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When is it necessary to visit the vet?
I know this is a question that all pet owners have. When is it necessary to visit the vet, and when is it OK to wait a few days to see if the ailment goes away? Here are some general problems that pets get, and what my recommendations are.
1.) Vomiting: If your pet is vomiting, assess how often and what it looks like. If they vomit once a day or are vomiting intermittently, you probably don’t need to rush them in. Determine if your pet has had a change in anything, did you switch food too quickly, or did your pet eat something they are trying to get out of their system. If they are vomiting a couple times a day, but are acting normal otherwise, I would stop the dog food and fast them for up to 24 hours. Then introduce bland foods like boiled chicken and rice, or cottage cheese. Once the vomiting stops, usually I wait a couple of days, then slowly introduce their dog food back in. Do this slowly over the course of a couple of days to a week. If they are vomiting more than a few times a day, and they are acting lethargic or sick, I would take them in to the vet. The things you have to be concerned about include dehydration, or possible obstruction in the intestines.
2.) Diarrhea: If the diarrhea is intermittent or just a couple of times, and your pet is acting normal, I wouldn’t rush them in. They may have just gotten into something and it will run its course. If your pet has blood in their diarrhea, or they are acting lethargic or don’t seem to be feeling well, I think it is definitely a good idea to take them in. Things you have to be concerned about include dehydration, parasites or Pancreatitis. You can also use the 24 fasting method with bland food for Diarrhea, that I talked about with vomiting.
3.) Limping: If you notice your pet is limping, give them a couple of days of strict rest. If it doesn’t get better, I would take them in and try some medications like Tramadol or Rimadyl. If they continue to limp after a week or two on medications and rest, then some x-rays are probably necessary.
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Aspirin can affect dogs as much as it affects humans. It causes renal failure and affects the circulatory system. However, if you give your dog the right dosage it'll alleviate pain, reduce fever and inflammation. Make sure you take your dog's temperature with thermoPet, the only non-contact dog's thermometer I know of. Ask your vet about the right dosage to give to your dog. Aspirin can be very toxic. Some symptoms might include anxiety, blood vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, extreme thirst, etc. Have a watchful eye if your dog shows any of these symptoms or you suspect your dog has aspirin poisoning. Keep aspirin out of your dog's reach. Don't ever leave your purse on the floor if you have any medications inside.
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What are the common mistypes for Carie?
What does the abbreviation Carie mean?
What are the rhymes for Carie?
What are the common typos for Carie?
Carie as a girl's name is a variant of Carrie (Old German), and the meaning of Carie is "free man".
This graph shows how "Carie" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16370
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Fall is the time when cold comes back. Most people are more exposed to contracting viral diseases in this particular season. There's a range of infections that can bring about skin diseases emergence of their relapse. Therefore, one needs to pay special attention to their health condition and monitor the changes it undergoes.
Winter cold and dry air makes our skin more sensitive which increases your chance to develop skin diseases. Most often, acute forms of skin diseases manifest themselves in winter period. Therefore, one needs to pay as much attention as possible to skin care and protect their skin from cold and wind impact.
As spring comes, the air gets warmer and gains much moisture. These factors improve the condition of skin exhausted by harsh winter weather. This season prompts us to put on open clothes and this is what makes people with vivid signs of skin diseases feel embarrassed. It’s important to choose garments that can cover skin lesions.
Summer is the most favorable season for people suffering form skin diseases due to sun rays having a positive impact on the disease course. A short-time exposure to the sun helps partly of totally get rid of skin disease symptoms but for a small time period. However, a prolonged ultraviolet exposure may aggravate the skin condition.
Apply sun protection cream containing as much as 15 SPF.
Skin hypersensitivity and excessive dryness, flaking, irritation, skin layer thickening... All these signs tell your skin that spring has come.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16371
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In 2004 I first visited the island of Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) and discovered a beach with abandoned boats in various stages of decomposition. These colorfully hand-painted wrecks, some just sand-buried remnants, some intact and beached, yielded the materials for the Haitian Boat Series.
The boats carried people, refugees, from Haiti, only 90 nautical miles from Providenciales. The prevailing currents bring them directly to Long Bay, and when they beach, the Haitians spread out into the island, with only the few possessions they can carry, and try to begin a new life. Their boats remain, to slowly rot away, or, as happens sometimes, be removed by the TCI government.
What initially caught my eye, at low tide, was some pink fabric, clinging stubbornly to a piece of a hull from a long-decayed vessel. The fabric was so strong it couldn’t be torn by hand. It seems to have been used as caulking between the hull planks. In addition to pink, I’ve now found it in blue, green, white and yellow.
Long Bay Finds (2008) was created using the original pink fabric to map the land areas of the TCI. In 2010, Rhapsody in Haitian Blue and Daniel: 3v17 incorporated fabric with painted boards and lucite found inside an intact and beached boat. Hand painted Bible passages adorn the interior and exterior of the vessels of hope and passage. This series will be ongoing as I document this story with found objects infused with history and emotion.
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Is a supernova powerful to destroy the other star in a binary system?
What happens if there is a supernova in a Tatooine solar system?
How efficient can my neutrino detector be?
Few-hours order effect on a solar system if another star was suddenly added?
Would ripping the core from a Sun-like star cause it to explode?
My star will explode as a supernova. What can I do in order to ensure that my planet survives that?
Could a civilization engineer supernovae?
What should humans do in a supernova?
How much warning would a civilization have that a nearby star was about to go supernova?
How could events triggered by a supernova accelerate the death of a main sequence star?
How can we extinguish a supernova?
What technologies and sciences are needed to detect a star going supernova?
How close must a supernova be to severely harm the Earth?
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16375
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Attractions, Preserves, State Parks & More!
Much of the foundation’s funding goes to support public interpretive programs put on by State Parks staff, such as hosting field trips for school kids, holding ranger-led campfires, and offering naturalist-guided family backpacking trips each summer.
One can experience an excellent hike to the iconic Berry Creek Falls by hiking a 9-mile out-and-back trail from Big Basin HQ. Of course, the full splendor comes on the 11-mile loop, with three additional waterfalls, all of them along the spectacular Berry Creek Falls Trail.
The park’s connection to California Indian and Ohlone history is rich as is its archaeological significance, as it lies directly along an ancient trading and seasonal migration route, mainly used by the tribelet that controlled the area, the Quiroste (KEER-osh-tee). Now it’s a green and pleasant park, great for day hikes of all sizes, car camping, and short backcountry overnight trips.
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Students use creative tools in the Seesaw app or website to complete classroom activities like "Continental Drift Ac…"
1. Complete the activity (see attachment) 2. Answer the questions, using the NOTES tool 3. You will also submit a STOP-MOTION video in your journal, using the phone app (Stop Motion Studio) - =pivot:overviewtab DIRECTIONS: 1) Label each continent with its name. 2) Color the fossils or mountains in the legend and color the symbols on each continent in the colors of the legend. 3) Cut out the continents and match up the fossil and mountain evidence to recreate Pangaea. 4) Glue the continents into place on your construction paper.
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Know that Within 30 Days 80% is Forgotten – comes from the Free Guide – ‘Are you frustrated by training that creates short term interest but not long term change?‘.
In the mid-1800s, a German Psychologist carried out a series of tests on himself to understand how much he remembered over time. He used 3 letter cards and plotted his research. His name was Hermann Ebbinghaus and his research became known as the ‘Forgetting Curve’.
The day after the training, ask the Learners to teach someone else one thing that they learnt at the event.
10 days after the training, suggest that the Learners make a diary reminder to re-write their notes.
30 days after the training, email the Learners a task related to the learning.
Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve and the Spacing Effect were large contributors to designing Sticky Learning ® because we wanted scientific research to be the driving force behind how we learn best.
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Special Weapons and Tactics (also known as SWAT) refer to well-trained squads that are based at police departments in urban areas. These squads are assigned with dangerous, challenging and secret missions. In addition, the paramilitary teams are also in-charge of providing tactical solutions to life threatening incidents. With these responsibilities and duties, members of these teams are believed to get higher salaries and benefits than the other members of police departments. To know how much is SWAT paid, it is best to look at the estimated income that the members of the paramilitary squad receive annually.
How much does SWAT get paid? The starting pay of Special Weapons and Tactics members range from $32,000 to $55,000 a year. Members who have been in service for five years and above usually get an annual income of $64,000 to $70,000. The salaries of the members of the squad also depend on their positions in the team. This paramilitary team is usually composed of 11 members. The positions in the team include the team leader, the assistant team leader, counter sniper, grenadier and operators. The other positions in the squad are the negotiator, spotter and medics.
When it comes to the benefits that they get, members of the Special Weapons and Tactics team can retire after completing 20 years in the service. In addition, the members usually get 160 hours sick leave and vacation leave every year. Moreover, the members of the squad have life insurance and health coverage.
Being a member of a Special Weapons and Tactics team is not easy. The paramilitary team does risky operations such as serving warrant arrests and crime suppression. The other tasks of SWAT members include rescuing hostages and securing the perimeter against snipers whenever known political officials visit a particular area. Additionally, these well-trained police officers are expected to counter terrorist attacks, resolve situations with suicidal individuals as well as assist high-risk operations like drug raids.
To become one of the members of SWAT teams, it is important to complete or attain a degree on criminal justice. It is also important to spend some time as a police officer in a particular department that has Special and Weapons Tactics units. Submit an application to the team leader if there is an opening. To be considered in the position, it is necessary to pass a series of test, which include firearms test, physical fitness test and psychological test.
How Much Money Do Surgeons Make?
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From insecurity and helplessness to procrastination and wanting to give up, anger can make your work-life a struggle. This may come as a surprise, but anger can also benefit you at work. Anger is a normal, healthy emotion; it can sharpen your focus, make you feel more confident, motivate change, and stimulate your creativity and productivity. Before you can channel your anger to benefit you, though, you have to first learn how to not let it boil over.
Think of your mind like a snow globe: As soon as you pick it up, you notice how stirred up the flakes inside become. When you set the globe down, you can observe it settle. When you take notice and examine your thoughts and feelings they appear to be swirling around much like the snowflakes. To clearly recognize what’s happening in your own mind, you have to allow things to settle, and in order to make your own mind settle, you have to learn how to be still yourself.
You can use mindfulness to better understand those swirling emotions and help you reduce or eliminate conflict with others at work. After all, relationships with your co-workers and supervisors are the central part of your work-life. By using mindfulness, you can learn how to handle your anger while you’re sitting at your desk.
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The Centre for Financial Services Innovation, whose focus is the low end of the demographic spectrum, has just released new research results on the underbanked. Some 40 million households are unbanked (no active bank account) or underbanked (may have a bank account but is actively transacting with non-banks).
The demographics are interesting: more than half own a home, more than half are white/non-Hispanic, and almost half work full time. As you read the attitudinal and behavioral material, the surprises just continue. A six page download presents a good summary, including an overview of 8 attitudinal segments. There is also a free webcast scheduled for July 8.
Why have your paypass on your key-fob when you could have it in your watch? That's the reasoning behind the launch of the Altair's PayPass wristwatch that uses MasterCard's contactless payment technology. This is not the first such innovation, but we're bound to see more of this in the future, through the competing technologies related to telephones or cards. Reminds one of the cable versus telephone battle that still wages. (Read more about this in Finextra here).
MasterCard has launched a P2P payments network accessible through your mobile phone, in the US. The story from Finextra references Tower Group research suggesting that the growth curve here is exponential. The target market here is the underbanked -- the 40 million households referenced above -- and the huge international remittance business.
The major impediment to widespread adoption of this kind of service will be that it threatens the existing infrastructure. But people are bound to like the idea of having the bank machine in their pocket.
I did some research on teens use of technology that gives strong support to the notion of the handset as the main access device. Imagine mobile computing without having to drag a laptop around -- how cool would that be! I put the slides for a recent presentation on this project on slideshare.
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Vietnamese home cooks and chefs use heavy-duty kitchen scissors the way Western chefs use knieves. Helpful for everything from jointing chickens to thinly slicing herbs without bruising them.
