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Die Anstalt

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Die erste Psychiatrie für misshandelte Kuscheltiere! Der Chefarzt ist verreist, und so musst du seinen Posten übernehmen. Die geniale Idee wurde leider nicht perfekt umgesezt.

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Oral Health: 19 Habits That Cause Bad Teeth

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Oral Health: 19 Habits That Cause Bad Teeth
Category: Slideshows
Created: 1/27/2012 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/8/2022 12:00:00 AM

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Healthcare BPO Market worth $626.6 billion by 2029

By www.emailwire.com
Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700

(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 30, 2024 ) The Healthcare BPO market is projected to grow from USD 395.3 billion in 2024 to USD 626.6 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 9.7%. Healthcare Business Process Outsourcing involves delegating business operations to third-party providers to reduce costs and enhance patient...

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Exoskeleton Market Poised for Growth with Demand in Healthcare and Industrial Sectors, as per Maximize Market Research

By www.emailwire.com
Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0800

(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 05, 2024 ) The Exoskeleton Market is projected to grow rapidly, driven by applications in healthcare rehabilitation and industrial productivity. Exoskeletons enhance mobility for those with disabilities and improve worker efficiency and safety in industries such as manufacturing...

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***** HYPERION Aviation Services Malta - Private Jet Hire ... (rank 18)

By www.gigaalert.com
Published On :: Sun, 18 Jul 2021 15:17:10 +0100

We are aviation specialists with a proven track record as an Operator, and we manage one the largest fleets of widebody aircraft. The Company; Our Services; Our Fleet; Job Openings; Contact Us; We are an Aircraft Management Company. Learn About Us View Our Fleet. How we can help you ? Business Jet Management. Your aircraft is your asset. We’ll manage it like one. Charter and Jet cards ...

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Hookahs vs. Cigarette Smoking (Addiction and Health Dangers)

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Hookahs vs. Cigarette Smoking (Addiction and Health Dangers)
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 5/24/2017 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/25/2022 12:00:00 AM

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Senior Health (Successful Aging)

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Wed, 1 Jun 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Senior Health (Successful Aging)
Category: Health and Living
Created: 2/19/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/1/2022 12:00:00 AM

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“ALTERNATIVE FUTURES”

By artlung.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:51:50 +0000

First published by @burn_all_books in Sundays Quarterly 5 in May 2020

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Inclined Bed Therapy: Tilt your bed for healthful sleep

By www.newmediaexplorer.org
Published On :: 2014-06-02T18:23:40+01:00

Inclined Bed Therapy or IBT is the brain child of Andrew Fletcher, who discovered in the 1990's that gravity actually helps to drive circulation of the sap in trees. From there, it was a short step to ask whether this was also true for animals and humans. This posed the question "why on Earth do people sleep flat?" So Andrew suggested that people slightly raise the head end of their bed and see if any changes in their health are noticeable. This is one of the numerous anecdotes ... stories of personal success people have reported after raising the head end of their bed by just five or six inches. "Over two years ago I sat in the armchair reading a small advert which asked people to raise their bed by six inches at the head and to reply and tell what benefits had been noted. (No explanation was given) At the time I could not move my neck to my left or right side and it ached continuously. I was unable to sleep at night as i could not get comfortable. I was only able to turn by gently easing myself. It took about three to four turns. Getting out of bed was a major obstacle. I needed help to dress and undress. I spent most of my nights in the chair with the result that I was always tired and had no energy. My problem is osteoporosis of the upper and lower spine. I had tried hormone replacement therapy and wasted a small fortune with bone specialists and osteopaths. I was resigned to living my days out as best I could, having been told that there was nothing more that could be done for me. I expected nothing but had nothing to lose, so Harry raised the bed by six inches. We did not take it very seriously but were happy to try anything. On the fourth night I had the first full nights sleep since I don't remember when. By the end of the week I was sleeping naturally and turning over with ease. My dressing was a problem no longer, each day it became easier. I was able to turn my head without pain, right or left, to see the clock without getting up from my chair. There have been many other benefits too. I have worn glasses from the age of seven years and I am now sixty eight years. Last year was the first time I was told that there was a small improvement. My hair appears thicker, my hair brush needs cleaning less often. Harry had a large suppurating scar since he was six years old. He has had to continually dress it all of his life. But now it has healed up. His ear which constantly gave him trouble with a discharge has now cleared up completely. We both feel that the clock has been put back for us!" Ruby, 2nd April 1998 Other such stories can be found on the Inclined Bed Therapy website and on the facebook page with the same name...

