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Stickers are small. Not what I expected. I wouldn't have bought this book if knew what I was getting
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3.0 out of 5 starsHas a lot of little stickers like eggs and things that are just not animals
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This is one of my favorite Amazon finds ever! I love the small compact size of this, even though it is not what I was expecting. This has went perfectly into my diaper bag to be used while waiting at doctor's appointments or in restaurants.
It is engaging and teaches children content in every area imaginable.
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3.0 out of 5 starsGreat images, kid loves it, stickers hardly sticky.
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My grandkids love the stickers and the variety, but they are very small.
It's mostly an activity book. Yes there are stickers but they're not that great.
I thought this was just a book of all different kinds of stickers, when really it's more of an "activity book" that also has a ton of stickers. My son loves it and we do a page each night, talking about the animals on that page and putting the stickers on.
There are a lot of smaller stickers (shapes, leaves, stars, etc) on each page that end up being left over which he likes to just use on plain paper.
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A collection of hilarious jokes! This book comes complete with funny illustrations! Lots of silly, silly, silly jokes! Fun for all!
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its a thousand tiny stickers, very tiny Disappointing. Not really worth it. It gets two stars because the activities are the only thing worth the money
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4.0 out of 5 starsthere are a few larger ones and good pictures to color
Was a bit dissapoimyed by the wealth of what must be 1″ by 1″ stickers, but the activities were fun and my 3 year old has put the little square stickers everywhere we let…Read more
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4.0 out of 5 starsVery thin stickers that tear pretty easily. Not very sticky after the first use
My son's girlfriend is a sticker fanatic, and she loved these!
Not what I thought it was. Itâs a cute book but I was looking for stand alone stickers. And it was frustrating when this showed up.
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Granted, this thing doesn't cost much, and technically there ARE 1,000 stickers…but be warned, most of these stickers will fit ON your thumbnail. They are about 3/8″x3/8″…..there are a few larger ones and good pictures to color.
Worth the money I guess, daughter loves it.
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Lots of variety with the stickers. The book has pages that each sticker coordinates with to stick them to. Very thin stickers that tear pretty easily.Read more
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Great book to keep kids occupied! The stickers are not that sticky so you can place and re-place them, especially if your kid likes to stick them on clothes, furniture, walls, etc. I bought it because he likes stickers and I thought it could keep him busy but he is also learning words by asking me what all the stickers are.
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2 year old granddaughter loved it. Played with it for hours.
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I thought this would be like some of the other sticker books with activities that I had purchased but this one was disappointing. It was literally "take sticker 2 and place in spot 2." No other activities.
Very boring. I gave it 3 stars because I was looking for a book of stickers for crafts. So I disassembled the book and now I have 1000 stickers of varying sizes and subjects for my kids. Which is what I was originally looking for when I set out for stickers.
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Most of the pages are not stickers, so the book of very large and doesnât need to be if all you want are the stickers.
Age Range: 4 – 7 years Grade Level: Preschool – 2 Paperback: 120 pages Publisher: Priddy Books; First edition (September 16, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0312504926 ISBN-13: 978-0312504922 Product Dimensions: 5.
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1000 Stickers – Animals looks at the bright and colorful world of animals and includesbaby animals, wild animals,farm animals, and underwater animals sticker activities. Each bookcontains over 1,000 stickers and a variety of fun sticker activities.
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My daughter (4 years) loves this book! She is not able to do all the pages as independently as I had hoped, but overall has worked really well.Read more
Age Range: 3 – 7 years Grade Level: 1 – 2 Paperback: 40 pages Publisher: Make Believe Ideas; Stk edition (February 2, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1848790732 ISBN-13: 978-1848790735 Product Dimensions: 8.
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Love these sticker books! I have purchased three different ones for my two year old (1000 stickers for boys, 1000 stickers for girls, and this one.Read more
5.0 out of 5 starsbut he still like writing and coloring on those non sticker pages
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Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualificationâin art. He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator. His first job in children's books was working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing, and then he worked with Peter Kindersley at Dorling Kindersley, where he spent 16 years. Priddy became Creative Director of DK's Children's Division and was Managing Director of the children's mass market publisher Funfax when it was acquired by DK.
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In 2000, he created Priddy Books with John Sargent at St Martin's Press to create innovative and imaginative titles for children, from first books for babies through early reference titles for older children. Since then, over 30 million copies of Roger's 200 plus books have sold worldwide, with five of his booksâMy Big Animal, My Big Truck, Happy Baby Words, Happy Baby Colors and Puppy and Friendsâeach selling over one million copies. He is also the author of Big Board First 100 Words; Big Board Books Colors, ABC, Numbers; and Bright Baby Noisy Monsters. His creativity has been recognized with numerous industry awards. Priddy lives in London with his wife Zena and their four children.
4.0 out of 5 starsMore of a sticker and activity book – not just stickers – but good book
A ton of stickers, to be sure. Great images and the activity pages are nice. All that being said, these are the least sticky stickers I've ever seen.Read more
Compact book packed with 1000 replaceable, photographic stickers for hours of sticker fun
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I purchased this when my child was 3 years old. She is autistic and at that time was fully non-verbal. This is a great sticker book. It is small enough for her to handle and the stickers are not too small either.
I really like the type of activities it has because they are planned to "learn" something. We purchased a different sticker book and the activities where just "put wings on the images below" and you could put stickers on random images.
.. that was not very educational at all. But this book's activities are different. Is some sort of sorting and classification book where you sort by color, letter, number or categories. The stickers have a perfect size, small but not tiny.
The only negative thing about this is that the binding is very tight and keeping the book open is hard or impossible, and some stickers are too close to the middle of the book, so they don't adhere so well.
But I don't mind this and I think it is nothing compared to the hours of entertainment and joy it has provided to my child. I see people complaining about the stickers not being strongly adhesive. Well, to me that works great becase we can reposition stickers, or if they fall or accidentally stick somewhere else, that is no biggie at all.
I use the stickers in the book, not elsewhere, so for me, the level of adhesiveness is just right.
Has a lot of little stickers like eggs and things that are just not animals. Also, it has activities, I just wanted animals only.
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This is a great deal – 1000 stickers for about 6 bucks. And the stickers aren't too sticky, so your kid(s) can put them on the floor and furniture without any cleaning necessary or any adhesive sticking to them.
And inside is a good matching game, which is sort of a learning tool, right?The main issue with this book is that the layout is insane. Basically it goes like this: a few pages of silhouettes where the stickers are supposed to be matched, stickers, silhouettes, stickers, etc.
But the silhouettes where the stickers are supposed to be matched could be before or after the stickers, so you spend most of your reading time hunting for the proper page. It's like the people that made the book never bothered to use it or think through the layout.
Totally dumb, but I'm on my 3rd or 4th of these, so it's not that bad.
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3.0 out of 5 starsYes there are stickers but they're not that great.
