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Seed Conditioning And Processing Global Solution Sorrel separators are designed to separate the sorrel seed from the seed of trefoil plants (clover, lucerne). The separator removes also seeds from other weeds unless their surface is smooth and shrunk unripe seeds or seeds fragments.
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The machine is used for seed corns grading as a part of a cleaning line or as a sole machine.
The cleaning unit is formed by twin cylinders covered with velvet.
The "roll mill", "Velvet roll mill", or "velvet roll separator, is widely used in seed processing. It is most commonly called the "dodder mill" because it was originally designed to remove dodder from clover and alfalfa. Roll mills are finishing machines and should only be used on seed that have already been processed on an air-screen cleaner and/or other machines. They are used to clean smooth seed such as clovers alfalfa and bean that are contaminated with: (1) seeds that have a rough seed coat such as dodder; (2) seeds that are irregular in shape or have sharp angles such as dock; (3) immature seeds that are wrinkled or shriveled; (4) broken, chipped or damaged seed that have irregular surfaces; and (5) rough arid irregularly shaped inert material. Examples of some separations made on the roll mill are:
Crop Seed Contaminant Removed by Roll Mill
Crimson Clover Cut leaf Cranesbill,
Alsike Clover Timothy
Whole Seed Broken Seed
Beans Dirt Clods
Vetch Wild Winter Peas
Hulled Lespedeza Un-hulled Lespedeza
Clovers Sorrel, Peppergrass, Foxtail Catchfly, Mustard, Cockle, Wild Carrot


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It's official: Pets have feelings too
The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) has confirmed something that most pet owners already know. Animals have the ability to feel, perceive and have subjective experiences.
The association recently released a position statement on this matter and is one of the first animal health organizations in the U.S. to officially take a stance on animal sentiency.
"Veterinarians have always known that domestic pets have emotions and can experience pain and fear," said Dr. Rod Jouppi, chair of AAHA's Animal Ethics and Welfare Committee. "Sentience refers to these characteristics and AAHA wants to ensure that our profession clearly states that pets have a special place in our homes and in our hearts, and certainly deserve to be included within the sphere of sentience."
While the designation by the AAHA may change the thinking of some non-pet owners, it is not a surprise to anyone who's ever had a cat, dog or other pet. After all, the pure joy and exuberance a dog exhibits when his owner comes home from work, or the way a cat purrs when snuggling with his owner is reason enough for anyone to believe that our pets have feelings, too!

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Medical Records to Support Your VA Disability Claim
December 8, 2019
medical records
Medical evidence can be one of the most important aspects of your VA claim for disability benefits. It is important to know how to obtain your medical records independently and with VA's help.
Types of Medical Records
Medical records can be important pieces of evidence to a veteran's claim showing that they have a current, diagnosed condition to prove (1) service connection, or (2) that their condition has worsened over time. There are several different types of medical evidence a veteran can use to support their VA claim, including the following:
In-Service Medical Records
These records include enlistment and separation examinations, as well as any hospital stays or sick calls during service. Having in-service medical records can help veterans establish that a certain condition, or symptoms of a condition, began during service. Veterans can request these records themselves and submit to VA, or veterans can request that VA obtain them if VA hasn't already.
Private Medical Records
To obtain these records, veterans can typically request them directly from their private healthcare provider. Importantly, private healthcare providers may charge a fee for fulfilling records requests. VA will not pay any fees in order to acquire medical records.
Private medical records are important because they can provide insight to the onset and progression of the veteran's condition. Furthermore, VA might not have this information otherwise since the treatment took place outside of VA's healthcare system. Therefore, private medical records can provide additional information that is pertinent to the veteran's claim.
VA Medical Records
VA can obtain these records directly from the VA medical center(s) where the veteran receives treatment. If a veteran wants to obtain these records themselves, they can request them directly from the VA Medical Center by submitting VA Form 10-5345a, Individuals' Request for a Copy of Their Own Health Information. VA medical records can also be accessed through an online portal called My HealtheVet. VA should always look at a veteran's medical records within its system when making a decision on their claim. As such, it may be beneficial to highlight any important findings or treatment notes.
Compensation and Pension Examinations
In many cases, VA will schedule a veteran for a Compensation and Pension (C&P exam) to assess the merits of service connection or an increased rating for the veteran's condition. If favorable, these examinations can be useful in substantiating a claim. On the other hand, if the C&P exam is unfavorable, veterans have the right to submit additional argument and evidence to rebut the examiner's findings. Therefore, it is important for veterans to request copies of their exams from their local regional office.
Medical Opinions
Veterans can also request a medical opinion from their treating doctor to help substantiate their claims. Medical opinions can come in handy if the veteran had an unfavorable C&P exam and wants to argue against the examiner's findings, as mentioned above.
VA's Duty to Assist: Legacy vs. AMA
The duty to assist requires VA to gather information that may help support the veteran's claim, such as service personnel records, service medical records, and VA medical records.
Legacy System
In the Legacy appeals system, VA is required to assist in the development of a claim for disability compensation. Specifically, VA must assist the veteran by seeking evidence to substantiate their claim. This includes obtaining all relevant VA medical records, service personnel records, service medical records, and any other relevant government or private records that may contain information that supports the veteran's claim.
VA will only make efforts to get the records that the veteran identifies for them or that VA knows to exist, but the veteran is still responsible for ensuring that VA receives the evidence. Additionally, VA will only make "reasonable efforts" to obtain evidence. In other words, if VA determines that the records either do not exist, or any further attempts to obtain them will be unsuccessful, it will not continue to try to obtain them. In this case, VA has a duty to notify the veteran that it was not able to obtain the records.
Furthermore, in the Legacy appeals system, VA is required to remand a veteran's claim for any duty to assist errors that occurred at any time while their appeal was pending. Here, duty to assist errors can include inadequate medical examinations or opinions, or a lack of compliance with previous remand orders. Importantly, in the Legacy appeals system, remanded appeals may be returned to the Board following development or correction with the same docket number.
Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) System
Under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA), VA's duty to assist is limited insofar as it is only required when a veteran files an initial claim for benefits, and when a veteran files a supplemental claim with new and relevant evidence. The duty to assist no longer applies to the Board, meaning the Board is no longer obligated to remand appeals for the purpose of developing additional evidence for the claim.
However, if the Board finds that the Regional Office made a duty to assist error, it can remand the case and instruct the Regional Office to fix that error. Importantly, the only evidence that can be looked at for duty to assist errors under AMA must already be in the veteran's file prior to the initial decision. It is important for veterans to be aware of these distinctions in VA's duty to assist so that they know to obtain medical records and other forms of evidence on their own.
Importance of Medical Records in Substantiating VA Claims
Overall, medical records are very helpful when it comes to substantiating your claims for VA disability benefits. Medical records can help provide an overview of both the presence and severity of the condition being claimed. Additionally, medical records are helpful in cases of increased rating claims as they can demonstrate how a condition has worsened over time.


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The Base Module (BM) card is inserted in the first slot (left-most slot) of the chassis. Its main feature is to control the power moding circuitry that drives the power bus.
The board also has the following capabilities :
- Monitoring and control of the operating power provided to all modules
- Monitoring of serial interfaces, in order to analyze the connection of serial tools to the ECU
- Output of a trigger signal based on the model synchronization signal or the engine position, in order to facilitate the capture of waveforms synchronized with the model execution
- Identification of the whole set of cables connected to the simulator
Only one BM card can be installed in one OP6000V2 chassis.
The board also supports the following features, which are common to all OP6200 I/O boards :
- Activity and status LEDs
- Battery voltage compatibility
- Cable Identification
- Firmware Update
- Module information
- Over-temperature detection

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At Innova, We Manufacture the Homes of the Future Today!
(PRWEB) May 11, 2014
Innova Eco Building System, LLC. has obtained Florida Product Approval FL16712 for its James Hardie Board Structural Insulated Panels (SIP). Innova's CSIP panels are available in lengths up to 12'. Structural Insulated Panels are high performance building panels used to construct single, multi-family and light commercial buildings. A study conducted by environmental impact experts Franklin Associates, quantified the energy savings and greenhouse gas reductions of the fast-growing technology called SIPs. The study shows that building a home using Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) produces up to 10 times more energy savings. This results is an energy payback period of just 5 years. And, SIPs reduces global warming potential by 13 times more than conventional framing measured by equivalent carbon emissions, recapturing greenhouse gases in just 3.8 years. The results present a powerful life cycle analysis showing that structural insulated panels make homes more efficient, comfortable, and environmentally sustainable. As a result of the insulating efficiency of SIP, air conditioning sizes can be reduced by as much as 50% in the hot Florida Climate. With the use of low voltage lighting and energy efficient window selections, a home constructed with SIP panels will result in savings to homeowners of 50% to 70% on monthly power bills.
Innova manufactures its high performance Structural Insulated Panels in its state of the art manufacturing facility located in Miami Florida.


