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. Actions 140 define the next step to be followed for each of the possible replies. Of course, when more than one reply 134 is allowed for a particular query 132, actions 140 would define the procedure to be followed for each of the possible allowed combinations. Alternatively, default actions 140 may be assigned within a dialog 100 for that reply 134 to which no action 140 has been defined. For instance, one such default action would be to go to the next query. Further, more than one action 140 may be assigned to a particular reply 134.
Possible actions 140 includes next function 142, jump function 144, newdialog function 146, database function 148, playfile function 150, alert function 152, measure function 154 and terminate function 156. When Next function 142 is applied to a particular reply 134, the next query is put to the user. Jump function 144 instructs the program to go to specified query 134 within dialog 100. Newdialog function 146 instructs the program to terminate the present dialog and download another dialog 100 from communication network 50 or that stored at remote terminal 72. Database function 148 instructs the program to make amendments and additions in profile database 44 and tasklist database 46. Playfile function 150 instructs the program to download and run a specified datafile 136 from communication network 50 or that stored at remote terminal 72. It is of particular value where multimedia components such as digital audio and video streams containing health related messages may be played to individual 70.
Alert function 152 instructs the program to send an alert message to healthcare provider 60 informing him/her of the receipt of specified reply 134 to query 132. Alert function is intended to be used in case a given combination of replies received from individual 70 is likely to lead to a poor health status in the near future, and/or when immediate intervention is required and/or the healthcare provider 60 would need to be informed about the reply 134 urgently. Measure function 154 contains instructions to remote terminal 72 to collect measurements from monitoring device 74. Health related parameters may be collected from individual 70 and sent to remote health management system 10 by this function.
Terminate function 156 instructs the program to terminate the execution of specified content 130. Terminate function 156 additionally includes an arithmetic or logical method for computation of the results of a specified group of queries 132 and replies 134. For example, dialog content 130 can include a number of queries, with each of the replies being assigned a score 158. Terminate function 156 may be used to instrict the program to compute arithmetically the final score 159 for a given set of queries 134. Alternatively, logical methods may be used to derive score 159 for each of one or more combinations of replies 134. Alternatively, any of actions 140 may be assigned to final score 159. An advantage of terminate function is that long standardized questionnaires for risk determination in a variety of conditions may be applied to individual 70 in their original format and scored automatically, and the final score 159 be further used to execute action 140. It will be obvious to anyone versed in the art that a number of methods and programming languages are available to write programs that can interpret dialog content 130 and perform any of the above functions.
The provider who has access to create new content does so using a simple dialog composer as embodied in
The same steps 388 are repeated for each of the follow up queries, till all the queries and follow up queries within the dialog 100 have associated actions 140 assigned to them. By clicking on customization icon 390, the provider activates customization dialog box 392. Customization dialog box 392 allows the user to customize the dialog to different kinds of remote terminals 72 and monitoring devices 74, and make additions to the output over and above the baseline dialog. For instance, the provider can include specific multimedia components to be served on individual 70 in addition to/lieu of any of the actions 140 wherever the remote terminal 72, monitoring device 74 and communication network 50 support it. The advantage of customization dialog box is that it allows the provider to make additions to existing dialogs and add multimedia and other components without changing the basic structure of the queries that are applied to individual 70. In this manner, a 'master dialog' can be initially created that includes data components of all supported remote terminals 72. As and when newer and enhanced versions of remote terminals 72 become available, the corresponding components may be selectively appended and modified within dialog 100.
By clicking on the output icon 394, the provider activates the output dialog box 396. At any time during or after the dialog creation process, the provider can review the dialog created, using a simulation interface to an appropriate appliance, or alternatively the provider can review the actual dialog content in a text only overview window.
Once all the follow up queries, replies and output dialogs are formulated and put onto the construction platform 370, the newly created dialogs are stored in a dialogs library 48 from where it may be incorporated by provider 60 and content assignor 28 in care management programs and for future updating and editing.
In the preferred embodiment, dialog library 48 stores hundreds of dialogs 100 in various languages relating to possible health conditions of individual 70, such as asthma, diabetes, nicotine addiction, etc. To narrow the focus of registration dialog 100R, dialog generator 30 communicates with content assignor 28, which tailors an interview dialog 100I in dependence upon language 81 and current and co-morbid health conditions of individual 70. For example, in
Registration dialog 100R is illustrated in greater detail in
Registration dialog 100R further includes a second category of queries 166 for determining the motivational drivers of individual 70. Category 166 is divided into six subsets of queries including longevity 168, quality of life 170, family life 172, social responsibility 174, social acceptability 175 and economy 176 for determining a value placed by individual 70 on various motivating factors for modifying his or her behavior. Subset 168 is for determining the value placed by individual 70 on longevity. For example, where individual 70 is a smoker, subset 168 includes queries to determine if the prospect of living a long life would provide sufficient motivation to quit smoking.
Subset 170 is for determining the value placed by individual 70 on the quality of his or her life. In the smoking example, subset 170 includes queries to determine if an improvement in smoking symptoms, such as no longer suffering coughing fits, would provide sufficient motivation to quit smoking. Subset 172 is for determining the value placed by individual 70 on family life. In the smoking example, subset 172 includes queries to determine if an improvement in family life, such as no longer harming relatives with second hand smoke, would provide sufficient motivation to stop smoking. Subset 175 is for determining the value placed by individual 70 on social acceptability. In the smoking example, subset 175 includes queries to determine if an improvement in social acceptability, such as no longer offending people with bad breath, would provide sufficient motivation to quit smoking.
Subset 174 is for determining the value placed by individual 70 on social responsibility. In the smoking example, subset 174 includes queries to determine if an improvement in social responsibility, such as not burdening society with the cost of Emphysema treatment, would positively motivate individual 174 to quit smoking. Subset 176 is for determining the value placed by individual 70 on economy. In the smoking example, subset 176 includes queries to determine if the cost savings associated with no longer purchasing cigarettes would provide sufficient motivation to quit smoking.
Registration dialog 100R also includes a third category of queries 178 for determining the comprehension capacity of individual 70. Category 178 is divided into four subsets of queries including age 180, language skills 182, reading habits 184, and educational background 186 for determining various comprehension capacity factors. Subset 180 is for determining an age of individual 70 and subset 182 is for determining language skills of individual 70. Similarly, subset 184 is for determining reading habits of individual 70 and subset 186 is for determining the educational background of individual 70.
A fourth category of queries 188 is for determining a media preference of individual 70. Category 188 is divided into three subsets of queries including picture 190, text 192 and video games 194 for determining if the individual 70 prefers pictures, text, or video games, respectively. Of course, these types of media are just examples of possible media choices and other media, including mixed media selections, are possible in alternative embodiments. Registration dialog 100R and educational fulfillment bank 22 may offer other media choices in alternative embodiments, such as computer videos, musical lyrics, or hyper-text links.
Content assignor 28 is designed to parse through data contained within profile database 44, and selects those dialogs 100 from profile database 44 that are most appropriate to the health condition, profile, and needs of individual 70. The selected dialog(s) 100 are exported to script generator 32 that individualizes the dialog to individual 70, stores it in the dialogs library 48, and converts it to a format that is recognized by remote terminal 72 and sends it over communication network 50 via modem M1. The communication network 50 exchanges data between the monitoring device 74 and the individual 70 through the remote terminal 72 and the modem M2.
While a considerable amount of health related data may be available regarding an individual 70, in the interest of the health provider's productivity,


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Natural Hazard Mitigation and Insurance:
The United States and Selected Countries Have Similar Natural Hazard Mitigation Policies but Different Insurance Approaches
GAO-09-188R, Dec 22, 2008
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Natural hazards adversely affect hundreds of thousands of people worldwide each year and cause extensive property damage. In 2007, a year that was not considered an exceptional one for natural hazards, natural hazards caused an estimated 14,600 deaths and $70 billion in property losses. For that year, the insurance industry covered $23.3 billion in losses. In catastrophic loss years, such as 2005--the year that saw Hurricane Katrina--losses can be far greater. Scientific assessments indicate that climate change is expected to alter the frequency and severity of natural hazard events, and as a result, losses can be expected to climb. Given this scenario, examining policies that are used in other countries to reduce the loss of life and property caused by natural hazard events and examining insurance approaches that provide coverage for natural hazard losses can help identify practices in both areas that could benefit the United States. Similarly, given the ongoing challenges facing the United States, international cooperative efforts may provide instructive examples of risk management and disaster reduction. Because of Congressional interest in these areas, GAO was asked to (1) identify policies used by other countries to reduce losses caused by natural hazards; (2) examine the extent of international cooperation among selected countries, including the United States, to mitigate natural hazards; and (3) identify approaches that other industrialized countries use to insure natural hazard risk and regulate insurers.
The countries that we studied use a variety of policies to reduce losses from natural hazards that are similar to policies used in the United States. As we have previously reported, mitigation policies, assessing and mapping hazard risk, land use planning, building codes, and public awareness, can be used to reduce the risk of losses from natural hazards. The countries we studied also participate in a variety of international efforts to minimize natural hazard risk. We found that these efforts are consistent with key practices in collaboration that we identified in prior GAO work. The six countries we studied use a variety of approaches to insure natural hazard risk and regulate insurers. Generally, their approaches involve both the government and the private sector. In four countries with government insurance approaches, property insurance policies include natural hazard insurance coverage at a fixed premium, and three of these countries have a government guarantee. All six countries have some type of private insurance approach, and four of these countries offer optional coverage of various natural hazards and have risk-based premiums. Finally, five countries have a centralized (federal-level) agency to regulate the private insurance industry. Three of these government agencies regulate the entire financial services industry--for example, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority oversees banks, building societies, insurance companies, and other entities. Some of the functions of some of these agencies include authorizing insurance companies to do business, assessing solvency, and determining whether insurance companies comply with regulations. Australia and Germany have private sector-only approaches to insurance, and government involvement in pricing insurance is limited. For example, in Germany, prices are controlled only with respect to the company's overall financial safety and the equal treatment of all policyholders.

