Maybe you are familiar with the events that unfolded at the base of Mount Sinai in Exodus 32 when the Israelites worshipped a golden calf, and the original Tablets of the Testimony were shattered. As you reflect on that story, put yourself in it, and consider with which of the following three groups you would have been aligned.
We’ll call the first group, the idolators. This group asked Aaron to make them an idol because they interpreted Moses’ absence as God’s abandonment of them. Aaron agreed and utilized their gold jewelry to craft an idol shaped like a calf. The people then proclaimed, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt” and scheduled a religious festival for the next day in which they engaged in idolatrous worship, raucous behavior, and sexual promiscuity (Exodus 32:4-5). The text initially implies that the entire nation of Israel participated in this idolatrous activity. However, only 3000 people were punished for this sin (Exodus 32:28). At this time, the Israelites consisted of more than 600,000 men, not including women and children (Numbers 1:45-46). Therefore, it would seem that the vast majority of them did not commit idolatry that day. So, the first group we encounter at the base of Mount Sinai actively participated in the worship of the golden calf. This group chose to fulfill their personal desires rather than adhere to the will of the Lord. They had come to the point that they wanted to do what felt right instead of what was right.
The second group was comprised of Levites. When Moses arrived on the scene, his “anger burned hot” (Exodus 32:19). As a result, he shattered the Tablets of the Testimony, destroyed the idol, then stood in the entrance of the camp and drew a line in the sand. It was there that Moses made the Israelites choose between the one true God and the idol they had just created by saying, “Who is on the Lord’s side? Come to me” (Exodus 32:26). Upon hearing this challenge, only the tribe of Levi choose the Lord’s side. The other eleven tribes refused to move. Sadly, this means that a vast minority chose to align themselves with God. So, the second group we encounter at the base of Mount Sinai are those who willingly choose to be on God’s side. This is the group that was given the assignment of executing those who participated in the worship of the golden calf (Exodus 32:27), and, despite the difficulty of that assignment, they faithfully obeyed it because they understood that when you choose God, you choose to do whatever He commands.
The final group at the base of Mount Sinai could be called the fence riders. This group is not as easy to spot as the idolators and the Levites, but they are definitely present. If only 3000 people were executed for worshipping the golden calf and only one tribe chose to be on the Lord’s side, then what were the rest of the Israelites doing? I believe they were riding the fence. They weren’t explicitly opposing God by worshipping an idol, but they also weren’t willfully choosing God either because they didn’t join Moses when he said, “Who is on the Lord’s side?” Instead, this group remained noncommittal. Indecision was their decision. And as a result, they may not have been guilty of idolatry, but they were still guilty of rejecting God.
Now, with which group would you have been identified? Would you have been numbered with the idolaters? Would you have searched out for your own god to appease your interests? Would you have chosen what felt right instead of what was right? Or would you have been numbered with the Levites? Would you have chosen the Lord’s side even though you would have been in the minority? Would you have been obedient to God even though such obedience would have required you to complete a difficult task? Or would you have been numbered with the fence riders? Would you have remained silent when faced with the decision to choose sides? Would you have been guilty of tolerating sin rather than opposing it? Would you have chosen to stand still?
Moses drew a line in the sand, and that line still exists today. We must choose whether we will serve idols, remain noncommittal, or serve the one true God. Only one of these three options leads to the Promised Land. May each of us choose to boldly proclaim the same words that Joshua used—”as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”


Hurricane Season with a Chance of Fraud How to Prepare for Major Disasters.
Start out by reviewing your credit report and the ability fraudsters have to access your credit information. You wouldn't leave your home unlocked during time away! Consider contacting an agency to secure and lock your credit.
This is one of the easiest ways to safeguard yourself from identity theft. However, your concern should not just be limited to fraudsters opening new accounts in your name when they steal your identity. You can also protect your credit reputation from insider attacks. (For more information on how this can happen, read about Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin Part 1 & 2.)
When freezing credit you stop your personal identifiable information, like financial habits, from being revealed. By activating a freeze with all three major bureaus you prevent fraudsters from using any of your compromised personal identifiable information to apply for credit cards or other loans. Fraudsters may intend to reissue items with changes that benefit them or even apply for a job. (Note - you also prevent companies from researching you for legitimate reasons like your own job applications.) While this creates additional steps for these application processes, it protects your personal identifiable information around the clock and helps reduce the value of any breached information.
When lifting a credit freeze, or temporary removal of a credit freeze, you make maintaining a lock a nonevent. In the past, this could cost a significant amount of money and complexity to maintain. Now, there are no longer any costs to freeze or unfreeze your credit report. This is thanks to the enactment of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act. While there are many third-party companies providing similar services, you should always start with the credit bureaus.
Credit Reporting Agency Contact Information: Additional areas to stay vigilant when disasters strike. Identify clean-up and repair emails and calls. Unlicensed contractors and scammers may quickly appear with promises to make repairs. Many times an upfront payment is requested with no intent to complete the work. Imposter scams come in many varieties. They will likely try to gain your trust quickly so that you will send payment. Be aware of potential rental listing scams if displaced from your home. Disaster-related charity scams often try to make a quick profit from the misfortune of others. Check with the FTC’s Charity Scams information and review the organization with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) for additional information. Excellent safety practices for periodic review. Review your credit report annually, and without an impact to your score, with one free informational report. Monitor your active accounts for fraudulent activity such as new loans or charge accounts. Review current threats to consumers using the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) site. Be aware of breaking news stories such as data breaches or natural disasters. Secure and safeguard your essential documents and login information.
Author:
Bob Bender
Founders CTO
If you have questions about this article or other cybersecurity issues, please email CTOCorner@foundersfcu.com.


Features & Columns Advice Goddess: Does This Cheapen Our Entire Relationship? My ex just started dating a female friend of his. When we were together, I always worried about the chemistry I felt they had, and it hurts that they got together right after our breakup. Does this mean he's always had feelings for her? Does it cheapen our entire relationship? Bummed
"I only have eyes for you" is sometimes actually true, like when two people in a relationship are being held hostage together in the trunk of a car.
Beyond small-space kidnappings, the reality is typically more like: "I only have eyes for you. And you. And you. And, hey, is that your sister?" We're each attracted to a whole crop of people. However, attraction doesn't necessarily lead to action, at least for those of us who have a psychological moat holding us back. It's largely two things that keep us from sneaking out and having sex with the hot neighbor: love for the person we're with and a personality trait called conscientiousness.
Conscientiousness, which has a bunch of letters in common with "conscience," is defined by social and personality psychologist Brent Roberts and his colleagues as "the propensity to follow socially prescribed norms for impulse control, to be goal directed, to plan and to be able to delay gratification."
A person with a solid helping of conscientiousness cares about the impact of their behavior on other people. However, being attracted to somebody happens automatically. So, conscientiousness does not prevent a wandering eye, just wandering sex parts that get busy in its wake.
Even people high in conscientiousness probably have a mental file drawer of potential partners"backup mates"even when they have a partner they love. Research on backup mates by evolutionary psychologists Joshua Duntley and David Buss suggests we evolved to have these in mind, at least subconsciously, to shorten the reproductively costly breaks between being dumped or having a partner die on us and landing their replacement.
Ultimately, you have no control over another person's feelings. What you can control are your choices, using love and conscientiousness as a guideline for whether to stay or move on. Regarding conscientiousness: A man whose actions day to day suggest he's ethical is a man who's less likely to end up in bed with somebody else while he's still in a relationship with you. As for love and attraction, a man who seems to have serious hots for you, sexually and as a person, is more likely to stick around and keep loving you. You'll still probably catch him glancing at sparkly ladies at parties, but try to keep in mind that window-shopping is not the same thing as robbing the store.
My boyfriend and I broke up two years ago, and I guess I'm not over him. I'm not still pining for my ex, but I find myself comparing every guy I date to him. How do I get him out of my head? Haunted
When you're looking for love, it's good to avoid wearing distracting jewelry, like an ex-boyfriend-shaped anvil on a chain around your neck.
But maybe you don't have the problem you think you do: not being over your ex. After all, you say you aren't pining over the guy. Consider that we don't make judgments by pulling them out of thin air. We need comparisonsto things, people or pricesas a starting point. An example of this comes from economic psychology. Psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky observed that the price a person is initially exposed to serves as an "anchor," influencing decisions they subsequently make. For example, Kahneman writes that upon mention of a charitable contribution of $5, research participants were willing to contribute $20, on average. "When the anchor was a rather extravagant $400, the willingness to pay rose to an average of $143."
However, when we have no reference point, no starting point for comparison, judgments we make tend to be all over the place, not refined or useful. For example, "Is ice cream good?" versus the comparison, "Is ice cream better than gluten-free kale cookies sweetened with artisanal tree rot?"
Chances are you're using your ex as a reference point to recognize the qualities you do and don't want in men you encounter. Consider divorcing these qualities from the man by listing them, perhaps in a note on your phone you can periodically reflect on. It might not entirely remove him from your mind, but it could make you feel less haunted by him, less like you aren't over him. Remember, "Objects in the rearview mirror ..." um, look much closer when you rope them to your mental hood like a deer.