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3M announces it has been selected as a partner in the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) Building Energy Efficiency consortium. The CERC, established in 2009 by President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao, is intended to facilitate joint research and development on clean energy technology by teams of scientists and engineers from the U.S. and China. As part of the Building Energy Efficiency consortium, 3M will participate in research on building efficiency strategies, tools and practices in areas such as building envelope technologies and integration of new construction materials for building energy efficiency.
Led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the U.S. contingent of the CERC Building Energy Efficiency consortium currently includes several other industrial partners and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Among other projects, the consortium will collaborate during the remaining years of its charter on a number of demonstration buildings in China to incorporate 3M energy efficiency technologies and to study these products at work in various Chinese environments, as well as with locally sourced Chinese building components.
Read the full article.


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The government of Canada and the government of Saskatchewan have announced a joint funding agreement that earmarks $1.25 million over five years for the creation of a forage research chair at the University of Saskatchewan.
The forage research chair will focus on forage breeding with an emphasis on developing new forage varieties with improved yields, according to a government press release. A dedicated forage research chair will result in new options for Saskatchewan producers to help improve profitability, competitiveness and sustainability in the long-term.
"The creation of the forage chair is a direct response to industry needs," says federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. "Strengthening forage research capacity in Saskatchewan supports innovation for long-term profitability and sustainability for producers."
"We have heard from industry that better forage varieties are needed to assist with the long-term growth of the livestock industry in Saskatchewan," says Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart. "The new forage research chair announced today is a good first step toward the expansion of Saskatchewan's livestock and forage industries."
The creation of a forage research chair addresses a recommendation from the Beef, Feed and Forage Review conducted in 2012. In addition, feedback from industry groups during the Growing Forward 2 consultations, including the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association, Saskatchewan Forage Council and Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association, highlighted the need for increased investment in forage research.
"The Forage Council looks forward to working with the new strategic research program to strengthen the forage industry," Saskatchewan Forage Council President Aaron Ivey said. "Increased investment in forage research will aid in improving plant performance through the development of new varieties, increasing profitability and reducing risk for producers, and conserving the land through environmentally sustainable grazing management."
The forage chair is part of a new Strategic Research Program at the University of Saskatchewan. Since 2007, the Government of Saskatchewan has invested $17.69 million to support a total of 15 research chairs.
Funding for the forage chair position is provided under the federal-provincial Growing Forward 2 framework. For more information on the program visit the Saskatchewan Agriculture website at _URL_


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BOOKS, GLOBES AND INSTRUMENTS OF THE 16TH CENTURY
An exhibition by the Royal Astronomical Society and the Museum of the History of Science
to mark the 500th anniversary of the birth of Gerard Mercator.
11 May to 9 September 2012
Astronomers may seem always to have been preoccupied with theory but The Renaissance in Astronomy shows that in the 16th century they created and used many finely-crafted and even beautiful objects. Through outstanding examples of astronomical craft, the exhibition – presented here in its online version – sets in a new context the revolutionary proposition of Copernicus that the earth is in motion.
The exhibition marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of cartographer Gerard Mercator, whose world map projection we use to this day. Mercator was famed for his globes and a pair of his splendid terrestrial and celestial globes, lent by Royal Museums Greenwich, is featured in the exhibition. Also on show is Mercator's own annotated copy of Copernicus's ground-breaking book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. Important books from the library of Royal Astronomical Society are also on display, including Peter Apian's stunning Astronomicum Caesareum, along with astronomical instruments from the Museum's collection.
The exhibition is a collaboration between MHS and the Royal Astronomical Society.


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filter : ('a -> bool) -> 'a list -> 'a list
Filters a list to the sublist of elements satisfying a predicate.
filter p l applies p to every element of l, returning a list of those
that satisfy p, in the order they appeared in the original list.
- FAILURE CONDITIONS
Fails if the predicate fails on any element.
- SEE ALSO
mapfilter, partition, remove.


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To enable a Mac to boot from a network using the Parallels NetBoot service, the following requirements should be met:
The Mac must obtain its IPv4 address from the local DHCP server.
The following network traffic must be allowed from the Mac to the NetBoot host:
a. HTTP (TCP port 80)
b. TFTP (UDP port 69)
c. BootP/DHCP (UDP port 67)
Note: "Subnet" and "Broadcast domain" are used interchangeably in this document.
Configuration 1: Mac and NetBoot Server in the Same subnet
In this scenario, no specific configuration is required unless a firewall is enabled on the NetBoot server. If a firewall is running on a NetBoot server, then the following firewall rules must be created:
Inbound connections to TCP port 80 from any client must be enabled. This is usually done with the predefined "World Wide Web Services (HTTP Traffic-In)" rule.
- Inbound connections to UDP ports 67 and 69 from any client must be enabled. This is usually done with the predefined "Windows Deployment Services (UDP-In)" rule.
Configuration 2: Mac and NetBoot Server in Different subnets
In this scenario, the NetBoot server and the Mac are located in different subnets, which means that broadcast DHCP requests from the Mac can't reach the NetBoot server. To solve this issue, the administrator should set up DHCP Relay Agent on the client subnet's router (R1), which will forward broadcast UDP traffic as unicast to the NetBoot server.
Cisco has excellent documentation on DHCP Relay Agent feature here
Note: On the layer3-capable switch DHCP Relay Agent must be configured on Vlan interface with an IP address assigned, not a physical uplink interface.
Suppose we have the following network configuration:
FastEthernet0/0 – the network interface on the router R1 which serves the User subnet.
- 172.17.2.100 – IP address of the NetBoot server.
To setup the DHCP Relay 1, you need to enter the following commands on R1:
configure terminal no ip forward-protocol udp 37 no ip forward-protocol udp 49 no ip forward-protocol udp 53 no ip forward-protocol udp 137 no ip forward-protocol udp 138 interface FastEthernet0/0 ip helper-address 172.17.2.100 end
No other devices between the Mac and the NetBoot server require a specific configuration. The administrator should only ensure that HTTP (TCP port 80), TFTP (UDP port 69), and BootP/DHCP (UDP port 67) traffic to the NetBoot server is not blocked.
Configuration 3: Mac, DHCP Server and NetBoot Server in Different subnets
In this scenario, the NetBoot server, the DHCP server and the managed computer are located in different subnets, which means that broadcast DHCP requests from the Mac can't reach the NetBoot server.
If your DHCP server is already set up – you're already using DHCP Relay Agent. Just add a second server to forward DHCP packets to and make sure that the HTTP (TCP port 80), TFTP (UDP port 69), and BootP/DHCP (UDP port 67) traffic is not blocked by your firewall.
If you're planning deployment – you'll need to set up DHCP Relay Agent, and set it to forward DHCP requests to two servers: DHCP server and NetBoot server. See Configuration 2 for more details on setting up DHCP Relay Agent.

