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aldryn-quote
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Easy to use quote plugin for Aldryn and django CMS.

Installation
------------

1. Run the following commands in the given order:

    ```bash
    pip install -e git+https://github.com/philipp-x/aldryn-quote#egg=aldryn-quote
    ```

2. Add `aldryn_quote` to your `INSTALLED_APPS`:

    ```python
    # settings.py
    INSTALLED_APPS += [
        'aldryn_quote',
    ]
    ```

3. Make sure `south` is installed. Run the following commands in the given order:

    ```bash
    python manage.py migrate aldryn_quote
    ```

Additional style choices
------------------------

1. Within the `templates/aldryn_quote/plugins` folder, create a subfolder with a name of your choice.

2. Make sure your template is called `quote.html` and copy it to the subfolder created in step 1.

3. Add the name of your subfolder to a tuple called `QUOTE_STYLES`:

    ```python
    # settings.py
    QUOTE_STYLES = (
        'subfolder',
    )
    ```

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Hand-Written Letter by W.B. Yeats to Ellen Duncan, Founder of the United Arts Club.
United Arts Club Members, Peadar and Treasa Mac Maghnais have kindly offered to donate this to the United Arts Club.
Treasa will talk about the history of this letter and its fascinating background.


The high performance luxury superyacht Pershing 108 was launched at Fano on the Adriatic coast of Italy earlier this year with three V-16 engines in the 2000 range of MTU's high speed diesel engines installed as prime movers rather than two larger units in the same manufacturer's 4000 series that would have yielded about 500 bhp more. On the face of it a strange choice, worth examining for its logic; but first more about this fast (load displacement service speed 35 kts) innovative sports yacht.
'Pershing' indicates a brand name with an honourable pedigree in the Ferretti group of yacht builders, and the model identifier '108' refers to the length of the boat in feet (about 33 m). Interestingly, the propulsion system is an Arneson Surface Drive coupled to each engine to turn six-bladed surface-piercing Rolla propellors; a system which the manufacturers claim, amongst other benefits, reduces underwater drag by 50% in comparison with conventional submerged propellors. Prominent in the picture above, the plume-like spray of water thrown up in the wake at speed is characteristic.
The Pershing 108 is fitted out for extended cruising as befits its breed, under charter if required, since construction and fitting out was in accordance with the widely recognised MCA (UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency) code of safety. In addition to the impressive top speed an operating range of over a thousand miles at 11 knots is within the bounds of single, central engine, operation.
Accommodation includes four finely finished and appointed cabins for guests and three less imposing ones for the crew below decks, which, it turns out are less cramped for space than they might have been.
The large price difference per unit is believed to be due to the fact that the smaller 2000 series engine is widely employed in a variety of uses on land and sea on a large scale, allowing mass production of major elements of the engine, and consequent savings in the cost of production; a benefit not shared by its larger stablemate.


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Chuck Dutill, PE, DFE
Company: Heritage Technical Services, Inc.
Website: www.heritageservices.com
Environmental and Engineering
Hydrology, Sewer, Water, Flooding, Groundwater, Hydrogeology, Drainage, Wastewater Treatment, Septic Systems, Utility, Sewer Systems, Sanitary Sewage, Mold, Stormwater Management, Hydraulics, Hazardous Waste, Drinking Water, Waste Management, Erosion, Soils, Pumping, Water Quality, Air Quality
BS, CEE, Cornell University (1978) With Distinction
Nationwide experience as hydrologist, environmental engineer, and civil engineer, including for construction, operations, design, inspections, floodplains, contamination, toxicity, hazardous waste, spills, grading, remediation, pollution, sinkholes, health and safety, pumping, modeling, odors, soils, dams, regulations, combined sewers, overflows, aquifers, water distribution, water treatment, hydraulic fracturing, Standard of Care, sedimentation, hydroplaning, wetlands, landfills, monitoring, infiltration/inflow, and metering. Forensic cases for Mr. Dutill have comprised federal and state courts, and include damages from approximately $25,000 to approaching $1 billion, with most between $100,000 to $5M. As indicated in feedback from attorneys on expert witness cases, some of the strengths of Mr. Dutill include understandable guidance, responsiveness, timeliness, communication, effective report writing, strong testimony (including on cross), efficiency, organization, and assistance with framing case issues. Approximately 45 to 50% of his cases have been for defendants and 50 to 55% for plaintiffs. Chuck Dutill has spent approximately 30% of his professional time providing litigation support and expert witness services nationwide for over 40 years. He has issued 185 to 190 expert reports, been deposed for plaintiffs and defendants 45 to 50 times, and testified in court (including jury and non-jury trials) for defendants and plaintiffs 40 to 45 times. He is a member of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (Senior Member), Water Environment Federation (Life Member), Air & Waste Management Association, Environmental and Water Resources Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, and Construction Institute. Heritage Technical Services offers expert witness and consulting services for hydrology and environmental engineering in all 50 states, Canada, the Caribbean, and other international locations.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Infallible Techie: How to count no of users having Allow Forecasting enabled in Salesforce?
How to count no of users having Allow Forecasting enabled in Salesforce?
ForecastEnabled is used in the User object to enable Allow Forecasting check box.


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What You Should Know About Springfield, New Jersey
New Jersey is known for its diverse landscape, and as such, New Jersey towns are filled with activities for residents and tourists alike. One of the top cities to live in New Jersey is Springfield, New Jersey. If you want to find out more about New Jersey and all it has to offer, you might want to check out Springfield, New Jersey. As it pertains to New Jersey towns, Springfield, New Jersey is unique because of its rich history, and a lot of what you see is reminded of a lot of things from the past. Learn information about Union, NJ.
First of all, there is the fact that this particular township was established right after the revolution. During the Revolutionary War, several families immigrated to New Jersey to escape the British's oppression. The birthplace of both Benjamin Franklin and his wife Martha were in this township at this point. It wasn't long before they decided to settle in a piece of land that would become Springfield, New Jersey, today. What exactly took shape when these immigrants arrived is still a matter of great debate. Many people believe that the first settlers were French and that the name of the town that eventually became Springfield was given to the location by Franklin's father, John Winthrop. Discover facts about Irvington, New Jersey - The Home of the Finest Shopping Malls.
Regardless of which side you believe, it is undeniable that both sides had a hand in creating this small town that is now a part of New Jersey. One of the most notable figures from New Jersey who lived in this area during the revolutionary war was Roger Traylor, a Boston Tea Party leader. He later became a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he gave speeches concerning the status of American Indians. He was also instrumental in creating the first American flag. Many other important figures like George Washington, Samuel Adams, and John Hancock also spent some time in this town and its surrounding areas during the revolutionary war.


