1) Relative atomic mass (RAM) is a measurement of how many times heavier an atom is than 1/12 the mass of one carbon-12 atom. Relative molecular mass (RMM) similarly compares the mass of a molecule to 1/12 the mass of one carbon-12 atom.
2) Scientists first used hydrogen as the standard for RAM/RMM but switched to oxygen and finally settled on carbon-12 due to its stability and prevalence.
3) The document provides examples of calculating RAM and RMM values for various elements and compounds using the relative scales and given atomic mass values.
The document discusses reaction rate graphs and how to interpret them:
- Graph a shows the fastest reaction rate as its line has the steepest slope, indicating more product is formed over time.
- Graph c used more reactants as it produced more total product over the same time period.
- Reaction rates can be compared by calculating the slope of the linear portion of each graph or measuring the time taken to produce a set amount of product.
- Graph b shows the reaction slowing as its slope decreases over time, indicating fewer reactants remain. Graph c shows the reaction stopping as no more product is formed.
Explaining Constructuve And Destructive Interference V0.01paulbhill
Constructive interference occurs when two waves pass through each other in phase, meaning their peaks and troughs overlap, which combines their upward and downward displacements to produce a wave with increased amplitude. Destructive interference happens when waves pass out of phase, with opposite upward and downward motions, cancelling each other out and producing little overall displacement.
The document discusses definitions and approaches to technology integration in education. It defines technology integration as incorporating technology resources and practices into daily school routines, work, and management. It notes that for technology to positively impact achievement, it must be used regularly as part of instruction rather than as a supplemental add-on. The document also contrasts two approaches to technology integration - as an instructional resource that fosters critical thinking and connected learning versus an extension tool that is disconnected from the curriculum. It argues that integrating technology prepares students for global collaboration and that educators must create technology-rich learning communities.
1) Relative atomic mass (RAM) is a measurement of how many times heavier an atom is than 1/12 the mass of one carbon-12 atom. Relative molecular mass (RMM) similarly compares the mass of a molecule to 1/12 the mass of one carbon-12 atom.
2) Scientists first used hydrogen as the standard for RAM/RMM but switched to oxygen and finally settled on carbon-12 due to its stability and prevalence.
3) The document provides examples of calculating RAM and RMM values for various elements and compounds using the relative scales and given atomic mass values.
The document discusses reaction rate graphs and how to interpret them:
- Graph a shows the fastest reaction rate as its line has the steepest slope, indicating more product is formed over time.
- Graph c used more reactants as it produced more total product over the same time period.
- Reaction rates can be compared by calculating the slope of the linear portion of each graph or measuring the time taken to produce a set amount of product.
- Graph b shows the reaction slowing as its slope decreases over time, indicating fewer reactants remain. Graph c shows the reaction stopping as no more product is formed.
Explaining Constructuve And Destructive Interference V0.01paulbhill
Constructive interference occurs when two waves pass through each other in phase, meaning their peaks and troughs overlap, which combines their upward and downward displacements to produce a wave with increased amplitude. Destructive interference happens when waves pass out of phase, with opposite upward and downward motions, cancelling each other out and producing little overall displacement.
The document discusses definitions and approaches to technology integration in education. It defines technology integration as incorporating technology resources and practices into daily school routines, work, and management. It notes that for technology to positively impact achievement, it must be used regularly as part of instruction rather than as a supplemental add-on. The document also contrasts two approaches to technology integration - as an instructional resource that fosters critical thinking and connected learning versus an extension tool that is disconnected from the curriculum. It argues that integrating technology prepares students for global collaboration and that educators must create technology-rich learning communities.
The document discusses the economic, social, and environmental problems facing Leicester due to manufacturing decline, including high unemployment, poor housing, and lack of opportunities for young people. It introduces the One Leicester regeneration project, which aims to revitalize the city by solving these problems through new developments. The key projects focus on creating jobs in new industries, improving housing and infrastructure, and investing in education.
