![]() All patients were encouraged to elevate their legs whenever possible. If patients had a degree of mobility they were taught simple exercises to encourage the pumping action of the calf muscle - for example, ankle rotation, wriggling of toes and extension and flexion of the foot. It was made clear that it would be the patient's decision to proceed with ISCT and that treatment could be declined at any point. A full explanation of ISCT was provided and questions were encouraged. They were given information on dependent oedema and advised that it was not likely to improve without intervention. Six patients with uncomplicated dependency oedema were approved for ISCT during the evaluation period. Medical assessment and approval for ISCT based on the clinical findings was sought before the start of treatment in all cases. The patients' limbs were examined for the degree and severity of swelling, skin condition and colour. Contraindications to this therapy include deep vein thrombosis in the previous six weeks, congestive cardiac failure, acute pulmonary oedema and acute infection. Patients were assessed by a nurse for the use of ISCT on admission to the unit. ![]() The peristaltic cycle moves from the distal to the proximal end of the limb and ensures the proximal flow of fluid by always having the fully pressurised chamber behind the inflating chamber. This is placed over the affected limb and the chambers inflate and deflate according to a predetermined pattern. ISCT involves the use of a garment made up of a number of chambers that fill with air in sequence. ISCT aims to gently massage this excess fluid from the interstitial spaces back into the venous and lymphatic vessels. If an individual has restricted movement in the lower limbs and blood is not being propelled effectively through the veins fluid can escape into the interstitial spaces, resulting in oedema. Repeated contraction and relaxation of the calf muscle which takes place during exercise is important to maintain satisfactory blood flow in the deep veins of the lower leg (Hoffman, 1995). As a number of patients had expressed an interest in buying an ISCT system, staff at the unit decided to evaluate the impact of a model which would be appropriate for use at home. Patients are usually admitted to the unit for two weeks to improve and maintain functional ability and independence, and ISCT often forms part of the treatment. Poorly managed dependent oedema can also result in skin and tissue changes, ranging from dry flaky skin in uncomplicated oedema to hyperkeratosis in cases of chronic swelling (Veitch, 1993). However, it is important that it should be treated, as swollen limbs may result in heaviness, discomfort, further reduction in mobility and impaired function (Mortimer, 1995). Dependent oedema of the lower limbs is a symptom of reduced mobility which is often overlooked in patients with these conditions. The community rehabilitation unit at St Mary's Hospital in Leeds caters for patients with a variety of neurological conditions - for example, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and cerebral vascular accident, all of which can result in reduced levels of mobility. Intermittent sequential compression therapy (ISCT) is effective in reducing oedema of the lower limbs (Vowden, 2001) and can improve circulation of blood in the affected areas (Sayegh, 1987). ![]() ![]() Monica Carcary, RGN, is a primary nurse, Community Rehabilitation Unit, St Mary's Hospital, Leeds ![]()
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![]() ![]() This is an incredibly exciting milestone for us – for the very first time, we’re bringing support for RAW formats that aren’t natively supported by Apple! The updates also include the ability to open and edit compressed and uncompressed RAWs from the brand-new Fujifilm X-S20 model. Updates to both Pixelmator Pro and Photomator have just dropped, bringing support for compressed RAWs from more than 20 Fujifilm cameras, including the highly-requested X-T5 and X-H2 models. JPhotomator and Pixelmator Pro add compressed Fujifilm RAW support It also ensures that you can edit each shade within those gradients without experiencing further posterization, offering a level of flexibility similar to editing a RAW image. The enhanced color depth means there’s more color information available in the image, allowing the transformation of color bands into smoother gradients. While merely increasing color depth doesn’t have a significant impact on its own, it makes a difference when paired with color banding removal. To address this issue, Smart Deband intelligently removes color artifacts and increases the color depth of your photos to 16 bits per channel – this is equivalent to the color depth of a RAW image. Since formats like JPEG compress images to retain perceived quality while keeping file sizes small, color artifacts are likely to pop up only during the editing process. For example, enhancing the blue in the sky might end up in patchy blue areas rather than a smooth gradient, even if the JPEG seemed perfectly fine before making the adjustments. By using Smart Deband, you’ll also enhance these smaller gradient areas, boosting the overall quality of your photos.