A versatile round-bottomed pan that is primarily identified with cooking stir fries, but can also be used to deep fry, braise, stew, smoke or make soup.
Although a little daunting at first a cleaver is extremely useful. It will easily chop through bones when cutting a chicken or duck into portions, and is good for chopping vegetables. The flat side easily squashes garlic cloves ready for mincing.
Essential for steaming dim sum, vegetables, fish etc. Food to be cooked is placed on a plate in the steamer and then sat inside a wok over simmering water. Available in many sizes that can stack on top of one another.
Essential for grinding and pounding herbs, seeds and spices and making pastes. Food processors can generally be used as a quicker, easier alternative, if less authentic.
Many braised Vietnamese dishes are cooked in claypots. These can usually be found cheaply in Asian grocery stores. A clay pot is a primitive but efficient piece of equipment. When used for cooking, a clay pot distributes heat evenly. When presented at the table it maintains heat much longer than a regular serving bowl. The clay pot is often used for caramelising and braising as it gives the ingredients an earthy dimension, imparting smoky aromas. Before using a clay pot, be sure to submerge it in cold water for 24 hours. This will ensure that the clay pot does not crack when put on direct heat.
Very handy for making Vietnamese salads and pickles as it can be used to finely grate or thinly slice large quantities of ingredients consistently.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16389
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When your dog is diagnosed with cancer, you'll hear a lot of big words thrown around. Some of us feel like we should have a dictionary in our pocket!
Click the links below to find out the meaning of these common cancer phrases and words. You won’t just learn what they mean — you’ll also learn a little about how Dr. Dressler and Dr. Ettinger, authors of the best-selling book The Dog Cancer Survival Guide, think about them. Next time you are talking to your veterinarian or oncologist, you’ll be that much more prepared.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16390
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Modern biology is revolutionizing the lives of every human, and yet few people understand the science that is resculpting their existence. This is, if you think about it, an unstable situation. It tends to breed fear. This You better not fool with Mother Nature response is nowhere more evident than in the recent bestselling novel Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood, well known author of The Handmaids Tale. She recounts a world where genetic tinkering has unleashed a deadly virus that sweeps the globe. A tribe of naked, benign, green-eyed mutant survivors of this global catastrophe — they look like children, but seem too simple, too blank, to be human — forms the frame of Atwoods story, which focuses on Crake, sort of a modern-day gene jockey Frankenstein. Crake had been working with human embryos, altering the ancient, primate brains to eliminate destructive features, when the virus epidemic hit. Crake has the ambition of a God. He has set about engineering a better version of humanity, and his childhood buddy Jimmy is selected to play a key role, as is Jimmys childhood puppy love, the beautiful Oryx. It would ruin all the fun to explain just what Crake is up to, but Atwood clearly intends his shenagans to be a cautionary tale of science run amok. In a world of bioengineering, cloning, tissue regeneration and the like, she strikes an unambiguous warning note. In interviews with the press after publication of Oryx and Crake, Atwood is quoted as saying Its all possible right now, every bit of it. By scaring her readers, Atwood draws their attention to the impact of todays science. While understanding is not advanced far by whispering Boo like this, it is a first step.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16392
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Aix is often referred to as the city of a thousand fountains. Among the most notable are the 17th-century Fontaine des Quatre Dauphins (Fountain of the Four Dolphins) in the Quartier Mazarin, designed by Jean-Claude Rambot, and three of the fountains down the central Cours Mirabeau: At the top, a 19th-century fountain depicts the "good king" René holding the Muscat grapes that he introduced to Provence in the 15th century; halfway down is a natural hot water fountain (34 °C), covered in moss, dating back to the Romans; and at the bottom at la Rotonde, the hub of modern Aix, stands a monumental fountain from 1860 beneath three giant statues representing art, justice and agriculture. In the older part of Aix, there are also fountains of note in the Place d'Albertas and the Place des Trois-Ormeaux.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16393
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Because the brain is the central hub for all activities and life, every brain injury is unique, causing different effects on behavior, emotions and the physical body. Click here to learn more.
Your questions answered about the basics of brain injury, the brain, concussions, treatment, rehabilitation and more. Read more.
Included here is a diagram that showcases the different levels of care given after a traumatic brain injury. Read on.
A parent, spouse and/or survivor may experience seven emotions in a fairly predictable order. The amount of time spent at each stage varies widely from a few seconds to many years. Learn more.
If you have had a brain injury, or know someone who has, these are some of the natural reactions that the body exhibits behaviorally, emotionally, cognitively, physically and with their personality. Learn more.
Because the brain in the central hub for the all of the body’s functions, understanding how this organ works can be helpful in-terms-of understanding Traumatic Brain Injury. Read on.
Levels of Cognitive Functioning, from Level 1 to Level 10. Learn more.
All brain injuries are unique. The brain can receive several different types of injuries depending on the type of force and amount of force that impacts the head. The type of injury the brain receives may affect just one functional area of the brain, various areas, or all areas of the brain. Read more.
Every 23 seconds, one person in the U.S. sustains a brain injury.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a silent yet serious epidemic currently leaving 5.3 million Americans with disabilities. This represents over 2% of the US population; 56,000 victims in Utah alone!
Your road to recovery should involve taking care of both your body and your mind. Low-light therapy, acupuncture, meditation, nutrition… Learn more about these diverse areas of interest and how exploring something new can be a great step towards healing.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16394
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We address the protection and support needs of refugees and the most vulnerable members of impacted communities living in camps, settlements and local communities across all sectors. Community-based protection is strengthened because of a quick-impact response to the affected communities.
Youth, women and men acquire the right skills and knowledge to develop a better understanding on the right health choices as well as getting access to treatment.
Refugees receive education and primary health services.
The difficult situations facing refugees become more stable.
Youth gain vocational knowledge and skills.
Youth can start economic or social ventures that provide for them.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16398
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The town of Tskaltubo was a popular holiday and health treatment destination during the Soviet Union.
Over 100,000 visitors from the USSR came to the medical and spa facilities of Tskaltubo annually with the belief that the region’s water had healing properties.
After the fall of the Soviet Union, these grandiose sanatorium complexes were abandoned.
That was until the Abkhazian conflict of 1992, which resulted in the displacement of tens of thousands of people who made these empty buildings into temporary shelters.
25 years later, hundreds of the same internationally displaced people and their extended families remain living within these crumbling relics of the former Soviet Union.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16408
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Not only was he one of Motown’s greatest musical artists, he was also married to Berry Gordy’s sister, making him an official member of the Motown family! We all know his music, but how well do you know the man? Here are 10 facts you might not know about Marvin Gaye….
1. Before getting his own hits for Motown Records, a young Marvin Gaye played drums at Motown for The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Marvelettes and more.
2. In 1961, he was paid $5 a week to play drums for The Miracles and blues artist Jimmy Reed.
3. Gaye’s hit I Heard it Through the Grapevine sold over 4 million copies and was his first #1 record.
4. During the 70s, Gaye sought out a position on a professional football team, the Detroit Lions, but when it came to try-outs, it was decided that Gaye could not be allowed to play due to worries that an injury could affect his music career.
5. In 1971, Gaye signed a new deal with Motown worth $1 million, making it the most lucrative deal by a black recording artist at the time.
6. In the late 1960s, Gaye changed his vocal style, after being advised to sing higher, using a sharper, raspy voice. He developed what he called his ‘tough man voice’.
7. Gaye was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987.
8. Gaye recorded his most successful album, What’s Going On, in 10 days. What’s Going On reached number one in the R&B charts.
9. Marvin Gaye was the first artist to personalise a performance of the national anthem at a sporting event. He did so at the 1983 All-Star game and though it was controversial at the time, many stars caught onto this idea and still do today.
10. Following his death in 1984, the 2nd of April was declared ‘Marvin Gaye Day’ by D.C. Mayor Marion Barry.
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This volume explores how and when teachers' knowledge develops through teaching. The book presents international views on teachers' learning from their practice; the chapters are written by mathematicians or mathematics educators from Brazil, Canada, Israel, Mexico, UK, and USA. They address diverse content – numerical literacy, geometry, algebra, and real analysis – and a variety of levels – elementary school, secondary school, undergraduate mathematics, and teacher education courses. The authors employ different methodological tools and different theoretical perspectives as they consider teaching in different learning environments: lecturing, small group work on problems and tasks, mathematical explorations with the support of technological software, or e-learning. Despite these differences, the authors exemplify and analyze teachers’ learning that occurred and address the question: "What kinds of knowledge are developed as a result of teaching mathematics and what are the factors that support or impede such development?" Further, the chapters explore interactions and interrelationships between the enhancement of mathematical and pedagogical knowledge. The important and original contribution of this book is that it ties together the notions of teachers’ knowledge and complexity of teacher’s work, while presenting them from a relatively unexplored perspective – learning through teaching mathematics.
This book breaks through in the field of mathematical creativity and giftedness. It suggests directions for closing the gap between research in the field of mathematics education and research in the field of creativity and giftedness. It also outlines a research agenda for further research and development in the field. The book consists of a balanced set of chapters by mathematicians, mathematics educators, educational psychologists and educational researchers. The authors of different chapters accept dynamic conception of creativity and giftedness. The book provides analysis of cognitive, affective and social factors associated with the development of creativity in all students and with the realisation of mathematical talent in gifted students. It contains theoretical essays, research reports, historical overviews, recommendations for curricular design, and insights about promotion of mathematical creativity and giftedness at different levels. The readers will find many examples of challenging mathematical problems intended at developing or examining mathematical creativity and giftedness as well as ideas for direct implementation in school and tertiary mathematics courses. They will also find theoretical models that can be used in researching students' creativity and giftedness.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16413
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Saint Paul’s Catholic High School in Wythenshawe completed a focus on e-Safety which involved pupils from Years 7, 8 and 9.
Saint Paul’s recognises the benefits that come through technology and the way that it can enhance learning so are working to ensure that students get the most from it by encouraging responsible online behavior.
All pupils completed an interactive e-safety survey and undertook a short course of lessons focus on e-safety. The school then invited Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 parents and their children to take part in an e-Safety event at the school. The event looked at raising awareness of Internet safety and examined what can be done to protect the youngsters.
The event focused on the emerging technologies used by children and advice was provided on e-Safety, preventing and dealing with cyber-bullying and the software available which can increase Internet security at home.
An e-Safety survey followed by information on the benefits and potential risks of the internet.
Security and privacy settings on social networking sites.
Parental controls when using the internet.
Parents were invited to log onto the school network and were able to have a go at practicing the safety features which were demonstrated. Also, all parents were given resources to take home with practical advice on how to help keep their child safe online.
We have been made aware of an internet ‘game’ called the ‘Blue Whale’ challenge which has led to the deaths of several young people globally. The focus of the ‘game’ is to put young people at a high degree of risk and the final ‘challenge’ is suicide. In the north of the city it has been reported that some young people have begun to get wrapped up in this deadly game. When monitoring your child’s internet usage please could you check that this, or any other, dangerous site is not being accessed. If you are worried about your child’s well-being please contact their Progress Leader, who will be happy to provide information about support.
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The Venice Commission published a set of guidelines to protect ombudsman institutions, following threats to these institutions in recent years. Ombudsman are important for democracy, their services are free, and are thus accessible to individuals who cannot afford to pursue their complaints through the courts. They can take action independently against maladministration and alleged violations of human rights and hence play a crucial role with regard to the governments and parliaments which must accept criticism. As an interface between the administration and the citizens they are at times the first or the last resort to set a human rights violation straight.
