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Please login to your account at https://2019.cua.events and accept or decline our invitation. All presenters must register & pay by March 14.
Rule of two: Regardless of presentation type, each presenter can only present twice during CUA 2019. This includes unmoderated posters.
Submitted abstracts undergo a blind review by peer-reviewers. Acceptance is based on scientific merit and originality.
While abstracts may be submitted as podium, moderated poster, or unmoderated poster presentation types, the Scientific Committee reserves the right to assign final presentation type in the best interest of the program.
Multiple abstracts by the same authors based on the same study population or data may be disqualified without further consideration.
The work covered by the abstract should not have been published as a manuscript before January 7, 2019. Abstracts that have been accepted for presentation at another major urological meeting must be disclosed. This can be emailed directly to the Program Manager (leona@iseventsolutions.com).
Trials in progress can be submitted, but please note the committee will review and take into account whether or not the information is presentable or not with the data accumulated.
In regards to production deadlines, as of March 14, 2019, all presenting authors must be registered and must have paid their registration fees to keep their abstract in the program. Any changes to the presenting author will not be reflected in the CUAJ after this date.
Authors are responsible for proofreading their abstract before submitting, particularly with regard to general orthography, as well as author names/order and affiliations. CUAJ will edit all submissions for consistency and formatting.
The title should clearly define the topic and contain no abbreviations.
There is a character limit of 200 characters including spaces.
Enter the title as you were writing a sentence, Only CAPITALIZE the first letter of the sentence and proper nouns, nothing else.
No symbols are permitted; write out the name of the symbol (i.e. save beta, alpha, etc.). You will be allowed to use symbols for the abstract body.
The size of the abstract is limited to 2000 characters including spaces (or approx. 400 words). This includes body of abstract only.
The body must contain four separate paragraphs: a) Introduction; b) Methods; c) Results; and d) Conclusions. The abstract should be informative and detailed.
Standard abbreviations may be used as follows: on first use, spell out the full term and follow with abbreviation in parentheses. Abbreviations can be used subsequently.
It is NOT acceptable to state that "The results will be discussed." Inclusion of specific data is necessary for reviewers.
References: The references are to be cited in your abstract body. The reference(s) will be placed at the bottom of your abstract automatically after you cite in the “Body” section of the submission process. Cite references sequentially in the body after a punctuation mark.
Study Groups/Acknowledgements: These will be noted above your abstract in the CUAJ.
All tables/graphs must be titled and all images/figures must have a caption.
All figures (image, table, or graph) will only be published in the Annual Meeting web app. They will not be published in the printed journal.
Reference to accompanying figures must be made within the body of the abstract (i.e., Patient demographics are listed in Table 1). For the printed journal, readers will be directed to view figures on the web app.
Take care to list ALL authors in the relevant section of the submission site. Spell out completely the names of all authors using full first and last names.
Maintain consistency in author names on multiple abstracts to avoid duplication in the Author Index.
Affiliations (department, institution) should be spelled out in full.
Presenting Author: If the author(s) of the abstract is an employee(s) of, or has a financial relationship with, the commercial interest, which controls the content of the presentation, he/she cannot be the presenting author. However, investigators responsible for research and development are permitted to present as long as they resolve their Conflict of Interest (COI) and as long as they are not employees of the commercial interest. In all printed publications the presenting author will be underlined.
Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Statement: This is required for the submitting author and the presenting author. It is the responsibility of the submitting author to collect this information.
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please login to your account at https://2019.cua.events and accept or decline our invitation. all presenters must register & pay by march 14.
rule of two: regardless of presentation type, each presenter can only present twice during cua 2019. this includes unmoderated posters.
submitted abstracts undergo a blind review by peer-reviewers. acceptance is based on scientific merit and originality.
while abstracts may be submitted as podium, moderated poster, or unmoderated poster presentation types, the scientific committee reserves the right to assign final presentation type in the best interest of the program.
multiple abstracts by the same authors based on the same study population or data may be disqualified without further consideration.
the work covered by the abstract should not have been published as a manuscript before january 7, 2019. abstracts that have been accepted for presentation at another major urological meeting must be disclosed. this can be emailed directly to the program manager (leona@iseventsolutions.com).
trials in progress can be submitted, but please note the committee will review and take into account whether or not the information is presentable or not with the data accumulated.
in regards to production deadlines, as of march 14, 2019, all presenting authors must be registered and must have paid their registration fees to keep their abstract in the program. any changes to the presenting author will not be reflected in the cuaj after this date.
authors are responsible for proofreading their abstract before submitting, particularly with regard to general orthography, as well as author names/order and affiliations. cuaj will edit all submissions for consistency and formatting.
the title should clearly define the topic and contain no abbreviations.
there is a character limit of 200 characters including spaces.
enter the title as you were writing a sentence, only capitalize the first letter of the sentence and proper nouns, nothing else.
no symbols are permitted; write out the name of the symbol (i.e. save beta, alpha, etc.). you will be allowed to use symbols for the abstract body.
the size of the abstract is limited to 2000 characters including spaces (or approx. 400 words). this includes body of abstract only.
the body must contain four separate paragraphs: a) introduction; b) methods; c) results; and d) conclusions. the abstract should be informative and detailed.
standard abbreviations may be used as follows: on first use, spell out the full term and follow with abbreviation in parentheses. abbreviations can be used subsequently.
it is not acceptable to state that "the results will be discussed." inclusion of specific data is necessary for reviewers.
references: the references are to be cited in your abstract body. the reference(s) will be placed at the bottom of your abstract automatically after you cite in the “body” section of the submission process. cite references sequentially in the body after a punctuation mark.
study groups/acknowledgements: these will be noted above your abstract in the cuaj.
all tables/graphs must be titled and all images/figures must have a caption.
all figures (image, table, or graph) will only be published in the annual meeting web app. they will not be published in the printed journal.
reference to accompanying figures must be made within the body of the abstract (i.e., patient demographics are listed in table 1). for the printed journal, readers will be directed to view figures on the web app.
take care to list all authors in the relevant section of the submission site. spell out completely the names of all authors using full first and last names.
maintain consistency in author names on multiple abstracts to avoid duplication in the author index.
affiliations (department, institution) should be spelled out in full.
presenting author: if the author(s) of the abstract is an employee(s) of, or has a financial relationship with, the commercial interest, which controls the content of the presentation, he/she cannot be the presenting author. however, investigators responsible for research and development are permitted to present as long as they resolve their conflict of interest (coi) and as long as they are not employees of the commercial interest. in all printed publications the presenting author will be underlined.
conflict of interest and disclosure statement: this is required for the submitting author and the presenting author. it is the responsibility of the submitting author to collect this information.
topic list: authors must select an abstract topic (only one) from the provided list.


