Notchless Smartphones James P. DeVellis
First off, a notch refers to the cut-out hardware we often find at the top of our smartphones’ screen display area. Many phone enthusiasts will say that these notches impede a fuller viewing experience, and thus prefer models that do away with them entirely. But is removing the notch necessarily better? James P. DeVellis.
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https://sites.google.com/site/jamespdevellis/blog/arenotch-lessphonesreallyagoodthing
A review of the best mobile phones of the past yearJames P DeVellis
My name’s James P. DeVellis, and I’m into anything and everything technology. I’m fascinated with any new gadgets that have been developed for the betterment of mankind.
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https://sites.google.com/site/jamespdevellis/blog/areviewofthebestmobilephonesofthepastyear
I’m James P DeVellis, a lover of all things technological. A few weeks back, an old college buddy of mine and I had a few drinks. We haven’t seen each other in years, and he tells me he works in Silicon Valley (lucky guy).
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https://sites.google.com/site/jamespdevellis/blog/whatmakestheturingsmartphonesospecial
An image in GQ last week showed tech entrepreneurs during a visit to designer Brunello Cucinelli in Italy, but the two women were Photoshopped in. The image has since been removed from GQ's site and Cucinelli's Instagram. BuzzFeed News earlier reported the story.
https://www.cnet.com/news/women-photoshopped-into-tech-exec-group-photo-report-says/
I’m James P. DeVellis, and I’m heavy into technology. I love checking out the newest gadgets and apps in town. For this blog, I’ll be featuring a few apps for all you heroes who work your butts off in your jobs. I know how stressful it can be, which is why I’ll be sharing some apps that can help you relax.
http://jamespdevellis.blogspot.com/2019/04/woo-sahhh-apps-to-help-you-relax.html
With its compact efficiency, tablets have become a popular device in the past years. They present a wide array of purposes, and are effective, low maintenance substitutes for laptops. 2019 promises the release of exciting tablets, and tech blogger James P. DeVellis narrowed down some of the best tablets to invest on this year.
https://sites.google.com/site/jamespdevellis/blog/thebesttabletstobuyin2019
Notchless Smartphones James P. DeVellis
First off, a notch refers to the cut-out hardware we often find at the top of our smartphones’ screen display area. Many phone enthusiasts will say that these notches impede a fuller viewing experience, and thus prefer models that do away with them entirely. But is removing the notch necessarily better? James P. DeVellis.
Read More:
https://sites.google.com/site/jamespdevellis/blog/arenotch-lessphonesreallyagoodthing
A review of the best mobile phones of the past yearJames P DeVellis
My name’s James P. DeVellis, and I’m into anything and everything technology. I’m fascinated with any new gadgets that have been developed for the betterment of mankind.
Read more:
https://sites.google.com/site/jamespdevellis/blog/areviewofthebestmobilephonesofthepastyear
I’m James P DeVellis, a lover of all things technological. A few weeks back, an old college buddy of mine and I had a few drinks. We haven’t seen each other in years, and he tells me he works in Silicon Valley (lucky guy).
Read More:
https://sites.google.com/site/jamespdevellis/blog/whatmakestheturingsmartphonesospecial
An image in GQ last week showed tech entrepreneurs during a visit to designer Brunello Cucinelli in Italy, but the two women were Photoshopped in. The image has since been removed from GQ's site and Cucinelli's Instagram. BuzzFeed News earlier reported the story.
https://www.cnet.com/news/women-photoshopped-into-tech-exec-group-photo-report-says/
I’m James P. DeVellis, and I’m heavy into technology. I love checking out the newest gadgets and apps in town. For this blog, I’ll be featuring a few apps for all you heroes who work your butts off in your jobs. I know how stressful it can be, which is why I’ll be sharing some apps that can help you relax.
http://jamespdevellis.blogspot.com/2019/04/woo-sahhh-apps-to-help-you-relax.html
With its compact efficiency, tablets have become a popular device in the past years. They present a wide array of purposes, and are effective, low maintenance substitutes for laptops. 2019 promises the release of exciting tablets, and tech blogger James P. DeVellis narrowed down some of the best tablets to invest on this year.
https://sites.google.com/site/jamespdevellis/blog/thebesttabletstobuyin2019
We live in the day where technology is so reliable we stop thinking about it because everything just works. But computing devices are all subject to malfunction at some point. And worse, when we least expect them. That’s why we need to back up our data.
