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I would like to convert a column in a spreadsheet from a double to a string so I can join the data with a shp file. What is the easiest way to do it?
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To do this in ArcGIS:
 - Import spreadsheet to Geodatabase (Import Table)
 - Add a new field to table (change type to text)
 - Open ArcMap and add table to TOC
 - Right click on the new field's column header and select "Field Calculator"
 - Scroll down the field list to find your "double" source field
 - double click the field (should appear in the bottom pane)
 - click OK to populate column with values
I am suggesting to do this in ArcGIS because I think you want to use this field as a "join"? If so, add the shapefile to ArcMap, right click on the layer and select "Joins and Relates".
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Usually it suffices to force the field value in the first data row to be a string, for then the software is obliged to treat the entire column as string data. An easy way is to insert a single quote (') mark at the beginning of the value.
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 by far the easiest solution. I wish there were a way to force other data types in the same manner. – Brad Nesom May 18 '11 at 13:51
 - @Brad You can usually do so by formatting columns (although whether ArcGIS will recognize this formatting information is another matter). For detailed instructions (and the reasons behind them) see my page at quantdec.com/SYSEN597/GTKAV/section4/chapter_15a.htm#Recipe . – whuber May 18 '11 at 14:30
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Use ArcCatalog. Create a GDB, import the table (single) into it. Below in the fields you can right click on the field you want to change to STRING, and simply change the type to STRING for that field.
(*it seems that this may only work if the field is empty)
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You can use the CONCATENATE function (if using Excel) to form a single quoted string.
e.g.: =CONCATENATE("'",A1,"'")
where this formula refers to the first row, and can be copied to other rows as well.
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Microsoft has a page dedicated to this with a range of solutions:
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 - This page seems to do the reverse of what is wanted: it shows how to convert text to numbers. – whuber May 18 '11 at 14:30
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Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps (RCASC)
Authorized on December 1, 1903 as Canadian Army Service Corps. Received its Royal title from 1919.
Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps
Established on November 2, 1910 as the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps and redesignated Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps on November 3, 1919. It was disbanded on November 1, 1940, when mechanized equipment had replaced horses.
Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA)
See: Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (RCCS)
Militia component authorized on October 24, 1903 as Signalling Corps and became Canadian Corps of Signal in January 1913. The egular component was authorized on April 1, 1919. Received its Royal title in 1921.
Royal Canadian Dental Corps (RCDC)
Militia component authorized as The Canadian Dental Corps on 20 April 1915. It was disbanded in November 1920 but authorized again on June 15, 1921. The Regular component was authorized on 31 August 1939. Received its Royal title in 1947.

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Built-in parameter resolvers
You can use parameter resolvers to resolve values for stack parameters at deployment time. Takomo has a few built-in parameter resolvers, and you can also implement your own.
In a stack configuration, you choose which resolver to use by providing value to the resolver property. In addition to the resolver property, each resolver may have its own set of additional properties.
Here are the built-in parameter resolvers:
Stack output resolver
Stack output resolver reads the parameter value from a stack output of another stack configured within the same Takomo project. The source stack automatically becomes the target stack's dependency. Takomo reads the output value using the credentials associated with the source stack.
If you need to read outputs of stacks that are not configured in the same Takomo project, you can use the external stack output resolver.
Properties
Here are the properties of the stack output resolver:
Key
Required
Type
Description
resolver
yes
string
Resolver name, this must be stack-output.
stack
yes
string
Stack path of the source stack. Can be an absolute or a relative stack path.
output
yes
string
Name of the stack output whose value is read.
confidential
no
boolean
Conceal the resolved parameter value from logs, defaults to false
immutable
no
boolean
Mark the parameter as immutable, defaults to false
Example
Say, we have two stacks: vpc.yml and security-groups.yml. The former creates a VPC and exposes its id in the stack outputs with a name VpcId, and the latter uses the VPC id to create some security groups.
The directory structure looks like this:
.
├─ stacks
│ ├─ vpc.yml
│ └─ security-groups.yml
└─ templates
├─ vpc.yml
└─ security-groups.yml
In security-groups.yml stack configuration we use the stack-output resolver to read the value for the VpcId parameter like so:
stacks/security-groups.yml
parameters:
VpcId:
resolver: stack-output
stack: /vpc.yml
output: MyVpcId
External stack output resolver
The external stack output resolver reads the parameter value from a stack output of a stack. The source stack does not have to belong to the same Takomo project as the target stack.
Properties
Here are the properties of the external stack output resolver:
Key
Required
Type
Description
resolver
yes
string
Resolver name, this must be external-stack-output.
stack
yes
string
Name of the source stack.
output
yes
string
Name of the stack output whose value is read.
region
no
string
Region of the source stack. Region is optional. By default, the region of the target stack is used.
commandRole
no
string
IAM role used to access the stack output. Command role is optional. By default, credentials associated with the target stack are used.
confidential
no
boolean
Conceal the resolved parameter value from logs, defaults to false
immutable
no
boolean
Mark the parameter as immutable, defaults to false
Example
Say, we have two accounts: 123456789012 and 888888888888.
The account 123456789012 has one stack: src-bucket. It is located in the us-east-1 region and exposes the name of an application source bucket in a stack output named SrcBucketName. The 123456789012 account also has a read-only role that the 888888888888 account can assume.
The 888888888888 account has two stacks: assets-bucket and build-infra. The stacks are located in the us-east-1 and eu-west-1 regions, respectively. The assets-bucket stack exposes the name of an assets bucket in a stack output named AssetsBucket.
Only the build-infra stack is managed in our Takomo project. The two other stacks are configured elsewhere. The build-infra stack has two parameters: SrcBucket and AssetsBucket. To get the values for them, we use the external-stack-output resolver to read the two other stacks' outputs.
The directory structure looks like this:
.
├─ stacks
│ └─ build-infra.yml
└─ templates
└─ build-infra.yml
The configuration of build-infra stack looks like this:
stacks/build-infra.yml
regions: us-east-1
parameters:
SrcBucket:
resolver: external-stack-output
stack: src-bucket
output: SrcBucketName
commandRole: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/read-only
AssetsBucket:
resolver: external-stack-output
stack: assets-bucket
output: AssetsBucketName
region: eu-west-1
For the SrcBucket parameter, we need to specify the commandRole property because the source stack is located in a different account. We don't need to specify the region because both stacks are located in the same region.
For the AssetsBucket parameter, we must specify the region but not the commandRole because the stacks are located in the same account but different regions.
Command resolver
The command resolver executes a specified shell command and uses the command output as a parameter value.
Properties
Here are the properties of the command resolver:
Key
Required
Type
Description
resolver
yes
string
Resolver name, this must be cmd.
command
yes
string
Shell command to execute.
confidential
no
boolean
Conceal the resolved parameter value from logs, defaults to false
immutable
no
boolean
Mark the parameter as immutable, defaults to false
exposeStackCredentials
no
boolean
Make the current stack's AWS credentials available for the shell command. Defaults to false. Added in Takomo v3.11.0.
exposeStackRegion
no
boolean
Make the current stack's region available for the shell command. Defaults to false. Added in Takomo v3.11.0.
capture
no
string
Controls how to capture the output of the executed shell command. By default, all output is captured. To capture only the last line, set this to last-line. Added in Takomo v3.11.0.
Environment variables available in the shell command
The following environment variables are available in the shell command:
Name
Description
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
If exposeStackCredentials is true, this will hold the access key id of credentials of the current stack.
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
If exposeStackCredentials is true, this will hold the secret access key of credentials of the current stack.
AWS_SESSION_TOKEN
If exposeStackCredentials is true, this will hold the session token of credentials of the current stack.
AWS_SECURITY_TOKEN
If exposeStackCredentials is true, this will hold the session token of credentials of the current stack.
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION
IF exposeStackRegion is true, this will hold the region of the current stack.
Example
Use contents of the /home/password.txt file as parameter value:
parameters:
Password:
resolver: cmd
command: cat /home/password.txt
File contents resolver
The file contents resolver reads a file and uses the file contents as a parameter value.
Properties
Here are the properties of the file contents resolver:
Key
Required
Type
Description
resolver
yes
string
Resolver name, this must be file-contents.
file
yes
string
Path to file. Can be an absolute path or a path relative to the project directory.
confidential
no
boolean
Conceal the resolved parameter value from logs, defaults to false
immutable
no
boolean
Mark the parameter as immutable, defaults to false
Examples
Use contents of the /tmp/commit.txt file as parameter value:
parameters:
CommitHash:
resolver: file-contents
file: /tmp/commit.txt
Use a relative file path:
parameters:
Code:
resolver: file-contents
file: code.txt
Hook output resolver
The hook output resolver reads parameter values from hook outputs. Added in Takomo v3.5.0.
Properties
Here are the properties of the hook output resolver:
Key
Required
Type
Description
resolver
yes
string
Resolver name, this must be hook-output.
hook
yes
string
Name of the hook whose output should be read.
confidential
no
boolean
Conceal the resolved parameter value from logs, defaults to false
immutable
no
boolean
Mark the parameter as immutable, defaults to false
Examples
This stack configuration has a hook named my-hook, which runs before stack operations. It is a command hook and will store the output from the shell command to hook outputs from where the subsequent hooks and parameter resolvers can access it.
A hook output resolver reads the output of my-hook and sets it as the value of the Greeting parameter.
parameters:
Greeting:
resolver: hook-output
hook: my-hook
hooks:
- name: my-hook
type: cmd
stage: before
command: echo 'hello world'
SSM parameter resolver
The SSM parameter resolver reads parameter values from SSM parameter store. The parameter can be encrypted.
Properties
Here are the properties of the SSM parameter resolver:
Key
Required
Type
Description
resolver
yes
string
Resolver name, this must be ssm.
name
yes
string
Name of the SSM parameter.
region
no
string
Region where the SSM parameter resides. By default, Takomo uses the region of the stack where the parameter resolver is used.
commandRole