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Via ENTER, Hasan is working on the NH90 helicopter, a maritime (combat) helicopter that can operate from patrol vessels and air defence and command frigates.
He is investigating the 'stress' and 'fatigue' of the NH90's landing gear. Stress refers to the load placed on the material, and fatigue refers to the repetition of a certain load. The question is: 'How often can the material handle that? With a background in aerospace engineering, Hasan fits this assignment perfectly.
In addition, Hasan makes 'static strength' and 'fatigue' calculations for work that is 'non-recurring'. Hasan: "On the basis of static strength analyses, we determine the 'Margin of Safetys' and the 'Reserve Factors' of the stress-critical locations. We do this, for example, using Finite Element Method (FEM), or with hand calculations. With fatigue analyses we determine, among other things, the fatigue damage values of the stress-critical locations." This is about what the safety margin is within which work or adjustments to the landing gear can be done without affecting the quality of the landing gear."
Another project that Hasan is working on is NH90 Air Transportability. "One of the countries that has the NH90 in its fleet would like to transport the helicopter using a transport aircraft (C-17). During such a transport, certain forces are exerted on the landing gear, which must be described and analyzed. The analyses must show that it is possible to transport the NH90." Within this project, Hasan is working on drafting a document describing the forces that occur and their impact on important factors of the helicopter.

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Modern Adultery
Europa, Io, and Semele
Three took part in a marriage disassembly.
Zeus played his wife like a chess piece.
He visited clubs, went downtown, and attended rancid parties.
The university they attended together overflowed with fraternities and sororities.
Europa on sixth street, Io dancing the night away
Semele dressed in a makeshift toga with a red cup clasped in her hand
All three caught the young eye of Zeus,
Who forgot about Hera, a young woman who remained loyal,
And he went down sixth street,
Danced the night away,
Drank until he fell in the arms of a young woman,
In a makeshift toga,
with a red plastic cup clasped in her hand.
Zeus, a modern story of adultery.
This poem is about:
Our world
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News Briefs
 Tishrei 7, 5772, 05/10/11
MK Elkin: Nobel Prize a Reminder to Invest in Education
Israeli Professor Daniel Shechtman's earning the Nobel Prize for Chemistry shows the importance of higher education, said MK Zev Elkin, head of the Knesset Lobby for Higher Education. Shechtman is a professor at the Technion in Haifa.
"When an Israeli researcher wins the Nobel Prize, it's a reminder of the importance of our investment in higher education and in teaching science, in order to ensure the existence of a future generation of researchers," Elkin explained.
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The P550B gets last place in this chart. This doesn't sound weird, given its bad ripple suppression at 12V and the equally bad transient response performance.
The graph below depicts the cooling fan's average noise over the PSU's operating range, with an ambient temperature between 30 to 32 degrees Celsius (86 to 89.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
Low efficiency means increased thermal loads, so the fan has to work hard to protect and cool down the PSU. This translates to high noise output. The P550B is noisy, so if you want to build a quiet system, remove it from your list.
The following graph shows the PSU's average efficiency throughout its operating range with an ambient temperature close to 30 degrees Celsius.
This is a low-efficiency platform. If you need higher efficiency and lower thermal loads, better get something else.
Power Factor Rating
The following graph shows the PSU's average power factor reading throughout its operating range with an ambient temperature close to 30 degrees Celsius.
The power factor with 115V input is high enough. On the contrary, it is bottom low with 230V.
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Physical Modeling of Barbers Point Harborby Gordon S. Harkins, Coastal Engineering Research Cent, Vicksburg, United States,
Michael J. Briggs, Coastal Engineering Research Cent, Vicksburg, United States,
Document Type: Proceeding Paper
Part of: Coastal Zone '93
Abstract: Physical modeling is a practical tool in the design of coastal projects. A physical model of Barbers Point Harbor located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii was constructed so that different harbor configurations could be investigated. Both short period (less than 25 seconds) and long period waves were analyzed to determine the best relationship between channel configuration and wave climate.
Subject Headings: Ports and harbors | Physical models | Wave climates | Ocean waves | Islands | Coastal environment | Long waves | Decision support systems | North America | Hawaii | United States
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by Corinne Gangloff
October 13, 2021
Hydrogen power is an increasing focus of product development in the global boiler industry, according to a new Freedonia Group analysis:
The basic technology of hydrogen boilers is relatively straightforward, and the larger challenge surrounds the logistics of hydrogen supply, as pipeline infrastructure will need to be converted and more efficient methods of transporting hydrogen will need to be developed.
As such, partnership with natural gas firms and utilities will be crucial. In the short term, boiler suppliers are likely to begin deploying hydrogen-ready boilers that can operate on both current natural gas mixes and future hydrogen infrastructure.
The Freedonia Group forecasts global demand for central heating boilers to increase 3.5% per year to $16.0 billion in 2025. In unit terms, sales will grow 1.6% annually to 8.1 million. Demand will be driven by rising building construction activity and the ongoing need for replacement boilers.
Want to Learn More?
Global Central Heating Boilers is now available from the Freedonia Group. This study examines demand for boilers by market and global geographic region. Historical data (2010, 2015, and 2020) and forecasts for 2025 and 2030 are presented for central heating boiler demand in current US dollars (including inflation) and units at the global, regional, and country regions.
Central heating boilers include:
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Str8 Eight Instructions
Download Str8 Eight card game instruction here.
Game Contents: 64 number cards, 6 pass cards.
Str8 Eight card sequence sheet
Download Str8 Eight card game sequence sheet here.
Str8 Eight FAQ
Who becomes the first player after the deal?
Do I have to only play cards of the same multiples?
Can I play backwards in my sequence?
Can I pick up a played pass card?
When a pass card is played, whose turn is next?
Can I start a second sequence?
What happens if a game comes to an impasse?
How many of each card are in the deck?
Can I play Str8 Eight with more than 4 players?
Why is the game named Str8 Eight?
Str8 Eight Game Tips
Game Strategy:
Str8 Eight Tournament Rules
FourScore – A Str8 Eight Game
Download FourScore card game instruction here.
Goal: Be the player with the fewest cards in their scoring pile.
Setup: Remove Pass Cards from deck and place them into the box.Shuffle remaining deck consisting of number cards and place 4 cards face up, arranged vertically on the table signaling the beginning of 4 rows. Deal the remaining cards in equal amounts to all players (2-6). Place box in front of player to the left of the dealer.
Game Play: Each player chooses a card from their hand and places it face down in front of them. All players reveal their chosen cards simultaneously. Starting with the player showing the lowest numbered card, each player adds their card – if possible – to one of the 4 rows on the table. A player must add their card to a row if a legal play exists. Colored arrows must match with an arrow of the same color on the card at the end of the row. A card added to a row must also be either larger than the right most card in the row or lower than the left most card in the row. (Larger numbers are placed to the right; lower to the left) A player may place the same numbered card onto the last card on either side of a row, but not on a card in the middle of a row. If a row reaches 5 cards in length, the player who added the fifth card collects the remaining cards from the row, placing them in their scoring pile, and leaves the card they played as the beginning of a new row. If a player cannot make a legal play with their card on their turn, they collect the row with the highest numbered card in it, placing those cards in their scoring pile, and place their revealed card as the beginning of a new row. If two or more players reveal the same numbered card, the player closest to the box – in clockwise order – plays first and the box is moved to the last player to place a duplicate card. If a player matches a card to the end of a row or places a card onto a row – whether it is the 5th card or not – so that the numbers on the corresponding color arrows on the card played and the card played off in the row point to each other, that player may remove a card from their scoring pile, placing it into the box and out of the game. (ie. 14 placed to the left of a 12, the yellow arrow on the 14 shows a 12 while the yellow arrow on the 12 shows a 14) Once all players have finished their turn, another round begins. Play continues until all cards have been played from the dealt hands.
Scoring: Once all cards have been played, each player counts the number of cards in their scoring pile. Player with the fewest cards wins.
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The first Case Study, by Jamie MacDonald of MacDonald Laboratories Limited, Cheshire, explores the benefits of using the Isolator System in the culture of blood from a broad range of animal species. The ability of the System to lyse the leucocyte series of a wide range of species, including birds and reptiles, allows intracellular bacteria to be released and cultured easily. This study concludes that Isolator is effective, convenient and cost effective for use in the veterinary field.
The second Case Study, by Margaret Blackett of Greenwood, Ellis and Partners - a large equine veterinary practice in Newmarket, discusses the use of Isolator in the culture of equine joint fluid. The practice was finding that positive samples (indicated by elevated white cell counts) frequently failed to grow due to low numbers of infective cells and to the antibacterial properties of the fluid. When compared to broth culture, the Isolator System provided more positive samples (80% compared to 12%) with results 12 24 hours earlier. A variety of significant organisms were isolated.
The Isolator System is compact and easy to transport. Furthermore, the direct draw inoculation procedure makes it ideal for collecting samples in remote settings. Although it was designed for the culture of blood, Isolator is also effective in recovering organisms from other fluids, such as dialysis, joint, lung, abdominal and biliary fluids, and has been used for numerous animal groups, including equine, feline, canine, primate, avian and reptilian. Isolated colonies are available sooner, allowing earlier antimicrobial susceptibility testing, prompt administration of appropriate therapy and improved prognosis for the patient.
The principles of the Isolator System and full procedure details are included in this new Thermo Scientific publication.
To receive a copy, please telephone Carlene Simmons at Thermo Scientific Limited on +44 (0)1256 841144, fax +44 (0)1256 329728, email _EMAIL_ or visit _URL_ for further information.