CRITICS ARE WARY OF THE FTC’S NEW TECH ANTITRUST TASK FORCEJames P DeVellis
AS THE US wrestles with what to do about the tremendous power its technology giants have amassed, the Federal Trade Commission is launching a new task force, which will keep tabs on the industry's competitive landscape and assess mergers both past and present. But critics say the creation of the task force is little more than an exercise in virtue signaling for a regulator that has lately failed to bring any meaningful action against tech monopolies.
Spotlight on Spotify: A brief history of the music streaming siteJames P DeVellis
Music, connectivity, and technology always make for an interesting mix and in this post I’d like to share with you the history of a powerful music app.
Having your own gym at home is beneficial for several reasons. First of all, it’s a great investment that’s cheaper in the long run – as long as you maintain it well. Secondly, you can customize your gym according to your liking. And third, it beats having to drive out to a gym where you need to share equipment with other people.
In just a few short years, companies like Huawei and Google have joined the ranks of top flagship phones of the year. Before, it was strictly a battle between Apple and Samsung. But now, these tech companies are pushing themselves to come out with better features. Here are some of the best mobile phones released in 2018.https://sites.google.com/site/jamespdevellis/blog/thebestmobilephonesreleasedin2018
THE YEAR TECH WORKERS REALIZED THEY WERE WORKERS James P DeVellis
2018 WAS THE year that Big Tech’s mission statements came back to haunt it. When employees felt that their products were damaging the world and that management wouldn't listen, they went public with their protests. At Google and Amazon, they challenged contracts to sell artificial intelligence and facial-recognition technology to the Pentagon and police. At Microsoft and Salesforce, workers argued against selling cloud computing services to agencies separating families at the border.
https://www.wired.com/story/why-hotel-workers-strike-reverberated-through-tech/
Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It SecretJames P DeVellis
The millions of dots on the map trace highways, side streets and bike trails — each one following the path of an anonymous cellphone user.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/10/business/location-data-privacy-apps.html
Katy Perry named 2018's highest paid woman in music James P DeVellis
Forbes has named Katy Perry as 2018’s highest paid woman in music. The business magazine estimates that Perry, 34, earned $83m (£64.7m) in the period spanning June 2017 to June 2018.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/21/katy-perry-2018-highest-paid-woman-music-beonce
Early, constant holiday music can lead to stress, unhappy feelings http://www.fox13news.com/news/early-constant-holiday-music-can-lead-to-stress-unhappy-feelings
Optimizing Post Remediation Groundwater Performance with Enhanced Microbiolog...Joshua Orris
Results of geophysics and pneumatic injection pilot tests during 2003 – 2007 yielded significant positive results for injection delivery design and contaminant mass treatment, resulting in permanent shut-down of an existing groundwater Pump & Treat system.
Accessible source areas were subsequently removed (2011) by soil excavation and treated with the placement of Emulsified Vegetable Oil EVO and zero-valent iron ZVI to accelerate treatment of impacted groundwater in overburden and weathered fractured bedrock. Post pilot test and post remediation groundwater monitoring has included analyses of CVOCs, organic fatty acids, dissolved gases and QuantArray® -Chlor to quantify key microorganisms (e.g., Dehalococcoides, Dehalobacter, etc.) and functional genes (e.g., vinyl chloride reductase, methane monooxygenase, etc.) to assess potential for reductive dechlorination and aerobic cometabolism of CVOCs.
In 2022, the first commercial application of MetaArray™ was performed at the site. MetaArray™ utilizes statistical analysis, such as principal component analysis and multivariate analysis to provide evidence that reductive dechlorination is active or even that it is slowing. This creates actionable data allowing users to save money by making important site management decisions earlier.
The results of the MetaArray™ analysis’ support vector machine (SVM) identified groundwater monitoring wells with a 80% confidence that were characterized as either Limited for Reductive Decholorination or had a High Reductive Reduction Dechlorination potential. The results of MetaArray™ will be used to further optimize the site’s post remediation monitoring program for monitored natural attenuation.
