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Al-Nahrain Media:Noor Fakher
By the sponsorship of Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research ,Prof.Dr.Qusay Al-Suhail, Al-Nahrain University contributes in a workshop about the national project for planting million trees in Iraq and this project is done by Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research/ Department of Research and Development along with a number of ministries, universities ,service offices and offices of Ministry of Agriculture.
The representative of Al-Nahrain University is Director of Department of Media and Public Relations in Al-Nahrain University and member of the committee for preparation of the workshop of this project ,Asst.Prof.Dr.Muhammad Akrem Abd Al-Jileel who points out that this project includes four pillars: Firstly ,it explains the importance of afforestation and maintaince of the clean environment which resists the climate impacts. Secondly, combating the desertification and using afforestation by planting drought-resistant seedlings. Thirdly, the community education for the agriculture about afforestation projects. Fourthly, developing the mechanism of programmed irrigation ,counter desertification and rising temperatures.
Besides, Abd Al-Jileel adds that this project represents as a motive for education for planting trees to limit the impact of the climate changes in Iraq participating in creation of a healthy environment activating the roles of the scientific department in creation the afforestation education via a scientific base.
IT is mentioned that Al-Nahrain University contribute in the preparation of the national project for planting million trees by Asst.Prof.Dr,Muhamad Akrem Abd Al-Jileel / The Director of Department of Media; the senior engineer ,Zahra Abd Al-Abaas Hamoody ,the Chief-of-Staff Department/ Agricultural Branch in University.
Asst.Prof.Aula Abdul Ghaffour Muhammad Salah


Established causes of diabetes do not fully explain the present epidemic. High-level arsenic exposure has been implicated in diabetes risk, but the effect of low-level arsenic exposure in drinking water remains unclear. The researchers sought to determine whether long-term exposure to low-level arsenic in drinking water in Denmark is associated with an increased risk of diabetes using a large prospective cohort.


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Life Cycle Costing in Construction
What is Life Cycle Costing
One of the most important aspects of a construction company is a life cycle costing that is used by every business to outline the costs that lay ahead of them fully. To understand this, it's important to go over what a life cycle cost is, the benefits of life cycle costing, and what a building's life cycle cost is.
What is a Life Cycle Cost in Construction?
The name is what sort of helps an individual understand what a life cycle cost is. It's a method that determines the overall cost of a construction project and the cost of the entire building's life cycle.
It's often used in the early stages of a building's development. However, some companies like to use it as a tool for the entire process of a building. As noted, this is due to the fact that a life cycle cost determines the costs surrounding the entire life of a building such as the investment cost, maintenance cost, renovation cost, operating cost, and the end of life cost.
The entire stage of a construction process is a long one. Starting and ending with a concept, design, construction, operation of the project, and the end of life for the project. The amount of information surrounding this is the main reason why a life cycle cost is used. It's a tool that paints out the greater picture of cost surrounding a project to the construction team behind the project.
Life Cycle Costing in Construction Industry
Benefits of Life Cycle Costing
There are a lot of benefits for life cycle costing. One of the most important being the ability to allow a company to reduce costs. If it turns out that the company is going over their budget, they can look at a life cycle cost to help determine what alternatives they can go with to reduce cost. Alternatives such as the design, building components, and much more.
These factors are determined over the entire life span of the project allowing the company to encompass what they should do entirely.
However, it's important to know that a life cycle cost doesn't necessarily determine the cheapest option available for a construction team. It actually helps a company determine the largest economic advantage with consideration of cost and benefit over the life of a project.
Besides the ability to reduce costs, a life cycle cost helps a construction team determine the maximum benefit of their project. This is done by analyzing the cost with the benefits in mind. Combining the two is what determines the overall success rate of a project.
In simple terms, a life cycle cost is what can help determine alternatives for a more cost-effective and benefit based project.
What is a Building's Life Cycle Cost?
A life cycle cost is not just used in construction. It's something that is used in all sorts of projects because of how it determines current and future costs. This is why it's important to note the exact features of a building's life cycle cost.
A building's life cycle cost isn't too difficult to comprehend. Below is a list from beginning to the end of what a life cycle cost looks at.
1. Resource Extraction
A company will look at where the actual resources for the building should come from. Factors such as cost and environmental impact play an important role in determining where they should get the resources from.
2. Manufacturing
After the resources are extracted, the actual manufacturing of the materials needed for the project will be done. Determining what manufacturer is most suited for the job plays an important role in this method. Cost, reputation, environmental impact, and relationship plays the main factor in this step.
3. On-Site Construction
After the resources have been manufactured, the next step is the actual on-site construction. This is the main component of a construction company and is the most looked at area of the entire project.
4. Occupancy and Maintenance
Some people think that the on-site construction should be the last factor when looking at a companies costs. In reality, a life cycle cost determines everything after that as well. The occupancy and maintenance of a project should be just as heavily looked at as everything else.
5. Demolition
Once a company enters its final life cycle, demolition is the key factor in ending the life cycle of a building. The demolition is an important piece of this process, but it isn't the final step.
6. Recycling, Reuse, Disposal
After demolition occurs, the recycling, reusability, and how disposable the resources should be determined. Factors such as cost, environmental impact, and the ending of the process are what concludes the entire process of a life cycle cost.
As noted, the life cycle cost of a project is important for a company to analyze a projects entire cost and to compare and contrast alternatives for an economic benefit. It's an important tool that a lot of construction companies utilize.


MONTPELIER (AP) - It's Bennington Battle Day in Vermont.
The celebration marks the anniversary of the Battle of Bennington that was fought in 1777 just over the border in New York when soldiers fighting for the British marched toward Bennington in an attempt to seize weapons stored there.
On Saturday, admission to the eight historic sites owned by the state of Vermont will be free.
A celebration at the Bennington Battle Monument in Bennington will include a living history encampment, Revolutionary War cannons and other activities.
There will also be special events at Mount Independence in Orwell and the Hubbardton Battlefield - the only Vermont location where a Revolutionary War battle was fought.


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Volume 12, Issue 1 (January 1984)
An Estimation of Hardness of Hardened Steels by X-Ray Diffraction Using a Gaussian Curve-Fitting Method
A simplified equation for calculating rapidly a parameter of a Gaussian curve fitted to a diffraction line peak is proposed for use in the evaluation of the diffraction line width. An equation for calculating the standard deviation of the parameter, caused by counting statistics, is also given to evaluate the reproducibility of the parameter. The parameter together with its standard deviation can be calculated in only 0.8 s with an inexpensive microcomputer. The time required for the X-ray intensity measurement in determining the parameter is about one third of that required in the half-width determination. The line width represented by the parameter of various quenched and tempered steels increases with increasing hardness. Hence, the use of the parameter allows a rapid and nondestructive estimation of hardness of hardened steels.

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From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, from the 17th to the 20th century up to the contemporary period, La Rochelle generously offers you all the richness of its architectural heritage. Stroll from streets to alleys and from square to square to soak up the changing atmospheres of the districts of the old town. From the Old Port of La Rochelle to the surrounding villages takes no time: discover the gems these wonderful places have to offer, in the countryside or near the coast.
Historical sites and monuments La Rochelle
In the heart of the old town, discover the rich architectural heritage of La Rochelle and the surrounding towns and villages.
History and heritage
La Rochelle podcasts
Set off on an imaginary sound journey to discover stories of La Rochelle and its unexpected gems in a whole new way.
Visits and walking tours
The iconic Vieux-Port
Stroll along the quays of the Vieux Port to discover this exceptional site in the heart of La Rochelle. An architectural treasure and a place to live, the Old Port of La Rochelle reveals its different faces at every moment of the day.
The Saint-Nicolas district
Discover the special charm of the Saint-Nicolas district, an old fishermen's quarter nestled between the station and the Old Port.
The Gabut district
Between the Old Port and the Trawlers' dock, stroll through the colourful houses of the Gabut district. Livened up by the terraces of bars and restaurants, it now forms the link between the historic centre and the new Minimes district.

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text: The dismantling of disused industrial facilities such as nuclear power plants or refineries is an enormous challenge for the planning and control of the logistic processes. Existing control models do not meet the requirements for a proper dismantling of industrial plants. Therefore, the paper presents an approach for the control of dismantling and post-processing processes (e.g. decontamination) in plant decommissioning. In contrast to existing approaches, the dismantling sequence and depth are selected depending on the capacity utilization of required post-processing processes by also considering individual characteristics of respective dismantling tasks (e.g. decontamination success rate, uncertainties regarding the process times). The results can be used in the dismantling of industrial plants (e.g. nuclear power plants) to reduce dismantling time and costs by avoiding bottlenecks such as capacity constraints.