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Good book with activity sheets that the stickers are supposed to be used with. I bought these just for the stickers, not really a need for the activity sheets. Be aware that most of these stickers are VERY small – I was hoping for a bit bigger for most of them, but not a bad value.
I do agree with the other reviewers who pointed out that these stickers aren't all that sticky. However, I'm actually glad about that. The stickers *do* stick to paper and other surfaces–but not so much that you end up having to scrape them off the wall or furniture with a butter knife.
That's a very good thing. Since I bought this for a 3-year old, I've ignored the activity aspect of the book and just let my son pick out stickers to put on his shirt or wherever. I don't mind it if he puts stickers on his headboard (which has become part of his evening ritual it seems) because they peel off easily.
As for the stickers themselves, I love them! The book includes a great variety of stickers. I love that the images are photographs of different objects, animals, and people. We've had this book for several months, and there are still tons of stickers for my son to choose from.
I'd definitely recommend this to parents who would love to give their preschoolers or toddlers a nice collection of stickers–but would rather not have adhesive residue all over their walls and furniture.
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Age Range: 4 – 8 years Grade Level: 1 – 2 Series: 1000 Stickers Paperback: 64 pages Publisher: Parragon Books Ltd; Act Csm No edition (January 1, 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 147482126X ISBN-13: 978-1474821261 Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.
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I was pretty disappointed. I teach animal science and wanted animal stickers to put on quizzes and tests. Many, if not most, of the stickers in the book are not animal stickers. There are individual bubbles, random shapes and even a bunch of carrots.
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I hoped just for a stickers.. but it served the purpose as it was.
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Pages of activities to complete, including outlines in which to place stickers
My two year old grandson loves this sticker book. There are pages of stickers followed by pages with shadows where you are supposed to match those stickers to. This is way over his head at the moment, but he still like writing and coloring on those non sticker pages.
The stickers seem be to all "photos", not cartoony or drawn pics.
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The stickers are hard to rip off and it is difficult for a young child to follow the directions. It would be better if the stickers followed each activity page, rather than having them all at the back of the book and having to flip back and forth.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat sticker book with sorting activitites.
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I was expecting all 1000 of the stickers to be animals, less than half are. For example there is a barnyard theme with 3 chickens, a rooster, and 6 eggs. The stickers themselves are a good quality. They peel off the book easily and stick nicely.
I really like the variety of stickers and that it has activity pages to place the stickers on, but the design is not good and the stickers don't stick very well. The sticker quality doesn't bother me, because toddlers get stickers everywhere and these normally just lay somewhere and don't actually get stuck anywhere, but she does want to stick them on herself or clothes sometimes and they won't stick.
The activity pages are spread throughout this book and its hard to go back and forth to get the stickers and then put them on the correct page. I tried to rip them out and it wasn't pretty.
Even though it says 1000 stickers. The stickers are tiny approx 1 cm by 1 cm and they do not have any adhesion
The sticker book has a bunch of very small stickers that don't go with any of the activities in the book. I would have rather had more pages of activities with stickers that go along with the activities than a bunch of tiny stickers.
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I didn't realize more than half the book (the majority of the book, really) is activity pages. I was hoping for more stickers and a larger variety of them. Most of them are pretty small too, and there are a lot of useless ones that aren't actually animals.
I think I might have bought this too quickly without reading enough of the description or the reviews. I do appreciate that there are some pretty cute stickers though of animals that have been hard to find stickers of (rats, polar bears).
Overall though I wouldn't recommend this *unless* you are actually looking for more of an activity book.
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I think it's going to be a bad week. Maybe I should just stay in bed for the whole time and then it'll all be ok?!
Ho hum! on the plus there was drinking last night! nice! Not a lot else has happened.
Yeah I forgot that on the way home on Sunday I totally ran a red light with out noticing until I was half way through! Luck it was after midnight on a Sunday 'cos there was no one around! Then this car followed me until almost back at our house so I panicked, like I do! lol! oh well I wont be doing that again in a hurry! lol!
Right off to buy new jumper and then home I think!
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Kat, are you likely to be working lates or earlies on your B'day? xxxx
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Happy Friday y'all! This topic is a biggie for me. I was going to start with how I painted my piano...and what I learned from that experience. But then I thought about it....and I decided to rewind a bit, and share with you the story behind my piano. I think once you know the story, reading about the painting part will be that much better!
I am a music lover. I sing, I play piano (but I DON'T read music!)....I never liked that part of piano lessons....the "lesson"/reading music part. I just wanted to play songs from the radio. I still love playing, and I as long as I am able, I always will! I realize it is a gift. And for that I am thankful.
My piano holds deep sentiment. It is a symbol of profoundly rooted love, sacrifice, and hard work. I will get to that part later. But first, I want to share how my early piano playing days began. When I was really little ( I don't even know how old), I just knew I wanted to play piano. No one else in my family played, so we didn't have a piano. At the breakfast table, I used to pretend to play. I remember hearing the songs in my head, and using my fingers to stroke each imaginary key. To me it made perfect sense, but to my sister who had to endure it all through breakfast....probably not so much!
My grandparents had a piano....neither of them played. Eight thirteen East South Street is where my early piano lesson days began.....in my grandparents living room! My grandpa would take a nap on the couch in the adjacent room while I "practiced" my lessons. I have no idea how he slept through it! But he loved it. And so did I. I never really thought about having my own piano, in my own house. I just knew when it was time to practice, I went to grandma and grandpa's.
After about a year of piano lessons, my parents decided to invest in our own piano. I was so excited to have one in my very own house. A piano i could play anytime I wanted. It was my dream come true!
Fast forward about 17 years. When Karl and I were newly weds we lived in an apartment, and since room was limited, we had to store the piano in our garage. That didn't stop me from playing though! When we bought our first house, the piano moved up in the world to an official home. A few moves and one more storage experience later, the piano now stands near my office. I play to relax, I play when I'm excited, I play when I'm sad, and I play when I'm happy. It truly is the most wonderful piano and I will never let it go.
I love the piano even more now; not only because it is beautiful and blue, but because it remains a symbol of all the greatest things....love, hard work, sacrifice. My parents worked hard for that piano and knowing them, they made a few sacrifices along the way in order to afford it. I will be forever grateful for those sacrifices and for the opportunity I was given to explore my love for music. It is a gift I do not take for granted, and one that I hope I will always have.
And now you know why my piano means so much. If you have been following my blog, or have seen my posts on facebook, you know I love painting furniture! What was to stop me from painting my piano? Not a thing. When I began researching piano painting, I found that there are mixed emotions about the topic. I had no idea! But I also discovered there were many more positives than negatives. I didn't look back... and the next thing I knew, I was enthralled in the first coat of blue paint.
Maybe this has sparked your curiosity about painting your own piano. Have you ever thought about it? It can be scary to choose a paint color for something like a piano, but, like I always say, "Paint is temporary!" Whether a bold color, neutral, or original wood finish, pianos really are beautiful. I think my blue piano is the most beautiful of them all....because of its story.
