This resource guide has been designed for students in ANIMALS & POLITICS, a Fall 2022 Expos 20 course taught by Sparsha Saha.
The resources and strategies described on this page invite you, first of all, to explore widely and to think creatively and flexibly about what sources of research can be.
Animal Studies is a rich and multi-faceted topic: it has generated interest across the academic disciplines, and across cultures, time periods, and formats.
So see our suggestions simply as starting points -- a preliminary toolkit or research workbench.
They represent our first best guesses at where you might find background research, primary source materials, and current scholarly conversations to use in your essays and capstone project. As you proceed, other resources or other problem-solving strategies may have to be added in.
Remember that good research is often about following up on hunches, testing out a hypothesis and then seeing where else (or to what else) it leads. You may need to try several search combinations before you strike gold.
Let me know if questions arise at any point in your project. We'll triage by email or set up a time to meet in person in Lamont or online on Zoom.
Enjoy your work!
Sue Gilroy, Librarian for Undergraduate Programs for Writing, Lamont Library
Image, above: American Flamingo, James J. Audubon, 1838


In some cases nicotine, caffeine and alcohol increase the symptoms. If these substances increase symptoms of RLS recommend to avoid/minimize the intake (1, 2).
Iron: Iron deficiency may cause restless legs syndrome. Start iron supplementation if ferritin is below 75mcg/l. Vitamin C increases iron absorption (2).
Vitamin D: Significant association between vitamin D levels and restless legs syndrome. Normalize vitamin D levels if deficiency is present (3).
Obesity: There is increased risk of restless legs syndrome among obese individuals (4)
Moderate regular exercise (1)
For symptomatic relief – walking, bicycling, soaking the affected limbs, and leg massage, including pneumatic compression (1)
Reduced sleep may aggravate symptoms of RLS in many patients. Thus, improving sleep may possibly reduce symptoms of RLS (2).
Mental alerting activities, such as working on a computer or doing crossword puzzles, at times of rest or boredom (2).
Stretching, warm baths before bedtime (1).
EXPLANATION TO EVIDENCE PRESENTATION
Evidence based on guidelines and evidence based Clinical Decision Systems is written in BOLD
Evidence based on meta analysis or systematic reviews is written in BOLD and CURSIVE
Evidence based on randomized controlled trials is written in plain font
Evidence based on observational / cohort studies is written in CURSIVE
Figure: Evidence pyramid


Summer camp for the children in the month of May is an energizing event for the children during summer vacation. RDT conducts summer camp to all the schools in the month of May in view of motivating the children to learn different skills and to enjoy the holidays. Making greeting cards, photo frame, making doll using sponge, Jewel making, making aero plane using water bottles, making flower brogue, making parrots, duck and flower through woolen thread, learning word processing, paint and photography and making doll with waste tea cups. All the special classes are handled by skilled resource persons.
The teacher responsible for the school organizes this camp effectively. Summer camp offers a golden opportunity to the children and they could exhibit their talents through the performance. Children who take part in the camp are given tea and snacks. All the children express their gratitude for organizing this camp. This has motivated the children to be more innovative and creative. Children tell that they have identified their skills in various exercises and they would take some follow ups in the mere future. Children also say that they do not waste their time since they are exposed to summer camp. Parents of the children voice that they do not have any summer vacation from their work. The camp has really guided our children to identify their skills.


The process of manufacturing parts for the aerospace industry requires the use of very specialized materials. While the specific products can vary, one of the most prized materials is known as WS2 tungsten disulfide. There are many benefits to this particular material and its many qualities.
There are times in high altitudes when no amount of lubrication is going to work properly or as well as you think it should. However, tungsten disulfide has a natural level of low friction that can overcome any limitations that the lubricant may have.
Since friction between moving parts is reduced, the emissions that are put forth by the engine are dramatically reduced. This not only saves on fuel but is also much better for the environment as well. While perhaps not able to be legally labeled as “green,” it is still much better than the alternatives.
If moving parts are under constant friction, this also leads to the constant need for repair. In turn, parts that are under repair mean that there is unwanted downtime that correlates with the repair. Downtime equates to lost money when it comes to your company’s bottom line.
It is not uncommon for the coating to shift thicknesses when it is made from inferior materials. This is due to molecular shift caused when heated. However, WS2 tungsten disulfide particles are not able to bond to each other so the coating is always a constant thickness.
For more information about this material, please contact Dicronite of El Paso at dicronite-texas.com


The Being Well, Living Well toolkit consists of 4 key strands, made up of concise modules that cover mental, physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
Core activities: 2 hours, 48 minutes
Modules in this strand look at essential wellbeing strategies to support successful study and a healthy lifestyle at university, touching on the transitions through university, good study behaviours and maintaining physical wellbeing.
- Your student journey
- Study-life balance
- Studying well
- Postgraduate research student wellbeing
- Eating well
- Being active
Core activities: 1 hour, 55 minutes
Looking at common issues affecting students’ mental health, these modules will help you to identify any areas where you may need some additional support, and to identify practical strategies and where to go for help.
- Confidence, self-esteem and resilience
- Am I good enough?
- Stress, anxiety and depression
- Self-harm and suicidal thoughts
Core activities: 2 hours, 23 minutes
Modules in this strand present practical, non-judgmental advice to help you make healthy and informed decisions about alcohol and drug use; to deal with relationship issues, including respect and resolving conflicts, and sexual health issues; and to learn how to stay safe online.
- Online safety
- Healthy relationships
- Sexual health
Core activities: 1 hour, 24 minutes
Money problems are a common stress among students. Taking a practical and realistic approach, these modules provide a clear overview of financial management and budgeting strategies.
- Financial awareness
- University costs and funding
- Living costs


An income statement is a financial document that summarizes a company’s revenue and expenses during a specific period of time. It is a useful tool that provides an overview of your finances and can help you understand how your business is performing. Here is a guide to income statements, including examples, guidance, and definitions.
Income Statement Examples
Income statements can vary in their presentation and format depending on the industry and company. Below are some example income statements:
• Small business income statement: This statement reports income and expenses in a straightforward format, with a bottom line arriving at the company’s profit or loss.
• Manufacturer’s income statement: This statement includes a cost of goods sold line, which reflects the cost associated with any manufacturing process.
• Retailer’s income statement: This statement includes a sales line, which reflects the total amount of sales generated during the reporting period.
Guidance for Creating an Income Statement
Creating an income statement for your business can help you better understand the financial health of your company. Here are some tips for creating an accurate and effective income statement:
• Create a realistic budget and track your actual results each month.
• Review all revenue sources, including sales, investment income, and other income.
• Review all expenses, such as overhead costs, taxes, marketing costs, and overhead costs.
• Compare budgeted and actual results for each category.
• Summarize the results and assess the overall financial health of your business.
• Present the results in a simple and easy-to-understand format.
Income Statement Definitions
Here are some key definitions to help you better understand income statements and what they report:
• Revenue: Money earned through sales, investments, and other sources.
• Expenses: Money spent on goods and services to generate revenue.
• Profit/Loss: The total amount of money gained or lost during the reporting period.
• Operating Income: Revenue minus the operating costs of running a business.
• Net Income: The total amount of money after taxes and other deductions.
• Cash Flows: The amount of money coming in and going out of a business during a certain period.
An income statement is an important financial document that can provide valuable insight into the performance of your business. By understanding the definitions, creating a plan, and tracking your results, you can use an income statement to make informed decisions that benefit your business.