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Benchie Nerida passes the stopwatch
Bench Officials Volunteers Suncorp Super Netball Australian Netball League National Netball Championships
One of the sport's long serving bench officials, Nerida Bartlett, is retiring after more than 14 years of volunteer service.
Nerida officiated her last Suncorp Super Netball match on Sunday at USC Stadium, bringing her extensive stint on the sideline at a national level to a close.
Nerida's extraordinary career began when her daughter started playing at Western Districts Netball Association in Brisbane's inner west.
Quickly making her way up through the association, taking on various responsibilities, it wasn't long before Nerida was spotted for official bench duties.
She reminisced about the first time she was welcomed onto the bench by local legend, Maureen Atkins.
"I remember Maureen saying, 'We have a fresh volunteer here, let's get her onto scoring and timing'," said Nerida.
From there, Nerida has gone on to officiate countless matches, including grand finals in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, the ANZ Championship and most recently the Suncorp Super Netball league.
Not to mention the multitude of international tournaments, Australian Netball League and National Netball Championship matches. If you can name a tournament, she was probably there (on the bench). Scorer 1 was her preferred position.
The heart racing 2018 grand final between the Sunshine Coast Lightning and the West Coast Fever is one of the most exciting games that Nerida has been involved in.
"It was a really enjoyable game; you are just so close to it all," she said.
Making some great friendships along the way, Nerida will treasure the memories she has made at the sought-after vantage point.
"I became involved in the netball because of the people that get involved in it.
"I like the sport, but if you don't get along with the people there is no point. I've got a lot of great friends out of it. Madonna McKenna has been a good friend and mentor for me.
"Years ago, when my daughter first started playing, I remember asking her 'What did you think of it love?' and she said 'There are a lot of friends there I haven't met yet, Mum'. And that's sort of encapsulated netball for me. That's why I like it - the people."
Like all netball fans, Nerida has some favourite players of her own. Becoming quite fond of New Zealand international, Laura Langman, describing her as a "lovely lass".
"She would always come over and to us after each game and say, 'Thanks bench, thanks for a good game'," said an appreciative Bartlett.
Although the experience of the long serving volunteer will be missed, she knows that she will be leaving the bench in capable hands with the wider group of tireless 'benchies' who keep the game running.
"If you've got a bench working efficiently, we tend to just disappear into the background," she said.
"However, like most volunteers we tend to be alpha females, very few of us are shrieking violets who hide. We're all fairly dominant and willing to take control."
Netball Australia CEO Marne Fechner praised Nerida on an exceptional career as a bench official and her immense contribution to the sport.
"I congratulate Nerida on what has been outstanding service to netball," she said.
"It is only with the commitment and passion for the game of these truly wonderful people that netball continues to grow and prosper across the country."
Netball Australia Executive General Manager of Sport, Melonie Lowe also thanked Ms Bartlett for dedicating 14 years of service to the game.
"Our Bench Officials play a pivotal role in the success of the sport from grassroots to elite. Without officials like Nerida, our sport would be unable to function," she said.
Nerida will still remain involved in Netball Queensland's Premier League and Sapphire and Ruby Series, as well as being part of their State Events Committee.
Once restrictions lift, Ms Bartlett also hopes to spend some time travelling with her husband and playing with the grandchildren.


A Little Corner of My World: On Your Mark, Get Set, GO!!!
It begins today. A 6 week vocal sabbatical. That means no talking for all that time. No sound production. No humming. Not even clearing the throat (that will be impossible.) But hopefully the rest will be doable.
Last night the church in Moira prayed for me. They asked for grace, healing, and a better voice than ever (watch out, Renee Fleming). But someone also asked that during this time of silence I would hear things I've never heard before. I like that. I hope for that. I'll take an answer to that prayer, thank you very much!
Meanwhile, my keyboard may be more active than usual. I will be writing school assignments, sending info to students for the upcoming musical production of Seussical, tweaking a booklet I've written for publication, and blogging.
I agree! I will be more than happy to read all that pours out around here! I love you and hope you get well sooner than you expect.
Is this how I need to get MY own computer! :-) I have been trying to think of a way!
Love you and happy typing!
I'm praying for you. You may want check twitter (www.twitter.com). You can post messages there and link them to you blog so that people can see what you are upto. See my blog and check my twitter updates to see how it works.
I fly back to NY on Monday. I'll try to remember not to make you talk when I see you.
I'm sending good thoughts your way, hoping for a speedy return to health and singing.


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Beijing Olympics
Peng Shuai watches Gu win Olympic gold in freeski Big Air
China's Peng Shuai wearing a face mask watches the women's freestyle skiing Big Air finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, Feb. 8. Reuters-Yonhap
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai sat with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and watched American-born Chinese freeskier Eileen Gu win gold at the women's Big Air event Tuesday.
Peng appeared a day after delivering a controlled interview in Beijing that touched on sexual assault allegations she made against a former high-ranking member of China's ruling Communist Party. Her answers ― delivered in front of a Chinese Olympic official ― left unanswered questions about her well-being and what exactly happened.
Bach said he and Peng spoke with athletes at the Big Air Shougang venue for about 30 minutes, and the pair was seen together in the stands.
Bach said Peng told him that she was going into quarantine later Tuesday and planned to exit the closed Olympic coronavirus bubble. He was not sure if she planned to return for any more Olympic events.
Peng, a local star who has encouraged Chinese girls and women to take up tennis, watched as Gu formally ascended to a similar position with her first Olympic gold medal.
Figure skating: Chen scores world record for massive lead over shocked Hanyu
Speed skating: Wust becomes first Winter Olympian to win gold at five Games
Freestyle skiing: Gu lands Big Air gold, China moves to top of medals table
China gushes over Su and Gu, but Zhu mocking rolls on
An 18-year-old born in San Francisco, Gu decided in 2019 to compete for China at the Beijing Games, spurning Team USA in the process. Gu, whose mother is Chinese, has said repeatedly that her goal is to be a role model for young female athletes in China.
Gu sidestepped a question about whether she shared concerns from the international community about Peng's wellbeing. She said she was ''really happy'' Peng attended and honored that a star from a major sport like tennis came to see ''niche sports like freeskiing.''
''I'm really grateful that she's, yeah, happy and healthy and out here doing her thing again,'' Gu said.
China's Peng Shuai, right, watches the women's freestyle skiing Big Air finals with Thomas Bach, center, president of the International Olympic Committee at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, Feb. 8. AP-Yonhap
Peng's interview with French sports newspaper L'Equipe and an announcement that Bach met Peng for dinner this weekend seemed aimed at allaying sustained international concerns about the three-time Olympian and former No. 1-ranked tennis doubles player. Fears for Peng's safety have threatened to overshadow the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Peng told L'Equipe that the concerns were the result of ''an enormous misunderstanding.'' But the format of the interview appeared to limit follow-ups about the allegations and their aftermath.
L'Equipe asked Peng about sexual assault allegations that sparked the controversy in November. The allegations were quickly scrubbed from her verified account on leading Chinese social media platform Weibo. She subsequently dropped out of public view for a while. That led to ''where is Peng Shuai?'' questions online and from players and fans outside of China, in part because the country has a history of disappearing people who run afoul of its leaders.
In her lengthy post, Peng wrote that Zhang Gaoli, a former vice premier and member of the ruling Chinese Communist Party's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee, had forced her to have sex despite repeated refusals. Her post also said they had sex once seven years ago, and that she developed romantic feelings for him after that. Zhang has not commented on the accusation.
''Originally, I buried all this in my heart,'' she wrote. ''Why would you even come find me again, take me to your house and force me and you to have sexual relations?'' (AP)


