Combines the power of Chef for configuration management and automation with Microsoft's Azure cloud.
Written by an authority on Chef, and contributor to the Chef codebase.
Contains examples that are equally applicable to Windows, Mac, or Linux platforms.
Takes you all the way through from writing your first Chef recipe to advanced provisioning techniques, and explains the options available to you.
Includes real-world guidance on tooling options, integrating Chef into your development lifecycle, and setting up a continuous delivery pipeline.
This book is your hands-on guide to infrastructure provisioning and configuration management in the cloud using Chef's open source, cross-platform toolset. With over 10,000 customers joining the Microsoft Azure cloud platform each week and steadily increasing usage, the need for automation approaches has never been greater. This book provides both practical examples and a much needed strategic overview of how these two technologies can be combined.
Using Chef with Microsoft Azure takes you through the process of writing 'recipes' in Chef to describe your infrastructure as code, and simplify your configuration management processes. You'll also meet the Chef tools that can be used to provision complete environments within Microsoft Azure.
There are now a wide variety of tools and approaches that can be taken to provision resources such as virtual machines within Microsoft Azure. This book demonstrates them, discusses the benefits and weaknesses of each approach, and shows how a continuous provisioning pipeline can be established as part of a reliable, repeatable, and robust provisioning process.
Each chapter has practical exercises that highlight the capabilities of both Chef and Microsoft Azure from an automation perspective and can be executed on Windows, Mac, or Linux platforms.
This book is for infrastructure platform and operations engineers and DevOps specialists/practitioners working with infrastructure and platform provisioning on Microsoft's public cloud, Azure.
An understanding of programming in any language would be beneficial, but not necessary as the examples are designed to be easily readable by anyone with general IT experience.
While it is expected most users picking up this book will be on the Windows platform, a good proportion of compute workload on the Azure platform is Linux based. As a result the book includes examples that are relevant to both Windows and Linux platforms.
Stuart Preston is the Technical Director and co-founder of Pendrica, a technology consultancy based in the United Kingdom focusing on cloud automation with the Microsoft Azure platform. Stuart started his career as a trainee at University College London (UCL) in 1997 and quickly moved into consultancy. Over the last two decades he has specialized in delivering Infrastructure, Platform Architecture and Application Lifecycle Management consultancy on Microsoft.NET and Java-based retail and commerce platforms, motivated by big technical challenges and detailed problem solving that spans the business and technical domains.Prior to starting Pendrica, Stuart was the Chief Technical Officer at RippleRock and EMC Consulting. He resides in London, United Kingdom.


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How To Find Staff, The Great Resignation (Part I)
In Article by Scott March 8, 2022
Just a moment,
What is the "Great Resignation"?
The Great Resignation is a pandemic-fuelled phenomena, where workers voluntarily quite their jobs in record numbers. However, this trend actually started before the pandemic kicked into gear. How has this phenomena impacted those who already found themselves excluded from employment opportunities?
This is a two-part feature looking at the phenomena known as the Great Resignation and how much of an impact COVID had on this.
In the second part I look at a technology platform that aims to help companies find hidden workers using simulation tools to test of actual capability, rather than CV-writing skills.
In Part I:
Is COVID the cause?
Disenfranchised non-digital labour
How To Find Staff Amid The Great Resignation?
The COVID-19 pandemic has really delivered some interesting societal challenges, hasn't it?
The impact of this continues to be felt in many ways - from the deeply personal, individual impacts, through to poverty, excess waste, pollution, global supply chains, and shortages in anything with a computer chip in it.
One of the other paradigms that has been forced upon us during this period of time is becoming known as the Great Resignation.
We are in a period of time where employers are finding it increasingly difficult to motivate and retain staff, even harder to recruit either for backfilling vacant roles, or for the new roles that are critical for growth.
I've spoken to leaders in startups and multinationals, across sectors ranging from digital, to telecom, education and hospitality - all tell me the same, it's incredibly difficult to retain, let alone to hire the people you need fast enough.
There seem to be many factors playing into this particular dynamic, and so far I haven't found one unified answer that explains the simultaneous increase in vacant roles and unemployed, or under-employed workers.
COVID-19 is certainly one of those factors, but is it the only one?
There are many factors that play into today's labor shortage. There are many people in the labor market who have skills but are not finding their way in the door that leads them to employment. This is the reason that Skillset was established.
Mor Panfil, Co Founder and COO, Skillset
Is COVID the cause of the Great Resignation?
If so, how do you find skilled staff?
A Harvard Business School report seems to say "no", COVID-19 is not the sole reason for the difficulty in finding skilled staff.
The report, co-authored by Joseph Fuller, highlights that the disconnect between open roles and unemployment pre-dates COVID. He cites that in Germany during February 2020, just before the triggering of global lockdowns, there were 712,000 job vacancies across the country with 2.3 million people being unemployed, with a similar picture in the UK. However, in the US there were 7 million positions available with 5.8 million people unemployed, and a similar number are underemployed.
Even though COVID wasn't the initiator of this particular trend, it certainly hasn't helped at all.
In hospitality, one of the most adversely affected industries, many staff were either let go, or put on significantly reduced contracts. This has led to many hospitality staff finding alternative employment in different sectors, and now no longer wishing to return to those businesses, even though things seem to be opening up again - creating a more significant problem in the near-, to mid-term for that sector.
Beyond hospitality, many employees face the uncertainty of quarantines, school closures or even office closures, and are therefore reluctant to take on any additional commitments until the uncertainty passes. Perhaps now with several European countries dropping restrictions, we will see a change of course in this behaviour, as those who are reluctant to take on commitment now feel more reassured that life will return to some kind of normality.
However, the pandemic pushed us to move to more digital ways of working, the digital divide became a digital ravine (watch presentation here to find out more about the digital ravine).
The Great Resignation and Climate Change
Are there similarities between the Great Resignation and climate change?
Digital Ravine Disenfranchises Non-Digital Labour
The recruitment process has been moving towards the increased use of digital applications, and AI based CV screening and selection techniques for quite a while. This, like many digital projects during the pandemic, was accelerate by many businesses during 2020-2022.
Naturally, the digital-first approach to the initial screening stages of recruitment is important for worlds where digital skills are increasingly more required. However, there are so many jobs were the ability to do the role outweighs the importance of being able to operate computers or submit carefully constructed CVs.
In fact, in another study there is a clear preference for applicants being able to do the job they're applying for, as demonstrated by these statistics.
91% of employers prefer applicants to have work experience
That statistic is very interesting, especially considering that in Mr Fuller's report he highlights that the number of job postings in the UK during the pandemic that specified "no experience required" increased by more than 60%, compared to 2019.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, but does this mean employers are compromising on things they believe to be highly valuable just to find staff?
There are other eye-opening statistics shared in the previous article, such as 71% of employers not hiring someone because of the way they dress and 10% of applications being rejected due to a poor handshake.
I'm sure some of these things are very important for some roles, and the first impression is always incredibly important. However, I wonder about the importance of these criteria when trying to diversify and become more inclusive, and when companies are scrambling to hire even the bare minimum number of staff.
Tech to Find Appropriately Skilled Staff
In the next part of this feature, I speak with a company about how they are using technologies to help find skilled staff that might otherwise find themselves excluded from the recruitment process.
Click the button below to read how carefully constructed job simulations are helping reduce bias and increase access to jobs for the 'hidden workforce'.
Addressing the skill shortage
Read the second part of this feature to hear from a company using technologies to address the skill shortage.
Continue to Part II
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Compassion: This incredible photo marks the end of Matador Torero Alvaro Munera's career. He collapsed in remorse mid-fight when he realized he was having to prompt this otherwise gentle beast to fight. He went on to become an avid opponent of bullfights. Even grievously wounded, the bull did not attack Munera.


