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Volume 2021 | Article ID 5926047 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5926047
Deeper Sections: Its Frequency and Diagnostic Utility in Histopathology of Noncutaneous Small Biopsy Specimen in a Tertiary Hospital in Nepal
Gopal Lama,1,2Paricha Upadhyaya,1Smriti Karki,1and Anju Pradhan1
Academic Editor: Anirban Ghosh
Accepted21 Aug 2021
Published29 Aug 2021
Background. Biopsy is an important tool for accurate diagnosis of disease in histopathology which can be examined at multiple levels during microscopic examination. The initial sections may not be representative of the entire biopsy, which leads to frequent request for deeper sections. This study assessed the frequency and diagnostic utility of deeper sections in noncutaneous small biopsy specimens at a tertiary hospital. Material and Methods. All the formalin fixed noncutaneous small biopsy specimens received were processed for grossing followed by tissue processing and embedding. The paraffin-embedded blocks were cut into 3–5 µm sections, fixed in a glass slide, deparaffinised, and then stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain as per the standard protocol. Deeper sections were instructed based on microscopic findings of initial slides. The overall frequency of deeper section, its levels of cutting, tissue survival, and outcome were assessed and interpreted for the final diagnosis. Results. A total of 125 cases (26.9%) from 464 samples received were requested for deeper sections. The most frequent deeper sections were from cervix (72 cases) followed by stomach (18 cases) and endometrium (17 cases). The deeper sections were performed most frequently at 4 levels (17.8%) followed by 5 levels (14.8%) and 6 levels (13.3%). Deeper sections revealed nondiagnostic additional features in 28.2%, while 2.2% showed additional diagnostic features. Likewise, 2.2% had tissue segment loss. The overall mean level showing additional features was 6 levels. Tissue survival increased in 13% cases and 1.5% had decreased survival. The most common reason for requesting deeper section was to enhance sensitivity and diagnostic accuracy of disease. Conclusions. Deeper sections often contribute to final diagnosis. Therefore, deeper sections on biopsies that cannot readily be diagnosed on routine levels are recommended regardless of size of the lesion and there should be uniformity in the practice of deeper sections across the globe.
A biopsy is a medical test in which sample tissues are extracted from a living body for examination under microscope and to determine the presence or extent of the disease by a pathologist [1, 2]. Proper histopathological examination of biopsied tissue is the gold standard for the diagnosis of many lesions including malignant, inflammatory, and infectious diseases [3] and thus can be used for diagnostic, prognostic, and treatment planning purposes [1, 2].
Small biopsy samples are those tissues, few mm to cm in size, that rarely need dissection and can be simply processed, embedded, and sectioned as they are present [4, 5]. A majority of biopsy tissues can be adequately examined at multiple levels allowing the pathologist to assess the tissue as a whole during microscopic examination [4]. Deeper sections are frequently requested to enhance the sensitivity and diagnostic accuracy of the diseases [6]. Varieties of sections can be opted based on the need such as step section, multiple step section, deep cut, or better section [7–9].
Determination of the optimum number of sections and/or levels in small biopsies has been the subject of several studies. Many have recommended 3 to 4 levels for optimum sectioning [10–12] but it has been difficult to draw generalized conclusions. In colorectal polyp, a depth of at least 3–6 levels is advised [13, 14]. However, in some other studies, deeper sections of initially negative colorectal biopsy specimens have revealed tubular adenomas even at levels 7 and 8 [15]. Another study on nondiagnostic colorectal polyp biopsy showed that 10% of cases had diagnostic findings when deeper sections were performed up to 380 μm [16].
Like in many hospitals, deeper sections are regularly practiced in our laboratory setup as well. Deeper sections have been found to be helpful in providing additional information during the final diagnosis of small biopsy specimens, thereby increasing the diagnostic accuracy leading to subsequent improvement in overall patient care [8, 9, 14–16]. This study has therefore been conducted to find the overall frequencies and levels of deeper section requested for small biopsy specimens of various organs and the factors warranting its need. Similarly, this study also assesses the survival of tissues as well as the final outcome in deeper sections.
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Design and Study Samples
This is a cross-sectional study conducted at the Department of Pathology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal, over a period of one year (September 2017–September 2018). The study included the noncutaneous small biopsy specimens from the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and female reproductive system, received at the Department of Pathology. Specimens from other organ system were not included in this study due to limited sample size. Formalin (10%) fixed small biopsy specimens received were processed for grossing followed by tissue processing and embedding. The paraffin-embedded blocks were cut into 3–5 µm sections, fixed in a glass slide, and deparaffinised and then hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining was done. The slides were viewed under light microscope by the consultant histopathologist for microscopic findings. Deeper sections were instructed as indicated based on microscopic findings of initial slides and clinical history and were reviewed for the interpretation of final diagnosis. We in our study independently reviewed all the slides to check for additional information contributed by the deeper sections.
In order to avoid bias, various operational definitions were considered as different types of deeper sections practiced in this institution and around the world. Sections >5 µm taken to analyse deeper tissues were considered deeper sections that included the following (a) step section or step cut (SC)—section taken after each alternate section; (b) 2-step section (2SC)—section taken after every two sections; (c) 3-step section (3SC)—section taken after every third sections; (d) multiple step/serial sections (MSS)—sections taken after at least three regular sections; (e) deep cut (DC)—any deeper section taken depending upon the reserve tissue present; (e) better section (BS)—section taken (generally one) using new blades; (f) thin section (TS)—section taken <3 µm in thickness; and (g) 1 level defined as 1 section in the slide.
3. Observation and Results
3.1. Frequency of Deeper Sections
A total of 464 noncutaneous small biopsy specimens from the two organ systems (female reproductive (407) and gastrointestinal tract (57)) were included in the study. Deeper sections were performed in 125 (26.9%) cases of which 89 cases were from the female reproductive system (72 cases from cervix and 17 cases from endometrium). Similarly, 36 cases from gastrointestinal tract (GIT) had deeper sections of which 6 cases were from oesophagus, 18 cases from stomach, 4 cases from duodenum, and 8 cases from colorectal.
Different types of deeper sections used separately or in combination were performed. The most frequently requested type of deeper section was DC (36.3%) followed by BS (21.5%), MSS (20.7%), 3SC (15.6%), SC (8.1%), 2SC (6.7%), and TS (2.2%).
3.2. Assessing Diagnostic Utility of Deeper Sections in Final Diagnosis
Outcomes of deeper sections were assessed. 67.4% had similar findings to those of initial section. There was more clear morphology or additional tissue features supporting the final diagnosis in 28.2% but without altering the initial diagnosis. Similarly, 2.2% had tissue segment loss compared to the initial sections. Another 2.2% revealed additional features in deeper section which altered the initial diagnosis: from reactive atypia to high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) in one case and from initial superficial nondiagnostic findings (Figure 1(a)) to chronic cervicitis (Figure 1(b)) in two cases.
(a) Cervical biopsy. Initial section showing strips of ectocervical lining epithelium only (H&E stain (100X)). (b) Cervical biopsy. Deeper section (level 7) showing ectocervical tissue with features of chronic cervicitis (H&E stain (100X)).
3.3. Reasons for Deeper Sections
It was found that 93.3% of deeper sections were instructed to enhance the sensitivity and diagnostic accuracy. These were done for disclosing additional pathological findings and hidden malignancies in 63.7%. Similarly 34.8% deeper sections were done because initial sections were too superficial and nondiagnostic. In 23.7%, it was done for having unusual findings seen in initial sections from that of provisional clinical diagnosis. For instance, a clinician may send cervical biopsy tissue which was diagnosed as HSIL in Pap smear, but histology examination in initial section may show normal findings or sometimes may show tissues from different organ like endometrial tissue instead of cervical tissue.
In 5.2%, deeper sections were requested to rule out the artefacts. Likewise, 2.2% were done for each orientation and plane of sectioning the tissue specimen as well as to know the clearance of surgical margins and the extent of invasion, respectively.
3.4. Deeper Section Levels and Frequency per Organ System
Deeper section levels of cervix showed that 18.1% had 5 levels, 13.9% had 6 levels, 12.5% had 4 levels, 11.1% had 3 levels, 9.7% had 7 levels, 8.3% had 8 levels, 5.6% had sections taken at 9 levels and 11 levels each, 4.2% had sections at 10 levels and 12 levels each, and 2.8% had 13 levels while 1.4% had sections taken at 2 levels, 19 levels, and 20 levels each.
Deeper section levels of endometrium were done in 41.2% at 4 levels and 11.8% at 1 level, 2 levels, 3 levels and 6 levels each while 5.9% had deeper sections at 5 levels and 12 levels each, respectively.
Deeper section levels from upper GIT were performed in 21.4% at 6 levels, 18% had 5 levels, 11% had 8 levels, and 7.1% had deeper sections at 3 levels, 7 levels, 9 levels, 10 levels, and 13 levels each, while 3.6% had sections taken at 11 levels, 14 levels, 15 levels, and 22 levels each. Deeper section levels of lower GIT showed that 75% had 6 levels while 12.5% had 3 levels and 7 levels each.
3.5. Assessing Diagnostic Utility of Deeper Sections in Final Diagnosis per Organ System