Complete ownership and control Save on costs in the long-term Access to advanced features
Telephone systems using VoIP and SIP trunks are advantageous as they provide the ability for software updates and improved features to be rapidly deployed by your provider, without the need to access your premises. A business will no longer have to request upgrades and wait for an engineer to visit.
Advanced features
Once you are connected via SIP Trunking, a range of productive features can be accessed using VoIP phone systems. These include user statuses, call logging, call queuing, call forwarding, conference calls, auto time updates, mobile apps, voicemail to email, calling name retrieval, call recording, priority alerts, auto attendant and more.
For larger, multi-site businesses, the flexibility to access and control these applications across the internet is essential and different users, sometimes with different on-premise equipment, can tailor requirements to specific needs.
In the long term, using a SIP trunking on premise telephone system can save money when compared to a hosted telephony solution, however, the upfront costs can be considerably higher.


A layoff is a challenging experience, regardless of whether you saw it coming. It means being unemployed, usually through no fault of your own, and often leads professionals to worry about their careers.
While being laid off is traumatic, to a degree, it can also be the start of something amazing. By maximizing your time, you can turn a negative situation into a positive one. If you want to make the most of your new circumstances, here are some tips that can help.
Feel Your Feelings, But Move On
The moment you’re notified of a layoff, it’s normal to feel a range of emotions. If you enjoyed your job, you might feel sad. If you weren’t the biggest fan of your position, you might feel some relief, mixed with a dose of worry. In either of those situations, you might experience a bit of panic about your career or financial stability.
No matter what emotions go coursing through you, it’s fine to spend a moment feeling them. Acknowledge the hurt, anger, relief, excitement, or anything else that comes with the situation. Then, once you’ve had a chance to experience that, prepare to move on.
Dwelling on your layoff won’t help you keep on track. While it may not be easy, letting those feelings go is a critical step. That way, you can refocus on what’s going to come next, allowing you to keep your career on target.
Reflect a Bit
While you might think you need to start looking for new opportunities immediately, you may want to pause for a second before you do. Once you’ve acknowledged and moved on from your initial emotional response to the layoff, take a moment to reflect on your career.
Getting laid off creates a natural opening for change. If your current path doesn’t feel right for any reason, you have a chance to steer it in a new direction.
Consider which skills you did and didn’t enjoy using in your last job. Figure out if your previous industry was a good fit. Research other positions that you may be suited for, using your transferable skills as a guide to identify options.
Your goal should be to determine if a new path is what you need or if you still believe that your current one is a good match. That way, when you do launch a job search, you can take it in the right direction from the beginning.
Explore Your Passions
Most professionals fall into a bit of a routine. With a layoff, that pattern is disrupted. While this may seem like a bad thing, it can also be an opportunity. It gives you time to explore your passions, reigniting your interest in your current field, or giving you a chance to try out something different.
If you’ve been laid off, find opportunities to get involved in activities that inspire you. Try volunteering for an organization that matters to you, allowing you to keep your skills up and serve in a meaningful position while you plan your next step as a professional. Take a class in an area that interests you to boost your resume and keep yourself sharp.
Your goal should be to find ways to feel positive about the future holds and to rejuvenate yourself professionally. That way, as you launch a job search, you can keep your energy levels high.
Ultimately, a layoff is a challenge that many professionals contend with at some point. By using the tips above, you can maximize your time, ensuring your career can keep moving forward. If you’d like to learn more, the team at The Advance Group can help. Contact us today.


The answer, as I've argued before, is to scrap the under-the-influence model altogether. Stop focusing on
whypeople drive poorly and start punishing them for driving poorly. A family of four killed when an oncoming car hops the median is no less dead if the driver was a mom distracted by her kids in the back seat, a drunk driver, or a teenager who lost control while sending a text message.
If you want to crack down on highway deaths, pass more severe penalties for reckless driving, regardless of the cause. You could gradually at more punishment for someone who causes an accident, causes injury, or causes a fatality. But the actual breaking of traffic laws should be the crime. When you focus on the cause of impairment, you get problems like Fourth Amendment-stretching sobriety checkpoints, or cops authorized to draw blood along the side of the road. Cell phone and texting bans become another excuse for cops to make pretext stops while drug profiling.


Reflective Journaling: Innovative Dialogue in LIS Education
BURNS, Elizabeth Ann (2019)
Reflective Journaling: Innovative Dialogue in LIS Education. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2019 - Athens, Greece - Libraries: dialogue for change in Session 234 - Education and Training. Abstract Reflective Journaling: Innovative Dialogue in LIS EducationInnovative pedagogy, embedded in LIS courses structures, is desired and strengthens LIS preparation. Including reflection as one such strategy can assist in building the reflective practice LIS educators hope students maintain in the field. While widely used in teacher preparation courses (Hodgins, 2014) reflective journaling equally aligns with the text-based nature of LIS coursework, especially as more LIS schools move to online formats (Kymes & Ray, 2012). This phenomenological case study explores structured, dialogic journaling as a pedagogical tool to inform the reflective practice of preservice librarians. Journals were introduced as a teaching tool in an early LIS course and structured using Schon’s (1987) Reflective Practitioner model. Additional points of data collection included journals from a faculty-guided teaching experience and a final journal entry collected after one year of practice. Findings explore participant perception on reflection through incorporated use of reflective journals to explore reflection in action, reflection on action, and reflection on reflection in action as a structured exercise. Implications suggest journaling as a teaching tool in LIS programs might promote more reflective practitioners and practitioners who are better able to critically reflect on practice when provided the experience in coursework.
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Philanthropy’s potential role in the science and development of nuclear power is significantly constrained, both by the overlap with impact investors and the traditionally dominant role played by government, especially abroad. Yet, the urgency of the need to address climate with technical solutions demands more of those with the ability to donate.
See
Inside Philanthropy: “Philanthropy’s Critical Nuclear Moment.”


Collaborative live events blend real-time engagement with broadcast video reach
As people and communities around the world continue to adapt to remote work and distance learning, amid evolving public health requirements, businesses, nonprofits, and public officials are working to find ways to better engage with stakeholders. Many organizations are turning to online communications to connect with customers, employees, constituents, and others. However, building a stable, secure, scalable online communications infrastructure can present a variety of challenges, particularly for organizations who want not only to broadcast to audiences, but wish to enable two-way communications between speakers and participants.
Organizations need to stay focused on delivering content of value that keeps stakeholders, supporters, or constituents engaged; and high-quality, highly reliable streaming video is key to that mission. These live video workflows need to incorporate technologies that avoid delay in communication between participants, yet preserve the ability to reach audiences on a global scale. Reliability remains essential so that critical, time-sensitive updates are available in real time to anyone who wants to see and hear them. Security, too, is of the utmost importance, ensuring information can be presented without disruptions or vulnerabilities. And, these workflows must support a dependable, user-friendly way for individuals to engage with speakers from the safety of their homes or other locations.
Traditionally, one-way communication, such as television broadcasting uses a one-to-many approach. AWS Media Services support this style of communication by making it fast and easy to produce, process, and deliver broadcast-grade video using over-the-top (OTT) streaming technologies. Two-way communications, such as video conferencing, are another set of technologies that enable real-time multi-user collaboration. Amazon Chime is an example of such a service, providing a collaborative, video-based online environment where people can meet and share information.
Historically, these services have catered to different types of video workflows, while offering specific functionalities that help audiences stay engaged. Now, with a new collaborative live event solution powered by the Amazon Chime SDK, customers can bring together enterprise-class collaboration with broadcast-grade streaming, in a single interactive workflow. This collaborative live event solution provides audiences an adaptive web landing page and integrated video player for watching a live streaming event. Participant controls are exposed within the streamlined web interface, allowing audience members to raise a virtual hand or ask a question about the broadcast feed. Participants can even transition from a passive viewership role to active participant role via a moderator-assisted transfer.
Users can now access and deploy the collaborative live event solution using pre-built AWS CloudFormation templates from the resource links listed at the end of this post. Reference the following steps to get started with your collaborative live event:
Deploying a collaborative live event Deploy a collaborative live event using the provided CloudFormation Templates; Verify the Amazon Chime SDK Lobby Room, Moderator Room, and Talent Rooms are ready; Verify AWS Media Services and Amazon CloudFront establishes the broadcast pipeline; Attach the Amazon CloudFront endpoint to the Amazon Chime SDK Lobby Room; Schedule a meeting, invite participants, and socialize the event to audiences anywhere. Watch or join a collaborative live event Direct all participants to your Lobby page where they can watch the live broadcast; Participants watching the broadcast can raise a virtual hand to ask a question; A moderator can engage with any participant in a private one-on-one video session; A moderator can choose to promote a participant into the Talent Room, while maintaining control over the participant’s camera and microphone settings; The promoted participant can now engage in a real-time video discussion with those in the On-Air Talent Room, becoming an active part of the broadcast event.
Finally, the collaborative live event solution can be deployed using simple webcam components or augmented with broadcast-grade equipment and services to achieve the level of quality your live event requires. Here are a few example architectures to consider:
AWS and its Amazon Partner Network companies offer a range of solutions to help customers meet their objectives for one-to-many communication as well as one-to-one engagement, from pre-built architectures to custom solutions designed to unique specifications. A recent blog post documents an AWS solution used by the state of Ohio to deliver daily briefings from the governor’s office. Other use cases for this technology include virtual press briefings, legislative hearings, virtual classrooms, remote corporate all-hands meetings, shareholder meetings, virtual town hall meetings by elected officials or candidates running for office, and many more.
Customers from the private and public sectors are leveraging innovative cloud-based solutions to remain engaged with their audiences while adapting to new virtual workplace environments. Many customers have expressed the need for a collaborative live event solution such as this. Now, with a new collaborative live event solution powered by the Amazon Chime SDK, manufacturing organizations with geographically dispersed teams can facilitate collaboration without worrying about setting up infrastructures; political candidates running for office can engage with supporters without worrying about downtime or disruption; and, live event producers can set up new experiences for participants using AWS cloud-native solutions without having to rely on inflexible, bespoke hardware.