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Most seats in sub-Saharan Africa are low stools with round or rectangular tops, carved from a single block of wood. As early as the sixteenth century, Portuguese traders and explorers introduced chairs with backs, leather seats, and decorative brass tacks, giving them as presents to chiefs, who used them as thrones. Chokwe artists soon began to produce similar chairs, adapting the style to preexisting sculptural conventions. Here, a cikungu mask, a symbol of chieftaincy, is represented on the back of the chair. Figures on the rungs and splats depict scenes of daily and ceremonial life.
- Culture: Chokwe
- Medium: Copper alloy, animal hide, wood
- Geographical Locations:
- Dates: 19th century
- Dimensions: 26 3/4 x 12 x 15 1/2 in. (67.9 x 30.5 x 39.4 cm) (show scale)
- Collections:Arts of Africa
- Museum Location: This item is on view in South Gallery, 1st Floor
- Accession Number: 22.187
- Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
- Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
- Caption: Chokwe. Chief's Chair, 19th century. Copper alloy, animal hide, wood, 26 3/4 x 12 x 15 1/2 in. (67.9 x 30.5 x 39.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.187. Creative Commons-BY
- Catalogue Description: European-style chair with two splats, rungs, and a leather-covered seat, decorated with figural and animal carvings and brass tacks. Carved geometric, designs on front and back of splats create background for a Chihongo mask, rows of figures, a snake, the backs of birds, and two figures with Cikunza masks. Figures representing daily and ceremonial life (e.g. man on the back of a cow, musician, etc.) decorate the rungs and front legs of the chair. The front figure between the legs on the proper right panel is lost. The lower left figure on the front of the seat back has losses on both feet. On the hide seat, there is a loss on the front of the proper left edge. On the rear and at the center and proper left top edges of the seat back, the surface is abraded. There are some tacks missing.
- Record Completeness: Best (91%)


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Experts your comments on my approach:Rule testedParallelism (ellipsis)
equally likely.... as -> wrong
as likely......as -> correct
So a,b,c - out
d -> as likely that.... as current one-> from parallelism point need THAT
correct option E:
Traffic safety officials predict that drivers will be as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit as they are the current one.
as they are (to exceed) the current (speed limit).
"to exceed" is implied in the second half of the sentence. This is a case of ellipsis in comparison. In this some words omitted from the sentence to make it more concise. Both noun and verb can be omitted. The omitted words should be present in the first part of the sentence in the same form.
Jim's pen is brighter than Alex's (pen). - Correct! ("pen" is implies)
Jim is smarter than Alex (is). - Correct! ("is" is implied)
The omission of a noun for concision is straightforward. Just make sure that the 2 nouns in the sentence can be logically compared. But there are certain exceptions when you are deciding
whether to include a verb in the second half of the sentence.Tense Shift
If the verb tense changes from the first to the second half of the sentence, then the verb must not be omitted in the second half.
· You look more beautiful think year than last year. - Incorrect
· You look more beautiful this year than you did last year.- CorrectMeaning AmbiguityDo not omit the verb if doing so will make the sentence's meaning ambiguous.
I love my dog more than my friend. - Incorrect
Here, the intended meaning could be that I love my dog more than I love my friend, OR
that I love my dog more than my friend does. Since the omission of the verb in the second half of the sentence distorts the meaning, this sentence is incorrect on the GMAT.
I love my dog more than I love my friend.- Correct!
I love my dog more than my friend does.- Correct!
Coming to the option D and E
Option D makes a parallelism error. If we simplify, we get the following structures:
D. Drivers will be
as likely that they will exceed the proposed speed limit
as the current one (speed limit)Comparing a clause with a noun phrase.
E. Drivers will be
as likely to exceed the proposed speed limit
as they are (to exceed )
the current one (speed limit)
Comparing two clauses.
As for the use of "that", both "likely that" and "likely to" are correct.
'Likely that' is correct.
It's likely that+ clause
Likely is often used with it
as a subject
For example: It's likely that I'll be late.
The other usage is with infinitive
be likely to+ infinitive
For example: I'm likely to be late.
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Auto-combustion synthesis as a method for preparing BiFeO3 powders and flexible BiFeO3/PVDF films with improved magnetic properties. Influence of doping ion position, size and valence on electric properties
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Bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) powders were synthesized by auto-combustion method using glycine as a fuel. Doping ions of different valence were used to study the influence on electrical conductivity and ferroelectric properties. Powders were mixed and hot-pressed with α-PVDF to form flexible composite samples. Composites endured significantly higher electrical fields with lower leakage and retained the weak ferromagnetism present in powders. Dielectric properties were improved by doping with Zr4+, Y3+ and Ca2+ as well as the electrical resistivity. Flexible composites exhibited improved electrical resistivity and modified conduction mechanism. Relatively high magnetization of powders completely originates from magnetite particles formed during the combustion, while sintered samples exhibited typical antiferromagnetic behaviour.


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Trace water in jet fuel was characterized by thermometric titration
Among them, the most important are: spectroscopic methods (spectrophotometry, infrared, Raman, nuclear magnetic resonance, spin resonance, Mossbauer, refractometry, spectropolarimetry, light scattering and ultrasonic absorption), distribution methods (solvent extraction, Solubility, ion exchange, gas chromatography, liquid chromatography and thin layer chromatography), electrochemical methods (potentiometry, polarography, anodic redissolution voltammetry, conductivity and dielectric constant) and calorimetric methods (direct calorimetry and thermometric titration
Metrohm's 859 Titrotherm performs true thermometric titration
. Able to measure nine data points per second, this technology detects enthalpy changes in difficult chemistries to a sensitivity of [+ or -] 0.001 C, and yields results 10 times faster than other titrations techniques.
method has been used for the determination of sulphonamides in aqueous solution.
has been shown to be robust, accurate and very precise.
Therefore, thermometric titration (TMT) is presented and attracted more and more attention due to rapidity, convenience, automation, and particularly excellent accuracy and applicability.
Effect of the Mass of Fuel, Concentration, and Delivery Rate of Titrant on Thermometric Titration. The water contents in jet fuel are relatively small, so the mass of fuel, concentration, and delivery rate of titrants will affect the accuracy of the determination results in thermometric titrations.
Guo, "Rapid determination for acidity of aviation oils by thermometric titration," Acta Petrolerei Sinica (Petroleum Processing Section), vol.


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The Role Of DRAM In Storage
Don't discount DRAM. Thanks to increased server capacities and sophisticated caching technologies, DRAM can serve as a tier in the storage infrastructure.
DRAM is faster and more durable than flash-based storage. But DRAM also has a tendency to lose data when it loses power, and it is more expensive than flash. This has made flash the "go-to" high-performance storage option, with DRAM storage options often shelved in favor of flash. But does DRAM still have a role in the storage infrastructure?
The fact is, data center professionals still have a keen interest in DRAM, and their interest is on the rise. The 2011 Storage Switzerland article The Advantages of DRAM-Based SSD has more daily readers now than it did when it first appeared. What's driving the increased interest in DRAM as a storage solution?
First, an increasing number of servers can support much higher RAM capacities than they did a few years ago. Even mid-range server hardware is typically able to hold more than 1TB of DRAM, and while that 1TB might cost 3 to 5 times more than flash storage, its performance capabilities are very attractive. Also, this storage area is directly accessible via the CPU slot, so there's no storage protocol interconnect to worry about -- in other words, the lowest possible latency.
Second, there are several solutions to volatility and cost challenges that a DRAM-based storage solution presents.
[ Are you paying too much for your VDI desktop devices? Read What Should A VDI Desktop Cost? ]
Volatility can be addressed by making sure your servers don't lose power. Battery backup is a common solution for most mission-critical servers. If that's not enough, volatility can be overcome by implementing a capacitor in conjunction with DRAM, as discussed in this article. In these cases, if power fails the capacitor charges the DRAM long enough for it to dump its contents to flash memory on the same DRAM circuit.
Of course, neither of these solutions will protect you from a hardware lockup. The power-saving circuitry is not likely to kick in because there is still power to the server -- you just can't use it. If DRAM is being used to store writes, data could be lost. Thanks to virtualization, the risk is likely isolated to a single VM -- but some risk remains.
The issue of cost can be overcome by using DRAM space efficiently for a cache or a tier within a caching architecture. A number of companies are already leveraging flash in this way. As discussed in this recent study, companies that add duplication or compression technologies can minimize the cost disadvantage of DRAM. Additionally, deduplication should work even better in DRAM than on flash since the redundancy check occurs at memory speeds. It should also have greater value since the cost of DRAM is higher.
These caching methods also help minimize data exposure caused by DRAM's volatility. If designed correctly, they should be able to flush the cache even if an individual VM locks up.
Therefore, DRAM's role going forward is probably as a tier within a caching technology, where writes are sent to the DRAM area and coalesced prior to being written to the flash area. This will increase application response time and increase flash life expectancy. In fact, most SSDs use a small amount of DRAM as a buffer area anyway. As discussed in this article, vendors are going to great lengths to ensure that data is correctly written and protected.
DRAM is not dead. Thanks to the memory capacity of modern servers and the intelligence of next-generation caching solutions, DRAM has a significant role to play in the storage infrastructure. It is a role we expect to see expanding over the next few years.
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Bead Shroud Fragment
An arrangement of small faience beads with original threading mounted on cardboard annotated: "From the Ramesseum Q. XVIII DYN XV Cent / BC". They were collected during the 1896 excavations at the mortuary temple of Ramesses II (Western Thebes) by the Egyptian Research Account. This is a fragment of a text band from a funerary shroud constructed of faience beads strung together in a net pattern, that would have been placed over the outer wrappings of a mummified body. From Quibell's excavations for the Egyptian Research Account 1896; see J E Quibell, 'The Ramesseum' (London, 1898).