Deeper section levels showing additional features per organ system were analysed (Table 1). Twenty-five cases from cervix showed additional features in deeper sections of which ten cases (five cases each) had 4 levels and 3 levels, six cases (three cases each) had 7 levels and 5 levels, and six cases (two cases each) had 11 levels, 8 levels, and 6 levels while three cases (one case each) had 10 levels, 9 levels, and 2 levels, respectively, showing additional features. Eight cases from stomach showed additional features in deeper section; three cases at 6 levels while one case each at 22 levels, 10 levels, 8 levels, 7 levels, and 5 levels, respectively. Four cases from endometrium showed additional features in deeper section, 2 cases at 2 levels and one case each at 6 level and 4 levels. Three cases from colorectal biopsies showed additional features in deeper sections at 4 levels each.
Frequency of deeper section levels showing additional features per organ system.
Mean of deeper section levels per organ system revealing additional features was also analysed (Table 2). The overall mean of deeper section was 5.5 levels.
Mean levels of deeper sections showing additional features.
3.6. Assessment of Tissue Survival
Assessment of tissue survival in microscopic examination revealed that 85.9% had similar findings while 12.6% had increased tissue retrieval (Figure 2). However, 1.5% had decreased number of tissues compared to those found in gross examination.
Tissue fragmentation. Microscopic examination shows multiple bits of tissue from cervix (at grossing: 2 bits of tissue) (H&E stain (100X)).
In our study, different types of deeper sections with 3–5 µm thickness were taken at a fixed distance after reviewing the initial slides as per the judgement of the reporting pathologist. These deeper sections were used as better section, deep cut, step sections, or multiple serial sections, and each section was subsequently labelled as levels. For instance, one step section was labelled as 1 level, whereas 3 step sections were labelled as 3 levels. Each level was thoroughly examined for any additional feature to those of initial sections. Significant findings which improved the diagnosis were seen at varied levels in 28.2% of the cases, while 2.2% of the cases had additional diagnostic findings. Thus, deeper sections in small biopsies are commonly practiced to enhance the diagnostic sensitivity and accuracy as is evident in our results (40 cases had additional findings in deeper sections) as well as in other studies [7, 14].
Our study showed that a total of 125 cases (26.9% of the total 464 cases) had deeper sections at various levels, compared to 10% in Patil et al.'s [8] study and 8% in Manyam et al.'s [7] study. This shows that our study had a slightly higher frequency of deeper sections which can be assumed owing to the fact that our study included noncutaneous biopsy samples from two different organ systems unlike in the other two studies which used only the similar cases from oral histopathology archive. This value of 26.9% is only a proportionate representation of the biopsy load received in our pathology laboratory.
4.2. Types of Deeper Section
Different types of deeper sections were used in our study, in combination or as single entity, as per the reporting consultant pathologist during the routine histopathological examination. The request of different types of deeper sections or the levels of deeper sections was solely dependent upon the reporting pathologist's judgement as there was not any common consensus regarding this among the pathologists in our institution or other laboratories across the globe. We observed a very nonjudicious use of terminology of deep sections wherein it could have a completely different meaning when we take into account different types of biopsy specimens. Literature review revealed that most of the other studies have used a single deeper section type at a uniform depth and number of levels. Like, step serial sections have been used in studies by Schick et al. [17], Nichols et al. [18], and Chitkara et al. [12]. However, discrepancies in depth of levels were seen in these studies as well as other studies even though they used the same terminologies. Step serial section means each section taken at 28 µm to 64 µm apart in Chitkara et al.'s [12] study, while sections are 50 µm apart in Schick et al.'s [17] study, but step serial means each section taken 5 µm apart for us which we have been practicing for years in our laboratory.
Similarly, a study by Mahjoub et al. [19] used deep section (DC) only. Luo et al.'s [10] and Parameswaran et al.'s [14] studies used step sections (SC) each at 1/3rd, 40%, and 60% into the block, while Nielsen et al. [13] used step sections each taken at 25%, 50%, and 75% of the tissue block. Here, also the discrepancy in terminology and its interpretation is evident. Likewise, Wu et al. [16] used step sections as well as multiple serial sections in combination. A study by Geisinger et al. [20] that surveyed on gastrointestinal pathologist regarding deeper sections usage on esophageal biopsy showed that most pathologists preferred 3 SC followed by multiple serial sections when requesting deeper sections. Multiple serial sections will allow the pathologist to get more detailed information in each level than step sections in which we discard the sections at certain interval. Due to this, some diagnostic lesion could be missed; on the contrary, step sections can allow the remaining sections to be used for other purposes like for special stains [8]. Similarly, better section will minimize the artefacts like shattering effects caused by blunt blades. At our institute, it is practiced by changing a new microtome knife to get a better section without shattering effect, whereas we could not find the use of better section in any of the literature reviews we conducted during this study. In this era of global transmigration of human resource, it is vital that we understand the meaning of a terminology equally. Therefore, there is a need to establish a protocol wherein we communicate clearly with the technical staff in terms of level of cuts that we would desire.
4.3. Level of Deeper Sections
Different studies have used varied levels of deeper sections. In our study, the range of levels included from level 1 to level 22 with the mean at level 6. The deepest we went was for a case of gastric biopsy and we definitely had a significant change, because the initial section did not have any mucosal tissue and finally at 22nd level we got a glimpse of foveolar epithelial lining. However, this additional finding did not add or alter the diagnostic value to the slide since the requisition was made in order to look for an ulcer. Other studies have gone up to 380 microns [16], which is much deeper than those in our study.
Though the depth of levels was partly dependent on the size of the biopsy specimen, it was still as multiples of five (5 µm), so we still had some kind of uniformity in deeper section levels unlike many other studies. In the study conducted by Chitkara et al. [12], we have observed that the gap between levels was not uniform ranging from 28 µm to 64 µm apart. Likewise, Schick et al. [17] used 3 to 10 levels each at 50 µm apart and Nielsen et al. [13] used 3 levels, each taken from 25%, 50%, and 75% into the block. Similar other studies conducted by Wu et al. [16], Warnecke et al. [21], Nagata et al. [9], and Nash et al. [15] have also used varied levels.
4.4. Utility of Deeper Sections
Our study showed that 67.4% of the cases had similar findings in deeper sections. However, 2.2% revealed distinct additional diagnostic features in the deeper sections. One case which had been diagnosed as reactive atypia of cervix was diagnosed as HSIL after reviewing the deeper sections up to 11 levels. Likewise in two cases where initial sections showed only mucus flakes (Figure 3(a)) and haemorrhage, deeper section revealed cervical tissues with features of chronic cervicitis each at 2 levels (Figure 3(b)) and 7 levels, respectively. This was in coherence with Parameswaran et al.'s [14] study (1.7%). In a study done by Luo et al. [10] in cervical biopsies, it was seen that 17% of the cases had discrepancy in findings with initial sections when deeper sections were taken at 40% to 60% into the block which corresponds to approximately >100 levels as of our study. However, we never reached that level in any of the biopsies. Partly this was because we did not deviate from our routine practice and we were not ready to try out deeper levels since this added to the turnover time as ours was a cross-sectional study.
(a) Cervical biopsy. Initial section showing predominantly mucous flakes (H&E stain (100X)). (b) Cervical biopsy. Deeper section showing features of chronic cervicitis with squamous metaplasia (H&E stain (400X)).
In 2.2% of the cases, initial sections were as good or even better as there was tissue segment loss in deeper sections which showed coherence to Parameswaran et al.'s [14] study (1.3%) and Yadav et al.'s [6] study (3.6%). This shows that deeper sections are not always a boon. Therefore, care must be taken on getting the deeper sections and close level cutting would probably solve this issue of tissue segment loss in deeper sections rather than leaping between the microns.
4.5. Tissue Retrieval
Our study also observed that deeper sections in 12.6% of the cases had increased number of tissues in microscopic examination compared to gross examination. This might be due in part to sample fragmentation [17]. Likewise, 1.5% of the cases had decreased tissue survival in microscopic examination which could have been due to improper tissue handling during either grossing, processing, or embedding. Thus, proper handling of biopsy samples during grossing and embedding can minimize the change in tissue survival in microscopic examination, preventing valuable information loss.
5. Conclusion and Way Forward
(1)The present study shows that deeper sections are helpful in providing additional information and can have a significant impact in the final diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment planning purposes. This is especially true in low income countries where recent advances in diagnostic testing such as immunohistochemistry and molecular genetics are still out of reach in majority of pathology laboratories, and diagnosis is solely based on histomorphology of the tissues examined under microscope. However, different organ systems may require different levels of depth which is often dependent on the amount of tissue left in the block.(2)At today's global era of transmigration of health personnel including pathologists, a common terminology for deeper sections is mandatory. This study has tried to pave the way for standardizing the nomenclature which could be disseminated to the pathologic scientific community for uniformity in practice of deeper section and encouragement to further similar research.