Previous: Cimmerian Timeline Part 22
982BCE: King Cogard elected to build a new capital for his kingdom at a site he had seen while traveling. He and most of the Dwarves of Dalleer left, heading north by northwest.
981BCE: The dwarves reached the new site of their capital, Jord. They began building fantastic structures both above and below the ground in the great hills of Jord.
974BCE: The bulk of construction on Jord was declared completed. Cogard invited dwarves from all across Cimmeria to come to a ceremony declaring the new capital as the center of his kingdom.
973BCE: A grand party was held in Jord. Dwarves from Zeus’s Canvas, Dalleer, the Terror Mountains, and the Underdark arrived to pay homage to their king. A delegation arrived from the Dominarie Mountains bearing gifts for the new king. The Dominarie delegates clarified that they were only congratulating King Cogard on his achievement and they were not declaring fealty by any means. Cogard responded by announcing his engagement to Pristanon, the daughter of a clan leader in the Terror Mountains. The priest in the Dominarie delegation smiled and said a blessing to grant King Cogard many children.
971BCE: Queen Pristanon gave birth to quadruplets, all sons.
961BCE: King Cogard sent his four sons to different parts of the kingdom. One to the Terror Mountains, one to the Underdark, and one to Dalleer. His final son was sent to the Dominarie Mountains to be raised in Queen Shortrastor’s court. In exchange Queen Shortrastor sent her daughter to be raised by King Cogard.
948BCE: Albirnon, the son of King Cogard sent to the Dominarie Mountains, went missing. Queen Shortrastor apologized profusely. The boy had been rambunctious and constantly wandered into the unsafe tunnels beneath the Queen’s capital city. King Cogard demanded that his son be found. Shortrastor’s daughter became a hostage. The Queen of Dominarie began a kingdom wide search for the missing prince.
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The Julian calendar, proposed by Julius Caesar in 46 BC (708 AUC), was a reform of the Roman calendar. It took effect on 1 January 45 BC (AUC 709), by edict. It was the predominant calendar in the Roman world, most of Europe, and in European settlements in the Americas and elsewhere, until it was refined and gradually replaced by the Gregorian calendar, promulgated in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII.
The Julian calendar gains against the mean tropical year at the rate of one day in 128 years. For the Gregorian calendar, the figure is one day in 3030 years. The difference in the average length of the year between Julian (365.25 days) and Gregorian (365.2425 days) is 0.002%.
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Explore our diverse coastal environment.
Victoria is an ideal place to study marine life—we have easy access to different habitats, the tidal regime, and a myriad of plants and animals. In our Marine Science courses, you’ll learn about the different forms of marine life that occur in our region and how this diverse group of animals can survive in challenging conditions. We also offer courses that look at the impacts of human activity on our oceans, and explain key issues of concern in our oceans as the human population continues to grow.
If you love the ocean and care about its health, these courses will help you to study life under the water.
- Climate Change and the Ocean
- Discover Burns Bog
- From Coast to Coast to Coast: Partnerships with Indigenous Communities to Advance Ocean Monitoring
- Galiano Island Field Study
- Marine Birds
- Near Extraterrestrial: The Extreme Environments of Seafloor Vents
- Powerful Earthquakes and Tsunamis and How to Tackle Them
- Restoration of Marine Aquatic Systems
- Southern Resident Killer Whales: an Assessment of How they are Doing
Nature Explorations are a great chance to connect with nature, recharge your batteries and explore the beauty of Vancouver Island.
Peninsula Pursuits courses generally take place at the Mary Winspear Centre and focus on the interests of the people who live and work in the community.
Community Fishers Training
Community Fishers is an advanced solution using state‐of‐the‐art technology that provides a practical, user‐friendly tool for collecting data from mobile scientific instruments, which can then be managed and freely accessed via Ocean Networks Canada’s world‐leading oceanographic data management system, Oceans 2.0.
Ocean Acoustic Monitoring
Ocean acoustic monitoring empowers community members to easily contribute high-quality, continuous data on noise levels to help better understand and inform policy on the changes that may be impacting the ocean environment over time.


Teflon cookware is widely popular in many kitchens across Ohio. While its non-stick surface has made it a convenient alternative to other types of cookware — such as stainless steel or cast iron — it is not necessarily safer than these alternatives. In fact, Teflon has been the focus of an Environmental Protection Agency investigation since the 1990s and apparently contains toxic materials.
Teflon contains an unnatural chemical known as Perfluorooctanoic Acid, also simply known by PFOA. Exposure to this chemical comes with various risks, perhaps due to the fact that it typically does not decompose easily, even in the presence of water or light. When lab animals were exposed to the chemical, they suffered various negative health effects.
Perhaps more alarming is the EPA’s classification of PFOA, which suggests that it has carcinogen-like effects. DuPont, the manufacturer of Teflon, had to pay out millions of dollars for violating the Toxic Substances Control Act. Even though Teflon cookware is used widely used, the agency is still uncertain how exposure occurs across the nation and believes that DuPont failed to adequately warn of the dangers of exposure to PFOA.
Ohio consumers place a significant amount of trust in manufacturers when bringing products into their homes, and they have the right to expect that products are safe and contain adequate warning labels to ensure the safest use possible. When those products cause injury or illness because of toxic materials, the aftermath can be devastating, both physically and financially. Often, one of the most favorable courses of action can be a product liability claim against the manufacturer or company. If successfully navigated to completion, a victim may be entitled to recourse that can compensate him or her for various related damages, including pain and suffering.
Source: FindLaw, “Teflon“, Dec. 5, 2014


The biological desulfurization of coals was studied with pure cultures of mesophilic (Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and T. thioodixans) or thermophilic (Sulfolobus brierleyi) bacteria and acid mine water. These microorganisms were used with coals ranging in sulfur contents from 2 to 6%. The extent of removal of sulfur, ash and iron from coal was analyzed in terms of total sulfur, pyritic sulfur, organic sulfur, ash content, and liquid phase iron concentration. With S. brierleyi, CO2-enriched air resulted in a substantial increase in initial desulfirization rate of pyrite. With acclimated S. brierleyi, 15 to 20% organic sulfur removal was observed. Low-temperature Mössbauer spectroscopy data on iron phases in biotreated coal established that superparamagnetic iron oxyhydroxide (FeOOH) and jarosite were reprecipitated from solution onto the coal particles.
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Waste Management and Disposal
- Economics and Econometrics


Sex and Death Bufo Colony
Researchers WD Pappenheimer and JC Freeman, at the artistic medical laboratory, Virta-Flaneurazine, have bred a hardy specimen of Bufo Virtanus which flourishes particularly well across the mixed realms of real and virtual worlds. The prototype is the bufo toad, the species known in Australia as the Cane Toad, which was introduced to Queensland in 1935 to combat the Cane Beetle. Unfortunately this bio-attack never solved the beetle problem and the giant species of cane toads instead became an uncontrollable infestation. A subspecies of Bufo Virtanus was first produced for an augmented reality exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Like its physical ancestor, this version of the virtual toad also produces a bio engineered drug from its skin which can generate various visual and wandering experiences for those who come in contact with the toads. However, in this case these side effects are primarily cascading images and information emanating from the World Wide Web.
This particular subspecies, developed in the area of the Royal Botanic Gardens Glass Pyramid, has been named the Sex and Death Bufo Colony, because it has developed visual traits of the Sex and Death orchid exhibition created there in 2005. In addition to sex and death, there were three themes identified during that exhibition; “Seduction”, “Cooperation” and “Deception.” Visitors to a colony of these toads will notice that they change different textural colors; pink, red, white and black. These are the colorations of some of the orchids in the preceding exhibition. They seduce with pink, cooperate or copulate with red and white, and finally deceive and die with a display of black.
Since their introduction at the Botanic Gardens site, they have not only flourished there, but have proven to be highly mobile and eager to explore other local habitats. This has resulted in a number of members of the original colony migrating to the suburb of Surry Hills to establish a separate, but equally robust colony. To the best of our knowledge, there are no other viable infestation sites in the city at present, but this could easily change. Bufo Virtanus is, after all, an extremely adaptable organism with no known predators; either in the real or virtual world.
Artist’s Websites : Virta-Flaneurazine, Willpap Projects


The Gospel of Luke – Jesus is for everyone: Introduction
Luke 1:1-4; 2:8-11; 2:25-32
Luke was different to Matthew, Mark and John. Luke was a gentile. It is unlikely that he ever met Jesus, but he travelled with Paul on some of his journeys. Luke researched carefully and thoroughly the story of Jesus and wrote the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. He wrote these so that his readers could be confident of the truth about Jesus. It is important to know what we believe is based on the truth. Luke’s message is that Jesus is for everyone. Luke wanted his readers to know that:
- Jesus is for people of every type of background – Jesus came to save everyone. He is the saviour of the world. He mixed and spoke to people from every background.
- Jesus is Good News of joy for everyone – In Luke 2:10 the angel said that he brought GOOD NEWS that would cause great joy to ALL PEOPLE. The Jews thought that the Messiah would come just for them. The angel revealed that Jesus had come for everyone. We are not meant to keep Jesus to ourselves.
- Jesus is a light to the Gentiles – In Luke 2:29-32 Simeon declared that Jesus was a light to the Gentiles. These were dangerous words to speak aloud in the temple. There was a riot when Paul came and declared the same thing in the temple years later. Jesus was not just the Jewish Messiah. He came to save everyone. We need to let the light of Jesus shine out of us into the world around us. “Fill us up and send us out” should be our prayer.


The sheer plasticity of the brain often contradicts our ideas about what we “can” or “can’t” do.
Question: How can we take better advantage of the plasticity of our brains?rn
David Shenk: Well the most important thing is just to keep that plasticity in mind, to understand that this is a dynamic situation whether you’re 2 years old or 10 years old or 50 or 80 years old. The brain is plastic. It’s obviously slightly less plastic as we get older, but there are wonderful opportunities and when you apply yourself to a skill you are not only developing muscles in your fingers, your hands or whatever it is. You are actually… Most of the changing is actually going on in your brain and those are physical changes that can be mapped out. It’s amazing if you look at that science that looks at cab drivers and their knowledge or violinists or Braille readers you see that as people apply themselves to a certain skill over many, many years time the correlation of their abilities can be seen in the physical adaptation of their brain, which is an amazing idea and if we keep that idea in our heads and we apply that just philosophically to this idea of what can I do and what can’t I do and kind of push out this idea that we’re born with a certain fixed quantity of musical talent or artistic talent or mathematical intelligence, just kind of push that out of the way and also at the same time look at these great achievers and realize that if you look at how they became great it’s not that they just suddenly were great or they were born great. There is a process over time of how they persevered and pushed beyond their ability, had the right teachers, had the right attitude and got there. It’s a process, not a thing. That’s what I say over and over in the book is that talent and intelligence are not things. They’re processes that we apply in our lives.
Recorded on January 19, 2010
Interviewed by Austin Allen


Once you learn more about the whole genus of Salvia, you can only fell in love with them! There are almost one thousand species in this group which offer such a variation of color, shape and foliage. Their color range is outstanding from blue to lilac, from white to dark red and creamy yellow to dark orange. All have nectar-rich flowers that attract pollinators and bring your garden to life.
Poinsettia needs no introduction. What would Christmas be without poinsettias? Offered in many different colors, from classic red to bronze/yellow, euphorbia pulcherrima (that’s its official name) is a must for December decorations. Many people call it “The Christmas Plant” or just “the Red plant” for it’s unique massive red bractia that we are used in coloring our houses in December.
Mandevilla is an evergreen climbing plant coming from South America. It looks a lot like Dipladenia and many people confuse those two species. The breeders make this worse by creating hybrids between those species but the result is simply amazing!
Native to Central and South America, Lantana is a bushy perennial shrub that has rough and jagged bright green leaves, which, if broken, exude an unforgetable fragrance. They will not stop flowering during summer and won’t require a lot of attention to make a garden looks fabulous, even when nothing else can stand the warm and dry summer normally found in Mediterranean.
There are not a lot new things for us to say about Hydrangea that you don’t already know. Known throughout the world for its extraordinary flowering Hydrangea (or hortensia) has large and serrated dark green leaves and produces a large balloon composed of many small flowers of various colours, from white to pink to liliac up to blue.