Presentatie gehouden door Christel Dijkman en Sebastiaan Bode tijdens het Emerce Conversion Event op 20 april 2010 over hoe internet meer kan bijdragen aan het verkopen van high involvement producten.
This was a presentation by Ian Wishart, an experienced patent attorney, who is also a director of an insurance company that specializes in insuring against the costs and consequences of intellectual property infringement litigation. Mr Wishart presented his paper to Ideas North West in Accrington on the same occasion that I gave my paper on IP enforcement without going bust. In this paper he discussed some of the policies that his company can arrange.
The document discusses bringing different cultures together and making the diverse world a little better. It emphasizes looking at the similarities that connect people rather than their differences. The art of living together in society is about finding agreement and common ground among the various cultures through understanding each other and finding the tune of music that connects all people. The document was created by a group to show their vision of a society with many cultures living harmoniously together.
The document discusses bringing different cultures together and making the diverse world a little better. It emphasizes looking at the similarities that connect people rather than their differences. The mission is for various cultures to live together in harmony by focusing on what they agree on rather than what separates them. Music and art are presented as ways to connect people from various backgrounds. Opinions are sought on how to improve society so that many cultures can coexist peacefully.
The document describes Airylab's HαT telescope for high resolution observation and imaging of the Sun's chromosphere in the hydrogen-alpha (Hα) band. It has a specifically coated corrector plate that acts as an energy rejection filter (ERF) to limit heat, transmitting only around the Hα band. A telecentric amplifier brings rays to a geometry compatible with Hα etalons up to 44mm in diameter. It can be used with various etalons like PST and Daystar for visual and imaging applications, and also for other uses like planetary and nebula imaging. Safety filtering is required and the user is responsible for ensuring their setup is safe.
The document discusses the author's love of IKEA furniture and how it has furnished their home in Bucharest. They discovered IKEA during a summer holiday in Greece 5 years ago and have been a fan ever since. Now, almost everything in their home, including furniture in the living room, kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom, is from IKEA due to their well-designed, affordable items that allow dreams to become a reality. Seeing the IKEA furnishings in their home puts a smile on the author's face.
The document discusses how the atmosphere can shape rock formations like sandstone through wind erosion over time. It explains that wind blowing across sandstone removes tiny grains of sand, wearing away the rock surface and creating unique rock formations, like the Wave in Arizona, without needing anything other than the constant motion of the wind. The document also notes that satellite images and photographs can depict these atmospheric effects on landscapes.
Yogesh Bhosale is a lead business analyst with over 12 years of experience in software solutions design and development in domains like retail banking, CRM, and HR. He currently works as a lead consultant for Wipro Technologies implementing Oracle Banking Platform for Suncorp Bank in Australia. Previously he has worked on implementing core banking software like Oracle Banking Platform and R-System Indus Lending Suite. He is skilled in requirements management, functional design, and Agile development processes.
The document discusses where the atmosphere came from and how oxygen led to a revolution in the development of life. It asks some math questions about hundreds, thousands, millions and billions before stating its main topics of the origin of the atmosphere and the role of oxygen in revolutionizing life.
This document is a quiz containing 7 multiple choice questions about various facts. It tests the reader's knowledge on topics like human flatulence, SpongeBob's anatomy, emus, the inventor of the light bulb, basic math, frog leg counts, and Christopher Columbus's voyage. After answering, the reader is told how many they got right and an assessment of their knowledge.
This document discusses pseudo-order kinetics. It defines pseudo-order as occurring when one reactant is present in excess, making its concentration appear constant and effectively zero-order. This can turn an overall second-order reaction into an apparent first-order reaction. Continuous experiments can also show pseudo-order kinetics if one reactant is isolated. The half-life of a pseudo-first-order reaction depends on the concentration of the excess reactant, unlike a true first-order reaction.
This document discusses reaction kinetics, including:
1. The main types of questions involve determining rate equations and elucidating reaction mechanisms.
2. Rate of reaction can be described as how fast products are formed or reactants are reacted.
3. The rate of reaction depends on the concentrations of reactants according to the rate law, which expresses the mathematical dependence of rate on concentration.
