Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), also known as COVID and the coronavirus, is a contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The data dashboard has been created by the Frictionless Data team and it's open for contributing for anyone who is interested. The main COVID-19 data resources we use for this project are Our World in Data core data and Excess Mortality research.
The main three core metrics we track: total deaths, total cases, and all the vaccination shots taken (worldwide):
Here is a timeline of the worldwide deaths caused by the COVID-19 pandemic:
The new cases data is less reliable as cases registration really depends on the testing volume and methodology:
The vaccination campaign had been started around January 2021; this chart shows all the shots taken:
Here is a summary of the key pandemic data:
The purpose of this site is to display analyzed COVID-19 data in a helpful way. On the homepage, you can find summary data for total counts of death, case numbers, and vaccinations from around the world. There are also separate pages displaying similar data but for specific world regions and countries, as well as displaying calculated data like excess mortality and rolling immunity. This site is build on the open source Frictionless Livemark tool, and all data collection information is freely shared on the data collection page. Additionally, all source code for the data visualisations can be found on the GitHub repository. Finally, this is a community project, and anyone is welcome to contribute!


Definition: Liquid assets are resources used by all market participants that can be easily converted into cash without losing their value. Typical examples are banknotes, checking accounts, and government bonds.
What Does Liquid Assets Mean?
What is the definition of liquid assets? A liquid asset enables a firm or an individual to have access to cash immediately. Cash is by definition liquid, which explains why the forex market is widely considered as the most liquid exchange market globally with more than 5 trillion of dollars being exchanged on a daily basis.
Moreover, liquid assets have a relatively stable market price and do not fluctuate sharply, ceteris paribus. On an individual basis, a checking or a savings account is a liquid asset because it provides access to cash instantly with a money withdrawal. Also, in some countries, gold and silver are also considered sources of liquidity.
Let’s look at an example.
George holds 3,000 shares of different companies that operate in the technology and the construction sector. He has a well-diversified portfolio with an asset allocation of 35% equities, 55% government bonds and 10% real estate, and he can have access to the value of his assets as soon as he decides to sell them.
A month ago, George was in need for cash for his daughter’s school expenses. Because the market was rallying for a few days, George saw a potential to sell some of his stocks and realize a large profit. So, he sold 250 shares of a construction company for $145 while he had bought them for $100. So, he made an instant profit of 250 x $45 = $11,250 minus fees and commissions, and he covered his need for cash.
Contrast this with George’s real estate investment. He would not be able to instantly convert his real estate into cash because it takes time to find the right buyer, agree on a price, and close the transaction. Real estate is not as liquid as securities are.
Generally, anything that can be easily sold and converted into currency is considered liquid. For example, in some high turning industries inventory is considered liquid because it is sold so readily. Some other examples include: accounts receivable, treasury bills, and cash equivalents.
Define Liquid Assets: A liquid asset means a resource that is readily an easily converted into cash or currency.


Indigenous Geography.net is a website dedicated to bring indigenous and non-indigenous geographers together who believe that geography should be done “for and by the people of an area”. It notes that maps have been important tools for colonization, so this site attempts to use maps to decolonize indigenous communities.
When you read the mission statement, you might think that the goal is to redraw maps until our geography is completely unrecognizable, but as you read more about the associations that contribute to the site, you realize that they want to provide service to indigenous geographers and communities, create partnerships with indigenous communities and explore ethical issues pertaining to research and geography vis-à-vis indigenous communities.
As an ecological topic, I think it aligns well with module 4.
The First People’s Language Maps of B.C. site is a wonderfully interractive series of maps showing the 203 language groups that are in B.C. The series of maps shows both contemporary languages and “sleeping” languages or languages that do not have any active speakers. It also shows the level of connectivity of each Band, which would be helpful for educators planning on-line programmes or for governments trying to ensure equal access. They provide information about each band and language group and contact numbers. One of the maps describes art initiatives all over the province. The Community Champions link describes people who are active in promoting language, culture and art throughout the province. The site was begun with the support of the First People’s Heritage Language Culture Council and the Ministry of Education in B.C. In order to be responsive to new information it is constinuously being updated to ensure accuracy. The sites are a great resource for language preservation and certainly bring home the complexity of the language and culture landscape throughout British Columbia. For the elementary classsroom, it offers a great perspective on First Nations culture throughout the province.
Being a well respected elder and member of the Mi’Kimaq First Nations Community in Nova Scotia, Dr. Daniel Paul has created a website that he hopes will educate all on the “history, hopes, and aspirations of First Nation’s Peoples”.
In doing so, he has collected an array of resources and historical documents and presents them in digital format. Maps, drawings, paintings, and historical recall of events are all the various types of resources that can be found on the website.


Earlier this week, the White House released a science-driven plan for drug policy reform -- one with “evidence-based reforms” that treat the drug problem as a public health matter.
“Drug policy reform should be rooted in neuroscience -- not political science,” says Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) director Gil Kerlikowske. “It should be a public health issue, not just a criminal justice issue. That’s what a 21st century approach to drug policy looks like. ”
In 2007, illicit drug use cost taxpayers more than $193 billion in lost productivity, healthcare, and criminal justice costs. According to the White House blog:
This policy underscores what we all know to be true: we cannot arrest or incarcerate our way out of the drug problem.
The President’s 2014 budget requests $1.4 billion more for treatment and prevention programs compared to 2012 -- the largest requested increase in at least two decades -- citing how every dollar spent on treatment saves four dollars in health care costs and seven dollars in public safety costs.
The National Drug Control Strategy [pdf] promises to reflect on scientific research by:
The report, however, does not tackle the issue of recent marijuana legalization under some state laws.
[White House blog via PopSci, PLOS]
Image: National Institute of Drug Abuse
This post was originally published on Smartplanet.com


The ultrasound scan is a medical non-invasive diagnostic procedure for clinical investigation. An ultrasound machine generates a non-radioactive mechanical sound wave of a higher frequency inaudible to the human ear from a transducer(Probe) made up of piezoelectric crystals. The wave penetrates through various tissues of the human body at different velocities due to the difference in densities of every tissue. As a results, the reflected sound waves(echoes) is received by the probe at different velocities. The difference in velocities is used by a computerized algorithm to generate a corresponding gray scale real time image. A trained sonographer or radiologist interprets the image and reports on the diagnostic findings.
Ultrasound scan do not have any adverse health effects on patients unlike X-Rays which are ionization radiation with well documented adverse effects.
The Department undertake these examinations.
Patients can check gestation age, foetal sex determination with 100% accuracy, foetal weight, presentation, liquor and umbilical artery doppler. At 20 weeks of gestation, anomaly scan is done to rule out any gross congenital anomaly.
Patients can check for fibroids, Polyps, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome(PCOS), Premature Ovarian Failure(POF), Uterine Adenomyosis, and many gynecological pathologies.
Liver, kidneys, gastrointestinal, peritoneal, spleen and general abdominal examination.
Specifically for prostate, urinary bladder and kidneys.
Breast, scrotal, thyroid, and superficial organs.
Our services are available from Monday to Friday 8:00am-5pm and on Saturdays from 8:0am to 12pm.


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adjective. ['ɪˈfɛmɝəl'] lasting a very short time.
- ephemerus (Latin)
- ἐφήμερος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
Rhymes with Ephemeral
How do you pronounce ephemeral?
Pronounce ephemeral as ɪˈfɛmərəl.
US - How to pronounce ephemeral in American English
UK - How to pronounce ephemeral in British English
Sentences with ephemeral
In regards to the second point, the Dadaists emphasized the fleeting and ephemeral character of the art object.
Quotes about ephemeral
1. Success is very ephemeral. You depend entirely on the desire of others, which makes it difficult to relax.
- Eva Green
2. Never can the innate power of a work be hidden or locked away. A work of art can be forgotten by time; it can be forbidden and rejected but the elemental will always prevail over the ephemeral.
- Stefan Zweig
3. In the 1960s when the recording studio suddenly really took off as a tool, it was the kids from art school who knew how to use it, not the kids from music school. Music students were all stuck in the notion of music as performance, ephemeral. Whereas for art students, music as painting? They knew how to do that.
- Brian Eno


