![]() Christian Drosten, Director of Charité's Institute of Virology and a researcher at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), analyzed the PCR samples of more than 25,000 COVID-19 cases in order to determine their 'viral loads'. To better understand and estimate infectiousness in specific groups of individuals, a team led by Prof. Once normal social and environmental factors are removed from the equation, individuals can differ markedly in terms of their infectiousness and the length of time during which they actively shed the virus. While it is a useful metric in an epidemiological setting, 'R 0' does not lend itself to estimating the risk of transmission at the individual or group level. It also didn’t estimate the value of a mask worn without covering the nose, but you can probably guess that.According to the reproductive number (R 0), a person infected with SARS-CoV-2 will, on average, transmit their infection to three to five other people. "The risk of infection is then dominated by the air coming out and going in at the edges of the mask." The study didn’t consider the usefulness of reusable cloth masks, although previous work suggests their value depends on their material. "The materials of FFP2 or KN95 masks, but also of some medical masks, filter extremely effectively," said first author Dr Gholamhossein Bagheri. ![]() Not all masks are equal, but the study indicates even badly fitted masks count for a lot. ( Other studies have found FFP2 and N95 masks have similar protective values). Standing 1.5 meters (5 feet) apart the risk of transmission is at most 0.4 percent, even after an hour, if both parties are wearing well-fitted FFP2 masks. “In daily life, the actual probability of infection is certain 10 to 100 times smaller” when wearing masks, Bodenschatz said. ![]() The good news, however, is Bodenschatz and co-authors’ work backs up the growing evidence masks make an enormous difference. However, the key difference is we now know COVID-19 can spread in small particles, which travel further, rather than only being carried in larger droplets. ![]() The study used estimates for Delta viral load, so it’s possible the recommendations were not so inadequate for people carrying earlier strains of the virus. Modeling of COVID-19 transmission has largely neglected the way SARS-CoV-2 particles are absorbed in the respiratory system when rehydrated, but masks act to prevent this. "We would not have thought that at a distance of several meters it would take so little time for the infectious dose to be absorbed from the breath of a virus carrier," said Professor Eberhard Bodenschatz, Director at MPIDS, in a statement. Nevertheless, standard recommendations of 1.5-2 meters look deeply inadequate, regardless of how cute the memes to help measure those distances are. The work assumes still air around the two individuals, so the authors stress it represents an upper bound that can be lowered by good ventilation. Getting Infected With Hookworms Could Become A Legit Treatment For Ulcerative ColitisĮven standing 3 meters apart there is a 90 percent chance an unmasked infectious person would transmit the disease to an unmasked counterpart within five minutes of conversation, the authors conclude.
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![]() Lean can bring change only with end-to-end visibility of the system. People saw lean as a spectacle to find waste, but that is a very narrow view of the methodology. But are we considering convenience over appropriateness while choosing the methodology? The advantages people tend to present for lean include-Lesser time to prepare a resource for a lean engagement, lower competency demands due to lesser mathematical content to understand the lean principles and techniques, shorter cycle time of projects due to logic based driving, lack of data rigor are cited as reasons. Lean or Six Sigma, which is better? Is there a scope for argument? At least, there is a visible trend in organizations, to promote lean in a major way. Lean-or/and-Six Sigma: the right medicine for services sector Because of its disciplined methodology, strict data orientation, innovation methodologies to generate solution, alignment to business this makes it a strategic intervention.Ģ. It is a combination of a methodology and classical total quality management tools, where selection of the tool and its appropriate use will influence the outcome. This is where breakthrough methodology of Six Sigma comes handy. But reduction in cost is possible only with a deliberate, determined and systematic series of interventions. This realization has actually led to convergence of quality and economics.