They are meant to consolidate and empower ombudsmen institutions, which play a crucial role in strengthening democracy, the rule of law, good governance and the protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The 25 Venice Principles are the result of broad consultations with the major international institutions active in the field. The Council of Europe’s Steering Committee for Human Rights played an active role in the process. Amongst the mediator associations and international partner organisations involved in the development of this text are the International Ombudsman Institute, a global association of ombudsmen from/of more than 100 countries, and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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Problems with Patterns and Numbers has become an influential book on the teaching of problem solving. It focuses on non-routine problem solving in mathematics, and the teaching strategies needed to handle it in the classroom. It is aimed at the upper half of the ability range and ages 13-16, but is more widely applicable with some adaptation. The classroom materials, covering three to six weeks work, provide close detailed support for the pupils (and the teacher) in the initial stages: this is gradually reduced as they become more experienced until they are in a position to tackle a wide range of unfamiliar problems and assessment tasks on their own. Most of the problems have both spatial and numerical aspects. There are five short chapters on aspects of tackling problem solving in the classroom, including a question marking exercise.
Problemas con pautas y números, the Spanish language edition of Problems with Patterns and Numbers is available from Servicio Editorial, Universidad del País Vasco, Apdo. postal 1.397, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain (and not from the Shell Centre).
The materials comprise a teacher's guide and a set of worksheet masters for photocopying.
These materials were originally developed with the Joint Matriculation Board as modules for an O-Level/GCSE mathematics examination. This was initially successful, but the program had to be dropped as a result of changes to the examination system. However, the two books that were produced recieved widespread acclaim and have influenced mathematics teaching around the world, with The Language of Functions and Graphs winning the 2008 ISDDE Prize for Excellence in Educational Design.
The aim of this series of Modules was gradually to introduce into the examination questions that would encourage a balanced range of classroom activities. It was particularly concerned with those activities highlighted by the Cockcroft Report: problem solving, practical mathematics, discussion and open investigation.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16420
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It's predicted that automation will have a huge effect on the future of work, disrupting how U.S. companies recruit, hire and train workers, Axios reports. And without a national policy on automation's impact on jobs, or the duration of flat wages and future joblessness, businesses and municipalities across the country are trying to prepare for the possible takeover of hundreds of thousands of jobs, says Axios.
Recent reports reveal that 338,000 jobs are at risk in Indianapolis (35% of the workforce there), 650,000 in Phoenix and 40,000 in northeastern Ohio. Officials in all three cities are identifying the jobs facing the greatest risk, the skills that will be most in demand and ways to organize industry and education in a new economy, says Axios.
In Phoenix, Arizona State University is briefing students before they select a major on the jobs that will likely be available when they graduate; Indianapolis aims to link low-income workers with training programs that could provide long-term jobs; and TeamNEO, an economic development group in Cleveland, is beginning to train northeastern Ohio workers for jobs that are predicted to be high in-demand.
Cities and local businesses are increasingly teaming up to prepare for the future of work, whatever it may look like. San Diego, for example, responded to companies' requests for assistance with hiring and retention by offering businesses a recruitment toolkit to help them attract talent and proactively address recruiting, hiring and training challenges that may soon disrupt the market.
States also are getting involved: Automakers Volvo and Toyota are partnering with South Carolina and Alabama, respectively, to recruit and train workers as automation sweeps the industry. Volvo has teamed up with local colleges and Toyota has reached out to the community to staff their new plants.
Meanwhile, California and New Jersey are sponsoring record numbers of apprenticeships, to give workers on-the-job training. Partnerships with cities, states and local communities may help U.S. companies remain competitive and prepare their workforces for this expected wave of automation.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16423
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Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D. This article is about the search for knowledge. For Wikipedia’s policy against directly including in articles the results of editor-conducted research, see Wikipedia:No original research. Research comprises «creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humans, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. Research has been defined in a number of different ways, and while there are similarities, there does not appear to be a single, all-encompassing definition that is embraced by all who engage in it. One definition of research is used by the OECD, «Any creative systematic activity undertaken in 5 page research paper to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this knowledge to devise new applications. Another definition of research is given by John W.
Scientific research is a systematic way of gathering data and harnessing curiosity. This research provides scientific information and theories for the explanation of the nature and the properties of the world. Research in the humanities involves different methods such as for example hermeneutics and semiotics. Humanities scholars usually do not search for the ultimate correct answer to a question, but instead, explore the issues and details that surround it.
When translating an article about the Analytical Engine from Italian to French, adding her own notes, she was referred to as the first programmer for what she wrote in the article.
The people whom you managed to get to take your survey may not truly be a random sample, which is also a limitation.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16426
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This programme prepares students to become electrical engineering technicians able to work independently or as part of a team to solve technical problems with electrical equipment, systems or networks. As part of their training, students undergo at least 12 months of experiential learning in an electrical engineering environment approved by Unisa. This course focuses on clinical engineering.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16431
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There are many diets out there that will tell you what to eat — how much of this and how little of that — or when you can eat. But when it comes to nourishing and fueling your body, you simply need to focus on eating clean. By this we mean eating minimally processed whole foods; think fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, whole grains, and healthy fats. Eating clean means focusing on the quality and variety of of the foods you eat to ensure you get all the macro- and micro-nutrients you need. Macros include carbs, protein, and fat; and micronutrients is an umbrella term for vitamins and minerals.
I know that sounds a little abstract, so let's break it down by food groups. And since one of the great parts of eating clean is carbs. Let's start there.
Be sure to check out this two-week plan that teaches you how to eat clean with recipes, printable shopping lists, and meal-prep ideas.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16432
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Bornemann and Singer have looked at how steady increases in heartbeat perception accuracy can decrease alexithymia (the inability to feel and describe emotions in the self) through contemplative mental training.
Hearbeat perception is one measure of interoceptive awareness, which describes the sense we have of our bodies from the inside, encompassing feelings of embodiment. Bornemann and Singer have looked at how steady increases in heartbeat perception accuracy can decrease alexithymia (the inability to feel and describe emotions in the self) through contemplative mental training.
In the context of a 9-month mental training study, the ReSource Project, two matched cohorts of 77 people and 79 people underwent three training modules of 3 months' duration that targeted attentional and interoceptive abilities (Presence module), socio-affective (Affect module), and socio-cognitive (Perspective module) abilities. A third cohort of 78 people underwent 3 months of practice (Affect module) and a retest control group of 84 people did not undergo any training.
Heartbeat detection was found to increase steadily over the training, with significant and small- to medium-sized effects emerging after 6 months of mental training. These changes were concomitant with and predictive of changes in emotional awareness. Researchers concluded that heartbeat detection can indeed be trained through intensive contemplative practice. These increments in interoceptive accuracy and the related improvements in emotional awareness point to opportunities for improving physical and psychological health through contemplative mental training. Super duper we say!
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16433
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Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus is a major cause of neurologic infection in Asia, but surveillance has been limited. Three JE immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits have recently been developed. The aim of this study was to evaluate their sensitivity, specificity, and usability using 360 acute-phase serum samples containing JE, dengue, or neither IgM antibody. The kits, manufactured by Panbio Limited, Inbios International, Inc., and XCyton Diagnostics Ltd, had high sensitivities of 89.3%, 99.2%, and 96.7%, respectively. The specificities were 99.2%, 56.1%, and 65.3%, respectively. When dengue IgM-positive samples were excluded, the kits had specificities of 98.4%, 96.1%, and 96.1%, respectively. The Panbio kit includes both JE and dengue antigens and appears to have an advantage in settings where dengue virus co-circulates, although further assessments in clinical settings are needed. This information is helpful in considering options for strengthening the laboratory component of JE surveillance.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16435
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The world's oldest giant panda in captivity, Jia Jia, has died at a Hong Kong theme park at the age of 38, the equivalent of 114 human years.The female panda was euthanised on Sunday night, following rapid deterioration in her health over the past two weeks, said authorities of Ocean Park, the Hong Kong theme park that was home to Jia Jia, in a statement.Her food consumption had drastically fallen over recent weeks, from 10 kg a day to under three, leading to a four kg weight loss, EFE news reported citing the statement."Over the past few days, she has been spending less time awake and showing no interest in food or fluids. Her condition became worse this morning (Sunday), Jia Jia was not able to walk," the statement further said.Jia Jia, whose name meant "good", was a gift from the Chinese government to Hong Kong in 1999, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the former British colony's handover to the mainland.The average life expectancy for pandas living in captivity is under 20 years, making Jia Jia's longevity unique among her species.According to the World Wildlife Fund, the destruction of the natural habitat of the giant pandas in the wild has reduced their population to less than 2,000.Their low birth rate also means breeding in captivity has become key to ensuring its survival.While Jia Jia was in Hong Kong, she had six offspring, spread over five deliveries.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16436
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In 2007, the Blue Earth County Historical Society received generous funding from the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission to teach kids how to conduct and record oral histories. The project, titled Talking Back to Tomorrow, started with the Society’s Junior Historians (students ages 12-18). Their assignment was to interview a person in their life that grew up in the 1950s or 1960s. For many this was a grandparent or a teacher. Sit back and listen to life in the “olden day” through the ears of our youth.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16437
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Main Title Drinking Water Criteria Document for Diquat.
Diquat is a dipyridylium herbicide that has been used extensively to control terrestrial and aquatic weeds. Diquat has moderate acute oral toxicity in mammals. Oral LD50 values for various species were between >26 (for dog) and 430 mg diquat (for rat) ion/kg bw. The most notable effects of oral doses were an increase in gastrointestinal water content and hemoconcentration. Diquat has a profound effect on body water distribution; dehydration may play a key role in mortality. The mutagenic potential of diquat was studied in a number of bacterial and eukaryotic systems. The results reported in the literature are contradictory. No antifertility or teratogenic effects were observed in mice, rats, or rabbits after oral diquat administration. However, teratogenic effects were observed when diquat was administered to rats and mice via intraperitoneal (ip) or intravenous (iv) injections.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16440
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The use of mathematics in studying the brain has had great impact on the field of neuroscience and simultaneously motivated important research in mathematics. Research aimed at understanding the nervous system has two major lines of inquiry: How is a signal from the external world represented in the brain, and what are the mechanistic models at the circuit and system levels? The program this year will address both questions. Each quarter features tutorial sessions to provide important background information as well as in-depth workshops examining the issues described. Postdocs and faculty members interested in learning more about neuronal systems and potential mathematical applications in this research are encouraged to attend.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16441
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Hand surgery is a potential treatment for a variety of orthopaedic conditions, including carpal tunnel, rheumatoid arthritis, Dupuytren’s contracture, and ganglion cysts. Most conditions affecting the hand, wrist, and fingers can be treated conservatively, using nonsurgical options such as medications and physical therapy. However, hand surgery might be an option if such a condition doesn’t improve after several attempts at nonsurgical treatment.
The Florida Medical Clinic team includes a number of highly experienced orthopaedic surgeons, including several who specialize in hand surgery. We perform joint (knuckle) replacement procedures, nerve and tendon repair procedures, minimally invasive arthroplasties, and other hand operations with considerable frequency, giving us the expertise necessary to get each patient the individualized care they deserve.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16444
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District 225 is analyzing data and feedback following a study which restricted Powerschool access for students and parents during school hours. The experiment was conducted from April 3-28 and included meeting with focus groups of students from GBS and GBN.
According to Rosanne Williamson, assistant superintendent of educational services, results found from pre and post experiment data, including student and teacher focus groups, show that the root of student stress might actually lie in homework and activities more than access to gradebook.
“As we’ve talked with students about homework or through strategic planning, one thing that keeps coming through is student stress and maybe how stressed our students are whether that’s around the issues of the gradebook or whether that’s around the issue of homework or the million things that people are involved in at school or the competitive environment,” Williamson said.
After the study, the student focus groups gathered again to give feedback. According to Ryan Bretag, director of instructional innovation and technology, the information gathered from the focus groups is one of the most important aspects to consider as they begin to interpret results.
“This is really about understanding and […] of the experiences of our students and the more we can become aware, the more we can work together to create the best possible environment,” Bretag said.
According to Williamson, one of the greatest outcomes from the survey was the knowledge gained about students’ mental health.
The results will continue to be analyzed, Bretag said. However, no plans in gradebook access have been proposed as administrators are working to understand the raw data.
“We are still working through those stories and how those stories align with the data that we received and then we’ll move forward as planned with trying to package that all up and see what we have,” Bretag said.