There are generally four types of organic chemistry questions: reactions, synthesis, distinguishing compounds, and elucidation of unknown structures. For reaction questions, the key is to memorize common reactions and understand reaction patterns. For synthesis questions, work backwards or forwards between reactants and products. Distinguishing compounds relies on identifying differences in functional groups or structures and using specific tests. Elucidating unknown structures involves making deductions from given information and ensuring all reactions and observations are explained.
This document discusses amino acids and proteins. It explains that in amino acids, the carboxylic acid closest to the amine group is the stronger acid because its conjugate base is more stable due to electron delocalization. Similarly, the amine group closest to the carboxylic acid is the stronger acid because the carboxylic acid withdraws electron density from the amine, making it a weaker base. The document also defines the 10/20/30/40 structure of proteins as involving primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary levels of structure and describes alpha helices and beta pleated sheets. It compares acid/base hydrolysis to enzyme cleavage in digesting proteins, noting enzyme cleavage is more selective.
This document discusses alkanes and their chemical properties and reactions. Alkanes are chemically inert due to their saturated carbon bonds and similar electronegativities of carbon and hydrogen. They can only undergo substitution reactions under high temperatures or with reactive reagents like radicals. The mechanism for substituting alkanes to form alkyl halides is a free radical substitution reaction. When writing free radical mechanisms, the name of the mechanism should be included and a series of chemical equations shown without descriptive text. Common errors include using the wrong arrows, forgetting initiators like UV light or heat, using molecular formulas instead of structural formulas, and substituting the wrong halogen.
1. This document provides an introduction to organic chemistry, covering topics like structure and nomenclature, isomerism, drawing organic structures, and identifying functional groups and chiral carbons.
2. It offers tips for correctly drawing structural formulas and distinguishing different types of isomers, as well as answering practice questions to help understand these concepts.
3. The document emphasizes accurately depicting structural features like trigonal planar arrangements and bonds in substituents when drawing organic molecules.
The document summarizes key concepts about transition elements including:
1. Transition elements are defined as elements that can form at least one stable ion with a partially filled d subshell. Common errors in defining transition elements are also discussed.
2. The electronic configurations of transition elements and their ions are covered, noting exceptions like Cr and Cu.
3. Physical properties of transition elements discussed include atomic/ionic radii, ionization energy, melting points and how they vary within the period and group.
The document discusses the economic, social, and environmental problems facing Leicester due to manufacturing decline, including high unemployment, poor housing, and lack of opportunities for young people. It introduces the One Leicester regeneration project, which aims to revitalize the city by solving these problems through new developments. The key projects focus on creating jobs in new industries, improving housing and infrastructure, and investing in education.
Presentatie gehouden door Christel Dijkman en Sebastiaan Bode tijdens het Emerce Conversion Event op 20 april 2010 over hoe internet meer kan bijdragen aan het verkopen van high involvement producten.
This was a presentation by Ian Wishart, an experienced patent attorney, who is also a director of an insurance company that specializes in insuring against the costs and consequences of intellectual property infringement litigation. Mr Wishart presented his paper to Ideas North West in Accrington on the same occasion that I gave my paper on IP enforcement without going bust. In this paper he discussed some of the policies that his company can arrange.
The document discusses bringing different cultures together and making the diverse world a little better. It emphasizes looking at the similarities that connect people rather than their differences. The art of living together in society is about finding agreement and common ground among the various cultures through understanding each other and finding the tune of music that connects all people. The document was created by a group to show their vision of a society with many cultures living harmoniously together.
The document discusses bringing different cultures together and making the diverse world a little better. It emphasizes looking at the similarities that connect people rather than their differences. The mission is for various cultures to live together in harmony by focusing on what they agree on rather than what separates them. Music and art are presented as ways to connect people from various backgrounds. Opinions are sought on how to improve society so that many cultures can coexist peacefully.
