text:
In this blog post, we will discuss types of laboratory glass decals that are commonly used in a laboratory setting.
What Are Lab Decals?
Lab decals are stickers or other adhesive materials that are used for various purposes within a laboratory.
Decals are usually made from vinyl or other durable materials.
From identifying the different areas of a laboratory, to indicate safety hazards lab decals have several purposes within a laboratory.
Laboratory Glass Decal
There are many different types of decals that can be used in a laboratory setting. The most common one is Laboratory Glass Decal.
These decals are used on various equipment in the laboratory to provide a precise measurement. Objects used to measure the size of an object, the weight of an object, or the volume of a liquid like test tubes, beakers, flasks, cylinders will have decals on them.
Types of Laboratory Glass Decals
1. Borosilicate Glass Decal
Borosilicate glass is a type of glass that contains boron oxide. This makes the glass more resistant to heat and chemical damage. Borosilicate glass decals are used on laboratory equipment that are made from this type of glass.
2. Soda Lime Glass Decal
Soda lime glass is the most common type of glass. It is made from a combination of soda ash, limestone, and sand. Soda lime glass decals are used on laboratory equipment that are made from this type of glass.
3. Quartz Glass Decal
Quartz glass is a type of glass that contains silicon dioxide. This makes the glass more resistant to heat and chemical damage. Quartz glass decals are used on laboratory equipment that are made from this type of glass.
If you are looking for decals for your laboratory, be sure to check out our selection.
We offer a variety of different types of scientific glass decals that can meet your needs.
Contact us today to learn more!
You may also like:


text:
is part of the , would you like to purchase ?
If yes, the following will be added to your cart:
Total savings for purchasing as a bundle:
CUES/BVS Dynamic Learning
A well-trained, competent staff helps strengthen relationships with members and adds to your credit union's bottom line.
Make a wise investment with CUES/BVS Dynamic Learning. You'll find it's the best in online credit union training, with quality content and a full learning management system (LMS).
The interactive Dynamic Learning system was designed to be engaging and user-friendly, offering:
- More than 250 courses designed specifically for credit union professionals
- Real-world simulations that coach employees to build better member relations
- Interactive, entertaining activities such as games and quizzes to engage employees on a personal level
- An LMS that easily assigns, tracks and measures progress
- 'Best in Class' training
It's time to take your employee education to a higher level! Complete the interest form below, or call _PHONE_ today.

source: m-a-p/FineFineWeb


text:
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]چکیده [English]
This research follows two aims in case of the Iranian economy. First, study of the presence of inflation persistency, and second, looking for an optimal monetary policy rule. Results show that inflation in the economy of Iran is persistent, in which, short-term and long-term effects of monetary policy should be considered. For this purpose, a loss function for the central bank with arguments of inflation, output gap and the money supply growth, subject to the demand and Phillips curves, is minimized.
The importance of this issue is that by expansionary monetary policy, the economic growth in the short-term can be increased with high inflation bias. On the other hand, by contraction monetary policy, benefits gained in the form of inflation reduction at the cost of lower short-term growth. Therefore, balancing among costs and benefits of inflation targeting policy with regard to the output stability is crucial, as it is optimal for the central bank to allow for a high degree of policy gradualism or money supply smoothing.
JEL Classificat?on: E31, E32, E52, E58

source: openbmb/Ultra-FineWeb


Class: Formtastic::Inputs::SelectInput
Inherits:
Object
 - Object
show all
Includes:
Base, Base::Collections, Base::GroupedCollections
Defined in:
lib/formtastic/inputs/select_input.rb
Overview
TODO:
Do/can we support the per-item HTML options like RadioInput?
A select input is used to render a <select> tag with a series of options to choose from. It works for both single selections (like a belongs_to relationship, or "yes/no" boolean), as well as multiple selections (like a has_and_belongs_to_many/has_many relationship, for assigning many genres to a song, for example).
This is the default input choice when:
 - the database column type is an :integer and there is an association (belongs_to)
 - the database column type is a :string and the :collection option is used
 - there an object with an association, but no database column on the object (has_many, etc)
 - there is no object and the :collection option is used
The flexibility of the :collection option (see examples) makes the :select input viable as an alternative for many other input types. For example, instead of...
 - a :string input (where you want to force the user to choose from a few specific strings rather than entering anything)
 - a :boolean checkbox input (where the user could choose yes or no, rather than checking a box)
 - a :date_select, :time_select or :datetime_select input (where the user could choose from pre-selected dates)
 - a :number input (where the user could choose from a set of pre-defined numbers)
 - a :time_zone input (where you want to provide your own set of choices instead of relying on Rails)
 - a :country input (no need for a plugin really)
Within the standard
 wrapper, the output is a  tag followed by a <select> tag containing <option> tags.
For inputs that map to associations on the object model, Formtastic will automatically load in a collection of objects on the association as options to choose from. This might be an Author.all on a Post form with an input for a belongs_to :user association, or a Tag.all for a Post form with an input for a has_and_belongs_to_many :tags association. You can override or customise this collection and the <option> tags it will render through the :collection option (see examples).
The way on which Formtastic renders the value attribute and content of each <option> tag is customisable through the :member_label and :member_value options. When not provided, we fall back to a list of methods to try on each object such as :to_label, :name and :to_s, which are defined in the configurations collection_label_methods and collection_value_methods (see examples below).
Examples:
Basic belongs_to example with full form context
<%= semantic_form_for @post do |f| %>
 <%= f.inputs do %>
 <%= f.input :author, :as => :select %>
 <% end %>
<% end %>
<form...>
 <fieldset>

 Author
 <select id="post_author_id" name="post[post_author_id]">
 <option value=""></option>
 <option value="1">Justin</option>
 <option value="3">Kate</option>
 <option value="2">Amelia</option>
 </select>

 </fieldset>
</form>
Basic has_many or has_and_belongs_to_many example with full form context
<%= semantic_form_for @post do |f| %>
 <%= f.inputs do %>
 <%= f.input :tags, :as => :select %>
 <% end %>
<% end %>
<form...>
 <fieldset>

 Author
 <select id="post_tag_ids" name="post[tag_ids]" multiple="true">
 <option value="1">Ruby</option>
 <option value="6">Rails</option>
 <option value="3">Forms</option>
 <option value="4">Awesome</option>
 </select>

 </fieldset>
</form>
Override Formtastic's assumption on when you need a multi select
<%= f.input :authors, :as => :select, :input_html => { :multiple => true } %>
<%= f.input :authors, :as => :select, :input_html => { :multiple => false } %>
The :collection option can be used to customize the choices
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :collection => @authors %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :collection => Author.all %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :collection => Author.some_named_scope %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :collection => [Author.find_by_login("justin"), Category.find_by_name("kate")] %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :collection => ["Justin", "Kate"] %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :collection => [["Justin", "justin"], ["Kate", "kate"]] %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :collection => [["Justin", "1"], ["Kate", "3"]] %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :collection => [["Justin", 1], ["Kate", 3]] %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :collection => 1..5 %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :collection => "<option>your own options HTML string</option>" %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :collection => options_for_select(...) %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :collection => options_from_collection_for_select(...) %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :collection => grouped_options_for_select(...) %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :collection => time_zone_options_for_select(...) %>
The :member_label can be used to call a different method (or a Proc) on each object in the collection for rendering the label text (it'll try the methods like to_s in collection_label_methods config by default)
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :member_label => :name %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :member_label => :name_with_post_count %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :member_label => Proc.new { |a| "#{c.name} (#{pluralize("post", a.posts.count)})" } %>
The :member_value can be used to call a different method (or a Proc) on each object in the collection for rendering the value for each checkbox (it'll try the methods like id in collection_value_methods config by default)
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :member_value => :login %>
<%= f.input :author, :as => :select, :member_value => Proc.new { |c| c.full_name.downcase.underscore } %>
Set HTML attributes on the <select> tag with :input_html
<%= f.input :authors, :as => :select, :input_html => { :size => 20, :multiple => true, :class => "special" } %>
Set HTML attributes on the
 wrapper with :wrapper_html
<%= f.input :authors, :as => :


text:
Michigan Food & Farming Systems' (MIFFS') farmer networks are regional and population based. The networks serve as a space for sharing challenges and opportunities, helping farmers build knowledge and connections that lead to innovation and creative problem solving for success.
Farmer Networks include:
Michigan Beginning and Underserved Farmers
Veterans in Agriculture
Red Productores Hispanos
Women in Agriculture
Activities within the MIFFS farmer networks are supported by funding from USDA office of Outreach and Advocacy, USDA Farm Service Agency, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and more.
MIFFS continues to work on creating new networks to connect more farmers.


text:
The article shows the activities of Polish archaeological services and Polish-Ukrainian relations in archaeolgy in eastern Little Poland and Volhynia (today western Ukraine) in the years _PHONE_. The Second Polish Republic created new organizational structures for protection of archaeological remains. In 1920 the State Board of Inspectors of Prehistoric Remains was formed. In 1928 its responsibilities were taken over by the State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw (PMA). The PMA was the largest and most important archaeological institution in Poland at the years _PHONE_, with a wide range of responsibilities. After the Second World War, archaeologists at the PMA studied most of the material from western Ukraine which was to be found in the Museum's collection.
Financed by the National Centre for Research and Development under grant No. SP/I/1/77065/10 by the strategic scientific research and experimental development program:
SYNAT - "Interdisciplinary System for Interactive Scientific and Scientific-Technical Information".


text:
This works, but looks a little bit ugly:
s = :shop s.to_s.pluralize.to_sym # => :shops
Is there a nicer way to pluralize a
Join Stack Overflow to learn, share knowledge, and build your career.
You can pluralize a
String, which represents actual text.
Symbols are a bit more abstract.
So, by definition, no. However, perhaps you could open up the Symbol class definition and add:
class Symbol def pluralize to_s.pluralize.to_sym end end
Then, you can just call:
:shop.pluralize # => :shops
If you're comfortable altering Ruby's classes, then this works:
class Symbol def pluralize self.to_s.pluralize.to_sym end end
I have yet to find a more elegant solution, although I suspect if there was, it would probably just be Rails implementing something similar to what I have above.


XCG:ATGTAGAATAGAGATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTACTACTACTTTAGCACCATGATTACGATTCTTCTACTGAAGTAGCAGCTGAGACCGCAAGAAGAAGAAGTAGCTAGGAATCACATGAGGAGAGCGATAAGTGATGATGATGATGATGATAA
From Creatura Wiki
Periguracei Jeczonttur
Kingdom Animals
Order Amphibiae
Species Periguracei Jeczonttur
Discovery
Rarity Common
Date 17/05/2023
By [[XCI:]]
Periguracei Jeczonttur
The {0} are average size members of the amphibiae, characterized by red skin. Most {0} have average size red head with average size eyes and feed on plants and other animals with their average size red limbs. This species of amphibiae has long shape, with average size tail and average size characteristic irregularities, often acting curious and aggressive while being generally playful.
NCI


text:
1993 年 13 巻 Supplement2 号 p. 43-46
Inner flow of two kinds of circular cylinders is investigated by using hydrogen bubble method. Each cylinder of one group has one suction slit and two discharge slits. Each of the other group has one suction slit and one discharge slit. Each cylinder of the latter group has a rear plate near the discharge slit.
Results of flow visualization show that the velocity of the inner flow of the tested cylinders changes variously according to the inlet flow direction. In the case of the former group, when the outer flow is directed toward discharge slit, reverse flow is observed in the cylinder. On the other hand, inner reverse flow is not observed in the latter group of the cylinder.


text:
Little Green Sedge (Carex viridula)
Little Green Sedge Species Description
This species is native to North America north of Mexico.
Allergenicity: Little Green Sedge (Carex viridula) is a moderate allergen.
Pollination: Occurs in following seasons depending on latitude and elevation: Spring to Summer.
Angiosperm - Flowering Monocot: Plants in this group have one embryonic leave (single cotyledon). This group include the grasses, lilies, orchids and palms.
Grass/Grass-like: Any plant characterized by parallel-veined leaves that arise from nodes in the stem, wrap around it for a distance, and leave, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
Perennial: Living for many years.
Wetland Plant: Plants growing in aquatic or wetland habitats. These include all known floating, submerged, and emergent taxa, plus those that are found in permanently or seasonally wet habitats.
Herbaceous Stem: Not woody, lacking lignified tissues.
Little Green Sedge Species Usage
More Little Green Sedge (Carex viridula) imagesby Jessie M. Harris from BONAP

source: HuggingFaceFW/fineweb-edu


text:
Underwater Foundations for a Jack-up Bargeby Eldon L. Abbott, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade &, Douglas Inc, United States,
Stephen J. George, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade &, Douglas Inc, United States,
Document Type: Proceeding Paper
Part of: Foundation Engineering: Current Principles and Practices
Abstract: Innovative underwater foundations were developed to provide a solid base for the legs of a large jack-up barge needed by General Dynamics to transport heavy components from Quonset Point, Rhode Island, where they are fabricated, to Groton, Connecticut, where assembly is completed. A deep layer of soft soils at the Quonset Point shoreline required either the construction of expensive deep foundations for the barge or the use of unconventional reinforced earth technique to improve the soft soil layer and support the barge loads. General Dynamics elected to go with the innovative reinforced earth solution. This is one of the first underwater applications of the soil reinforcement technique patented by the Reinforced Earth Company.
Subject Headings: Underwater foundations | Soil stabilization | Barges | Jacking | Offshore structures | Soil strength | Layered soils | Innovation | North America | United States | Connecticut | Rhode Island
Services: Buy this book/Buy this article
Return to search


text: Abstract:he antifreeze proteins (AFPs) or glycoproteins in several species of polar fish, which prevent the fish from being frozen in icy seawater, have been suggested for use as cryoprotective agents. The present study examines the effect of AFPs on Ca++ flux in a fish TO-2 cell line. The results indicate that type I AFP inhibits the uptake of Ca++ in a dose-dependent manner, but it does not antagonize the release of Ca++. By contrast, type III AFP shows no effect on Ca++ flux. The addition of calcium antagonists, La+++ (LaCl3), Co++ (CoCl2), or verapamil (L-type Ca++ channel blocker), to the uptake medium did not further enhance the blocking effect of AFP on Ca++ uptake, indicating that type I AFP is a non-selective Ca++ blocker.


text:
Background: Desirability of outcome ranking (DOOR) is an innovative approach in clinical trials to evaluate the global benefits and risks of an intervention. We developed and validated a DOOR endpoint for Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (BSI) through a survey to infectious diseases clinicians and secondary analysis of trial data.
Methods: We administered a survey of 20 cases of S. aureus BSI, asking respondents to rank outcomes by global desirability. Correlations and percentage of pairwise agreement among rankings were estimated to inform development of a DOOR endpoint, which was applied to 2 prior S. aureus BSI trials. The probability that a patient randomly assigned to experimental treatment would have a better DOOR ranking than if assigned to control was estimated. Results were also analyzed using partial credit, which is analogous to scoring an academic test, assigning 100% to the most desirable outcome, 0% to the least, and "partial credit" to intermediate ranks.
Results: Forty-two recipients (97%) completed the survey. The DOOR endpoint fitting these rankings (r = 0.89; 95% confidence interval, 0.67 to 0.94) incorporated survival plus cumulative occurrence of adverse events, cure, infectious complications, and ongoing symptoms. Tailored versions of this endpoint were applied to 2 S. aureus BSI trials, and both demonstrated no benefit of the experimental treatment using DOOR and partial credit analysis.
Conclusions: Using S. aureus BSI as an exemplar, we developed a DOOR endpoint that can be used as a template for development of DOOR endpoints for other diseases. Future trials can incorporate DOOR to allow for global assessment of patient experience.


text: © 2017 by Trakya University Faculty of Medicine/The Balkan Medical Journal published by Galenos Publishing House.Background: Intraabdominal adhesions remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Moreover, intraabdominal adhesions can develop in more than 50% of abdominal operations. Aims: We compared the anti-adhesive effects of two different agents on postoperative adhesion formation in a cecal abrasion model. Study Design: Experimental animal study. Methods: Forty Wistar albino type female rats were anesthetized and underwent laparotomy. Study groups comprised Sham, Control, Mitomycin-C, 4% Icodextrin, and Mitomycin-C +4% Icodextrin groups. Macroscopic and histopathological evaluations of adhesions were performed. Results: The frequencies of moderate and severe adhesions were significantly higher in the control group than the other groups. The mitomycin-C and Mitomycin-C +4% Icodextrin groups were associated with significantly lower adhesion scores compared to the control group and 4% Icodextrin group scores (p=0.002 and p=0.008, respectively). The adhesion scores of the Mitomycin-C group were also significantly lower than those of the 4% Icodextrin group (p=0.008). Conclusion: Despite its potential for bone marrow toxicity, Mitomycin-C seems to effectively prevent adhesions. Further studies that prove an acceptable safety profile relating to this promising anti-adhesive agent are required before moving into clinical trials.


text:
Cart Ruts Mystery Solved
From The Portsmouth News:
Researchers at the University of Portsmouth believe they have solved an ancient Mediterranean mystery.
The mystery of how 2ft deep tracks were cut into the rock of Malta has been a puzzle for years.
Now Professor Derek Mottershead, of the university's geography department, has followed generations of scholars to unravel the mysteries of the Maltese landscape.
The tracks, or ruts, were almost certainly caused by carts because the rock was not strong enough to support the wooden wheels of loaded carts.
They are up to 2ft deep and more than 30km of them run in pairs criss-crossing the island.
Professor Mottershead's team came up with a design of a cart to fit the field evidence, estimated its weight and calculated the stresses involved.
They discovered that in some places the rock was so soft that after heavy rain a single passage of a cart could cause the rock to fail.
Professor Mottershead said: 'The ruts have been studied and talked about for centuries and though it is obvious they are related to vehicles nobody understood how they were made or even when.
'The underlying rock in Malta is weak and when it's wet it loses about 80 per cent of its strength.
'What is unique to Malta is the sheer number of ruts. For years they have attracted the attention of archaeologists but until now we didn't have a convincing explanation of the mechanics of how they could have been formed.'
The team included Dr Alastair Pearson and Martin Schaefer, also of the University of Portsmouth. Their research was published in the journal Antiquity.
Posted by baza
28th April 2009ce


text:
A rational design of double layer mesoporous polysiloxane coatings for broadband antireflection
- 270 Downloads
For the purpose to realize broadband antireflection on glass substrates, double layer mesoporous polysiloxane coatings were well designed by solving Maxwell equation and prepared through sol–gel dip-coating method using tri-block copolymer (EO20PO70EO20) as porogen. The obtained double layer coatings revealed broadband antireflective performance within wavelength range from 400 to 900 nm with a maximum transmittance of 99.2 % around 520 nm, which was in well agreement with the calculated results. The mesopore structure was confirmed by AFM and N2 adsorption–desorption measurement. Moreover, it was found that the outer layer of resultant coatings showed increased hydrophobicity along with increased temperature. Hence, we proposed that the condensation degree of silica network played an important role on the surface wettability of polysiloxane coatings, which was fully investigated with the assistance of FT-IR and water contact angle measurements.
KeywordsAntireflective coatings Sol–gel Dip-coating Polysiloxane Mesoporous structure Maxwell equation
This research was financially supported by the Nanotech Foundation of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (No. 0652nm001), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21006025), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities. Furthermore, sincere thanks go to Prof. Xinling Wang from Shanghai Jiaotong University for his great assistance to the Ellipsometer measurement.
- 22.ASTM Standard D3359 (2005). Standard test methods for measuring adhesion by tape testGoogle Scholar
- 23.ASTM Standard G173 (2008). Standard tables for reference solar spectral irradiances: direct normal and hemispherical on 37° tilted surfaceGoogle Scholar


text:
LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH A REFRAECTOMETRIC DETECTOR
A refractometric detector or a refractive index (RI or RID) detector measures the refractive index of an analyte with respect to the solvent. It is a universal detector but has low sensitivity. Often used as detectors used in GPC (size exclusion chromatography).
The refractometer contains a flow cell with two parts: one for the sample and the other for the reference solvent. The detector measures the refractive index of both components. As soon as the solvent flows through a sample component, the measured refractive index of both components is the same, but as the analyte passes through the flow cell, the two measured refractive indices are different. The difference appears as a peak in the chromatogram. The detector is not suitable for applications where gradient analysis is necessary. Usually, these types of detectors are characterized by low sensitivity, but Wyatt has launched the Optilab series.
In our laboratory, RI detectors are used mainly for the analysis of polymers and volatile substances, which cannot be analyzed using ELSD or MSxMS.


text:
When it comes to maternal healthcare, only the best solutions will do. Edan, a renowned leader in medical technology, offers a groundbreaking solution with its advanced maternal-fetal monitor. With a focus on excellence, Edan's monitor combines innovative features, seamless integration, and user-friendly design to empower healthcare professionals in providing exceptional care to expectant mothers.
Unparalleled Accuracy for Precise Monitoring
Edan's maternal-fetal monitor is equipped with advanced sensor technology, ensuring unmatched accuracy in monitoring vital signs. From fetal heart rate to uterine contractions and maternal blood pressure, the monitor provides precise measurements. This capability allows healthcare professionals to detect any deviations early, enabling timely interventions and ultimately contributing to improved outcomes for both mother and baby.
Streamlined Workflow and Efficient Data Management
Integrating seamlessly with hospital information systems, Edan's maternal-fetal monitor enhances workflow efficiency and data management. The monitor eliminates the need for manual documentation by synchronizing real-time data, reducing errors, and streamlining the workflow. Healthcare professionals can access comprehensive monitoring records conveniently, facilitating collaboration and providing comprehensive care throughout the pregnancy journey.
Intuitively Designed for Optimal User Experience
Edan's maternal-fetal monitor boasts an intuitive interface and user-friendly design, prioritizing user experience. The monitor offers customizable settings and personalized profiles, empowering healthcare professionals to tailor the device to their preferences and specific clinical requirements. With easy-to-use functionalities and quick access to vital information, healthcare providers can monitor maternal and fetal health with confidence and efficiency.
Edan's advanced maternal-fetal monitor revolutionizes maternal healthcare by combining unmatched accuracy, seamless integration capabilities, and user-friendly design. With Edan's commitment to excellence, healthcare professionals can rely on this innovative solution to deliver exceptional care to expectant mothers. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, Edan continues to push the boundaries of maternal healthcare, ensuring safer pregnancies and healthier outcomes for all.