Any relevant data used to support the findings of this study can be made available upon requests for data, 6 months after publication of this article, and will be considered by the corresponding author.
The data were entered in Microsoft Excel 2013, and using descriptive statistical analysis, frequencies, percentages, mean, and median were analysed.
Ethical Approval
Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan (Ref. no. Acd/766/074/075).
Informed consent was taken from all the study population.
The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
GL made substantial contributions to conception, data curation, methodology, analysis, and data interpretation, wrote the final manuscript, and managed the overall progress of the study. SK and AP helped in providing and analysing data and checked the final version of the article. PU conceptualized the study design, analysed and interpreted the data, and review and edited the final version of the article.
The authors acknowledge their research team, histopathology technical staff, all the resident doctors, and faculties at the Department of Pathology.
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Fantasy Three-Year Projections: Shortstops
Craig Goldstein
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Everyone in fantasy sports loves to look ahead. Even in the throes of a pennant race, you can fire up a conversation about next year's first round and it will go on for an hour. With that in mind, the BP fantasy team will be taking a long-view look at every position this offseason with three-year rankings (composite value over the next three seasons).
Shortstop doesn't feature as much turnover as it's up the middle partner, thanks in large part due to stability at the top. The other factor is that while there is a whole ocean of talent underneath the surface and we're the only ones who can get at it, with only three years of projection, it's not likely that they'll make a massive impact. That's why, even with so many top prospects at shortstop, only Xander Bogaerts cracks the top ten over the three year period. As expected, 2014 will weigh most heavily, and questions as to whether a player will stick at the position do factor in.
1. Hanley Ramirez
2. Troy Tulowitzki
At 30 and 29 years old, respectively, it's fair to wonder whether these two will slip over the coming seasons, but their wealth of talent leaves them atop the mountain despite injury concerns. Coors will continue to aid Tulo for the foreseeable future, and while he's stopped running, only his mountain mate Hanley can rival his ability to hit for power and average from the shortstop position.
3. Ian Desmond
4. Jean Segura
5. Jose Reyes
6. Elvis Andrus
More of the same from 2014 ranks, but it stands to reason. These guys are on the top of their games with the possible exception of Reyes, but given the brevity of our outlook and his remaining upside, it's hard to push him too far down the list. Desmond and Segura are obvious, but Andrus might raise an eyebrow or two. It's true he can't hit for power, but he steals bases, scores runs, and at 24 years old, we shouldn't rule out some added power over the next few years.
7. Xander Bogaerts
8. Everth Cabrera
9. Starlin Castro
10. Andrelton Simmons
Here's where it starts getting interesting. Bogaerts is going to start in the majors this year, which is why he ranks so much higher than the other top prospects. 2014 value is the most important, and he's going to provide it. He also benefits from a cozy home park and which should allow his power to play up even though he isn't as physically mature as some of the other players on this list. Cabrera is a one trick pony but he's not going to forget how to do it anytime soon. Castro had a rough 2013 but it shouldn't obscure how good he was before nor how good he could be going forward. Simmons often gets highlighted as a better in real life type, which is of course true because he's disturbingly good in real life. That doesn't mean he's not useful in fantasy though, as his steady playing time, high contact percentage and stolen-base potential make him a solid investment when projecting out multiple years.
11. Asdrubal Cabrera
12. J.J. Hardy
13. Ben Zobrist
14. Chris Owings
15. Brad Miller
A mix of youth and age, Cabrera has been sliding of late and this ranking is something of a hedge that he can get his groove back. Hardy's best attribute is power, but at 31 he's going to begin his decline, hence his small slide. Zobrist drops only due to questions as to whether he remains a shortstop going forward. Owings is a personal favorite and I think he outperforms this position by a wide margin if he can grab the starting job this season. This ranking is a hedge that he might not do that. Miller has youth on his side and should be able to add moderate power, but he has little speed to his game which ultimately drags down his value.
16. Erick Aybar
17. Jed Lowrie
18. Jimmy Rollins
19. Jhonny Peralta
An uninspiring bunch, they're all solid enough but all have glaring flaws. Aybar and Lowrie have health concerns, and while Aybar's aren't as dire, his production isn't nearly the same when he is healthy. Rollins had a nice 2012 thanks to an uptick in home runs but a severe downturn in his power at age 34 doesn't bode well going forward. Peralta has no speed to speak of and his yo-yo-ing batting average dramatically affects his fantasy value. He also doesn't boast the power you might think, PEDs or not.
20. Jonathan Villar
21. Javier Baez
22. Marcus Semien
23. Alcides Escobar
24. Alexei Ramirez
25. Addison Russell
Bring on the youth movement! There's a chance Villar is getting severely underrated here, as he has double-digit home-run power and the potential for 40-plus stolen bases. Put those together and it hardly matters how bad his batting average is. The batting average will put a damper on his value, and if the holes in his swing are exploited enough he could find himself out of a job at some point. That there's no one on the depth chart behind him makes this less likely though. Baez is a monster talent but the lack of 2014 production leaves a major dent in his three year value. It also seems hasty to assume Baez, with all his talent, will make use of it immediately. As dominant as he may in the long run, his three year value is still somewhat depressed.
Semien might not be a shortstop in the long term, but he adds the ability to get on base, run a bit, and isn't a zero when it comes to pop. The upside isn't exactly a top-10 option, but he can contribute across all categories. Russell suffers from the same issues as Baez but his tools aren't quite as dynamic, which is no insult.
26. Stephen Drew
27. Yunel Escobar
28. Jordy Mercer
29. Zack Cozart
30. Derek Jeter
The top four guys are bottom-tier options now but should hang around for the next few years plying their same wares. Jeter is going to draw attention for his ranking, but this wasn't to bait Yankee fans in the slightest. There's reason enough to question Jeter's ability to contribute starting with this coming season and whether he'll be shortstop eligible come 2015 is in doubt as well.
The shortstop landscape is ugly when we get right down to it, and while the future is bright, without the top prospects becoming dominant fantasy players almost immediately, it's going to stay that way. Five years from now, we may be looking at a verdant position, but for the time being, it remains as shallow and urine soaked as a kiddy pool.
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kenraty
Addison Russell makes an appearance, but isn't Correa about on the same timetable as him? I believe we see him next year, maybe even a cameo this September.
Reply to kenraty
TheArtfulDodger
Correa is a level behind Russell, and the A's have shown an aggressiveness with Russell that the Astros haven't with Correa. I don't think Correa arrives until 2016 at the earliest, and I don't think he is great for fantasy immediately. Beyond that there is question as to whether he's a shortstop by the time he arrives.
Correa will likely only start the year in High-A, so I'm not as optimistic as you on his timetable. Even if he did, I wouldn't foresee fantasy success immediately.
Reply to TheArtfulDodger
rawagman
This is nit picking, but you would really take Cozart and Jeter over Brandon Crawford?
Reply to rawagman
I think its a fair nit to pick, though. I think I would, and here's why. You can find a crawford-ish talent laying around for the most part. I didn't rank Jeter any higher than Paul did in his 2014 tiers, but we have to allow for the possibility that he could put up a solid year in 2014, which is worth the most. Cozart is no favorite of mine but he does hit for power and that can be useful despite his drawbacks.
I'm not a believer in Crawford offensively but if you are, there's certainly cause for him to be ranked above those two.
achaik
No Lindor or Correa?
Reply to achaik
I explained Correa above, but in regards to Lindor, I had him on both my 2015 and 2016 lists. His issue was the lack of impact fantasy tools and my conservative nature when it comes to projecting immediate fantasy success for a player of his age. That and that future seasons are discounted in value. Lindor will be a worthwhile fantasy play, certainly, but I dont think the gap between him and the bottom tier in his first season or two will be that great.
chabels
And if he moves over in 2015, Manny Machado?
Reply to chabels
I wasn't quite prepared to make that assumption but I'd slot him in with Desmond and Segura if he did
What about Profar if the Rangers somehow open up short for him?
Reply to Travis22
It would depend heavily on when that transition would be made. I don't see a viable reason for it, so its hard to see it coming in these next few years. I'd rather cross that bridge when we come to it.
Is Vilar going to be a greater offensive force (or rather less of an offence liability) than Iglesias?
Sometimes a glove wizard finds a way to become a fair hitter. Look at Dave Concepcion, Omar Vizquel, and even Ozzie Smith - they all improved immensely with the bat. Even Mark Belanger had a couple of not awful years with his stick.
Reply to hotstatrat
Yes, he is. The difference is that Villar can steal 40+ bases. Iglesias can't. There's a ton of risk in Villar but you can find an empty average guy in most fantasy leagues. There's no one saying that Iglesias can't improve, but that doesn't make him fantasy friendly.