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Museums | Sights
During the Renaissance era in Europe (approximately 14th to 17th centuries), a tradition emerged of collecting objects from nature, religion, and history, and displaying them in cabinets—or sometimes entire rooms. These were often called cabinets of curiosities, or cabinets of wonder, and many things collected for these cabinets became part of museum collections. At this workshop, participants explore related works of art in the galleries, and, in the studio, create their own "cabinet of wonder."Homeschool workshops, specially designed for families who homeschool their children, feature activities that encourage parents and children to learn about and discover art together. Activities are interdisciplinary and teach about art and how art relates to other curricular areas such as language arts, science, and social studies. Each workshop includes an interactive gallery tour, followed by a group discussion in the galleries and an art-making activity that examines a select work of art. All participants receive materials to extend the lesson at home. Available only to homeschool families with children ages 4 to 12. Preregistration required. Families with children ages 10+ may register for the afternoon workshop on the third Tuesday of the month.


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Lisa Jardine explores an age in which scientists took leaps of faith.
Ian McMillan's poem pays tribute to the hope-inspiring chimes of Big Ben throughout WWII.
Britain and its 'Fourth Arm of Defence' from 1920 - 1940.
China and Japan's war economies from 1920 to 1940.
Two extraordinary sisters, both WWII code-breakers, walk near Dolphinholme in Lancashire.
War and the French Economy from 1920 – 1940.
War and the German Economy from 1920 – 1940.
How a 1927 essay by a former soldier influenced JB Priestley and other writers for decades
Maria Popova asks how we can find more information we don't know we want to know.
Ian McMillan's poem imagines allied troops listening out for Big Ben's New Year chimes.
The 19th century blooms scientifically with numerous alternative, specialist societies.
Jeffrey Sachs argues that many global problems were caused by mistakes at the end of wars.
War and the Soviet economy from 1920 – 1940
Bridget Kendall explores how the 1919 Paris Peace Conference shaped a century of conflict.
Matt Baker discovers the Second World War secrets of the Peak District.


H5P Guides
Advanced Fill in the Blanks
Advanced Fill in the Blanks is a question type that allows creating fill in the blanks tasks with advanced feedback. The main difference between "Fill in the blanks" and "Advanced fill in the blanks" is that in the second, you can provide feedback for a specific incorrect answer and you can also offer answers for users to choose from a dropdown.
In this tutorial, you will learn:
 - When to use Advanced Fill in the Blanks content type
 - How to create an Advanced Fill in the Blanks activity
Not using H5P yet?
Here's the task we'll create in this tutorial:
Step 1: Topic
We are going to make an exercise where students should put the verbs into the correct tense. We'll offer individual feedback for most common mistakes so users can reflect and learn why each particular answer is not a suitable fit for each sentence.
Step 2: Creating Advanced Fill in the Blanks
Select the New content option and choose Advanced Fill in the Blanks from the list of Content types:
Advanced fill in the blanks inside H5P content Hub
Step 3: Advanced Fill in the Blanks editor
The Fill in the Blanks editor should now appear. The editor looks like this:
Step 4: Task Description
The Task description will be displayed to the learner and it should contain a question or instructions on how to solve a task. Type the following text in the Task description field:
Put the verbs into the correct tense. You'll get individual feedback for typical mistakes.
Step 5: Text with Blanks
Under Text with Blanks we will type the exercise like this:
He speaks English but he (not / speak) ___________ German.
Important: Make sure you use three or more underscores ("_") to specify the position where you want the blank to appear.
Now we should define all possible alternatives and also point out which one is correct. This is done in the "Blanks used in the text" section.
For alternative correct/incorrect answers type in "/" to separate alternatives.
For the first blank, we'll add the below as a correct answer:
 - Correct answer: doesn't speak/does not speak
And below as a set of incorrect answers and feedback if one of them is chosen:
 - Incorrect answer: speaks not/speak not
 - Feedback: Remember to use 'do/does' when negating a full verb (speak).
To add more incorrect answers use the "Add incorrect answer" button shown below:
We'll add one more set of incorrect answers:
 - Incorrect answer: don't speak/do not speak
 - Feedback: You forgot the 'third-person singular -s' for a simple present (he).
Extra options
You can also define which part of the text will highlight when the feedback is shown. This is done by putting the word between ("!!"). For example:
!!He!! speaks English but he (not / speak) ___________ German.
Putting the word "He" between!! means that this word will highlight when we display the feedback for the first set of incorrect answers.
"Highlight position relative to blank," tells which word under "!!" will be used for this set of incorrect answers, since you can define multiple highlights.
For the second set of incorrect answers, we'll highlight the word "speak" so this word will highlight in the text on an incorrect answer.
You should get something like this:
Advanced fill in the blanks one quesition filled in
Step 6: Adding more exercises
We'll add three more lines using the same methods as above:
I (learn) ___________ English for three years now.
 - Correct:'ve been learning/have been learning
1st set of incorrect answers:
 - Incorrect:'m learning/am learning
 - Feedback: Present progressive (am learning) is used for something that is going on right now. _USER_
2nd set of incorrect answers:
 - Incorrect: learned/learnt
 - Feedback: Simple past (learned/learnt) is used if something is over and you just report it. _USER_
3rd set of incorrect answers:
 - Incorrect:'ve/learned/'ve learnt/have learned/have learnt
 - Feedback: You're nearly there. It's great that you've used present perfect because the action (learning) connects past and present. But it's still going on and you talk about how long it has been going on: use present perfect progressive in such a case. (have/has been +...ing)
I (not / be) ___________ to Sweden so far.
 - Correct: haven't been/have not been
1st set of incorrect answers:
 - Incorrect: hasn't been/has not been
 - Feedback: Remember to use 'have' for I, you, we, and they.
2nd set of incorrect answers:
 - Incorrect: wasn't/was not/weren't/were not
 - Feedback: If you want to say that you've (never) done something at some point in your life, you need present perfect. (have/has + past participle) You've used a simple past, which is for reporting about a specific event, typically including an exact time or date.
She (paint) ___________ the walls of her house now.
 - Correct: 's painting/is painting
 - Incorrect: paints/paint
 - Feedback: It's right now, so you must use present progressive (am/is/are +...ing).
Overall feedback
In the Overall Feedback widget, you can define feedback that will be presented to the user at the end of the exercise, based on a total score. We'll define overall feedback like this:
 - 0-50%: Try again!
 - 51%-75%: You've done ok!
 - 76%-100%: Good job!
By now you should have ended up with something like this:
Filled in Advanced fill in the blanks
Step 7: Behaviour settings
 - Under "Answer mode" select: Users select from options
 - Under "Alternatives offered" for selection select: The incorrect answers entered for the blank
 - Check "Automatically check answers after input"
Step 8: Finishing up
Save the node/article when you're satisfied to view your final Advanced Fill in the Blanks.
You should now have the same result as the example at the top of this page.


Alafia
Watershed Hydrology
The Alafia Watershed (HUC 03100204) covers approximately 472 square miles in west-central Florida. It is primarily a flat, low-lying area with a mixture of forest, pasture, and urban land use. The hydrology of the watershed is influenced by the Gulf of Mexico, with tidal influence extending up to the mouth of the Alafia River. The watershed is not known for significant snowpack, and surface water is the primary source of water for the area. The largest reservoir in the watershed is the C.W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir, which provides drinking water for the surrounding communities. Interesting climatic facts include the occasional occurrence of tropical storms and hurricanes during the summer and fall months. Trends in the watershed include increasing land use changes, urbanization, and population growth, which may have an impact on water quality and quantity in the future.
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In my earlier post, we saw different ways in which we can use Gomobile. In this post I'll try illustrating how to incorporate Gomobile into a mobile application using the bind command.
 1. Ensure that you've setup Go and Gomobile in your machine
 2. Install NDK (If you are generating a Android library)
Three Step Recipe
Step 1 - Write a Go Package
 1. Create a go package in $GOPATH/src/$username/gomobile_contact
 2. Create the following files
In the above linked files I've made a network request, parsed the response and unmarshalled it into a Contact object and returned the first Contact's name. This is an example of a simple business logic component that can be written in Go and ported as a library.
Step 2 - Generate libraries
Use the following commands to generate libraries for iOS / Android applications
 gomobile bind --target=ios _TAG_
 gomobile bind --target=android _TAG_
Step 3 - Import library into Application
Gomobile generates _URL_ for Android and.Framework for iOS
Import the packages into your application and call the FetchContactName() method which returns the first contact's name.
Voilà! You've succesfully generated a library using Go and integrated into your application :)


