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25 Aug Glove box for Battery R&D Laboratory application
Glove boxes, also known as isolation chambers or controlled atmosphere enclosures, are essential tools in various industries, including battery research and development. They provide a controlled environment with low levels of moisture and oxygen, allowing researchers and manufacturers to work with sensitive materials, such as lithium-ion batteries, under optimized conditions. This essay explores the significance of glove boxes in battery applications, discussing their purpose, benefits, and contributions to advancing battery technology.
Purpose of Glove Boxes in Battery Applications:
Glove boxes play a crucial role in battery research, development, and manufacturing due to the highly reactive nature of battery materials, particularly in lithium-ion battery technology. Lithium-ion batteries involve the use of materials like lithium metal, lithium-ion cathodes, and electrolytes that are sensitive to moisture and oxygen. Even trace amounts of impurities can compromise battery performance, safety, and longevity. Glove boxes provide an isolated environment with controlled humidity and oxygen levels, minimizing the risk of contamination and ensuring consistent battery performance.
Benefits and Features of Glove Boxes:
Glove boxes maintain the purity of battery materials by preventing exposure to atmospheric moisture and oxygen, thus enhancing the overall performance and lifespan of batteries.
Lithium-ion batteries can be hazardous if mishandled. Glove boxes offer a controlled environment that reduces the risk of short circuits, fires, and explosions, ensuring the safety of researchers and workers.
Researchers can perform accurate experiments and tests within the controlled environment of a glove box, enabling them to collect reliable data on battery performance and behavior.
Glove boxes can be filled with inert gases like nitrogen or argon, creating an oxygen-free environment that prevents reactions with sensitive battery materials.
Glove boxes can be customized to accommodate specific research needs, allowing researchers to create unique atmospheres and conditions for various battery studies.
Contributions to Advancing Battery Technology:
Glove boxes have significantly contributed to the advancement of battery technology in several ways:
Researchers can experiment with new materials for electrodes, electrolytes, and separators without the risk of contamination, facilitating the discovery of novel, high-performance battery components.
Battery safety is paramount. Glove boxes enable thorough testing of battery designs, materials, and configurations to ensure they meet safety standards and regulations.
When transitioning from lab-scale to commercial-scale battery production, glove boxes aid in maintaining the integrity of materials during the scaling process.
Exploring Beyond Lithium-Ion:
As the battery field expands to include new chemistries (e.g., solid-state batteries), glove boxes offer a controlled environment to research and develop these emerging technologies.
Glove boxes facilitate streamlined research workflows, allowing researchers to focus on innovation rather than combating issues related to contamination and impurity.
Summazring the topic:
Glove boxes are indispensable tools in battery research and development due to their ability to create controlled environments that preserve the integrity of sensitive battery materials. By preventing contamination, ensuring safety, and enabling precise testing, glove boxes play a pivotal role in advancing battery technology. As the demand for high-performance batteries continues to grow in applications such as electric vehicles and renewable energy storage, the role of glove boxes in driving innovation and improving battery performance remains critical.


text: hi i am a beginner at physics. my teacher just gave me this problem for a make up work but he did not give me any equations on solving this problem due to some misunderstanding he got mad at me. so here i am stuck..... please help!! A discus thrower (arm length 1.2 m) starts from rest and begins to rotate counterclockwise with a constant angular acceleration of size 2.7 rad/s2. a. How long does it take for the discus thrower's angular speed to reach 5.7 rad/s? b. How many revolutions does it take for the discus thrower's angular speed to reach 5.7 rad/s? c. What is the linear speed of the discus at 5.7 rad/s? d. What is the linear acceleration of the discus at this point? e.What is the size of the discus's centripetal acceleration? f. What is the size of the discus's total acceleration? i searched all over the internet and i still can't find any equations that applys to my questions here is the only question i found.. i don't even know how to use this equation on solving those problems.. O=O(initial)+ W(intial)T + 1/2 XT(square) please begging on my knees for some help on solving this problem!! any helps would be appreciated!!

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Judge ratifies air link between Sao Paulo and Malvinas/Falklands
It's been a long wait, but we may thank Argentine federal judge Luis Rodriguez for the ruling, ratifying and giving the green light for Latam's flight, linking Sao Paulo in Brazil and Cordoba with the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, after throwing out a request to suspend the link.
According to the ruling, published by the Judicial Information Center, given the records collected from the different Argentine public offices involved, they all coincide in underlining that the Malvinas Islands belong to the Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands province of Argentina, and "the Cordoba Islas Malvinas leg in a domestic flight"
Furthermore the approval of the legs between Sao Paulo and the Malvinas Islands are in the framework of bilateral treaties between both States, which were necessary to authorize through a National Decree, under article 97 of the Aeronautic Code, and Law 25.871, analogue to those currently taking place under Decree 1179/2002.
This decree authorized Lan Chile (now merged with Brazil's TAM), to exploit regular international air transport services of passengers, cargo and mail with large body aircraft. Rodriguez also underlined the "legitimate and imprescriptible sovereignty of the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and adjoining maritime and insular spaces", according to the records requested.
Thus based on the analysis of all the evidence provided, it impedes considering admissibility requests of the cautionary measures, demanded by the Prosecution, with the purpose to preserve the Argentine State from possible serious economic damages.
In consequence Judge Rodriguez ruled not to accept the suspension of the flights corresponding to the authorizations extended to Latam through Decree 602/2019, from 30 August 2019 and signed by the president of the Argentine nation.
The cautionary measures were requested by solicitor Valeria Laura Carreras on 24 September who claimed alleged irregularities in the UK/Argentina bilateral relation by the administration of President Mauricio Macri. Based on this the Prosecution had accused president Macri, Transport minister Guillermo Dietrich and foreign affairs minister Jorge Faurie for their alleged "treason of the Motherland", in the question referred to the flight to Malvinas.
Netflix is seeing rapid subscriber growth in regions including Asia and Latin America as it girds for tougher competition in the streaming market, newly detailed figures show.
In a regulatory filing this week, Netflix offered the first detailed look at its finances from various regions around the world,
The figures showed nearly 14.5 million subscribers in the Asia-Pacific region at the end of September, representing growth of more than 50% over the previous 12 months.
The region including Europe, the Middle East and Africa had some 47 million paid subscribers, up 40% year-over-year, in the largest segment outside North America.
Latin America included some 29 million subscribers, a rise of 22% over the past year, Netflix said in the filing.
North America is the largest market for Netflix with some 67 million subscribers but growth over the past year was just 6.5%. Netflix is the leader in streaming television, operating in some 190 countries, but it is facing new offerings from deep-pocketed rivals including Disney, Apple, Comcast's NBCUniversal and AT&T's WarnerMedia

