creek on William Weekly's property. Options included taking apart the bridge at Carnahan's Ford completed in 1890 or to start on a new bridge at the new location. It was decided in 1924 that C.R. Kent, R.R. Hardesty, and E.R. Duke would move the bridge to its present location1.
Court records say that there was another bridge built during the break inconstruction of the bridge above Carnahan's Ford. The bridge was built on Carnahan's property as well, but at a different location. This second bridge and its history have been mistaken for what is the present-day Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge. The second bridge was to be built across a run at the cross point of the Ripley and West Columbia Turnpike. George W. Staats won the bid for this bridge's construction. The bridge was completed sometime between late 1887 and early 1888. The bridge was not completed as described in the contract and Staats was held responsible for any future damages1.
The Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge that exists today is supposed to be the bridge that was built over Mill Creek rather than the second bridge built in 1887 or 1888. The reasoning behind this is that the bridges were made out of different materials, the cost of the bridges differed, and also the original location of the Sarvis Fork Bridge being listed as Carnahan's Ford, which would be the bridge built over Mill Creek1.
Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge was restored in 2000 at a cost of over a half a million dollars. The bridge is still in use today2.


time. The second boundary condition in Equation (8) implies that there is no current through the electrode edge. The boundary conditions for Vn are:
V n = 0 on r = R c
d V n d r = 0 on r = R
The first boundary condition in Equation (9) means that the potential at the electrical contact of the negative electrode has a fixed value of zero as the reference potential. The second boundary condition in Equation (10) implies the same as in the case of Vp.
The current density, J, of Equations (1) and (2) is a function of the potentials of the positive and negative electrodes. The functional relationship between the current density and the electrode potentials depends on the polarization characteristics of the electrodes. In this study, the following polarization expression used by Tiedemann and Newman [28] and Newman and Tiedemann [29] is employed:
J = Y ( V p V n U )
where Y and U are the fitting parameters. The physical meaning of U is similar to the equilibrium potential of the battery cell, and Y may be regarded as a reaction rate constant of an electrochemical reaction as discussed in reference [27]. As suggested by Gu [30], U and Y are expressed as functions of the depth of discharge (DOD) as follows:
U = a 0 + a 1 ( D O D ) + a 2 ( D O D ) 2 + a 3 ( D O D ) 3 + a 4 ( D O D ) 4 + a 5 ( D O D ) 5
Y = a 6 + a 7 ( D O D ) + a 8 ( D O D ) 2 + a 9 ( D O D ) 3 + a 10 ( D O D ) 4 + a 11 ( D O D ) 5
where a0a11 are the fitting parameters. The details of the procedures to obtain a0a11 are given in reference [27]. The fitting parameters used to calculate the potential distributions on the electrodes are listed in Table 1. The meaning of cases A–B in Table 1 is given in the following Experimental Section.
Table 1. Fitting parameters used to calculate the potential distributions on the electrodes.
Table 1. Fitting parameters used to calculate the potential distributions on the electrodes.
ParameterCase ACase BCase C
a0 (V)3.573.513.61
a1 (V)−7.31−3.24−6.81
a2 (V)58.4723.9752.13
a3 (V)−169.47−67.31−148.56
a4 (V)202.6478.68175.68
a5 (V)−85.12−32.38−73.08
a6 (S m−2)362.95269.72236.88
a7 (S m−2)−228.76−163.333.62
a8 (S m−2)298.66425.62−509.07
a9 (S m−2)−2554.81−989.23.13
a10 (S m−2)4129.45318.89729.42
a11 (S m−2)−2000.35159.13−440.37
3. Experimental Section
To obtain LFP, a solid state reaction using ball milling was performed for 3 h at a rotational speed of 250 rpm with stoichiometric amounts of lithium carbonate (Li2CO3, Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA), iron(II) oxalate (FeC2O4·2H2O, Sigma-Aldrich), ammonium di-hydrogenophosphate (NH4H2PO4, Sigma-Aldrich), and 3% carbon black as a carbon source precursor. The resulting mixture was dried at 50 °C for 16 h in a drying oven and then heated in a tube furnace at 600 °C in an atmosphere with a gas mixture of 95% Ar and 5% H2 for 10 h. The carbon-coated LFP was mixed with polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as binder and acetylene black (w/w) as conductive additive in N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) solvent and coated onto an Al foil. After drying in a vacuum oven at 80 °C for 12 h, the electrode thickness was measured to be 60 μm, and the mass of active material was about 5–7 mg·cm−2. The cathode was placed in a standard coin cell (2032 type) with 1 M LiPF6 in an ethylene carbonate/dimethyl carbonate/ethylmethyl carbonate (EC/DMC/EMC) solution as an electrolyte and a lithium foil as a counter electrode. A Maccor 4000 battery cycler (Maccor, Tulsa, OK, USA) with a cut-off voltage of 2.5 V was used to carry out galvanostatic discharging of the LFP battery cell at discharge rates of 0.1C, 0.5C, 1.0C, and 2.0C for three different compositions of the LFP cathode. The three different compositions of the LFP cathode are referred to as cases A–C and are listed in Table 2.