What is an.xcodeproj file?
Xcode tracks "projects" with a file called SomeProject.xcodeproj.
Actually, like workspaces, it's not a file at all - it's a directory.
The important file in it is project.pbxproj ("Project Builder XCode Project").
The rough syntax looks like:
//!$*UTF8*$!
 foo = {
 isa = blah;
 jtzht = (
 qux /* jyrjhetz */,
 barf /* grhtz */,
 bam = 0;
 bar = blah /* some comment */;
So you have:
It's roughly JSON in its expressiveness.
The first is special and mandatory: it indicates the encoding of the rest of the file.
A project.pbxproj file is pretty big; it contains boatloads of settings about your project. It mainly says:
The overall schema is pretty simple:
//!$*UTF8*$!
 archiveVersion = 1;
 classes = {
 objectVersion = 46;
 objects = {
 FD9C41C61DDE16AB001EC7D1 =...;
 FD9C41D31DDE16AB001EC7D1 =...;
 rootObject = FD9C41C61DDE16AB001EC7D1;
The objects dictionary is the important bit. It defines a GRAPH. The keys of the dictionary are the vertices, and each object definition can reference other objects. Xcode creates odd IDs for objects, e.g. FD9C41C61DDE16AB001EC7D1.
A distinguished object is the rootObject. This defines the project.
There are a few different kinds of "object". Each is a dictionary with an isa property. There are many types: PBXBuildFile, PBXFileReference, PBXFrameworksBuildPhase, PBXGroup, PBXNativeTarget, PBXProject, PBXHeadersBuildPhase, PBXResourcesBuildPhase, PBXSourcesBuildPhase, PBXVariantGroup, XCBuildConfiguration, XCConfigurationList, PBXContainerItemProxy, XCConfigurationList, PBXTargetDependency.
The object dictionary is grouped by this type, with each section delimited by a comment, e.g.:
objects = {
/* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
 FD9C41D41DDE16AB001EC7D1 =...;
 FD9C41DD1DDE1FD0001EC7D1 =...;
/* End PBXBuildFile section */
/* Begin PBXFileReference section */
 FD9C41CF1DDE16AB001EC7D1 =...;
 FD9C41D21DDE16AB001EC7D1 =...;
 FD9C41D31DDE16AB001EC7D1 =...;
 FD9C41DC1DDE1FD0001EC7D1 =...;
/* End PBXFileReference section */
/* Begin XCConfigurationList section */
 FD9C41C91DDE16AB001EC7D1 =...;
 FD9C41D71DDE16AB001EC7D1 =...;
/* End XCConfigurationList section */
Examples of objects:
With Vidrio
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|BOTANICAL ELECTRONIC NEWS|
|No. 157 February 15, _EMAIL_ Victoria, B.C.|
Computer-based multi-access keys, also known as interactive keys, can offer several advantages over conventional keys:
Other desirable features include:
It is an inevitable consequence of the flexibility of interactive keys that much of the strategy involved in carrying out an identification is left to the user. Good strategies must be learnt if the keys are to be used to the best advantage.
[This is an abbreviated abstract of the Forest Renewal of British Columbia funding proposal.]
RAPID will be an interactive plant identification computer program which will greatly accelerate the process of identifying vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens within B.C. The program and its database will continue to grow and evolve, and will possibly become our most valuable and readily accessible resource for plant identification. Images and line drawings will be an integral part of RAPID. In addition to the program's primary function, it will also be a useful teaching aid.
The random access approach to plant identification is dynamic compared with the restrictive dichotomous key approach used in traditional paper-based methods. This will allow greater exploration of the rich descriptive attributes of plants, in addition to their ecological characteristics. RAPID will be constructed as a relational database, which is a sophisticated and efficient way to store and quickly retrieve information.
Plant identification will begin with the selection of any of a variety of characteristics from an introductory menu. For example, identification will involve decisions on the following: location in the province, type of site, plant life form, physical size features, and a variety of properties associated with stems, leaves, inflorescence types, flowers, fruits, and roots. If you have an idea of the plant family or genus, you will be able to begin your search from that point. With each selection of a characteristic feature the list of likely candidate species is potentially shortened. The program will also advise on those characters most likely to discriminate amongst the species remaining. For example, if the type of leaf margin is able to discriminate amongst the remaining species in your candidate list, it will automatically move to the top of your list of "best" characters.
In the event a given plant characteristic cannot be clearly defined, e.g. a leaf is pubescent or possibly tomentose, you can ask the program to include all species with either description. Likewise if you are unsure your sample is considered a tree or a shrub, you can include both trees and shrubs in your selection. For those species which may be indistinguishable without expertise and access to materials such as a microscope or special chemicals, the user will be notified with a warning message. Likewise if a crucial plant component must be present in order to make a positive identification, the user will be notified.
Plant names may be displayed in either common or scientific names, along with the correct Latin code used to enter species names on field data forms. Explanation of any of the terminology used in the menus and keys will also be readily available in the form of text, diagrams and images.
Approach: Efforts are being made to learn about similar systems and initiatives in other parts of the world. RAPID's features will be carefully selected to ensure it meets the needs of field personnel here in B.C., as well as the broader goals and standards of international data exchange. RAPID will ultimately be the property of the B.C. Government. Wherever possible, RAPID will be a cooperative effort with other developers of similar initiatives and databases within and outside of the province.
When this project goes ahead, a web page will be constructed for the purpose of information exchange and updates.
For more information on interactive plant identification see the following: _URL_
[For interactive identification programs see also BEN # 96, March 25, 1995.]
The DELTA programs, and several data sets, are available via anonymous ftp from ftp.keil.ukans.edu (directory: /pub/delta) and via WWW from _URL_
The file Index.txt (note the upper-case I) contains a list of the available programs and data. Most of the subdirectories of delta contain text files *.1st which contain information about downloading and installing the programs or data in that sub-directory. When using ftp, always enter the command 'binary' at the start of the session.
When downloading the program distribution files, place them in a directory \DELTA. To install the programs, follow the instructions in Delta.1st.
The programs are supplied with documentation files, sample data, and a list of references. The conditions of use are in a file delta.use, and the prices in delta.reg. These files are within both of the self-extracting archive files delta1@.exe (MS-DOS INTKEY) and deltaw@.exe (MS-Windows INTKEY).
There is a mailing list, DELTA-L, for discussion of DELTA and announcements of updates. To subscribe, send the message
SUBSCRIBE DELTA-L your-first-name your-last-nameby email to _EMAIL_
Submissions, subscriptions, etc.: _EMAIL_.
BEN is archived on gopher freenet.victoria.bc.ca. The URL is:
gopher://freenet.victoria.bc.ca:70/11/environment/Botany/ben. Also archived at _URL_