What will happen with Powerschool, if anything, is unclear at this point. However, both Bretag and Williamson have expressed their gratitude for the candidness the students provided throughout the study.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16449
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Music instruments sounds for kids. Children loves music. Help your child to learn the sounds and names of various instruments they encounter in their daily life using an picture book.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16453
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Background: In 2006, a novel gammaretrovirus, XMRV (xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus), was discovered in some prostate tumors. A more recent study indicated that this infectious retrovirus can be detected in 67% of patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), but only very few healthy controls (4%). However, sever... read moreal groups have published to date that they could not identify XMRV RNA or DNA sequences in other cohorts of CFS patients, while another group detected murine leukemia virus (MLV)-like sequences in 87% of such patients, but only 7% of healthy controls. Since there is a high degree of similarity between XMRV and abundant endogenous MLV proviruses, it is important to distinguish contaminating mouse sequences from true infections.
Keywords: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, fetal calf serum, intracisternal A-type particle, murine leukemia virus, modified polytropic MLV, peripheral blood mononuclear cells, phosphate buffered saline, polytropic MLV, Whittemore Peterson Institute, xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus, xenotropic MLV.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16457
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Nationality: noun: Singaporean(s), adjective: Singapore.
Ethnic groups: Chinese 74.2%, Malay 13.3%, Indian 9.2%, other 3.3%.
Languages: Mandarin (official) 36.3%, English (official) 29.8%, Malay (official) 11.9%, Hokkien 8.1%, Tamil (official) 4.4%, Cantonese 4.1%, Teochew 3.2%, other Indian languages 1.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.1%, other 1.1%.
Religions: Buddhist 33.9%, Muslim 14.3%, Taoist 11.3%, Catholic 7.1%, Hindu 5.2%, other Christian 11%, other 0.7%, none 16.4%.
GDP: $ 307 100 000 000.00 (2014).
Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (includes Air Defense).
Disputes persist with Malaysia over deliveries of fresh water to Singapore, Singapore's extensive land reclamation works, bridge construction, and maritime boundaries in the Johor and Singapore Straits; in 2008, ICJ awarded sovereignty of Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh/Horsburgh Island) to Singapore, and Middle Rocks to Malaysia, but did not rule on maritime regimes, boundaries, or disposition of South Ledge; Indonesia and Singapore continue to work on finalization of their 1973 maritime boundary agreement by defining unresolved areas north of Indonesia's Batam Island; piracy remains a problem in the Malacca Strait.
Singapore has drug abuse limited because of aggressive law enforcement efforts; as a transportation and financial services hub, Singapore is vulnerable, despite strict laws and enforcement, as a venue for money laundering.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16467
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A nurse receives the following order from a provider: "Give Macrobid po t.i.d. with meals." Which of the following elements is missing from this prescription?
"The dose of the medication" is correct. In an order for medication, the provider must always include the name of the medication, the dosage, route and frequency. In the hospital, administration times are determined by agency policy and managed by the pharmacy.
"The dates to give the medication" is incorrect because, unless a different start date is specified by the provider, the order begins the day it is written.
"The patient's allergies" is incorrect because this information is contained in the patient's health record, but is not included as part of the medication order.
"The patient's response to the medication" is incorrect because this information is charted by the nurse but would not be part of the medication order.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16473
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Phytosterols are natural constituents of plants and they are structurally related to cholesterol, whereas phytostanols are the saturated forms of plant sterols. A typical western-type diet contains daily about 200–400 mg plant sterols, and about 50 mg of plant stanols. Plant sterols and stanols are known as cholesterol lowering agents, when they are consumed in high doses. Clinical trials have consistently shown that intake of 2–3 g/day of plant sterols is associated with significant lowering (4–15%) of LDL cholesterol. Total cholesterol is also reduced to similar extent, and recent studies have indicated beneficial effect on plasma triglyceride levels. In the inherited disease sitosterolemia, in which decrease excretion and elevated circulating, as well as, tissue levels of phytosterols are observed, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events are the main causes of premature death. This pathological entity raised questions about the relation of increased consumption of phytosterols and cardiovascular risk despite the low levels of cholesterol. There are some epidemiological studies and clinical trials that confirm this hypothesis, while others do not. The guidelines from scientific societies are controversial. Some guidelines recommend the use of plant sterols as therapeutic agents for hypercholesterolemia, while others are cautious. Prospective clinical studies are needed to clarify the role of plant sterols to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16476
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This chapter's video lessons and quizzes look at ways culture and social issues influence education. Learn about how children develop linguistic skills, how gender impacts education and types of multicultural education.
You'll get a thorough overview of the topics with these brief, engaging video and text lessons led by experts in the field. Each lesson includes a multiple-choice quiz so you can see what you've learned and where you need more study. Video tags allow you to easily find those areas that need further review.
In this lesson we will explore the effect of culture on the socialization of children. We will also seek to understand the impact that culture has on their educational experiences.
How does a baby's babble turn into intelligible speech? Are there underlining innate traits that drive language development in children? Or is it the social interaction with others that encourages language development? This lesson will explore these questions and discuss how aspects of language change over time.
Educators use many approaches for second-language instruction. The approaches vary based on the individual needs of the learner, focusing on his or her current language abilities, background, and cultural experiences. This lesson will differentiate between the different types of second-language instruction, including immersion, bilingual education, and multicultural education.
Growing up, did you ever observe gender differences among girls and boys in school? Do you still observe gender differences as an adult? There are established gender differences noted in a variety of contexts. This lesson will explore specific differences in physical and motor skills, cognitive abilities and more.
Are boys better in math and science courses than girls? Are girls better at activities like dance? Gender stereotypes are abundant in society. Are these stereotypes based on real differences or perpetuated opinions? This lesson focuses on gender differences and the influence of nature versus nurture.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16477
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Embedded technology has changed the way we live and use our gadgets. An embedded system is a computer system designed to perform dedicated functions. Embedded systems are the norm rather than the exception for almost all electronics devices. Embedded systems range from portable devices such as digital watches and MP3 players. Household appliances like the microwave ovens and washing machines are including embedded systems to add advanced functionality.
Embedded control systems and in particular microcontrollers are used in virtually every electronic system. Lots of consumer electronics have embedded CPU and thus became embedded systems. For example, PDAs, cellphones, point-of-sale devices, VCRs, industrial robot control, or even your toasters can be embedded system. There is more and more demand on the embedded system market.
Some report expects that the demand on embedded CPUs is 10 times as large as general purpose PC CPUs.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16479
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Kakopetria is located south-west of the capital Nicosia and it is built upon the foothill of the Troodos Mountain -specifically in the north side of the mountain range. It is a village of the Nicosia district and stands at a distance of about 55 kilometres from the capital and about 55 kilometres from the second largest city of Cyprus, Limassol. It stands at an altitude of 667 metres (it is the highest village in the valley of the "Solea" region), the climate is rather dry, and it receives an average annual rainfall of about 648 millimetres. Fruit-bearing trees (mainly apple, pear, plum, apricot, peach, and cherry trees), vegetables (mainly potatoes and tomatoes), vines (of table and wine-making varieties), and a few cereals are cultivated in its area. Kakopetria is especially known for the quality of its apples.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16480
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Differences in the ways in which organizational units progress might be explained by existing institutions and their organization: the institutional arrangement. Research has indicated the importance of institutional change while being unable, however, to predict the conditions that trigger change. In order to understand and increase our knowledge of how to increase efficiency, it is important to understand the transition from the instrumental to the ceremonial and how and why ceremonial values are questioned and dismantled. This paper contains the condensed results of studies of different types of municipalities. It describes the characteristics and discusses the ways in which changes were implemented. The paper shows that different types of municipalities appear to contain strong ceremonial values, which prevent them from adapting to changed circumstances and to maintain efficiency over time. The existing institutional arrangement needs to be challenged, for example by implementing organizational changes.
Högskolan i Borås , 2007.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16481
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Plate tectonics is a theory of geology. It has been developed to explain large scale motions of the Earth's lithosphere. This theory builds on older ideas of continental drift and seafloor spreading.
The outermost part of the Earth's interior is made up of two layers. The lithosphere, above, includes the crust and the rigid uppermost part of the mantle.
Continental lithosphere is typically about 200 kilometres (120 mi) thick, though this also varies considerably between basins, mountain ranges, and stable cratonic interiors of continents. The two types of crust also differ in thickness, with continental crust being considerably thicker than oceanic (35 kilometres (22 mi) vs. 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)).
The lithosphere consists of tectonic plates. There are eight major and many minor plates. The lithospheric plates ride on the asthenosphere. These plates move at one of three types of plate boundaries.
Tectonic plates can create mountains, earthquakes, volcanoes, mid-oceanic ridges and oceanic trenches, depending on which way the plates are moving.
together = mountains; volcanoes. The Andes mountain range in South America and the Japanese island arc are examples. Also the Pacific Ring of Fire.
away = earthquakes, trenches. The Mid-ocean ridges and Africa's Great Rift Valley are examples.
side to side = earthquakes. The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a transform boundary. New Zealand is another, more complex, example.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16485
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Background: Intravenous urography (IVU); the oldest imaging method for assessing the upper urinary tract anatomy and function; is now seldom used in the paediatric population. The important concern associated with IVU is the radiation exposure. Due to various reasons, IVU is still widely practiced in paediatrics in Afghanistan. On the other hand, Ultrasonography (USG) is universally accepted as the first-line imaging modality in paediatric uroradiology. It is inexpensive, immediate, painless, radiation-free, non-invasive and widely available.
Objectives: To assess the diagnostic value of current practice of paediatric IVU in presence of USG in Afghanistan Methods and material: A prospective cross-sectional analytic study was conducted on paediatric patients at radiology department of FMIC. First USG of urinary tract was done for all participants, followed by IVU. The statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 23. The diagnostic value of IVU was considered positive when it could provide additional information over USG and negative if it could not give any addition information over USG.
Results: The diagnostic value of IVU was found positive in 6.5% while it was negative in (93.5%) cases.
Conclusion: IVU can be largely replaced by USG in the paediatric population and if really clinically needed, its indications should always be judged according to clinical context and USG findings.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16486
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Guitar has a magnetising effect on almost everyone who hears it. Yes, people find it irresistible when they see someone is passionate about his music. That is why lead guitarists are loved by people and many aspiring guitarists look up to them as an inspiration. But what looks easy at first sight, can be a tough ordeal when you actually start doing it.
Yes, learning to play guitar can be both intimidating and challenging at first. One thing every beginner worries about is how to start. Most aspiring guitarists give up their dream of becoming a guitarist as they have scant knowledge about learning a guitar.
The first and foremost thing which an aspiring guitarist should have while he approaches the guitar is a positive attitude. A lot of player give up half. Either they feel they know it all or they think they don’t have what it takes. Here is a fact. What you think and feel about yourself makes the difference when it comes to becoming a great guitar player.
Another thing which comes in the way of becoming a good guitarist is insufficient and irregular practice. Just spending 30 minutes to an hour a day is not enough practice.. You can at least divide your time schedule throughout the day. One session in the morning, second in the afternoon and third in the evening. Try to increase your practice time a little bit each week. Consistency is most important. Make sure it pick it up for a little-focused practice each day.
There are a number of ways to learn the guitar. But by far the best way is to do it with one on one with a good teacher. Sometimes this is not possible but nowadays lessons via apps like Skype is a viable option. There are a number of resources online like YouTube, Udemy or Skillshare. You can find hi quality video lessons on these online video sharing platforms.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16488
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The children in the Reception Year follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Curriculum.
We aim to ensure that all children learn and develop well, are kept healthy and safe and develop a broad range of skills, knowledge and attitudes which provide the right foundation for good future progress through school and life.
For more information on how this relates to ‘teaching and learning’ click here to see Atlanta Class’ termly overviews.
Each area of learning and development will be implemented through planned, purposeful play and through a mix of adult-led and child-initiated activity. Children’s learning development will be supported through creating a rich and varied environment which encourages exploration. This includes both indoor and outdoor areas.