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specified in mathematical notation. Marker symbol rotation is shown in the following illustration:
Simple marker symbol examples are shown in the following illustration:
Arrow marker symbol examples are shown in the following illustration:
Character marker symbol examples are shown in the following illustration:
Picture marker symbol examples are shown in the following illustration:
Multilayer marker symbol examples are shown in the following illustration:
For additional information, see the following topics:
Line symbols
The line symbol objects are shown in the following diagram:
The ILineSymbol interface represents the two properties that all line symbols have in common: Color and Width. ILineSymbol is the primary interface for line symbols, which all inherit the properties and methods of ILineSymbol. The interface has two read and write properties that allow you to get and set the basic properties of any line symbol. The Color property controls the color of the basic line (it does not affect any line decoration that may be present - see the ILineProperties interface) and can be set to any IColor object. The Color property is set to black by default except for SimpleLineSymbol, which has a default of mid-gray. The Width property sets the overall width of a line, and its units are points. For HashLineSymbol, the Width property sets the length of each hash. The default width is one (1) for all line symbols except MarkerLineSymbol, which has a default width of eight (8).
A line symbol represents how a one-dimensional feature or graphic is drawn. Straight lines, polylines, curves, and outlines can all be drawn with a line symbol. Line symbol types are shown in the following graphic:
The width of a line symbol is in printer's points - about 1/72 of an inch. An example of line symbol width is shown in the following illustration:
For additional information, see How to make a cartographic line symbol.
Fill symbols
The fill symbol objects are shown in the following diagram:
Fill symbol types are shown in the following illustration:
The IFillSymbol interface represents the two properties - Color and Outline - that all types of fill symbols have in common.
IFillSymbol, inherited by all the specialist fill symbols in ArcObjects, has two read and write properties. The Color property controls the color of the basic fill - as shown in the following table - and can be set to any IColor object.
The Outline property sets an ILineSymbol object, which is drawn as the outline of the fill symbol. A fill symbol specifies how the area and outline of a polygon is to be drawn. By default, the outline is a solid SimpleLineSymbol, but you can use any type of line symbol as your outline. The outline is centered on the boundary of the feature; therefore, an outline with a width of five (5) will overlap the fill symbol by a visible amount.
For additional information, see the following topics:
Text symbols
The text symbol objects are shown in the following diagram:
The TextSymbol class provides the object that is used to symbolize text in graphic elements, annotation, labels, and so forth. TextSymbol defines more than just a font. Its main interfaces, ITextSymbol, ISimpleTextSymbol, and IFormattedTextSymbol, control how the text appears and how the individual characters are displayed. Extended ASCII characters are supported by TextSymbol.
For additional information, see the following topics:
Chart symbols
3DChartSymbol is an abstraction of the three types of chart symbols. It represents a marker symbol, which can be used by ChartRenderer to symbolize geographical data by multiple attributes. Although it is generally used by ChartRenderer, if all properties are set appropriately, you can also use the symbol as a marker symbol to symbolize an individual feature or element.
IChartSymbol is used to calculate the size of bars or pie slices in a chart symbol. The maximum attribute value that can be represented on the chart is used to scale the other attribute values in a chart. Always set this property when creating a 3DChartSymbol. When creating a ChartRenderer, ensure you have access to the statistics of your feature class - you can use these statistics to set the MaxValue property to the maximum value of the attribute or attributes being rendered. For example, if there are two fields rendered with a chart symbol, one containing attribute values from 0 to 5 and one containing attribute values from 0 to 10, set MaxValue to 10.
The Value property contains an array of values indicating the relative height of each bar or width of each pie slice. If you're using ChartSymbol in ChartRenderer, you do not need to set this property. The value array is populated repeatedly during the draw process by ChartRenderer, using attribute values from specified attribute fields from the FeatureClass class to create a slightly different symbol for each feature. All values are set back to 0 after the draw has completed. To use the symbol independently of ChartRenderer, set the value array with the values you want to use in the bar or pie chart.
For further information see:
Creating custom symbols
Creating other kinds of custom symbols
Sample: Triangle graphic element
Display feedback
The display feedback objects are shown in the following diagram:
The set of objects that implement the IDisplayFeedback interface gives you fine-grained control over customizing the visual feedback when using the mouse to form shapes on the screen display. You can direct the precise visual feedback for tasks, such as adding, moving, or reshaping features or graphic elements. The objects can also be used without creating any features or elements for a task, such as measuring the distance between two points.
Typically, you use the display feedback objects within code that handles the mouse methods of a tool based on the ITool interface, such as OnMouseDown and OnMouseMove. Which mouse method to program depends on the task at hand. For example, when adding a new envelope, program the display feedback objects in the OnMouseDown, OnMouseMove, and OnMouseUp methods. When digitizing a new polygon, program the OnMouseDown, OnMouseMove, and OnDblClick methods. When collecting points with the mouse to pass to the display feedbacks, you can use the ToMapPoint method on IDisplayTransformation to convert the current mouse location from device coordinates to map coordinates.
Although the feedback objects (excluding the GroupFeedback object) all have common functionality, their behavior varies. These variations can be divided as follows:
 - Feedback objects that return a new geometry. The interfaces for these objects have a Stop method that returns the new geometry. These objects are as follows:
 - Feedback objects that are for display purposes only. You must calculate the new geometry. For example, you can use the start and end mouse locations to calculate the delta x and delta y shifts, then you can update or create the geometry from this information. These feedback objects are as follows:
 The objects are used in applications to allow graphic elements to be digitized and modified within the map (data view) and layout (layout view) and are also used by the ArcMap feature editing tools. Some of the feedback objects have a Constraint property that determines how the feedback behaves. These constraints can specify, for example, that ResizeEnvelopeFeedback maintains the aspect ratio of the input envelope. The details of these constraints are given with the individual feedbacks. The display feedback objects also provide some of the base functionality for the rubber band objects. Use the rubber band objects first if they suit your requirements; select the display feedback objects for greater control over the user interface (UI) when modifying graphics or features. This greater control comes at the cost of additional code.
 IDisplayFeedback is used to define the common operations on the display feedback objects. These include moving, symbolizing, and refreshing the display feedback objects as well as setting the Display property (for example, setting it to IActiveView.ScreenDisplay). IDisplayFeedback is useful only in combination with one of the display feedback objects and its derived interfaces - for example, the NewPolygonFeedback object and its INewPolygonFeedback interface. Nearly all of the display feedback interfaces employ interface inheritance from IDisplayFeedback; hence, there is no need to use caching to access its methods and properties.
 Typically, the Display and Symbol properties would be set when a display feedback object is initialized, while the MoveTo method would be called in a mouse move event. Setting the Symbol property is optional. If not set, a default symbol is used. The Refresh method is used to redraw the feedback after the window has been refreshed (for example, when it is reactivated), and it should be called in response to the tool's refresh event. The hDC parameter, which is required by the Refresh method, is actually passed into the subroutine for you.
 For additional information, see: Sample: Display feedback.
 Rubber bands
 The rubber band objects are shown in the following diagram:
 The following classes implement the IRubberBand interface, allowing you to digitize geometries on the display using the mouse - either to create whole new geometry objects or to update existing ones. As such, they can be viewed as simple versions of the feedback objects. Examples of uses for the rubber band objects include dragging an envelope, forming a new polyline, or moving a point. Each class supports the IRubberBand interface, but the behavior is distinct to the individual class.
 The IRubberBand interface has two methods, TrackExisting and TrackNew, that are used to move existing geometries and create new geometries, respectively. These methods are typically called from within the code for a tool's OnMouseDown event, and they handle all subsequent mouse events. They capture subsequent mouse and keyboard events, such as OnMouseMove, OnMouseUp, and OnKeyDown events, and complete when they receive an OnMouseUp event or abort if the Esc key is pressed. This


Shared config and credentials files - AWS SDKs and Tools
Shared config and credentials files
The shared AWS config and credentials files contain a set of profiles. A profile is a set of configuration values that can be referenced from the SDK/tool using its profile name. Configuration values are attached to a profile in order to configure some aspect of the SDK/tool when that profile is used.
As a general rule, any value that you can place in the shared credentials file can alternatively be placed in the shared config file. The reverse isn't true; only a few settings can be placed in the credentials file. However, as a security best practice, we recommend that you keep any sensitive values, such as access key IDs and secret keys, in the separate credentials file. This way, you can provide separate permissions for each file, if necessary.
Both the shared config and credentials files are plaintext files that contain only ASCII characters (UTF-8 encoded). They take the form of what are generally referred to as INI files.
Profiles
Settings within the shared config and credentials files are associated with a specific profile. With multiple profiles, you can create different settings configurations to apply in different scenarios.
The [default] profile contains the values that are used by an SDK or tool operation if a specific named profile is not specified. You can also create separate profiles that you can explicitly reference by name. Each named profile can have a different group of settings.
[default] is simply an unnamed profile. This profile is named default because it is the default profile used by the SDK if the user does not specify a profile. It does not provide inherited default values to other profiles. For example, if you set something in the [default] profile and you don't set it in a named profile, then the value isn't set when you use the named profile.
Optionally, set a named profile that you want to use through your SDK code or AWS CLI commands. Alternatively, you can use the environment variable AWS_PROFILE to specify which profile's settings to use.
Linux/macOS example of setting environment variables via command line:
export AWS_PROFILE="my_default_profile_name";
Windows example of setting environment variables via command line:
setx AWS_PROFILE "my_default_profile_name"
Format of the config file
The config file is organized into sections. A section is a named collection of settings, and continues until another section definition line is encountered.
The config file is a plaintext file that uses the following format:
 - All entries in a section take the general form of setting-name=value.
 - Lines can be commented out by starting the line with a hashtag character (#).
Section types
A section definition is a line that applies a name to a collection of settings. Section definition lines start and end with square brackets ([ ]). Inside the brackets, there is a section type identifier and a custom name for the section. You can use letters, numbers, hyphens ( - ), and underscores ( _ ), but no spaces.
Section type: profile
Example section definition line: [profile dev]
The profile section definition line names a configuration grouping that you can apply in different scenarios. [default] is the only profile that does not require the profile section identifier. To better understand named profiles, see the preceding section on Profiles.
The following example shows a basic config file with a [default] profile. It sets the region setting.
[default] #Full line comment, this text is ignored. region = us-east-2
The following example shows a config file with a profile section definition line. It uses the identifier profile followed by a unique name for the profile. All settings that follow this line, up until another section definition is encountered, will be included with this named profile.
[profile developers] ...settings...
Some settings have their own nested group of subsettings, such as the s3 setting and subsettings in the following example. Associate the subsettings with the group by indenting them by one or more spaces.
[profile testers] region = us-west-2 s3 = max_concurrent_requests=10 max_queue_size=1000
Section type: sso-session
Example section definition line: [sso-session my-sso]
The sso-session section definition line names a group of settings that you use to configure a profile to resolve AWS credentials using AWS IAM Identity Center (successor to AWS Single Sign-On). For more information on configuring single sign-on authentication, see IAM Identity Center authentication. A profile is linked to a sso-session section by a key-value pair where sso-session is the key and the name of your sso-session section is the value, such as sso-session = <name-of-sso-session-section>.
The following example configures a profile that will get short-term AWS credentials for the "SampleRole" IAM role in the "111122223333" account using a token from the "my-sso". The "my-sso" sso-session section is referenced in the profile section by name using the sso-session key.
[profile dev] sso_session = my-sso sso_account_id = 111122223333 sso_role_name = SampleRole [sso-session my-sso] sso_region = us-east-1 sso_start_url = _URL_
Section type: services
Example section definition line: [services dev]
Note
The services section supports service-specific endpoint customizations and is only available in SDKs and tools that include this feature. To see if this feature is available for your SDK, see Compatibility with AWS SDKS for service-specific endpoints.
The services section definition line names a group of settings that configures custom endpoints for AWS service requests. A profile is linked to a services section by a key-value pair where services is the key and the name of your services section is the value, such as services = <name-of-services-section>.
The services section is further separated into subsections by <SERVICE> = lines, where <SERVICE> is the AWS service identifier key. The AWS service identifier is based on the API model's serviceId by replacing all spaces with underscores and lowercasing all letters. For a list of all service identifier keys to use in the services section, see Identifiers for service-specific endpoints. The service identifier key is followed by nested settings with each on its own line and indented by two spaces.
The following example uses a services definition to configure the endpoint to use for requests made only to the Amazon DynamoDB service. The "local-dynamodb" services section is referenced in the profile section by name using the services key. The AWS service identifier key is dynamodb. The Amazon DynamoDB service subsection begins on the line dynamodb = . Any immediately following lines that are indented are included in that subsection and apply to that service.
[profile dev] services = local-dynamodb [services local-dynamodb] dynamodb = endpoint_url = http://localhost:8000
For more information on custom endpoint configuration, see Service-specific endpoints.
Format of the credentials file
The rules for the credentials file are generally identical to those for the config file, except that profile sections don't begin with the word profile. Use only the unique profile name itself between square brackets.
[dev] ...settings...
You can store only a small subset of settings and values in the credentials file. Generally, it's only those with values that would be considered "secrets" or sensitive, such as access key IDs and secret keys. The page for each setting in this guide states whether it can be stored in the credentials file or only in the config file.
The following example shows a basic credentials file with a [default] profile. It sets the aws_access_key_id and aws_secret_access_key global settings.
[default] aws_access_key_id=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE aws_secret_access_key=wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY aws_session_token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2IQoJb3JpZ2luX2IQoJb3JpZ2luX2IQoJb3JpZ2luX2IQoJb3JpZVERYLONGSTRINGEXAMPLE