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Questions on modularity
Hi
I'm using gretna to compute graph measures for a weighted functional connectome of the brain.
I have some questions:
1) is it possible to use gretna with non-square matrices?
2) Do I have to define the community index vector or is it possible to estimate the number and extent of modules? What is the procedure? Whenever I try to compute participant coefficient or modular interaction there is a line in the gui that says "community index <-X" and it asks me to input a vector of iindexes, otherwise an error prompts. I would like to let the program estimate modules subdivision.
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Have you ever wished you had more concrete evidence of what was said in a text message? Maybe you need to prove a point, resolve a dispute, or record important information. I don't know.
Whatever the reason, printing text messages is a great way to save a hard copy of your conversations, which can be helpful if you need to go to court or simply hold someone accountable.
But how do you print text messages on your iPhone? It's not as simple as you think. Unlike some other phones, the iPhone doesn't have a built-in option to print messages directly from the Messages app. However, there are several options, depending on how many messages you want to print and whether you need physical or digital copies.
1. Using screenshots
The easiest and quickest way to print text messages on your iPhone is to take a screenshot of the conversation and print it from the Photos app. This method is suitable if you only have a few messages to print and you don't mind having them in image format. Here's how:
- going to message Select an app and conversation I want to print.
- To take a screenshot of a conversation, depending on the type of iPhone you have, lock button And that top volume button At the same time, or on some older iPhones, home button And that lock button at the same time.
- Then go to photograph App.
- Tap. album Click on the tab to select it screenshot.
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- click select and tap all screenshots Select the items you want to print (checkmarks will appear in blue circles).
- Then in the bottom left corner Share button.
- Then select Print.
- Please make sure you have wireless printer Now that it's in range and connected to your iPhone, adjust the settings as needed.
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- Tap Print Click in the top right corner and wait until the message prints.
You have successfully printed text messages on iPhone using screenshots. However, if you have a large number of messages to print, this method may not be very efficient as you will have to take multiple screenshots and print them one by one. In that case, you may want to try the following method.
2. Convert text messages to PDF on Mac
One way to save your entire text conversation is to convert the chat to PDF from your Mac. However, as you'll see in the steps below, if you want to download all the text messages you've exchanged with someone over a long period of time, you may have to scroll back and forth a lot. In some cases, the Messaging application may close automatically. This process works well for short-term printing/saving, but is somewhat unreliable for printing/saving conversations over long periods of time.
- open i-message Apps on Mac.
- choose text conversation I want to save it by Click on it.
- select File.
- Then select Print.
- From the drop-down menu, File type.
- please select Save as PDF.
- Now choose what you want save as, where If you want to save it, title, author and subject.
- then click keep.
- with this, PDF Conversation text and images.
3. Send a conversation to another phone number
Let's say you don't have access to a printer, but want to copy and export a text thread from your iPhone. You can send it to another number and print it later. This is great if you want to share parts of a conversation, but not the entire text thread you've been sharing with someone for years. To send a conversation, follow these steps:
- Start. iMessage app On your iPhone.
- find conversation What you want to save open it.
- Tap and hold message bubble In conversation.
- Tap more.. when the menu is displayed.
- Manual selection all messages Tap the circle to the left of the message bubble to save the message you want to save.
- select all messages Tap the circle to the left of the message bubble to save the message you want to save.
- Tap. share Options at the bottom right of the screen.
- Go ahead and choose. to People you want to share conversations with.
- click green circle up arrow To share.
4. Use of third-party apps
Another way to print text messages on iPhone is to use a third-party app: Eye-mazing. This app allows you to export your messages as PDF files that you can print from your computer or save as digital copies. This method is suitable if you have a long history of messages to print and want to save them in text format. Here's how:
- After downloading, Install the app on your computer, and launch that.
- Connecting Connect your iPhone to your computer using a USB cable.
- unlock Tap your iPhone trusted device When prompted.
- In the app's sidebar, device and click message.
- choose conversation I would like to export it.
- In the top right corner, select from and to The date of the conversation you want to print.
- Adjust settings as needed, printer Connect to your computer and click Print Also.
Alternatively, if you want to export your messages as a digital copy and save it to your computer, you can do the following:
- follow me same procedure The steps up to step 6 are the same as above.
- Instead of clicking "Print", Export to PDF.
- click Next, and select name and location Specify the location to save the PDF file.
- click export, Wait until the messages are exported.
Cart important points
Printing text messages on your iPhone can be useful for a variety of purposes, including recording evidence, documenting important information, and preserving memories. However, it's not that easy to do this directly from the Messages app, so you'll have to use some alternative methods, such as taking a screenshot or using a third-party app like iMazing.
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This research aimed to study fruit morphological characters of local durian in Ra-Ngae District, Narathiwat Province. The morphological characters were as follows: size, shape, spine, texture color, seed, and taste. The 60 samples were collected from the farmer's farm in Ra-Ngae District, Narathiwat Province. The percentage, mean, maximum, minimum, and standard deviation were calculated. The results found that the average fruit weight, average fruit long, and average fruit wide were 1.25 kilograms, 51.62, and 45.64 centimeters, respectively. The fruit was found in round shape and the average fruit stalk was 5.0 centimeters long. The spine was curve shape with 4.8 centimeters long and 26.78 spines per square inch. The complete texture section was 4.27 per fruit. The color of fruit seed was light brown and 8.64 seeds per fruit. The color texture was light yellow with scale of the soft and luscious were 2.45 and 2.91, respectively. The scale of fiber texture, creamy, sweet, bitter, smell, and the taste were 3.16, 3.41, 3.07, 2.52, 3.41, and 3.02, respectively. The good characters of local durian from this research may be selected for breeding in the future.
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Narathiwat Provincial Agricultural Extension Office. (2014). Basic information of Agriculture in Narathiwat Province. Retrived from http// _URL_>datakaset. (in Thai)
Nualsri,Ch., Nakkanong, K., Chantanaorrapint, A., Rakkhan, R., Chanaweerawan, S., ( 2015). Genetic Diversity Analysis and Selection of Indigenous Durian in Southern Thailand. Completed Report. Faculty of Natural Resources. Print of Songkla University 115 page
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Using electrodes from different manufacturers
If welding is to be performed according to a welding procedure specification, it is possible that changing the electrode manufacturer will invalidate approval of the procedure to the code/standard on which it was based. The manufacturer or 'trade name' of the electrode can be classed as an essential variable in a given weld procedure. The extent to which re-qualification is necessary will vary from code to code.
For example, in EN ISO 15614-1[1] and in the UK standard BS 4515:2004[2], approval is only restricted to the specific make of electrodeif impact testing is required as part of the procedure qualification. On the other hand, DNV OS-F101[3] states that on changing the brand of consumable, the welding procedure is to be considered invalid, and would need to be re-qualified (see table C-2).
In ASME IX[4] (QW-404.12, supplementary essential variable), the trade name is considered only if the electrode is not covered by an SFA specification or if the designation has a 'G' suffix within an SFA specification. In such cases and if impact testing is required, a change in the trade designation of the filler metal requires requalification.
If the code/standard permits use of another electrode brand, or if welding is not being carried out to a specific procedure, provided there have been no problems with their use, it is still advisable to stick with the consumables used in the code/standard or that which is normally used. This is because electrode classification does not take into account 'useability'. Different brands of electrode (of the same specification) often weld differently, and many welders are sensitive to differences in quality and operating characteristics of electrodes from various manufacturers. On occasion, differences have been identified in electrode performance for the same brand or source of electrode coating materials, which has resulted from a change in the plant where the electrodes are made. Whilst there may be no way of avoiding this, for the other reasons highlighted above the adage 'if it isn't broke, don't try to fix it' is sometimes the best advice regarding changing electrode brands.
 1. BS EN ISO 15614-1:2004+A2:2012 'Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials - Welding procedure test'.
 2. BS 4515-1:2009 'Specification for welding of steel pipelines on land and offshore'.
 3. Det Norske Veritas, Offshore Standard DNV-VOS-F101 'Submarine Pipeline Systems', October 2010.
 4. ASME B&PV, Section IX, 'Welding and Brazing Qualifications', 2011a edition.
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13 Things Parents Did In The Middle Ages That No Parent Would Do Today
It's easy to look at parenting as this "new thing," especially if you're experiencing it for the first time. However, and of course, it's not. People have been caring for, guiding, and loving their children for as long as the human race has been in existence. Still, with each generation, parenting styles come and go and evolve. If we go way back, about 700 years or so, we find quite a few things parents did in the Middle Ages that not a single, solitary parent would even think about doing today. So while parenthood might be old as time itself, it sure has changed (thankfully).
Then again, medieval moms and dads did share some of the same parenting strategies we take advantage of today. They could even be described as fans of attachment parenting, given their fondness for practices such as extended breastfeeding and bed-sharing. Time does change a few things, but it doesn't change everything. Back in "the day," society was largely divided into two groups: the aristocracy and the commoners. The nobility led, wore fancy clothes, and had access to education and privilege. The commoners worked the land or served the noble classes, largely disenfranchised as a group. Of course, as a result of the massive difference between the aristocracy and the commoners, life could be very different for the children of these two groups.
However, whether you were born into the upper crust or had to toil for your supper, parenting in the middle ages was quite different when compared to the modern view of what it means to be a mom. There were some things medieval parents did, that we would never do today, for example:
Face The Possibility That Your Child Wouldn't Survive Their First Year
Sadly the infant mortality rate was sky high in the Middle Ages. Historians estimate that a quarter of all babies born wouldn't live to see their first birthday. Of course, infant mortality is still an issue for modern-day parents. In fact, the United States ranks 180 on the world's Infant Mortality list, with 5 out of every 1,000 births.
Hire A Wet Nurse
Breastfeeding was the only option for feeding babies in the middle ages and it was normal for children to be breastfed well beyond 2 years of age.
However, if children were born into nobility or if their mother was unable to nurse them, there was another option available: a wet nurse. A wet nurse is a nursing mother who breastfeeds children other than her own. While wet nurses aren't entirely unheard of today, they're rarely used and/or spoken about openly.
Hire A Cradle Rocker
If you were a well-to-do lady in the Middle Ages, the thought of rocking your child to sleep may have been a bit too much like hard work. So, lazy ladies of the Middle Ages hired an official cradle rocker (no, really). I mean, I'm not entirely knocking it. That must have been nice (and arguably the most boring occupation in all of world history).
Leave Your Baby Unattended
Mothers of the Middle Ages were encouraged to leave their babies unattended in their cribs and go shopping, as long as they were swaddled. People of that particular time period also seemed uninterested in baby proofing their homes (yeah, "baby proofing" wasn't a thing), either. Magistrates records shows accidental deaths of infants from falling out of their cribs or being strangled by hanging cords were quite common.
Hire A Toddler Groomer
Anyone who has a toddler knows how messy they can get, and in such a short period of time. Wealthy parents in the Middle Ages hired a member of house staff known as a "Groomer" to follow toddlers around, steering them away from messy situations and helping to ensure their expensive clothes stayed clean and dry. That's the dream, my modern-day friends. That's the dream.
Give Your Baby Jewellery
Parents today aren't really into giving their children any potentially dangerous items or strangulation hazards. In the Middle Ages, however, babies were routinely given amulets and necklaces to wear that supposedly kept them safe from "evil spirits."
Pre-Chew Your Baby's Food
This is as gross as it sounds. Mothers, or nurses if the mother was too posh to do it herself, would pre-chew food to ensure it was soft and mushy before feeding it to the child. Gross.
Tie Your Toddler Up
The old phrase being "tied to mothers apron strings" is from a real life Middle Age practice of tying rambunctious toddlers to their mother by way of a string from her apron. The idea was to keep them away from harm such as open fires and stairs.
Consider Childhood Over By Age 7
In the Middle Ages childhood was thought to last only 7 years. Although children were not considered adults until they were quite a bit older, a protected childhood was over much sooner.
Send Your Kid To Work
Once childhood was "officially" over, children were expected to start giving back to the family, either by learning a trade, helping with the family business, or running the household (if they could).
Only Send Your Son To School
In the Middle Ages and right up until more modern times, girls access to education was severely restricted. Members of the upper class could have their daughter privately tutored, but most parents thought it appropriate to only teach daughters how to become wives and mothers.
Think Public Nudity Is Totally Normal
It was totally normal to see small children playing in the nude in the Middle Ages. Even older children would strip down to absolutely nothing, without a second thought about potentially offending those around them. Privacy was an unknown concept.
Marry Off Your 14-Year-Old Daughter
Although boys didn't apparently mature until 21 years old, girls were considered ready for marriage (and children of their own) at only 14 years of age. Progress is a funny thing. It has certainly taken a long time for a daughter's worth to be considered as valuable as a son's, and in terms of gender equality and access to opportunity for girls we still have a long way to go.
Still, in more ways than I count, I am glad that I'm raising children in this century, and not the Middle Ages.


