77 Sunflower Quotes To Fill Your Life With Sunflower Joy.
Sunflowers are special plants in that they always face the sun all day long till the sunset. The 77 sunflower quotes below will inspire you to do the same in your life.
There are several life lessons sunflowers can teach us concerning life and the attitude we must have during the darkest moments in our lives.
Even on cloudy days, sunflowers will always face that direction of the sun in anticipation of its arrival as the quotes about sunflowers below will illustrate.
You too must not give up on what you want in life just because you are not seeing light yet at the end of the tunnel.
So if you want your life to be filled with sunflower joy, here are the 77 sunflower quotes to help you develop a sunflower altitude in life that will take you places most can only imagine.
77 Quotes About Sunflowers.
1. Be optimistic and cheerful as sunflower and live blissfully. Trialsandtests.
2. Allow yourself to blossom fully like a sunflower. Trialsandtests.
3. Just as sunflowers need the sun to grow, you as well need love to flourish. Trialsandtests.
4. When you see a sunflower, remind yourself that your time to bloom will come. Trialsandtests.
5. Learn to rise above the ground of mediocrity and average. Trialsandtests.
6. Let your life be as beautiful and blissful as a sunflower. Trialsandtests.
7. Stand tall and find your sunlight even in the darkest days. Trialsandtests.
8. Happiness is the sun you must always face just as the sunflower faces the sun. Trialsandtests.
9. Let your life shine with joy like a sunflower in broad daylight. Trialsandtests.
10. We all have sunflowers inside of us waiting to shine at the right time. Trialsandtests.
11. Only under the right circumstances will the sunflower inside you blossom. Trialsandtests.
12. Even on the darkest days, sunflowers always face in the direction of the sun. Trialsandtests.
13. Life only becomes beautiful if you learn to adopt the sunflower mentality. Trialsandtests.
14. Only he who adopts a sunflower mentality will live blissfully ever after. Trialsandtests.
15. He who wants happiness in his life must consult a sunflower. Trialsandtests.
16. Be happy as a sunflower is on a sunny day. Trialsandtests.
17. If sunflowers can be happy with themselves. Why can't you? Trialsandtests.
18. Sunflowers only need the sun to be happy and bloom and nothing else. Trialsandtests.
19. Life sunflowers, true friends shine with you in all situations. Trialsandtests.
20. Be positive in all situations and not when things are just good in your life. Trialsandtests.
21. Stand tall like a sunflower even in times of adversity. Trialsandtests.
22. Let joy be the sunshine in your life. Trialsandtests.
23. Like a sunflower, learn to be grateful even in your darkest days. Trialsandtests.
24. Sunflowers face the sun even on cloudy days because they are positive. Trialsandtests.
25. Always seek positivity in all situations even on cloudy days in your life. Trialsandtests.
26. And the yellow sunflower by the brook, in autumn beauty stood. William Cullen Bryant.
27. Never look directly at the sun. Instead, look at the sunflower. Vera Nazarian.
28. A sunflower field is like a sky with a thousand suns. Corina Abdulahm.
29. She is a sunflower! She brings hope to people. Avijeet Das.
30. A sunflower teaches us so much about love. Samrah Ahmad.
31. Do you know where the sunflowers' lights go when they die? Adriani Putri.
32. We are all golden sunflowers inside. Allen Ginsberg.
33. All flowers are beautiful in their own way and it's like women, too. Miranda Kerr.
34. Sunflowers end up facing the sun but they go through a lot of dirt to find their way there. J.R.
35. Turn the face to the sun and the shadows follow behind you. Maori Proverb.
36. The sunflower is the favourite emblem of constancy. Thomas Bulfinch.
37. Her smile puts the sunflower to shame. Jerry Spinelli.
38. Her heart bloomed sunflowers so she would always face the sun. Gemma Troy.
39. Because when you stop and look around this life is pretty amazing. Dr Seuss.
40. Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. Anthony D.
41. Like a sunflower, live on purpose. Samuel Zulu.
42. Be unified in whatever you do like a sunflower. Samuel Zulu.
43. If we are united like sunflowers, we can achieve anything. Samuel Zulu.
44. You will never see a sunflower competing with its kind for sunlight. Samuel Zulu.
45. Why can't we be like sunflowers and stop the comparison disease? Samuel Zulu.
46. Follow your light and not someone else's. Samuel Zulu.
47. God is like the sun we need to flourish the way sunflowers do in the sun. Samuel Zulu.
48. Choose to shine, no matter your circumstances. Samuel Zulu.
49. Be bright and fill your life with positive vibes. Samuel Zulu.
50. Sunflowers won't be what there are called if they didn't face the sun. Samuel Zulu.
51. Be the reason why others feel motivated to shine their own light, too. Samuel Zulu.
52. Stand tall and see above the crowd. Samuel Zulu.
53. Sunflowers teaches us though we are different, we need each other. Samuel Zulu.
54. You are beautiful. So, let that inner beauty shine for all to see. Samuel Zulu.
55. Fill your life with sunflower joy. Samuel Zulu.
56. Let's lift each other up during hard times the way sunflowers do on cloudy days. Samuel Zulu.
57. You can make a difference if you choose to shine your light. Samuel Zulu.
58. Remember, dreams start small just as a sunflower comes from a seed. Samuel Zulu.
59. Fill your heart with love and joy so that others can be inspired to do the same. Samuel Zulu.
60. If you are like a sunflower you will shine your light even in the darkest days. Samuel Zulu.
61. If there is no light where you are, why can't you be that light other looks up to? Samuel Zulu.
62. Sunflowers never stray from the sun. you too must not stray from God. Samuel Zulu.
63. Where ever life plants you, blossom with elegance like a sunflower. Samuel Zulu.
64. And here the sunflower of the spring burns bright in the morning's beam. Ebenezer Elliott.
65. Make it like a sunflower. Steve Jobs.
66. Tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun. The Beatles.
67. Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun. Kahlil Gibran.
68. Every flower blooms at a different pace. Suzy Kassem.
69. The sunflower is mine, in a way. Vincent van Gogh.
70. Let a hundred flowers bloom. Mao Zedong.
71. Sunflowers are like people to me. Joan Mitchell.
72. Let us dance in the sun, wearing wildflowers in our hair. Susan Polis Schutz.
73. The road to freedom is bordered by sunflowers. Martin Firrell.
74. Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower. John Harrigan.
75. Wherever life plants you, bloom with grace. French Proverb.
76. Look at the sunny side of everything. Christian D. Larsen.
77. You look beautiful as a sunflower and charming as a rose. Avijeet Das.
Hope these 77 sunflower quotes have taught you vital life lessons about sunflowers that you will apply in your life. Take care.
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New research shows it only takes one question to identify narcissism
All it takes to identify a narcissist is a simple question.
According to Ohio State researchers, there is a new way to test and identify narcissism. Surprisingly, this test consists of a single question. For this reason, this method of testing is called the Single Item Narcissism Scale (SINS).
The researchers conducted a series of 11 experiments on over 2,200 people of all ages. They found that they could accurately identify whether a person was a narcissist based on their response to the following question and the note which accompanies it:
Participants had to respond to the question by rating themselves on a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 and 7 represent 'not very true of me' and 'very true of me' respectively.
The study concluded that results from the SINS aligned closely with other measures for narcissism.
The advantage of this method of testing is the time it takes to be completed; that is, it takes only 20 seconds to answer the SINS whereas it can take over 10 minutes to complete the widely used Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI). In other words, a narcissist can be identified much quicker through the SINS' 1 question instead of the NPI's 40!
Brad Bushman, co-author of the study and a professor of communication and psychology at Ohio State University, commented on the results of the study as he said:
People who are willing to admit they are more narcissistic than others probably actually are more narcissistic […] People who are narcissists are almost proud of the fact. You can ask them directly because they don't see narcissism as a negative quality — they believe they are superior to other people and are fine with saying that publicly."
Despite the success of the SINS, Bushman noted that it should not replace the existing methods used to measure narcissism. The reason for this is that the one question tool does not provide enough information. While the test does work to identify narcissism, it does not help identify the type of narcissism. Other methods of testing – such as the NIP – give researchers more data, allowing them to identify these types.


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Examines associations between the physical health, mental health and educational performance of a random sample of 4-16 year-old students attending primary and secondary schools throughout WA. School cultures and environments are described. The influence of school staffing, size, amenities and location as well as the contribution of family structure and functioning on child academic performance and well-being are examined. Consequences of poor physical and mental health for educational outcomes are described together with the protective function which schools serve for children at increased risk for poor health and educational attainment.
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soundfruuze is an experimental sampler / granular effect / looper for iPad.
It records live the recent 10 seconds of audio and allows you to manipulate it with special controls.
The interface is divided into five "lanes", sound is produced by touching the lanes.
Each lane can be set up to use different effect and has various control parameters mapped to the touch position:
Most basic lane type. You can control the volume of the resulting sound and smoothness of the position interpolation. Lesser smooth value produces the sound with more high frequencies.
Allows you to select the sound at some position and use both horizontal and vertical coordinates of touch as 2 independent parameters. You can control volume, playback speed (pitch) and the grain size.
This type of lane is very similar to granular freeze but it allows to change the position of the grain after its start.
FFT Freeze and FFT Scrub
In both FFT types of lanes another algorithm is used to process sound. In both FFT Freeze and Scrub sound is analyzed with the FFT transform and divided into frames. FFT Freeze allows you to select the frame at the desired sample position and to play it making the sound "freeze" at this point.
This lane type allows you to make loops / repeat large grains of sound. When you touch a looper lane, a new looper control is created and is kept there until you turn it off with the red 'close' button. You can change loop speed, volume, size and position for each loop individually or for all loops on one lane together using additional controls.