During the Reception year, pupils are assessed against the Early Learning Goals (ELGs). Evidence that records each child’s developmental stage are kept in individual learning diaries and can be viewed by parents and/or carers to keep up-to-date with their child’s progress and development against the ELGs. At the end of the year, parents will receive a report about their child’s achievements against each of the ELGs.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16489
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Transfer and the commodification of practice.
This dissertation engages in a close reading of the research in composition on transfer, a concept that refers to how the practices learned in one situation influence what a person can do in a future situation. In the studies that have appeared over the last two decades, the results have indicated that not much transfers between writing courses and future contexts, whether they be disciplinary courses or professional workplaces. Yet, despite the increasing prominence of transfer research, little time has been spent discussing the uses and limitations of the concept. To better understand its growing popularity among researchers, I examine its roots in genre theory, its use by empirical researchers, and its function in the debate over first-year composition. Part of the reason we have trouble isolating instances of “transfer” is because of the way the concept frames our understanding of writing development. It treats practices almost like commodities, mental tools that are acquired in the classroom and then eventually carried by learners into new situations. Following the work of social theorists like Stephen Turner, Jean Lave, and Pierre Bourdieu, I argue for a model of practice that views it as a temporal “coupling” between a person’s habitual dispositions and their social environment. The main contribution this perspective makes to transfer theory is the emphasis it places on time. Because the world is always in flux, students must continually respond to new challenges, whether they are as simple as adjusting to a difficult professor’s expectations or as complex as writing in an unfamiliar genre. If we look at writing development from this perspective, transfer is ubiquitous, for learners must necessarily draw on their previous experiences to meet the demands of a changing world. The first chapter establishes the dissertation’s theoretical framework, focusing especially on Bourdieu’s discussion of practice and criticisms made of his work. The second chapter looks critically at the metaphors employed to understand writing practices in genre theory and transfer studies. The metaphors point to some unspoken assumptions in our discipline, mainly by demonstrating the ways researchers portray practices almost like commodities. The third chapter examines the methodological approaches used to examine transfer and shows how researchers often don’t fully take into account the tacit dimension of practice. The fourth chapter articulates an alternative model of writing practices, one that brings together the work of practice theory and actor-oriented transfer research. In the final chapter, I suggest some directions for future research, arguing we especially need more information about how students deal with unexpected situations.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16490
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The Annals was Tacitus' final work, covering the period from the death of Augustus Caesar in the year 14. He wrote at least 16 books, but books 7-10 and parts of books 5, 6, 11 and 16 are missing. Book 6 ends with the death of Tiberius and books 7-12 presumably covered the reigns of Caligula and Claudius. The remaining books cover the reign of Nero, perhaps until his death in June 68 or until the end of that year, to connect with the Histories. The second half of book 16 is missing, ending with the events of the year 66. We do not know whether Tacitus completed the work or whether he finished the other works that he had planned to write; he died before he could complete his planned histories of Nerva and Trajan, and no record survives of the work on Augustus Caesar and the beginnings of the Empire with which he had planned to complete his work as an historian.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16496
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Harappan Civilization is much older than Aryan Civilization. It was believed that the Aryan civilization was the most ancient Civilization of India. But this view has sustained injuries in the twenties of the 20th century with the discovery of a very ancient civilization. Archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of a civilization in the Indus valley which is very older and contemporary to the civilizations of ancient Egypt and Babylon.
In 1921 A.D., Dayaram Sahani excavated remains of Harappa civilization in Montgomery of Punjab and in 1922 A.D. Rakhaldass Banerjee discovered Mohenjo-daro civilization in Larkana of Sind. At the beginning it was named as Indus civilization but later on it was termed as Harappa civilization.
After intense study it was found that Harappan civilization was spread in the area between Iran and Pakistan in the west, the Himalayas in the north and to the Bay of Cambey. Many samples of this civilization have been found on the banks of Bhogabar River in Gujarat-known as Lothal; in Rupar on the banks of Sutlez; on the banks of Gharghara; known as Kalibongan and Alamgirpur in Uttar Pradesh. It can be said that Harappa civilization had an area of 1100 km in east–west and 1600 km in north–south.
It could not be ascertained as to who were the authors of Harappan civilization. Some said that Vedic Aryans created this. Harappa civilization was too old and Aryans did not come to India before that. So, Marshall said that it was different and foreign in nature. Somebody claimed it to be a creation of Dravids. But that was also not proved. We can say that Harappa was a mixed creation. The skulls and bones excavated from these areas proved that Kaukesian, Mediterranean, Alpsian and Mongol people lived in these areas. So, it can be called a mixed culture.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16497
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Considered one of one of the most frequent electrical wiring thoughts is on how to wire a swap. Whilst making use of switches in your own home is very uncomplicated, wiring 1 might not be that simple for everyone. An ON-OFF switch is in fact quite simple to wire. You'll find different types of switches, but for this instance, let us say you're installing a single-pole toggle switch, an exceptionally popular change (and the most basic).
There are 3 hues of wires in a very usual single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and inexperienced. Splice the black wire in two and link them on the terminal screws - a single on major as well as the other over the bottom screw of the swap. The white wire serves as being a supply of uninterrupted energy which is typically linked to a light-weight coloured terminal screw (e.g., silver). Join the inexperienced wire on the ground screw of your swap.
These actions would frequently be ample to produce a normal switch work and not using a issue. Nevertheless, when you are not self-assured which you can execute the process appropriately and securely you better permit the pros do it alternatively. Immediately after all, there is a cause why this activity is among the most common electrical wiring questions asked by plenty of people.
For a few reason, how you can wire a ceiling fan is usually amongst probably the most frequent electrical wiring queries. To simplify this job, you may use only one swap for the single ceiling fan. To wire the admirer, it truly is simply a make a difference of connecting the black wire on the ceiling fan to your black wire from the swap. If there is a light-weight, the blue wire ought to be connected to your black wire in the change at the same time.
You'll find motives why these are typically the most commonly asked electrical wiring queries. 1, lots of feel it is really simple to perform, and two, these are generally the popular electrical jobs at home. But then you definately must not put your basic safety in danger in your purpose to save money. The stakes could even be significantly better if you make an effort to spend less and do an electrical wiring position without sufficient understanding or knowledge.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16506
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To determine the titration curve for an amino acid. To use this curve to estimate the pKa values of the ionizable groups of the amino acid. To understand the acid base behaviour of an amino acid. Theory: Titration curves are obtained when the pH of given volume of a sample solution varies after successive addition of acid or alkali.
Amino acid titration • From the amino acid titration curve, we can get important information about amino acid, for example pKa and also the pI. • Amino acids have more than one pka, because it is polyprotic (contain more than one ionizable groups). • Also it provides information about the buffering range of the amino acid that is studied.
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The ionic form of the amino acid present in an aqueous solution is dependent upon the solution’s pH. In this experiment you will identify an unknown amino acid via an acid-base titration. Titration curves of amino acids are very useful for identification as you can see in the example for glycine given below.
Chemistry 420 - Principles of Biochemistry Amino Acid Titration Curves. Glutamic Acid.
The Simple amino acids, like glycine, have two dissociation steps: first, the loss of H+ from the acidic carboxyl group at low pKa value for each dissociable group of an amino acid can be determined from such a titration curve by extrapolating the midpoint of each buffering region (the plateau) within the curve.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16508
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This monumental Boulle commode was crafted by Robert Blake, one of the finest and most important English cabinetmakers of his time. It is modeled after the legendary pair of commodes made for France’s King Louis XIV by master ébéniste André-Charles Boulle, which is perhaps the most famous and esteemed of all the treasures now housed at the Palace of Versailles. Constructed of ebony and enveloped on all sides with phenomenal tortoiseshell and doré bronze marquetry and ormolu mounts of undeniable skill and artistry, this commode is the pinnacle of furniture craftsmanship.
The original commodes made by Boulle inspired re-interpretations by history’s most esteemed craftsmen. First created and supplied in 1708 by Boulle for Louis XIV’s bedchamber at Versailles, the original pair was one of only four furnishings deemed worthy enough to be rescued from both destruction and sale after the French Revolution. They were placed in the Bibliothèque Mazarine at the Institut de France, where they became known as the Mazarine Commodes, but have since been returned to Versailles.
What sets this commode apart is the presence of the marks of Robert Blake. The Blake family of cabinet makers was known for their breathtaking executed Boulle-style marquetry. Blake’s signed works are housed in the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Frick Collection, at which a very similar pair of commodes signed by Blake resides.
Blake's stamp is featured behind the front left lion paw.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16509
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The UN General Assembly voted in favour of the UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas, through the Resolution no. A/C.3/73/L.30 , approved the 17th of December 2018.
The resolution was approved by 121 votes in favour, 8 votes against and 54 abstentions.
The UN Declaration aims to give higher protection to all the rural populations including peasants, fisherfolks, nomads, agricultural workers and indigenous peoples and to improve their living conditions. Food sovereignty, the fight against climate change and the conservation of biodiversity are some key points of this declaration. The endorsement of the UN Declaration also constitutes an important contribution to the international community’s effort to promote family farming and peasant agriculture.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16511
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Initial research looked at the history of Doagh, from its origins to the schools, industries, churches and local families of the village. This information was collated and put together to develop a website, produce a booklet and decided the location of the townland markers.
This project was delivered by Newtownabbey Borough Council with the aim to research and promote the rich ancestry and townland heritage in Doagh village. The project explores the local ancestry and history of Doagh and compiled this information into resources including a website and exhibition panels. It also marks out local townlands with landmark stones. This project has enabled those living in Doagh to understand their heritage and provided the basis to attract visitors in the area.
Local people, the Village Partnership worked closely with Newtownabbey Council to secure funding for the project to preserve the heritage of the village so it is kept for future generations. It is hoped that the project will continue to expand and will provide a means of recording for posterity the many stories, memories, documents and photographs still available but in imminent danger of being lost forever with the passing of generations.
Thanks to the work of Doagh Ancestry and Townlands Steering Group, the local people, Village Partnership and Newtownabbey Borough Council hopefully this project will share the history, memories and community life gone by for years to come.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16518
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Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court—and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Born a slave in New York sometime around 1797, she was later sold and separated from her family. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and traveled, inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story until her death in 1883 at age eighty-six. In this easy-to-read biography, Yona Zeldis McDonough continues to share that remarkable story.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16520
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This week our Quest started with a genuine social science experiment. With little introduction, students were presented with a series of images from the micro-lending website Kiva. Each image included a photo of a single individual and a background that may or may not have revealed something about their workplace. As students looked at each image on the projector, they were asked to rate "how much I want to help this person?" on a scale of 1-10.
The methodology was simple. We asked students to stay quiet so as not to influence others' judgments, and allowed 10-20 seconds to review each image. The idea was for them to circle their immediate reactions, since these were most telling of deep assumptions and moral reasoning.
After scoring eleven images, students discussed their responses and the factors that influenced their degree of sympathy and altruism. Many talked about facial expressions: the presence of smiles and frowns, and what they thought these meant. There were some diverse interpretations, as some thought a smile meant a person was happy, so needed no further help, while others thought a smile indicated "niceness" and hence sympathy.
The final two images displayed the same man with an apparent frown on his face. Like the previous nine images, #10 contained no information or context. Yet #11 included the Kiva description, which listed where he was from, the amount of money he wanted to raise, and what he planned to use the money for.
This distinction allowed students to assess the role of information in decision making. Did knowing more about the man incline us to want to support him more, or less? What kind of information mattered the most, and how did individual students interpret the same facts?
What we found is that our moral reasoning is highly subjective. Students and teachers alike are affected by their cultural assumptions, which reveal themselves in distinct reactions to differences in clothing, facial expression, skin color, and housing.