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Laboratory study on "intracranial hypotension" created by pumping the chamber of a hydrocephalus shunt
Adam Bromby1,
Zofia Czosnyka1,
David Allin1,
Hugh K Richards1,
John D Pickard1 &
Marek Czosnyka1
It has been reported that pumping a shunt in situ may precipitate a proximal occlusion, and/or lead to ventricular over-drainage, particularly in the context of small ventricles. In the laboratory we measured the effect of pumping the pre-chamber of hydrocephalus shunts on intracranial hypotension.
A simple physical model of the CSF space in a hydrocephalic patient was constructed with appropriate compliance, CSF production and circulation. This was used to test eleven different hydrocephalus shunts. The lowest pressure obtained, the number of pumps needed to reach this pressure, and the maximum pressure change with a single pump, were recorded.
All models were able to produce negative pressures ranging from -11.5 mmHg (Orbis-Sigma valve) to -233.1 mmHg (Sinu-Shunt). The number of pumps required reaching these levels ranged from 21 (PS Medical LP Reservoir) to 315 (Codman Hakim-Programmable). The maximum pressure change per pump ranged from 0.39 mmHg (Orbis-Sigma valve) to 23.1 (PS Medical LP Reservoir).
Patients, carers and professionals should be warned that 'pumping' a shunt's pre-chamber may cause a large change in intracranial pressure and predispose the patient to ventricular catheter obstruction or other complications.
It has been reported previously that hydrocephalus shunts may cause over-drainage, in particular, during changes in posture. Kajimoto et al [1] postulated that this over-drainage was due to increased hydrostatic pressure in the ventriculoperitoneal shunt system. This increases the differential pressure acting across a shunt of relatively low hydrodynamic resistance [2] and may provoke excessive drainage, leading to intracranial hypotension.
The pumping of a shunt's pre-chamber has been used to test shunt patency [3]. However, the specificity and sensitivity of such testing were assessed as not satisfactory. Historically, some patients and their families were encouraged to pump the shunts periodically to avoid blockage of the valve or to relieve headaches. However, such a maneuver may possibly lead to over-drainage.
Low intracranial pressure may result in headache, nausea and vomiting, diplopia, lethargy, paresis of upwards gaze and strabismus, dizziness and hearing disturbances. These symptoms mainly occur when the patient is upright and active [4]. The orthostatic headache is thought to be the result of a downward displacement of the brain. When a person is upright, the brain is kept afloat by the buoyant action of the CSF in conjunction with the anchoring effects of the vascular structures in the cranium; if the buoyant action of the CSF is decreased i.e. when the CSF volume is decreased, the burden on the vascular structures increases resulting in traction and distortion [5]. Diencephalic compression of the brain due to downward dislocation has also been reported to decrease consciousness [6, 7]. As these vascular structures in the cranium are pain-sensitive [8], orthostatic headache occurs. In terminal conditions, CSF hypovolaemia may result in subdural haemorrhage due to the tearing of the bridging veins as the brain pulls away from the dura [9, 10]. However, there is no clinical report of this happening following shunt pumping.
CSF drainage through some shunt systems, may be accelerated by 'pumping' the shunt pre-chamber. So far, 'pumping' has been evaluated quantitatively with results reported in the form of various conference presentations [11, 12], but not in peer-reviewed journals. We have built a physical model of CSF circulation and compensation, 'shunted' it and investigated eleven shunts in the laboratory, to determine to what extent CSF pressure may be reduced by repetitive pumping.
We tested eleven types of shunt, either new or previously evaluated in the UK Shunt Laboratory (none were explanted from patients). Types, manufacturers and other details are given in Table 1.
Table 1 Name, manufacturer, sub-type, performance levels, and catalogue numbers of tested shunts.
All shunts were differential pressure valves with the exception of the Orbis-Sigma valve and the Diamond valve, which work by a principle of stabilizing flow over wide range of differential pressures.
The Codman Programmable Valve (with Siphon-Guard), the Medtronic Delta and Strata Valves all had siphon-preventing devices.
Testing model
To model the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) space, a wide-necked feeding bottle (270 ml, Boots, UK) was filled with de-aerated de-ionised water to mimic CSF (Fig. 1). A latex membrane (0.14 mm thick, diameter 4 cm) was placed over the top of the bottle and under the cap. A compliant system was created by making a 2 cm diameter hole in the cap. The fluid forced the membrane through the hole and the size of the hole determined the magnitude of the compliance. The model also included a resistance to CSF reabsorption in the form of a lumbar puncture outflow needle, giving a resistance to CSF flow of 7.4 mmHg ml-1min-1, within the 6–10 mmHg range found in humans [13, 14]. To mimic CSF production, fluid was infused at a constant rate of 0.3 ml min-1. The shunt to be tested was attached to the model using 10 cm of low resistance tubing, mimicking a ventricular catheter. An outflow of the same tubing (80 cm long and 1.2 mm ID) mimicked the peritoneal catheter.
The laboratory rig used to test the pumping actions of hydrocephalus shunts including model of CSF compensation.
The in vivo CSF pressure-volume curve has a symmetrical exponential shape according to Friden [13] (Fig. 2a). The pressure-volume curve of the model had three approximately linear zones (Fig. 2b) characterized by a compliance of 0.17 ml mmHg-1 within the range of negative pressures, 5.53 ml mmHg-1 during the plateau and 0.34 ml mmHg-1 within the range of positive pressures. The compliance was therefore pressure-independent for pressures below -5 mm Hg, between -5 mmHg and 5 mm Hg, and above 5 mm Hg. The compliance of the model was selected to be lower than the values previously reported in the literature (from 1.83 ml mmHg-1 in normal children to 0.97 ml mmHg-1 in children with acute hydrocephalus [15]). The model was designed to mimic the 'worst case', i.e. a system with low pressure-volume compensatory reserve. Greater compliance (0.91 ml mm Hg-1 at the negative pressure range) was also tested, with two valves producing the minimal (Orbis-Sigma) and maximal (Sinu-Shunt) intracranial hypotension during pumping, to check whether compliance may affect the depth of intracranial hypotension.
Cerebrospinal pressure-volume curves. a. Pressure-volume curve plotted using clinical test- with permission from author [13]. b. Pressure-volume curve of the model used for testing in vitro. Three-part approximation of the compliance within the CSF compartments. The compliance over the first part is 0.17 ml mmHg-1, over the plateau 5.53 ml mmHg-1, over the final part 0.31 ml mmHg-1. This is computer graph was generated to interpolate measured values.
Pressure was recorded using a Gaeltec Luer Lock transducer with an accuracy of pressure measurement better than +/- 5 mm Hg over the range -250 to 250 mm Hg. A pressure waveform calibrator was used to simulate the ICP pulse pressure with amplitude of 1 mmHg and a rate of 90 beats per minute.