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A group of boys want to set up a camping tent. They lay down a rectangular tarp OABC on the horizontal ground with OA = 3 m and AB = 1.5 m and secure the points D and E vertically above O and B respectively, such that.
Assume that the tent takes the shape as shown above with 6 triangular surfaces and a rectangular base. The point O is taken as the origin and the unit vectors i, j and k are taken to be in the direction of, and respectively.
(i) Show that the line DE can be expressed as.
(ii) Find the Cartesian equation of the plane ADE.
(iii) Determine the acute angle between the planes ADE and OABC. Hence, or otherwise, find the acute angle between the planes ADE and CDE.
Note: Question can be made harder and trickier should Origin, O be placed in the center of the base OACB.

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It is easy to fish crabs
Have you tried to catch crabs and do you know how to do this?
If you are by the water near a bathing bridge boat bridge, then you are right where you can catch crabs, because they live in the seaweed around the bridge posts. You can also find them around the poles at the pier or under the big rocks that are laid out to break the waves.
It's just getting started. The only thing you need is a string that you tie on the stick that will be your fishing rod and a cloth clamp that you attach to the end of the string along with a small stone. The cloth clamp must keep the bait and ensure that the crab comes up. You must also have a bucket to store the crabs in. The bait can be mussels from the shore edge or a little topping from the fridge.
If you are fishing with mussels, you must punch the shell or open it in some other way so that the crab can get hold of the mussel.
When you feel that there are bites, it is about pulling the cord gently and getting the crab down into the bucket. The crabs can do well without water for a couple of hours, but then they must be released and they are not long to find the water again.
Enjoy the crab fishing!
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Introduction: Grow Silver Crystals by Electrochemistry
In this video we grow crystals of pure silver metal by electochemistry.
The procedure is fairly simple. Just apply an electric current between a silver anode and an aluminum or silver metal cathode while they are immersed in silver nitrate solution. The silver ions from the anode will deposit on the cathode.
The crystals are microscopic so to see them the solution is placed under a microscope. A glass slide may be placed over the solution to keep the surface flat so you can see it better.
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From its Australian-first innovative rail boot system to its award-winning green track, the Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 project is leading industry best practice in delivering sustainable public transport infrastructure for the New South Wales community.
The Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 Infrastructure Works Package won the Outstanding Achievement – Sustainability Leadership Award at the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) Awards in 2023 – and there's no secret as to why.
The project has so far reduced overall carbon emissions by around 80,000 tonnes during its enabling works and infrastructure delivery through a bevy of cutting-edge initiatives, some of which were the first time ever tried and tested in Australia.
In 2022, the project's infrastructure works package achieved a Leading As-Built rating and record-breaking score of 104.35 by the Infrastructure Sustainability Council. The project has been a catalyst for global sustainable design and has welcomed visiting delegates from the United States and Korea.
So, what put Western Sydney's first light rail project on the map? We spoke with Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 Project Director, Craig Paterson, to provide some insights.
About Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1
To understand how, and why, the project delivered sustainable benefits to enhance social and environmental community outcomes, one needs to understand the challenges of building in the dense urban environment of Sydney's second city: Parramatta.
Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 connects Westmead to Carlingford via the Parramatta CBD and Camellia with a twoway 12km track and 16 light rail stops, and is expected to open to the public in 2024.
The route will link Parramatta's CBD and train station to the Westmead Health Precinct, Cumberlan Precinct, CommBank Stadium, the Camellia Town Centre, the largest museum inNew South Wales 'Powerhouse Parramatta', the private and social housing redevelopment at Telopea, Rosehill Gardens Racecourse and three Western Sydney University campuses.
By 2026, around 28,000 people are expected to use the Parramatta Light Rail every day, with an estimated 130,000 people living within walking distance ofthe 16 light rail stops.
What's more, the Parramatta Light Rail will reduce the need for people to travel by car around the Greater Parramattaregion; taking the equivalent of 25,000 cars off the road (or 2.4 million t/CO2e) by 2041.
"While building in the heart of existing communities had its challenges, Transport for NSW prioritised innovative sustainable design and global construction practices in the project's delivery to provide a future-proofed, well-connected and accessible transport system," Mr Paterson said.
Key sustainability initiatives
Key measures that contributed to the Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 project's significant carbon emissions reduction included:
Micro-tunnelling under Parramatta's CBD
Parramatta's Church Street is a prominent dining and entertainment hub, with more than 60 eateries in the precinct alone.
Transport for NSW significantly reduced impacts on local businesses and patronage during early and enabling works to construct the Parramatta Light Rail, by using microtunnelling methods as an alternative solution to traditional excavation techniques.
Micro-tunnelling supported the project to limit the number of utility relocations, save energy and water and improve flood resilience.
"Resilience was a key driver when designing the Parramatta Light Rail, with significant challenges faced in Parramatta and Western Sydney, including flooding and extreme heat," Mr Paterson said.
Award-winning green track
Transport for NSW was faced with the challenge of integrating green space into a densely populated and existingurban environment.
In 2018, Transport for NSW commissioned Western Sydney University to develop feasibility studies for a green track in the Parramatta Light Rail project design, considering urban heat and practical solutions for cooling cities.
The result was the integration of a total of 1.3km of green track in three locations: the heritage-significant Cumberland Precinct, the historic Robin Thomas Reserve and Tramway Avenue in Parramatta. It also uses 80 per cent less concrete than traditional track construction, resulting in improved environmental outcomes.
The project conducted prototype testing over 12 months using different grass species and selected the Zoysia 'Nara' native grass for its low maintenance, slow growth and heat resistance to match Parramatta's urban climate.
The Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 green track was the first of its kind for New South Wales and contributed to the project being recognised with four national and two state awards since 2022.
"Already having a positive local impact, the green track is delivering urban cooling benefits and improved biodiversity," Mr Paterson said.
The green track is maintained by an innovative irrigation system that features moisture-sensors in the soil to regulate water use and maximise environmental outcomes.
Unique rail boot system
Australia's first high-attenuation rubber rail boot system was designed to encapsulate the embedded light rail track to negate the need for a floating track slab, as well as reduce operational noise and vibration from light rail vehicles. "The rubber boot construction was also designed to reduce maintenance by preventing corrosion and increasing the lifespan of the track," Mr Paterson says.
Macro-synthetic fibres for track slab construction
New South Wales' first use of macro-synthetic fibres in concrete track slab construction resulted in reduced steel reinforcement by ~2,466 tonnes.
These tiny fibres were used in the construction of track slab and footpaths to increase durability and performance, as well as deliver a more efficient method for undertaking construction. "The fibres also mitigate potential stray currents from light rail operations, providing added safety benefits by minimising impacts to the railway and third-party infrastructure," Mr Paterson said.
Bidgee Bidgee Bridge construction
Bidgee Bidgee Bridge, located over James Ruse Drive in Rosehill in Sydney's west, boasts New South Wales' secondlongest steel arch span. Measuring 64m long and 16m high and weighing 1425t, the bridge was the biggest of the six bridges constructed for the Parramatta Light Rail project.
It stretches across six lanes of traffic on one of Western Sydney's most heavily used traffic arterial routes, while also featuring part of the new 5.7km shared walking and bike riding path from Carlingford to Parramatta. This provides the community with expansive, never-before-seen views of Western Sydney.
The project used weathered steel for the bridge's arch construction to minimise future maintenance and associated operational disruption for light rail passengers and sharepath users. "By using Self-Propelled Modular Transporter installation of prefabricated bridge arch over a single night's work, the project effectively managed traffic impacts on James Ruse Drive," Mr Paterson said.
Smart LED lighting on shared path
The new 5.7km shared walking and bike riding path (active transport link) from Parramatta to Carlingford was delivered aspart of the Parramatta Light Rail project.
It connects local homes, shops, schools, public transport and amenities, while providing health and environmental benefits, including reduced vehicle use, noise and emissions. The track features motion-sensor LED lighting to support energy efficiency and public safety.
"While work continues on the light rail project, which may impact shared path access from time to time; the shared path was opened ahead of light rail first passenger services to recognise and support the local community's needs foran alternative travel option in the dedicated Carlingford-toCamellia corridor," Mr Paterson said.
Small business support
Transport for NSW remains committed to supporting businesses along the Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 alignment before and during light rail construction, through to operations.
In 2018, Transport for NSW surveyed 85 per cent of street-level businesses (more than 330 businesses) alongthe alignment to better understand their operation and business promotions. A business reference group was established to facilitate consultation and collaboration with business owners and stakeholders, which informed the development of a business activation plan titled Activate Parramatta.
Activate Parramatta has provided plenty of business support to date through initiatives such as events and activations, social media campaigns, and business support advertising in local publications. Transport for NSW's not-for-profit business partner, Realise Business, provided free one-on-one business support to more than 200 businesses during the project's major construction.
Key sustainable social outcomes from this engagement with local businesses and stakeholders included how the project modified its construction hours in Parramatta's key dining district to avoid working during busy meal periods for local businesses.
"A further outcome was achieved during COVID following consultation with the project's business reference group of stakeholders, where Transport for NSW waived its contractual three-month construction embargo to fast-track major construction in the Parramatta CBD," Mr Paterson said.
"This led to the project reopening the Church Street dining and entertainment earlier than planned, and this was further promoted by the launch of an extended activation campaign in the revitalised precinct during the busy summer months, providing a welcome boost to local business patronage."
Best practice initiatives
The project's initiatives were underpinned by a best-practice approach towards considering sustainable outcomes across the project's lifecycle.
This included outlining key drivers in the project lifecycle, using national and international benchmarks, implementing key performance incentives to encourage design excellence, engaging with an urban design panel to provide feedback on designs, setting goals, targets and pathways for the project and participating in external workshops to leverage global insights and methodologies.
"We also engaged with our major contractors to develop, and commit to, a joint-climate change risk assessment early in the process, thereby ensuring consistent application across the whole project lifecycle," Mr Paterson said. Another way the project is committed to sustainability is through its socio-economic targets.
"We engaged with social enterprises, Aboriginal businesses and aimed to develop a diverse workforce from various backgrounds including women in non-traditional roles, refugees, youth and underrepresented groups," Mr Paterson said. Mr Paterson said the project continues to seek ways to enhance the social, environmental and economic