Our purpose in starting with this experiment is to prime students to approach their Kiva giving project with more awareness and ownership of their own meaning-making faculties. This is the beginning of a much longer-term project in developing social consciousness and sensitivity to diverse experiences. But already it's clear that our students are responsible global citizens in the making.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16522
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If those still doubting Americans are finally ready to get real about the issue of climate change after Hurricane Michael, it will be in some measure thanks to the efforts of photographer Edward Burtynsky, who has documented, in his spectacular, large-scale color photographs, the effects of human development — i.e., from rock quarries in New England and Italy, to Chinese megafactories — on the natural landscape. Take a look at Jennifer Baichwal’s 2016 documentary film on Burtynsky, “Manufactured Landscapes.” In “Anthropocene,” which takes its title from the designation for our current human-dominated paleontological epoch, Burtynsky continues to boggle the eye while simultaneously needling the moral conscience.
Photographed over the course of five years, the twelve “Anthropocene” images provide us with a stunning god’s-eye view of the human-altered landscape. With a preternatural focus, heavy machinery is reduced by the panoramic scope to the size of ants. We are made to feel alternately proud and abashed by the human ingenuity so vividly revealed here. Nine of the photos are shot from so high up that no horizon lines appear, and the works become abstract. “Phosphor Tailings” resembles a detail shot of a heavily impastoed painting. The white furrows of ‘paint’ are pushed by a tiny tractor. A second photo of the same site, taken from a higher altitude, contracts the immense operation into a microorganism. “Tyrone Mine 3” contrasts an Escher-like maze of meandering ridgetop roads to the violent striations of exposed geology. “Uralkali Potash Mine 6, Berezniki, Russia” depicts a series of concentric circles resembling a chandelier ceiling sconce, possibly fossilized — as well as the annular mating nests, on sandy ocean floors, created by male puffer fish. Spectacle is not always superficial.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16524
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Testicular self-examination (TSE) may detect testicular cancer at an early stage. Many doctors do not believe that monthly TSE is needed for men who are at average risk for testicular cancer. Monthly TSE may be recommended for men who are at high risk for testicular cancer. This includes men with a history of an undescended testicleor a family or personal history of testicular cancer.
Canadian Cancer Society (2011). Early detection of testicular cancer. Available online: =en.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16532
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We all know of Bonsai as the art of creating miniature trees. There are many perspectives to look at Bonsai, be it from an aesthetic design point of view or a more functional approach that our ancestors had adopted – they sourced a lot of medicinal material from trees and creating their miniature version (through the art of Bonsai or as it was known in ancient India, Vaman Vruksha Kala) allowed them greater mobility and reach.
However, there is an entirely different angle to view Bonsai that has remained utterly unexplored in India: as a source of income and employment.
That’s right! Bonsai can provide employment. Now, you must be wondering how miniature trees can make you money. Will I sell them? Do they demand a high price? Most certainly. You can definitely make money by selling them; cultivating Bonsai trees as an art form can prove to be a massive source of income. Including Bonsai under the Skill India mission can potentially develop at least 200 youth per city who can be employed as Bonsai artists.
However, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Bonsai’s potential as an employment generator goes way beyond its art form. There’s a huge income opportunity in providing pre-material to international markets. Pre-material means trees that have been grown for 7-8 years which can be cultivated into Bonsai trees. Farmers’ wives can plant these trees along edges of their farms which will not interfere with regular farming practices. This plantation alone can fetch them around 15 to 20 thousand rupees per month, turning them into entrepreneurs!
Internationally, Bonsai has a flourishing market. There are numerous Bonsai gardens in Japan. China exports around 1 lakh pre-material plants per week. Foreign countries are definitely reaping the rewards of investing in Bonsai art. It is time that India, with its inherent natural richness and wisdom of Vaman Vruksha Kala enters the fray.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16533
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DENVER, CO — Pioglitazone, a medication approved for treatment of type 2 diabetes, can help bypass genetic defects in chronic granulomatous disease to help white blood cells fight bacterial infections, according to researchers at National Jewish Health.
Patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), a rare inherited disorder, lack a functional enzyme, known as NADPH oxidase, which impairs their ability to produce a variety of oxidant molecules, known as reactive oxygen species (ROS), in response to bacterial infection. Normally, ROS destroy bacteria by chemically reacting with their cell walls and other components. As a result of genetic mutation, CGD patients lack this early immune response and suffer ongoing and severe infections, especially of the lungs, liver, skin and lymph nodes.
Pioglitazone, an agonist of the signaling molecule PPARɤ, has broad effects on cellular metabolism, which include mimicry of insulin, and anti-inflammatory activities. The medication is approved for treatment of type 2 diabetes and is being investigated for use in a variety of other disorders, primarily for its anti-inflammatory properties. Recent findings have suggested that it may also boost the production of ROS.
National Jewish Health Professor of Pediatrics, Donna Bratton, MD, and her colleagues reported in the February 2015 Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology that pioglitazone does indeed boost production of ROS in white blood cells by about 30 percent in a mouse model of chronic granulomatous disease and in white blood cells from CGD patients. They also found that pioglitazone enhanced the ability of the cells from the CGD mouse model to kill Staphylococcus aureus and Burkholdia cepacia, two pathogens that are difficult to treat and common in CGD.
The researchers found that the additional ROS come not directly from NADPH oxidase, which is not functional in CGD patients, but from mitochondria, the energy producing organelles within the white blood cells.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16534
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What Is The Difference Between Brand Equity And Customer Equity?
Brand equity is generally speaking, the monetary value of a brand, its total worth. Customer quity is the lifetime value of a customer.
WHAT BRAND EQUITY AND CUSTOMER EQUITY HAVE IN COMMON?
In both the cases there is high emphasis on customer loyalty to the brand.
Both stress that there is value in “having as many customers as possible paying as high as possible”.
WHAT THEY DON’T HAVE IN COMMON?
Brand equity focuses more on the strategic value of a brand, while customer equity focuses more on the bottom line financial value gained from customers.
Customer equity can have a “spillover” effect for more than one brand. A loyal customer may regularly buy more than one brand from a company. But brand equity is the value derived from only that brand. Its focus is narrow.
Both brand and customer equity can exist without each other. Scenario 1: I may like two particular brands of shampoo, but buy only one regularly. The other brand will have brand equity without customer equity. Scenario 2: I may buy regularly cheap/fake commoditized products from a company. Here the company will have customer equity without any brand equity.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16539
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This deadly water mould attacks a range of fish species that live in fresh water and estuaries. It kills most of the fish it infects. It invades their muscles and internal organs, digesting the fish alive.
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) is caused by a water mould that occurs in fresh water and estuaries in warmer waters (20°C to 30°C). This water mould attaches to damaged skin of fish, causing ulcers and killing the tissue in the infected area. As the water mould grows, it branches into the muscles and internal organs of the fish and starts digesting these tissues.
EUS can infect many different types of fish both in the wild and in aquaculture. It kills most of the fish it infects.
EUS could enter New Zealand in a live infected fish. MPI has strict measures in place to limit the chances of sick fish coming through the border.
EUS is most likely to be found in home aquariums. Although it can also be spread through wild fish populations in fresh water.
are hyperactive with jerky movements.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16540
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emanating from or pertaining to attribute.
a measure of the proportion of the total risk which can be attributed to the risk factor which is under consideration. Called also attributable proportion.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16541
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Bromeliads are very low maintenance plants. They don't require fertilizer, pest control or trimming. In fact, many of them can simply live off of rain water alone here in south Florida, limiting the need for irrigation. Keep in mind that there are many species, colors, shapes and sizes. Some produces flower stalks & some do not.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16544
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The Chemistry course is designed to develop an interest in, and enthusiasm for chemistry and develop essential knowledge and understanding of different areas of chemistry and how they relate to each other. Throughout the course chemistry is studied in a spiral way so that chemical ideas, introduced in an early topic, are reinforced later.
GCSE Science B and Additional Science B OR GCSE Chemistry B, Biology C, Physics C, Maths GCSE B.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16546
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George H. Bush famously renounced it, but Hungry Jack's (Australian franchisee of Burger King) is planning to introduce broccoli as a side dish to compliment its Whopper™. However, this move has angered some public health advocates and confused others, provoking the question: What motivates a burger and fries chain to add raw broccoli, celery, carrots and hummus to its menu?
According to Aaron McKie, Hungry Jack's CEO, the introduction of raw vegetables to the menu provides customers with "a healthy snack of necessary nutrients without unwanted kilojoules and creates a whole new product category for fast food". For McKie, the introduction of broccoli is a simple of harmony of customer choice, nutritional health and the prospect of new markets.
Like the US and other Western nations, Australian politicians and health officials are concerned about the effect of diet on body weight and health, and it is the fast-food chains that are often targeted as key contributors to increase in body weight and decline in population health. In this context is the introduction of raw vegetables to the Hungry Jack's menu merely good business practice, combining entrepreneurial dare with social responsibility, or is there a more dubious motivator?
Professor Mike Daube of the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Curtin University suggests the motivation may not be customer health or choice, but a strategy to divert scrutiny over the health impact of its traditional products that are high in salt and saturated fats. In an interview with associated press he said ''If Hungry Jack's thinks selling a few sticks of celery is going to take the heat off them, then they are wrong''.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16547
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Social technology for collaboration and education.
Work and learn dynamically together. Anyone, anytime, anywhere.
Special type of information technology designed to help people interact and share information to achieve common goals.
Information technology infrastructure designed for educational purposes (e-learning) in challenging environments.
Tailor-made training designed to improve generative collaboration processes in professional, intercultural (virtual) teams.
Online community for anyone interested in improving global collaboration and online education.
One question inspires us in particular: "What technical tools and practical skills should we develop in order to be able to work and learn in harmony with others that are scattered across continents around the globe and having different backgrounds, lifestyles, beliefs and ideals?"
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16548
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"token_count": 144
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Explanation: It's the dim star, not the bright one, near the center of NGC 3132 that created this odd but beautiful planetary nebula. Nicknamed the Eight-Burst Nebula and the Southern Ring Nebula, the glowing gas originated in the outer layers of a star like our Sun. In this representative color picture, the hot blue pool of light seen surrounding this binary system is energized by the hot surface of the faint star. Although photographed to explore unusual symmetries, it's the asymmetries that help make this planetary nebula so intriguing. Neither the unusual shape of the surrounding cooler shell nor the structure and placements of the cool filamentary dust lanes running across NGC 3132 are well understood.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16550
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Assuming the role of a meteorologist, students will proclaim one month as "Thunderstorm season" for their chosen study area. This decision will be based on analysis of deep convective cloud data downloaded from the Live Access Server. This lesson uses student- and citizen science-friendly microsets of authentic NASA Earth system science data from the MY NASA DATA project. It also includes related links, extensions, and an online glossary.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16551
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 85
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No one in the West had heard of Reflexology until an American ear, nose and throat specialist named Dr. William Fitzgerald, introduced it at the beginning this century. He took the first steps toward dividing the body into ten reflex zones and 3000 years after its conception Reflexology came to America.
In 1930 Eunice Ingham, a masseur, refined the “zone therapy” developed by Fritgerald, to what is known today as Reflexology. She was instrumental in charting the feet in detail to determine which part of the sole corresponded to which part of the body.
Many conditions like anxiety, asthma, cancer treatment, diabetes, headaches, PMS and sinusitis to name a few can be helped with Reflexology.
Calgary Laser Works & Reflexology can guide you through the process of discovering this ancient form of therapy.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16554
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"token_count": 175
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects 1.5% of the US population over 65 years of age. PD is typically diagnosed in individuals over the age of 60. There is no cure and the disease itself is not fatal, however, its effects can be very debilitating. PD occurs when the neurons in the basal ganglia of the brain stop producing enough dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that helps to regulate body movements and emotions. When there is a reduction of dopamine in the brain, the motor symptoms of PD begin to appear. The purpose of this case was to report the outcomes of multiple physical therapy interventions including aerobic and endurance exercises, strengthening exercises, and balance and gait training on a patient with stage III PD.
Trancygier, Kelly and Fillyaw, Michaael, "Physical Therapy On The Function Of A Patient With Stage III Parkinson’s Disease: A Case Report" (2017). Case Report Posters. Poster 129.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16555
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 198
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After World War II, Austria was divided between four countries: America, France, the United Kingdom, and Russia. At the time, Russia was still communist. The section of Austria controlled by the communists was the richest, and included the city of Vienna. The Viennese were subject to the all the atrocities and tyrannies of communism. However, in 1946, Fr. Petrus Pavlicek, after making a pilgrimage to Mariazell, the principle Marian shrine in Austria, was told by an interior voice: “Do as I say and there will be peace.