South China Subtropical Evergreen & Monsoon Forests bioregion
- 94,146Total Land Area (1000 ha)
- 5Number of Ecoregions
- 29%Protection Target
- 2Protection Level
The South China Subtropical Evergreen & Monsoon Forests bioregion is located in the Southeast Asian Forests subrealm of Indomalaya and contains five ecoregions – Hainan Island Monsoon Rain Forests , South China-Vietnam Subtropical Evergreen Forests , Jian Nan Subtropical Evergreen Forests , Taiwan Subtropical Evergreen Forests , South Taiwan Monsoon Rain Forests  – totaling approximately 94 million hectares of land area. This bioregion also includes adjoining coastal marine areas in the South China Sea.
One Earth is dedicated to mobilizing philanthropic capital to protect the ecosystems and peoples of Indomalaya. Visit the Project Marketplace to explore projects in this realm that need your support. Learn more about each of the South China Subtropical Evergreen & Monsoon Forests ecoregions below.
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The Global Safety Net (GSN) is the first global-scale analysis of land areas requiring protection to solve the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, upholding and strengthening Indigenous land rights.Explore The GSN


Butchering with stone tools: an experimental approach to use wear analysis and taphonomic studies of the archeological material from Grotta Breuil (Monte Circeo)
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Use wear analysis on lithic tools and taphonomic studies conducted on the archaeological materials from the Mousterian site of Grotta Breuil, indicated that butchering activities were carried out in this cave throughout the period of occupation of the site. The aim of the present research is to understand better the influence of the morphology of the small lithic tools of this site on carcass processing strategies. This was accomplished by means of a series of experiments, inspired by the archaeological record, that were carried out with replicas of the tools recovered at Grotta Breuil. The experimental evidence was evaluated and then compared with the archaeological data. such comparison gave many suggestions about the functional potential of the artifacts, about the action related to the different activities and the modifications that such activities produced on the bones.
Alhaique, F. and Lemorini, Cristina, "Butchering with stone tools: an experimental approach to use wear analysis and taphonomic studies of the archeological material from Grotta Breuil (Monte Circeo)" (1996). KIP Articles. 652.


$34.75 to $51.79 per hour
Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA)
Medical radiation technology diploma
Medical radiation technologists perform a variety of radiological imaging techniques, including X-ray, fluoroscopy, CT scanning, interventional radiography, mammography and operating room studies. They produce quality images used in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients. Medical radiation technologists prepare patients for radiological examinations and explain the procedures to them, responding to patient needs as required. In addition, they assist the radiologist during some procedures.
Medical radiation technologists are responsible for ensuring that the images they produce are high-quality for the radiologist’s interpretation and are in accordance with physician requests. Medical radiation technologists are responsible for ensuring that the equipment is functioning and that the work areas are sanitized and well stocked with supplies.
Medical radiation technologists may provide leadership and work guidance to fellow diagnostic imaging staff, radiography students and other health care professionals.
Medical radiation technologists work at hospitals, health centers, clinics and other healthcare facilities. They work with a variety of other health care staff, including other technologists, therapists, physicians and nurses in order to provide patients with the best care. Although they often work alone with patients, a medical radiation technologist is part of an interprofessional team that includes inpatient staff, cancer care and allied health professionals.
Medical radiation technologists may work full-time or part-time hours or on a call-in (casual) basis. They can apply for positions that are permanent, temporary or casual depending on department and facility needs. Shift schedules may include a combination of day, evening, night and weekend shifts, as well as on-call duty.
Medical radiation technologists are on their feet for most of their work day and help patients onto and off of procedure tables as needed. They may be required to bend, reach and lift patients and equipment during the course of their work. Medical radiation technologists can also be exposed to radiation and biohazardous materials while doing their jobs. At times, they may work in challenging or stressful circumstances, such as in an emergency situation.


Teaching team members to correctly label tasks
Over the past few years, I've seen the name Eisenhower next to the word “matrix” more often than his first name “Dwight.”
Before becoming the 34th President of the USA, Dwight Eisenhower was a five-star general in the army.
He was known to be a very productive man.
One of his secrets to achieving high productivity was discern the important from the non-important and the urgent from the non-urgent.
He famously said:
“What is important is seldom urgent, and what is urgent is seldom important.”
That's where the Eisenhower matrix comes into play.
It's a simple framework to assist someone in thinking about a task. After reflection, the task is assigned to one of four categories.
Each category has a clear direction:
1) Important & urgent: address right away 2) Important & not urgent: schedule it for later 3) Not important & urgent: find the most qualified person for the task 4) Not important & not urgent: do not address at all
Leaders have the responsibility to help put the correct label on tasks.
The Eisenhower matrix is a tool to do just that. It's easy to teach and to use together with a team member.
The goal is to avoid the pernicious feeling that everything is both important and urgent.


This is an unusual work of the artist, for the simple reason that it doesn't fall into most of the usual categories into which Albrecht Dürer's projects usually fall. Much of this particular artist's work was religious and especially scriptural in nature. His art is revered in both the Lutheran and Episcopal churches. Also, much of his art brings us straight back to that 15th-century/16th-century period. Albrecht Dürer tends not to recreate Biblical times for his audience when he explores Biblical themes. He prefers to set his work in his own time and place, so we often get surprising glimpses into Albrecht Dürer's world. However, this watercolour reproduction of an iris flower simply shows the timeless beauty of nature.
Flowers in their fresh beauty don't really change over time. The flower may wither and die but thousands more will take their place. Judging by the skill and attention to detail, this could easily be a contemporary painting. Fans of the artist wishing to behold the original painting, in its pristine beauty, may do so in the gallery where it is currently housed. For those interested to know, the painting is presently housed in the collection at the Monasterio de El Escorial, Spain. This is a royal palace that houses many different facilities, including a museum and art gallery. It's a regal setting for a special painting.
Throughout his varied career, Albrecht Dürer is seen to have worked in many different media. His curious mind explored different expressions of art and he was constantly trying to learn more. In addition to his famed engravings, he also painted in both watercolours and oils. This watercolour project was created in 1508. It is a triumph of still life. The flower, as if frozen in time, retains its deep and dark shade. It has often been noticed that Dürer's still life paintings possess an almost photographic quality, despite the fact that the concept didn't even exist in his time. He has captured this flower for posterity, for future generations to enjoy five centuries later. His skill is awesome. What we're beholding is a virtual snapshot of a flower from five centuries ago. The painting also exudes peace and serenity, which is also an awesome achievement.


The fuel tank is a part of the engine system, containing oil, gasoline or ethanol… The average capacity of a car today is about 45-70 liters.
Some large, specially designed vehicles may be taller. In addition to the main fuel tank, some cars also have an auxiliary fuel tank, also known as a reserve tank.
For example, Lexus LX570, Toyota Land Cruiser… have a 93-liter main tank and 45-liter sub-tank. The position of the fuel tank is usually located below the rear seats.
In the unfortunate event of an accident, this is the position that is least affected. The fuel tank on tractors and trucks is usually located right behind the front of the vehicle.
Information about the tank capacity as well as the type of fuel that the vehicle uses is usually written on the inside of the tank cap. For example, 60L Diesel means that the vehicle is designed to hold 60 liters of oil, including a spare tank (if applicable) .
If the fuel tank capacity of the car is 60 liters, the needle indicates the E level (about to run out), the nearest gas station actually still has 5-10 liters left.
However, users should leave gasoline in the tank from 1/4 or more, because if you often run in a state of low gas, it will harm the car. The cars in the video are junk,
but there is still gas in each car, so they took advantage of the liters of gasoline inside the tank to save gas. Many netizens also expressed their opinions on this
“All the gasoline on the ground… not very efficient… lol”
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At Woodentops we believe it is important to learn to make healthy eating choices from a young age.
We make meal times a social and educational experience for the children. They eat together around large tables as family groups. This promotes good eating habits and table manners. Our younger children watch older children feeding themselves and our older children learn to share and pass things around the table, with a real emphasis on good manners. Staff join the children at the table, helping to feed the babies and talking to the older children about what’s on the menu that day.
For breakfast we serve a selection of porridge, muesli, cereal, yogurt, toast or fruit depending on the season. Our mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks are healthy and appetizing and designed to fill the gap between main meals. They include fruit or crudité twice a day. Our older children learn to help prepare their own snack and to serve themselves.
Lunch and supper are both substantive meals offering a varied and balanced diet, tailored to each child’s stage of weaning.
Our meals are prepared by a specialist nursery catering company who deliver freshly cooked hot food to us daily. The menus are put together following the guidelines of the Caroline Walker Trust daily nutritional guidelines for under 5’s and represent a healthy, balanced, age appropriate diet. The meals are micro-biologically tested by an accredited laboratory to monitor salt, sugar and fat content in the meals. We display this nutritional chart (which uses the traffic light system) in our nurseries alongside the menus. Our suppliers source as much of their produce as locally as possible.
The menus rotate on a three weekly basis and change seasonally for summer and winter. One of the highlights of the menu is the Around the World Day once every three weeks. As part of this the children are introduced to food from different cultures.
Fresh drinking water is always available in the rooms and the children have their own named cups. We provide cow’s milk at snack time for our older children.