Ĭost accounting of wastage reveals prevention costs, failure costs, and appraisal costs. Thus, savings too emerges as a form of revenue then, it promotes the objective of the managers. If quality efforts are identifying wastes and enables subsequent management of waste, then eventual reduction in waste will curtail the quality spend. Cost savings promote the thoughts of waste reduction in the system, which indirectly forces organizations and management to concede to the fact that there exist systemic wastages. As always, a resourceful manager finds cost savings as a possible strategy to overcome this mount. Out of the outcomes expected, revenue and profitability end up as the most difficult mounts to surmount due to the dynamic nature of the target and quantitative measurements associated with it. As business milieu became competitive with the entry of products and professionals, the demands on quality also underwent transformation.Ī professional manager is looked upon as a sophisticated engine that leads, creates strategies, solves problems and generates revenue. ![]() Thus, managers slowly started withdrawing any long term support to such total quality management initiatives as they found nothing that contributes directly to their success. But, the obvious fact is assurances never satisfy a professional management, unless tangible achievements are show-cased. Also ways and means to be found out to make sure, problems do not recur. People of the firm realize that they are there because of the customers, hence it becomes imperative that customer problems are be resolved. ![]() Tracing the history of quality journey up to the age of total quality management, it was a period of promises such as enterprises being strongly committed to customers and their problems being of utmost priority for the senior management. Introduction to TQM and lean Six Sigma evolution Historically, the genesis of Six Sigma carries a setting of manufacturing yards, so should that be a reason to brand it as unsuitable for services, or is there a need to “dilute” the rigor in methodology or search for alternative techniques to facilitate application in a pure services context? Now, in an era of Industry 4.0 and Big Data Analytics, does Six Sigma continue to have a relevance? Should machine learning algorithms remain in the ever evolving list of tools and techniques within the Six Sigma book of knowledge? This chapter aims to address the above questions and more number of questions that we experience on a day-to-day basis in Six Sigma applications in the real world.ġ. Ego centric debates, a reason to justify failures, a failure to identify the purpose are contributors to the dilemma. Could there be a debate on your “X sigma” versus my “Y sigma”? Should lean practice be the front end or the back end or somewhere in the middle embedded in the Breakthrough Strategy has been a matter of debate among practitioners for many years now. Six Sigma projects are being used as an event response antidote rather than as a culture in organizations. The challenges in lean Six Sigma implementation start from terminology to applicability to actual application and finally in terms of experiencing the change. For example, it allows you to use the Canon DR 2850c scanner at full speed of 300 DPI Grayscale at 20 single-sided pages per minute with OCR. It allows you to run numerous previously incompatible PC-only scanners. But the ExactScan Pro squeezes 10 pages per minute at 300 DPI for this scanner. The Brother ImageCenter ADS-2000 scanner does 7 pages per minute at 300 DPI. For example, it is TWICE AS FAST AS THE NATIVE the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500M's driver when scanning at 300 DPI in greyscale WITH OCR! Without OCR it is faster. This scanner driver is simply faster than even native Mac scanner drivers provided by the scanner manufacturers. This scanner driver is simply the best available for scanning office documents. When Mac Fujitsu Scanner users find out how well this software works with the ix1500 and works in the 64 bit world to reenergize the Fujitsu unsupported Fujitsu Mac scanners, they'll drop the Fujitsu software and buy the Exactscan Pro company. This software has saved me so many hassles I would have paid more. The ix1500 works the same as before, but the presets are in Exactscan Pro. But what a piece of engineering, simple, and like a Mac, Just Works. Yes, with price conversion (to Euro) it's a little over $100. Yes, the ix1500 was a waste of money, all I needed was Exactscan Pro to run my s1500m and I would be very happy. infallible AND it runs the on 64 bit and works with my old s1500m. ![]() OCR three times faster, easy to run, operate, i.e. I needs to be noted I also use Hazel, it reads, ocr'd docs then imposes rules on them making changes and putting them where they belong As time moves on I'm without software for a perfectly good s1500m and a new ix1500 that NOW comes in second place for ocring documents that hazel doesn't like to read for some reason, and they don't care. Nonetheless, I'm using the ix1500 with scansnap Home. What to do,? the ix1500comes with scansnap software to use generally for all types of scanning. ALL older fujitsu scanners sans ix1500 will be useless in a 64 bit world, plus fujitsu barely supports the older scanners. Fujitsu in the meantime is dropping support for newer operating systems in the 64 bit world, i.e. The later because mac is going all 64 bit SOON. ![]() Used all mac and Fujitsu scanners, 1300i, s1500m, now ix1500. Set a custom alert keyword to find your phone with SMSĮasy Sound recognition: Find your phone & keeps your device safe. Use simple words that you can pronounce loudly and clearly. Simply configure FindMyPhone by clapping or by whistling.