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As an added bonus for the community, the more bottles and cans that people recycle, the more support that the company will offer to the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV). This noble cause is a nationwide initiative that provides training and small business management tips for veterans of foreign engagements that have become disabled.
The donation of the solar-powered bins couldn't come at a better time - according to Keep America Beautiful, only 12 percent of public spaces are equipped with recycling receptacles, which leads to unnecessary waste in many of America's parks. PepsiCo's foray into Chicago is the first step in its goal of achieving a 50 percent beverage container recycling rate by 2018.
"We are thrilled to work with Free Green Can on this unique extension of the Dream Machine recycling program," said Jeremy Cage, head of the Dream Machine recycling initiative. "By recycling a bottle or a can in a Dream Machine-sponsored Free Green Can, residents and visitors of Chicago can help make a real difference for our planet and in the lives of disabled U.S. veterans."
The Dream Machine recycling program is one of many progressive ventures throughout the United States that is spreading awareness about the importance of recycling and making our cities and parks a bit greener.

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pepsico sponsors dream machine recycling initiative.
in a major boost for the city of chicago's sustainability, pepsico will install 2,500 free green cans throughout the chicago park district that will increase public access to recycling receptacles by 125 percent. these new cans combine trash and recyclables into a single bin so city residents won't have to think about putting their plastic bottles or aluminum cans in the proper receptacle.
as an added bonus for the community, the more bottles and cans that people recycle, the more support that the company will offer to the entrepreneurship bootcamp for veterans with disabilities (ebv). this noble cause is a nationwide initiative that provides training and small business management tips for veterans of foreign engagements that have become disabled.
the donation of the solar-powered bins couldn't come at a better time - according to keep america beautiful, only 12 percent of public spaces are equipped with recycling receptacles, which leads to unnecessary waste in many of america's parks. pepsico's foray into chicago is the first step in its goal of achieving a 50 percent beverage container recycling rate by 2018.
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LVA-technology: Can authorities afford the bluff?
To combat fraud, authorities and insurance companies in the UK invested public funds in voice-based lie-detectors to discourage the public from entering false claims[i]. The deterrent effect was significant and there were substantial savings as the number of accepted claims dropped dramatically[ii]. Yet a pertinent ethical problem is that these “lie-detectors” are based on Nemesysco’s[iii] LVA-technology and there is no scientific assessment of the technology that suggests it works. The technology does not extract relevant information from the speech signal but even if it would perform correct phonetic analysis the relevance of such measurements to correctly assess the speaker’s emotional state still is at issue. Indeed the LVA-technology claims to assess the speaker’s state of mind exploring the minute traces that it leaves in speech waveform but an analysis of the LVA patent[iv] indicates that the technology falls miserably short of its suggestion of high precision analysis. All it does is counting local maxima and minima (“thorns”) within a three-samples’ running window, and a simple statistic over “plateaus” in the waveform, performed on a crudely digitized (11.025 kHz, 8-bit/sample) speech signal. In fact, the crudeness of the amplitude coding is even worse than 8-bit/sample because the signal is further “filtered” in yet another quantization step that ends up representing the amplitudes in only 85 levels (as compared to the already poor 256 levels of the 8-bit representations). There is no rationale for why counting just such thorns and plateaus, where the amplitude and time information is lost, would be meaningful and no logic principle is provided for why the subsequent operations and the thresholds involved in them would possibly lead to any valid estimate of the speaker’s mental state. The system’s estimate of the speaker’s mental state is difficult to predict because it is based on the unstable thorns and plateaus in an acoustic wave which are influenced by room acoustics, noise or anything that changes the number of thorns and plateaus. Under optimal circumstances these measures would indeed describe gross average characteristics of the speech wave but they are so crude that for any given count of thorns and plateaus there is a vast family of curves that would be interpreted by the LVA-technology as being exactly the same, although many of them would not even resemble a speech signal. This is an immediate consequence of the low information content of the analysis. It simply cannot distinguish the signals from each other. This is probably also the reason why the LVA-systems are perceived as being robust. Since they rely on highly noisy and crude measures, it is difficult to distinguish anything at all, so changes in the background noise or other spurious acoustic accidents go simply unnoticed. It is like trying to seeing the world through greasy glasses. For both the speaker and the tester this erratic behavior may easily give the impression that the system picked up something “deep” that not even the speaker knows about. Finally, “certified” personal issues the final interpretation of these “complex” instrumental results. That does not make things better. Unless the certified personal has some independent basis for the judgment, analyzing a non-valid output is simply irrelevant.
Why were not relevant questions asked from the beginning?
An intriguing aspect of all this is how come such a “technology” could be adopted by some of the British authorities. Why were not the highly competent speech scientists in the UK asked to look at this amazing technology? It would have been enough to ask one of my first grade students of Phonetics, I believe. Did not the responsible authorities suspect that Nemesysco’s promises were “too good to be true”? Is it a calculated risk of using the technology’s deterrent effect, as long as it’s lack of basis is not denounced to the public? I find it hard to believe that authorities would engage in undermining the public’s respect by engaging in such practices and it simply doesn’t make sense for me. Isn’t it predictable that someone would eventually point out the hoax? Did anyone believe that it would be possible to choke scientists’ freedom of speech or were there a hope that no one would even bother to address the issue?
I have no answer to these questions but one thing is for sure: Nemesysco’s sellers must be extremely convincing and well organized to have succeeded in this way. But of course there must also be a wide range of people willing to listen and being convinced by their arguments. From the buyer’s short-term perspective it may be easy to think that, as long as we fool people that are naïve enough to believe in this hoax, no harm is done, but isn’t it obvious that this will backfire and has the potential of eventually affect even those who are not fooled into the false belief?
the question, from both the speech-processing and the phonetic perspectives. As researcher, being paid by public funds, I also have the responsibility of denouncing that the emperor is naked. However, having said that, I have no illusions that my shouting will last long enough to prevent similar cases in the future. Even if for the moment such LVA-based devices may be removed from official uses, it is likely that the human fascination for “fantastic machines” along with the company’s effective propaganda and possible short-term benefits will soon override my efforts to inform the public. That is worrying but just a part of reality that I have to live with. These devices are not cheap and it will take much courage for the people who invested in them to recognize that they just wasted their money.
Meanwhile I would say that it is urgent that authorities, who publicly have praised these devices, take prompt and courageous action to admit that the investment was a mistake. When it becomes known that the LVA-technology does not produce relevant results the public’s confidence on the authorities will be deeply damaged. Professionally conducted structured interviews of (randomly) selected customers will do a far better and responsible job than Nemesysco “lie-detectors”. LVA-technology may be acceptable for entertainment, but not for serious applications influencing people’s lives.