Įditing photos in compressed formats like JPEG can also be tricky as even minor color adjustments can lead to unexpected color artifacts. While gradients in areas such as the sky are more evident, many subtler gradients in your photos might go unnoticed at first. The new Smart Deband feature effortlessly transforms these color bands into smooth gradients, keeping the rest of the photo detailed and sharp. ![]() This is commonly seen in low-quality photos with gradients, such as landscapes where the sky dominates the photo or portraits with vibrant gradient backgrounds. And, to celebrate the back to school season, for a limited time, you can get Photomator and Pixelmator Pro for more than 30% off.Ĭolor banding appears as distinct bands of color, transitioning abruptly from one shade to another instead of colors blending smoothly. This incredible new feature lets you seamlessly enhance your JPEGs or other photos shot in lossy formats to near-RAW quality. Photomator 3.1 introduces the advanced Smart Deband feature, which enhances photo quality by removing color banding and increasing color depth with just a click. Pixelmator Pro has native support for M1 Macs, has been feature by Apple multiple times, and there’s an iPad version that has many of the features available on the Macs.Today Pixelmator Team announces Back to School sale and brings one-click Smart Deband feature to Photomator Before the launch of version 2.1, new users can get a 50% discount when buying the macOS app for the first time, from $39.99 to $19.99. And it looks like that’s exactly how it will work!“Īside from this ML Crop feature sneak peek, Pixelmator Pro is also on sale. “ Above all, we want this feature to just be fun, giving you some different perspectives for a common photo editing task. Now, the team behind Pixelmator Pro has shared a sneak peek of the ML Crop feature, which analyzes the composition of photos using a machine learning algorithm and gives the user suggestions for how they could crop the photo to make it more eye-catching. 1 of Pixelmator Pro: the ability to quickly see and set the primary and secondary colors and a way to change the color of any object in the document using drag and drop. In April, the developers shared two new features coming to version 2. Ahead of the Pixelmator Pro version 2.1 launch, the Pixelmator team has given another sneak peek of a feature coming to the macOS photo editor: the ML Crop function. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you need to count the number of words that contain an asterisk (*) and a question mark (?), then use tilde sign (~) before those characters. "Chocolate*" in A3 to count all the products starting with "Chocolate".Īnd, as you may have guessed, if you enter "*Chocolate*", you're going to look for all the products that contain the word "Chocolate". "*Chocolate" in A2 to count all the products ending with "Chocolate". This symbol replaces not just one, but any number of characters: Similarly, we can count the number of sales of the goods using an asterisk (*). Since in this case two regions ("West" and "East") satisfy our criteria, we will see 9 sales: It means that now we are going to look for 4-letter words ending with "st". ![]() What is more, we'll change the criteria to "?st" in A3. Now let us employ the B3 cell for another formula: We are going to look for the 4-letter words ending with "est", including spaces.Īs you already know, the formula can easily take the next form:Īnd we can see 6 sales in the "West" region. A question mark (?) replaces one character. For that purpose, we use wildcard characters: "?", "*".įor instance, to count the sales in some particular region we can use only part of its name: enter "?est" into A2. What is great about COUNTIF is that it can count whole cells as well as parts of the cell's contents. =COUNTIF(E6:E16,A3) Google Spreadsheet COUNTIF function and wildcard characters (partial match) Or by replacing it with a cell reference: We can count the number of occurrences of the number "125" by indicating the number itself as a second argument: Of course, we can do the same thing with numerical values. ![]() As you can see, it's a lot easier now to edit the formula and its searching criteria. The function uses the content of A3 (the text value "West") in its calculations. Let's count the number of occurred sales in the "West" region using the cell reference in COUNTIF. The better decision would be to write the criteria down other Google Sheets cell and reference that cell in the formula. You may have noticed that it's not really convenient to set the searching criteria in the formula - you have to edit it every time. =COUNTIF(D6,"Milk Chocolate") + COUNTIF(D8,"Milk Chocolate") + COUNTIF(D10,"Milk Chocolate") + COUNTIF(D12,"Milk Chocolate") + COUNTIF(D14,"Milk Chocolate") In other words, you can't indicate a few separate cells or columns and rows. COUNTIF function works with a single cell or neighboring columns. Remember to finish the function with a closing bracket ")" and press "Enter".Īlso, don't forget to enter double quotes ("") when using text values.