Table 2. Compositions of the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode for cases A–C.
Table 2. Compositions of the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode for cases A–C.
CaseComposition of the cathode (wt%)
Active materialConductive additiveBinder
Case A85105
Case B87.57.55
Case C9055
4. Results and Discussion
The solutions to Equations (5) and (6) subject to the associated boundary conditions are obtained by using a finite element method. For three different compositions of the LFP cathode, U and Y are obtained as functions of DOD, as expressed in Equations (12) and (13), to provide the best fit of the modeling results to the experimental data and are plotted in Figure 2.
Figure 2. (a) U as a function of depth of discharge (DOD); and (b) Y as a function of DOD.
Figure 2. (a) U as a function of depth of discharge (DOD); and (b) Y as a function of DOD.
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In Figure 3, the potential distributions of the positive and negative electrodes are plotted when the battery cell of case A is discharged with the discharge rate of 2.0C at the DOD value of 0.2 as a demonstration of the potential distributions obtained from the solutions of Equations (5) and (6). The potential of the positive electrode near the outer edge of coin-type cell has a higher value as compared to that near the electrical contact at the center of coin-type cell. This conforms to the expectation that the current flows from the outer edge of the coin-type cell to the center of the cell in the positive electrode during discharge as shown schematically in Figure 1b. The potential of the negative electrode near the center of coin-type cell has a higher value as compared to that near the outer edge of coin-type cell. This seems rational, because the direction of current flow is from the center of the cell to the outer edge of the cell during discharge as shown in Figure 1b. The battery cell potential calculated from modeling is the difference between the values of Vp and Vn shown in Figure 3 when the normalized radius defined as (r−Rc)/(R−Rc) is zero.
Figure 3. Potential distributions of the positive and negative electrodes as a function of normalized radius.
Figure 3. Potential distributions of the positive and negative electrodes as a function of normalized radius.
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To test the validity of the modeling approach, the cell voltage of the LFP battery calculated from the modeling as described in the above has to be compared with the experimental measurements obtained with various discharge rates for the different compositions of the LFP cathode. With the object of the model validation, the calculated discharge curves from the model using U and Y presented in Figure 2 are compared with the experimental data with discharge rates ranging from 0.1C to 2.0C for three different compositions of the LFP cathode in Figure 4. The experimental discharge curves are generally in good agreement with the modeling results based on the finite element method, although there is some deviation between the experimental and modeling discharge curves for cases B and C at high C rates. The modeling approach presented in this work is simply changing the key modeling parameters U and Y as the functions of DOD for different compositions of cathode. This approach enabled the model to capture all of the salient features of the discharge characteristics of the cell voltage, such as the initial rapid drop and subsequent plateau followed by a continuous decrease to the cutoff voltage of 2.5 V at various discharge rates from 0.1C to 2.0C for the three different compositions of the LFP cathode. This demonstrates the validity of the modeling approach for predicting the effects of the cathode composition on the discharge behavior of a LFP battery cell comprising a LFP cathode, a lithium metal anode, and an organic electrolyte.
Figure 4. Comparison between the experimental and modeling discharge curves with discharge rates ranging from 0.5C to 5C: (a) case A; (b) case B; and (c) case C.