How to Prepare IELTS Speaking ?by pardeep g. IELTS Coaching In Dwarka
It may sound like a clear point, but there are so many students who go to IELTS-speaking tests, do not know what to expect.
The speech test is divided into three parts and it stays between 11-14 minutes in total.
Part 1 will take 4-5 minutes and you will be asked about yourself and your family, your work or study, your hometown, your family or your hobbies. This part is created to help you relax and talk naturally about familiar topics.
In Part 2 you will be given a card with a subject on it. The card will also have a list of points that you must talk about. You will have 1 minute to read the cards, make notes and think about what you are going to say. Then you have to talk about that topic in about 1-2 minutes. When you are talking, the tester will not help you in any way or will not ask you any question.
Part 3 is the most conceptual piece of spoken test and students often consider it to be the most challenging. The tester will ask you questions related to that topic, which you talked about in Part 2 and this part is between 4-5 minutes. The tester can test your ability to talk about past, present or future, give your opinion, talk about fictional situations, compare or contrast someone else's opinion.
Students have to improve their speaking skill to score well in IELTS Speaking. You can improve it by Best IELTS Coaching in Dwarka. IELTS Coaching in Dwarka is the best podium to make your dreams true. Know What the Examiner Wants, It is necessary that you understand how exams are marked.
The four notation criteria are:
1. Flow and reconciliation
3. Grammatical boundary and accuracy
4. PronouncedEach criterion is counted to 25% of your mark and you will be marked on 9 band scale. Flow refers to your ability to speak easily without any unnatural pause. Consistency means that for the examiner how easy it is to understand what you mean. A lexical resource refers to your ability to use a wide range of both proper and accurate vocabulary.
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Fingerplays For Preschoolers
Fingerplays for preschoolers and teaching young ones involve the use of ‘finger puppets’, your ‘fingers’ or ‘gloves’ that include different characters or prop items being part of the song or story you are presenting to the preschool classroom or to other young children.
Finger plays involve some sort of hand or finger movements or other fun actions that go along with the pre k song or fingerplay activity that the preschoolers or kindergarten kids can observe or try and imitate while they learn.
Pre School Fingerplays Samples:
Examples of finger plays for kids are seen on the left of this page and include activities and action songs like; “Farmer Brown’s Red Apples”, ” My Baby BumbleBee Song“, “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” and others which we will continue to add.
These fingerplays for preschoolers and their movements get pre k children using the small muscles of their hands and fingers and help children to develop or improve their fine motor skills and hand eye coordination skills.
As with other stories and preschool songs for kids, there is usually some sort of educational aspect or ‘life lesson’ to learn from the fingerplays and their song lyrics.
There are a variety of finger puppets and hand puppets that can be made or can be purchased online to use in educating your young kids and preschoolers with these fun story ideas and fingerplays for preschoolers. These finger puppets and hand puppets help the pre k children and young children to focus and keep their attention on the message of the song or finger play story.
The bottom line is that preschool finger plays are fun and children and preschoolers really enjoy watching and learning from these unique action songs and lessons. We have a variety of these teaching ideas throughout this section of this children’s preschool website below and at the links on the left hand side in the navigation area.
Preschool Finger Plays with Hand Motions & Actions for Kids:
Finger Plays for Infants and Toddlers
Finger Plays and Songs for Babies
Two Little Butterflies Finger Play
Here is the Beehive Finger Play Song


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Feedlots and the EnvironmentBy Don Comis
July 8, 2003
An experimental feedlot in Bushland, Texas, is one of a very few fitted with devices that measure runoff flow from the cattle pens and sample it for nitrogen, phosphorus and pathogens. Commercial feedlots store runoff in holding ponds that normally prevent it from contaminating waterways.
The study, by Agricultural Research Service animal scientist Andy Cole and colleagues at the ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory in Bushland and Texas A&M University, is aimed at finding ways to minimize the amount of nutrients in runoff and eliminate pathogens. The excess nutrients are a waste of money to feedlots and pose a risk if the holding ponds should fail. The scientists are also concerned that feedlot dust, runoff and manure might carry pathogens to nearby crops.
Cole is monitoring how much nitrogen is escaping from manure into the air as ammonia gas. Ammonia washed from the atmosphere in rain can harm natural ecosystems by overfertilizing them with nitrogen. Also, it can combine with others gases to produce particles small enough to be inhaled, potentially causing human health problems.
To study ammonia emissions from manure, ARS soil scientist Richard Todd of the Bushland lab simulates feedlot surfaces by packing manure in 8-inch-deep, 33-foot-diameter circles outdoors. He places a 10-foot-tall tower in the center of each circle, with collectors at various heights to capture ammonia.
Initial results show that decreasing the protein fed to cattle in feedlots from 13 to 11.5 percent might decrease daily ammonia emissions by about 20 percent. But that may be possible only near the end of animals' feedlot stay, to preserve weight gains.
Future studies will look at methane emissions from manure. The objective of the experimental feedlot is to find cost-effective ways to improve feedlots environmentally.
More information about this research can be found in the July 2003 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.
ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency.


Jargon makes me crazy–mostly because it causes miscommunication if all parties in the conversation don’t understand the terms being used.
Sometimes there’s no way around it so I want to explain some concepts so we’re all on the same page.
In order to understand the Cecil County Public Schools budget or any governmental budget for that matter, it helps to know a few terms (I apologize in advance to anyone with expertise in finance and accounting. The definitions below are for the “rest of us.”):
- Operating budget
- Funding for the day-to-day functioning of the school system, including salaries and benefits, utilities, transportation, and instructional materials like books
- Capital budget
- Small capital–Funding for projects like systems upgrades that are too expensive to be covered in the operating budget and are generally only funded by the county.
- Large capital–Funding for major renovations and construction projects where the total cost is shared between the county and state.
- Fund balance–Money remaining in the operating budget after all other expenses have been met.
Let me add one more term to our list:
- Maintenance of effort (MOE)
- A Maryland law that requires each county to provide at least as much funding per student as was provided in the prior year. Originally established in 1984 and updated several times since then, the law sets the minimum funding a county can provide to its school system. MOE is not a funding formula for an adequate school system. In fact, the state of Maryland has formed a commission to determine appropriate formulas for education funding because the current formula has been deemed to be insufficient. (Called the Kirwan Commission, no recommendations for funding have yet been made.)
I need to make this clear–funding a school system at maintenance of effort is the budgetary equivalent of the much-maligned participation trophy. In fact, state approval is required to fund below MOE.
No one funding at maintenance of effort (or just slightly higher) is a champion of education.
What does this all mean?
In my last article I shared my initial shock and disappointment with the county executive’s proposed budget for FY 2019. Now that I’ve explained some of the jargon, future articles will dive into questions that have been asked about the budget as well as questions that should be asked about the budget.


Proportional Navigation is a principle used in guided missile technology and space navigation systems to predict and maintain an intercept course towards a target. Originating from the field of Aeronautical Engineering, a branch of Physics, this tutorial will walk you through its associated calculations, real-world applications, and noteworthy facts about this intriguing subject.
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The fundamental formula used in Proportional Navigation is given as:
This formula and the concept of Proportional Navigation has been refined over time by researchers and scientists in the field of Aeronautical Engineering and Physics, particularly those working on missile guidance and space navigation systems. This subject is also relevant to fields like Aerospace Engineering and Defence Technology.
The formula and principles of Proportional Navigation are extensively used in missile guidance systems, where the aim is to predict and intercept the path of a moving target effectively. The same principles are also applied in space navigation systems to adjust and maintain the course of spacecrafts in outer space.
John C. Houbolt, an American aerospace engineer at NASA Langley Research Center, was instrumental in the development of spacecraft navigation systems. While Houbolt did not specifically work on Proportional Navigation, his work on trajectory calculations and orbital mechanics paved the way for advancements in space navigation.
Understanding Proportional Navigation is critical in the field of Aeronautical Engineering and Physics. Its application and development have played a substantial role in advancing defense technology and space exploration. As we continue to explore the realms of outer space, the principles of Proportional Navigation will remain central to our efforts.
You may also find the following Physics calculators useful.


What is music therapy?
effect of music on our bodies well known for many years, but what about looking at music as a factor that has healing power? In this article we will have glimpse of music therapy as an alternative medicine.
History of music therapy
For understanding when was music therapy discovered, we must backward to the Aristotle and Plato age, when music used to be treatment for some illnesses. But officially in 20th century music was formed as reliable remedy for WWI wounded soldiers, there for, scientists attracted to the music therapy subject and first music therapy course was established in 1944 Michigan university. Then musictherapy association was founded in 1950 and international music therapy federation has been organizing since 1985.
Music and rehabilitation
Music can be helpful for rehabilitation of the people who are suffering from autism or learning disabilities by stimulation of that part of brain where other noises can’t reach. Rhythmic melodies can develop auditory accuracy, improve attention and finally develop speaking skills.
Methods of music therapy
There are two general methods available for Musictherapy, active and receptive. In receptive way, patients listen to live or recorded music to arouse their emotional and mental reactions. In the other hand playing, singing or dancing is the main part of treatment in active method.
Effect of music on human health have been proven and specialists believe that it can be helpful in the position of the cure for some brain disabilities and illnesses, so, the music is more than just harmonics sounds that we hear.
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Finding Initial Speed and Final Velocity of a Horizontal Projection
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An object is thrown horizontally from the top of a building at a height of 32.5 m above the ground, it hits the ground 65m from the base of the building. What is the initial speed? What is the velocity just before it hits the ground?© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com May 24, 2023, 1:33 pm ad1c9bdddf
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This solution uses the equations for the y-direction y=(1/2)at^2 + v(initial)t + y(initial) and the x-direction x = (1/2)at^2 + v(initial)t + x(initial). Calculation, answers and a diagram are included.


Physical activity has always been attributed with a favorable effect on human health. In recent years, the evidence for a positive impact of physical activity also on mental health, as well as for its neurobiological mechanisms, has been accumulated. Physical exercises cause an intensification of neurogenesis, mainly associated with increased production of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and exert an anti-inflammatory effect on the immune system. These phenomena as well as a motivation for taking exercise show an association with polymorphism of the BDNF gene. Studies on the effect of physical activity on psychological status included various groups of patients. Physical exercises caused a decrease of depressive symptoms and also a decrease of negative and positive symptoms in schizophrenia. In schizophrenia patients such exercises resulted in an improvement of cognitive functions. In patients with symptoms of dementia, physical activity brought about an amelioration of cognitive functions, reduced behavioral disorders, improved level of independent functioning and regulates sleep. Physical activity can be also a protective factor for the development of dementia in the high-risk population. Physical exercises improved a number of sleep parameters in primary insomnia. In addictions to psychoactive substances, the exercise is important both for primary prevention as well as for reducing symptoms of withdrawal and for prolonging the abstinence. The data obtained so far allow to consider physical activity as a valuable and safe method, complementary to pharmacotherapy in many psychiatric disorders.