the strength of the source. For a source whose strength is normalized to 1, the result is
 F(\xi) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}, \,
and the resulting solution of the heat equation is
 u(t,x) = \frac{1}{2\pi} \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-\alpha \xi^2 t} e^{i \xi x} d\xi. \,
This is a Gaussian integral. It may be evaluated to obtain
 u(t,x) = \frac{1}{2\sqrt{\pi \alpha t}} \exp\left(-\frac{x^2}{4 \alpha t} \right). \,
This result corresponds to a normal probability density for x with mean 0 and variance 2αt. The heat equation and similar diffusion equations are useful tools to study random phenomena.
Wave equation in one spatial dimension Edit
The wave equation is an equation for an unknown function u(t, x) of the form
 u_{tt} = c^2 u_{xx}. \,
Here u might describe the displacement of a stretched string from equilibrium, or the difference in air pressure in a tube, or the magnitude of an electromagnetic field in a tube, and c is a number that corresponds to the velocity of the wave. The Cauchy problem for this equation consists in prescribing the initial displacement and velocity of a string or other medium:
 u(0,x) = f(x), \,
 u_t(0,x) = g(x), \,
where f and g are arbitrary given functions. The solution of this problem is given by d'Alembert's formula:
 u(t,x) = \frac{1}{2} \left[f(x-ct) + f(x+ct)\right] + \frac{1}{2c}\int_{x-ct}^{x+ct} g(y)\, dy. \,
This formula implies that the solution at (t,x) depends only upon the data on the segment of the initial line that is cut out by the characteristic curves
 x - ct = \hbox{constant,} \quad x + ct = \hbox{constant}, \,
that are drawn backwards from that point. These curves correspond to signals that propagate with velocity c forward and backward. Conversely, the influence of the data at any given point on the initial line propagates with the finite velocity c: there is no effect outside a triangle through that point whose sides are characteristic curves. This behavior is very different from the solution for the heat equation, where the effect of a point source appears (with small amplitude) instantaneously at every point in space. The solution given above is also valid if t is negative, and the explicit formula shows that the solution depends smoothly upon the data: both the forward and backward Cauchy problems for the wave equation are well-posed.
Spherical waves Edit
Spherical waves are waves whose amplitude depends only upon the radial distance r from a central point source. For such waves, the three-dimensional wave equation takes the form
u_{tt} = c^2 \left[u_{rr} + \frac{2}{r} u_r \right]. \,
This is equivalent to
 (ru)_{tt} = c^2 \left[(ru)_{rr} \right],\,
and hence the quantity ru satisfies the one-dimensional wave equation. Therefore a general solution for spherical waves has the form
 u(t,r) = \frac{1}{r} \left[F(r-ct) + G(r+ct) \right],\,
where F and G are completely arbitrary functions. Radiation from an antenna corresponds to the case where G is identically zero. Thus the wave form transmitted from an antenna has no distortion in time: the only distorting factor is 1/r. This feature of undistorted propagation of waves is not present if there are two spatial dimensions.
Laplace equation in two dimensions Edit
The Laplace equation for an unknown function of two variables φ has the form
\varphi_{xx} + \varphi_{yy} = 0.
Solutions of Laplace's equation are called harmonic functions.
Connection with holomorphic functions Edit
Solutions of the Laplace equation in two dimensions are intimately connected with analytic functions of a complex variable (a.k.a. holomorphic functions): the real and imaginary parts of any analytic function are conjugate harmonic functions: they both satisfy the Laplace equation, and their gradients are orthogonal. If f=u+iv, then the Cauchy–Riemann equations state that
u_x = v_y, \quad v_x = -u_y,\,
and it follows that
u_{xx} + u_{yy} = 0, \quad v_{xx} + v_{yy}=0. \,
Conversely, given any harmonic function in two dimensions, it is the real part of an analytic function, at least locally. Details are given in Laplace equation.
A typical boundary value problem Edit
A typical problem for Laplace's equation is to find a solution that satisfies arbitrary values on the boundary of a domain. For example, we may seek a harmonic function that takes on the values u(θ) on a circle of radius one. The solution was given by Poisson:
\varphi(r,\theta) = \frac{1}{2\pi} \int_0^{2\pi} \frac{1-r^2}{1 +r^2 -2r\cos (\theta -\theta')} u(\theta')d\theta'.\,
Petrovsky (1967, p. 248) shows how this formula can be obtained by summing a Fourier series for φ. If r<1, the derivatives of φ may be computed by differentiating under the integral sign, and one can verify that φ is analytic, even if u is continuous but not necessarily differentiable. This behavior is typical for solutions of elliptic partial differential equations: the solutions may be much more smooth than the boundary data. This is in contrast to solutions of the wave equation, and more general hyperbolic partial differential equations, which typically have no more derivatives than the data.
Euler–Tricomi equation Edit
The Euler–Tricomi equation is used in the investigation of transonic flow.
u_{xx} \, =xu_{yy}.
Advection equation Edit
The advection equation describes the transport of a conserved scalar \psi in a velocity field {\bold u}=(u,v,w). It is:
\psi_t+(u\psi)_x+(v\psi)_y+(w\psi)_z \, =0.
If the velocity field is solenoidal (that is, \nabla\cdot{\bold u}=0), then the equation may be simplified to
\psi_t+u\psi_x+v\psi_y+w\psi_z \, =0.
In the one-dimensional case where u is not constant and is equal to \psi, the equation is referred to as Burgers' equation.
Ginzburg–Landau equation Edit
The Ginzburg–Landau equation is used in modelling superconductivity. It is
iu_t+pu_{xx} +q|u|^2u \, =i\gamma u
where p,q\in\mathbb{C} and \gamma\in\mathbb{R} are constants and i is the imaginary unit.
The Dym equation Edit
The Dym equation is named for Harry Dym and occurs in the study of solitons. It is
u_t \, = u^3u_{xxx}.
Initial-boundary value problems Edit
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Many problems of mathematical physics are formulated as initial-boundary value problems.
Vibrating string Edit
If the string is stretched between two points where x=0 and x=L and u denotes the amplitude of the displacement of the string, then u satisfies the one-dimensional wave equation in the region where 0<x<L and t is unlimited. Since the string is tied down at the ends, u must also satisfy the boundary conditions
 u(t,0)=0, \quad u(t,L)=0, \,
as well as the initial conditions
 u(0,x)=f(x), \quad u_t(0,x)=g(x). \,
The method of separation of variables for the wave equation
 u_{tt} = c^2 u_{xx}, \,
leads to solutions of the form
 u(t,x) = T(t) X(x),\,
where
 T'' + k^2 c^2 T=0, \quad X'' + k^2 X=0,\,
where the constant k must be determined. The boundary conditions then imply that X is a multiple of sin kx, and k must have the form


Monday, April 30, 2012
Mother's Day Badge
Ready to make an easy mother's Day badge with crepe paper?
It only takes about 2 minutes and your kids will have fun making them.
One 42" piece of crepe paper
One 5" piece of crepe paper cut as shown below
One paper circle
Glue Dots®
Marker or pen
Step 1. Start at the end of the 42" crepe paper strip and begin folding small pleats. They should be slightly angled so they fan out as shown below. Make sure to hold the folds tight so they don't come undone. This will form into a circle.
Step 2. While still pinching the pleats in place use your free hand to place a few Glue Dots® (or 1 Large Glue Dot®) in the center of the crepe paper circle.
Step 3. Firmly press your paper circle on the Glue Dots®.
Step 4. Using Glue Dots® attach the 5" crepe paper strip to the back of the badge and attach.
Step 5. Personalize the badge with a marker or pen.
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 1. I am going to have my girls make these for their grandmas.
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Join us for an opportunity to network with teachers and local STEM Ambassadors and discuss how you can work together to make STEM subjects come to life!
All STEMNetworking events will take place from 4pm to 6pm and dates include:
St Mary's Catholic High School
Four students from St Mary's Catholic High School in Chesterfield have recently achieved the British Science Association's CREST Gold Award - a project based awards scheme for the STEM subjects - for their project 'detecting surges in test engine data'.
William Allitt School celebrated the achievements of students that have taken part in the CREST awards at an event at the school last week. CREST is a project based awards scheme, which is part of the British Science Association's STEM enrichment activities.