Kinetic studies on malachite green dye adsorption from aqueous solutions by A...Open Access Research Paper
Water polluted by dyestuffs compounds is a global threat to health and the environment; accordingly, we prepared a green novel sorbent chemical and Physical system from an algae, chitosan and chitosan nanoparticle and impregnated with algae with chitosan nanocomposite for the sorption of Malachite green dye from water. The algae with chitosan nanocomposite by a simple method and used as a recyclable and effective adsorbent for the removal of malachite green dye from aqueous solutions. Algae, chitosan, chitosan nanoparticle and algae with chitosan nanocomposite were characterized using different physicochemical methods. The functional groups and chemical compounds found in algae, chitosan, chitosan algae, chitosan nanoparticle, and chitosan nanoparticle with algae were identified using FTIR, SEM, and TGADTA/DTG techniques. The optimal adsorption conditions, different dosages, pH and Temperature the amount of algae with chitosan nanocomposite were determined. At optimized conditions and the batch equilibrium studies more than 99% of the dye was removed. The adsorption process data matched well kinetics showed that the reaction order for dye varied with pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order. Furthermore, the maximum adsorption capacity of the algae with chitosan nanocomposite toward malachite green dye reached as high as 15.5mg/g, respectively. Finally, multiple times reusing of algae with chitosan nanocomposite and removing dye from a real wastewater has made it a promising and attractive option for further practical applications.
We live in the day where technology is so reliable we stop thinking about it because everything just works. But computing devices are all subject to malfunction at some point. And worse, when we least expect them. That’s why we need to back up our data.
CRITICS ARE WARY OF THE FTC’S NEW TECH ANTITRUST TASK FORCEJames P DeVellis
AS THE US wrestles with what to do about the tremendous power its technology giants have amassed, the Federal Trade Commission is launching a new task force, which will keep tabs on the industry's competitive landscape and assess mergers both past and present. But critics say the creation of the task force is little more than an exercise in virtue signaling for a regulator that has lately failed to bring any meaningful action against tech monopolies.
Spotlight on Spotify: A brief history of the music streaming siteJames P DeVellis
Music, connectivity, and technology always make for an interesting mix and in this post I’d like to share with you the history of a powerful music app.
Having your own gym at home is beneficial for several reasons. First of all, it’s a great investment that’s cheaper in the long run – as long as you maintain it well. Secondly, you can customize your gym according to your liking. And third, it beats having to drive out to a gym where you need to share equipment with other people.
In just a few short years, companies like Huawei and Google have joined the ranks of top flagship phones of the year. Before, it was strictly a battle between Apple and Samsung. But now, these tech companies are pushing themselves to come out with better features. Here are some of the best mobile phones released in 2018.https://sites.google.com/site/jamespdevellis/blog/thebestmobilephonesreleasedin2018
THE YEAR TECH WORKERS REALIZED THEY WERE WORKERS James P DeVellis
2018 WAS THE year that Big Tech’s mission statements came back to haunt it. When employees felt that their products were damaging the world and that management wouldn't listen, they went public with their protests. At Google and Amazon, they challenged contracts to sell artificial intelligence and facial-recognition technology to the Pentagon and police. At Microsoft and Salesforce, workers argued against selling cloud computing services to agencies separating families at the border.
https://www.wired.com/story/why-hotel-workers-strike-reverberated-through-tech/
Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It SecretJames P DeVellis
The millions of dots on the map trace highways, side streets and bike trails — each one following the path of an anonymous cellphone user.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/10/business/location-data-privacy-apps.html
Katy Perry named 2018's highest paid woman in music James P DeVellis
Forbes has named Katy Perry as 2018’s highest paid woman in music. The business magazine estimates that Perry, 34, earned $83m (£64.7m) in the period spanning June 2017 to June 2018.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/21/katy-perry-2018-highest-paid-woman-music-beonce
Early, constant holiday music can lead to stress, unhappy feelings http://www.fox13news.com/news/early-constant-holiday-music-can-lead-to-stress-unhappy-feelings
Optimizing Post Remediation Groundwater Performance with Enhanced Microbiolog...Joshua Orris
Results of geophysics and pneumatic injection pilot tests during 2003 – 2007 yielded significant positive results for injection delivery design and contaminant mass treatment, resulting in permanent shut-down of an existing groundwater Pump & Treat system.