Plastic pollution is a global phenomenon with significant impacts on the marine and coastal environment. The physical properties and uncertainties associated with marine plastic, combined with the transboundary nature of the problem and a lack of international markets for control (such as a cap and trade scheme) has led to a lack of effective global actions to address the challenge of marine plastic. This lack of coordination and effective control persists despite increasing worldwide recognition of the problem. Recognizing this critical and unresolved problem, the fundamental aim of the proposed research is to bring new insights to bear on the economic damages associated with marine plastic, the costs of reducing this pollution problem, the net benefits of international coordination over reductions in marine plastic, and the conditions under which mutually beneficial coordination can occur.


Background: Despite the promising findings from short-term intervention trials, the long-term effect of habitual fruit and vegetable intake on blood pressure (BP) remains uncertain. We therefore assessed the prospective association between baseline intake of fruits and vegetables and the risk of hypertension in a large cohort of middle-aged and older women. Methods: We conducted analyses among 28,082 US female health professionals aged ≥39 years, free of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and hypertension at baseline. Baseline intake of fruits and vegetables was assessed using semiquantitative food frequency questionnaires (FFQs). Incident hypertension was identified from annual follow-up questionnaires. Results: During 12.9 years of follow-up, 13,633 women developed incident hypertension. After basic adjustment including age, race, and total energy intake, the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of hypertension was 0.97 (0.89-1.05), 0.93 (0.85-1.01), 0.89 (0.82-0.97), and 0.86 (0.78-0.94) comparing women who consumed 2- <4, 4- <6, 6- <8, and ≥8 servings/day of total fruits and vegetables with those consuming <2 servings/day. These associations did not change after additionally adjusting for lifestyle factors but were attenuated after further adjustment for other dietary factors. When fruits and vegetables were analyzed separately, higher intake of all fruits but not all vegetables remained significantly associated with reduced risk of hypertension after adjustment for lifestyle and dietary factors. Adding body mass index (BMI) to the models eliminated all associations. Conclusions: Higher intake of fruits and vegetables, as part of a healthy dietary pattern, may only contribute a modest beneficial effect to hypertension prevention, possibly through improvement in body weight regulation.


Abstract
Long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCAD) deficiency is a disorder of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation that is characterized by hypoglycemia, muscle weakness, and hepatoand cardiomegaly. To characterize variant LCAD, we first carried out preliminary experiments using pure enzyme preparations. Despite the significant sequence similarity of LCAD to medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, the antibody raised against rat LCAD was monospecific for human and rat LCAD and did not cross-react with either human or rat medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase. Immunoblot analysis of variant LCAD in cultured fibroblasts from nine patients with LCAD deficiency revealed a single LCAD band in all nine LCAD-deficient cell lines. Each variant LCAD was comparable in molecular size and quantity to normal LCAD, suggesting that the LCAD mutation in each of these cell lines is likely to be a point mutation that produces a stable variant LCAD. The uniform nature of variant LCAD suggests that only a single, or at most a few, prevalent point mutations may be found in the majority of LCAD-deficient patients. If this is the case, it should be possible to devise a molecular diagnostic method for LCAD deficiency.
ASJC Scopus subject areas Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health


This report is on the impact of poor sanitation on the safety, well-being, and educational prospects of women. Girls’ lack of access to a clean, safe toilet, especially during menstruation, perpetuates risk, shame, and fear. This has long-term impacts on women’s health, education, livelihoods, and safety but it also impacts the economy, as failing to provide for the sanitation needs of women ultimately risks excluding half of the potential workforce.WATERAID ; UNILEVER DOMESTOS ; WSSCC (2013): We Can't Wait. A Report on Sanitation and Hygiene for Women and Girls. London / Geneva: WaterAid, Unilever Domestos, Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) URL [Accessed: 11.01.2014]


The Constitutional Court ruling on Tuesday, 29 August 2017, favours all property owners! The ruling stated that municipalities cannot hold a new property owner liable for a previous owner’s historical municipal debt.
What does this ruling mean for Business and Property Owners? The precedent-setting ruling will provide relief to owners, who have been struggling with this burden for years and have been denied municipal services until the debt had been paid. According to Justice Edwin Cameron, “…the court found that upon transfer of a property, a new owner is not liable for old municipal deb.” The historical debt includes water, electricity, rates, and taxes charges associated with a property.
When a property is sold, municipalities would be the first to claim the debt from the proceeds of a property sale. But if the previous owner still owed the municipality debt spanning over 2 years, the property was not allowed to be transferred to the new owner, according to section 118 (1) of the Municipal Systems Act. Judge Dawie Fourie declared Section 118 (1) and (3) of the Municipal Systems Act unconstitutional, as these sections “…unjustifiably limited the property rights of new owners under the Constitution.” Arguments against Section 118 included that making a new owner liable for historical debt could promote the deprivation of property, in line with the prescripts of the Bill of Rights.
What does this mean for the Municipalities? According to the ruling by the Constitutional Court, municipalities may not attach and sell the property to settle the debt of the previous owner. Furthermore, municipalities may not refuse to supply municipal services because of outstanding historical debts. Property owners can now breathe a sigh of relief knowing that they will not be charged with others debt!


October 05, 2020
Members of The University of Kansas Cancer Center are busy preparing their application for National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation renewal, a prestigious distinction held by only 70 other cancer centers in the U.S. With this application, the team aspires to receive “Comprehensive” designation - the NCI’s premier ranking awarded to the very best cancer centers.
To retain designation, the cancer center undergoes a rigorous evaluation process conducted by nationally recognized peer reviewers every five years. The groundwork for application includes constant monitoring and documentation of the cancer center’s accomplishments, including research programs efforts, community outreach and engagement endeavors, as well as clinical trial growth and accrual. The application submitted in 2017 exceeded 1,200 pages.
What is NCI Comprehensive designation? It is the gold standard, awarded to cancer centers that are recognized for their trailblazing research and leadership in developing leading-edge treatments. To attain this elite distinction, the cancer center must demonstrate significant depth and breadth in basic, clinical and translational research, with a clear focus on the cancers most affecting our communities. This requires a deep understanding of the cancer issues faced by those we serve and responding with tailored solutions. To move from NCI Designation to NCI Comprehensive, we must: Demonstrate solid basic research discoveries that build on our collective knowledge of cancer’s biology and apply these findings to advance new therapies. Identify cancer risk factors and develop actionable cancer prevention strategies. Create more clinical trial opportunities for patients, including underserved populations. Establish a strong, robust program for training a diverse oncology workforce ready to meet the needs of our catchment area and the nation.


In a survey conducted by BridgeLabz, it was found that 42% of freshers find live sessions with mentors best for on-the-spot query resolution, while 21% find offline classroom-based training to be a viable learning option, collaboratively making 63% of engineers opting for live sessions as a preferred choice.
Learning
Amidst constant disruption, professionals need to constantly improve their skills to distinguish themselves and provide maximum value in a hyper-competitive job market. By opening to the public parts of its continuous learning platform, Genome, the firm aims to help participants learn and master a wide variety of essential skills relevant to many key roles at the heart of digital transformation.
Researchers reveal that they have successfully rebuilt the bridge between experimental neuroscience and advanced artificial intelligence learning algorithms.
As part of the programme, women candidates will have access to flexible work options including work from home, and flexible shift options depending on the role.
The entrepreneur says: Keeping eyes, ears and mind open to knowledge is the only way to get and stay ahead.


Objective reports from a credible chiropractic expert witness can help bolster your claims in court. You cannot have just any chiropractor serve as an expert witness, however. It is important to find someone with the right combination of experience and credentials to testify on the validity of your claims. Furthermore, you must seek someone without any conflicts of interest or scheduling issues. Start by exploring these key areas to find the most effective witness to serve as an expert on your case.
Ask About Experience
When you interview potential expert witnesses, inquire about their years in the chiropractic field and level of experience with key diagnoses and treatments. A solid working knowledge of anatomy and physiology is a must to speak on the conditions, terms and other facts required to prove your case. Explore each chiropractor’s underlying theories and approaches to find an expert who best aligns with your expectations.
Verify All Credentials
Your expert witness’s credibility depends on their credentials holding up to inspection. Make sure to do all your homework ahead of time to avoid compromising your case. You should verify your chiropractic expert witness’s degrees, certificates and other pertinent documents by checking with the issuing educational institution. Confirm the professional history information you recorded during the interview checks out before moving ahead in selecting your expert witness.
Check for Conflicts of Interest
Your chiropractic expert witness must be free of all conflicts of interest to prevent the disqualification of their statements. If a conflict exists, it could impede confidentiality, causing the court to dismiss the witness as a viable party. To prevent that situation, verify that your preferred chiropractic witness has not ever served as an expert for the opposing party nor worked for them in any capacity.
Assess Availability
To play an important role in your case, your expert chiropractic witness must actually show up on the scheduled court dates. Before hiring your expert witness, check availability across the entire expected hearing schedule. If you are having trouble choosing between two experts, allow schedule availability to be the tiebreaker to ensure your selected witness can take the stand as required for your case needs.
Finding a Credible Chiropractic Expert Witness
When you put in the legwork, it is possible to find a credible chiropractic expert witness for your case. If you would like assistance in finding your perfect candidate, contact our team at Expedient Medicological Services by calling 855-855-0525. We will help you find an expert with the ability to create comprehensive reports and provide clear, accurate testimony on the stand.