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Educational Content: Capital letter at the beginning of a sentence; punctuation at the end of a sentence; spaces between words; pictures and words matching; make your story interesting; beginning, middle, and end; writing tools (pencil, paper, eraser, spacer)
A great WRITING song from Harry Kindergarten Music!
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Is the SEND Device Message Loud and Clear?
Recent sailboat-racing deaths spotlight challenges with satellite emergency notification devices.
Sometime around 1:30 a.m. April 28, while participating in the Newport-to-Ensenada Race, the Hunter 437 Aegean sailed directly onto the rocky cliffs of North Coronado Island off Mexicos Pacific coast. Fellow racers came upon pieces of the boat and reported their findings to the U.S. Coast Guard. The bodies of three crew were discovered with the wreckage. The body of the captain was recovered 16 days later. Contrary to news reports stating there was no sign of distress aboard Aegean, an SOS distress call went out from one of the crewbut by the time the Coast Guard learned of it, it was too late. Someone sent a distress alert form the captains personal SPOT Connect, a portable satellite emergency notification device (SEND) that delivers SOS messages and vital informationships position and user identityvia Globalstar satellites to a third-party emergency call center.


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This research focuses on the comparison of existing macroscopic DTA-models. The comparison should focus on the functionality and properties of propagation models. The most important points of interest are the behaviour of the models with respect to spillback effects and the effect of intersections in urban areas. The comparison could be done in two steps. Firstly, a methodological comparison using theoretical test networks should be conducted to isolate and qualitatively describe the individual differences. Secondly a (small) case study using a realistic network from an existing strategic transport model combined with (big) data (traffic counts and observed travel times and speeds from floating car data) should be done to quantitatively describe the differences between the models in a realistic setting. Also, other models could be included in the research, such as the 2nd order Cell Transmission model (MADAM) and/or the event based Generalized Link Transmission Model (eGTLM).
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text: Schemmer completed preliminary and final design of the two miles of 36-inch water main in Yankee Hill Road from S. 56th Street to S. 84th Street in Lincoln. The alignment was chosen to incorporate not only the existing ground elevations but also a future four-lane urban roadway that would involve significant changes to the existing roadway vertical profile. These profile changes required the water main to be up to 30 feet deep at times. A geotechnical investigation of the two-mile alignment was completed to determined soil parameters for excavation, backfilling over the pipe, stability of excavations, potential groundwater issues, potential for ground settlement and soil support of pipe joints against water pressures. The project also involved designing three cased bore locations under existing roads. Approximately 1,000 feet of rural water main were relocated during construction.


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Python os.tcgetpgrp() Method
The method tcgetpgrp() return the process group associated with the terminal given by fd (an open file descriptor as returned by os.open())
Following is the syntax for tcgetpgrp() method
fd -- This is the file descriptor.
This method returns the process group.
The following example shows the usage of tcgetpgrp() method.
#!/usr/bin/python import os, sys # Showing current directory print "Current working dir :%s" %os.getcwd() # Changing dir to /dev/tty fd = os.open("/dev/tty",os.O_RDONLY) f = os.tcgetpgrp(fd) # Showing the process group print "the process group associated is: " print f os.close(fd) print "Closed the file successfully!!"
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result:
Current working dir is :/tmp the process group associated is: 2670 Closed the file successfully!!


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General Internal Medicine (FMH)
Praxis Dr. Wagener offers you not only GP services, but also treatments for all disorders and illnesses from the entire spectrum of general internal medicine.Schedule an appointment
Holistic medicine for your well-being
In the case of acute or chronic complaints, the Praxis Dr. Wagener team will conduct comprehensive medical tests to diagnose the exact problem. For the best possible individualised therapy, we can refer you to a recognised specialist in their field according to your diagnosis. Our medical expertise is complemented by components from complementary healing methods in order to best support your journey to recovery.
What we offer:
- Pulmonary function
- 24-hour blood pressure measurements
Areas of application
In the field of general internal medicine, we offer our patients a comprehensive range of treatments. This includes the following illnesses:
- DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS (E.G. PNEUMONIA, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA)
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- DISEASES OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
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Our basic principles are aligned towards the individual needs of our patients. At the same time, we utilise our collective experience to improve your well-being. This means that we employ medicines carefully and only where necessary, and also include additional complementary treatment methods where appropriate.
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In-flight catering logistics
Lödige has developed a compact storage, transportation and control system for airport kitchens where space is at premium. The Lödige SPACE TOWER improves catering logistics and reduces space requirements by using encased centralised storage with integrated vertical transport. It combines storage and transport functions in an ambient or temperature controlled environment and plays a central role in the flow and tracking of goods and trolleys. Increased transparency and process excellence are the result.
- Increases available floor space by up to 80%
- Centralises storage enabling connectivity across production levels
- Removes the need for interfloor goods hoists
- Creates a controlled, secure, hygienic environment
- Saves energy by reducing the temperature controlled space


Sweet basil cure respiratory problems
Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) known as Tiruneetrupachai in Tamil is a herb that grows in multiple climatic conditions. It is an aromatic plant that also finds its use in multiple cuisines for its flavour. The plants including leaves, stem, roots, flowers and seeds have medicinal properties and find their use in traditional Indian medicine. In this recipe, the use of sweet basil to cure respiratory disorders is the focus.
Health benefits of Sweet basil
The health benefits of Sweet Basil (Thiruneetrupachai) are many. We have just explained a few of their benefits in the points below.
 1. Sweet basil leaves can be chewed on to remove intestinal worms including tape worms.
 2. A concoction made using sweet basil leaves, pepper and ginger can help to reduce the symptoms of fever.
 3. The flowers can be used to cure indigestion. A decoction or concoction made using Sweet basil flowers can be consumed multiple times a day to cure indigestion and nausea.
 4. The leaves are an excellent remedy to treat cough. The leaves are more effective in the case of whooping cough. Since the leaves taste good, they can also be given to kids regularly.
 5. The extract of sweet basil leaves is dropped in the nostrils to cure respiratory disorders including whooping cough. This also helps to get rid of phlegm in the chest and brings it out.
 6. A paste made using sweet basil leaves and turmeric can be applied on ringworm affected areas to cure the infection.
 7. Leaves extract has also been beneficial in reducing the symptoms of constipation and regulating bowel movement.
It is good to include the leaves in soups, salads and any other recipe where they would add flavour. There are no side effects and is good to build immunity in children.
Here is the recipe to use Sweet basil for curing respiratory disorders in kids.
Sweet Basil to cure respiratory disorders – DIY
 - 15-20 leaves Sweet Basil leaves (Tiruneetrupachai in Tamil)
 - 2 teaspoons Honey
 - 300 ml Water
 1. Take fresh leaves of Sweet Basil, filtered water and organic honey for this remedy.
 2. Take the leaves in a mortar after washing them well.
 3. Add a teaspoon or two of water.
 4. Semi crush the leaves to get some of the extract.
 5. Transfer the crushed leaves and extract to a small jar. You can use glass or silver ware. Kindly avoid plastic.
 6. Pour hot water on the leaves.
 7. Close the jar and let the leaves steep for about an hour.
 8. Open the jar. The water would have come to room temperature by now. Add two teaspoons of honey and stir once.
 9. Done. Give this multiple times a day to your kid in small doses.
Give your kids 2 to 3 teaspoons of the extract multiple times (4-5 times) a day.
Continue till all symptoms are gone.
Ramya Srinivasan, PDGBA, earned her Master's degree in Business. As a result of her passion in native medicine, she got her Diploma in Traditional Siddha Medicine from Bharat Sevak Samaj registered under the Indian Planning Commission. She is certified by Stanford University School of Medicine in Introduction to Food and Health.


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This paper presents SCOT, a system for automatic theory construction in the domain of Graph Theory. Following on the footsteps of the programs ARE [9], HR [1] and Cyrano [6], concept discovery is modeled as search in a concept space. We propose a classification for discovery heuristics, which takes into account the main processes related to theory construction: concept construction, example production, example analysis, conjecture construction, and conjecture analysis.;pid=S0104-65001999000300003&lng=e
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Design and modeling of deformation for on body WBAN antennas
Amira Nur Suraya, Shamsuri Agus
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This report shows a textile antenna is used for fabric applications can be used. A compact planar antenna can be seen from the aspect of the difference performance under bending and crumpling conditions. This antenna is made of materials that can be integrated into clothing to observe the performance of the antenna without a shift in resonance. One important application is to monitor the health of patients at any time without restricting patient movement. The proposed system aims to improve and optimize a wireless health monitoring system's communication link through the use of a flexible textile antenna worn on a patient's body, robust against bending, crumpling and stretching conditions. The performance parameters such as impedance and radiation pattern investigate are based on numerical and experimental methods at 2.45GHz by using Computer System Technology (CST).


