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The histograms illustrate the range and probability distribution of sediment response across various climate and land-use scenarios. Because the analysis uses a model ensemble rather than a single model, the histograms are depicted as an envelope curve instead of a single line. Overall, the impact of land-use change is relatively small compared to the uncertainty range associated with climate change, though specific land-use changes can systematically amplify or mitigate the effects of climate change. Notably, there is a distinct difference between various land-use management options. The response surface plots provided above can be utilized to explore interactions between climate change and different land-use or land management strategies. | AI |
Tragic. ' Data you paid for that could be used to see my makeup, my backhand, my outfits, my vacation and my outfits.' However, whilst some people praised Kim for being able to take the mick out of herself, others criticised the ad. One twitter user said: 'I feel like T-Mobile doesn't have $4million to waste like that,' whilst another said, '#stopkim I just lost seconds from my life from that ad.' Earlier today the mobile company also released a series of Kim's personal selfies on Twitter under the hashtag #KimsDataStash. | HUMAN |
The Time Traveler's Wife is a romantic drama directed by Robert Schwentke, adapted from Audrey Niffenegger's bestseller of the same name. Adapting a novel with complex elements and undertones to the silver screen is a daunting task and director Robert Schwentke struggled to compromise between satisfying readers of the novel and making the movie accessible to people unfamiliar with the book. Overall, the movie has some significant directing and screen writing flaws but does make for an unpretentious and above-average romantic tragedy thanks to its two compelling leads. Sypnosis: The Time Traveler's Wife is the time-defying love story of Henry DeTamble (Eric Bana) and Clare Abshire (Rachel McAdams). Henry is a librarian afflicted with a genetic disease that causes him to travel through time more or less randomly. | HUMAN |
Mobster Mariusz Florowski (left) was wanted for a string of offences in Poland when fled to Britain, where he killed a man with a blowtorch and was jailed for 30 years. Rimvydas Liorancas (right) was a convicted armed robber when he moved to the UK. He was accused of murdering a couple when he was found hanged in his prison cell. Normally, a person can be excluded from the UK only if they pose ‘a genuine, present and sufficiently serious threat’ to society and the public. They key here is ‘present’, which means it is not enough for an EU citizen to have a serious criminal conviction. | HUMAN |
This video contains numerous inaccuracies, and with limited time, I’ll outline the main issues. The events depicted either never happened, misattribute blame, or combine unrelated incidents into a misleading narrative. For example, it appears to connect IMF loans to Argentina in the 1990s, the assassination of Guatemala’s president in the 1950s, and the Iraq War, framing them as part of a conspiracy involving Shell, McDonald’s, and others. The story presented is largely fabricated, but ultimately, it’s up to you to decide whether to believe it. | AI |
Howard Becker (1963) explores this concept in his theory of labeling and deviance. Breaking a specific rule does not inherently make a person deviant in all aspects of their life. However, when authorities such as police, parents, or teachers label someone as "deviant," it sets off a series of consequences that hinder their ability to engage in conventional activities, such as maintaining employment or attending school, alongside those considered "normal." Additionally, the individual often faces societal assumptions about their behavior, such as being labeled a "bad seed" or "weak-willed," which reinforces their status as an outsider. | AI |
AB1X has limited the ability o= f people to opt out of the system. If you do allow them to opt out, what d= o they have to pay to preserve the revenue stream? The agreement between th= e DWR and the PUC will say that, through a financing order, we will get you= the revenue to service the bonds, even if it adjusts rates. This will be = a covenant that the money will be made available." If an initiative is launched could it create enough uncertainty to have an = effect on ABIX or the bond issuance? | HUMAN |
A soulless and oddly voyeuristic white boy's visit to the South Side seemingly for the first time "Crips and Bloods: Made in America" offers few insights and much editorial gimmickry in an extended, ninety-three minute rock video which ultimately concludes that yes, THEY are human. Oh my goodness! Who knew? About fifteen years ago filmmaker Randy Holland made a documentary about the 1992 Los Angeles riots, "The Fire This Time," which covers the same material, with the same structure. Using interviews with scholars, statesmen and the mothers of murdered Black Panthers along with members of the community, this earlier film provides an intellectual context that explains the emergence of gangs from the ashes of militancy, whereas the Pearlta doc shows little more than a litany of anger and self-pity. | HUMAN |
A two-party system has existed in the Australian House of Representatives since the two non-Labor parties merged in 1909. The 1910 election was the first to elect a majority government, with the Australian Labor Party concurrently winning the first Senate majority. Prior to 1909 a three-party system existed in the chamber. A two-party-preferred vote (2PP) has been calculated since the 1919 change from first-past-the-post to preferential voting and subsequent introduction of the Coalition. ALP = Australian Labor Party, L+NP = grouping of Liberal/National/LNP/CLP Coalition parties (and predecessors), Oth = other parties and independents. | HUMAN |
Mesh nebulizers have been used to deliver live attenuated influenza vaccine in ferrets and are being studied as part of the World Health Organization Measles Aerosol Project [15]. Reducing the risk of severe illness during influenza challenge trials is a multi-approach strategy that includes pre-screening, careful monitoring, and appropriate use of rescue therapy. Screening for healthy adult study participants (<45 years) and excluding all at-risk groups listed by the CDC as well as current/recent cigarette smokers is recommended. Baseline screening tests for safety should include tests of pulmonary function, oxygen saturation, chest X-rays/CT, and testing for concurrent respiratory viral infections. Genetic susceptibility, upper respiratory tract bacterial pathogens, and low influenza cellular immunity are other possible screening criteria. | HUMAN |
The relevant charged solution in this context is the AdS-DBI-RN solution, initially introduced in [38, 39]. In strongly coupled theories, the dynamics are often dominated by a scalar leading-relevant operator. For instance, in Yang-Mills theory, this operator is Tr[F²] when the number of flavors \\( N_f \\) is of order \\( O(1) \\). However, in the Veneziano limit, where \\( N_f \\) scales as \\( O(N_c) \\), another scalar operator, \\( \\bar{q}q \\), becomes significant. The interplay between these two operators determines the vacuum structure. In such scenarios, the minimal set of bulk fields required to describe the vacuum solution includes \\( g_{\\mu\\nu} \\) (governing energy), \\( A_{\\mu} \\) (governing charge density), and \\( \\phi \\) (dual to the relevant operator), which controls the coupling constant and its infrared running. | AI |
The Santa Fe National Forest’s rugged, steep terrain posed challenges for traditional camera equipment like cranes and dollies, leading to many scenes being filmed by camera operators suspended from aerial ski lifts above the action. Schleissler noted that the chosen location, situated above 12,000 feet in the Santa Fe ski area, was physically demanding due to the high altitude. All equipment had to be carried by hand to remote filming sites, requiring the crew to limit their gear to the essentials. Schleissler emphasized that no one, including the producers, arrived on set without carrying equipment, fostering a strong sense of teamwork and camaraderie that brought the crew closer together. | AI |
