Military Considers Recruiting Proposal to Enlist College Athletes

Military Considers Recruiting Proposal to Enlist College Athletes College lacrosse players College lacrosse players. (Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)

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A defense contractor has proposed an initiative by which the military would fund athletic college scholarships in exchange for mandatory service, Sportico reported.

Military leaders are considering the proposal from Orchestra Macrosystems CEO Dave Maloney, whose Houston-based software and analytics company is an Air Force contractor, Sportico said Thursday.

Football and basketball players are excluded from Maloney's proposal, which has reached Department of Defense leaders and key members of Congress.

The Scholar-Athlete Intelligence and Leadership Program (SAIL-P) suggests that the Department of Defense offer to replace school-funded athletic scholarships for every sport other than football and basketball at the NCAA, NAIA and junior college levels.

Athletes would have no military obligations while in school, but would be committed to a yet-to-be-determined amount of service after they're done with school.

Maloney's idea — which he termed "21st century pathway to service" in a memo that has circulated around the Pentagon and Capitol Hill — resulted from trying to find a solution to inefficient recruiting within the armed forces.

"The Department of Defense just went to Congress with its initial budget for next year. It's the largest budget ever, and yet we're seeing a decrease in our technological capabilities, and we're seeing a decrease in any interest in service," Maloney told Sportico. "What does that tell you? Talented people don't want to work at decaying institutions. You've got to gut-punch it."

Not only has the military spent billions of dollars on recruits who fail basic training, college athletic departments face increasing cuts to nonrevenue teams such as tennis and wrestling, Sportico reported.

The proposal, though, would face several major challenges, not the least being trying to convince the NCAA, its members and high school athletes that the endeavor makes sense.

An NCAA spokeswoman told Sportico that the governing body had been unaware of the proposal.

Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick, after initially being "shocked" when informed of the proposed plan, suggested he would be open-minded if it gained steam.

"We happen to have one of the more vibrant ROTC programs in the country, so we're already involved in the military," Swarbrick said. "I have about 101 questions, but would I listen? Sure."

The Pentagon last month requested a 2023 budget of $773 billion, with $1.32 billion targeted for "recruiting and advertising" across the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force. Additional money was requested to train recruits.

Sportico reported that the 100-plus public NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision schools reported spending $653 million in scholarship costs outside of football and basketball in 2020-21.


I would like to understand how a Coplitts oscillator works. This link says that the tank circuit of Coplitts oscillator produces 180 degrees phase shift. I Can't understand how a combination of a coil and two capacitors produce 180 degrees phase shift. Would you explain it, please?

  • \$\begingroup\$ Are your two questions somehow related to each other? If they are, could you make the connection more clear? If they aren't, please post the second one as a separate question. \$\endgroup\$
    – The Photon
    Oct 29, 2014 at 15:52
  • \$\begingroup\$ The two questions was related to each other but I deleted the second question to prevent confusion. I will know the answer of it, if the first question is answered. \$\endgroup\$ Oct 29, 2014 at 19:33

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You must discriminate between Colpitt oscillators in common base or common emitter configuration, respectively. And - most important - you must realize that the LC tank contains a capacitive divider circuit.

The mid point between the two capacitors is either grounded (common base) or is connected to the base node (common emitter). In the first case (common base without signal inversion) the LC tank - indeed - produces 360 deg phase shift and this signal is fed back to the emitter.

In the second case (common emitter with signal inversion) the frequency dependent circuitry could be seen as a third order lowpass that consists of an first order RC lowpass followed by an LC lowpass. Such a third-order lowpass produces 180 deg phase shift at the desired frequency. The remaining 180 deg are produced by the inverting characteristic of the common emitter amplifier (between base and collector).

(Comment: The first RC lowpass function is produced with the help of the finite output resistance at the collector node. For opamp realizations (zero output resistance) you must, therefore, add a an additional resistor. Sometimes, This resistor is forgotten in in some papers).

You have two caps in series + in parallel with the inductor so that gives you an overall phase shift of 360 deg / 0 deg (whatever you wish). The transistor is common emitter which means the output is 180 deg. out of phase in relation to its input.

  • \$\begingroup\$ In total, this would result in a phase shift of 180 deg. - and the circuit would NOT be able to oscillate. \$\endgroup\$
    – LvW
    Oct 30, 2014 at 16:41
  • \$\begingroup\$ @LvW ?!? The common emitter's output is 180 deg. out of phase and the additional phase shift resulting in the capacitors || inductor contributes an extra 180 deg. needed for oscillation. \$\endgroup\$
    – user34920
    Oct 30, 2014 at 17:48
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    \$\begingroup\$ But you didn`t mention in your answer any additional 180deg phase shift (You only spoke about 360deg). As I have explained in my answer - there is a third-order lowpass producing additional 180deg. \$\endgroup\$
    – LvW
    Oct 31, 2014 at 8:37

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Vacationing at Gili Trawangan "Party Island" of Lombok

Vacationing at Gili Trawangan "Party Island" of Lombok

One of the snorkeling spots at Gili Meno Island, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province. (ANTARA/Lia Wanadriani Santosa/uyu)

Gili Trawangan Island, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, is one of the three islands in the northwest of Lombok Island, NTB Province, which is renowned as the "Party Island" of Lombok area.

It is located about 51.5 kilometers (km) from Lombok International Airport. It takes about an hour and 50 minutes to reach the tourism destination.

However, on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the area's hotels had not held live music performances due to a significant decline in the number of tourists.

Fortunately, tourism activities have slowly revived recently in line with various relaxing travel regulations for foreign and domestic travelers.

Hence, several hotels in the island began holding parties again.

Apart from partying, people can engage in various activities in the island, such as wandering around by bicycle or horse carriage.

The sightseeing tour takes about 15 minutes around three sunset viewing points -- Pinkcoco, Malibu, and Ombak Sunset points -- with the best time to enjoy the sunset being around 6 p.m. Central Indonesia Standard Time (WITA).

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Visitors can rent a bicycle for around Rp25 thousand (US$1.73) for three hours. Usually, they rent the bicycles at around 5-8 p.m. WITA to look for the sunset.

Meanwhile, the cost for renting the horse carriage (locally called ‘cidomo’) is Rp250 thousand (US$17.31). The vehicles can be found near the Gili Trawangan Harbor.

Tourists can also surf the wave at several surfing spots around Gili Trawangan Island. The best time to conduct the activity is around August to November.

In addition, tourists can engage in snorkeling and visit two other islands -- Gili Meno and Gili Air -- at Gili Islands.

Gili Meno is a destination, with underwater beauty, which is preserved by the local residents. Hence, it is a popular attraction for honeymoon couples.

Meanwhile, the closest island to Lombok Island, Gili Air, is perfect for a one-day visit.