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Juristische Fangfrage: Scheidungsantrag beim Verwaltungsgericht

By www.rechtliches.de
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So blöd, wie es auf den ersten Blick aussehen mag, war die Frau keineswegs, die am 19.9.2007 einen Ehescheidungsantrag beim Schleswig-Holsteinischen Verwaltungsgericht einreichte. Welches Ziel hatte sie wohl mit ihrer - laut OLG Schleswig rechtsmissbräuchlichen, im Ergebnis aber doch erfolgreichen - Aktion im Auge?

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God's Plan For Mental Health

By www.preachtheword.com
Published On :: Wed, 01 May 2024 10:01:01 GMT

Mental health problems, it appears, have escalated dramatically in recent times. Does the Bible have anything to say about our minds, how we can protect them and solutions to mental ill-health? The answer is 'Yes!'. There is power in the gospel and the Word of God to heal our minds. God has given us a plan of wholeness and healing for our minds. Join us for valuable guidance from Philippians 4:6-9. This message is available at https://www.preachtheword.com now in MP3 audio format...

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El Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha Resalta el Legado de Manuel Marín en la Construcción Democrática de Europa

By herencia.net
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 04:21:19 +0000

Ciudad Real, 12 de noviembre de 2024.- El Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha ha rendido homenaje a Manuel Marín, destacando su papel esencial en la construcción de una Europa democrática y cohesionada. Este reconocimiento fue manifestado por Nazaret Rodrigo, directora general de Asuntos Europeos, durante la presentación del libro ‘Raíz y Rama. Un homenaje a Manuel […]

Artículo publicado en : El Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha Resalta el Legado de Manuel Marín en la Construcción Democrática de Europa

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Page Celebra la Creación del Alto Comisionado y Exige al Estado Compromiso en la Restauración de los Cauces

By herencia.net
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:21:14 +0000

El presidente de Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, ha mostrado su satisfacción por la decisión del Gobierno central de crear un Alto Comisionado destinado a agilizar la reconstrucción en las zonas afectadas por la reciente DANA (Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos). Durante un discurso en Puertollano, García-Page expresó su confianza en que la Administración central no […]

Artículo publicado en : Page Celebra la Creación del Alto Comisionado y Exige al Estado Compromiso en la Restauración de los Cauces

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Atos Are The Number One Provder of Occupatuional Health Services In The UK.

By nancythroughthelookingglass.blogspot.com
Published On :: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:49:00 +0000

Last night I was furious to discover that giant multinational IT company Atos is not only responsible for administering the government's hellish Work Capability Assessment, they have also been providing occupational health services in this country for years too, in 2010 they even won an award for it.

So they are declaring the sick capable of work, then if you are lucky enough to get a job (if your not one of more than half the people declared fit for work who end up destitute) you will still probably have to put up with them telling you how much time you can have off when your illness returns. As none of these people being declared fit for work have actually got better, they are just expected to work around their disability, so there is no escape from the bastards it seems.

Yesterday I learned that Co-Op uses their occupational health services, so much for ethics eh? They have posted a statement saying they can't just close the contract but will consider not renewing it. So DPAC are encouraging people to boycott them and go and inform them of this on their facebook page, at least until they issue a statement saying they definitely won't renew the contract.

I did some digging last night and found that:

Royal Mail also uses them, and until recently
The Armed Forces Mutual Support Organisation had a phone line provided by Atos. The page has been removed now but still shows up in the google cache.
DEFRA also uses their services.

And two county councils I found also use them

West Sussex County Council,
and Lancashire County council also uses them too.