The document describes Airylab's HαT telescope for high resolution observation and imaging of the Sun's chromosphere in the hydrogen-alpha (Hα) band. It has a specifically coated corrector plate that acts as an energy rejection filter (ERF) to limit heat, transmitting only around the Hα band. A telecentric amplifier brings rays to a geometry compatible with Hα etalons up to 44mm in diameter. It can be used with various etalons like PST and Daystar for visual and imaging applications, and also for other uses like planetary and nebula imaging. Safety filtering is required and the user is responsible for ensuring their setup is safe.
The document discusses the author's love of IKEA furniture and how it has furnished their home in Bucharest. They discovered IKEA during a summer holiday in Greece 5 years ago and have been a fan ever since. Now, almost everything in their home, including furniture in the living room, kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom, is from IKEA due to their well-designed, affordable items that allow dreams to become a reality. Seeing the IKEA furnishings in their home puts a smile on the author's face.
The document discusses how the atmosphere can shape rock formations like sandstone through wind erosion over time. It explains that wind blowing across sandstone removes tiny grains of sand, wearing away the rock surface and creating unique rock formations, like the Wave in Arizona, without needing anything other than the constant motion of the wind. The document also notes that satellite images and photographs can depict these atmospheric effects on landscapes.
Yogesh Bhosale is a lead business analyst with over 12 years of experience in software solutions design and development in domains like retail banking, CRM, and HR. He currently works as a lead consultant for Wipro Technologies implementing Oracle Banking Platform for Suncorp Bank in Australia. Previously he has worked on implementing core banking software like Oracle Banking Platform and R-System Indus Lending Suite. He is skilled in requirements management, functional design, and Agile development processes.
The document discusses where the atmosphere came from and how oxygen led to a revolution in the development of life. It asks some math questions about hundreds, thousands, millions and billions before stating its main topics of the origin of the atmosphere and the role of oxygen in revolutionizing life.
This document is a quiz containing 7 multiple choice questions about various facts. It tests the reader's knowledge on topics like human flatulence, SpongeBob's anatomy, emus, the inventor of the light bulb, basic math, frog leg counts, and Christopher Columbus's voyage. After answering, the reader is told how many they got right and an assessment of their knowledge.
This document discusses pseudo-order kinetics. It defines pseudo-order as occurring when one reactant is present in excess, making its concentration appear constant and effectively zero-order. This can turn an overall second-order reaction into an apparent first-order reaction. Continuous experiments can also show pseudo-order kinetics if one reactant is isolated. The half-life of a pseudo-first-order reaction depends on the concentration of the excess reactant, unlike a true first-order reaction.
This document discusses reaction kinetics, including:
1. The main types of questions involve determining rate equations and elucidating reaction mechanisms.
2. Rate of reaction can be described as how fast products are formed or reactants are reacted.
3. The rate of reaction depends on the concentrations of reactants according to the rate law, which expresses the mathematical dependence of rate on concentration.
There are generally four types of organic chemistry questions: reactions, synthesis, distinguishing compounds, and elucidation of unknown structures. For reaction questions, the key is to memorize common reactions and understand reaction patterns. For synthesis questions, work backwards or forwards between reactants and products. Distinguishing compounds relies on identifying differences in functional groups or structures and using specific tests. Elucidating unknown structures involves making deductions from given information and ensuring all reactions and observations are explained.
This document discusses amino acids and proteins. It explains that in amino acids, the carboxylic acid closest to the amine group is the stronger acid because its conjugate base is more stable due to electron delocalization. Similarly, the amine group closest to the carboxylic acid is the stronger acid because the carboxylic acid withdraws electron density from the amine, making it a weaker base. The document also defines the 10/20/30/40 structure of proteins as involving primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary levels of structure and describes alpha helices and beta pleated sheets. It compares acid/base hydrolysis to enzyme cleavage in digesting proteins, noting enzyme cleavage is more selective.
This document discusses alkanes and their chemical properties and reactions. Alkanes are chemically inert due to their saturated carbon bonds and similar electronegativities of carbon and hydrogen. They can only undergo substitution reactions under high temperatures or with reactive reagents like radicals. The mechanism for substituting alkanes to form alkyl halides is a free radical substitution reaction. When writing free radical mechanisms, the name of the mechanism should be included and a series of chemical equations shown without descriptive text. Common errors include using the wrong arrows, forgetting initiators like UV light or heat, using molecular formulas instead of structural formulas, and substituting the wrong halogen.