'Joint employers' rules clarify FLSA responsibilities
New "joint employer" rules make it easier for franchise owners to understand their responsibilities under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
The final rule from the Department of Labor limits situations in which franchisors and franchisees are considered "joint employers" of workers under the act.
It modifies a policy, enacted under the Obama administration, that potentially made a franchisor liable for the failure of a franchisee to pay overtime or minimum wage, even if the franchise operated as a legally independent business.
The rule covers scenarios in which an employee works for one business, but another entity or individual benefits from the work at the same time.
Businesses that have typical contracting and franchising relationships say that the rule allows them to require certain standards from their suppliers or franchises without being considered the employer of the other business's workers.
However, labor groups argue that the rule makes it harder for employees to fight overtime or minimum wage violations.
Determining if a person or an entity qualifies as a joint employer depends on whether that person or entity has the power to:
 - hire or fire the employee;
 - supervise and control the employee's work schedule or conditions of employment to a substantial degree;
 - determine the employee's rate and method of payment; and
 - maintain the employee's employment records.
A determination of whether a person or entity is a joint employer depends on the facts of each case, and different weights are given to each factor, depending on the situation.
Under the rule, operating a business as a franchisor or entering into a brand and supply agreement or using a similar business model is considered not relevant to joint employer status. Also considered not relevant:
 - a potential joint employer's contractual agreements with an employer requiring the employer to comply with its legal obligations or to meet certain standards to protect the health or safety of its employees or the public;
 - potential joint employer's contractual agreements with an employer requiring quality control standards to ensure the consistent quality of the work product, brand, or business reputation; and
 - potential joint employers' practice of providing an employer with a sample employee handbook, or other forms, allowing the employer to operate a business.
Here are some examples that clarify when an entity is a joint employer:
Example 1: A franchisor provides franchisees with a sample employment application, sample employee handbook and other forms for use in operating the franchise. According to the licensing agreement, the franchisee is solely responsible for hiring and firing, setting pay rates, supervising employees and maintaining employment records.
In this case, the franchisor would not be considered a joint employer. Providing sample forms and documents does not constitute direct or indirect control over a franchisee's employees.
Example 2: A cook works for two different franchisees of the same national franchise. The two local establishments do not coordinate with respect to the employee.
In this case, the restaurants are not considered joint employers, because they are not acting in each other's interest in relation to the cook.
Example 3: A country club hired a landscaper on contract to maintain its grounds. While the club does not have authority to supervise landscaping employee work under the contract, there is an employee of the club who supervises the work, instructs on tasks and keeps some records of the work. In addition, the club employee reports an employee of the landscaper who failed to follow directions, and he or she is then fired
In this case, the country club is a joint employer, because the club employee exercises sufficient control over the terms and conditions of the landscaping employee's employment.
Example 4: A cook works for two different restaurants with the same owner. The restaurants coordinate the cook's hours and decide jointly on the cook's hourly rate.
This is considered a joint employment relationship under the rule, because there is common ownership and there are joint decisions about the cook's schedule and pay rate.
Example 5: A big company imposes a code of conduct and a minimum wage on suppliers for those suppliers to be part of the company's supply chain.
That does not lead to a joint employer relationship, because the company does not exercise sufficient direct or indirect control over supplier employees.
Businesses should consult attorneys for help reviewing all licensing agreements and vendor contracts for any requirements related to control over employee work, pay rates and responsibility for record-keeping. Actual staff practices must also be reviewed for possible exposure to joint employer liability.
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PIGBANK - Piggy-Bank
Before ACM can do anything, a budget must be prepared and the necessary financial support obtained. The main income for this action comes from Irreversibly Bound Money (IBM). The idea behind is simple. Whenever some ACM member has any small money, he takes all the coins and throws them into a piggy-bank. You know that this process is irreversible, the coins cannot be removed without breaking the pig. After a sufficiently long time, there should be enough cash in the piggy-bank to pay everything that needs to be paid.
But there is a big problem with piggy-banks. It is not possible to determine how much money is inside. So we might break the pig into pieces only to find out that there is not enough money. Clearly, we want to avoid this unpleasant situation. The only possibility is to weigh the piggy-bank and try to guess how many coins are inside. Assume that we are able to determine the weight of the pig exactly and that we know the weights of all coins of a given currency. Then there is some minimum amount of money in the piggy-bank that we can guarantee. Your task is to find out this worst case and determine the minimum amount of cash inside the piggy-bank. We need your help. No more prematurely broken pigs!
Input
The input consists of T test cases. The number of them (T) is given on the first line of the input file. Each test case begins with a line containing two integers E and F. They indicate the weight of an empty pig and of the pig filled with coins. Both weights are given in grams. No pig will weigh more than 10 kg, that means 1 <= E <= F <= 10000. On the second line of each test case, there is an integer number N (1 <= N <= 500) that gives the number of various coins used in the given currency. Following this are exactly N lines, each specifying one coin type. These lines contain two integers each, Pand W (1 <= P <= 50000, 1 <= W <=10000). P is the value of the coin in monetary units, W is it's weight in grams.
Output
Print exactly one line of output for each test case. The line must contain the sentence "The minimum amount of money in the piggy-bank is X." where X is the minimum amount of money that can be achieved using coins with the given total weight. If the weight cannot be reached exactly, print a line "This is impossible.".
Example
Sample Input:
3
10 110
2
1 1
30 50
10 110
2
1 1
50 30
1 6
2
10 3
20 4
Sample output:
The minimum amount of money in the piggy-bank is 60.
The minimum amount of money in the piggy-bank is 100.
This is impossible.
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zephyr_96: 2018-03-22 18:04:13
Just 5 lines of dp.
amitboss: 2018-02-02 08:36:17
finally submitted , feeling good, try to solve by 1-d memo & unbound knapsack
spojabhi: 2018-01-26 07:34:15
read unbounded knapsack from gfg :}
shahi9935: 2018-01-22 10:45:15
@hsakiv220290 Third case is impossible because. There are only two weights 4 and 3 and any combination of them can't lead to total weight of 5(6-1)
steven_lin1: 2018-01-16 20:59:29
I am getting an NZEC on this one even though all of my samples are correct AND I ran a few more samples that required a fair amount of computation.
steven_lin1: 2018-01-16 20:55:41
Getting a NZEC error on this one and all three of my samples are correct. Plus I ran quite a few more examples too. Any thoughts?
hsakiv220290: 2018-01-14 10:33:21
the outout of 3rd test is 20. what is the problem in that?
chetan4060: 2017-12-15 16:18:12
unbounded knapsack with some changes will do:-)
kmkhan_014: 2017-11-29 11:14:34
dont forget the period.!
sanchit kwatra: 2017-11-15 20:15:20
AC in one go!
finally, i wrote this! yay:D
Added by:adrian
Date:2004-06-06
Time limit:5s
Source limit:50000B
Memory limit:1536MB
Cluster: Cube (Intel G860)
Languages:All
Resource:ACM Central European Programming Contest, Prague 1999