For snorkeling around the islands, visitors can make a direct reservation at the snorkeling equipment rental places or through a snorkeling guide.

Abdul Karim, who has run a snorkeling business for 10 years, recommended three spots for snorkeling: the Romantic Statue, Turtle Point, and Meno Wall on Gili Meno Island.

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At the Romantic Statue spot, visitors can see several underwater couple statues arranged in a circle. They were constructed about 12 years ago.

Meanwhile, at the Turtle Point, or Turtle Heaven, tourists can swim along with the aquatic animals and view the Meno Wall – an underwater cliff, with a depth of three to four meters.

"We often check the condition of the currents and the color of the water at the snorkeling spots. We prioritize the safety of the guest. If the location is safe, we will snorkel there," Karim stated.

The best time to snorkel is around 8-9 a.m. WITA. However, some of the tourists prefer to snorkel while enjoying the sunset at around 6-7 p.m. WITA as long as the weather is safe.

If the visitors are keen to engage in a private snorkeling activity conducted by eight to nine participants, then they would need to pay at least Rp1.2 million (US$83.09) to rent a speedboat, with a capacity of 25 people.

Meanwhile, if the activity is conducted in a large party along with other groups of tourists, then each participant will be charged Rp100 thousand (US$6.92), with a minimum rental duration of four hours.

It includes the fee to rent the snorkeling equipment, including a life jacket, fins, and a snorkel mask.

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Calculating the Vacation Budget

It turns out that having a vacation on Gili Trawangan Island requires a lot of money.

Prangga Aditya Sandi, 25, a local tour guide, said the cost is so high that most visitors are foreigners.

"I think the number of local tourists is only 20 percent (of the total number of visitors). Gili Trawangan Island is one of the (most) expensive islands (to have a vacation)," he told ANTARA.

Thus, how much do you have to spend to go for a holiday in Gili Trawangan Island?

To get to Gili Trawangan Island from Lombok Island, people must go to Nare Bay first.

Leaving for the bay from the Lombok International Airport by using an online car rental service will cost the tourist around Rp268 thousand to Rp300 thousand (US$18.56 to US$20.77).

Meanwhile, tourists coming with a large group can rent a car, with a capacity of 18 people, for Rp2 million to Rp3 million (US$138.49 to US$207.73).

The journey will take about an hour and a half.

From Nare Bay, visitors have to cross to Gili Trawangan Island using a speedboat, with a capacity of about 10 passengers, which can be rented for Rp1.5 million (US$103.86).

Alternatively, if they do not want to rent it, then they can pay Rp350 thousand (US$24.24) for each person.

However, they need to make a reservation at least three days before their arrival date.

The crossing service operates from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. WITA. It takes approximately 20 minutes to arrive at Gili Trawangan Island.

Fortunately, there is an alternative backpacker-style route through Bali Island. One of the advantages of using the route is that the visitors bring a motorbike rented from Bali Island.

Hence, Sandi noted that most foreign tourists choose the route.

It will take the visitors about two hours to get to Padangbai Harbor, Karangasem District, Bali Province, from Ngurah Rai International Airport, Badung District, Bali Province.

They need to spend around Rp381 thousand to Rp430 thousand (US$26.38 to US$29.77) to use an online rental car service from the airport to the harbor.

From Padangbai Harbor, the tourists will have to undertake a four-hour journey to Bangsal Harbor, Gili Trawangan Island, by ferry. The trip costs Rp125,000 (US$8.66) per person.

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Alternatively, the tourists can rent a speedboat from Bali Island for Rp200 thousand (US$13.85) for each person, and the journey will approximately take an hour.

Meanwhile, regarding the accommodation, people can choose among homestays to five-star hotels.

Sandi stated that the most expensive homestay cost Rp200 thousand (US$13.85), while the tariff for the hotels varies depending on the visitors’ choice.

People are recommended to spend about three days and two nights to enjoy the beauty of Gili Trawangan Island.

However, if they also keen to visit two other islands, then they should spend about four days and four nights.

"Hence, the required budget is around Rp2 million (US$138.49). However, it does not include the accommodation and transportation fee. If you include the accommodation fee, it can be around Rp3.5 million to Rp4 million (US$242.35 to US$276.97),” Sandi added.

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Nested Object not deserializing

Using a BucketContext and Linq2Couchbase, I get an error when I try the following query:

IQueryable[Article] query = (from q in _context.Query()
where q.Type == “Article” && q.Archived == false
select new Article
Headline = q.Headline,

References = q.References,

References is a List[T] that has two string properties: Title and URL.

When the query runs, the following error results: Could not cast or convert from System.String to [T].

Thanks for the help!

My bad. There was malformed data in the document.

@markc -

No problem, glad you found a solution!


I came across these two tools, from the presentations on the web, it seems to me that they do exactly the same. Is it true?
SOWFA seems to be geared towards offshore but since FLORIS does not account for terrain roughness, would it make them the same?

Also, in I understand that FLORIS only can plot/calculate/optimize for one wind speed and one direction. Is there a program that I could couple with FLORIS or some code modification (I’m not skilled in coding but can do some simple software changes) that could allow me to plot the wakes resulting from the entire wind rose? For example, running the code in a loop and get the data for each direction and then plot them all together in the same figure.
Thank you.

Kind regards,

Dear Anton,

While FLORIS and SOWFA can both be used to predict the power performance of wind turbines in a wind farm, the tools themselves are quite different. FLORIS is a low-fidelity steady-state model with simplifying assumptions that allow it to run practically instantaneously. SOWFA is a high-fidelity dynamics model based on large-eddy simulation computational fluid dynamics (LES CFD) with a high computational resource demand.

Yes, scripts can be generated to run FLORIS many times to model the entire wind rose.

Best regards,


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The BlackBeltBarrister reports that our over-reaching administration, not content perhaps with the destruction already wrought on our constitutional checks and balances, now intends to review the decisions of the Courts with a view to undoing those that they don't like.

Now, it used to be that the Courts effectively reported to the then highest Court in the land, the House of Lords - until one Tony Blair decided that we needed to reform that situation, resulting in the establishment of our Supreme Court.

So the historical precedent is that the courts did report to parliamentary supervision (whatever the drawbacks of that particular arrangement may have been).

Now I have not read the report in the Times (I prefer not to pay for warped news) so I cannot verify if this commentator's assertions about the government's alleged intentions are true, but it's probably useful to rehearse some of the constitutional issues here.

Parliament is our legislature - they create our laws (or rather, they create their laws as statute laws - as distinct from Common Law, which takes precedence).

If we accept that parliament represents the will of the people (a big 'if' currently) then it is perfectly reasonable that parliament should review the way in which the Courts have interpreted the statute laws that they passed, to ensure that the laws of unintended consequences have not run riot through the Courts since.