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Tuesday, December 04, 2018
Learn how digital resources can make your holidays easier at the December 11 Tech Club meeting. Instructor Val Bock from VCB Consulting discusses e-cards, sites that can streamline sending traditional cards, and ways to use the contacts feature to simplify your holiday greetings. Tech Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. and no registration is necessary.


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In this article we look at awesome entry level jobs and how to write a resume objective for each Job. You can use these in your resume or help out your friend or family member who is currently looking to build a resume. A great place to build resume for free is PaanGO's Resume Builder. Its easy, free and gets the job done in minutes.
What is a resume objective?
A resume objective is a concise, focused statement that clearly outlines your career direction while simultaneously positioning you as someone who fits what the employer is looking for exactly. Your objective is carefully researched and customized to fit the job you're applying for. It's a very specific, very targeted way to point to yourself and say "Hey, why waste your time with all these other resumes when what you're looking for is right here in front of you?" It's a quick summary of where you've been so far in your career and also where you want to go with the company you are applying to [1].
We present below high paying entry level jobs and sample resume objectives for them.
1. Software Engineer
A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to the design, development, maintenance, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything containing software work. It has one of the highest paying entry level salaries.
Sample Resume Objectives:
- Seeking a Software Developer position at your firm and superb skills in developing applications by means of the most modern of development tools
- Looking for a Software Developer position with your firm where I may be able to use well-honed skills in planning, coding and testing in order to develop state-of-the-art software solutions for the company's clientele
- To obtain a Software Developer position with your organization using my expertise in program development based on customer demands
- To pursue a successful career in software engineering at your firm. Offering excellence in object oriented languages in order to develop above-par software applications and underlying systems
2. Systems Engineer
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that focuses on how to design and manage complex engineering systems over their life cycles. Issues such as requirements engineering, reliability, logistics, coordination of different teams, testing and evaluation, maintainability and many other disciplines necessary for successful system development, design, implementation, and ultimate decommission become more difficult when dealing with large or complex projects. Systems engineering deals with work-processes, optimization methods, and risk management tools in such projects. It overlaps technical and human-centered disciplines such as industrial engineering, control engineering, software engineering, organizational studies, and project management. Systems engineering ensures that all likely aspects of a project or system are considered, and integrated into a whole [2].
Sample Resume Objective:
- A technically minded and highly qualified multi-disciplined Systems Engineer who has the ability to provide technical direction in systems development, integration and testing. Maxine is willing to take ownership of issues until they are fully resolved and is committed to her own continuous education, certification and self-improvement.
- Experience developing procedures, policies, technical manuals, software guides and instructions, executive briefings and presentations and looking to applying my knowledge to help grow your organization.
3. Environment, Health, and Safety Engineer
Health and safety engineers develop procedures and design systems to prevent people from getting sick or injured and to keep property from being damaged. They combine knowledge of systems engineering and of health and safety to make sure that chemicals, machinery, software, furniture, and other consumer products will not cause harm to people or damage to buildings [3].
Sample Resume Objectives:
- As workers contribute for the growth of a company which in turns boost economy, giving due attention to their safety and also to the environment is primary concern of the management. My aim is to satisfy these moral and professional responsibilities by holding a position of environmental health and safety engineer.
- Committed to promoting health and safety within the organization and developing safer and healthier ways of working. Expert at applying programs to remove the hazards from the work place and to correct unsafe work practices.
4. Web Applications Developer
Web app development is the creation of application programs that reside on remote servers and are delivered to the user's device over the Internet [4]. A web developer is responsible for creating and maintaining these application programs.
Sample Resume Objectives:
- Experienced Web Developer seeking opportunity to bring knowledge of programming, design, and media to a position with ABC Company.
- Searching for a Web Developer position with ABC Company that prioritizes graphical design and compatibility among media while encouraging creative thinking and problem solving.
- Self-motivated Web Development professional with 1+ years of experience looking for programming work with ABC Company utilizing unmatched computer science abilities.
- Proactive individual desiring to transfer my programming know how, designing media, and servicing clients to a Web Development position with ABC Company.
- Seeking Web Developer work at ABC Company that allows for implementation of communication, service, and design skills to the programming essentials.
5. Management Professionals
Management professionals' advice top management of the organizations in devising strategies to enhance productivity and overall performance. They work in different functional areas as per their expertise such as finance, human resource, sales & marketing, business development and corporate strategy. A project team is assigned to a particular client for a specific duration. Though it varies but the general job hierarchy in management consulting is – analyst, consultant senior consultant, manager/project lead, partner and vice president/director.
Sample Resume Objectives:
- To obtain a Management position with a dynamic corporation where I can use my energy and skills to develop, motivate, lead and encourage employee productivity
- Seeking a management position with an organization where I can utilize my skills and experience to improve operations, increase profitability, and enhance growth
- Management responsibility with an organization where demonstrated skills in marketing, administration, and sales can be translated into improved growth and profitability
6. Investment Bankers
An investment banker is an individual who works in a financial institution that is in the business primarily of raising capital for companies, governments and other entities, or who works in a large bank's division that is involved with these activities, often called an investment bank.
Sample Resume Objectives:
- Performance driven, insightful investment banker with proven ability to achieve and exceed all revenue and business development goals in high-pressure environments.
- Skilled at consulting with people to delineate and analyze financial situations while developing strategic solutions that strengthens investment goals.
- Relationship development expertise that compliments the ability to aggressively build solid client base and drive revenue growth.
- Comprehensive knowledge of, and experience in, leveraging numerous investment instruments in a variety of complex scenarios.
7. Chartered Accountants
A Chartered Accountant (CA) designation typically proves the holder has the qualifications to audit financial statements and business practices as well as offer advisory services to clientele. The equivalent to a CA designation in the U.S. is the CPA.
Sample Resume Objectives:
- To join an organization that will provide me challenging accounting goals and tremendous career growth opportunities. To advance my career as renown chartered accountant
- To obtain an accountant position so that I can utilize my academic knowledge and work experience to benefit the company
- Expert in covering all aspects from start up business, to financial management and company closures.
- Proven ability in professional judgement dealing with the disclosure of information in financial reporting.
- Proficient in computation corporate, individual and taxes, corporate organizations, surplus distribution and cross boundary analysis etc.
- Highly skilled in researching issues and finding solution and best alternatives to tax issues.
8. Modeling & Acting
A model (from Middle French modelle) is a person with a role either to promote, display, or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing) or to serve as a visual aide for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography [5].
Sample Resume Objectives:
- Highly-motivated actor possessing advanced degree from the ABC Academy of Acting, having varied experience in media plays – Theaters, TV, Movies and Commercial Advertisements.
- Seeking exciting acting roles, to expand acting skills and demonstrate the potential.