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On the rivers of pools of Xiang, Dnestr within Lvov, Ivano - Frankovskoy of areas is expected growth of water levels by 0,5 - 1,5 meters over current, places formation of jams of ice with additional increase of water levels to 0,5 meters, the exit of water to a creek is thus possible.
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How to make the mouse left-handed in Mac OS X
This page explains step-by-step how to make the mouse left-handed in Mac OS X. Unless you have a single-button mouse, your mouse is set up for a right-handed person by default, with the primary button on the left. However, you can swap the function of the mouse buttons from the default left click, so that a right click is instead used for selection and dragging. You'll just need to remember to press the opposite button to what is called for when you are following instructions (for example, if you are requested to right-click on something).
Note: The following abbreviations for keys on the Mac are used: Ctrl is used for the Control key, Apple is used for the Command key, and Alt is used for the Option key. For keyboard access, make sure 'Full keyboard access' is turned on - you can turn it on or off by pressing Ctrl + F1 at any time.
Step 1: Open the 'Keyboard & Mouse' window
Make sure you are in 'Finder'. If necessary, press Apple + Tab to cycle through the open applications until you return to 'Finder'.
Click on the 'Apple' icon on the menu bar or press Ctrl + F2.
Click on 'System Preferences', as shown in Fig 1, or press the down arrow key to highlight it and then press Enter.
In the 'System Preferences' window (shown in Fig 2), click on the 'Keyboard & Mouse' icon, or press Tab repeatedly (you might need to press Ctrl + F7 first) to cycle through the icons until the 'Keyboard & Mouse' icon is highlighted and then press the Spacebar.
Step 2: Swap the primary and secondary mouse buttons
In the 'Keyboard & Mouse' window, make sure the 'Mouse' tab is selected. If it is not, click on it, or press Ctrl + F7 to highlight one of the tabs and then press the left or right arrow key to select it. Depending on the mouse you are using, you will see something like the window shown in Fig 3, which shows the default button settings for a right-handed person.
Click on the drop-down button to the right of the picture of the mouse and select 'Primary Button' from the list, or press Tab until the drop-down button is highlighted and then use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the options.
Click on the drop-down button to the left of the picture of the mouse and select 'Secondary Button' from the list, or press Tab until the drop-down button is highlighted and then use the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the options.
(If you prefer to use your mouse as if it had a single button, select 'Primary Button' from the drop-down lists to both the right and the left of the picture of the mouse.)
You can also change the function of the side buttons and scroll ball (or scroll wheel), if your mouse has these.
When you are finished, click on the window's red close button or press Apple + W.


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Additionally, it also provides a few methods/properties designed to make implementation of connections more convenient. See the docstrings for each of the methods of this class for more information
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Windows Task Scheduler will run applications that do not need human interaction.
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It's perfect for when you want the data to be downloaded before you arrive at work.It can also be used to refresh data without using Excel on your computer.
Windows Task Scheduler lets you choose which programs to run, and when to run them.
You can use a program provided by NEXT Analytics named NXACMD2017 which does two things for you:
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The business benefit is that any reporting system can be assured of having up to date information being reported.
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It is a necessary implement to divide up the decoration of the piece over its entire surface using fine and thick lines, between which the artist would create decoration that was either similar to or differentiated from the other decorative elements framed within them. Applying these lines also enclosed the decoration as a whole, both to complete the ornamentation along the edge of the mouth of the piece and to enclose it at the base.


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There are still wild places in the world; places that we should celebrate and protect. Jonathan Slaght led a five-year study of an endangered and little-known owl species in Russia called the Blakiston's fish owl. These salmon eaters are the largest owls in the world and live in some of the most difficult-to-access forests of northeast Asia. Slaght will describe the owls and his project, the adventures and struggles of fieldwork, writing Owls of the Eastern Ice, and on-going conservation efforts with this endangered species.