text: Purpose: Correlation of body mass index (BMI) with clinical outcome in patients with glioblastoma is not well documented. Hence, we studied the association between survival and pretreatment BMI in glioblastoma patients. Methods and Materials: In this retrospective study, only patients with histopathology-confirmed glioblastoma were included. Their BMIs were calculated from height and weight measurements and recorded in medical records at their first examination. Treatment plans for all patients consisted of concurrent radiation therapy and temozolomide, followed by maintenance therapy with temozolomide. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate the mortality risk associated with BMI as a continuous and categorical variable. A BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m 2 was classified as normal, 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m 2 as overweight, and ≥30.0 kg/m 2 as obese. Results: Data from 392 patients treated from January 2008 through June 2016 were analyzed. At a median follow-up of 48.6 months, the median OS was 13.5 months in normal subjects, 15.4 months in overweight subjects, and 15.1 months in obese subjects. A total of 81% of the patients died. The hazard ratios for overweight and obese patients were 0.70 (95% confidence interval, 0.54-0.92; P =.009) and 0.66 (95% confidence interval, 0.45-0.98; P =.04), respectively, when adjusted for age, Karnofsky performance score, and extent of resection. Sex, diabetes, and hypertension had no significant interactions. Conclusions: Patients with elevated BMIs had significantly better OS in our series of patients. The mechanism of this interaction needs to be explored further to understand this association. © 2018 Elsevier Inc.


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Definition of knotty in English:
adjective (knottier, knottiest)
1Full of knots: the room was paneled in knotty pine
More example sentences
- B-I-N will seal porous surfaces, like new wood, and seal off knots and sappy streaks in knotty pine so they won't bleed through and ruin the paint job.
- The 31-room lodge sits right on Lake Superior and is all Scandinavian, with hand-hewn beams, massive stone fireplaces, and guest rooms of high-gloss knotty pine.
- These range from the pale silvery hue of maple to the warm gold, knotty style of pine, and from the classic mid-brown of oak to the rich darkness of walnut.
1.1(Of a problem or matter) extremely difficult or intricate.
- Mr Dexter said: 'Insurance is increasingly becoming a knotty problem.'
- He spent much time trying to tease out this knotty problem with Laing.
- The newspaper also dwells on the jury selection in the original federal trial, but it never once mentions the truly knotty constitutional issue involved - double jeopardy.
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- This may seem like it has the knottiness and subterfuge of a good spy thriller, but it fails as a drama because every climax is a false climax.
- The difficulty and complexity of the play's plotting is matched by an unusual density and knottiness of syntax.
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Mis-Manufactured Goods Celebrates Ineffectual Items
By: Amelia Roblin - Published: Jul 7, 2011 • References: jeremyhutchison and core77
Most factories have their production methods down to an art, but Mis-Manufactured Goods shows what happens when the assembly process goes awry. But instead of sifting through industrial dumpsters to find these unique objects, artist Jeremy Hutchison actually requested that these be fabricated with incapacitating errors.
There has, however, been left room for some creativity, as the man behind this 'Err' Exhibition instructed his commissioned factory workers from Spain, Poland, India and China to give their products whatever fault they saw fit. The result is a collection of incredibly useless objects that have a utterly unexpected charm. The Mis-Manufactured Goods artifact miscellany comprises a shovel with a misplaced handle, a comb with no teeth and a pipe with no hole.
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Raising Winter Chicks Part 2
In the last post on raising winter chicks, we talked about the benefits of starting chicks in the winter This post will touch on a few of the concerns people sometimes have about winter chicks: heating requirements, when you can move the chicks out of the brooder, and shipping chicks during cold, winter weather
The Cons of Raising Chicks in the Winter
 1. Where will you keep your chicks?
You will need to consider that baby chicks need a lot of heat, with temperatures around 90F for the first week, and slowly decreasing as


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Learn how to run the advanced Mixtral 8x7b model on Google Colab using LLaMA C++ library, maximizing quality output with limited compute requirements.
Diving Deep Into Mixtral 8x7b Model On Google Colab Through LLaMA C++ Library
The evolving landscape of technology has offered us an arsenal of various tools to simplify tasks and enhance efficiency. One such model that paves the way for maximizing quality output with limited computational needs is the advanced Mixtral 8x7b which can be efficiently run on Google Colab using the LLaMA C++ library.
The Mixtral 8x7b model has a myriad of long-term implications that could revolutionize how we work with limited computational resources. With the ability to utilize Google Colab's cloud-based services, it allows for an omni-accessible platform for running complex computations without high-end hardware requirements.
This shift towards cloud-based computations opens doors to a future where one does not need to invest heavily in hardware to perform advanced analytical tasks. It supports inclusive growth by enabling those who might not have access to high-performing systems to still be involved in, contribute to, and compete in the technological landscape.
Possible Future Developments
The collaboration between models like Mixtral and platforms such as Google Colab signifies a future where advances in technology become increasingly accessible. Inexpensive and universally accessible platforms for complex computing may become the norm, breaking down barriers in tech-related industries.
A possible development could be the integration of more libraries like LLaMA C++ that provide enhanced functionality while still being low-resource demanding. Thinking long-term, there may also be official collaborations between tech-giants and these library providers to further streamline the running of such models by providing integrated support within the platforms.
- Invest time in mastering the utilization of models like Mixtral 8x7b to stay competitive in a futuristically resourceful tech world.
- Keep an eye on the developments of such models and libraries that can enhance your efficiency without heavier investment in hardware.
- Network with communities who are also using these tools to exchange knowledge, trouble-shoot, and stay updated.
- Promote cloud-based platforms within your organization to democratize access to advanced data analysis and predictive modelling for all team members.
"The future is about less hardware dependency and greater efficiency. Models like Mixtral 8x7b model running on Google Colab using the LLaMA C++ library are testament to this shift. Staying in sync with such developments will give you a competitive edge in the technology-driven future."