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The HTTP Series (Part 3): Client Identification
The HTTP Series (Part 3): Client Identification
In this article, we take a look at the different ways browsers can identify patterns in client behavior, and we go into the code be Cookies.
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Up until now, you learned about the basic concepts and some of the architectural aspects of HTTP. This leads us to the next important subject to the HTTP: client identification.
In this article, you'll learn why client identification is important and how can Web servers identify you (your Web client). You will also get to see how that information is used and stored.
This is what we have learned so far, and where we are now:
- The HTTP series (Part 1): Overview of the basic concepts
- The HTTP series (Part 2): Architectural aspects
- The HTTP series (Part 3): Client Identification
- The HTTP series (Part 4): Authentication mechanisms
- The HTTP series (Part 5): Security
- The HTTP Reference
First, let's see why websites need to identify you.
Client Identification and Why It's Extremely Important
As you are most definitely aware, every website, or at least those that care enough about you and your actions, include some form of content personalization.
What do I mean by that?
Well, that includes suggested items if you visit an e-commerce website, or "the people you might know/want to connect with" on social networks, recommended videos, ads that almost spookily know what you need, news articles that are relevant to you, and so on.
This effect feels like a double edged sword. On the one hand, it's pretty nifty having personalized, custom content delivered to you. On the other hand, it can lead to Confirmation bias that can result in all kinds stereotypes and prejudice. There is an excellent Dilbert comic that touches upon Confirmation bias.
Yet, how can we live without knowing how our favorite team scored last night, or what celebrities did last night?
Either way, content personalization has become part of our daily lives we can't, and we probably don't even want to, do anything about it.
Let's see how web servers can identify you to achieve this effect.
Different Ways to Identify the Client
There are several ways that a web server can identify you:
- HTTP request headers
- IP address
- Long URLs
- Login information (authentication)
HTTP Request Headers Used for Identification
Web servers have a few ways to extract information about you directly from the HTTP request headers.
Those headers are:
- From – contains user's email address if provided.
- User-Agent – contains information about the web client.
- Referer – contains the source the user came from.
- Authorization – contains username and password.
- Client-ip – contains user's IP address.
- X-Forwarded-For – contains user's IP address (when going through the proxy server).
- Cookie – contains server-generated ID label.
In theory, the From header would be ideal to uniquely identify the user, but in practice, this header is rarely used due to the security concerns of email collection.
The user-agent header contains the information like the browser version or operating system. While this is important for customizing content, it doesn't identify the user in a more relevant way.
The Referer header tells the server where the user is coming from. This information is used to improve the understanding of user behavior, but less so to identify it.
While these headers provide some useful information about the client, it is not enough to personalize content in a meaningful way.
The remaining headers offer more precise mechanisms of identification.
The method of client identification by IP address has been used more in the past when IP addresses weren't so easily faked/swapped. Although it can be used as an additional security check, it just isn't reliable enough to be used on its own.
Here are some of the reasons why:
- It describes the machine, not the user.
- NAT firewalls – many ISPs (Internet service providers) use NAT firewalls to enhance security and deal with IP address shortage
- Dynamic IP addresses – users often get the dynamic IP address from the ISP
- HTTP proxies and gateways – these can hide the original IP address. Some proxies use Client-ip or X-Forwarded-For to preserve the original IP address
Long (fat) URLs
It is not that uncommon to see websites utilize URLs to improve the user experience. They add more information as the user browses the website until URLs look complicated and illegible.
You can see what the long URL looks like by browsing Amazon store.
There are several problems when using this approach.
- It's ugly.
- Not shareable.
- Breaks caching.
- It's limited to that session.
- Increases the load on the server.
The best client identification method up to date excluding authentication. Developed by Netscape, but now every browser supports them.
There are two types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie is deleted upon leaving the browser, and persistent cookies are saved on disk and can last longer. For the session cookie to be treated as the persistent cookie, Max-Age or Expiry property needs to be set.
Modern browsers like Chrome and Firefox can keep background processes working when you shut them down so you can resume where you left off. This can result in the preservation of the session cookies, so be careful.
So how do the cookies work?
Cookies contain a list of name=value pairs that the server sets using Set-Cookie or Set-Cookie2 response header. Usually, the information stored in a cookie is some kind of client id, but some websites store other information as well.
The browser stores this information in its cookie database and returns it when the user visits the page/website again. The browser can handle thousands of different cookies and it knows when to serve each one.
Here is an example flow.
1. User Agent -> Server
POST /acme/login HTTP/1.1 [form data]
The user agent identifies itself via the form input.
2. Server -> User Agent
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Set-Cookie2: Customer="WILE_E_COYOTE"; Version="1"; Path="/acme"
The server sends the Set-Cookie2 response header to instruct the user agent (browser) to set the information about the user in a cookie.
3. User Agent -> Server
POST /acme/pickitem HTTP/1.1 Cookie: $Version="1"; Customer="WILE_E_COYOTE"; $Path="/acme" [form data]
The user selects the item to put the shop basket.
4. Server -> User Agent
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Set-Cookie2: Part_Number="Rocket_Launcher_0001"; Version="1"; Path="/acme"
Shopping basket contains an item.
5. User Agent -> Server
POST /acme/shipping HTTP/1.1 Cookie: $Version="1"; Customer="WILE_E_COYOTE"; $Path="/acme"; Part_Number="Rocket_Launcher_0001"; [form data]
The user selects the shipping method.
6. Server -> User Agent
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Set-Cookie2: Shipping="FedEx"; Version="1"; Path="/acme"
New cookie reflects the shipping method.
7. User Agent -> Server
POST /acme/process HTTP/1.1 Cookie: $Version="1"; Customer="WILE_E_COYOTE"; $Path="/acme"; Part_Number="Rocket_Launcher_0001"; $Path="/acme"; Shipping="FedEx"; $Path="/acme" [form data]
There is one more thing I want you to be aware of. Cookies are not perfect either. Besides security concerns, there is also a problem with cookies colliding with the REST architectural style (the section about misusing cookies).
You can learn more about cookies in the RFC 2965.
This wraps it up for this part of the HTTP series.
You have learned about the strengths of content personalization as well as its potential pitfalls. You are also aware of the different ways that servers can use to identify you. In part 4 of the series, we will talk about the most important type of client identification: authentication.
Thank you for reading and feel free to leave the comment below.
- The HTTP reference: _URL_
- The HTTP series part 1: _URL_
- The HTTP series part 2: _URL_
- HTTP: The Definitive Guide: _URL_
- Confirmation bias explained: _URL_
- REST anti-patterns: _URL_
- Cookies RFC: _URL_
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Are you a MATLAB user? Are you interested in programming and electronics? If so, we offer a simple way to make your own WI-FI IP-camera. All you need is a few hours and a basic knowledge of MATLAB. You can use this camera anywhere: from your DIY-projects to simply taking a look at what your dog is doing while you're at work.
Step 1: Supplies
For the project you need:
1. MathWorks MATLAB
MATLAB (matrix laboratory) is a multi-paradigm numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language. A proprietary programming language developed by MathWorks, MATLAB allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages, including C, C++, Java, Fortran and Python. It features some useful libraries for image processing like Computer Vision Toolbox, Image Processing Toolbox and Image Acquisition Toolbox.
2. Raspberry Pi 2 model B
Raspberry Pi 2 packs up a 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU, VideoCore IV 3D graphics core and 1GB RAM. It can run a full range of ARM GNU/Linux distributions, including Snappy Ubuntu Core, as well as Microsoft Windows 10 (We tried Raspberry Pi A+ model too, and it worked!).
3. Raspberry Pi case
Nothing to write home about, really. Just an ordinary housing! (Mind the place for mounting a camera - not every housing has it!)
4. Raspberry Pi Camera Board
Raspberry Pi Camera Board uses a 5-Mpx CMOS OmniVision 5647 sensor with the resolution of 2592x1944 pixels. It supports 1080p30 and 720p60. The Pi NoIR gives you everything a regular camera module offers, with one difference: it does not employ an infrared filter. (NoIR = No Infrared.) This means that pictures you take in the daylight look decidedly curious, but when fitted with infrared lighting it allows you to see in the dark.
5. Power supply
We are using Huawei Power Bank (2000 mAh), but you can use any power source suitable for Raspberry Pi 2 Model B (mind that it should be rated for at least 700mA/5V).
6. WiFi Dongle
Use any dongle that supports 802.11n/g/b standards.
7. SD card
4GB or more.
8. HDMI cable
An ordinary HDMI cable is suitable for connection with Raspberry Pi 2 Model B (and a display).
Step 2: Assembling
Raspberry Pi Camera is connected to the main board via a ribbon cable. Connect the ribbon carefully, mind that contacts are on one side only. Place your board and a camera attached to it into the housing.
Step 3: Preparing Your Software
Now we're going to download and install a toolbox for Raspberry Pi to be able to control our board via MATLAB.
Enter this command in MATLABs' Command Window:
>>supportPackageInstaller
Then choose "Install From Internet" and click "Next".
Look for "Support for Raspberry Pi"; mind that you need support only for MATLAB. Click "Next".
Log in using your MathWorks Account, accept all licence agreements and wait for the support package to be downloaded and installed.
If you want to configure an Ethernet connection between your PC and RasPi you should check this video by Mathworks:
Install Matlab Support Package for Raspberry Pi
In our case we are configuring a wireless connection for our IPcam. At first, you need to go to your already installed MATLAB support package for Raspberry Pi folder, find the "raspbian" folder and RaspbianOS in it.
Use a SD Formatter tool (_URL_ to deploy the image on your SD card or if you're using Linux, you can upload this .img file to the SD following these steps:
Check available devices, find your SD-card device name:
sudo fdisk -l
check if your SD-card is currently mounted:
df -h
if it is, unmount it:
umount /dev/sdx
Then execute:
dd if=/path/to/img_file of=/dev/sdx bs=4M
Check this link for a more detailed approach:
Installing images with Linux
Step 4: Configuring a Wireless Network
Now plug in your HDMI cable into your board and monitor, power up the board and wait for a Raspbian console to show up - we're going to configure wireless network on your RasPi board.
1. Log in into Raspberry Board using the following credentials:
login: pi,
password: raspberry
2. Change the root password (it is needed for our further actions):
Sudo passwd
Type in your root password and remember it.
3. Check available WiFi connection points:
Sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
PRO TIP: if you know ESSID, make
 sudo iwlist wlan0 scan | grep MySSID
You will see the following output "ESSID: "MySSID".
4. Log in as root, using the password you've created previously:
su -
5. Write your SSID-password pair to the configuration file:
wpa_passphrase MY_SSID my_password >> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
6. Get your IP-address:
dhcpcd
7. Reboot
sudo reboot
8. Log in as:
Login : pi
Password: raspberry
9. Now try to ping some web-service to check if you are connected to your network:
ping google.com
If you see something like this...
64 bytes from wrw0ts25-nff14.1e100.net (211.11.11.11): icmp_seq=1 ttl=55 time=40.2 ms
... then you are now connected to you access point.
10. Then you need to expand your filesystem and configure the use of SPI:
sudo raspi-config
-> choose "1. Expand Filesystem" -> select "9. Advanced Options" afterwards -> "A6 SPI" -> choose "Yes" -> again choose "Yes" on "Would you like the SPI kernel module to be loaded by default?" -> click "Finish" -> "Yes" on "Would you like to reboot?"
Step 5: Connecting Raspberry to MATLAB
Check this link and download the file attached to the article:
RASPI Remote Control
Unzip the contents and open the RaspiRemoteControl.m file in MATLAB by pressing F5 or starting the program as usual.
(Check the README.pdf file for some details about this program).
Step 6: Using WI-FI IP Camera
Now just power up your IP-cam, launch matlab and the RaspiRemoteControl.m file, type in onboard IP of Raspberry board, connect and start streaming. Disconnect from Raspberry first if you want to close the application.
That's how it looks like (mind that we're using Pi NoIR Camera Board as it has no InfraRed filter - that's why everything looks kinda reddish, so if you want to see how it looks like with a normal one, remember to check the video at the end of the tutorial!).
Our team from RoboticsBy used this method to acquire control over a mobile robot. This control system is based on some computer vision algorithms. We used SIMULINK environment, so we got even more from images acquired. Check it out following the link below:
Two-tier mobile robot control system project