Īs a result, we get three sales of this type of chocolate. In our case it's going to be the text - "Milk Chocolate". The second argument is a value that we're going to look for across the selected range. Then enter a comma (,) and specify the second argument - searching criteria. By the way, you don't have to enter the range manually - mouse selection is enough. The first argument of COUNTIF is represented by the following range: D6:D16. As soon as you type the letter "C", it will prompt you to choose a function that begins with this letter. Google Sheets immediately understands that we are going to enter a formula. Place the cursor in the cell where you want to get the result and enter the equality sign (=). We need to count the number of "Milk Chocolate" sold. This is how your sales data look like in Google Sheets: Let's suppose your company sells various types of chocolate in several consumer regions and works with many clients. Google Spreadsheet COUNTIF for text and numbers (exact match) It's high time to try and build a formula together. The thing is that we can decide to look for not only concrete values but also those that meet certain criteria. Its searching criteria alone is enough to earn such a description. It may seem that COUNTIF is so simple that it doesn't even count as a function (pun intended), but in truth its potential is quite impressive. ![]() In the question, the palindrome sequence’s complimentary strand is “TTCGAA”.A palindrome in DNA consists of two closely spaced or adjacent inverted repeats. As you can see, it does not resemble the original strand at all. The complementary strand must be the palindrome sequence flipped.īack to the “false” palindrome sequence, it’s complimentary strand is “TAAT”. Therefore, this is not a palindrome sequence!!! This is because a restriction enzyme cuts through the complementary strand and the strand we see in the sequence. For example, “ATTA” follows that mirror copy tule I was talking about, BUT the first BP (A) is the same as the last BP (A). One thing I wanted to mention also is that the first Bp in the sequence CANNOT be the same as the last Bp in the sequence. As you can see, AAG is a “mirror copy” of CTT. In this question, we have a 6 Bp palindrome sequence. The key to finding these sequences is knowing that they are usually 4 or 6 base pairs in length, and a trick I like to use is that the first “half” of the sequence is a mirror copy of the second “half” of the sequence. In this case, we are talking about southern blot so restriction enzymes are involved. 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![]() Each weapon has a distinct style to them and no two weapons handle or debuff the same. Movement is swift and sudden, as is the shooting. ![]() Demons of all shapes and sizes immediately go into aggro mode and are hellbent on taking you to the shadow realm. Once Lo Wang enters these zones, all hell breaks loose. Shadow Warrior 3 has distinct combat zones. Games where split-second, hair-trigger reaction times are key to survival and success. Games like Unreal Tournament come to mind. Shadow Warrior 3 is reminiscent of FPS games from the early 2000s. DOOM is a major influence here and the game does not try to hide it. Let’s not beat around the bush, Shadow Warrior 3 absolutely nails gunplay. Luckily, the gunplay is tight and fun throughout the 8-hour experience. However, people do not play this kind of game for the story. ![]() We get a little betrayal and some end of days jargon, but in the end, the story is an afterthought. The game is essentially a race to stop impending doom and does not inspire or do much. Of course, the awoken dragon has also brought about an invasion by a demon horde.Īlthough the characters are nothing more than caricatures, the same treatment is also applied to the story. You have joined forces with your former enemy and employer Orochi Zilla to track down and defeat an ancient dragon they accidentally awakened. In Shadow Warrior 3, you play as Lo Wang, a corporate enforcer-turned-freelance merc. ![]() However, it is clear that there are some rose-tinted glasses at play here. This time, though, it is essentially a love letter to id Software’s DOOM. Luckily, Shadow Warrior 3 stays true to its offbeat and over-the-top roots. The game is the direct sequel to 2016’s Shadow Warrior 2 (go figure). ![]() ![]() Wastel4nd - 1 Radioactive Present Potion.farming - 250 coins and 15 Peach Seeds.Generate coffee and coins free for Guardian Tales 100 effective Enter now and. WELLNESS - Dragon Breath Healing Potions. 2 Sub Stages: 2 Magic School - Nightmare Mode Ghosts have taken over the.SUMMER - Dragon Breath healing potions.All Roblox: Dragon Adventures CodesĬodes Updated JAll Active Dragon Adventures Codes (July 2023)Īll Expired Dragon Adventures Codes (July 2023) What's more, as soon as new codes are added they will appear in this article, so fans of the game should be sure to check back here on a regular basis. Unfortunately, the developers have not added any new codes recently, but there are still plenty of active codes for players to redeem. Updated July 2, 2023, by Artur Novichenko: This article is updated every month to give players the opportunity to redeem new Dragon Adventures codes. RELATED: Roblox: Clicker Mining Simulator Codes Dragon Adventures offers an exciting and adventurous experience for players to explore and enjoy. These codes provide Roblox players with additional items and rewards for their dragon-raising journey. Additionally, players can grow plants and train their dragons to become powerful beasts.