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Jr. Analytical Grammar is a program intended to introduce the ideas of English grammar to younger students. It is designed to be taught in an eleven-week grammar "season" in either 4th or 5th grade. Created in response to parent requests for grammar materials for younger students, it covers the same material found in the first ten units of Analytical Grammar, but the exercises are shorter and the reading level is lower. It is also more "interactive" as far as the parent is concerned. Rather than the student reading notes, the "notes" are really a series of questions and activities designed to help the child understand the grammatical concepts.
The program is divided into eleven units; each taxes about a week to go through. Each unit builds on the one before, so students use what they've already learned to master the next concept.
Our junior version is a gentle, easy introduction to the concepts of English grammar. It is straightforward to teach and fun for both teacher and student.
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Homelessness and Hunger Among People Seeking Asylum During COVID-19
In August 2020, the Refugee Council of Australia surveyed charities, asylum support agencies and volunteer groups to understand better the situation that they and their clients are facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results are troubling: people seeking asylum have lost work, cannot find sufficient employment to support themselves, and excluded from the Federal Government's COVID-19 support systems like JobSeeker and JobKeeper, they are facing hunger and homelessness on a scale not previously seen in Australia.
In the few months since the survey, the lockdown restrictions have eased around the country; however, the situation for this group has not improved. Indeed, it has deteriorated further. We have heard of troubling accounts of people losing their homes as the eviction moratoria have lifted and medical providers have been treating young children in this group for malnourishment and related diseases. The health impact of the pandemic has not eased for people seeking asylum, and without urgent intervention, we fear it will worsen.
Finding work
People seeking asylum who lost work during COVID-19 have continued to search for employment: as one employer advised us, in October 2020, they advertised a part-time, 15-hours per week role that would suit many people from humanitarian backgrounds. Within three days, they had 400 applications. Agencies advised that between 55-60% of the people that they were assisting had lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic or had their hours so significantly reduced that they required financial assistance or access to a food bank.
Staying safe at home
Rent is the greatest single expense that people are facing. Of the agencies surveyed, the clients that they are supporting had weekly rents that averaged between $200-$350 per week. As people were let go from casual work (as employers could not access JobKeeper for employees who were people seeking asylum on temporary visas), they quickly used up any savings to pay their rent.
Over 88% of people seeking asylum asking for assistance from the service agencies and charitable groups had difficulty paying rent due to COVID-19
Of the thousands of people seeking asylum and accessing support from these groups, 56% are currently at risk of being evicted from their homes, and the groups estimate that 55% are at risk of homelessness (living on the streets). Over 14% are already currently experiencing homelessness (in a car, on the streets or in emergency accommodation).
Finding enough food and paying for water, electricity, and medication
The lack of access to any form of income during the pandemic has resulted in people not having money to purchase food. Over 70% of the charities' clients had to go without meals because of hardship and 75% had difficulty paying their utilities (water, heating, cooling, gas, electricity) because of hardship. The majority (60%) had to borrow money to cover rent, food costs, pay utilities, or to buy medication.
Support agencies and volunteer groups have outlined how deeply troubled they are:
"This group needs an income safety net, as NGOs can't sustain paying rents for the long-term. We are paying an extra $65,000/month on rentals and emergency relief since April and has increased to $80,000/month since October. Many people will be unable to get or return to work post COVID." ~Church-based group in Victoria
 "We've seen increases in hardship as the lockdowns have increased and as time has gone on where people have exhausted their Supersavings, and other supports. There are debts being accumulated, which are likely to result in substantial hardship and destitution for some time to come. This [data] does not account for people experiencing extreme hardship or at great risk who have been unable to access the centre or who are triaged as 'less in crisis'. We also have over 20 calls per day unanswered because of resource limitations. COVID seems to have reduced the options for people in obtaining employment or otherwise becoming independent." ~Asylum support agency
 "Clients have no safety net or opportunity to get on their feet upon arrival or after crisis. Clients' ineligibility for JobKeeper has caused a lot of distress, as they have paid tax and 'did the right thing' but still couldn't access JobKeeper like their [former] colleagues. People seeking asylum already struggled to enter the job market and are now up against even greater competition, with even more people and with more local experience and qualifications applying for the same jobs. ~ Non-for-profit service organisation in NSW
"People may come to us for one issue but do not want to raise the other issues they are facing so as not to appear 'greedy'. We are seeing people that have never accessed support before as they have been self-reliant and have had meaningful employment. We are observing increased mental health concerns. ~West Australian charity
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Applies To: Windows Server 2016 Essentials, Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, Windows Server 2012 Essentials
You can add tasks to the SETUP, ADD-INS, QUICK STATUS task lists, and you can add links to the Community Links section in the home page of the Dashboard. Tasks and links are added to these lists and section by placing an XML file named OEMHomePageContent.home file or an embedded resource file named OEMHomePageContent.dll in %ProgramFiles%\Windows Server\Bin\Addins\Home. The embedded resource file can be used to localize the text in the tasks and links that you add. The .home file contains the XML definitions of the tasks and links.
You can add tasks to the SETUP, ADD-INS, QUICK STATUS task lists, and links to the HELP task by defining the tasks and links using XML, optionally creating the embedded resource file, and installing the file on the server. If the XML file is being installed on the server without a resource file, it must be named OEMHomePageContent.home. If an assembly is being used to install both an XML file and a resource file, it must be named OEMHomePageContent.dll and it must be Authenticode signed.
You can use a text editor such as Notepad to create the .home file, or if you are also creating an embedded resource file you can use Visual Studio 2010 or higher to define the files. The following procedure shows how to use Visual Studio 2010 or higher to create the files.
 1. Open Visual Studio 2010 or higher as an administrator by right-clicking the program in the Start menu and selecting Run as administrator.
 2. Click File, click New, and then click Project.
 3. In the Templates pane, click Class Library, type OEMHomePageContent in the Name box, and then click OK.
 4. Delete the Class1.cs file.
 5. Right-click the new project, click Add, and then click New Item.
 6. In the Templates pane, click XML File, type OEMHomePageContent.home in the Name box, and then click Add.
 Note
 If the XML file is being installed without a resource file, it must be named OEMHomePageContent.home. If it is included in an assembly, it can be given any name as long as it has a .home extension.
 7. Add the following XML code to the OEMHomePageContent.home file:

 <Tasks version=?2.0? xmlns=?_URL_
 <SetupMyServerTasks>
 <Task name="MyTask"
 description="MyTaskDescription"
 id="GUID">
 <Action
 name=?MyAction1Name?
 image=?IconForAction1?
 type=?TaskType?
 exelocation=?ActionExeLocation? />
 <Action
 name=?MyAction2Name?
 image=?IconForAction2?
 type=?TaskType?
 exelocation=?ActionExeLocation? />
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 </Task>
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 </SetupMyServerTasks>
 <MailServiceTasks>
 <!-- Same schema as in œSetupMyServerTasks? but the tasks are shown in œConnect to Email Service? category. -->
 </MailServiceTasks>
 <LineOfBusinessTasks>
 <!-- Same schema as in œSetupMyServerTasks? but the tasks are shown in œAdd-ins? category. -->

 <GetQuickStatusTasks>
 <Task name="MyQuickStatusTask1"
 description="MyQuickStatusTask1Desc "
 id="GUID"
 assembly="AssemblyName of quick status query implementation"
 class="ClassName of quick status query implementation"
 replaceid="GUID"/>
 <!-- Same schema as Actions in œSetupMyServerTasks? -->
 </Task>
 </GetQuickStatusTasks>
 <Links>
 <Link
 ID=?GUID?
 Title="Displayed text of the link"
 Description="A very short description"
 ShellExecPath="Path to the application or URL"/>
 </Links>
 </Tasks>

 Where:
 Attribute Description
 Name (Task) The name that is displayed for the task in the list. If you create an embedded resource file, the value of this attribute is the string resource.
 description (Task) The description of the task. If you create an embedded resource file, the value of this attribute is the string resource.
 id (Task) The identifier of the task. This identifier must be a GUID. You create a new GUID for an exe task, but for a global task, you use the GUID that you created when you defined the task for the task pane of the sub-tab. For more information about creating a GUID, see Create Guid (guidgen.exe).
 image This field will be ignored.
 Name (Action) Displays the name of the task.
 Type (Action) Describes the type of task. The task can one of the following:- global task, exe, or a url task. A global task is the same global task that you created when defining the tasks for the task pane in the sub-tab. For more information about creating a global task that can be used in both the tasks pane of the sub-tab and the Getting Started Tasks or Common Tasks lists of the home page, see œCreating the support classes? in œHow to: Create a Sub-Tab? of the Windows Server Solutions SDK. An exe task can be used to run applications from the Getting Started Tasks or Common Tasks lists.
 exelocation The path to the application that is associated with the task. This attribute is only used for exe tasks.
 replaceid The identifier of the task that is replaced with this task.
 assembly The AssemblyName of the assembly which provides the class to implement quick status query. The assembly needs to be located in Program files\ windows server\bin\.
 class The name of the class implements quick status query. The class needs to implement ITaskStatusQuery interface.
 Title (link) The text that is displayed for the link. If you create an embedded resource file, the value of this attribute is the string resource.
 Description (link) The description of the link destination. If you create an embedded resource file, the value of this attribute is the string resource.
 ShellExecPath The path to the application or the URL.
 Note: Environment variables are supported in the ShellExecPath attribute.
 The following code example shows how to define a link to an application:
 <Links>
 <Link Title="Calc" Description="Launches Calc" ShellExecPath="%windir%\system32\calc.exe" />
 </Links>

 The following code example shows how to define a link to a Web page:
 <Links>
 <Link Title="Browser" Description="Open browser" ShellExecPath="_URL_ />
 </Links>

 8. Change the attribute values to represent your task or link.
 9. In Solution Explorer, right-click OEMHomePageContent.home, and then click Properties. In the Properties pane, under Build Action, select Embedded Resource.
 10. Save the OEMHomePageContent.home file.
 For how to implement a quick status query, please refer to documents and samples in the Windows Server Solutions SDK.
Change the status of a SETUP/ADD-INS task
The tasks that are listed in SETUP and ADD-INS can be toggled in states of completed (configured for Add-ins) and not completed (not configured for Add-ins).
When you define the application that is associated with your new task, you can use the SetTaskStatus method of the Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.Administration.ObjectModel.TaskStatusHelper namespace (included, but not documented in the Windows Server Solutions SDK) to change the status of the task. For example, you could change the check mark from grey to green by calling the SetTaskStatus method with the TaskStatus.Complete enumeration value (SetTaskStatus(id, TaskStatus.Complete), where id is the identifier of the task). The enumeration values that can be used are TaskStatus.Complete, TaskStatus.Incomplete, or TaskStatus.Hidden.
Replace tasks
You can replace the tasks that are pre-defined in the Getting Started Tasks or the Common Tasks lists by adding the GUID for the task to the replaceid attribute of the task definition. The following table lists the tasks and the corresponding identifiers that can be replaced in the Dashboard:
Task name Identifier
Get updates for other Microsoft products 8412D35A-13EE-4112-AE0B-F7DBC83EA83D
Set up Server Backup F68B3F3F-19DE-499D-9ACB-4BB41B8FF420
Set up Anywhere Access 8991302D-676A-4A7C-B