Figure 4. Comparison between the experimental and modeling discharge curves


text: ||Person re-identification has received special attention by the human analysis community in the last few years. To address the challenges in this field, many researchers have proposed different strategies, which basically exploit either cross-view invariant features or cross-view robust metrics. In this work, we propose to exploit a post-ranking approach and combine different feature representations through ranking aggregation. Spatial information, which potentially benefits the person matching, is represented using a 2D body model, from which color and texture information are extracted and combined. We also consider background/foreground information, automatically extracted via Deep Decompositional Network, and the usage of Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) features. To describe the matching between images we use the polynomial feature map, also taking into account local and global information. The Discriminant Context Information Analysis based post-ranking approach is used to improve initial ranking lists. Finally, the Stuart ranking aggregation method is employed to combine complementary ranking lists obtained from different feature representations. Experimental results demonstrated that we improve the state-of-the-art on VIPeR and PRID450s datasets, achieving 67.21% and 75.64% on top-1 rank recognition rate, respectively, as well as obtaining competitive results on CUHK01 dataset.


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If the error is greater than the actual value, then the percentage of error can be more than 100%.
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As MAPE specifies the size of the error as a percentage rather than actual values, it can compare the forecast error between different data set sizes and different time scales.
The root-mean-square error (RMSE) is often used to measure the differences between the values that are predicted values made by the forecast model, and the actual values.
RMSE uses the squared value of the forecast errors. This helps you identify the impact of outliers. RMSE is a good metric to use for use cases where a few incorrect predictions can be very costly if you implemented them.
A forecast model with a lower RMSE value indicates more accurate predictions.
The mean absolute error (MAE) measures the average amount of the forecast errors in a set of predictions, without considering their direction.
Direction refers to whether the forecast over or under predicts.
MAE is the average absolute difference between X and Y. Mean absolute error is a scale-dependent metric.
MAE cannot be used to make comparisons between series that involve different units.
For example:
MAE cannot compare a SKU* that sold 100 units per month with another SKU that sold 1000 units per month.
You can use MAE as a relative measure to compare forecasts for the same series across different models. A lower MAE value represents a more accurate model.
*SKU is a stock keeping unit.
The mean arctangent absolute percentage error (MAAPE) is a measure of forecast accuracy that improves quality measurement of zero or close-to-zero actual values. You can use MAAPE to compare forecast performance between different data series.
Use MAAPE to evaluate intermittent demand forecasts. That is, forecasts for irregular levels of demand. MAAPE can be particularly useful when extremely large errors can occur because of mistaken or incorrect observations. A lower MAAPE value indicates a more accurate model.
The mean absolute scaled error (MASE) is a measure of the accuracy of your forecasts. It's the mean absolute error of the forecast values, divided by the mean absolute error of the naive forecast, where the naive forecast uses a previous value or an average of several previous points.
The mean absolute scaled error can be easily interpreted. Values greater than one indicate that in-sample one-step forecasts from the naïve method perform better than the forecast values of the specific model you're looking at.
MASE is a scale-free error metric. You can use it to compare forecast methods on a single series and also to compare forecast accuracy between series. This metric is well suited to intermittent-demand series.
MASE is a very good metric to use unless all of the historical observations are equal. If they're equal the observations display a straight line and the MASE result would be infinite or undefined.
The symmetric mean absolute percentage error (SMAPE) is an accuracy measure based on percentage (or relative) errors.
Relative error is the absolute error divided by the magnitude of the exact value.
In contrast to the mean absolute percentage error, SMAPE has both a lower bound and an upper bound. Since it's percentage-based, it's scale-independent, which means that it can be used to compare forecast performances between datasets.
A limitation to SMAPE is that if the actual value or forecast value is 0, the value of error will approach 100%. The lower the SMAPE value of a forecast, the higher its accuracy.
Overall model quality metric: MASE
The overall model quality metric depends on whether the forecast consists of a single item or multiple items. MASE calculates the model quality for an item across the entire historical dataset and recent data. MASE is an optimal forecast quality metric.
MASE has:
 - Symmetry, where it penalizes positive and negative forecast errors equally.
 - Scale invariance.
 - The ability to handle intermittent data.
Forecast model quality
A forecast with multiple items is a high quality model if at least 60% of the items received a high quality MASE result.
If more than 50% of items resulted in a low quality MASE result, then the overall model is classified as low quality.
Any other results give a medium model quality.


Third of Kiwis 'need to kick food addiction'
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Food addiction should be recognised as a medical condition so obese people can get help to quit, the National Addiction Centre director says.
Almost a third of the population could be addicted to food - yet struggling addicts received no support or funding, unlike people at the other end of the spectrum who receive help for eating disorders such as anorexia, Christchurch-based Professor Doug Sellman said.