Python Math Module - Fabs Function
Method Name:
fabs(aNumber_in)
Method Overview:
Returns the absolute value of a Number.
If we draw a number line the absolute value of a number tells the magnitude of its distance from zero,
without considering the direction. Hence both the numbers -6 and 6 will be at a distance of 6 from zero.
import math
# Absolute zero temperature is -273 degree celcius
AbsolouteZero = -273
Magnitude = math.fabs(-273)
print("Printing only the magnitude for absolute zero: {}".format(Magnitude))
# Number of storeys below ground floor in my apartment...0 being ground floor
maxFloorBelow = -2
FloorCountBelowGround = math.fabs(maxFloorBelow)
print("The number of floors below ground: {}".format(FloorCountBelowGround))
Output
Printing only the magnitude for absolute zero: 273.0
The number of floors below ground: 2.0
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A propane torch is a very versatile tool for many home repair jobs. Used in low-heat applications, a propane torch can help you soften old paint or loosen a rusted bolt. With higher heat, a torch can solder plumbing or electrical connections. Knowing how to use a propane torch properly will ensure that you complete the task at hand effectively while maintaining a safe work environment.
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 Choose the right propane torch for your needs. Most propane torches consist of a small gas tank fitted with a regulator, with or without an electric igniter. If yours doesn't have an igniter, you'll need to use a striker to light the torch.
 - If you need low heat, opt for a propane torch with a flame-spreading tip, which will allow you to diffuse the flame to lower its heat.
 - When using a high heat for repairing chain-link fences and the like, consider using an oxygen-fuel torch. These torches have 2 separate tanks for gas (usually propane or MAPP) and oxygen.[1]
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 Wear appropriate safety gear. Before using the propane torch, you should put on a pair of heavy work gloves and safety glasses. It is also best to wear long sleeves and pants. Your propane torch should only ever be used in well ventilated areas. [2]
 - Be cautious of wind when using your torch. It can cause the flame to jump and catch unintended things on fire. Never ignite your torch near flammable material.
 - Avoid clothing that is loose or hangs. Loose or hanging clothing is more likely to accidentally catch on fire when operating a torch.
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 Light the propane torch. Hold the torch with the tip facing away from you and open the gas valve. If you have a striker, place it over the torch nozzle and strike it to ignite the gas. If your torch has an electric igniter, pull the trigger to ignite the gas. This may take several tries.[3]
 - Some propane torches have a safety trigger that must be depressed when lighting the gas.
 - If you are using your torch indoors, make sure to open a window for ventilation. If using one outdoors, be cautious of the wind causing the flame to jump to flammable objects.[4]
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 Adjust the height of the flame. Once the propane torch is lit, you can adjust the height of the flame by turning the gas valve. For soldering or other high heat applications, a small flame is best. A larger flame works better for low heat applications.[5]
 - The flame will have a bright inner cone and a more diffuse outer cone. The hottest point of the flame is the very tip of the inner cone.
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 Place the flame against the material you need to heat. For soldering pipe, place the tip of the inner cone against the joint and hold the torch steady. For loosening rusty bolts, try to focus the flame on the nut only or the surrounding metal. For low heat applications, hold the flame further away from the material and keep the torch in motion.
 - Applying your torch to metal will cause the metal to expand. When loosening bolts, it may be best to heat the surrounding metal to prevent the bolt from expanding.
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 Turn off the gas when you are done using the torch. After use, rotate the gas valve until it closes completely. Allow the propane torch to cool down and then store it in a dry location. Listen for running gas to ensure safety.
 - Separate your torch from the fuel cylinder when you finish using it. This will provide less opportunity for accidents.[6]
 - If you hear leaking gas, check the valve and make sure it is completely closed. If you still hear gas, check for leaks in the fashion explained in the section on troubleshooting your torch.
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 File rough edges on your pipe if necessary. Use a metal file to take off burrs, rough edges, and loose shavings on your pipe. This is especially important if you have cut the pipe to fit a plumbing project.
 - When the jagged edges of your pipe have been filed down, wipe away any remaining fragments with a clean rag.
 - If you don't have a proper file, substitute fine grain sandpaper, emery cloth, or steel wool to smooth rough edges on your pipe.
 - If your pipe didn't cut cleanly and has jagged edges or burrs, wear work gloves when filing to prevent cuts and slivers.[7]
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 Dry the pipe. In most cases, you can do this by tipping the pipe upside down to force the water out one end of the pipe. If this is impossible, use a dry, clean cloth to absorb all water or liquid near where you'll be applying the solder.
 - Water can interfere with the soldering process and create a weak bond in it. Be thorough when drying your pipe.
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 Shine the pipe. A shiny pipe will solder more easily than ones that are not. Use a wire brush on the part of your pipe you will be soldering. Brush the pipe until it shines brightly, and do the same to the joint you will be soldering.[8]
 - Use a clean rag on your pipe after shining it to wipe away any dirt or particles that have been loosened when shining.
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 Prevent the flow of water in your pipe. Insert a drain plug, available at your local hardware store, into the pipe to prevent the flow of water. Water can remain in the line if the pipe is still attached and run to where you are soldering, negatively impacting the bond.
 - Generally, pipe plugs come with an applicator. Use this applicator to push the plug up the pipe. Dissolve the plug when you are done by briefly applying the torch to the area the plug is.[9]
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 Apply flux to your pipe where you will solder. Be sure you're wearing gloves and goggles when doing this. Flux that has not been treated with heat can be harmful in your eyes, mouth, or open cuts.[10] Use the applicator that came with your flux to apply a thin layer of it to the outer surface of the pipe you'll be soldering.
 - If this is your first time soldering pipe, you may apply to much flux initially. Wipe away excess flux with a clean cloth.
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 Heat the flux. Light your torch and hold it 2 in (5.1 cm) from the part of the pipe with flux on it. Pass it back and forth over this area for about 10 to 20 seconds. First the flux will become shiny, but then the pipe should darken. When the flux sizzles and smokes slightly, the pipe is ready for solder.
 - Be cautious when handling heated pipe. Touching this could result in accidental burn in the same way touching the flame of your torch would.
 - Keep the flame of your torch set to a moderate or low setting when heating flux. You only need a relatively low temperature to melt it.[11]
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 Assemble the pipe components and heat them. Use caution when assembling pipe components so as to not burn yourself on the heated part. Slide the pipe into the fitting until it can go no further. Twist the pipe back and forth in the fitting to spread the flux on the inside of the joint. Then use your torch to reheat the assembled components.
 - Pass the flame of your torch evenly back and forth over the pipe components. Failing to heat these evenly could cause your solder to melt unevenly, allowing water to leak.[12]
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 Apply solder to the pipe. Hold your solder to the heated pipe. If the solder runs, your pipe components are sufficiently hot enough to begin soldering. If your components glow or turn a blue color, you've applied too much heat.
 - If you've applied too much heat to your pipe, wait for it to cool completely. When the pipe is cool, try again by repeating this process from the beginning.
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 Clean the pipe after soldering. While the pipe is still warm but the solder solid, brush another thin layer of flux on the solder. After that, use a clean cloth to wipe the soldered joint clean. Do not try to cool the joint rapidly. Doing so could cause damage to it.[13]
 - Avoid tightening the fixture or moving the joint around until the solder has completely cooled. The solder will remain soft until it is cool.
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 Avoid tipping the torch more than 60° from upright. Tipping your torch in this fashion can cause the torch to flare. This can be especially dangerous on windy days. The wind could cause the flame to jump to the surrounding area and start a fire.[14]
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 Recognize the effect of temperature on your torch flame. If you use your torch in cold weather and if your torch is not pressure regulated, you may notice that the flame is smaller than usual. Cold temperatures reduce the amount of pressure in the tank, resulting in a smaller flame.
 - Keep your tank in a warm, indoor area and use it quickly and efficiently when out in the cold to maintain a suitable flame.[15]
 - Using a pressure regulated torch will also prevent a small flame due to temperature.
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Description: The Rosewood Tree is a very rare plant with fern-like leaves. It is falsely called Palisanderbaum, but it is not related to rosewood. The Palisanderholzbaum comes from Argentina, but it is currently found where the climate is warm and humid.
In nature, rosewood is a tall tree. As a container plant, it forms tender and slender shoots. In the wild the Palisanderholzbaum forms beautiful blue bellflowers. As a container plant it rarely makes its flowers.
Care: The rosewood tree can be a sophisticated plant. He needs a partially shaded, warm and very humid place. The temperature should not drop below 16-18 degrees C throughout the year, especially in winter. In summer, the plant can be put outdoors, in a sheltered place. For casting, we use only warm, soft water. The Palisanderholzbaum is sensitive to calcium, even in the fertilizer. He is fertilized every 2 weeks. If, after the winter, the rosewood tree loses a lot of leaves, we should not worry. Soon he will form new ones. The fallen leaves should be removed immediately, because they smell unpleasant. The Palisanderholzbaum is usually suitable for greenhouses.
Propagation: Pretty easy on seeds. They are seeded in permeable soil at 25 degrees C in February-March.
Diseases and pests: Root rot can occur when the soil is too wet. Leaves may fall off if the air is too dry.
Phot. Pawan Tikku, Published under license CC-BY-SA-3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons. The photo shows the adult plant.


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From left to right : Diane Gosselin, President and CEO of CQDM, Rémi Quirion, Quebec's Chief Scientist, Samuel David, President of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience and Inez Jabalpurwala, President and CEO of Brain Canada
CQDM and Brain Canada launched a new funding program that will provide at least $10 million to support the development of innovative tools, technologies and platforms to accelerate the discovery of new, safe and effective drugs for disorders of the brain and nervous system. This exciting initiative was announced today at the annual meeting of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience in the presence of Rémi Quirion, Quebec's Chief Scientist, Diane Gosselin, President and CEO of CQDM and Inez Jabalpurwala, President and CEO of Brain Canada.
The partnership program named "Focus on Brain" intends to bridge the gap in neuroscience by supporting innovative translational research with tangible results that impact the drug discovery process, with the ultimate goal to prevent, treat or cure neurological or mental health disorders for the benefit of patients and their families. The program aims to foster multidisciplinary research collaborations linking Quebec and other Canadian researchers, as well as the academic and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This program also hopes to develop strong collaborations between academic researchers and the pharmaceutical industry through CQDM's unique mentorship program which brings industrial expertise and support to the projects and helps better align the research with the needs of the industry.
"We are delighted to partner with Brain Canada to launch our second pan-Canadian funding initiative to engage the best researchers throughout Canada in translational research, this time in the field of neuroscience," said Diane Gosselin. "The drug discovery process in neuroscience is paved with major hurdles. Brain Canada's footprint in brain research, as well as its strong presence in Canada, are crucial elements to the success of this new funding initiative. I am also very pleased to mention the intention of the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) to join us in this novel funding initiative in the very near future."
"We are delighted to partner with CQDM on this major funding program which will leverage our respective expertise and networks. Through this program, Brain Canada will have an opportunity to work more closely with the pharmaceutical industry as well as to foster collaborations with academia and SMEs in translational research. Our joint investment in Canada's world-class brain research will contribute to accelerating the search for better outcomes for the 1 in 3 Canadians impacted by brain disorders," said Inez Jabalpurwala.
"There are significant unmet medical needs throughout the world with regards to brain disorders and the challenges are great. Neuroscience research in Quebec and Canada is strong. I very much welcome this new funding initiative between CQDM and Brain Canada which will link Quebec's expertise in neuroscience to other initiatives in Canada for the development of novel biopharmaceuticals to treat brain disorders, thereby bringing better cures to patients. This program will also allow Quebec and Canadian researchers to engage further in international initiatives related to drug discovery and drug development in the field of neuroscience", said Rémi Quirion.
Request for applications
The program is now open to applications. Applicants have until August 20 th, 2014 to submit their Letters of Intent. For more information on the program, please visit CQDM's and Brain Canada's websites at: _URL_ and _URL_.
CQDM is a pharma-based consortium active in pre-competitive research whose mission is to fund the development of innovative tools and technologies to accelerate drug discovery. Unique in the world, CQDM's business model is based on a collaborative approach where all stakeholders share the costs of biopharmaceutical research and benefit from its results. CQDM also provides a meeting ground where academia, governments, and the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries converge to address numerous complex medical challenges. CQDM receives financial support from Pfizer Canada, AstraZeneca, Merck, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Eli Lilly Canada, Novartis Pharma Canada, as well as from Quebec's ministry of Economy, Innovation and Exportations (MEIE) and the Federal government's Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence program (BL-NCE). For more information, visit us at _URL_.
About Brain Canada
Brain Canada is a national non-profit organization headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, that enables and supports excellent, innovative, paradigm-changing brain research in Canada. For more than one decade, Brain Canada has made the case for the brain as a single, complex system with commonalities across the range of neurological disorders, mental illnesses and addictions, brain and spinal cord injuries. Looking at the brain as one system has underscored the need for increased collaboration across disciplines and institutions, and a smarter way to invest in brain research that is focused on outcomes that will benefit patients and families.
Brain Canada's vision is to understand the brain, in health and illness, to improve lives and achieve societal impact. Brain Canada is achieving its vision by:
- Increasing the scale and scope of funding to accelerate the pace of Canadian brain research;
- Creating a collective commitment to brain research across the public, private and voluntary sectors;
- Delivering transformative, original and outstanding research programs.
The Canada Brain Research Fund
The Canada Brain Research Fund is a public-private partnership designed to encourage Canadians to increase their support of brain research, and maximize the impact and efficiency of those investments. Brain Canada has committed to raising $100 million from private and non-governmental sources, which will be matched by government on a 1:1 basis. The Fund was announced in federal budget 2011, which proposed to "allocate up to $100 million to establish the Canada Brain Research Fund, which will support the very best Canadian neuroscience, fostering collaborative research and accelerating the pace of discovery, in order to improve the health and quality of life of Canadians who suffer from brain disorders."
For more information, visit us at _URL_.


