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Keto and intermittent fasting—a supercharged one-two punch for your health Keto and intermittent fasting are two of the most popular nutritional programs around, and together, they form a powerful high-fat, low-carb, pound-shedding team. Both get you running on fat. Both get you making ketones. And when combined, they propel you into fat-burning mode faster than either alone. Filled with 100 keto recipes like Chicken Avocado Omelet and Portobello Mushroom Margherita Pizza, Keto Intermittent Fasting includes delicious recipes tailored to a fasting lifestyle. You''ll see numerous health benefits including weight loss, stable energy, and improved gut health. Prepare your body and mind for the journey with tips for success and navigating the most common side effects, as you unleash your inner fat combustion engine. Inside Keto Intermittent Fasting, you''ll find: Start strong—Get a 7-day meal plan for each Keto intermittent fasting regimen, whether you are starting with a daily fast or weekly fast strategy. Prepare your pantry—Discover a list of foods to love, to eat in moderation, and to eliminate. Powerful knowledge—Dive into the science behind how keto and intermittent fasting work together. If you have struggled with results in the past or are looking for a diet that works, consider Keto Intermittent Fasting. Calorie counting alone isn''t the key to weight loss—keeping blood sugar and insulin low is.

Southeastern mixed species stands vary greatly in terms of composition, structure, and disturbance. Limited research has been conducted on the successional processes occurring after small scale exogenous disturbance within second growth mixed species forests of the southeast. During the years of 1998-2002, southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmerman) populations reached epidemic proportions, affecting forests throughout the southeastern United States. The southern pine beetle outbreak resulted in the mortality of nearly all overstory Pinus strobus on the study area. Due to the low basal area and relatively even distribution of eastern white pine on the study area, numerous single stem canopy gaps were formed. Management activities conducted in 2003 following this disturbance involved the salvage cutting of easily accessible overstory Pinus strobus stems. The goal of this study is to investigate stand dynamics following gap scale exogenous disturbance within a secondary forest stand during the understory re-initiation stage of development. Differences in composition, structure, and growth under single stem canopy gaps were analyzed under two scenarios, using analysis of variance, where the stem was either removed or left as a standing snag. There were no significant differences in composition and structure of large diameter residual stems within upper canopy strata. Advance reproduction was recruited as a new cohort following the disturbance. Where the stem was removed, the recruitment consisted of eastern white pine (Pinus strobus), yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), and red maple (Acer rubrum). Where the stem was left as a standing snag, the advance reproduction recruited as a new cohort was comprised of red maple, American beech (Fagus grandifolia), and oaks (Quercus spp.). The removal of the gap maker provides a pathway to recruit suppressed stems into larger diameter and crown classes. Salvage cutting fostered the growth of stems from intermediate or suppressed crown classes whereas leaving a standing snag favored the growth of adjacent stems within dominant or codominant crown classes.

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US-VISIT requested that the biometrics usability team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) examine the current US-VISIT face image collection process to identify any usability and human factors that may improve the existing face image capture process. As such this study did not address other technologies or technology solutions. This report presents the results of a study that examined five usability and human factors enhancements to the current US-VISIT collection process: 1. the camera should resemble a traditional camera; 2. the camera should click when the picture is taken to provide feedback to the traveler that the picture is being taken; 3. the camera should be used in portrait mode; 4. the operator should be facing the traveler and the monitor while positioning the camera and 5. provide some marking on the floor (such as footprints) to indicate to the traveler where to stand for the photograph.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program is preparing to transition from a two print capture process to a 10-print slap capture process. In preparing for the 10-print pilot testing, a concern that the existing counters that house the fingerprint scanners are too tall to support the ten print collection process was identified. Lowering the counters in the facilities is not possible for the pilot testing. However, angling the scanners on the counter may alleviate the problems. US-VISIT asked the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Biometrics Usability team to examine the impact on fingerprint capture performance of angling the fingerprint scanners on the existing counter heights to accommodate the upcoming pilot testing. The NIST Biometrics Usability group''s study1 was specifically designed to answer the question: Given the current counter heights in US-VISIT facilities, what is the “best” angle to position the fingerprint scanner? The study included three metrics: 1. Efficiency – the time to complete the tasks. Does the angle of the fingerprint scanner affect the time required to capture fingerprint images? 2. Effectiveness – how good are the prints? Does the angle affect the quality of the captured images? 3. Satisfaction – comfort. Do users prefer a particular fingerprint scanner angle?