What is Lap Length?
What is Lap Length?
 The lap length is the length provided to overlap two rebars in order to safely transfer load from one bar to another bar and alternative to this is to provide mechanical couplers. Lap length also known as lap splices. Suppose we need to construct the building of 20-metre height but there is no 20metre single bar available in the market. The maximum length of Steel bar available in the market is usually 12 metre.
What is Lap Length?
Why it is provided?
Suppose we need to construct the building of 30metre height but there is no 20metre single bar available in the market. The maximum length of Steel bar available in the market is usually 12 metre.
(Why12meter?)It is because of the transportation problem and manufacturing difficulty so we need to join three bars of 12 metre to get 30metre bar.
What will happen if we don't provide lap length?
If we don't provide lap length then the load transfer mechanism will fail which eventually lead to failure of structure also if we provide less lap length then the required then the reinforcement bar split and Crack can be developed in the concrete. Now let us understand
How to calculate lap length?
The calculation for tension zone and compression zone are different. Let us take the case of the beam when the beam is subjected to forces in a building the bottom portion of beam experiences tension and top portion of beam experiences compression so, first we will discuss about tension zone.
In tension zone, there are two cases
 - one flexural tension
 - direct tension
For flexural tension, the lap length shall be Ld that is development length or 30d whichever is Greater is considered. Where d is the diameter of the bar. Generally, development length is 41d where d is the diameter of the bar. To know more about development length - What is Development Length?
for direct tension, the lap length should be 2 Ld or 30d whichever is greater is considered. In this case, the straight length of the lapping bar shall not be less than 15d or 20cm.
Lap length in compression
In the case of compression, the lap length is equal to the development length calculated in compression but not less than 24d.
What are the general rules for lap length?
For the different diameter of bars
When the bars of different diameters are to be spliced the lap length is calculated considering the smaller diameter bars. Suppose you are constructing a column, from bottom 20 mm diameter bar is coming and from here 16 mm diameter bar has to be spliced then for calculating lap length 16 mm diameter should be considered and not 20 mm. if the diameter of the bar is more than 36 mm then lapping should not be done instead of lapping this bar should be welded but when welding is not possible then lapping can be permitted for bars larger than 36 mm but in this case, additional spiral shall be provided around the lapped bar.
What is Lap Length?
 Lapping should be done in a staggered manner. These laps should not be given at the same level to avoid buckling. The stirrup shall be closely spaced in the lapping portion it's because when we provide lapping in concrete member the strength of member slightly reduces. Hence, we need to provide more numbers of stirrups in this portion.
What is Lap Length?
 In case of bundled bars, lap splices of bundle bars shall be made by splicing one bar at a time. Such individual splices within a bundle shall be staggered. In this image you can see some amount of rebar is left for future construction with extra rebar will be needed for tying bars of the column. This extra length of rebar is also called as lap length.
Lapping zone
What is Lap Length?
 This is the column. L is the length of the column. In the case of column the tension zone is located at L/4 distance from both ends of the column. This zone experiences tension so here we should not provide lapping. The bending moment at the middle portion of the column is zero it means the middle portion of the column is least stressed. Hence, lapping should be provided in the mid-section of the column so that transfer of stresses from bar to bar happen smoothly in this region.
What is Lap Length?
 whereas in case of the beam as I already explained before the top portion of beam experiences compression and bottom portion experience tension. So, the top reinforcement in the beam is left at midspan. As the beam does not experience any negative moment at midspan so lapping is great in this region.
 In the case of bottom reinforcement the lapping is provided near the ends of the beam or L/4 distance from column face but should not be in the midpoint of the beam and one last point The lapping should not be provided at joints.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Auditory Nerve Fiber Discrimination and Representation of Naturally-Spoken Vowels in Noise JF - eneuro JO - eNeuro DO - 10.1523/ENEURO.0474-21.2021 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - ENEURO.0474-21.2021 AU - Heeringa, Amarins N. AU - Köppl, Christine Y1 - 2022/01/01 UR - _URL_ N2 - To understand how vowels are encoded by auditory nerve (AN) fibers, a number of representation schemes have been suggested that extract the vowel's formant frequencies from AN-fiber spiking patterns. The current study aims to apply and compare these schemes for AN-fiber responses to naturally-spoken vowels in a speech-shaped background noise. Responses to three vowels were evaluated; based on behavioral experiments in the same species, two of these were perceptually difficult to discriminate from each other (/e/ vs /i/), and one was perceptually easy to discriminate from the other two (/a:/). Single-unit AN fibers were recorded from ketamine/xylazine-anesthetized Mongolian gerbils of either sex (n = 8). First, single-unit discrimination between the three vowels was studied. Compared with the perceptually easy discriminations, the average spike timing-based discrimination values were significantly lower for the perceptually difficult vowel discrimination. This was not true for an average rate-based discrimination metric, the rate d-prime (d'). Consistently, spike timing-based representation schemes, plotting the temporal responses of all recorded units as a function of their best frequency (BF), i.e., dominant component schemes, average localized interval rate, and fluctuation profiles, revealed representation of the vowel's formant frequencies, whereas no such representation was apparent in the rate-based excitation pattern. Making use of perceptual discrimination data, this study reveals that discrimination difficulties of naturally-spoken vowels in speech-shaped noise originate peripherally and can be studied in the spike timing patterns of single AN fibers. ER -


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Of course, different racial minorities experienced the 1950s in ways that were at least somewhat different from one another. We can generally say, however, that minorities experienced the 1950s as a more negative time than whites did.
The most prominent minority group in the US during the 1950s was African Americans. During this decade, they were still experiencing much discrimination. This was the decade of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the harshly negative reaction among whites to the integration of the high school in Little Rock. Things went beyond mere discrimination as well. This was also the decade in which Emmett Till was killed for talking to a white woman the wrong way.
Hispanics and Native Americans also experienced the 1950s negatively in some ways. This was the decade in which the federal government was willing to try to deport large numbers of illegal immigrants and felt that it was appropriate to name the program "Operation Wetback." Native Americans suffered in this decade as the government tried to pursue a policy called "termination" that was meant to disband Indian tribes and force Indians to assimilate into mainstream society.
Thus, while not all minorities experienced the '50s in the same ways, minorities generally had a poorer experience in this decade than whites did.
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How to verify the swap usage calculation by cdm probe on the Solaris platform
How Is "swap usage" activity calculated by the cdm probe in Solaris
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Resolution
Swap usage is found using the system call swapctl() by cdm probe on Solaris
CDM gathers swap information in a similar way as the Solaris utility "swap -l" does, but using pages instead of blocks.
To compare the swap information between CDM and the "swap" utility you take the blocks "swap" reports and run it through the formula:

(blocks * 512) / (1024 * 1024) = total_swap MB.
This is the same number of MB the CDM probe uses in its calculations.

Additional Information
See attachment "Solaris_swap_calculation.docx"
Attachments
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To address the broadest possible range of food products and take into account their high variability, foods will be classified in four generic structure groups:
- filled cellular solid,
- proteinous cellular network,
- combined gelled/dispersed/aerated systems, and
- open solid foam representing the above main selected food categories.
Within these groups, the most relevant types of food products will be chosen using criteria encompassing structural characteristics, industrial needs, and societal demands. In this way, risks/benefits (food safety, nutritional aspects), economic weight and sustainability will be taken into consideration.