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We spent the day thinking about how and why we should be kind. We wrote a timetable of our day so that we could spot opportunities to be kind. We heard several stories about kindness and considered their messages.
Before lunchtime, we went out with chalk to write positive messages on the playground for others to read.
In the afternoon, we made pin wheels with inspirational words and pictures. We were also given a kindness mission...


Create Kinesis action
You must first configure AWS to have an Amazon data stream and an IAM role. If you've already done it, proceed to the Admin Portal configuration section.
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resource "aws_kinesis_stream" "pubnub_kinesis" {
name = "pubnub-example"
shard_count = 1
stream_mode_details {
stream_mode = "PROVISIONED"
}
}
data "aws_iam_policy_document" "pubnub_kinesis_role" {
statement {
actions = ["sts:AssumeRole"]
principals {
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Create a data stream
 1. Log into your Amazon Kinesis account and head to the Data streams view.
 2. To create a data stream, click the top-right Create data stream button and give the stream a meaningful name.
 Supported service type
 Events & Actions only supports the Data Streams service type.
 3. Click the Create data stream bottom-right button to save the setup.
 4. Copy the data stream URL (ARN field) to use it later in the Admin Portal.
Create an IAM role
Create an IAM role with write permissions to Kinesis.
 1. Log into your AWS Identity and Access Management account and head to Roles under the Access Management section in the left navigation.
 2. Click the top-right Create role button and give the role a meaningful name.
 3. In Step 1 of the role configuration screen, mark AWS account as Trusted entity type.
 4. In the An AWS account section, select Another AWS account and put 535363102202 (PubNub account number) as the Account ID. This way, the role's trust relationship allows our service to assume your role to write to the data stream.
 5. Under Options, mark Require external ID and paste your app's subscribe key from the Admin Portal in the External ID field.
 This step is optional but recommended by the AWS best practices. This way, you assign the app's subscribe key as an external ID that would assume the newly created role in all PubNub calls. See the related Access policy details:
 {
 "Version": "2012-10-17",
 "Statement": [
 {
 "Effect": "Allow",
 "Principal": {
 "AWS": "arn:aws:iam::535363102202:root"
 },
 "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
 "Condition": {
 "StringEquals": {
 "sts:ExternalId": "<PubNub subscribe key>"
 }
 }
 }
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 Click Next to move to the second configuration step.
 6. In Step 2 of the role configuration screen, create a new permissions policy that gives write access to Kinesis (look for the kinesis:PutRecord policy permission). To do that, click the Create policy button and switch to the JSON tab. Paste the following snippet changing the Resource to your Kinesis data stream ARN.
 {
 "Statement": [
 {
 "Action": [
 "kinesis:PutRecord"
 ],
 "Effect": "Allow",
 "Resource": "<ARN of customer's Kinesis data stream>"
 }
 ],
 "Version": "2012-10-17"
 }
 Finish the policy configuration by following the wizard steps.
 7. When you've created the policy, select it from the list and click Next to move to the third configuration step.
 8. In Step 3 of the role configuration screen, name the role and click Create Role to confirm the changes.
 9. Search for the role and copy its ARN (ARN field) to use it later in the Admin Portal.
Configure Admin Portal
 1. In the Events & Actions view on the Admin Portal, create an action by clicking the + ACTION button.
 2. Paste both Amazon ARN values (for data stream and role) under the Data Stream ARN and Role ARN fields.
 3. Optionally, enable the Kinesis Retry option and set the expected number of action retry attempts (Number of Retries) and the time between them (Base retry interval (in seconds)). This feature follows jittered retry strategy, for more information refer to the Retry section.
 4. Pair your action with the previously created event listener without leaving the Actions view. To do this, click the + EVENT LISTENER button and select Choose an existing event listener.
 5. Save your newly created action by clicking the SAVE CHANGES button.
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External Treatment Effects and Program Implementation Bias
NBER Technical Working Paper No. 250
This paper discusses the definition and identification of external treatment effects and experimental designs capable of detecting these effects. External effects occur when the outcome of a given individual is affected by the treatment assignments of other individuals. The paper argues that two-stage randomization schemes, which randomize allocation of treatments across communities and randomizes the treatments themselves within communities, are useful for identifying private and external treatment effects. The importance of external treatment effects are illustrated in the context of several health economics applications: the impact of R&D subsidies, smoking prevention programs for youth, and the evaluation of HIV-prevention programs currently taking place in Africa.
Document Object Identifier (DOI): 10.3386/t0250
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At 6:03 on July 31, 220kV auxiliary power supply reverse work of Unit 1 and Unit 2 of Zhangzhou Nuclear power Plant was successfully completed, marking the realization of the first commissioning milestone node of the mass construction of "Hualong One" first reactor project, and the "Hualong mass construction" project has entered the phase of subsystem commissioning.
220kV auxiliary power supply reverse power supply is a new nuclear power plant after the installation of unit equipment and line erection work, through the transmission line from the grid to the plant for power supply, in order to meet the start-up requirements of high-power equipment during system commissioning. The realization of this node indicates that the system and equipment at the site of Zhangzhou nuclear power project will obtain stable debugging and temporary operation power supply, and provide reliable power supply guarantee for the subsequent comprehensive debugging work.
The 220kV auxiliary power supply reverse transmission process includes fire connection, line and auxiliary transformer impact test and other links. The auxiliary transformers of Unit 1 and Unit 2 of Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant have passed five impact tests. The parameters meet the standard requirements and the equipment runs stably. The on-load voltage regulation test, 10kV bus impact and load check were all successful once, indicating that the power back-off work was completed and the system entered the 24-hour trial operation safely. The first batch project of Hualong One — Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Unit 1 has officially entered a new stage of system commissioning.


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Arrojadoa is a genus of cacti, comprising 6 species and several varieties. It is named after the Brazilian Miguel Arrojado Lisboa. The genus occurs only in northern Brazil and is found at rocky places, under shrubs, which support their frail stalk. They are subtropical plants, with very little frost tolerance.
The species often have frail stalks that can be upright or procumbent, reaching 2 m high and about 2 to 5 cm thick. There are from 10 to 15 ribs, and ramifications are rare, and usually occur from the base.
The flowers are nocturnal and tube-like, measuring 1 to 3 cm in length and 0.5 to 1 cm in diameter. Flower colors can be pink or carmine. The fruit is berry-like, spherical with a maximal diameter of 1.5 cm, and pink or red when ripe.