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Asynchronous MySQL Queries in Perl Using DBD::mysql and AnyEvent
A lot of people use MySQL, and these days, asynchronous-style programming has really taken off. If you're involved in both of these camps, you may be wondering
for each connection, and exchange data using IPC. However, if you're using Perl and DBD-mysql 4.019 or better, you have an alternative: the new asynchronous interface.
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At INOC, my place of work, I work on a lot of web applications with the backend written in Perl using Catalyst, and the frontend written in Javascript using ExtJS. With a UI written completely in Javascript, I often encounter bugs of the following form:
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Image-based navigation improves the positioning of the humeral component in total elbow arthroplasty
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HYPOTHESIS: Implant alignment in total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) is a challenging and error-prone process using conventional techniques. Identification of the flexion-extension (FE) axis is further complicated for situations of bone loss. This study evaluated the accuracy of humeral component alignment in TEA. We hypothesized that an image-based navigation system would improve humeral component positioning, with navigational errors less than or approaching 2.0 mm and 2.0 degrees. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Implantation of a modified commercial TEA humeral component was performed with and without navigation on 11 cadaveric distal humeri. Navigated alignment was based on positioning the humeral component with the aid of a computed tomography (CT)-based preoperative plan registered to landmarks on the distal humerus. Alignment was performed under 2 scenarios of bone quality: (1) an intact distal humerus, and (2) a distal humerus without articular landmarks. RESULTS: Navigation significantly improved implant alignment accuracy (P <.001). Navigated implant alignment was 1.2 +/- 0.3 mm in translation and 1.3 degrees +/- 0.3 degrees in rotation for the intact scenario. For the bone loss scenario, navigated alignment error was 1.1 +/- 0.5 mm and 2.0 degrees +/- 1.3 degrees. Non-navigated alignment was 3.1 +/- 1.3 mm and 5.0 degrees +/- 3.8 degrees for the intact scenario and 3.0 +/- 1.6 mm and 12.2 degrees +/- 3.3 degrees for the bone loss scenario. DISCUSSION: Image-based navigation improves the accuracy and reproducibility of humeral component placement in TEA. Implant alignment errors for the navigated alignments were below the target of 2.0 degrees and 2 mm that is considered standard for most navigation systems. Non-navigated implant alignment error was significantly greater for the bone loss scenario compared with the intact scenario. CONCLUSIONS: Implant malalignment may increase the likelihood of early implant wear, instability, and loosening. Improved implant positioning will likely lead to fewer complications and greater prosthesis longevity.
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1D Wave equation reloaded: discussion and examples
 1. Domains of dependence and influence
 2. Examples
It will be a short lecture as two previous ones were a bit too long.
Domains of dependence and influence
Recall formula (4.4): \begin{multline} u(x,t)= \frac{1}{2}\bigl[ g(x+ct)+g(x-ct)\bigr]+\frac{1}{2c}\int_{x-ct}^{x+ct} h(x')\,dx'+\\[3pt] \frac{1}{2c} \iint_{\Delta (x,t)} f(x',t' )\,dx'd t' \label{equ-6.1} \end{multline} where $\Delta (x,t)$ is a characteristic triangle:
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Therefore
Proposition. Solution $u(x,t)$ depends only on the right hand expression $f$ in $\Delta(x,t)$ and on the initial data $g,h$ on the base of $\Delta(x,t)$.
Definition. $\Delta(x,t)$ is a triangle of dependence for point $(x,t)$.
Conversely, if we change functions $g,h$ only near some point $(\bar{x},0)$ then solution can change only at points $(x,t)$ such that $(\bar{x},0)\in \Delta(x,t)$; let $\Delta^+(\bar{x},0)$ be the set of such points $(x,t)$:
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Definition. $\Delta^+(\bar{x},0)$ is a triangle of influence for point $(\bar{x},0)$.
Remark. 1. We can introduce triangle of influence for each point (not necessary at $t=0$). 2. These notions work in much more general settings and we get domain of dependence and domain of influence which would not be triangles. 3. F.e. for $3D$ wave equation $u_{tt}- c^2 (u_{xx}+u_{yy}+u_{zz})=f$ those would be the backward light cone and forward light cone respectively and if $c$ is variable instead of cones we get conoids (imagine tin coin and then deform it but the vertex should remain).
We see also that
Proposition. Solution propagates with the speed not exceeding $c$.
Examples
In examples we rewrite the last term in (\ref{equ-6.1}) as a double integral: \begin{multline} u(x,t)= \frac{1}{2}\bigl[ g(x+ct)+g(x-ct)\bigr]+\frac{1}{2c}\int_{x-ct}^{x+ct} h(x') \,dx'+\\[3pt] \frac{1}{2c} \int_0^t \int_{x-c(t-t')}^{x+c(t-t')} f(x',t' )\,dx'd t' \label{equ-6.2} \end{multline}
Example. \begin{align*} &u_{tt}-4u_{xx}= \sin(x)\cos( t),\\ &u|_{t=0}= 0,\\ &u_t|_{t=0}= 0. \end{align*} Then $c=2$ and according to (\ref{equ-6.2}) \begin{multline*} u(x,t)= \frac{1}{4} \int_0^t \int_{x-2(t-t')}^{x+2(t-t')} \sin (x')\cos( t')\,dx' d t'=\\ \frac{1}{4} \int_0^t \Bigl[\cos \bigl(x-2(t-t')\bigr)-\cos \bigl( x+2(t-t')\bigr) \Bigr] \cos( t')\, d t'= \\ \frac{1}{2} \int_0^t \sin(x) \sin (2(t-t'))\cos( t')\, d t'=\\ \frac{1}{4}\sin(x) \int_0^t [\sin (2(t-t')+t')+\sin( 2(t-t')-t')]\, d t'=\\ \frac{1}{4}\sin(x) \int_0^t [\sin (2t-t')+\sin( 2t-3t')]\, d t'=\\ \frac{1}{4}\sin(x) \bigl[\cos (2t-t')+\frac{1}{3}\cos( 2t-3t')\bigr]_{t'=0}^{t'=t}=\\ \frac{1}{3}\sin(x)\bigl[\cos(t)-\cos(2t) \bigr]. \end{multline*} Sure, separation of variables would be simpler here.


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What is Forsythia Fruit?
- Basic Botanical Data of Forsythia Fruit.
- Forsythia Fruit Constituents and Phytochemicals.
- Properties and Effects of Forsythia Fruit.
- Forsythia Fruit Actions and Indications.
- Modern applications of Forsythia Fruit.
- Forsythia Fruit:Cautions and Contraindications.
- Forsythia Fruit:Part Used and Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations.
- Indications and Combinations of Forsythia Fruit.
- Research Update:Forsythia suspensa.
Applications and Properties:
Clear heat and detoxifier.
Scrofula and subcutaneous nodule treatment.
Exopathogenic wind-heat affection, or the epidemic febrile diseases at the early stage treatment.
Pathogenic heat invasion of ying division, high fever, delirium, deep red and dry tongue.
Boils, carbuncles and furuncles.
Properties:Antimicrobial effect, antiparasitic effect, antiemetic effect, for retina hemorrhage, for acute kidney infection, for pus forming in lungs, acute liver infection, and psoriasis.
Dosage: 6~15 g per day. 500mgs to 200mgs daily for dry extract powder.
Safety and Toxicity:
No toxic data available.
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About the Council of Students, Residents, and Fellows
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and Fellows consists of students representing any of the following
types of programs conducted by each Active, Provisional, and affiliate member
institution: 1) students in a program leading to the D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree,
2) students enrolled in advanced education programs, 3) students in dental
hygiene education programs, 4) students in dental assisting education programs,
and 5) students in dental laboratory technology education programs. The methods
of electing members, removing members for cause, and electing new members to
fill unexpired terms are left to the discretion of Individual Member
The mission of the COSRF is to serve as the
national voice and advocate for all students, residents, and fellows in the
dental education community by addressing the issues that shape the present and
future of dental education.
It is the
function of the COSRF to serve as the voice and advocate of all dental and
allied dental students, residents, and fellows on a national level as well as
provide a forum for them to communicate with other students, residents,
fellows, faculty, and administrators. Additionally, the COSRF offers a chance
for student leaders to develop their skills. All student members will learn
more about dental education and careers in dental education.
provide effective student, resident, and fellow input into both dental and
allied dental education.
promote the advancement of dental education by providing student input and
involvement into the Association's activities.
stimulate students, residents, and fellows to assume roles in dental and allied
dental education and research.
encourage implementation of ADEA policies in Member Institutions.
recommend student consultants, through the Board of Directors, to other groups
- To work
in partnership with other student dental organizations to promote the
involvement of students, residents, and fellows in the advancement of dental