The government however (although ministers are traditionally selected from members of Parliament) is separate from Parliament - indeed, one of the roles of Parliament is to hold the executive to account on behalf of the people. Therefore it would not be appropriate for the government to comment upon the decisions of the Courts, otherwise the legal principle that "be you never so high, the law is above you" would be breached and the Courts might find it difficult to rule against the government position in cases where the government has an interest.

So finally, whilst I don't necessarily agree with the exact thesis presented in this video, I do think that this situation is potentially serious and requires further clarification.

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Place attachment and meaning are the person-to-place bonds that evolve through emotional connection, meaning, and understandings of a specific place and/or features of a place. 9. The attachment and meaning of a green place can encourage individuals to actively protect and engage in pro-environmental behavior. 74 Malayalam Daily News claims no credit for any images posted on this site unless otherwise noted. Images on this site are copyright to its respectful owners. If there is an image appearing on this site that belongs to you and do not wish for it appear on this site, please E-mail with a link to said image and it will be promptly removed Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. Poverty-stricken people and families might go without. Answer: What is the elusive minimum amount? Le montant bank balance elusive is fixed at 565,34 euros. This minimum protective is preserved those regardless of the family situation (presence or absence of dependent children, for example) of the holder. It corresponds to montant RSA for a single person without resources 37. Some animals are beautiful, some comic, and some pitiless from our point of view, but all have that elusive star quality we call presence: the integrity of having evolved to fill their niches in nature, to be comfortable in their roles. - William Dietrich, Natural Grace. 38. Outer beauty pleases the eye

Regrets in South Africa After Lives and Livelihoods Lost in Mass Unrest. SOWETO, South Africa — Gingerly stepping over the slick, muddied floor of a supermarket in Soweto that had just been emptied and gutted by looters, the manager fretted over where neighbors would now get their food and how he would support his wife and four children Rembrandt, da Vinci, Picasso -- works that share an elusive movement in Stigmata: Escaping Texts - 1st Edition - Hélène Cixous A 'wilful extremist' according to the London Times, Hélène Cixous is hailed as one of the most formidable writers and thinkers of our time. Acclaimed by luminaries such as Jacques Derrida, he

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Shakespeare in Malayalam Kainikkara M. Kumara Pillai Shakespeare is known to every educated Malayali, as, I sup be pursuing an elusive will-o'-the-wisp. I do not know if the position is the same with regard to gentleman who assisted him to get at the meaning of the original Irony definition, the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, How nice! when I said I had to work all weekend. See more Quotes tagged as truth Showing 1-30 of 19,520. I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.. ― Marilyn Monroe

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The previous article in this series (Dharma, generator of Indian ethics, January 31) attempted to circumscribe the central yet elusive notion of dharma, which bundles together law, truth, duty. Along quiet streams or shaded riverbanks, a lone Green Heron may flush ahead of the observer, crying kyow as it flies up the creek. This small heron is solitary at most seasons and often somewhat secretive, living around small bodies of water or densely vegetated areas. Seen in the open, it often flicks its tail nervously, raises and lowers its crest. The green on this bird's back is an. Loneliness is the state of distress or discomfort that results when one perceives a gap between one's desires for social connection and actual experiences of it. Even some people who are. So parents, if you want to give a philosophical tone to your baby's name, we'd suggest you go for a name, meaning secret. And for your reference, MomJunction has compiled a list of baby boy and girl names, meaning secret. Take a look Show English Meaning(+) Noun (1) a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word (2) (linguistics, as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached Free 3 Minute Psychic Chat - An Overview. by Psychic | Jan 10, 2021. Free 3 minute psychic chat rooms are the online chat platforms which enable a person to have a free reading or to get reading advice from psychics on any psychic matters. These chat platforms are gaining popularity among people having an interest in psychic powers and..


Question: How do you measure a bicycle rim ERD?

Take the length of spoke you just used and double it. Now add the bend-to-bend caliper measurement, and this will be the ERD of the rim. For the example rim in Figure 7, we used 260mm spokes. So 260mm + 260mm + 48.4mm = 568.4mm.

What is ERD on a bike rim?

How do you measure the size of a bicycle rim?

Using a tape measure, place the bottom of the tape at the lowest point of the tire (on the ground) and measure in a straight line to the centre of the bike wheel to find your wheel radius (as shown in the image above). Multiply your wheel’s radius by two to find the wheel’s diameter.

What is the diameter of a 26 inch wheel?

The typical 26-inch rim has a diameter of 559 millimetres (22.0 in) and an outside tire diameter of about 26.2 inches (670 mm).

How do I know what size spokes I need?

The measurements and information you need to determine spoke length are:

  1. The number of spoke holes in the hub and rim.
  2. The effective rim diameter, called the “ERD”
  3. Hub flange diameter at the spoke holes, also known as the Spoke Pitch Diameter.
  4. Left and right hub flange spacing relative to the hub center.
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How do you measure inner rim width?

Internal rim width (IW) is the distance on the inside of the rim between both walls. The external rim width (EW) is the distance from the outside of one wall to the outside of the other rim wall. Take the internal rim width and add the thickness of the rim walls, and voila — you get the external width.

How do I measure my bike wheel size UK?

Measuring it…

The way to measure a bikes wheel using the ISO system is to measure from the centre of your hub to the outside of your rim.

Where is ERD measured?

The ERD is that point in the rim where the end of the spoke sits (given that we have spokes of an ideal length). Think of two different rims intended to fit a 700C road tire.

What is the diameter of 700C wheels?

The 700c (622 mm / 29 inches) is the most common wheel size for road racing. The 650b (584 mm / 27.5 inches) wheel size is used in specific areas. Each wheel size offers unique advantages for different kinds of riding.

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CEOs and Leaders in global conservation organizations in a call to world governments

HSA/Civil Society

We join together in urging countries to conclude an ambitious, equitable and robust new High Seas Treaty in 2022.

The High Seas makes up nearly 2/3 of the global ocean and supports the largest reservoir of biodiversity on Earth. But despite the myriad threats to it, less than 1% is effectively protected and the patchwork of regimes governing industrial activities like fishing, shipping and seabed mining, are not equipped to address the cumulative impact of all the activities affecting the marine realm, including the compounding and interacting effects of climate change.

A high ambition Treaty must provide a legal mechanism for the creation and effective management of a network of marine protected areas; ensure sufficient, equitable and easily accessible financing for implementation; strengthen the environmental assessment and management of human activity to prevent significant adverse impacts and establish effective decision-making procedures for the Conference of the Parties to the Treaty, so that the international community can act swiftly and decisively to conserve marine life in the high seas and on the sea floor.

We cannot reach the widely supported goal of protecting at least 30% of the ocean without a strong and future-proof High Seas Treaty that challenges the status quo and lifts the capacity of all States and stakeholders.