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Regal Privet Plant - Ligustrum obtusifolium var. regelianum
The Regal Privet Plant is considered a fast-growing, hardy shrub. If left to grow on its own, it will create spreading branches that can mature into a beautiful, found-like hedge. This formation is what makes it so attractive as a backdrop to a garden in landscaping. It is capable of growing to hide things like foundations or walkway edges. The Regal Privet Plant has a wide range of zones, growing best in zones 3 to 7. It grows at a moderate rate in full sun to partial shade. It reaches a height of about 10 to 12 feet while spreading at approximately the same distances. One attractive quality about the Regal Privet is its excellent adaptability to some soil types. It prefers moist, well-drained soils that see a relative amount of sun when in a humid, southern environment, but it is also a hardy deciduous hedge when growing in more northern climates.
The Regal Privet Plant's upright growth is marked by green foliage and white flowers that bloom in the spring. It carries dark berries through the winter and is both adaptable and unable as a landscaping plant. Its dense foliage is what makes it so attractive for use in backdrops, but its berries are also appealing to some birds and wildlife who come to eat from them in the winter. The plants grow upright in oval to radiation rounded formations, then achieve an arching vase growth as they mature. If frequently pruned, these plants will form a hedge shape. The dark green leaves are semi-evergreen in the south and slowly deciduous in the north, growing opposite in elliptical to oblong shapes of 1" to 1.5" of length. The blossoms appear in May and June and appeal to some bees. The growth rate of Regal Privets depends on the frequency of pruning. The plants are useful in urban areas as they adapt well to stress.


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Human facial attractiveness is evaluated by using multiple cues. Among others, sexual dimorphism (i.e. masculinity for male faces/femininity for female faces) is an influential factor of perceived attractiveness. Since facial attractiveness is judged by incorporating sexually dimorphic traits as well as other cues, it is theoretically possible to dissociate sexual dimorphism from facial attractiveness. This study tested this by using a data-driven mathematical modelling approach. We first analysed the correlation between perceived masculinity/femininity and attractiveness ratings for 400 computer-generated male and female faces (Experiment 1) and found positive correlations between perceived femininity and attractiveness for both male and female faces. Using these results, we manipulated a set of faces along the attractiveness dimension while controlling for sexual dimorphism by orthogonalisation with data-driven mathematical models (Experiment 2). Our results revealed that perceived attractiveness and sexual dimorphism are dissociable, suggesting that there are as yet unidentified facial cues other than sexual dimorphism that contribute to facial attractiveness. Future studies can investigate the true preference of sexual dimorphism or the genuine effects of attractiveness by using well-controlled facial stimuli like those that this study generated. The findings will be of benefit to the further understanding of what makes a face attractive.
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Keywords: lock, lock up, key, ignition
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[Often the movement is repeated] the part of a door, a drawer, or a suitcase which you use to keep it shut and to prevent other people from opening it. To open it, you must first put a key in it and turn it. English = lock.
[Often the movement is repeated] a specially shaped piece of metal which you place in a lock and turn in order to open or lock a door, a drawer, or a suitcase; a specially shaped piece of metal that you turn, for example to wind up a clock. English = key.
[Often the movement is repeated] the keyhole in the dashboard of a car in which you insert a key in order to start the engine. English = ignition.
As a Verb or Adjective
To put a key into a lock and turn it so that it cannot be opened. English = lock.
To make sure all the doors and windows of a building are properly closed and locked so that burglars cannot get in. English = lock up.
To insert a key into the ignition of a car and turn it so that the engine starts.


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Dashboard week has started.
Dashboard Week, The Data Schools' challenge to consultants nearing the end of their intense fourth month training before starting placement. The challenge for each day this week – create a dashboard and tell a story using a newly provided dataset each day. Each day will present a new challenge, requiring us to recall parts of our training to access data and create our dashboards. For example, we will at some point need to use an API to access the data. And to top it all off, we will then present our story dashboards to data school colleagues and staff.
Day 1 – Australian Charities
The first dataset, downloaded from the ACNC website contained information on registered charities across Australia. Inspecting the dataset, the data provided a general overview of registered charities looking at registered charities over the last 9 years. Looking closer, it contained information on:
- charity contact information,
- charities by where they operate in Australia,
- establishment and registration date,
- charities grouped by categories and sub-categories.
My approach to the challenge was to clean the data and then explore different aspects of the data. This took a bit of time but I was able to find my story. The focus being on the number of new charities registering and revenue reported.
One aspect of my approach that helped understand my story was in finding a user guide. The user guide from the ACNC website provided a detailed breakdown of the data contained in each column and some additional details. For example, I was able to identify the values for categories and sub-categories as well as make sense of any acronyms. Finding the user guide was a big help!
Inputting the data into Alteryx, overall it was fairly clean. However there were a few values to fix and the format was not ideal to start create my dashboard. For example, the categories and sub-categories for each charity was broken into individual columns which meant most of the rows were empty. My approach was to transpose the data so that I had one column each for categories and subcategories.
I was also able to add some additional information from the user guide into the dataset – revenue groups. This was done by matching the size of the charity with the revenue descriptions.
For simplicity and to get into Tableau, I outputted for tables from the original dataset with the intension of joining the data back up using relationships. I took this approach as some charities were grouped by multiple categories and subcategories which was not ideal to combine.
The hardest part about making this dashboard was thinking of the story. After playing around with the data and a few different charts, I was able to identify two trends:
1 – The number of charities reporting revenue has drastically declined since 2013
This could be due to charities not receiving any revenue or that they are simply not reporting. I took the view that charities weren't receiving revenue as I would have thought charities would need to report their revenue to keep their status with the Australian authority of charities (ACNC).
2 – The number of new charities registering across Australia has been declining over recent years
Adding to the first trend, I thought that looking at the decline of new charities registering could be linked to revenue. Drawing a conclusion that less organisations are becoming charities because charities are receiving less revenue.
Functionality included in the dashboard allows the user to drill down by year, state, revenue and sub-type (charity category) and compare multiple sub-types over these variables. I have also included help buttons to help with navigation and interactivity.


My paper "Diagrammatic time-local master equation for open quantum systems" is out in Phys Rev A.
We all know that an isolated quantum system is governed by the Schodinger equation. However, in real world, a quantum system is always interacting with the surrounding (possibly macroscopic) environment. Such unavoidable interactions are an essential ingredient that contributes to the fact that we are living in a classical world.
Unfortunately, we typically are not able to follow the dynamics for the full system+environment considering the environment may consist of hundreds of degrees of freedom. In many cases, we are only interested in the primary system instead of the environment, we can focus on the reduced density matrix of the system only. The important question is then: How do we describe the evolution of the reduced density matrices?
In this manuscript, I introduce single Feynman diagrams and rules to directly write down the exact time-local master equation for a general open quantum system interacting with an arbitrary environment.
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Bus Cabin Noise Predictions of Large HVAC System using Total Noise Method 2023-01-1126
HVAC system design plays an important role in the acoustic comfort of passenger vehicles and becomes prominent in electric vehicles. In the case of buses, cabin volume is larger than in cars, thus HVAC system required inside buses are bigger in size, and to meet comfort requirement numerous blowers are used for airflow delivery. Due to multiple blowers rotating inside the mixing unit and large delivery of air inside of the large HVAC system airborne noise is produced during its operations. One way to evaluate this airborne noise with CFD methods would be using the traditional sliding mesh approach around all the blowers to resolve the flow and turbulence, which is computationally very expensive. However, ability to predict noise inside the bus cabin with lesser turnaround time is important to accommodate quick design changes at early product development stage. Consequently, there is a need to develop a methodology that predicts the cabin noise of large HVAC systems with a short turnaround time and is lesser expensive. This paper proposes a multiscale approach where airborne noise generated by a single blower in motion is predicted using commercial Lattice Boltzmann CFD software with a proportionally reduced HVAC system in an anechoic digital wind tunnel. This CFD noise prediction is used to replace all the blowers inside the mixing unit with virtual digital speakers to predict the cabin noise. This multiscale approach is divided into three steps and is defined as the Total Noise Approach in the paper. With the multiscale approach, overall SPL predicted inside the bus cabin at driver and rear passengers' ear level were compared with the physical test measurements and has shown a good correlation. With the approach, computational cost and turnaround time is significantly less as compared to the flow resolving approach around all the blowers to predict cabin noise for the large HVAC systems and is therefore useful in designing and planning countermeasures during product development.