From April 14 to August 16, 1939, the German Embassy in London received weekly anonymous packages containing edited decrypted diplomatic cables between the British Foreign Office and the British Embassy in Moscow. These cables were altered to suggest that Anglo-Soviet relations were stronger than they actually were and that negotiations for the Soviet Union to join the "peace front" were progressing favorably. Although Ambassador Dirksen was unsure of the packages' origin or the complete accuracy of their contents, he forwarded the information to Berlin, considering it potentially valuable intelligence. The source of these packages was the NKVD, the Soviet secret police, which had gained access to British diplomatic codes in the early 1930s through cipher clerks John King and Ernest Oldham, who had sold the codes independently. The NKVD aimed to create the impression of an impending Anglo-Soviet alliance to pressure Germany into negotiating with Moscow. | AI |
In NSW there are limited resources for training which means that existing services are stretched beyond their limits. This calls into question the level of commitment underpinning the Australian Government rhetoric in addressing integral aspects of DV including the educational requirements of the front line HCPs. Implementation of compulsory DV education into undergraduate curricula of health care disciplines is recommended. Further, to ensure contemporary, evidence based practices are adopted, mandatory education for DV screening for all practicing HCPs could be undertaken as a requirement of registration renewal. Such strategies however, require the support of both regulatory and Government bodies. | HUMAN |
If I understand your point about OTP correctly, the core issue revolves around marshaling a message into a text or binary format and then unmarshaling it. If the unmarshaled static type doesn’t align with what the process expects, it will end up in the dead-letter queue. This doesn’t seem fundamentally different from passing the wrong type to a function in a dynamic language or using an incorrectly typed variable caught by a compiler in a statically typed language. In all these scenarios, type checking occurs at the earliest possible stage. | AI |
The program aligns with existing recommendations for OOA management. It emphasizes individualized care pathways, including adherence and tolerance monitoring, patient education for self-management, and seamless coordination between hospital and community settings, all of which optimize the use of ibrutinib. A structured pharmaceutical care program offers tailored outpatient monitoring and addresses key risks associated with OOA. This study provides the first evidence that such a program enhances adherence and tolerance to ibrutinib, resulting in extended treatment durations that correlate with improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). These findings highlight the critical role of clinical pharmacists in managing oral chemotherapy. | AI |
However, let me say again, Mr Gil-Robles, even though this may not be welcome in some quarters: in striking a balance between protecting children in Romania and the needs of prospective parents - whichever country they may live in - our first priority must always be to protect the child. I think it is quite reasonable to say to families who wish to welcome an adopted child into their lives that they have to wait another few months, rather than run the risk that even a single case of the corruption which was rife in Romania's child protection system could recur. | HUMAN |
There is a significant difference between stating that someone has been accused by colleagues and testified before a grand jury about criminal activities without waiving immunity, and stating that a grand jury has formally indicted them. (See Jones, Varnum & Co. v. Townsend’s Administratrix, supra, 21 Fla. 431, 440.) While the former accusation can damage a person’s reputation, the latter carries greater weight in a practical sense, as it signifies that a criminal prosecution has been initiated, requiring the individual to stand trial, face potential conviction, and possibly serve a prison sentence. | AI |
The amendment is primarily designed to ensure that no discrimination is made against individuals by law based on their color. While the language of the amendment is prohibitory, it inherently implies a positive right or immunity, particularly valuable to the Black community: the right to be free from laws that target them specifically as a racial group. This includes protection from legal distinctions that suggest inferiority in civil society, diminish their ability to enjoy the same rights as others, or move them closer to being treated as a subordinate class. | AI |
Egypt is already getting 24 Rafale combat jets from France, under the terms of a hastily negotiated contract with Dassault Aviation. By giving the green light via his defence minister on Thursday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi gave the ailing French airplane project a major boost while demonstrating his domestic resolve to make sure ISIS doesn't overrun his country from neighboring Libya. ' Egypt needs planes quickly,' said Patricia Adam, president of the French parliament's defence committee. ' You just need to take a look at what's happening at its border. They are especially worried by what's happening in Libya.' | HUMAN |
I continue to struggle with accepting my sexuality, and the person who outed me has caused significant harm without ever realizing the extent of it. I was never able to come out to anyone in person; it all happened through text because I couldn’t bring myself to say the words. I also never had the chance to confront the person responsible, as I only discovered their identity months after the fact. If I had known it was them at the time, I would have reacted with anger and likely physical confrontation. | AI |
There are times that I think Sleep Cycle is inaccurate, but I think it's "good enough" in a lot of sleep circumstances. Dedicated hardware should improve over a bed accelerometer a bit, but I don't think the additional accuracy alone is worth $48 * I'm hoping WakeMate's statistics and analysis meet or exceed the Zeo, but to be honest Sleep Cycle's stats are "good enough" for a variety of circumstances. I really do think they're in trouble, quite independent of the shipping delays. Unless they can come up with some novel feature that nobody else can emulate, I can't really see how they can improve enough on Sleep Cycle to capture enough of the market. I think their best bet is almost to avoid the iPhone now. | HUMAN |
If a function deep within your code changes and begins throwing a new exception type, it may not require immediate changes to the calling function. If the calling function is not equipped to handle this new exception, it is often acceptable to let the exception propagate up the call stack. If no part of your program can handle the exception, allowing the program to crash can be a valid approach. This is not contradictory in the context of reliable systems; crashing serves as a mechanism to reveal underlying issues that might otherwise remain hidden and difficult to diagnose. | AI |
Two-year BMD was simulated after administering two annual doses of ZOL, using baseline values (bone resorption marker and BMD) and 12-week bone resorption marker data. A visual predictive check was conducted to assess the model's prospective predictability based on TRACP-5b. Ten thousand virtual patients were randomly simulated, and the time-dependent profiles of TRACP-5b and BMD were predicted using the final model. For comparison with other bone resorption markers, similar models were developed using CTx or u-NTx instead of TRACP-5b, followed by empirical Bayes estimation. | AI |