Paul Allsopp en Maths, computer teaching, Engineers and Technicians, Software Developer Software Developer • Performance Food Group 17/5/2016 · 2 min de lectura · +500
Binary Search
I came across a question by a jQuery user who asked how to: "Insert a row into a table alphabetically on a row cell"
The two answers that were suggested to him used an iterator to go over every row of data in the HTML table, and check to see if his value should be slotted in at that point. I poked myself in the eye at this point wishing I had never read those answers, and concluding that I needed to point out why. So here goes…
In a binary search solution you first check to see if the datum you are searching with, is less than the first row of data, by the field you are matching on. If it is, then your row goes at the top of the dataset. If however it does not, you can check to see if your data is greater than the last row in the dataset. If it is, then your data goes at the end of the dataset.
On the third hand, if it is neither, then you can use a binary search to find the correct location for your row.
You start by splitting your total number of rows into two. You then check to see if the data on the last row of the first set is greater or less than the data you want to insert. Whatever the outcome, you have just reduced the dataset you are searching in by 50%, and you can throw away the subset of data which your data does not fall into.
So let's say your data is less than the last row in the first set. You now divide that set into two and check if your data is lesser or greater than the last row of your new first set. Again, whatever the outcome you have just reduced the dataset by 50%. So in the grand scheme of things, in 2 iterations you ha


Plentiful meaning in hindi
Pronunciation of Plentiful
Plentiful in Images
Plentiful Antonyms
Plentiful Definitions and meaning in English
 1. existing in great number or quantity
 2. affording an abundant supply
 3. producing in abundance
 4. abundant
Tags: plentiful meaning in hindi, plentiful ka matalab hindi me, hindi meaning of plentiful, plentiful meaning dictionary. plentiful in hindi. Translation and meaning of plentiful in English hindi dictionary. Provided by a free online English hindi picture dictionary.


text:
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives|
from Massachusetts's 15th district
March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809
|Preceded by||Peleg Wadsworth|
|Succeeded by||Ezekiel Whitman|
|Born||May 30, 1740|
Falmouth, Massachusetts Bay, British America (now Maine)
|Died||May 10, 1813 (aged 72)|
Portland, Massachusetts, U.S. (now Maine)
Born in Falmouth in Massachusetts Bay's Province of Maine, Ilsley received a liberal schooling. He became a distiller and was also interested in shipping. He served as a member of the committee of correspondence and safety. Major and mustering officer at Falmouth, during the Revolutionary War. He served as a delegate to the Massachusetts State convention in 1788 that adopted the Federal Constitution. He served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1793 and 1794.
Ilsley was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Tenth Congress (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1808 to the Eleventh Congress. He died in Portland in Massachusetts' District of Maine on May 10, 1813. He was interred in the Eastern Cemetery in Portland.
- United States Congress. "Daniel Ilsley (id: I000009)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website _URL_.
|U.S. House of Representatives|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 15th congressional district


text:
Updated 4 March 2010
"Spirograph" is a registered trademark of Hasbro, Inc. It refers to a child's toy that uses toothed wheels to draw patterns, you can see some examples here.
This page approaches those patterns from a more mathematical point of view, which isn't constrained by the physical properties of the wheels used in the real toy. This allows us to explore a larger set of patterns, including those generated my more than 2 wheels.
Interactive spirograph drawing
The parametric equation for a circle is
x = R.cos (θ) y = R.sin (θ)
As 'θ' varies from 0 to 2π this will trace one lap around the circle ('R' is the radius). This is our basic wheel. If we multiply θ by a positive integer this will be equivalent to making the wheel rotate faster. A negative integer will make the wheel rotate in the opposite direction. To create the spirograph patterns we combine two wheels rotating at different speeds, say n1 and n2.
x = R1.cos (n1θ) + R2.cos (n2θ) y = R1.sin (n1θ) + R2.sin (n2θ)
Here the second wheel of radius R2 makes n2 full turns as it travels n1 times around the inner wheel of radius R1.
These are idealised wheels, when using the toy, the radius of the inner wheel would be R1-R2. The other way we differ from the toy is that in the physical version the rates n1 and n2 are determined by the number of teeth on the wheels, which are constrained by the wheels' radii. We aren't limited in this way.
The starting positions of the wheels can be changed by adding in a phase component: ψ;
x = R1.cos (n1(θ+ψ1)) + R2.cos (n2(θ+ψ2)) y = R1.sin (n1(θ+ψ1)) + R2.sin (n2(θ+ψ2))
Although it would be difficult with the plastic toy, mathematically it's quite simple to add additional wheels, for instance, having a third wheel rotating around the other two can be represented as
x = R1.cos (n1θ) + R2.cos (n2θ) + R3.cos (n3θ) y = R1.sin (n1θ) + R2.sin (n2θ) + R3.sin (n3θ)
For two wheels the symmetry is |n1-n2| (assuming n1 and n2 have no common factors). If they do have a common factor, say 'k', then the symmetry would be |n1-n2| / k and the algorithm will draw over the same pattern k times.
For more wheels the symmetry is the highest common factor of the set of differences. With three wheels it will be
hcf (n1-n2, n1-n3, n2-n3) / k = hcf (n1-n2, n2-n3) / k
Where 'k' is the largest common factor of n1, n2, n3.
This four wheel animation. The speeds are [3, -13, 11, 19] and the sizes [3,3,2,1]. The differences in the rates are all multiples of 8, so the pattern has 8-fold symetry. The animation is created by changing the relative phases of the wheels.
If you would like to generate your own Spirographs using python you can download the following scripts.
(c) John Whitehouse 2012


text:
The answer lies with wavy jet stream.
by Mike Godsey, mike AT iwindsurf.com
At the Hatchery this 2016 summer season 2 topics beyond the endless chatter about sail sizes are common. Most common are: 1. Why aren't we getting the consistent 4.2 sail size winds typical of summer. It seems the average winds are either weaker than normal or stronger than normal. 1. What happened to the normal progression of warm windy days occasionally punctuated by heat waves then cloudy blasts of cool air. This has led to some calling this the Feast or Famine summer wind wise.
One thing is clear. There are a lot more upper troughs & lows at ≈ 18,000 ft. sliding past the Gorge this summer. And when they pass just a bit to the north their strong WNW to WSW winds aloft create a wind feast. But when the upper troughs & lows come too close to us, like Sunday Aug. 7, they create anything from crazy up and down winds to weak winds to "you had to be there at the right moment winds".


text:
This month the Oireachtas Library is displaying an unusual cartoon book about the unsuccessful Fenian plot to raid Chester Castle on 11 February 1867.
The story depicts a soldier, Ensign Smith, summoned to defend Chester Castle. He and his fellow soldiers play cards, drink and dream of the coming battle.
The plot to raid Chester Castle was spearheaded by John McCafferty, a fiery Irish-American who fought for the confederate army during the American Civil War. More than 1,000 Fenians gathered in Chester on 11 February 1867 with plans to smuggle the weapons to Ireland for the planned rising in Dublin.
To find out more, visit the digital exhibition of the documents in the display case.


text:
A wet nurse
is a woman who breast feeds
a baby that is not her own. These children may be known as milk-siblings and in some cultures share a special relationship.
Reasons for use
A wet nurse may be employed if the mother
of a baby is unable or unwilling to breast-feed her infant. The reasons may range from drug use (prescription
), to illnesses such as cancer and their treatment. Wet nurses have also been required for a perceived insufficient production of breast milk, i.e. when the mother feels incapable of adequately nursing her child, especially following multiple births
. One traditional reason for the appearance of wet nurses in all cultures was death of women in childbirth from complications, a reason that has disappeared with modern medicine.
Some wet nurses also serve as a midwife during childbirth.
A woman can only serve as a wet nurse when she is lactating
. It is often thought that this means the wet nurse must have recently given birth to a child of her own. This may be the case, but not necessarily, since regular suckling on a woman's breast can elicit the production of milk via a neural reflex through production of prolactin
The practice of using wet nurses is ancient and found in many cultures. Sometimes it is linked to social class
. Members of property-owning classes had their children wet-nursed, in the hope of becoming pregnant again quickly to ensure an heir
. (Lactation can suppress ovulation
.) Poor women, especially those who suffered the stigma
of giving birth to an illegitimate
child, sometimes had to give their baby up, temporarily or permanently, and a wet nurse would look after it.
One myth holds that the Egyptian princess Bathiah tried giving baby Moses to wet nurses, but he would not take their milk, for he was destined to speak with the Shekhinah. The prophet Muhammad was wet-nursed by Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb. Wet nursing was reported in France in the time of Louis XIV, the early 17th century. Later, Napoleon was wet-nursed by a woman called Camilla. Wet nurses were common for children of all social ranks in the southern United States during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Women took in babies for money in Victorian Britain, and nursed them themselves or fed them with whatever was cheapest. This was known as baby-farming; poor care sometimes resulted in high infant death rates.
Wet nursing has sometimes been used with old or sick people who have trouble taking other nutrition. John Jacob Astor and John D. Rockefeller reportedly hired wet nurses for their own use in their old age.
Sigmund Freud's theories about the Oedipal complex are speculated to have been the result of his being raised by a wet-nurse, rather than his mother. This dissociation from his mother prevented the Westermarck effect from taking hold.
Through the widespread availability of infant formula
, wet nurses are no longer necessary in developed nations
and, therefore, are not common. The act of nursing a baby other than one's own often provokes strong negative reactions in countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom, being compared to wife swapping
and potentially viewed as child abuse
. When a mother is unable to nurse her own infant, an acceptable mediated substitute is expressed milk (or especially colostrum
) donated to milk banks
, analogous to blood banks
The use of a wet nurse is still a common practice in many developing countries, although it poses a risk of HIV infection. The use of a wetnurse is seen as a status symbol in some parts of modern China.
Islamic law or sharia specifies the permanent family-like relationships (known as rada) incurred by people who were nursed by the same woman, i.e. who grew up together as youngsters. They and various specific relatives cannot marry, that is, they are mahram, and the rules of modesty known as hijab are relaxed, as they would be for family members.
Examples in fiction
- In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet the character Nurse had been Juliet's wet nurse. "Were not I thine only nurse, I would say thou hadst sucked wisdom from thy teat." 1.3.72
- In George Moore's novel Esther Waters, the eponymous heroine works as a wet nurse after the birth of her son while leaving him in the hands of a baby farmer.
- In John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath, set in a time of great poverty, a woman whose baby has just died, and consequently whose breasts are engorged with milk, wet-nurses a man at the point of death, as no other nourishment is available, a reference to Roman Charity.
- In the movie Spartacus, Crassus captures Spartacus's wife and baby. Since he wants Varinia as a concubine, he purchases a wet nurse for her baby. Varinia rejects his offer, saying, "I sent her away: I prefer to nurse the child myself."
- In Blackadder II, Nursie, the Queen's childhood nurse, is commonly perceived as being a wet nurse: "In the old days, it was all difficult choices. Should you have Nursie milk or moo-cow milk? Of course, it was always Nursie milk…."


