Design and Development of Responder: a Notification-Acknowledgment Android OS Phone Application

This paper discusses the design and development of the Android phone application Responder and how it assists Flight Operation Team (FOT) members in handling alerts from a Short Message Service (SMS) text message and email based notification system. The FOT needed a simplified and more powerful tool for receiving, storing, and acknowledging notifications sent from the ground systems automated notification software called Attention! (Registered Trademark). The previous system was to rely on a text message application that comes on a phone. This way was slow, inefficient, and did a poor job of keeping FOT members informed on the state of a situation when multiple notifications are being sent out by Attention! (Registered Trademark). Responder is designed to provide easier viewing and acknowledging of multiple messages. It gives the user a quick look at all recently received messages in an organized and clean manner that prevents notifications from being lost during a large burst of messages. It makes it easier to find and review old messages received and Responder was designed to give the user more flexibility in setting up how and what alerts will notify them when they are received by the phone. Since the implementation of Responder the FOT members are more informed and are able to focus more on problem solving the reason a notification was received then trying to keep up with sending cumbersome acknowledgements over text message or email. Responder is only able to receive and send SMS text messages but by using email to text services provided by the cellular carrier it is able to send and receive emails

Revealing crucial effects of reservoir environment and hydrocarbon fractions on fluid behaviour in kaolinite pores

The adsorption interactions of hydrocarbons and clay surfaces are crucial to understanding fluid behaviour within shale reservoirs and to mediating organic pollutants in soils. These interactions are affected by the diversity of complex hydrocarbon components and the variations in environmental conditions. This study examines the interactions between kaolinite clay, featuring two distinct basal surfaces, and an array of hydrocarbons. We assess the impact of various molecular structures, functional groups, and environmental conditions (focusing on the reservoir temperature and pressure ranges) on the adsorption selectivity, surface packing, molecular alignment and orientation, and diffusion of hydrocarbons. Analyses of molecular interaction energies provide a quantitative elucidation of the adsorption mechanisms of hydrocarbons on the different kaolinite surfaces. Our findings suggest that molecular configuration, functional group properties, and spatial effects dictate the distribution patterns of hydrocarbons for the different kaolinite surfaces. The differences in the interaction energy between various hydrocarbons with kaolinite reveal the adsorption strength of different hydrocarbons in the order of asphaltenes > heteroatomic hydrocarbons > saturated hydrocarbons > aromatic hydrocarbons. Furthermore, we observe that the adsorptive characteristics of hydrocarbons on kaolinite are highly temperature-sensitive, with increased temperatures markedly reducing the adsorption amount. Beyond a certain threshold, the effect of pressure rise on the fluid behaviour of hydrocarbons is non-negligible and is related to molecular packing and reduced mobility. Simulation results based on actual geological characteristics demonstrate notable adsorption disparities among hydrocarbon components on different kaolinite surfaces, influenced by competitive adsorption and clay surface interactions. Polar surfaces are predominantly occupied by heteroatomic hydrocarbons, whereas on non-polar surfaces, asphaltenes and heavy saturated hydrocarbons develop multi-layer adsorption structures, with molecules aligned parallel to the surface

Eradication of invasive birds from tropical oceanic islands: lessons learned from studies of common mynas Acridotheres tristis

Feare, C., Greenwell, P., Edwards, H., Taylor, J., Van der Woude, J

Predicting resilience of ecosystem functioning from co‐varying species' responses to environmental change

Understanding how environmental change affects ecosystem function delivery is of primary importance for fundamental and applied ecology. Current approaches focus on single environmental driver effects on communities, mediated by individual response traits. Data limitations present constraints in scaling up this approach to predict the impacts of multivariate environmental change on ecosystem functioning. We present a more holistic approach to determine ecosystem function resilience, using long‐term monitoring data to analyze the aggregate impact of multiple historic environmental drivers on species' population dynamics. By assessing covariation in population dynamics between pairs of species, we identify which species respond most synchronously to environmental change and allocate species into “response guilds.” We then use “production functions” combining trait data to estimate the relative roles of species to ecosystem functions. We quantify the correlation between response guilds and production functions, assessing the resilience of ecosystem functioning to environmental change, with asynchronous dynamics of species in the same functional guild expected to lead to more stable ecosystem functioning. Testing this method using data for butterflies collected over four decades in the United Kingdom, we find three ecosystem functions (resource provisioning, wildflower pollination, and aesthetic cultural value) appear relatively robust, with functionally important species dispersed across response guilds, suggesting more stable ecosystem functioning. Additionally, by relating genetic distances to response guilds we assess the heritability of responses to environmental change. Our results suggest it may be feasible to infer population responses of butterflies to environmental change based on phylogeny—a useful insight for conservation management of rare species with limited population monitoring data. Our approach holds promise for overcoming the impasse in predicting the responses of ecosystem functions to environmental change. Quantifying co‐varying species' responses to multivariate environmental change should enable us to significantly advance our predictions of ecosystem function resilience and enable proactive ecosystem management