- Known for being flexible, adaptable, very stylish, versatile, efficient, hard-working, good at taking directions and capable of wearing all types of clothing styles.
9. Law professionals
A lawyer provides counseling services to his clients on legal matters. There are different areas of specialization such as civil law, criminal law, corporate law, international law, labor law, taxation law etc. The client of a lawyer could be an individual or a company. They prepare the legal documents for the client, advise on any conflict or issue, suggest the legal course of action and represent the client in court and tribunal proceedings. One can work in government services through Indian Legal Services or State Legal Service as a magistrate or sub-magistrate, public defenders/public prosecutors, legal advisers, defense services, advocate, solicitor, teacher, writer or company secretary.
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- Highly motivated and reliable entry level attorney with an outstanding academic achievement record and strong talent for legal research. Able to work extremely well independently on cases without much supervision. Adept at fostering and sustaining strong professional relationships with clients, colleagues and law enforcement professional.
- Seeking a Legal Secretary position with your firm utilizing specialized knowledge of legal procedures and terminology. Demonstrated ability to perform advanced, diversified and confidential secretarial and administrative duties. Well versed in filing court documents and performing research on cases. Working experience of drafting legal correspondence and creating presentations.
- Knowledgeable and agile legal assistant offering varied experience working as office assistant in a lawyer's office and as a legal secretary in a corporate department. Qualifications include Top-notch research skills, Knowledgeable of relevant legal jargon, Superior communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills (team oriented), Outstanding organizational ability and Computer literacy.
10. Investment Banking
An investment banker acts as an intermediary between businesses and investors. They help businesses raise capital through either private investors or public markets. They structure the initial public offerings (IPOs) in compliance with the stringent financial rules and regulations. Another area is facilitating mergers and acquisitions (M&A). They can provide their M&A expertise from both buyer and seller side, this involves structuring the deal, analyzing the profit-loss and help prepare details of the agreement. Other daily tasks include – consulting with clients, studying the industry/business scenario, analyzing the competition, generating reports and making recommendations to the client w.r.t their organization structure, business risk, business models etc. The general hierarchy is Analyst, Associate, Vice President, Senior Vice President/Director & Managing Director.
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- Detailed oriented financial associate with a focus in problem solving and specializing in building client relationships. Great at identifying area of risk and sound knowledge about complex financial modeling/analysis.
- Enthusiastic Individual who loves researching and analyzing market information to support capital market transactions. Expert in budgeting, including thorough knowledge on forecasting techniques and strategy.
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LUX Get Pretty: For The Love Of Dry Shampoo
Sometimes your hair needs to express itself! A good hair pal for this is dry shampoo. Consider it like facial blotting papers, but for your hair. We hope that by now you know that washing your hair daily is bad for you. It strips away the natural oils that keep your hair healthy and moisturized. So for those that feel their oily hair needs some VA VA VOOM... in comes the super hero! Dry shampoo is an oil-absorbing powder, usually starch or talc-based, that absorbs excess dirt and grease in your hair without the use of water.
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5. It minimizes damage - If you're shampooing less often, you're also using hot tools less often. The result: healthier hair. Another score!
6. You can use it whenever - Dry shampoo can be applied any time your hair needs a boost, but we like using it before bed: Hair will absorb it as you sleep and look refreshed in the morning. That's a solid plan of attack!
Application Process:
Lift and brush - In sections, lift dry strands of hair at the roots and apply dry shampoo sparingly near scalp. Brush through to hair's ends to distribute and blend. To add volume, lightly massage in product at roots.
Hone your technique - Using a spray? Hold bottle two to three inches away from scalp when misting to prevent clumping. A powder? Sprinkle it on near scalp and rub it in with fingers to break up the formula.
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Czech Republic's Embassy in India along with VFS Global has opened its sixth Visa Application Centre in the Eastern metropolis of Kolkata.
It was inaugurated by Milan Hovorka, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to India, at a ceremony, where other important members from the Embassy of the Czech Republic and VFS Global were also present.
The other five existing visa application centres of the Czech Republic are located in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai, where one can apply for Schengen visas.
Speaking at the launch, Hovorka was quoted by the India Blooms News Service as saying that they were already able to open a centre in India's sixth major city where applications for Schengen visa to the Czech Republic could be submitted and would be processed by VFS Global. He added that this was not the end of their efforts as they would be opening more visa application centres for the Central European country shortly in other places.
Vinay Malhotra, VFS Global COO – South Asia, said that they were pleased to improve the visa services network further in India for the Czech Republic.
He added that the Czech Republic was steadily gaining in popularity as it houses historical and beautiful cities such as Brno and Prague.
Malhotra said that they were confident of attracting more aspiring tourists to their country from Kolkata with the launch of professional and seamless visa services in India's former capital city.
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In a world of faraway islands, a man lived on one. He lived there for long but always looked at the sea and wondered. He learned something about the wood and started making planks. Constructed a frail boat, and unaware of noxious factors, began to sail. He sailed in directions to find something and when done, he set himself to sail again.
The boat he loved carried him. Water would start to leak in, and he would have to pitch the water out and do the fix. It was essential for him to attend to the boat. He would sail long, he would sail fast. Sometimes the boat survived the distance, sometimes he would have to pitch water out. Many a times a plank would get damaged and it would break the boat. Then he would have to carry the damage. Somethings cannot be fixed.
And that's the burden of life I thought.
Born in a family with some resources, sponsored in ways to build bonds. We happen to live certain lives in such different ways, but mainly three. We are okay, we can fix things, and it is broken. When there is something broken, no matter where you go, you feel its presence and have to spend quite some time on yourself to adjust the burden that you have.
If it can be fixed, you can choose to believe in the saying that goes, "IT CAN GET WORSE. FIX IT"
I was done with the idea. But then something came up – an external thought, and it has challenged me to think more. The broken boat doesn't explain how people become stronger than who they are or how they turn into such bold figures, yet!
The world is full of people trying to exploit others' weaknesses. You are one of them, or maybe not. But you do like to know how vulnerable humans can get. And you do like to protect your own weaknesses. Quite a predatory game.
So the man with the boat does the same. He hides the damage. He uses camouflage, diversion techniques and sometimes just fights off wanderers. He starts to rely on his instincts more because his experience seems to matter now! People still find a way to identify his weakness and he keeps getting better at hiding his vulnerabilities. That probably explains why we become so much less assailable at times.
But inflictions don't desensitize us to infliction. We just make ourselves better equipped to deal with it. He could abandon his boat and start to swim. But how far could he go before needing some comfort?
It's not a revelation but a man sailing on a broken boat trying to fix things and pitch water out, makes a pretty convincing imagery.
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Wow…winner indeed. The beginning started out a bit slow, and I felt we got a rushed back story of the main character whose story this is focused around, Louis Zamperini. I mean the story provides enough information about him to not be annoyed or disappointed, but it just felt a bit rushed. However the story movies along well once WWII starts. The story begins to really draw you in and you can start to feel it grip you. Everything following will have you angered, tearful, and hopeful. The actor Jack O'Connell who plays Zamperini was just OK. It was the actor who played "The Bird" that stole every scene, and will make you cringe.