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to combat fraud, authorities and insurance companies in the uk invested public funds in voice-based lie-detectors to discourage the public from entering false claims[i]. the deterrent effect was significant and there were substantial savings as the number of accepted claims dropped dramatically[ii]. yet a pertinent ethical problem is that these “lie-detectors” are based on nemesysco’s[iii] lva-technology and there is no scientific assessment of the technology that suggests it works. the technology does not extract relevant information from the speech signal but even if it would perform correct phonetic analysis the relevance of such measurements to correctly assess the speaker’s emotional state still is at issue. indeed the lva-technology claims to assess the speaker’s state of mind exploring the minute traces that it leaves in speech waveform but an analysis of the lva patent[iv] indicates that the technology falls miserably short of its suggestion of high precision analysis. all it does is counting local maxima and minima (“thorns”) within a three-samples’ running window, and a simple statistic over “plateaus” in the waveform, performed on a crudely digitized (11.025 khz, 8-bit/sample) speech signal. in fact, the crudeness of the amplitude coding is even worse than 8-bit/sample because the signal is further “filtered” in yet another quantization step that ends up representing the amplitudes in only 85 levels (as compared to the already poor 256 levels of the 8-bit representations). there is no rationale for why counting just such thorns and plateaus, where the amplitude and time information is lost, would be meaningful and no logic principle is provided for why the subsequent operations and the thresholds involved in them would possibly lead to any valid estimate of the speaker’s mental state. the system’s estimate of the speaker’s mental state is difficult to predict because it is based on the unstable thorns and plateaus in an acoustic wave which are influenced by room acoustics, noise or anything that changes the number of thorns and plateaus. under optimal circumstances these measures would indeed describe gross average characteristics of the speech wave but they are so crude that for any given count of thorns and plateaus there is a vast family of curves that would be interpreted by the lva-technology as being exactly the same, although many of them would not even resemble a speech signal. this is an immediate consequence of the low information content of the analysis. it simply cannot distinguish the signals from each other. this is probably also the reason why the lva-systems are perceived as being robust. since they rely on highly noisy and crude measures, it is difficult to distinguish anything at all, so changes in the background noise or other spurious acoustic accidents go simply unnoticed. it is like trying to seeing the world through greasy glasses. for both the speaker and the tester this erratic behavior may easily give the impression that the system picked up something “deep” that not even the speaker knows about. finally, “certified” personal issues the final interpretation of these “complex” instrumental results. that does not make things better. unless the certified personal has some independent basis for the judgment, analyzing a non-valid output is simply irrelevant.
why were not relevant questions asked from the beginning?
an intriguing aspect of all this is how come such a “technology” could be adopted by some of the british authorities. why were not the highly competent speech scientists in the uk asked to look at this amazing technology? it would have been enough to ask one of my first grade students of phonetics, i believe. did not the responsible authorities suspect that nemesysco’s promises were “too good to be true”? is it a calculated risk of using the technology’s deterrent effect, as long as it’s lack of basis is not denounced to the public? i find it hard to believe that authorities would engage in undermining the public’s respect by engaging in such practices and it simply doesn’t make sense for me. isn’t it predictable that someone would eventually point out the hoax? did anyone believe that it would be possible to choke scientists’ freedom of speech or were there a hope that no one would even bother to address the issue?
i have no answer to these questions but one thing is for sure: nemesysco’s sellers must be extremely convincing and well organized to have succeeded in this way. but of course there must also be a wide range of people willing to listen and being convinced by their arguments. from the buyer’s short-term perspective it may be easy to think that, as long as we fool people that are naïve enough to believe in this hoax, no harm is done, but isn’t it obvious that this will backfire and has the potential of eventually affect even those who are not fooled into the false belief?
the question, from both the speech-processing and the phonetic perspectives. as researcher, being paid by public funds, i also have the responsibility of denouncing that the emperor is naked. however, having said that, i have no illusions that my shouting will last long enough to prevent similar cases in the future. even if for the moment such lva-based devices may be removed from official uses, it is likely that the human fascination for “fantastic machines” along with the company’s effective propaganda and possible short-term benefits will soon override my efforts to inform the public. that is worrying but just a part of reality that i have to live with. these devices are not cheap and it will take much courage for the people who invested in them to recognize that they just wasted their money.
meanwhile i would say that it is urgent that authorities, who publicly have praised these devices, take prompt and courageous action to admit that the investment was a mistake. when it becomes known that the lva-technology does not produce relevant results the public’s confidence on the authorities will be deeply damaged. professionally conducted structured interviews of (randomly) selected customers will do a far better and responsible job than nemesysco “lie-detectors”. lva-technology may be acceptable for entertainment, but not for serious applications influencing people’s lives.
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This FY2018 Annual Report provides a report of City business which discloses pertinent facts concerning the activities and finances of City government for Fiscal Year 2018 (July 1, 2017- June 30, 2018). Call (517) 319-6920 or email to request a mailed copy.
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The Center for Human-Computer Interaction is an interdisciplinary organizational unit for human-computer interaction research, instruction, and outreach within Penn State and beyond. The Center seeks to leverage and integrate diverse HCI activities throughout the university to facilitate interdisciplinary faculty interaction relating to HCI issues, problems, and opportunities. Additionally, the Center helps to focus and coordinate research and service projects throughout the wider community. It is comprised of faculties from a variety of departments, an example of cross-departmental cooperation. The Center for Human-Computer Interaction is a member of the Human-Computer Interaction Consortium (HCIC), which is comprised of leading academic, governmental and industrial organizations working together to “develop and promote the discipline.” Our work currently focuses on software and information design, end-user programming and design, design rationale, creativity in design, training and instructional design, case-based learning and collaborative learning, open source software, e-science, web-based collaborative systems, online communities, wireless community networks, decision support, support for information analysis, community health applications, geospatial information systems, equity and access to computing and information technology, usability engineering methods, and theories in human-computer interaction.
Human-Computer Interaction is fundamentally an interdisciplinary area. Throughout the world, however, most university faculty and programs in HCI are located in singular, insular departments (e.g., computer science, industrial engineering, psychology). The problems that the field seeks to address necessarily involve expertise in many disciplines, including anthropology, business, cognitive science, computer engineering, computer science, education, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, human factors, information science, management, psychophysics, cognitive and social psychology, science and technology studies, sociology, visual design, and systems engineering. The vision of the Center is to provide a forum for faculty from many HCI-related units to work together in developing a broad range of interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach. More specifically, the objective of the center is to enhance the university’s prominence in human-computer interaction by increasing the breadth of HCI research and scholarship in the university, by developing innovative education programs, and by reaching out to the HCI community at a global level.
Faculty associated with the Center for Human-Computer Interaction are involved in basic and applied projects in such areas as design methods and models, multimedia information access, digital libraries, community computing, educational technology, end-user development, network-based collaboration, aesthetics, visual design, visualization and virtual environments, input and output device ergonomics, documentation and design rationale, training and education, creating new types of interfaces (or similar), and usability evaluation methods and tools.
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There is a national trend toward interdisciplinary degree programs in HCI. Carnegie-Mellon University, Georgia Tech, Stanford University, and the University of Michigan have all recently established such programs. The Center works with interested departments and colleges to coordinate interdisciplinary Masters and Ph.D. programs in areas incorporating human-computer interaction. The Center is also exploring the development of a graduate certificate program in HCI. At the undergraduate level, the Center serves as a resource for faculty delivering core IST courses, many of which focus on human-computer interaction or include HCI content.