Since they are apparently the number one provider of Occupational health services in the UK there must be many more companies and councils using them too, and I saw lots of job vacancies for them posted all over the country.

This post informs you of much money they are raking in with double digit growth in the UK this year, as lives are daily ruined and even ended by the software they own the copyright to. And I'm also learning that this huge multinational company owns oil companies (including Shell and Esso), electronics manufacturers and many more highly profitable companies, more on that to come as I collect the evidence.

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Inverted tables: an alternative to relational structures

By www.orafaq.com
Published On :: Sun, 08 Sep 2013 08:52:30 +0000

articles:

Warehousing

The inverted table format can deliver fast and flexible query capabilities, but is not widely used. ADABAS is probably the most successful implementation, but how often do you see that nowadays? Following is a description of how to implement inverted structures within a relational database. All code run on Oracle Database 12c, release 12.1.0.1.

Consider this table and a few rows, that describe the contents of my larder:

create table food(id number,capacity varchar2(10),container varchar2(10),item varchar2(10));
insert into food values(1,'large','bag','potatoes');
insert into food values(2,'small','box','carrots');
insert into food values(3,'medium','tin','peas');
insert into food values(4,'large','box','potatoes');
insert into food values(5,'small','tin','carrots');
insert into food values(6,'medium','bag','peas');
insert into food values(7,'large','tin','potatoes');
insert into food values(8,'small','bag','carrots');
insert into food values(9,'medium','box','peas');

The queries I run against the table might be "how many large boxes have I?" or "give me all the potatoes, I don't care about how they are packed". The idea is that I do not know in advance what columns I will be using in my predicate: it could be any combination. This is a common issue in a data warehouse.
So how do I index the table to satisfy any possible query? Two obvious possibilities:
First, build an index on each column, and the optimizer can perform an index_combine operation on whatever columns happen to be listed in the predicate. But that means indexing every column - and the table might have hundreds of columns. No way can I do that.
Second, build a concatenated index across all the columns: in effect, use an IOT. That will give me range scan access if any of the predicated columns are in the leading edge of the index key followed by filtering on the rest of the predicate. Or if the predicate does not include the leading column(s), I can get skip scan access and filter. But this is pretty useless, too: there will be wildly divergent performance depending on the predicate.
The answer is to invert the table:

create table inverted(colname varchar2(10),colvalue varchar2(10),id number);
insert into inverted select 'capacity',capacity,id from food;
insert into inverted select 'container',container,id from food;
insert into inverted select 'item',item,id from food;

Now just one index on each table can satisfy all queries:

create index food_i on food(id);
create index inverted_i on inverted(colname,colvalue);

To retrieve all the large boxes:

orclz> set autotrace on explain
orclz> select * from food where id in
  2  (select id from inverted where colname='capacity' and colvalue='large'
  3  intersect
  4  select id from inverted where colname='container' and colvalue='box');

        ID CAPACITY   CONTAINER  ITEM
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
         4 large      box        potatoes


Execution Plan
----------------------------------------------------------
Plan hash value: 1945359172

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Id  | Operation                                | Name       | Rows  | Bytes | C
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   0 | SELECT STATEMENT                         |            |     3 |   141 |
|   1 |  MERGE JOIN                              |            |     3 |   141 |
|   2 |   TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID            | FOOD       |     9 |   306 |
|   3 |    INDEX FULL SCAN                       | FOOD_I     |     9 |       |
|*  4 |   SORT JOIN                              |            |     3 |    39 |
|   5 |    VIEW                                  | VW_NSO_1   |     3 |    39 |
|   6 |     INTERSECTION                         |            |       |       |
|   7 |      SORT UNIQUE                         |            |     3 |    81 |
|   8 |       TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID BATCHED| INVERTED   |     3 |    81 |
|*  9 |        INDEX RANGE SCAN                  | INVERTED_I |     3 |       |
|  10 |      SORT UNIQUE                         |            |     3 |    81 |
|  11 |       TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID BATCHED| INVERTED   |     3 |    81 |
|* 12 |        INDEX RANGE SCAN                  | INVERTED_I |     3 |       |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
---------------------------------------------------