For all valves, the negative pressure in the model mimicking the intracranial pressure (ICP) at which an asymptote occurs, was determined by pumping the shunt reservoir continuously, at a constant rate of 1s-1, until the asymptote was reached (Fig. 3). The PS Medical Lumboperitoneal shunt had the largest reservoir and could only be pumped at a rate of 1 stroke per 3s, due to the longer refill time. The negative pressure achieved was measured from the data recorded in BioSAn for Win95 [16].
Single test of the PS Medical Lumboperitoneal Reservoir using the model of human CSF space. Pumping started at the vertical bar. Pressure decreased slowly at first on the plateau (Fig. 2b- high-compliance section of the pressure-volume curve) and then started to accelerate (on the steep, low-compliance section of pressure-volume curve), and then it reached the asymptote. Arrow indicates the region where pressure changes are greatest per one pump and these values are taken for comparison between valves (see Fig 6).
The number of pumps taken to reach the asymptote was measured from the 'switching point' where the model changed from the high compliance of the plateau of the pressure-volume curve to that of the first slope to the point where an asymptote was reached (Fig. 3).
The maximum pressure change in a single pump (ΔPmax/pump) was measured at the point of the maximum pressure change over time on the recorded curve, i.e. where the curve like in Fig. 3 had minimal first derivative. One sample of each kind of valve was tested. The test was repeated five times for each valve.
The One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA, Tukey test) was used where the normality test was passed. Where this was not passed, the Kruskal-Wallis One-Way ANOVA on Ranks (Dunn's Method) was used.
The lowest pressures obtained at the asymptotes following continuous pumping of the valve reservoirs revealed a range of differences between the shunts (Fig. 4). All shunts were capable of creating negative pressures. The shunt able to achieve the lowest negative pressure was the Sinu-Shunt (-233.1 mmHg). The shunt that achieved the least negative pressure was the Orbis-Sigma valve (-11.5 mmHg). These values are significantly different (P < 0.05 One-way ANOVA on Ranks). The Codman Non-Programmable Valve produced a significantly lower pressure when using the large pumping chamber (regular Codman-Hakim valve) compared to a smaller pre-chamber (pediatric micro valve) (P < 0.001 One-way ANOVA and Tukey's test). There was no difference in performance between configurations of the Strata valve or between the different flow control models.
Bar chart showing the pressures for the various valves at which the asymptote was achieved by continuously pumping the reservoirs.
As it is not clear how the width of the plateau phase of compliance in the model compares with that in human CSF compartments (within the range of negative pressures), the speed at which the asymptotes are reached was assessed from the time of the 'switching point' between high and low compliances (Fig. 5). The fastest performing shunt was the PS Medical Lumboperitoneal valve which required 21 ± 4 pumps to reach the asymptotic negative pressure from the switching point which was significantly (P < 0.05 One-way ANOVA on ranks) less than the Codman Programmable Valves at the 2 cmH2O and 0.5 cmH2O opening pressures which required 315 ± 66 and 314 ± 28 pumps, respectively. The Strata valves showed no difference between models, nor did the Flow Control valves. The Codman valves with or without Siphon-Guards did not perform differently in terms of the number of pumps to reach the asymptote at the high or low pressure settings, but those with the Siphon-Guard did require significantly more pumps to reach the asymptote than their counterparts without Siphon-Guards (P < 0.005 at the 2 cm H2O settings and P < 0.02 at 0.3 cm the H2O settings).
Bar chart showing the number of pumps required for each valve to reach the asymptote.
The maximum pressure change in a single pump was also measured for each valve (Fig. 6). The valve able to create the largest pressure change was the PS Medical Lumboperitoneal valve. This valve was able to reduce pressure by 23.1 mmHg in a single pump, compared to the Orbis-Sigma valve, which reduced pressure by a maximum of 0.39 mmHg pump-1.
Bar chart showing the maximum pressure reduction achievable with a single pump on the valve's pumping chamber.
Two models with a higher compliance were built. The Orbis-Sigma valve and the Sinu-Shunt were retested using these models. The asymptotes achieved were not significantly different on each model with the same shunt. The time to reach the asymptote was not significantly different when testing the Orbis-Sigma valve but was significantly longer in the Sinu-Shunt (P < 0.001 One-way ANOVA Tukey test).
It can always be disputed whether in-vitro testing is clinically relevant. We used a model that increased the volume of CSF in a system that had a total volume of 270 ml. This volume is not uncommon in hydrocephalus with gross ventricular dilatation. The model has a relatively low compliance and the width of the horizontal section of pressure-volume curve was chosen somewhat arbitrarily. There is little data regarding this width, although some reports give values around 5 ml [13]. Therefore, we think that a comparison of valves in terms 'how many pumps are needed to reach steeper section of P/V curve' or 'how many pumps are safe' may be misleading. The most important message, repeated after other studies [11, 12], is that pumping the chamber of any valve has the potential to reduce proximal CSF pressure significantly, to the extent that clinically relevant over-drainage would be possible.
Patients and families should be advised against pumping, particularly when the ventricles are small. It is possible for a physician to test the valve using a single compression: however such tests are unreliable [3, 11, 12]. The majority of shunts were able to produce an intracranial pressure of less than -30 to -35 cmH2O (-22 to -26 mmHg). This falls within the range that can produce orthostatic headaches [17]. It is at this pressure that the vasodilatation compensation for CSF depletion is no longer sufficient, and thus the symptoms of CSF hypovolaemia become apparent [18].
There is a range of differences between the shunts, even between different models from the same manufacturer. In terms of the recorded negative pressures, the Orbis-Sigma was the best performer, and the Sinu-Shunt the worst. The number of strokes required to reach the asymptotes showed that the LP Shunt was the fastest, probably due to its large pumping reservoir. With Codman Programmable valves, the use of the Siphon-Guard, programmed to a higher performance level, increased the number of strokes required to reach the asymptote but did not affect the position of the asymptote.
Testing the two valves on the higher compliance models, demonstrated the validity of the model in terms of modeling the CSF space and compliance in the hydrocephalic patient. This was shown in both the worst-case scenario (low compliance) and in other hydrocephalic situations since the asymptotes remained unchanged. In patients with a higher compliance than the model, it may be expected that they reach the same asymptote but require a longer period of pumping to get there.
Flow control valves (Orbis-Sigma and Diamond Valve) minimize the degree of intracranial hypotension during pumping. The presence or absence of a siphon-control device has no effect on intracranial hypotension caused by pumping.