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the center for human-computer interaction is an interdisciplinary organizational unit for human-computer interaction research, instruction, and outreach within penn state and beyond. the center seeks to leverage and integrate diverse hci activities throughout the university to facilitate interdisciplinary faculty interaction relating to hci issues, problems, and opportunities. additionally, the center helps to focus and coordinate research and service projects throughout the wider community. it is comprised of faculties from a variety of departments, an example of cross-departmental cooperation. the center for human-computer interaction is a member of the human-computer interaction consortium (hcic), which is comprised of leading academic, governmental and industrial organizations working together to “develop and promote the discipline.” our work currently focuses on software and information design, end-user programming and design, design rationale, creativity in design, training and instructional design, case-based learning and collaborative learning, open source software, e-science, web-based collaborative systems, online communities, wireless community networks, decision support, support for information analysis, community health applications, geospatial information systems, equity and access to computing and information technology, usability engineering methods, and theories in human-computer interaction.
human-computer interaction is fundamentally an interdisciplinary area. throughout the world, however, most university faculty and programs in hci are located in singular, insular departments (e.g., computer science, industrial engineering, psychology). the problems that the field seeks to address necessarily involve expertise in many disciplines, including anthropology, business, cognitive science, computer engineering, computer science, education, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, human factors, information science, management, psychophysics, cognitive and social psychology, science and technology studies, sociology, visual design, and systems engineering. the vision of the center is to provide a forum for faculty from many hci-related units to work together in developing a broad range of interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach. more specifically, the objective of the center is to enhance the university’s prominence in human-computer interaction by increasing the breadth of hci research and scholarship in the university, by developing innovative education programs, and by reaching out to the hci community at a global level.
faculty associated with the center for human-computer interaction are involved in basic and applied projects in such areas as design methods and models, multimedia information access, digital libraries, community computing, educational technology, end-user development, network-based collaboration, aesthetics, visual design, visualization and virtual environments, input and output device ergonomics, documentation and design rationale, training and education, creating new types of interfaces (or similar), and usability evaluation methods and tools.
the center is a common point of contact for potential industrial sponsors and for industrial continuing education, consulting, and testing requests. the existence of the center demonstrates to funding agencies and potential industrial sponsors that the interdisciplinary cooperation represented in penn state proposals is more than an ad hoc repackaging of separate, departmental interests. it shows that this cooperation has been institutionalized. the existence of the center also assists departments interested in aspects of human-computer interaction with graduate and undergraduate recruiting by creating an externally visible focus on hci.
there is a critical world-wide need for broadly educated computing professionals. graduate students with a concentration in human-computer interaction have many opportunities for participation in activities outside the classroom that can complement their course work, enhance their professional development, and provide direct experience in applied settings. students are encouraged to participate in the human-computer interaction research being conducted by participating faculty members. involvement in such projects can provide research experience and, in some cases, provide financial assistance, course credit, and thesis or dissertation topics. the center for human-computer interaction sponsors a seminar series involving presentations by noted authorities on human-computer interaction from both inside and outside penn state. students also may participate in cooperative education and intern programs to carry out field studies and develop industrial experience.
there is a national trend toward interdisciplinary degree programs in hci. carnegie-mellon university, georgia tech, stanford university, and the university of michigan have all recently established such programs. the center works with interested departments and colleges to coordinate interdisciplinary masters and ph.d. programs in areas incorporating human-computer interaction. the center is also exploring the development of a graduate certificate program in hci. at the undergraduate level, the center serves as a resource for faculty delivering core ist courses, many of which focus on human-computer interaction or include hci content.


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That’s right, its not only an increase in Performance you get, by investing in our re-mapping service we can save you or your business up to 30% on your annual fuel expenses. Our economy remap re-profiles your vehicles torque curve during normal driving, resulting in a lower carbon footprint and great fuel saving potential.
Can not recommend AR tuning enough, adam is great at what he does and always goes the extra mile to make sure your 100% happy with work carried out i recently took my astra vxr in for re-mapping stage 3 and various other jobs i wanted doing my car its now running and sounding perfect cheers mate.
Absolutely brilliant service from these guys. Had my T5 face lifted to a T5.1, They did a fantastic job in a speedy time and made me feel very welcome. I can highly recommend AR Tuning 5 star service.
Very happy with my s1 exhaust. Very professional aftercare and service. Will be returning for further work and would recommend to anyone. Thanks again.

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that’s right, its not only an increase in performance you get, by investing in our re-mapping service we can save you or your business up to 30% on your annual fuel expenses. our economy remap re-profiles your vehicles torque curve during normal driving, resulting in a lower carbon footprint and great fuel saving potential.
can not recommend ar tuning enough, adam is great at what he does and always goes the extra mile to make sure your 100% happy with work carried out i recently took my astra vxr in for re-mapping stage 3 and various other jobs i wanted doing my car its now running and sounding perfect cheers mate.
absolutely brilliant service from these guys. had my t5 face lifted to a t5.1, they did a fantastic job in a speedy time and made me feel very welcome. i can highly recommend ar tuning 5 star service.
very happy with my s1 exhaust. very professional aftercare and service. will be returning for further work and would recommend to anyone. thanks again.


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INKANA Development’s relationship with Huntsville Hospital (HH) continues to grow with the development of Governors Medical Tower, “GMT” a new 124,500 square foot, four story, state-of-art, high-tech, medical office building with an attached 480 space parking deck located on the campus and attached to the hospital via a bridge spanning Governors Drive.
Occupying the building is HH’s Outpatient Surgery Center which includes four operating suites, two procedures rooms and recovery rooms. Also, HH’s Center for Pain Management and Tennessee Valley Pain Consultants occupy the fourth floor. Anchoring the first floor is the Spine & Neuro Center, the leading neurosurgical practice in north Alabama with five board-certified neurosurgeons.
The experienced project team includes Robins & Morton (general contractor) and Chapman Sisson (Architect).
The GMT won the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., “Excellence in Construction Award” for North Alabama.

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inkana development’s relationship with huntsville hospital (hh) continues to grow with the development of governors medical tower, “gmt” a new 124,500 square foot, four story, state-of-art, high-tech, medical office building with an attached 480 space parking deck located on the campus and attached to the hospital via a bridge spanning governors drive.
occupying the building is hh’s outpatient surgery center which includes four operating suites, two procedures rooms and recovery rooms. also, hh’s center for pain management and tennessee valley pain consultants occupy the fourth floor. anchoring the first floor is the spine & neuro center, the leading neurosurgical practice in north alabama with five board-certified neurosurgeons.
the experienced project team includes robins & morton (general contractor) and chapman sisson (architect).
the gmt won the associated builders and contractors, inc., “excellence in construction award” for north alabama.