Microsoft: Over 540,000 students and teachers use Windows 8 in US
Microsoft is trying to show that Windows 8 can be used by more than just consumers and businesses. Today, the company announced that so far, over 540,000 students and teachers in grades K-12 and in higher education institutions have been using Windows 8-based systems in their education programs.
Today's press release put the spotlight on a number of the school systems already using Windows 8, including Atlanta, Georgia, one of the largest public school systems in the US. Microsoft states that 48,000 students in the system use Windows 8 on 25,000 virtual desktops. It adds, "Staff designed their own student digital portfolio learning application using SharePoint, which grants students seamless access to their desktop experience, Office 365 Education, and Office Web Apps from school or any offsite PC or device."
Over 3,000 kids who go to public school in Fargo, North Dakota are using Dell Latitude 10 tablets with Windows 8 installed. A number of colleges are also using Windows 8, including Thomas College in Maine, which has installed Windows 8 on all of its desktops and laptops. Pace University in New York is also rolling out Windows 8 on its 10,000 desktops and other devices. Windows 8 is also being used by the Apollo Group. The press release states:
The adult education and online learning company supports 324,000 students and 25,500 employees worldwide and are building out a standard desktop image, including Office 2013, and making it available to developers and testers in anticipation of a larger rollout in the near future. The most common reason for testing Windows 8 will be the proliferation of touch-based devices and shift to a more mobile workforce, coupled with the increased demand for work-life combination devices.
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What is cable granulator machine operation guide?
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With the development trend of lightweight manufacturing industry, cable has become the first choice of lightweight waste, deeply walk into our life, also widely used in life; From daily necessities and household appliances in daily life to automobiles, aviation and artificial satellites in military transportation, even medical supplies are involved in the application of high-performance cables. Cable granulator machineis widely used, so there must be machines for cable production, such as copper wire granulator machine, granulated copper wire etc. , what's more, you should know the operation methods of these cable granulator machines. This article mainly introduces operation guide of cable granulator machine.
Here are the main points of the article:
Confirm the project before starting the cable granulator machine
When cable granulator machine is in use
Shutdown of cable granulator machine after use
Precautions for use of cable granulator machine

1. Confirm the project before starting the cable granulator machine:
(1) Ensure that the granulated copper wire and the surrounding environment are clean and tidy and meet the site requirements.
(2) Before starting the equipment, check all the moving parts of the machine to avoid objects falling on the moving parts during transportation. Before inspection, turn off the power and turn the moving parts by hand, and pay attention to whether there is any jamming. If there is jamming, investigate the cause in time.
(3) Completely check the machine and confirm that there is no problem before powering on. Whether the motor rotation direction is consistent with the marked rotation direction, if there is any inconsistency, cut off the power and adjust the wiring sequence in time. The machine can run only after the direction of rotation of motors same with the mark.
(4) The copper wire granulator machine should be started with no load for 20-30 minutes first. Pay attention to the operation of each parts and observe whether the belt of the feeding conveyor is off-line. If there is off-line, adjust it in time, and wait until normal running. Then start feeding and debugging.
(5) To take care of the blades of cable granulator machine , better to check the mixed material before feeding. Any hard material (screws for example) feeded, it will damage the blades.

2. When cable granulator machine is in use:
(1) There is water cooler tank for cooling the crusher in copper wire granulator machine, please check if the cooler running during operation.
(2) Check the dust collecting bag timely, and clean it when necessary. We can say our cable granulator machine is environmentally friendly machinery.
(3) The feeding amount of the granulated copper wire during operation should be controlled and increased slowly, so as to avoid the accumulation of materials in the crusher machine and shut down caused by overloading. About the frequency of vibrating and air blowing, please refer to our User's manual.

3. Shutdown of cable granulator machine after use:
(1) Stop feeding the granulated copper wire and continue to run the machine for 8-10mins to empty the remaining materials in the feeding barrel.
(2) Shut down the machine in the order: Crusher- Conveyor- Separator- Air blower - dust removal - water pump, please read User's manual.
(3) Clean the mesh and check the blade of the cable granulator machine.

4. Precautions for use of cable granulator machine:
(1) It is absolutely forbidden to start the cable granulator machine with material loaded. Before starting the granulated copper wire, the internal storage of the crusher should be cleaned as much as possible, otherwise the load of the crusher motor will be increased when restarting, and the internal storage of the crusher may even cause the motor to be overloaded and damaged.
(2) Make sure that the material added to the cable granulator machine does not contain any hard damaging impurities.
(3) Do not place tools or objects in the hands of hand patients close to any rotating parts at any time. Do not place hands or tools in the hands into the hopper of the cable granulator machine at any time after the operation of the cable granulator machine. Use a hose instead of hand to remove material from the inside of the hopper or from the surface of the mixing blade.
(4) Wear protective gloves when cleaning the die of cable granulator machine and changing the screen plate.
(5) When the granulated copper wire stops, turn it off successively. The feeder, the main engine, the pump, the fan, the granulator, and the granulator finally rotate the governor to the zero position.
(6) After the copper wire granulator machine stops, immediately turn off the electricity and clean the site.
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This study quantifies the sensitivity to the soft tissue artefacts of three open-source musculoskeletal models implemented in OpenSim.
Musculoskeletal models estimates can be heavily affected by the soft tissue artefact (STA) when input positional data are obtained using stereophotogrammetry. In this study, we assessed the sensitivity to the STA of three open-source musculoskeletal models and relevant tools, implemented in OpenSim. To this purpose, a baseline dataset of marker trajectories was created using point kinematics for each model from experimental data of one healthy volunteer's gait. Five hundred STA realizations were then statistically generated using a marker-dependent model of the pelvis and lower limb artefact and added to the baseline data. The STA's impact on the musculoskeletal model estimates of an inverse dynamics pipeline (joint angles, joint moments, and muscle and joint contact forces) was finally quantified using a Monte Carlo analysis.


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While listening to a podcast from SpanishPod recently, I came across this section where they were discussing the Spanish for various computer-related terms and one of the hosts gave liga as the Spanish for link, the stuff that when clicked leads to a different web page.
Elsewhere, I have also heard two other words for the same term: vínculo and enlace. Do all three really mean the exact same thing? I want to know if there's any, just any, difference among the three whatsoever. Any subtle difference?
And if they are all really the same thing, which is the preferred word in which region? Which of the three is preferred in Mexico? What about other parts of the world?
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Vínculo, that evil word from Microsoft... – JoulSauron Jun 13 at 12:53
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In México we can use vínculo or enlace but it is more common to use liga.
The later is used in a day to day conversation, vínculo and enlace are more formal.
By the way... ligar as a verb is used here when referring to flirting.
 ¿Cuál es la liga para comprar esa bolsa en ebay?
 Pásame la liga para entrar a tu sitio.
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The original meaning of link, IIUIC, is each of the rings of a chain. That is Spanish is eslabón. (cf. The missing link / El eslabón perdido).
Then, in English, link is also used to mean conection or even relation. That in Spanish would be conexión, enlace or relación.
In Internet, link is actually a short form of the original hyperlink (remember that HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol). That was usually translated as hiper-enlace or hiper-vínculo (with our without dashes). Then, when the English form shortened to link the Spanish one did the same to vínculo or enlace.
As a new meaning for an old word, I don't think that neither vínculo or enlace are better than the other. Personally, I prefer enlace. It just sounds better to me (I'm from Spain).
However, about the other word you comment, liga, I think it is used solely because it sounds similar to the English one, so would be it better avoided. Ligar means tie or bind, only somewhat similar to link.
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I agree enlace is really the only thing that works, but vínculo makes sense as well. – Cayetano Gonçalves Jun 13 at 15:17
_USER_: The thing is that enlace sounds nice, but the older hiperenlace sounds a bit weird to Spanish ears, maybe because of the syllabification: it would be natural to do it as hi-pe-ren-la-ce, but the speaker tries to keep the prefix separated as hi-per--en-la-ce. Hipervínculo does not have this issue so it may have been preferred in the early days of Internet. – rodrigo Jun 13 at 15:45
Here in Chile, we say link, vínculo or enlace.
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Link, in the meaning you describe, is indistinctly translated in Spain and Mexico as vínculo or enlace.
There are no nuances when using one or the other, so probably is a matter of habitude in using one or the other.
For example, Microsoft uses vínculo exclusively for their software localized in Spanish from Spain (es_es), and vínculo or enlace, depending of the package, when in Spanish from Mexico (es_mx). However, enlace is as widely used as vínculo in Spain.
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Though, looking to Microsoft for translations is probably not the best idea. They after all translated English font as fuente (tipografía or tipo being the words actually used by typographers) and refuse to fix it even after I've reported it many times. – guifa Jun 26 at 3:00
Yes, that's true, they used to use "mouse" as spanish translation for "mouse". But the fact is that sometimes the wide use of a translation makes it more understandable; even bad uses of words have become accepted because of its wide use. Think of the use of "incierto" as synonym for "false" (which is incorrect as "incierto" means "uncertain"), widely used by spanish politicians as a more politically correct way to say "falso". Finally, "incierto" is now accepted by the Real Academia Española de la Lengua as synonym for "false". – Roberto Jun 27 at 8:56
The three words are exatly the same, but enlace and vínculo are for the formal speech and text while liga and link are the "informal" ones but ther's no problem for using both words in formal talking. Personally I've never said liga, me and my environment use link. I'm from México.
 1. That's the link.
 2. Ese es el enlace.
 3. Ese es el vínculo.
 4. Esa es la liga.
 5. Ese es el link.
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SFTP Data Destination
Set up an SFTP data destination to export data from Singular automatically to an SFTP Server.
Note: Data destinations are an enterprise feature (learn more).