1. This document provides an introduction to organic chemistry, covering topics like structure and nomenclature, isomerism, drawing organic structures, and identifying functional groups and chiral carbons.
2. It offers tips for correctly drawing structural formulas and distinguishing different types of isomers, as well as answering practice questions to help understand these concepts.
3. The document emphasizes accurately depicting structural features like trigonal planar arrangements and bonds in substituents when drawing organic molecules.
The document summarizes key concepts about transition elements including:
1. Transition elements are defined as elements that can form at least one stable ion with a partially filled d subshell. Common errors in defining transition elements are also discussed.
2. The electronic configurations of transition elements and their ions are covered, noting exceptions like Cr and Cu.
3. Physical properties of transition elements discussed include atomic/ionic radii, ionization energy, melting points and how they vary within the period and group.
This document summarizes the physical and chemical properties of Group VII (halogen) elements. It describes their:
1) Colors and states - the halogens range from pale yellow gas (F2) to black solid (I2).
2) Reactivity trends - fluorine is the strongest oxidizing agent while iodine is the weakest. Fluoride is the weakest reducing agent and iodide is the strongest.
3) Reactions with silver nitrate and ammonia - these tests can be used to identify halide ions based on solubility differences of the precipitates formed.
This document discusses the physical and chemical properties of Group II elements. It outlines trends in properties like atomic radii, ionization energy, melting point, and boiling point across the group. These trends are explained by factors like effective nuclear charge and structure/bonding. Chemically, Group II metals are strong reducing agents, with reactivity and reducing ability increasing down the group. Common reactions outlined include reaction with oxygen and water, and thermal decomposition reactions. Exceptions and important reactions are highlighted.
This document discusses the trends in physical and chemical properties for elements in Period 3 of the periodic table. It outlines how atomic radii, ionization energy, melting/boiling points, and electrical conductivity all decrease moving from left to right across the period. The document also lists some important chemical reactions for these elements, including reactions with oxygen, their oxides with water, oxides with acids and bases, reactions with chlorine, and reactions of chlorides with water.
This document discusses ionic equilibria, specifically solubility equilibria. It explains that solubility equilibria problems can involve either dissolving a salt or precipitating a salt. The key is to determine which type of problem it is in order to apply the correct approach. For dissolving problems, the solubility product constant (Ksp) and concentrations of ions can be related using algebraic expressions involving the solubility (s). For precipitation problems, the ionic product (Q) is calculated and compared to Ksp to determine if precipitation will occur.
This document discusses ionic equilibria, specifically acid-base and solubility equilibria. It provides information on acid-base titration curves and indicators. Key points covered include:
- The definitions and reactions of strong/weak acids and bases, and how to determine if a salt is acidic, basic, or neutral based on the ions.
- How to calculate pH for solutions containing acids, bases, salts, and buffers using the relevant equilibrium expressions.
- The three important points on a titration curve and what parameters can be determined at each point.
- The step-by-step approach for solving acid-base equilibrium problems.
This document discusses key concepts in electrochemistry including electrode potentials, galvanic cells, and electrolytic cells. It defines electrode potentials as the electric potential arising from the separation of charges in redox half reactions. Standard electrode potentials can be measured versus the standard hydrogen electrode and indicate whether the forward or backward reaction is favored. Electrode potentials can be used to predict if redox reactions will occur when species are mixed. Galvanic and electrolytic cells are also discussed, including how to distinguish anodes and cathodes and draw cell diagrams.
1. The document discusses ionic equilibria, including acids and bases, and how to identify strong and weak acids/bases. It also discusses calculating pH and pOH values.
2. It explains how to determine if a salt is neutral, acidic, or basic based on whether the cation or anion comes from a strong or weak acid/base.