Developing a single blood test for the early detection of multiple deadly cancer types is a challenging endeavor for many reasons, including complex cancer biology.
GRAIL is developing technology to attempt to overcome these challenges using the power of next-generation sequencing, machine learning, and data science. Through a robust and rigorous clinical study program, which includes our foundational study, the Circulating Cell-free Genome Atlas (CCGA) study, we are working to make a multi-cancer early detection blood test a reality.


Wellbeing in the Workplace At a time of such significant change in the sector it can be easy to overlook the need to nurture our greatest asset – our staff.
This Symposium will present the latest information on ways to assist in sustaining and nurturing a healthy and resilient workforce.
We will showcase strategies that support the mental, physical and emotional health of staff in the aged care sector, and demonstrate how a focus in this area can pay dividends across the organisation.
In an increasingly competitive environment, our staff truly are our most valuable asset, and it is important that we look after them and ourselves to ensure a workplace culture of health and wellbeing.
Come and hear how other organisations have greatly improved their workplaces through implementing a range of innovative programs and hear about resources available to help you.
The symposium would be of interest to all health, aged care and community services managers and workers in the aged care sector.
ACS are offering a discounted
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five or more staff registered at the same time.
We look forward to seeing you at the Symposium


The metabolic syndrome among postmenopausal women in rural Canton: prevalence, associated factors, and the optimal obesity and atherogenic indices PloS One 2013, 8 (9): e74121
OBJECTIVES: This research aimed to (i) determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components; (ii) assess factors associated with MetS, and (iii) define optimal ethnic-specific cutoffs of obesity- and atherogenic-based markers to predict MetS among postmenopausal women in rural Canton.
METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The Rural Canton Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Study, a population based cross-sectional study, was conducted during 2011-2012 in Canton. In person interviews, blood glucose and lipid measurements were completed for 4,706 postmenopausal women who did not receive hormone replacement therapy. MetS was diagnosed using criteria of the Joint-Interim-Statement (JIS), the International-Diabetes-Federation (IDF) and the Modified-Third-Adult-Treatment-Panel (M-ATPIII). Age-standardized prevalence of MetS was 38.4%, 28.8%, and 37.1% according to JIS, IDF, and M-ATPIII criteria, respectively. Excellent agreement was observed between three definitions (κ ≥ 0.79), in particular between JIS and ATPIII (κ = 0.98, 95%CI: 0.97-0.98). Factors positively associated with MetS were living in Southern Canton, personal income, current smoking, higher BMI, and family history of cardiovascular disease. However, regular leisure-time physical activity can have protective effects. The optimal cutoff values for waist-circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio(WHtR), BMI, HDL-cholesterol to total cholesterol ratio (HDL/TC), HDL-cholesterol to LDL-cholesterol ratio (HDL/LDL), and triglyceride to HDL-cholesterol ratio (TG/HDL) that predicted the presence of MetS were 79.5 cm, 0.86, 0.53, 22.47 kg/m(2), 0.33, 0.68, and 0.88, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the importance of MetS among postmenopausal women in rural Canton. Our findings contribute to help selecting Cantonese-specific markers to predict MetS and support the need to establish educational program for promoting healthy-lifestyles among this population.


Condominium and Cooperative Law in Kentucky
Cooperatives and condominiums are examples of "common interest" communities.
These are communities in which each resident rents or owns a residential unit. The residential units are part of a larger building, or complex of buildings, which are owned by another entity, such as a corporation or association. The residents are responsible for the upkeep of common areas, such as lawns and walkways. Rather than personally tending to these things, residents typically pay a fee that covers these necessities.
Simply looking at the physical structure of a condominium or cooperative community, it would be nearly impossible to tell which is which.
This is due to the fact that there are no visual or physical characteristics that can distinguish one from the other. All the differences between them lie in the ownership arrangements that the residents have. With a condominium, the residents typically own their housing unit, and collectively own the land on which it sits. In a cooperative, the residents rent the units, and the land is owned by a single entity, either a corporation or other form of business association.
Laws and Regulations Concerning Common Interest Communities in Hazard, Kentucky
There are a large number of laws in Hazard, Kentucky that can affect condominiums and cooperatives, but few, if any, of them are unique to such common-interest communities. Alternatively, they're mostly governed by laws of general application, covering zoning, contracts, and landlord/tenant relations.
Your daily life in a cooperative or condominium community is more likely to be affected by the rules set by the owners or managers of the property, rather than the laws of your state or city.
The land that common interest communities occupy is typically private property. Therefore, the owners of the property are free to make certain rules governing what is and isn't allowed on it. A good manager or owner will typically make every effort to strike a balance between residents' freedom to do what they want in their homes, and the rights of their neighbors to a safe, clean, and reasonably quiet living space.
Some rules set by property owners or managers may not be enforceable, however. For example, in Hazard, Kentucky, any rule which purports to exclude residents based on race, color, national origin, or religion will not be valid. There are likely some others, as well.
Can a Hazard, Kentucky Attorney Help?
If you have a problem with your landlord, your community association, or a neighbor (which the landlord is unwilling or unable to address), an efficient real estate attorney in Hazard, Kentucky will be able to help.


A. D. Kelly, H. Kroeger, J. Yamazaki, R. Taby, F. Neumann, S. Yu, J. T. Lee, B. Patel, Y. Li, R. He, S. Liang, Y. Lu, M. Cesaroni, S. A. Pierce, S. M. Kornblau, C. E. Bueso-Ramos, F. Ravandi, H. M. Kantarjian, J. Jelinek, J-P J. Issa
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Genetic changes are infrequent in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) compared with other malignancies and often involve epigenetic regulators, suggesting that an altered epigenome may underlie AML biology and outcomes. In 96 AML cases including 65 pilot samples selected for cured/not-cured, we found higher CpG island (CGI) promoter methylation in cured patients. Expanded genome-wide digital restriction enzyme analysis of methylation data revealed a CGI methylator phenotype independent of IDH1/2 mutations we term AML-CGI methylator phenotype (CIMP) (A-CIMP+). A-CIMP was associated with longer overall survival (OS) in this data set (median OS, years: A-CIMP+ = not reached, CIMP- = 1.17; P = 0.08). For validation we used 194 samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas interrogated with Illumina 450k methylation arrays where we confirmed longer OS in A-CIMP (median OS, years: A-CIMP+ = 2.34, A-CIMP- = 1.00; P = 0.01). Hypermethylation in A-CIMP+ favored CGIs (OR: CGI/non-CGI = 5.21), and while A-CIMP+ was enriched in CEBPA (P = 0.002) and WT1 mutations (P = 0.02), 70% of cases lacked either mutation. Hypermethylated genes in A-CIMP+ function in pluripotency maintenance, and a gene expression signature of A-CIMP was associated with outcomes in multiple data sets. We conclude that CIMP in AML cannot be explained solely by gene mutations (for example, IDH1/2, TET2), and that curability in A-CIMP+ AML should be validated prospectively.


Abstract
The origin of granites was once a question solely for petrologists and geochemists. But in recent years a consensus has emerged that recognizes the essential role of deformation in the segregation, transport and emplacement of silica-rich melts in the continental crust. Accepted petrological models are being questioned, either because they require unrealistic rheological behaviours of rocks and magmas, or because they do not satisfactorily explain the available structural or geophysical data. Provided flow is continuous, mechanical considerations suggest that - far from being geologically sluggish - granite magmatism is a rapid, dynamic process operating at timescales of ≤100,000 years, irrespective of tectonic setting.