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The body of a person who dies goes into a state of rigor mortis within two to four hours. During this time, the chemical changes within the body cause the limbs and muscles to stiffen for up to four days. A cadaveric spasm, also called instant rigor, occurs post mortem in rare cases. A cadaveric spasm refers to the premature stiffening of a corpse before rigor mortis takes place. It is possible to mistake a cadaveric spasm for rigor mortis.
According to Pounder, you can establish the time of death using the rate method or the concurrence method. The rate method measures the changes that occur in a body after death. The concurrence method examines the details of the activity surrounding the death. The time on a watch that stopped working due to damage during a struggle, for example, can indicate the approximate time of death.
Look for and examine evidence found near or on the deceased's body. Such evidence can include bodily injuries, anamnestic evidence and environmental evidence. Forensic scientists find anamnestic evidence based on an individual's daily routines or habits. Environmental evidence refers to items found near a body, such as footprints or broken items.
Establish the current type of postmortem change in the body. According to Professor Derrick J. Pounder, head of the University of Dundee's Department of Forensic Medicine, these changes include algor mortis, rigor mortis, livor mortis and postmortem decomposition, adipocere or mummification. Algor mortis refers to the gradual cooling of a dead body, before rigor mortis takes place. A cadaveric spasm always takes place before rigor mortis; therefore, a body past the rigor mortis state will not experience a cadaveric spasm.
Figure out the deceased's body temperature to help establish the time of death. You may get the most accurate body temperature readings from a corpse via the rectum or by cutting a hole in the abdomen and placing a chemical thermometer in the opening. It is best to get a temperature reading as early as possible. The closer the temperature of a body is to the surrounding environment, the longer it has been dead. However, you must take into account factors such as layers of clothing, the temperature of the ground and humidity.
Learn the individual's degree of activity before death. Pounder states that for reasons unknown, a body may experience a postmortem cadaveric spasm after an episode of violence or intense emotions. A dead body tightly gripping a weapon, a defense object or environmental items surrounding the body — like grass — can indicate a cadaveric spasm.
Notice the involuntary movements of the deceased's body. Cadaveric spasms happen at the moment of death and persist through rigor mortis. In some instances, the body may appear to move or twitch as the muscles and joints begin to tighten during such a spasm, before rigor mortis. During this time, the muscles may tighten so much that it takes considerable force to move them or break a grip.


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Accession Number : AD0164086
Title : Spot Test for Identification of Oil Contaminants in Water.
Descriptive Note : Patent,
Corporate Author : DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON D C
Personal Author(s) : Zall,David M.
Report Date : 24 OCT 1972
Pagination or Media Count : 2
Abstract : The patent describes a method of detecting a hydrocarbon contaminant in an aqueous solution by applying chromic-sulfuric acid to filter paper wetted by the aqueous solution. A positive test is indicated by the development of a bluish-green color. It is a simple technique for testing the effluent from a ship cleaning process to insure that oil contaminates are not present therein.
Descriptors : (*Patents, Chemical indicators), (*Hydrocarbons, *Chemical indicators), (*Petroleum, Chemical indicators), Sulfuric acid, Chromic acids, Colorimetric analysis, Water pollution
Subject Categories : Organic Chemistry
Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE


Boost autumn colours with white balance
Using the white balance settings can really add punch to your images, find out how to use it to boost those autumnal tones
The autumn months are alive with vibrancy and colour, but are also prone to unpredictable weather and dull light. To make sure you capture a decent scene, it's important to change the white balance setting on your camera to match, rather than just using the auto option. You can tweak the levels in Photoshop afterwards to create a truly inspiring autumnal piece.
When shooting autumnal scenes, its important to make sure that all the colours in your images remain vibrant and punchy.
One way of ensuring this is to change the white balance setting on your camera, rather than keeping it on the Auto setting.
Weather conditions can be very varied in the autumn months, which can cause all sorts of problems – keeping the white balance consistent will make processing easier later on.
1. Too cool
Although these leaves were under a tree the actual weather conditions were fairly bright. However, the image, taken with the white balance set at Auto, has a rather cold look to it. It also doesnt have much depth or crispness.
2. True to life
By simply changing the white balance to Cloudy, the camera has coped with the tonal ranges far better and has also managed to create a warmer feel, making the leaves look much more like how they actually appeared.
3. Total transformation
Tweaking the levels in Photoshop makes the image really come to life. The strands of grass appear more prominent now and by slightly burning in the leaves on the outside of the image, the leaves edges appear sharper.


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Archaeologists find Roman objects abandoned during a British rebellion, traces of the lost Iona monastery, and a weapons hoard belonging to a wealthy Bronze Age warrior.
Professor Alice Roberts explores some of this year's most exciting archaeological finds from the north of Britain. Each discovery comes straight from the site, filmed by the archaeologists themselves. Alice discovers the well-preserved writing tablets, swords and domestic items left by Romans at Vindolanda during a time of British rebellion. On the Scottish island of Iona, there are traces of a long-lost monastery and pilgrimage site that was originally built by the legendary Saint Columba, and has been compared to Jerusalem. In the east of Scotland, a weapons hoard belonging to a wealthy Bronze Age warrior is unearthed.
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Series Producer Nick Gillam-Smith
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Asparagus officinalis L. is a kind of liliaceous perennial plant, the young shoots of which are a popular vegetable used in salads, vegetable dishes, and soups in the world. It has also been used as a traditional herbal medicine in both European and Asian countries; its dried roots are used as an approved medicinal product in the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the urinary tract for prevention of kidney stones in Europe, and as a tonic, antifebrile, anticancer, and antitussive drug in China for a long time.
Pharmacological studies on this plant have demonstrated anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, antimutagenic and antifungal activities. A considerable number of chemical constituents, including steroidal saponins, flavonoids, oligosaccharides, and amino acid derivatives have been isolated from its roots and shoots. Steroidal saponins were shown to be the major components and suggested to be responsible for the biological activities of this plant.


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Welcome to MPAS
MPAS is a volunteer-run Astronomical Society, located at Mt Martha on the Mornington Peninsula. It was founded in 1969 to foster the study of all aspects of Astronomy, Space and general Science by volunteers and to promote these to the public.
You can visit us at one of our popular public stargazing nights, where you can learn more about the Universe and take a look through our telescopes at the planets, the Moon and the stars.
We hold a monthly general meeting for the exchange of ideas and information. For decades the Society has provided "Astronomy on the Move" educational presentations, including observing nights for schools and community groups exclusively in the Peninsula and surrounding areas, as well as special exhibitions in the Melbourne CBD and Melbourne Museum.
Mt Martha Observatory is the Society's registered astronomical observatory at The Briars Historic Park. It is used to further the Society's educational, research, innovation and recreational capabilities. Historically this was the first registered amateur observatory in Australia and is one of a network of registered global monitoring stations of night sky light pollution. The Observatory is registered with the Astronomical Society of Australia.
- Upcoming Events
After the long COVID break in 2020, we are excited to offer events for the public again!
Bookings for public nights are open now and filling up quickly, see our Public Stargazing page for details.
If you have a new telescope, come to our Telescope Learning Day in February! Our experts will help you set up your scope and answer all your questions.
Our members can use the observatory again, as long as our COVID-safe plan is followed. Members will be kept up to date about current restrictions and rules via the email list and members Facebook page.
Please contact _EMAIL_ if you have any questions.
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- MPAS Meeting March 2021Main talk: "Destination Mars", by MPAS member Trevor Hand.
- March: Southeast constellations catch the eye as Orion slips from viewObserving the stars in March, your eyes will undoubtably be drawn to the constellations sitting in the southeast, centered […]
- MPAS Meeting February 2021Main talk: "Telescope building", by John Dobson.
- Sirius and Canopus star during FebruaryThe two brightest stars in the sky this month are Sirius and Canopus. And two stunning constellations – Crux […]


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Crinum pedunculatum is a large bulbous perennial herb, which may reach 2 (or even 3) m high by a 2-3 m spread.
The leaves are strappy and up to 2 m long by 15 cm wide and thickened, with blunt points. The flowers, occurring throughout the year, are about 10 cm across and borne in clusters of 10-25. The pleasantly perfumed flowers are most commonly white, but a form with reddish-purple flowers also occurs. They are followed by rounded, beaked seed fruits 2 to 5 cm across, each containing one to several seeds.
Two color forms of this species occur in Hawaii: one with green leaves and white flowers, and the other with reddish leaves and pink to purple-red flowers (Staples & Herbst, 2005).