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text: Motivational Interviewing Improving Confidence With Self-care Management in Postoperative Thoracolumbar Spine PatientsScheffel, Kimberly; Amidei, Christina; Fitzgerald, Kathleen A.Journal of Neuroscience Nursing: June 2019 - Volume 51 - Issue 3 - p 113–118 doi: 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000431 Article Buy CE Abstract Author InformationAuthors Article MetricsMetrics ABSTRACT Patients undergoing thoracic or lumbar spine surgery often lack confidence with self-care management of symptoms contributing to disability, such as pain, lack of sleep, depression, and immobility. The purpose of this pilot study was to examine whether a targeted motivational interview, focused on evidence-based recommendations to manage postoperative symptoms related to thoracolumbar spine surgery, would improve patient confidence with self-care management of their symptom-related disability. A quasiexperimental, 1-group, pretest-posttest design was used on a convenience sample of 15 adult surgical spine patients at a large university spine center. Level of disability was measured using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Confidence with self-care management of symptom-related disability was measured using the Health Confidence Index (HCI). Paired samples t tests were completed on participants' preintervention and postintervention scores on the HCI and ODI and on each of the 10 items that the ODI questionnaire addresses. The results of the paired samples t test on participants' HCI scores showed a statistically significant improvement in participants' confidence with self-care management of symptom-related disability from pretest (mean [SD], 6.73 [2.12]) to posttest (mean [SD], 8.73 [1.43]), conditions: t14= −3.80, P = .002. Motivational interviewing is a beneficial intervention for health professionals to incorporate into practice to encourage the implementation of various health promoting behaviors that improve confidence with self-care management of symptoms in postoperative thoracolumbar spine patients. Questions or comments about this article may be directed to Kimberly Scheffel, DNP RN CNRN NE-BC, at firstname.lastname@example.com. She is an Assistant Professor, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL. Christina Amidei, PhD RN CNRN CCRN FAAN, is Director of Clinical Research and Research Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Kathleen A. Fitzgerald, PhD RN, is Associate Professor, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. © 2019 American Association of Neuroscience Nurses


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Glyphosate is likely to be licensed for another 9 years. The authorisation period initially suggested was 15 years, but the European Parliament recently\u00a0asked for 7. So this is the compromise found by the European Commission on the new authorisation \u2013 the existing one will expire in June \u2013 for the use of glyphosate in 28 member states. Glyphosate<\/a><\/strong> is the world\u2019s most widely used herbicide, but associations, governments and international organisations casted doubt on its effects on human health. The International Agency for Research on Cancer<\/a><\/strong> (IARC) said it is \u201cprobably carcinogenic\u201d. The European Food Security Authority<\/a><\/strong> (EFSA) claimed it's \u201cunlikely\u00a0to cause\u00a0cancer\u00a0in\u00a0humans\u201d but it proposed \u201cnew safety measure to\u00a0limit\u00a0glyphosate residues in food\u201d.<\/p>\n
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The extreme winter weather and rising number of serious flu cases will not thwart attempts to make savings in the NHS, the head of the health service has told Public Finance (PF).
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson insisted the recent outbreak of flu and freezing conditions over the Christmas period would not prevent the NHS from getting the ball rolling as it starts to make the £20 billion of efficiency savings required between 2011 and 2014.He told PF: "The latest financial information that we have from the NHS indicates that we will deliver absolutely our financial targets for this year. [This flu] will have no effect. We've planned it."Mr Nicholson added that the costs of dealing with flu during the winter were not separate from the yearly running costs of the NHS.His comments came as interim chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies revealed a further 11 people had died from flu in the UK during the past week, bringing the winter total to 50.Ms Davies claimed the NHS was "coping well" with the outbreak and there were enough vaccinations available for the high risk groups. Mr Nicholson also revealed that only "about 20 per cent" of frontline health care workers had been vaccinated against flu this year. This was slightly higher than last year but nevertheless a "disappointing figure", he said.Copyright © Press Association 2011
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Long live rock 'n' roll
The feeling is still there — the life, the energy, the adrenaline. I can still hear that first riff of the lead guitar, and the sound of the first power chord piercing through the air, as it rests itself on the ears of every rockaholic.
The sheer excitement of joining thousands of fans screaming, jumping and cheering on their favorite bands at a concert still resides within me. The intense vocals and powerfully sung lyrics of the greatest genre in the world are forever embedded into my brain to remind me of one thing. Rock 'n' roll will never die.
Growing up in a generation built on the superpowers of hip-hop, rap and pop, it can be rendered unusual for anyone born in the '90s to proclaim rock 'n' roll as their favorite genre.
With new waves of artists, songs, and even new genres being born, the emphasis on rock and its effect on music has been all but erased.
Lyrics expressing the desire to break through glass ceilings and making more of oneself with thoughtful and intelligent wording have been replaced with simple-minded aspirations of who can make the most money or own the most cars.
Ballads, once used to romance the eyes of people's affections, are now tainted with proclamations of who has the most "bitches and hoes."
Music industry's downward spiral is further escalated with the embracing of electronic dance music, also known as EDM. No longer is a musician required to pick up an instrument and dedicate years of practice to try to attain stardom. No longer is a vocalist able to utilize his or her gift of vocal intensity in order to amaze consumers.
All it takes these days is some imagination and the ability to press a few buttons and then flip a few switches to mix different beats and sounds into one.
People are correct in classifying this music as art, but the standards for art have severely diminished with a lack of originality.
Old-time groups such as Motown's Temptations, and rock legends like The Doors, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd took audiences by storm with their undeniable talent, while rock bands like Bon Jovi and Pearl Jam continue to light up arenas around the world.
Whether it was the poetic genius of John Lennon, or the guitar mastery of Jimi Hendrix, these musicians took it upon themselves to create masterpieces from their hard work and practice.
Rock bands no longer carry the same bone-chilling sound of their predecessors. The guitar solo is nearly nonexistent in songs of the new generation, constantly being substituted for vocal bridges or an extension of lyrical value. The immediate gratification factor of society no longer allows a band to perform a 30-second solo, as it makes consumers impatient with the brief absence of lyrics.
Artists and bands no longer garner the incentive to sell a million records due to the ever-advancing digital music sources online, including iTunes, the ringleader in the downfall of rock music.
"Kids today have missed the whole experience of putting the headphones on, turning it up to 10, holding the jacket, closing their eyes and getting lost in an album, and the beauty of taking your allowance money and making a decision based on the jacket, not knowing what the record sounded like, and looking at a couple of still pictures and imagining it," said Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi in a 2011 interview with the London-based Sunday Times Magazine.