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Bleaching of vegetable pulps
Extracted vegetable pulps are bleached to a high degree of whiteness, thus rendering them more attractive as food supplements, by (a) treating such pulp in an acid medium at a pH of up to 2.5 and for a period of time of at least 10 minutes, (b) next washing the pulp thus treated to an efficiency of at least 80%, and (c) then reacting the washed pulp with an aqueous alkaline solution of hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of an H2 O2 stabilizer.
Devic, Michel (Sainte-Foy-les-Lyon, FR)
Atochem (Puteaux, FR)
Other Classes:
426/255, 426/261
A23L1/308; A23B7/06; A23K1/14; A23L5/49; A23L19/10; A23L27/21; (IPC1-7): A23L1/27
426/253, 426/254, 426/258, 426/261, 426/658, 426/804
4241093 Food supplement from vegetable pulp and method of preparing same 1980-12-23 Farag et al. 426/258
2777749 Process for application of hydrogen peroxide to materials 1957-01-15 Young 426/261
2478043 Treatment of wheat, rye, and other cereals, and bran 1949-08-02 Evans 426/253
DE2709965A1 1978-09-14
JP0072852 June, 1978 426/261
SE491607A July, 1970
GB1555657A 1979-11-14
JPS5372852A 1978-06-28
Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 12, No. 50 (C-476)(2897), Feb. 16, 1988, "Method for Stabilizing Hydrogen Peroxide Solution", JP-A-62-197304 (Nippon Peroxide Co. Ltd.), 1987.
HUNTER, JEANETTE M
NORMAN H. STEPNO (ALEXANDRIA, VA, US)
1. A process for the bleaching of a vegetable pulp, comprising (a) treating an extracted vegetable pulp in an acid medium at a pH of up to 2.5 and for a period of time of at least 10 minutes, (b) next washing the pulp thus treated to an efficiency of at least 80%, and (c) then reacting the washed pulp with an aqueous alkaline solution of hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of an H2 O2 stabilizer.
2. The process as defined by claim 1, wherein the consistency of said pulp during the acid treatment (a) ranges from 2% to 30%.
3. The process as defined by claim 1, wherein the acid treatment (a) is carried out at a temperature ranging from 20° to 100° C.
4. The process as defined by claim 3, wherein the acid treatment (a) is carried out at a temperature of up to 60° C.
5. The process as defined by claim 1, said acid treatment medium comprising an inorganic or organic acid, or mixture of such acids.
6. The process as defined by claim 5, said acid or acids comprising hydrochloric, phosphoric, sulfuric, sulfurous, acetic or hydrofluoric acid.
7. The process as defined by claim 1, wherein said washing (b) is with water and is carried out at a temperature ranging from 20° to 60° C.
8. The process as defined by claim 1, said H2 O2 stabilizer comprising sodium silicate, magnesia, or a soluble salt of magnesium.
9. The process as defined by claim 8, said H2 O2 stabilizer comprising sodium silicate, and said silicate being present in an amount ranging from 0.5% to 6% by weight thereof.
10. The process as defined by claim 9, said silicate being present in an amount ranging from 2% to 4% by weight thereof.
11. The process as defined by claim 8, said H2 O2 stabilizer comprising magnesia or a soluble salt of magnesium, such magnesium compound being present in an amount ranging from 0.25% to 1% by weight thereof.
12. The process as defined by claim 1, wherein the consistency of the washed pulp during the hydrogen peroxide treatment (c) ranges from 5% to 30%, said H2 O2 treatment (c) being carried out at a temperature ranging from 20° to 90° C. with an amount of H2 O2 ranging from 1% to 10% by weight.
13. The process as defined by claim 12, wherein the hydrogen peroxide treatment (c) is carried out in the presence of 2% to 5% by weight of an alkaline reagent.
14. The process as defined by claim 13, said alkaline reagent comprising sodium hydroxide.
15. The process as defined by claim 13, said consistency being at least 10%, said temperature being at least 60° C. and the amount of H2 O2 being no greater than 5%.
16. The process as defined by claim 1, said extracted vegetable pulp comprising an aqueous suspension of vegetable solids.
17. The process as defined by claim 1, wherein the acid treatment (a) is carried out for less than about 1 hour.
18. The process as defined by claim 1, wherein the acid treatment (a) is carried out in a mixing apparatus.
19. The process as defined by claim 1, further comprising adjusting the pH of the H2 O2 -treated pulp to a value ranging from 5 to 6.
20. The product of the process as defined by claim 1.
21. A food supplement comprising the product of the process as defined by claim 1.
The present invention relates to the preparation of bleached vegetable pulps, more especially vegetable pulps destined for nutritional use, by bleaching same with hydrogen peroxide in an aqueous alkaline solution.
By "vegetable pulps" are intended the pulps of beets, sugar beets and others, citrus fruits and fruits such as peaches, pears, apples, apricots, oleaginous plants, such as sunflowers, cereals, such as wheat, corn or oats, legumes, such as garden peas, etc., remaining after the primary desired product, such as sugar, fruit juice, pectin, oil, starch, flour, has been extracted therefrom by any known means, e.g., by water-extraction.
These pulps, designated the extracted pulps, which constitute the basic vegetable material processed according to the present invention, shall hereinafter sometimes be referred to simply as "pulps", without any further definition.
They are characterized by a high food fiber content, as determined by the enzymatic method well known to this art.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The vegetable pulps have heretofore been used for the preparation of food supplements and products, for example cereals. But the commercial success of such products has unfortunately been hindered by the excessive coloration thereof.
To alleviate this problem, it has been proposed to this art to bleach such pulps by treating them with hydrogen peroxide in an aqueous alkaline solution, for example as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,241,093. However, even if the treatment with the hydrogen peroxide is preceded by a washing of the pulp in an acid medium using a decolorizing agent, such as sulfur dioxide, this results in merely lightening the pulp, for example from gray to yellow in the case of beet pulps, as indicated in FR 2,382,866.
Accordingly, a major object of the present invention is the provision of an improved process for the true bleaching of vegetable pulps to a very high degree of whiteness vis-a-vis the degree of whiteness attained employing those techniques heretofore known to this art.
Briefly, the present invention features the bleaching of extracted vegetable pulps with hydrogen peroxide in an aqueous alkaline solution, wherein the pulps are treated in an acid medium prior to being subjected to the action of the hydrogen peroxide, and further wherein, successively and cumulatively:
(a) the pulp is treated in the acid medium at a pH equal to or less than approximately 2.5;
(b) the duration of the treatment of the pulp in the acid medium is equal to or greater than about 10 min;
(c) the pulp treated in the acid medium is washed to an effectiveness equal to or greater than 80%; and
(d) the pulp thus washed is subjected to the action of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a stabilizing agent for said peroxide.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
More particularly according to the present invention, the pulp is used in the form of an aqueous suspension of the vegetable matter, at a more or less high consistency.
By "consistency" is intended the dry solids concentration of the vegetable matter expressed in percent by weight.
To advantageously carry out the process of the invention:
(i) the consistency of the pulp in the acid treatment typically ranges from 2% to 30%;
(ii) the acid treatment is conducted at a temperature, the maximum value of which depends essentially on the thermal stability of the pulp being processed; it most typically ranges from 20° to 100° C., and preferably is equal to or is less than approximately 60° C.;
(iii) the pH over the course of the acid treatment is adjusted by the addition to the pulp of an inorganic or organic acid, advantageously hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, sulfurous acid, acetic acid, hydrofluoric acid, or a mixture of such acids;
(iv) the duration of the treatment in the acid medium depends on the selection of the other parameters of the process, but it is typically less than about 1 hour;
(v) the apparatus employed for conducting the treatment in the acid medium may be a mixer of a conventional type, or a mixer/disperser in which the peripheral scraping agitation is slow and the central agitation, inverted relative to the peripheral agitation, is rapid. Such apparatus is commercially available, for example from the French company CELLIER. The treatment in the acid medium may be divided into two stages, in one of which the pulp and the acid are vigorously intimately admixed in a system comprising one or more helical screws to provide a high pressure and another stage of retention, either with or without agitation.
The first stage may be carried out, for example, in a high density mixer commonly used in the paper industry, or in a machine consisting essentially of two helical surfaces penetrating each other, wound around parallel shafts, rotated synchronously in the same direction within a housing therefor and defining, from top to bottom in the direction of the advance of the material, a succession of zones of entrainment and retention of the material, described for example in FR 2,319,737, 2,418,295, 2,451,963 and the Certificate of Addition FR 2,436,844, marketed for example by the French company CLEXTRAL under the trademark "BI-VIS". The duration of said first stage is typically less than 1 min;
(vi) the washing is typically carried out with water, at a temperature preferably ranging from 20° to 60° C.
By "washing" is intended the operation of eliminating a certain percentage of the liquid phase present in the pulp prior to washing. The efficiency of the washing is expressed by this percentage. It is preferably equal to or higher than 90%.
Such washing characteristically entails a repeated sequence of dilution and drainage of the pulp, most typically by filtration or pressing. Apparatus of the "BI-VIS" type, such as described above, is well suited for this operation.
The agent used to stabilize the hydrogen peroxide is most advantageously sodium silicate, magnesium in the form of magnesia or a soluble salt thereof, such as the chloride or sulfate.
All other stabilizers for hydrogen peroxide in an alkaline medium compatible with foodstuff applications, are also suitable.
The sodium silicate is conveniently used in the form of an aqueous solution having a density of 1.33. The amount of this solution is expressed whenever reference is hereinafter made to sodium silicate. The amount of sodium silicate is expressed, as is that of all reagents, in percent by weight relative to the dry solids content as the vegetable matter. It typically ranges from about 0.5% to 6% by weight preferably from 2% to 4%.
The magnesium is employed in a proportion of approximately 0.25% to 1%.
During the action of the hydrogen peroxide on the washed pulp, its consistency advantageously ranges from about 5% to 30% and preferably is equal to or higher than 10%, and the temperature of this operation advantageously ranges from about 20° to 90° C., and preferably is equal to or greater than 60° C. The duration of the action typically ranges from a few minutes to several hours, depending on temperature. It is, for example, on the order of 2 hours, if the temperature selected (in the case of beet pulp) is about 60° C.
The above description relative to the treatment in the acid medium concerning the apparatus and the option of dividing the operation into two stages, is equally applicable to the phase of the treatment with hydrogen peroxide. The retention time required may be attained in one bleaching cycle, as is known to the paper industry.
The hydrogen peroxide is typically used in a proportion of approximately 1% to 10%, preferably 5% or less.
The alkaline agent typically added to the hydrogen peroxide is sodium hydroxide, usually in an amount ranging from approximately 2% to 5%. For purposes of illustration, the pH after the treatment with the hydrogen peroxide is typically less than 8.5 for most pulps.
Schematically, the process of the invention may be carried out, for example, in an assembly comprising the following succession of the following principal apparatus: a first machine of the "BI-VIS" type, in which the pulp is mixed with the acid under the conditions of the treatment in the acid medium, a retention vessel, a second machine of the "BI-VIS" type, in which successively are effected the washing of the pulp treated in the acid medium and the contacting of the washed pulp with hydrogen peroxide and the coreagents therefor under the conditions of the action of hydrogen peroxide, and a retention vessel.
The initial pulp, prior to the treatment in the acid medium, may advantageously be washed with water to strip it of extraneous materials, such as sand.
After having been subjected to the action of hydrogen peroxide, the pulp is preferably adjusted to a pH of from 5 to 6 by means of an acid agent, such as sulfur dioxide in aqueous solution, thus improving its shelf-life and storage stability, then washed and dried prior to use.
In order to further illustrate the present invention and the advantages thereof, the following specific examples are given, it being understood that same are intended only as illustrative and in nowise limitative.
A sugar beet pulp, from which the sugar had been extracted and which was in a state of aqueous suspension at a pH of 6, having a consistency of 5% and containing a dry solids content of 10 kg of vegetable matter, was adjusted to pH 2 by the addition of 540 g of 96% by weight sulfuric acid thereto, and agitated at this pH for 20 min at a temperature of 35° C. prior to being filtered and washed with water on a vibrating screen, with a washing efficiency of 90%.
The pulp washed in this manner and recovered from the filter was adjusted to a consistency of 10% to be subjected, under agitation, to the action of 0.715 kg of an aqueous solution of 70% by weight hydrogen peroxide, 1 kg of an aqueous solution of 20% sodium hydroxide and 0.4 kg of sodium silicate, for 2 hours at 60° C.
The pH of the pulp after 2 hours was 6.8.
The pulp was then adjusted to pH 6 with sulfur dioxide in aqueous solution, then filtered, washed and dried. After grinding, grains were obtained having a particle size less than 100 μm, flour white in appearance, in an amount by weight corresponding to more than 80% by weight of the initial pulp in the dry state.
The degree of whiteness of this flour, measured on sintered tablets, in ISO whiteness degrees according to the ISO standard of the paper industry, was equal to 41.5° ISO, while the initial pulp had a degree of whiteness, measured under the same conditions, of only 34° ISO.
A pulp or spent wash of corn, the residue of corn after the extraction of starch therefrom, having a consistency of 9.8% and containing 7.9 kg dry solids of vegetable matter, was adjusted to a pH of 2.1 by the addition to the pulp of 274 g of 96% sulfuric acid, then agitated at this pH for 30 min at 30° C., prior to being washed at an efficiency higher than 90%, then subjected under agitation to the action of 0.63 kg of a 70% aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide, 0.88 kg of a 20% aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide and 0.352 kg sodium silicate, for 2 hours at 60° C. After these 2 hours, the pH was 7.5.
The process was continued in a manner similar to that described for the beet pulp in Example 1 and the bleached corn pulp ultimately obtained had a degree of whiteness of 43° ISO; the beginning pulp had a degree of whiteness of only 30° ISO.
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated, using the same beet pulp and following the same process, except that the pH adjustment in the acid medium was with hydrochloric acid in place of sulfuric acid, its consistency was 2% instead of 5% and an amount of sodium hydroxide of 3% was used in place of 2% during the treatment with the hydrogen peroxide. The degree of whiteness of the bleached pulp, measured as in Example 1, was equal to 46° ISO.
By operating as above, but omitting the treatment in the acid medium, the degree of whiteness was only 38° ISO and the flour obtained was yellow.
The procedure of Example 3 was repeated, but substituting sulfur dioxide for hydrochloric acid to adjust the pH to 2 instead of 2.2 during the treatment in the acid medium. The degree of whiteness of the bleached pulp, measured under the conditions of the other examples, was equal to 45° ISO.
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated, but with a beet pulp having an initial degree of whiteness of 37° ISO, carrying out the treatment of the pulp in the acid medium at a consistency of 2% and by reacting the pulp with 10% hydrogen peroxide considered as 100% and with 4% sodium hydroxide considered as 100%. The pH after the treatment with the hydrogen peroxide was equal to 7.6, and a bleached pulp having a degree of whiteness of 53° ISO was obtained, while only 44% of the hydrogen peroxide was consumed.
The weight of the bleached dry material was equal to 80% of the initial vegetable matter in the dry state.
While the invention has been described in terms of various preferred embodiments, the skilled artisan will appreciate that various modifications, substitutions, omissions, and changes may be made without departing from the spirit thereof. Accordingly, it is intended that the scope of the present invention be limited solely by the scope of the following claims, including equivalents thereof.
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Q: Read Excel header and row value I would need to read the excel content which has header and N.of rows.
Based on column header input,the row needs to be extracted in JAVA.
the java code which i has reads the full excel content.
        //Create Workbook instance holding reference to .xlsx file
        XSSFWorkbook workbook = new XSSFWorkbook(file);