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Featuring posts, articles, insights and knowledge pertaining to my own experiences and the world of photography.
There are plenty of ways in which video and photography technique overlap. One of my favorite ways to increase interest is to add things in the foreground, and with video, this can really add a lot of motion to the scene via a parallax type effect, while for photography, it can add depth.
Do you ever take photos of your favorite live musicians but feel your shots don’t do the performers justice? Learn the inside tips from a Leica pro concert photographer on how to perfectly capture the atmosphere and emotions of a live gig.
As a photographer you are often presented with a wide range of both challenges and opportunities. Along with managing your lighting, your camera settings, and your location selections, the physical proportions of the individuals you work with will also play a part in how you set up specific poses and shots.
Building an obsession with tiny drones over the past few months, it makes me so happy to see other people getting creative and modifying them to fly “better” cameras. Droneworks went to New York to put together another video with Casey Neistat, only this time with a much smaller drone than they had been using in the past.
Having a perfect background is one of the most overrated factors in photography. Here are several tips for getting amazing shots when your session restricts you to shooting in a boring area.
If you’re just getting into or thinking of starting out in wedding videography, you don’t want to miss this. This excellent video will show you how a videographer works at an actual wedding and is packed full of helpful tips, techniques, and tricks.
The art of creating a double exposure has become increasingly popular recently. Here is a quick tutorial on a simple way to create a double exposure in Photoshop.
For every tool, or in this case lens, there is often a best case usage. However, breaking the rules and using your lenses in unconventional ways not only makes you a more creative photographer but also more prepared when a shoot or idea doesn’t go as planned.
Lens distortion and color fringing are two significant problems produced by lenses that you have likely encountered. Here is an excellent tutorial about how to properly use the lens correction panel in Lightroom to fix these issues.
Do you have plans to travel but are unsure what gear to take with you? This experienced travel photographer shares his list of gear that he brings on every trip.
There’s a lot more to compositing than just getting a perfect cutout. Here are some golden tips by Unmesh Dinda of Piximperfect on how to get a seamless blend.
In this video by Wex Photo Video, Landscape and Travel Photographer Matt Parry gives some tips on how to take great travel photos while taking us on a journey through the streets of Delhi, India.
There’s no such thing as too many (photography) podcasts.
Lightroom Mobile continues to become a more capable companion to the desktop app. This great video examines the benefits of a mobile workflow and how it can make your life easier when you sit back down at your computer.
Growing up in Syracuse NY, Tom Drone was only exposed to the beauty of this city at ground level. As time went on and technology advanced, drones became a popular tool for filming things from a new perspective. After years of work in the drone business, Tom returned to his hometown to film it from the sky.

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featuring posts, articles, insights and knowledge pertaining to my own experiences and the world of photography.
there are plenty of ways in which video and photography technique overlap. one of my favorite ways to increase interest is to add things in the foreground, and with video, this can really add a lot of motion to the scene via a parallax type effect, while for photography, it can add depth.
do you ever take photos of your favorite live musicians but feel your shots don’t do the performers justice? learn the inside tips from a leica pro concert photographer on how to perfectly capture the atmosphere and emotions of a live gig.
as a photographer you are often presented with a wide range of both challenges and opportunities. along with managing your lighting, your camera settings, and your location selections, the physical proportions of the individuals you work with will also play a part in how you set up specific poses and shots.
building an obsession with tiny drones over the past few months, it makes me so happy to see other people getting creative and modifying them to fly “better” cameras. droneworks went to new york to put together another video with casey neistat, only this time with a much smaller drone than they had been using in the past.
having a perfect background is one of the most overrated factors in photography. here are several tips for getting amazing shots when your session restricts you to shooting in a boring area.
if you’re just getting into or thinking of starting out in wedding videography, you don’t want to miss this. this excellent video will show you how a videographer works at an actual wedding and is packed full of helpful tips, techniques, and tricks.
the art of creating a double exposure has become increasingly popular recently. here is a quick tutorial on a simple way to create a double exposure in photoshop.
for every tool, or in this case lens, there is often a best case usage. however, breaking the rules and using your lenses in unconventional ways not only makes you a more creative photographer but also more prepared when a shoot or idea doesn’t go as planned.
lens distortion and color fringing are two significant problems produced by lenses that you have likely encountered. here is an excellent tutorial about how to properly use the lens correction panel in lightroom to fix these issues.
do you have plans to travel but are unsure what gear to take with you? this experienced travel photographer shares his list of gear that he brings on every trip.
there’s a lot more to compositing than just getting a perfect cutout. here are some golden tips by unmesh dinda of piximperfect on how to get a seamless blend.
in this video by wex photo video, landscape and travel photographer matt parry gives some tips on how to take great travel photos while taking us on a journey through the streets of delhi, india.
there’s no such thing as too many (photography) podcasts.
lightroom mobile continues to become a more capable companion to the desktop app. this great video examines the benefits of a mobile workflow and how it can make your life easier when you sit back down at your computer.
growing up in syracuse ny, tom drone was only exposed to the beauty of this city at ground level. as time went on and technology advanced, drones became a popular tool for filming things from a new perspective. after years of work in the drone business, tom returned to his hometown to film it from the sky.