There are two ways of supplying the water-closets in the upper part of the house with water. The one is to have what is called a spindle valve in the cistern, which fits a hole in the bottom of the cistern, and which is raised by a ball lever being pulled by a wire, which arrangement necessitates a contrivance called a valve box, which has a small air pipe, and with this arrangement there is liability for foul water to be jerked in the cistern. Moreover, the pipe from this valve box passes into the pan of the water-closet and becomes full of air, which air is liable to get into the valve box in the cistern. This arrangement, therefore, is decidedly bad. But there is another, in which the valve which supplies the water-closets is under the seat, and the pipe from the cistern is full of water; and that is now becoming the more usual plan. | HUMAN |
To achieve effective low-resistance switching in a snap-action switch, it is important for the contactor to move quickly into and out of the actuated position while maintaining stable, low-resistance electrical contact immediately upon engagement. However, the rapid movement of the contactor during switching can cause mechanical bounce or chatter, leading to circuit noise and electrical transients. This invention aims to address this issue, particularly in a switch that is simple, compact, and provides a clear tactile snap-action feedback during operation. | AI |
Given the high lethality rates typically associated with lyssaviruses in mammalian hosts, it is worth examining whether LBV could persist endemically in *Eidolon helvum*. The spatiotemporal dynamics of bat populations across the continent may play a critical role in viral persistence. Additionally, the potential for *E. helvum* to serve as a reservoir for zoonotic spillover into human and livestock populations requires investigation. *Eidolon helvum* is known to form large colonies, sometimes numbering in the millions, which seasonally disperse across sub-Saharan Africa in both urban and rural areas. To explore these questions, we focused initially on Accra, the capital of Ghana, where a significant *E. helvum* colony exists in close proximity to human populations. | AI |
Australia did not intend to downplay the seriousness of their crimes, but the death penalty was an unacceptable step, she stated. This motion reflects a deep concern over what we view as a severe injustice against two Australian citizens facing execution in Indonesia, she explained to the lower house. While Andrew and Myuran must undoubtedly serve lengthy prison sentences for their crimes, they should not be required to forfeit their lives. Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek voiced her support in an effort to assist the Bali Nine pair. Meanwhile, Mr. Coutts-Trotter has reformed his life and now serves as Secretary of the New South Wales Department of Family and Community Services. | AI |
The sole issue is whether the State statute and resolution, by authorizing reimbursement to parents of children attending parochial schools, violate the Federal Constitution. The argument is that these measures compel taxpayers to fund schools that are committed to teaching the Catholic Faith, thereby using state power to support religious institutions. This is claimed to conflict with the First Amendment's prohibition against government establishment of religion, as applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. | AI |
To identify your children's interests, experiment with various activities and observe their responses. Familiarize yourself with the tools and resources you provide so you can assist them when they encounter challenges. Introduce basic concepts or skills, then encourage independent exploration, stepping in only when they need guidance. If your children lose interest or seem disengaged, adjust your approach to better align with their needs. Allow them time to explore activities they enjoy, even if the educational value isn’t immediately apparent—learning often happens in unexpected ways. For example, my child grasped boolean logic through Minecraft Redstone tutorials on YouTube. Additionally, consider reading Seymour Papert’s *Mindstorms*, which may be available for purchase or as a free download online. | AI |
[10] Insofar as standing is concerned, Aretex has standing in this appeal. As explained above, the entire bankruptcy proceeding was a battle for control of the Debtor between Aretex and the Contrarians. Although the physical assets were transferred to WestPoint International/Home, the actual purchaser of the Debtor's assets was undeniably Aretex. Without Aretex, there would be no WestPoint International or WestPoint Home, which entities were created by Aretex to acquire the Debtor's assets; without Aretex, there would be no entity to purchase the 17.5% interest in WestPoint International for $187 million, which was an essential component of the winning bid; and without Aretex, the winning bid of $703.5 million nearly $82 million more than the Contrarians' provisional bid would not have been made. In short, Aretex is the indispensable entity behind the winning $703.5 million bid. | HUMAN |
Our goal is to be (one of) the largest marketers of newsprint in North America...to fundamentally change the way newsprint is bought and sold in North America, in giving consumers and producers additional ways to manage their risks," he said. The way the forest products industry currently manages price fluctuations - undesirable from both the producer and publisher standpoint - hasn't worked, whether it's through producers asking customers to trust them or through supply management, McMahon argued. Referring to a graph of price fluctuations superimposed on inventory levels, McMahon said, "I wonder if inventory levels are a leader or follower of price change? It's the question." "(The price volatility) has been around for 100 years, why will it be fixed in 2002?" | HUMAN |
By October 1918, Austria-Hungary's defeat in the war was evident. Emperor Karl I, recognizing the failure of efforts to suppress nationalist movements, sought to end the alliance with Germany and approach the Allied Powers in a bid to prevent the empire's total disintegration. On 26 October, Austria-Hungary formally notified Germany of the termination of their alliance. Meanwhile, the Austro-Hungarian Navy was fracturing along ethnic and nationalist divisions. On 28 October, Horthy learned of an impending armistice and used this information to maintain discipline and avert a mutiny within the fleet. | AI |
So, the person who just happens to make a shot does so out of luck but the person who trains and strives for it (even if the motivation is a happenstance of his genetic makeup [e.g. I am tall and athletic so I'll play basketball]), and that seems strange because objectively why should one be rewarded and the other dismissed? I think my answer to that would be that we respect the effort of another since we don't like our own similar efforts to go unnoticed. We like to train to be good at things and feel good when someone acknowledges that our efforts weren't pointless, so when we see someone else work hard and achieve their goal we shower them with "deserved" praise since we recognize our own efforts as similarly significant and would also feel "deserving" of such praise. | HUMAN |
B and S presented two main arguments regarding the admissibility of the photos. First, they contended that the photos were relevant to counter Kitchen's stated reason for refusing occupancy of the building under the lease. Second, they argued that the photos illustrated the effects of using a telescoping lens to depict the cracks in the walls. The first argument supported the admission of exhibits 36 and 37, while the second supported the admission of exhibits 45 and 46. Kitchen's claim that B and S did not establish sufficient similarity between the buildings and cracks does not demonstrate that the trial court abused its discretion. The trial court correctly determined that the issue of similarity pertains to the weight of the evidence rather than its admissibility. | AI |