Festival is, perhaps, a bit of an overstatement. However, there was a collection of artists who participated in the event held recently at the Rialto in Atlanta. My wife and I joined some acquaintances there to explore the culturally rich music of the Arabo-Andalusian. Representing the classical music were musicians from three cities; the Tunisian singer Lotfi Bouchnak, Wasla from Egypt, and the Orchestra of Tangier.
I knew very little of the meaning of this music. Fortunately, translations were provided in the program.
Now I just need a translation into English.
The first to perform, the Sama'a, was Marouane Hajji with a short singing piece (less than 10 minutes). He was a 20-something Arab and a wonderful singer – apparently regarded as one of the best. Following Hajji's bit, the Orchestra of Tangier performed an excerpt from the Nawbaat Hijaz al-Kabir.
There used to be twenty-four Nawbaat, each of which corresponded to an hour of the day (there may have been twenty-six Nawbaat). Only eleven Nawbaat have survived to date. Each Nawbaat consists of five movements (Mizans). Each movement is based on a certain rhythm.
It is interesting to note that a Nawbaat, made up of its Mizans, actually takes an hour to perform. I imagine that the entire collection has been performed in total at least once in history, but I cannot imagine staying awake through them. I barely made it through one. It's also worth noting that, while brilliant musicians, the Orchestra of Tangier does not appear to be a "performance" group. They sat in chairs and played their music with little interest. Some actually looked bored. Perhaps it's the style, but it does little to rouse the audience. Unfortunately, we had to leave on the fifth Mizan – Mizan al-Quddam – which picked up the pace and had the (Arab) audience clapping along. Some appeared to know the piece, while I was just trying to read along. It's unfortunate that we left because following the intermission, the Lotfi Bouchnak Ensemble performed and was apparently more lively. They had people singing along, clapping, and included a much heavier repertoire of percussion. It was 9:30 when we finally left, so we couldn't have stayed longer. We had children to collect from the mother-in-law!
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The poetry sounds like something Rafe might have written. I'm pretty sure that whoever translated it had no clear knowledge of English. It was amusing in an obscure sort of way. Perhaps whoever wrote it had several sets of magnetic poetry and just strung together words in such a way as to please and amuse the author. Who, by the way, probably has some type of mental illness involving extreme flow of consciousness.


Title of the work: High over the distant horizon.
Instruments: flute, bass clarinet, percussion, electric organ, piano, violin, cello.
Dedicatee: New Arts and Music Ensemble Salzburg.
First world performance: 08.12.2018, Solitaar Saal, Mozarteum of Salzburg, New Arts and Music Ensemble Salzburg.
Commissioned by the Mozarteum in Salzburg to mark the 60th anniversary of the foundation of the Electronic Music Studio of the institution, High Over the Distant Horizon for piano, electric organ, cello, four players in movement (flute, bass clarinet, violin percussion) and electronics will be the closing work on December 8 of the Festival Crossroads 2018 organized by the Institute for Contemporary Music of the Mozarteum, and will be performed by NAMES (New Art and Music Ensemble Salzburg). On the same day the composer will hold a conference in which he will present the new work in the Conference room of the Electronic Music Studio of the Mozarteum. High Over the Distant Horizon was written during the first year that Javier Torres Maldonado belonged to the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte in Mexico. The composer tells us: «High Over the Distant Horizon is based on the idea of creating music where the acoustic instruments are not amplified or treated electronically, but despite this their integration with the electronic part seems "natural". To obtain this result it was necessary to carry out various experiments that gave rise to two basic principles: the decomposition of the sound objects through a principle of spectral complementarity, and the association of the spatial position of the players with the physical location of the loudspeakers. The conception of the spatialization depends mainly on these principles, that is to say, the function of the musicians of the ensemble is not traditional but depend on their movements in the space, carefully specified in the score. For the static instruments like the piano, the spatial integration is made more simple thanks to two loudspeakers placed in front of the opening of the lid. The integration of electronic sounds within the trajectories of the players who move does not exclude the use of electronic sounds when they are close to a loudspeaker. With regards the sound materials, the starting point of the piece is the spectral decomposition of two multiphonics of the saxophone, an instrument not included in the ensemble of the work. In fact, this basic material is never heard throughout the piece, but nevertheless provides the basis for the rhythms and verticalities (whose ambiguity oscillates between timbre and harmonic field), while the form (divided into two blocks of 8 and 7 modules, respectively) reflects the various "states" of the basic material and its transformations».


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Hackney Year 6s Celebrate Diversity
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Last week Diane Abbott, MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, attended the year 6 Graduation Ceremony at Grazebrook Primary School. The Ceremony had an international theme as a celebration of the ethnic and cultural diversity of the graduating year 6 students. The students were presented with their graduation certificates by The Deputy Speaker/Mayor of Hackney, Ms Afolasade Bright and local MP Ms Abbott.
Diane Abbott said: "I was extremely happy to take part in the graduation ceremony at Grazebrook Primary School today. All the kids I met were happy, bright and full of potential. I was very impressed with their early achievements. I am absolutely confident that their education here at Grazebrook Primary School has provided them with the proper educational foundation necessary for secondary school."
Abbott added: "I always enjoy visiting Hackney schools as they are an absolutely central part of our local community. I am especially fond of our primary schools because the children here are always so positive and ambitious. I was particularly impressed with the South African dance performed by the students as it revealed the communal and multi-cultural spirit of the school."
Abbott concluded: "Choosing to celebrate the diversity of our Hackney communities was a particularly fitting theme. It is integral to the primary education of our children that they are taught to embrace and learn from that diversity."


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Puzzling Dream - Team who brought you "The Way" (winner of multiple Pixel Heaven awards, including award for best indie game of 2016) - are happy to announce their new title!
"Unlucky Seven" was our secret project. It was originaly created on Steam Greenlight and continues to be our most popular game there, with nearly 1000 comments made by our fans.
A lot of time has passed, during which the game has been completely re-designed and re-made. You can check out the results on Steam.


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BREAKING: Democrats On Judiciary Committee Vote To Advance Trump Impeachment
A strictly partisan vote on the House Judiciary Committee on Friday resulted in the Democrat-controlled body voting to advance articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump for allegedly abusing the power of his office and obstructing Congress.
"After a fractious two-day debate steeped in the Constitution and shaped by the realities of a hyperpartisan era in American politics, the Democratic-controlled committee recommended that the House ratify two articles of impeachment against the 45th president," The New York Times reported. "In back-to-back morning votes, they adopted each charge against Mr. Trump by a margin of 23 to 17 over howls of Republican protest."
A New York Times tracker that was updated on mid-Friday morning showed that for Democrats, 136 House members supported article of impeachment, 12 were undecided, and 85 had not responded to a request for comment. For Republicans, zero House members supported articles of impeachment, there were no undecided members, and 56 had not responded to a request for comment. The sole independent member of Congress supported impeachment.
This New York Times tracker on where members stand on impeachment, updated today at 10:50 AM, doesn't include stated Democrat opposition to impeachment. pic.twitter.com/pOs7xaeQdC
— Tommy Pigott (@TCPigott) December 13, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, having seen the supposed evidence that Democrats laid out over the past few months, has stated that there is "no chance" that the Senate will vote to remove Trump from office if the House votes to send impeachment to a trial in the Senate.
White House Press Secretary and Communications Director Stephanie Grisham issued a statement saying that the president was looking forward to a trial in the Senate.
"This desperate charade of an impeachment inquiry in the House Judiciary Committee has reached its shameful end," Grisham said. "The President looks forward to receiving in the Senate the fair treatment and due process which continues to be disgracefully denied to him by the House."
"He looks forward to a Senate trial that he seems sure to win and thinks that it will help him on the campaign trail when he travels the country boasting that he had been 'exonerated' after the latest partisan 'witch hunt,'" The New York Times reported. "Mr. Trump's mood has actually improved in the past couple of weeks, advisers say, as Republicans have risen to his defense. He has grown more energized, bombarding followers with tweets and retweets defending himself and attacking his enemies."
South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, said, "He doesn't like what's happening. He thinks it's unfair. But I think he's resolved himself that they're going to do it, they're out to get him. I think he's more determined now to win than ever."
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler was supposed to hold today's vote last night but cancelled at the last minute, without notifying or consulting the Ranking Member.
"It has been a long two days of consideration of these articles [of impeachment] and it is now very late at night," Nadler said. "I want the members on both sides of the aisle to think about what has happened over these last two days and to search their consciousnesses before we cast our final votes."
"Therefore the committee will now stand in recess until tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. at which point I will move to divide the question so that each of us may have the opportunity to cast up or down votes on each of the articles of impeachment and tell history to be our judge," Nadler continued. The Committee is in recess."
Ranking Member Doug Collins slammed Nadler, "Mr. Chairman, there is no consulting from the Ranking Member on your schedule for tomorrow in which you just blown up schedules for everyone? You chose not to consult the Ranking Member on a schedule issue of this magnitude? This is kangaroo court that we're talking about."
"I'm not sure what to say at this second, I've been in public life now since 2006 and I have just witnessed the most bush league stunt I have ever witnessed in my professional life," Collins said at a press conference immediately following the hearing. "The reason we had this tonight is we had worked this out tonight to finish up tonight [because] we have members who have flights, we have members who are getting on trains, we have members who are going home because this was going to finish up tonight. But to not even consult the Ranking Member, to not even give us a heads up, this is all we heard, and we had been consulting back and forth in the last few minutes and how we were going to end the speaking tonight … that was the most lack of integrity thing I have ever seen by a member of Congress, especially a Chairman."