Pumping of shunt pre-chambers may cause gross intracranial hypotension in a relatively short time. The number of pumps and time needed for producing possibly detrimentally low levels of ICP depends on the shunt type.
Kajimoto Y, Ohta T, Miyake H, Matsukawa H, Ogawa D, Nagoo K, Kuroiwa T: Posture-related changes in the environment of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt system. J Neurosurg. 2000, 93: 614-617.
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The UK Shunt Evaluation Laboratory was established by the UK Department of Health, but from 1997 is maintained partially by UK Shunt Registry and R&D grants from shunt manufacturers: Medtronic, Codman, Aesculap, Sinu-Shunt, Spiegelberg, Sophysa. All the reports and publications are independent and based solely on independent test conducted in the Laboratory. M. C. is on unpaid leave from Warsaw University of Technology, Poland.
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The UK shunt laboratory had, in the past, research and development agreements with the manufacturers: Codman, Medtronic, Phoenix, Integra, Aesculap (marketing Miethke shunts) and CSFdynamics. This research was not financed by any of these grants.
AB, ZC, HR, and MZ actively participated in planning, design, conducting experiments, analyzing the results and preparing final submission, making them eligible for co-authorship. JDP and DA had important conceptual input into designing the project and preparing the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Bromby, A., Czosnyka, Z., Allin, D. et al. Laboratory study on "intracranial hypotension" created by pumping the chamber of a hydrocephalus shunt. Fluids Barriers CNS 4, 2 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-8454-4-2
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Bill Harvey
Issue #23 (July 1983)
Carefully researched analytical pronouncements
Acronyms. I can almost remember when I saw my first acronym. I was a mere child, but even then I was impressed with the seeming ridiculousity of acronyms. "Today, John Flingmaster was appointed to the position of chief Cook and Bottle Washer (CCBW) of the Department of Motor Vehicles
The Naggers of Washington have become one of the strongest women's groups...
(DMV)." I didn't worry about it overmuch at the time, I just chalked it up as one of those unknowable mysteries that constantly surround us.
[quoteright]I remember wondering why they felt compelled to add that string of letters after names. Surely, it wouldn't help anyone remember how to spell the names. I almost always know the first letter of words. It's the ones that come later that cause me all of the trouble. Sometimes even the first letters get me, like the "p" in psychologist and the "m" in mnemonics. Anyway, that's another story. Back to John.
If it's "Chief Cook and Bottle Washer (CCBW) for the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)," why isn't John Flingmaster known as John Flingmaster (JF)? And why isn't the Department of Motor Vehicles known as (DOMV)?
At some later date, an Authority Figure (AF) informed me as to the purpose of acronyms. Since I was twelve and she was fifteen, and because I was desperately in love with her, she was for certain an authority figure. From the heights of her superior age, experience sand wisdom, she bestowed upon me the information that acronyms were used after the name of an agency so that later in the text the agency could be referred to as DMV (DOMV?) instead of Department of Motor Vehicles, thus saving a total of 22 letters. Wow! That was worth knowing! I started watching for acronyms.
"Today Elsie Guernsey of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW)..." Wait a minute! If the Department of Motor Vehicles is DMV, why isn't the Department of Health, Education and Welfare DHEW? Another mystery hove into view. I was to learn that there were no hard and fast rules as to how many letters in a name had to be used in the acronym. If someone asked you where you worked, it was easier to say "hew" then to spell out D-H-E-W, or, even worse, to be forced to say Department of Health, Education and Welfare. In this particular article, I counted 23 "Department of Health, Education and Welfares" and 22 "(HEWs)." Once they printed "Department of Health, Education and Welfare" with no "(HEW)." I'm sure that heads rolled for that oversight.
Then, acronyms became cutesy.
OK girls, we all know why we're here. We have to come up with a name for our organization. Any suggestions? Yes, Pam?"
"How about Ladies' Equal Right Committee?"
"LERC? Really, Pam. That doesn't spell anything. Anyone else?"
"How about organized Groups of Ladies for Equality?"
"OGLE? Glenda, how could you?"
"How about Group of Lady Fighters?"
"GLF? I think not. Again, it doesn't spell."
"No, no. Group OF Lady Fighters. GOLF."
"That's a sexist game. Any other suggestions?"
"How about League of Women?"
"LOW? Come on, girls, we can do better than this. Besides, that's too close to League of Women Voters."
"I'VE GOT IT! I'VE GOT IT! Congress of Women! C..O.... oops."
"How about Mother's Order of Rights Equalizers?"
"That sounds so...greedy. MORE. Besides, we're not all mothers. Maybe we should come up with the acronym first, and then make the name fit. Now, where were we?"
"THAT'S IT. THAT'S the word. NOW. Isn't the time for equal rights NOW? Don't we want action NOW? Doesn't it sound properly demanding? NOW!"
"Prissy, that's perfect. Now what can we make fit?"
The rest is, of course, history. The Naggers of Washington have become one of the strongest women's groups in existence today, and they feel that they owe it all to their acronym.
The only question remaining is where do we go from here? You may rest assured that those in charge are pushing the frontiers of acronymism forward as fast as humanly and scientifically possible. I have it on Good Authority (GA) that you may very soon expect to see your first acronym that contains numbers as well as letters.
END (Enough Nonsensical Drivel).
With his latest offering, Bill Harvey writes: "May your literary taste never improve to the point where you stop reading my junk." Don't worry, Bill, we're hopeless.
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Q: error in android junit test as service not available to activity on create java.lang.IllegalStateException: System services not available to Activities before onCreate()
    at android.app.Activity.getSystemService(Activity.java:3536)
    at android.accounts.AccountManager.get(AccountManager.java:261)
    at com.android.deviceintelligence.activity.DeviceIntelligence.emailAccounts(DeviceIntelligence.java:466)
    at com.android.deviceintelligence.test.Testnew.testEmailAccounts(Testnew.java:32)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
    at android.test.InstrumentationTestCase.runMethod(InstrumentationTestCase.java:204)
    at android.test.InstrumentationTestCase.runTest(InstrumentationTestCase.java:194)
    at android.test.ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2.runTest(ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2.java:186)
    at android.test.AndroidTestRunner.runTest(AndroidTestRunner.java:169)
    at android.test.AndroidTestRunner.runTest(AndroidTestRunner.java:154)
    at android.test.InstrumentationTestRunner.onStart(InstrumentationTestRunner.java:529)
    at android.app.Instrumentation$InstrumentationThread.run(Instrumentation.java:1448)