Setup Instructions
To add an SFTP data destination in Singular:
 1. In your Singular account, go to Settings > Data Destinations and click Add a new destination.
 2. Type in either "SFTP Destination" (to export aggregated marketing data) or "SFTP User-Level Destination" (to export user-level data).
 3. In the window that opens, fill in the bucket name you created:
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 4. Fill in the Username, Password, Hostname, and Port Number.
 5. Select the output format - "CSV" or "Parquet".
 6. Choose the output path in your SFTP, e.g., "singular_marketing_data/{date}{extension}".
 7. The schema of the data loaded into the destination. For your schema options, see Data Destinations: Aggregated Marketing Data Schemas and Data Destinations: User-Level Data Schemas.
Note that Singular supports several placeholders (macros) that will get expanded automatically:
Placeholder Description Example
{date} Date of the data being exported from Singular 2020-03-19
{day} The day part of the data being exported from Singular (zero-padded) 19
{month} The month part of the data being exported from Singular 03
{year} The year part of the data being exported from Singular 2020
{extension} Output file extension .csv or .parquet
{job_timestamp} The exact time the ETL job started running.
Use this if you would like to have a new file every day (for example, have a new folder for each run with all the dates that were pulled in that job)
2020-03-20 12:13:14
{job_date}
The date the ETL job started running.
Similar to {job_timestamp}, but contains only the date of the job rather than the full timestamp.
2020-03-20


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Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Bright Angel Trail
Bright Angel Trail is a hiking trail inside Grand Canyon National Park in the U.S. state of Arizona. The trail originates on the south rim of the canyon and ventures donward to Phantom Ranch at the bottom. It is 7.7 miles long from rim to river. It is one of the superhighways of the Grand Canyon, the other being the South Kaibab Trail. Hikers and backpackers share the trail with mules and burros that are a common means of transport on the trail.
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text: This paper exploits a large dataset of replications of the Holt and Laury (2002) risk elicitation task to study a possible outcome reporting bias using gender differences in risk attitudes. There is a strong consensus view in the experimental literature according to which women are more prudent than men in risky choices. The evidence collected in the dataset, however, does not support the consensus: only a tiny fraction of the replications displays gender differences. This striking distance between the consensus and the data gathered with this elicitation task allows us to test directly for the presence of outcome reporting bias in the risk and gender literature. We find no evidence that the likelihood of reporting about gender differences is affected by obtaining results in line or against the consensus, also controlling for authors fixed effects. The vast majority of the studies does not report gender results. The only significant determinant of the probability of reporting is the fact that the study focuses directly on the analysis of risk preferences.


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Weakly non-linear waves in a tapered elastic tube filled with an inviscid fluid
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In the present work, treating the artery as a tapered, thin walled, long and circularly conical prestressed elastic tube and using the longwave approximation, we have studied the propagation of weakly non-linear waves in such a fluid-filled elastic tube by employing the reductive perturbation method. By considering the blood as an incompressible inviscid fluid, the evolution equation is obtained as the Korteweg-de Vries equation with a variable coefficient. It is shown that this type of equation admits a solitary wave-type solution with variable wave speed. It is observed that, the wave speed decreases with distance for positive tapering while it increases for negative tapering. It is further observed that, the progressive wave profile for expanding tubes (a > 0) becomes more steepened whereas for narrowing tubes (a < 0) it becomes more flattened.


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One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
- 'The faunal remains from this deposit are distinctive.'
- 'However, faunal change was already well under way.'
- 'This Himalayan region abounds in faunal beauty and there are hosts of parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the whole of Sikkim.'
- 'Floral, faunal and human motifs are common objects in the paintings.'
- 'Despite these potential difficulties, these samples are the highest-quality and most comparable faunal lists available.'
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How to delete a row in 2 dimensional Matrix
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Hello,
If I have a 2 dimensional matrix :
Qtr1 Product
Row1 Q1 Tesla
Row2 Q2 Ford
What command should I write to delete all the rows that have product "Ford" ?
Thanks
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Shrishank,
Are you kidding?…
If you have to delete Rows based on Criteria in separate (selectable) Fields you may write an A-script using this Algorithm:
1. Prompt the User to select a Category Item from the List as a pointer to a Range of Criteria Values.
2. Prompt the User to select one unique Criterion Value from the List.
3. Delete Rows from M1 matrix according to User-selected Criteria.
That's exactly what I did. See Version of the A-script for such Case.
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Thank you for the reply and for sharing the model. The script works.
Quick follow up question.
If I have to delete rows based on criteria in seperate column do I write the function twice example:
|M1::RowLst|.items.each {
if (|M1|.getSelection(it, |M1::Product|).value.equals("Ford"))
it.delete()
}
|M1::RowLst|.items.each {
if (|M1|.getSelection(it, |M1::Qtr|).value.equals("Q1"))
it.delete()
}
This does work but seems to be inefficient.
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Hi all.
Shrishank, this is the simple A-script that solves your problem. It need to remember that A-script will not remove Rows if all rows contain only 'Ford' in the Product field. The reason for this: any category in QM must have at least one Item.
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What is a Foodie and What Does it Actually Mean?
Foodie is a term that gets a bit of a bad rap. That's actually an understatement. It seems like the term is likely to produce a visceral reaction. So, what exactly is a foodie? It really depends on who you ask. Here's a look at what the term actually means, where it derives from, and what it's turned into.
What Is a Foodie?
The term foodie is official, it is in the dictionary. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, foodie is a noun and refers to "a person who loves food and is very interested in different types of food". Comparatively, Merriam-Webster largely defines a foodie as a person interested in popular food fads. Again, it really depends on who you ask. But, where did the term come from?
The Roots of Foodie
Foodie is a relatively new term, being first used in the early 1980s. It was originally coined by a writer in New York City, Gael Greene, but it became popularized by Ann Barr and Paul Levy, who wrote The Official Foodie Handbook. This piece was of the opinion that a foodie eats for pleasure, not sustenance. This person is not snobby, not a professional, and not concerned with anything being gourmet. They don't even necessarily have a large appetite. They eat for their soul.
The authors of this article knew the handbook would strike a nerve, as it spoke to a shared interest in food that hadn't been previously written about. They knew it would help people feel heard. Then, once the term was recognized and put into existence, it became hard to unsee. With this description and basic definition, what happened to the term to cause all the controversy?
Foodie and Commercialization
Foodie, when created, was a term used sparingly. It wasn't necessarily a good or a bad thing, it was just a description'. However, as the term became more and more popular, it fell into the inevitable trap of being commercialized and completely overused. It's used in commercials, magazines, email threads, television shows, books, pretty much everywhere. With overuse, terms become entirely unambiguous and, sometimes, annoying.
Once something becomes commercially popular, it also becomes popular to hate it. Additionally, the term has gained meaning in political conversations as well as class division due to the reality of the profession being predominately working-class, with expensive dining being sometimes reserved for the rich. Long story short, it gets complicated!
Where It is Today?
So, what is a foodie today? It really depends on who you ask, and what day you happen to ask. Accounts on Instagram celebrate the term, with influencers making their income documenting meals at popular restaurants and using the term with pride and absolutely no restraint. Chefs, however, often don't care for the term. They think it has become a way for people who don't know much about the culinary world to pretend they know everything. It empowers a person to complain about and critic something without necessarily having any merit.
What seems to be the common thread here is, if you actually know a lot about the culinary world, chances are you don't describe yourself as a foodie. But, if you do, we're not judging. After all, the term and movement have helped the food industry grow exponentially. All the restaurants you know and love, with unique recipes and incredible flavors, might just have the term to thank. At least in part.
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| The Pribilof Island Shrew lives in maritime tundra on St. Paul Island, and almost nothing is known about its biology. A small shrew was collected by Russian explorers in 1840. They said it came from "Unalaska," which may have meant Unalaska Island, Alaska. However, none have been found there since. A species similar to the one the Russians described (and named) was later found on St. Paul Island, one of the Pribilof Islands, now part of Alaska, and given a different name; it occurs in relative abundance there. This raises many unanswered questions: did a shrew that is now extinct once live on Unalaska Island? Are there two species, or just the one we know as the Pribilof Island shrew?
Also known as:
Unalaska Island Shrew
Merriam, C.H., 1895. Synopsis of the American shrews of the genus Sorex. North American Fauna, No. 10, 57-98.
Mammal Species of the World


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Impact of financial development on economic growth in Uganda
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This study provides the empirical findings on the relationship between financial development and economic growth in Uganda from 1980 to 2016. From a methodological perspective, the study used the Bivariate Autoregressive (VAR) framework especially the Granger-causality test and innovation accounting (impulse response functions and variance decomposition). Empirical results demonstrated both a short and a long-run relationship between both financial development and economic growth. For financial deepening, the causality runs from financial deepening to economic growth and for financial sophistication, the causality is bi-directional but positive. The study further seeks to verify the impact of financial sophistication and deepening on Real GDP of Uganda. The study results support the hypothesis by McKinnon-Shaw which actually suggests that removal of distortions in the financial sector stimulates economic growth.