Proof of Gaussian Intergral
Gaussian integral
 The definition of the Gaussian integral is
, where $\alpha > 0$. Each expression is an abbreviation of
. This ia an improper integral. In the following, we will prove .
Proof
 We start with defining three areas in the two dimensional space.
 The first area is a closed area $A_{1}$ whose boundary is the x-axis, the y-axis and a circle with radius $r$ centered at the origin.
 The second area is a closed area $A$ whose boundary is the x-axis, the y-axis, the line $x=r$, and the line $y=r$. $A$ is a square with an edge length $r$.
 The third area is a closed area $A_{2}$ whose boundary is the x-axis, the y-axis and a circle with radius $\sqrt{2}r$ centered at the origin.
 In this way, $A_{1}$ is included in $A$ and $A$ is included in $A _ {2}$ (See figure below).
Figure of Gaussian integral
Let $I_{1}$, $I$, and $I_{2}$ be an integral of $e^{-\alpha (x^{2}+ y^{2})}$ over $A_{1}$, $A$, and $A_{2}$, respectively, i.e.,
Their integrand is positive, and $A_{1}$ is included in $A$, and $A$ is included in $A _ {2}$. Therefore the inequality
$$ \tag{1} $$ holds. By using polar coordinates,
, the integral $I_{1}$ can be written as
. Here, let $t = R^{2}$. The integral can be calculated as
. Hence we obtain
.
 In the same way as deriving $I_{1}$, we obtain
. The integral $I$ can be written as
. From $(1)$, we see that
Since the integrand $e^{-\alpha x^{2}}$ is positive, the integral $\int_{0}^{r} e^{-\alpha x^{2}}\mathrm{d}x$ is positive. We have
$$ \tag{2} $$ The limit of the left-hand side as $r$ approaches $+\infty$ is
, and the limit of the right-hand side as $r$ approaches $+\infty$ is
, which is equal to the limit of the left-hand side. Therefore, by the squeeze theorem and $(2)$, we obtain
. This expression is normally expressed as
$$ \tag{3} $$ by omitting the symbol of limit.
 The Gaussian integral of the range from $-\infty$ to $+\infty$ can be divided as
Substituing $(3)$ into this gives
Let $t = -x$, we can calculate the first term by $(2)$ as
 Therefore we obtain
Gaussian distribution fig.
$\int x \exp [- \alpha x^2] \mathrm{d} x$
 The following equations hold.
gaussian integral first order
Proof
 First, we will prove
Let $x=\sqrt{t} $, we have
. Using these, we obtain
$$ \tag{1} $$ Next, we will prove
The integral of the range from $-\infty$ to $+\infty$ can be divided as
Substituing $(1)$ into this gives
Let $t = -x$, we can calculate the first term by $(1)$ as
From thise equations, we obtain
Recurrence formula
 Let $I_{n} (\alpha)$ and $J_{n} (\alpha)$ and be integrals defined as
. Recurrence formula
hold.
proof
 The derivative of $I_{n}(\alpha)$ with respect to $\alpha$ is
Since the integrand $x^{n} e^{-\alpha x^2}$ and the partial derivative $ \frac{\mathrm{\partial} }{\mathrm{\partial} \alpha } \left( x^{n} e^{-\alpha x^2} \right) $ are continuous function, we can commute derivative and integral of the right-hand side.
By calculating the derivative, we obtain
 Next, we will prove the recurrence formula for $J_{n}(\alpha)$. The only difference between $I_{n}(\alpha)$ and $J_{n}(\alpha)$ is the integral range. We thus apply the same discussion for $I_{n}(\alpha)$, and obtain
$\int x^2 e^{-\alpha x^2} \mathrm{d}x$
 The following equations hold.
Proof
 The recurrence formula for $n=0$ is
$I_{0}(\alpha)$ is the Gaussian integral :
Therefore, we obtain
 Similarly, the recurrence formula for $n=0$ is
$J_{0}(\alpha)$ is the Gaussian integral :
Therefore, we obtain
$\int x^3 e^{-\alpha x^2} \mathrm{d}x$
 The following equations hold.
Proof
 The recurrence formula for $n=1$ is
Since
(see $\int x e^{-\alpha x^2} \mathrm{d}x$) , we obtain
 Similarly, the recurrence formula of $J_{n}(\alpha)$ for $n=1$ is
Since
(see $\int x e^{-\alpha x^2} \mathrm{d}x$) , we obtain
$\int x^4 e^{-\alpha x^2} \mathrm{d}x $
 The following equations hold.
Proof
 The recurrence formula for $n=1$ is
Since
(see $\int x^2 e^{-\alpha x^2} \mathrm{d}x$), we obtain
Similarly, the recurrence formula of $J_{n}(\alpha)$ for $n=2$ is
Since
(see $\int x^2 e^{-\alpha x^2} \mathrm{d}x$), we obtain
$\int e^{-(a x^2 + bx +c)} \mathrm{d}x$
 The following equations hold.
Proof
 Completing the square in the exponential gives
, where we put $t=x + \frac{b}{2a}$ and used the Gaussian integral in the last equality.


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In the greenhouse at Komang School – image credit – Nyima Bhuti
Most villages in the Dolpo are between 3,500 and 4,000 metres. The growing season is very short. Field crops here are basic, barley, buckwheat and potatoes. Vegetables that can be grown in greenhouses – greens, carrots, cucumber, cauliflower, cabbage and squash, even tomatoes – dramatically improve nutrition and food security.
When I first traveled to Dolpo in 2015, I saw very few greenhouses, maybe five or six. When I returned in 2017, there were at least 15 – 20 in the same region. The popularity of greenhouses attached to homes is increasing exponentially. There were many requests for greenhouses in 2020. A generous sponsor provided dedicated funds for 10 greenhouses. Our goal was to provide materials for another 10 – 20 greenhouses. Materials for 50 Greenhouses were provided, thanks to you! Most were completed 1n 2021.
The cost of greenhouse materials and their transportation is ~ $500 US per greenhouse. Materials such as plastic, wire, hardware, seed and irrigation equipment are purchased in Kathmandu. Any wood products needed for doors and vents are purchased in the Lower Dolpo. Structural walls are made from local materials such as stone and / or rammed earth.
Greenhouses are becoming critical for food security as the Dolpo is increasingly impacted by climate change. Seasonal precipitation patterns have become erratic, some years there is not enough snow to provide melt water for the villagers water needs, other years there is too much snow and people and their livestock are killed by avalanches. In recent summers, unusually heavy rains have caused washouts of trails, small bridges and the terraces that are used to grow their staple crops.
photo courtesy of Peter Hinze
Climate change is also bringing torrential hailstorms that flatten their fields. When the stems of unripe barley and buckwheat are broken they cannot be harvested and people and animals go hungry.
Greenhouses are a multifunctional amenity here. Schools use them as a warm well lit classroom in the winter.
Villagers often build their greenhouse attached to the south side of their home. It helps heat the home in the winter months, and it provides them with a warm bright room for weaving, and for household and community affairs.
Winter class in the Komang School greenhouse
Pema Dargyal and his family
'The greenhouse has helped us in many ways. I found it very useful in winter when I have children to take care of. Inside, it will be warm and no winds. From early spring we can start farming inside and surprisingly these leafy green vegetables grows faster than I expected. Thank you!'
– Pema Dargyal, farmer and yak herder
In 2016 we sponsored the building of this greenhouse for Saldang School.
In 2021 we sponsored the building of this greenhouse for Karang School.
The greenhouse at Saldang is a tremendous asset to both the school and the village. It provides better food security by extending the growing season and improving the quality of fresh vegetables for the student lunches and staff meals. In winter, a monk from the monastery holds classes for students to learn about their Tibetan history and culture. The greenhouse is providing them with a warm and bright classroom on sunny winter days!
above image courtesy of Peter Hinze
gallery images courtesy of Pema Wangyal Lama – Saldang School
"It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it."
– Albert Einstein


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International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA)
A distribution network with renewable and fossil-based resources can be operated as a micro-grid, in autonomous or non-autonomous modes. Autonomous operation of a distribution network requires cautious planning. In this context, a detailed methodology to develop a sustainable autonomous micro-grid is presented in this paper. The proposed methodology suggests novel sizing and sitting strategies for distributed generators and structural modifications for autonomous micro-grids. This paper introduces the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm to solve the optimal network reconfiguration problem for power loss reduction.