After reading this guide you will be able to block internet access over a home network or any network that your are an administrator to. This guide is a very simple collection of steps that do not require any additional software or firewall support to block internet access & just allow file & printer sharing.
There are situations where one needs to allow or block internet usage to some users over a network. There are different methods that can be used to do the same, though the most easy method is given below:
Let’s assume that you have a network running with single or multiple routers, either in home or office & you wish to block just the internet access to specific and / or all users. For this you have to login to your router by either IP address or router address & provide your username & password therein. Now in DHCP or DNS setting just uncheck the automatic DNS & mention the DNS settings to be anything you wish. for example: 192.168.1.15 or anything you like except the router’s IP address.
Now all the computer systems over your network might still show the internet to be connected but will not resolve / open any websites.
To enable network access in a specific computer, just go the properties of the network adapter of that specific computer & within the IP address menu mention any open DNS. i.e 220.127.116.11 18.104.22.168 or Google DNS would also do.
And that is all there is to it.


Bacterial secondary metabolites have been studied for decades for their usefulness as drugs, such as antibiotics. However, the identification of new structures has been decelerating, in part due to rediscovery of known compounds. Meanwhile, multi-resistant pathogens continue to emerge, urging the need for new antibiotics. It is unclear how much chemical diversity exists in Nature and whether discovery efforts should be focused on established antibiotic producers or rather on understudied taxa. Here, we surveyed around 170,000 bacterial genomes as well as several thousands of Metagenome Assembled Genomes (MAGs) for their diversity in Biosynthetic Gene Clusters (BGCs) known to encode the biosynthetic machinery for producing secondary metabolites. We used two distinct algorithms to provide a global overview of the biosynthetic diversity present in the sequenced part of the bacterial kingdom. Our results indicate that only 3% of genomic potential for natural products has been experimentally discovered. We connect the emergence of most biosynthetic diversity in evolutionary history close to the taxonomic rank of genus. Despite enormous differences in potential among taxa, we identify Streptomyces as by far the most biosynthetically diverse based on currently available data. Simultaneously, our analysis highlights multiple promising high-producing taxas that have thus far escaped investigation.
Link to the article here.


Artificial intelligence and engineering for healthcare crises
Over the last half-decade, the term “Artificial Intelligence” (AI) has become ubiquitous in the field of healthcare technologies, with machine learning applied to clinical tasks such as radiation oncology treatment planning, breast cancer screening diagnoses and triaging patients in primary care settings based on self-reported symptoms.
The onset of COVID-19 has sparked a new level of pragmatism, breaking down pre-conceptions over the near-term role of AI and seeing it brought to bear on urgent global challenges by new multi-disciplinary consortia united by a common cause.
To prepare us against any future pandemics, we must use and share the experiences and lessons we’ve learnt from COVID-19.
This report answers key questions from data scientists and engineers, features case studies where AI was used to tackle the pandemic and shares the next steps and recommendations needed to improve our health emergency planning.
Putting into place new systems, faster methods of data collection and diagnosis, and supporting new product innovations are the steps we need to better equip us for future challenges.
Our recommendations aim to help create the resilient system we need, requiring a collaborative effort between the healthcare industry, governments and public.


What is pedagogy?
An explanation of what pedagogy and andragogy are.
What is pedagogy?
The word ‘pedagogy’ is derived from a Greek expression which literally means ‘to lead a child’. It is the word used to describe the theory and practice of education, particularly in an academic sense. Herbart (cited in Kenklies, 2012) is generally considered to be the founding father of the concept of pedagogy: his approach emphasised five steps to be followed in the teaching process, which are: preparation, presentation, association, generalisation and application. Key educational theorist Friere (1970) described his method of teaching as ‘critical pedagogy’, which combined education with critical theory and focused on relationships between teaching and learning, encouraging students to think critically about their educational situation and to identify and acknowledge the ‘connections between their individual problems and the social contexts in which they are embedded’ (Boyce, 2002). It is important to acknowledge that the teaching of adults has some critical differences to the teaching of children; this discipline is therefore referred to as ‘andragogy’ (literally translated as ‘to lead man’). Andragogy is distinct because it acknowledges the learners’ life experience and tendency towards self-direction (Knowles et al., 2005). Ultimately, both pedagogy and andragogy aim to explore and ascertain how best to teach particular learners to ensure their full development as human beings.
Boyce, M. E. (2002). ‘Teaching critically as an act of praxis and resistance’. Electronic Journal of Radical Organization Theory [Online], 2.2. Available online.
Freire, P. (1970). Pedagogy of the Oppressed. New York, Continuum.
Kenklies, Karsten (2012-02-12). ‘Educational Theory as Topological Rhetoric: The Concepts of Pedagogy of Johann Friedrich Herbart and Friedrich Schleiermacher’. Studies in Philosophy and Education 31.3: pp. 265–273.
Knowles, Malcolm; Holton, E. F., III; and Swanson, R. A. (2005). The adult learner: The definitive classic in adult education and human resource development (6th ed.). Burlington, MA: Elsevier.


Activity of primary auditory neurons in the cochlear ganglion of the emu Dromaius novaehollandiae: spontaneous discharge, frequency tuning, and phase locking.
The spontaneous and pure-tone sound-driven activity of primary auditory units was recorded in the cochlear ganglion of emu chicks aged between post-hatching days 1 and 14. Spontaneous activity tended to increase both with the chick’s age and as a function of the unit’s characteristic frequency (CF). The CF of 887 units ranged from 0.04 to 4 kHz, the thresholds down to 0 dB SPL. Although the CF range did not change, the thresholds improved with age during the first two weeks after hatching, by up to 18 dB at the highest frequencies. The threshold spread between units of similar CF in single animals was up to 60 dB. Rate-threshold tuning-curve symmetry varied with CF. In low-frequency units, the slope of the low-frequency tuning-curve flank was on average steeper than the high-frequency flank, whereas for high-frequency units, the reverse was true. Units of CF > 0.5 kHz generally showed low-frequency “tails” similar to those seen in mammalian primary auditory fibers. The mean tuning-curve frequency selectivity increased with CF. For units of CF > 0.2 kHz, thresholds were moderately correlated with tuning-curve frequency selectivity. Significant phase locking was observed up to about 4 kHz, the corner frequency of phase locking being at 1.15 kHz.
J Acoust Soc Am. 1997 Mar;101(3):1560-73.
Founded in 1989, The American Emu Association is a non-profit trade association representing breeders, producers and marketers of emu meat, oil and other emu co-products. The emu industry is an alternative agricultural industry, dominated by the small farmer, who is devoted to humane and environmentally positive practices that will produce beneficial products for society. For more information about the American Emu Association (AEA) or the emu industry visit https://aea-emu.org
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Economics assignment mithal shah
Name: Mithal Shah
Roll no. BL-1657
Section B (Group 9)
A monopoly is a market structure in which there is a single supplier of a product.
Monopolies exist because of barriers to entry into a market that prevent competition. The
monopoly firm (monopolist): May be small or large. Must be the only supplier of the
product. Sells a product for which there are only close substitutes.
True monopolies generally exist in government-controlled markets.
E.g., PTCL: Pakistan telecommunication company limited.
WAPDA: The water and power development.
Monopoly in private business is rare.
Private firms who have considerable market share.
E.g., Microsoft, intel, google,
TYPES OF MONOPOLY
Natural monopoly: A monopoly that arises from economies of scale. The economies of
scale arise from natural supply and demand conditions, and not from government actions.
Local monopoly: a monopoly that exists in a limited geographic area.
Regulated monopoly: a monopoly firm whose behavior is overseen by a government
Monopoly power: market power, the power to set prices.
Monopolization: an attempt by a firm to dominate a market or become a monopoly.
The case of monopolist (E.g., Government controlled endeavors) might choose not to take
advantage of these potential Profit.
For example, In Pakistan power is provided by government claimed endeavors
(E.g.,WAPDA) because of which the undertaking not take advantage of likely benefits
anyway it’s the only producer it can exert its power. Rather than this, it changes the
maximum cost fixed by the government