   4 - access("ID"="ID")
       filter("ID"="ID")
   9 - access("COLNAME"='capacity' AND "COLVALUE"='large')
  12 - access("COLNAME"='container' AND "COLVALUE"='box')

Note
-----
   - dynamic statistics used: dynamic sampling (level=2)

orclz>

Or all the potatoes:

orclz> select * from food where id in
  2  (select id from inverted where colname='item' and colvalue='potatoes');

        ID CAPACITY   CONTAINER  ITEM
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
         1 large      bag        potatoes
         4 large      box        potatoes
         7 large      tin        potatoes


Execution Plan
----------------------------------------------------------
Plan hash value: 762525239

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Id  | Operation                              | Name       | Rows  | Bytes | Cos
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   0 | SELECT STATEMENT                       |            |     3 |   183 |
|   1 |  NESTED LOOPS                          |            |       |       |
|   2 |   NESTED LOOPS                         |            |     3 |   183 |
|   3 |    SORT UNIQUE                         |            |     3 |    81 |
|   4 |     TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID BATCHED| INVERTED   |     3 |    81 |
|*  5 |      INDEX RANGE SCAN                  | INVERTED_I |     3 |       |
|*  6 |    INDEX RANGE SCAN                    | FOOD_I     |     1 |       |
|   7 |   TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID          | FOOD       |     1 |    34 |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
---------------------------------------------------

   5 - access("COLNAME"='item' AND "COLVALUE"='potatoes')
   6 - access("ID"="ID")

Note
-----
   - dynamic statistics used: dynamic sampling (level=2)
   - this is an adaptive plan

orclz>

Of course, consideration needs to be given to handling more complex boolean expressions; maintaining the inversion is going to take resources; and a query generator has to construct the inversion code and re-write the queries. But In principle, this structure can deliver indexed access for unpredictable predicates of any number of any columns, with no separate filtering operation. Can you do that with a normalized star schema? I don't think so.
I hope this little thought experiment has stimulated the little grey cells, and made the point that relational structures are not always optimal for all problems.
--
John Watson
Oracle Certified Master DBA
http://skillbuilders.com

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Will new NFL rule alter kickoffs?

By www.fulltimefantasy.com
Published On :: Fri, 25 Mar 2016 18:30:03 EST

The NFL will be spotting touchbacks at the 25-yard line this year, but will that mean more touchbacks or more kicks going high and short of the goal line?

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1sr casualty of the sailing season. Dropped my fav…

By blog.bigsnit.com
Published On :: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:44:24 +0000

1sr casualty of the sailing season. Dropped my favourite stainless steel Otter water bottle overboard. ;-(

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Österreich: Dreier-Koalition nimmt Gestalt an

By www.tagesschau.de
Published On :: 2024-11-13T09:24:56Z

In Österreich kommt Schwung in die Regierungsbildung. Kanzler Nehammer will neben der SPÖ auch die Liberalen in Sondierungen mit seiner ÖVP einbinden - und die Chancen einer ersten Koalition mit drei Partnern ausloten.

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Liveblog zu Neuwahlen: ++ Kukies erwartet keine Haushaltssperre ++

By www.tagesschau.de
Published On :: 2024-11-12T21:09:10Z

Der neue Bundesfinanzminister Kukies geht nicht davon aus, dass es eine Haushaltssperre geben wird. BSW-Chefin Wagenknecht sieht für ihre Partei durch den Zeitdruck Herausforderungen. Die Entwicklungen vom Dienstag zum Nachlesen.

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Finanzminister Kukies im Haushaltsausschuss

By www.tagesschau.de
Published On :: 2024-11-13T02:05:05Z

Der neue Finanzminister Kukies wird heute im Haushaltsausschuss erklären müssen, wofür noch Geld da ist und wie es weitergeht. Was sind die größten Baustellen? Von Nicole Kohnert.

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