3. For sparingly soluble salts, it discusses using Ksp expressions and concentrations to determine if a precipitate will form from mixing solutions of ions.
This document discusses redox reactions and concepts related to oxidation states. It defines redox reactions as electron transfer reactions where oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously. It describes how oxidation states are assigned to atoms to indicate their relative oxidation or reduction levels. Common oxidizing and reducing agents are listed along with examples of species being oxidized or reduced. Disproportionation reactions are defined as redox reactions where an atom undergoes simultaneous oxidation and reduction, changing its oxidation state.
The document discusses interpreting ionization energy (IE) data to determine an element's electronic configuration. It states that a large jump in IE indicates removal of an electron from an inner shell, while a small jump indicates removal from an inner subshell. It provides an example of using IE data to deduce an element is in group 5 with a possible configuration of 1s22s22p5. It also shows how the electronic configuration of magnesium can be used to sketch its IE trend by determining what type of electron is removed at each stage.
1) The first ionization energy (IE) is the minimum energy required to remove one mole of valence electrons from one mole of ground state atoms. Successive IEs require removing electrons from ionized atoms.
2) General trends in IEs include them decreasing down a group as atomic radius increases, and increasing across a period as nuclear charge increases.
3) Factors like electron pairing, charge, and orbital penetration affect IEs by influencing how strongly electrons are held.
The document discusses quantum numbers and their roles in describing electron orbitals. It explains that the principal quantum number (n) determines the size and energy of an orbital, the angular momentum quantum number (l) indicates the shape of an orbital, and the magnetic quantum number (ml) determines the orientation of orbitals in space. It also mentions that the spin quantum number (ms) describes electron spin as either clockwise or counterclockwise.
The document discusses the basic constituents of atoms: electrons, protons, and neutrons. It notes that electrons have a negative charge and small mass, protons have a positive charge and greater mass, and neutrons have no charge and a mass similar to protons. Almost all an atom's mass is contained in the nucleus, which is made up of protons and neutrons. The document also defines key atomic concepts like nucleon number, proton number, and isotopes.
The document discusses key concepts for stoichiometric calculations including:
- Stoichiometric amount, excess reagent, limiting reagent, theoretical yield, actual yield, and percentage yield.
- Reacting masses, volumes of gases, and volumes and concentrations of solutions can be calculated from chemical formulae and equations.
- Avogadro's Law relates equal volumes of gases to equal moles at the same temperature and pressure.
- Common combustion reactions of hydrocarbons are presented.
The Microsoft 365 Migration Tutorial For Beginner.pptxoperationspcvita
This presentation will help you understand the power of Microsoft 365. However, we have mentioned every productivity app included in Office 365. Additionally, we have suggested the migration situation related to Office 365 and how we can help you.
You can also read: https://www.systoolsgroup.com/updates/office-365-tenant-to-tenant-migration-step-by-step-complete-guide/
Northern Engraving | Nameplate Manufacturing Process - 2024Northern Engraving
Manufacturing custom quality metal nameplates and badges involves several standard operations. Processes include sheet prep, lithography, screening, coating, punch press and inspection. All decoration is completed in the flat sheet with adhesive and tooling operations following. The possibilities for creating unique durable nameplates are endless. How will you create your brand identity? We can help!
ScyllaDB is making a major architecture shift. We’re moving from vNode replication to tablets – fragments of tables that are distributed independently, enabling dynamic data distribution and extreme elasticity. In this keynote, ScyllaDB co-founder and CTO Avi Kivity explains the reason for this shift, provides a look at the implementation and roadmap, and shares how this shift benefits ScyllaDB users.
inQuba Webinar Mastering Customer Journey Management with Dr Graham HillLizaNolte
HERE IS YOUR WEBINAR CONTENT! 'Mastering Customer Journey Management with Dr. Graham Hill'. We hope you find the webinar recording both insightful and enjoyable.
In this webinar, we explored essential aspects of Customer Journey Management and personalization. Here’s a summary of the key insights and topics discussed:
Key Takeaways:
Understanding the Customer Journey: Dr. Hill emphasized the importance of mapping and understanding the complete customer journey to identify touchpoints and opportunities for improvement.