Īdditionally, you can configure it using voice. When someone tries to unlock your phone without your knowledge, a loud ring alert will warn you about the intruder. So, when somebody tries to hack or unlock your phone in your absence this app’s motion detector or Intruder alert helps you keep your phone safe. It will alert you if somebody removes the charger and a loud alarm will be turned on. Your phone ran out of battery in a public place? Don’t worry! you can put your phone on charging and stay relaxed if you have this phone finder app on your device. If anyone tries to take it out of your pocket or purse, the app will turn on a loud alarm and you will catch the phone thief red-handed. When you go out, simply turn on the anti-theft alarm feature. Lost your phone on silent mode? No worries! Simply text your custom alert keyword to your phone and it will start ringing and the vibration mode will turn on even if it is on silent mode.ĭon’t like people touching your phone? If anybody touches your phone when you’re away, this app will turn on a loud alarm to alert you. With this easy-to-use phone finder app, you can find your phone using SMS as well. Similar to finding your phone by clapping, when you whistle, sound recognition will listen to whistling and will ring an alarm aloud to find your device. You can whistle or even use voice to find your phone with the best phone finder app. With the help of this app, even senior citizens can easily find their phone when they forget where they left it. This is the best and simplest app to find a phone by whistling. When you clap your phone makes a loud sound, and the flashlight turns on with vibration.įind Phone By Whistling/ Find Phone Using Voice There is no need to have a GPS tracker to find your phone with this app. It rings your phone even in silent or vibration mode as it gets the clapping signal. It helps you find your smartphone by clapping. This simple phone finder app is your best solution to locate your phone, whenever you forget where you left it last. They might call your phone to help but what if you lost your phone on silent mode? Protect your phone against theft & hackers using this app!Īre tired of repeatedly asking your family and friends: Find my device! Find my device! Find your phone using voice, clapping, whistling, and SMS. Find My Phone is the best app to easily locate your lost android device. Shell (Terminal) script that asks questions about problems and then performs appropriate actions.Įxcellent for fixing font cache problems more thorough than most other utilities.īasic, free advanced features, subscription Includes Automator workflows and “droplets” for common functions. ![]() No app runs via Mac OS X Installer - useful for ARD/NetBoot.ġ0.4 (older versions available for older versions of Mac OS X) (If you have OmniOutliner, I recommend downloading that version, as it’s easier to read.) The full table lists every task I found could be performed by any of these various utilities, along with which utilities can perform each task. When all was said and done, I ended up with 30 current utilities-a dozen or so others are no longer supported-and over 400 possible “tweaks”!īecause the Web isn’t an ideal medium for presenting such a large table, we’ve included below a summary of the included utilities we’ve made the original available for download asĪn OmniOutliner 3 document. (It appears that for at least some vendors, there’s a race going on to see who can include the most tweaks in their software.) So when my table quickly grew beyond what could be legibly represented in my notebook, and I realized that I wasn’t going to be able to give a qualitative narrative about each title, I turned to an Excel spreadsheet. This approach turned out to be, shall we say, less than ideal: I found far more titles than I expected, many of which provide scores of features. When I first started looking at the various tweaking utilities, I downloaded each one that I found and jotted down what each did. When using a utility that makes modifications to the OS, compatibility is especially important. On another safety-related note, before using one of these utilities, make sure you have the latest version-and be sure that version is compatible with the version of Mac OS X installed on your Mac. So an emphatic word of caution: If you use one of these utilities, click only those buttons you understand don’t click wildly because the various options sound interesting or because you’re intensely curious as to `what they do. One wrong click and you could find your computer working very differently-or not working at all. (The fact that many tweaking utilities require your admin-level