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Stan Tutaj, właściwie Stanisław Tutaj (ur. 9 sierpnia 1962) – polski parodysta, kabareciarz, satyryk.

Życiorys
Działalność artystyczną rozpoczął w 1983 roku w kabarecie "Szerszeń" Kazimierza Brusikiewicza, następnie występował w kabaretach Hanki Bielickiej, Jana Pietrzaka, w kabarecie Pigwa. Od 1995 występuje solo znany jako Stan Tutaj. Telewizyjnej publiczności znany z opolskich kabaretonów (1996, 1998), satyrycznego programu Tadeusza Drozdy "Prywatka u Tadka" (1999), festiwalu kabaretowego Koszalin (2000). Największą popularność zdobył dzięki parodiom prezentowanym w programie "Disco Relax" w TV Polsat, m.in. "Mortadela", "Viagra", "Mydełko Fa" i "Silikon". Wydał 5 płyt, które sprzedały się w kilkusettysięcznych nakładach. Występował dla Polonii w USA, Kanadzie, Australii. Obecnie ze swoim recitalem występuje w całej Polsce.

Podczas występów kabaretowych komentuje aktualną rzeczywistość społeczno-polityczną oraz śpiewa piosenki znanych artystów ze zmienionym tekstem.

Mieszka w Masłowie. Jest mężem Elżbiety i ojcem trzech synów.

Dyskografia
 Polski Benny Hill, 1995
 Niech żyje szmal!, 1995
 Jaja Tutaja, 1995
 W krainie latających siekier, 1995
 Tutaj mix '97, 1997 – złota płyta
 Jestem łysy, 1998
 Parodie, 1998
 Wesołe jest życie..., 1999
 Stań Tutaj: Parodie, parodie, 2001
 Tutajmałpa.pl, 2006

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 Oficjalna strona internetowa

Wokaliści disco polo
Ludzie związani z Kielcami
Polscy artyści kabaretowi
Zdobywcy złotych płyt
Urodzeni w XX wieku

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Il priosfenodonte (Priosphenodon avelasi) è un rettile estinto appartenente ai rincocefali. Visse all'inizio del Cretaceo superiore (Cenomaniano-Turoniano, circa 90 milioni di anni fa) e i suoi resti sono stati ritrovati in Patagonia (Argentina).

Descrizione
Questo animale è uno dei più grandi esemplari fra i rincocefali, un gruppo di rettili diapsidi attualmente rappresentati dai soli tuatara. Il priosfenodonte, infatti, poteva superare il metro di lunghezza e probabilmente pesava oltre 15 chilogrammi. Il cranio era corto e smussato, fornito di un becco aguzzo e di una dentatura robusta. Le zampe erano robuste e allungate (tipiche di un animale terrestre) e fornite di forti artigli.

Significato dei fossili
I fossili di questo animale, rinvenuti nella formazione di Candeleros, sono particolarmente numerosi. Questo significa che il priosfenodonte era un componente fondamentale della fauna del luogo, e probabilmente sopravanzava in numero tutti gli altri tetrapodi conosciuti (come coccodrilli, serpenti, mammiferi e dinosauri). Il ritrovamento del priosfenodonte, avvenuto nel 2003, è molto importante: fino ad allora, infatti, i più recenti ritrovamenti fossili di rincocefali datavano a circa 110 milioni di anni fa, e includevano essenzialmente forme di piccole dimensioni e piuttosto rare. Il priosfenodonte dimostrerebbe invece che questi animali erano ancora diffusi e in pieno sviluppo verso la fine del Cretaceo, circa 90 milioni di anni fa. Si pensava che i rincocefali avessero subito la concorrenza dei più recenti squamati nel corso del Cretaceo, riducendosi attualmente a sopravvivere in poche isole al largo della Nuova Zelanda. La scoperta del priosfenodonte porta ad altre conclusioni: è possibile, infatti, che questa riduzione drastica abbia avuto luogo nei primi tempi del Cenozoico, e non nel Cretaceo.

Bibliografia
 Apesteguia, S., and Novas, F. E., 2003,      Large Cretaceous sphenodontian from Patagonia provides insight into lepidosaur  evolution in Gondwana: Nature, v. 429, p. 609-612.