Can the redefinition of gender roles contribute to sustainability?
It has been suggested that the gendered division of roles within society, in the professional sphere but especially in the domestic sphere, leads us to grossly undervalue activities that are essential both to production and to reproduction, limiting the ability of both women and men to flourish and leading us to underestimate the value of "social investment".
Indeed, societies have valued and rewarded lifestyles and attitudes generally associated with men (such as competitiveness, a willingness to put in long work hours, etc.), and have undervalued activities traditionally associated with women (such as those linked to the "care" economy, but also household responsibilities).
However, many of the social innovations that will be key to succeeding in the transition to sustainability depend on the latter. Revaluing them -- and at the same time, freeing men and women from the gendered division of activities and expectations -- may be key for such a transition to succeed.
- How can the persistent inequalities between women and men be addressed?
- How can the linkages between more inclusive societies and a more sustainable use of resources be recognized in the EU's equal treatment and social inclusion policies?
- How can we better acknowledge the crucial role of men in building gender equality as equal partners with women?
|BACKGROUND PAPER by conference rapporteur: Gender, Sustainabilities and Change by Jeff Hearn|
|Presentation to EU5P conference: Gender, Sustainabilities and Change by Jeff Hearn|
|The Role of Men in Gender Equality : European strategies and insights,report prepared for the European Commission, DG Justice - Unit D2 Gender equality, December 2012|
|Gender and Sustainable Development: Maximizing the economic, social and environmental role of Women, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris: OECD Publishing, 2008|
|Sustainability and Inequality in Human Development, by Eric Neumayer, United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Reports, Research Paper 2011/04, November 2011|
|Reflecting on men and social policy: Contemporary critical debates and implications for social policy, Jeff Hearn for Critical Social Policy|
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IC2944 is a large HII region (star forming cloud) in the southern constellation of Centaurus. The bright blue star in the upper right is Lambda Centauri, one of the brightest stars in the southern sky.The cluster of hot blue stars to the right of center are illuminating the gases of IC2944 and causing it to glow in the red and magenta light of excited hydrogen. The compact black objects adjacent to the bright blue stars are called Thackeray's Globules named for the astronomer A.D. Thackeray who described these in 1950. Thackeray Globules are similar to Bok Globules which are compact dark structures first described by the astronomer Bart Bok (1906-1983) in the 1940's. Bok Globules are small dark clouds of gas and dust that are found in HII regions and typically have a mass of about 10 to 50 solar masses. They often span a region of about one light year across. Their contents are predominantly molecular hydrogen, carbon oxides and helium but also contain about small amounts (1%) of silicate dust. Infrared observations in the 1990's detected the existence of protostars within the dense confines of Bok globules confirming the hypothesis of Bok, who strongly believed that these globules represented cocoons of starbirth. The larger Bok Globules seen in the image are about 1.4 light years across and contain enough mass to make 15 suns.


Global warming, or climate change, is a subject that shows no sign of cooling down. Global warming has been a very controversial topic during the last few years, which can be seen in many news broadcasts around the world. Ice caps are melting and changing the environment for plants and animals. It is a topic many people feel strongly about, including myself. I feel that global warming is a threat to our world’s future and steps need to be taken to ensure our futures are bright in all aspects of life.
The first step to reduce global warming is to stop the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is the effect burning fossil fuels has on the world. To lessen these effects you can switch to clean energy. You can do this by unplugging electronics when you are done using them and by switching to solar powered devices. This is an important step towards stopping global warming, or at least slowing it down. Traveling green is another way to stop burning fossil fuels. The concept traveling green is basically traveling in way that doesn’t effect the world negatively.
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To travel greenly you can walk, roller-blade, or bike. Give your car a break every once and awhile and help the earth stay healthy. This is a very easy way to ensure the earths’ future is positive. Lastly you can watch your water use in everyday life. Watching your water use is easier than you may think. Even little changes like turning off the water while you’re brushing your teeth can help. A bigger way to help is too buy low flow shower heads[a] and washing loads of laundry in cold water instead of hot[b].
Be green and help the earth! In conclusion I believe over time global warming can be reversed over a long period of time. Although global warming can not be reversed immediately taking steps to reverse it are also good. Things such as lessening your water, traveling in cars, and electronic use help reverse effects. Lessening these effects is easier than you may think. Take the stand and be green. Site used: http://www. EPA. Gob/challenging/ kids/solutions/actions/water-use. HTML Global warming essay By roulettes


Dr. Pablo Borboroglu was destined to study penguins. Growing up in Argentina he was raised on his grandmother’s stories of childhood trips to the Patagonian coast, meandering along dirt roads in a horse-drawn wagon for the chance to see the penguins. Intrigued and inspired, Pablo’s career began to take shape around protecting these endearing animals. Penguins even led Pablo to his wife, who he first met on a remote island research site; she was studying sea lions while he, naturally, was researching penguins.
In 1998, Pablo discovered a tiny penguin colony in Patagonia —home to only six pairs of penguins. Reckless beach-goers and fishermen had all but destroyed the colony, leaving piles of trash and burning down bushes where penguins nest. By this time, Pablo had founded the conservation organization, the Global Penguin Society (GPS). GPS considers no penguin colony too small to protect. Working with landowners and the local government, GPS helped designate the area as a legally protected wildlife refuge. Subsequently, as the garbage was collected and a small, responsible ecotourism operation was established, the colony returned to nest again.
Years later, Pablo’s success in protecting penguin habitat increased a thousand-fold. In July 2015, UNESCO approved a proposal developed by GPS and the government of Argentina to create a massive biosphere reserve along the coast of Patagonia called “Blue Patagonia.” Roughly the size of Belgium and stretching 24 miles offshore, Blue Patagonia will ensure the protection of 40% of the global population of Magellanic penguins.
That Pablo chose to dedicate his career to penguins is extremely fortunate to the conservation of these fascinating birds. With the mounting effects of climate change, marine pollution, and poor fisheries management, 60% of the world’s penguins are threatened or endangered. Fortunately, Pablo and GPS are making the vital strides in research, education, and marine management necessary for the survival of all eighteen penguin species around the world.
Penguins have greatly enriched Pablo’s life, and he in turn has become one of their most exceptional and effective defenders. He can’t help it, it’s destiny.
Learn more about the Global Penguin Society’s work to protect penguins.


A New study reveals that Burmese Python might be the culprit behind the loss of other smaller animals at Everglade’s National Park. Two years ago, it can’t be proven.
According to the news report, The Miami Herald, the study confirms biologists doubts on the python’s effects on small mammals.
Researchers had verified two years ago, that as the python population rose, the number of small mammals dropped but they couldn’t prove that one caused the other.
The study published this week helps shine light to the possible connection.
As part of the study, 26 rabbits were fitted with tracking devices and let loose in the park in 2012. At first, they settled in, started breeding, and seemed to thrive, a University of Florida biologist Robert McCleery told the paper.
But as temperatures got hotter, the rabbits started to disappear.
According to the study, the pythons had started eating the rabbits faster than they could reproduce and even faster than scientists expected.
McCleery said that 77 percent of the rabbits were eaten by pythons.
While the study does help shine light on its possible effects on small mammals, McCleery is careful not to say the results show pythons are behind the decline of all other small mammals in the park.
How the study helps when it comes to managing the snakes is still not clear.


LE HAVRE, France — Strange objects in the sky just keep coming! This time, scientists say it’s not a balloon. Instead, a tiny asteroid streaked across Earth’s atmosphere in the early morning hours over Europe. Luckily, no one had to shoot this rocky visitor from space out of the sky!
Landscape photographer Gijs de Reijke captured the stunning image around 3 a.m. local time on Monday, Feb. 13 near his home in the Netherlands. The tiny asteroid, also called a meteoroid, was only about three feet wide when it struck Earth’s atmosphere.
This meteoroid, Sar2667, lit up the night sky like a fireball as it streaked towards the coast of France. If any fragments of the space rock survive, scientists call those pieces meteorites. Gijs de Reijke shared the amazing find on his Twitter page.
“It was as bright as it looks in the images. Colors are realistic. Very happy the shot turned out the way it did!” the photographer and geography teacher writes.
Asteroid Sar2667, about a meter in diameter, was expected to fall near the French city of Le Havre at 02:59h UTC. I drove to a photogenic spot close to home in the south of the Netherlands to capture it, just as the sky cleared.#asteroid #meteor @IMOmeteors @apod pic.twitter.com/MNZofhkrd7
— Gijs de Reijke (@GijsDeReijke) February 13, 2023
This marks just the seventh time astronomers detected a meteor before it collided with the Earth. In November 2022, scientists discovered a meteor heading for Earth just hours before it landed in Canada.


A Solstice View on Water and Ethics
The solstice reminds us that the long, warm days of summer will start getting shorter and shorter. What happened to those hopeful days of Spring? How is it possible that on this first official day of summer (here in the northern hemisphere), summer suddenly seems finite?
We feel we need more time, but what we really need is a strategy for making best use of those precious summer days before they disappear. Here's the analogy I'm suggesting: Just as the Solstice reminds us that summer is finite, climate change reminds us that natural ecosystems have limits. Our rivers are getting "shorter" and no longer reaching the sea.
We need strategies to bring our rivers, lakes and aquifers back to health. But in contrast to the pipe dream of an endless summer, there really are ways to regenerate rivers and develop sustainable urban water systems. In fact, there are lots of ways, depending on our values and priorities: Do rivers have rights? Should we treat water as a commons? What about the values of traditional and Indigenous Peoples?
Developing the right water strategies hinges on clarifying our values, so our strategies move us in a direction we want to go. But there's still another important step: Once we sort our often conflicting and overlapping values into a tidy hierarchical set of value principles, we need to "reflect" on whether the values we feel are so important are actually the right ones! This is where ethics can serve as a decision-support tool, helping us organize our values and select the right strategies and actions to support those values.
By clarifying our values and reflecting on what's really important, we can make better decisions about water, and put those long summer days to good use too!