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When it comes to finding the right roll off dumpster rental prices, sizes, company for Bettendorf, Iowa you’re looking in the right place. Landrum Disposal has served Bettendorf customers since 2001. We’re located right here in beautiful Bettendorf, so our service is both prompt and reliable. We pride ourselves on being a customer driven waste services company that concentrates on providing the highest quality service possible regardless of the size of the customer.
We concentrate on residential and small contractors for our roll off rental in the area and have served tens of thousands of customers over the years throughout the Quad City area. Our bins come in booth small and large sizes and are shown on the web site complete with actual photos to enable you to get a good idea of which equipment best fits your needs.
What type of waste will you be putting in the container?
Where do you want the container placed at your location?
When do you need the container delivered?
These questions need to be answered by the customer to ensure a smooth waste removal process, so lets look at each of them.
What city are you located in? Or better yet, what is the address you’ll need the dumpster delivered to? We charge different haul rates for some of the outlying cities in the area, so to accurately quote you a haul rate, we need to know the city your waste is located in. We serve six counties and literally hundreds of cities in Illinois and Iowa, but we can usually give you an instant dumpster price for any city within our service area.
What type of waste will you be disposing of in the container? This question is asked for a few different reasons. First, there are several waste items that cannot be disposed of in a landfill. Yard waste, tires, appliances, liquids, chemicals, etc are just a few items that will cause a load to be rejected at the landfill. Secondly, many waste are quite heavy and can’t be transported in large quantities without overloading the truck. Dirt, asphalt, concrete, brick, shingles for example need to be placed in smaller 10 yard roll offs and not the larger 30 yard boxes to avoid overweight fines and accidents arising out of excessive weight.
Where do you want the container placed at your location? Waste bins are large metal objects that require a large, hard, level surface for placement. Study driveways, parking lots, gravel areas, etc are possible bin locations. Some cities allow bins to be placed on side roads if parking is available and allowed. We can usually be of assistance in determining if your city allows equipment to be placed temporarily on a public street. Additionally, our friendly drivers can be of assistance in helping customers with bin placement options when on-site.
When do you want your roll off delivered? If you’re starting project that will require instant filling of a box, you might want the roll off delivered the day prior to the project being started. This will ensure the bin is available when you need it. Our daily rental fees are reasonable, so one or two additional days of rent shouldn’t break your project’s budget.
We don’t provide several of the services that our competitors provide because we like to focus on a few things and ensure we’re doing those things right. But we do haul demolition and construction debris, recycle wood and concrete where these materials are separated. We’re always seeking to minimize waste taken to area landfills by looking for materials that can be recycled. Metal recycling is one of the more profitable endeavors a waste generator can engage in. If you’re planning on generation a large quantity of metal, we’re interested in hauling it to a metal processor.
The City of Bettendorf provides weekly curbside waste collection for its residents living in single-family dwellings and some residents residing in multi-family dwellings. In addition to automated garbage collection, the City also collects bulky waste, appliances, and yard waste. Under the All In One program, the city collects co-mingled recyclables curbside in plastic carts from its residents. Some of the Bettendorf residents opt to have every other week garbage collection or smaller carts to save money on their quarterly waste bills.
Commercial waste collection in Bettendorf is performed by the private sector. Rear loading and front loading trash trucks empty bins in alleys and behind commercial businesses on a scheduled basis. These arrangements are set up directly through waste haulers and business owners typically on a several year basis.
Temporary roll off service is provided by private companies in the City. The equipment delivered under these arrangements usually sits at residential sites or construction sites for a short term basis.
The waste generated through the above activities is usually disposed of at the Scott Area Landfill or any of the two privately operated landfills on the other side of the river.
Renting a waste management roll off dumpster in Bettendorf, Iowa has never been easier, but you’ll need to consider a few things before the process agains. Some of those things are common sense for some folks, but let’s go through them step by step for those who haven’t rented a roll off container before.
Determining the volume of waste, debris, junk you’ll be wanting to toss away is the first thing you might want to think through. This is important because dumpster sizes are plentiful beginning with 6 cubic yards continuing through 30 cubic yards or even larger. Now once you’ve figured out what you want to toss away, you’ll need to think of the pile of debris in terms of cubic yards as roll offs are referred to in cubic yards. A cubic yard is 36” X 36” X 36” or 27 cubic feet. You can think of a pickup truck with a 6’ bird being able to haul 2 cubic yards of waste at one time. So as an example, a 20 cubic yard roll off can hold roughly 10 pickup truck loads of debris.In addition to needing to determine the amount of waste you will have, you’ll also need to give some thought to what type of waste you intend to generate with your project. maybe you’re gutting a commercial building and will have materials like dry wall, concrete, fluorescent light bulbs, etc. Well the dry wall can easily be deposited in a rented dumpster, but the fluorescent bulbs are considered a hazardous waste and can not be landfilled. The concrete can be landfilled, but can not be hauled in large quantities. So if you just plan on tossing out a yard or two of the concrete, it can go into the same dumpster as the drywall. But if you have significant quantities of concrete, you’ll need to get a separate and small dumpster to prevent the overloading of the collection trucks. The good news is that, if you keep it clean, you can save money by having the concrete recycled.
When do you need to have the roll off container delivered to your location? Now you don’t want to have the equipment delivered too early as this might cause you to incur unnecessary daily rental. On the other hand, if you intend to start loading your trash bin early on a Friday morning, you might want to have it delivered on a Thursday. We can not always promise an exact time of day for delivery, but we can promise to have your dumpster delivered to Bettendorf, Iowa on a particular day. Bottom line is that having your bin delivered a day oil advance ensures that it’s there when you want to start loading it.
Finding and evaluating the local waste management dumpster rental company in Bettendorf is a necessary step. Maybe you have a friend, neighbor, favorite contractor who you can ask about the local trash haulers. You could always dust off the phone book and look in it for garbage collection companies, if you can find that book/directory. And then there’s the internet- A place to find both local garbage collection companies, nation wide waste giants, and internet waste brokers.Bettendorf, Iowa has some nation-wide waste companies who serve residential and commercial accounts in the area. They generally do a good job with large accounts, but might not bend over backwards to assist a one-time dumpster rental customer. Also, you might have to phone an out-of-town call center and explain to them a whole bunch of times whee you live to get a bin ordered. The internet brokers are pretty much a waste of time and money- They don’t have the trucks or dumpsters to fill your order. So they pretty much take orders from folks who believe they’re dealing with a local company, tack on a whole lot of money to the local dumpster price, and then subcontract the delivery to a local garbage collection company. The problem, in addition to paying an unnecessary middle man fee, is that your specific requests often get lost in the interaction and you don’t get exactly what you have originally asked for.( i.e. delivery time, correct size bin, correct on-site placement of the bin, etc)So then theres the local Bettendorf, Iowa dumpster rental companies. These are the folks, like Landrum Disposal, who have served your city for years, employ local drivers, have the right size dumpster rental for you. And as an added bonus, when you order a trash container from them, your money gets recirculated back into the community in which you live, creating prosperity for all.
Haul rate is the charge you’ll be assessed each time your roll off bin is emptied. You might want to consider this when determining the size bin you order as you’ll want to get the right size from the start to minimize the number of haul rates you’re charged.
Daily rental charge is the charge levied for keeping equipment for an extended period of time. That period of time should be discussed and understood when you order the bin as some companies offer longer periods of rent free usage than others.
Excess tonnage fee is the charge for the weight of the debris, if any, in excess of a pre-determined threshold. Again, this per-ton fee and the threshold should be discusses at the time the order is placed.
And finally, there are the miscellaneous charges that some companies use to line their pockets like administrative fees, fuel surcharges, environmental fees, etc. I don’t like them, you don’t like them, but they’re a part of life at this time with some of the larger companies. It’s just important that you understand what you’re getting into before you rent a dumpster in Bettendorf, Iowa.