this is error I am getting when I run my test application.
public class Testnew extends ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2<DeviceIntelligence>{

  public Testnew() {
    super("com.android.deviceintelligence.activity", DeviceIntelligence.class);
  }

  Context mContext;
  private DeviceIntelligence mdevint;

  protected void setUp() throws Exception {
    super.setUp();
    mdevint = new DeviceIntelligence();
  }

  protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
    super.tearDown();
  }

  public void testEmailAccounts() {
    mdevint.emailAccounts();
    Assert.assertNotNull(mdevint);
  }

}

this is my test application code. emailaccounts() is a method in my activity class and its defined out side the class. I need to check method is working properly or not for all possible inputs.
public void emailAccounts() {
    Log.d(TAG, "inside emailaccount");
    Account[] accounts = AccountManager.get(this).getAccounts();
    int size = ead.selectAll().size();
    List<String> dbAcc = ead.select();
    Log.d(TAG, "dbAcc: " + dbAcc.toString());

    Log.d(TAG, "size: " + dbAcc.size() + " " + "length: " + accounts.length);

    if (accounts.length != 0) {
        if (size == 0) {
            for (Account eAccounts : accounts) {
                ead.insert(eAccounts.name, eAccounts.type);
            }
        } else {
            for (Account acc : accounts) {
                if (!dbAcc.contains(acc.name + acc.type)) {
                    ead.insert(acc.name, acc.type);
                    ;
                }
            }
        }
}

this is my emailaccounts() method.please help me solving in.thanks for the help in advance.
    package  com.android.deviceintelligence.activity;

   import com.android.deviceintelligence.R;
   import com.android.deviceintelligence.db.EmailAccountsData;
    import com.android.deviceintelligence.db.MemoryData;
 import com.android.deviceintelligence.db.ServerUpload;
import com.android.deviceintelligence.db.StaticData;
import com.android.deviceintelligence.service.MainService;
import com.android.deviceintelligence.service.Registration;

public class DeviceIntelligence extends Activity implements OnClickListener{
public static final String TAG = "Device Intelligence";
private final String PROC_FILE = "/proc/cpuinfo";
private final String CPU_FREQ_MAX_INFO = "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq";
private final String CPU_FREQ_MIN_INFO = "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_min_freq";
InputStream is = null;
public static StaticData sd;
String uid = null;
Camera camera;
public static MemoryData md;
String deviceId, androidId;
ServerUpload su;
public static String uId = "";
public static EmailAccountsData ead;
private Button stop_btn ;

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    Log.d(TAG, "ACTIVITY ONCREATE");
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.button);

    /* UI PART */
    stop_btn        =   (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn_stop);
    Button app_start    =   (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn_app_show);
    Button browse_show  =   (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn_browse_show);
    Button stat_view    =   (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn_stat);
    Button settings     =   (Button) findViewById(R.id.settings);

    stop_btn.setOnClickListener(this);
    app_start.setOnClickListener(this);
    browse_show.setOnClickListener(this);
    stat_view.setOnClickListener(this);
    settings.setOnClickListener(this);

    md = new MemoryData(this);
    ead = new EmailAccountsData(this);
    sd = new StaticData(this);

    Log.d(TAG,
            "\n========================================Begin===============================================\n");

    TelephonyManager teleman = (TelephonyManager) getBaseContext()
            .getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);

    deviceId = teleman.getDeviceId();
    if (deviceInfo() != null) {
        uId = deviceInfo();
    } else {
        uId = "Not found";
    }

    String[] process_info = ProcessorInfo();
    String[] screen_info = screenInfo();
    String[] cpu_info_freq = cpu_freq();

    try {

        /*
         * int cam = Camera.getNumberOfCameras(); Log.d(TAG, "cam count: " +
         * cam); camera = Camera.open(); Log.d(TAG, "camera****** " +
         * camera);
         *
         * camera = Camera.open(); Log.d(TAG, "camera****** " + camera);
         * Camera.Parameters cameraParameters = camera.getParameters();
         * Log.d("appcheck", "cameraParameters: " + cameraParameters);
         */

        List<String> hardware = new ArrayList<String>();
        hardware.add(uId);
        Log.d(TAG, "0: " + hardware.get(0));

        if (Build.MODEL != null) {
            hardware.add(Build.MODEL);
        } else {
            hardware.add("Not found");
        }
        Log.d(TAG, "1: " + hardware.get(1));

        if (Build.MANUFACTURER != null) {
            hardware.add(Build.MANUFACTURER);
        } else {
            hardware.add("Not found");
        }
        Log.d(TAG, "2: " + hardware.get(2));

        if (Build.BRAND != null) {
            hardware.add(Build.BRAND);
        } else {
            hardware.add("Not found");
        }
        Log.d(TAG, "3: " + hardware.get(3));

        if (Build.ID != null) {
            hardware.add(Build.ID);
        } else {
            hardware.add("Not found");
        }
        Log.d(TAG, "4: " + hardware.get(4));

        if (Build.BOARD != null) {
            hardware.add(Build.BOARD);
        } else {
            hardware.add("Not found");
        }
        Log.d(TAG, "5: " + hardware.get(5));

        if (Build.DEVICE != null) {
            hardware.add(Build.DEVICE);
        } else {
            hardware.add("Not found");
        }
        Log.d(TAG, "6: " + hardware.get(6));

        if (Build.HARDWARE != null) {
            hardware.add(Build.HARDWARE);
        } else {
            hardware.add("Not found");
        }
        Log.d(TAG, "7: " + hardware.get(7));

        if (Build.PRODUCT != null) {
            hardware.add(Build.PRODUCT);
        } else {
            hardware.add("Not found");
        }
        Log.d(TAG, "8: " + hardware.get(8));

        if (Build.DISPLAY != null) {
            hardware.add(Build.DISPLAY);
        } else {
            hardware.add("Not found");
        }
        Log.d(TAG, "9: " + hardware.get(9));

        if (Build.HOST != null) {
            hardware.add(Build.HOST);
        } else {
            hardware.add("Not found");
        }
        Log.d(TAG, "10: " + hardware.get(10));

        hardware.add(process_info[0]);
        Log.d(TAG, "11: " + hardware.get(11));

        hardware.add(process_info[1]);
        Log.d(TAG, "12: " + hardware.get(12));

        hardware.add(process_info[2]);
        Log.d(TAG, "13: " + hardware.get(13));

        hardware.add(screen_info[0]);
        Log.d(TAG, "14: " + hardware.get(14));

        hardware.add(screen_info[1]);
        Log.d(TAG, "15: " + hardware.get(15));

        hardware.add(screen_info[2]);
        Log.d(TAG, "16: " + hardware.get(16));

        hardware.add(cpu_info_freq[0]);
        Log.d(TAG, "17: " + hardware.get(17));

        hardware.add(cpu_info_freq[1]);
        Log.d(TAG, "18: " + hardware.get(18));