”To obey this inspiration of Our Lady, Fr. Pevlicek founded the Holy Rosary Crusade of Reparation in 1947. This Crusade consisted of the Viennese faithful coming out of their homes in order to participate in a public Rosary procession in the streets of the city. The intentions of the Rosary were for the end of communism in their country and in the world. At first, the processions were miniscule, but in time they grew to staggering proportions. In 1955, after eight years spreading the word about the Crusade throughout Austria, the Rosary processions would reach sizes of half a million people, about 1/10 of the Austrian population. Finally, through the help of Our Lady, the Soviet forces pulled out of Austria in October of 1955, leaving the country for good.
Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, Our Lady appeared to three shepherd children, Jacinta, Lucia, and Francisco, at the Cova de Iria, near Fatima, Portugal. During six visits, Our Lady communicated to them a secret which had three parts. The first part was a vision of Hell. During this vision, Sister Lucia said numerous souls fell into Hell like “snowflakes.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16556
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How Big Does My Chicken Coop Need to Be?
Join Backyard Poultry magazine in our video series, Chickens in a Minute, as we answer frequently asked questions about how to raise a healthy backyard chicken flock. This week’s video addresses a common question: How much room do chickens need?
If keeping your flock cooped up full time, you’ll need to provide 8 – 10 square feet per bird. Your flock also needs an outside chicken run to allow them to exercise and gain access to sunlight and fresh air. In almost all cases, more space is better. The run should allow 3 to 6 square feet per bird. Here’s a great tutorial on how to start raising free-range chickens if you are ready to let your flock out of their run.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16558
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"token_count": 162
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Venezuelan scientists and clinicians, and a global network of health scientists assessed the impact of Venezuela’s healthcare crisis on malaria and other vector-borne diseases and the spillover to neighboring countries.
A Nairobi Hospital staff member has died, and seven others are admitted following a cholera outbreak at the premier health facility in the Kenyan capital.
The vaccine can confer up to 100 percent protection and will be tested in 2,100 people on the west African island of Bioko.
Scientists have long hoped CRISPR — a technology that allows scientists to make very precise modifications to DNA — could eventually help cure many diseases. And now scientists are taking tangible first steps to make that dream a reality.
Controlling gene expression through gene switches based on a model borrowed from the digital world has long been one of the primary objectives of synthetic biology.
Large-scale pig farms in China will now be allowed to test for African swine fever (ASF) in an attempt to detect the virus sooner. This decision overturns an earlier government prohibition on commercial farms carrying out their own testing.
When African swine fever (ASF) hit Poland the authorities, in co-operation with the European Commission, set up three different zones that are each enforced by a different set of regulations, depending on the risk of ASF in that area.
The National Biodefense Strategy considers that biological threats are among the most serious potential threats facing the US and the international community and recognizes that it is a vital interest of the United States to manage the risks arising from such threats.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16559
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
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Some patients require lenses that are toric or astigmatism correcting. Prescriptions for these types of lenses will also contain two additional numbers that relate to the correction of the astigmatism. These two numbers are usually seperated by an "X" and read as "times", they are indicated with the following symbols/abbreviations.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16560
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 70
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Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a 2-dimensional object or planar lamina in the plane. Area is measured in any length square units. Most used units are the square kilometer (km²), square meters (m²), square miles (mi²), and square feet (ft²).
how many degrees fahrenheit is 34.98 degrees kelvin?
how many miles per gallon is 602 kilometers per liter?
how many gallons per mile is 8,155 liters per 100 kilometers?
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16561
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 108
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A Universally Unique Identifier, commonly referred to as a UUID or GUID, is a method of generating a moderately sized, unique identification value. Commonly used in registration systems of various types, these identifiers actually have multiple standards and can even contain data, despite appearing random.
This tool supports all variants of Versions 0 through 5 of the UUID standard, as well as "Version 6" by Bradley Peabody. For details on these versions, see the ITEF RFC Whitepaper or the Wikipedia article.
Enter your UUID and press the button to decode.
When decoding version 3 or version 5 UUIDs, two unknown nibbles will be marked with question marks in the Hash data. The first nibble is always completely unknown, but only the first two bits of the second nibble are unknown. The second two bits of the second unknown nibble will be listed above as "Second Nibble".
When decoding version 2 UUIDs, the Generated date value may be off by up to seven minutes.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16563
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 212
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The B-2 Spirit heavy stealth bomber was deployed in the Balkan war, Afghanistan and Iraq.
In 1946 a Hungarian scientist was the first person to detect radar echoes from the Moon.
This video presents the beginning of astronautics and the early years of the Space Race.
This video presents the events preceding World War II and the Nazi expansion.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16566
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 71
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In 2005 and 2006, solar panels with a total capacity of 1.5 megawatt (MW) were sold on the Dutch market. The solar panel market has been low in recent years. In the period 2000–2004, the average was 8 MW annually. There was a peak in 2003 (20 MW) on account of subsidy schemes effective at that time.
Turnover of companies involved in the production of solar energy systems increased by half in 2006 relative to one year previously. This remarkable growth is caused by a stepped-up trade and production with other countries. The contribution of electricity generated by solar panels to renewable energy in the Netherlands in 2006 was nearly 0.4 percent.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16569
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 137
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Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe have already declared national drought emergencies, South Africa has a drought emergency in eight of its nine provinces, and Mozambique declared a 90-day “red alert” for some areas.
Ethiopia – an estimated 10.2 million people need food assistance this year. Malnutrition rates remain extremely high.
Somalia – drought has been declared in Puntland and Somaliland (pdf), where some communities have not experienced normal rains for up to four seasons, spanning two years. Nearly 4.7 million people are food insecure.
Sudan – 4.6 million people are food insecure, primarily due to the effects of El Niño, and this is likely to increase due to below-average agricultural production last year, rising staple food prices and continued conflict.
Haiti – an estimated 3.6 million are food insecure. The 2015 cereal harvest was the lowest in 12 years, with losses as high as 90% in most-affected areas.
Central America – the worst drought in decades has hit the region, affecting food insecurity for a second consecutive year. More than 3.5 million people need humanitarian assistance after suffering major crop losses due to prolonged drought.
Fiji – crop damage from recent cyclones is combining with unusual rainfall patterns to intensify food security risks.
Papua New Guinea – a third of the population – 2.7 million people – are affected by drought and frost.
Vietnam – more than 83% of the country’s area has been affected by drought.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16570
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 326
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Document " Disentangling the relative effect of light pollution, impervious surfaces and intensive agriculture on bat activity with a national-scale monitoring program "
AZAM C., LE VIOL I., JULIEN J.F., BAS Y. & KERBIRIOU C. (2016). Disentangling the relative effect of light pollution, impervious surfaces and intensive agriculture on bat activity with a national-scale monitoring program. Landscape ecology. Published online.
Context : Light pollution is a global change affecting a major proportion of global land surface. Although the impacts of Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) have been documented locally for many taxa, the extent of effect of ALAN at a landscape scale on biodiversity is unknown.
Objectives : We characterized the landscape-scale impacts of ALAN on 4 insectivorous bat species Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Pipistrellus kuhlii, Eptesicus serotinus, Nyctalus leisleri, and compared the extent of their effects to other major land-use pressures.
Methods : We used a French national-scale monitoring program recording bat activity among 2-km car transect surveys, and extracted landscape characteristics around transects with satellite and land cover layers. For each species, we performed multi-model averaging at 4 landscape scales (from 200 to 1000 m buffers around transects) to compare the relative effects of the average radiance, the proportion of impervious surface and the proportion of intensive agriculture.
Results : For all species, ALAN had a stronger negative effect than impervious surface at the 4 landscape scales tested. This effect was weaker than the effect of intensive agriculture. The negative effect of ALAN was significant for P. pipistrellus, P. kuhlii and E. serotinus, but not for N. leisleri. The effect of impervious surface varied among species while intensive agriculture had a significant negative effect on the 4 species.
Conclusion : Our results highlight the need to consider the impacts of ALAN on biodiversity in land-use planning and suggest that using only impervious surface as a proxy for urbanization may lead to underestimated impacts on biodiversity.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16572
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 452
}
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The proportion of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Australia's older population (65 and older) is growing. Identifying the changing geographic distribution of this older population is of particular importance because location plays a significant role in understanding and planning health and aged care services. As most of the culturally and linguistically diverse population aged 65 and over in Australia live in metropolitan areas, this bulletin focuses on the change over time to the older populations in capital cities.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16574
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 91
}
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Climate change, pollution, and overfishing are all taking a heavy toll on our fisheries and our planet. Climate changes influence everything from droughts and floods to marine life and ocean currents. Pollution has destroyed entire aquatic habitats and left us with giant patches of floating debris all over our oceans. Overfishing leaves us with destroyed ecosystems, nutrient-lacking species, and a lack of biodiversity in our very sophisticated food web.
The huge quantity of plastic presently in the oceans that ultimately breaks down and is eaten by fish, mammals as well as birds will ultimately bring mankind to to point of destruction. These are plastics that then get into the food chain i.e. us! Apart from stopping the use of expanded polystyrene we also need to totally stop the use of single use plastic bags. There are also many other plastic raw maw materials that . need to be controlled to eliminate their escape into the environment..
All countries need to build special hoovering vessels to clean up the oceans. Lots of vessels are now required just for this purpose. For too long our oceans and waterways have been treated like a rubbish dump!
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16576
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 230
}
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may be used to encourage integration, but it can also be used to resist integration.
to find out about the evolution of these physical cultural activities and the politics of social inclusion.
traditionally "white" upper-class sports. Other forms of physical culture may disappear but it is rare to see greater exclusivity within the practising ethnocultural group.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16577
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 73
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You hardly touch the salt shaker, so you can't eat too much salt, right? Wrong. Teach students to suss out sodium in foods, and how to reduce their intake. When a third of Americans have hypertension, the USDA's new sodium guideline is not to be taken lightly (...er, with a grain of salt).
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16578
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 68
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Chilean-Iris is not easily confused with other wild plants on this web site.
Known as Snowy Mermaid in California, this is a garden escape which is now established in a few locations in Ireland. A member of the Iridaceae family, it carries its 3-petalled creamy-white flowers (3cm across) on stiff stalks above its sword-shaped dark green leaves. It's a rhizomatous perennial plant which grows to about 60cm high and it blooms from late April to August. Originally native to Chile and Argentina, this evergreen plant has become naturalised in the Scilly Isles and is also established in Cornwall.
I first recorded this plant in 2005 when I found it growing on the coastal cliffs at Killiney Bay, Co Dublin and I photographed it at that time.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16579
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 169
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Toilets account for about 30-40% of domestic water use and up to 90% for offices and public conveniences. As from January 2001, all new toilets installed in the UK have to have a maximum flush of 6 litres. Whilst this is a step in the right direction, the projected flush volumes are often less in theory than they are in reality because new water is entering the cistern whilst the flush takes place. This often means that a 6 litre WC has an actual flush volume of 6.5 litres. This can be avoided altogether with the use of a delayed action inlet valve, fitted as standard to the ultra-efficient ES4 WC, which offers additional water savings of at least 25%. Water-efficient toilets such as the ES4 are specifically designed to clear the pan effectively with smaller flush volumes. Not only are they good for the environment, but where water is metered the financial payback can be as little as 2 – 4 years, depending on household size and local water an sewerage charges. Water saving toilets make sense on all fronts.
Most of the low flush toilets currently available on the UK market are dual-flush valves (which use either a button-press or sensor system). These can save water until the valves become faulty when, unless rectified, they leak water continually down through the pan. A study of US WC use estimated that, at any one time, 20% of toilets were leaking. Valve mechanisms are also less robust than the traditional UK siphons, with which UK plumbers are more familiar, and dual flush users may also need to be educated to avoid double flushing. Green Building Store’s ES4 toilet is the answer to this problem – a water-efficient WC with siphon flush which will never leak.