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Rincocefali estinti


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RUDN Journal of Medicine
Vestnik Rossiiskogo universiteta druzhby narodov. Seriya: Meditsina
Vol 26, No 4 (2022): GINECOLOGY
Keywords Ki-67 adaptation age arterial hypertension bronchial asthma children chronic obstructive pulmonary disease drugs health heart hypertension immunity metabolic syndrome obesity preeclampsia pregnancy quality of life risk factors students treatment women
URL: https://journals.rudn.ru/medicine/issue/view/1195
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2313-0245-2019-23-1
FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OF THE MYOCARDIUM AMONG FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS WITH REGARD TO THE TYPE OF AUTONOMIC REGULATION OF THE CARDIAC RHYTHM
Al-Shammari M.J., Pogrebnyak T.A., Chernyavskikh S.D., Gorbunova I.I.
The analysis of the dynamics of heart rate and blood pressure components in students of five ethnic groups - Arabic, Indian, African, Latin American and Russian, taking into account the most characteristic types of autonomous regulation of heart rate (HR) with the third moderate predominance of autonomous regulation (MPAR) and the fourth - a pronounced predominance of autonomous regulation (PPAR) HR. A mediocre level of fitness of the cardiovascular system among students: Russian and Arab with MPAR HR at both stages; Indian and Latin American with MPAR and PPAR HR types of regulation of heart rhythm at the 1st stage; African with MPAR HR on the 2nd stage. The rest of the students - a good level of fitness. High vs. normal values of systolic pressure indicate a maladaptive state of groups of Arab and African students at both stages, Indian with the MPAR HR at the second stage. Increased pulse pressure (PP) in Russian students at the second stage with the PPAR HR, among Arabic, Latin American, African students at both stages, notes a decrease in their myocardial functionality against the background of diastolic fatigue and disadaptation to conditions of relative physiological rest. Under conditions of relative physiological rest, the high anti-normal values of systolic blood pressure (SBP) indicated the maladaptive state of groups of Arab and African students at both stages, Indian with MPAR at the 2nd stage. High PD in all subgroups of Arab, African and Latin American students at the 2nd stage with PPAR and at the rest of the groups with MPAR and PPAR HR are objective indicators of myocardial diastolic fatigue, reduction of its functional capabilities and manifestation of maladaptation in conditions of relative physiological rest.
RUDN Journal of Medicine. 2019;23(1):9-18
DEFENSINS-a AT AN EARLY AGE IN RATS WITH ACUTE SOMATIC PAIN
Bykov I.M., Alekseev V.V.
This article presents the results of studies on the reaction of α-defensins to acute somatic pain in newborn rats and in the early puberty period. Studies were carried out on white mongrel rats for three hours after pain exposure. The level of α-defensins was determined by enzyme immunoassay. During the experiments, a short-term increase in the level of α-defensins in newborns and rats in the early puberty period was revealed. At the same time, in animals of one month of age a two-phase, labile reaction of an increase in the level of α-defensins in peripheral blood occurs.
RUDN Journal of Medicine. 2019;23(1):19-24
INFORMATION ABOUT SCIENTIFIC STUDDING LEVEL ON PROBLEM OF HYPERTENSION-MEDIATED ORGAN DAMAGE IN MONGOLIA
Maksikova T.M., Barsuren T., Kalyagin A.N., Babanskaya E.B.
Despite of arterial hypertension high prevalence and its complications in Mongolia, the epidemiology and structure of hypertension-mediated organ damage remains insufficiently studied. Aim. To assess elaboration level of the problem of AH-associated hypertension-mediated organ damage in Mongolia. Materials and methods. Leading international guidelines and recommendations, reviews, meta-analyzes, randomized controlled, population-based research and Mongolian scientific papers with different evidential value, related to hypertension-mediated organ damage were analyzed. Results and discussion. In developed countries, hypertension-mediated organ damage structure and their contribution to total cardiovascular risk stratification in patients with hypertension is well studied. In 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension hypertension-mediated organ damage criteria were only slightly extended. Data on arterial hypertension epidemiology, including hypertension-mediated organ damage structure, in Mongolian population, mainly obtained from ethnic Mongols living in the territory of Inner Mongolia and other provinces of China, or in international studies with Mongolia participation. Directly in Mongolia, hypertension-mediated organ damage were studied in small samples; a systemic epidemiological analysis of hypertension-mediated organ damage was not carried out. Conclusions. Given arterial hypertension significance in Mongolia and insufficient scientific elaboration of problem, population studies are needed to clarify hypertension-mediated organ damage prevalence and structure in order for improving arterial hypertension management.
EFFECT OF CONNECTIVE INSUFFICIENCY AND SIZES OF MEDIAN HERNIAS ON BEFORE AND POSTOPERATIVE FUNCTION OF THE ABDOMINAL MUSCLE
Railianu R.I., Podoliniy G.I., Marshaluk A.V.
The article analyzes the results of electromyography of the abdominal muscles in 189 patients with median postoperative hernia of the anterior abdominal wall of different sizes before and after the combined methods of hernioplasty, including considering the level of connective tissue failure. In the preoperative period, electromyography was performed in 69 (36,6%), after combined hernioplasty, 120 (63,4%) patients. The patients were divided into a group of 161 (85,1%) patients with clinically significant or histologically confirmed connective tissue insufficiency and into a group of 28 (14,9%) patients without it. The distribution of patients in the examination groups was carried out using an original method of assessing the degree of deviation of collagen fibers from the projection of the Langer lines in microscopic specimens of the skin areas excised during the operation and based on the results of a retrospective analysis of case histories with determination of the intraoperative adhesions of the adhesions in the abdominal cavity or hernial sac. In the formed groups, we studied the amplitude, frequency, front and area of electromyograms obtained from the direct and lateral muscles of the anterior abdominal wall. It was found that in patients with median postoperative hernias, mesenchymal dysplasia was the main reason for the decrease in functional activity and the imbalance of forces between the direct and lateral abdominal muscles. Optimal restoration of electroactivity of the abdominal muscles after combined hernioplasty occurred among patients without clinically significant connective tissue insufficiency. When reaching a giant postoperative hernia of gigantic size in patients with a clinically significant level of connective tissue dysplasia, the functioning of the abdominal muscles decreased by 26%, and in patients without it only by 15%. The pathology of collagen in skin grafts excised during surgery was detected in 91,5% of patients with mid-incisional hernias.
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PSEUDOEXPHOLIATIVE SYNDROME
Bekmirova B.B., Frolov M.A.
Today, the clouding of the lens is one of the common pathology of the organ of vision. The clouding of the lens-cataract is one of the most common causes of blindness and low vision in children and adults. According to most authors, the main method of cataract treatment is surgical. In modern cataract surgery, the leading place is occupied by the most common cataract extraction method, phacoemulsification. The modern level of phacoemulsification technology made it possible to perform operations less traumatic, gave a full restoration of visual functions. It makes no sense to talk about the indications of IOL implantation, since Currently, there is a wide range of IOL models that can be implanted for all types of complicated cataracts. It is advisable to talk about contraindications, in this case, the surgeon makes a decision based on the material capabilities, experience, and perfection of the surgical technique. There are various associated syndromes in the development of cataracts. One of the syndromes that occurs in cataracts is the pseudo-excoliation syndrome. This review addresses the unresolved issues of pseudoexfoliation syndrome. The results of studies of some scientists, data analysis, clinical cases and ways to solve this problem are considered. In particular, a number of questions remain about the tactics of patient administration before and after surgical interventions. This syndrome, as far as we know, affects the development and outcome of the disease. It is sometimes difficult to diagnose pseudo-excoliation syndrome at an early stage, sometimes contradictory statements about the initial appearance of the syndrome are encountered. The issues of prevention of postoperative complications, less traumatic surgical approaches at various stages of PES remain open.
IMMUNOLOGY. ALLERGOLOGY
D'Mello R., Kilaikode S., Bahna S.L.
Aspergillus is a saprophytic mold and its natural habitat is the soil. It is found worldwide indoors and outdoors in potted soil, compost, freshly cut grasses, decaying vegetation and in sewers. Aspergillus produces a bountiful number of spores and releases 2-3 micron sized spores into the air daily. It grows best at 37-40 °C, which is similar to the temperature in the lungs. These spores will remain airborne for a long period of time. It is estimated that humans inhale hundreds of spores daily. Several fungi other than aspergillus have been known to be implicated. Hence, the term allergic bronchopulmonary mycoses would be more appropriate unless the specific fungus is identified - which could be candida, helminthosporium, curvularia, bipolaris, cladosporium, or others. The review article is focused on the prototype allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, its epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment. Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis should be considered in patients with poorly controlled asthma despite appropriate routine therapy and environmental control. The need for frequent courses of corticosteroids with temporary improvement should raise the index of suspicion and appropriate evaluation be done. Early recognition and prompt initiation of appropriate corticosteroid treatment regimen would reduce the risk of development or progression of bronchiectasis and lung tissue damage. Regular follow up and monitoring serum total IgE level can predict exacerbations and should prompt corticosteroid treatment. Long term follow-up is important as relapses can occur years of remission.
THE MAIN CLINICAL SYNDROMES ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE CRONIC ATIPICAL EPSTEINE-BARR VIRUS INFECTION: CREATED ALGORITHM OF CLINICAL AND LABORATORY DIAGNOSTIC
Nesterova I.V., Khalturina E.O.
The annual steady increase of the herpesviral infections number in the human population is one of the most important interdisciplinary problems of modern medicine. Clinicians and laboratory diagnostics physicians face difficulties in clinical symptoms assessing, inadequate laboratory diagnostics and difficulties in interpretation of the obtained results. This is connected with a low awareness of atypical chronic active infection symptoms caused in particular by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), of the ability to fully diagnose, and of serious consequencescaused by prolonged activity of herpesviruses in the human body. Studies were carried out to determinethe functioning features of the antiviral defense system, as well as defects and disorders in the interferon system in patients suffering from various mono-, mixed herpesvirus infections and bacterial co-infections. The main clinical syndromes associated with these herpetic infections, as well as prevailing nosological forms of concomitant diseases, have been identified. Among the group of patients suffering from mono-herpesvirus infections, the leading position takes the allergic syndrome (55%), while the syndrome of chronic fatigue syndrome (85%) and the infectious syndrome (68%) prevail in the incidence of patients with mixed herpesvirus infections. Extended testing of the antiviral protection main mechanisms state made it possible to identify the most frequent defects in the functioning of antiviral immunity: disturbances in induced production of IFNα and IFNγ, deficiency of cytotoxic T lymphocytes, deficiency of natural killer cells, including EKT, and / or inadequate absence of their activation, neutropenia. The revealed clinical syndromes and functioning features of the antiviral defense system will allow us to further develop the concept of complex, individualized, etio- and immunopathogenetic therapy.
MATHEMATICAL MODELING AND CONTROL OF HIV INFECTION DYNAMICS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT HORMONAL REGULATION
Savinkova A.A., Savinkov R.S., Bakhmetyev B.A., Bocharov G.A.
Aims: The problem of effective treatment of HIV-infected patients is an important task of clinical virology and immunology due to the high cost of drugs, the presence of side effects and the need for strict adherence to the schedule of drug intake for patients. Therefore, the urgent task is to develop new approaches to optimize the use of antiretroviral therapy to reduce the cost of treatment and to improve the quality of life for patients. The tasks are addressed to test the hypothesis that the system of therapeutic interruptions in the treatment of HIV infection can give better results (both the duration and comfort of the patient's life, and the need for fewer drugs) compared with regular medication in standard doses. Methods: In this work, an extended version of the mathematical model of the immune response in HIV infection (proposed in Hadjiandreou et al., 2009) was constructed to take into account the hormonal regulation of the immune response and the impact of antiretroviral drugs on the course of the disease, the calibration of the parameters of the resulting model to match the actual trends of the disease and the search for an optimal treatment strategy. The model is formulated as a system of ordinary differential equations. The therapy optimization is modeled following the structured treatment interruptionapproach using the methods of simulated annealing and the simplex method. The mathematical model and optimization methods are implemented in C ++. Results: It has been shown that in treating HIV-infected patients, it is possible to significantly (up to 3 times) reduce the total amount of required medications simultaneously with an increase in the duration of the period with a high quality of life (due to reducing the intensity of side effects) during antiretroviral therapy. Conclusion: The use of mathematical models and optimization methods opens up the possibility for the implementation of personalized approaches to the treatment of HIV infection, taking into account the side effects, the hormonal status of patients and the cost of drugs.
RUDN Journal of Medicine. 2019;23(1):79-103
SOCIAL HEALTH AND HEALTH PROTECTION
PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICINE: BACKGROUND TO THE TRANSFORMATION AND COMPONENTS
Khalfin R.A., Madyanova V.V., Kachkova O.E., Demina I.D., Krishtaleva T.I., Dombrovskaya E.N., Milchakov K.S., Rozalieva Y.Y.
Purpose of the study. To analyze the concept of creating patient-oriented medicine, the prerequisites for its emergence, the difficulties of introducing it into existing health systems based on foreign experience. Materials and methods. The main materials of the study were used sources of foreign literature, which presents the concept of patient-oriented medicine, analyzed the prerequisites for changing models of health care in the European Union, USA and Asia in accordance with the principles of patient-oriented medicine, as well as data on the components and levels of patient-oriented medicine in foreign countries Results. The analyzed literature quite fully describes the difficulties of introducing patient-oriented medicine into existing health care systems. Particular attention should be paid to a multidisciplinary approach, continuity at different levels of medical care and effective communication between the physician and the patient towards the integration of this model into clinical practice. The analysis of the availability of medical care in developed countries and its dependence on social status, ethnicity and disease of the patient. Conclusion. Patient-oriented medicine is a new model for planning, implementing and evaluating medical services, which is based on mutually beneficial partnerships between medical workers, patients and their families. Taking into account the current problems of domestic health care, the introduction of the patient-oriented model will significantly improve the quality of medical care provided to the population of our country. Globally, the implementation of the principles of this model is far from complete. In the Russian Federation, targeted work in this direction requires additional scientific research, systematization of available data, and development of new legal documents
RUDN Journal of Medicine. 2019;23(1):104-114
THE PRIORITY ORIENTATION OF THE PERSON OF A YOUNG DOCTOR IN PROFESSIONAL LIFE AND PROFESSIONAL TASKS
Milekhin S.M., Derbenev D.P., Orlov D.A.
Purpose. The purpose of the study was to study the priority orientation of the personality of the young doctor in the professional sphere of life and the solution of professional problems. Materials and methods. The priority orientation of the individual to the professional sphere of life and the solution of professional tasks as a component of the professional socialization of young doctors was determined by us using the psychodiagnostic methodology "Motivation in professional activities" developed by B. Bass. This technique allows you to build a personal profile of the subject, based on three scales characterizing the level of orientation of the individual: the "case", "self" and "communication". The number of young doctors with a priority orientation of the individual to the professional sphere of life and the solution of professional tasks were attributed to the surveyed, in the personal profile of which the level of orientation "towards the case" was the highest and at the same time exceeded the level of the greatest of the two remaining directions of not less than 10% . The percentage of people with a priority orientation of the individual on the "case" was 35.0%, those with a priority focus on "themselves" 41.0%, on "communication" 24.0%. The object of the study was 600 young doctors of the Tver region at the age of 35 years with work experience in the specialty from 1 year. In total, the impact of 141 factors was analyzed by comparing the distribution of their gradations in the main and control groups. The significance of differences between distributions was estimated by calculating and verifying χ2. The presence of reliable χ2 (p < 0.05) allowed us to consider the influence of the corresponding factor as statistically significant. To assess the strength of the influence of factors, the coefficient of mutual conjugacy of Chuprov (K) was used. Results. Formation of the orientation of the individual to the professional sphere of life and the solution of professional tasks on the gradations of representative factors of conditions and lifestyle contributes to: a high level of health and an active desire for a healthy lifestyle, a relatively low level of alcohol consumption, a relatively high level of remuneration; availability of official documents of moral incentives (letters of appreciation and thanks); the fact of work in the period of study in a medical university; relatively prosperous family relationships (level assessed as excellent, good); relatively high level of relationships with colleagues (rated as excellent, good). This priority orientation of an individual is also the result of a relatively high importance for them as factors motivating the following to work: flexible working hours; the amount of sufficient information about what is happening in the medical institution; difficult and difficult work. The priority orientation of the individual to the professional sphere of life and the solution of the professional tasks of young doctors in a medical organization is determined by the dominance of such terminal value as "physical and mental health". Conclusion. It is concluded that factors of the conditions and lifestyle of young doctors are of greater importance for its formation.