        /*
         * if (cam != 0 && camera != null) { Camera.Parameters
         * cameraParameters = camera.getParameters(); Log.d("appcheck",
         * "cameraParameters: " + cameraParameters);
         *
         * if (cameraParameters == null) { hardware.add("Not found");
         * hardware.add("Not found"); hardware.add("Not found");
         * hardware.add("Not found"); hardware.add("Not found"); } else { if
         * (cameraParameters.getSupportedColorEffects() == null) {
         * hardware.add("Not found"); } else {
         * hardware.add(cameraParameters.
         * getSupportedColorEffects().toString()); } Log.d(TAG, "19: " +
         * hardware.get(19)); if (cameraParameters.getSupportedFocusModes()
         * == null) { hardware.add("Not found"); } else {
         * hardware.add(cameraParameters
         * .getSupportedFocusModes().toString()); } Log.d(TAG, "20: " +
         * hardware.get(20)); if
         * (cameraParameters.getSupportedPictureFormats() == null) {
         * hardware.add("Not found"); } else {
         * hardware.add(cameraParameters.
         * getSupportedPictureFormats().toString()); } Log.d(TAG, "21: " +
         * hardware.get(21)); if (cameraParameters.getVerticalViewAngle() ==
         * 0.0 ) { hardware.add("Not found"); } else {
         * hardware.add(String.valueOf
         * (cameraParameters.getVerticalViewAngle())); } Log.d(TAG, "22: " +
         * hardware.get(22)); if (cameraParameters.getZoomRatios() == null)
         * { hardware.add("Not found"); } else {
         * hardware.add(cameraParameters.getZoomRatios().toString()); }
         * Log.d(TAG, "23: " + hardware.get(23)); } }else {
         * hardware.add("Not found"); Log.d(TAG, "19: " + hardware.get(19));
         * hardware.add("Not found"); Log.d(TAG, "20: " + hardware.get(20));
         * hardware.add("Not found"); Log.d(TAG, "21: " + hardware.get(21));
         * hardware.add("Not found"); Log.d(TAG, "22: " + hardware.get(22));
         * hardware.add("Not found"); Log.d(TAG, "23: " + hardware.get(23));
         * }
         */

        hardware.add("Not found");
        Log.d(TAG, "19: " + hardware.get(19));

        hardware.add("Not found");
        Log.d(TAG, "20: " + hardware.get(20));

        hardware.add("Not found");
        Log.d(TAG, "21: " + hardware.get(21));

        hardware.add("Not found");
        Log.d(TAG, "22: " + hardware.get(22));

        hardware.add("Not found");
        Log.d(TAG, "23: " + hardware.get(23));

        if (deviceId == null) {
            deviceId = "Not found";
        }
        hardware.add(deviceId);
        Log.d(TAG, "24: " + hardware.get(24));

        hardware.add(sensorsList());
        Log.d(TAG, "25: " + hardware.get(25));

        Log.d(TAG, "SELECT ALL: " + sd.selectAll().toString());
        List<String> records = sd.selectAll();

        if (records.size() == 0) {
            sd.insert(hardware.get(0), hardware.get(1), hardware.get(2),
                    hardware.get(3), hardware.get(4), hardware.get(5),
                    hardware.get(6), hardware.get(7), hardware.get(8),
                    hardware.get(9), hardware.get(10), hardware.get(11),
                    hardware.get(12), hardware.get(13), hardware.get(14),
                    hardware.get(15), hardware.get(16), hardware.get(17),
                    hardware.get(18), hardware.get(19), hardware.get(20),
                    hardware.get(21), hardware.get(22), hardware.get(23),
                    hardware.get(24), hardware.get(25));
        }

        Log.d(TAG,
                "\n====================================== END  =================================================\n");

    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
        Log.d(TAG, "Static data error");
    }

    this.startService(new Intent(this, Registration.class));
}

@Override
protected void onStart() {
    super.onStart();
    Log.d(TAG, "ACTIVITY ONSTART");

    /* Button btn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.upload);
    btn.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
        public void onClick(View v) {
            //uploadServerData();
        }
    }); */
}

private String deviceInfo() {

    Log.d(TAG, "deviceId: " + deviceId);

    androidId = ""
            + android.provider.Settings.Secure.getString(
                    getContentResolver(),
                    android.provider.Settings.Secure.ANDROID_ID);
    String deviceUid = "";
    Log.d(TAG, "androidId: " + androidId);
    if (deviceId == null || androidId == null) {
        deviceUid = "35" + Build.BOARD.length() % 10 + Build.BRAND.length()
                % 10 + Build.CPU_ABI.length() % 10 + Build.DEVICE.length()
                % 10 + Build.DISPLAY.length() % 10 + Build.HOST.length()
                % 10 + Build.ID.length() % 10 + Build.MANUFACTURER.length()
                % 10 + Build.MODEL.length() % 10 + Build.PRODUCT.length()
                % 10 + Build.TAGS.length() % 10 + Build.TYPE.length() % 10
                + Build.USER.length() % 10;
    } else {
        UUID deviceUuid = new UUID(androidId.hashCode(),
                (long) deviceId.hashCode() << 32);
        deviceUid = deviceUuid.toString();
    }

    Log.d(TAG, "Uid: " + deviceUid);

    return deviceUid;

}

private String[] ProcessorInfo() {
    FileReader fileStream = null;
    String line;
    String[] segs;
    String[] proc_info = new String[3];
    BufferedReader inStream = null;

    try {
        fileStream = new FileReader(PROC_FILE);
        inStream = new BufferedReader(fileStream);
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    try {
        if (inStream != null) {
            while ((line = inStream.readLine()) != null) {
                if (line.startsWith("Processor")) {
                    segs = line.trim().split("[:] +");
                    Log.d(TAG, segs[1].toString());
                    proc_info[0] = segs[1].toString();
                } else if (line.startsWith("BogoMIPS")) {
                    segs = line.trim().split("[:] +");
                    Log.d(TAG, segs[1].toString());
                    proc_info[1] = segs[1].toString();
                } else if (line.startsWith("CPU architecture")) {
                    segs = line.trim().split("[:] +");
                    Log.d(TAG, segs[1].toString());
                    proc_info[2] = segs[1].toString();
                }
            }
        }
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    for (int p = 0; p < proc_info.length; p++) {
        if (proc_info[p] == null) {
            proc_info[p] = "Not found";
        }
    }

    return proc_info;
}

private String[] cpu_freq() {
    FileReader fileStream = null, fileStream1 = null;
    String line, line1;
    String[] cpu_frq = new String[2];
    BufferedReader inStream = null, inStream1 = null;

    try {
        fileStream = new FileReader(CPU_FREQ_MAX_INFO);
        fileStream1 = new FileReader(CPU_FREQ_MIN_INFO);
        inStream = new BufferedReader(fileStream);
        inStream1 = new BufferedReader(fileStream1);
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    try {
        if (inStream != null && inStream1 != null) {
            while ((line = inStream.readLine()) != null
                    && (line1 = inStream1.readLine()) != null) {
                cpu_frq[0] = line + "hz";
                cpu_frq[1] = line1 + "hz";
            }
        }
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    for (int c = 0; c < cpu_frq.length; c++) {
        if (cpu_frq[c] == null) {
            cpu_frq[c] = "Not found";
        }
    }

    return cpu_frq;
}

private String[] screenInfo() {
    String[] screeninfo = new String[3];