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Overview
The Ravenclaw dialog manager structures a dialog application as a task or set of tasks in a target domain that the system helps a user perform. Tasks can be hierarchical. For example in a travel arrangements task, asking for an airplane schedule or reserving a hotel room would be two included but separate tasks. To complete a task Ravenclaw will need certain pieces of information, for example a date or a city name in the travel domain. Dialog consists of acquiring, modifying or validating this information. You might want to think of tasks as being plans. The task organization supports mixed-initiative interaction which supports easy shifts between tasks (you can think of tasks as topics) and allows the user to specify what the system does next. This is in contrast to so-called directed dialog systems that require users to follow a prescribed sequence of exchanges in order to complete a task. Of course if the user is not familiar with the task or domain, the dialog will appear directed, as the system pursues the goal of completing the task at hand.
More detailed information can be obtained from the papers listed in the References section.
The development process
The following is a very simple account of the development process. The tutorials below will guide you through the details. You may also want to examine one of the example systems to get an idea of what needs to be done.
 1. Define the task(s) that the system will carry out. Some tasks may not require data but other will; specify these data.
 2. Create an initial language specification. This will be the grammar and will contain entries that correspond to how users will refer to tasks and to the language they will use to specify input data and control the system.
 3. Using the language as a guide, create a task-tree for the dialog manager.
 4. Create a "back-end" that will process queries form the dialog manager and will return information that can then be spoken to the user.
 5. Populate the language generator module with language used to speak system output to the user.
The above is an outline of a simple speech-only application that might, for example, retrieve information from a database. Olympus can also be used to build more complex multi-modal systems as well as action-oriented systems (such as robot interfaces).
Getting started
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Here's is a collection of reference material relating to the most important Olympus components, especially with regard to their configuration. For a more complete reference, see the File Structure.
Audio Server
Apollo
Interaction Manager
Phoenix
Parser
RavenClaw
Dialog Manager
Rosetta
Language Generation
Kalliope
Speech Output
Backend
Tools
Advanced Topics
Plugging in your own modules into Olympus
Advanced features
Questions and Problems
For additional information, as well as specific questions, email the developers mailing list (_EMAIL_).
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Two Methods of How to Make a Movie from Photos
The two methods of creating movies from photos -- google photos or the easier online movie maker.
One of the most engaging and trending ways of sharing your memories or marketing your products is to create a movie from photos using a movie maker. And that is why you need our help on how to make a movie from photos.
We all use Google, but did you know that Google Photos also offers a feature to help you to create a movie from photos without any hassle or much effort. If you don't know that this feature exists or you're worried about how to make a movie with Google Photos, don't fret, we have got you covered.
In this article, apart from elaborately explaining the steps on how to make a movie from photos, we will also introduce other powerful software to create movie from photos.
Part 1. How to Make a Movie on Google Photos
Here we will explain the process on how to make a movie from photos in just 6 simple steps.
01 Launch Google Photos
First, on your PC or smartphone, open Google Photos and Sign In. Make sure you have an active internet connection.
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02 Choose Create Movie Option
Now, click on the Library tab and tap on Utilities.
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Then scroll down and in the Create New tab, click on the Movie option
movie option
03 Choose a Method to Create Movie from Photos
Method A: Use A Photos Template
Google Photos offers a variety of themed templates dedicated to different purposes. From a movie template for your pets to your significant other, Google has it all.
use photo template
Click on the type of movie you want to create and click on Get Started. For instance, you select the Meow Movie template; you will then have to choose an album containing photos of your pets. After that, Google Photos will then automatically create the video and notify when it is completed.
select your template
The downside of using an auto-creation template is that you cannot customize the settings or change any parameter, but it's still a great and quick way to create movie from Photos if you're in a hurry
Note: You will need to have enough photos for that specific category for the movie to be successfully created
Method B: Start from Scratch
If you want to personalize and edit your movie, you should start making a movie from scratch. Click on the New Movie option
04 Select Media to Create Movie from Photos
Once you click on the New Movie tab, all your photos and videos will be displayed. You can click on the small circles to tick the media you want to use in the movie. There is a maximum limit of 50 photos/videos per movie, but that serves to be just enough. After selecting the media, click on Create to proceed
select materials
It will take a few moments to download the media and create movie from photos that you can edit to personalize.
add materials
05 Edit Your Movie
1. Adjust Speed and Duration
Drag to increase or decrease the bar length that will change the duration of every photo in the movie. Click on every photo to adjust the duration for each one separately.
adjust duration
2. Rearrange or Duplicate
Hold and drag the media from one position to the next to rearrange. If you want to copy the images, click on the three dots to Insert Clip, Duplicate or Remove a clip.
rearrange or duplicate
3. Add More Media
If in the middle of the movie-making process you want to add more photos or videos, scroll down to the end of the clips and click on the plus icon for Add photos and videos.
add photos and videos
4. Add A Background Music
To add some music and liven up the movie, click on the music note. If you want to upload a song from your own playlist, click on My Music to access the songs on your device. Click the song to add background audio to your movie.
background music
Click on the Theme music to access the huge, free music library by Google Photos. The music is categorized as Reflective, Upbeat, Electronic, etc. Click on the desired song to add to the movie.
select your music
06 Save and Download Your Movie
Once you have made all the edits and personalized the video to your liking, click Save.
In the library, click on the newly created video and swipe up for more options. You can then Download the video to your camera roll for offline viewing or for sharing on social media platforms.
save movie
Now you know how to easily make a movie on Google Photos in a few steps.
Part 2. How to Make a Movie with Pictures
Despite the ease and convenience to create movies from photos on Google, it is known to have very limited editing features that hinder your creativity and flexibility in editing. Now, you must be wondering how to make a movie from photos that is both easy and impressive at the same time. I have just the right editor to help you create movie from photos that are stunning and quick to edit. And that is VidAir. Now, for those of you wondering what VidAir is, let me get into a little more detail and steps on how to make a movie from photos.
Wondershare VidAir is an online professional movie maker and editor. It has a highly intuitive interface that is incredibly easy to use, even for beginners. The various editing tools are an attraction for professional movie makers too. For ease of novice editors, VidAir offers a free and massive template library for every occasion and theme. Along with offering a rich library of free music for every genre or mood, it has a variety of caption styles to make your video visually appealing. In the end, the output is an impressive high-quality video that can be quickly exported as an uncompressed video. The various aspect ratios further ease the process of direct upload to different social media sites.
You can create movie from photos in just 3 easy steps.
Step 1 Launch VidAir and Choose Template
Open VidAir on your browser. Login or SignUp for free. Now, you will see an extensive range of templates for various occasions. Choose the template you like and select the desired aspect ratio. Then, click on UseThisTemplate.
launch vidair
Step 2 Create Movie from Photos and Edit
In this window, you can now upload your media, whether photos or videos or even audio. There is no limit on the number of images you upload. You can then add eye-catching captions from the Text tab and customize them by changing the font style, size, color, or position. The Audio tab allows you to add background music with a single click.
easy edit
Step 3 Export and Save Your Movie
Once you create movie from photos and make all the necessary edits to personalize your video, click on Export in the top right corner. Then select the watermark and resolution option and click Export again.
export and save
The bottom line is that the secret is out and up for grabs. Even novice moviemakers can now create movie from photos using the in-built movie maker. It is free and safe to use with as easy a user-friendly interface as it comes. What more could you want?
And if you previously didn't know how to make a movie from photos, you must have mastered it by now
In case you decide to try a more powerful and professional editor to create movie from photos, give VidAir by Wondershare a spin for some stunning videos in a few taps
Go on and create movie from photos to wow your audience. Good luck!
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Princeton Docket #07-2385-1
Researchers at Princeton University have developed a new design for shifters that utilizes Inverse Butterfly or Butterfly Routing Circuits. Princeton is currently seeking industrial collaborators to commercialize this technology.
The design excels in its ability to perform permutations, so it can efficiently perform both existing shift operations (shift, rotate, extract, deposit and mix) that are currently supported by processors, as well as new advanced bit manipulation operations (bit gather or parallel extract, bit scatter or parallel deposit, and bit permutation) that are useful in applications such as cryptology, cryptanalysis, steganography, biometrics and pattern matching.
Since the mix function on current shifters is often performed on a separate multimedia functional unit, while shift, rotate, extract and deposit are performed on a shifter unit, this new design can replace two functional units with a single, more powerful one, reducing area on a chip. This new design has been tested via computer simulation. It has exhibited latency comparable to that of a classic barrel shifter, and almost equal to that of current log shifters.
It is anticipated that this new hardware design can be utilized by microprocessor, embedded processor, ASIP and ASIC implementers.
Ruby B. Lee is the Forrest G. Hamrick Professor in Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University, with an affiliated appointment in the Computer Science Department. She is the director of the Princeton Architecture Laboratory for Multimedia and Security (PALMS). Professor Lee is an expert in hardware-enhanced security and has designed architectures for secure processors, secure caches that do not leak information through side-channel attacks, and secure servers for cloud computing. Her research is in the intersection of computer architecture and cyber security. She is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). She holds over 120 U.S. and international patents.
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Princeton is seeking to identify appropriate partners for the further development and commercialization of this technology.
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Marc Gafni: What is the Separate Self?
In this video teaching, Dr. Marc Gafni defines with his students during his annual five-day Urban Retreat in the Summer of 2010, the notion of Separate Self. What is the Separate Self? How do we know our True Self? Marc Gafni introduces and explains that each person is a skin encapsulated ego (to borrow the phrase) and needs to move beyond one's Separate Self towards one's True Self, ultimately realizing one's Unique Self.
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System-in-Package (SiP) is a promising concept of system integration. Different semiconductor technologies, integrated passives, and other components can be integrated into a single package, without compromising the performance of separate functional blocks. However, the increase of packaging density increases the complexity of structures. Therefore, new processes and materials are needed to achieve high reliable SiP module pkg. So in this test, we tried VPES (vacuum printing encapsulation system) as underfill and encapsulation process of SiP module. The size of SiP module package is 4.84(L) times 6.15(W) times 1.32(H) mm. It contains an IC chip and several passive components such as crystals, filters, register, capacitor, etc. IC chip size is 3.5 mm SQ, thickness 0.45 mm, and the standoff height is almost 0.06 mm. In this test we compared VPES and conventional underfill and molding process. During the VPES process we used pressure cure system to reduce the internal void size. SAT (scanning acoustic transmitter), 3D optical microscope, and shadow moire analysis were done. And reliability test such as MRT and T/C was performed.