While most teachers believe in the importance of holding high expectations for students, many appear to fall short of doing so in practice, according to new nationwide survey of educators.
The survey, published by MetLife Inc., found that nearly nine in 10 teachers and principals (86 percent and 89 percent, respectively) believe that setting high expectations for students can have a major impact on student achievement. Eighty-four percent of teachers also said they have confidence in their ability to help all of their students succeed academically.
Somewhat paradoxically, though, only 36 percent of teachers and 51 percent of principals responded that they believe all of their students have the ability to succeed academically, according to the survey. Only about half of the students surveyed, in turn, strongly agreed that all of the teachers in their school want them to succeed.
In another indicator of expectation levels, teachers on average said they believed only about half of their students would attend a two or four-year college after high school. Students’ expectations for higher education are much greater, with nearly eight in 10 saying they plan to attend college (85 percent of girls and 73 percent of boys).
The findings on teachers’ seemingly mixed messages on expectations for students have generated some heated reactions from educators. “If fully 64% of us think at least some (maybe quite a few) of the students for whom we are responsible don’t even have the ability to succeed, then we have just excused ourselves from anything close to our best efforts on their behalf,” former Mississippi Teacher of the Year Renee Moore exhorted on her blog, Teach Moore.
The survey is the second in a three-part series that MetLife is publishing this year on the topic of “Collaborating for Student Success.” The first part, released in February, looked at the role of educator teamwork within schools. The final part, to examine at teachers’ career paths and development, is slated for release later this month. The MetLife Foundation provides funding to Teacher to support interactive professional community among classroom educators.


Learn the basics of making fire using a variety of primitive technologies including hand drill, bow drill, marcasite and flint, and the fire plow.
Students will leave this course with a clear understanding of the principles behind how all of these technologies work and with enough information to continue to practice on their own to master the techniques. Once the basics of these techniques are mastered then they can be applied to a variety of environments with different materials.
Some interpretations suggest that our ancestors began to control fire as early as 2 million years ago! The ability to control and start fires at will completely transformed our ancestors’ relationship with the world. Fire provided safety; it is thought that the control of fire allowed our ancestors to come down from the trees and sleep on the ground, safely, for the first time. They could process their food through cooking to make it safe to eat, change its organoleptic qualities and increase its nutrient density. Fire provided warmth and light. Once fire technology was mastered our ancestors could travel into places they never could before and work long into the night.
Students in fire building courses will:
- Start at the very beginning by learning the basics of how fire works and the principles behind primitive fire technologies.
- Then, students will learn the properties of different materials used in the creation of fire using primitive means.
- Students will then make fire themselves using a variety of primitive technologies and
- Learn how to practice the skills on their own in order to master the techniques.
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Raspberry Pi 3 Power Cable Micro USB Cable
The Raspberry Pi 3 is powered by a 5.1V micro USB supply. Exactly how much current (mA) the Raspberry Pi requires is dependent on what you connect to it. We have found that purchasing a 2.5A power supply from a reputable retailer will provide you with ample power to run your Raspberry Pi.
Typically, the model B uses between 700-1000mA depending on what peripherals are connected; model A can use as little as 500mA with no peripherals attached. The maximum power the Raspberry Pi can use is 1 Amp. If you need to connect a USB device that will take the power requirements above 1 Amp, then you must connect it to an externally powered USB hub.
The power requirements of the Raspberry Pi increase as you make use of the various interfaces on the Raspberry Pi. The GPIO pins can draw 50mA safely, distributed across all the pins; an individual GPIO pin can only safely draw 16mA. The HDMI port uses 50mA, the camera module requires 250mA, and keyboards and mice can take as little as 100mA or over 1000mA! Check the power rating of the devices you plan to connect to the Pi and purchase a power supply accordingly.
Backpowering occurs when USB hubs do not provide a diode to stop the hub from powering against the host computer. Other hubs will provide as much power as you want out each port. Please also be aware that some hubs will back feed the Raspberry Pi. This means that the hubs will power the Raspberry Pi through its USB cable input cable, without the need for a separate micro-USB power cable, and bypass the voltage protection. If you are using a hub that back feeds to the Raspberry Pi and the hub experiences a power surge, your Raspberry Pi could potentially be damaged.
- 1 x Raspberry Pi Power Cable Micro USB Cable In Pakistan


A path resembling a dotted line from the upper left to middle right of this image is the track left by an irregularly shaped, oblong boulder as it tumbled down a slope on Mars before coming to rest in an upright attitude at the downhill end of the track. The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recorded this view on July 3, 2014.
The boulder's trail down the slope is about one-third of a mile (about 500 meters) long. The trail has an odd repeating pattern, suggesting the boulder could not roll straight due to its shape.
Calculated from the length of the shadow cast by the rock and the known angle of sunlight during this afternoon exposure, the height of the boulder is about 20 feet (6 meters). Its width as seen from overhead is only about 11.5 feet (3.5 meters), so it indeed has an irregular shape. It came to rest with its long axis pointed up.
The location is in a region of Mars with steep slopes at 3.31 degrees south latitude, 302 degrees east longitude. The image is an excerpt from HiRISE observation ESP_037190_1765. Other image products from this observation are available at http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_037190_1765 .
HiRISE is one of six instruments on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The University of Arizona, Tucson, operates HiRISE, which was built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colorado. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington.


A report from the United Nations has revealed that 25 percent of global disease and mortality is caused by environmental damage, and plastic pollution is one of the biggest growing threats. The Global Environment Outlook (GEO) warns that immediate action is needed to address the eight million tons of plastic litter that is making its way into the ocean each year.
While scientists around the world are exploring ways to mitigate climate change and global warming, no international agreement has been presented to deal with the urgent issue of plastic waste.
The GEO is a 700-page report that was developed by 250 scientists from 70 different countries.
“Marine plastic litter can result in a significant ecological impact from entanglement and ingestion, and can also act as a vector for the transport of invasive species and other pollutants,” the experts wrote.
The researchers found that 80 percent of the plastic in the ocean originates from land-based sources, including plastics that are transferred from landfills or from the streets into rivers.
The GEO revealed that, overall, one out of every four premature deaths worldwide can be traced back to pollution from human activities. In 2015 alone, around nine million premature deaths could be attributed to some type of manmade pollution.
Beyond plastic pollution, the GEO authors explained that the epidemic is being driven by chemicals in our drinking water, the destruction of invaluable ecosystems, and deadly smog from toxic emissions.
The largest number of deaths attributed to environmental damage was linked to air pollution, which prematurely kills between six and seven million people each year. In addition, the experts found that deforestation and land degradation affect areas that are home to 3.2 billion people.
“If you have a healthy planet it supports not only global GDP but it also supports the lives of the very poorest because they depend on clean air and clean water,” Joyeeta Gupta, GEO co-chair, told AFP. “If you turn that around, an unhealthy system has massive damage on human lives.”
Despite the magnitude of the damage that humans have caused to our planet, the researchers suggest that there is still hope. “There is still time but the window is closing fast,” they wrote. “Urgent action at an unprecedented scale is necessary to arrest and reverse this situation.”
The GEO was unveiled this week at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi.
By Chrissy Sexton, Earth.com Staff Writer
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The PBL Projects are aligned to national education standards. Because standards have changed since the projects began in 2006, different documents exist for each project. Please see the Standards Alignment section under each PBL project on this page to access the standards related to that project. The standards alignments are also located in the (password protected) Teacher Resources section of each Challenge.
Advanced Manufacturing PBL
- AM PBL ELA Standards (Note: three tabs located at top of document)
- AM PBL NGSS and CCSS Alignments for High School and Middle School
Note:four tabs located at top of document).
STEM PBL and PHOTON PBL
Each STEM PBL and PHOTON PBL Challenge is aligned to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards for grades 9-12, the National Science Education Standards (NSES) for grades 9-12, and the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEA) Standards for Technology Literacy for grades 9-12 and the Common Core State Standards for grades 9-12.
- STEM and Photon Math Standards
- STEM and Photon ELA Standards (Note: three tabs located at top of document)
- STEM National Science, Mathematics, and Technological Literacy Standards
- Photon National Science, Mathematics, and Technological Literacy Standards


Temperatures throughout Thailand have reached record highs as a result of the current heat wave. These days, life in Thailand is difficult. It’s been so hot and humid recently that even standing still seems like an effort. Everyone appears to be suffering from the heat wave, not just me.
The administration is worried about the severity of the crisis and has urged citizens to take measures, such as getting enough of water and staying out of the sun. Hot weather isn’t simply unpleasant; it may also be dangerous to our health. Heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and dehydration are very dangerous, especially for the old and young.
As a result of the heat wave, the economy has taken a serious hit. Temperatures have reached 42 degrees Celsius (107.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in certain areas due to the extreme heat. People are utilising air conditioners and fans to be comfortable in the hot weather. However, this has put a significant strain on the national electricity infrastructure, leading to blackouts in certain locations. The present heat wave threatens Thailand’s crops and agricultural output, on which the nation depends greatly.
The most concerning aspect of this heat wave is its cause. Many observers attribute the current hot wave to a combination of factors, including global warming and the El Nio weather pattern. Increasing global temperatures and the frequency of catastrophic weather occurrences constitute a climate catastrophe. In light of this, it’s clear that we need to act quickly to curb emissions of climate-altering gases and mitigate their consequences.
In conclusion, the current heat wave in Thailand is not only unpleasant but also a call to action. Before climate change’s impacts become permanent, we must take immediate action to reduce our collective carbon footprint.