A healthy, vibrant, functioning ocean is vital to everyone on Earth. As countries embark on the final stages of negotiations for a UN High Seas Treaty, we call on them to seize this once-in-a-generation opportunity to secure the health and resilience of our global ocean and to maintain the high ambition needed to conserve the largest and most threatened part of our ocean for us and future generations.

A strong Treaty will finally set humans on a new sustainable path and secure a healthy future for our planet.

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©Gavin Newman Greenpeace


Great Leaders Run Towards the Fire

Great Leaders Run Towards the Fire

This past week, the events in Eastern Europe reminded the world of what courageous leadership looks like.

The U.S. government offered to evacuate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from the besieged city of Kyiv, but he declined.

According to the Associated Press, Zelensky said, “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.”

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Instead of evacuating to safety, he chose to remain in Ukraine’s capital as Russian forces closed in. He addressed his frightened citizens from Kyiv and urged them to stay strong and united.

He reminded them, “I’m here. We won’t lay down our arms. We will defend our state.”

His actions stand in stark contrast to what we usually see from politicians. So much so that the entire world has noticed.

If you run a Google search for “Zelensky” and “leadership,” you will find hundreds of articles that news organizations have written about his bold leadership in the past several days.

Zelensky is demonstrating what it means to run to the fire. It’s a subject I have written about on my blog, and I cover it in detail in my latest leadership book, All in the Same Boat.

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Great leaders lead from the front.

They understand that when something threatens their organization, they run towards the danger and personally lead the efforts to attack the threat with tenacity.

These leaders know that everyone is watching them and how they respond to these challenges will set the tone for the rest of the organization.

The country of Ukraine needs strong leadership right now, and Zelensky is providing it.

The question is – what will you do the next time your company is facing a threat? Will you run away or towards the fire?

[Photo credit FACEBOOK / @Volodymyr Zelensky/A]

Hope is More Powerful than Strategy

You’ve probably heard the phrase, “hope is not a strategy.”

While I generally agree with that statement, I would argue that hope is essential for leadership. And at times, even more powerful than strategy itself.

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The great Napoleon Bonaparte once said that “a leader is a dealer in hope.”

A dealer in hope? Yes, that’s a strange description. In my mind, I see a leader dealing out hope like playing cards to worried employees.

In a way, that’s exactly what a leader must do.

Consider Winston Churchill. In the dark days of the beginning of World War II, the British people were filled with despair. They had suffered heavy losses, and there was fear throughout the country that Germany would be successful in overcoming the small Island nation.

In a speech delivered on June 4, 1940, Churchill provided hope to a worried nation. He assured them that:

In one speech, Winston Churchill ignited a country. He drove out despair and gave his people a hopeful vision of the future.

It’s our job as leaders to do the same.

In the past two years, every business has faced unprecedented challenges. A global pandemic, a deeply divided nation, labor shortages, inflation, and the supply chain crisis have all pushed employees to new levels of stress and anxiety.

People are worried about their jobs, their families, and their future. They are looking to their leaders for answers.

Just like Churchill, our role as leaders is to drive out despair and provide hope.

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You might be asking yourself – how can I drive out despair when I don’t know what will happen in the future? How can I provide hope when I’m having trouble finding it myself?

Simple. We need to take a page out of Churchill’s playbook.

Instead of griping, complaining, and worrying in front of our employees, we must provide a hopeful vision of the future.

The only way to drive out despair is to unite our employees around a hopeful vision.

When the seas turn violent, and a storm blows in, sailors look to their captain for hope and assurance.

There will be time for strategy, but right now, our people need hope more than ever.

Providing a hopeful vision is one of the most important roles of a leader, learn more about establishing a hopeful vision in my new book All in the Same Boat.

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Who’s to Blame When a $3 Billion Submarine Runs Aground?

On October 2, the U.S. nuclear attack submarine USS Connecticut hit an unknown underwater object while operating submerged in the South China Sea. 11 sailors were injured in the collision forcing the Connecticut to limp back to Guam on the surface to assess the damage to the $3 billion warship.

As a submarine veteran connected to the submarine community, I heard a lot of speculation about what might have happened. Was it a collision with another submarine? Were they operating in the shallow waters near the coast of a foreign nation?

Most of the submarine veterans I spoke to came to the same conclusion – it was probably an uncharted seamount, something we all feared.

Seamounts are significant geologic landforms that rise from the ocean floor but do not reach the surface. They are formed by extinct volcanoes and rise abruptly to more than 13,000 feet, as tall as the Grand Tetons in Wyoming.

Despite having detailed charts of the ocean floor, many seamounts are unknown. Driving a submarine into one of them at high speed is the equivalent of flying an airplane into the side of a mountain shrouded in fog – it can be deadly.

In 2005, the USS San Francisco struck an uncharted seamount at full speed near Guam. One sailor died in the collision.

So, who is to blame when a nuclear submarine slams into one of these uncharted sea mountains?

Everyone in the U.S. Navy knows the answer to that question – it’s the Captain.

The Navy has a zero-tolerance policy for running a ship aground.

Not surprisingly, the Navy just announced that the Captain of the Connecticut was relieved of command due to a “loss of confidence.” The Navy wants their billion-dollar warships operating in liquids, not solids. When there’s a collision, the Captain always loses their job.

Even if the Captain wasn’t standing watch at the time, they are still liable.

You’re probably thinking, how is this fair?

How is it fair that the Captain, who isn’t even driving the boat or giving orders at the time, can still be liable if something wrong happens?

Well, the answer deals with how the Navy views responsibility.

The Navy believes the Captain is fully responsible for everything that happens onboard. If the ship runs aground, it’s ultimately the Captain’s fault for not training the crew and supervising them properly.

This is how the Navy views responsibility – the leader is ultimately responsible for everything that happens on their watch.

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It’s a refreshing view of leadership.

Too often, we hear stories of politicians and corporate bosses ducking their responsibilities. They try to point the finger of blame on others in their organizations when things go wrong.

President Truman had it right when he famously said, “the buck stops here.” He had a no-nonsense approach to accepting responsibility for any decisions he made as President. He knew that he was ultimately responsible for everything that happened on his watch.

Accepting responsibility is a sign of a mature leader. People want to work for a leader who stands up for their team and doesn’t try to pass the blame when things go wrong.

Leadership is more than just the title, the perks, and the paycheck. It’s about being responsible for the mission and the people under our care.

Leadership is difficult.

As leaders, we cannot pass the blame.

We must always be responsible and accountable, especially when things go wrong.

If you want to learn what it’s like living and leading on a nuclear submarine at sea, check out my new book, All in the Same Boat.

[Photo: The USS San Francisco in drydock after the collision. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Mark Allen Leonesio]


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IT Architects: Why business would not fund my project?

What is role of an IT Architect?

Usually when we think of Information technology architecture, we think about UML diagrams, patterns and practices, reference architectures, technology transformations, and lot more technical stuff.