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What if the bag is broken, how to buy a practical non-woven bag?
Choose non-woven handbags that meet the size, non-woven environmental protection bags, mini Environmental protection bags, and extra-large environmental protection bags. Therefore, it is necessary to choose the environmental protection bags that meet the size according to the number of tools to be installed, so as to make the best use of them and stop waste.
1. Select the non-woven bag that meets the size of the non-woven bag. The size of the non-woven bag is the size of the Environmental Protection bag, the mini Environmental protection bag, and the extra-large environmental protection bag. Therefore, it is necessary to choose the Environmental Protection bag that meets the size of the tool, stop waste.
2, choose a non-woven tote bag for practical use, due to the difference in use, we often need different examples of environmental protection bags, such as insulation environmental protection bags, silver surface environmental protection bags, etc, at the time of purchase, it is necessary to use the usual use of the evidence itself, and choose the Environmental Protection bag that meets the specific force.
3. Even if you buy handbags with few printed patterns, many enterprises are poisonous in order to eliminate the cost, and the ink printed on the patterns will do great harm to people's figure after a long war.
Therefore, it is necessary to purchase an environmentally-friendly bag with no pattern or embroidery pattern, which is relatively quiet.
4, choose a sturdy and durable non-woven tote bag, there are many coated non-woven bags, not only very rich, very strong, but also waterproof, in the rain can prevent the bag from soaking, more practical.
When you buy it, just buy it more practical and durable. Don't buy it by yourself.
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El cambio de cultura en las Universidades Catalanas del siglo XXI
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The main objective of the research is to know the organizational culture of five Catalan universities. Adopting the comcept "organizational culture" in the sense of Haandy (1984) when he defines it as the set of values and meaning shared by the members, manifested in a tangible and intangible way, which determine and explain their individual behaviors, we approach the research from the institutional improvement perspective. We intend to offer to the University as structure, a desing of strategies that would allow the University change to more adaptative culture. In parallel, a personal and professional development of the participants, as well as a greater compromise with the institution, are being favored through the research model of action-research. Definitively, it entails a contribution to the society and to higher education because it makes evident the situation of each institution and forces it to become aware of the characteristics of the predominant culture.


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The addresses are in once column, and the only seperator between addresses is an empty row. I have 5000 addresses and each has approx 4 - 6 fields seperated by rows. The data is pre-formatted from another system.
Anyone know if this can be seperated out into columns per address? I was thinking a macro may do it, but I think the problem is too complex for text-to-columns or any other basic formula.
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You might be able to use RealCool Import Manager to do this. It lets you identify recurring fields in a text file (see this screenshot) as fields, then parse the file to extract them into separate Excel columns.
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One of the main difficulties in the formation and increase of revenues from hydrocarbon resources is the deterioration of the quality of the mineral resource base and changes in the geography of production. One can observe an increase in the depletion and water content of the fields, an increase in the proportion of highly viscous and high-sulfur oil; the share of stocks in hard-to-reach and infrastructural underdeveloped regions is growing. One of the tools for encouraging subsoil users to develop such resources is to ensure lower rates of deductions to state bodies. The study presents an improved methodological approach to estimating and forecasting state budget revenues from hydrocarbon resources. The main stages of development are investigated and the main trends of the system of tax deductions from oil production are revealed. Explained the use of an approach focused on the forecast of production indicators of production, taking into account the structure of the mineral resource base. The calculations showed the need to reform the system of formation of government revenues from hydrocarbon resources. In the structure of government revenues from hydrocarbon resources, there is a tendency to increase the role of the mineral extraction tax in comparison with the export duty.
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|Event||International Scientific and Research Conference on Knowledge-Based Technologies in Development and Utilization of Mineral Resources 2019, KTDUMR 2019 - Novokuznetsk, Russian Federation|
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[Journal:] Economic Review: Journal of Economics and Business [ISSN:] _PHONE_ [Volume:] 11 [Year:] 2013 [Issue:] 2 [Pages:] 15-20
The housing sector is one of the key sectors in an economy and its fluctuations could be accompanied with stagnation or expansion in other parts of an economy. Additionally, this sector has an intra-economic role in near to 120 sub-industries which therefore indicates its importance in an economy. Hence, this study examines the effective determinants of house price volatilities using the Engel Granger co-integration technique after modeling the price volatilities under the E-Garch model for the period _PHONE_ in Iran based on Eviews and Mathematica Software. The findings indicate that all variables, including coin price, GDP proxy, volume of money, inflation rate, and house interest rate have a significant impact on the volatilities.


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This case study explores how Mongolia rebuilt its education system, focusing particularly on the substantial progress in extending higher levels of schooling. Four key factors are seen to have driven improvements in post-primary education: the high societal value placed on education and qualifications; major investment by the Government of Mongolia in education; governance reforms in the sector; and, finally, external support from development partners.
Challenges of course remain. The principal one is that progress on education quality has failed to match the progress made on enrolment – a major stumbling block for students making the transition from school to work. Even so, Mongolia's progress on extending secondary and tertiary education can provide important lessons to other countries facing similar pressures of economic shock, demographic transition and rural-to-urban migration.


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Human dimension is essential for dashboards - During the Heliview BI conference in January Ensior consultant Ton Nagelhout gave a presentation on "Dashboarding and the human dimension".
He stressed the importance of the human perspective in the design of dashboards. From other disciplines than BI he showed interesting and sometimes surprising clues. He showed how human psychology affects the success of a dashboard.
Click here to see this presentation or a white paper on this theme to download.


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Crews move young bull trout trapped in pools by dewatering upriver where water remains year round.
Fish out of Water
Scientists think that Kachess River always dewatered to some extent. The timing of Kachess bull trout traveling up to spawn is much later than their relatives in Box Canyon and Gold Creek. However, the extent of dewatering is likely much worse today than it was in the past due to the combination of human impacts and climate change. This means less habitat for young rearing bull trout, who spend 3 to 4 years growing larger before moving to lakes. The process of dewatering takes place rapidly and young bull trout are not strong swimmers. As a result, they become trapped in pools and sections of stream that go dry and they die.
Solving the Kachess Rubik's Cube
We can't solve the problem of dewatering entirely since it is tied to the dam. However, we can find ways to retain and create better habitat for bull trout and other species. The first step is gathering information about the upper Kachess watershed. There is a world of possibilities to help bull trout including:
- Placing wood in strategic locations to create refuge during high flows so young fish aren't pushed down river into the stretch that dewaters.
- Constructing log jams that provide pools with cover that can last throughout the summer for those that are pushed downstream
- Identifying the previous locations of tributaries before they were cut off by the road and reconnect them.
- Identifying relic channels that are lower than the current flood plain and directing flow there
We want to know the most effective ways of restoring the river, and that is where data comes in. Gathering data from gravel counts, ground surveys, LiDAR, flow and groundwater measurements, etc. will direct us where we need to go. For example, LiDAR data will provide us with insights into human impacts over the past 100 years, which we can then correct.
The confluence of Mineral Creek (left) and Kachess River (right). Interesting fact: Mineral Creek contributes significantly more water than Kachess, but is much less utilized by bull trout when spawning.
Kugel, Scott, "ABANDONED MINE LAND IMPACTS ON TRIBUTARIES IN THE UPPER YAKIMA RIVER WATERSHED, EASTERN CASCADES, WASHINGTON" (2018). All Master's Theses. 939.