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Scientists Say Egg Shells Remove Hex Chrome from Water
24. October 2011
Scientists in China have developed an absorbent material made from waste eggshell membrane that can remove hexavalent chromium from contaminated water.
Current methods for removal include reduction, ion exchange and absorption. Biosorption is a type of absorption that uses a material that is not man-made, usually some kind of waste material. But scientists Yuming Huang and Bin Liu from Southwest University, Chongqing, have designed a new biosorbent using eggshells.
"As the by-product of food processing and manufacturing plants,eggshells represent a significant waste because they are traditionally useless after the production of eggs and egg derivatives," says Huang. "Using this waste to produce useful biomaterial for removal of Cr6 from water may be a good choice and opens up a pathway to using biowaste to treat toxic metals from water.'
Most biosorbents contain amine groups that remove the heavy metals through chelating cationic metal ions and/or absorbing anionic metal species. Eggshell membrane contains many surface functional groups, including amines, amides and carboxylic groups. The team modified ESM with polyethyleneimine, which has known metal chelation properties, and they tested the resulting bioabsorbent for its ability to remove Cr6 from water. Huang found that not only did it remove Cr6 but it also reduced some of the Cr6 to Cr3, suggesting that PEI-ESM can also detoxify Cr(VI).
"An increasingly diverse range of waste and natural materials have been shown to function as biosorbents for the decontamination of metal bearing waters," says Stuart Gibb from the Environmental Research Institute of The University of the Highlands and Islands, Thurso, UK. Gibb says that there are some issues that need to be addressed, but he feels the work shows promise. "The PEI functionalisation of waste eggshell membrane produces a modified biosorbent of significant novelty and interest."


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Category:History of Manchuria
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Pages in category "History of Manchuria"
The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total.
- Battle of Shaho
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- Siege of Changchun
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- Sino-Russian border conflicts
- Sino-Soviet border conflict
- Sino-Soviet conflict (1929)
- South Manchuria Railway
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On 27 March 1933 The Change of Name Act was proclaimed in Saskatchewan. This was the first legislation in the province to formalize the process of legally changing one's name. It allowed for anyone over the age of twenty-one years to apply for a change of name. However, certain restrictions applied. No married woman could, during the lifetime of her husband, change her surname as acquired from him; and no married man could apply to change his surname or the given names of his wife, or of their unmarried children under the age of twenty-one, without the wife's consent.
Formal application for a change of name under the 1933 legislation was to be made to the Provincial Secretary. The application was to state the full name of the applicant, the place of residence, and where necessary the full name of his wife as well as full names and ages of minor children, along with the proposed change of name(s). A notice of this application was then published in The Saskatchewan Gazette and a newspaper circulating in the district where the applicant resided. Once the name change had been approved, the Certificate of Change of Name was also published in The Gazette and the local newspaper. It should be noted, though, that the Certificate did not give the ages of minor children as the published notice of application did.
By an amendment to the Act in 1941, people who had lawfully changed their names in jurisdictions outside of Saskatchewan could apply to the Provincial Secretary for Saskatchewan to have that change registered here. That notice would then be published in The Saskatchewan Gazette. The Act was again changed in 1947 so that applications were thereafter to be made to the Director of Vital Statistics. The 1947 amendment stipulated that a married or widowed person over the age of eighteen years could now change his/her name as well. Also, the written consent of a child of fourteen years of age or older was required to change his/her name. As of June that year the Certificate of Change of Name was no longer published in The Gazette, so there is no way of knowing from that source whether or not the application was successful after that date.
The Saskatchewan Gazette is therefore an important, comprehensive source of information regarding all formal applications for changes of name in the province from 1933. However, it had also been used on an intermittent basis to give notice of changes of name as far back as 1917.
The index following this introduction appears in two alphabetical series: one by the original name and another by the new name, as they appeared in The Saskatchewan Gazette. This index will, we feel, be a useful genealogical tool for those who have lost contact with relatives moving into the province, where the name changed subsequent to the move, and for those who, not realizing there has been a change of name, are trying to trace the origins of their families. Researchers using the index are encouraged to consult the original entries in The Gazette in either office of the Saskatchewan Archives Board, since there is often additional information in the published notices, such as ages of minor children and street addresses for instance, that could not be included in the index. It should also be noted that notices of application for change of name continue to be published in The Gazette to the present day, even though this index (rather arbitrarily) stops at the end of 1950.
The Saskatchewan Genealogical Society in publishing this index wishes to acknowledge with thanks the assistance of D'Arcy Hande and the Saskatchewan Archives Board, Debbie Moyer of the Saskatoon Branch (SGS) and Rae Chamberlain of the Biggar Branch (SGS).
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Type Annotations
When declaring a constant or variable, an optional type annotation can be provided, to make it explicit what type the declaration has.
If no type annotation is provided, the type of the declaration is inferred from the initial value.
For function parameters a type annotation must be provided.
// Declare a variable named 'boolVarWithAnnotation', which has an explicit type annotation.
// 'Bool' is the type of booleans.
var boolVarWithAnnotation: Bool = false
// Declare a constant named 'integerWithoutAnnotation', which has no type annotation
// and for which the type is inferred to be 'Int', the type of arbitrary-precision integers.
// This is based on the initial value which is an integer literal.
// Integer literals are always inferred to be of type 'Int'.
let integerWithoutAnnotation = 1
// Declare a constant named 'smallIntegerWithAnnotation', which has an explicit type annotation.
// Because of the explicit type annotation, the type is not inferred.
// This declaration is valid because the integer literal '1' fits into the range of the type 'Int8',
// the type of 8-bit signed integers.
let smallIntegerWithAnnotation: Int8 = 1
If a type annotation is provided, the initial value must be of this type. All new values assigned to variables must match its type. This type safety is explained in more detail in a separate section.
// Invalid: declare a variable with an explicit type 'Bool',
// but the initial value has type 'Int'.
let booleanConstant: Bool = 1
// Declare a variable that has the inferred type 'Bool'.
var booleanVariable = false
// Invalid: assign a value with type 'Int' to a variable which has the inferred type 'Bool'.
booleanVariable = 1
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Simply good flow properties
AUTOPLAST was developed specifically for the matrix technique and flask pouring technique. This self-curing polymer is distinguished by its good flow properties.
The flow phase was set at about 3 minutes. After a transient phase of 5 to 6 minutes, the material can be modeled for a further 3 minutes. This means that several saddles can be worked easily and correctly with the pouring method. The Polymaster, a pouring flask, is suitable for this pouring resin.
5 Pink – transparent, veined
6 Pink – transparent, not veined
34 Original Pink – semi-opaque, veined
Forms of delivery
Powder (500 g)
Liquid (500 ml)
- Simple handling
- Good flow and modelling properties
- Long processing time
- Full dentures
- Partial and combined dentures
Avoid direct contact of unpolymerized material within the oral cavity. Avoid the use of AUTOPLAST in case of proven allergies.
Mixing ratio for dentures:
13 g polymer : 10 ml monomer
26 g polymer : 20 ml monomer (Polymaster)
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|AUTOPLAST Polymer (Safety data sheet) ENDokumentdownload 126kb|
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Vandalism and trespass on the railway is not only reckless, but can cause delays. Here's what we're doing to prevent it
If you see someone trespassing on the railway, please call British Transport Police (BTP) on 0800 40 50 40, text 61016 or dial 999.
Trespassing on the railway is dangerous, risking trespassers' lives and endangering train passengers and crew.
For this reason, when we see someone trespassing, we have to stop all trains in the vicinity to make sure everyone is kept safe. This not only delays nearby trains, but also has a knock-on effect on trains across the network.
Certain parts of the railway, including stations, underpasses and level crossings, are open to the public. But when people go onto the tracks, embankments or other areas, they are trespassing.
When people trespass on the railway and vandalise our property, we need to repair any damage and make sure the railway is safe before allowing trains to run again. This causes delays for passengers. Vandalism includes graffiti, litter, fly-tipping and damage to fences, signs and tracks.
How we work with communities to promote safety
- Our community safety teams work hard – particularly in trespassing hotspots – to make more people aware of the dangers of trespass on the railway.
- Where there are known hotspots, we work with the train companies locally to create action plans.
- We install fences that make it more difficult to access the railway.
- We run safety campaigns with schools, charities, local councils and the British Transport Police (BTP) focusing on the two groups of people most likely to trespass: teenagers and those in their early 20s. In the 10 years up to July 2016, just fewer than half of those killed while trespassing on the railway were under 25 years old. Almost 170 young people lost their lives trespassing in the same period.
- We run safety campaigns to reach young people directly, and provide resources for teachers and parents.
- We partner with the BTP to encourage people to report incidents of trespassing and vandalism. If you see someone trespassing on the railway, call 0800 40 50 40 or 999, or text 61016.