The study took place from November 4, 2010, to March 31, 2011, during the influenza and RSV season in Greece. Visits to the emergency department (ED) were tracked using a computerized system on one designated day each week. Parents of children without respiratory symptoms or a discharge diagnosis unrelated to respiratory infections were identified, and their contact information was recorded. These parents were contacted by phone 6–7 days after their child’s ED visit. Three trained pediatric residents conducted phone interviews using a standardized questionnaire to collect demographic information, details about the ED visit, and any new symptoms consistent with influenza-like illness (ILI). Children who sought care at another healthcare facility for their illness were excluded from the study. | AI |
Detective Nolan from the Phoenix Police Department testified that he followed distinct footprints in wet ground from the victim's house to Gino's residence later that morning. Other officers were already present at the house because Macias had previously identified Gino as one of the intruders. Upon entering, Detective Nolan found Gino asleep and the defendant hiding in a small cardboard box. The detective noted what appeared to be blood on the defendant's shorts. At the time of the rape, Eva Macias had been menstruating. | AI |
The Commission's proposal on minimum standards for the reception of refugees is highly significant. I am pleased that the committee was able to incorporate several improvements from the Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party, including enhanced access to education and work, as well as greater consideration for the living conditions of children and families. Notably, the committee has proposed extending the directive's scope beyond the requirements of the Geneva Convention. This does not, as Mr. Pirker suggests, undermine the right to asylum; rather, it strengthens it. | AI |
Mr. President, violence has not brought greater freedom to the Palestinian people or greater security to the Israeli people. Over the past few months, violence has instead produced outcomes opposite to those initially intended. It has only deepened hatred and hostility between Israelis and Palestinians. Both sides must now return to the pursuit of peace, working together in a coordinated manner. The Mitchell principles provide a clear framework for achieving a comprehensive peace agreement. | AI |
Therefore I should like to point out that regional and local employment initiatives must be encouraged before anything else. This means that the framework conditions of national governments must be oriented towards enabling businesses to develop at local level, businesses with innovative products, which can be competitive at international level too, businesses whose activities are not continually thwarted by overregulation. This will only be successful, however, if the nation states are made to see that performance does pay off, and if they do not interpret development policy as meaning the redistribution of capital, but rather understand that success and competitiveness can be improved if they reinforce regional strengths and encourage local creativity. | HUMAN |
I recently bought a 55" A9S Master Series OLED 4K Ultra HD TV, and it has caused me significant eye strain. I should have noticed the issue earlier, as even at Best Buy, I observed that the black lines and shadows made my vision blur despite the image being extremely sharp. I’ve never encountered a screen that isn’t flickering or blurry yet still causes eye strain. For example, when viewing black text on a white background, the text appeared blurry, but I could tell it was my eyes struggling to refocus on the otherwise crisp 4K image. I’ve never heard of a non-flickering, non-blurry display causing this kind of discomfort until I purchased this TV. | AI |
The second point I want to make is that it has been suggested that the trend for economic support is downwards. There might be an element of truth in this, but there is reason to believe that this could well have bottomed out, having regard to the commitments in the Monterrey process. There is an expectation and a hope that this support should rise in view of that situation. Reference is also made to the need for support for the eradication of AIDS, TB and malaria. I would like to draw the attention of the House to the Global Health Fund that has been established. | HUMAN |
The Go runtime lacks a good chunk of these useful features: the last time I worked with a Go shop they told me debugging hardly worked, because error handling was "propagate an error code" they never had stack traces in their logs for failures, profiling was primitive or not available at all depending on platform, the standard library was small (compared to the JDK), and language interop was "it can call C". Also the GC sucked, though I heard they have a better one now. But it's still a one-size-fits-all approach, which has well known problems. | HUMAN |
Now, therefore, the said Kenner, in -his said capacity of attorney in fact of said Taylor, lessee, does hereby accept the said act in all its parts, as well the rights given to the said lessee under said act, as the obligations imposed thereby, and does engage that the said lessee will, within the time required by said act, cause the said canal to be widened to a width of not less than one hundred feet, with a depth of not less than eight feet at lowest tides, and to dig and construct three additional basins, each not less than one thousand foot long, by three hundred feet wide; and all wharves, basins, piers, abutments, bridges, etc., which the lessee may have occasion to construct shall be constructed according to plans and specifications prepared by the State Engineer, hereto annexed, but which are accepted by said lessee only in so far as they carry out the. terms and conditions set forth in the above-cited act of the -Legislature. | HUMAN |
La Antena is nothing but pure cinema. Burdening himself with the conventions of the silent film, Sapir has to rely upon images to tell his story. There is sound, most notably in the almost continuous score by Leo Sujatovich. It evokes the best of silent movie music, as well as ingenuously working itself into the film's diegesis, such as the beeping of car horns, or the rhythmic ra-ta-tat-tat of gunfire. And, underlying the whole film is a familiar whirring, as if it were being shown on an ancient projector. | HUMAN |
Thus, both appropriate application of the QSAR Toolbox and documentation thereof remain important. In an effort to improve the acceptance of read-across data, EHCA has published it’s Read-Across Assessment Framework (RAAF) – the internal tool it developed to support consistent and structured assessment of grouping and read-across arguments submitted to it [16]. It is not yet possible to assess the impact that publishing the RAAF has had on the quality and success of read-across arguments submitted for REACH. PB(P)K models are used to predict the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) of chemicals over time. They were initially developed by the pharmaceutical industry but are increasingly used in other sectors, including for the assessment of cosmetic ingredients. | HUMAN |
The story is very credible and realistic, the direction is tight and the performance of the cast is marvelous. Andy Garcia is the producer of this low budget, but excellent movie. A couple of months ago, I watched `The Man from Elysian Fields', also a low-budget good movie produced by him. Andy Garcia is selecting good screenplays for producing and revealing also an excellent producer. I regret the title of this movie in Brazil (`No Limite do Silêncio' the translation would be `In the Limit of the Silence'). | HUMAN |
We propose extending the improvement plans for a two-year period, as recommended by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. A one-year extension would be insufficient, particularly for evaluating the report on the future evolution of the COM in fruit, which the Commissioner is expected to submit. We trust the Commission and the Commissioner will recognize the necessity of this extension and give it due consideration. | AI |
