Reis said that their work could also be extended to a variety of applications in addition to biomechanics. "Beyond important fundamental questions of biological material properties, these studies may also find applications in the design of thin shell geometries with specific mechanical behaviors such as differential rigidity and buckling." Huang, a bioengineer at Stanford University who did not work on the research. "The field of cellular mechanics is always searching for theoretical models through which to extract material parameters from experiments," said K.C. This is important when developing new treatments because if a cell is under a lot of internal pressure, it might be harder for a new medicine to seep inside, but could be more prone to bursting. "Our formula is that if you apply a force on that shell, and it deforms, you can predict how thick the shell is," said Lazarus.Ĭonversely, a researcher can deduce the cell’s internal pressure by knowing the thickness and material properties of a cell’s outer casing. Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineer Arnaud Lazarus, and lead author of the second paper, said that the two teams’ work could be used to infer the properties of an ovoid without breaking it open. In the past, researchers studying the structural properties of ovoids had to approximate their calculations using equations for other shapes for simplicity's sake. "What's new is that we kind of tried to study a class of shapes," said Dominic Vella, a mathematician at the University of Oxford, in the U.K., and lead author of one of the papers. The sharper the curve of an ovoid, the stronger and more rigid it is at its tip. It's well known that the strongest part of an ovoid is at its narrow tip. Up to now, finding the rigidity of any size of egg-shaped shell had to either be approximated with estimates based on the properties of spheres and cylinders, or measured directly using specialized lab equipment. Two different research teams independently developed a way to derive how strong an egg-like object is based on its shape and what it's made of.Įgg-shaped objects, or ovoids, are common throughout nature, and can be seen in chicken eggs, the organelles of cells and the outer shells of some viruses. This new information could help bioengineers better understand the biological structure of egg-shaped cells - and how those cells might respond to medications. (ISNS) - Breaking an egg is a lot easier along its side than at its tip, and scientists can now say exactly why - and by how much.
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You are a man, with no identifying features beyond a permanent erection, who arrives at the house party of a lady called Madison. Here, have half an hour of my playing it! ( NSFW warning: video contains a great deal of nudity and sexual content) Or, as is the case in House Party, you can show them inside your pants whether they like it or not. It's the type of male mind that sees women as goals to be conquered, rather than autonomous individuals, and believes that manipulated suitably, all women will want to see inside your underpants. ![]() House Party is, if nothing else, a fascinating exploration of a certain type of male mind. ( NSFW warning: There's some nudity in the pics below.) But first and foremost, it's a terrible game. House Party is a misogynistic pile of shit. To loudly point out that a game is a misogynistic pile of shit is not to call for it to be banned, but simply to observe the fact. What remains the case is that it's absolutely fine to criticise such games for being utterly terrible at it, and indeed comment on their representations of people. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with games being used to turn someone on. Let's make this clear: of course there's nothing wrong with games about sex, nor games about people trying to pair up with others to have sex. He is immune to it's corruption due to laziness. DeathSpank soon gained a hold of it, although it is not explained how. It was given to an unknown knight who lost it while bathing. The most powerful of all, a purple thong intended to make it's wearer bring justice to those who needed it. At the end of the game, the player is presented with two choices for Deathspank to sacrifice his thong, and his life (killing the wearer is the only way to remove the thong. The first to be destroyed in The Fires of Bacon by Deathspank. 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Disgruntled Delivery - Received from Sandy after leaving the POW camp. The wearers of the Thongs of Virute are known as the ThongLords. DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Story walkthrough Note: Throughout this walkthrough, the top of the screen will be referred to as 'north' for purposes of directional guidance. DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Side quests. The granddaugther of the blacksmith, Sandy Bravitor, dedicated her life to finding all the thongs and destroying them in the remaining Fires of Bacon. Includes 2 items: DeathSpankFor uncounted years, DeathSpank has been a Dispenser of Justice, a Vanquisher of Evil, and a Hero to the Downtrodden. ![]() They were given to six special people to achieve certain goals, however, due to the incompleteness of the thongs, the wearers intentionally good thoughts because corrupt and warped, murdering hundreds of people. However, due to meddling upper management, only six of the nine thongs were created. DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Trophies DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Trophies. ![]() A master blacksmith began to create six special thongs in the Fires of Bacon in order for their wearers to restore the world to what it once was. ![]() With over 20 underlying REIT holdings, ZRE is a well-diversified ETF. ZRE has a long performance track record and is one of the largest ETFs on our list in terms of assets under management. ZRE invests in Canadian REITS, is passively managed, and tracks the Solactive Equal Weight Canada REIT Index. Assets under Management: $654.97 MillionīMO’s Equal Weight REITs Index ETF is another option to consider for adding Canadian real estate exposure to your portfolio.REIT is rated medium risk by Invesco, which is again standard for most REIT ETFs.Īssuming that REIT grows its assets in the future, it is a great REIT ETF to consider. REIT pays distributions to investors on a monthly basis and has a high dividend yield. 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From an income perspective, the lack of regular distributions will require you to sell units to raise cash. From a tax efficiency standpoint, the ETF does not pay any distributions, so it is more tax efficient. The ETF’s strategy (using swaps) has its pros and cons. Keep in mind that each underlying REIT has a portfolio of properties that it invests in as well. With approximately eight REIT holdings, the strategy is relatively concentrated (versus peer REIT ETFs). Its MER is one of the lowest in Canada for a REIT ETF. HCRE has a very short performance track record and is a fairly small ETF in terms of assets under management. ![]() This means that the ETF does not hold the actual REITs, but rather swap agreements that offer an identical return. Similar to a lot of Horizons’ other total return ETFs, HCRE uses a derivative strategy (swap) to generate returns for clients. HCRE is passively managed and tracks the Solactive Equal Weight Canada REIT Index (Total Return). 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