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On Friday, Gurgaon saw a surge of 71 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of active cases to 299, of which seven patients are being treated in hospitals. Officials from the health department have reported that the positivity rate is now at 4.36%.
This marks the third consecutive day that the city has reported over 70 new cases. In the past three months, Gurgaon reported 584 cases in March, 54 cases in February and 40 cases in January. To detect Covid cases early, the health department is screening people for influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI). According to Dr. Virender Yadav, the Chief Medical Officer in Gurgaon, most of the patients have shown symptoms of influenza, such as fever, cough, headache, sore throat, runny nose, and shortness of breath.
Medical experts are urging people to strictly follow the Covid protocol to prevent the spread of the virus. The HOD of Pulmonary at Primus Super Speciality Hospital, Dr. SK Chhabra, emphasized that the rising number of Covid-19 cases is a reminder for people to remain vigilant in combating the pandemic. While there are 2-3 suspected cases that have been sent for further investigation, the positivity rate is still very high in the NCR. The surge in cases can be attributed to the XBB.1.16 sub-lineage of Omicron, which is capable of evading previous immunity.
Meanwhile, Haryana reported 128 new cases on Friday, bringing the total number of active cases to 499. The positivity rate is at 3.6%, and the health authorities collected 3,081 samples for antigen and RT-PCR tests.
Over 10.5 lakh people have tested positive in the state since the pandemic began, and Haryana has witnessed a total of 10,714 Covid deaths till now. On Friday, a total of 3,178 people got vaccinated in Haryana, including 369 who received their first doses, 603 who received their second doses, and 2,206 who received precautionary doses.


The Pleasure of Friction
Miriam Rasch (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talkIn the webinar 'The Pleasure of Friction' Miriam Rasch poses the question how we can resist an increasingly 'frictionless' society, filled with smart devices, communicative automation, and ubiquitous surveillance. Moreover, is it possible to do so in a joyful way? If we want to change something in our dealings with technology, it will help if the alternatives have something pleasurable to offer. What can we learn from writers and philosophers from the past and present about maintaining a positive outlook on friction?
Period24 Sep 2020
Event titleFuture Based
Event typeConference
Degree of RecognitionInternational


I was part of the implementation of Micro-controller based fire alarm system with extinguisher was a research project funded by the University Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. This project was designed to combat fire in any office environment. It incorporated fire detection and extinguisher in one module. The main goal was to make the system cost effective. Fire was detected using both heat and smoke detection. After a fire is detected the system is able to automatically turn on a fire extinguisher so that the fire will not able to damage an office space.
I was involved in the fire detection via heat and integration of the project. For this project PIC micro-controller was used

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I just love this sweet and adorable flower. It's so cute and versatile. Trust me you're going to be addicted to making these flowers really soon. Especially if you like covered buttons. I know there are quite a few of you out there that LOVE covered buttons so you can just add these to your list of things that you absolutely LOVE. You can thank me for your newest obsession later, Okay?
You will need the following to make one Kanzashi Flower:
- 7 Squares of fabric measuring 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"
- Straight Pins
- Needle and Thread
- 7/8" Covered Button
1. Cut and starch your 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" squares. The size you cut your squares will determine how big your flower will be but for this tutorial I will use a 3 1/2" square. You can also make your flower with 5, 6, 7, 8 or even more petals but, for this tutorial I will be using 7 petals.
2. Fold the bottom corner up to meet the opposite corner. Make sure that the wrong sides are folded to the inside so that the right sides will appear on the outside.
3. Now bring the left outside corner and the right outside corner up to meet the top corner as seen below.
4. Flip the fabric over and fold the outside corners into the center as seen in the picture below.
5. Fold in half making sure the folded points you just folded in the previous step are now on the inside.
6. Push a pin through the middle making sure to catch the folded points in the middle as seen in the picture above and below.
7. Repeat this process for the six remaining squares of fabric.
8. Line up the 7 Kanzashi petals.
9. Trim off the triangles at the end of each petal (raw edges) as seen in picture below.
10. String all of the Kanzashi petals on a needle with thread that has been doubled and knotted at the end.
11. Here is a front or top view of what the Kanzashi petals look like threaded together.
12. Here is an underside or bottom view of the Kanzashi petal. Click picture to have a closer look.
13. To finish off your Kanzashi Flower you will sew the petals to each other on the underside of the flower.
14. Now sew the petals together on the top side too.
15. With your iron, give the Kanzashi petals a blast of steam. This will soften the starchiness of the fabric and allow you to play with the petals until you have them just how you want them.
16. Lastly, you will make a covered button for the center of the flower. Just follow the directions on the covered button package. I used a 7/8" covered button.
Wonderful....thanks so much!!
So nice to see instructions in English :D I figured mine out awhile ago from Japanese instructions!! :0
Aren't they fun??
So cute! Adorable!
Kim it is adorable.
That is so cute! Thanks for the tutorial!
Fantastic tutorial, Kim! And you did the flower in my favorite color, PINK!
Such a wonderful flower!!! I love it very much.I will try to do it immediately... I wrote you a comment in your post from Jan.18th....I hope that I am allowed to show my German blogfriends, which great lady and her lovely blog I have found in the USA!!
Best wishes from Germany
I'll take just one little pink one please. :0) These are so sweet!! Cute for a lapel pin!!
Thanks for the great tutorial! It's beautifl!
I love kanzashi--it is so satisfying and much easier than the finished product looks.
what a cute flower - thanks for the tutorial.
Thanks for the great tutorial! You are correct, these are totally addictive.
Awwwwwwww, thanks ever so much! They are adorable and the possibilities are endless! Printing it out now :)
Gosh that is cute! Thank you!!
Thank you Kim! I'm going to have to try this.
Thanks! I love these little flowers. I think I'll have to try one.
thanks ilike very much
Hello!! Is very interesting your blog!!! I have a question, where y can buy the machine to covered the buttons??? Here in Argentina don't exist... Sorry but my english is very bad!!!
Ah! The flower us very beaurifull!!
Love it going to try it.
Thank you for the tutorial. Gorgeous flowers. I just love covered buttons too!
This is so stinkin' cute. I'm going to have to try it! Thanks, Kim.
Thanks for the tutorial Kim -- those are adorable!
Delightful flower. Excellent tutorial. You definitely go into my list of favorite tutorials. I can't wait to give your tutorial a try. Love your fabric flowers!
Those are simply wonderful, thank you for the tutorial!
Kim, this is so adorable! I've always wondered how to make those. Thanks!!
Ok, I don't sew, but I MIGHT be able to complete this project. (Don't laugh!) I think I might actually try this. I'm kinda excited! I'm off to the store to buy some fabric. Kim, if I can actually do this simple project, I can maybe - and that's a huge maybe - try some kind of TINY quilt project. What do you think?
By-the-way, thanks from the bottom of my heart for putting my blog button on your blogs. You. Are. A Sweet. Heart. :-)
You have such a wonderful tutorial that make it look very easy.
Thanks a mil.
Thanks Kim!! I made one. Not QUITE as cute as yours though!
Those are so cute, I think I will use this to make some for hairclips for my daughter! Thanks!
oh my..that is a gorgeous fabric flower Kim. Thankyou for sharing with us.
Judith from Australia
As soon as I saw your tutorial I knew I had to make one and I did and it turned out great. Thanks so much Kim!!
Yummy pink flower made into a beautiful flower just in time for Valentine's Day! Awesome!
I AM one of those people who are crazy for covered buttons! I WILL be making these. Thanks so much for the directions!
You make this seem so simple! thanks!
Thankyou Kim for this lovely tutorial!
so cute!! thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing this. I just learned to make these in my sewing group this month, but my end result was floppy and fell apart. I can see from your very well explained and well photographed tutorial that I need to starch the fabric and thread the petals together higher up so I am catching the folded corners. Thank you - I was so excited to learn how to make these, but then so disappointed when it didn't turn out right, and now I am excited again! Love your blog - thanks for taking the time to make such a great tutorial.
thank you very much.
You have beautiful description.
Well, how fun is that!! Thank you!!
This is so cute and so well explained. May have to try making some!
I have become a follower of your blog and invite you to do the same!
AWESOME Tutorial! I will be making some of these to put on my niece's summer outfits for sure!
That is so cute! Thanks for the tutorial!thank,s for helpful post. Send Gifts to Pakistan
nice ideas and tutorial. thanks.
Love from International Flower Delivery :)
Thank you so much. This was easy to follow. I just saw this at a Japanese store near by and loved it, but could not make sense of it no matter how much I stared at the project. They had them string together over some children clothing. They also had them on bags, lunch bags, hair bands, and some cute baby quilts. I love it!
these are so wonderful and i am gonna make a bunch as soon as i can!
Do you know somewhere to get the "pattern" for a flower that is more pointy in the leaves - sort of like a lotus flower? Or an idea where i can learn how to do those? :)
Thanks for your blog - it's awesome :D
I like how you've done this with all sewing (no glue).
I have just learned how to make these using the instructions in the book "Kanzashi in bloom" (I've made a grand total of 3 so far!) and it is the same up until the point where you sew the petals together front & back.
I think I like your method better... will try it your way with the next one!
Thank you for the tutorial. Very well explained and easy to follow. This is a picture of the sunflower I made.
Very nice. Ich like it.
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8 Ways to Fix: CM FILE MANAGER App Not Working
CM FILE MANAGER App Not Working creates a big issue when you urgently need it. However, users of the app often encounter bugs.
CM FILE MANAGER app users often experience issues such as not being able to load the app or it not working. These problems can arise for many reasons.
This article will provide all information regarding the CM FILE MANAGER app not functioning and possible solutions.
Why is CM FILE MANAGER App Not Working?
If CM FILE MANAGER app not working, It can happen due to several reasons, such as:
 - There Might be a glitch or a bug in the CM FILE MANAGER app.
 - Your device is not compatible with CM FILE MANAGER app
 - You have turned on the low data mode in your mobile
 - You haven't updated the CM FILE MANAGER app in a long while
 - Your Wi-Fi or mobile data is not working properly
9 Fixes "CM FILE MANAGER App Not Working"?
1. Check if Wi-Fi or cellular data is working
It is common to get stuck on an app page when you aren't connected to the internet or have poor internet connectivity. Switch off the internet connection and then turn it on again to find a good place.
2. Clear Cache and Data in the CM FILE MANAGER App
Steps To Clear Cache and Data in the CM FILE MANAGER App:
Step 1: Click the menu icon on your device from the device's home screen.
Step 2: Make a selection of options.
Step 3: Apps should be chosen.
Step 4: From your app list, find the CM FILE MANAGER app. Select it by clicking on it.
Step 5: Choose a storage option.
Step 6: Click the "Clear Data" option at the bottom of the screen. This helps to clean the data as well as the cache.
You can Check Here What is Cache?
Note: Available screens, settings, or steps for clearing the cache may vary by software version and phone model.
3. Update CM FILE MANAGER App
Your smartphone is running an outdated version of CM FILE MANAGER, which is why it's not working properly.
Apps must be kept up-to-date because bugs can be fixed, and patches and new features are all available as part of in-app upgrades. The CM FILE MANAGER app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.
4. Restart Your Phone
If you experience similar problems, you can reset your phone. If your phone is not responding to your commands, you can restart the app and it will work as new.
It is easy to reset your device and fix any technical problems you may have with its functions or features.
Before using the app, ensure your device is connected to the internet. Your application should now be live and available for use.
5. Contact the CM FILE MANAGER support team
After trying several methods, you can always contact the CM FILE MANAGER Support team if your issue is not solved. They provide 24*7 customer service. So, you can contact CM FILE MANAGER Support and ask your query. They will solve the issue as soon as possible.
Thus, these processes can help to solve the CM FILE MANAGER App not working issue.
6. Reinstall CM FILE MANAGER App
These issues can usually be fixed by reinstalling the program. First, you need to delete the app from your device. Next, go to Google Play and search for the app. Select the program you wish to install and click the Install button.
7. Try using CM FILE MANAGER with a different browser or device
Finally, a common way to troubleshoot a computer problem is to see if you can reproduce the same issue elsewhere. If the iPhone CM FILE MANAGER app isn't working, for example, try using CM FILE MANAGER in the iPhone's Safari browser — or a browser on your computer. If it isn't working in Chrome on your PC, try opening the site in Firefox.
Final Thought
Today's generation is the Internet generation. And there are hundreds of data stored and cleaned. So there is nothing to worry about. There might be any technical error CM FILE MANAGER with the application, or this error might be from your side. So, If there is an error from the company side then it will be solved as early as possible by the company.
If Error from your side then you can try the above-mentioned solution to solve your Problem. Hope this guide will help you to solve the problem which you are finding. If Helped then please share it with your friends and social media to help us to reach out more people. Have a good day.