įor those who want to get an extra boost in the game, active codes are available, and players can check out this article to use them. There are various dragon species to choose from, and players can design their base, protect their dragons from enemies, and fly with them. In Dragon Adventures, Roblox players can hatch eggs and raise their own dragons. Best Roblox Adventure Games Like Dragon Adventures.How to Redeem Codes in Roblox: Dragon Adventures. ![]() ![]() ![]() For instance, if the last column has a Seven of Clubs, 6 of Hearts, and 5 of Spades turned over in that order, that group of cards can be moved beneath an 8 of Diamonds and Hearts in another column. Groups of turned up cards can be moved too on the tableau. This means if there is a face down card remaining after the 3 of Clubs is moved, it should be turned up, and it becomes another card you can build with. Remember that in each of the tableau columns, the last card should always be flipped face up. This is called “building.” For example, if the third column has a 3 of Clubs, it can be moved to another column beneath a card that is either a 4 of Hearts or Diamonds. Similarly, cards on the tableau can be moved around to other columns where there is a card of the opposite color and an incrementally higher number. ![]() Either a 7 of Spades or Clubs from the stockpile can be placed on top of it. For example, let’s say there is an 8 of Hearts on the third column of the tableau. Stockpile cards can be placed below a card in the Tableau if that card is of the opposite color, and a number higher than the stock pile card. The tableau is the group of cards with the seven columns, with the last card of each column turned faced up, and with each column having an additional card (i.e., the first column has one card, the second column has two cards and so on until the seventh column which has seven cards) Moving the cards from the stockpile to the foundation or the tableau Moving the cards from the stockpile to the tableauĬards from the stock pile can also be placed in the Tableau. If your second card is a Two of Spades from the stockpile, you can then place that on top of the Ace of Spades in the Foundation pile. For example, if you happen to have an Ace of Spades as the first card turned over from your stockpile, you can place that card on the foundation pile for Spades. These cards can either go into the foundation or the tableau, which is the cards laid out in staircase fashion below the stockpile.Ĭards can be moved directly to the foundation if it’s in the correct order. Each card is removed from the stockpile one at a time, or three at a time, depending on the type of game. On the top left, you’ll see a stack of cards. Once you’ve done this with all four foundation piles, you win the game! Moving the cards from the stockpile to the foundation ![]() For example, you would place the Ace of Spades first, followed by the two of spades, then three of spades, until the King of Spades is placed. Each pile represents a different suit, and should be filled in order, starting with the Ace all the way to the King. These are the four empty areas at the top of the game. To win, you want to place all cards in the four foundation piles. How to play Klondike solitaire Goal of the game and how to win To pass time, miners would naturally play solitaire, and the term Klondike Solitaire, which pays homage to the territory, was coined. It was a grueling journey where miners would have to carry over a year's worth of food supply. Gold was discovered in the northwest region of Canada, or the Klondike area of the Yukon territory, which triggered a rush of miners from the west coast of the United States. Even to this day, Patience is still used to describe the game, especially in Europe.īelieve it or not, the term Klondike Solitaire traces its history back to the gold rush of the late 1890s. Back then the game was called Patience, given that you need “patience” to win a game. ![]() We know the game developed in popularity in Germany, France, and later the rest of Europe around that time. The early origins of Solitaire date back to Germany in the 1780s. Why is it the game called Klondike solitaire? Track how many moves it take to win a game, and your time.Play as many as games as you want for free.Klondike solitaire is the classic version of solitaire, and is sometimes called Patience. ![]() ![]() I have since seen this Flying Geese Specialty Ruler from Creative Grids that is useful for squaring up multiple sizes of Flying Geese blocks.) (Post Edit: sadly, I think that specific Pineapple ruler is out of production. Then square up the rest of the block to the appropriate unfinished size. This will give you a nice clean, straight edge with a perfect ¼″ seam allowance. Place that guide right on top your point to square-off the excess. I really like to use a ruler like this Pineapple Ruler (or this Flying Geese Ruler) that has a 90 degree angle on point with a ¼″ above for squaring-up the goose “point”. (Also, with the measurements I’ve given you in the printable guide, you have a little extra fabric built in so you can have excess to give you a nice square edge.) Because of sewing and cutting on diagonal/bias edges, they can be a little mis-shapen. You will now have four Flying Geese units. Cut on the line and press seams toward the smaller triangles. Place another “sky” square in the corner of each “goose” unit and sew scant ¼″ seams again on both sides of the drawn line. You will have two units that look like this. Press the seam allowance toward the smaller triangles. Pin the squares to hold them in place and sew a scant ¼″ seam on both sides of the drawn diagonal line.