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when it comes to finding the right roll off dumpster rental prices, sizes, company for bettendorf, iowa you’re looking in the right place. landrum disposal has served bettendorf customers since 2001. we’re located right here in beautiful bettendorf, so our service is both prompt and reliable. we pride ourselves on being a customer driven waste services company that concentrates on providing the highest quality service possible regardless of the size of the customer.
we concentrate on residential and small contractors for our roll off rental in the area and have served tens of thousands of customers over the years throughout the quad city area. our bins come in booth small and large sizes and are shown on the web site complete with actual photos to enable you to get a good idea of which equipment best fits your needs.
what type of waste will you be putting in the container?
where do you want the container placed at your location?
when do you need the container delivered?
these questions need to be answered by the customer to ensure a smooth waste removal process, so lets look at each of them.
what city are you located in? or better yet, what is the address you’ll need the dumpster delivered to? we charge different haul rates for some of the outlying cities in the area, so to accurately quote you a haul rate, we need to know the city your waste is located in. we serve six counties and literally hundreds of cities in illinois and iowa, but we can usually give you an instant dumpster price for any city within our service area.
what type of waste will you be disposing of in the container? this question is asked for a few different reasons. first, there are several waste items that cannot be disposed of in a landfill. yard waste, tires, appliances, liquids, chemicals, etc are just a few items that will cause a load to be rejected at the landfill. secondly, many waste are quite heavy and can’t be transported in large quantities without overloading the truck. dirt, asphalt, concrete, brick, shingles for example need to be placed in smaller 10 yard roll offs and not the larger 30 yard boxes to avoid overweight fines and accidents arising out of excessive weight.
where do you want the container placed at your location? waste bins are large metal objects that require a large, hard, level surface for placement. study driveways, parking lots, gravel areas, etc are possible bin locations. some cities allow bins to be placed on side roads if parking is available and allowed. we can usually be of assistance in determining if your city allows equipment to be placed temporarily on a public street. additionally, our friendly drivers can be of assistance in helping customers with bin placement options when on-site.
when do you want your roll off delivered? if you’re starting project that will require instant filling of a box, you might want the roll off delivered the day prior to the project being started. this will ensure the bin is available when you need it. our daily rental fees are reasonable, so one or two additional days of rent shouldn’t break your project’s budget.
we don’t provide several of the services that our competitors provide because we like to focus on a few things and ensure we’re doing those things right. but we do haul demolition and construction debris, recycle wood and concrete where these materials are separated. we’re always seeking to minimize waste taken to area landfills by looking for materials that can be recycled. metal recycling is one of the more profitable endeavors a waste generator can engage in. if you’re planning on generation a large quantity of metal, we’re interested in hauling it to a metal processor.
the city of bettendorf provides weekly curbside waste collection for its residents living in single-family dwellings and some residents residing in multi-family dwellings. in addition to automated garbage collection, the city also collects bulky waste, appliances, and yard waste. under the all in one program, the city collects co-mingled recyclables curbside in plastic carts from its residents. some of the bettendorf residents opt to have every other week garbage collection or smaller carts to save money on their quarterly waste bills.
commercial waste collection in bettendorf is performed by the private sector. rear loading and front loading trash trucks empty bins in alleys and behind commercial businesses on a scheduled basis. these arrangements are set up directly through waste haulers and business owners typically on a several year basis.
temporary roll off service is provided by private companies in the city. the equipment delivered under these arrangements usually sits at residential sites or construction sites for a short term basis.
the waste generated through the above activities is usually disposed of at the scott area landfill or any of the two privately operated landfills on the other side of the river.
renting a waste management roll off dumpster in bettendorf, iowa has never been easier, but you’ll need to consider a few things before the process agains. some of those things are common sense for some folks, but let’s go through them step by step for those who haven’t rented a roll off container before.
determining the volume of waste, debris, junk you’ll be wanting to toss away is the first thing you might want to think through. this is important because dumpster sizes are plentiful beginning with 6 cubic yards continuing through 30 cubic yards or even larger. now once you’ve figured out what you want to toss away, you’ll need to think of the pile of debris in terms of cubic yards as roll offs are referred to in cubic yards. a cubic yard is 36” x 36” x 36” or 27 cubic feet. you can think of a pickup truck with a 6’ bird being able to haul 2 cubic yards of waste at one time. so as an example, a 20 cubic yard roll off can hold roughly 10 pickup truck loads of debris.in addition to needing to determine the amount of waste you will have, you’ll also need to give some thought to what type of waste you intend to generate with your project. maybe you’re gutting a commercial building and will have materials like dry wall, concrete, fluorescent light bulbs, etc. well the dry wall can easily be deposited in a rented dumpster, but the fluorescent bulbs are considered a hazardous waste and can not be landfilled. the concrete can be landfilled, but can not be hauled in large quantities. so if you just plan on tossing out a yard or two of the concrete, it can go into the same dumpster as the drywall. but if you have significant quantities of concrete, you’ll need to get a separate and small dumpster to prevent the overloading of the collection trucks. the good news is that, if you keep it clean, you can save money by having the concrete recycled.
when do you need to have the roll off container delivered to your location? now you don’t want to have the equipment delivered too early as this might cause you to incur unnecessary daily rental. on the other hand, if you intend to start loading your trash bin early on a friday morning, you might want to have it delivered on a thursday. we can not always promise an exact time of day for delivery, but we can promise to have your dumpster delivered to bettendorf, iowa on a particular day. bottom line is that having your bin delivered a day oil advance ensures that it’s there when you want to start loading it.
finding and evaluating the local waste management dumpster rental company in bettendorf is a necessary step. maybe you have a friend, neighbor, favorite contractor who you can ask about the local trash haulers. you could always dust off the phone book and look in it for garbage collection companies, if you can find that book/directory. and then there’s the internet- a place to find both local garbage collection companies, nation wide waste giants, and internet waste brokers.bettendorf, iowa has some nation-wide waste companies who serve residential and commercial accounts in the area. they generally do a good job with large accounts, but might not bend over backwards to assist a one-time dumpster rental customer. also, you might have to phone an out-of-town call center and explain to them a whole bunch of times whee you live to get a bin ordered. the internet brokers are pretty much a waste of time and money- they don’t have the trucks or dumpsters to fill your order. so they pretty much take orders from folks who believe they’re dealing with a local company, tack on a whole lot of money to the local dumpster price, and then subcontract the delivery to a local garbage collection company. the problem, in addition to paying an unnecessary middle man fee, is that your specific requests often get lost in the interaction and you don’t get exactly what you have originally asked for.( i.e. delivery time, correct size bin, correct on-site placement of the bin, etc)so then theres the local bettendorf, iowa dumpster rental companies. these are the folks, like landrum disposal, who have served your city for years, employ local drivers, have the right size dumpster rental for you. and as an added bonus, when you order a trash container from them, your money gets recirculated back into the community in which you live, creating prosperity for all.
haul rate is the charge you’ll be assessed each time your roll off bin is emptied. you might want to consider this when determining the size bin you order as you’ll want to get the right size from the start to minimize the number of haul rates you’re charged.
daily rental charge is the charge levied for keeping equipment for an extended period of time. that period of time should be discussed and understood when you order the bin as some companies offer longer periods of rent free usage than others.
excess tonnage fee is the charge for the weight of the debris, if any, in excess of a pre-determined threshold. again, this per-ton fee and the threshold should be discusses at the time the order is placed.
and finally, there are the miscellaneous charges that some companies use to line their pockets like administrative fees, fuel surcharges, environmental fees, etc. i don’t like them, you don’t like them, but they’re a part of life at this time with some of the larger companies. it’s just important that you understand what you’re getting into before you rent a dumpster in bettendorf, iowa.