Success in periodontology: An evolutive concept

AimThe purpose of this editorial was to discuss a definition of success after periodontal therapy based on the retention of natural dentition.Materials and MethodsBased on topic and relevance, references were collected and then divided into four categories: (a) the influence of available therapeutic techniques on the definition of hopeless teeth, (b) the longâ term rate of tooth loss during supportive periodontal therapy, (c) the duration of time that the treatment outcomes may be considered stable and (d) patientsâ perception and satisfaction of periodontal therapy.ResultsPeriodontal therapy can change the prognosis of hopeless teeth, making them maintainable in the long term. The rate of tooth loss can be minimized in a way that a period of 10 years or more is needed to evaluate further periodontal breakdown. In addition, patientsâ perception and satisfaction of the treatment should be considered as the main therapeutic endpoints of the provided periodontal therapy.ConclusionsDefinition of success is linked to the available therapeutic tools. Due to the recent advancement of treatment modalities, periodontally hopeless teeth can now be treated and maintained for a long period of time with health, function and patient satisfaction.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/150541/1/jcpe13150.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/150541/2/jcpe13150_am.pd

Economics of Field Pea Supplementation for Cattle Grazing Crested Wheatgrass

Heifers grazing crested wheat grass were supplemented either field peas or dried distillers grains plus solubles (DDGS) at 0.4% or 0.8% of body weight. Heifers supplemented with field peas had 10% lower daily gain compared to their DDGS supplemented counterparts. The decision to supplement field peas for producers depends on the price at which field peas can be acquired, as well as the distance that DDGS has to be hauled in order to be utilized. Field peas are a viable option in western Nebraska as a supplement for grazing cattle when DDGS is unavailable or field peas are in excess and can be obtained below the human consumption and pet food market price

Using periodontal staging and grading system as a prognostic factor for future tooth loss: A long- term retrospective study

BackgroundA new classification of periodontal diseases aimed to identify periodontal disease based on a multidimensional staging and grading system has been recently proposed. However, up to date, its prognostic predictive capability has not been investigated. The aim of this study was to assess if parameters included in the new classification were predictive of tooth loss after a long- term follow- up (>10 years) in patients with periodontitis.MethodsPatients presented with periodontitis at the University of Michigan between January 1966 and January 2004 were screened and categorized according to the new classification of periodontitis. Number/Reasons of teeth loss in patients who underwent at least one session/year of maintenance during the entire follow- up period were extracted and used to analyze the prognostic capabilities of variables (staging, grading, and Extent) included in the new classification.ResultsA total number of 292 patients with a mean follow- up of 289.7 ± 79.6 months were included. 31 (10.6%) patients were classified as Stage 1, 85 (29.1%) as Stage 2, 146 (50%) as Stage 3, and 30 (10.3%) as Stage 4. For grading, 34 (11.7%) were classified as Grade A, 193 (66.1%) as Grade B, and 65 (22.2%) as Grade C. Results of multilevel Cox regression analyses revealed a statistically significant association between stage (HR:3.73 between Stage 4 and Stage 1) and grade (HR: 4.83 between Grade C and Grade A) at baseline and periodontal related tooth loss, whereas no differences were detected for the extent of periodontitis.ConclusionThis study provides the initial evidence regarding the predictive ability of the new classification of periodontitis. Patients in either Stage 4 or Grade C showed a significantly higher periodontal- related tooth loss.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/154975/1/jper10442_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/154975/2/jper10442.pd

Zero-Gap Bipolar Membrane Electrolyzer for Carbon DioxideReduction Using Acid-Tolerant Molecular Electrocatalysts

[Image: see text] The scaling-up of electrochemical CO(2) reduction requires circumventing the CO(2) loss as carbonates under alkaline conditions. Zero-gap cell configurations with a reverse-bias bipolar membrane (BPM) represent a possible solution, but the catalyst layer in direct contact with the acidic environment of a BPM usually leads to H(2) evolution dominating. Here we show that using acid-tolerant Ni molecular electrocatalysts selective (>60%) CO(2) reduction can be achieved in a zero-gap BPM device using a pure water and CO(2) feed. At a higher current density (100 mA cm(–2)), CO selectivity decreases, but was still >30%, due to reversible product inhibition. This study demonstrates the importance of developing acid-tolerant catalysts for use in large-scale CO(2) reduction devices