        //Get first/desired sheet from the workbook
        XSSFSheet sheet = workbook.getSheetAt(0);
        int totalRows = sheet.getPhysicalNumberOfRows();

        //Iterate through each rows one by one
        Iterator<Row> rowIterator = sheet.iterator();
        while (rowIterator.hasNext())
        {
            Row row = rowIterator.next();
            //For each row, iterate through all the columns
            Iterator<Cell> cellIterator = row.cellIterator();

            while (cellIterator.hasNext())
            {
                Cell cell = cellIterator.next();
                //Check the cell type and format accordingly
                switch (cell.getCellType())
                {
                    case Cell.CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC:
                        System.out.print(cell.getNumericCellValue() + "\t");
                        break;
                    case Cell.CELL_TYPE_STRING:
                        System.out.print(cell.getStringCellValue() + "\t");
                        break;
                }
            }
            System.out.println("");

Excel content
Coln1 Coln2 Coln3 Coln4
A        12   nice  3e
A        23   talk  s2
A        43   res   23
B        11   xl    34
B        88   out   r45
C        45    tr    h5

EXPECTED result
if (Coln1==B)
{

Loop the list of B rows (here its 2 rows)
Coln1 Coln2 Coln3 Coln4
B        11   xl    34
B        88   out   r45

if i need , r45 , How to pass the row cell to get the value?