League (unit)
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A league is a unit of length (or, rarely, area). It was long common in Europe and Latin America, but it is no longer an official unit in any nation. The word originally meant the distance a person could walk in an hour.[1] Since the Middle Ages, many values have been specified in several countries.
In nautical usage, a league of 3 nautical miles (5.5 km) is roughly how far an observer of average height (around 6 ft. or 1.8 m) can see when standing at sea level.[2] Thus, a ship travelling one "league" has reached what was previously the farthest visible distance on the horizon. The lack of an historical and global standard for the exact measure of a "league" can be accounted for by the variable elevation of the observer. For example, a crow's nest mounted atop a 50 ft. (15.2 m) mast extends the visible range to 9.35 miles (15.1 km).[3]
Different definitions[edit]
English-speaking world[edit]
On land, the league was most commonly defined as three miles, though the length of a mile could vary from place to place and depending on the era. At sea, a league was three nautical miles (about 5.6 km). English usage also included any of the other leagues mentioned below (for example, in discussing the Treaty of Tordesillas).
Ancient Rome[edit]
The Argentine league (legua) is 5.572 km (3.462 mi) or 6,666 varas: 1 vara is 0.83 m (33 in).[5]
Brazil and Portugal[edit]
In Portugal, Brazil and other parts of the Portuguese Empire, there were several units called league (Portuguese: légua):
 - Légua of 18 by degree = 6,172.4 metres
 - Légua of 20 by degree = 5,555.56 metres (Maritime légua)
 - Légua of 25 by degree = 4,444.44 metres
The names of the several léguas referred to the number of units that made the length corresponding to an angle degree of a meridian arc.
As a transitory measure, after Portugal adopted the metric system, the metric légua, of 5.0 km, was used.
In Brazil, légua is still used occasionally in the country, where it has been described as about 6.6 km.
The French lieue – at different times – existed in several variants: 10,000, 12,000, 13,200 and 14,400 French feet, about 3.25 km to about 4.68 km. It was used along with the metric system for a while but is now long discontinued.
As used in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, a league is four kilometres.[6][7]
In Yucatán and other parts of rural Mexico, the league is still commonly used in the original sense of the distance that can be covered on foot in an hour, so that a league along a good road on level ground is a greater distance than a league on a difficult path over rough terrain.
The Danish or Swedish mil was defined as a suitable walking distance between rests, or between inns. While etymologically similar to a mile, the definition shares origin with a that of a league. An old Scandinavian mil ranges from 7.5 km to 12 km depending on nation or region, but has since metrification been defined as 10 km in Norway and Sweden.
The Spanish League or legua was originally set as a fixed unit of distance of 5 000 varas (0.84 m each), about 4.2 km (2.6 miles). Contemporary writers also show it as three millas (miles of 4 566 feet (1 392 meters) each making a total of 13 698 feet (4 175 m or 2.594 miles).[8] Officially the league was abolished by Philip II of Spain in 1568, but it is still in use unofficially in parts of Latin America, with exact meaning varying in different countries.
 - Legua nautica (nautical league): Between 1400 and 1600 the Spanish nautical league was equal to four Roman miles of 4 842 feet, making it 19 368 feet (5 903 meters or 3.1876 modern nautical miles). That seems pretty straight forward until one realizes that the accepted number of Spanish nautical leagues to a degree varied between 14 1/6 to 16 2/3 so in actual practice the length of a Spanish nautical league was 25 733 feet (7 843 meters or 4.235 modern nautical miles) to 21 874 feet (6 667 meters or 3.600 modern nautical miles) respectively.[8]
 - Legua de por grado (league of the degree): From the 15th century through the early 17th century, the Spanish league of the degree was based on four Arabic miles. Although most contemporary accounts used an Arabic mile of 6 444 feet (1 964 meters), which gave a Spanish league of the degree of 25 776 feet (7 857 meters or 4.242 modern nautical miles) others defined an Arabic mile as just 6 000 feet making a Spanish league of the degree 24 000 feet (or 7315 meters, almost exactly 3.950 modern nautical miles).[9]
 - Legua geographica or geográfica (geographical league): Starting around 1630 the Spanish geographical league was used as the official nautical measurement and continued so through the 1840s. Its use on Spanish charts did not become mandatory until 1718. It was four millias (miles) in length. From 1630 to 1718 a millia was 5 564 feet (1696 meters), making a geographical league of four millias to be 22 256 feet (6784 m or 3.663 modern nautical miles). But from 1718 through the 1830s the millia was defined as the equivalent of just over 5 210 feet, giving a shorter geographical league of just over 20 842 feet (6353 m or 3.430 modern nautical miles).[8]
 - Legua marítima (maritime league): From around 1840 through the early 20th century, a Spanish marine league equaled 18 263.52 feet (5566.72 meters or 3.005 79 modern nautical miles), i.e. about 35 feet (10 meters) longer than our modern maritime league.[8]
In the early Hispanic settlements of New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado, a league was also a unit of area, defined as 25 million square varas or about 4,428.4 acres (1 792.110 hectares).[10] This usage of league is referenced frequently in the Texas Constitution. So defined, a league of land would encompass a square that is one Spanish league on each side.
Comparison table[edit]
A comparison of the different lengths for a "league", in different countries and at different times in history, is given in the table below. Miles are also included in this list because of the linkage between the two units.
Length (m) Name Where used From To Definition Remarks
01,482 mille passus, milliarium Roman Empire Ancient Roman units of measurement
01,486.6 miglio[11] Sicily
01,500 Persian mile Persia
01,524 London mile England
01,_PHONE_ (statute) mile USA 1893 today 1760 yards From 1959 also called the U.S. Survey Mile. From then its only utility has been land survey, before it was the standard mile. From 1893 its exact length in metres was: 3600/3937 x 1760
01,820 Italy
01,852.3 (for comparison) 1 meridian minute
01,853,181 nautical mile Turkey
02,065 Portugal
02,470 Sardinia, Piemont
02,622 Scotland
02,880 Ireland
03,780 Flanders
04,000 general or metric league
04,000 legue Guatemala
04,190 legue Mexico[13] = 2500 tresas = 5000 varas
04,444.8 landleuge 1/25° of a circle of longitude
04,513 legue Paraguay
04,513 legua Chile,[13] (Guatemala, Haiti) = 36 cuadros = 5400 varas
04,808 Switzerland
04,828 English land league England 3 miles
Germanic rasta, also doppelleuge
(double league)
05,000 légua nova Portugal[13]
05,196 legua Bolivia[13] = 40 ladres
05,152 legua argentina Argentina, Buenos Aires[13] = 6000 varas
05,154 legue Uruguay
05,200 Bolivian legua Bolivia
05,370 legue Venezuela
05,500 Portuguese legua Portugal
05,510 legue Ecuador
05,510 Ecuadorian legua Ecuador
05,532.5 Landleuge
(state league)
05,540 leg


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|The English Snaphance developed during the second half on the sixteenth century and was in production by the 1580s.|
|THE ENGLISH SNAPHANCE
Click on the thumbnails below to view full size examples and explanations of the English Snaphance.
dated examples exist, the earliest known being the English snaphance
engraved 1584, now in the Tojhusmuseet, Copenhagen. Another, dated
1588, is in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and a third
example, dated 1590, can be seen at the Royal Armouries, Leeds. These
examples confirm that the lock was fully developed prior to 1580.
the first two decades of the 17th century, snaphance guns were
considered to be one of the leading technological innovations in
England and they were included among gifts to the royalty of Europe.
Much evidence survives to show that the snaphance remained popular in
England until the 1640s, although comparatively few examples now exist.


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What is a mind machine
What are Mind Machines / Light and Sound Machines?
There are many names for this technology:
- Audio-visual stimulation devices
- Light and sound entrainment devices (SLEDs)
- Mind machines
Essentially it is a tiny low spec computer that controls signals to your light glasses and your headphones. Simply select a session (depending on what you want to achieve) and then put on the glasses and heaphones.
History of mind machines
The first concepts were born in the late 1940s by Gray Walter. he noticed that flashing lights caused the human brain to follow the frequencies of these flashing lights.
Following from this discovery, numerous machines were developed for brainwave entrainment. A majority included tiny lights mounted in a pair of spectacles.
As time went by, audio began to be introduced in much the same. Usually achieved by using the 'binaural beat' phenomenom. Binaural beats are where one beat is played in one ear, and a second, very slightly later, in the second ear. Simultaneously, the two beats would cause the brain to interprwet just the difference in timing between the tow, and would then follow that frequency.
 The combined effects of having both the photic and the auditory portions of the brain stimulated in synchrony was found to be profound.
Today, SLEDs are used by psychologists and hypnotherapists in their practices and now also by non-professionals for helping achieve relaxation, stress management, Insomnia, mind expansion, accelerated learning and retention, breaking limiting beliefs, phobias, anxiety, sports training, and promoting physical wellness.
What's usually included with mind machines
A typical system consists of the micro-processor driven base unit, stereo headphones, and light glasses that have 8 tiny lights (LEDs). They can be 1 channel which means one colour glasses or two channel where you can enjoy a combination of any two colours. They usually have the capability to respond to Audiostrobe signals like from the Audiostrobe cds.
Please note:
These products are not intended for medical usage. No claims are made for medical benefits and as such these devices are purely for entertainment. If you have a medical issue, please go to see your regular gp/doctor.
Light and Sound machines


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President to seek parliamentary consideration to join IUCN
24 February 2021, MVT 09:28
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. PHOTO: PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
24 February 2021, MVT 09:28
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Tuesday decided to seek parliamentary consideration for Maldives to join the "International Union for Conservation of Nature" (IUCN).
As per the President's Office, the decision was made after deliberations by the Cabinet on a paper, proposed by the Ministry of Environment on the topic during today's session.
Joining the organization will present Maldives with various partnership and networking opportunities in relevant areas.
Additionally, the ICUN will provide assistance to enhance efforts towards conserving nature.
Maldives will also get the opportunity to develop technical capacity towards conservation and sustainability in nature, an area that needs much development in the country.
IUCN is a membership Union and it is the largest international conservation body comprised of representatives from government and civil society organisations (CSO's).
The democratic union harnesses the experience, resources and reach of more than 1,400 member organisations and the input of over 17,000 experts from 170 countries across the globe.
The organization's diversity and vast experience in the field make it the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.