He will address an Australasian psychiatry conference in Wellington today on research into food addiction.
The symptoms were similar to those in drug and alcohol addicts, he said.
"Like people with methamphetamine, you don't get the shaking, but it's the craving, feeling deprived and really needing it. It's like they need those particular foods as if their lives depended on it. But they don't; they've got their wires crossed.
"The thing with an addiction is whatever self-control you had at the beginning is eroded by the forming of the addiction. It's a neurological thing."
The National Addiction Centre is halfway through a five-year study of 25 people hoping to beat obesity.
Sellman said the participants in the study often failed to control their cravings, and if they tried to ditch one of their fixes they would crack.
"They seem to go into a regressed state and really feel deprived, intensely. It's like a primitive anger."
The need for food "hijacks" the brain's limbic system, which is responsible for the body's survival instincts - in effect, the brain tricks the body into needing more and more food.
Like drug addictions, people addicted to food needed increasingly large "hits" to get their daily fix.
"Even though they know it's bad for them they still just feel this drive to eat."
Health Ministry figures show just 34.1 per cent of Kiwis are classified as normal weight, 37 per cent are overweight and 27.8 per cent obese.
New Zealand is regarded as the second-most-overweight country in the world, behind the United States and narrowly ahead of Australia, Sellman said.
"We are in the midst of an advancing obesity epidemic. It's our whole style of life. We've become inactive... and we are surrounded by treat food and alcohol.
"The only effective way for an individual [to conquer their addiction] now is surgery.
"But that would bankrupt the country - we don't have the money to give everyone a new stomach."
He said the Government needed to do more to combat obesity.
An Overeaters Anonymous spokeswoman said the draw of food was irresistible.
"There's not a lot of understanding out there. People see an overweight person and just think, 'They're weak willed,' or 'They just need to try harder,' but it's not like that.
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"For us, it's exactly the same as drug and alcohol addiction. You just have this urge, even though you know you are not supposed to eat... and once you start you can't stop, you just keep eating and eating. It's not just a physical problem, it's mental."
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length of an amah equals 53.34 centimeters or 21.0 inches. Cf., Encylopedia Talmudit, II, 29, where the length of an amah is given as 54 centimeters according to Arukh ha-Shulhan.
Teshuvot Hatam Sofer states that the length of a fingerwidth is a "zoll." Since a biblical amah is equal to 24 fingerwidths, the length of an amah according to Hatam Sofer equals 24 zoll. Da'at Torah, Yoreh De'ah, Kuntres Aharon 35:116 states that the zoll is equal to 2.6 centimeters. That calculation is apparently also assumed by Darkei Teshuvah and Encyclopedia Talmudit. [Cf., however, Encyclopedia Britannica, loc. cit., which describes the zoll as a Swiss unit of measure equal to 3 centimeters.] Encyclopedia Talmudit, ad locum, indicates that, according to Hatam Sofer, the length of an amah is 62.4 centimeters or 24.567 inches. Thus a mil, according to Hatam Sofer, would equal 1248.0 meters or 4094.49 feet. Darkei Teshuvah 19:27 notes that the amah was marginally enlarged by rabbinic decree and, accordingly, should be calculated as 241/2 zoll. Darkei Teshuvah endorses the position of Hatam Sofer and states that the length of an amah according to Hatam Sofer is 63.8 centimeters. Thus, according to Darkei Teshuvah, an amah equals 25.12 inches and, accordingly, a mil equals 1276 meters or 4186.35 feet. Hatam Sofer's calculations are thus significantly greater than those of the earlier-cited authorities.
Darkei Teshuvot also cites a certain "Rabbi of Yasi" who calculated the amah as "no more than" 52 or 53 centimeters and an anonymous scholar who differed and calculated the amah as approximately 581/2 centimeters. Darkei Teshuvah also quotes She'erit Yisra'el, Parashat Mezora, who calculates the amah as 211/6 zoll or 56 centimeters and further opines that one who calculates the amah as 221/8 zoll or 57 centimeters is to be commended. Darkei Teshuvah cites an additional source for the latter calculation as well.