What teams think of Architects?

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Reflections of 2015: The year gone by…

…and here is the last day of the year 2015. As the year comes to close, it is time to reflect on what has transpired during the year.

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Scalability IS NOT Elasticity

In my last post about the cloud, I had left out a question discussing about scalability and elasticity. During my discussions and reading about cloud and learning more about it, I was always confused about the words “Scalability” and “Elasticity” in context of cloud. Most of the times, I had found these are being used interchangeably.

But what we need to understand is that Scalability IS NOT Elasticity. Now what do you mean by that? Let’s start by examining what are the meanings of these words.

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4 Basement Problems That Tend to Plague the Baltimore Area

4 Basement Problems That Tend to Plague the Baltimore Area

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Basement problems tend to be different in different areas. There are many reasons that you might be having basement problems, and those reasons vary depending on where you are in the United States. Baltimore, Maryland has its own unique problems that may cause concerns in your basement, and you might not even know about them. Here are four of the most prominent problems that JESWork Baltimore deals with.

1. Improper Drainage

Improper drainage is a huge problem for any basement, but it’s especially common in Baltimore. This can be because the drainage system necessary isn’t set up for the Baltimore area, and is instead a generalized drainage system that you might find anywhere else.

Basements need drainage systems that are right for the specific area. Even though a drainage system like a French drain or a sump pump can be useful nationwide, they will inevitably do different things in different situations. If you have a drainage system, you may need to make sure that it’s set up for Baltimore specifically.

2. High Levels of Humidity in the Area Overall

Baltimore is incredibly humid year-round. On average, Baltimore has a 64% relative humidity, and that doesn’t change very much, with humidity levels often staying about the same year-round. This humidity problem can be difficult to deal with yourself, but it’s also difficult for your basement to deal with.

Basements need to stay at a specific percentage of relative humidity, and that’s typically lower than even the average Baltimore relative humidity – a 64% relative humidity could allow mold to grow in your basement. That means almost everyone in Baltimore can probably benefit from a basement dehumidifier, and if you don’t have one, it could be a concern.

3. Low-Quality Soil Under the Basement

Soil problems, in general, tend to plague many basements across the United States. It’s important that before building the basement, the crew is able to tamp down the soil and dig down deep enough to hit more firm soil. They also need to prepare for issues with the soil in general.

The problem is that in Baltimore, silty and sandy clay can be an integral part of the soil. Silty and sandy clay is difficult to place structures on top of, expands significantly when water is introduced, and doesn’t provide the necessary foundation for your home. If there is silty and sandy clay under the basement, you could end up with serious problems in the basement as a whole.

4. Old Construction

Maryland is one of the original 13 colonies, and while that means it has a longer colonized history than many of the other states, it also means that many of the structures there were built a long time ago. This old construction is often beautiful and very historic, but from a construction standpoint, old structures can be much more prone to problems.

Even though the construction in Baltimore isn’t as old as Baltimore itself, it still tends toward being very old. If you own a more historic home, your basement may have more problems because it was built under older guidelines, which may not be as effective at protecting you as the newer guidelines. Older homes always need to catch up, which can be difficult to do.

As you can see, basement problems in the Baltimore area can be difficult to address, but they’re certainly not impossible to address. Instead of worrying that you’ll never be able to properly address the basement problems you’re experiencing, you need to get a certified professional to help you. With the help of a basement repair expert who knows the Baltimore area very well, you’ll be able to manage your basement problems with no issue.

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Human distal airways contain a multipotent secretory cell that can regenerate alveoli

Nature. 2022 Apr;604(7904):120-126. doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-04552-0. Epub 2022 Mar 30.

The human lung differs substantially from its mouse counterpart, resulting in a distinct distal airway architecture affected by disease pathology in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In humans, the distal branches of the airway interweave with the alveolar gas-exchange niche, forming an anatomical structure known as the respiratory bronchioles. Owing to the lack of a counterpart in mouse, the cellular and molecular mechanisms that govern respiratory bronchioles in the human lung remain uncharacterized. Here we show that human respiratory bronchioles contain a unique secretory cell population that is distinct from cells in larger proximal airways. Organoid modelling reveals that these respiratory airway secretory (RAS) cells act as unidirectional progenitors for alveolar type 2 cells, which are essential for maintaining and regenerating the alveolar niche. RAS cell lineage differentiation into alveolar type 2 cells is regulated by Notch and Wnt signalling. In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, RAS cells are altered transcriptionally, corresponding to abnormal alveolar type 2 cell states, which are associated with smoking exposure in both humans and ferrets. These data identify a distinct progenitor in a region of the human lung that is not found in mouse that has a critical role in maintaining the gas-exchange compartment and is altered in chronic lung disease.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bronchioles* / cytology
  • Cell Lineage
  • Ferrets*
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Mice
  • Multipotent Stem Cells* / cytology
  • Pulmonary Alveoli* / cytology
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive


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New York

It´s probably the most famous city in the world. People have written songs about it. You´ve seen it in hundreds of films and TV programmes. Think of America and you think of the Big Apple- New York.

The centre of New York is the island is full of skyscapapers, but four hundred years ago it was the home of the Alconquin Indians. The first Europaens to arrive were from the Netherlands. In 1626, a Dutchman, Peter Minuit, bought the island from the Indians for just 24 dollars and built some houses there. He called it New Amsterdam. In 1664, however, the British took it and they called it New York, because the King´s brother was the Duke of York.

Over the next three hundred years New York grew into the largest city in the USA. People from countries like Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland and China came to find a new life there.

There are hundred of things to do and places to go in New York- museums, art galleries, theatres and nightclubs plus thousands of restaurants and shops, including the biggest shop in the world, Macy´s. On this page you can see some of the most famous New York landmarks.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France and it stands on Liberty Island. You can get a ferry to the island and climb the stairs inside the statue.

Until 1970 the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world. It has 102 floors and on clear day you can see for 120 kilometers from the top. Today the tallest building in New York is the World Trade Center. You can see its twin towers in the picture of Manhattan above.

Times Square is the entertainment centre of New York. It is full of theatres, bars and restaurants. On New Year´s Eve, New Yorkes come to Times Square to celebrate the New Year.

In the middle of Manhattan is Central Park. Here you can walk, take a boat on the lake play baseball or just relax away from the noise and the traffic.