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Right-wing conspiracy theorists now claim Christine Blasey Ford is "deeply tied to the CIA"
Written by Timothy Johnson
Published 09/28/18 5:02 PM EDT
Sarah Wasko / Media Matters
Conservative radio host and conspiracy theorist Michael Savage is promoting a rapidly spreading conspiracy theory that professor Christine Blasey Ford, who says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school, has "deep" connections to the Central Intelligence Agency.
Savage has pushed incredibly bizarre conspiracy theories and hateful rhetoric, and he has been closely connected to President Donald Trump and the White House. He pushed the latest conspiracy theory on Twitter and his website:
IS DR. FORD DEEPLY TIED TO THE CIA? pic.twitter.com/QcRLchqGGn
— Michael Savage (@ASavageNation) September 27, 2018
Savage's conspiracy theory makes three claims about Ford's connections to the CIA, all of which are false or baseless:
The post claims that Ford "happens to head up the CIA undergraduate internship program at Stanford University." This claim seems to originate from a conspiracy theory website, brassballs.blog, that drew this conclusion because Stanford does have an undergraduate CIA internship program, and Ford, who is a psychology professor at nearby Palo Alto University, is also listed as an "affiliate" in the "psychiatry and behavioral sciences" department at Stanford. The blog post argues that it is suspicious that Ford's contact information has been deleted from her Stanford profile page, although the more likely explanation is that it has been removed due to the threats and harassment that Ford has received since coming forward.
The theory draws another connection between Ford and the CIA via her brother's previous work for law firm BakerHostetler. A previous Ford-related conspiracy theory connected her brother's work at BakerHostetler to Fusion GPS, a research firm involved in the ongoing Russian collusion investigation. However, Ford's brother left BakerHostetler six years before Fusion GPS was ever founded. Savage's conspiracy theory repeats this false claim and goes even further, claiming that three CIA-controlled businesses are located in the same building as BakerHostetler. There is no evidence these businesses are connected to the CIA -- in fact, one, Red Coats, Inc., is a janitorial company that does not even share office space with BakerHostetler.
Savage's post also claims that Ford is the granddaughter of Nicholas Deak, who worked with the CIA during the Cold War. According to his 1985 Washington Post obituary, Deak only had one child, a son named R. Leslie Deak. But as the conspiracy theory's second claim also notes, Ford's father is actually Ralph Blasey Jr.
Savage's false claim is rapidly spreading, and was promoted during Alex Jones' September 28 broadcast. The conspiracy theory is also indicative of how search platforms like Google amplify such clear falsehoods. A Google search for "Christine Ford CIA" done in a private browsing window aggregated YouTube videos pushing the conspiracy theory and Savage's website as the top results:
The CIA conspiracy theory is just one of several false narratives related to Ford's brother. A claim that he also worked with former FBI agent Peter Strzok's sister-in-law has been spreading on voat and 4chan, and has turned into a meme spreading on Twitter and Facebook.
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.class public Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;
.super Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertActivity;
.source "BluetoothAuthenticating.java"

# interfaces
.implements Landroid/content/DialogInterface$OnClickListener;

# static fields
.field public static final ACTION_CANCEL:Ljava/lang/String; = "com.mediatek.bluetooth.extra.action_cancel"

.field public static final ACTION_RETURN:Ljava/lang/String; = "com.mediatek.bluetooth.extra.action_return"

.field public static final AUTHENTICATE_RESULT:Ljava/lang/String; = "com.mediatek.bluetooth.extra.authenticate_result"

.field public static final AUTHETICATE_CODE:Ljava/lang/String; = "com.mediatek.bluetooth.extra.autheticate_code"

.field private static final AUTHETICATE_TIMEOUT_IND:I = 0x65

.field public static final DEVICE_NAME:Ljava/lang/String; = "com.mediatek.bluetooth.extra.device_name"