Flush volumes and mechanisms are not the only factors that can affect the water efficiency of toilets. Water can also be wasted while the cistern refills during the flush. It is now possible to get delayed-action inlet valves for siphon flush toilets, which save water by preventing the cistern refilling until the flush is finished.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16580
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 428
}
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The purpose of an investigation interview is to obtain the greatest quality and quantity of truthful information, and investigators have an arsenal of tools they can use to get them to that goal. But many of the traditional questioning styles used to elicit information are manipulative, or even coercive, and results show that these approaches aren’t effective and produce less information or, even worse, false information.
Investigators can get better results using relationship-building skills, such as rapport and reciprocity. But reciprocity must be employed with sincerity to build credibility with the investigation interview subject and using it effectively requires training and practice.
Join Mark Anderson, director of training with Anderson Investigative Associates, as he discusses the effective use of reciprocity in investigation interviews.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16583
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 146
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Personal health budgets are an amount of money to support the health needs of the individual agreed in advance between the individual patient their representative and the CCG.
It aims to give patients with long term health needs more choice and control over the money which needs to be spent on their health needs. This can include therapies, personal care and equipment.
Personalised care and proper support planning is essential to making this work well for the patient.
A personalised care and support plan helps people to identify their health goals and together with the local CCG sets out how the budget will be spent.
Be central in developing their personalised care and support plan and agree who will be involved.
Be able to agree health and well-being outcomes they want to achieve together with the health and social care professionals.
Have the option to manage the money as a direct payment., a notional budget, a third party budget or a hybrid of these.
Be able to use the money to meet outcomes in ays and at times that make sense to them in their care plan.
Adults eligible for NHS CHC Funding and children in receipt of CHC have had a right to have a PHB since October 2014.
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care are running a public consultation on extending legal rights to have a PHB.
Can a CCG impose cap on hourly rate under Personal health budget? My son is in a hospital for the past 14 months due to our CCG refuse to give him sufficient care, and the hourly rate are so low to meet very complex health needs. We are now told my son will be discharged in 4 weeks time with insufficient funds which does not meet his ver complex needs. Recently we been told that we must provide care in case of emergencies, if we refuse then the CCG will remove PHB. At night time we have agency providing care which is directly commissioned service by the CCG and we are also forced to step in in case of emergencies, does anyone have any advice how to deal with the situation.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16587
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 416
}
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We wish we could tell you that preventing cancer was as simple as eating a certain food or doing a certain exercise, but we can’t.
The evidence is strong: Each year, more than 572,000 Americans die of cancer; about one-third of these deaths are linked to poor diet, physical inactivity, and carrying too much weight.
You have a higher risk of developing cancer if you are overweight. Staying at a healthy body weight reduces your risk of cancer.
Eating well – lots of veggies and fruit, lots of fibre, and little fat and sugar – will help you keep a healthy body weight.
Regular physical activity helps protect against cancer. It’s also one of the best ways to help you stay at a healthy body weight, which reduces your risk of cancer.
Eat smaller portions when eating high-calorie foods.
Prefer vegetables, whole fruit, legumes such as peas and beans, etc. to calorie-dense foods such as French fries, potato and other chips, ice cream, donuts, and other sweets.
Limit your intake of processed meats such as bacon, sausage, lunch meats, and hot dogs.
Include vegetables and fruits with every meal.
Eating a variety of vegetables and fruits each day increases exposure to valuable nutrients.
Emphasize whole fruits and vegetables; choose 100% juice rather than flavored.
Limit creamy sauces, dressings, and dips with fruits and vegetables.
Eat whole-grain breads, pasta, and cereals (such as barley and oats) instead of breads, cereals, and pasta made from refined grains, and brown rice instead of white rice.
Limit intake of refined carbohydrate foods, including pastries, candy, sugar-sweetened breakfast cereals, and other high-sugar foods.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16589
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 374
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Failure of the cardiac sphincter to relax; associated with spasm of the cardiac portion of the stomach and dilation of the esophagus.
a condition manifested by spasm of the esophagus at its point of passage into the stomach.
The causes of cardiospasm are unknown. Functional disturbance of the vagus nerve, which maintains the peristaltic activity of the esophagus, and expansion of the cardia play a major role in its origin. The condition may occur at any age, but it occurs most often between 20 and 40. It sets in with difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia), which may develop suddenly or gradually. Warm liquid food passes most easily through the esophagus of most patients, although in some cases solids are more easily swallowed. When dysphagia occurs, patients try to help the food pass through the esophagus by eating while standing or walking around or by pressing the rib cage with their hands. The retention of swallowed food dilates the esophagus above the site of constriction. Generally there are constant or intermittent pains near the xyphoid process that irradiate to the neck or heart region. If regurgitated, the stagnant food mass may flow into the respiratory tract and cause aspiration pneumonia and pulmonary abscesses. A decrease in the amount of water and food reaching the stomach may result in severe emaciation.
Cardiospasm should be treated with a hygienic regime andspecial diet. At night the esophagus should be freed from itscontents by irrigating it with warm water or camomile infusion.Antispasmodics (atropine, papaverine) and ganglioplegics areprescribed. Surgery is indicated if more conservative treatmentproves ineffective.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16591
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 366
}
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Barnum is a musical with a book by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart, and music by Cy Coleman. It is based on the life of showman P. T. Barnum, covering the period from 1835 through 1880 in America and major cities of the world where Barnum took his performing companies. The production combines elements of traditional musical theater with the spectacle of the circus. The characters include jugglers, trapeze artists and clowns, as well as such real-life personalities as Jenny Lind and General Tom Thumb.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16595
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 110
}
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On April 24, 1990 the Hubble Space Telescope was transported out into space by the the shuttle Discovery.
An awesome feat, Hubble was not free of setbacks. It was scheduled to launch in 1983, but an assortment of problems with the project, and the Challenger disaster, caused a 7 year delay in its launch.And then it was found to have a flaw in its main mirror. Which was repaired, in space, in 1993. Designed to be serviced in space, it was serviced a total of 5 times up through 2009. Expectations are the telescope should remain operational for 10 to 15 more years.
Courtesy of Hubble, we have seen some of the most remarkable photographs of our universe. And whenever life gets overwhelming, I like the reminder that ‘cosmically speaking, it just doesn’t matter’. The spectacular sights that Hubble has sent back help keep everything in perspective.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16596
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 183
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Geology (2004) 32 (6): 493-496.
The 3.5–3.2 Ga sedimentary record shows evidence of surface temperatures of 70 ± 15 °C, nahcolite (NaHCO3) as a primary evaporitic mineral, and an aggressive weathering regime even in the absence of land vegetation. These features are best explained by a mixed CH4 and CO2 atmospheric greenhouse in which CH4/CO2 ratios were ≪1 and pCO2 was at least 100–1000 times the present value and perhaps as high as several bars. The formation of large areas of continental crust at 3.2–3.0 Ga, including the Kaapvaal and Pilbara cratons, resulted in the gradual depletion of atmospheric CO2 through weathering. By 2.9–2.7 Ga, declining pCO2 was associated with climatic cooling and siderite-free soils. Transitory CH4/CO2 ratios of ∼1 may have resulted in the sporadic formation of organic haze from atmospheric CH4, reflected in one or more isotopic excursions involving global deposition of abnormally 13C-depleted organic C. Surface temperatures of <60 °C after 2.9 Ga may have also increased the distribution and productivity of oxygenic photosynthetic microbes. Eventual lowering of new continental blocks by erosion, reduced loss of atmospheric CO2 due to weathering, and continued long-term tectonic recycling of CO2 resulted in rising pCO2 and decreasing CH4/CO2 ratios in the later Archean and eventual reestablishment of a mainly CO2 greenhouse. Similar events may have been repeated in the latest Archean and earliest Proterozoic, but gradually rising production of O2 effectively kept CH4/CO2 ratios to ≪1 at this time.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16597
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 372
}
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Approved by the Surgeon General as the Gold Standard for color vision testing for the US Air Force, Innova’s CCT uses cone sensitivity threshold testing to accurately detect shifts that may indicate the onset of eye disease.
With the Rabin Cone Contrast Test (CCT), early detection may prevent permanent damage normally associated with macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. Unlike other color vision tests, the Rabin Cone Contrast Test measures the severity of cone function loss, and tracks cone function over time, aiding in the detection of disease as well as monitoring disease progression and efficacy of treatment.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16598
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 131
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Tuition includes the floral designs that students create in each of the four classes, vessels, a floral knife, floral clippers, a FlowerSchool New York apron and FlowerSchool New York Handbook & Recipes. Students who take this series need not have had prior floral design training. A desire and interest in learning the floral basics are all that are required.
The first class of this series will introduce the basic structures and principles of floral design using one of the most common flowers; roses. Students will learn how to select roses (and other flowers) for freshness and color, how to properly use the florist knife and why it is important and how to clean and condition flowers to help the flower last as long as possible. Students will accomplish and learn modern styled ‘twist’ technique with hard-stemmed roses. This technique is an essential design mechanic for most florists and can be done with a variety of flowers to pull off a very sophisticated design.
In this class students will learn the characteristics of soft-stemmed flowers and how to construct a graphic look. This entails different flower care and a design method. Students will learn how soft-stemmed flowers grow and who grows the best varieties. Students will accomplish a graphic design style learning how to manipulate the stems, selecting the correct vase and create a more graphic look.
After working with mono-floral (single type of flower) designs, this class will discuss the methods of combining different varieties of flowers together for centerpieces. Design concepts including size, proportion, vase choice and balance will be worked through.
Class Four is a fresh and contemporary take on a traditional look- the Hand Tied Bouquet, which is a popular and necessary mechanic in floral design. Students will learn the principles of this design style and how the look can be reminiscent of a Dutch still life painting. Focusing on mechanics, the class will learn how to construct a hand tied bouquet and how to evenly distribute elements with stems going in the same direction. Students will learn which flowers are suitable, how to choose flowers/colors that are harmonious, how to condition each variety of flower for longevity and how to create an organized, balanced and beautiful hand tied bouquet.
The Introductory Series is designed to be taken as a series of four classes, and is the first four classes of our Intensive Series.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16607
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"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 482
}
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There are two kinds of glass cutters you can use. One is a basic steel wheel and the other is a diamond coated cutter. While either can be used, it's probably best to use the diamond cutter if you're new to glass cutting. The key to cutting glass properly is to drag the cutting wheel across the glass as smoothly as possible and at an even pace. While you're doing this, apply just a bit of pressure with the cutting wheel to score the glass. When it comes time to break the glass along the score mark, how well you made the scratch will largely determine whether the break is successful.
Step 1. Place the sheet of glass on a clean, perfectly flat surface.
Step 2. Pour a little of the kerosene into a plastic cup and dip the glass cutter into it. This will produce a smoother cut.
Step 3. Position the straight edge on the sheet of glass where you want to make your cut. Use one hand to hold the straight edge down firmly.
Step 4. Hold the glass cutter like a pencil and angle it slightly so the cutting wheel is touching the glass where you want the cut to begin. Pull the cutter along the straight edge to the other side of the glass. You want to do this in a single smooth stroke, while applying a bit of pressure. As you do so, you should hear a little scraping.
Step 5. Carefully lift up the sheet of glass and position the quarter inch dowel under the line you just scored into the glass.
Step 6. Put on your eye protection and gloves. With a rapid downward motion, apply pressure to the glass pane on both sides of the dowel. Assuming you scored the glass correctly, it should snap along the line. Be very careful when handling the glass, since the broken edges can be hazardous.
Step 7. Use a whetstone to slightly round the edges of the glass where you broke it. This will make it safer to handle and make the glass less likely to break.
If you mess up a piece or need further assassinate, contact professional window installers like Screen Masters.
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gair-prox/c4-pro/00000/16610
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{
"dataset": "gair-prox/c4-pro",
"token_count": 430
}
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