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text: These lines are called "offset line" in the model tree if you show the features. Hides or shows the selected component in the specified configurations in this assembly document. Start studying solidworks quiz 5. Save your preferred orientation for the drawing view. In many cases it can replace traditional drawings! Show Hidden Components. IToolsCheckInterference2: Obsolete. Problem is I was being lazy and created separate bodies all in one part file because it's easy to refer to sizes of parts when sketching. This should explode the assembly in the drawing view. Quick Tips video presented by Tandy Banks of GoEngineer.About GoEngineer: GoEnginneer delivers software, technology and expertise that enable companies to unlock innovation and deliver better products faster. IsRouteAssembly: Gets whether the assembly document is a routing assembly. Assign these offset lines to a layer in the assembly model in order to hide them easily. Log in Sign up. Share what you know. for a View ... MsgBox "Please Open a Part or Assembly. A common way is hiding the unwanted rows in a BOM, but this can lead to a lot of manual work and a high risk of errors. Basic Assembly Techniques, Part 4, Exploded View Configuration, Explode Line Sketch - Duration: 11:37. Exploded View 1 and Display State 1 can be called on at the drawing level. An exploded view is a view of an assembly, in which it's individual components are displaced by a set value along the Cartesian coordinates. InsertNewVirtualPart: Creates a new part in the context of an assembly and saves the part internally in the assembly file as a virtual component. Go to Configuration Manager -> Create Exploded View or by, Go to Assembly Tab -> Exploded View and choose the MULTIBODY PART. how to make exploded view for any assembly in Solidworks,Please subscribe our channel for more videos and projects in Solidworks. Write. While it is possible to save the individual bodies as separate part files in an assembly and perform an exploded view there, it may be easier and quicker to perform the exploded view in the multi-body part. One of the major benefits of SOLIDWORKS Composer is the ability to manipulate your assembly while leaving the original assembly file completely intact. Sets the bodies of a multibody part to include in the view. From SOLIDWORKS 2020, we are able to create an "EXPLODED VIEW for the MULTIBODY PART in ASSEMBLY". Easy to use drag handles allow components to be moved apart to show all of the parts needed for the design. Gravity. Funny thing is, it succeeded the first time I tried, but every single time after that the assembly ignores your exploded view. Attach a new component to the existing explode steps of another component. Where a sub-assembly is an assembly that you inserted and mated into another, larger assembly. Search. In the PropertyManager, the components appear in Explode Step Components . PLAY. Get 30+ expert tips, tricks and practices to up your SOLIDWORKS large assembly performance.Download Your Quick Fix Guide to Managing Large Assemblies in SOLIDWORKS for free .. A well done exploded view will also help in the understanding of how the entire assembly fits together. Assigning model appearances in SOLIDWORKS is fast and easy, but can be confusing when viewing those appearances when applied at different stages of the assembly process. To access the commands for creating assembly explosions, click Explode-Render-Animate on the Tools tab in the Assembly environment. Hire me for any SolidWorks project _URL_ How to make exploded view | in SolidWorks | Assembly? This assembly contains 19 parts, some unique, … I hide the components that aren't relevant and explode those that are in a natural assembly format. solidworks quiz 5. Instead of showing multiple views and angles, one view can be used to show all components. Right-click the drawing view and click Properties. This is useful if you add a new part to an assembly that already has an exploded view. I create several exploded views, in conjunction with Display States to capture this. You can have a multibody part and explode it, do this before you create your assembly exploded view (there is a way to do it after). preston_scott9. Do not use. You can have a multibody part and explode it, do this before you create your assembly exploded view (there is a way to do it after). IsExploded: Gets whether the drawing view is currently showing the assembly as exploded or collasped. Once your done with your multibody exploded view you can go into your assembly and explode your components, when you get to the component with a multibody explode scroll down to the bottom of your explode feature plane (on the left) and you will see a button that says "Reuse Subassembly Explode". If you mean an assembly, when you place the part in, right click in the on the drawing,and drowing properties come up. Using these two tools, you can create insightful new views of your assemblies without editing the original file. _URL_ how to use the Exploded View function within the assembly environment in SOLIDWORKS. Alternatively, to display any of these drawing views in an exploded state, you can: Right-click the drawing view and click Show in Exploded … Create. In exploded views you can: Evenly space exploded stacks of … I've roughly positioned the parts in their exploded location, and now I'm fine-tuning the locations to space the parts properly. Exploding an assembly view in SolidWorks can make all the difference when trying to show every component involved in the making. In this tutorial, we'll take a look at creating a drawing with an exploded view to illustrate the assembly structure of a simple sheet metal enclosure.The drawing will illustrate the relative location of the parts … To reuse an exploded view follow these steps: Create an exploded view within the part file (Insert > Exploded View); Insert a new exploded view (Insert > Exploded View or Exploded View on the assembly toolbar) in the assembly that contains the multibody part. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. _URL_ For example, if you look at my first image, we see that this part has an appearance applied at the part level. Instead of showing multiple views and angles, one view can be used to show all components. SOLIDWORKS Multibody Part Assembly. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. If a subassembly has an exploded view, reuse that view in a higher-level assembly. When I set a part's display to exploded and switch windows to the assembly file it's in, it doesn't update/switch to exploded view for that particular part. ; In the Explode PropertyManager, for Explode Step Components, select the multibody part. Log in Sign up. 2 answers 185 views 0 followers 1.why over constrained-sketches given in parameterization analysis, even though we can not make a 3d of over constrained sketches. Is this a habit I should change? Show more Show less. And when I switch back to the window of the part file, the exploded view is disabled (part collapses). Which are limited to two dimensional views of the model or assembly. Browse. But when you do so, only select parts in the assembly that you're concerned with. The subassembly explodes in the graphics area, and the steps of the subassembly exploded view appear under Explode Steps. You can only create an exploded view of an assembly. How To Explode A SolidWorks Part By Josh Mings December 18, 2007 3 Mins Read. With more than 30 years experience and thousands of customers in high-tech, medical, machine design, energy and other industries, GoEngineer provides best-in-class design solutions from SOLIDWORKS, Stratasys, CAMWorks and Agile PLM.http://www.goengineer.comhttp://www.facebook.com/goengineerhttp://www.twitter.com/goengineerhttp://www.linkedin.com/goengineerhttps://plus.google.com/101084524922750716243 Spell. There are fewer differences than ever between a multibody part file and an assembly file in SOLIDWORKS. It may also be necessary to show how those parts go together using an exploded view. Appearances in SOLIDWORKS can be confusing and frustrating, but with a little bit of time, users can become expert at using appearances to make their assemblies and their parts look cool and make it easier to identify different components and configurations. InsertWeld: Obsolete. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. In the Drawing View Properties dialog box, under Configuration information, select Show in exploded or model break state. In today's episode, we cover the translate and exploded view tools as a two-part video. In this tech blog I want to show you different options to manage the display of components in the BOM. Flashcards. Often when I move one Limitation: You may not re-use a multi-body explode in an assembly exploded view, like you can re-use a sub-assembly exploded view. Show and Tell – Assembly Drawings Page 1 Creating an Exploded View To create an exploded view, open the assembly file and select Exploded View in the Assembly tab. STUDY. An exploded view shows an assembly's components spread out, but positioned to show how the components fit together when assembled. Where commonalities