}

can someone please assist. Thanks

A: If header is row 1, maybe you can do this.
Row headerRow = sheet.getRow(0);

You can define some constant for index.
e.g
int n1ColIndex = 0;    // 0-based.    this is the index of row in excel.
int n2ColIndex = 1;    //
int n3ColIndex = 2;
int n4ColIndex = 3;

// then you can read cell by Row.getCell() method.

// below code, you can put in loop.
XSSFCell n1Cell = row.getCell(n1ColIndex);
if ( n1Cell == null ){
    continue;
}

String n1Col = n1Cell.getStringCellValue();
if( "B".equals(n1Col) ) {
    // get r45 value.

    XSSFCell n4Cell = row.getCell(n4ColIndex);
    if ( n4Cell == null ){
        continue;
    }

    String val = n4Cell.getStringCellValue();
    // this value will be 34 or r45
    // Do you understand ?

}

// update 1. how to get a row.

// method 1.
Iterator<Row> rowIterator = sheet.iterator();
while (rowIterator.hasNext())
{
    Row row = rowIterator.next();

    // do something with the row var.
}

// method 2.
for ( int index=0; index < sheet.getLastRowNum(); index++){
    Row row = sheet.getRow(index);

    // check null.
    if ( row == null ){
        continue;
    }

    // do something with the row var.

}

API DOC XSSFSheet
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Q: Bind DataGridView to sql view, with updates I'd like to be able to bind a datagridview to a sql view and use the built in tableadapter update method to write data back to the view. Is this possible?
Thank you.

A: yes but it comes with limitations.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa933206(v=sql.80).aspx
Also:
"Microsoft SQL Server does not permit updating fields in multiple database tables used within a SQL view.  According to Microsoft, "INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements also must meet certain qualifications before they can reference a view that is updatable… UPDATE and INSERT statements can reference a view only if the view is updatable and the UPDATE or INSERT statement is written so that it modifies data in only one of the base tables referenced in the FROM clause of the view.  A DELETE statement can reference an updatable view only if the view references exactly one table in its FROM clause."


This is a quiz in the ACT format about Gattaca that could be used in a film (English) class, a science class, or in a social studies class with only some modification. I taught the film in an English class, but some of the students had seen it in a science class. I include the test itself AND a Quizstar key code so you can simply use it as-is. I did not rate it based on ACT or CCR reading levels, but it's probably 20-23 or above.
How is intercutting used at the end of the film?
Why do the credits begin with fingernail and hair clippings?
The doctor at Gattaca mentions his son early in the film and then at the end. What is the purpose of this?
What are the doctors able to do at the time of Vincent's birth?
Which statement is true about Vincent and Anton's last swimming race before Vincent runs off?
Identify the meaning and context of the following: "I was never more certain of how far away I was from my goal than when I was standing right beside it."
Why has Jerome's genetic identity become a valued commodity?
According to Eugene (Jerome), why is he paralyzed?
Which terms best describe most of the settings in the film?
What is remarkable about the twelve-fingered pianist?
What imagery/motif is used to show that Irene and Vincent are interested in one another beyond each others' DNA?
Intercutting is used to create tension when the young police officer and Irene are coming to meet Eugene at his residence. What is Eugene doing as the two approach the house?
Which is used to firmly place the viewer in the future?
How does Eugene summarize his relationship with Vincent at the end of the film?
"I only lent you my piss; you lent me your money."
"I only lent you my dream; you lent me your body."
"I only lent you my name; you lent me your aspirations."
Let's say you're happily married in several years and all of your neighbors and friends have opted to have genetically-perfected children. Give three (3) reasons why you would or would not do the same.
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Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Utica exemplify the problems cities everywhere face during a recession. But even under heavy financial constraints, these "Thruway corridor" cities are working to improve quality of life, cut costs, spur growth, and address the growing fiscal and social challenges in their communities.
Representatives from the cities and Cornell researchers discussed these challenges and shared strategies at a March 25 conference, "State of New York Cities: Creative Responses to Fiscal Stress," presented at the ILR Conference Center by CRP, the Community and Regional Development Institute (CaRDI), and the Department of Development Sociology.
"Fiscal stress is not unique to New York or the United States," CRP professor Mildred Warner said in her introduction. The trend in Europe and the U.S. has been "to pass the fiscal crisis down to the local level — pretty much leaving cities to fend for themselves."
Since the 1950s, many upstate cities have seen economic and population declines. In recent years, local governments have faced added stress, with state budget mandates, less property tax revenue and the higher costs of providing basic infrastructure, services, wages, and benefits.
CRP and Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA) graduate students delivered an overview of these economic challenges and individual city case studies. Common approaches to solutions include regional collaboration, green job creation, service sharing, conservative fiscal management, development of city centers, and neighborhood revitalization.
In Buffalo, properties are being renovated to expand the tax base, and a partnership with a parks conservancy helped the city save $2 million in its first year. The city is "promoting programs that matter to people," such as cultural activities, parks and recreation, and social services, graduate student Nidhi Subramanyam said.
"We're experiencing what is often called the great inversion — the return to cities," said Lou Jean Fleron of Buffalo's Partnership for Public Good.
Rochester's shift from an industrial to a knowledge-based economy followed the loss or downsizing of major employers Kodak, Xerox, and Bausch & Lomb, and residents moving to the suburbs.
"There is no magic bullet. Even strong consumer companies are not safe from changes in consumer tastes, changes in technology and the changing world," CIPA graduate student Patience Milrod said.
To cut costs, the city imposed a debt limit, and fire departments and schools share fueling services. Commercial investments and philanthropy for education have been crucial, and a sustainable business incubator at the Rochester Institute of Technology could create 11,000 green jobs over the next five years.
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner said a mayor's job is to be flexible, creative, and responsible: "You have to be problem-solvers. You see a lot of economic dynamism in the middle-weight cities. We recognize that immigration is vital to the life of the city, and with an anchor institution like Syracuse University, their success is dependent on the city's success."
To correct a $3 million deficit two years ago, Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri cut 120 jobs, almost 20 percent of his city's workforce. "You can't be self-sustaining without cuts, but the only thing any municipality has to offer is service. You can't completely cut services," but the costs of delivering them can be reduced, he said.
Utica also is pursuing sustainable urban renewal in collaboration with Cornell through Rust2Green, and developing a nanotechnology sector with the State University of New York Institute of Technology, graduate student Clint McManus said.
The conference also featured New York Conference of Mayors executive director Peter Baynes, and a panel of Cornell researchers with data on such critical issues as economic development, revenue and funding, public-sector pensions, and demographic trends. Conference attendees included officials from Hornell, Owego, Amsterdam, Cortland, and other cities; Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) educators; and representatives from state government organizations.
"This conference is a wonderful representation of Cornell's land-grant mission in action, with research, teaching, and outreach coming together to address real-world issues," said Rod Howe, CaRDI's executive director and CCE assistant director. "Bringing academics, policymakers, and practitioners together for a dialogue based on research, data, and experience will lead to more informed decisions around the challenges our communities face."


Kali Prasad aka Kali is the man of masses in Bejawada.
His group has a stronghold on temple city.
Vijay Krishna is right hand to Kali.
Kali's brother Shankar Prasad aka Shankar does not like the supremacy of Vijay Krishna.
Due to this personal grudge, Shankar plays spoil sport of brutally killing his brother Kali and then spreads the rumor in Bejawada about Vijay Krishna as man behind this murder.
With the help of politician Ramana, Shankar plans to become a politician but fails due to Vijay Krishna's authority on Student and Labor Unions.
Vijay Krishna has two brothers Jaya Krishna and Siva Krishna.
Shankar assassinates Vijay Krishna for building his own identity.
It is time now for cool, daring and dashing Siva Krishna to enter the scene for completing revenge saga.