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Circular forms of RNA are much more abundant in platelets than previously thought, reports a new study.
Scientists in the UK and Kuwait probe novel forms of ribonucleic acid (RNA) to try and understand them more.
RNA transfers genetic code sequences from the DNA to ribosomes, which translate them to manufacture proteins required for the body’s cell processes. Recently, researchers have identified novel circular forms of RNA (circRNAs) that seem to be more stable and less vulnerable to degradation than their linear counterparts, making them excellent candidates as biomarkers.
The scientists from multiple universities in the UK and the Kuwait Medical Genetics Centre studied how the stability of circRNAs in platelets, tiny circulating cell fragments important in coagulation, affects their numbers relative to linear RNAs. Platelets cannot produce new RNAs because they lack a nucleus.
“Levels of circRNAs are massively increased in platelets relative to levels of linear RNAs coming from the same genes; up to around 3,500-fold in one instance. And for some genes it looks as if there is virtually no linear RNA in platelets at all,” says Michael Jackson from the Institute of Genetic Medicine at Newcastle University in the UK.
The results suggest that degradation of linear RNA is extensive, that previous measurements of some linear RNA levels are inaccurate because they included measurements of circRNA, and that more sophisticated methods that target intact linear RNAs are needed for future analyses, says Jackson.
Other studies had previously suggested that 50% of reported circRNAs are artefacts, but this study shows that they’re not.
Alhasan, A. A. et al. Circular RNA enrichment in platelets is a signature of transcriptome degradation. Blood http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2015-06-649434 (2015).

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circular forms of rna are much more abundant in platelets than previously thought, reports a new study.
scientists in the uk and kuwait probe novel forms of ribonucleic acid (rna) to try and understand them more.
rna transfers genetic code sequences from the dna to ribosomes, which translate them to manufacture proteins required for the body’s cell processes. recently, researchers have identified novel circular forms of rna (circrnas) that seem to be more stable and less vulnerable to degradation than their linear counterparts, making them excellent candidates as biomarkers.
the scientists from multiple universities in the uk and the kuwait medical genetics centre studied how the stability of circrnas in platelets, tiny circulating cell fragments important in coagulation, affects their numbers relative to linear rnas. platelets cannot produce new rnas because they lack a nucleus.
“levels of circrnas are massively increased in platelets relative to levels of linear rnas coming from the same genes; up to around 3,500-fold in one instance. and for some genes it looks as if there is virtually no linear rna in platelets at all,” says michael jackson from the institute of genetic medicine at newcastle university in the uk.
the results suggest that degradation of linear rna is extensive, that previous measurements of some linear rna levels are inaccurate because they included measurements of circrna, and that more sophisticated methods that target intact linear rnas are needed for future analyses, says jackson.
other studies had previously suggested that 50% of reported circrnas are artefacts, but this study shows that they’re not.
alhasan, a. a. et al. circular rna enrichment in platelets is a signature of transcriptome degradation. blood http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2015-06-649434 (2015).


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Corsa Sport » Message Board » Off Day » Holidays 2017.
Where's everyone going this year?
I'm going to Iceland next week for a few days then hopefully book a week in the summer to The Azores maybe.
Got a Magaluf booked, probably get another one in the summer.
Scandinavia looks good but its so damn expensive, everyone who goes says its ridiculous, someone is my bird's work did in his whole holiday spends by the time he'd eaten lunch on the second day. Heard of £100 for enough pizza for a family. I couldn't be arsed with that.
Why'd you have to cancel that?
people dropping out and people being tramps fannying about with money.
Looking at Tenerife at the moment for the 3 of us. Problem we have is the wife is a teacher so the price shoots up when she's out of work. Want to get something in before my little lad is 2 to avoid costs.
Would love Florida again in a few years.
Yes I'm still married, our arguments are down to around 1 month apart currently.
Trip in late April/early May - out to the Nurburgring and Spa for the WEC with a night in Bruges on the way out, total of 9 days.
A week in Cornwall in August sailing in a national championships, accomodation and entry all booked and paid for for that one.
Then hopefully off to Florida in September but the missus needs an op on her knee to repair a complete rupture of the cruciate ligament, so depends on how recovery is going as to whether we book it or not. If not, it'll likely be a week or two in somewhere sunny and relaxing instead of loads of walking around theme parks with a woman on crutches!
Haven't been on holidays for years! Just can't afford it what with getting a mortgage and having a baby last year, and also kind of trying to save up for a wedding there's just no chance.
New York in June for a week and around 10 days in Spain some time after that before the end of summer.
Ive just got back from St. Anton in Austria; going to Val Thorens in France in March and then a slog through to November when we're thinking of doing an Arctic cruise. Hate the idea of cruises but the Arctic ones are on much smaller boats and it makes for quite a reasonable way to travel around Scandanavia.
France, (Ardeche) for 2 weeks in August.
Weekend in York too in a few weeks for the wench's birthday if that counts.
So far a long weekend in Bratislava for a stag do. Trying to get something booked with the other half but haven't decided on where to go.
Funny you should mention Dubrovnik, I was looking at there just before Xmas.

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corsa sport » message board » off day » holidays 2017.
where's everyone going this year?
i'm going to iceland next week for a few days then hopefully book a week in the summer to the azores maybe.
got a magaluf booked, probably get another one in the summer.
scandinavia looks good but its so damn expensive, everyone who goes says its ridiculous, someone is my bird's work did in his whole holiday spends by the time he'd eaten lunch on the second day. heard of £100 for enough pizza for a family. i couldn't be arsed with that.
why'd you have to cancel that?
people dropping out and people being tramps fannying about with money.
looking at tenerife at the moment for the 3 of us. problem we have is the wife is a teacher so the price shoots up when she's out of work. want to get something in before my little lad is 2 to avoid costs.
would love florida again in a few years.
yes i'm still married, our arguments are down to around 1 month apart currently.
trip in late april/early may - out to the nurburgring and spa for the wec with a night in bruges on the way out, total of 9 days.
a week in cornwall in august sailing in a national championships, accomodation and entry all booked and paid for for that one.
then hopefully off to florida in september but the missus needs an op on her knee to repair a complete rupture of the cruciate ligament, so depends on how recovery is going as to whether we book it or not. if not, it'll likely be a week or two in somewhere sunny and relaxing instead of loads of walking around theme parks with a woman on crutches!
haven't been on holidays for years! just can't afford it what with getting a mortgage and having a baby last year, and also kind of trying to save up for a wedding there's just no chance.
new york in june for a week and around 10 days in spain some time after that before the end of summer.
ive just got back from st. anton in austria; going to val thorens in france in march and then a slog through to november when we're thinking of doing an arctic cruise. hate the idea of cruises but the arctic ones are on much smaller boats and it makes for quite a reasonable way to travel around scandanavia.
france, (ardeche) for 2 weeks in august.
weekend in york too in a few weeks for the wench's birthday if that counts.
so far a long weekend in bratislava for a stag do. trying to get something booked with the other half but haven't decided on where to go.
funny you should mention dubrovnik, i was looking at there just before xmas.


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