.field public static final RESULT_CANCEL:I = 0x3

.field public static final RESULT_OTHERS:I = 0x5

.field public static final RESULT_TIMEOUT:I = 0x4

.field public static final RESULT_USER_ACCEPT:I = 0x1

.field public static final RESULT_USER_REJECT:I = 0x2

.field private static final TAG:Ljava/lang/String; = "BluetoothAuthenticating"

.field public static final TIMEOUT_VALUE:Ljava/lang/String; = "com.mediatek.bluetooth.extra.timeout_value"

# instance fields
.field private mCancelFilter:Landroid/content/IntentFilter;

.field private mCancelReceiver:Landroid/content/BroadcastReceiver;

.field private mHandler:Landroid/os/Handler;

.field private mPara:Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;

.field private mPasscodeEdit:Landroid/widget/EditText;

.field private mResultSent:Z

.field private mReturnAction:Ljava/lang/String;

.field private mView:Landroid/view/View;

# direct methods
.method public constructor <init>()V
    .locals 1

    .prologue
    const/4 v0, 0x0

    .line 55
    invoke-direct {p0}, Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertActivity;-><init>()V

    .line 61
    iput-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mView:Landroid/view/View;

    .line 65
    iput-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mCancelFilter:Landroid/content/IntentFilter;

    .line 67
    iput-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mReturnAction:Ljava/lang/String;

    .line 69
    const/4 v0, 0x0

    iput-boolean v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mResultSent:Z

    .line 102
    new-instance v0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating$1;

    invoke-direct {v0, p0}, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating$1;-><init>(Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;)V

    iput-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mHandler:Landroid/os/Handler;

    .line 115
    new-instance v0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating$2;

    invoke-direct {v0, p0}, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating$2;-><init>(Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;)V

    iput-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mCancelReceiver:Landroid/content/BroadcastReceiver;

    return-void
.end method

.method static synthetic access$000(Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;I)V
    .locals 0
    .parameter "x0"
    .parameter "x1"

    .prologue
    .line 55
    invoke-direct {p0, p1}, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->sendResult(I)V

    return-void
.end method

.method private createView()Landroid/view/View;
    .locals 3

    .prologue
    .line 203
    const-string v0, "BluetoothAuthenticating"

    const-string v1, "createView"

    invoke-static {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/Log;->v(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 205
    invoke-virtual {p0}, Landroid/app/Activity;->getLayoutInflater()Landroid/view/LayoutInflater;

    move-result-object v0

    const v1, 0x7f030001

    const/4 v2, 0x0

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1, v2}, Landroid/view/LayoutInflater;->inflate(ILandroid/view/ViewGroup;)Landroid/view/View;

    move-result-object v0

    iput-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mView:Landroid/view/View;

    .line 207
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mView:Landroid/view/View;

    const v1, 0x7f080002

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/view/View;->findViewById(I)Landroid/view/View;

    move-result-object v0

    check-cast v0, Landroid/widget/EditText;

    iput-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mPasscodeEdit:Landroid/widget/EditText;

    .line 209
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mView:Landroid/view/View;

    return-object v0
.end method

.method private sendResult(I)V
    .locals 4
    .parameter "res"

    .prologue
    .line 124
    const-string v1, "BluetoothAuthenticating"

    new-instance v2, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    invoke-direct {v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;-><init>()V

    const-string v3, "Authenticate : "

    invoke-virtual {v2, v3}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v2

    invoke-virtual {v2, p1}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->append(I)Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;

    move-result-object v2

    invoke-virtual {v2}, Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;->toString()Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v2

    invoke-static {v1, v2}, Landroid/util/Log;->d(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 125
    iget-boolean v1, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mResultSent:Z

    if-nez v1, :cond_0

    .line 127
    new-instance v0, Landroid/content/Intent;

    iget-object v1, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mReturnAction:Ljava/lang/String;

    invoke-direct {v0, v1}, Landroid/content/Intent;-><init>(Ljava/lang/String;)V

    .line 128
    .local v0, intent:Landroid/content/Intent;
    const-string v1, "com.mediatek.bluetooth.extra.authenticate_result"

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1, p1}, Landroid/content/Intent;->putExtra(Ljava/lang/String;I)Landroid/content/Intent;

    .line 129
    const-string v1, "com.mediatek.bluetooth.extra.autheticate_code"

    iget-object v2, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mPasscodeEdit:Landroid/widget/EditText;

    invoke-virtual {v2}, Landroid/widget/EditText;->getText()Landroid/text/Editable;

    move-result-object v2

    invoke-virtual {v2}, Ljava/lang/Object;->toString()Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v2

    invoke-virtual {v0, v1, v2}, Landroid/content/Intent;->putExtra(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Landroid/content/Intent;

    .line 130
    invoke-virtual {p0, v0}, Landroid/content/ContextWrapper;->sendBroadcast(Landroid/content/Intent;)V

    .line 131
    const/4 v1, 0x1

    iput-boolean v1, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mResultSent:Z

    .line 133
    .end local v0           #intent:Landroid/content/Intent;
    :cond_0
    return-void
.end method

.method private setUpDialog()V
    .locals 2

    .prologue
    .line 186
    const-string v0, "BluetoothAuthenticating"

    const-string v1, "setUpDialog"

    invoke-static {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/Log;->v(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 189
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertActivity;->mAlertParams:Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;

    iput-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mPara:Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;

    .line 190
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mPara:Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;

    const v1, 0x108009b

    iput v1, v0, Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;->mIconId:I

    .line 191
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mPara:Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;

    const v1, 0x7f050067

    invoke-virtual {p0, v1}, Landroid/content/Context;->getString(I)Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v1

    iput-object v1, v0, Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;->mTitle:Ljava/lang/CharSequence;

    .line 193
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mPara:Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;

    const v1, 0x7f05006d

    invoke-virtual {p0, v1}, Landroid/content/Context;->getString(I)Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v1

    iput-object v1, v0, Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;->mPositiveButtonText:Ljava/lang/CharSequence;

    .line 194
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mPara:Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;

    iput-object p0, v0, Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;->mPositiveButtonListener:Landroid/content/DialogInterface$OnClickListener;

    .line 195
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mPara:Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;

    const v1, 0x7f05006e

    invoke-virtual {p0, v1}, Landroid/content/Context;->getString(I)Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v1

    iput-object v1, v0, Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;->mNegativeButtonText:Ljava/lang/CharSequence;

    .line 196
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mPara:Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;

    iput-object p0, v0, Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;->mNegativeButtonListener:Landroid/content/DialogInterface$OnClickListener;

    .line 198
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mPara:Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;

    invoke-direct {p0}, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->createView()Landroid/view/View;

    move-result-object v1

    iput-object v1, v0, Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertController$AlertParams;->mView:Landroid/view/View;

    .line 199
    invoke-virtual {p0}, Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertActivity;->setupAlert()V

    .line 200
    return-void
.end method

# virtual methods
.method public onClick(Landroid/content/DialogInterface;I)V
    .locals 3
    .parameter "dialog"
    .parameter "which"

    .prologue
    const/4 v2, 0x2

    .line 213
    const-string v0, "BluetoothAuthenticating"

    const-string v1, "onClick"

    invoke-static {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/Log;->v(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 215
    const/4 v0, -0x1

    if-ne p2, v0, :cond_2

    .line 216
    const-string v0, "BluetoothAuthenticating"

    const-string v1, "positive button"

    invoke-static {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/Log;->v(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 217
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mPasscodeEdit:Landroid/widget/EditText;

    invoke-virtual {v0}, Landroid/widget/EditText;->getText()Landroid/text/Editable;

    move-result-object v0

    invoke-virtual {v0}, Ljava/lang/Object;->toString()Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v0

    invoke-virtual {v0}, Ljava/lang/String;->length()I

    move-result v0

    if-lez v0, :cond_1

    .line 218
    const/4 v0, 0x1

    invoke-direct {p0, v0}, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->sendResult(I)V

    .line 227
    :cond_0
    :goto_0
    invoke-virtual {p0}, Landroid/app/Activity;->finish()V

    .line 228
    return-void

    .line 220
    :cond_1
    const-string v0, "BluetoothAuthenticating"

    const-string v1, "passcode is null"

    invoke-static {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/Log;->e(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 221
    invoke-direct {p0, v2}, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->sendResult(I)V

    goto :goto_0

    .line 223
    :cond_2
    const/4 v0, -0x2

    if-ne p2, v0, :cond_0

    .line 224
    const-string v0, "BluetoothAuthenticating"

    const-string v1, "negative button"

    invoke-static {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/Log;->v(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 225
    invoke-direct {p0, v2}, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->sendResult(I)V

    goto :goto_0
.end method

.method protected onCreate(Landroid/os/Bundle;)V
    .locals 7
    .parameter "savedInstanceState"