Most athletes believe sleep is important for recovery, yet the importance of sleep for endurance athletes has remained unclear. This study examined nine endurance athletes under three experimental conditions: normal sleep, sleep restriction and sleep extension.
Each condition required endurance cycling time-trials to be undertaken on four consecutive days, whereby nightly sleep was manipulated on intervening nights. Results showed that athletes better maintained endurance performance after three nights of sleep extension (8.5 hours per night). Compared with normal sleep (7 hours per night), an extra 90 minutes of sleep per night, over three consecutive nights, improved performance by an average of nearly two minutes (58.7 minutes vs. 56.8 minutes).
This study also found that endurance performance was impaired after just two nights of sleep restriction (5 hours per night). This study is the first to show the benefits of sleep extension for endurance performance and highlights the importance of cumulative sleep time for endurance athletes. Findings are particularly pertinent for endurance athletes required to compete over consecutive days, including cyclists during multi-day stage races. More broadly, other athletes competing over consecutive days (e.g., baseball players) or undertaking congested competition schedules may also benefit from sleep extension.
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Special ASEAN-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on COVID-19
Today, I joined ASEAN Foreign Ministers and the ASEAN Secretary-General to discuss Australia and Southeast Asia's cooperation to combat COVID-19 and to chart a course to economic recovery in the Indo-Pacific region.
For Australia, ASEAN centrality is the core of the Indo-Pacific, and we reiterated the importance of using the principles set out in the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific to guide regional states' responses to COVID-19 and the post-crisis order.
Australia's health security and economic recovery are closely intertwined with those of our Southeast Asian partners. COVID-19 is a shared crisis – cooperation is essential if we are to avoid a prolonged global health crisis and economic stagnation. As ASEAN's longest-standing Dialogue Partner, we will stand together through this pandemic, just as we have in past crises.
During today's Special ASEAN-Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting on COVID-19, I emphasised Australia's concern that the pandemic is compounding strategic risks. It is placing strain on institutions, reducing resilience to shocks and creating the conditions for actions that undermine the rules and norms underpinning our shared stability and prosperity.
My counterparts and I reinforced our shared commitment to maintain an open, peaceful, stable and rules-based region, including by fighting disinformation, and our commitment to the principles set out in the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific.
It is critical, in the current context, that we expand our cooperation on strategic challenges.
During today's discussion, I made a $23 million commitment to help ASEAN bolster health security, economic recovery and stability in our region. In line with the Australian Government's new
Partnerships for Recovery policy, this $23 million package includes: On health security, a new ASEAN-Australia health security initiative to help the region better prevent, detect and mitigate communicable diseases. On stability, a new ASEAN-Australia Political-Security Partnership, which will include a focus on risks to stability flowing from the pandemic; and enhanced support through the TRIANGLE in ASEAN program to vulnerable migrant worker communities. On economic recovery, an extension of our successful ASEAN-Australia Digital Trade Standards initiative to accelerate the region's digital transformation; and support to the ASEAN Post-Pandemic Recovery Plan to help drive a collective response.
This package complements Australia's wide-ranging Strategic Partnership with ASEAN, as well as the substantial bilateral work already underway with our Southeast Asian neighbours and our significant contributions to global efforts to fight COVID-19.
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When I was a young seminary student, I had to read an extensive commentary by a Dutch theologian. I had never studied Dutch writing before, and I really struggled to understand the syntax.
I asked an older student for help, and he directed me to an annotated outline of another theologian who had dissected the work of my Dutch theologian. But when I picked up this outline, I discovered it was longer and more complex than the original work I was studying!
Keeping It Simple
During my years of academic study and pastoral ministry, I've found that it's natural for us to overcomplicate the stunningly simple faith to which we've been called. Is theology and doctrine important? Of course it is – I would never minimize its value – but I think we've interpreted the Christian life as more complex than the Bible describes.
Today, I want to go back to the basics. I'm not suggesting that we do anything radical, like trash all our commentaries, but I just want to read Scripture verse by verse and see what it says about the way we're supposed to live.
The text that I love to go back to again and again is 1 Peter 2:11-12.
"Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation." (ESV)
How are Christians supposed to live? There are three key attributes to what I call "The Christian Job Description."
1. Exist As Aliens
"Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles..."
A sojourner is one on a journey or pilgrimage, moving towards a final destination and temporarily pausing at a location. An exile is a person residing in a location that's not his or her original and desired homeland. That's me and you. This earth is not where we, as Christians, should call home. Eternity is our home. Forever is coming.
But here's the problem: you and I have grown too comfortable in our temporary home. We like the materialism and pleasure-orientation of Western culture. We measure success by the square footage of our house, the number of options on our luxury vehicle, the size of our retirement package, the quality of our cuisine and the letters after our name.
If we want to live like true, Biblical Christians, we'll live like aliens. That doesn't mean we'll be anti-social and live in monasteries, but we'll exist with a different set of values. We'll think long-term - 10,000 years into eternity long term. Our good days will be good days because the Kingdom of God is advancing, not because we're experiencing a little more temporary pleasure than yesterday.
Are you living like an alien? Do you wake up every morning and long for Forever? Or have you grown too comfortable in this temporary sojourn?
2. Fight As Soldiers
"Abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul..."
I don't know if you feel it or not, but there's a war of desire raging on the turf of your soul every day. Whether its in your marriage, with your kids, at your workplace, with your neighbor or during the privacy of your personal entertainment choices, there will be two desires competing for control of your heart, which in turn will affect your words and actions.
In the mundane moments of everyday interactions, the passions of the flesh (sin) will fight to control your heart. Simultaneously, the indwelling presence of the Spirit of God will be battling for the purity of your soul. These battles won't be won in dramatic Hollywood fashion with swords and shields, but by saying "No!" ten thousand times to your sinful desires.
If we want to live like true, Biblical Christians, we'll live like warriors. I don't mean aggressive and violent, trying to overthrow any external authority figure that doesn't believe the Bible. No, with humble and perseverant abstinence, we'll take seriously the sin that exists inside our hearts and not allow it to control of words and actions.
Are you living like a soldier? Do you wake up every morning and get ready to do battle? Or have you grown too passive, surrendering to the passions of the flesh?
3. Represent As Ambassadors
"Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable..."
The job of an ambassador is to consistently and intentionally represent a leader who isn't physically present. In the same way, you and I are always "on call" - there's never a moment in life, whether its on vacation, at work, in your neighborhood, shopping at the store, working out at the gym, or whatever, where we aren't called to live with a ministry mentality and an ambassadorial attitude.
We are Gospel plumbers, Gospel teachers, Gospel lawyers, Gospel doctors, Gospel musicians, Gospel salesmen, Gospel moms and dads and Gospel neighbors. We're motivated by a single passion: that somehow and in some way, God would use our lives to accurately depict the truths of the Gospel and lead people to saving and liberating faith.
If we want to live like true, Biblical Christians, we'll live like ambassadors. We'll speak carefully with God-honoring words. We'll live admirably with Christ-honoring actions. We won't treat our lives as our own, but live instead for the King of Kings.
Are you living like an ambassador? Do you wake up every morning and consider that your words and actions represent Christ? Or have you taken your life in your own hands, representing occasionally and on your own terms?
Not Qualified
Let me confess something to you. I don't always live with a destination mentality; I don't always live with a wartime mentality; I don't always live with an ambassadorial mentality. I indulge too much in the pleasures of this world and measure my success by earthly standards. I grow too comfortable with my sin and think it's not as destructive as it is. I don't step out in faith as often as I should and share the Gospel with those God has placed in front of me.
If I had to apply for the job of Christian, it wouldn't take Human Resources long to see that I'm not qualified! But being a Christian isn't about applying for the job; it's about receiving the gift of grace, living in obedience and following the example of Christ.
In every way, this passage points to Jesus. He was the ultimate exile; foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man had nowhere to lay his head (Luke 9:58). He was the ultimate soldier, valiantly sacrificing his life to conquer sin and death (Colossians 2:15). He was the ultimate ambassador, coming down from heaven to do the will of the Father who sent him (John 6:38).
What about you this week? Will you live like a true, Biblical Christian?


Population-based data on trends and characteristics on polydrug overdoses are critically needed to help understand the changing drug epidemic in the United States, and to identify risk patterns and targets for overdose prevention for prescription and illicit opioid deaths. We conducted a statewide study in Tennessee to evaluate characteristics and trends of polydrug overdose deaths during 2013-2017.
We identified polydrug overdose deaths using ICD-10 codes and literal cause-of-death text in the death statistical files. We evaluated trends, contributing drugs, and demographic characteristics of overdoses (n = 2567 single-drug and n = 4683 polydrug deaths). Average annual percent change estimates (AAPCs) with associated 95% CIs were estimated using Poisson regression.
Polydrug overdoses increased annually, with higher AAPC for polydrug compared with single-drug overdoses (AAPC: 13.6%, 95% CI: 10.6%-16.7% and 5.2%, 95% CI: 2.9%-7.5%, respectively). The highest increases in polydrug overdoses were observed in males (AAPC: 15.4%, non-Hispanic blacks (AAPC: 33.3%), and decedents aged 18-34 years (AAPC: 21.3%).
All drug and opioid polydrug deaths increased during 2013-2017, with the highest increases seen in males, blacks, and younger age groups. Over 80% of illicit opioid overdoses involved more than one drug, highlighting the need to go beyond opioids to prevent overdoses.


According to a recent post, Gemini announced that they have secured an insurance coverage for the cryptocurrencies they store on their customers’ behalf in their online hot wallets. The digital currency exchange which facilitates buying, selling and storage of digital assets stated that the insurance would ensure extra security. The insurance coverage is available to the users of the exchange platform through a combination of third-party insurance underwriters.
After meeting a series of top insurers in the industry, Gemini secured an insurance coverage for their digital asset platform in order to ensure greater security for their online hot wallets. The insurance would cover all the digital assets held by Gemini users in the exchange’s wallet.
They further stated that the new insurance coverage helped the platform take a step forward towards achieving their goal of “building the future of money”. Furthermore, the current Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [FDIC]’s deposit insurance coverage which was used for fiat currencies will now be complemented by the new insurance coverage.
It was reported that insurance companies were always hesitant in covering cryptocurrency platforms due to the high risks associated with them. There have been several instances of hacking cryptocurrency platforms, resulting in a huge loss for both individuals and organization. The inefficient security standards, lack of internal controls and the regulatory problems with respect to the policies and procedures has resulted in insurers being skeptical about the cryptocurrency market.
This has led to several cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians to either not get insured or not acquire it due to high costing of premiums charged by the limited number of insurers.
Gemini’s Head of Risk, Yusuf Hussain further added that they were able to successfully gain the trust of its insurers. He added:
“Gemini, a New York trust company, is indeed a safe and secure exchange and custodian where customers can buy, sell, and store digital assets in a regulated, secure, and compliant manner”
The Gemini exchange platform recently announced that they received regulatory approval to list Bitcoin Cash [BCH]. The exchange platform had also stated that they will list Litecoin [LTC] on 13th October.