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John Taylor's can trace its origins back to the middle of the 14th century. Indeed, while we were visiting, we saw a bell that had been cast in 1352 that had been returned for repair. Aside from the Latin inscription, it looked like other bells that were manufactured in the last 40 years, such is the longevity of the material and suitability to its use.
Taylor's is the largest bell foundry in the world. They cast the largest bell in Britain - Great Paul, the 17 tonne monster that hangs in St. Pauls. But most impressively, they provided the bells that AC/DC used on the Hell's Bells tour.
After an hour or two wandering around the workshop that tuned and repaired the bells, made the wooden wheels and twisted the ropes, the main event of the day was to see a bell casting. It is quite an event and there was an air of tension as we made our way into the foundry itself. It may have been an air of horse shit, as I understand that too plays a part in the traditional methods used.
After some testing of temperatures, the roaring furnace was turned off and several tonnes of molten bell metal poured into a crucible. From there, it was transferred by motorised hoist before being tipped into the casts that were buried in the sand floor.

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This article describes how to manage profile libraries in iQ Tag Management (TiQ).
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Libraries are used to manage configurations that are shared across multiple profiles. Consider the following points before you begin working with libraries:
Though all users in an account can see all libraries, only users with the Manage Profiles permission can create a profile library.
Use the following steps to create a new library:
Use the following steps to edit a library:
Although changing a required library to an optional library does not affect the profiles that are linked to it, changing an optional library to a required library automatically links the library to each profile.
You can add and make changes to elements in a library by logging into the library as you would with a profile.
Use the following steps to log into a library and add elements:
Consider the following before saving your library:
Use the following steps to save the library:
You may link a library to profile, or a profile to a library. You must perform a Save/Publish to all your profiles in order to import the required library because required libraries are automatically loaded by all profiles. Optional Libraries are not automatically loaded, so you must first link the library to the appropriate profiles and then save and publish those profiles.
Use the following steps to link an optional library to a profile:
Regardless of whether the library is optional or required, additions of new libraries or changes to existing libraries require that you publish a new version of the linked profiles to import the latest library configurations. You must publish each profile individually.
Use the following steps to determine which profiles are linked to a library:
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Florida's agriculture secretary is raising concerns about packages of seeds bearing Chinese characters and the name China Post that people are receiving unsolicited in the mail.
The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is asking Floridians to report the "suspicious seed packages," which might also be labeled as jewelry.
"Plant seeds from unknown sources may introduce dangerous pathogens, diseases, or invasive species into Florida, putting agriculture and our state's plant, animal and human health at risk," Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said in a prepared statement. "Anyone receiving these suspicious seed packets should not open them, should not plant them, should limit contact with them, and should report them immediately to both our department and USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) officials."
The state is working on the issue with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
"The content of the seed packages is unknown at this time," a news release from the state department said. "Seeds of unknown origin may constitute agricultural smuggling, may be invasive, may introduce pathogens, toxins, or plant and animal diseases, may pose a risk of foodborne illness, and may pose a threat to plant, animal, and human health," the release added.
Anyone receiving unsolicited seed packages from other countries should follow these directions:
- Do not open the seed packet and avoid opening outer packaging or mailing materials, if possible
- Place the seed packet AND mailing materials into a sealable plastic bag – this is important to determining the origin of the seeds
- Do not plant the seeds or discard them in trash that will be landfilled
- Report the seed package to the FDACS Division of Plant Industry at _PHONE_ or _EMAIL_
- After reporting the seed package, an Inspector from the FDACS Division of Plant Industry will contact seed recipients to schedule a safe, contactless collection of the seeds, packaging, and mailing materials
As of Monday, at least 160 people had reported such packages, the department said. Similar packages have been reported in Virginia, Kansas, Washington, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Utah.