username and password to run should be a big red flag.) Although these apps can perform benign actions such as enabling the Dock’s hidden options, they can also do more serious things such as deleting virtual memory swap files, deleting preferences files, and munging low-level network settings. That said, the concomitant risk of these utilities is that some of them place dangerous tools in the hands of inexperienced users. For these users, tweaking utilities provide easy access to those features OS X has hidden beneath the surface. Their Unix skills are limited to copying a command from a Web site, pasting it into Terminal, and pressing the Return key-and they’re perfectly OK with being such Terminal neophytes. I happen to live in the real world, where most of the people who use these utilities would never, ever, ever pick up a book on Unix. Now, some “purists” feel that such utilities are a scourge upon the earth, since, in their minds, these utilities keep people from actually learning about Unix and the shell. ![]() Since I’m often asked which ones I recommend, I decided it was time to check out as many as I could to see if any stand out. Over the past couple years, I’ve seen more and more of these tweaking utilities crop up, many of them very similar to others on the market. As a group, I call these software titles “tweaking” utilities because they help you tweak your Mac’s features and performance. These utilities also tend to let you perform several “maintenance” tasks that may or may not be effective (that’s the topic for another article). There are many of these software titles out there for Mac OS X, but they all have one thing in common: They offer ways to access settings and features of Mac OS X that aren’t easily available via the standard interfaces-System Preferences, applications, and various preferences dialogs. You read about them on message boards and Web sites, in chat rooms and email: Someone’s Mac is having problems, and a helpful soul writes, “Download XYZ and clean your caches.” Or a user wants to know how to tweak a specific setting in Mac OS X, and several people chime in with suggestions for obscurely named utilities such as Onyx, DoktorKleanor, and TinkerTool. ![]() You are interpreting filter option Show common folders like Show equal folders which cause your confusion.Īn enabled Show common folders results in showing the folders which exist on both side independent on what these folders contain, i.e. Can someone look at this and help me out. What gives? It made me think that only files will show from red folders but when I look a bit further down, it DOES show the files from a white folder so there goes my theory. ![]() but when I uncheck the 'show common folders' the first file on the left shown is the red one from the red folder NOT the ones from the white folder(s). ![]() Further down on the same picture it shows a folder on the left in red with a couple of files in red and on the right side it shows no folder or file again, that is correct. With show common folders checked there are a couple of folders in white at the top (left side) with a file each in red below them these files clearly do not show in the same white folders on the right side so those are definitely files that are different good so far. In the compare of the 2 folders it shows the results of files that are different between them but it actually doesn't show all files unless I have the 'common folders' enabled/displayed. I'm using UltraCompare version 18.00.0.86 on a Windows 10 64 bit machine. Please look at the three included pictures showing the session settings the compare results with show common folders on and compare with show common folders off. Can someone explain to me the concept of 'common folders'. ![]() Russian citizens should always be able to return back as planned, "said Dmitry Gorin. Given the fact that there are points removed from these cities, you can discuss the issue of rebooking with the agent, including airline partners. “In this situation, the refund is made according to the rules of the airline - it is possible to transfer all these trips, change direction. Rostourism adviser Dmitry Gorin told Kommersant’s radio station that travel agencies should help tourists rebook tickets home. According to ATOR, dozens of tourists relax in Spanish resorts. Russia-based ecommerce company Wildberries rolls out in Germany Monday 18 January 2021 14:16 CET News According to Ecommerce News Europe, online shoppers are enabled to visit de. and browse products from over 40,000 different brands. Since March 13, Russia has canceled most flights to Italy, France, Spain and Germany. Carriers refund money to passengers starting March 10th. Dmitry said that at present, due to time limits, adjustments to flight programs are possible. Advisor to the head of Rostourism, Dmitry Gorin, told Moscow 24 television channel that the Russian travel industry first encountered such unprecedented restrictions in recent history. Since March 13, the Russian authorities have limited air traffic with several countries. The World Health Organization has officially explained the coronavirus pandemic. Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries on Tuesday defended its decision to pay employees of pickup points based on their speed, a policy that triggered discontent among workers. Many companies are asking to recognize the situation as force majeure and not to evade responsibility and payments, but to do it in stages.” ( More from 4 min.) The challenge is for companies to go through this difficult period without bankruptcy. Companies, like airlines, reduce the number of flights, reduce the number of contracts with hotels. Dmitry Gorin told Moscow 24: “Travel companies will rebook tours at a later date, change directions, the season still being formed, but it is clear that there will be significant changes. Due to restrictions in the capital's airports, the number of passengers has decreased. Starting March 16, airlines can fly only to the capitals of the EU member states, as well as to London, Geneva and Oslo from Sheremetyevo. The refund is made with re-issuance of tickets even for the period until December 31 of this year,” said Dmitry Gorin. And what is crucial? That tourists, passengers are not afraid. This already is easier, because the ticket is 60–70% of the tour package. “Very good news: since March 10, airlines began refunding money in most areas where there are restrictions. In addition, the travel industry is ready to urgently redirect passenger flows from external to internal travel. To reduce panic, travel companies decided to decrease deposits for new trips and make refundable rates and tours. In the studio of OTRGRAZHENIE program on OTR television channel, Dmitry Gorin said that travel industry faced with the fact that every day a new group of countries closes and travel operators have to rebook tickets for other dates and to other countries. Service holding Dmitry Gorin confirmed to Vedomosti the news of cooperation and said that this partnership will allow filling Wildberries with high-quality ticket content. The company informed "Daryo" that it launched its operations in Uzbekistan in February 2022.Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, announced start of airline ticket sales on its website in partnership with V.I. Today, Wildberries operates in 20 countries of the world, including Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Germany, France, Great Britain, Baltic countries, the USA and many other countries. Products of the world's most famous brands of clothes, shoes, electronics, children's and household goods are sold through the marketplace. Wildberries was founded in 2004 and today is the largest online hypermarket in a universal format. 5,000 new jobs will be created when the project starts. The total cost of the project is 130 million dollars. The sides reached an agreement to establish the Wildberries logistics complex, which can provide all relevant services, as well as a sorting centre with "one-stop" services of customs and certification authorities to simplify the procedure for registering goods. The meeting discussed the growing demand in the e-commerce market of Uzbekistan which is expected to reach 1 billion dollars by the end of the year due to the speedy wide coverage of the Internet and a large number of young active users. On November 8, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khojayev received Vladislav and Tatyana Bakalchuk, the founders of Wildberries, one of the largest international marketplaces, the press service of the ministry reports. ![]() Budget 2023: Boosting stability in financial sector amidst global uncertainty Union Budget 2023: The financial services sector is the backbone of any economy as it responds dynamically to movements in the global economy.Gen Pande points to uptick in PLA along eastern border The situation along the border with China remains stable but unpredictable and a slight increase in PLA troops has been observed in the eastern sector, which is being countered by adequate deployments on the Indian side, Army chief Gen Manoj Pande has said.Capex-led growth may bring back animal spirits and manage debt levels, it said. Economic Survey hints at what will bring back animal spirits to India Highlighting the fast growth of India's capital expenditure, the Survey on Tuesday said that going by the capex multiplier estimated for the country, the economic output of the country is set to increase by at least four times the amount of capex.Housing prices beginning to firm up after 2-yr COVID lull: Eco Survey The Russia-Ukraine conflict affected the supply chain, resulting in price escalations of key building materials like steel, thereby increasing the overall construction cost and resulting in a rise in housing prices, the Survey added. ![]() ![]() The target for this fiscal included Rs 1 lakh crore as a capex-only, interest-free loan to states for 50 years. 