Accessible source areas were subsequently removed (2011) by soil excavation and treated with the placement of Emulsified Vegetable Oil EVO and zero-valent iron ZVI to accelerate treatment of impacted groundwater in overburden and weathered fractured bedrock. Post pilot test and post remediation groundwater monitoring has included analyses of CVOCs, organic fatty acids, dissolved gases and QuantArray® -Chlor to quantify key microorganisms (e.g., Dehalococcoides, Dehalobacter, etc.) and functional genes (e.g., vinyl chloride reductase, methane monooxygenase, etc.) to assess potential for reductive dechlorination and aerobic cometabolism of CVOCs.
In 2022, the first commercial application of MetaArray™ was performed at the site. MetaArray™ utilizes statistical analysis, such as principal component analysis and multivariate analysis to provide evidence that reductive dechlorination is active or even that it is slowing. This creates actionable data allowing users to save money by making important site management decisions earlier.
The results of the MetaArray™ analysis’ support vector machine (SVM) identified groundwater monitoring wells with a 80% confidence that were characterized as either Limited for Reductive Decholorination or had a High Reductive Reduction Dechlorination potential. The results of MetaArray™ will be used to further optimize the site’s post remediation monitoring program for monitored natural attenuation.
Kinetic studies on malachite green dye adsorption from aqueous solutions by A...Open Access Research Paper
Water polluted by dyestuffs compounds is a global threat to health and the environment; accordingly, we prepared a green novel sorbent chemical and Physical system from an algae, chitosan and chitosan nanoparticle and impregnated with algae with chitosan nanocomposite for the sorption of Malachite green dye from water. The algae with chitosan nanocomposite by a simple method and used as a recyclable and effective adsorbent for the removal of malachite green dye from aqueous solutions. Algae, chitosan, chitosan nanoparticle and algae with chitosan nanocomposite were characterized using different physicochemical methods. The functional groups and chemical compounds found in algae, chitosan, chitosan algae, chitosan nanoparticle, and chitosan nanoparticle with algae were identified using FTIR, SEM, and TGADTA/DTG techniques. The optimal adsorption conditions, different dosages, pH and Temperature the amount of algae with chitosan nanocomposite were determined. At optimized conditions and the batch equilibrium studies more than 99% of the dye was removed. The adsorption process data matched well kinetics showed that the reaction order for dye varied with pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order. Furthermore, the maximum adsorption capacity of the algae with chitosan nanocomposite toward malachite green dye reached as high as 15.5mg/g, respectively. Finally, multiple times reusing of algae with chitosan nanocomposite and removing dye from a real wastewater has made it a promising and attractive option for further practical applications.
Evolving Lifecycles with High Resolution Site Characterization (HRSC) and 3-D...Joshua Orris
The incorporation of a 3DCSM and completion of HRSC provided a tool for enhanced, data-driven, decisions to support a change in remediation closure strategies. Currently, an approved pilot study has been obtained to shut-down the remediation systems (ISCO, P&T) and conduct a hydraulic study under non-pumping conditions. A separate micro-biological bench scale treatability study was competed that yielded positive results for an emerging innovative technology. As a result, a field pilot study has commenced with results expected in nine-twelve months. With the results of the hydraulic study, field pilot studies and an updated risk assessment leading site monitoring optimization cost lifecycle savings upwards of $15MM towards an alternatively evolved best available technology remediation closure strategy.
Improving the viability of probiotics by encapsulation methods for developmen...Open Access Research Paper
The popularity of functional foods among scientists and common people has been increasing day by day. Awareness and modernization make the consumer think better regarding food and nutrition. Now a day’s individual knows very well about the relation between food consumption and disease prevalence. Humans have a diversity of microbes in the gut that together form the gut microflora. Probiotics are the health-promoting live microbial cells improve host health through gut and brain connection and fighting against harmful bacteria. Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus are the two bacterial genera which are considered to be probiotic. These good bacteria are facing challenges of viability. There are so many factors such as sensitivity to heat, pH, acidity, osmotic effect, mechanical shear, chemical components, freezing and storage time as well which affects the viability of probiotics in the dairy food matrix as well as in the gut. Multiple efforts have been done in the past and ongoing in present for these beneficial microbial population stability until their destination in the gut. One of a useful technique known as microencapsulation makes the probiotic effective in the diversified conditions and maintain these microbe’s community to the optimum level for achieving targeted benefits. Dairy products are found to be an ideal vehicle for probiotic incorporation. It has been seen that the encapsulated microbial cells show higher viability than the free cells in different processing and storage conditions as well as against bile salts in the gut. They make the food functional when incorporated, without affecting the product sensory characteristics.