spaces are counted as long as they are found inside the quotation marks so if we want a space character after Kalle we will have to write it like this:
M125 My own macro : "KALLE "
Inside the "" signs we can besides ordinary texts also insert special control codes to determine the appearance of the output. Control codes are always preceded by a # sign followed by a letter and sometimes digits, too. As an example of a control code can be adduced #b which implies row pitch or block end. If we want to output the text Kalle Andersson but we want these two words to end up each on its own line in the nc-program we simply write
M125 My own macro : "KALLE#bANDERSSON"
Another control code is used to output the contents of a parameter and is called #x. This control code prints out the contents of the last-mentioned parameter. Mentioning a parameter implies printing it outside the "" signs. If, for instance, we want to print out an S followed by the number of spindle revolutions, we print the following macro:
M125 Print spindle rotation speed : <spirot> "S#x"
Other control codes can be used to decide the appearance of a number at the output. An example could be #d indicating the minimum of decimals to be printed. If for instance, we want a macro that outputs the absolute x-value with at least two decimals added, the macro will look like this:
M125 Print out X : <xstopa> "X#d2#x"
Lists of control codes
CodeDescription
#b end-of-block
#nnn prints the ascii sign nnn (e.g. #003)
## prints #
#" prints "
#x prints active parameter
#$ prints active text parameter
#Dn max. n number of decimals (3)
#dn min. n number of decimals (-1 =no decimal point)
#Rt fills in concluding zeros by t (ä = none)
#Hn max. n-number of integers (9)
#hn min. number of integers (1
#Lt fills in introductory zeros by t
#Pt sign for decimal point (ä= no decimal point (.))
#Tt sign at positive number (ä=none)
#Nt sign at negative number (-)
#Fn fills in to the right to the number of positions with the sign indicated by #R (0).
You can read more about control codes in the section called "Formatted output" further on in this booklet.
CONDITIONS
In addition to control codes we can set conditions etc. If, for instance, we want to check if a flag is not set (0) before calling a macro we can use a function which looks like this:
%F10()
This means: IF FLAG 10 IS NOT SET CARRY OUT WHAT IT SAYS WITHIN THE BRACKETS.
When we use % the condition is carried out without the flag being influenced but we could also use the & sign which implies that the flag is set (becomes 1) after carrying out the instruction and then it will look like this:
&F10()
This means: IF FLAG 10 IS NOT SET CARRY OUT WHAT IT SAYS WITHIN THE BRACKETS AND SET THE FLAG AFTERWARDS
- WHAT IS THE USE?
Suppose that we want a thing done only once in an NC-program. For instance, we want code M66 to be output in connection with the first change of tools but not in connection with the subsequent ones. Then we will have to start by creating a flag for this, choosing for instance flag 25.
F25 Flag for M66 :
Between the flag and the colon (must be included) we can print a commenting text which is there only to make it easier for us to remember what the flag is used for. This is not necessary but it simplifies matters when later on we set about editing the post processor. After the colon we print the numbers of the flags we want this flag to zero (see the section on flags) but this is not necessary for this flag.
It now remains to create the condition which will output code M66 the first time:
&F25(" M66")
This means: IF FLAG 25 IS NOT SET OUTPUT M66 AND SET FLAG 25.
The flag being zero (not set) when we start the post processor the condition will be met the first time and since we use the &character the flag will be set which will entail that the condition will not be met the next time. It now remains to insert the condition in the desired position in the macro for the change of tools.
M111 Makro for toolchange: M103 <toolnr> " T#x M6" \
&F25(" M66")
Notice that we use the \-sign (backslash) to tell the post processor to go on reading the macro on the next line.
We can also indicate what we want to happen if the condition is not met (OR ELSE). If we want to change the macro for the change of tools so that M66 is output at the first change of tools and M67 (notice that this example is not necessarily logical but only used to explain the functions of the language) is output at all subsequent changes of tools we must add a pair of brackets to be executed if the condition is not met. This is done like this:
&F25(" M66"),(" M67")
This means: IF FLAG 25 IS NOT SET OUTPUT M66 OTHERWISE OUTPUT M67 AND SET THE FLAG.
After all types of conditions we can print an alternative pair of brackets separately with a comma sign to be executed if the first pair of brackets was not executed. Those who know some BASIC would picture the above line like this:
IF F25=0 THEN PRINT " M66" ELSE PRINT " M67" END IF
F25=1
SETTING VARIABLES AND FLAGS
The $-sign is used to set unconditionally a variable at a value or to set a flag. If for instance we want to set variable 10 with the contents of <xstope> we write:
$V10<xstopa>
We can also make calculations when setting a variable:
$V10<xstopa+10/2>
which means that we set V10 with the contents of <xstope> +10 divided by 2. Notice that no priority is given but the calculations are made in the order they are input. We will return to calculations later on in this booklet.
If we want to set a flag (e.g. no 15 we write:
$F15
meaning that we set flag 15 at 1. If we want to zero a flag we will have to set another flag which in turn zeroes this flag. See section on flags.
REPETITIONS (LOOPS)
By means of the *-character we can perform repetitions or loops as they are also called. Either we can let a flag control our loop or we can allow the loop to be controlled by the contents of a parameter or a variable.
If we want a pair of brackets to be repeated controlled by a parameter we write:
<parameter> *()
which means that the contents of the brackets will be repeated as many times as the contents of the parameter.
Instead of the name of a parameter we can write a calculation, a variable or an integer between the < and > signs. These will be created in the same way as a parameter of the post processor. See example below!
<10>
<5+toolnr>
<V1>
<V1+toolnr>
Example
Edit the macro for program start (M1) and write as follows:
<10> *("TEST#b")
First write this on the line of M1 and then test-run. If you did it right, the result should be like this:
TEST
TEST
TEST
TEST
TEST
TEST
TEST
TEST
TEST
TEST
Test is written 10 times at the beginning of the program.
- Now what is the use of that?
Well, we can use loops in many contexts e.g. if we want to create a macro in order to determine an ellipse or something similar we will need to be able to loop in the macro. We will come back to this later.
More loops
The other variant of a loop controlled by a flag is used when we cannot tell in advance how many revolutions the loop should run. The loop will be executed until the flag is set.
*F10()
meaning: REPEAT THE CONTENTS OF THE BRACKETS UNTIL F10 IS SET.
Since there is a risk that you happen to make an incorrect macro so that the flag is never set (you will then get an endless loop) the number of max. revolutions has been set at 1000. This means that the loop is unconditionally interrupted when the brackets have been repeated a thousand revs. If you want to change the number of max. revs there is a position for this called 17. Add this to the positions at the beginning of the post processor and write how many revolutions there should be at the maximum:
I7 Max no. of revolutions in a loop : 2000
It is also possible to press the ESC-key if you find that the post processor has got stuck in a loop.
We will also try a variant with a flag controlling the loop. Begin by adding another flag in the post processor:
F20 My own loop flag :
Also create a new variable that we may use:
V10 My variabel
Then exchange the first loop you wrote in M1 for the following:
$V10<0> *F20($V10<V10+1>"TEST NR:#x#b" <V10> =15