The true form of rock 'n' roll may have reached its peak, but it remains alive and well, and lies within most hip hop songs, indie rock bands and pop hits around the world today.
Dubstep, a form of EDM, constantly samples rock artists in order to provide depth to its own sound. Songs such as Johnny Cash's "Ain't No Grave" and AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" have been modified into a form of EDM.
Hip-hop and rap artists are also known to mix rock into their music. P. Diddy's "I'll Be Missing You" samples the main instrumental of Police's "Every Step You Take." More recent songs include the Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake collaboration "Holy Grail," which samples former rock band Nirvana's smash hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
Classic rock bands such as Queen are said to have laid the foundations for modern day bands such as fun. Lead singer Nate Ruess joined Queen for a version of their hit "Somebody to Love" during the 2013 iHeart Radio Music Festival.
Case in point, rock has been changed, modified, manipulated, and downright copied, but the essence of it can never be remade.
Rock was not just the music or the lyrics within a song. It was a way of life. It was going to the nearest music store and purchasing the latest album of favorite rock bands.
It was going to an Aerosmith concert and taking your shirt off and waving it in the air as you cheered on your band. It was picking up a guitar and holding a chord until blisters grew on your fingers. It was slamming down on a drum until every member of the neighborhood was telling you to keep it down. It was about singing until your vocal chords rasped. It was about creating lyrics in a complex and engaging way, no matter what the material.
It does not matter how far music evolves, or how low it may sink, the elements of rock music will continue to reside in all other music genres. Rock 'n' roll may not be what it once was, but the impact that it had on music and its evolution will forever live on within the core of all that is music.
As AC/DC would put it, "For those about to rock, we salute you."


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Lab on a chip is a device of minute magnitude consisting of channels and wells conjugated over a silicon or polymer substrate. Fluids of nano/microscale based volumes move through the channels of the lab on a chip (LOC) due to the electrokinetic forces or pressure exerted. LOC-s can also be known as microfluidics. LOC is able to realize the mixing, handling dilution, chromatographic separation, detection and staining proces. Recently the lab on chip and microfluidics technology are used in other fields of technology, such as molecular biology, genomics, agriculture, healthcare and physics field.
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1.1 History of LOC
The first LOC was a gas chromatograph. After its development, the equipments, such as pressure sensors, valves, pumps and fluid based systems were produced. LOC manufacture started to fluorish after the development of the method of photolithography, which was similar to the semiconductance method [1].
1.2 Procedure
Photolithography and soft lithography are crucial methods on LOC development where the primary process is the photolithography. Photolithography enables the trasfer of a specific circuit in a substrate therefore building an integrated circuit. It also enables the creation of channels and wells about producing LOC. The initial step consists on creation of a network (channels and wells) in a computer program. A printout is taken afterwards and this is differently called mask. The mask is transferred on a substrate and usually a silicon substrate coated by a thin film and photoresist is preferrable. The light irradiation process is applied. The development process is applied about stripping off the photoresist portion which did not get hardened by irradiation. The thin film not attached to the photoresist is removed and this step is known as etching. This procedure can be realized by either application of plasma or ions (dry etching) or using chemicals (wet etching). The structure remaining can be converted on a closed microchannel by covering with a slide and finally the creation of some holes on the slide leads to the production of inlets and outlets [2]. Soft lithography is a more modern method in which a mold is done by photolithography. Polymer gel is poured and cured due to crosslinking technique. Finally a replica is done after the removal of the mold. The repetition of the process leads to the manufacture of a LOC. This technique is cheaper and more efficient thant the method of photolithography whose main element is silicon that is
considered a rigid material. The most crucial element used in soft lithography is the optical transparent PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) and its elasticity to create pumps and valves [3].
1.3 Mixing in LOC
The mixing property is one of the most important properties in LOC. The molecules on LOC move similarly to the stream lines of a laminar flow. Movement perpendicularly to the flow is a necessity for the mixing process and the molecular diffusion is a process that makes it possible. Reynold number or the ratio of forces on the LOC, respectivally: viscosity and the length. A smalle value of Renold represents a flow whish is absolutely laminar. The LOC systems with extremely low Reynold value have problems caused by the poor mixing of reagents. Nowadays techniques such as pulse mixe, the shortening of dicrete plugs or building of the microchannel on a serpentine shape therefore achieving the occurrence of both perpendicular and axial diffusion [4].
1.4 Sample and Reagent Introduction
The solutions and reagents are introduced on the LOC's microfluidic channels by the usage of microelectronic methods, such as application of high voltage on the channel or application of a micromachined pump which lead to the creation of electrosmotic flow. The electrosmotic flow and the pump mechanism of LOC enables the capillary electrophoresis. Nowadays methods, such as syringe and peristaltic pump respectivally. Modern LOCs intend the elimination of the pump's necessity. The movement of the flow realized without the need of the pump can ocur when the the iner surface of the microchannel is made hydrophilic. This movment is known as capillary action [5]. The usage of compact discs where the fabricated microchannels are on the central upward part of the disc, would also be a good strategy [6].
2. Different types of LOCs
2.1 Paper based LOCs
Paper provides a good opportunity to build LOCs as it is a cheap, easily fabricated, thin and easily manipulatable material compared to silicon which was the initial material for building LOCs. The fabrication of paper based LOCs is known as paper microfluidics and the devices fabricated with that way are known as microfluidic paper analytic devices. The fabrication method resembles the photolithography method. The main difference in paper based LOC's fabrication is that instead of the hollow microfluidic channel used in photolithography, the channel is full of paper [7]. This method is inappropriate to be used for viscous materials as the paper fiber prevents the free flow. However paper based method is ideal for process of filtration where chromatographic filter paper is the most efficient method. Several paper based assays about analysis of samples such as: glucose, lactate, alcohol, heavy metals, proteins, enzymes are being fabricated nowadays [7].
2.2 PDMS Lab on a Chips
LOC manufactured by using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) which is flexible, elastic and cheap material enables a fast flow and air permeability on the sample culture needed to be analyzed on the LOC. PDMS based LOCs have several disadvantages, because of the difficulty of integration of electrodes in the chip, aging process of PDMS and the adsorption of hydrophilic molecules by PDMS [8].
2.3 Thermopolymers LOCs
Thermopolymer LOCs are expensive and difficult to be manufactured, but they are highly used. The main component used in their fabrication is themoplastic which is a transparent material. It is preferrable for the lithography method due to its micrometric scale and is a more preferrable method than PDMS due its chemical inertness. Thermopolymers's research provides hope for a large scale of LOC's industrialization [9].
2.4 Glass LOCs
Those LOCs are characterized by transparance, micrometric scale and chemical interness. The glass lab on chips are advantagious as they can be easily industrialized, due to the easily integration of the reproducible electrodes and the wide range of the chemicals that can be used aboıut the treatment of its surface. The microfabrication of the glass LOCs requires specialized researchers and the sterility of the environment where fabrication is taking place is crucial [10].