We had reported earlier on a $15 Android Computer. Well we have something new here for you, behold the Humane Reader, a computer designed to provide much needed access to technology to homes and schools on a budget. The Humane reader’s most attractive offering is its $20 price tag!
How the Humane reader works is pretty simple. It is a 8-bit computer that can store an equivalent of 5,000 books on its 2GB SD data card which is included for the price. To access the information all you need to do is to plug in a keyboard and a television set.
The creators of the Humane reader say that their device can provide a virtual library for less than what it would cost to buy a text book.
The system is based on three Atmega328p microcontroller and runs the open source Humane Reader. The system also has a USB port and a composite video input. The keyboard can be hooked up to the optional USB or PS/2 port.
The creators say that having a television and a keyboard might add to its costs but a television is very common in every household is an assumption which we may not be sure of. Poor countries and societies still lack the comfort of having a TV. They also claim that with an order of 10,000 or more the cost can be under $15 per system.
Regardless, to have an e-reader system for such a price is pretty amazing. Low cost computing is here to stay. The whole market is being driven towards low cost computing and The Humane Reader makes it interesting to look at!
You can find out more about the Humane Reader here.
One thought on “A $20 computer with a display, hard drive and internet connection”
wow, amazing recycling.. great idea.. 🙂


|Title:||Rhythms of Learning: What Waldorf Education Offers Children, Parents & Teachers|
|Categories:||High School, Middle School, Elementary School, About Anthroposophy, Early Childhood, About Rudolf Steiner, Reading, Biology, Science, Form Drawing, Parenting, All inclusive, Writing, Stories/Pedagogical Stories, Drama, Festivals, Inner Life of the Teacher, Physics, Movement, Information Technology, History, Handwork, Geography, Gardening, Foreign Languages, Crafts, Chemistry, Art Studies, Arithmetic and Mathematics, Child Development, General Waldorf Curriculum|
Rudolf Steiner, Roberto Trostli
|Number of pages:||366|
“The primary task of a Waldorf teacher is to understand the human being in body, soul, and spirit. From this understanding will grow the approach, the curriculum, and the methods of an education capable of addressing the whole child.” —Roberto Trostli
Waldorf education, an established and growing independent school movement, continues to be shaped and inspired by Rudolf Steiner's numerous lectures on education.
Available from Amazon and Steiner Books


The Office of the Public Guardian helps family members or close friends become legal guardians of individuals 18 years of age and older, who are unable to make decisions about their personal or health care. The Public Guardian can become the guardian for the individual if the individual has no family members or friends who are willing, suitable or able to act as guardians.
People who need help with their decisions may have:
- a long-term mental condition;
- brain damage;
- dementia; or
- a serious mental illness.
If you want to become a legal guardian for a loved one, you will need to call the Office of the Public Guardian. They will then do an assessment. That means they will test your loved one’s ability to make decisions to find out if a legal guardian is necessary. That assessment then goes to the courts. The courts decide what kind of decisions the legal guardian may make, and grants an order giving specific powers to the guardian.
The kinds of decisions that the legal guardian may make include:
- health care;
- living arrangements;
- social and recreational activities;
- day-to-day decisions;
- consent to withhold life supports; and
- consent to restraint and confinement.
The guardian does not make decisions about money. A different person called a trustee makes those decisions. For more information about trusteeship, contact the Department of Justice at (867) 767-9252, ext. 82447 or visit their website:
To learn more about guardianship, please call your local health centre and ask to speak to someone about guardianship. You can also call the Office of the Public Guardian at 867-767-9155, ext. 49460.


Organ Transplant Rejection
If I had an organ that was not functioning properly, first and foremost on my mind in considering an organ transplant would be the issue of organ rejection. Many organ transplants fail due to the host body's efforts to expel the foreign tissue transplanted into the body. The body's uncompromising xenophobia is to blame. Usually a very helpful and natural addition to the body's immune system, xenophobia occurs when the body attacks anything it identifies as foreign. With organ transplants, the body makes no distinction between harmful microbes or the new potentially life-saving organ transplant.
There are several types of organ rejection, hyperacute rejection, acute rejection, and chronic rejection. Hyperacute rejection occurs almost immediately following the organ transplant, within 24 hours. Acute rejection usually occurs within the first week after transplantation. These two rejections are caused by antibodies reacting to the alloantigens of the graft. Chronic rejection is the rejection that poses the greatest risk. This is a slow rejection that begins in the blood vessels of the organ transplant . Inflammation and rejection reactions cause a slow build up of scar tissue inside the blood vessels that will eventually clog the vein or artery. This renders a compromise to the new organ, which no longer is receiving proper oxygen or blood flow.
The rate of organ rejection is estimated between 30% and 60%. Medical research has determined that about 90% of these rejections can now be treated with medications . Constant study and experimentation lead to new advances in transplant technology on a continual basis. Many medications have been discovered that aid in lowering the risk of rejections.
Drugs such as Rapamune, a new immunosuppressant is under review by the United States Food and Drug Administration for successful treatment of chronic rejection, the rejection that is of greatest concern to the medical field . Rapamycin is another immunosuppressant that inhibits the multiplying of smooth muscle cells that cause the scar tissue build up in chronic rejection .
Organ rejection is a major concern for anyone considering undergoing an organ transplant. Fortunately, progress made over the last 30 years has the future for organ transplant recipients looking brighter. This comes with development of various immune-suppressant drugs that retard acute rejection and halt the body's assault on the new organ transplant.


Those that work in laptop programming seem to have a sure set of traits that benefit them of their careers. They do this by inserting comments within the supply code so that others can understand the program more easily and by documenting their code To save lots of work, programmers often use libraries of primary code that can be modified or personalized for a specific utility.
Understanding Programming Languages. Applications, methods, and platforms are written in quite a lot of languages, such C++ or Python. After a fast search for ‘helpful expertise to study in 2018′, I steered she do some programming. Learn to make LED lights shine and blink with loops and variables, craft paper switches and program them with conditional statements, and make complicated light patterns with multithreaded programming.
In Chapter 7, you will find out about Rust’s module system and about privateness rules for organizing your code and its public Application Programming Interface (API). Chapter 13 explores closures and iterators: options of Rust that come from purposeful programming languages.
The idea is that by fascinated about mathematical problems, college students are prodded into studying MATLAB for the purpose of solving the problem at hand. As an example, most programming languages use English language key phrases, whereas a minority do not Other languages could also be labeled as being deliberately esoteric or not.
Alan Perlis once mentioned: “A language that does not have an effect on the way you concentrate on programming, shouldn’t be worth understanding”. Java programming is a highly wanted talent and data of it opens a number of doorways in terms of employment. Usually, a number of programmers work together as a crew underneath a senior programmer’s supervision.
Higher level languages both get nearer to natural languages and provide extra environment friendly strategies of expressing the instructions—thus to implement a given characteristic for a program in assembly language nearly all the time requires extra code than implementing the same function in a better level language equivalent to C or C++ Meeting language gives the programmer the final word in flexibility and performance, at the expense of complexity and development time.
Some languages are outlined by a specification document (for instance, the C programming language is specified by an ISO Standard) while different languages (akin to Perl ) have a dominant implementation that’s handled as a reference Some languages have each, with the essential language defined by an ordinary and extensions taken from the dominant implementation being frequent.


The need for financial planning has become a burning issue among young adults today. Owing to our lavish lifestyle and the ever-increasing cost of living, concepts like money management and savings have gained a stronger foothold in the economy.
The Art of Self Control
Adulthood is not just confined to getting a job and earning some money, most of the time it’s about learning to compromise and master the art of self-control. Parents usually drill the habit of savings in kids from an early age – a habit that proves to be extremely useful in their adulthood. Learn to prioritize, a carton of milk or a month’s rent is any day more important that those new shoes or a high-tech gadget.
Keep a Track of Your Expenses
The most obvious solution to effective money management is keeping a track of your expenses to know exactly where all your money is going. The first thing you must do as soon as you get your pay check is prepared a budget and divide the earnings into expenses, savings and surplus. There are loads of applications online where you can store receipts, monitor your expenses and manage the cash better. Try reducing the recurring expenses and stick to just the bare minimum.
We know that retirement feels like a lifetime away when you’re in your youth, but it never hurt anyone to be well prepared! Future planning (even the future that seems eons away) is an imperative aspect of financial management that everyone has to deal with. Invest in good retirement plans that offer a consistent sum of money every month in your old-age. Company sponsored plans are usually the best as it offers a higher interest than the ones you get in the market.
Guard your Health
Getting a life insurance is perhaps the first and foremost thing any adult should be doing. Your health is of topmost priority. Getting a health insurance prepares you for emergency medical situations. You never know what disease or accidents you’ll have to suffer from later in life, the best you can do is be prepared for it.
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The Babies of Herod’s Massacre
“Thus says the Lord: “A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.” Thus says the Lord: “refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for your work shall be rewarded, says the Lord, and they shall come back from the land of the enemy. There is hope in your future, says the Lord, that your children shall come back to their own border” (Jeremiah 31:15-17).
The Lord, in the above verses, gives hope to the mothers of the babies that were killed by Herod. While this passage refers to the return of the exiles from captivity, it also refers to that time of the Resurrection from the dead, the time of the “restitution of all things” at the second coming of Christ (Acts 3:21).
This promise can also inspire hope and comfort to any modern Rachel in Israel, that if she is faithful to the Lord, that her little children, who have been attacked by death, will come to life on resurrection morning.
The Bible teaches that children before the age of accountability are sanctified by their believing parents “For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy” (1 Corinthians 7:14).
Parents need to dedicate their children to the Lord and raise them in His path. The seeds they saw will have eternal consequence in the lives of their children. But when children grow and are able to make their own decisions, they will be judged according to their own choices.
Check out our Bible Answers page for more information on a variety of topics.
In His service,