Gamma
Gamma[z]
is the Euler gamma function .
Gamma[a,z]
is the incomplete gamma function .
Gamma[a,z0,z1]
is the generalized incomplete gamma function .
Details
 - Mathematical function, suitable for both symbolic and numerical manipulation.
 - The gamma function satisfies .
 - The incomplete gamma function satisfies .
 - The generalized incomplete gamma function is given by the integral .
 - Note that the arguments in the incomplete form of Gamma are arranged differently from those in the incomplete form of Beta.
 - Gamma[z] has no branch cut discontinuities.
 - Gamma[a,z] has a branch cut discontinuity in the complex z plane running from to .
 - For certain special arguments, Gamma automatically evaluates to exact values.
 - Gamma can be evaluated to arbitrary numerical precision.
 - Gamma automatically threads over lists.
 - Gamma can be used with CenteredInterval objects. »
Examples
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Basic Examples (8)
Integer values:
Half-integer values:
Evaluate numerically for complex arguments:
Plot over a subset of the reals:
Plot over a subset of the complexes:
Series expansion at the origin:
Series expansion at Infinity:
Series expansion at a singular point:
Scope (50)
Numerical Evaluation (5)
Evaluate numerically:
Evaluate to high precision:
The precision of the output tracks the precision of the input:
Evaluate Gamma efficiently at high precision:
Gamma threads elementwise over lists:
Gamma can be used with CenteredInterval objects:
Specific Values (5)
Singular points of Gamma:
Values at infinity:
Find a local minimum as a root of (dTemplateBox[{x}, Gamma])/(d x)=0:
Evaluate the incomplete gamma function symbolically at integer and halfinteger orders:
Evaluate the generalized incomplete gamma function symbolically at halfinteger orders:
Visualization (3)
Plot the Euler gamma function:
Plot the real part of TemplateBox[{{x, +, {ⅈ, , y}}}, Gamma]:
Plot the imaginary part of TemplateBox[{{x, +, {ⅈ, , y}}}, Gamma]:
Plot the incomplete gamma function for integer and half-integer orders:
Function Properties (10)
Real domain of the complete Euler gamma function:
Complex domain:
Domain of the incomplete gamma functions:
The gamma function TemplateBox[{x}, Gamma] achieves all nonzero values on the reals:
The incomplete gamma function TemplateBox[{1, x}, Gamma2] achieves all positive real values for real inputs:
On the complexes, however, it achieves all nonzero values:
The incomplete gamma function TemplateBox[{{1, /, 2}, x}, Gamma2] has the restricted range :
The Euler gamma function has the mirror property TemplateBox[{TemplateBox[{z}, Conjugate, SyntaxForm -> SuperscriptBox]}, Gamma]=TemplateBox[{TemplateBox[{z}, Gamma]}, Conjugate]:
The complete gamma function TemplateBox[{x}, Gamma] is a meromorphic, nonanalytic function:
TemplateBox[{a, x}, Gamma2] is analytic in for positive integer :
But in general, it is neither an analytic nor a meromorphic function:
TemplateBox[{x}, Gamma] has both singularities and discontinuities on the non-positive integers:
TemplateBox[{x}, Gamma] is neither non-increasing nor non-decreasing:
TemplateBox[{a, x}, Gamma2] is a non-increasing function of when is a positive, odd integer:
But in general, it is neither non-increasing nor non-decreasing:
TemplateBox[{x}, Gamma] is not injective:
TemplateBox[{a, x}, Gamma2] is an injective function of for noninteger :
For integer , it may or may not be injective in :
TemplateBox[{x}, Gamma] is not surjective:
TemplateBox[{a, x}, Gamma2] is also not surjective:
Visualize for :
TemplateBox[{x}, Gamma] is neither non-negative nor non-positive:
TemplateBox[{a, x}, Gamma2] is non-negative for positive odd :
In general, it is neither non-negative nor non-positive:
TemplateBox[{x}, Gamma] is neither convex nor concave:
TemplateBox[{a, x}, Gamma2] is convex on its real domain for :
It is in general neither convex nor concave for other values of :
Differentiation (4)
First derivative of the Euler gamma function:
First derivative of the incomplete gamma function:
Higher derivatives of the Euler gamma function:
Higher derivatives of the incomplete gamma function for an order :
Integration (3)
Indefinite integral of the incomplete gamma function:
Indefinite integrals of a product involving the incomplete gamma function:
Numerical approximation of a definite integral int_1^2TemplateBox[{x}, Gamma]dx:
Series Expansions (6)
Taylor expansion for the Euler gamma function around :
Plot the first three approximations for the Euler gamma function around :
Series expansion at infinity for the Euler gamma function (Stirling approximation):
Give the result for an arbitrary symbolic direction:
Series expansion for the incomplete gamma function at a generic point:
Series expansion for the incomplete gamma function at infinity:
Series expansion for the generalized incomplete gamma function at a generic point:
Gamma can be applied to a power series:
Integral Transforms (4)
Compute the Laplace transform of the incomplete gamma function using LaplaceTransform:
InverseLaplaceTransform of the incomplete gamma function:
MellinTransform of the incomplete gamma function:
InverseMellinTransform of the Euler gamma function:
Function Identities and Simplifications (5)
For positive integers (n-1)! = TemplateBox[{n}, Gamma]:
Use FullSimplify to simplify gamma functions:
The Euler gamma function basic relation, TemplateBox[{{z, +, 1}}, Gamma]=z TemplateBox[{z}, Gamma]:
The Euler gamma function of a double argument, TemplateBox[{{2, , x}}, Gamma]=(2^(2 x-1))/(sqrt(pi)) TemplateBox[{x}, Gamma] TemplateBox[{{x, +, {1, /, 2}}}, Gamma]:
Relation to the incomplete gamma function:
Function Representations (5)
Integral representation of the Euler gamma function:
Integral representation of the incomplete gamma function:
The incomplete gamma function can be represented in terms of MeijerG:
The incomplete gamma function can be represented as a DifferentialRoot:
TraditionalForm formatting:
Generalizations & Extensions (6)
Euler Gamma Function (3)
Gamma threads element-wise over lists:
Series expansion at poles:
Expansion at symbolically specified negative integers:
TraditionalForm formatting:
Incomplete Gamma Function (1)
Evaluate symbolically at integer and halfinteger orders:
Generalized Incomplete Gamma Function (2)
Evaluate symbolically at integer and halfinteger orders:
Series expansion at a generic point:
Applications (5)
Plot of the absolute value of Gamma in the complex plane:
Find the asymptotic expansion of ratios of gamma functions:
Volume of an dimensional unit hypersphere:
Lowdimensional cases:
Plot the volume of the unit hypersphere as a function of dimension:
Plot the real part of the incomplete gamma function over the parameter plane:
CDF of the distribution:
Calculate the PDF:
Plot the CDF for different numbers of degrees of freedom:
Properties & Relations (7)
Use FullSimplify to simplify gamma functions:
Numerically find a root of a transcendental equation:
Sum expressions involving Gamma:
Generate from integrals, products, and limits:
Obtain Gamma as the solution of a differential equation:
Integrals:
Gamma can be represented as a DifferenceRoot:
Possible Issues (2)
Large arguments can give results too large to be computed explicitly:
Machinenumber inputs can give highprecision results:
Neat Examples (2)
Nest Gamma over the complex plane:
Fractal from iterating Gamma:
Wolfram Research (1988), Gamma, Wolfram Language function, _URL_ (updated 13).
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Wolfram Research (1988), Gamma, Wolfram Language function, _URL_ (updated 13).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1988. "Gamma." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 13. _URL_
APA
Wolfram Language. (1988). Gamma. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from _URL_
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2021_gamma, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Gamma}", year="13", howpublished="\url{_URL_ note=[Accessed: 21-May-2022 ]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2021_gamma, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Gamma}, year={13}, url={_URL_ note=[Accessed: 21-May-2022 ]}


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There can be many reasons a particular TM1 application has performance issues. TM1 gets its power from the in-memory engine. This can also cause performance degradation as the application matures. Maybe it is time for a TM1 application health check. Here are some of the reasons why an application can slow down overtime:
- An application may perform perfectly fine in the beginning of an implementation but as time goes on, the slowly changing dimensions add sparsity to the cubes and bog it down. As new elements are added, chances are there are more intersections with new values. The time dimensions are notorious for creating this sparsity and creating unnecessary overhead. A good maintenance and archiving strategy can help alleviate this problem.
- In our practice, we see many applications that have been poorly designed. An example of this are cubes with large numbers of dimensions. We understand that sometimes it is difficult to avoid but care should be taken in choosing the right amount of dimensions. Some dimensions can be combined into one. Attributes can be used in place of dimensions to keep the cube dense.
- Many cubes are built extremely virtual in nature which means that the cube will utilize more memory and it will grow exponentially as new elements are added. One way this can happen is if cube rules are created to calculate elements instead of creating a consolidated element in a dimension – Using functions instead of attributes in a rule – Creating a rule where a TI process can do the job. An example of the later can be creating a rule to act upon an Actuals load that needs to be done once a month. You can process that calculation and store it in the cube instead of applying a rule to it and consuming memory unnecessarily.
- Another quick fix for poorly performing cubes is reordering its dimensions. Even though it seems simple and obvious to many, it's surprising to see the amount of implementations that have not checked the cube dimension order even once.
If you are frustrated with your TM1 application due to performance issues, contact Lodestar Solutions and give us the opportunity to help you get the most out of your investment.


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Langley Federal Credit Union has won a 1st Place Award in the Desjardins Adult Financial Education program for series of financial workshops for women.
Langley Federal Credit Union has won a 1st Place Award in the Desjardins Adult Financial Education program. The Desjardins Award is sponsored by the Virginia Credit Union League and the Credit Union National Association and honors credit unions for their commitment to teaching personal finance basics in local communities.
The award is named in honor of Alphonse Desjardins, the founder of the North American credit union movement, who established the first "caissepopulaire" (people's bank) in Quebec in 1900, and helped establish the first American credit union in New Hampshire in 1909. Desjardins was an ardent believer in the value of teaching individuals to save, and he promoted the idea of in-school savings programs (caissesscolaires).
LFCU was recognized for its "Taking Control" program, a series of financial management workshops for women. This intensive program features three two-hour sessions over a three week period, and covers financial literacy basics like cash management plus more complex topics like annuities, wills, trusts, divorce and Social Security.
Women can expect to live 20 years after traditional retirement age, and that longer life expectancy coupled with generally less earnings power compared to men, the impact of divorce, and sometimes long stretches outside the workforce to care for their families mean women must take special care in managing money and planning their retirement.
"Women have unique financial challenges and our 'Taking Control' workshops seek to arm them with the basics in achieving a secure financial future," says LFCU President/CEO Thomas Ryan. "Research shows that women want help in planning for retirement and in ensuring they are making the right financial choices for themselves and their families," concluded Ryan.
Ranked as one of the Top 100 largest credit unions in the country, Langley Federal Credit Union has over $1.7 billion in assets and serves more than 167,000 active members with 19 branches in Hampton Roads.


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"This microsensor not only reduces post-operation recovery time, it will also help reduce the wait time for patients needing artificial joint implants," says Dr. Walied Moussa, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Using nanotechnology, the researchers built the device that measures and compares the relative osseointegration of a hip implant over time. The microsensor will be able to monitor the progression of the biological fixation between bone tissue and the implant.
The sensor is permanently implanted with the joint and is powered kinetically - it uses the natural movement of the patient's body as its power source. When it is not being used, it stays dormant until a doctor asks it to start transmitting data. Careful monitoring of how the patient is healing will help patients recover as quickly as possible and resume normal activities with less chance of over stressing the fracture during recovery and rehabilitation, the researchers hope. It would also allow the surgeon to more accurately decide when it is safe to send patients home from the hospital with their new implants.
"The ability to monitor and quantify this healing process is critical to orthopaedic surgeons in determining a patient's rehabilitation progress," says Moussa. The device will also cut down the need for X-rays to monitor bone functionality, reducing costs and exposure to radiation. And the sensor can detect and identify bone loss before it is even visible on a radiograph.
This technology will not only monitor bone healing at the time of surgery but also can determine when implants are worn out and need to be replaced. It will be able to observe the health of the implant throughout the patient's lifetime.
MEDICA.de; Source: University of Alberta


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ITCT 2001 G-4 Flight Track Map
The map shows the 15 flights of the NOAA G4 aircraft during the 2001 ITCT study. The legend indicates the date when the flight originated in yymmdd (2 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day) format and is color coded.
None of these flights were specifically targeted to study the transport or production of ozone. The science objectives of the flights were those of the annual Winter Storms Study; the measurement of ozone was an adjunct effort. Ozone was measured on 11 of the 15 flights.


