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Of the seven North American Chickadee species, this is the only one that has a white supercilium. If you can make out this feature (well shown in this image), it's diagnostic for the ID within this family. There are many juvies around at this time, and I believe this one to be an advanced first-year bird based on the visible "feather fluff" and the pattern edges of the white supercilium... adults' patterns are more crisp, but this guy is almost there. Sexes are not distinguishable in the field. Note how it secures the food morsel with both feet to gradually whittle it down
IMG_2434; Mountain Chickadee
Diagnostic Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, 11.5 - 13 cm. / 4.5 - 5.1 cm. Dense vegetation in marshy areas, mixed reeds and bushes, tall rushes, riverside willows, swampy bushland, along ditches, and canals with lush vegetation. Photographed in June 2008.
Titchwell Reserve, England, United Kingdom.
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Study/Diagnostic Profiles Shot
Front & second from overall left (single bird)
Brandt's Cormorant BRAC* (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)
Others at back all
Pelagic Cormorant PECO (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
Clover Point
Victoria BC
DSCN6537
Field Mark Cues ^i^
(Besides what all the guide books show & say which is all good, here is one diagnostic aspect i haven't come across elsewhere)
SO of the 3 Cormorant species we have typically on the BC west coast --these 2 are more of a challenge to sort out.
One detail that i have learned that can be diagnostic is how the lines of neck and bill relate.
On the PECO imagine a broomstick that is rounded on the top. if one was to implant a pen into the middle of the end...that is the effect.
So angle of birds (in photo) on far right & left demonstrate this effect , with the lines on the neck and crown both changing angles towards the bill.
Crudely pictographed by these symbols
3----
i.e.
Pinches down to bill both sides (top & bottom)
On BRAC* the lines of neck under chin flow smoothly /continuously into line of underside of bill.
On the crown the line of 'upperside neck' changes agle towards bill (with forehead stepping down)
D__
Pinches down to bill top only (BRAC*)
Check it out on floating - swimming birds
tell me if it works for you
with 'training of eye" i have found this works well enough ,even discernible on each of PECO in this photo
--as with all field marks one should be citing several to confirm difficult IDs - never depending on just one aspect
Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon Portugal
Charles Correa Associates designed this research and diagnostic centre located in Lisbon. It is a state-of-the-art facility guided by some of the best scientist in the world. The site, where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean, is steeped in history. It is the site where Henry the Navigator, Vasco de Gama and other great Portuguese left on their journeys into the unknown—a perfect metaphor for the discoveries of contemporary science today. The 3 units that constitute the project are:
•the largest for the doctors and scientist,
•the second for the theatre, the exhibition hall, the foundation offices, etc,
•the third is an open-air amphitheatre for the city.
They have been arranged to create a 125m long pathway leading diagonally across the site, towards the open seas. This pathway is ramped up at a gentle slope of 1:20, so as you ascend, you see only sky ahead of you. At the end of the ramp are two stone monoliths, straight from the quarry. When you reach the highest point, you begin to see a large body of water, which seemingly connects (i.e. without any visual break) to the ocean beyond. In the centre of this water body, just below the surface of the water, is an oval shaped object—made of stainless steel and slightly convex, so that it reflects the blue sky and passing clouds above.
Beyond its scientific importance, the centre’s design has also caught the attention of architects around the world. The bid to design the site was won by Indian architect Charles Correa, who also designed the Brain and Cognitive Sciences Complex at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The centre features a large interior rainforest connecting clinics and laboratories, chemotherapy suites with gardens, and many areas open for public use, including exhibition halls, an outdoor amphitheatre and landscaped walking areas. It is hoped that the location of the centre in the heart of Lisbon, as well as the openness of the site to the public, will encourage awareness of the centre and the Champalimaud Foundation, as well as the health and medical issues that their work is aiming to address.
Diagnostic Pacific Gull, Larus pacificus, 50 - 67 cm / 19.68 - 26.37 in. ENDEMIC. What a bill, even from a distance! Coastal, nearby rubbish dumps.
Cheyne Beach near Albany, Western Australia.
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Diagnostic New Zealand Storm-Petrel, Fregetta (Pealeornis) maoriana, 18 cm. / 7.1 in. Diagnostic shot of a very RARE ENDEMIC and CRITICALLY ENDANGERED bird that was believed extinct until it was re-found in January 2003. Breeds only on Little Barrier Island and ranges the Tasman and Coral Seas. Less than 200 remaining. Very fast flying bird.
Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park, North Island, New Zealand.
©bryanjsmith.
Diagnostic Plumbeous Kite, Ictinia plumbea, 34.5 - 37 cm./ 13.5 - 14.5 in. Widespread and conspicuous in and above canopy of humid forest and woodland in lowlands and foothills.
Umbrellabird Lodge, Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro Province, Ecuador.
©bryanjsmith.