National Making the Grade 2019 Making the Grade 2019 provides compelling evidence that K-12 public school funding continues to be deeply unfair in many states and a major factor contributing to disparities in education resources, opportunities and outcomes for the 50 million public school children across the United States. The report, which grades the states on three measures of fair school funding, was designed to assist policymakers, advocates and others as they answer a key question: How fair is public school funding in your state?
ELC’s previously published reports,
Is School Funding Fair?: A National Report Card (Eds. 1-7) can be found on the Publications page.


The COVID-19 pandemic has required a rapid response by educators to meet student needs. CSI has transitioned to mostly distance learning for the present and the
physical library space is closed until further notice.
Many instructors might find themselves looking for resources that are easily accessible and don't require an in-person visit to the library. Open Educational Resources (OER), are free and openly available instructional materials (including textbooks) that are born digital and available from anywhere with an internet connection.
This content is adapted from Open Oregon Educational Resources and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Webinars and Conferences CSI has implemented OER for selected sections in the Physics, Anthropology, Economics, Media Culture, Psychology, English, and Social Work, departments. For the 2019-20 academic year, students saved nearly $500,000 from using OER in place of traditional textbooks.
In 2019/20, CSI students in 7 departments saved nearly $500,000 in textbook costs with Open Educational Resources.


Abstract
On-bottom pipelines for transporting oil and gas in deep water undergo significant changes in temperature and pressure during operating cycles, which cause a tendency for lateral buckling. Prediction and control of this phenomenon are required for the safe design and operation of these pipelines. However, the soil response under combined vertical and lateral loading is a significant area of uncertainty, and current practice relies on empirical expressions for the estimation of lateral pipe-soil resistance. This paper reports the results of finite element (FE) analyses of shallowly embedded pipelines under vertical and horizontal load. These analyses have been compared with collapse loads calculated using the upper-bound theorem of plasticity, and are used to construct yield envelopes defining the limiting combinations of vertical and horizontal load. The FE limiting loads were found to compare well with upper-bound plasticity solutions, and the internal soil displacements calculated in the FE analyses match the upper-bound and experimentally observed deformation patterns. The yield envelopes generated by the FE and upper-bound analyses have been fitted by simple solutions, which aid assessment of the ultimate resistance of shallowly embedded pipelines.


Aims: To test if The Transporters animation leads to improvement in emotion recognition in autistic preschoolers. Background: The Transporters aims to help autistic children to look at the human face and to learn about emotions. The series of 15 five-minute episodes features the adventures of 8 animated mechanical vehicles with human faces, each focusing on a different human emotion. Autistic children tend to avoid looking at human faces and find it hard to understand why facial features move in the way that they do. This inability to read emotions on the human face impairs their ability to communicate with other people. Autistic children are often fascinated by rotating wheels, spinning tops, rotating fans, and mechanical, lawful motion. They prefer predictable patterns. For this reason all the toy vehicles featured in the The Transporters run on tracks or on lines. The 15 key emotions portrayed in The Transporters aimed at 2 to 8-year-olds are: happy, sad, angry, afraid, excited, disgusted, surprised, tired, unfriendly, kind, sorry, proud, jealous, joking and ashamed. Each episode has an associated interactive quiz to help the child learn about the featured emotion. Method: In our clinical trial, autistic children watched the DVD for 15 minutes a day for one month, and were compared on the emotion recognition before the trial, and after. Results: We found that following a four-week period of watching the DVD, autistic children caught up with typically developing children of the same age in their performance on emotion recognition tasks. Importance: This demonstrates that aspects of empathy are teachable, and are engaging when designed to be autism-friendly. Relevance: For parents, teachers, clinicians and researchers. Funding: The Department of Culture, Media and Sport; the Autism Research Trust. Staff Members Selected Publications Systemizing empathy: Teaching adults with Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism to recognize complex emotions using interactive multimedia., Development and Psychopathology 18:591-617 (2006), O. Golan, S. Baron-Cohen, S. Wheelwright and J. J. Hill


Premarital counseling is the kind of counseling couples might engage in prior to getting married. This type of counseling can differ from couple to couple and therapist to therapist. Even the topics and intensity of premarital counseling can vary. For most people, premarital counseling involves conversations guided by a therapist with their soon-to-be spouse on topics that are important to cover before marriage. It can include topics like finances, expectations, family dynamics, sex, and children. There are curriculums created for engaged couples that are accessible to therapists to use in counseling. Some premarital therapy can be more intense for couples depending on the amount of conflict or issues they might be facing. For example, engaged couples who are volatile might have more intense discussions in therapy. A couple who has a history that includes infidelity might have deeper discussions about lack of trust in the relationship. In general, premarital counseling is going to look differently depending on the couple and therapist involved. However, it is a common practice many people participate in. Why do people engage in premarital counseling?
Connect with a professional therapist online.
Itbrings up important topics to discuss. For somecouples, particularly young couples, premarital counseling can bring aboutcertain conversations that might they not have discussed before. Even ifcouples talk about particular issues like sex or finances, there might beaspects of the conversation they have not delved into before. Itcan bring to light any red flags within the relationship. There are some couples who probably should not pursue marriage.However, with the divorce rate hovering around 50%, people end up marrying eachother when maybe there were red flags they missed. While it is not going tonecessarily prevent all people from getting divorced in the future, premaritalcounseling can provide a place to catch red flags. A therapist can point outimportant issues for couples to consider before they get married. Itcan encourage conversations about expectations.Unmet expectations may seem small. However, they can be the root leading todeep issues that can destroy a marriage. Being open and honest aboutexpectations can be helpful as couples plan for their future. Premaritalcounseling can help couples understand each other’s expectations, adjustunrealistic expectations, and discuss how to manage expectations in the future. Itcan provide useful tools for marriage. Like mostcounseling, one of the purposes of premarital counseling is to provide valuabletools for couples as they prepare for marriage. It can help provide them with:the ability to communicate more effectively, tools for managing and handlingconflict, and strategies for maintaining a lifelong relationship. The hope isthat couples can utilize the tools learned in counseling throughout theirrelationship to keep it strong and healthy. Itcan prevent divorce. The hope is premaritalcounseling can prevent couples from getting divorced in the future. Whether isstops the relationship before the marriage begins or provides them with toolsfor maintaining the marriage, premarital counseling can help set up couples to besuccessful. It can give them what they need to potentially prevent thedissolving of a marriage. Itgets people more comfortable with the idea of counseling. Ideally, couples may not find they need counseling in the future.However, engaging in premarital counseling early in the relationship may allowindividuals to develop more of comfort level with therapy. The hope would bethat if a couple needed help in the future, they might be willing to step intocounseling because they have been there before.


On 30 March 2017, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted an opinion on the European Commission's proposed directive on business insolvency, which is intended to harmonise preventive restructuring procedures across Europe. While fully supporting the Commission's shift from liquidation to early restructuring in dealing with business insolvency, the EESC proposes a set of measures to help prevent its social damages. MVU
Nothing can escape today's digital revolution. The "internet of things", 3D printing, artificial intelligence, big data, online platforms and the sharing economy are bringing new businesses into the digital arena and create new opportunities for innovative SMEs and start-ups. The digital revolution is bringing about changes in modes of production and patterns of consumption, how we understand the world, and even how we live together as a society.


The IFN system is a major mechanism by which many viruses evade the cellular antiviral response. DENV and ZIKV can suppress Type I IFN signaling, but the exact mechanisms remain to be fully understood. Moreover, emerging literature indicates that the type I IFN system mediates antiviral immunity in a highly context-specific manner depending on the virus, cell type, and host species. Therefore, we have been using our mouse models to understand the mechanisms by which type I IFN contributes to antiviral immunity during DENV and ZIKV infection. We have previously determined that type I IFN production is regulated by two signaling pathways: the STAT1-dependent and the STAT1-independent pathways. We have defined the latter mechanism of protection against DENV infection to be the type I IFN receptor-STAT2 pathway, and revealed that the type I IFN receptor-STAT2 pathway, in the absence of STAT1, modulates type I IFN production and interferon-stimulated gene (ISG) response in a delayed manner. Studies are underway to define the particular interferon regulatory factor and ISG mechanisms through which both the STAT1-dependent and STAT2-independent pathways contribute to protection vs. pathogenesis using both mouse models and human cell culture models.