Pete Kolakowski had a great game and scored a great try.
Peterborough Lions bounced back from a run of three National League defeats in style today (February 27).
They were at Division Three basement boys Sutton Coldfield and roared to a 60-28 victory.
They crossed for a terrific 10 tries with prop Ben Howerd forcing his way over for three of them.
"It was a great way to come back after those three defeats. I know Sutton Coldfield are at the bottom of the table but to score 60 points at this level still takes some doing," said Lions chairman Andy Moore.
"Our forwards, and in particular our four old-heads - Pete Kolakowski, Nico Steenkamp, Darren Fox and Chris Humphrey - were awesome. Sutton Coldfield had no answer to their power and their know-how.
"At one stage in the second half we were leading 53-7. It was only then that Sutton Coldfield realised that if they kept it away from our forwards they might do some damage and they scored three converted tries very late on through their backs, who to be fair were quite good.
"Mind you by then we had lost a few players through injury. Vernon Horne was a first-half casualty with a bad back and then in the second half Foxy came off and we lost Adam Barnard with concussion.
"And we were already a bit thin on the ground to start with. We had a lot of late drop-outs through injury today - Marius Andrijauskas and Conor Gracey were two of them. So we're going to have quite a few problems with selection for next week's game against Birmingham. It may well be a case of who's left standing gets a game.
Howerd opened the scoring with his first try on four minutes and he added two more after half-time. Lions were 27-7 ahead at the interval.
The other touchdowns came from Tom Lewis, Kaz Henderson (2), Will Carrington, Kolakowski, George Offer and Humphrey.
Henderson had a fine game on the wing and looked very lively. He was the Lions' best back and Carrington, normally the stand-off, did well at full-back.
Centre Offer, a recent recruit from Borough, scored his first try for the club on his full debut.
Carrington kicked five of the 10 conversions.


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Tasaf improves lives of over 30,000 poor families - Shein
DAILY NEWS Reporter in Zanzibar
AT least 31,993 families categorised as poor households received money from the Tanzania Social Action Fund (Tasaf) to enable them to engage in various economic activities, including entrepreneurship, farming and livestock.
President Ali Mohamed Shein revealed this at the climax of the 56th anniversary of Zanzibar Revolution, saying Tasaf had enabled many people to move a step forward in improving their livelihoods.
"We have made great strides in ensuring that no one is left behind in living better life. The government introduced the Universal Pension Scheme (UPS) with a similar objective.All elderly aged 70 years or above pocket 20,000/- monthly and through Tasaf poor families are economically empowered," said Dr Shein in his speech.
At Amaani Stadium, where hundreds of people had gathered to celebrate Revolution, he said through Tasaf, 40bn/- was spent on the implementation of 656 community development projects.
He noted that the projects "aimed at improving beneficiaries' standard of living and communities, particularly by improving their health and education needs."
Members of most households can now easily access health facilities and children are able to attend school.
Tasaf, which was introduced in 2000 with support from development partners led by the World Bank, has touched the lives of millions of people in Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar through supporting community sub-projects across all sectors of the economy, including the environment.
Meanwhile, Dr Shein's speech (cut short due to the scotching sun which led some people to collapse at the stadium) contained a message of how his government had been addressing the impact of climate change on land in coastal areas.
Environmentalists have warned that many areas of Zanzibar, particularly buildings and farms close to beaches, are likely to be affected by rising sea level linked to global warming.
The Isles President said different adaptation and mitigation measures had been taken to protect Zanzibar.
"This includes planting of 337 mangrove trees and the construction of water barriers such as a wall to prevent floods and seawater from entering residential areas and farms."
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Companies, it could be argued, are at the centre of a never-ending battle. In one corner stand the customers, always wanting more bang for their buck. In another are the suppliers, who are seeking the best price available. This includes staff, who supply their labour. In the third corner are the shareholders. They are looking to keep as much value as possible once the other two groups have grabbed their share. And in the middle of all this are the managers, tasked with reconciling these competing forces.
The degree to which managers can satisfy these masters depends on the economic cycle. At times such as these – when economic activity is slowing and inflation is rising – it can be a big ask. But it is not just the business cycle that can change the relationship between companies and their customers, shareholders and suppliers. Long-term trends are equally important, with managers under constant pressure to ensure the big picture is not lost in the short-term push to hit targets.
For most companies, the primary focus is the customer. Thanks to globalisation and technology, the search for customers takes even small and medium-sized businesses around the world, often to emerging markets. "There is a rebalancing, with the economic centre moving from west to east. For many companies, the ability to rely on the domestic market is over," says Kevin Sneader, managing partner for the UK and Ireland at McKinsey, the consultants.
From banks such as HSBC and Standard Chartered to Carrefour, the French retailer, companies of all shapes and sizes are now looking for new customers in emerging markets. This is far from easy – new business cultures and unfamiliar regulatory environments are among the hurdles that have to be overcome. However, with growth in the developed world slowing, most companies feel they have little choice.
These familiar names are not the only ones searching across the globe for new customers. Emerging-market-based companies are looking to the developed world, where their low-cost production techniques can enable them to undercut the more established opposition.
Consumers in the west are already used to buying cars from Korea's Hyundai, and similar trends are being seen in other industries. In the mobile phone sector, HTC of Taiwan and Huawei of China will continue to challenge Apple and Nokia with low-cost smartphones.
At the same time, companies need to ensure that they are attracting the right kind of staff. The so-called war for talent has been a feature of the employment market for many years, but with the population ageing rapidly in many developed countries, the competition is becoming more acute.
These days, attracting the right staff means providing the right sort of working conditions as much as the right sort of salaries. The PR Network, a London-based public relations agency, has taken an innovative approach. Rather than employing a large number of staff directly, it has a small London office and relies on a network of more than 500 freelancers. The freelancers get to work when and where they choose, while the company can service large clients such as MasterCard, the electronic payment network provider, and Deloitte, the professional services firm, with just a small office of six people. Such flexibility is likely to become increasingly important as workers start to exploit the dearth of available talent in some industries.
Companies' relationship with the third group – the shareholders – is also changing. Investors were criticised in the wake of the financial crisis for not keeping a close enough eye on what their companies were doing. Since then there has been a push in many markets to force them to take a more active interest.
For their part, the companies are under pressure to become more accessible to investors, and to encourage investors to take a longer-term view of their prospects. For some businesses, such as Unilever, the consumer goods conglomerate, Ford, the US car maker, and Coca-Cola, the US soft drinks group, this has meant freeing themselves from the pressure to hit short-term targets by declining to give detailed financial guidance to analysts.
For others, it has meant a more fundamental reconsideration of their structure and the investment proposition that they offer.
In the US, large groups such as Fortune Brands, the drinks giant, Tyco, the engineering conglomerate, Kraft, the food business, and ConocoPhillips, the oil company, have unveiled plans to split into smaller units. In Korea, the traditional chaebol – the colossal family-controlled conglomerates based on a complex system of cross-shareholdings – are also under pressure to unwind themselves. Some, such as Samsung, the world's biggest technology company, have already started to do so.
There is another long-term change facing companies. It involves a new, and less cohesive, group of interests that centre on the company's impact on the environment, local communities and the wider supply chain. It falls under the banner of corporate social responsibility.
CSR has been around for some time, but according to Mr Sneader, attitudes are changing. "There is still a lot of box-ticking in CSR, but some companies are realising that, for example, environmentally friendly supply chains can be better supply chains," he explains.
Marshalls, a UK-based supplier of building materials, has won plaudits for its progress in sustainability thanks to the rigorous attitude it takes to sourcing, distribution and reporting. In one instance, Marshalls went as far as to measure the carbon footprint of the camels it uses to transport raw materials in India.
It may be some time before companies embrace CSR for its own sake en masse, despite what politicians and environmentalists might wish for. But as the battle between customers, suppliers and shareholders becomes more intense, managers might well see CSR, and the warm corporate glow that it engenders, as an increasingly important tool in ensuring a happy balance between the three groups.
The importance of finding new customers in emerging markets was illustrated this year when Casino and Carrefour, the two dominant French food retailers, went head to head over expansion into Brazil. Carrefour agreed a deal to merge its Brazilian stores with those of Pão de Açúcar, a leading local chain. Casino, which already owned a stake in Pão, objected, and when banks withdrew their support, the deal collapsed.
Students of corporate history will already be familiar with attempts by Tyco, the US-based industrial conglomerate, to streamline itself. In 2007, it split into three groups – industrial, electronics and healthcare. Earlier this year the industrial arm announced plans for another three-way split. Ed Breen, the chief executive, told investors that the three companies "operate with very distinct business models, each with different capital investment needs and growth profiles".
Some of Silicon Valley's biggest names have been raising salaries over the past 12 months as the battle for staff hots up. Last year, Google, the internet search business, increased salaries for all of its staff by 10 per cent, and increased total annual earnings for a group of top executives by 80 per cent. Microsoft, the technology company, has also taken action. In April it increased pay for all 90,000 of its employees, with a particular focus on software engineers.
Marks & Spencer is best known as a stalwart of the UK high street. But in recent years, the retailer has also been trying to make a name for itself in sustainability. Five years ago it launched "Plan A", a set of 180 commitments that include making the company carbon neutral by 2012. In March, the company was awarded a Financial Times ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Award for its efforts in this area.