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The Cave Walkthrough
Puzzle 7: The Time Machine
Characters: Hillbilly, Time Traveler and Twins.
- Pull the three levers ahead to open the metal gate and take control of the Time Traveler to proceed forward, then teleport through the next rock formation to land in the area below and move right past the Time Machine.
- Climb the next ladder ahead to make a left at the top and teleport through another rock formation, then approach the boulder against the far wall to pull it backwards and stop in front of the wooden platform above.
- Use the boulder to reach the wooden platform above and collect the Fuse, then drop back to the ground to head right and descend the previous ladder to make another right at the bottom.
- Make your way down the next ladder ahead and turn left at the bottom to insert the Fuse into the box, then return to the room in which you previously acquired the fuse and approach the nearby boulder.
- Drag the boulder further backwards to plug the dirty pool of water and use the Time Machine to travel into the future, then teleport through the forcefield on the right and speak with the Greatest Employee of All Time.
- Turn back around to press the Museum Door Button and enter the Time Machine again to travel into the past, then climb the ladder on your right to move left at the top and approach the boulder against the wall ahead.
- Pull the boulder backwards to plug up the pool of water and head right to descend the previous ladder, then take control of the Hillbilly and climb the ladder past the Time Machine to make a right at the top.
- Examine the cave painting to see a picture of "A Hillbillies First Love" and climb back down the ladder to make a left at the bottom, then enter the Time Machine to travel to the future and move forward.
- Pass by the Greatest Employee of All Time and descend the second ladder you see ahead to move left at the bottom, then drop down the next two ledges to land on the ground below and jump the gap on your left.
- Examine the next cave painting to see a picture of "The Rebuffed Suitor", then turn back around and descend the ladder in front of you to head right at the bottom.
- Stop in front of the Dinosaur Exhibit and take control of the Time Traveler, then head right to climb down another ladder and move left at the bottom to drop down a pair of wooden ledges.
- Climb down another ladder to make a left at the bottom and jump the next gap ahead to reach Thog's table, then push the triangular stone to the right and stop at the end of the ledge.
- Take control of the Hillbilly to climb the ladder on your left and jump the gap to the right at the top to ascend a second ladder ahead, then move between the ledges above and continue towards the right.
- Ascend the next ladder ahead to return to the Time Machine and travel into the past, then move right climb down the third ladder at the end to make a left at the bottom and drop down a pair of wooden ledges to land on the ground below.
- Hang off the ledge on your left to drop safely to the ground below and approach the sleeping dinosaur in front of you to wake it up, then retreat to the opposite wall to avoid being eaten and take control of the Time Traveler.
- Push the triangular stone forward so that it falls through the gap and lands on the dinosaur's head below, then move right to reach the wall across from you and examine the cave painting to see a picture of "Jealousy Runs Deep".
- Return to the Time Machine to travel into the future and head right to jump forward past the third ladder at the end, then stop in front of the Rangfust display and take control of the Hillbilly again.
- Climb the ladder on your right to move between the wooden ledges above and proceed forward to pass by a second ladder ahead, then land in the next room below and push the boulder to reveal the crack in the ground.
- Take control of the Twins to enter the Time Machine and travel into the past, then make your way to the right until you reach the Well at the end and turn the crank to pull the bucket out of the water below.
- As the Time Traveler, pick up the Bucket laying nearby and return to the lower cave room where you defeated the dinosaur earlier.
- Scoop some Oil into your bucket and climb the next three ladders to reach the Combustion Engine above on the left, then pour the oil into the Intake and press the nearby Elevator Button.
- Ride the lift to the level above and pull the wheel in front of you back onto the elevator platform, then press the button to return to the floor below and push the wheel towards the left to return to the Time Machine.
- Travel to the past and push the wheel towards the right to drop it off the ledge at the end, then return to Thog's table and push the triangular stone forward until it falls on the head of the caveman below.
- Return to the Time Machine to travel into the future and head right to descend the third ladder at the end, then pick up the Smurg on your left and use the time machine again to travel into the present.
- Use the Smurg to unlock the door on your left and jump over the pit of spikes to proceed forward, then unlock a second door and descend the next ladder ahead.
- Proceed forward beneath the Twin's mansion to climb the next two rock ledges ahead and reach the three levers at the end to complete this puzzle.


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Afrohybanthus latifolius (Afrohybanthus latifolius)
Description
Violaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of 806 species in 25 genera. It takes its name from the genus Viola, the violets and pansies. Older classifications such as the Cronquist system placed the Violaceae in an order named after it, the Violales. However, more recent classifications such as that of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group locate it in the Malpighiales. Though the best-known genus, Viola, is herbaceous, most species are shrubs or small trees. The simple leaves are alternate or opposite, often with leafy stipules or the stipules are reduced in size. Some species have palmate or deeply dissected leaves. Many species are acaulescent. Inflorescences have solitary flowers or are paniculate; some species have cleistogamous flowers produced after or before the production of typically petaled flowers.
Taxonomic tree
 - Domain: Eukarya
 - Kingdom: Plantae
 - Phylum:
 - Class: Magnoliopsida
 - Order: Malpighiales
 - Family: Violaceae
 - Genus: Afrohybanthus


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The 4412 is a wattmeter from Bird. A Wattmeter is an instrument for measuring the electric power (or the supply rate of electrical energy) in watts of any given circuit. Electromagnetic wattmeters are used for measurement of utility frequency and audio frequency power; other types are required for radio frequency measurements.
- Temperature-compensated accurate CW and FM power measurements from 200 kHz to 2.3 GHz and 2 mW to 10 KW
- Uses special 4410-series wide-range elements
- Wide-range accuracy over a 37 dB dynamic range
- Quick Change (QC) connectors to minimize the need for adapters when making critical measurements
The Bird 4412 uses the basic principles and "look and feel" of the Model 43 but transforms it into a highly accurate high dynamic range instrument. The mirrored-scale linear range meter has 2 switchable ranges, 0-1 and 0-3.
Power is read as a multiple of the value indicated by the pointer, the decimal point location depending upon the range switch position and the factor printed on the plug-in element. Power ranges covered by individual elements are 2 mW to 10 W, 20 mW to 100 W, 200 mW to 1 KW and 2 W to 10 KW, full scale. For most elements, accuracy is +/-5% anywhere above 20% of full scale. The circuitry operates from a rechargeable battery.


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Saturday, Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. — ORWELL — Did you know that in 1791, the year Vermont became a state, future presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison visited the Champlain Valley and northern areas of the American Revolution? On Saturday, Sept. 27 at 2 p.m., the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell turns on the time machine for the program, "An Investigation into the Revolutionary Mind: What Were You Thinking, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison?"
Modern day historian and site interpreter Paul Andriscin will summon Jefferson, portrayed by Steve Whalen, and Madison, portrayed by Mike Austin, to an interview. In the program Andriscin will ask them about their experiences on their trip, what they remember about the Revolution and Mount Independence, and more. Audience members are welcome to ask their questions at the end.
This series of annual programs has explored Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair and the American withdrawal from the Mount in 1777, the lives of the common soldiers, engineer Col. Jeduthan Baldwin, Col. John Brown and his September 1777 American raid to take back the Mount from the British, and Dr. Jonathan Potts and health care on the Mount.
The event is included in the regular admission fee of $5 for adults and free for children under 15. While there you can visit the museum and walk the trails on the over 300 acre site.
The Mount Independence State Historic Site is one of the best-preserved Revolutionary War sites in America. It is located near the end of Mount Independence Road, six miles west of the intersections of Vermont Routes 22A and 73 near Orwell village; carefully follow the signs. Regular hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Oct. 13.
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text: To address the sparsity and cold start problem of collaborative filtering, researchers usually make use of side information, such as social networks or item attributes, to improve recommendation performance. This paper considers the knowledge graph as the source of side information. To address the limitations of existing embedding-based and path-based methods for knowledge-graph-aware recommendation, we propose RippleNet, an end-to-end framework that naturally incorporates the knowledge graph into recommender systems. Similar to actual ripples propagating on the water, RippleNet stimulates the propagation of user preferences over the set of knowledge entities by automatically and iteratively extending a user's potential interests along links in the knowledge graph. The multiple "ripples" activated by a user's historically clicked items are thus superposed to form the preference distribution of the user with respect to a candidate item, which could be used for predicting the final clicking probability. Through extensive experiments on real-world datasets, we demonstrate that RippleNet achieves substantial gains in a variety of scenarios, including movie, book and news recommendation, over several state-of-the-art baselines.