For construction companies and contractors, the hardest part of a job can, unfortunately, sometimes be collecting payment. When a customer refuses to pay or introduces another dispute, contractors often need to take legal action to ensure they are paid for completed work.
A mechanics lien is a legal claim which can be placed upon a property to protect contractors, suppliers, and subcontractors. By placing a lien on a property, the contractor gains a security interest in the property, which can help the contractor receive payment in the event that a client does not pay according to the contract. This guide contains everything you need to know about a mechanics lien.
What Exactly Is a Mechanics Lien?
A mechanics lien is often placed by contractors, subcontractors, or suppliers who have completed work or provided supplies for a job but have not received payment. It is a means of protecting against unpaid invoices.
If you complete work—for example, construction on a home renovation—and the client doesn’t pay you, a mechanics lien is an effective means of seeking payment and ensuring the terms of your contract are respected. These liens can be applied to real estate and, less commonly, personal property such as vehicles or equipment.
If you choose to file a document in your county, the file will be attached to the property. This means that if payment isn’t made and the lien remains in place, there will be an unsettled debt on the property. If the house is put up for sale by the owners and a bid is accepted, the lien must be cleared before the owner receives payment for the property.
Who Can File a Mechanics Lien?
Direct contractors, subcontractors, laborers, suppliers, equipment lease companies, and any other professionals who are authorized to provide site work can file a mechanics lien if they are not paid for their work or supplies.
If a license is required to complete work, the individual must have the relevant license to proceed with the lien. A mechanics lien can be placed upon a property if the customer doesn’t pay their bill, but it’s also possible to file for a lien in cases where the client is not directly at fault. If a supplier has not been paid by a contractor for materials or equipment, for example, a lien can still be placed on the property.
Similarly, if the work is being paid for by an insurance company or another responsible party, a lien can still be placed on the property itself, and ultimately the property owner will be responsible for ensuring payment is completed.
Where to File
If you wish to file a mechanics lien, you must complete and submit documentation within the county where the project is located. Each county may have slightly different rules and regulations, so it’s critical to check with the recorder’s office before you proceed.
If you don’t follow the relevant guidelines, or if you get information like the dates or locations wrong, there could be significant delays and you could forfeit your rights to file a lien.
When to File
There are strict requirements linked to the time frames and steps for filing a mechanics lien. If deadlines are not respected, you may lose your right to file. There are specific deadlines in place for each phase of the process of filing for a lien, but these can vary depending on the state where you file.
California’s deadlines are as follows:
Preliminary Notice: Subcontractors and suppliers must serve the property owner, and the direct contractor and lender, if relevant, a preliminary notice within 20 days of the first instance of providing labor or materials. Mechanics Lien: The deadline for filing a mechanics lien is 90 days from the completion of the project. This period changes to 30 days if a property owner or other applicable party files a notice of completion or cessation. Enforcement: After filing your lien, you have 90 days from the date of recording the claim to enforce it. It is possible to extend the deadline in cases where both the property owner and the claimant sign an Extension of Credit document. Enforcing a lien involves taking court action to foreclose on the property. But if the lien is satisfied, you must release or cancel the lien.
Failing to comply with deadlines can result in unsuccessful attempts to file a mechanics lien, so it’s crucial for contractors and subcontractors to be aware of the specific dates and phases involved in the process.
Enforcing a Lien
Because lien enforcement ultimately ends in foreclosure if it is successful, property owners usually want to avoid this action, and so lien enforcement is not often required; generally, the preliminary notice and placing the lien itself are enough to encourage the owner to pay.
However, when it is required, you must file a lawsuit to enforce the lien, with all the drafting, filing, and serving that goes along with it. At this point in the lien process, you will most likely need a construction law attorney to assist with filing the suit.
If you have concerns about missed or delayed payments, or you have questions about filing a mechanics lien, a construction law attorney can help you navigate the process with minimal hassle. An experienced attorney will understand the ins and outs of filing a lien.
At The Mellor Law Firm, our expert construction law attorney can undertake the leg work for you to free up time to focus on other projects and eliminate stress. Contact us today if you need assistance with filing or enforcing a mechanics lien or solving another construction dispute.


While uncertainty is fanning the flames of fear, the flipside is that this is also an opportunity to manage our reactions, step into our strongest selves and help others do the same.
This is a super-challenging period, there is no doubt, but within that, what if we could also understand that we have two options: to drop into fear, or to take another perspective – one that helps us navigate these times, and come together to get through this global pandemic.
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Improving energy efficiency with less greenhouse-gas pollution has become a major challenge with the rapid increase in world population. Therefore, alternative energy sources have received increasing attention recently. In this respect, CO2-free combustion liquid e-fuels (OME, DMC), have considered as one of the most promising renewable clean fuels in automobile industry. However, engine performance, combustion characteristics and exhaust emissions are yet to be analyzed in details to obtain a clear understanding before implementing this alternative fuel in a wide scale.
Our research scope focuses on soot emissions measurements in terms of soot particle sizing, volume fraction, specific soot properties and maturity. This work aims to apply non-intrusive laser diagnostics method. Laser-induced incandescence (LII) is one such diagnostic technique that is commonly used for flame soot characterization. Additionally, light extinction optical method will be utilized in combination with LII for quantitative soot volume fraction measurements.


Digitalization doesn't just change individual businesses, it has an impact on the entire retail sector, enabling new and enhanced business models. Thanks to networked technology, the focus has changed from the product to the customer. Their requirements and wishes are at the foreground and make the current age the “Age of the Customer” for businesses. To do justice to this, brick and mortar retailers must play to their strengths – supported by digital solutions
The advantages of retailing are clear to see: tangible products, individual consultation, and a personal customer approach - nevertheless, the local store cannot remain the way it is. The customer's shopping experience has already begun at home, where they have already come into digital contact with your business on the couch, via the internet, or through the relevant app. Retailers are faced with the challenge of combining the advantages of brick and mortar business with a digital world of experience. Changing retail means using digital opportunities in your business too. This often requires an extensive digital transformation. The customer profits from this transformation through greater comfort and additional services - such as mobile payment via app or click & collect. The foundation for these is networked technologies and data analytics applications. This way, customer data, for example, can become a new resource for retailers. However, this requires a large degree of security.
All this makes one thing clear: brick and mortar retail is in the middle of the digital transformation. With an integrated omni-channel business model, it can continue to be competitive in the age of e-commerce.


During your free first consultation we will draw a blood sample which has a hormone specific panel designed by our hormone specialist. This blood test is critical in understanding how bioidentical hormone treatment may be applied for your case. We’ll get your medical history, activity level, and discuss your specific situation and how your symptoms are affecting your life.
A second complimentary consultation will review your labs results, history and discuss your goals. At Age Reversal Medicine we want to get the entire story of you. Neither one size, nor one dose, fits all. Additionally, with BHRT (Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy) there can be additional supplementation which provides necessary balance. There may be some fine tuning needed to bring your bodies’ vitality, emotions, and performance levels back to spec and we are committed to stay connected with you ensuring the best experience.


Microbial synthesis of CuNPs using Brevundimonas diminuta strain and its antibacterial activity Mahesh H Joshi, Ashwini A Patil, Smita Chaudhary and Ravindra D Kale Abstract
Green synthesis of nanoparticles is an emerging nanoparticle synthesis method due to its simplicity and non-toxicity. In the present study, we report the ability of
Brevundimonas diminuta strains obtained from mining soil to synthesize copper nanoparticles (CuNPs). These strains were isolated from mining soil, identified and characterised. A bacterial enzyme, which is a characteristic for this species, was isolated, centrifuged and the resultant supernatant solution was used for nanoparticle synthesis from CuCl 2. UV-visible spectrophotometer was used to assess the formation of nanoparticles. The size of the nanoparticles was verified using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and nanoparticle size analyser. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to characterise the chemical nature of the reducing and capping agents present on the nanoparticles. Additionally, the effect of pH, time and concentration of CuCl 2 on the CuNPs formation was also investigated. The synthesised nanoparticles showed anti-bacterial activity. The favourable synthesis of stabilised CuNPs demonstrates the relevancy of the isolated Brevundimonas diminuta strain for its bulk synthesis.


Are you concerned about your lack of progress with GMP equalisation? Square™ provides end-to-end delivery of GMP equalisation in a clear and cost-effective way, ensuring quick compliance for you. Using our proprietary technology and methodology built into Square, we can deliver the whole GMP equalisation project as a stand-alone solution, from data analysis to the critical matter of communicating the impact to the scheme members.
An end-to-end solution to the challenges of GMP equalisation A pragmatic and robust approach to GMP equalisation
Square delivers a uniquely packaged, efficient, and innovative route to equalisation, rectification, and conversion, which incorporates:
A fully integrated end-to-end process, which can be delivered as a standalone project, independent of a scheme’s existing adviser Cutting-edge, clear member communications Innovative technology, using our proprietary Janus method
The Square process benefits from unique end-to-end mapping, and is divided into four stages:
Fact find and initial advice Advice and decision on equalisation approach Calculation and implementation Communication
Each stage comes with a checklist, a full suite of client advice material, and template communications.
Square places pension schemes well ahead of the curve, with positive results for members, trustees, and scheme sponsors alike.
What sets us apart Proven track record
Square has a proven track record of enabling schemes to make significant progress with GMP equalisation, well ahead of others in the market. Buck is at the forefront of the industry in helping schemes on their GMP equalisation journey, leading the charge on the ‘call to action’ issued by the industry working group.
Innovative technology
At the heart of Square is our proprietary technology, which has been built to offer a perfect balance between pragmatism and technical robustness. Our Square technology has a modular structure, designed to seamlessly link our administration and actuarial software to offer a single integrated GMP equalisation solution.
Proprietary calculation method
Our calculations are based on our proprietary Janus method, enabling us to complete historical equalisation (and, as necessary, rectification calculations) by focusing on the additions/reductions to pension amounts, rather than the full nominal amounts, but without losing the granularity from sub-dividing and analysing the pension in detailed tranches.
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Our template member communications are certified jargon-free and focused on delivering the messages in a way scheme members can genuinely understand. In addition, we’ve developed a unique GMP equalisation scoreboard for trustees, which summarises the latest developments at a glance, providing effective governance over the project without unnecessary technical detail.
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Introducing Square: a cost-effective solution to the challenges of GMP equalisation, ensuring compliance for your scheme, and clarity for your members.
We’re here to help you Square in action: Global pharmaceuticals company Square has been introduced as a standalone project to deliver GMP equalisation effectively and innovatively for a hyper-busy scheme with multiple stakeholders and workstreams. In just a few months, the scheme data is GMP equalisation-ready, transfer values have been equalised, and discussions on member communications are underway. This scheme is now in the top 5% for progress with GMP equalisation.