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Charge disproportionation in transition metal oxides

Aymeric Gaël Jocelyn Sadoc

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This dissertation presents the results of theoretical investigations of the electron distribution in crystals. Electronic and magnetic properties can be investigated using the theory of quantum mechanics developed at the beginning of the 20th century. The increased power of computational tools enables nowadays the treatment of more and more accurate models to simulate electron motion in crystals or molecules and complement experimental observations and interpretations. Crystals containing transition metal elements are studied in many laboratories for the complex behavior of electrons leading in some cases to intriguing properties like superconductivity or magnetoresistance. These properties are often intimately connected to the open shell character of the transition metal ions, which are susceptible to adopt different electronic configurations and oxidation states depending on their environment. This dissertation focuses on the distribution of electrons between transition metal and ligands and discusses various definitions of oxidation state and charges for the transition metal ions and compares with estimates on the basis of different experimental techniques. The perovskite oxides treated in this work present some crystal distortions at low temperature. We described the crystals within the embedded cluster approach and also compared with the periodic approach. Much information can be extracted using the quantum mechanical methods that are briefly described in Chapter 2. These methods are aimed at approximating the solutions of the Schrödinger equation, which cannot be solved exactly for such extended systems. However, experience has shown that by choosing the correct approximate quantum mechanical treatment one is able to recover many of the experimental observables. The analysis of the factors that enable to reproduce these observables is of great importance to guide the design of new materials. In the embedded cluster model, a limited number of transition metal ions and nearest anions are considered to represent the material. To introduce the effect of the rest of the crystal this cluster is embedded in a set of point charges to account for long range electrostatic interactions, whereas the nearest ions around the cluster are represented by model potentials. This cluster (or "molecular") material model allows the use of advanced ab initio quantum chemical methods that accurately describe the electron distribution in the cluster region including strong local electron correlation. In this thesis the complete active space self consistent field (CASSCF) model is used to find the approximate wave functions. The CASSCF expansion of the N-electron wave function is constructed by distributing a limited number of electrons over a set of relevant valence orbitals, the so-called active space. All other electrons are in doubly occupied orbitals, the inactive orbitals. CASSCF is able to give a reasonable description of the distribution of the electrons of the cluster, but it fails in many cases to reproduce accurately the relative energies of the different electronic states, because the method only partially includes the effects of so-called dynamical electron correlation. This can be improved with the use of many body perturbation theory. In this thesis we employ complete active space second-order perturbation theory (CASPT2). The weak point of the embedded cluster approximation is the size of the considered clusters. We obtained complementary information from calculations in a periodic model. These calculations are based on one-electron band theory, with a simpler wave function model. A crystal can be viewed as a regular array of atoms (or molecules) which follows crystallographic symmetry rules. Bulk properties can be investigated by applying periodic boundary conditions, which are briefly introduced in Chapter 2. In the thesis periodic unrestricted Hartree-Fock (UHF) and hybrid density functional theory (DFT) (B3LYP) calculations are used to determine one-electron properties that lead to few points of comparison with experiment like the band gap and the electron charge distribution. Chapter 3 is devoted to finding a relation between the observed Mössbauer isomer shifts and computed electronic distribution of transition metal compounds containing iron. Motivation for this study is that it is common practice to relate the Mössbauer isomer shift with the oxidation state of Fe in the compounds. Multiconfigurational N-electron wave functions are calculated for a series of Fe complexes. We find a linear correlation between the experimentally determined $^{57}$Fe M"ossbauer isomer shift and the calculated electron density at the Fe nucleus. However, the analysis of the wave function in terms of valence bond terms shows that there is no straightforward relation between the density at the nucleus, the so-called contact density, and the charge or oxidation state of the iron atom in the complexes. The analysis of the CASSCF wave function expressed in localized orbitals shows that the isomer shift is very sensitive to the weight of charge transfer configurations and hence to the covalency. It gives a measure of the deviation from the formal charge rather than of absolute charge. Many perovskite oxides exhibit orbital and/or magnetic ordering. Some transition metal oxides are believed to also show charge ordering. However, the ordering of the charge is still not well understood. This points the interest on CaFeO$_3$, which contains according to the ionic model high valent Fe4+ (d4) Jahn-Teller (JT) active ions but shows, instead of JT distortions, an alternative type of distortion interpreted as charge disproportionation at low temperature. In chapter 4 we use the embedded cluster approach to study the ground state of CaFeO3 and the pressure induced spin transition observed in this material. Ab initio calculations have been performed to clarify the character of the ground state of the high temperature phase of CaFeO3 at different external pressures. The analysis of the correlated N-electron wave function of properly embedded [FeO6] clusters in terms of optimal atomic orbitals clearly establishes the character of the ground state as being dominated by ligand-to-metal charge transfer configurations. For all pressures, the number of Fe-3d electrons is around five and the Fe should be considered as a Fe d5 ion. We find a S=2 to S=1 transition around 25 GPa external pressure in the CaFeO3 crystal. In Chapter 5 three perovskite oxides that undergo different type of distortion for decreasing temperature, are investigated. The character of the ground state is determined with accurate CASSCF wave functions for LaMnO3 , CaMnO3 and CaFeO3 crystals. Distortion in the octahedral environment is performed to investigate the evolution of the eigenvalues for the corresponding wave function. These artificial distortions explain why the LaMnO3 crystal, well know to show orbital ordering, prefers to go through a collective Jahn-Teller distortion while the Fe ions in CaFeO3 avoid the particular d4 electronic configuration and undergo a different type of distortion. We finally investigate in Chapter 6 two different crystals, CaFeO3 and YNiO3, characterized by a type of distortion that is commonly interpreted as charge disproportionation. The transition metal ions are predicted to keep the same charge for decreasing temperature using either embedded cluster or periodic approaches. The analysis of periodic solutions using UHF and hybrid DFT (B3LYP) demonstrates that there is no reason to consider different oxidation state or charge for the TM ions in these compounds at low temperature. Embedded cluster calculations agree with an almost identical charge on Fe ions in CaFeO3 and Ni ions in YNiO3 crystals in the low-temperature phase. The results from Chapter 3 are used to show that the difference in Mössbauer isomer shift of the two Fe sites in CaFeO3 is not a direct proof of charge disproportionation. The two isomer shifts can also be explained by the somewhat more covalent oxygen metal bond in the large octahedron in comparison to the small one.
Originele taal-2English
KwalificatieDoctor of Philosophy
  • Braam, Ria, Supervisor
  • de Graaf, Coen, Supervisor
Gedrukte ISBN's9789036734387
StatusPublished - 2008

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@article{de Souza_Martins_Ribeiro_Cysneiros_Novickis_Sirvente_Munhoz Jr_2012, place={Goiânia}, title={FTOX043 Evaluation of the toxicity of pseudoboehmite for the controlled release of drugs}, volume={9}, url={https://revistas.ufg.br/REF/article/view/21890}, abstractNote={The nanotechnology research progressed significantly over the past 30 years, allowing for the development of new materials with applications that meet the interests of various sectors. In health, the pharmaceutical industry has used nanostructured materials to develop the release of drugs. Application of the nanoparticles offers numerous advantages compared to conventional release, such as progressive and controlled release of drugs from the matrix degradation, effective plasma levels with less fluctuation over time, less risk of toxicity, biological penetration through the barriers and targeting to specific tissue targets. In this study, the material used in drug delivery is pseudoboehmite. The pseudoboehmite consists in an advanced synthetic ceramic with enhanced characteristics of composition, morphology and desired particle size. It is based on an oxyhydroxide aluminum and its structure is similar to boehmite.}, number={1}, journal={Revista Eletrônica de Farmácia}, author={de Souza, Ana Maria Thiago and Martins, Marcos Vinicius Surmani and Ribeiro, Roberto Rodrigues and Cysneiros, Roberta Monterazzo and Novickis, Richard Wagner and Sirvente, Raquel de Assis and Munhoz Jr, Antônio Hortêncio}, year={2012}, month={dez.}, pages={1} }