Da'at Torah, Yoreh De'ah, Kuntres Aharon 35:116, cites authorities who variously posit the length of an amah as 47 centimeters, 55.25 centimeters, a bit more than 57 centimeters and 58.5 centimeters, as well as one authority who asserts that according to Rashi the amah equals 43.8 centimeters, according to Shakh 45.02 centimeters, according to Taz 47.34 centimeters and according to Rambam 50 centimeters. See also the measurements ascribed to earlier authorities by Rabbi Weiss, Midot u- Mishkalot shel Torah, pp. 198-264 as well as the table presented ibid., introduction, p. 8. See also R. Moshe Shimshon Bacharach, Hut haShani, no. 97.
For a table correlating many of these measurements of the amah with the volume of the liquid revi'it see Midot u-Mishkalot shel Torah, introd., p. 8. Rabbi Kanievsky, Shi'urin shel Torah, p. 51, cites a discussion in the Palestinian Talmud, Terumot 10:7, that is understood by some authorities, including Riva, Commentary on the Pentateuch, Parashat Mishpatim; Ma'adanei Yom Tov, Berakhot 3:30; and Tosafot Yom Tov, Pe'ah 6:6, as indicating that a revi'it equals 240 grams. If so, an amah would appear to equal 73.368 centimeters or 28.885 inches. Rabbi Kanievsky categorizes that calculation of the revi'it as "extremely large" and as "not imagined by earlyday authorities."
Amah = Sacred Cubit
Amah = Hamah = one of the three words for the Sun
Radius of the Sun (R) = 695,_PHONE_ km
Tangent β = 0.00465041
Length A-C = 1 sacred cubit = 63.5cm
Earth's equator (length) = 40,077.27418 km
Equator = circle= 360 degrees = 21,600 minutes
40,077.27418 : 21,600 = 1.85542936 km
1 degree (Equator) = 1.85542936 km
1 : 100.000 = 1 cm on the particular drawing = 100.000 cm in the realty
A-C = 1 sacred cubit = 25 inches = 63.5 cm
Circle Z (circumference) = 1.85542936 cm
Diameter of the circle Z = 0.590602007 cm
Radius (R) of the circle Z = 0.295301004 cm
0.295301004 : 2 = 0.147650502 cm = 1/100,000 of the G. Pyramid's height
0.295301004 : 63.5 = 0.00465041 = tangent β
Sacred Cubit was created from the Earth's and the Sun's measurements.


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Festival of fritters
Change the Hanukkah celebration's fried element to a sweet dessert with Spanish roots
Happy holidays: Hanukkah begins at sundown on Dec. 8 this year; greet it with a big plate of freshly fried bimuelos. (Bill Hogan/Chicago Tribune)
Bimuelos (bim-WAY-los) are dough fritters drizzled with a sweet syrup or dusted with powdered sugar. These Sephardic treats can provide a welcome alternative to latkes, the potato pancakes most identified with Hanukkah in North America, or sufganiyot, the jelly doughnuts so popular in Israel.
"I love latkes, but one day is enough for them. Hanukkah is an eight-day holiday," says chef Laura Frankel, author of "Jewish Cooking for All Seasons." Bimuelos are lighter, she said, and serving them allows celebrants to shift the fried-food element of the meal from main course to dessert.
Originating in Spain, bimuelos became the "pre-eminent Sephardic Hanukkah treat" and were often eaten daily during the holiday, according to Gil Marks' "Encyclopedia of Jewish Food." Bimuelos spread through the Mediterranean world when the Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492. It was then, Marks said, that many began to replace the sugar used as a topping in Spain with sweetened syrups common to the Middle East.
"Bimuelo" is the word for fritter in Ladino, a Judeo-Spanish language that could be considered the Sephardic version of Yiddish. The fritters are bunuelo in Spanish, loukoumas in Greek and awamee in Arabic.
Tori Avey, of Los Angeles, a food writer and blogger at The Shiksa in the Kitchen, (theshiksa.com), remembers well her first bite.
"I thought they tasted a lot like beignets," says Avey, referring to the famed fried dough balls of New Orleans. "It was crispy and warm and doughnutlike and drizzled with syrup." The fritters had an "exotic perfume," she recalled, because her mother-in-law used rose or orange water syrup to sweeten them.
While Avey will plate the syrup-coated fritters to serve guests, she admits with a laugh that when it's just family, everyone gathers around the frying pan. The sizzling fritters can turn into all kinds of shapes in the hot oil, she said, noting that when her husband was little, he would see all sorts of things in the shapes as his mother did the frying.