Nodal Load
Glossary Term
There are various load types that can be applied to a structural model. If a nodal load is defined, the load acts individually on a define node. It can be defined for each of the six degrees of freedom (force or moment) independently of each other.
The load can be entered by component (with regard to the respective coordinate system) or by direction (for example, rotated about a certain axis).
Nodal forces act positively if the load arrows point in the directions of the positive axes of the respective coordinate axes system.
The positive nodal moments act by right-hand twist about the corresponding positive global axis. In the program, the directions of the loads are displayed in the dialog box of the load entry in a preview picture.
Entering in RFEM and RSTAB
Nodal loads can be entered and defined in RFEM and RSTAB graphically by clicking 'Insert' → 'Loads' → 'Nodal Loads' → 'Graphically' or the corresponding button, or in tables using the Data navigator.
Keywords
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Definition: The PERT (Program Evaluation Review Technique) is a technique used in the planning and controlling of large scale projects. Simply, PERT is the statistical tool used to represent the set of activities (task), required to be performed for the completion of the project.
PERT is a planning and controlling tool for the management that provides the complete roadmap of activities involved in the completion of a project, along with the estimated time required for the completion of each task and the minimum time needed for the whole project to get completed.
PERT is used majorly for analyzing the project scheduling problems, wherein the time needed for the completion of each task and the whole project as a whole is uncertain. Thus, PERT lays emphasis on the uncertainty of completion time of the activities involved in the project. It is probabilistic in nature and hence is much used in the research and development projects.
A PERT Chart is created to represent a set of activities along with the estimated time (generally, in weeks) for its completion on a graph. It shows that for a completion of activities in the series the predecessor activities must be completed before beginning a new activity.
The activity is a task, and the event is the milestone. In the chart, the activity and task are represented by arcs and nodes as shown in the figure below:
In the graph, the milestones are numbered so that it is easily identifiable that the last node has a higher number than the beginning node. The activities are shown by the letters along with the expected time required for the completion of each activity. In this way, the management plots a graph and plan about the activities involved in a project and estimate the time needed for its completion.


It is all very well putting names on family trees, but do they stack up, what is the evidence?
Following are records and images of James Ford's birth from the Old Parochial Records and the certified document from the Scottish Archives. James' name is squeezed in at the end.
James Ford offical birth certificate.
James Ford OPR birth certificate.
The ten children born to Samuel Ford and Margaret Wright are spread over two pages of the Old Parochial Records (OPR), five children on each page.
The OPR give more information that mere names and dates. For instance we learn that Samuel Ford was a quarrier. We may also note that despite the fact that ten children have been born that Samuel's birth place has never been completed. It is evident that the handwriting skills of the recorder, generally the parish priest, often makes the inscription difficult to decipher. But it should be remembered such difficulties as writing and spelling confirm the authenticity of the record something which present-day government computer records cannot provide.
The OPR of James Ford birth showing the full page of entries.
Unfortunately I cannot trace the parents of Samuel Ford. We can assume, following the traditional naming pattern, that his parents were probably named Robert and Mary but here the trail goes cold.
On the other hand we can trace the ancestors of Margaret Wright back to the mid 1600s. Commencing with John Wright who married Janet Allen the follow OPRs confirm Margaret's ancestry.
John Wright is born 19 March 1672 in Kilmarnock to John Wright (b. 1640) and Janet Allen (b.1640).
William Wright is born 22 April 1705 to John Wright who married Marion Tannahill,.
Alexander Wright is born 7 June 1730 at Kilmarnock to William Wright who married Mary Greg.
Robert Wright is born 29 May 1762 in Kilwinning to Alexander Wright who married Margaret Cowan
Margaret Wright is born 30 April 1792 in Millport to Robert Wright who married Janet Gillies.


Why worms surface after rain?
Why worms surface after rain?
After every rain, the soil is full of surfacing earthworms. It was thought that they surfaced for the fear of drowning in the burrows. But, earthworms do not drown. They can survive in water for several days, new research has found.Unlike humans, earthworms require


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The Family Kit includes:
- Freein13 Journal
- Freein13 Parent Manual
- Freein13 Mentor Manual
Family Kit Description
The parent manual provides direction and hope to parents helping their child overcome pornography use. This educational guide includes:
- Understanding how a child is exposed to pornography
- The process of how someone becomes trapped in a cycle of use
- Behavior changes needed to free their child
- Directions on how to support the child in their goals
Armed with this understanding, the parent can support their chosen Mentor as he/she guides the child through the program.
The Participant Journal provides two pages per day for the participant to record thoughts and complete a checklist of daily activities and metrics such as hours spent on gaming, social media, etc.
A instructional guide for the mentor to lead the participant through the 13 lessons. It provides information on the skills needed to develop a relationship with the participant by building rapport, maintaining accountability, and providing continual encouragement.
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Aims and scope
Sinergie, Italian Journal of Management (formerly Sinergie, rivista di studi e ricerche) is a peer-reviewed scholarly publication focusing on the principal trends in management, corporate governance and sustainable development.
Connections between research, thought and managerial action are the foundation premises on which to build a future based on the common good.
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- Innovation in research pathways and in service to readers.
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Low levels on Mississippi River expose fossils & thrill local fossil hunters
POSTED: Saturday, October 27, 2012 - 3:00pm
UPDATED: Saturday, October 27, 2012 - 3:04pm
NBC NATIONAL NEWS — The water level on the Mississippi river has been unusually low this year due to the drought in the nation's heart land.
While the low water is a problem for the shipping industry, there is at least one group who loves it when the river is down.
People are out combing the normally water covered bottom that has been exposed, for a rarity, fossils.
John Moore, known better by his nickname of Puddin', has been searching the river for decades and has piles of bones in his shop on south walnut street in Greenville.
George Phillips, Paleontology Curator with the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, says most of the fossil bones found in the Mississippi river are from the late ice age.
It has been a great fossil hunting season for the hunters.
"This year more than the other years because of the low water," said Phillips. "You look for the gravel bars. That's where you find most of it, in the gravel bars. Very seldom you find anything in the sand."


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How processing rules work
Processing rules let you make changes to data based on defined conditions. When attributes or values match defined conditions, values can be set and deleted, and events can be set.
Processing rules are applied to data as it is collected, and rules are applied to all data that comes through the AppMeasurement libraries and through the Data Insertion API. Processing rules also apply to the full and log data sources. These sources contain data that represents a hit or an action that a user takes. Processing rules do not apply to other data sources.
Important Concepts
The following table contains key concepts you need to understand when using processing rules:
Concept
Details
Rules apply to a single report suite.
Processing rules are applied in the order listed.
If an action changes a value, subsequent conditions use the new value.
Processing rules are applied immediately to the report suite after they are saved.
Changes from processing rules should be visible in your report suite within minutes of saving. When testing processing rules, we recommend configuring real-time reports in your test report suite so you can quickly see the results of a processing rule.
Processing rules are the only way to access to context data variables.
Processing rules are applied before VISTA rules and Marketing Channel rules.
Hits cannot be excluded.
You can use VISTA rules to exclude hits.
The product string, referrer, and user agent cannot be changed.
Referrer and user agent are read-only. The product string is not available.
Mobile device attributes and classifications are not available.
The mobile device lookup occurs before processing rules, but attributes are not available in processing rules.
Query string parameters cannot be read beyond the first 255 characters of a URL if you are running JavaScript AppMeasurement H.25.2 or earlier. JavaScript AppMeasurement H.25.3 and later provide the full URL including all query string parameters to processing rules.
Upgrade to H.25.3 or later, or read query string parameters from long URLs client-side and store values in Context Data variables.
Query string values must be encoded in Unicode or UTF-8 to be read by processing rules.
This might affect multibyte characters that are passed using query strings.
You are limited to 150 rules with 30 conditions each for each report suite.
Processing rule limits are per report suite, not per company.
Processing rules must be set up to retrieve context data variables before data is sent.
Processing rules are applied as server calls are sent. Values stored in context data variables are discarded if they are not copied using processing rules.
Value comparisons in the UI are case insensitive.
Context data variable names can contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores and dots. Any additional characters are stripped out.
For example, The context data variable login_page-home automatically becomes login_pagehome. All data sent to the login_page-home variable is allocated under login_pagehome.
Context data variables that contain unsupported characters cannot be added in the Processing Rules interface.
Caret (^) is a special character in the processing rules system.
To match a single caret character, use two caret characters (^^).
Processing Rule Conditions
Conditions check page variables for a matching value or if a value is present. Multiple conditions can be added and you can select if all conditions must be matched.
You can create a rule with no conditions to always execute defined actions.
Variables are not automatically checked for values before actions occur. For example, Prop1 contains a value of "something", and eVar1 is empty. If you set Prop1 to equal eVar1 both values will be empty. If you need to avoid this add a condition to check for the presence of a value.
Processing Rule Actions
Actions set page variables, delete page variables, or trigger events. Actions can also concatenate values to display in a report.
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I think the difference between 50% and 5% might be the difference between marketing and engineering. Engineers tend to be very literal.
If 2 cores get you 180% performance of 1, then in simple terms, that extra core is 50% that gets you the 80%.
What I asked the engineering team was "what is the actual die space of the dedicated integer portion of the module"? So, for instance, if I took an 8 core processor (with 4 modules) and removed one integer core from each module, how much die space would that save. The answer was ~5%.
Simply put, in each module, there are plenty of shared components. And there is a large cache in the processor. And a northbridge/memory controller. The dies themselves are small in relative terms.