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Design and Implementation of a Scalable and Flexible Traffic Analysis Platform

Yuuki TAKANO, Yuuki TAKANO, Ryosuke MIURA, Ryosuke MIURA, Shingo YASUDA, Shingo YASUDA, Kunio AKASHI, Kunio AKASHI, Tomoya INOUE, Tomoya INOUE
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Therefore, we propose a scalable and flexible traffic analysis platform (SF-TAP) for the efficient and flexible application-level stream analysis of high-bandwidth network traffic.  ...  To achieve this scalability, we separate the network traffic based on traffic flows, and forward the separated flows to multiple SF-TAP cells, each comprising a traffic capturer and application-level analyzers  ...  Acknowledgments We would like to thank the staff of StarBED for supporting our research, WIDE Project for supporting our experiments, and Mr. Nobuyuki Kanaya for feedback and comments.  ...
doi:10.11309/jssst.36.3_85 fatcat:t6xou5h6m5aoldbvv34u6fxlbe


I am linking to this, but not endorsing it. In fact, I haven’t even read the entire thing yet!
What I am about to write is not necessarily about the linked article, but about the article’s topic. My hunch (or bias?) is that the question posed in the title of the article is an extremely complex topic. Rather than trying to “boil the ocean,” all sides would be better served by “decomposing” the question into multiple questions with a much smaller scope. For example:

  • Would women be better off without religion?
  • Would science have made more progress, less progress, or about the same amount of progress without religion?
  • Would children be better off without religion?
  • Would people living in poverty be better off without religion?

Out of all the books I can think of, probably the best treatment of the title question, from a critical perspective, is found in the anthology, Christianity Is Not Great, edited by John Loftus, because that book follows the approach described above. There may be a parallel book, from a supportive (i.e., pro-religion) perspective, but if so, I’m not aware of it.

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To Generate Support Structures
When you connect to a printer through a Materialise build processor, you can generate support structures when you prepare a model for printing. This procedure is a part of the procedures described in About Preparing Models for 3D Printing and To Create a Tray Assembly.
Click Generate Support. Support structures are generated for all the models in the tray assembly.
The system creates a support component that appears at the bottom of the Model Tree. It contains all the support structures in the tray assembly. Each support block is a separate facet feature.
* Because each support block is created separately, this process takes time and could be slow for complex models. It is possible to cancel the support generation, but cancelling could also have slow reaction.
When you generate support structures, the system applies a default support structure profile that is based on your model. After you generate support structures, you can apply a different profile to your tray assembly, or you can edit the parameters of the profile.


Healthcare OEM Market : Global Trends, Analysis and Forecast 2023

Healthcare OEM Market : Global Trends, Analysis and Forecast 2023

The global Healthcare OEM Market is growing continually, mainly due to the burgeoning healthcare sector. The market was already garnering tremendous traction worldwide, heading with the rising population, increasing prevalence of myriads of chronic diseases, and demand for cost-effective treatment procedures. And now, with the intervention of the COVID-19, the healthcare OEM industry is witnessing a massive demand across the globe.

Medical device manufacturers, especially makers of rapid diagnostics equipment, respiratory devices, defibrillators, ventilators, CT scanners, and point-of-care diagnostics, are experiencing huge sales. Wide applications of these devices across the healthcare industry are a key growth propeller of the market. Moreover, the growing demand for lightweight, portable monitoring devices escalates market growth to furthered height.

According to Market Research Future (MRFR), the already booming global healthcare OEM market is expected to reach a valuation of USD 250 BN by 2023, registering approximately 16.2% CAGR throughout the estimated period (2017 – 2023). In 2016, the global healthcare OEM market had valued at USD 160 BN. Technological advances and the spurting growth in the healthcare IT sector are significant driving forces.

Additionally, increasing numbers of Software companies involved in the development of healthcare software for the management of healthcare institutions, hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes impact market growth. Besides, factors such as the demand for improved technology, the growing emphasis on quality yet cost-effective treatments, and rising importance for patient safety foster the market growth.

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Global Healthcare OEM Market  – Segments

The report is segmented into four dynamics;

By Type                             : Healthcare Software, Medical Devices, Instruments, and others.

By OEM Solutions          : Quality Control & Regulatory Compliance, Manufacturing & Fabrication, Packaging & Sterilization, Product Design & Development, Order Fulfilments & Flexible Distribution, Project Management, and Technical Support.

By Application                : Healthcare Administration, Veterinary, Dialysis, Surgery, Dentistry, Ophthalmology, Laboratory, Pharmaceutical & Cosmetics, and others.

Global Healthcare OEM Market  -Regional Analysis

North America dominates the global healthcare OEM market. The largest market share attributes to the strong presence of major medical devices, instruments, and software companies in the region. Moreover, factors such as the rising demand for innovative healthcare IT solutions and emphasis on minimizing the skyrocketing healthcare costs drive the regional market growth. Besides, the high consumption potential, increasing production capacities, and well-developed economies in the region foster market growth. The North America healthcare OEM market is predicted to garner tremendous gains over the forecast period.

Europe stands second in the global healthcare OEM market. The market is driven by the presence of well-established healthcare sectors, the growing purchasing power of consumers, and increasing healthcare expenditures drive the regional market growth. Moreover, factors such as the significant demand for lightweight and portable medical devices and instruments in the region propel market growth.

Germany, with its flourishing medical device companies and advanced technologies, holds the leading share in the regional market, followed by the UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, and France. Furthermore, the involvement of new technologies and inventions in Healthcare OEM provides a massive impetus to the growth of the market. The European healthcare OEM market is projected to emerge as a profitable market over the assessment period.

The Asia Pacific healthcare OEM market is heading with the burgeoning healthcare sectors in the region. Additionally, advances in technologies and growth in the electrical &electronics sector propel the regional market. China is the largest Healthcare OEM market in the region, followed by India. The APAC healthcare OEM market is predicted to grow with a phenomenal CAGR during the review period (2017 to 2023).