What Do You Know About Bruxism?
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Life can be stressful – everyone is stressed to some degree, and the search for stress-relievers is common. Yoga and meditation may help, as well as regular exercise and walking.
Did you know that stress can manifest itself in the unconscious grinding of your teeth or the clenching of your jaw? This is called bruxism and it affects approximately 40 million adults and children.
It is believed by some experts that bruxism is just a bad habit. But it may be the result of your body’s reaction to your teeth not lining up or coming together properly. This is called your “bite.”
When your teeth rub together, the outer layers of tooth enamel can wear away and teeth become sensitive. Severe bruxism can damage your teeth and even break dental fillings.
You may grind your teeth when you sleep. This is called nocturnal bruxism, and sometimes results in waking with a dull headache or facial or jaw pain (TMJ).
You may grind and clench your teeth during the day…and you may not even be aware that you’re doing it. Bruxism may also be a side effect of some medicines that treat depression, such as Prozac or Paxil, or it may be a symptom of diseases of the facial nerves and muscles.
If you suffer from bruxism and think it may be stress-related, try to research strategies that will help you relax or cut back on your intake of caffeine.
Some of the symptoms of bruxism are headaches, broken fillings, popping or clicking in your jaw, facial pain, and tight or painful jaw muscles.
If you think you may be suffering from bruxism, don’t wait – call to schedule a consultation. At that time, we will discuss your medications, your sleep habits, the possible sources of your stress and your general health. We will examine the alignment of your teeth and look for tenderness in your jaw and facial muscles. There are ways we can help: (303) 277-9600.
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Up to 40 per cent of dementia can be prevented by addressing health and lifestyle factors that include increasing physical activity and maintaining a healthy diet and social connectedness.
Unfortunately, this message is not reaching Australia’s culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, where there is a limited awareness of dementia and dementia prevention.
With federal government funding, the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) and Moving Pictures have addressed this gap by developing an animated video about dementia prevention in 9 languages as part of the Animating for Dementia Prevention (ADAPT) project.
As part of this project, NARI and Moving Pictures have co-produced with CALD communities a short, animated film that translates cutting-edge evidence into simple messages on how to reduce dementia risk at any age. This free video resource is available in Hindi, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Greek, Tamil, Arabic and English.
Members of these language-speaking communities in Australia and overseas are invited to participate in an online evaluation and help us to find out how effective the animation is in showing people how to reduce their risk of dementia. Participation involves watching the animation and completing an anonymous online survey, which takes 10-15 minutes.
Complete the survey online to learn more about the evaluation, watch the animation, and provide your feedback.


The environmentalist women who inspire us
Many of these women continue to lead the environmental justice movement, but each and every one of their legacies continue to inspire us. The contributions of Black, Indigenous, and women of color has made an undeniable impact on the fight for climate and environmental justice.
Four Black environmental justice leaders you should know about
Black folks’ impact and legacy on the environmental movement are monumental and yet are often under-recognized. That’s why, this Black History Month, we want to shed light on some of the lesser-known leaders who have had lasting impacts on the environmental justice movement.
We led California’s delegation at COP 15. Here’s everything you need to know:
EnviroVoters Ed Fund led California’s delegation at COP 15, the United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties, last week in Montreal. California was the only U.S. state in participation, showing our importance as a leader in local and global biodiversity and conservation efforts. 22 targets were set at COP 15, including an international 30×30 target. Here are our takeaways:
Introducing: The California Environmental Voters Ambassador Program
The California Environmental Voters Ambassadors Program identifies, cultivates, and supports young leaders from marginalized communities in the Central Valley.
2021 Redistricting FAQ
What exactly is redistricting? Every 10 years after the census, states redraw district lines for federal, state, and local elections for the next whole decade t ...


Traditionally used to designate bloody rituals practiced in so-called ‘primitive societies’, the notion of sacrifice is commonly understood as a strategic investment in which the renunciation of something valuable is compensated by a more advantageous return. Sharing such a functionalist perspective, social theorists describe sacrifice as a means to renewing social and/or religious bonds through the transgression of social and/or religious boundaries. However, social theorists do not explain why men need to renew such bonds – i.e. what lies behind the human desire to unite with the divine and why violence exists in the first place – and ultimately leave unresolved the question of sacrifice’s deep origins. This article examines how two French theorists, namely Georges Bataille and René Girard, attempt to overcome the theoretical constraints faced by their predecessors and offer an innovative answer to the question of sacrifice’s deep origins, providing Western functionalist sacrifice theories with an unprecedented depth.
To read or download this article, please follow this link:
How to Cite
Chabbert, M., (2016) “‘What Forced Men to Kill Their Own Kind in Religious Ceremonies’? Anthropology and Metaphysics of Sacrifice in the Work of Georges Bataille and René Girard”, Tropos 3(1).


Foundations of ARM64 Linux Debugging, Disassembling, and Reversing
Analyze Code, Understand Stack Memory Usage, and Reconstruct Original C/C++ Code with ARM64
Gain a solid understanding of how Linux C and C++ compilers generate binary code. This book explains the reversing and binary analysis of ARM64 architecture now used by major Linux cloud providers and covers topics ranging from writing programs in assembly language, live debugging, and static binary analysis of compiled C and C++ code. It is ideal for those working with embedded devices, including mobile phones and tablets.
Using the latest version of Red Hat, you'll look closely at the foundations of diagnostics of core memory dumps, live and postmortem debugging of Linux applications, services, and systems. You'll also work with the GDB debugger and use it for disassembly and reversing. This book uses practical step-by-step exercises of increasing complexity with explanations and many diagrams, including some necessary background topics. In addition, you will be able to analyze such code confidently, understand stack memory usage, and reconstruct original C/C++ code.
And as you'll see, memory forensics, malware, and vulnerability analysis, require an understanding of ARM64 assembly language and how C and C++ compilers generate code, including memory layout and pointers. This book provides the background knowledge and practical foundations you'll need to understand internal Linux program structure and behavior.
Foundations of ARM64 Linux Debugging, Disassembling, and Reversing is the perfect companion to Foundations of Linux Debugging, Disassembling, and Reversing for readers interested in the cloud or cybersecurity.
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In regard to the overall type of photographs, whether the composition be an individual room or an overall structure, and where ambient lighting is limited, the camera’s light metering can be fooled or inaccurate. For example, one may be faced with one extreme, in which the scene is basically void of ambient light. The camera will not likely be able to meter the light and unable to come up with a proper exposure. Certainly in this case supplemental light must be added to the composition in order to record an image. At the other extreme, the scene will have adequate ambient light to record an image, but because the scene is mostly black in color, the camera will overexpose the composition. The overexposure occurs because the camera wants to turn the black, soot-stained surfaces the color of 18% gray, thereby overexposing the composition. Consequently, fire photographers must be able to adjust for both extremes, and recognizing how one’s personal camera interprets light in these situations will assist them in making the appropriate corrections to the camera’s exposure evaluations. Not all cameras are equal, and although they all are searching for 18% gray, they do not always arrive at that value in the same manner. Therefore, those photographing fire scenes should definitely practice with their equipment and obtain a general idea how their equipment reacts to different photographic challenges found at fire scenes.


An actual breach of contract happens when one of the parties to a contract refuses to fulfill some or all of their obligations by the due date. An anticipatory breach, on the other hand, occurs when one party to a contract, before the due date for performance, makes it known that they will not perform their obligations. For example, Mr. Smith agrees to cut Mr. Bob's lawn for three months for $25 per month (February, March, and April). On January 23 Mr. Smith tells Mr. Bob that he is not going to cut his lawn. This is a simple example of an anticipatory breach.
In addition, breaches can be material or minor. A material breach relates to a main term or purpose of the contract. For example, if Bob hires Sue to build him a grocery store, and instead Sue builds Bob a clothing store that does not meet his needs, the breach will be deemed material. In this case, Bob will not have to perform anymore under the agreement and will have a right to certain remedies.
A minor breach is different and less severe but can still be important. For example, suppose that Shane hires Phil to build a home. Phil builds the home according to the terms of the agreement, but the home is finished one day late. This could be deemed a minor breach. However, if the contract included a provision that time was critical, for example, the breach could significantly affect Shane's expenses or other commitments if completing the home is delayed. If not, a court would likely consider it minor in nature.


Good Shepherd Episcopal School
The Good Shepherd Episcopal School and the adjacent church are all that remain of the historic Pennick community, a settlement of the descendants of freed men and women in Brunswick, Ga. Both the school and church were founded in the early 20th century by Anna Ellison Butler Alexander, whose parents had been enslaved. Known as a devout, generous Christian who served her community, Alexander’s congregation regularly contributed funds for the less fortunate. In fact, Good Shepherd gave more to charities around the world than any other church in the Diocese. Because of her leadership, Alexander became the first African American deaconess in the Episcopal Church in 1907. Almost a century later in 1998, Anna was named a Saint of Georgia by the Diocese of Georgia, affirming the deep impact she and her school had on her community.
Over the years, like many small congregations, Good Shepherd has seen a decline in parishioners. Financial resources for the maintenance of the schoolhouse have dwindled. Recent hurricanes and weather damage have taken a toll on the building, leaving portions exposed to the elements. A charming but unassuming structure, the Good Shepherd School is worthy of preservation as a resource to the community to continue the legacy of its founding deaconess.
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Authored by Jenna Carter, UMN Public Health Nutrition Program
Which Fruit or Vegetable am I?
Here are some clues:
o I am the ovary of a flowering plant and am technically a berry.
o I can be as small as a cherry or as big as a grapefruit. I also come in a variety of shapes.
o I come in a variety of colors including red, yellow, green, orange, pink, purple, green and white.
o I am very popularly canned and preserved for the winter time.
o I am the state fruit/vegetable of New Jersey and Arkansas.
o I am high in vitamins A and C, and am very low in calories!
o I am high in lycopene, an antioxidant which has been associated with cancer prevention.
Have you guessed!?
I am a TOMATO!
Tomatoes can be easily grown and are abundant during this time of the year. When buying, choose tomatoes that are bright, firm and have few wrinkled, bruised or dark areas. Store tomatoes on a countertop, stem scar up and be sure not to set in direct sunlight. This will prevent quicker ripening and softening of the tomato. Refrigeration is not typically recommended for storage because of increased flavor loss. Tomatoes are best eaten within 2-3 days, but can be easily preserved for later use. This is most commonly done through canning or freezing. The University of California has published a detailed document, Safe Methods to Store, Preserve, and Enjoy, for further information on preservation.