Trout frog instructions
Strike Tiger Trout Frog
Step 1.
Thread fishing line through the middle of the frog using the hole provided. Next, thread the orange attractor bead onto the line butt end. Tie the supplied hook onto line after the orange attractor bead at the butt end of the frog.
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Step 2.
Add floatation to the frog by using the white poly balls provided. Insert the balls into the cavity of the frog by pushing them in from either the butt or front end. Use a pen, toothpick or similar item to do this. Stuffing the frog with 6 + poly balls will make it float on the surface. Stuffing it with fewer balls will make it sink.
Strike Tiger Trout Frog Instructions 2
Step 3.
Pull the line tight from the front end of the frog. The orange attractor bead will prevent the hook from slipping through. Your frog is now ready to fish. Simply cast and let it sit on the water (static) or use very slow twitches to retrieve it.
Strike Tiger Frog Instructions 3
Your assembled frog should float like this with the hook suspended just below the water surface.
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text: Several times we have used this English word "Kid" to refer to our own children. We keep repeating this word even while knowing a kid actually refers to a young goat. Why then do humans take pleasure in calling their young children kids and not babies or any other befitting name? The story goes that because a he-goat has a goatee it wears about as it matures, its young was named a kid. In the same manner because humans also interestingly sometimes grow goatees, they look so much as he goat with a goatee that it became necessary for children sired by men with goatees to be called kids. Today, even men without goatees have no problems calling their own children Kids.


Manual registration for existing devices
Note
This article describes the steps for you to reuse devices you already have, and register them in Microsoft Managed Desktop. If you are working with brand-new devices, follow the steps in Register new devices in Microsoft Managed Desktop yourself instead.
The process for Partners is documented in Steps for Partners to register devices.
Microsoft Managed Desktop can work with brand-new devices, or you can reuse devices you might already have. If you reuse devices, you must reimage them. You're able to register devices with Microsoft Managed Desktop in the Microsoft Endpoint Manager admin center.
Prepare to register existing devices
To register existing devices:
 1. Obtain the hardware hash for each device.
 2. Merge the hash data.
 3. Register the devices in Microsoft Managed Desktop.
 4. Double-check that the image is correct.
 5. Deliver the device.
Obtain the hardware hash
Microsoft Managed Desktop identifies each device uniquely by referencing its hardware hash. You have four options for getting this information from devices you're already using.
To obtain the hardware hash:
Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager
You can use Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager to collect the hardware hashes from existing devices that you want to register with Microsoft Managed Desktop. If you've met all these prerequisites, you're ready to collect the information.
Important
Any devices you want to get this information for must be running Windows 10, version 1703 or later.
To collect the hardware hash information:
 1. In the Configuration Manager console, select Monitoring.
 2. In the Monitoring workspace, expand the Reporting node, expand Reports, and select the Hardware - General node.
 3. Run the report, Windows Autopilot Device Information, and view the results.
 4. In the report viewer, select the Export icon, and select the CSV (comma-delimited) option.
 5. After saving the file, you'll need to filter results to just the devices you plan to register with Microsoft Managed Desktop. Then, upload the data to Microsoft Managed Desktop.
 - Open Microsoft Endpoint Manager and navigate to the Devices menu.
 - In the Microsoft Managed Desktop section, select Devices.
 - Select + Register devices, which opens a fly-in to register new devices.
For more information, see Register devices by using the Admin Portal below.
Active Directory PowerShell script method
In an Active Directory environment, you can use the Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo PowerShell cmdlet to remotely collect the information from devices in Active Directory Groups by using WinRM. You can also use the Get-AD Computer cmdlet and get filtered results for a specific hardware model name included in the catalog. Before you proceed, confirm these prerequisites, and then proceed.
To use the Active Directory PowerShell script method:
 1. Ensure WinRM is enabled.
 2. The devices you want to register are active on the network. That is, they aren't disconnected or turned off.
 3. Ensure you have a domain credential parameter that has permission to execute remotely on the devices.
 4. Ensure that Windows Firewall allows access to WMI. To do that, follow these steps:
 - Open the Windows Defender Firewall control panel and select Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall.
 - Find Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) in the list, enable for both Private and Public, and then select OK.
 5. Open a PowerShell prompt with administrative rights.
 6. Run either one of these scripts:
 Install-script -name Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo
 #example one – leverage Get-ADComputer to enumerate devices
 Get-ADComputer -filter * | powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo.ps1 -credential Domainname\<accountname>

 #example two – target specific devices:
 Set-ExecutionPolicy powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo.ps1 -credential Domainname\<accountname> -Name Machine1,Machine2,Machine3

 7. Access any directories where there might be entries for the devices. Remove entries for each device from all directories, including Windows Server Active Directory Domain Services and Azure Active Directory. It could take a few hours to completely process.
 8. Access management services where there might be entries for the devices. Remove entries for each device from all management services, including Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, Microsoft Intune, and Windows Autopilot. It could take a few hours to completely process.
Now you can proceed to register devices.
Manual PowerShell script method
To use the manual Powershell script method:
 1. Open a PowerShell prompt with administrative rights.
 2. Run Install-Script -Name Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo.
 3. Run powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo -OutputFile <path>\hardwarehash.csv.
 4. Merge the hash data.
Flash drive method
To use the flash drive method:
 1. On a device other than the one you're registering, insert a USB drive.
 2. Open a PowerShell prompt with administrative rights.
 3. Run Save-Script -Name Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo -Path <pathToUsb>.
 4. Turn on the device you're registering, but don't start the setup experience. If you accidentally start the setup experience, you'll have to reset or reimage the device.
 5. Insert the USB drive, and then press SHIFT + F10.
 6. Open a PowerShell prompt with administrative rights, and then run cd <pathToUsb>.
 7. Run Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted.
 8. Run .\Get-WindowsAutoPilotInfo -OutputFile <path>\hardwarehash.csv.
 9. Remove the USB drive, and then shut down the device by running shutdown -s -t 0.
 10. Merge the hash data.
Important
Do not power on the device you are registering again until you've completed registration for it.
Merge hash data
If you collected the hardware hash data by the manual PowerShell or flash drive methods, you must combine the data in the two CSV files into a single file to complete registration. Here's a sample PowerShell script to make it easy:
Import-CSV -Path (Get-ChildItem -Filter *.csv) | ConvertTo-Csv -NoTypeInformation | % {$_.Replace('"', '')} | Out-File .\aggregatedDevices.csv
With the hash data merged into one CSV file, you can now proceed to register the devices.
Register devices by using the Admin Portal
In Microsoft Endpoint Manager, select Devices in the left navigation pane. In the Microsoft Managed Desktop section, select Devices. In the Microsoft Managed Desktop Devices workspace, Select + Register devices, which opens a fly-in to register new devices.
To register devices using the Admin Portal:
 1. In File upload, provide a path to the CSV file you created previously.
 2. Select a device profile in the dropdown menu.
 3. Select Register devices. The system will add the devices to your list of devices on the Devices blade. The devices are marked as Registration Pending. Registration typically takes less than 10 minutes, and when successful, the device will show as Ready for user. Ready for user means it's ready and waiting for a user to start using.
Note
If you manually change the Azure Active Directory (AAD) group membership of a device, it will be automatically reassigned to the group for its device profile and removed from any conflicting groups.
You can monitor the progress of device registration on the main page. Possible states reported include:
State Description
Registration Pending Registration isn't completed yet. Check back later.
Registration failed Registration couldn't be completed. For more information, see Troubleshooting device registration.
Ready for user Registration succeeded. The device is now ready to be delivered to the user. Microsoft Managed Desktop will guide them through first-time set-up, so there's no need for you to do any further preparations.
Active The device has been delivered to the user and they've registered with your tenant. This state also indicates that they're regularly using the device.
Inactive The device has been delivered to the user and they've registered with your tenant. However, the user hasn't used the device recently (in the last seven days).
Troubleshooting device registration
Error message Details
Device not found We couldn't register this device because we couldn't find a match for the provided manufacturer, model, or serial number. Confirm these values with your device supplier.
Hardware hash not valid The hardware hash you provided for this device wasn't formatted correctly. Double-check the hardware hash and then resubmit.
Device already registered This device is already registered to your organization. No further action required.
Device claimed by another organization This device has already been claimed by another organization. Check with your device supplier.
Unexpected error Your request couldn't be automatically processed. Contact Support and provide the Request ID: <requestId>
Check the image
If your device has come from a Microsoft Managed Desktop partner supplier, the image should be correct.
You're also welcome to apply the image on your own if you prefer. To get started, contact the Microsoft representative you're working with and they'll provide you the location and steps for applying the image.
Deliver the device
Important
Before you hand off the device to your user, make sure you have obtained and applied the appropriate licenses for that user.
If all the licenses are applied


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'The finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain' Guardian
In this masterpiece of nature writing, beautifully narrated by Oscar-winning actor Tilda Swinton, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. There she encounters a world that can be breathtakingly beautiful at times and shockingly harsh at others. Her intense, poetic prose explores and records the rocks, rivers, creatures and hidden aspects of this remarkable landscape.
Shepherd spent a lifetime in search of the 'essential nature' of the Cairngorms; her quest led her to write this classic meditation on the magnificence of mountains, and on our imaginative relationship with the wild world around us. Composed during the Second World War, the manuscript of The Living Mountain lay untouched for more than thirty years before it was finally published.