After frying, bimuelos are drizzled with syrup. Honey is the traditional choice. Choose a honey by the quality, Frankel said, not because of a cute bear-shaped bottle. "Go for a raw honey; it has better flavor," she said.
Avey often follows her mother-in-law's examples and uses rose or orange water. There are other options. Avey might flavor her sugar syrup with vanilla or coconut flavoring.
"You could serve it with agave," she added, "or even go with a good maple syrup. You can't mess them up."
"People frying at home always seems scary to me,'' admits chef Laura Frankel, author of "Jewish Cooking for All Seasons." It can be done, though, safely and relatively easily. Here are some of Frankel's tips for pain-free bimuelo frying.
1. Choose the right pan. "Go deeper than a saute pan,'' Frankel said. One of those deep skillets used for fried chicken or a heavy-bottomed saucepan could work.
2. Have your bimuelos ready and fully risen before heating the oil.
3. Choose the right oil. Frankel uses a mild extra-virgin olive oil heated to 350 degrees, no higher because olive oil has a low smoking point. Olive oil has a more authentic flavor, she says, though cold-pressed canola or grapeseed oil may be substituted, Frankel said.
4. Use a candy/deep-fry thermometer to check oil temperature. Remember the oil temperature will drop when the fritters are added.
Fritters with sweet syrup
Prep: 15 minutes


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Here's how long you should wait before drinking alcohol after the Covid vaccine
As the vaccine rollout around the UK continues to vaccinate people against the Covid-19 virus, some people have been confused about whether or not they are allowed to drink alcohol before or after receiving the jab.
This is what you need to know about alcohol and the Covid-19 vaccines.
'Alcohol interferes with your body'
The independent medical advisory panel for alcohol education charity, Drink Aware, explains: "While there is no published data about the specific effects of alcohol on the human body's response to the Covid-19 vaccination, there is some evidence that drinking alcohol, especially regular heavy drinking, could interfere with your body's ability to build immunity in response to some vaccines."
Dr Fiona Sim, the panel's chair, says: "We are very keen to stress how important it is for you to get vaccinated. We do know that, since the onset of the pandemic last year, between one fifth and one third of people have been drinking more than they usually do.
"So, as far as alcohol is concerned, we advise that you consider not drinking for two days before, and up to two weeks after you've been vaccinated, to try to ensure your immune system is at its best to respond to the vaccine and protect you.
"But it's really important to know that, even if you do drink, you'll still benefit from having the jab, so please don't turn it down."
Why two weeks?
The guidance from Drink Aware explains that, according to information on vaccines, it takes time for the body to build immunity following vaccination.
It is in your best interest for your immune system to be able to work to the best of its ability, and not "risk any reduction in its immune response as a result of alcohol".
"The UK Government's advice suggests it takes a week or two for your body to build up this immunity following vaccination, so our precautionary advice is to consider having a break from alcohol for this period," Drink Aware says.
'Alcohol reduces levels of white blood cells'
On the TV programme The Truth About… Boosting Your Immune System, which aired on the BBC, emergency medicine expert Dr Ronx Ikharia found that three glasses of Prosecco reduced the levels of white blood cells by up to half.
This includes lymphocytes, which account for 20 per cent to 40 per cent of white blood cells in adults, and help the body fight viruses.
Previously, scientists from Wuhan found that lymphocytes play a key role in determining the immune response to foreign substances, such as the Covid-19 virus.
On the programme, Immunologist Professor Sheena Cruickshank said: "You need to have your immune system working tip-top to have a good response to the vaccine, so if you're drinking the night before, or shortly afterwards, that's not going to help."


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- Mar 29 2023
- 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Policy Dialogue on Learning Equity and Technology Enabled Learning
Ensure data protection of learners and educators while making technology accessible to all
The Civil 20 Education and Digital Transformation Working Group recently hosted a virtual Policy Dialogue on Learning Equity and Emerging Technologies. Eighty-four participants representing ten countries participated in the event.
Dr. Prema Nedungadi, C20 EDT Coordinator, Director of Amrita CREATE, and Chairperson of the School of Computing, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, said that technology is a powerful tool that can transform learning by making education equitable and accessible. It can be adapted to meet the needs of all learners.
The moderator, Dr. Sasangan Ramanathan, Dean, Engineering, and Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, explained that technology-enhanced learning solutions enabled access to quality education for all students and can support across contexts.