For beginner drivers and even some experienced drivers, an MOT can seem like a mysterious topic that is hard to understand. We are here to shed light on the support so you can understand what MOT is actually for.
This blog post will talk you through the concept of MOT, what it stands for and what it is actually for.
What does MOT stand for?
Starting off with the obvious, what does MOT stand for? MOT stands for the Ministry of Transport and is the name of the Government department that is tasked with the responsibilities for road safety.
Introduction to MOT
Put simply, an MOT is an annual test that your vehicles have to pass in order for you to be able to legally drive it on public roads in the UK. The test ensures that your vehicle can be driven on the road without risk to the safety of other drivers or pedestrians.
Why does your car need an MOT?
An MOT test involves many internal and external checks done to your car. The main reason your car needs an MOT is to make sure it is safe to drive, particularly if the brakes and emissions are safe. These checks make sure you are safe, other drivers are safe and pedestrians are safe. Without an MOT test, you could be potentially driving a car that is not safe and accidents could happen.
What if your car fails its MOT?
Unfortunately, some cars can fail their MOT test, this means it cannot be parked or driven on the road. Don’t worry you won’t necessarily have to get rid of your car; instead, you have to repair your car until it complies with MOT standards. Once you have repaired the car up to MOT standards, you need to retake your MOT test.
If your car fails its MOT, it is illegal to drive your car on the roads in the UK.
Bonus details about MOT
You only need to take an MOT test if your car is three years old. The test is then taken annually, to make sure it is up to MOT standards.
Ultimately, the MOT test is a way to keep you and everyone else safe on while on the road.
Now that you know what MOT is actually for, you can sign up today for our FREE MOT reminder service. We are always happy to help with your MOT arrangements in any way we can, so don’t be afraid to take a closer look at our MOT services.


The Cartuja de Miraflores, founded in 1442, represents one of the most splendid and richly furnished surviving medieval charterhouses, ornamented chiefly by the magnificent tomb of Juan II of Castile and his second wife Isabelle of Portugal and the enormous retablo mayor. In this paper, these extraordinary objects will be explored in their monastic context, evaluating the various lay and religious influences which shaped their design and which dictated their use and function.
Scholarship on the charterhouse has primarily focused on the role its principal patron, Isabella of Castile, played in its completion and decoration and how the queen expressed her political objectives and ideals through her patronage of the monastery and its church. The specificities of its Carthusian audience, however, have been largely overlooked. This paper seeks to bring the monastic community, their influence, interests and ideals to the fore, considering how the objects commissioned for the monks’ choir may have served to reflect Carthusian concerns, as well as those of their patrons. Focusing on the royal tomb and Gil de Siloe’s monumental retablo, the paper will discuss how these objects may have been designed consciously with a monastic viewership in mind and how they may have served to reflect Carthusian habits of prayer, liturgy and life as well as to commemorate their patrons.
Nicholas Flory recently completed his PhD at the Courtauld Institute of Art, with a thesis titled ‘pro æterna salute dominæ ducissæ’: The Carthusian patronage of Isabella of Portugal and Margaret of York, Duchesses of Burgundy, 1430-1503’, supervised by Professor Susie Nash and funded by CHASE. He is an Associate Lecturer at the Courtauld and also works as a Consultant for the Old Master Paintings department at Christie’s auction house.
Organised by Dr Jessica Barker (The Courtauld) and Dr Tom Nickson (The Courtauld).


Design & Technology
Design and Technology is taught in a state of the art technology suite by dedicated and enthusiastic staff. We hope to encourage the next generation of Engineers, Fashion Designers, Caterers, Architects and Product Designers through our own love of making. Students are challenged to design and manufacture products in a range of subject areas including Product Design, Textiles and Food.
Technology Clubs take place each week. Please see latest after school events for details. Technology trips and workshops occur throughout the year including: Knit and Stitch, STEM visits.
Students use skills gained in Years 7 and 8 to showcase their understanding and knowledge by producing products to real life briefs. This involves using hand, electrical and CAD/CAM equipment, processes and techniques.
All students across the year group will continue their lessons in Core Technology exploring the following in rotation.
In Food, students further develop their skills, considering the theme of sustainability within food and the consequences of the choices that we make in our lives. The increased complexity of these dishes, challenges all students, teaching them important life skills as they continue to mature.
In Product Design, students develop their understanding of design movements in more depth, producing a piece of scaled furniture based on the work of an inspirational designer. This project builds up problem solving skills that they can then use in GCSE 3D Design.
In Textiles, students will use the creative textiles techniques they studied in Years 7 and 8 to design and construct a pair of shorts.


Agoraphobia is a type of anxiety disorder characterized by fear of situations or places that trigger anxiety. People with agoraphobia are afraid that they may have severe anxiety or a panic attack at a public place where escape is difficult and there is nobody to help.
For some, situations such as entering a crowded theater or riding in a vehicle or elevator is terrifying. Often, a person with agoraphobia is fearful of losing control, or of creating a scene or being publicly embarrassed. Some may be afraid of fainting or vomiting.
Most people with the disorder have experienced at least one panic attack. The unexpected nature and unpredictably of attacks contributes to the fear that one will happen again. People with agoraphobia and other forms of panic disorder are aware that their fear is irrational, but they are unable to stop the feelings.
People with milder forms of agoraphobia may continue to go out in public, usually with a trusted friend or family member along to alleviate the stress. Others are limited to a few places that they feel safe.
However, people with severe agoraphobia may be unable to leave the safety of home, which subsequently interferes with enjoyment of daily life, including work, school and relationships.
Agoraphobia and Addiction
Agoraphobia and addiction often go hand-in-hand. Some people may be genetically predisposed to anxiety disorder and substance abuse, but frequently, problems with substance abuse begin when people rely on drugs or alcohol to relieve fear, worry and anxiety.
In some cases, agoraphobia comes later -- after substance abuse has altered certain brain chemicals and made panic disorders more likelyl.


FILM HISTORY 2022
Welcome to Film History!
This is an online accompaniment for a course that has existed – and evolved – for over 40 years as an essential part of Champlain College’s Media program. Designed for the asynchronous lessons of the Covid pandemic, the site can now be used for review, or for further research to complement the live classes.
Cinema incorporates the possibility of images, sound, and movement, including photography, set design, colour, words, music, dance, acting, story-telling… in short, all the visual and aural arts. This makes it a powerful medium of expression, brimming with potential. For this reason, throughout its 125-year history, it has attracted brilliant and innovative artists who have created some of the world’s most important cultural works.
Cinema began as an ‘egalitarian’ medium, accessible to all. Regardless of language, education, or income, people grouped together to watch those magical flickering images on makeshift screens in carnival tents and in basement halls. And while they were being entertained by the madcap chase scenes and over-the-top romance and adventure, they were also being educated. The filmmakers themselves may not have realized it, but every frame carried not only their aspirations and dreams, but also the values their societies found important. Movies help to create, shape, and reinforce our values. This is still true today.
In our media-saturated contemporary lives, cinema may no longer be the dominant art form it once was. But it left its mark on all visual media, and on our lives.
I hope you will enjoy this course, as we look at the colourful characters, events, inventions, and stories of the cinema, inextricably woven into the fast-paced political and social changes of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. And I hope you will see also the importance of keeping that history alive.


The invasions of Korea launched by the dictator Toyotomi Hideyoshi are unique in Japanese history for being the only time that the samurai assaulted a foreign country. Hideyoshi planned to invade and conquer China, ruled at the time by the Ming dynasty, and when the Korean court refused to allow his troops to cross their country, Korea became the first step in this ambitious plan of conquest. In 1592 a huge invasion force of 150,000 men landed at the ports of Busan and Tadaejin under the commanders Konishi Yukinaga and Kato Kiyomasa. These two Japanese divisions rapidly overran their Korean counterparts, taking the principal cities of Seoul and then Pyongyang and driving the remnants of the Korean Army into China. The Japanese division under Kato Kiyomasa even started to advance into Manchuria. However, the Korean strength was in their navy and the vital Korean naval victory of Hansando disrupted the flow of supplies to the invasion forces, forcing them to hold their positions around Pyongyang. In 1593, the Chinese invaded capturing Pyongyang from the Japanese and driving them southwards. This phase of the war ended in a truce, with the Japanese forces withdrawing into enclaves around the southern port of Busan while the Ming armies largely withdrew to China. In 1597, following the breakdown in negotiations, the Japanese invaded again with a force of 140,000 men. However, the Chinese and Koreans were now better prepared and the advance came to a halt south of Seoul, and then forced the Japanese southwards. In November 1598 Hideyoshi died, and with him the enthusiasm for the military adventure. The Japanese council of regents ordered the withdrawal of the remaining forces, and the naval battle of Noryang, which saw the Japanese fleet annihilated by the Korean admiral Yi-Sunshin, proved to be the last significant act of the conflict.