The Philippines is making significant progress in the renewable energy space and is poised to overtake Vietnam as Southeast Asia’s leading producer of green energy by 2030. Several government reforms aimed at promoting clean power are gaining traction, leading to increased investor interest and investment in the local renewable energy sector.
Despite lagging behind Vietnam, which has a combined solar and wind power generation capacity of 12,379 MW, the Philippines is expected to add a total of 17,809 MW for solar and 7,856 MW for wind power by the end of the decade. This addition is necessary for the country to take the lead in green energy production, as its current combined solar and wind power generation capacity stands at 1,766 MW.
The primary driver behind the Philippines’ push toward renewable energy is the depletion of the Malampaya gas field, the country’s largest source of natural gas, within the next five years. The government has launched several programs and initiatives to improve the country’s renewable energy capacity and promote clean energy over coal-fired power. One of the key initiatives includes the removal of restrictions on foreign ownership of energy assets. In March 2023, the Department of Energy (DoE) awarded three offshore wind energy contracts to a Danish firm, Copenhagen Investment Partners (CIP), which will invest $5 billion in offshore wind projects in the country. CIP will be the first foreign company to have 100% ownership of its projects, signaling a growing interest from global firms in renewable energy construction.
Despite the progress, the Philippines still relies heavily on coal for nearly 60% of its electricity generation as of 2022. Nevertheless, with the government’s commitment to promoting renewable energy and the growing interest from investors, the country is well on its way to becoming a leading producer of green energy in Southeast Asia.


How to Prevent Heartworms in Your Dog?
Heartworms are a serious and potentially fatal disease for dogs if left untreated. Fortunately, it is fairly easy to prevent heartworms in your dog with the right healthcare plan. Here are some tips on how to keep your dog safe and healthy:
1. Talk to Your Vet
Start by talking to your vet about your dog’s individual risk factors and the available prevention options. Your vet will be able to best advise you on which medication and how often it should be administered to your particular dog in order to effectively prevent heartworms.
2. Use Heartworm Prevention Medication
Your vet may recommend monthly heartworm prevention medication, such as tablets or topicals. This type of medication will help prevent heartworm larvae from hatching, maturing and reproducing in your dog’s blood. If recommended, it is important to stick to the treatment regimen as prescribed to ensure maximum protection from heartworms.
3. Control Fleas & Ticks
Fleas and ticks are some of the most common carriers of heartworm larvae. Regular use of flea and tick control products, such as collars, or spot-on treatments can help control the population and odds of contracting heartworms from their bites.
4. Feed a Healthy Diet
Make sure that your dog is getting all the necessary vitamins, minerals and nutrients to help keep his/her immune system healthy and strong. This can help reduce the chances of being infected with heartworms.
5. Get Regular Vet Check-Ups
Regular check-ups and tests can help your vet detect any signs of heartworms before they can become life-threatening. Make sure to take your dog in for regular exams to ensure that any underlying health problems can be identified and treated quickly and effectively.
By taking the needed steps and following the advice from your vet, you can help protect your dog from heartworms and ensure his/her long-term health and well-being. Keeping your furry family member safe and healthy is worth the effort.


Why does one cycle of tides take 24 hours and 50 minutes?
As Earth rotates through its 24-hour day, the moon makes progress in its 27.3-day journey around Earth. In 24 hours, the moon has moved enough so that it takes another 50 minutes for any specific point on Earth to catch up to the moon.
Why do the highest tides occur when the moon is new or full?
The moon appears new (dark) when it is directly between Earth and the sun (with the sun lighting up its backside), and full when Earth is between the moon and the sun. In both these cases, the gravitational pull of the sun on Earth is added to the gravitational pull of the moon on Earth. The sun's pull is almost half as strong as the moon's, so working together, the oceans bulge even higher.
In most places, the highest tides usually occur a day or two after new or full moon. This is because the tidal waves experience some friction in the ocean. Even though the gravitational pull of the moon is strongest on the day of the new moon, it takes the water a day or two to build up to its peak height.
What causes neap tides?
Neap tides are the weakest tides, when high tide isn't very high at all. These occur when the moon is in its first or last quarter (when we see half of its face), and the gravitational forces of the moon and the sun are acting at a 90-degree angle, thus nearly cancelling each other out.
Why do some places have only one high tide and one low tide in a day?
This is where predicting the tides gets more complicated. The moon does not orbit Earth directly around the equator. For one thing, remember that Earth's axis of rotation is tilted by about 23.5 degrees from the plane of its orbit around the sun. This tilt is what causes the seasons. Also, the moon's orbit around the Earth is tilted by about 5 degrees from the plane of Earth's orbit around the sun.
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Thus, the maximum tidal bulge will usually be either above or below the equator. Sometimes, some places on Earth experience only one of the two tidal bulges in a day, producing only one high tide.


World Red Cross Day celebrated on May 8th USL May 6, 2015 USL StoriesWorld Red Cross Day remembers and recognizes the efforts of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies worldwide. According to the Red Cross website, this day recognizes:“Worldwide efforts to advocate for the relief of human suffering, whether from disease, famine, disaster, or war. OnMay 8, the American Red Cross puts special focus on our programs that keep children healthy and safe around the globe.”The Red Cross provides humanitarian efforts and disaster relief around the world, wherever it is needed. There are millions of Red Cross volunteers.You can celebrate World Red Cross Day and World Red Crescent Day in a variety of ways:Learn more about the Red CrossSupport Red Cross programs and effortsSend a donation to the Red CrossDonate blood todayBecome a Red Cross volunteerThank Red Cross volunteers for their service.Origin of World Red Cross Day:World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day dates back to1922. At that time, the Czechoslovakia Red Cross National Society proclaimed a three-day truce at Easter to promote peace. The goal is to recognize one day every year to advocate for the relief of human suffering from disease, and the humanity of seeing a world free from suffering due to war.May 8th was chosen, as it is the birthday of Henry Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross.Source: American Red Cross website.Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.


Many high school students focus on finding their dream college or university without really knowing what they’d like to do after post-secondary.
Choosing your career in high school is not only mandatory but also allows you to choose the suitable courses that will lead you to your goal. Many colleges and universities choose students who are demonstrating their passion for their chosen industry. This can be clearly seen through your transcripts. Having a career plan in high school not only allows you to take courses that will prepare you for the prerequisites needed to be chosen but will also make your first year more enjoyable because you’ll understand the basics.
Another side of choosing your career in high school is that it allows you a more in-depth look at your chosen industry and you may find it is not for you and that’s ok!
Take this time to understand what your interests are. Is it math, science, technology, engineering, trades, or even the arts? Once you feel something is of interest then walk that pathway. Check out what that job/career entails and then make the decision to go forward or not!
They say it’s not like work when you’re doing something you actually like!
* Remember, post-secondary is very costly, try to choose carefully!


Biblical Principles for Young Children
In the cornerstone years from infancy to kindergarten, we can apply the biblical foundations of human sexuality that we developed in the last chapter to begin to shape the sexual character of our children. Scripture starts to unfold its understanding of sexuality from the very beginning, with Creation. In these cornerstone years, we focus on themes based on a creational understanding of our sexuality; namely, we
- establish that our children are loved beyond measure by their parents and by God, their heavenly Father;
- teach them that God intended the family to be the primary arena for the experience of lifelong loyalty and devotion, and of love and unity;
- develop their trust in God’s law as reliable and good;
- convince them that their physical bodies, their sexual natures, and their capacity for sexual pleasure are all good and are blessings from God.
Some content taken from HOW AND WHEN TO TELL YOUR KIDS ABOUT SEX, by Stan and Brenna Jones. Copyright © 1993, 2007, 2019. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. To purchase books in the GOD’S DESIGN FOR SEX book series, go to www.navpress.com.