    .prologue
    .line 137
    const-string v3, "BluetoothAuthenticating"

    const-string v4, "OnCreate"

    invoke-static {v3, v4}, Landroid/util/Log;->v(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 139
    invoke-super {p0, p1}, Lcom/android/internal/app/AlertActivity;->onCreate(Landroid/os/Bundle;)V

    .line 140
    invoke-virtual {p0}, Landroid/app/Activity;->getIntent()Landroid/content/Intent;

    move-result-object v1

    .line 143
    .local v1, intent:Landroid/content/Intent;
    const-string v3, "com.mediatek.bluetooth.extra.action_cancel"

    invoke-virtual {v1, v3}, Landroid/content/Intent;->getStringExtra(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v0

    .line 144
    .local v0, cancel:Ljava/lang/String;
    const-string v3, "com.mediatek.bluetooth.extra.action_return"

    invoke-virtual {v1, v3}, Landroid/content/Intent;->getStringExtra(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v3

    iput-object v3, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mReturnAction:Ljava/lang/String;

    .line 145
    const-string v3, "com.mediatek.bluetooth.extra.timeout_value"

    const/4 v4, -0x1

    invoke-virtual {v1, v3, v4}, Landroid/content/Intent;->getIntExtra(Ljava/lang/String;I)I

    move-result v2

    .line 146
    .local v2, timeout:I
    if-eqz v0, :cond_1

    .line 147
    new-instance v3, Landroid/content/IntentFilter;

    const-string v4, "com.mediatek.bluetooth.extra.action_cancel"

    invoke-virtual {v1, v4}, Landroid/content/Intent;->getStringExtra(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;

    move-result-object v4

    invoke-direct {v3, v4}, Landroid/content/IntentFilter;-><init>(Ljava/lang/String;)V

    iput-object v3, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mCancelFilter:Landroid/content/IntentFilter;

    .line 152
    :goto_0
    invoke-direct {p0}, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->setUpDialog()V

    .line 154
    if-lez v2, :cond_0

    .line 155
    iget-object v3, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mHandler:Landroid/os/Handler;

    iget-object v4, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mHandler:Landroid/os/Handler;

    const/16 v5, 0x65

    invoke-virtual {v4, v5}, Landroid/os/Handler;->obtainMessage(I)Landroid/os/Message;

    move-result-object v4

    int-to-long v5, v2

    invoke-virtual {v3, v4, v5, v6}, Landroid/os/Handler;->sendMessageDelayed(Landroid/os/Message;J)Z

    .line 157
    :cond_0
    return-void

    .line 149
    :cond_1
    const/4 v3, 0x0

    iput-object v3, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mCancelFilter:Landroid/content/IntentFilter;

    goto :goto_0
.end method

.method protected onDestroy()V
    .locals 2

    .prologue
    .line 170
    const-string v0, "BluetoothAuthenticating"

    const-string v1, "onDestroy()"

    invoke-static {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/Log;->v(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 171
    invoke-super {p0}, Landroid/app/Activity;->onDestroy()V

    .line 172
    return-void
.end method

.method protected onStart()V
    .locals 2

    .prologue
    .line 161
    const-string v0, "BluetoothAuthenticating"

    const-string v1, "onStart"

    invoke-static {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/Log;->v(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 162
    invoke-super {p0}, Landroid/app/Activity;->onStart()V

    .line 163
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mCancelFilter:Landroid/content/IntentFilter;

    if-eqz v0, :cond_0

    .line 164
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mCancelReceiver:Landroid/content/BroadcastReceiver;

    iget-object v1, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mCancelFilter:Landroid/content/IntentFilter;

    invoke-virtual {p0, v0, v1}, Landroid/content/ContextWrapper;->registerReceiver(Landroid/content/BroadcastReceiver;Landroid/content/IntentFilter;)Landroid/content/Intent;

    .line 166
    :cond_0
    return-void
.end method

.method protected onStop()V
    .locals 2

    .prologue
    .line 176
    const-string v0, "BluetoothAuthenticating"

    const-string v1, "onStop()"

    invoke-static {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/Log;->v(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)I

    .line 177
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mCancelFilter:Landroid/content/IntentFilter;

    if-eqz v0, :cond_0

    .line 178
    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->mCancelReceiver:Landroid/content/BroadcastReceiver;

    invoke-virtual {p0, v0}, Landroid/content/ContextWrapper;->unregisterReceiver(Landroid/content/BroadcastReceiver;)V

    .line 181
    :cond_0
    const/4 v0, 0x5

    invoke-direct {p0, v0}, Lcom/mediatek/bluetooth/pbap/BluetoothAuthenticating;->sendResult(I)V

    .line 182
    invoke-super {p0}, Landroid/app/Activity;->onStop()V

    .line 183
    return-void
.end method


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package org.kaaproject.kaa.demo.iotworld.smarthome.fragment.card.lightning;

import org.kaaproject.kaa.demo.iotworld.light.BulbInfo;
import org.kaaproject.kaa.demo.iotworld.light.BulbStatus;
import org.kaaproject.kaa.demo.iotworld.smarthome.R;

import android.annotation.TargetApi;
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Build;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.widget.ImageView;

public class BulbView extends ImageView {

    public BulbView(Context context) {
        super(context);
        init();
    }

    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
    public BulbView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int defStyleRes) {
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    public BulbView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
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    private void init() {
        setImageResource(R.drawable.bulb);
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        setAdjustViewBounds(true);
    }

    public void bind(BulbInfo bulb) {
        setEnabled(bulb.getStatus()==BulbStatus.ON);
    }

}


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Evaluate against requirements: Once signing off the designs, we will implement or test those designs towards our end users, making amendments, changes or hot fixes or if needed, go back to the drawing board and clearly define the next iteration of changes.
Research at Coople happens in different phases and levels of complexity, depending on the nature of the things that need research of how much effort would require to implement and test, but one of the highlights of how the company is setup is that feedback and the voice of the users come from different fronts: from our internal users, the customer care team, for who we build internal products always providing feedback and keen on testing new prototypes and answering our questions, to arranging interviews or a constant flow of emails from our employers to who we interview regularly and put in front of prototypes for them to test them. And finally with our bigger user base, our workers, for who we set up jobs in the platform for them to be testers and object of research in either usability testing or user interviews.
We are quite lucky as the different ways our users have of providing feedback, is up to us to make sure it's aligned with the things we are working on and can generate more impact and be of significant influence based on the research.