The eminent panellists included Mr. Abhijit Sinha, Founder- CEO of Project DEFY, Ms. Smrithi Rekha V, Founder of Anaadi Foundation, Ms. Pratiksha Pandey, CEO of Smart Cheli, Adv. Pravin Nikam, Founder and Educator at Samata Scholars, Dr. Deepika Singh, Associate Director of QUEST Alliance, Mr. Gurumurthy Kasinathan, Director in special consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC, IT for Change, and Mr. Alimou Lembo, President of Global Humanist Association.
Advocate Pravin Nikam highlighted data protection for learners and educators of diverse backgrounds should be ensured while emerging technologies help achieve equity. He added that taking input from stakeholders from diverse backgrounds is imperative. However, he stressed that technologies must not further perpetuate inequalities.
Mr. Gurumurthy Kasinathan said, "Equity means reaching the unreached and their participation." He said that everybody should benefit from a particular resource. He believes technology should have public investments and be publicly owned, sourced, and controlled. He acknowledged that collaboration of the public and private sectors in promoting technology, licensing content, and creativity is the way to address learning equity.
Ms. Smrithi Rekha Adinarayanan said it is necessary to create a platform that supports STEM learning and frame policy for the safe use of the internet. She said developing protocols to factor in emergencies that disrupt education and work on local language support for all digital tools is also essential.
Dr. Deepika Singh highlighted that systemic changes are required in the current teaching-learning model, emphasising capacity building. According to her, appropriate technology and software adoption for different subjects and diverse learners are the need of the day.
Ms. Pratiksha Pandey said that technology is helping bridge the gap in STEM education for young girls in Nepal, which governmental support. She added that technology integration in education could help young learners gain knowledge to understand real-time online violence, cyber security threat issues, and the use of technology for a safe future.
Mr. Abhijit Sinha pointed out that children must live happy lives and achieve their dreams. He stressed the importance of human-centred learning and not using technology as a replacement. He noted that the need to build technologies and ideas for the future is the real focus on creating an environment of equity learning, and there's a need to bring in this transformation.
According to Mr. Alimou Lembo, sustainable development goals and performance require efforts at all levels and must start with education alongside digital achievement. He added that emerging technology could transform education systems. He stressed that technology must address educational needs during emergencies.


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Ders Tanımı
Ders Kodu Yarıyıl T+U Saat Kredi AKTS
DRYING TECHNIQUES MKM 472 8 3 + 0 3 5
Ön Koşul Dersleri
Önerilen Seçmeli Dersler
Dersin Dili Türkçe
Dersin Seviyesi Lisans
Dersin Türü SECMELI
Dersin Koordinatörü Doç.Dr. NEZAKET PARLAK
Dersi Verenler
Dersin Yardımcıları
Dersin Kategorisi
Dersin Amacı
To teach the practical application of heat and mass transfer theory and its application to the drying of agricultural and industrial products in order to extend their life
Dersin İçeriği
Drying technique is a thermal process of removal of moisture from a moist material by moisture evaporation. In drying process, heat and mass transfer are occurring simultaneously. The type and technology of drying systems plays a very important role for obtaining a best condition for a heat and mass transfer. This course includes the topics of describing the moisture content of materials, types of moisture-solid relationships, air humidity, sorption isotherms and using heat and mass balance on the drying process and determining the drying process.
Dersin Öğrenme Çıktıları Öğretim Yöntemleri Ölçme Yöntemleri
1 - He/she can apply governing equations to drying process. 1 - 4 - 5 - A - C -
2 - He/she can calculate heat and mass transfer in drying process. 1 - 4 - 5 - A - C -
3 - He/she can read and use the phase diagrams. 1 - 4 - 5 - A - C - D -
4 - He/she can design drying process for a wet product. 4 - 5 - 8 - D -
5 - He/she can clasify classic drying methods. 1 - 3 - 5 - A - C -
Öğretim Yöntemleri: 1:Lecture 4:Drilland Practice 5:Demonstration 8:Group Study 3:Discussion