People at Risk - Pregnant Women and Newborns
CDC estimates that Listeria is the third leading cause of death from food poisoning in the United States. About 1,600 people get sick from Listeria each year, and about 260 die. Pregnant women and their newborns are much more likely to get a Listeria infection, which is called listeriosis.
Food Safety Tips
- Wash your hands the right way – for 20 seconds with soap and running water.
- Use a thermometer to make sure your refrigerator is 40°F or lower and your freezer is 0°F or lower.
- Keep raw meat away from fresh produce and other ready-to-eat food, to avoid contamination.
- Thaw or marinate foods in the refrigerator, never on the counter or in the kitchen sink.
- Wash fruits and vegetables (even if you plan to peel them), but do not wash meat, poultry or eggs!
- Use separate cutting boards for raw produce and for raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs.
- Use a food thermometer to be sure food is cooked to its proper temperature.
- Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours in shallow covered containers and use within 3-4 days.
- Know when to throw food out.
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Has your hand hygiene slipped a little since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic? If you answered yes, you’re probably not alone.
Today is International Hand Hygiene Day – a great day for us to re-invigorate the great practices we all developed over the past few years.
Did you know that human hands are one of the main ways infections are spread.
From the pole on a train, to a pedestrian crossing button and then into a hospital – infections like COVID-19, influenza and staphylococcus are constantly on the move.
When we touch our eyes, nose, or mouth with contaminated hands, we can unknowingly introduce viruses and bacteria into our bodies.
Hand hygiene is essential because it helps to break the chain of infection.
Peter Mac’s Infection Prevention Manager Elizabeth Gillespie said cancer patients and their families need to be extra vigilant with hand hygiene.
“Hand hygiene is essential for everyone, but it is particularly important for cancer patients and their families and carers,” Gillespie says.
“Cancer patients may have weakened immune systems, which makes them more susceptible to infections which could lead to complications, delay or interrupt cancer treatment, or even be life-threatening.”
Handwashing with a mild soap and warm water is the most effective method of hand hygiene, as it physically removes dirt and germs from the hands. It should be done for at least 20 seconds, ensuring that all parts of the hand, including the nails, fingertips and the backs of hands are thoroughly cleaned.
“Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are also effective in reducing the number of germs on the hands, and are used as a substitute for handwashing, when hands are not visibly soiled”, Gillespie explains.
“When using the sanitizer hand hygiene method, make sure you get in between fingers too.”
Cancer patients need to be mindful of their surroundings and take precautions when visiting public places, such as hospitals, clinics, and public transportation. Try to avoid crowded areas as much as possible, wear a mask to protect against respiratory infections, and avoid touching surfaces.
Hand hygiene is simple and incredibly effective – 20 seconds is all it takes.


1) Introduction of cabinet air conditioner:
The cabinet air conditioner is composed of compressors, condensers, thermostats, capillary tubes, evaporators, fans and other main components. It compresses the refrigerant through the compressor, condenses and releases heat, and then evaporates and absorbs heat to reduce the temperature of the environment. When installed on the control cabinet, it can transfer the heat and water vapor in the cabinet to the outside of the cabinet under airtight conditions, thereby It avoids the high-temperature dust and corrosive gas in the external environment from entering the control cabinet, causing equipment failure. The temperature and humidity in the control cabinet are always constant at 30~32℃, 45~55%RH in an ideal state, which ensures the service life and working stability of electronic components.
2) The cooling working principle of the cabinet air conditioner:
The compressor of the cabinet air conditioner sucks the gaseous refrigerant from the evaporator and compresses it into a high-temperature and high-pressure state, and then discharges it into the condenser. The refrigerant in the low-pressure state enters the evaporator, and the refrigerant absorbs heat in the evaporator and transforms into a gaseous state, which is then sucked by the compressor. So repeated, a refrigeration cycle is formed. The condenser and evaporator are each equipped with a circulating fan to enhance air convection and heat exchange. The heat exchange between the condenser and the air is carried out outside the control cabinet, while the heat exchange between the evaporator and the air is carried out in a closed control cabinet. The electrical control system mainly monitors the air state of the cooled closed space and controls the refrigeration cycle according to the temperature setting requirements. Among them, the temperature controller and the temperature control probe track and display the current temperature of the confined space at all times.
The airflow diagram of the working process of the cabinet air conditioner is as follows:
3) Features of cabinet air conditioners:
Since the rack air conditioner can decide whether to supply air according to the specific temperature in the rack, its efficiency is relatively high .


Language Arts Instruction for ELLs
Teaching language arts and literature to English language learners (ELLs) provides rich opportunities for language and literacy development. These resources offer ideas for helping ELLs succeed with grade-level texts and work towards the rigorous demands of the Common Core and other language arts standards. Resources also include ideas for language arts in ELLs' native languages, such as Spanish.
- Teaching and Reading Poetry with English Language Learners
- Primary Sources, the Library of Congress, and English Learners
- Writing Poetry with English Language Learners
- Teacher Reflections: Common Core Language Arts and ELLs
- Literature Circles
- Analysis of a PARCC ELA Assessment Task Through an ELL Lens (Part 1)
- Teaching Informational Text to ELLs
- Writing with the Common Core: Considerations for ELLs (Part 1)
- Writing "Just Right" Research Questions: Strategies for ELLs
- Instructional Suggestions for ELLs: PARCC Assessment Task (Part 2)
Introducing "Burro's Tortillas"
Making Dual-Language Immersion Work
Juan Felipe Herrera: Teaching Poetry
Re-teaching a lesson on drawing conclusions
Why drawing conclusions is hard for ELLs
Classroom Strategies for 4th-Grade Language Arts
Learning about genre
Teaching "A Christmas Carol"
Higher-level questions: Thinking about magic
Answering guiding questions with middle school ELLs
Reading non-fiction text with high school ELLs
Introducing different versions of "Cinderella"
Literature for ELLs (with Michalle Lawrence Biggar)
Research and Reports
- Educating English Language Learners: A Review of the Latest Research
- What Does Text Complexity Mean for English Learners and Language Minority Students?
- The Role of English Teachers in Educating English Language Learners (ELLs)
- Advancing Our Students' Language and Literacy: The Challenge of Complex Texts
- Beyond Comprehension: We Have Yet to Adopt a Common Core Curriculum That Builds Knowledge Grade by Grade, But We Need To


The FPÖ in government
The three branches of government in Austria are the legislative, executive and judicial branches. The executive branch consists of the federal president, the federal government, the provincial governments and the public administration. The task of the executive is to execute the laws. Apart from the municipal level, the FPÖ also assumes – or assumed – such governmental responsibility at the federal and provincial levels.
At present, the FPÖ is not represented in the federal government, which is made up of the federal chancellor, the vice-chancellor and the remaining federal ministers. Viewed historically, however, the FPÖ governed from 1983 to 1987 in a coalition with the SPÖ, in the years 2000 to 2005 in a coalition with the ÖVP, and from 2017 to 2019, again in a coalition with the Austrian People’s Party. In each of these federal governments, the FPÖ held the post of vice-chancellor.
The FPÖ is a member of three provincial governments
The provincial government is the highest organ of provincial administration and is headed by a provincial governor. At present, there are two provincial governments of which the FPÖ is a member and in which it holds ministerial office. In Lower Austria, where the principle of proportional representation of parliamentary parties in the provincial government applies, it has one provincial government minister (Landesrat). In Upper Austria, it is in a government coalition with the ÖVP, holds the office of Deputy Provincial Governor and has two provincial government ministers. Hitherto, the FPÖ has been able only on one occasion to provide a provincial governor, namely, in Carinthia.
In the province of Vienna, a special system applies. Although the provincial government is composed according to the principle of parliamentary parties’ proportional representation in government, the latter includes both "executive" city councillors, as well as government members without their own area of executive responsibility and thus "without portfolio". In Vienna, the FPÖ has one non-executive city councillor.


Author Talk: Bess Williamson
Location: Copeland Room Main Library Building
Time: 7:00 PM
Have you ever hit the big blue button to activate automatic doors? Have you ever used curb cuts to roll a stroller across an intersection? If so, then you have benefited from accessible design—design for people with physical, sensory, and cognitive disabilities. Disability advocates fought tirelessly to ensure that the needs of people with disabilities became a standard part of public thinking. That fight took many forms worldwide, but in the United States, activists used design to make an argument about the place of people with disabilities in public life.
Accessible America: A History of Disability and Design traces the history of design responses to disability rights from 1945 to recent times. This project shows how the concept of “access” emerged as a value in design in this period. Chapters highlight the ways that prosthetics research led to expanded accessibility in the American home; how medical experts pushed for access while also putting much of the pressure on individual patients to navigate their home and work lives; and how civil rights language reshaped arguments around technology and infrastructure.
Bess Williamson is Associate Professor of Art History, Theory, & Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she teaches a range of design history courses, and currently serves as the Graduate Program Director in the Art History department. Williamson is a historian of design and material culture with interests in the social and political concerns in design, including environmental, labor, justice, and rights issues as they shape and are shaped by spaces and things.
Please r.s.v.p to Carol Lockman, firstname.lastname@example.org , 302-658-2400, ext. 243. Walk-ins welcome. Free and open to the public.