Battle of Morava–Ivan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Battle of Morava–Ivan
Part of the Greco-Italian War
Kathimerini cropped.jpg
Kathimerini announcing the "triumph of the Greek arms".
Date14–23 November 1940
Morava mountains, south-east Albania
Coordinates: 40°35′N 20°40′E / 40.583°N 20.667°E / 40.583; 20.667
Greek victory
Albania Albania
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Italy Gabriele Nasci Kingdom of Greece Alexandros Papagos
Kingdom of Greece Ioannis Pitsikas
Kingdom of Greece Georgios Kosmas
Units involved
Kingdom of Italy XXVI Corps
Albania Albanian battalions [1][2]
Kingdom of Greece Western Macedonia Section
200 field guns
198 field guns
Casualties and losses
unknown killed & wounded
1,000+ soldiers, 11 officers and plenty of ammunition captured [3]
624 killed
2,348 wounded
The battle of Morava–Ivan was the first major Greek offensive in the Greco-Italian War of _PHONE_. It took place on the eastern flank of the Greek-Italian front, where the Italian forces had remained on the defensive during the initial Italian invasion toward Epirus. It was a major success for the Greek forces, not only on operational terms, but also as a morale boost, as the breaching of Morava–Ivan line led to the fall of the city of Korçë to Greek hands, and made news internationally.
Initial conception[edit]
The plans for the offensive had been laid by the Greek General Staff before the start of the war. Following the torpedoing of the Greek cruiser Elli by an Italian submarine on 15 August 1940, the Greek authorities became certain that an Italian invasion was imminent and started to assess the situation. Greek intelligence had revealed fairly accurately the Italian disposition of forces in Albania, which showed that the Italian forces planned to attack towards Epirus while keeping a defensive posture on the Macedonian sector. The Greek plan was finalised in the second half of September. The Greek forces in North-Western Macedonia would keep a defensive posture, potentially improving the positions with limited attacks in Albanian ground, until the necessary forces arrived. The objective of the offensive was to boost the morale of the Greek forces and the nation in general, as well as to capture the important transportation centre that was Korçë.
28 October – 13 November[edit]
The Greek forces available on the sector were the 9th Infantry Division and the 4th Infantry Brigade (soon expanded into the 15th Infantry Division), under the III Army Corps. In the first three days of the war, they were not attacked in any appreciable scale. From 1–6 November, they began their own limited offensives, entering in some places Albania. During these clashes, it was revealed that they faced the Parma, Piemonte and Venezia divisions of the Italian XXVI Corps.
Map of the Greek counter-offensive during the Greco-Italian War.
The terrain was very favourable for defence, although it afforded little strategic depth. The Greek and Italian positions were separated by the Devoll river valley. North of the valley lay the Morava mountain, a continuation of the Grammos mountains, with a maximum altitude of 1,808 metres (1,977 yd). North of the Morava is the Korçë plateau. The Morava massif provided good defensive positions for the Italians but the lack of depth meant that if the defences on Morava collapsed, they had no option but to abandon Korçë and the Korçë plateau and retreat north to the Kandauian mountains. The upper Devoll valley communicated with the Korçë plateau through the Cangonj pass, which was defined by the Morava on the south and the Ivan mountain on the north. The Ivan mountain is steep and reaches the height of 1,770 metres (1,940 yd). Through the Cangonj pass was a paved road and another hard surfaced road, in the southern part of Morava, crossed the mountain towards Korce.
Opposing forces[edit]
"Greek attack" by Georgios Prokopiou.
Greek artillery observer
By 13 November, the Greek forces concentrated for the attack were the 10th, 9th and 15th (the former 4th Βrigade) Divisions, all under III Corps commanded by Lieutenant General Georgios Tsolakoglou, which in turn was subordinate to West Macedonia Army Section under Lt. Gen. Ioannis Pitsikas. The 11th and 13th Divisions were on the march to further reinforce the Greek forces. During the battle, the "K" Group of Divisions (Ομάς Μεραρχιών «Κ») was created under Lt. Gen. Georgios Kosmas, taking the 10th and 11th Divisions under its command.
On the Italian side, there was the XXVI Corps, with the Parma, Piemonte and Venezia Divisions on the front, and the Arezzo Division as the reserve corps. Additional reinforcements in the form of the Alpini Division Tridentina and other Alpini elements began arriving from 13 November, but were committed piece-meal and had little impact.
The Greek plan was to put the main effort on the left, along the mountainous road through the village Darza, rather through the Cangonj pass, as there were fears that the Italians could use armour through the relatively flat terrain of the Cangonj pass. The Greeks would attack with the 15th Division on the right (toward Cangonj), the 9th in the centre and the 10th on the left. The 15th had the task of approaching the Cangonj pass, between Ivan and Morava, and capturing if possible its western exit. The 9th would attack toward the Morava mountain, coordinating its left flank with the 10th Division. The 10th Division had the task of penetrating the Italian position, through the use of surprise, and if possible flank the Italian positions atop of Morava.
Air Operations[edit]
In 14 November, aircraft of the 32nd and 33rd Bomber Squadrons attack the airports of Korytsa and Argyrokastro, destroying many Italian planes (Greek loss was only one Bristol Blenheim with the killed Sminagos Charalambous Stamatios, Sminagos Papageorgiou Konstantinos and Dimitrios). Also Potez 25 planes of the 4th Military Cooperation Squadron carry out reconnaissance, bombing and shelling of enemy units. A plane is hit resulting in the death of the pilot, Lieutenant Commander Yaka Dimitriou. Finally, the Prosecution Squadrons make 42 exits in the area of Korytsa. During the air battles, the Italians lost three Fiat CR.42, while four Greek PZLs suffered damage. [4]
After four days, 18/11, three Bristol Blenheim of the 32nd Bombing Squadron take off with the mission of bombing Argyrokastro. But because there is heavy cloud in the area, one of the planes drops its bombs on Premeti, where the Italians had stored significant quantities of ammunition, fuel and other supplies. For three days and nights the ammunition was being burned and blown up. [5]
In 22 November, three Henschel Hs 126 aircraft locate an eight-kilometer-long enemy phalanx retreating from Korytsa to Pogradec. A strong force of 15 Potez 630, Bristol Blenheim and Fairey Battle aircraft of the Bombing Squadrons rush for reinforcements, resulting in the complete destruction of the Italian phalanx. On the way back to the airport one of the Henschels encounters 15 Italian pursuers and is hit in the gas boiler. The Greek aircraft catches fire and the crew abandons it. The pilot, Subcommander Sideris Dimitrios, succumbed to his injuries, while the observer survived. [6]
International News[edit]
The New York Times said that the Greeks had administered the first real defeat which the land forces of the Axis powers had suffered, and that it will be the glory of Modern Greece, that they dissolved the undefeated. New York Herald Tribune also mentioned that the Greek army proved worthy of its ancestors. It succeeded in the first big defeat, which took place during this big war. [7][8][9] The victory, after all, had a huge impact in the Near East. A telegram from a Times correspodent of London talked about disorders in Syria, and resolving concerns in Egypt who feared an Italian invasion (Italian invasion of Egypt) as well as thoughts of combining Greek victories in Epirus with new blows against the Italians in Libya. In an extensive article the Times of London described the new strategic situation that was consolidating in the Mediterranean after the Italian retreat. It is also noteworthy that even in movies being made in Hollywood at the time there were references about the Greek victory in Korytsa.[10][11]
 1. ^, "Οι ιταλικές δυνάμεις που είχαν αναπτυχθεί..θα αποτελούσε το 2ο κλιμάκιο
 2. ^, "Some 3,500 Albanian volunteers accompanied the advance"
 3. ^ Αρχείο �


text:
SpringFour delivers financial health resources to combat rising transportation costs
CHICAGO, September 14, 2023 – SpringFour, the leading social impact fintech that provides access to thousands of financial assistance resources, will now deliver financial health resources to make transportation more affordable across the United States.
The average household spends almost $11,000 on transportation costs per year, and that number is expected to grow as costs continue to rise. Transportation is the single biggest expense for families following housing, accounting for around 16% of the average expenditures. Public transportation costs have increased by an average of almost 20% across the country in 2022.
SpringFour's vetted nonprofit and government transportation assistance resources include low to no-cost vehicle purchases for qualifying individuals; car repair, maintenance, and gas assistance; public transportation subsidies; free non-emergency medical transport; and vehicle and ridesharing, among other programs.
In partnership with banks, credit unions, fintech lenders, servicers, employers, nonprofits, and more, SpringFour's suite of products provides consumers access to financial assistance resources. Now, transportation financial assistance resources will be offered in addition to the tens of thousands of resources already available through SpringFour, including food assistance, affordable childcare, employment resources, healthcare support, rental resources, down payment assistance, home repair, prescription savings, and more.
"Transportation is essential to helping people maintain jobs, continue their education, support the economy, and stay connected to their family and community. Everyone deserves access to transportation and resources that empower their financial health journey. We're proud to work with top institutions to prioritize their customers' financial health, and that includes helping people find ways to reduce their transportation costs," said Rochelle Gorey, SpringFour Founder and CEO.
In 2022, SpringFour delivered 4.4 million financial health referrals to individuals, providing access to more than 22,000 vetted government and nonprofit resources in over 665 cities, towns, and metro areas through its direct-to-consumer digital tools and call center technology solutions. Customers save an average of $250 per month using resources recommended by SpringFour.
SpringFour, the first-of-its-kind social impact fintech, empowers banks, credit unions, fintech lenders, employers, mortgage servicers, nonprofits, and more to connect consumers with vetted, local nonprofit and government financial health resources — increasing payment performance; powering consumer financial health, knowledge and capability; and driving ESG impact. Trusted by Capital One, BMO, M&T Bank, OppFi, Key Bank, Avant, Enova, Oportun, Mission Lane, and more, SpringFour is a Certified B Corporation, WBE, and the only woman-led, social impact fintech that provides value for origination, servicing, and collections, creating opportunities for enterprise-wide innovation. SpringFour's product suite includes an innovative contact center tool, digital self-service models, and API. SpringFour delivered 4.4 million financial health resource referrals to consumers in 2022 in categories including food savings, rental resources, and more. To learn how SpringFour can benefit your organization, visit _URL_.
Impact and Communications Manager