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Webster Dictionary
 1. Uniformism(noun)
 the doctrine of uniformity in the geological history of the earth; -- in part equivalent to uniformitarianism, but also used, more broadly, as opposed to catastrophism
Numerology
 1. Chaldean Numerology
 The numerical value of uniformism in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
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 The numerical value of uniformism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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A hospital advertising campaign can be effective for several reasons. It can improve patient satisfaction and decrease readmission rates. It can also improve the perception of quality. In this article, we'll explore three major benefits of hospital advertisements. But how does advertising affect patients? How can you measure the impact of a hospital's new advertising campaign? Read on to find out! Here are some tips. Read on to maximize your hospital's marketing efforts. And don't forget to measure your results!
Impact of advertising on readmissions
The Impact of Hospital Advertising on Readmissions: A Study of California Medical Centers
A study of hospital readmission rates showed that hospitals that did not advertise had better average performance. This was true of CAHPS 5-star ratings and overall 5-star ratings. The study also found that hospitals with the highest levels of advertising had lower mortality rates and lower average readmission rates than nonadvertising hospitals. It also found a positive impact of hospital advertising on readmissions, particularly in the area of patient communication and education.
A study of acute care hospitals found that almost half of the institutions advertised their services. Hospitals with the highest levels of advertising had higher net assets and higher occupancy rates than hospitals that did not advertise. Hospitals with higher levels of advertising were also more likely to be major teaching hospitals. However, the results were not significantly different for hospitals without large advertising budgets. However, it's important to note that the study only included hospitals that were publicly-reported.
A hospital's readmission rate is directly related to the amount of advertising it spends on its website. The study also examined the number of Medicare patients it admitted. The hospital with the lowest percentage of low-income patients experienced a higher readmission rate than hospitals with the highest proportion. Hospitals in the middle quartile experienced a decrease of 1.7 percentage points and readmissions among the lowest-income patients fell by 2.0 percentage points.
Research has also indicated that patients with more serious conditions have a higher risk of being readmitted. Some of these reasons include poor diet and lifestyle choices. Some patients with heart disease, for example, do not follow their prescribed treatment and often return to the hospital for follow-up care. It's not surprising that some patients do not follow their doctors' orders. But, many of these people do not, and that can have disastrous consequences.
In this study, hospital advertising may not be responsible for reducing the number of readmissions. However, it may help in the improvement of patient safety. It's also important to understand how hospitals can improve patient safety. One method is to use medical insurance claims data to analyze the effect of advertising on readmission rates. In addition, the study also examined the days between initial discharge and readmission, as well as the day of the week that the patient was discharged.
Impact of advertising on perceptions of quality
One recent study looked at the impact of hospital advertising on consumer perceptions of quality. The study compared the five-star CAHPS ratings of hospitals that advertised to those that did not advertise. In fact, the difference in five-star ratings was minimal compared to the four-star CAHPS ratings of hospitals that did not advertise. However, the results were striking if we consider the fact that hospitals that advertise spent more money on advertising than did those that did not. The authors found that hospital advertising has the potential to deceive consumers and undermine public reporting.
Medical advertising has many negative consequences. It may encourage people to make poor decisions regarding treatment and health maintenance. It may also foster unrealistic expectations and encourage people to take unnecessary risks. It may also increase costs of healthcare overall. Further, studies have shown that hospitals that are flooded with advertising are more likely to experience high rates of negative patient evaluations. Therefore, advertising should be limited to the most effective ways to reach and influence consumers.
As health is essential to the overall well-being of individuals, the quality of healthcare service is important. As a result, hospitals are competing for patients' business. As a result, it is important to understand the patient's perspective of the quality of healthcare services. In the healthcare sector, patients' perception of the quality of healthcare services is critical to building trust and positive behavioural intentions. However, the effects of hospital advertising cannot be ignored.
Among the many factors that contribute to patient satisfaction, nurse-patient communication, responsiveness of hospital staff, and environment are important. The results also show that gender has a significant impact on the overall hospital rating. Female patients give lower ratings than male patients. Further, female patients report worse experiences than male patients. It is therefore important to consider the gender of patients when considering the patient's needs and the hospital's response to them.
Effects of advertising on patients
Hospitals spend $1.5 billion annually on advertising, a practice that has generated a lively debate about its ethical and efficacy. Diwas KC, professor of information systems at Emory University's Goizueta Business School, and Tongil Kim, an assistant professor of management at the Naveen Jindal School of Management in Texas, studied the impact of hospital advertising on patients in Massachusetts.
Their analysis found that hospitals that do not advertise were significantly better than those that do. The nonadvertising hospitals were more likely to achieve the five-star rating and CAHPS score, and had lower mortality rates. The difference in mortality rates was particularly striking for hospitals that did not advertise, which were often smaller and more rural. But this difference was not confined to the financial impact. Researchers also found no evidence that hospitals that invest in advertising have higher quality care.
The use of emotional messages should be discouraged in medical service advertisements. Moreover, academic medical centers consistently use emotional messages. Over 60% of advertisements target patients' emotions, and they consistently promote benefits that are not scientifically proven. However, these advertisements are not necessarily misleading. In general, they can lead to poor health and disease decisions. This has implications for hospitals' overall costs. The study will also help physicians determine whether hospitals should make advertising more patient-oriented.
The study also looked at how much money hospitals spent on advertising. Hospitals that advertise were three times bigger than those that did not. They had higher bed counts and higher net income than those that do not advertise. The study did not distinguish between non-advertising and advertising hospitals, so the results can be considered inexact. The researchers concluded that hospital advertising affects quality and patient satisfaction. So, if hospital advertising is effective in attracting patients, it may be a good idea to keep this in mind when choosing a hospital.
While a hospital's advertising budget is a critical element in improving patient care, the value of advertising is largely dependent on the medium used. For example, the Willis-Knighton Health System adopted a triangulation approach to determine the value of its advertising. It studied the use of radio, newspaper, and television ads. They compared the performance of the two groups to an average of all hospitals. Interestingly, the Willis-Knighton Health System had the highest average HRRs among those that advertised while hospitals that did not.
While the amount of money hospitals spend on direct-to-consumer advertising does not directly correlate with publicly reported measures of hospital quality, it does correlate with the financial health of hospitals. Hospitals that advertise more often have higher net incomes and are financially stable. As a result, hospital advertising may be misleading consumers and undermining public reporting efforts. As such, the study is critical in understanding whether high-quality hospitals are responsible for most of the DTC hospital advertising.


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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word hibiscus moscheutos.
Princeton's WordNet
 1. rose mallow, swamp mallow, common rose mallow, swamp rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos(noun)
 showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers
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 1. Hibiscus moscheutos
 Hibiscus moscheutos is a cold-hardy perennial wetland plant that can grow in large colonies. The hirsute leaves are of variable morphology, but commonly found as deltoidal in form and sometimes having up to three lobes. It is found in wetlands and along the riverine systems of the southeastern United States from Texas to the Atlantic states, its territory extending northward to southern Ontario. There exists in nature numerous forms and petal colors range from pure white to deep rose, and, except for one genome, all have an eye of deep maroon. Taxonomic consensus is lacking for the nomenclature of the multiple sub-species. The complete flowers are born apically, whereas the related Hibiscus laevis carries bud and bloom along the stem. In Canada it is listed as a species of special concern by the Species at Risk Act. Propagation can be accomplished by seed sown 0.6 cm below media and kept constantly moist, or by crown divisions during winter dormancy, and some success can be achieved by hard-wood stem cuttings. Numerous hybrids of the native North American Hibiscus species have been released by the commercial nursery trade. In cultivation the species or the hybrids can be an attractive addition to a bog garden or other water feature, not only adding visual appeal but also enhancing wildlife value for nectar-feeders and birds.
Numerology
 1. Chaldean Numerology
 The numerical value of hibiscus moscheutos in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
 2. Pythagorean Numerology
 The numerical value of hibiscus moscheutos in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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