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Dream interpretation, particularly from an Islamic perspective, can be a confusing topic. Did you know that in Islam, white flowers are often seen as symbols of joy and purity? This article will guide you through the diverse interpretations and meanings of dreaming about white flowers within Islamic culture and dream analysis — demystifying its symbolic significance.
Dive in to discover what your dreams might be telling you!
- White flowers symbolize joy and benefits in Islamic dream interpretation, representing purity, innocence, and faith.
- Dreaming of white flowers can indicate happy events coming your way and peace in your future.
- White flowers in dreams are often associated with purity, innocence, and a deep connection to spirituality.
White Flowers in Islamic Dream Interpretation
Symbolize joy and benefits
White flowers in a dream bring joy and good things. In Islam, they stand for happy events coming your way. They may mean you will get a gift or have success at work. If you see white flowers in your dreams, it can hint about peace and calm times ahead.
Represent purity, innocence, and faith
White flowers hold deep symbolic meanings in Islamic dream interpretation. They are often associated with purity, innocence, and faith. Seeing white flowers in a dream can signify the presence of these qualities within oneself or in others.
It represents a sense of untainted goodness and spiritual purity. White is considered a color of holiness and virtue in Islam, and dreaming of white flowers can be seen as a reflection of one's sincere devotion to God and adherence to moral values.
This symbolism highlights the importance of maintaining a pure heart and staying faithful to one's beliefs in the face of challenges or temptations.
Possible Meanings of Dreaming of White Flowers
Dreaming of white flowers in Islamic dream interpretation can have several possible meanings. Firstly, it may symbolize purity and innocence. White is often associated with cleanliness and goodness, so dreaming of white flowers could indicate a desire for purity or a need to maintain one's innocence.
Secondly, dreaming of white flowers may represent faith and spirituality. Flowers are often seen as signs of beauty and growth, so dreaming of white flowers could signify a strong connection to one's religious beliefs or a deepening sense of spirituality.
Lastly, dreaming of white flowers could also suggest joy and benefits in the dreamer's life. Just like how real-life flowers bring happiness and positivity, dreaming about them can symbolize the presence of good things happening or coming into the dreamer's life.
Overall, when someone dreams about white flowers in an Islamic perspective, it can be interpreted as representing purity, innocence, faithfulness, joyfulness,and potential blessings or benefits in their life journey that lie ahead.
In Islamic dream interpretation, white flowers symbolize joy, benefits, purity, innocence, and faith. Dreaming of white flowers could represent these positive qualities in one's life or signify a deep connection to spirituality.
Understanding the symbolic meanings of flowers can provide insights into our dreams and help us navigate their significance in Islam.
1. What does it mean to dream of white flowers in Islam?
In Islamic dream interpretation, dreaming of white flowers can symbolize joy, benefits, faith and innocence.
2. How are red flowers seen in Islamic dream meanings?
Dreaming of red flowers in Islam may link to the dreamer's woman or a gay type woman.
3. What is the symbolism of planting white flowers in dreams?
Planting white flowers in dreams could mean you are creating purity and high energy experiences due to their symbolic meaning in Islam.
4. Does kissing a virtuous woman or seeing garlands made from white flower hold any meaning in dreams?
Yes, these types of dreams have significant meanings related to joy and benefits within traditional Islamic dream analysis.
5. Is there significance given to temporary dreams about flowers according to interpretations of dreams In Islam?
Yes, all kinds themes including temporary ones have defined meanings under the authenticity rules for interpreting dreams within an Islamic perspective.
6. Are symbols found only with color changes or type choices when looking at flower symbolism within an Islamic context?
No! There are many ways that flower symbolism applies beyond just color or breed variance within the realm collective wisdom known as "Islamic Symbolism Of Flowers.
blog. With a lifelong fascination for the nocturnal narratives that play out in our minds, Josh has dedicated years to understanding the intricate tapestries of dreams and their profound meanings. His passion for dream interpretation is not just academic; it's deeply personal. Each article penned by him is a testament to his commitment to helping others unlock the mysteries that lie within their subconscious.
From the most vivid nightmares to the most whimsical daydreams, Josh believes that every dream has a story to tell and a lesson to impart. Drawing from a rich blend of cultural, historical, and psychological insights, he deciphers these nightly tales, offering readers a unique perspective that bridges the gap between the mystical and the scientific.
When he's not unraveling the secrets of the dream realm, Josh can be found with a book on dream theories, attending workshops, or simply gazing at the stars, pondering the vastness of the universe and the dreams it might hold.
Join Josh on this captivating journey and discover what your dreams are trying to tell you.


YOU MAD? Regional variations in anger expressed in tweets
"You mad?" – The internet, it seems, represents a perfect place to vent anger, start a flamewar, and engage in uncivil behavior. Especially in unmoderated comment forums, the combination of distance and anonymity can be a driving force for vitriolic behavior (see Why on is Everyone on the Internet So Angry?)
In this exploration into my big data set of geo-tagged tweets, I examine anger and hatred. Unlike internet comment threads, twitter users are not anonymous. Yet anger on twitter remains a concern for many. Researchers have compared the anger response in twitter as psychologically similar to road rage – it acts at more of a distance, it happens more quickly, and it is more explosive. Furthermore, of all the emotions expressed on social media, it seems that anger is the quickest emotion to spread. In a short time, anger and rage can spread within several degrees of separation.
In this analysis, I have more modest aims:
 - Track anger expressed by usage of the words "anger" and "hate" and their multiple forms (e.g., anger, angry, angriest, etc.)
 - Track anger expressed by emotions (?????? )
 - Examine how word and emoticon expressions of anger corroborate each other
 - Examine regional variations expressions of anger
Analysis of 24 million geo-tagged tweets show that on average, 0.78% tweets are using forms of the word "hate" or "anger." That's not a lot. Of course, there are other ways to express anger in a tweet, and this is just a rough tool. On average, 0.30% of tweets use the anger emoticons. The image shows the hot-spot analysis of regional differences in the distribution of tweets (words and emoticons). Fully red sections use anger statistically significantly more in tweets, fully blue sections use anger less in tweets. The map shows a few things:
 - There is significant regional variation in the use of anger signifiers, and these regional difference represent stable and relatively large regions (not county by county)
How big are those regional differences? In some cases, the differences are small. Some of the orange and red areas are only slightly above the nationwide average (0.90% vs. 0.78%). Sometimes the difference is stark. For example, portions of Michigan and Texas (at 1.5%) are six times more likely to express anger than portions of Hawaii (at 0.25%), and four times more likely as a state like New Jersey (at 0.5%).
Why do these difference exist? I do not know. Perhaps there are some regional differences in expectations for civility, or different norms for if (or how) the same emotion is conveyed online. Perhaps people in different parts of the country are simply less angry than other parts. I did try lining up this map with some socio-economic indicators like crime-rate, unemployment rate, income distribution, and others. I didn't get very far.
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Full-fat Cow's Milk kefir
Serves 4
INGREDIENTS & equipment
 - 1 qt/1 liter organic full fat cow's milk
 - 1 large Fido jar (1.5 L capacity or larger)
 - 1 tbsp milk kefir grains
 - Filtered water
 - Plastic fine-mesh strainer
 - Silicon/wooden spatula
 - Sauce pan
 - Thermometer
 - Glass jar/pitcher for storing
Video de la receta
 1. Take your milk kefir grains out of the refrigerator, and let the warm up to room temperature.
 2. Heat the milk slowly and gently in a saucepan, and wait until it is about to boil (or until it reaches at least 180ºF/82ºC). Stir frequently to avoid scalding. Once the milk begins to "bubble" lower the heat further, and keep under low heat for 5-10 minutes.
 3. Set aside, and allow the milk cool to 104ºF (40ºC) or lower.
 4. Place your kefir grains in a fine-mesh strainer, and rinse thoroughly under fresh filtered water, while the milk is cooling. Set aside and let them drain.
 5. Pour the milk into a large Fido jar once it has cooled down to the right temperature, and add the rinsed and drained kefir grains. Stir the milk/kefir grains briefly.
 6. Cap the jar loosely and let the milk ferment for at least 24 hours, or up to 5 days (depending on how sour you like it to taste and/or if you want to make sure your kefir is lactose-free). Choose a place where the temperature is relatively warm but not excessively (best between 65ºF-80ºF).
 7. Stir the milk/kefir grains occasionally if you are fermenting for longer than 24 hours, to bring more of the milk in contact with the grains (helpful but not required). Loosen the cap after agitation.
 8. The process is complete when the milk thickens (it should be a pourable liquid rather than an "eat with a spoon" level of thickness). The milk will also have a distinctive sour smell.
 9. When you are ready to harvest, simply place a plastic strainer over a bowl and pour the finished kefir through the stainer. Use a plastic or wooden spatula to gently work the kefir through the strainer.
 10. Transfer the kefir to a glass container and store in the refrigerator immediately. Alternatively, if you want to carbonate your kefir, leave at room temperature for 12-24 hours. The fermentation continues even without the grains as all the organisms in them are now part of the kefir.
 11. The kefir grains that remained in the strainer need to be rinsed off with fresh filtered water and stored in the refrigerator with enough milk to cover them, until ready to start the next batch. Kefir works best as a continuous rhythm. Keep your batches small so you do not get overwhelmed.
 12. If you need to stop production, rinse kefir grains, drain them, pat them dry, seal them in something airtight, and freeze them.
 13. You can enjoy your milk kefir as an amazing probiotic beverage, or you can substitute for milk, yogurt, sour cream or buttermilk in your recipes. Salad dressings, soups, smoothies and baked goods are my favorites.
What are the benefits of this dish?
Kefiran is an exo-polysaccharide produced by Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens, which is one of the dominant bacterial strains found in kefir. It contributes to the taste and texture of kefir, as well as the structure of the kefir grains themselves.
Milk kefir is a good source of probiotics, vitamins, minerals and essential amino acids that support healing and repair of the gut mucosa. Milk kefir is particularly rich in vitamins A, B1, D, K2, folate, B12, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus.
Some of the health benefits attributed to kefir include, protection from gastrointestinal diseases, providing nutrients necessary for optimal bone health and regulating immune function.
Although not as widely popular as other fermented dairy products, such as yogurt and cheese, kefir has been consumed and associated with health benefits for 100s of years; originally by communities in the Caucasian mountains.
Kefir is traditionally made with cow's milk but it can be made with milk from other sources such as goat, sheep, buffalo, or coconut milk.
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Haem
Chiefly British.
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variant of :
haemangioma.
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(biochem) a complex red organic pigment containing ferrous iron, present in haemoglobin
combining form
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Variant of hemo-.
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 - Haemachrome
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 - Haemagglutinate
 /ˌhiːməˈɡluːtɪˌneɪt; ˌhɛm-/ verb 1. (transitive) to cause the clumping of red blood cells in (a blood sample)
 - Haemacytometer
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Selway River Recession Analysis
Selway River Recession Analysis
This graph represents a recession analysis for the Selway River near Lowell.
The above analysis is based on 12 years of data between _PHONE_. Often the Selway River has multiple peaks, so this analysis is based on only when stream is receding. Increases in streamflow were ignored or if stream was not decreasing. If rain event or additional snowmelt generated a streamflow increase, the rising part of hydrograph was ignored, and only the recession flow was used to determine average recession rates.
Analysis is a guide to assist with recession flow determination, results vary and depend upon future streamflow peaks and past, current and future climatic conditions (additional rain and / or extreme hot or cool air temperatures).
To use: if today's mean daily flow is 15,000 cfs (Day 12) and launch date is 13 days out, flow may be just over 5,000 cfs (Day 25) on launch date. If a streamflow increase occurs between now and launch date, start over when stream starts receding.