text:
Air Force chief B S Dhanoa visited the Kalaikunda Air Force Station Tuesday to interact with participating forces of ongoing Ex Cope India 18 between India and the US, according to an official statement.
The fourth edition of Ex Cope India is aimed at providing operational exposure to the participating forces and mutual exchange of the best practices towards enhancing IAF capability.
The US Air Force is participating with F-15, C-130 and IAF is participating with Su-30MKI, Mirage-2000, Jaguar, C-130J. Additionally, special forces from both the air forces are also participating in the exercise. Dhanoa was briefed in about various phases of the exercise and was apprised of its progress.
During the interaction, Dhanoa emphasised on the importance of joint exercises as they create an environment of camaraderie and an opportunity to learn from each other's best practices in enhancing operational synergy. Read More


version of definition below. Definition 1: A prefix-closed live language L is said to be uniformly [1, ∞]-diagnosable with respect to a mask function M and Πf on Σf if the following holds: (∃nd ∈ N)(∀i ∈ Πf )(∀s ∈ L)(∀t ∈ L/s) [|t| ≥ nd ⇒ D∞ ] where N is the set of non-negative integers and the diagnosability condition D∞ is D∞ : (∀w ∈ M −1 M (st) ∩ L) [ Nwi ≥ Nsi ]. In [13], by letting counting delays depend on the trace executed by the system, the notion of nonuniform [1, ∞]diagnosability was defined. We also recall this notion below. Definition 2: A prefix-closed live language L is said to be nonuniformly [1, ∞]-diagnosable with respect to a mask function M and Πf on Σf if the following holds: (∀i ∈ Πf )(∀s ∈ L)(∃ndi ∈ N)(∀t ∈ L/s) [|t| ≥ ndi ⇒ D∞ ] where N is the set of non-negative integers and the diagnosability condition D∞ is D∞ : (∀w ∈ M −1 M (st) ∩ L) [ Nwi ≥ Nsi ]. From the above definitions, we know that uniform [1, ∞]diagnosability implies nonuniform [1, ∞]-diagnosability. Note that the above definitions are based on multiple fault types. Hereafter, we only consider a single fault type (Πf = {Σf }), since multiple fault type characterization does not provide further insight in this paper. All results presented in this paper should be modifiable straightforwardly in order to be applied to multiple fault types.
In the following section, we develop algorithms for verifying uniform [1, ∞]-diagnosability and nonuniform [1, ∞]diagnosability. The developed algorithms improve the ones presented in [13]. IV. V ERIFICATION OF R EPEATED FAULT D IAGNOSABILITY Let A be a finite-state automaton generating the behavior of the system and let M be a mask function for events defined over ΣA . We construct a directed graph G(A, M ) = (V (A), E(A, M )) in order to track the fault difference of two system traces producing the same masked trace. For notational convenience, we may drop the dependency notation of G(A, M ), when it is considered to be clear from the context. The construction procedure follows the one presented in [13] and attached as an appendix at the end of the paper. The following two verification theorems improve the corresponding presentations appeared in [13]. Let C be the set of all cycles of G. Theorem 1: L(A) is nonuniformly [1, ∞]-diagnosable w.r.t. M and Σf if and only if for all C :=< v1 , v2 , . . . , vn+1 >∈ C where v1 = vn+1 , the following three conditions hold: 1) (∃i ∈ {1, . . . , n})[−1 ∈ w[(vi , vi+1 )]] ⇒ (∃j ∈ ˆ {1, . . . , n})[w[(vj , vj+1 )] ∈ 2{0,+1} \ ∅]; this condition guarantees eventual fault counting. 2) (∀i ∈ {1, . . . , n})[0− ∈ w[(vi , vi+1 )]] ⇒ (∀i ∈ {1, . . . , n + 1})[short[vi ] ≥ 0]; this condition handles unobservable cycles. 3) (∀i ∈ {1, . . . , n})[{0− , 0, 0+ } ∩ w[(vi , vi+1 )] 6= ∅] ∧ (∃i ∈ {1, . . . , n})[0 ∈ w[(vi , vi+1 )]] ⇒ (∀i ∈ {1, . . . , n + 1})[short[vi ] = 0]; this condition handles observable non-faulty cycles. The above result can be utilized for the polynomial-time verification of nonuniform [1, ∞]-diagnosability. Let |QA | = n1 and |ΣA | = n2 . Theorem 2: Let A be a deterministic automaton. The nonuniform [1, ∞]-diagnosability of L(A) with respect to M and Σf can be decided with O(min(n31 · n22 , n51 )) time and O(min(n21 · n22 , n41 )) space. The set-weighted, directed graph G can be utilized in order to verify uniform [1, ∞]-diagnosability as follows. The underlined condition 1 replaces the condition 1 of Theorem 1. Theorem 3: L(A) is uniformly [1, ∞]-diagnosable w.r.t. M and Σf iff the following three conditions hold. 1) (∀v ∈ V )[−∞ < short[v] < inf ]; this guarantees the uniformly bounded delay counting. 2) (∀i ∈ {1, . . . , n})[0− ∈ w[(vi , vi+1 )]] ⇒ (∀i ∈ {1, . . . , n + 1})[short[vi ] ≥ 0]; this condition handles unobservable cycles. 3) (∀i ∈ {1, . . . , n})[{0− , 0, 0+ } ∩ w[(vi , vi+1 )] 6= ∅] ∧ (∃i ∈ {1, . . . , n})[0 ∈ w[(vi , vi+1 )]] ⇒ (∀i ∈ {1, . . . , n + 1})[short[vi ] = 0]; this condition handles observable non-faulty cycles. The above result can be utilized for the polynomial-time verification of uniform [1, ∞]-diagnosability. Note that, when A is a deterministic finite-state automaton, the worst case
Time complexity Space complexity
Algorithm in [6] O(n41 · n22 ) O(min(n41 · n22 , n61 ))
New algorithm O(min(n31 · n22 , n51 )) O(min(n21 · n22 , n41 ))
TABLE I C OMPARISON OF VERIFICATION ALGORITHMS FOR UNIFORM [1, ∞]- DIAGNOSABILITY
computational complexity of the algorithm in [6] becomes O(n41 · n22 ) time and O(min(n41 · n22 , n61 )) space. The following result shows that the verification algorithm utilizing Theorem 3 reduces the computational efforts. Theorem 4: Let A be a deterministic finite-state automaton. The uniform [1, ∞]-diagnosability of L(A) with respect to M and Σf can be decided with O(min(n31 · n22 , n51 )) time and O(min(n21 · n22 , n41 )) space. Table I compares the worst case computational efforts of the algorithm in [6] and our verification algorithm for uniform [1, ∞]-diagnosability. Remark 1: In [13], we showed that uniform [1, ∞]diagnosability implies nonuniform [1, ∞]-diagnosability, but not vice versa. The difference between Theorems 2 and 3 lies in the condition 1. The condition 1 of Theorem 3 implies the condition 1 of Theorem 2, but not vice versa. Remark 2: Note that the condition 1 of Theorem 2 does not require the shortest path computation, which is the dominating step regarding the computational complexity of the algorithm. The second condition of Theorem 2 does not need to be checked if there is no unobservable cycle in the automaton A. The third condition of Theorem 2 is required to be checked only if there is a fault free cycle in the automaton A. Therefore, we can decide if the shortest path computation is required by examining the existence of unobservable cycles and faultfree cycles of the automaton A. These examinations take O(n1 ·n2 ), which is significantly lower than those constructing G and computing the shortest paths of G. Therefore, if the automaton A is free of unobservable cycles and fault-free cycles, we only need to verify the condition 1 of Theorem 1 in order to verify nonuniform [1, ∞]-diagnosability. However, the condition 1 of Theorem 3 still requires to conduct the shortest path computation over G. V. O N - LINE D IAGNOSIS FOR R EPEATED FAULTS Building the deterministic observer automaton of a partiallyobserved automaton takes exponential time and space w.r.t. the number of state of the partially-observed automaton. The basic building block of off-line diagnoser construction relies on the construction of observer automaton and exponential computational complexity is carried over. To overcome this computational difficulty, on-line diagnosis