At radii greater than 500 pixels, the projected density of cluster stars in the brighter sequences becomes similar to that of field stars. Therefore, we consider R ∼500 pixels as the approximate boundary radius for sampling a significant portion of the cluster population. However, this radius may vary depending on the specific sequence or magnitude range of the cluster stars, as the distributions of cluster and field stars differ in the color-magnitude diagram. Notably, in the region corresponding to the cluster's blue horizontal branch, there are few or no field stars present. The photometric results for the measured stars in a wide field of M75 are presented in the three panels of Fig. [X]. | AI |
He suggests that human wisdom holds little or no value, though it is evident he did not direct this statement at Socrates but used my name as an example, implying that the wisest person is one who, like Socrates, recognizes their own lack of true wisdom. Consequently, I continue to investigate and question these matters, following the guidance of the god, engaging with both citizens and strangers to determine if any possess wisdom. When I find someone lacking in wisdom, I act on behalf of the god to demonstrate their ignorance. This pursuit leaves me with little time to focus on public or personal affairs, and my dedication to this service has resulted in significant personal hardship. | AI |
The set-piece crossing of the canal was carried out on 4 November, with a slowly advancing barrage as the infantry and engineers went forward with the bridging material. 14th and 96th Brigades attempted to cross either side of Ors, with a special barrage laid on for two platoons of 5th/6th Bn Royal Scots who were to try to cross at le Donjon. There was fierce fighting and the attacks north of Ors and at le Donjon failed, but 1st Bn Dorsetshire Regiment got across and the rest of the division followed across their bridge. A second barrage had been laid on against some opposition, but the final advance to the corps objective did not require any artillery support. The German artillery began pulling back early in the battle, but a gun-pit of 32nd TM Bde near Ors received a direct hit, which blew up the ammunition, killing two officers and five other ranks. | HUMAN |
GE has not committed to covering the total remaining costs for XONON development. Instead, GE and CTAL have agreed to explore additional funding sources and contribute some extra funds themselves. Their primary concern is the possibility of significantly underestimating the costs, leading to a scenario where they might be obligated to cover an indefinite funding gap if CTAL fails to provide financial or other value, and no external funding is secured. To address this, the agreements must ensure that GE provides a XONON credit—potentially worthless if the technology remains undeveloped for any of the three product lines—which would then be passed to CTAL in exchange for the spark spread. This arrangement shifts the risk to CTAL rather than Enron. Ultimately, GE’s position is that they will only fund XONON if they receive an order for Pastoria. | AI |
If you are looking for answers on how to improve your life, don't waste your money. The author starts off by telling you how he turned his life around by changing his beliefs. The chapters explain the science very cleary and in layman's terms - it is all very interesting. Just when you are ready to turn the page to find out the author's secrets, the book is ending !!! The author doesn't explain what he did to resolve issues in his own life and does not explain how you can do it in yours. | HUMAN |
They’re egg-heads. Many of your instructors have been so immersed in their fields that they may struggle to remember what it was like to encounter a wholly new discipline for the first time. The assumptions, practices, and culture of their disciplines are like the air they breathe; so much so that it is hard to describe to novices. They may assume that a verb like “analyze” is self-evident, forgetting that it can mean very different things in different fields. As a student, you voluntarily came to study with the scholars, artists, and writers at your | HUMAN |
During the previous parliamentary term, the Conference of Presidents established a Working Party on Parliamentary Reform to assess Parliament’s functioning and propose improvements. In its chapter on committee cooperation, the working party recommended enhancing the role of associated committees in the associated committee procedure and developing a new form of inter-committee collaboration under Rule 51. This suggestion was based on the recognition that certain legislative documents of significant importance may not fall solely within the jurisdiction of one committee and could instead be divided among several. Any disputes over competence should be resolved in line with the principles of equality and cooperation. | AI |
I can't for my life understand what's so appealing about this show and how on earth it has such a high rating. This is a type example of a show which just have gone on and on, years after it should have been canceled. The plots are utterly ridiculous including possessions by Satan, evil twins and mind control through chips operated into peoples brains. This is what happens when the writers run out of ideas and take to bizarre stories just to keep the show running. Unless you're a fan of bad acting and ridiculous plots you should stay as far away from DOOL as possible. | HUMAN |
However, Newton's theorem shows that an inverse-cubic force may be applied to a particle moving under a linear or inverse-square force such that its orbit remains closed, provided that k equals a rational number. ( A number is called "rational" if it can be written as a fraction m/n, where m and n are integers.) In such cases, the addition of the inverse-cubic force causes the particle to complete m rotations about the center of force in the same time that the original particle completes n rotations. This method for producing closed orbits does not violate Bertrand's theorem, because the added inverse-cubic force depends on the initial velocity of the particle. | HUMAN |
The communication's primary value lies in its systematic presentation of the extensive rulings already issued by the ECJ regarding the free movement of services and the general interest clause under the second banking directive. This contributes significantly to enhancing transparency and providing clearer information. One specific issue worth addressing is the electronic counter. In this context, it is essential to proceed cautiously, avoiding premature decisions on the application of settlement rights or service provision rights until further technological advancements are made. | AI |
Recorder Anthony Abell, while sentencing Samuels, stated that rape is among the most severe and abhorrent crimes, while false allegations of rape can have devastating consequences for innocent individuals. He noted that while Samuels' initial report to the police may have been impulsive, her subsequent actions—such as creating an e-fit and identifying a suspect in a lineup—were deliberate. Recorder Abell emphasized his duty to protect the public, stating that an immediate and substantial prison sentence was necessary. He also acknowledged Samuels' struggles with alcohol addiction and drug use, including crack cocaine. | AI |
Over time, as I continued teaching in the palace month after month, I became more familiar with the language, idioms, and expressions of my pupils. Gradually, the obscure life of the place began to reveal itself to me, much like a faint picture that initially appears as a chaotic blend of colors. Through careful observation, analysis, and connecting details, distinct objects and patterns emerged, eventually forming a coherent and meaningful whole. Like someone whose vision is slowly restored, I gradually gained a clearer and more accurate understanding of the life within "the city of the beautiful and invincible angel." | AI |
By performing the integrals, we determine that the volume is proportional to \\( r^3 \\). This leads to the conclusion that areas of planar transverse sections and their corresponding volumes grow at a similar rate toward infinity in spaces of constant negative curvature. This behavior is already well-established for transverse spherical surfaces. Moving forward, we will assume a fixed compact domain to ensure that the areas and volumes discussed remain finite, avoiding the complications of infinite quantities. | AI |