Circular Arrow Diagram Template for PowerPoint
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The most commonly circular arrow diagram tells about the connection or relationship between different items of the business flow process. Uniquely designed Eight Step circular arrow diagram template for PowerPoint and Keynote slide is focusing the center of the created circle. By using this style you can simply indicate what thing is your major or important concern. The eight-step circular arrow flow diagram template will be very helpful to illustrate how the business or service can achieve the major task or goal. This creative circular arrow diagram chart template help to boost your productivity and you can penetrate the minds easily with this 8 step circular arrow diagram powerpoint template. Use the simplest circular process cycle diagram template and rock your presentation perfectly. We assure you our stunning eight-step circular arrow diagram template designed by the professionals makes your presentation professional and mind-blowing.
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For R2103 you need two named examples of the following types of weed:
Ephemeral – Senecio vulgaris – Groundsel; Cardamine hirsuta – hairy bittercress
Annual – Chenopodium album – Fat Hen; Galium aparine – Goosegrass
Perennial – Aegopodium podagraria – ground elder; Cirsium arvense – creeping thistle.
You also need to know two weed examples of each of the following situations:
Newly cultivated soil – ephemeral and annual weeds, e.g. Stellaria media and Cardamine hirsuta. The seeds of these weeds are often already in the soil and begin to germinate once exposed to light during cultivation.
Herbaceous perennial borders – ephemerals and annuals can arise, but sometimes perennials, such as, Aegeopodium podagraria and Galium aparine.
Woody perennial planting – the soil may be infrequently cultivated so perennials like brambles, Rubus fruticosus, and Bindweed, Calystegia sepium, may become established.
Lawns – 1. lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria): Returf small areas containing celandine. Plants need two or three applications of weedkillers containing MCPA.
2. Slender speedwell (Veronica filiformis): Little response to lawn weedkillers. Re-seed or returf affected areas of lawn.
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As states continue to labor toward health insurance exchanges, there have been concerns raised regarding the safety of medical and insurance documents stored online. These concerns stem from a provision of the Affordable Care Act that has health care and insurance professionals store consumer information electronically to allow quick and easy access. Electronic storage will be a major part of the coming online insurance exchanges, as it will allow doctors to access important medical information when treating patients. The safety of these documents has been questioned as hackers continue to sow strife in the online world.
In California, more than 300,000 documents have been compromised. These documents were stored on the Internet and contained medical information, Social Security numbers and insurance forms. The sensitive documents were stored on a website by Southern California Medical-Legal Consultants, who believed that only state employees had access to. This belief was proven false, however, when Aaron Titus, a researcher at Identity Finder, an Internet security firm, found the documents through a simple web search.
Fortunately, Titus’ first move was to alert officials that the personal information of thousands was at risk. While moves were made to protect these documents, it is unclear whether others had accessed the information through the same means that Titus had. This has led many to question the overall safety of online storing methods and officials have begun considering acquiring insurance protection against cyber attacks.


A daily glass of OJ reduces risk of stroke by almost 25%
Great news, Uncle Matt’s lovers! Drinking a glass of orange juice each day may cut the risk of deadly strokes by almost a quarter, a major study published by the British Journal of Nutrition reports. Volunteers in the study who consumed a glass of juice a day saw their risk of a brain clot drop by 24%. This is according to the decade plus trial. Researchers in the Netherlands say it’s not just orange juice that has the benefit, other fruit juices also appear to cut the risk.
The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition, the group behind the study, conducts major research investigating the influence of diet on a wide range of illnesses. Scientists at the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment tracked nearly 35,000 men and women ages 20 through 70 for almost 15 years. They examined at how self-reported consumption of fruit juices compared with the numbers of strokes over that period.
The results showed four to eight glasses a week of orange or any other fruit juice cut stroke risk by almost a quarter. Even a glass every other day had significant benefits – lowering risk by 20 per cent. Rates of heart disease were also reduced in regular drinkers, who were 12 to 13 per cent less likely to suffer damaged arteries.
Juice is thought to contain many of the naturally-occurring plant substances found in whole fruit that can protect blood vessels against strokes and other disease.


Uterine cancer and malignant endometrial tumor as a uterine medical concept as dangerous growth bodies in female body attacking reproductive system with 3D illustration elements. (Source: Shutterstock)
Definition of uterine cancer
Uterine cancer (or endometrial carcinoma) is a malignant tumour of the lining of the uterus.
Women in the climacteric period are affected mostly after the menopause. Only about five percent are younger than 40 years old. In Western countries, uterine cancer occurs twice as often as cervical cancer. The rate of new cases per year has increased in recent years–it now stands at 25 in 100,000 women.
Causes of uterine cancer
It is believed that having an elevated oestrogen (estrogen) level for many years stimulates tumour formation; for example, women with cycle disorders, late menopause and hormone replacement therapy have a higher risk than the population average.
Obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes mellitus II increase the tumour risk. It is well known that obesity increases oestrogen production. Any risk linked to the exposure to phytoestrogens (oestrogen-like substances in food) is so far unclear. However, it is thought that hormone therapy with oestrogen increases the risk.
Symptoms of uterine cancer
Early cancers can rarely be noticed in the context of screening. This tumour is noticeable early due to bleeding. Bleeding is always suspicious after the menopause, as is irregular with flesh-coloured discharge. Associated abdominal pain almost always indicates a far advanced, inoperable tumour.
Diagnosis of uterine cancer
To diagnose uterus carcinoma, one of the following is performed:
magnetic resonance imaging,
hysteroscopy (endoscopy of the uterus) or
tissue extraction (curettage)
The diagnosis is confirmed by a scraping of the uterus.


How skills training for women can change communities
Ariane Hegewisch, who co-authored “Pathways to Equity” as well as the 2014 IWPR study “Occupational Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap: A Job Half Done,” knows that in addition to being unfair in principle, those disparities represent a drag on job-creation, innovation, and growth in GDP. Occupational segregation, says Hegewisch, “slows down how much the economy can grow and how quickly you can respond to new opportunities.… It’s as if having occupational segregation means that the economy is under-oiled.”
Women have the lowest representation in middle-skill industries such as construction and engineering, where historical, practical, and social norms have combined to make those occupations the realm of men. Hegewisch discovered, for example, that of all the apprentices in the U.S., fewer than one in ten were women.
Alexandra Torres Galancid, executive director of Southern California–based nonprofit Women In Non Traditional Employment Roles (WINTER), is determined to change that. Placing women in well-paid jobs has a “tremendous” impact, she says. “Not only does it change the children’s lives and the family’s life, it also changes the community, the way women are seen in the community, and what they think they can do with their job.”
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Georgia Tech inventors have developed a microplasma device that serves as an ion source for a mass spectrometer. The microplasma device is used for desorption and ionization of a sample by partially ionizing a gas to form a plasma and then directed on the surface of a sample to desorb molecules. Molecules are ionized by the plasma effluent stream as they leave the surface of the sample can be directed to a mass spectrometer for analysis. The ionized gas can be any pure or mixture of gases including air, argon, helium, or neon. The addition of hydrogen produces high energy vacuum ultraviolet protons that can aid in the desorption/ionization process. This technology is able to work under ambient conditions and is primarily a non-thermal process which minimizes or eliminates damage to the sample. This technology has the ability to analyze a broad range of samples, including skin/cell cultures, liquid samples, or other solid surfaces at a higher resolution than currently exists.
- Can be operated under ambient temperature and pressure
- Higher chemical and spatial resolution than currently exists
- Has the ability to pair mass spectrometry to microscopy
- Can ionize a wide variety of surfaces
- Commercial spectroscopy
- Chemically mapping on any surface
- Surface analysis
- Cancer research
- Drug discovery
- Immune response
Mass spectroscopy is a technique that is used to understand the chemical composition of a sample or compound by analyzing its mass to charge ratio. A sample must be ionized into charged particles and then passed into a mass spectrometer to analyze. Most mass spectrometry devices use electron, ion, and laser beam ion sources, however these approaches can only operate under high vacuum conditions and are not effective under ambient temperature and pressure. Some ionization approaches, such as desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) and plasma torches (PADI), have been used to determine chemical compositions under ambient conditions, but are limited to the mm scale. Therefore, there is a need for a new ion source that can operate under ambient temperature and pressure and can analyze samples at a higher spatial resolution.


Women’s Health Research at Yale (WHRY) is calling on a government committee to revise its report on a coordinated response to the opioid epidemic so that it reflects the unique needs of women.
In a commentary published in the peer-reviewed journal Biology of Sex Differences, WHRY Director Carolyn M. Mazure, Ph.D., and Jill Becker, Ph.D., chair of the Biopsychology Area of the University of Michigan Psychology Department, detailed the laboratory, clinical, and epidemiological evidence showing the need for the report to endorse and encourage the research of sex and gender differences. They argued such data is necessary to generate gender-based interventions that more fully address the opioid epidemic.
“All data must be reported by sex and gender so that gender-specific treatment and prevention strategies derived from this research are provided to practitioners and the public,” the authors said. “We encourage biomedical researchers and clinical care providers, as well as the public, to insist that a successful response to the opioid crisis should highlight the importance of understanding sex and gender differences in the current opioid epidemic.”
Mazure and Becker noted that the draft report of the White House National Science and Technology Council’s Fast-Track Action Committee (FTAC) created to respond to the opioid crisis does include important concerns about maternal and neonatal exposure to opioids. But they said the draft, released in October, overlooks significant and growing data on sex and gender differences in opioid use disorder (OUD). For example, they wrote that women are more likely than men to be prescribed and use opioid analgesics and that females and males experience pain and the effects of opioids differently.
In addition, women more quickly develop addictions after first using addictive substances, and women are more likely than men to relapse after a quit attempt.
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Feb 28, 2020
On February 20, 2020, the EPA announced it is issuing a preliminary regulatory determination for public comment to set an enforceable drinking water standard for two of the most common per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS). This decision was based on the criteria that PFOA and PFOS have an adverse effect on public health, are present in our drinking water at a frequency and concentration that represent a public health concern, and regulation will reduce the health risk to those served by public water supply systems.
The preliminary regulatory determination is the first step in setting a drinking water standard, called as a maximum contaminant level (MCL) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). If an MCL is established, utilities will be required to monitor for these PFOA and PFOS and potentially treat their water to keep concentrations below the standard. It is important to note that this proposed regulation only covers PFOS and PFOA, and not the nearly 5,000 other PFAS compounds.
Additionally, as part of the February 20 decision, EPA proposed not to regulate six additional contaminants, 1,1-dichloroethane, acetochlor, methyl bromide, metolachlor, nitrobenzene, and RDX, which were also on the fourth contaminant candidate list to be considered for regulation.
For additional information regarding this decision, view the EPA news release.