    DisplayMetrics dm = new DisplayMetrics();
    getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(dm);

    final int height = dm.heightPixels;
    final int width = dm.widthPixels;
    Log.d(TAG, "X factor: " + dm.xdpi);
    Log.d(TAG, "Y factor: " + dm.ydpi);
    Log.d(TAG, "Density: " + dm.densityDpi);
    screeninfo[2] = String.valueOf(dm.densityDpi);
    Log.d(TAG, "Height: " + height);
    Log.d(TAG, "Width: " + width);
    Log.d(TAG, "Resolution: " + width + "*" + height);
    screeninfo[0] = width + "*" + height;
    Log.d(TAG, "Scaled Density: " + dm.scaledDensity);
    double screen_size = Math.sqrt(height ^ 2 + width ^ 2) / dm.densityDpi;
    screeninfo[1] = String.valueOf(screen_size);
    Log.d(TAG, "Screen size: " + screen_size);

    for (int s = 0; s < screeninfo.length; s++) {
        if (screeninfo[s] == null) {
            screeninfo[s] = "Not found";
        }
    }

    return screeninfo;
}

private String sensorsList() {
    SensorManager sensormgr = (SensorManager) getSystemService(SENSOR_SERVICE);
    List<Sensor> list = sensormgr.getSensorList(Sensor.TYPE_ALL);
    String sens = "";
    if (list.size() != 0) {
        for (Sensor sensorlist : list) {
            sens = sens.concat(sensorlist.getName());
            sens = sens.concat("\n");
        }
    } else {
        sens = "Not found";
    }
    return sens;
}

public void emailAccounts() {
    Log.d(TAG, "inside emailaccount");
    Account[] accounts = AccountManager.get(this).getAccounts();
    int size = ead.selectAll().size();
    List<String> dbAcc = ead.select();
    Log.d(TAG, "dbAcc: " + dbAcc.toString());

    Log.d(TAG, "size: " + dbAcc.size() + " " + "length: " + accounts.length);

    if (accounts.length != 0) {
        if (size == 0) {
            for (Account eAccounts : accounts) {
                ead.insert(eAccounts.name, eAccounts.type);
            }
        } else {
            for (Account acc : accounts) {
                if (!dbAcc.contains(acc.name + acc.type)) {
                    ead.insert(acc.name, acc.type);
                    ;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

public void totalMemoryInfo() {
    File path = Environment.getDataDirectory();
    StatFs stat = new StatFs(path.getPath());
    long blockSize = stat.getBlockSize();
    String ext_available, ext_used;
    String internal_available, internal_used;

    long totalBlocks = stat.getBlockCount();
    double internal_total = totalBlocks * blockSize;
    Log.d(TAG, "internal_total: " + internal_total);

    long availableBlocks = stat.getAvailableBlocks();
    internal_available = String.valueOf((availableBlocks * blockSize)
            / (1024 * 1024) + " MB");
    Log.d(TAG, "internal_available: " + internal_available);

    internal_used = String
            .valueOf((internal_total - (availableBlocks * blockSize))
                    / (1024 * 1024) + " MB");

    if (android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageState().equals(
            android.os.Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED)) {
        File path1 = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
        StatFs stat1 = new StatFs(path1.getPath());
        long blockSize1 = stat1.getBlockSize();

        long totalBlocks1 = stat1.getBlockCount();
        long ext_total = totalBlocks1 * blockSize1;
        Log.d(TAG, "ext_total: " + ext_total);

        long availableBlocks1 = stat1.getAvailableBlocks();
        ext_available = String.valueOf((availableBlocks1 * blockSize1)
                / (1024 * 1024) + " MB");
        Log.d(TAG, "ext_available: " + ext_available);

        ext_used = String
                .valueOf((ext_total - (availableBlocks1 * blockSize1))
                        / (1024 * 1024) + " MB");

    } else {
        ext_used = "Unmounted";
        ext_available = "Unmounted";
        Log.d(TAG, "ext_mem: " + "Unmounted");
    }

    md.insert(internal_available, internal_used, ext_available, ext_used);
}

public void toastMess(String responseValue, Context cxt) {
    Toast.makeText(cxt, responseValue, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

public void onClick(View v) {
    switch(v.getId()){

    case R.id.btn_stop:
                        stopService(new Intent(DeviceIntelligence.this,  Registration.class));
                        stopService(new Intent(DeviceIntelligence.this,  MainService.class));
                        //Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Application stopped",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
                        toastMess("Application stopped", getApplicationContext());
                        stop_btn.setEnabled(false);
                        //stop_btn.setBackgroundColor(Color.GRAY);
                        break;
    case R.id.btn_app_show:
                        startActivity(new Intent(DeviceIntelligence.this,ApplicationList.class));
                        Log.d("DM","Inside app show");
                        break;
    case R.id.btn_browse_show:
                        startActivity(new Intent(DeviceIntelligence.this,BrowseList.class));
                        Log.d("DM", "Inside browse");
                        break;
    case R.id.btn_stat:
                        startActivity(new Intent(DeviceIntelligence.this, StatisticsList.class));
                        Log.d("DM","Statistics");
                        break;
    case R.id.settings:
                        Log.d("DM","Settings");
                        startActivity(new Intent(DeviceIntelligence.this, Settings.class));
                        break;
    }

}

public void uploadServerData(Context ctx){
    su = new ServerUpload();
    su.uploadStaticDetails(ctx);
    su.uploadurl(ctx);
    su.uploadAppBehaviour(ctx);
    su.uploadBootDetails(ctx);
    su.uploadShutdownDetails(ctx);
    su.uploadCallInfo(ctx);
    su.uploadSmsInfo(ctx);
    su.uploadBatteryInfo(ctx);
    su.uploadAppList(ctx);
    su.uploadConnectivityInfo(ctx);
    // su.uploadEmailInfo(ctx);
    // su.uploadAppUpdated(ctx);
    su.uploadScreenInfo(ctx);
    su.uploadTotalMemoryInfo(ctx);
}

}

A: You must create your activity using AITC2#getActivity() before invoking emailAccounts().
public void testEmailAccounts() {
    DeviceIntelligence activity = getActivity();
    activity.emailAccounts();
    // ...
}

BTW, you should never try to create your Activities using new, like in new DeviceIntelligence().

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