Nicola says it was painless, and while some donors feel very tired afterwards, he felt fine. His cells were flown straight to London — the transplant must be done within 48 hours as the cells have a lifespan of only 72 hours. Sue was prepared with high-dose chemotherapy to wipe out her immune system so her body would accept the new cells. Though her donor was a perfect match, the transplant still carried a 20 per cent risk of her dying, due to infection or rejection of the cells. The transplant on November 25, 2011 was just like a blood trans-fusion, says Sue. ‘ | HUMAN |
I have a story like this! I had been at a friend's house just kind of chilling and watching T.V. I stared to get a pain in my abdomen area but I just kind of ignored because I'm a big boy. We continge to watch T.V. bUT my abdomen pain just keeps getting worse and worse. Eventually I'm walking around his house crying while trying to find a comfortable position to make the pain in my abdomen go away. It felt like I was being stabbed. | HUMAN |
It is not just a problem of the actual rate; it is a problem of the rules applied on the national market and in international trade, which allow these scams to operate quite legitimately in many cases. I would therefore like to use my speech to make a call for the review of the entire VAT system, which I think would be in the interests both of our economies and of our businesses. I consider a deadline of 2013 to be quite realistic, and we should simply move forward on this problem not by sorting out the rates, but by sorting out the rules. | HUMAN |
Medication however is another issue, I struggled with ADHD throughout childhood and my parents both agree that once I was prescribed medication I improved dramatically finding it much easier to focus on tasks and less disruptive in lessons. I still Struggle with this in adulthood but maturity has allowed me to develop coping mechanisms a child would find virtually impossible; for example I have to write down everything I want to do or I instantly forget and nothing ever gets done including simple things like the washing up. | HUMAN |
The aliens we get are not green and menacing, but brown, hirsute, and ALF-rip-offing. Sure, they can put up a fight and leave glowing spots on their victims foreheads for no other reason than to give the special effects department something to do, but most of the time they just jam with a Simon game and make stop-motion stuff happen all around an effeminate boy's room. And the campers they encounter couldn't be more irritating. There's a pop group and friends that sings a confusing song, three clumsy poachers of varying scary facial-hairyness (one having too much, one having none at all, and one just looking "blah"), and a family consisting of said girlboy (who has a pet for each day of the week, plus "Trumpy" the alien.), his mother (who always seems to call him from the door entering the hallway to his room, rather than stand in his doorway OR ENTERING THE FRIGGIN HALLWAY HERSELF), and a grumpy old uncle (who loves his booze.) | HUMAN |
Excitation light at a wavelength of 350 nm was provided by a Xenon arc lamp, the beam passing through a monochromator (Cairn Research, Kent, UK). Emitted fluorescence light was reflected through a 455 nm long-pass filter to a cooled CCD camera (Retiga, QImaging, Canada) and digitized to 12 bit resolution. Imaging data were collected and analysed using software from Andor (Belfast, UK). FAD autofluorescence was monitored using a Zeiss 710 VIS CLSM equipped with a META detection system and a 40x oil immersion objective. Excitation was using the 454 nm Argon laser line and fluorescence was measured from 505 to 550 nm. | HUMAN |
John, as requested, I have attached revised drafts of the Confirmation and Cover Sheet, marked with changes compared to the documents from the short-term deal. I understand that you are still discussing certain questions or points with CDWR, and some items in this draft may not yet have your or CDWR's approval. However, I included specific contract language for some of the topics we discussed to give you a clear view of potential proposals for those items. | AI |
The company stated that it revised its headscarf policy as early as 2010, though the prohibition on black clothing persists. The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on Elauf's behalf, resulting in a jury awarding her $20,000. However, the federal appeals court in Denver overturned the award, ruling that Abercrombie & Fitch could not be held liable because Elauf had not explicitly requested an accommodation for her religious practice. Elauf currently works in merchandising for Urban Outfitters and maintains a fashion blog. The company emphasized that Elauf never formally asked them to adjust their policy to align with her religious beliefs. | AI |
Another approach to formal methods in software development is to write a specification in some form of logic—usually a variation of first-order logic—and then to directly execute the logic as though it were a program. The OWL language, based on description logic, is an example. There is also work on mapping some version of English (or another natural language) automatically to and from logic, as well as executing the logic directly. Examples are Attempto Controlled English, and Internet Business Logic, which do not seek to control the vocabulary or syntax. A feature of systems that support bidirectional English–logic mapping and direct execution of the logic is that they can be made to explain their results, in English, at the business or scientific level. | HUMAN |
That's not to say you shouldn't; the axioms assumed in the model might not be the same ones that actually apply to our own universe. But frequently, the only thing that studies like economics care about is whether something is true or false in the model, rather than whether it's true or false in reality. In economics (and in many other disciplines) the model is an idealized universe we're interested in studying for its own sake, whether or not it is a perfect (or even close) description of reality. | HUMAN |
The money multiplier represents the amount of money the banking system can create from each $1 of bank reserves. It is calculated using the formula 1 divided by the reserve ratio, where the reserve ratio is the portion of deposits that banks choose to hold as reserves. The total money supply in an economy is closely linked to the availability of credit for loans. This relationship is driven by the cycle of banks issuing loans, individuals depositing funds, and banks using those deposits to issue additional loans, which collectively generates a significant portion of the money in the economy. | AI |
Understanding your own cultural perspective and being open to different ways of thinking, seeing, and existing in the world is important. It can be valuable to critically observe your profession and recognize that Western approaches to practice represent only one way of understanding the world. Developing awareness of your Western assumptions requires ongoing effort, as even experienced practitioners with international exposure must consistently reflect on and challenge their ingrained beliefs, given that culture is deeply embedded and often unconsciously shapes our daily lives. | AI |
In addition to the development of carrier-based aircraft operation, the Navy perfected a catapult device which simplified the launching of planes from all types of surface vessels. In 1912 the air-minded Captain Chambers had made a successful experiment with a catapult-launching device. This device, made of material salvaged from a scrap heap, laid the foundation for catapult-launching of aircraft from surface vessels. In Captain Chambers’ device the plane rested on a small car running on the catapult rail. A cylinder filled with compressed air contained a piston. | HUMAN |
