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This paper investigates whether using sensors during training is more effective than not. Results are presented from investigating novice vehicle drivers learning while using varying amounts of sensor support. Qualitative and quantitative data evaluations are made to compare drivers with sensors against those without while they learn to drive a vehicle. Reliance on the teaching processes used was recorded while various amounts of support were given by the intelligent systems. The work considers whether skilled drivers trained with sensors assisting them during training, could then work well without any assistance from sensors. Finally, some results are included. In all situations, assistance becomes more useful as environments became more complicated.

There is inconclusive evidence concerning the effects of routine participation in ultra-endurance events on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Arterial compliance is a reliable, non-invasive, and effective tool for evaluating CVD risk. The purpose of this research was to examine if race length influences acute changes in arterial compliance following an ultra-marathon event. A total of 46 ultra-marathon runners were recruited including 21 participants (39.8 ± 8.3 years, 6 females) in the 80-km event and 25 participants (43.7 ± 9.8 years, 3 female) in the 195-km event. Arterial compliance was measured via radial applanation tonometry (CR-2000, HDI) for diastolic pulse contour analysis before and following the race. Significant between-group differences were found for changes in large arterial compliance with a decrease (increase in stiffness) following the 195-km event and an increase following the 80-kilometre event (p < .05). Longer race lengths are associated with greater reductions in large arterial compliance following recreational ultra-marathon running. Assessment of arterial compliance might be a useful prognostic tool to assess the long-term risk of CVD among ultra-marathon runners.

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Scientific glassblowing is a basic industry within the larger scientific community. Glass is a wonderful medium for chemists allowing the creation of classic standard apparatus and new custom vessels to achieve the next level of excellence. The most commonly recognized form of scientific glass is the borosilicate glass family. This line of glass is produced by many companies and is often simply referred to as Pyrex. Pyrex is a brand name produced by Corning and is recognized as an extremely versatile product for its ability to host a wide array of chemical experiments. Many of these experiments can be very dangerous and the reactions in the glass are often thought of as the only dangers in the process. Many dangers can lie within the creation of the vessels used to host these experiments.