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Services Québec – Citoyens
What to Do in the Event of Death
Protective Supervision : Tutor or Curator
Protective Supervision of Persons of Full Age
Context Open sectionContext
If the deceased person was under private protective supervision monitored by the Curateur public you must inform the latter of the person's death. If the deceased was a tutor or a curator you must also inform the Curateur so that it can make sure that the person is replaced.
However, if an Application for the Simplified Forwarding of Information relative to death was completed, the Directeur de l'état civil will provide the Curateur public with the information concerning the death.
Description Closed sectionDescription
Along with the protection mandate, protective supervision for persons of full age is one of the 4 legal protection measures provided for by the Civil Code of Québec. Protective supervision can be instituted for a person of full age if he or she needs to be assisted with certain acts or represented in the exercise of his or her civil rights.
There are 3 protective regimes:
protective supervision with an advisor to the person of full age
tutorship
curatorship
Protective Supervision with an Advisor to a Person of Full Age
Protective supervision with an advisor to a person of full age is adapted to the needs of a person of full age with a mild intellectual impairment or temporary incapacity due to illness or an accident.
The person is generally capable of caring for himself or herself (e.g., deciding on health care, running errands), but can experience difficulty making certain decisions, in particular those concerning the management of their affairs and property.
A person for whom an advisor to a person of full age has been appointed is not deemed to be incapacitated (see definitions). He or she therefore retains his or her full civil rights and continues to exercise them (e.g., managing work income or voting in municipal, provincial or federal elections).
The role of an advisor to the person of full age is to help the person, as needed, with certain administrative decisions (e.g., buying a car, renting a dwelling). Advisors are not legal representatives. As such, they are not authorized to act on behalf of the person they are helping. For example, they cannot sign a contract or lease, or sell a house for the person.
Under tutorship, the tutor is the legal representative of a person of full age who is partially or temporarily incapable of caring for himself or herself or administering his or her property.
The person may perform certain acts alone (e.g., manage his or her salary or vote in municipal, provincial or federal elections). The tutor helps him or her with other decisions. The scope of the tutor's responsibilities may be determined by the court.
The tutor may be charged with ensuring the well-being of the incapacitated person or the simple administration of the person's property, or both.
Tutorship may also be assumed by more than one tutor: a tutor to the person and a tutor to his or her property.
Simple administration consists of ensuring the preservation and maintenance of the protected person's property as well as the maintenance of its value.
Under curatorship, the curator is the legal representative of a person of full age who is totally and permanently incapable of caring for himself or herself or administering his or her property. The acts that the person can perform are very limited. His or her curator represents him or her in all civil acts.
The curator may be designated to ensure the well-being of the incapacitated person or to ensure the full administration of his or her property, or both.
Curatorship may also be assumed by more than one curator: a curator to the person and a curator to the property.
Full administration consists not only of seeing to the preservation of property, but also making it productive, to the extent possible, and growing the patrimony of the person under protection.
General Obligations of the Tutor and Curator
The tutor and curator have a duty to act in a way consistent with the interests of the person of full age that they represent, the respect and defence of his or her rights, and the preservation of his or her autonomy. They must ensure the person's well-being, represent him or her in the exercise of his or her civil rights and administer his or her property prudently and responsibly.
Monitoring the Administration of the Property of the Incapacitated Person of Full Age
The Act provides for the Curateur public du Québec to monitor the administration of the property of the incapacitated person of full age.
The tutor or curator is obligated to provide the Curateur public with certain documents, namely:
an inventory of property, which consists of a list of property (e.g., pension, indemnity, life insurance, immovable) and debts of the person of full age (e.g., hypothec on an immovable)
an annual administration report presenting the person of full age's property, debts, income and expenditures for the past year
a copy of proof of security, meaning a guarantee of protection (e.g., hypothec, insurance contract, hold funds) for the property of the person of full age, if their value exceeds $25,000
a final report, after the administration of the tutorship or curatorship has ended
Instituting Protective Supervision
To institute protective supervision, an application must be made to the court.
This may be done by:
the person of full age
one of his close friends or relatives (e.g., his or her spouse, a member of his or her family, a friend)
the Curateur public du Québec
When protective supervision is instituted, the court takes into account the need for protection, the degree of autonomy as well as the nature and degree of the person's incapacity.
The need for protection and the incapacity must be confirmed by medical and psychosocial assessments.
The court:
chooses the protective supervision that best meets the person's needs, and
designates, generally from among the person's close friends or relatives, an advisor to the person of full age, a tutor or a curator
In certain cases, the court may designate the Curateur public as the tutor or curator of an incapacitated person. Protective supervision (tutorship or curatorship) is then public rather than private. The Curateur public could collect fees for the services rendered to an incapacitated person that it represents.
Tutorship Council
The tutorship council is set up during the process to institute private tutorship or curatorship. Appointed by the court, the members of this council are generally close relatives or friends of the person under protection.
The role of the members of the tutorship council is to:
accompany the tutor or curator in his or her duty, so that he or she can adequately fulfil his or her responsibilities
give the tutor or curator some advice and authorizations
monitor his or her administration
Reviewing Protective Supervision
A review allows protective supervision to be maintained, terminated (e.g., if the person becomes capable again) or changed from one form to another, according to changes in the state of health of the person under protection. In the review process, the court takes into account medical and psychosocial reassessments.
A review of protective supervision is mandatory. It must be requested:
by the advisor to the person of full age every 3 years, in the case of protective supervision with an advisor to the person of full age or tutorship, or
by the curator every five years, in the case of curatorship
The court may also set a different period. However, the person under protection, the advisor to the person of full age, or his or her tutor or curator may, at any time, request such a review.
Replacing a Tutor or Curator
Under private protective supervision, a tutor or curator who does not meet his or her obligations can be replaced, in particular, at the request of:
the person under protection or one of his or her close friends or relatives
the tutorship council
the Curateur public
The court examines the request. If the tutor or curator dies, the tutorship council can ask the court for his or her replacement.
Definitions Closed sectionDefinitions
Incapacitated
A person is incapacitated when they are unable to care for themselves or manage their affairs. Incapacity may be declared due to a mental or degenerative illness, a stroke, an intellectual disability, a head injury or a weakened state as a result of old age that alters the mental faculties or physical ability to express one's wishes.
Subjects Open sectionServices
Obtaining More Information on Protective Supervision of Persons of Full Age
Publications Closed sectionPublications
A Close Relative or Friend Becomes Incapacitated — How Can You Protect Them? (PDF, 667 KB)
Public Protective Supervision in Brief (PDF, 163 KB)
The Tutor and Curator to a Person of Full Age (PDF, 1.56 MB)
The Tutorship Council — Tutorship or Curatorship to an Incapacitated Person of Full Age (PDF, 564 KB)
Legislative framework Closed sectionLegislative framework
Public Curator Act (CQLR c C-81)
Regulation respecting the application of the Public Curator Act (CQLR c C-81, r.1)
Civil Code of Quebec (CQLR c CCQ-1991)
Code of Civil Procedure (CQLR c C-25.01)
See also... Closed sectionSee also...
Protection Mandate
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;#14;#Advisory services (citizens);#
;#2;#Citizens;#
;#9;#Health and social services;#
traduction anglaise
;#20;#Curateur public du Québec;#
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Posted On January 23, 1902 by &filed under High Court, Madras High Court.
1. The order of the District Judge cannot be upheld, The petitioner was arrested on the 22nd January 1899 but was released under Section 336, Civil Procedure Code, on his furnishing security that he would within one month apply to be declared an insolvent. For reasons that need not be considered he did not apply to a court having jurisdiction till the 6th May 1899 when ha made the present application to the District Munsif of Madura, who rejected it as out of time. On appeal, his order was confirmed by the District Judge. It does not appear that there is any question as to a bar by limitation in a case of this sort. As the petitioner did not put in his application to be declared an insolvent within the prescribed time he was liable to be committed to jail and if this had been done he would certainly have had to put in a fresh application under the third clause of paragraph (b) of the proviso to Section 336, Civil Procedure Code. He was not, however, so arrested and it is therefore still open to him to apply under Section 344, Civil Procedure Code, to be declared an insolvent on the strength of the permission given to him to do so on the 23rd January 1899.
2. This appeal is allowed, the order of the District Judge is set aside with costs and the appeal is sent back to him for decision of the other points raised.
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Kate Bunce
The Keepsake (1898–1901), Tempera on canvas.
The St Alban reredos, and a 1938 silver tabernacle
Kate Elizabeth Bunce (25 August 1856 – 24 December 1927) was an English painter and poet associated with the Arts and Crafts movement.
The daughter of John Thackray Bunce – a patron of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and editor of the Birmingham Post during its Liberal heyday – Bunce was born in Birmingham and educated at home. She studied at the Birmingham School of Art in the 1880s, first exhibiting artworks with the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in 1874 and with the Royal Academy from 1887.[1] She was elected as an associate of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in 1888 and many of her works were displayed in a number of Birmingham churches.[2]
Her earliest known work is The Sitting Room (1887), and in 1893 Bunce was one of the artists invited to contribute murals to hang in Birmingham Town Hall. Her initial style was that of the Birmingham School, where she was a prizewinning student during the 1880s.[3] Her work became increasingly influenced by Burne-Jones, Rossetti and the Pre-Raphaelites, and was characterised by strong figure drawing and a clear use of colour. Later in her life she painted a series of decorative pieces in churches, often alongside metalwork by her sister Myra Bunce.[4] She exhibited her work across England between the years 1887 and 1912 in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool.[3] Her reredos in the church of St Alban's, Bordesley features many species of birds.
Blue plaque
Bunce lived all of her life in Edgbaston and died unmarried.[4] A Birmingham Civic Society blue plaque in her honour was unveiled at St Alban's church in September 2015, by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham.
^ Marsh, Jan (2004). "Bunce, Kate Elizabeth (1856–1927)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
^ Hill, Joseph; Harper, Edward S.; Midgley, William (1929). The History of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, with a Chapter of personal reminiscence by Edward S. Harper. Cornish Brothers Ltd. p. 59.
^ a b "Kate Elizabeth Bunce – Biography". ArtMagick. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ a b Gaze, Delia, ed. (1997). "Bunce, Kate (Elizabeth)". Dictionary of Women Artists. Taylor & Francis. pp. 334–335. ISBN 1-884964-21-4.
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