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May 30, 2022
Māori pēpī in research gap
A Liggins Institute study has found the most pressing research questions around mother and baby healthcare relate to improving outcomes for Māori and Pacific whanau.
Lead researcher Katie Groom says the study was done for ON TRACK, the national clinical trials network, to identify gaps in current knowledge of pregnancy and newborn care.
The top 20 priorities all related directly to Māori and Pacific health.
Associate Professor Groom says research topics needed to be suitable for clinical trials or large observational studies.
She says there's currently a cookie-cutter model of pregnancy care where everyone gets a similar approach, whereas Māori pregnancy outcomes could be improved by the care that includes their whānau and iwi.
Research is also needed to understand enablers and barriers to training Māori doctors and midwives, and whether current training models work for Māori.


Note
This is the documentation for the current state of the development branch of rustworkx. The documentation or APIs here can change prior to being released.
rustworkx.generators.empty_graph#
empty_graph(n, multigraph=True)#
Generate an undirected empty graph with n nodes and no edges.
Parameters:
n (int) – The number of nodes to generate the graph with.
Returns:
The generated empty graph
Return type:
PyGraph
import rustworkx.generators
from rustworkx.visualization import mpl_draw
graph = rustworkx.generators.empty_graph(5)
mpl_draw(graph)
../_images/rustworkx.generators.empty_graph_0_0.png


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Nov 1, 2017 by Rua Lupa
Its that time of year when Death is displayed in all its G(l)ory, and so is also a time when many families have to start the conversation on what Death is and how to come to terms with that.
Oct 14, 2016 by Rua Lupa
"Today schools are promoting and continually working on being environmental educators on how to be responsible members of our ecosystem. I've enjoyed seeing the promotion and use of gardening, composting, and water conservation, but seem to have a blind spot"
Oct 16, 2015 by Rua Lupa
…without death there would be no soil or nutrients in the water, and no soil or aquatic nutrient means no plants, and no plants means nothing for creatures to eat – its the dead that nourish the living.


K15t News
6 Tips to Use HipChat While Still Getting Things Done
Stefan Kleineikenscheidt
Stefan Kleineikenscheidt
On April 11, 2017 about teamwork hipchat
We started using HipChat a few years ago and it has been working like a charm – no wonder chat apps like Slack and HipChat are experiencing tremendous growth. While live chat helps us keep pace in an environment of fast-moving projects and teams, it can also be a source of constant distraction: detrimental when you need to get things done. Jason Fried of Basecamp sums it up nicely: "Group chat is like being in an all-day meeting with random participants and no agenda."
I'll gladly share a few habits I've developed that help me and the K15t Software team stay focused and get things done.
 This blog post is based on a lightning talk I gave at K15t Software to share best practices about how to work with HipChat. That is why the following tips feature HipChat-specific examples. Of course, the basic principles behind these examples also apply to other chat apps.
Chatting doesn't replace talking
They may appear to be the digital equivalent to having a conversation by the water cooler, but chat apps shouldn't replace real-life discussions.
Compared to real conversations,
 - your attention isn't completely fixed on the person you are talking to
 - you spend time typing what you want to communicate, which is slower than talking
 - you don't hang around until you get a response, unless it's within a couple of seconds
 - you receive message notifications
 - it's completely realistic to follow three or four (maybe even more) conversations simultaneously
 - you can follow discussions you are not really a part of
when using HipChat. Chat communication doesn't flow: it starts and stops suddenly, is interrupted, and can be picked up again hours later. That is why chats have the potential to continuously disrupt our work and break our concentration.
In order to avoid distracting noise you need to use HipChat to send and receive quick, brief, and informal information – not to have conversations or discussions.
Sending with others in mind
Even if you use HipChat to send quick, brief, and informal information, sending always carries the risk of potentially distracting people. Perhaps you've used HipChat to quickly jot down a question and immediately sent it to a colleague instead of waiting because you wanted to make sure you don't forget – I certainly have. Or maybe colleagues have complained about receiving too many distracting messages and you thought "just ignore them until there is time to respond." In principle this is true but the following also applies:
The more information you produce, the harder it gets to identify what is relevant.
These tips can help you send only relevant information in order to keep everyone's productivity-groove going.
Tip #1: Think twice before sending
Do you really need to send that comment, opinion, or question? Is your contribution really that important, relevant, or helpful? No? Then just don't do it.
Tip #2: Choose the right audience
Think about exactly what you want to convey, and whom your message is for. This will help you choose the correct room to post your message in. Being selective helps reduce the volume of distracting messages in rooms that lots of people are monitoring. And don't shy away from creating temporary, private rooms to talk to two or three specific people – or actually speak face-to-face during your coffee break. Delivering concise messages to the right people ensures others aren't unnecessarily distracted.
At K15t Software we use three kinds of HipChat rooms that help us choose the right audience: project, service, and team rooms.
 - Team rooms allow people to exchange information that concerns their fellow team members (e.g. all teams, customer service, marketing, etc.)
 - Service rooms such as internal systems give people a place where they can request help or other services ('Internet is down, please help') from experts
 - Topic rooms are temporary and collect specific project-related information targeting involved team members.
Tip #3: Don't author content in HipChat
Chats are meant for quick, informal communication. If you find yourself writing more than four lines of copy, perhaps HipChat isn't the right channel. This is especially true if you are communicating really important information, such as product or company announcements. Chats move quickly, and as soon as messages move up the app window and out of sight, it is safe to assume people won't see them. If you are using Atlassian Confluence maybe a blog post or wiki page would be more appropriate.
Tip #4: Make room for fun
Obviously, we can't stay focused all the time and need distractions (we all love cat videos, right?) to replenish our mental energy. However, HipChat messages that are meant to distract should live in a designated room.
Receiving without breaking concentration
Remember that you are the boss and can make your chat program obey your commands (enjoy this moment of power). You control the way you receive information in your chat app, and can therefore make sure it doesn't break your concentration.
Tip #5: Don't let HipChat catch your attention
There are a couple of things you can do to minimize your chat program's attention-grabbing features.
HipChat settings that won't catch your attention
 1. Change your HipChat settings so that the notification icon only bounces once instead of until clicked.
 2. Change your profile status to 'Do not disturb' to disable all notifications.
 3. Adjust your settings so that notifications only appear when someone @- mentions you directly.
 4. Quit HipChat if you really need to batten down the hatches and get things done.
Tip #6: Leave that room if you aren't contributing
Other people's chatter is distracting, especially if it isn't relevant to you. Leave conversations (organized into rooms in HipChat) you are not continuously contributing to. (How relevant can a conversation be to you if you have nothing to say? Spying excluded (wink)).
Of course, sometimes you need to join a specific topic room to ask a question or get information. No problem, just leave the room again after you got what you came for.
Conversation example that merits leaving the room after it's done
Example of quick exchange, that doesn't require constant monitoring
It depends on how
Whether your group chat turns out to be helpful instead of getting in your way depends on how you use it. I hope the aforementioned tips will assist you in your use of live chats, but perhaps you have additional thoughts or tips? I'm looking forward to discussing with you in the comments below.
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