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Soiling is the accumulation of dirt on the surface of the solar panels, which results in a gradual loss of solar energy production. To reduce the effect of soiling, panels must be cleaned on strategically chosen dates to reduce the cost induced by energy loss while taking into account cleaning costs. The problem is quite challenging because soiling monitoring systems are often considered unreliable or costly. Ideally, decisions are to be taken based only on measurements of a minimal number of variables, which are considered reliable, e.g., power output, irradiance, module temperature, and precipitation. Therefore, accurately quantifying soiling loss is an important step towards mitigating the financial loss caused by the under-performance of solar panels due to soiling. We have developed a framework that operates on a time series defined by a minimal set of variables measured by the sensors of a solar park and extracts models that accurately predict losses due to soiling. These models can be used in historical data to detect time periods during which power production was severely affected by soiling. Detecting such periods can assist the parks' administrators in efficiently planning future cleanings of the park. Moreover, these models can be used in a real-time scenario where the park administrators can detect in real-time that the production loss is severe, and a manual cleaning must be scheduled immediately.
Our approach works in two steps: we first detect cleaning events in the input time series, i.e., we classify rains or manual cleanings, which effectively wash the solar panels. Then, using these cleaning events, we define periods that represent the "clean" performance of solar panels, and we use them for training regression models capturing the power yield of clean solar panels. The main advantages of our approach are that it does not require labeled data, is not based on the accuracy of an analytical formula for the optimal energy output of the park, and is agnostic to the type of solar panels employed. It requires no knowledge about the model-specific parameters and the specifications associated with the solar panels. As a purely data-driven approach, it solely depends on the availability of data, particularly a minimal set of generally available variables. Moreover, the proposed method exhibits multi-fold functionality; it identifies cleaning events, models the real expected power output, i.e., power output when solar panels are clean, and can also compute a ranked list of time periods with severe soiling losses. Our experiments indicate that our models are more accurate in predicting "clean" power output than standard generic analytical formulas, which constitute the main alternative modeling approach that is agnostic to the type of solar panels.
The problem of detecting cleaning events can be viewed as a problem of detecting changepoints with respect to the power output of solar panels, i.e., rapid changes in its behavior, as a function of the irradiance and the module temperature. We propose two methods for changepoint detection. Our solutions aim to verify candidate changepoints in a time series as follows: given a set of segments of the input time series corresponding to time periods where a changepoint may lie, our tool assigns scores to those segments, which represents the possibility of containing a changepoint. In our particular use case, the time periods where changepoints may lie correspond to raining periods or periods during which the solar panels were manually cleaned. In our first method, each segment is processed as follows:
 1. We fit a regression model on the data contained in a time interval before the assumed changepoint.
 2. We validate it on a time interval before the assumed changepoint.
 3. We make predictions on a time interval after the assumed changepoint.
In our second model, we assume a minimal set of labeled points as input. These points correspond to timestamps where the solar panels were certainly clean, e.g., the measurements following manual cleanings. We extend these points to intervals of a user-defined length w, i.e., for a manual cleaning ending at timestamp t, we consider the whole interval [t,t+w], and we use all points in the resulting intervals as our training set. The intuition is that during such periods of time, the target variable typically behaves as expected; therefore, the regression model captures the target variable's expected behavior. In order to detect changepoints, we make predictions before and after each segment, and we assign higher scores to those segments which satisfy the following: i) the prediction error for a time period succeeding the given segment is small, and ii) the prediction error for a time period preceding the given segment is large. The two methods, apart from being slightly different in concept, also have different requirements regarding the accessible data. The first method is self-supervised since it translates the original problem to a supervised one, based on the following observation: if there is a changepoint in a sufficiently short segment, then it should be that the target variable deviates from its expected behavior in the preceding (resp. succeeding) period of time. On the other hand, the second method is semi-supervised, because it exploits the minimal information provided in the form of a minimal set of labeled points. Detected cleaning events are then used to train regression models, which represent the expected power output of clean solar panels. In particular, we define intervals following the changepoints that are detected by either of the above two methods or intervals following manual cleanings, using a user-defined length w, and we train the regression model on the set of points in the resulting intervals. Using these models, we can estimate the soiling ratio, i.e., the ratio between the actual power output and the expected power output.
To evaluate our method, we have used a publicly available dataset that contains a set of currentvoltage (I-V) curves and associated meteorological data for solar panels in three different locations and climates for approximately one-year periods. For each location, we are given values for a normalized metric, called soiling derate, which compares the daily performance of a solar panel to an identical solar panel that is cleaned during daily maintenance. We compare soiling derate with the corresponding performance index induced by our methods and a performance index that is based on an analytical formula, as employed by the stochastic rate and recovery (SRR) method, which is a state-of-the-art method for quantifying soiling loss. Our experiments, as in Figure 1, show that our method achieves higher accuracy in predicting daily losses due to soiling compared to the other alternative.
ModelarDB (MDB) is a platform for managing extreme-scale high-frequency time series (TS) from wind and solar parks. MDB is the first integrated platform handling extreme-scale time series with low cost and high performance, supporting more efficient wind/solar park operation. MDB uses mathematical functions to compress data, yielding a unique combination of high compression, fast ingestion, and fast queries. MOD extensions will allow MDB to run seamlessly on both edge and cloud.
The Self Service Visualization Platform for Renewable Energy Analytics is a visual analytics platform for business users from the Renewable Energy Sources (RES) sector to interact with big geo-located time-series data collected from wind turbines and solar panels. The platform offers real-time visual analytics at the macroscale (e.g., park KPIs on a map) and microscale (e.g., analysis of multivariate time series from multiple sensors of a single wind turbine), through a dashboard-like UI, and informs users on various KPIs and important events in real time.
One of the main innovations of the platform is the provision of an intuitive UI that combines exploration of renewable assets on a map with a time-series visualization Dashboard for analyzing the measurements coming from RES sensors; the UI allows users to first navigate on a map and select the wind or solar park, they wish to explore and view statistics aggregated on the park level. Selecting a specific turbine or solar panel, they can start exploring the measurements collected by the mounted sensors in the form of a multivariate time series. The UI for time-series visualization and interaction offers functionality for visualizing and exploring RES sensor data, viewing the dashboard of a RES from the same farm, filtering the time-series data, highlighting intervals and data points of interest, comparing data from different RES and finding and visualizing patterns and complex events. Besides exploring historical RES time-series data, the platform supports the monitoring of RES performance through the visualization of several KPIs, as well as the real-time alerting of detected anomalies or events with a negative impact on performance and operation. For example, in the case of a solar panel, the accumulation of dust and debris on its surface can result in a gradual loss of solar conversion efficiency. Through the platform, a soiling event can be reported when the cost of washing the panel is less than its energy loss. Similarly, in the case of wind farms, incidents like yaw misalignment that leads to reduced turbine performance can be reported once detected. To further support the monitoring and timely identification of potential problems, users can enable the visualization of forecasted data for the KPIs they currently view.
A major challenge in the exploration and visualization of RES sensor data is how to enable users to perform interactive visual analysis of the data, especially considering their sheer size. To this end, the platform employs an in-memory adaptive indexing approach, which can scale up the visualization and enable real-time interactive exploration and analysis of millions of data points from energy sensors. The index is initialized based on the raw time-series data and maintains a hierarchical tree representation of it. To further empower the visual analytics component, an index adaptation approach


area of 196 square feet. The area of second tank is twice the area of the first tank, and the area of the third tank is four times the area of the second tank. The area of the third tank is 56 square feet. If the aquarium puts all three tanks on the shelf, how much shelf area will be left over?
7. The Durands are driving 456 miles to the family reunion. If they split the drive equally over three days, how many miles will they drive each day?
8. At the end of a video game tournament, Raul and Martha had both scored twice as many points as Justice. If their total combined points is 285, how many points did each player score?
9. At the lunch counter, Ariana bought a sandwich and lemonade. The sandwich cost five times as much as the lemonade. She paid with $10 and got $2.50 in change. How much did the sandwich cost? How much did the lemonade cost?
10. The area of a playground is 40.5 \ m^2. The width of the playground is half the length. What is the length of the playground?
Directions: Write five of your own problems. Be sure that one uses addition, one uses subtraction, one uses multiplication, one uses division and one uses a pattern that requires a table.
When finished, exchange papers with a friend and solve each other's problems. Then discuss your solutions.
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Children with poorly controlled asthma infected with Covid-19 are more likely to require hospitalisation than children with well-controlled asthma or those without asthma, according to a new study. The study, carried out between March 2020 and July 2021, is the first of its kind investigating Covid-19 hospitalisation among 5 to 17-year-olds living in Scotland.
The findings, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal, suggest that current UK recommendations to offer Covid-19 vaccination to all 12 to 17-year-olds should now be expanded to include children with poorly controlled asthma aged 5 and older — including an estimated 109,488 in the UK.
The authors said that prioritising this group of children for Covid-19 vaccination has important implications for vaccine delivery worldwide by reducing the risk of infection, associated illness and, consequently, the need for children to have time off school. However, the overall risk of children with asthma becoming seriously ill with Covid-19 is low, with 1 in 380 children with poorly controlled asthma in the study hospitalised with Covid-19.
"Understanding which children with asthma are at increased risk of serious Covid-19 outcomes is critical to ongoing policy deliberations on vaccine prioritisation," said lead author Professor Aziz Sheikh from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. "Our analysis provides the first national evidence of the risk of Covid-19 hospitalisations among school-aged children with markers of poorly controlled asthma."
He added, "The key takeaway from this study is that keeping children's asthma under control is critical as this greatly reduces the risk of Covid-19 hospitalisation. Vaccinating those with poorly controlled asthma offers an additional important layer of protection from serious Covid-19 outcomes."
Asthma is one the most common long-term childhood conditions affecting an estimated 78 million 5 to 19-year-olds worldwide in 2019, with over 1 million children being treated for asthma in the UK alone. Despite evidence that adults with poorly controlled asthma are at greater risk of being more severely affected by Covid-19, there is a lack of research in children, and until now, there have been no population-based analyses.
At the request of the UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), researchers analysed data from the Scotland-wide Early Pandemic Evaluation and Enhanced Surveillance of COVID-19 (EAVE II) reporting platform between March 1, 2020 and July 27,2021 to identify which children with asthma were at increased risk of severe COVID-19, leading to hospitalisation within 14 days of a positive real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (PT-PCR) test, or death from any cause within 28 days after a positive test for SARS-CoV-2. EAVE II allows rapid analysis of data from routinely collected electronic health records and linked national databases for 5.4 million people (around 99% of the Scottish population).
In total, 752,867 children aged 5-17 years old were included in the analysis. Among 63,463 children (8.4%) with a diagnosis of asthma, 4,339 (6.8%) had a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, and 67 (1.5%) of these were admitted to hospital with Covid-19. There were nine intensive care admissions or deaths in children with asthma, which prevented detailed evaluation of these most severe outcomes. Overall, 40,231 (5.8%) of children without asthma had a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, of whom 382 (0.9%) were hospitalised with Covid-19.
The study found that 5-17-year-olds with poorly controlled asthma (defined as being hospitalised with asthma within the past two years) were more likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid-19 (548 Covid-19 hospitalisations per 100,000 children), compared to children with well-controlled asthma (94 hospitalisations per 100,000 children), or without asthma (55 hospitalisations per 100,000 children). Based on these data, the researchers estimate that there were 9,124 children aged 5–17 years old with poorly controlled asthma in Scotland during the study period who might have benefited from Covid-19 vaccination, and approximately 109,488 children in the whole UK.