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The 1924 All-Pro Team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at their positions for the All-Pro team of the National Football League (NFL) for the 1924 NFL season. Four players were unanimous first-team picks by both known selectors: guard Stanley Muirhead of the Dayton Triangles; quarterback Joey Sternaman of the Chicago Bears; and halfbacks Charley Way of the Frankford Yellow Jackets and Benny Boynton of the Buffalo Bisons.

Selectors and key
For the 1924 season, there are two known selectors of All-Pro Teams.  They are:

GB = A poll conducted by the Green Bay Press-Gazette identified first, second, and third teams. The selections were based on polling of 12 sports writers from cities having NFL teams and of six officials who worked NFL games during the season.

CE = Selected by E.G. Brands, a correspondent for Collyer's Eye, a sports journal published in Chicago.

Players selected by both selectors as first-team All-Pros are displayed in bold typeface. Players who have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are designated with a "†" next to their names.

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Results from the pivotal phase III SOLO I and SOLO 2 trials were just released in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Results from the SOLO I and SOLO 2 trials confirm that the novel, investigational biologic drug dupilumab improves symptoms associated with atopic eczema in adults, including intense itching, anxiety, depression and anxiety.
Researchers enrolled 671 patients in SOLO 1 and 708 in SOLO 2.
Similar results were seen in the SOLO 2, with the primary outcome occurring in 36% and 36%, respectively, of patients receiving dupilumab injections weekly and every other week, and 8% of patients receiving placebo (P<0.001 for both comparisons) at 16 weeks.
Dupilumab was also associated with improvement in other clinical end points, including reduction in pruritus and symptoms of anxiety or depression and improvement in quality of life. Injection-site reactions and conjunctivitis were more frequent in the dupilumab groups than in the placebo groups.
Dupilumab, which this week received priority review status from the FDA based largely on the findings from the phase III studies, is poised to become the first targeted systemic treatment for atopic dermatitis. The move means that an FDA ruling on the drug's approval should come no later than late March of next year.


HT: You know about the British a cappella band performing this weekend in Delhi?
The British a cappella supergroup, The Magnets, featuring strong vocal and beatboxing talent on the international a cappella scene as well as London's West End, is currently on a multi-city tour across Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi and Kolkata. The show is called "The Magnets featuring Natalie Di Luccio" – Natalie being an Italian-Canadian-classical crossover singer from Toronto, Canada, often referred to as Bollywood's Soprano because of her unique renditions of Indian classics.
The band that dates back to the late '90s has left their sonic mark on the a cappella music scene with a hard-won reputation as festival favourites from Edinburgh to Adelaide. They've performed in major London venues such as the Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Jubilee, the O2 Empire, and The Roundhouse.
A cappella, an art form that swears by the human voice, is solo or group singing without any instrumental accompaniment. The idea is to navigate through the dynamic range and fulfill all roles of a piece of music using only the human voice. It began as church music and can be traced back to the 15th century.
Today, it is a well-established style. The wave of a cappella music has been growing and The Magnets are one of the torchbearers of the art form. Most a cappella artists can expertly imitate musical instruments – from guitar to drums. Beatboxing – often known as vocal percussion – is an integral part of the routine of such bands.
I watched the group live at The British Council, New Delhi and they are a full package! The six-piece group comprising of Callum, Michael, Duncan, Ball-Zee Matthew, and James live up to their name by making sure their listeners are constantly magnetized to their voices, with never a dull moment. The band's repertoire ranges from classics like Feeling Good by Nina Simone to contemporary ballads like Lay Me Down by Sam Smith to foot-tapping hits like Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars featuring Mark Ronson.
Ball-Zee blew everyone away by performing a skit where he used the space on stage to pretend he was setting up a drum kit guided by his voice.


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Broncos' Lock, Falcons' Ryan try to continue season revivals
By CHARLES ODUM - Nov. 05, 2020 03:26 PM EST
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) prepares for an NFL game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020 in Atlanta. The Lions defeated the Falcons 23-22.(Margaret Bowles via AP)
ATLANTA (AP) — Drew Lock and Matt Ryan are trying to lead season revivals for the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, respectively.
The quarterbacks also are shaping their places in their teams' long-term plans entering Sunday's game.
Lock, in his second year, is trying to prove he's the right leader to make the Broncos a playoff contender.
Ryan, 35 and in his 13th season as Atlanta's starter, wants to disprove the theory that it's time for the Falcons to rebuild, starting at the top.
Ryan says he wants to finish his career in Atlanta. After general manager Thomas Dimitroff and coach Dan Quinn were fired last month following an 0-5 start, there was speculation the Falcons would consider trade-deadline interest in their biggest stars, including Ryan and wide receiver Julio Jones.
It was no surprise the deadline passed with no Falcons trades. Falcons owner Arthur Blank and president Rich McKay say they want a new GM and coach to make those most important roster decisions that will shape the team's future.
Lock threw three fourth-quarter touchdown passes to lead Denver to a 31-30 comeback win over the Los Angeles Chargers last week. It was an important confidence-building performance by Lock after he threw four interceptions with no scoring passes in his previous two games.
Coach Vic Fangio said the comeback win can be a career-boosting game for Lock.
"He definitely needed it," Fangio said. "Like I said, that's the only way you're going to truly have confidence and feel good. Now you've got something to build on. ... Hopefully this will spring him forward through the rest of the season."
The Broncos (3-4) have won three of their past four games since opening the season with three straight losses. Denver's only setback since the 0-3 start was a 43-16 blowout loss to Kansas City on Oct. 25.
The Falcons (2-6) have won two of three under interim coach Raheem Morris, who was promoted from defensive coordinator after Quinn was fired following an 0-5 start.
Morris has talked of the Falcons imposing their will on opponents. It hasn't been an easy lesson for Atlanta. As part of the 0-5 start, the Falcons became the first team in NFL history to squander fourth-quarter leads of at least 15 points in back-to-back games.
More heartbreak came in a 23-22 loss to Detroit on Oct. 25 in yet another fourth-quarter meltdown. Todd Gurley fell on the goal line for a touchdown when he was trying to avoid scoring late in the game, leaving the Lions time for their last-second win.
Finally, the Falcons displayed the grit Morris seeks when Blidi Wreh-Wilson's late interception preserved a 25-17 win over Carolina on Oct. 29.
The Broncos canceled practice Wednesday after two more players were placed on the NFL's COVID-19/reserve list, including DE Shelby Harris. That brings the number of coronavirus infections/exposures to three players, three assistant coaches, two executives and other staffers at team headquarters over the past few weeks. Also out is RG Graham Glasgow, who will miss his second straight game.
NO TAKK
Falcons defensive end Takk McKinley will miss his second straight game with a groin injury. He drew criticism from Morris after using his Twitter account to express his disappointment the team didn't accommodate his request to be traded. McKinley, a first-round pick in 2017, has struggled with injuries since getting a combined 13 sacks in his first two seasons.
WOES IN THE RED ZONE
The Falcons are averaging 401 yards per game, sixth best in the NFL, but the offense has sputtered too often in the red zone. That was the focus in practice this week.
"Touchdowns," Ryan said. "That's the number one thing. Finding a way to do it. I think that comes with running the football well. I think we've done a pretty good job of that. We have to capitalize in the pass game when we get opportunities."
DEEP BALL
Although WRs KJ Hamler, Jerry Jeudy and TE Albert Okwuegbunam, all rookies, are getting the publicity, it was third-year pro DaeSean Hamilton who sparked Denver's comeback last week with a key catch on a third down and a 40-yard TD catch-and-run.
"I think the one who might not get talked about enough would be DaeSean coming in and playing a massive game for us," Lock said. "He hasn't really been called on much this year but the reason he's on this team is because he's Mr. Reliable."
PLAYING FOR TWO
Morris says every week the Falcons are playing to be 1-0. This week, 2-0 may be the better goal. The Falcons are playing to win back-to-back games for the first time since closing last season with four straight wins.
AP Pro Football Writer Arnie Stapleton in Denver contributed to this report.