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Global Healthcare OEM Market  – Competitive Analysis

Highly competitive, the global healthcare OEM market appears fragmented due to the presence of several well-established players. The extensive fragmentation in the market is resulting in higher price competition and a fall in profit margin. Hence, to remain at the front of the competition, players incorporate strategies such as mergers & acquisitions, collaborations, expansion, and product/ technology launch.

However, the market is commoditized, and there exists little room for differentiation strategies. Manufacturers stay focused on product development and invest substantially to drive R&D, clinical trial, and regulatory approvals to tackle this. Another strategy adopted by manufacturers is to develop close relationships with cardiac hospitals and service agreements. They use a variety of distributions channels to generate significant sales of their product. Companies are also focusing on developing regions, especially India, is experiencing a sharp growth in the market demand.

Major Players:

Players leading the global healthcare OEM market include GE Healthcare (UK), Johnson & Johnson (US), Siemens Healthcare GmbH (Germany), Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Netherlands), Baxter International (US), Aramark (US), Fujifilm Holdings Corporation (Japan), Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (Japan), Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc. (US), Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA (Germany), Esaote SpA (Italy), Accenture Plc. (US), Infosys Ltd. (India), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (US), Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (US), IBM Corporation (US), Dell (US), Wipro (US), Xerox Corporation (US), and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (India), among others.

Industry/ Innovation/ Related News

May 21, 2020 —- Nelipak Healthcare Packaging (the US), a global leader in rigid & flexible packaging for the medical device and pharmaceutical sectors, launched Nelipak Academy, a seven-part educational webinar series. These virtual events are geared toward quality and R&D engineers, packaging engineers, process and production engineers, and medical device OEM purchasing decision-makers as a resource to equip them with the knowledge on know-how and what to consider when selecting healthcare packaging.


Meaning Of 777 Boeing – Numerology and Wealth?

Numerology is a kind of astrology that involves the study of numbers. It can likewise be called numerology. This is a kind of astrology that includes the research study of the numbers and also their meanings. The means numerology functions is that the life of an individual and also the life generally are carefully pertaining to the numbers that become part of their birth graph. This means that just how the person sees their life graph will certainly manifest in their financial standing too.
Can numerology be utilized for wealth? Well, as was stated in the past, it has been utilized for hundreds of years by astrologers around the world. Astrologers as well as other individuals who examine astrology have had the ability to identify the future of an individual and exactly how it will affect them financially. By seeking advice from the numbers that are discovered on their birth chart, they are then able to see which course of action will be best for them to take in their lives.
These astrological analyses give the person that obtains the reading a number that stands for that specific number on their birth graph. These numbers after that stand for that person’s personality and just how they view life as a whole. This allows the astrologist to determine how much riches that specific person will certainly have the ability to accumulate in their life time. This quantity is not taken care of though; it can alter from a single person to another relying on their current way of life and personality.
What can numerology tell a person regarding their current economic circumstance though? This is something that can give insight right into the future. The ability to forecast the numbers that are found on an individual’s astrological graph is not simply something that is done by chance. It is something that is based upon scientific principles. These principles enable the astrologist to provide the ideal answer to a person’s inquiry regarding their existing financial state.
Can you visualize what it would seem like to be able to anticipate your riches percent? Wouldn’t that sensation is terrific? There will certainly always be individuals that have the ability to see the future and also this capacity is typically a present from a moms and dad or various other loved one. Nevertheless, not everybody is blessed with the very same gifts. If you had the ability to enhance your possibilities of reaching your economic objectives through cautious preparation and investing, after that your chances are a lot greater than if you lucked out on the lottery. Meaning Of 777 Boeing
Numerology enables an individual to make changes in their life according to the variety of numbers that are given to them. If a person wishes to create a better business on their own, after that they can concentrate their energy on acquiring the funding that is needed to make it happen. If an individual is in debt after that they will certainly have the ability to locate a means to settle their financial obligations. An excellent astrologer will certainly be able to assist a person achieve their objectives by giving them an exact analysis on their current life. A good psychic will have the ability to forecast the future based upon the present information that they have.
It is important to remember that good numerology readings will certainly be much more accurate if an individual provides info willingly. There is no use in the astrologist understanding the number of your birth day if you do not volunteer the details. A great astrologist will have the ability to precisely anticipate your future based upon information that you have voluntarily given them. Simply put, a person requires to ask themselves, “Does numerology can be utilized for riches?”
The solution is a definite yes! A person should constantly wish to have a positive overview on life and also they should always seek to the future with hope in their eyes. If an individual feels like they are doing all that they can, then they ought to have no worry accomplishing their financial objectives. They might not see significant boosts in their wide range immediately, however in time they will certainly see outcomes due to the fact that their positive perspective is contagious. When a person is able to envision their future based on the numbers that they have in front of them, after that they will be able to live their desires and also earn the cash they deserve! Meaning Of 777 Boeing


The Earth's Interior Is Sucking Up Huge Amounts of Carbon, Scientists Say

The Earth's interior holds far more carbon than we thought.Big SuckAccording to new research, our planet is absorbing far more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than we thought.Although we are not yet out of the woods, the research could allow us to make more accurate projections regarding a rapidly changing climate and provide clues as to how to artificially remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and keep it below the surface of the planets.The Carbon CycleThe theory is that the majority, if not all, of the carbon that is being subducted beneath the surface at these subduction areas eventually gets released as volcanic emissions.The new study published in Nature Communications this month shows that the Earth's interior only releases about a third the carbon it absorbs below the area where one tectonic plates is pushed beneath another. These are the areas where volcanoes can form, which often release large amounts of the carbon.AdvertisementAdvertisementThis means that the Earth's interior is absorbing significant amounts of carbon, a process known as plate subduction. It does not spit it out again as part the planets carbon cycle.In a statement, Stefan Farsang (a PhD student at Cambridge University in England) said that while we have a good understanding of the carbon reservoirs on the surface and their fluxes, we know very little about the Earth's interior carbon stores. These carbon stores cycle carbon over many millions of years.Making DiamondsFarsang and his colleagues simulated chemical reactions in the tectonic plates rock. These reactions in subduction zones can trap most of the carbon and send it deeper into the planet's interior.This research confirms that rocks can become magnesium richer as they are pushed deeper. The carbonate becomes less soluble, and is less likely to be deposited in volcanic flows. At sufficient pressure, these rocks can become diamonds.AdvertisementAdvertisementAlthough we cannot rely solely on the carbon cycle to reverse climate change, it may teach us how to capture at least some of that carbon.These results will also allow us to understand better how carbon can be locked into the solid Earth from the atmosphere, according to Simon Redfern (Dean of the College of Science at NTU Singapore), in the statement. This could be a way to solve the climate crisis if we can speed up this process more quickly than nature.READ MORE: Deep within the Earth, a Hidden Process Is Consuming More Carbon Than We Thought [Science Alert]Experts say Feral Hogs are a major contributor to climate changeAdvertisementAdvertisement


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