text:
Josiah Kirby "Joe" Lilly Jr. (September 25, 1893 – May 5, 1966) was a businessman and industrialist who served as president (1948 –53) and chairman of the board (1953–66) of Eli Lilly and Company, the pharmaceutical firm his grandfather, Colonel Eli Lilly, founded in Indianapolis in 1876. Lilly, the younger son and namesake of Josiah K. Lilly Sr., graduated from the University of Michigan's School of Pharmacy in 1914 where he was a member of the Chi Psi Fraternity. He served in the U.S. Army in France during World War I. At Eli Lilly and Company, where his primary focus was marketing and human resources, he served as vice president of marketing, executive vice president of the company, and president of Eli Lilly International Corporation, before succeeded his older brother, Eli Jr., as company president in 1948 and as chairman of the board in 1953.
During Lilly's five decades with the firm, it grew into one of the largest and most influential pharmaceutical corporations in the world, and the largest corporation in Indiana. Lilly helped improve the company's business processes to increase its efficiency, laid the groundwork for its personnel guidelines, and formed its sales research department. He was the last Lilly family member to serve as company president. Lilly was also a philanthropist, as well as a collector. In 1937 Joe, his brother, and their father, founded the Lilly Endowment, which remains as one of the largest charitable foundations in the world. Lilly was also known for his significant collection of rare books and manuscripts, which he donated to Indiana University to form the core collection of the Lilly Library, located on the IU campus in Bloomington, Indiana. Oldfields, Lilly's estate home and grounds in Indianapolis, are part of the present-day Newfields. The Smithsonian Institution acquired Lilly's gold coin collection. Cape Cod's Heritage Museums and Gardens was established in his honor in Sandwich, Massachusetts, and holds some of Lilly's other collections.
Josiah Kirby Lilly Jr., known as "Joe" among friends and family, was the younger son of Josiah K. Lilly Sr. and Lilly (née Ridgley) Lilly. He was born at the family's home on North Pennsylvania Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, on September 25, 1893. His only sibling, Eli Jr., was eight years older. Joe's mother suffered from pernicious anemia and died in 1934; his father died in 1948.
Lilly was the grandson of ColonelEli Lilly, who founded Eli Lilly and Company, a pharmaceutical manufacturing business in Indianapolis in 1876. Joe's father was superintendent of the Lilly laboratory at the time of Joe's birth and succeeded Colonel Lilly as president of the company in 1898. Joe and Eli followed their father into the family business. Each son served as company president and chairman of the board, but Joe was the last family member to serve as its president.
Lilly attended the Holderness School in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and graduated from The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, in 1912. He continued his education with a two-year course at the University of Michigan's School of Pharmacy, which he completed in 1914, before returning to Indianapolis to join the family business.
Joe married Ruth Marie Brinkmeyer of Indianapolis on October 15, 1914. The couple had two children, Ruth (1915–2009) and Josiah (Joe) III (1916–1995). Lilly's daughter became a philanthropist. His son joined the family business in 1939 and became superintendent of its Kentucky Avenue plant after serving in the military during World War II; however, he resigned from the company in 1948 and did not succeed his father as president. In 1954, after briefly serving as secretary of the Lilly Endowment, Josiah III resigned and moved to New England.
In December 1932 Lilly purchased Oldfields, a French chateau-style home with landscaped gardens, from Hugh McKennan Landon, an Indianapolis businessman. Lewis Ketcham Davis designed the home, which was built circa 1909–13; Percival Gallagher, an associate of the Olmsted Brothers, designed its gardens. Lilly and his wife, Ruth, maintained the home as their primary residence. Oldfields and its landscaped grounds were donated to the Art Association of Indianapolis in 1967 and became a part the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
In 1934 Lilly began acquiring additional land along Eagle Creek in Marion County's Pike Township, northwest of downtown Indianapolis, to create Eagle Crest, a private retreat on 3,469 acres (1,404 hectares) of land. The secluded property included an operating farm and timberland, as well as a nature preserve. In 1936 Lilly moved his collection of rare books and manuscripts from his home to the library he had built on the property, which also included a lodge. Lilly donated the property to Purdue University in 1958. The Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation acquired Eagle Crest from the university in 1966 to establish Eagle Creek Park and Nature Preserve.
In 1955 Lilly acquired the Indianapolis home of Lyman S. Ayres II, the grandson of Lyman S. Ayres, who founded the L. S. Ayres and Company department stores. Ayres had the Colonial-style home on Kessler Boulevard, West Drive, built in 1941. The Lilly family purchase adjoining property to expand the estate, known as Twin Oaks, to 22 acres (8.9 hectares). Lilly's daughter, Ruth, lived there until her death in 2009, and it remains privately owned. He also maintained a summer home, called Red Oaks, at Falmouth, Massachusetts.


What is the Employee Retention Credit? Everything you need to know
Employee Retention Credit is designed to help small businesses who have been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic to keep employees on their payroll.
What is the Employee Retention Credit? Everything you need to know
Employee Retention Credit (ERC) was passed as part of the CARES Act back at the start of April. It is one of two new employer tax credits (the other being Credit for Sick and Family Leave). The ERC's purpose is to help businesses who have been hit economically by the coronavirus pandemic to keep employees on their payroll. ERC is a refundable tax credit against certain payroll taxes equal to 50 percent of the wages up to $10,000 which an employer pays to employees after 12 March 2020, and before 1 January 2021.
Employers whose businesses have been partially or fully suspended due to governmental orders due to Covid-19 crisis, or businesses that have a significant decline in gross receipts compared to 2019 will be eligible for Employee Retention Credit.
For each employee, wages (including Medicare expenses) up to a maximum of $10,000 can be counted to determine the amount of the 50% credit. That means the maximum credit for an employer can receive for each employee is $5,000.
Because ERC applies to wages which were already paid after 12 March, many employers can get access to it by reducing upcoming tax deposits or by requesting an advance credit by submitting Form 7200, Advance of Employer Credits Due To Covid-19 by fax, email or on paper to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Advanced payments will be issued by paper check to employers.
Businesses can apply for ERC if their gross income for the first calendar quarter of 2020 (total sales or the total amount received for services) has been 50% less than the gross receipts they filed during the same quarter in 2019. Employers should keep records for the relevant calendar quarters in 2019 and 2020 to document the significant decline in gross receipts. The records should be available for IRS review for at least four years.
Some companies however, will not be eligible for ERC – for example, if an employer receives a Small Business Interruption Loan under the Paycheck Protection Program. Similarly, employees are not counted for this credit if the employer is allowed a Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code for the employee.
How to claim ERC credit
In order to claim Employee Retention Credit, employers must report their total wages bill plus related health insurance or Medicare costs for each quarter on their quarterly employment federal tax returns, (this done by submitting Form 941 in the case of most employers), beginning with the second quarter. The credit is taken against the employer's share of social security tax but the excess is refundable under normal procedures.
If an employer chooses not to claim for ERC in one calendar quarter, they will still be able to claim in the following calendar quarter - as long as they meet requirements specified above.
See also:
When will the Senate vote on the HEROES Act?
Stimulus check: what factors affect second bill approval?


text:
Inclusion of kaolin in the feed of Japanese quails during the production phase
Background: Kaolin may improve quail performance by maintaining intestinal integrity and improving nutrient absorption. Objective: To evaluate the overall performance, egg quality, moisture, nitrogen and calcium content in the excreta, intestinal morphology and financial analysis of kaolin in Japanese quail feed during the production phase. Methods: A total of 192 Japanese quails, distributed in a completely randomized design with four treatments and six repetitions with eight birds each, were used. Kaolin levels added to the diet were 0, 1.5, 3.0, and 4.5%. Results: Kaolin reduced feed consumption. Additionally, egg production, feed conversion and viability increased. Moisture, nitrogen and calcium in the excreta decreased. Height and width of the intestinal villi increased with increasing levels of kaolin in the diet. Kaolin had no effect on egg quality. Inclusion level of 1.5% kaolin allowed for greater economic gains. Conclusion: Kaolin improved performance, intestinal morphology, and reduced the moisture, nitrogen and calcium contents in the excreta. Egg quality remained unchanged with the addition of kaolin, and the best economic response resulted with the addition 1.5% kaolin.
The authors enable RCCP to reprint the material published in it.
The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions, and will allow the author(s) to retain publishing rights without restrictions.


text:
A slice of 'Green Qutub' beckons nature lovers
By Rahul Chhabra, Dehradun, March 12 : When the foundation of Delhi's historic Qutub Minar was being laid in the late 12th century, a deodar seed germinated in the Tehri Garhwal mountains in what is now Uttarkhand.
For the next 700 years, the sapling grew into a colossal tree of almost the same height as Qutubuddin Aibak's 72.5 metre victory tower. A slice of this gigantic tree, also known as the 'Green Qutub', is on display at a museum here.
When felled around 1919-20, the 704-year rare deodar tree had a girth diameter of nearly 2.75 metre - almost the same as the top of Qutub Minar.
A preserved piece of the tree's girth, which has a mean radius of 140 cm, is a centre of attraction for visitors who flock to the timber museum at the Forest Research Institute (FRI), which comes under the union environment and forests ministry.
"The girth is indeed a sought-after exhibit. Nothing similar or of the same age and dimension is, perhaps, known to exist in the country," FRI Director P.P. Bhojvaid told IANS.
Though the reasons for the rare tree's end are not known, the records at the British-era institute reveal that it was felled and carried away on elephants and mules.
"The girth of the tree was brought by a European in four pieces, as carrying it in a single piece would have been cumbersome. What we see today in display are four pieces joined together to make a uniform single circular chunk of timber," said a museum official.
Caption: The slice of the girth of a deodar tree, which survived for over 700 years, at a museum in Dehradun.
Bhojvaid said the age of the tree was calculated by the European experts, who worked in FRI in the 1920s, by counting the rings in the girth. Each ring in the girth represents an year and there are over 700 of these in the deodar tree.
For the ease of visitors at the museum, a line has been drawn to show the mean radius of the girth - with 20-year sections marked right up to 704 years.
According to N.S.K. Harsh, head of the forest pathology division of FRR, "The tree must have had a grand canopy and offered a magnificent sight. It could have been 60-70 metres high - almost the size of Qutub Minar or a 15 storey building."
A tree's survival for 704 years would in itself have been interesting to study, he said, adding that there were no records in the institute on who brought the girth here or what happened to the tree after it was cut seven centuries ago.
Apart from the deodar tree's girth, the museum also showcases a girth of a 330-year-old teak tree, brought from Parambikulam in Kerala.
A 2000-year-old fossilized piece of wood brought from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh by a Briton, A.E. Lawrie, is also at display at the museum. The high density piece of wood is oval-shaped and about a foot wide. It was found under the foundation of a house by Lawrie, about whom there are no records.
(Rahul Chhabra can be contacted at _EMAIL_) --IANS