Ĭut this unit in half right on the drawn diagonal line. The two squares will overlap corners in the middle. ![]() With the large “goose” square (or background square) right sides up, place two “sky” squares (or points squares) face down (remember, right sides together) in opposite corners, lining up the diagonal lines. Next, draw a diagonal line on the back of the four “sky” or “point” squares. Just keep track of which pieces are what. I put each set in a pile and take them all to my machine at once. Then I can play with the variety of colors and combinations while all the fabric is out. I like to do all the cutting at once for multiple blocks. The first step is to cut out all of the coordinating pieces for your block. I have two free printable charts for you to use to make these blocks (both Flying Geese and Sawtooth Stars) in 9-10 different sizes below. Don’t worry about the measurements at this point. Let’s walk through the steps to get from the 1 large + 4 smaller squares to the four finished Flying Geese blocks. 2″ wide and 1″ tall, or 5″ wide and 2 ½″ tall.) Are you with me still?įINISHED Flying Geese blocks are always twice as wide as they are tall. Or, when making these blocks to use as star points, the “sky” triangles become the points of the star. Here’s the basics of the Flying Geese units: you will need one large square that will always be your “goose” (middle triangle) and four smaller squares that will always be your “sky”. I also love this method because there is a GREAT no-waste method for creating four flying geese units at the same time – perfect for the Sawtooth Star block. ![]() But I personally prefer to use Flying Geese units for the points as it eliminates an unnecessary seam (between the points), reducing extra bulk and leaving larger pieces of fabric design intact. This sawtooth star quilt block can be constructed using half-square triangles for the points. So obviously this block gives you a lot of variations. If you look at the mini version at the top of the post, you can see where I used different fabric for the star centers. I still love it (which I can’t say about every quilt I made that long ago.)Īs you can see in this sawtooth star quilt block version, I made the stars “solid” using the same fabric for all of the pieces of the star. ![]() I made it 16 years ago – I even hand quilted it! – and it has hung above my bedroom dresser ever since. This quilt using these sawtooth star quilt blocks is one of the first quilts I ever made. Plus, depending on the variety of fabric and color choices, it can be so versatile! I think the reason it has so much staying power is that it always looks sharp. This classic 8-pointed star is probably one of the most traditional quilt motifs there is. It’s been something I’ve wanted to write a tutorial about for years and I figured now was the time. I had multiple people ask for instructions for making these stars. You may remember the little star mini-quilt I shared last week. ![]() Today I’m sharing a tutorial for one of my all-time favorite quilt blocks – the classic Eight-pointed star – sometimes called the Sawtooth Star quilt block (and probably many other names.) ![]() ![]() ![]() Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and IndieBound. Reprinted with permission from Quirk Books. Like I said, this part is a bit awkward, but if you have the bottom pinned. Holding a pillow under a presser foot to sew down a hem is bulky and awkward, so pinning your hem makes it easier. At the back of the pillow, tie the two ends in a double knot and trim.Įxcerpted from Pom-Poms!: 25 Awesomely Fluffy Projects by Sarah Goldschadt and Lexi Walters Wright. 5 Add Pillow Insert and Sew Closed After stuffing your insert into the cover, you’ll want to pin the bottom hem closed so it’s easier to sew. Repeat with the other tying thread 0.25 inch away. For corner poms: Thread one of a pom's tying ends onto the needle and insert it into the corner seam of the pillowcase. Double-knot the end of this second pom-pom. To fasten a second pom-pom on the back of the pillow, insert another pom's tying threads onto the needle and slide the needle under the knot made when tying off the first pom. At the back of the pillow, tie the two ends in a double knot and trim. For center poms: Insert one of a pom's tying threads onto the needle and poke it all the way through the center of the pillow to the back side. Cut all 25 loops on each end of the bow, and fluff up your pom pom. Tie the two ends of string together tightly, creating several knots. Gently pull the yarn off your hand and tightly wrap the 10 string around the center. If white is not your thing, get as colorful as you wish and let me show you how to make your very own pom pom pillow. Make a pom-pom with use crochet thread for tying. Cut the yarn, leaving a string around 10 long. Meet my new favorite throw pillow - the DIY pom pom pillow - in soothing shades of white. These tails are what you’ll use to tie the pom poms to the rug pad. (Check out my full pom pom tutorial ) Make sure that you leave the tails of the yarn you’re tying around the pom pom yarn pretty long. Learn how to make your own pom pom pillow with step-by-step instructions and photos. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to playġ. Cut your rug pad into the size and shape you’d like your rug to be. 1 Comment Thank you for sharing Pom poms are cute and inexpensive to make. ![]() |
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