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The Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium (SCDIC) is the first research program to use Implementation Science to identify and address barriers to quality care in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Implementation science examines study methods that promote the adoption of research findings into healthcare. Therefore the broad scope of implementation science is particularly suited to address healthcare in SCD. SCDIC is a cooperative research program that will promote the development and evaluation of strategies that take a multi-modal, multi-sector approach to 1) conduct a needsbased community assessment of the barriers to care for subjects with SCD, 2) design implementation research studies that address identified barriers to care and 3) participate in the development of a SCD Registry, in collaboration with clinical centers and the NHLBI. Each Clinical Center is expected to enroll and follow at least 300 adolescents and adults with SCD into the SCD Registry.
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In the last decades, in Italy there has been a wide diffusion of electronic databases to record administrative information of relevant interest for the National Health System. Nowadays there are several administrative electronic databases maintained by the National Health System, along with other health databases such as registries for specific diseases Such a recording system can be used to conduct observational studies, if appropriately administrated. One of the specific objectives of ARCHES project is to take a census of health electronic databases existing in Italy. The census is aimed to show the main characteristics of health electronic databases having regional population as reference population, giving detailed information about their structural peculiarities, accessibility, completeness, accuracy, geographical variability and the potentialities of their use in epidemiology.


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In his essay dealing with the dominant influence of Paris over luxurious firearms design in the latter decades of the 17th century, the salient firearms scholar Torsten Lenk noted that at the close of the 17th century Dresden ranked with Amsterdam and Düsseldorf as a centre for the production of firearms in an entirely French style. To this we should add the imperial court of Vienna, to be followed early the next century by Berlin, Munich, Prague, Copenhagen and Madrid.
How this shift away from the Germanic traditions in firearms ornament came about is naturally rooted in the wider influence of Paris, by then the epi-centre of northern development across the decorative arts, fuelled by the abounding patronage of Louis XIV and the expanding pan-European influence of the royal court. Paris firearms design, specifically, emerged at the Dresden Electoral Court with the Dukes of Saxony commissioning the very latest French flintlock firearms.


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Chegg Guided Solutions for Water Resources Engineering 2nd Edition: Chapter 18.3
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 Find the critical shear stress by using the formula
 Denote Specific weight of sediment particle as, Specific weight of water as, Specific gravity as g, Sand size as, Critical shear stress as, and actual shear stress as
 Use the shields formula to compute from shields diagram
 From shields diagram the value is taken as 0.065
 Find the critical shear stress by substituting the values of 2.65 for, for
 Therefore, the critical shear stress is
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 Denote Depth of wide rectangular channel as y (R=y)
 Find the actual shear stress by substituting the values of 2.5 m for R, 9810 kg/m3 for γ, and 0.0003 for S
 Therefore, the actual shear stress is
 The actual shear stress is much larger than the critical shear stress; transport of the fine sand particles is expected.
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Maharashtra, UP gets Tough Solar Targets for 2022
Maharashtra Solar Targets
The MNRE has recently handed over red-letters to solar-friendly states underlining targets and deadline for renewable energy generation and absorption. The letter pronounces Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh into the challenging solar energy targets by 2022, asserting Maharashtra to increase 30 times solar capacity to its existing
378.7 MW generating 11,926 MW.
UP also has a good start to its solar capacity generation of 140 MW and with this recommendation the state has to convince to raise its solar capacity to more than 75 times generating 10,697 MW.
MNRE Secretary Upendra Tripathy wrote to the chief secretaries of all states and Union Territories, setting out each of their targets so as to achieve the goals of 100,000 MW of solar power, 60,000 MW of wind power and a total of 175,000 MW of renewable energy (the rest coming from biomass and small hydro projects) by 2022.
With the stipulation that 8% of the power consumed by a state should come from solar sources by 2022, Maharashtra's target rises to 12,611 MW and UP's to 13,248 MW, though the shortfall could be drawn from other states.
The secretary further writes in his letter that the states have to respond with an action plan, breaking up their cumulative goals into yearly targets. "I propose to convene a meeting in the second week of March 2016 to discuss the State Action Plan 2022, a copy of which may be sent to me in advance.
Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary in the MNRE, has written to Power Secretary Pradeep Kumar Pujari to ensure that all state electricity regulatory commissions cooperate in meeting the states' obligation of drawing 17% of their total power from renewable sources by 2022, including a minimum of 8% from solar sources. He has also written similarly to the principal secretaries (power) in all states and Union Territories.
Rajasthan and Gujarat are best suited regions for solar energy making the states to easily achieve the given targets.
Rajasthan already has solar capacity of 1,264.35 MW installed and needs to raise it less than five times to 5,762 MW by 2022. Gujarat, with a solar capacity of 1,024.15 MW, has to increase it to 8,020 MW.


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Use of banana blossom to enhance the nutrient content of bean soup
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The banana plant (Musa spp.) is widely grown in Uganda. Its fruit is a good source of carbohydrates and potassium. The other plant parts such as the shoot when fresh or dried are utilized for traditional, packaging and storage functions. In Uganda the cooking banana fruits are eaten as a staple while the blossom is usually thrown away. However, banana blossom has been reported to be edible in different parts of the world. Under this study, banana blossoms were assessed for use as a nutrient enhancer in bean soup. Samples of banana blossoms from the East African Highland bananas (Mpologoma variety) were harvested, washed, sliced, soaked in 0.2% citric acid solution and dried at 60℃ for 2 hours and 30 minutes in a cabinet drier. The dried samples were then ground into powder, tested for proximate composition (moisture, protein and dietary fiber content) and physico-chemical properties. The powder was added to two bean soups, one with 0.2% salt and the other without salt, at 5% and 10%. The proximate and physicochemical properties of the Banana Blossom Powder (BBP) were determined using Association of Analytical Chemists standard methods whereas the sensory acceptability of the bean soup containing BBP was rated on a nine-point hedonic scale by 20 male and 10 female, untrained students from the School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-systems engineering at Makerere University. The results indicate that the moisture, protein and dietary fiber content were 5.96%, 19.80% and 15.13% respectively. The Water Absorption Capacity, Swelling Capacity and Water Solubility Index of the BBP were 398.11%, 4.74% and 6.28% respectively. The sensory acceptability of the bean soup containing the BBP was within the range of 2.20-5.00. The sample with 5% BBP and salt had an acceptability of 5.00 which was not significantly different from the bean soup without the BBP (5.67). The results showed the potential of banana blossom powder to contribute to the nutrition value of local diets.
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Abstract The existing inexact optimization methods based on interval-parameter linear programming can hardly address problems where coefficients in objective functions are subject to dual uncertainties. In this study, a superiority-inferiority-based inexact fuzzy two-stage mixed-integer linear programming (SI-IFTMILP) model was developed for supporting municipal solid waste management under uncertainty. The developed SI-IFTMILP approach is capable of tackling dual uncertainties presented as fuzzy boundary intervals (FuBIs) in not only constraints, but also objective functions. Uncertainties expressed as a combination of intervals and random variables could also be explicitly reflected. An algorithm with high computational efficiency was provided to solve SI-IFTMILP. SI-IFTMILP was then applied to a long-term waste management case to demonstrate its applicability. Useful interval solutions were obtained. SI-IFTMILP could help generate dynamic facility-expansion and waste-allocation plans, as well as provide corrective actions when anticipated waste management plans are violated. It could also greatly reduce system-violation risk and enhance system robustness through examining two sets of penalties resulting from variations in fuzziness and randomness. Moreover, four possible alternative models were formulated to solve the same problem; solutions from them were then compared with those from SI-IFTMILP. The results indicate that SI-IFTMILP could provide more reliable solutions than the alternatives. 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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We study fundamental groups of projective varieties with normal crossing singularities and of germs of complex singularities. We prove that for every finitely-presented group G there is a complex projective surface S with simple normal crossing singularities only, so that the fundamental group of S is isomorphic to G. We use this to construct 3-dimensional isolated complex singularities so that the fundamental group of the link is isomorphic to G. Lastly, we prove that a finitelypresented group G is Q-superperfect (has vanishing rational homology in dimensions 1 and 2) if and only G if is isomorphic to the fundamental group of the link of a rational 6-dimensional complex singularity.
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What is Influence and what is it used for?
Influence is granted by the apartments in your cities and determines the number of troops you can train.
To see your current Influence, click on one of your apartments in your Neighborhood view. In the apartment screen, there is a tab located at the top labeled 'Influence'.
In the Influence section you can see your total Influence and how that total is achieved through the apartments in your cities. Higher level apartments will give you more Influence and allow you to train more troops at once.
In your Hideout, you can see the required amount of Influence required to train a unit.