Personalization Strategies: We discussed how to leverage data and insights to create personalized experiences that resonate with customers.
Technology Integration: Insights were shared on how inQuba’s advanced technology can streamline customer interactions and drive operational efficiency.
In the realm of cybersecurity, offensive security practices act as a critical shield. By simulating real-world attacks in a controlled environment, these techniques expose vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. This proactive approach allows manufacturers to identify and fix weaknesses, significantly enhancing system security.
This presentation delves into the development of a system designed to mimic Galileo's Open Service signal using software-defined radio (SDR) technology. We'll begin with a foundational overview of both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the intricacies of digital signal processing.
The presentation culminates in a live demonstration. We'll showcase the manipulation of Galileo's Open Service pilot signal, simulating an attack on various software and hardware systems. This practical demonstration serves to highlight the potential consequences of unaddressed vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of offensive security practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure.
Introducing BoxLang : A new JVM language for productivity and modularity!Ortus Solutions, Corp
Just like life, our code must adapt to the ever changing world we live in. From one day coding for the web, to the next for our tablets or APIs or for running serverless applications. Multi-runtime development is the future of coding, the future is to be dynamic. Let us introduce you to BoxLang.
Dynamic. Modular. Productive.
BoxLang redefines development with its dynamic nature, empowering developers to craft expressive and functional code effortlessly. Its modular architecture prioritizes flexibility, allowing for seamless integration into existing ecosystems.
Interoperability at its Core
With 100% interoperability with Java, BoxLang seamlessly bridges the gap between traditional and modern development paradigms, unlocking new possibilities for innovation and collaboration.
Multi-Runtime
From the tiny 2m operating system binary to running on our pure Java web server, CommandBox, Jakarta EE, AWS Lambda, Microsoft Functions, Web Assembly, Android and more. BoxLang has been designed to enhance and adapt according to it's runnable runtime.
The Fusion of Modernity and Tradition
Experience the fusion of modern features inspired by CFML, Node, Ruby, Kotlin, Java, and Clojure, combined with the familiarity of Java bytecode compilation, making BoxLang a language of choice for forward-thinking developers.
Empowering Transition with Transpiler Support
Transitioning from CFML to BoxLang is seamless with our JIT transpiler, facilitating smooth migration and preserving existing code investments.
Unlocking Creativity with IDE Tools
Unleash your creativity with powerful IDE tools tailored for BoxLang, providing an intuitive development experience and streamlining your workflow. Join us as we embark on a journey to redefine JVM development. Welcome to the era of BoxLang.
"$10 thousand per minute of downtime: architecture, queues, streaming and fin...Fwdays
Direct losses from downtime in 1 minute = $5-$10 thousand dollars. Reputation is priceless.
As part of the talk, we will consider the architectural strategies necessary for the development of highly loaded fintech solutions. We will focus on using queues and streaming to efficiently work and manage large amounts of data in real-time and to minimize latency.
We will focus special attention on the architectural patterns used in the design of the fintech system, microservices and event-driven architecture, which ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and consistency of the entire system.
LF Energy Webinar: Carbon Data Specifications: Mechanisms to Improve Data Acc...DanBrown980551
This LF Energy webinar took place June 20, 2024. It featured:
-Alex Thornton, LF Energy
-Hallie Cramer, Google
-Daniel Roesler, UtilityAPI
-Henry Richardson, WattTime
In response to the urgency and scale required to effectively address climate change, open source solutions offer significant potential for driving innovation and progress. Currently, there is a growing demand for standardization and interoperability in energy data and modeling. Open source standards and specifications within the energy sector can also alleviate challenges associated with data fragmentation, transparency, and accessibility. At the same time, it is crucial to consider privacy and security concerns throughout the development of open source platforms.
This webinar will delve into the motivations behind establishing LF Energy’s Carbon Data Specification Consortium. It will provide an overview of the draft specifications and the ongoing progress made by the respective working groups.