Ölçme Yöntemleri: A:Testing C:Homework D:Project / Design
Ders Akışı
Hafta Konular ÖnHazırlık
1 Introduction : Fundamentals
2 Fundamentals: conversion of mass, conversion of energy, ideal gas equation etc. related to correlate and table.
3 Heat and mass transfer of drying process
4 Heat and mass transfer of drying process
5 Heat and mass transfer of drying process : Example
6 Gas-Steam mixture and application
7 Basic drying process and heat and mass transfer
8 Calculation of Drying Process on equilibrium
9 Classification of drying product, drying properties, moisture of product
10 Sorption isotherms and drying diagrams
11 Drying types and selection
12 Sample drying design
13 Sample problem solutions
14 Presentation of drying projects
Kaynaklar
Ders Notu
Drying Lecture Notes, Assist.Prof.Dr. Nezaket Parlak, SAÜ
Ders Kaynakları
1) Heat Transfer: A practical Approach, Yunus A. Çengel, 2nd edition, McGraw Hill,2003
2) Transport Processes And Unit Operations, C.J. Geankoplis, 3nd editon, Prentice-Hall Inc. New Jersey,1993
3) Handbook of Industrial Drying, Arun S. Mujumdar, Editor Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York and Basel, 1987
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1 Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice X
2 Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations X
3 Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects. X
4 Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies X
5 Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions X
6 Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue X
7 The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence X
8 Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in Turkish Language and, at minimum, one foreign language
9 Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology X
10 Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics X
11 Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues X
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YARIYIL İÇİ ÇALIŞMALARI SIRA KATKI YÜZDESİ
AraSinav 1 40
KisaSinav 1 10
Odev 1 20
ProjeTasarim 1 30
Toplam 100
Yıliçinin Başarıya Oranı 60
Finalin Başarıya Oranı 40
Toplam 100
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There is no standard, right or wrong answer for a simple question of "work life balance". The awakening of self awareness is must, being able to say "NO" often is necessary.
When think backwards, I heartedly appreciate the "impulsive" childhood learning from my father over Chinese classical philosophies and basic moral principles, because regular reflections eventually became a sub-conscious mental exercise.
The learning of Daoyin Qigong and Chinese calligraphy taught me the importance of aligning body and mind.
The learning and practice of tea and Chinese tea ceremony remind me.importance of "HONESTY, AUTHENTICITY, CALM and RESPECT" in actions.
Live by acting, not by thinking and talking.
Learn to stand straight before learning to walk; learn to walk before learning to run. Learn to listen own body before learning to obey with a blind folded mind.


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A primary school in Oxford has devised storytelling hopscotch patches as a way of helping KS1 and KS2 pupils' writing skills.
As part of the Talk to Write initiative, Oxford's Storytelling Museum has come up with a unique way of encouraging pupils at Pegasus Primary School to relate fairytales, using hopscotch in the playground.
Situated in a deprived area of Oxford, seven fairytales on different flagstones have an inspiring effect on pupils to retell and then, in pairs, write down the fairytales they land on.
Headteacher, Gill Hudson, believes the game to very popular and explains how it has helped raise standards in creative writing significantly.
Judy Clark, the talk advisor from the National Literacy Trust, discusses the importance of talking prior to writing.
A lively explanation of Pie Corbett's techniques of Hear, Map, Step and Speak
Introducing the work of the Story Museum in Oxford
A useful guide to good strategies to use when following the talk to write initiative launched in 2008


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SAMPLE STATISTICS: mean sitting height (x bar)=92.8cm, size (n)=36 male students.
POPULATION STATISTIC: mean sitting height (µ)=91.4cm, standard deviation (σ)=3.6cm.
CLAIM: Mean sitting height is different from 91.4cm.
COUNTERCLAIM: Mean sitting height is 91.4cm.
SIGNIFICANCE LEVEL: ɑ=0.05 (95% confidence level)
Null hypothesis, H₀: µ=91.4 (counterclaim)
Alternative hypothesis, H₁: µ≠91.4 (claim)
This is a 2-tail test, because "not equals" means less than (left tail) or greater than (right tail), so the significance level is split equally between the two tails giving us the required confidence interval of 95%.
Z=(x bar-µ)/(σ/√n)=(92.8-91.4)/(3.6/√36)=1.4/0.6=2.333, corresponding to a P-value of 0.0098. The given test statistic is 0.0198.
ɑ/2=0.025 and sample P-value 0.0098<0.025, and 0.0198<0.025, which means that H₀ is rejected, and H₁ is accepted to be true. The conclusion is that the claim is true, that the mean sitting height of male students is different from 91.4cm.