The association between blood pressure and grip strength in adolescents: Does body mass index matter?
Bin Dong, Zhiqiang Wang, Luke Arnold, Yi Song, Haijun Wang
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Increased body mass index (BMI) has been related to both low grip strength and high blood pressure (BP) in adolescents. Previous reports of high BP associated with decreased grip strength could be due to the inherent increase in BP in youths with high BMI. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the association between grip strength and BP in adolescents independent of BMI. A total of 88 865 Chinese adolescents aged 13–17 years were included in this study. Sex-, age- and height-specific references were applied to calculate the BP z-score and define elevated BP. Grip strength was evaluated as handgrip (kg)/weight (kg) and converted into a sex- and age-specific z-score for analysis. Using fractional polynomial regression, we found that increased BMI was associated with enhanced BP and decreased grip strength; however, after stratification by or adjustment for BMI, strong grip strength was related to an increased BP. Logistic regression models revealed that a one s.d. increase in boys' grip strength z-score was associated with an 18% (95% confidence interval: 12, 25) to 37% (19, 59) higher risk of elevated BP when adjusted for BMI. These associations remained significant after further adjustment for cardiorespiratory fitness. A similar pattern was also observed in girls. These results indicated that strong grip strength was associated with increased adolescent BP after adjustment for BMI. Our findings raise questions about using muscle-strengthening training as an approach to improve the BP profile in adolescents.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)919-925
Number of pages7
JournalHypertension Research
Volume39
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Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
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By default, text in the Microsoft Dynamics AX application is the language that is used for the Microsoft Dynamics AX administrator account. The following procedure describes how to change a user's default language.
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GenTeal gel is an artificial tear gel used to lubricate the surface of the eye. This study will evaluate the effect of GenTeal gel on comfort following LASIK surgery. Participants will be asked to come to the clinic for three regularly scheduled visits after LASIK surgery: Day 1 (one day after LASIK surgery), Day 7 (one week follow-up), and Day 30 (one month follow-up). Participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire regarding eye comfort during each follow up visit. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups, one of which will receive Genteal Gel four times a day for five days prior to surgery. The other group will receive no preoperative gel or lubricant, which has been our standard approach for many years.
Full Title of Study: "Efficacy, Tolerability and Comfort of GenTeal and GenTeal Gel, (0.3% Hypromellose) in the Pre- and Post- Operative Treatment of Patients Undergoing LASIK Surgery"
- Study Type: Interventional
- Study Design
- Allocation: Randomized
- Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Masking: Single (Investigator)
- Study Primary Completion Date: October 2009
LASIK (Laser Keratomileusis in Situ) is a frequently performed procedure to reduce the refractive error of the eye so as to minimize the subsequent need for eyeglasses or contact lenses. The procedure requires the creation of a superficial corneal flap, usually with an instrument known as a microkeratome. During the creation of the flap with a microkeratome, the corneal epithelium is typically subjected to sliding stresses which occasionally cause disruption of the epithelial surface, a complication with potentially serious adverse effect on the post operative visual acuity. As well, shortly before the creation of the flap, the patient is often dilated and invariably treated with topical anesthetics. These agents, and their preservatives, can have a negative effect on corneal epithelial integrity, right before the epithelium must withstand the passage of the microkeratome. Therefore, it is imperative that the epithelium be in the best possible condition prior to the LASIK procedure. For this reason, ocular lubricants may be used for a period of time prior to surgery in order to maximize epithelial health. In the immediate post-operative period the bond between the newly created flap and the underlying corneal stroma is weak, and the epithelium has just been subjected to the pharmacologic and mechanical stresses noted above. It is imperative that the surface continuity of the epithelium between the edge of the flap and the surrounding surface be restored as rapidly as possible, as reestablishment of an intact epithelial surface minimizes the risks of flap shift, epithelial ingrowth, and infection. For all these reasons, it is a generally accepted standard of care to use aggressive ocular lubrication during the post-operative period in order to maximize the speed of epithelial recovery. GenTeal Lubricant Eye Drops and GenTeal Gel, (0.3% hypromellose, Novartis Ophthalmics, Basel, Switzerland) provide a natural alternative to preservative-free treatments, with a sodium perborate preservative system and long-lasting action due to the carbomer gelling agent. The perborate preservative, which breaks down to water and oxygen on the ocular surface, essentially delivers a preservative-free lubricant to the eye. This makes the GenTeal products attractive agents for use in the LASIK perioperative period.
- Drug: 0.3% hypromellose
- 0.3% hypromellose four times a day for 5 days prior to LASIK surgery
Arms, Groups and Cohorts
- Experimental: Lubricant
- Patients scheduled to receive LASIK surgery and randomized to receive 0.3% hypromellose ophthalmic solution prior to surgery.
- No Intervention: No Lubricant
- Patients scheduled to receive LASIK surgery and randomized to receive no intervention of 0.3% hypromellose ophthalmic solution prior to surgery
Clinical Trial Outcome Measures
- Epithelial Healing After Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) Surgery
- Time Frame: Day 1, End of Week 1
- Assess whether preoperative GenTeal Gel enhances epithelial healing after LASIK surgery within the first post-operative week, compared to control (no preoperative lubricant). Healing of the area of the cornea covering the radius of the sectioned into clock hours 0 – 12 where 0 hours equals no healing and 12 hours equals complete healing.
- Post Operative Pain Level
- Time Frame: Day 1, End of Week 1
- Assess whether preoperative GenTeal Gel alleviates post operative pain in LASIK surgery patients compared to control (no preoperative lubricant) as measured by patient completion of the Universal Pain Assessment Tool (moderate), a ten point scale with 0 being no pain and 10 being the worst pain possible. Data on the level of pain only in the right eye will be collected.
- Tolerability and Alleviation of Post-operative Pain in LASIK Surgery
- Time Frame: Week 1 post surgery
- A comparison of subjective comfort level defined as tolerability and alleviation of post-operative pain experienced as a result of post-operative application of GenTeal drops. Subjective pain level was measured on a 10 point likert scale where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst pain possible. A lower score at Week 1 as compared to Day 1 was considered improved. A same score or higher at week 1 as compared to day 1 was considered no improvement.
Participating in This Clinical Trial
1. Age 18 – 60 2. Both sexes 3. Any race 4. Seeking LASIK surgery at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG)/Eye Care One 5. Meeting all established criteria for appropriateness for LASIK established by MCG/Eye Care One Exclusion Criteria:
1. Any corneal pathology including scars, prior herpes keratitis, prior corneal transplant 2. Any immunocompromised state including diabetes mellitus, cancer, HIV infection, or Hepatitis B or C. 3. Failure to meet all established criteria for appropriateness for LASIK established by MCG/Eye Care One
Gender Eligibility: All
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 60 Years
Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Lead Sponsor
- Augusta University
- Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
- Principal Investigator: David Bogorad, Professor and Vice Chairman, Director, Refractive Surgery Service, Department of Ophthalmology – Augusta University
- Overall Official(s)
- David D Bogorad, M.D, Principal Investigator, Augusta University
Samuel MA, Kaufman SC, Ahee JA, Wee C, Bogorad D. Diffuse lamellar keratitis associated with carboxymethylcellulose sodium 1% after laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2002 Aug;28(8):1409-11.
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text: Deduplication is an effective way to improve storage utilization by eliminating redundant copies of duplicate data and replacing them with logical pointers to the unique copy. At present, it has been widely used in backup and archive systems. However, most of the existing deduplication systems use hashing to compute and compare data chunks to determine whether they are redundant. The Hash-based exact match is too strict for many applications, for example image deduplication. To solve this problem, a fast and accurate image deduplication approach is presented. We firstly give the definition of duplicate images according to the characteristics of Web images, and then divide image deduplication into two stages: duplicate image detection and duplicate image deduplication. In the first stage, we use perceptual hashing to improve image retrieval speed and multiple filters to improve image retrieval accuracy. In the second stage, we use fuzzy logic reasoning to select the proper centroid-images from duplicate image sets by simulating the process of human thinking. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach not only has a fast and accurate ability to detect duplicate images, but also meets users'perceptive requirements in the selection of centroid-images.


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LONDON (Reuters) - British food retailers have kept the prices of salad vegetables that have been in short supply "comparatively low" versus their European peers, food and farming minister Mark Spencer said on Thursday.
For a month or so Britons have grappled with a shortage of key salad staples, particularly tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers, while shelves in Europe have been piled high with the fresh produce.
A hit to imports from disrupted harvests in north Africa due to unseasonable weather has been exacerbated by British farmers planting fewer crops under glass due to still high energy prices.
"Whilst recent unseasonable weather in Morocco has also created some temporary supply disruption to fruit and vegetables, domestic retailers have held prices comparatively low compared to the rest of Europe, where increased demand led to some cases of 300% rises in the price of some vegetables," Spencer told parliament.
Despite the relatively low prices mentioned by Spencer, official data published on Wednesday showed UK consumer price inflation rose to 10.4% in February, higher than a Eurozone average of 8.5%.
The Office for National Statistics said that an end to January drinks promotions in pubs and restaurants was the biggest factor behind the rise, but shortages of salad items also played a role. It said overall inflation for food and non-alcoholic drinks rose to 18.0%, the highest since 1977.
"A number of media outlets have reported that the recent shortage of some salad and vegetables have been the driver for the increase of food inflation in February, but this is not the case," said Spencer.
He said the inflation rate has been driven by several factors - higher utility prices and pressures on global supply chains that are being felt across Europe and beyond.
Spencer noted other categories had seen price increases over the past year greater than those seen in vegetables, highlighting oils and fats up 32.1% since February 2022 and milk, cheese and eggs up 30.8%.
"Commentators expect the rate of inflation, both across the economy and for food and drink, to be near its peak," Spencer added.
Market researcher Kantar will report UK grocery inflation data for March on Tuesday.
(Reporting by James Davey; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)


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In this paper, a line pressure control algorithm was developed to reduce the energy loss of the AT-based hybrid vehicle. A hybrid vehicle performance simulator was developed. Via the analysis of the power flow and lever, the torque exerted on the friction elements was calculated for each gear step of the HEV. From the calculated torque at each friction element, the optimal line pressure was determined for the given transmission at each transmission input torque and gear step. Using the HEV performance simulator, it was found that torque capacity of the friction element is capable of transmitting the torque by optimal line pressure. It was found from the simulation results that optimal line pressure control algorithm suggested in this study is able to reduce of the hydraulic control system energy loss approximately 36% compared with that of control algorithm which uses constant line pressure.