text:
Picos de Europa National Park
The first National Park in Spain
The Picos de Europa National Park was the first one to be awarded that designation in Spain. Its history goes back to 1918, when don Pedro Pidal, Marquis of Villaviciosa, promoted the law to create the Montaña de Covadonga National Park, which was named Picos de Europa National Park on 30 May 1995. This natural area was awarded the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve designation in 2002.
The Picos de Europa Mountains are made up of three important massifs: eastern or Andara massif, central or Urrieles massif, and western or Cornión massif. Its climate is humid and rainy, because it is affected by the sea (which is only 20 kilometres away). It snows in winter but it is not strange to find year-round snowfields. Because of the park's special climatology, there are often fog banks, much feared by mountain climbers. Regarding its orography, it stands out because of its strong relief, where high peaks are followed by deep ravines and canyons. In more than 200 spots the mountains are over 2,000 metres above sea level and there are slopes that are more than 2,300 metres high. The central massif is the most abrupt of the three, with the highest peaks: Torrecerredo (2,646 metres), the highest peak in the range, Naranjo de Bulnes (2,519 metres) and Pico Tesorero (2,570 metres). The eastern massif is the longest one, where high summits, such as Peña Santa de Castilla (2,596 metres) alternate with meadows, hill forests, beech forests, oak groves and heathland. In this massif you'll find the famous Covadonga Lakes. The eastern massif is shorter and lower, and the sharp crags contrast with the green pastureland. There are four rivers flowing through the park, along deep ravines: Deva River in La Hermida gorge; Sella River in Los Beyos gorge; Cares River in the "Garganta Divina" ravine; and Duje River in La India gorges. There are many viewpoints from where we can contemplate its beauty. A good option is to use the Fuentedé cable car which will take you higher than 1,800 metres above sea level.
Type of area
Parque Nacional, Reserva Biosfera
Area: 64.660 Hectares
Location: It is situated between the regions of Asturias, Cantabria and León, in the heart of the Cantabrian Mountains, in northern Spain.
Information for visits: You can reach the park in your private vehicle all year round except at the busiest times of year (summer, Easter week and national bank holiday weekends). You can check the Visitor Centres on this page.
More access information.
Environmental information: In the Picos de Europa National Park you'll find the best Atlantic forests in Spain. There are many oaks, beech, hazel, maple, chestnut, walnut trees… Many animal species live in the valley: wild boar, roe deer, wolves and some bears, many small birds (robins, coal tits and black woodpeckers), and even the emblematic capercaillie. The terrain is especially rugged and it is crossed by four rivers that cut through deep ravines, forming spectacular canyons in the mountain. You will also be able to enjoy the two most famous alpine lakes in Spain: El Enol and La Ercina, also called the Covadonga Lakes.
There are conservation plans for the capercaillie and recovery plans for the bearded vulture in the Picos de Europa National Park.
Cultural information: The Picos de Europa Mountains cover the municipalities of three provinces: Asturias, Cantabria and León. Excellent cultural tourism is available in these places. For example, in the region of Liébana (in the province of Cantabria but adjoining Asturias and León) you can visit the churches of Santa María de Lebeña and Santa María de Piasca, and the Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana. In Asturias you'll have the chance to visit the Shrine of Covadonga, in Cangas de Onís. Make the most of your visit and taste the Picos de Europa cheeses, which are traditional in the area and have a strong flavour. They are fermented in caves, and one of them is the famous Cabrales.
Authorisations: You will find more information about the permits you need at the following links:
Access to the Lakes and Covadonga
Recorridos por el Parque
Tel.: +34 985848614
Fax.: +34 985848699
Amieva, Cangas de Onís
León (Castilla y León)
Oseja de Sajambre, Posada de Valdeón
In Picos de Europa National Park you can...
All rights reserved. Turespaña / Segittur © 2013
Website managed by: Sociedad Estatal para la Gestión de la Innovación y las Tecnologías Turísticas, S.A. (SEGITTUR)


text: The process of hepatobiliary copper (Cu) secretion is still poorly understood: Cu secretion as a complex with glutathione and transport via a lysosomal pathway have been proposed. The recent cloning and sequencing of the gene for Wilson disease indicates that Cu transport in liver cells may be mediated by a Cu transporting P-type ATPase. Biochemical evidence for ATP-dependent Cu transport in mammalian systems, however, has not been reported so far. We have investigated Cu transport in rat liver plasma membrane vesicles enriched in canalicular or basolateral membranes in the presence and absence of ATP (4 mM) and an ATP-regenerating system. The presence of ATP clearly stimulated uptake of radiolabeled Cu (64Cu, 10 microM) into canalicular plasma membrane vesicles and, to a lesser extent, also into basolateral plasma membrane vesicles. ATP-dependent Cu transport was dose-dependently inhibited by the P-type ATPase inhibitor vanadate, and showed saturation kinetics with an estimated Km of 8.6 microM and a Vmax of 6.9 nmol/min/mg protein. ATP-stimulated Cu uptake was similar in canalicular membrane vesicles of normal Wistar rats and those of mutant GY rats, expressing a congenital defect in the activity of the ATP-dependent canalicular glutathione-conjugate transporter (cMOAT). These studies demonstrate the presence of an ATP-dependent Cu transporting system in isolated plasma membrane fractions of rat liver distinct from cMOAT.


If You've Had an Organ Removed, Should You Still Massage Its Reflexology Point?
reflexology for missing organ, reflexology removed organ, organ removed
One of the questions that I am frequently asked is whether someone should massage a reflexology point if it no longer applies to them. For example, if your spleen or gallbladder was removed many years ago, you may wonder whether you should massage the organ's reflexology point. After all, you don't have the organ any more, so is it still beneficial to massage its reflexology point?
The answer is YES.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a broader perspective on organs than the Western medical view. The TCM perspective encompasses not only the physical organ, but also the organ's energy meridian, and its yin and yang elements.
So even though you may no longer have the organ in your body, you still have its accompanying energy meridian. The same applies not just for organs, but also for any body part such as the tonsils or appendix. The energy still exists and so does the energy meridian that runs through the area.
Your Body Is Your Home
Think of your body's energy meridians like an electrical circuit running through your home. You want your qi—your body's electrical current—to flow smoothly and abundantly. So even though you unplugged the toaster and removed it from the counter, there is still electricity going to the kitchen.
A similar analogy applies if an organ was surgically relocated to a different area in your body. That's like taking the toaster, moving it to the dining room, and plugging it in there. Even though the toaster is no longer in the kitchen, you still need to maintain the wiring in the kitchen because the electricity powers other appliances.
The same holds true for the qi flowing through your energy meridians. The qi still flows through its original location, so it's beneficial to massage the corresponding reflexology point.
Emotional Reasons for Massaging a Point
When someone has had an organ removed, they may feel regret, guilt, or shame about the missing organ. They may think, "I should have done something different. Maybe I should have gotten a second opinion." They may feel badly about the experience and their body, thinking, "I am no longer whole."
The flow of qi is affected by your thoughts so negative thinking can actually disrupt the smooth flow of qi through an area. Want to test this out? Take a second to think of something that's been bugging you lately. If you pay attention to your body, you'll notice that your breathing may have become shallower, your jaw may have clenched, or you may be tensing up one part of your body.
Now imagine what years of feeling regret, shame, and guilt can do to your body, especially when you're directing it to the same place (the missing organ) every day. So to help prevent energy blocks, massage the organ's reflexology point, and also visualize bright white light flowing through this area of your body. Bringing your focus to the area in a loving manner will help to naturally relax and release tension—and this will help keep your qi flowing smoothly.
Even if you're not missing an organ, you can always visualize loving white light surrounding any portion of your body, or even your entire body. Go ahead and try it right now. You'll be amazed at how your breathing deepens and your body relaxes. It's a simple and easy way to improve the flow of qi.
Leave a Comment


text:
DOMESTIC INTIMACIES: Incest and the Liberal Subject in Nineteenth-Century America
Offers a wide-ranging, critical history of incest and its various prohibitions as they were defined throughout the nineteenth century. Historian Brian Connolly overturns conventional histories of American liberalism by placing the fear of incest at the heart of 19th century conflicts over public life and privacy. Illus.
Item #: _PHONE_


The group generated by the round functions of a GOST-like cipher
Article
Abstract
We define a cipher that is an extension of GOST, and study the permutation group generated by its round functions. We show that, under minimal assumptions on the components of the cipher, this group is the alternating group on the plaintext space. This we do by first showing that the group is primitive, and then applying the O'Nan-Scott classification of primitive groups.
Keywords
Cryptosystems Feistel networks GOST round functions primitive groups wreath products
Mathematics Subject Classification
20B15 20B35 94A60
References
 1. 1.
 Aragona, R., Caranti, A., Dalla Volta, F., Sala, M.: On the group generated by the round functions of translation based ciphers over arbitrary finite fields. Finite Fields Appl. 25, 293–305 (2014)MathSciNetCrossRefMATHGoogle Scholar
 2. 2.
 Caranti, A., Dalla Volta, F., Sala, M.: An application of the O'Nan-Scott theorem to the group generated by the round functions of an AES-like cipher. Des. Codes Cryptogr. 52(3), 293–301 (2009)MathSciNetCrossRefMATHGoogle Scholar
 3. 3.
 Caranti, A., Dalla Volta, F., Sala, M.: On some block ciphers and imprimitive groups. Appl. Algebra Eng. Comm. Comput. 20(5–6), 339–350 (2009)MathSciNetCrossRefMATHGoogle Scholar
 4. 4.
 Coppersmith, D., Grossman, Edna: Generators for certain alternating groups with applications to cryptography. SIAM J. Appl. Math. 29(4), 624–627 (1975)MathSciNetCrossRefMATHGoogle Scholar
 5. 5.
 Dolmatov, V.: GOST 28147–89: encryption, decryption, and message authentication code (MAC) algorithms. Technical report (2010). _URL_
 6. 6.
 Even, S., Goldreich, O.: DES-like functions can generate the alternating group. IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory 29(6), 863–865 (1983)MathSciNetCrossRefMATHGoogle Scholar
 7. 7.
 Goursat, E.: Sur les substitutions orthogonales et les divisions régulières de l'espace. Ann. Sci. École Norm. Sup. 6(3), 9–102 (1889)MathSciNetMATHGoogle Scholar
 8. 8.
 Guralnick, R.M.: Subgroups of prime power index in a simple group. J. Algebra 81(2), 304–311 (1983)MathSciNetCrossRefMATHGoogle Scholar
 9. 9.
 Kaliski Jr., B.S., Rivest, R.L., Sherman, A.T.: Is the data encryption standard a group? (Results of cycling experiments on DES). J. Cryptol. 1(1), 3–36 (1988)MathSciNetCrossRefMATHGoogle Scholar
 10. 10.
 Li, C.H.: The finite primitive permutation groups containing an abelian regular subgroup. Proc. Lond. Math. Soc. 87(3), 725–747 (2003)MathSciNetCrossRefMATHGoogle Scholar
 11. 11.
 Liebeck, M.W., Praeger, C.E., Saxl, J.: On the O'Nan-Scott theorem for finite primitive permutation groups. J. Aust. Math. Soc. Ser. A 44(3), 389–396 (1988)MathSciNetCrossRefMATHGoogle Scholar
 12. 12.
 Murphy, S., Paterson, K., Wild, P.: A weak cipher that generates the symmetric group. J. Cryptol. 7(1), 61–65 (1994)MathSciNetCrossRefMATHGoogle Scholar
 13. 13.
 Oliynykov, R.: Cryptanalysis of symmetric block ciphers based on the Feistel network with non-bijective S-boxes in the round function. Cryptology ePrint Archive, Report 2011/685 (2011). _URL_
 14. 14.
 Paterson, K.G.: Imprimitive permutation groups and trapdoors in iterated block ciphers, Fast software encryption, LNCS, vol. 1636, pp. 201–214. Springer, Berlin (1999)MATHGoogle Scholar
 15. 15.
 Petrillo, J.: Goursat's other theorem. Coll. Math. J. 40(2), 119–124 (2009)CrossRefGoogle Scholar
 16. 16.
 Sparr, R., Wernsdorf, R.: Group theoretic properties of Rijndael-like ciphers. Discrete Appl. Math. 156(16), 3139–3149 (2008)MathSciNetCrossRefMATHGoogle Scholar
 17. 17.
 Sparr, R., Wernsdorf, R.: The round functions of KASUMI generate the alternating group. J. Math. Cryptol. 9(1), 23–32 (2015)MathSciNetCrossRefMATHGoogle Scholar
 18. 18.
 Wernsdorf, R.: The one-round functions of the DES generate the alternating group, Advances in cryptology–EUROCRYPT '92 (Balatonfüred: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 658. Springer, Berlin (1992)Google Scholar
Copyright information
© Fondazione Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Authors and Affiliations
 1. 1.Dipartimento di MatematicaUniversità degli Studi di TrentoTrentoItaly
Personalised recommendations