Spirometry was performed at school at the end of each of the five intensive field work weeks. Thus, a total of five spirometric assessments were available per schoolchild. All spirometry maneuvers were performed by the same pulmonologists or by the specially trained pediatrician in a separate office provided by each school that was quiet, well ventilated and had a standard temperature independent of season. Children were tested in a seated position and with nose clips in place. Portable spirometers (Spiropalm, Cosmed Srl, Italy) compatible with ATS (American Thoracic Society) and ERS (European Respiratory Society) requirements were used ([@c32]). | HUMAN |
During a drunken argument, a boyfriend allegedly threatened to "teach his partner a lesson" before pouring petrol on her, setting her alight, and locking her in a burning flat, Teesside Crown Court heard. Rebecca Major, 32, managed to escape by breaking a window with a table and jumping from the upstairs flat, but sustained 40% burns and fractures to her skull and sternum in the fall. Edward McArthur, 40, from Darlington, has denied charges of attempted murder and arson with intent to endanger life. The prosecution, led by Christine Egerton, stated that the couple, who had been in a relationship for over a year, were staying at McArthur’s mother’s flat at the time of the incident. | AI |
i believe this kind of tool is amusing but i am a little worried about what kind of usage would i get from this in a coding endeavour like developing a system or something. i surely have to stop for several minutes at a time to think about solutions or designs for my code and having it wipe out everything if i stall surely sounds counterproductive, altough i wouldn't know until i actually tried. maybe if the code was wiped out the design would still be in my head and i'd be able to write it down again in a more concise (and revised) manner, potentially improving my structure and forcing me to rethink about everytime it gets wiped out... so yeah, there is a big chance this might even surprise me as a tool to be used in a coding environment. still, the idea sounds really silly, specially when you consider huge files. maybe it could wipe out since your last git commit | HUMAN |
We will also closely monitor the issue of EPA funding. The EU and Member States have committed to providing an additional €2 billion in aid for trade by 2010. However, it appears that this €2 billion has been reallocated, and the Commission is now considering financing EPAs through integrated regional programs. The Commission must clarify its plans on this matter, as EDF funds, in our view, should not be used as an incentive for signing an EPA. | AI |
When I was about eight years old, I lived with my mother and two sisters in an apartment building mostly occupied by other single-parent families. During that time, we had repeated encounters with what appeared to be a ghost—an older woman, likely in her 50s, who was translucent, purple, and floated wherever she went. I saw her in two locations: passing through the sliding glass door that led to the shared backyard and moving from my mother’s room to the bathroom upstairs. When she appeared upstairs, no one was ever there, but we could see her from the living room, which had a view of that hallway. This "purple lady" never caused fear or unease; instead, she seemed to exude a calming presence. She appeared to notice us, though she never spoke or interacted directly—her expression and the look in her eyes made it clear she was aware of our presence. | AI |
He would be incautious in dipping his pen into his inkstand. All his blots upon my documents, were dropped there after twelve o’clock, meridian. Indeed, not only would he be reckless and sadly given to making blots in the afternoon, but some days he went further, and was rather noisy. At such times, too, his face flamed with augmented blazonry, as if cannel coal had been heaped on anthracite. He made an unpleasant racket with his chair; spilled his sand-box; in mending his pens, impatiently split them all to pieces, and threw them on the floor in a sudden passion; stood up and leaned over his table, boxing his papers about in a most indecorous manner, very sad to behold in an elderly man like him. | HUMAN |
Lastly, as regards the new line of funding on memorials to dictatorships, I should like once again to express our complete opposition to the criteria that have been followed. The exclusion of memorials to dictatorships that for decades oppressed various peoples in the south of Europe shows a lack of respect for the thousands of victims of these dictatorships. Without the victory over the fascist regimes of southern Europe, the borders of the EU would be quite different today, and its territory smaller. The exclusion of these dictatorships, and of the memory of them, sends out the wrong message to the citizens, suggesting, as it does, that there are some dictatorships whose memory should not be forgotten and others that are not so bad or even acceptable. It also sends out the wrong message to the world. | HUMAN |
I started mixing my own ejuice and noticed that everything I made had an unusual flavor compared to the ejuice I was used to. After experimenting and tasting the liquid directly, I tested pure VG by vaping it and identified the strange flavor in that single ingredient. I later bought a 50/50 PG/VG mix, which didn’t have the same odd taste. As a result, I won’t be purchasing this VG again. | AI |
Over time, as I returned to being a wrestling fan, the sense of magic I felt during the 14 years of my youth has faded. The current product feels disappointing and often difficult to watch. I used to regret not attending wrestling school and pursuing my dream, but now it seems like avoiding that path was a good decision, given the state of WWE today. While I know there are other options available, my past personal connection to WWE makes it hard for me to consider alternatives. | AI |
Agriculture is rarely addressed as a priority issue for the poorest populations in Europe, particularly since they typically do not own land. The focus extends beyond food security to ensuring immediate access to food. This is a critical concern for the EU, as highlighted by my colleague. The agricultural sector, along with the Commission's efforts, must align with EU micro-regional development initiatives aimed at reducing poverty and ensuring food availability for future generations. | AI |
In 1997 the NCAA began investigating claims of recruiting infractions by Purdue. The Committee on Infractions alleged that assistant coach and top recruiter Frank Kendrick and Purdue booster Bill Powers arranged for a loan of $4,000 in 1995 to recruit Luther Clay. Clay's understanding was that he did not need to pay back the loan, and records show that no attempt was made to recover it. Additionally, Kendrick arranged for a booster to provide housing and transportation for former Boilermaker Porter Roberts' mother. Both claims are denied by Purdue (in the latter case specifically, that the booster was not a Purdue booster, and therefore allowed to provide services as he saw fit). | HUMAN |
To translate for others: browsers tied the DOM memory model tightly to the single Javascript VM because it was a lot easier that way, and expanding support to multiple VMs will take a lot of work. This is one reason why you don't see many browser forks running with the "let's just add python to browsers" idea that so many have had. It's also why we still have no canvas or WebGL in web workers: no one has a DOM that sufficiently supports multithreaded access. | HUMAN |
He spoke sincerely, though he didn’t fully grasp the depth of his own seriousness at the time. I believe it was Sam’s calm, kind, and unassuming nature that drew the young man in. There was something in him—an inherent sense of decency and fairness—that made him immediately take to this simple, gentle, and almost childlike old man. He felt a natural desire to help Sam, though he wasn’t fully aware of it, convincing himself instead that his motives were more selfish. He saw this as a chance to escape the crushing boredom that weighed on him, much like a starving man might seize a scrap of food. In truth, the young man was eager to avoid acknowledging any sentimentality, as youth often shies away from such emotions. | AI |