7.5 lakh crore, a 35.4% increase from the budget estimate of Rs 5.5 lakh crore in fiscal 2022. For this fiscal year, India had set a capex target of Rs. 13.7 lakh crore, forming 4.5% of GDP, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the Union Budget for the next fiscal year. Budget raises the bet on spending, capex target up by 33% to Rs 10 lakh crore Union Budget 2023: The effective capex will be Rs.Below are the major numbers behind Sitharaman's fiscal strategy as projected by her in the Budget 2023-24 In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit in Budget 2023-24 is expected to be at Rs 17.87 lakh crore as against Rs 17.55 lakh crore in RE 2022-23. Budget 2023-24: How the big numbers stack up in Sitharaman's fiscal math The fiscal deficit in Budget 2023-24 is projected to be 5.9 per cent of GDP against the 6.4 per cent in the revised estimates for 2022-23.RBI rate hike on expected lines policy focuses more on inflation despite recent moderation: Bankers SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara said the continuing strength in US job data has made monetary policy making into a delicate balancing act for emerging economies and seemed to welcome the slew of announcements on the regulatory front beyond the rate hike.Non-lapsable fund not needed, Grant process changed: Defence secretary The non-lapsable fund, which has long been under discussion with even the government accepting in 2021 a Finance Commission recommendation for its creation, was aimed at providing a dedicated pool of money for capital-intensive purchases like fighter jets and warships.Data Digest – The Data Digest provides comprehensive quantitative information about various aspects of the university, including students, faculty, and budget.Budget & Planning Applications and Data – Systems and reports available to aid in the management and oversight of University budget development, planning and analysis.New GEF Budget Model - February 13, 2017Ĭurrent Year Budget Reports (Fiscal Year 2023).Summary of GEF Budget Meetings - February 13, 2017.(must use Chrome or Firefox when viewing this video).The Budget Development Office's mission is to maximize the effective use of University resources through the coordination and oversight of all facets of the University's operating budget, to strive for continuous improvement in the University budgeting process, and to optimize the quality of budget information available to University. ![]() Sump pump backup systems provide an extra layer of protection against basement flooding by providing power to the sump pump when a power outage occurs. Factors That Influence Sump Pump Battery Backup Cost If your sump pit is inundated with more water than your primary pump can handle, the secondary backup pump works alongside the first one to provide the home with a greater pumping capacity. Sump pump battery backups offer other advantages such as a power outage alarm, pump failure alarm and a stuck float switch warning.Īnother advantage to a sump pump backup system is that it provides your home with two sump pumps instead of one. So, a battery backup keeps your sump pump system running at the very time when it is most likely to fail. High winds, tropical storms, hurricanes or any event capable of bringing down power lines may also bring catastrophic water events that challenge your home’s sump pump system. Sump pumps are tied to your home’s electrical power system, which itself is tied to the electrical power grid. ![]() Reasons for Sump Pump Battery Backup Systems Smart sump pump battery backups allow you to receive notices on your phone, telling you that your backup system has taken over from the primary system. Most systems issue a piercing alarm so that you’ll be aware that your home is now working off of battery power. If the primary sump pump system fails, due to a lack of electricity or for other reasons, the battery backup system seamlessly takes over. Instead, they are used in conjunction with another working system. The system acts as a secondary, backup system for your primary sump pump. How Much Does A Sump Pump Battery Backup Cost?Ī sump pump battery backup system consists of a sump pump, a 12-volt marine battery and electrical and plumbing accessories. 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To help support our reporting work, and to continue our ability to provide this content for free to our readers, we receive compensation from the companies that advertise on the Forbes Home site. The Forbes Home editorial team is independent and objective. ![]() Right Click the source branch, Feature, => View History: Then, we got the master branch opened, or checkout: Or, from the Git Changes Windows, Click the arrow on the right of the Opened (checkout) branch window => choose master, the target We got the master checkout (master branch is in bold): We can either from Repository Windows: right Click master (the target branch) => Checkout Final result in master, the target branch, will be a - b - c - d - f We want to move the commit F from source branch to Target branch.
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