2.5 Silicon LOCs
The silicon is still used and the pioneering lab on chips was fabricated by using silicon. The disadvantages of using silicon mainly arise from the expensiveness of silicon, intransparency, lack of specialized microfabricaters and the need for sterility during fabrication. Silicon is inappropriate about high voltage requiring processes such as electrophoresis. The advantages of using silicon in production of lab on chips come due to the precision of silicon and the high variety of electrodes that can be used to interact with it [11].
3. LOCs and their application in different fields
Diazepam is a drug widely used in curing process of depression and anxiety. Apart from the health usage, diazepam is highly used as a recreational drug and while taken in high doses, it can cause debility, stomach's harm, problems in eyes, unconsciousness and coma in rare occasions. LOC can be used about detecting high doses of it and it is highly beneficial for giving fast results. This LOC can be modified for detection of other drugs either harmful or health related [12]. Lab on chips for detection of pathogens, flow cytometry, clinical diagnosis, electrophoresis, DNA analysis, forensic science and chemical analysis of blood are among the state art technologies which are still under modification [13]. Recently lab on chips are being tested about single molecule studies. The high throughput ability of microfluidics is the key of a possible LOC development where measurements of picolitre or nanolitre scale can be possible. LOCs used for studying the electrophoretic movment of long molecules has been more efficient than Standard gel elctrophoresis. Similar researchers later combined a microfluidic device in a PCR therefore creating a capillary electrophoretic detection system. Afterwards the LOCs applying the principle of laminar flow and mixing were fabricated enabling the study of protein folding on the molecule level [14]. Research for development of LOCs related to fields, such as metabolomics, drug toxicity and stem cell differentation is highly active. Lab on chips which imitate vivo environments and allow interaction have been developed and they enable the precise control of any individual cell. Other LOCs have been modified in such a way that they allow the supplement and transfer of air, media and buffers. Also they have a good system for elimination of waste [15]. One of the latest lab on chips that is still not fully developed serves for separating and extracting the DNA belonging to the fetus. The principle they use is the usage of markers, such as free nucleic acids found in maternal plasma that belong to the foetal DNA. These LOCs can be used for detection of illnesses, such as Down Syndrome, haemolytic disease and sex determination. In the experimental uses this LOC has been shown to be more beneficial than the conventional
methods which are more prior to the DNA contamination. The glass material is being used for their fabrication [16]. The glass lab on chips are useful in rapid distinguishing between single and double DNA. The benefit of using glass is its sustainability. Also LOCs which analyse the single nucleotide polymorphisms have been developed apart from other LOCs which are used for genetic detections. Those LOCs are characterized by fast analysis time, real time detective ability and its minute size [17]. Lab on chips are still under development and the aim is to fabricate systems able to distinguish between the tumour cells and the healthy cells of a specific environment. The conventional methods used about isolation of the tumour cells from other cells are microscopic and molecular methods. The technology still being under development aims the combination of isolating and detecting ability. The minute size and the complexity of mixing in LOCs lead to problems, such as lack of efficiency in detecting the rare tumour cells. Some successful prototypes have been designed about studying the efficiency of chemotherapeutic agents used in treatment of cancer. A milestone has been achieved during those studies and a chip for measuring the variety of tumour responses toward different stress signals. It is advantagious to the conventional methods as it is lower in cost and faster [18]. Several experimental studies have been conducted about usage of LOCs in stem cells field and recently some achievements have occurred, such as identification of stem cells, real time studies of differentition and expansion of those cells. The state art technology related to the stem cells technology is the opportunity LOCs provide the researchers with: precise regulation of the conditions where cell culture is growing and the monitoring of several parameters at once [19]. LOCs used in embryo research are one of the most promising state art technologies of the microfluidic systems. Ethical issues related to the embryo research and problems caused by the difficulty of the process have been obstacles, but in the near future, the integration of an embedded electronic interface will support the development of a full automated embryo analysis system [20].
4. Advantages and Disadvantages of LOC
Development of lab on a chip has been a milestone due to various advantages it has, such as small surface to ratio and the large heat capacity [21]. Lab on a chip used for PCR has revolutionized the molecular biology as the process of amplification has become faster and faster genome sequencing is possible due to DNA array it can create [22]. The LOC's usage in cell biology has enabled the control of various cells per unit of time and also it can be programmed to control a single cell due to its ability to detect and sort out [23]. LOC technology is a new opportunity about the unification of all proteomics steps, such as extraction, separation from the agglutination where it is found, electrophoresis analysis, mass spectroscopy and crystallography of protein [24]. LOCs are more economic than other methods of diagnostication and there are considered more sensitive to other methods. LOC saves time therefore making it a crucial technology for this period of time where extremely rapid solutions are needed. LOC is also very important as it enables the users to make real time monitoring. LOC is an innovative and sustainable solution as it is not voluminous and does not create a large quantity of waste [25]. LOC technology has some disadvantages due to the difficulty to the hard work and the specialized professionals about building lab on chips. As most of lab on chips are still on research they are not sufficient about a widespread use [26]. Properties of LOC such as its dependency on the capillary forces, chemical forces between the elements and the roghness of LOC's surface convert the LOC create challenging problems that could be easily avoided if the conventional methods were used [27].