These days we hear about goals and to achieve it we must plan our daily activities. Organizing and planning your daily activities didn’t start in 20th or 21st century. It started way before that.
We often hear to write the daily affirmations and our end goals. This will help us get to our dream and make us successful both in mind, body, spirit and in surroundings.
I was going through the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin where I found that he, during his life time, was organizing his daily activities. He was allocating his time, by hours, on personal development, public and private business. He also had made prayer which he used to perform every morning to bring positivity in the day. It was though 18th century. He used his notebook to keep track of his short term goals and daily activities.
And we(most of us) are still following it. We don’t exactly know when this started and when will it work. But the truth is it works.


The United States is concerned about the disqualification of approximately 100 candidates for Burma’s upcoming general election, with over half of the cases rejected based on questions of citizenship.
We are aware of reports that almost all Muslim candidates have been disqualified — including some current members of parliament — yet the relevant authorities have yet to provide the specific reasons for which they did not meet these criteria.
These elections are vitally important for Burma’s people and its future. However, there are concerns about the constitutional provision that reserves 25 percent of parliamentary seats for the military and the disenfranchisement of temporary registration certificate holders. The move to disqualify some 100 candidates, through an opaque and discriminatory process, risks undermining the confidence of the Burmese people and the international community in these elections.
We urge the Burmese authorities to redouble their efforts to address these concerns and ensure that the upcoming elections constitute a step forward for the country.
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The federal government is instructing nursing home staff to get vaccinated as soon as the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available. They are being asked to not wait for the vaccines to be available in the nursing homes in partnership with pharmacies such as CVS Health and Walgreens. These two pharmacies have partnered with the federal government to provide immunizations in nursing homes. The Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program should not be the primary option for the staff, but instead more of a last resort. Staff should seek the immunizations from local clinics in the community.
It is anticipated by Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that there will be clinics set up for health care workers to receive the vaccine. Additionally, there will be agreements with pharmacies such as CVS or Walgreens to provide the immunizations.
For the long-term care vaccination plan, pharmacies will handle the process of the immunization for the nursing homes. This will include storing, distributing and administering the vaccines. The task force is ready to start the administration of vaccines in 24-48 hours once they receive the Emergency Use Authorization. The CDC is also trying to prevent operators from using their own LTC pharmacy partners for this effort as guidelines are stricter for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Providers can choose to opt into the program by November 6
th. Learn more here.


On October 15, November 8 and December 5, 2019, members of the Lac Ste. Anne County Council and Administration participated in strategic planning workshops to consider a future direction for the County and build a framework for a Strategic Plan for 2020-2023. The workshop objectives were to identify a shared vision for Lac Ste. Anne County; and the components of a strategic plan that would provide guidance to development of operational plans. The strategic planning horizon was for the next three to five years, with business plan goals extending three years, and operational plan objectives to guide the work of staff for one year.
Scope and Outcomes
In identifying the scope of the anticipated outcomes for these plans, participants agreed that the County had a strong organizational foundation that is operating well. While there were some lingering issues that needed to be addressed and brought to a conclusion, maintaining a consistent focus on a set of clear longer-term priorities would enable the County to achieve considerably more in the next five years.
The primary focus of the 2020-2023 Strategic Plan is to define strategic objectives with achievable outcomes that are distinct from the standard operating initiatives the County undertakes year after year. Because activities like budgeting and capital planning are undertaken during the regular course of work, there is no distinct outcome or completion point to these activities. While a vital part of municipal government, these activities are not in themselves strategic objectives. These plans will continue to be discussed and developed on a continual basis.


With new risks emerging almost daily, businesses have more blind spots than they often realize. Being financially insulated from these risks requires help from experts who can guide them through the complexities of the insurance industry.
What are some of the most common areas where we can provide guidance?
Property Insurance – Buildings, Contents, Boiler & Machinery Time Element – Business Income, Loss of Rents, Extra Expense Inland Marine – Builders Risk, Machinery, Property in Transit Auto – Private Passenger, Trucking, Delivery, Livery Professional – E&O, Abuse, Technology, Engineering, Medical, Pastoral, Psychiatric, Nursing, Legal Management Liability – Employment Practices, Directors & Officers, Fiduciary Liability, Workplace Violence Cyber/Data Breach Crime – social engineering, phishing, 3 rd party, employee theft Surety/Bonding


A growing network of hospitals, rehabs, and outpatient surgical centers anticipated doubling in size in as little as six years. But they knew it wouldn’t be easy. The network lacked an Accounting SSC (shared service center) which would be required to efficiently support even its current size, to say nothing of its aggressive growth projections. The network asked Protiviti to determine the feasibility, cost, and benefit of establishing an SSC, and, ultimately, implementing such a solution.
Our Protiviti/Robert Half team conducted an AP Transaction Analysis to understand and quantify the current profile, trends, and opportunities. Next, the SSC design and implementation was executed to optimize processes as well as the ongoing cost commitments. Then we hired, trained, and managed temporary and full-time staffers to operate the previously manual processes and implemented new user-friendly solutions for invoice workflow, implementation of EDI, ACH, employee expense, travel management, and E-payable solutions. As a result, Protiviti helped standardize accounting processes across the network in accounts payable, fixed assets, general ledger, cash, insurance, and intercompany functions. Bottom line: our efforts optimized headcount in accounts payable and general accounting functions, resulting in a $1.3 million savings, or a 24 percent payroll reduction, and reduced disbursement costs by implementing rebate programs resulting in returns of approximately $2M annually.


de Vries, Anthonius W. and Portela, Clara and Guijarro-Usobiaga, Borja (2014)
Improving the Effectiveness of Sanctions: A Checklist for the EU. CEPS Special Report No. 95, 6 November 2014. UNSPECIFIED. Abstract
The increasingly frequent imposition of sanctions by the EU over the past decade has not been accompanied by a thorough pre-assessment and contingency planning stage, which, argue the authors, has led to the formulation of suboptimal sanctions regimes. This paper proposes a practical pre-assessment and contingency planning of sanctions – a checklist, which departs from the ‘ad hoc-ism’ of current decision-making on sanctions. The checklist includes the identification of resources linked to the objectionable policies; the leverage of the EU; the costs to the EU; the legality of the measures; their unintended effects; the expected contribution towards EU goals; their coherence with overall EU external relations; and the communication of these policies.
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The TDS Meter is capable of measuring total dissolved solids (TDS) and temperature. This instrument can provide three ranges, and has an autoranging function to select the most suitable range for testing.
The detection of total soluble solids is important for many applications, especially industrial and swimming pool waters. The TDS concentration has a significant proportional relationship with the conductivity. Therefore, the TDS detection is usually performed using an instrument for measuring the conductivity, and the results are converted to TDS when the results are displayed.
A TDS probe is provided with the instrument to meet the requirements for laboratory use, and a portable soft pack is also provided for on-site operation and use.
The instrument can be calibrated individually within each range. If a range is not calibrated, the instrument automatically selects a calibrated range that is closest to it for measurement. The instrument can be calibrated using the BEHRINGER TDS standard.
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Metric competencies for biomedical librarians: results of a survey developed by the EAHIL Evaluation and Metrics group Abstract
The library profession continues to evolve and respond to user demands with both tools and services that support instruction and research. These changes typically lead to a need for increased librarian understanding and training. One such example is seen in the growing interest surrounding bibliometrics, altmetrics, and personal identifiers. Each of these serve as indicators of impact, and are becoming increasingly important in research. To more clearly identify and measure the current prevalence of each in the librarian profession, the EAHIL Metrics Group developed and disseminated a survey designed to capture current demand, and identify potential knowledge gaps where training would be beneficial. This publication presents the results of the survey and discusses pathways to attaining and providing increased expertise.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.


A trust is a legal entity that contains a set of instructions on exactly how and when to pass assets to trust beneficiaries. Trusts can be used for various purposes, including as a will substitute to avoid probate, maintain privacy, minimize taxes, protect assets from creditors, and preserve assets for future generations.


Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) refers to a sample of serum plasma obtained from the individual’s own blood sample. The blood is injected into the injured area to stimulate healing.
Plasma increases the cell renewal where it is injected, and wrinkle reduction is observed. It also provides a vivid appearance on the skin. To obtain good results, this method must be applied for three times within three-week intervals. It also supports and accelerates hair growth, when applied following to the hair transplantation. The combined use with the other skin renewal methods, its effectiveness increases.