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NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED
This is the most recent and largest of the PSUs. It was set-up in 1987 to implement the nuclear power generation programme on commercial lines by converting the erstwhile Nuclear Power Board into Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). It is responsible for designing, constructing, commissioning and operating all Nuclear Power Reactors in the country. The seven operating reactors have a total installed capacity of 1435 mW and comprise of : two units of 160 mW each at Tarapur near Bombay; two units of 220 mW each at Rawatbhata near Kota in Rajasthan; two units of 235 mW each at Kalpakkam near Madras, and one unit of 235 mW at Narora in Uttar Pradesh. Excepting Tarapur units, which are of the Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) type, all others are of the PHWR Type. While the Rajasthan Reactors were set-up with the assistance of Canada, all subsequent reactors are of indigenous design and construction.
Several more 235 mW PHWRs are in various stages of construction. The second unit at Narora is nearing completion and is expected to become critical during 1990?91. Construction of two reactors at Kakrapar near Surat in Gujarat is also in an advanced stage and the first of these is also expected to be commissioned during 1991?92. Work is in progress on four more reactors two each at Kaiga in Karnataka and Rawatbhata in Rajasthan, which are expected to be completed during 1995?96.
As regards future power reactors advance action has been initiated on four more 235 mW units and four PHWR units of 500 mW each. Detailed design and engineering of the 500 mW PHWR units are also being done in house by NPCIL. To meet the growing demand for electricity in southern region, it has also been decided to set-up two 1,000 mW VVWR units (of the Pressurised Water Reactor type) in Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu, with Soviet assistance.
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If you have hearing aids, then you should know that keeping them in great condition means performing preventative maintenance. Preventative maintenance ensures cleanliness and keeps the aids working well for years. And there are some tools that you can buy to help you with your maintenance tasks.
Hearing Aid Dehumidifier
Hearings aids are small electronic instruments that should not be exposed to moisture. While it may be easy to simply take out the aids when bathing, you cannot prevent them from being exposed to sweat. Rainwater can also get into the ear when outside and moisture can even gather on the hearing aids when the humidity is high outdoors. And when the aids do get wet, the water can work its way into the battery compartment and cause corrosion.
To help eliminate moisture, purchase a device called a hearing aid dehumidifier. This device is meant for storage at night and it works as a dryer to get rid of any water or sweat that has built up on the aids during the day.
The storage boxes work in a few different ways. Electronic models are ones that work a lot like home dehumidifier units. Air passes through the unit where moisture is removed from the air and stored in a collection chamber. Other models use simple desiccants that absorb the moisture from the environment within the storage box.
When using your dehumidifier, make sure to open the battery compartment and remove the battery before placing the hearing aid inside. This is wise since the compartment is where water can become trapped and cause the most damage.
Cleaning Tool Kit
Typically, your hearing aids should be lightly buffed with a clean cloth every day to remove dust, pollen, and ear wax. And a deeper cleaning should be performed at least once a week. You cannot simply use normal tools to clean the aids because they contain many small holes where household tools will not fit. So, you want to get yourself a small hearing aid cleaning tool kit. These kits come with small brushes, wax removers, and pipe cleaners that are meant to get into the small openings within the aids.
Use the brushes in the tool kit to remove loose wax and then use the short wax cleaners in the vent openings. The pipe cleaners can be used for any deep vents or spaces within the hearing aid.
If you are unsure of the best way to use your tools, make an appointment with your audiologist who can show you about appropriate use. Reach out to a professional to learn more about hearing aid maintenance.


Incredible Benefit Of Exercise Regularly Ideas. Other benefits of regular exercise. One study asked 26 healthy men and women who normally.
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Exercise And A Good Healthy Diet Go Hand In Hand To Realise The Full Benefits.
Exercise improves cognitive function in people of all ages. The effects of exercise on mood are so powerful that choosing to exercise (or not) even makes a difference over short periods. One study asked 26 healthy men and women who normally.
Exercise Helps With Smoking Cessation.
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Exercise Controls Weight Exercise Can Help Prevent Excess Weight Gain Or Help Maintain Weight Loss.
Reduce your risk of heart. Exercise regularly has been shown to many health benefits, both physically and mentally. Here are the top 10 ways regular exercise benefits your body and brain.
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What are Dental Bridges?
A bridge is a kind of prosthesis — an artificial replacement part — that fills the gap left by a missing tooth and is supported by the surrounding healthy teeth. In dental terminology, the artificial replacement tooth is called a “pontic” (from the French word “pont” meaning bridge). The neighboring healthy teeth — called abutments — support the pontic from either side. The completed prosthesis spans the gap in your teeth just like a bridge over a canyon.
The teeth that will become the abutments must be prepared to support the pont by being crowned or “capped.” This procedure is performed in the same manner as if the teeth needed crowns due to tooth decay or damage.
The outer layer of enamel on the abutment teeth is stripped so that the crown completely covers them while still looking lifelike and preserving the appearance of your mouth. Three connected crowns will be placed to replace one missing tooth, one on either side of the gap in your smile (the abutments) with a pontic in the empty space between.
Building a Bridge
As detailed above, if you are missing one tooth, your bridge will need three crowns: two to cover the abutment teeth on either side of the gap left by the missing tooth and one in between. This configuration is known as a three-unit bridge.
If several teeth are missing, more crowns and more abutment teeth will be required to support the bridge. Your dentist calculates this number by considering how many teeth are missing, the size, length and stability of the abutment tooth roots, and the location in the mouth where the bridge is being placed.
Therefore, if you are missing three teeth, four abutment teeth may be necessary, thereby creating a seven-tooth bridge. Engineering and designing the bridge requires Dr. Hess to have an understanding of the biology of the tooth-supporting gum and bone tissue as well as how to replace teeth.
Dental Bridges in Charlotte, NC
If you are in the Charlotte, NC area and would like to discuss tooth replacement options with Dr. Hess or even just have a routine teeth cleaning, call 704.240.5045 or schedule online with us today.


Dentistry procedures require several tools that help hygienists and dentists diagnose or treat oral issues. In addition, some dental tools are helpful in a wide range of dental procedures.
Which Oral Procedures Do Dental Forceps Cover?
• Grasping and holding
• Delicate Tissue grasping
• To remove something from inner parts
All our instruments are sharp, robust, and durable. Plus, there are several variations of them available to meet the multiple requirements of dentists and complex dental procedures. Our instruments are crafted by skilled craftsmen, ensuring the design is ergonomic and prevents complications like hand-strain to the user. So, these dental tools aid in holding or grasping the soft tissues in an atraumatic manner.
The dental forceps in the shape of tweezers are primarily designed to grasp the delicate tissues or hold the oral structures. Best of all, they have a self-opening mechanism to ensure the best control for the users in dental surgeries.
Besides this, the tissue forceps are ideal for manipulating and grasping delicate tissues in oral procedures. There are plenty of sizes, patterns, and styles available. Other than that, the hemostatic forceps have a similar shape to scissors. Therefore, they are perfect for securing, grasping, and applying traction to objects in oral procedures. In addition, the hemostats are reliable because they comprise a ratchet locking mechanism while clamping objects. Another main function of this hemostatic instrument is to control the blood flow or fluid by compressing the tubular structures and blood vessels.
We manufacture Dental Forceps with top-class German stainless steel to ensure durability, corrosion-free, heat-resistance, lightweight, and longer lifespan. However, all instruments in GerDentUSA fulfill the requirements of dentistry and deliver the best healthcare to patients. Indeed, the results of oral surgeries will be taken to another level after purchasing the right dental instruments from us.
So, have a look at our variety of available dental forceps to choose the perfect one for your clinic. And that's not all; we also deliver surgical instruments to your doorstep.


Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Here is more data on how chemo and radiation make your cancer worse.
“…tumors to recruit stem cells from bone and convert them into cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) that facilitate tumor progression…”
Research could lead to new therapeutic targets for suppressing tumor growth
Published on October 21, 2016 at 1:17 AM ·
A new study has identified a mechanism used by tumors to recruit stem cells from bone and convert them into cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) that facilitate tumor progression. This work, which pinpoints the specific biochemical pathways and cell signaling molecules involved in these processes, could lead to new therapeutic targets for suppressing tumor growth, as discussed in an article in Stem Cells and Development, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers (http://www.liebertpub.com/).
A team of researchers from China, led by Xue Yang and Xiong-Zhi Wu, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, and Tianjin Medical University and General Hospital, describe their results in the article entitled “bFGF Promotes Migration and Induces Cancer-associated Fibroblasts Differentiation of Mouse Bone Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Promote Tumor Growth (http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/scd.2016.0217).” The authors show that breast cancer cells use basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) signaling to help them attract bone mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and induce their conversion into CAFs. They present evidence of the pro-tumor effects of stem cell recruitment and CAFs, primarily through their effects on the tumor microenvironment.
“Here we have for the first time a mechanistic underpinning of how a tumor might recruit MSCs and induce their conversion to cancer-associated fibroblasts which then facilitate tumor progression,” says Editor-in-Chief Graham C. Parker, PhD, The Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI. “The crucial role of bFGF signaling provides not only a greater understanding of the process, but also suggests therapeutic targets.”
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., Publishers