5. Latest Research on LOCs
Several interesting lab on the chips are still being under development and they are going to be very helpful in the respective field they are being manufactured for. One LOC related to the detection of the premature pregnancies, which is a risk factor for both female and baby's life [28]. This year a lab on chip device which will be used for soil nutrient measurments is being developed. The scientists working to develop it have used the principle of capillary electrophoresis which is a good method about analyzing the ions in a fast and easy way. This will eliminate the usage of highly expensive tools which are normally used for analyzing the soil. The biggest challenges they have to overcome is the variability being caused by the chip differences, varying ionic strength and viscosity. This problem can be eliminated by using the bromide as an internal standard and during the soil measurements it is being dissipated from the chloride that is found everywhere in the soil by the usage of polyvinylpyrrolidone which acts as additive electrolyte. According to me, this LOC needs more studies with different control groups and more analysis are needed to adapt this method for real studies [29]. A lab on chip where different functions, such as Raman measurements and spectroscopic measurements are intended to be integrated is still under research. The LOC's principle is the usage of an optical-fluidic jet waveguide. The detection scheme is based on the internal reflection of the liquid jet that has a radius approximately 75 µm. This is an innovative method and it is going to lead to a higher efficiency in exciting and collecting the signal. Its main advantage is that due to this technology it is going to avoid the sample container's background and therefore minimize the errors in measurement. The device requires a small volume that is a good solution to the older measuring devices. There are still problems with this lab on chip as while comparing the conclusions it can be easily seen that there is a limit in practical detection those scientists have done. After some modifications, they achieved similar results to the ones calculated by the conventional methods. This means a new opportunity is arising for fabrication of better lab on chips that will change once and forever the Raman measurements and the mass spectroscopy methods, which are expensive and require high labor skills [30]. Optical sensors for detection and measurement of the glucose in saliva are under development. Nowadays the diabetes tests are based on using biosensors, where a sample of blood taken from the person's finger is placed and the glucose level is measured. A lab on a chip method able to measure the glucose by analyzing the saliva in the patient's mouth would solve the problem of finger pricking which can be apainful process for the patient. The detection and measurement principle of these LOCs will be based on the electromechanical and optical technology. Processes such as pretreatment of the saliva, mixing in the chip and measurement have to be unified in the LOC. The saliva which is going to be measured for the glucose level and glucose oxidase which is needed for the oxidation of the glucose will be placed on the inner channels of the chip. H2O2 which is going to be produced due to the reaction between glucose and glucose oxidase during the pretreatment proces of the glucose. In a third microchannel of the lab on a chip, a colorizing agent about establishing the mixing process. The measurement part is going to measure the absorbance value of the colorized mixture formed in the preceding step. Absorbance of the value 630 nanometers is considered to be the limiting value where the values lower than it represent a high glucose concentration in the saliva. In my opinion this method is not sufficient yet for use by diabetic persons as it does not provide certain quantitative precision which provide reliability to those types of measurements and some reliable health tests are needed to measure its efficiency in the measurement. In the near future, I expect that this LOC will be one of the most commercial LOCs. The high number of people who suffer from diabetes and the fact that this LOC will provide them with an opportunity to keep in real time check of their glucose level (therefore inhibiting any unpleasant scenario) are the reasons my opinion is based upon [31]. One of the most active research areas related to the LOCs is the diagnosis
and the manage of HIV infections. The approximate number of the people who suffer from HIV is 40 million and the number of sick people who are able to afford the anti-retroviral treatment is 1.3 million. Due to the statistics, only 10% of people infected with HIV have been diagnosed in an early phase of the virus. The flow cytometry is the traditional method to measure the CD4+ T lymphocytes which serve as a diagnostic marker for HIV. The disadvantages of this method arise due to the fact that this method is complicated, not affordable from every country, expensive and requires specialized people to perform the measurement. The LOC devices which are still under study will provide a solution to the problems caused by the traditional method [32]. Another LOC under development is the one which is going to be used for the characterization of polen tube on the Arabidopsis thaliana. The plant on a chip is a new concept which arose after this study. Practically, the pollen tissues and the ovules will be incubated and studied on the lab on the chip [33]. Lately scientist are aiming to generate self sustainable lab on chips. Those devices will be able to generate their own energy and therefore be a solution for the limited resources and it will be an efficeint solution for the remote regions. This future device is going to be known as miniaturized biological solar cells (Micro BSC-s). Their energy will be generated from the microbial photosynthetic and the daily respiratory activities. This technology does not exist stil as a practical application, because it has a low power. The experiments conducted about this technology where PDMS membrane is used, have demonstrated a biofilm production and electron transfer. The device was able to generate a power of approximately 18.6µW during days and 11.4µW·cm during nights. This experiment was repeated for 20 days, but still some other experiments related to the modification of this device are conducted about increasing the self power generation of those LOCs that would be a great opportunity for making LOCs affordable to all [34]. The unification of smart mobile devices LOCs and smart mobile devices is one the most challenging and most innovative technologies of the time. This field offers a great opportunity for personalized diagnostics and wide range affordable health check. Several problems associated to this field make it yet unready for consumer's use, such as: the complexity of the lab on chips equipments and the integration problem. One of the applications it is being used on is the dopamine's detection. The design of the lab on the chip device is planned to be dependant on a mobile software application that is coupled to a modular hardware accessory [35].
5.1 Lab in a Drop
Lab in a drop is going to be the future of lab on the chips, where the entire workflow of the diagnostic laboratory is going to be integrated within a single fluid drop. This new technology is stil under research and the detection principle will be based on the bioassay steps, such as: preparation of the sample, isothermal amplification of the target and detection of the amplicons's readout [36].
5.2 Organ on Chip
Organ on chips are 3D cell culture models that aim to mimic the overall living organs, also including the biochemical reactions occuring in the living organism, mechanical properties of the cells and the various biological activity occurring on each organ. Theoretically, they are built with similar principles with the lab on chips devices. They are more innovative compared to the lab on chips and other methods of diagnostication, because the 3D model it is supported by is more flexible than the 2D models. This flexibility is supported by the changes caused by extracellular matrix and the cell-cell interations. Successful organ on chips, such as lung on chip, heart on chip, kidney on chip and artery on chip have been designed and several studies are being conducted for fabrication of other organs on chips. The main obstacles this
method faces to are the difficulty of those systems to mimic the complex interactions between different tissues, existence of temporal gradients caused by chemicals in vivo which affects the organs 's activity and the microenvironments created in different range of temperatures inside an organism [37].
5.3 Organism on a Chip
Organism on a chip is going to be a revolution for both organ on a chip and lab ona chip technology. In theory, the microfluidic elements will be implemented on various substrates consisting of different circuits through the process of direct microfabrication [38].
LOC field is still under research and nowadays different worldwide are broadening and adapting this technology about using it in every possible field. The LOC technology is a promising field and in the near future the number of operations handled on the same chip are going to increase. Parallelization inside the same microfluidic channel is going to be the milestone of modern lab on chips. In the future the lab on chips can be easily sued even by unspecialized people and everyone will be able to perform several functions, such as cholesterol testing, glucose testing and similar crucial detections using a smartphone-LOC. The post classical medicine period will lead to a new form of medicine where real time complete diagnosis of a person will be possible. I believe that the doctors in the future will be needed only for the treatment process applications and the diagnosis process will be more personalized. Lab on a chip is a technology that will provide solution for low survival rates of several patients, reduce the antibiotic resistance and improve the treatment process. Due to this fascinating technology. I believe that in the future healthcare will not only be a luxury afforded only by the ones who can, but a right for everyone. The lab on chips development is a good opportunity due to the advance the persoanlized medicine has nowadays. Several limitations such as poor infrastructure, poor health data storage, recycling problems, limited resources about LOCs have to be overcome. In the same time several ethical issues, such as the unconsciousness usage about causing harm to another person or the loss of personal health data will arise as well. However, apart from the fact that LOC's global distribution seems an utopian dream, the history is what has shown that the highest innovative discoveries always look impossible in their beginning. In my opinion the industry of smartphones where a lab on chip is going to be integrated will become part of our life sooner than we think. Recently, the development of blockchain technology [39] and the opportunity it offers for freely sharing and manipulating data. A system similar to the NCBI where all the genome data is protected would solve the software problem. On the other hand the personalized health websites, the drone technology for drugs transport and the policy makers would have to interact for regulation of such a huge system. I think that the self powering lab on chips devices would be a good solution about making those smartphone-lab on chips affordable for everyone.
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