Being skilled in academics and understanding the material well does not always translate to effectively expressing your ideas in writing. This is where writing services can assist by crafting papers tailored to your needs. Before choosing a service, it’s important to ensure they can customize your essay to meet your specific requirements while maintaining originality. You should also verify the work is plagiarism-free, potentially by requesting an originality report from a plagiarism checker. | AI |
Even a simple scene where Hsiao Tsing changes robes is turned into a thing of fluttering beauty as every skill on the set combines to create a most memorable scene from such a simple act. The sets are also amazing, giving an other worldly sense to the forests, and the temple and harshness to the scorched, flag filled wasteland of hell for the amazing finale. The production design by Zhongwen Xi deserves the highest praise. Another major factor to the films success is the music by Romeo Diaz and James Wong. Hong Kong films have given us some fantastic music and songs that have added so much to the success of a sequence, but on `A Chinese Ghost Story' the music is, quite simply, vital. | HUMAN |
Adjusting for the scalar propensity score eliminates all bias stemming from observable factors. Consequently, most variations in the outcome of interest (type of treatment sought) can be attributed to the intervention itself, specifically CBHI enrolment. This difference, known as the Average Treatment Effect on the Treated (ATT), measures the outcome disparity within the treatment group (the insured population) and assesses whether it is statistically significant from zero ([@B16]). This approach has been applied to evaluate the impact of health insurance in countries such as Vietnam, China ([@B68]; [@B68]), and Colombia ([@B66]). Additionally, by incorporating estimated propensity scores as an explanatory variable in the multinomial logistic (MNL) model, individual-level observable characteristics can be consolidated into a single score. | AI |
The first time I wore them, I got thru the day but they were very uncomfortable so I put them away. Today I needed lashes and was out of my usual ones and took out another pair of these hoping for the best. The edges were so sharp it ended up poking my eyelid so much that I had to take them off. My left eyes been stinging the entire day now every time I blink it’s painful. I’m not a rookie to wearing lashes I’ve never had this happen. | HUMAN |
Just like in the movie's successors "Snake People" and "The Fear Chamber", the female lead is once again played by Julissa. Most of he supporting performances are hilariously amateurish, the cinematography is terrible and the locations and sceneries are beneath contempt. The storyline lacks the least bit of logic and the dialogue often does not make the slightest sense. It is the poor story and dialogue, however, that makes this movie so entertaining to watch. " House Of Evil" may be an extremely crappy attempt of a movie, but it is certainly as (unintentionally) funny as it is bad. | HUMAN |
I was initially skeptical about purchasing this product, especially since we had already tried another solution on the filter without success. At this point, it seemed worth spending a few more dollars before giving up and buying a new filter. I sprayed the filter to remove any large debris, then applied the product as directed, leaving it for five minutes before rinsing. However, I ended up leaving it on for an extra five minutes while brushing the pool before finally rinsing it off. | AI |
Regarding the 1998 release, AllMusic reviewer Joslyn Lane wrote: "there is no 'casual' mode, there is no collapsing into old forms, this is a work-out, and all four musicians give 100 percent as they are known to do. This is not music for people wanting to hear some nice jazz, some hum-along-able standards; this is music for listeners who want to take a journey and are willing to let this quartet steer." Concerning the 1999 release, Lane stated: "Little Birds Have Fast Hearts, No. 2 complements the first volume, including more of this quartet's excellent interplay and self-feeding energy." | HUMAN |
In my own case, I had a lot of problems with Amazon's in-house fulfillment, which here in Baltimore is kind of a trash fire. ( Prime Now is great. Amazon Fulfillment is not.) After an unbroken streak of erroneously failed deliveries, I spent an hour and a half on the phone with Amazon's support department, culminating in the discovery that carrier deprioritization is a thing that exists. Since it's been applied, Amazon Fulfillment has not been selected to deliver me a package, in contrast to its former high likelihood of selection. | HUMAN |
Quinolones, monobactam, and cotrimoxazole have become widespread resistant in entire spectrum of ESBL whether it is ESBL-EC or ESBL-KP. We observed a higher percentage of EC over *Klebsiella* as ESBL producing organisms suggesting most ESBL-UTIs to be community acquired, Carbapenems and Colistin seems to remain as the first line therapy for the majority of ESBL-UTIs in the local setting in complicated UTIs. However, increasing resistance to Carbapenems and BL-BLI combination is a serious concern. Apart from carbapenems and colistin (ESBL-EC/KP), fosfomycin (ESBL-EC/KP), and nitrofurantoin s (ESBL-EC) found to be effective anti-microbial agents and holds good sensitivity and can be used as a first-line oral agents for non-complicated UTIs which also can be continued as long-term treatment to avoid recurrence of UTI specially in old people, largely females. Another surprising finding which was noted as quinolones and cotrimoxazole has almost become resistant and can be avoided as a treatment for UTI which is the usual practice for non-complicated UTIs. | HUMAN |
The responses of Eve, Sarah, and Andy, while all touching on the theme of 'aggressive women,' revealed notable differences, highlighting the complexity and ambiguity of interpreting the text. Eve adhered closely to the text by focusing on the introductory paragraph, while Andy and Sarah moved toward evaluating the content. Sarah, in particular, noted the humorous tone of the article, aligning with the text's 'preferred reading.' All three students approached the task as a conventional language classroom exercise, adopting an academic discourse and delivering their answers in an objective tone. | AI |
At day-50 and day-75 of the feeding trial, the frequency of both class 40 and class 50 fibers was highest in FF, intermediate in LA, and lowest in LM and LD. Muscle morphometric analysis indicated that the differential growth observed in T. tambroides across dietary treatments was primarily driven by varying degrees of hypertrophy rather than hyperplastic growth. PCR products generated using degenerate primers for MyoD and myogenin were cloned, resulting in 28 positive clones (14 for each gene) that were subsequently sequenced. The amplified cDNA fragments measured 828 bp for MyoD (Fig. 3) and 762 bp for myogenin (Fig. | AI |
HVA offers a specific advantage for Carbines that it does not provide for other weapon types. By extending the first and second damage dropoff ranges by a few meters, it directly improves the shots-to-kill metric at medium range, effectively reducing the time-to-kill (TTK) between approximately 20 to 40 meters. This benefit is less relevant for ARs and LMGs, as they only have a single damage dropoff tier, leaving their TTK unaffected. For Carbines, however, this extension is significant, as it reduces the number of bullets required to secure a kill at the ranges where their performance typically declines. | AI |
Another method for creating a contoured seating cushion involves using a flexible bag filled with granular material and equipped with a valve to allow air evacuation. In its non-evacuated state, the bag is pressed against the user, allowing the granular material to shift and conform closely to the user's shape. Once the bag is evacuated through the valve, the pressure difference across the bag's wall compresses the granular material, causing it to lock into a rigid support mass that matches the user's body shape. A significant drawback of this approach is the need to maintain the bag in an evacuated state over extended periods, which can be challenging. | AI |
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