Wednesday | July 22, 2020
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R–S.C.) and Mark Warner (D–Va.) introduced the Long-Term Care (LTC) Pharmacy Definition Act of 2020. This bipartisan legislation, if passed, will ensure seniors requiring long-term care have access to the medication and treatments they need. This bill would also codify an adaptable definition for "long-term care pharmacy" to enhance clarity and consistency across diverse programs and agencies. Without adding new costs to the healthcare system, a clear federal definition for LTC pharmacy would provide policymakers and regulators with the tools needed to facilitate the unique supports that these pharmacies offer, within both current models and the innovative models of the future.
"This commonsense legislation would ensure clarity and consistency for our long-term care pharmacies without adding costs to our healthcare system," shared Senator Scott. "I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill, which will make it easier for this important sector to navigate regulatory confusion and allow them to care and provide for our nation's seniors."
"Long-term care pharmacies are essential to providing quality care to millions of our nation's seniors. Unfortunately, under existing rules, they are regulated in the same way as more traditional retail pharmacies, which has created unnecessary bureaucracy around providing life-saving medication and services for a vulnerable population," said Senator Warner. "That's why we're introducing legislation that will create a distinct definition for long-term care pharmacies to better reflect the specialized care they provide for the senior population they serve."
"Long Term Care Pharmacies provide critical services for seniors, who often require multiple prescriptions to maintain their health. Because there is no statuary definition for LTC Pharmacies, they must negotiate a patchwork of vague, inconsistent provisions, which could disrupt services and impact care for seniors. This commonsense legislation will help agencies give more consistent regulatory direction as well as streamline services to residents," said Rep. Mullin.
"The personal services that long term care pharmacies provide seniors, many who take upwards of 10 medications per day, are critical for the health and wellness of millions of Americans," said Rep. Schrader. "COVID-19 has had a disproportionate effect on this vulnerable population and now more than ever a consistent regulatory framework that defines long term care pharmacies is crucial. This bipartisan legislation will offer greater governmental oversight and create regulatory consistency across multiple federal agencies."
"Now more than ever, as the nation's LTC community copes with the unprecedented impact of COVID-19, establishing a clear and consistent regulatory framework for LTC pharmacies is essential," said Alan G. Rosenbloom, President and CEO of the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition. "We commend Senators Scott and Warner as well as Congressmen Schrader and Mullin for recognizing the unique value proposition LTC pharmacies offer seniors in nursing homes and other LTC facilities by introducing this much-needed legislation. The patient care services LTC pharmacies provide, including the 12 prescriptions per day per person on average, are crucial to the health and safety of our most vulnerable citizens."
Congressmen Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Kurt Schrader (R-OR) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
Full text of the bill is available HERE.
Related Issues:


text:
Christmas Special is a special Slenderman's Shadow Map.
It is based in a snowy area (believed to be Santa's workshop) and is also set during the night. The objective of this one, unlike most of the other maps, is to find 8 presents hidden throughout the map. It is quite hard with the fact that some presents are small and are on the ground sometimes. There are large buildings shaped like large wrapped Christmas presents to navigate through, often containing power generators and shelves. Instead of Slender Man being the one chasing you, it's Santa Claus.
- There was a glitch where you can you can climb up mountains and go on Slendy Claus's head, but it was fixed later..
- This is the first map with snow.
- He quotes "Merry Christmas. Ho ho ho ho ho!" when he kills you.
- This is the first map of Slenderman's Shadow that Slenderman isn't in.
- When you get startled by Slendy Claus, instead of a low piano note playing, he quotes "Ho ho ho!".
- The person you play as doesn't make any breathing sounds.


text:
part period balancing. A lot size technique that uses look ahead and look back functions to consider additional periods in modifying an initial calculation based on least total cost.
Parts Per Billions
parts per billion (equivalent to µg/L or µg/kg)
parts per billion. Compare? One ppb is comparable to one kernel of corn in a filled, 45-foot silo, 16 feet in diameter.
This acronym stands for "parts per billion."
part per billion. one part in 1,000,000,000 parts
Parts per billion. A measure of the concentration of a substance.
Parts per billion. Units commonly used to express low contaminant concentrations. For example, one part per billion (ppb) of trichloroethylene (TCE) equals one drop of TCE mixed in a competition-size swimming pool, and one part per million (ppm) equals one ounce of trichloroethylene (TCE) in one million ounces of water.
Parts per billion. Ten ppb means ten parts of a contaminant to one billion parts of water.
Parts Per Billion. One pound per billion pounds of water.
Parts per billion, a measure of concentration, such as parts of a chemical per billion parts of air or water. Ppb is one thousand times smaller than ppm.
See Parts Per Million
Parts Per Billion - a unit of measurement - 100 ppb = 0.00001%.
Parts per billion: a weight unit of measurement.1% is equivalent to 10,000,000 ppb, 1 ppb is equivalent to 0.001 ppm or 0._PHONE_%.
Parts per billion. A measuring unit for the concentration of one material in another. When looking at contamination of water and soil, the substances are often measured in parts per billion. One part per billion is equal to one gram of substance in one billion grams of material. Most drinking water standards are measured in ppb concentrations.
parts per billion: One part per billion is equivalent to one green apple in a barrel with 999,999,999 red apples
means parts per billion
Part(s) per billion
A measurement. Parts Per Billion ( 097)
Parts per billion. A thousand times less than a ppm. An expression for tiny concentrations of one ingredient (usually a contaminent) in a mixture. One milligram per kilogram equals one weight ppm.
parts per billion. Ratio of amounts expressed as parts pesticide per 10 sample. Strictly the quantities should be the same i.e. weight to weight (solids) or volume to volume (liquids or gases) e.g. 1ppb = 1æ g/kg. A common usage is for weight to volume but to avoid confusion it is recommended that the SI units are used rather than ppb; e.g. æ g/L (Mills et al., 1993)
Parts per billion. Commonly used to express concentrations of dissolved oxygen gas or D.M.S.
parts per billion, equal to micrograms per litre.
Parts per billion. A unit of chemical concentration.
parts per billion. Units commonly used to express contamination ratios, as in establishing the maximum permissible amount of a contaminant in water, land, or air. These ratios can also be expressed in "parts per million (ppm)."
Parts per billion = One part of chemical/pollutant per a billion parts of water or air.
Parts per Billion â€" approx. equivalent to micrograms per liter.
Parts per billion. An expression for concentration; one one-thousandth of a part per million; the magnitude of this quantity can be related to 8 ounces of a substance dissolved in 4 inches of water ponded on a 1 square mile area; roughly equivalent in scale to 2 seconds in a lifetime.
Parts Per Billion. Some constituents in water are measured in small units. Many of the trace metals such as mercury and organic compounds such as trihalomethanes are monitored by Tucson Water are measured in terms of parts per billion (or micrograms per liter). To help you visualize how very small this unit is, we offer the following illustrations. One part per billion equals: One second of time in 31.7 years The first 16 inches of a trip to the moon
Parts per billion. Units commonly used to express low concentrations of contaminants. For example, 1 ounce of trichloroethylene (TCE) in 1 million ounces of water is 1 ppm. 1 ounce of TCE in 1 billion ounces of water is 1 ppb. If one drop of TCE is mixed in a competition-size swimming pool, the water will contain about 1 ppb of TCE.
Part per billion. The equivalent of about 1 second in 31 years.
Parts per billion. Is equivalent to micrograms per liter (µg/L).
parts per billion. A measurement of concentration on a weight or volume basis. This term is equivalent to microgram per litre, the preferred term. Used to describe extremely small concentrations.
Part-per-billion; equivalent to a microgram per liter (ug/l).
Abbreviation for parts per billion, used to express contaminant concentration(1 ppb equals 1 part out of 1,000,000,000 parts)
parts per billion (1/1,000,000,000) or ._PHONE_
Parts per billion (1 in 109)
Parts per billion. A measure of concentration. 1000 times fewer than a ppm.
parts per billion. Number of parts of a chemical found in 1 billion parts of a particular gas, liquid, or solid.
See parts per billion.
Parts per billion (1 ppb = 1 part in 1 x 10 -9).
Parts per billion. The concentration of a particular chemical in solution. For every one part of the chemical. there are a billion parts of solution. Used to express very low concentrations.
Parts of vapor or gas per billion parts of contaminated air by volume.
parts per billion; a concentration equal to 1 microgram of a substance in one liter of water, µg/L
refers to parts per billion
Parts per Billion. Also equivalent to micrograms per liter (ug/l)- a measurement of weight, usually used in expressing amounts of organic chemicals in water. It is one thousand times less than a ppm.
Parts per billion. the number of parts of a given substance in a billion parts of some other substance. (Example: In the ambient air, 1 ppb lead represents one part of lead per 1 billion parts of air.)
used to specify the concentration (by volume) of a gas or vapour at very low concentration, or a dissolved material at high dilution.
parts per billion - also equivalent to micrograms per liter (ug/L) or micrograms per kilogram (ug/kg).
Parts per billion. A measurement of concentration of one unit of material dispersed in 1 billion units of another.
Parts per billion. A common basis of reporting water quality analysis. As an example, one ppb of trichloroethylene (TCE) equals one drop of TCE mixed in a competition-size swimming pool.
Parts per billion. One ppb is equivalent to one second in 32 years.
Parts per Billion. One PPB is one part in a billion parts.
Parts per billion. The number of weight or volume units of a minor constituent present with one billion units of a major constituent of a mixture.
Parts per billion. Equivalent to micrograms per liter. One ppb is equivalent to one drop of water in 55,000 gallons.
A unit of measure expressed as parts per billion. Equivalent to 1 x 10-9.
An abbreviation for parts per billion.