You can exit from the editor in either of two ways: you can stop the current editor job and exit irreversibly, or you can temporarily suspend the current editor job. If you are finished with your session, you will probably want to exit irreversibly, as described in this section. If you want to temporarily halt your session, return to the command prompt, and later be able to resume your session, you should exit as described in the next section.
To exit from the editor irreversibly, type the following:
If you try to exit while you have a Prolog session running, the system displays the following message at the bottom of the screen:
Active processes exist; kill them and exit anyway? (yes or no)
To end the Prolog session, type y or yes, and press <RET>. If you don't want to end the Prolog session, type n or no and press <RET> to abort the exit. Prolog will continue running.
If you try to exit and you have files that have been modified but not saved, you will receive a message at the bottom of the screen to prompt you to save each modified file.
If you want to save the files before you exit, type n and press <RET> to abort the exit. Move the cursor to the text window (if it's not already there), and use the ^x ^s command to save the information from the window into a file. If you want to exit without saving the modified information, type y and press <RET>, and you will be returned to the main operating system prompt.


Advent of Digital Storyboard Writing
Storyboard writers have been into existence since the world of Disney started. During the 1930s, storyboard writers created magic with the characters, which were created by Disney. Today, use of these storyboard writers have increased with passage of time and their services are being used in different fields of art and entertainment. Storyboard writers are being largely taken into use by the animation and movie houses so that they are able to create something unique for the movies and animated series, which are being broadcasted over the televisions. With advancement of time and technology, Digital storyboard writing has gained popularity as it is helping every part of industries in creating a good story line. Use of digitized storyboard telling has increased over the years as the work, which is being done with use of technology looks more professional in various ways.
Use of Digital storyboard writing has gain popularity because of various reasons. The work done on a digital platform is crisper and can be designed in various new aspects. It has given a cutting edge to the professionals who are involved in this work. The software, which is being taken into use for the work process, is fast and gives accurate results in the best possible manner that suits the needs and requirements of clients. Traditional form of storyboard telling is still being used, but digital storyboard telling has gained importance.
Digital storyboard writing has some drawbacks as well. The work, which is done, has to be saved on regular basis, as there are chances of crash. Still, the use of digitized storyboard telling is popular as it is unique and users can customize it with ease for use.


Although it might be tempting to use your land to cultivate hay, not all land is equally suitable for hay production. As such, it is vital to consider the multitude of factors that dictate whether hay production is economically viable.
Currently, the alfalfa market is controlled by a few very prolific producers. This is a somewhat recent trend, as the number of suppliers has fallen precipitously over the past few decades. As with any development in the alfalfa market, there are both pros and cons associated with this trend.
One might be inclined to think use the terms “hay” or “straw” interchangeably, but they are actually quite different. In fact, many of the things that people think of as being hay, like the material you sit in during a hayride, are actually straw.
For goats to remain healthy, it is important to provide them with quality food that they enjoy. It also is important to understand how goats digest food. As ruminants, goats have a four-compartment stomach designed for digesting browse or hay. Unlike many other grazing species, goats can readily digest cellulose, the fibrous part of plant material. They also prefer browse – such as brush, twigs and weeds – to tender grass.
A look back on some of our most popular articles.
Natural hay is becoming more popular than ever. And while calling hay natural as opposed to organic – and vice versa – may seem trivial, the USDA doesn’t see it that way.
Hay producers want – and need – to get the most out of their hay fields. That is why spring is such an important time of year when it comes to the management of hay fields and pastures.
The Coronavirus crisis is impacting every aspect of the U.S. economy. This includes agriculture. While it is true that businesses such as restaurants are taking a sudden and substantial hit, the hit to agriculture will likely be in the form of a prolonged downturn.


It’s a myth! Lindisfarne Wasn’t The First Viking Contact
We all know that the Viking age is 793-1066 right! Well, not quite!
The Show ‘Vikings’ added more confusion by suggesting that the Norse hadn’t even discovered Britannia by then and the Britons didn’t know who these rogue warriors were with Ragnar Lothbrok leading the charge! Hooraaa 🍻🪓
In fact they had been trading for decades. Plus the Angles, Saxons and Jutes who stepped into the void left by the Romans actually a shared lineage. Ever wonder why Saxon and Norse shields, weapons and armour are almost the identical! What was Jutland later became Denmark.
Trading nicely that is until the Volcano incident ruined all that, maybe I’ll explain that next time!
Back to topic! The first written evidence of a raid was 4 years before that and that Badge goes to Portland in Dorset in 789. A chronicle from the time reports:
- Here Beorhtric took King Offa's daughter Eadburh. And in his days came first 3 ships from Hordaland: and then the reeve rode there and wanted to compel them to go to the king's town because he did not know who they were; and then they killed him. These were the first ships of the Danish men which sought out the land of the English race
It is very likely that raids occurred before and after this date that weren’t captured. The fact that a Reeve (magistrate) was killed there and then later the Monastery at Lindisfarne was sacked made them much more newsworthy! As we know the raids became more frequent and eventually turned into a land grab. All thanks to that bloody volcano 🌋…..
I sense a book in the making 🤔 Until then, the bite sized nuggets are appreciated. Excellent 👍
Great stuff, Yes i had wondered re Se’axons…Saxons were fair & tall too, tell us more 😝
I love that you wrote this! It’s well written and easy to read. With the added humor, it was very enjoyable! 🤠


In order to celebrate Environment Day, residents of five main villages around Anguran Wildlife Refuge were educated. The educational program was aimed to train local people who are co-existing with the area’s wildlife, especially lynx. Before each workshop, their attitudes about the area’s wildlife were evaluated through a questionnaire survey using images of various species.
The workshops were held within local mosques or high-ranking elders with participation of villages’ people. They were shown a number of wildlife movies taken in Anguran and appropriate explanations were presented. At the end of each workshop, Anguran brochures were distributed among local people.
As part of the workhops, results of two years field research in the area conducted by the ICS’ biologists were shared with local people which were highly welcomed, particularly camera trap images. Also, more than 400 prayers in religious ceremonies were also educated by local religious leader supplemented by brochures.
Anguran Lynx Project has been initiated by the Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) since 2009 with collaboration of Zanjan Provinicial Office of Iranian Department of Environment to evaluate status of the species in the country. Located in western Iran, Anguran is one of the most important habitats of the Eurasian lynx as well as Armenian mouflon in Iran which is under official protection since 1970.
Local youth explaining their hunting experience
Shows for local people in mosque
Local herder reading Anguran brochure
Target villages around Anguran


Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday 23 September 2020 10.00 CEST
According to a newly published observational study, GAIA’s digital therapeutic deprexis is effective in real-world routine medical care. These findings extend evidence from more than a dozen randomized controlled trials (RCTs), which had already shown that deprexis is effective in research settings.
In the new study, general practitioners, neurologists and psychiatrists offered deprexis to a total of 104 of their patients (average age = 46, 61% women), whom they were treating as part of their routine medical care. Depression and other relevant outcomes, such as global clinical improvement, disability in work, social and family life, and patient satisfaction were measured at regular intervals over the course of three months. The results showed large and statistically significant improvements on all outcomes: After 3 months, depression symptoms had improved markedly, disability scores had reduced, and most patients were highly satisfied with the intervention, with 94% of patients reporting that deprexis had “helped a great deal”.
Interestingly, the amount of depression reduction in this real-world data study was almost exactly the same as in a previously published deprexis RCT with similarly severely depressed patients. This confirms that the research results on GAIA’s digital therapeutics are generalizable to routine care settings. The amount of depression reduction corresponded to a very large effect size, and these improvements were equally evident on patient self-report questionnaires and clinician rating scales. The observed effects corresponded to an NNT statistic of 1.5, which indicates that the majority of patients using deprexis in routine care benefit substantially.
The researchers concluded that “these data show that depressed patients use deprexis adequately with a large effect on their depressive symptomatology and no evidence of adverse events.” They also noted that “the physical distancing necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a sustained shift of mental health provision toward online treatment.” This points to the need for digital therapeutics such as GAIA’s deprexis, which works not just in research studies but also in the real world of routine medical care.
The study can be accessed via the scientific journal’s website.
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3D Printed hydrogel electronics Biomed environmentally friendly
3D-printed hydrogel electronics for biomedical and environmentally friendly applications can lower the device cost. 3D printing continues to advance with innovative applications, and one such development is the printing of hydrogel-based electronics. Hydrogels, which are water-based gels, have unique properties that make them suitable for various applications, including biomedical devices, sensors, and electronic components.
This new approach for 3D printing hydrogel-based electronics represents a significant step in fabricating flexible and biocompatible electronic devices. The technique involves using specialized 3D printers capable of depositing conductive ink composed of hydrogel-based materials. By precisely controlling the printing process, it becomes possible to create intricate electronic structures, such as circuits and sensors, directly using the hydrogel ink. The resulting hydrogel-based electronics exhibit flexibility and compatibility with biological systems, opening up possibilities for applications in wearable devices, bioelectronics, and even implantable electronics.
The advantages of this approach include the ability to incorporate functional components within the hydrogel matrix, such as electrodes or biosensors, enabling the integration of sensing capabilities into soft and flexible structures. Additionally, hydrogels provide a biocompatible environment for interaction with biological systems, making them suitable for various medical and healthcare applications.
By Ingrid Fadelli, Tech Xplor. January 10, 2023
A new approach for the 3D printing of hydrogel-based electronics.