Three primary specifications will be discussed:
-Discovery and client registration, emphasizing transparent processes and secure and private access
-Customer data, centering around customer tariffs, bills, energy usage, and full consumption disclosure
-Power systems data, focusing on grid data, inclusive of transmission and distribution networks, generation, intergrid power flows, and market settlement data
Essentials of Automations: Exploring Attributes & Automation ParametersSafe Software
Building automations in FME Flow can save time, money, and help businesses scale by eliminating data silos and providing data to stakeholders in real-time. One essential component to orchestrating complex automations is the use of attributes & automation parameters (both formerly known as “keys”). In fact, it’s unlikely you’ll ever build an Automation without using these components, but what exactly are they?
Attributes & automation parameters enable the automation author to pass data values from one automation component to the next. During this webinar, our FME Flow Specialists will cover leveraging the three types of these output attributes & parameters in FME Flow: Event, Custom, and Automation. As a bonus, they’ll also be making use of the Split-Merge Block functionality.
You’ll leave this webinar with a better understanding of how to maximize the potential of automations by making use of attributes & automation parameters, with the ultimate goal of setting your enterprise integration workflows up on autopilot.
This talk will cover ScyllaDB Architecture from the cluster-level view and zoom in on data distribution and internal node architecture. In the process, we will learn the secret sauce used to get ScyllaDB's high availability and superior performance. We will also touch on the upcoming changes to ScyllaDB architecture, moving to strongly consistent metadata and tablets.
In our second session, we shall learn all about the main features and fundamentals of UiPath Studio that enable us to use the building blocks for any automation project.
📕 Detailed agenda:
Variables and Datatypes
Workflow Layouts
Arguments
Control Flows and Loops
Conditional Statements
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
Variables, Constants, and Arguments in Studio
Control Flow in Studio
QA or the Highway - Component Testing: Bridging the gap between frontend appl...zjhamm304
These are the slides for the presentation, "Component Testing: Bridging the gap between frontend applications" that was presented at QA or the Highway 2024 in Columbus, OH by Zachary Hamm.
From Natural Language to Structured Solr Queries using LLMsSease
This talk draws on experimentation to enable AI applications with Solr. One important use case is to use AI for better accessibility and discoverability of the data: while User eXperience techniques, lexical search improvements, and data harmonization can take organizations to a good level of accessibility, a structural (or “cognitive” gap) remains between the data user needs and the data producer constraints.
That is where AI – and most importantly, Natural Language Processing and Large Language Model techniques – could make a difference. This natural language, conversational engine could facilitate access and usage of the data leveraging the semantics of any data source.
The objective of the presentation is to propose a technical approach and a way forward to achieve this goal.
The key concept is to enable users to express their search queries in natural language, which the LLM then enriches, interprets, and translates into structured queries based on the Solr index’s metadata.
This approach leverages the LLM’s ability to understand the nuances of natural language and the structure of documents within Apache Solr.
The LLM acts as an intermediary agent, offering a transparent experience to users automatically and potentially uncovering relevant documents that conventional search methods might overlook. The presentation will include the results of this experimental work, lessons learned, best practices, and the scope of future work that should improve the approach and make it production-ready.
Northern Engraving | Modern Metal Trim, Nameplates and Appliance PanelsNorthern Engraving
What began over 115 years ago as a supplier of precision gauges to the automotive industry has evolved into being an industry leader in the manufacture of product branding, automotive cockpit trim and decorative appliance trim. Value-added services include in-house Design, Engineering, Program Management, Test Lab and Tool Shops.
Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
Getting the Most Out of ScyllaDB Monitoring: ShareChat's TipsScyllaDB
ScyllaDB monitoring provides a lot of useful information. But sometimes it’s not easy to find the root of the problem if something is wrong or even estimate the remaining capacity by the load on the cluster. This talk shares our team's practical tips on: 1) How to find the root of the problem by metrics if ScyllaDB is slow 2) How to interpret the load and plan capacity for the future 3) Compaction strategies and how to choose the right one 4) Important metrics which aren’t available in the default monitoring setup.