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer demonstrates the DLR-EAC Retinal Diagnostics project. He posted these images to his social media on 4 April 2022 with the caption:
A good looking project 😉 This German Aerospace Center, DLR-EAC Retinal Diagnostics project helps examine astronaut eyes on the International Space Station. With the help of an ophthalmic lens, which we attach to the camera of our tablets, and ESA - European Space Agency's ECOS operations support team on the ground we take and send images of our retina for analysis by experts 👀 These images are used to detect visual disorders that are common in space and to train an Artifical Intelligence (AI) model for future diagnosis. However, because this app is so compact and easy-to-use, it can also help in performing remote examinations and ensuring eye health in hard-to-reach places on Earth. www.esa.int/About_Us/EAC/Artificial_intelligence_for_eye_...
Credit: NASA/ESA-M.Maurer
ID: iss066e161307
Senior Airman Jamie Young looks through the diagnostics of a C-130J Hercules to ensure it is working properly Dec. 18, 2013, at Sigonella Naval Air Station, Italy. Airmen of the 37th Airlift Squadron, assigned to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, delivered much-needed supplies and personnel to Central African Republic, Africa, in order to help stabilize the region after recent conflicts. Young is a 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg)
Diagnostic Yellow-chinned Spinetail, Curutie, Certhiaxis cinnamomemeus russeolus, 15 cm / 5.9 in. Wetlands, marshes, mangrove and other semi-open habitats near water.
Itirapina, Sao Paulo State, Brazil.
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Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander, performs an Advanced Diagnostic Ultrasound in Microgravity scan on the eye of Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov. The American College of Surgeons uses ultrasound-training methods developed for spaceflight to teach ultrasound to surgeons. These methods are adapted for diagnosis of injuries and illnesses in remote locations on Earth, including rural areas, disaster areas and the battlefield.
Image credit: NASA
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A B61-12 model goes through a vibration test to analyze structural integrity. Placing the diagnostics are Daniel Rohe, Patrick Hunter and Maxine Norton.
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ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer demonstrates the DLR-EAC Retinal Diagnostics project. He posted these images to his social media on 4 April 2022 with the caption:
A good looking project 😉 This German Aerospace Center, DLR-EAC Retinal Diagnostics project helps examine astronaut eyes on the International Space Station. With the help of an ophthalmic lens, which we attach to the camera of our tablets, and ESA - European Space Agency's ECOS operations support team on the ground we take and send images of our retina for analysis by experts 👀 These images are used to detect visual disorders that are common in space and to train an Artifical Intelligence (AI) model for future diagnosis. However, because this app is so compact and easy-to-use, it can also help in performing remote examinations and ensuring eye health in hard-to-reach places on Earth. www.esa.int/About_Us/EAC/Artificial_intelligence_for_eye_...
Credit: NASA/ESA-M.Maurer
ID: iss066e161303
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer demonstrates the DLR-EAC Retinal Diagnostics project. He posted these images to his social media on 4 April 2022 with the caption:
A good looking project 😉 This German Aerospace Center, DLR-EAC Retinal Diagnostics project helps examine astronaut eyes on the International Space Station. With the help of an ophthalmic lens, which we attach to the camera of our tablets, and ESA - European Space Agency's ECOS operations support team on the ground we take and send images of our retina for analysis by experts 👀 These images are used to detect visual disorders that are common in space and to train an Artifical Intelligence (AI) model for future diagnosis. However, because this app is so compact and easy-to-use, it can also help in performing remote examinations and ensuring eye health in hard-to-reach places on Earth. www.esa.int/About_Us/EAC/Artificial_intelligence_for_eye_...
Credit: NASA/ESA-M.Maurer
ID: iss066e161316
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer demonstrates the DLR-EAC Retinal Diagnostics project. He posted these images to his social media on 4 April 2022 with the caption:
A good looking project 😉 This German Aerospace Center, DLR-EAC Retinal Diagnostics project helps examine astronaut eyes on the International Space Station. With the help of an ophthalmic lens, which we attach to the camera of our tablets, and ESA - European Space Agency's ECOS operations support team on the ground we take and send images of our retina for analysis by experts 👀 These images are used to detect visual disorders that are common in space and to train an Artifical Intelligence (AI) model for future diagnosis. However, because this app is so compact and easy-to-use, it can also help in performing remote examinations and ensuring eye health in hard-to-reach places on Earth. www.esa.int/About_Us/EAC/Artificial_intelligence_for_eye_...
Credit: NASA/ESA-M.Maurer
ID: iss066e161310
This was created using a screen capture from a movie trailer. I'm reminding us that a diagnostic should not be assessed with marks, but rather with feedback.
Remote diagnostics through Kenworth TruckTech+ is showing Dart Transit managers trends, and frequency of occurrences, so they can share that data with drivers. Before implementing TruckTech+, managers say they didn’t realize that some Dart Transit drivers didn’t know the procedure for a parked re-gen. Now the drivers do know.
Diagnostic Ochre-flanked Tapaculo, Eugralla paradoxa, 14 - 15 cm / 5.5 - 6 in. Dense thickets, but also in dense brambles and gorse, largely in stream side habitats. Difficult to photograph, shy bird. But you can see a little ochre on the flanks.
Chinquihue, SW of Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region, Chile.
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The remote diagnostics Kenworth TruckTech+ provides truckload carrier Don Hummer Trucking greater visibility into its truck operations. Mike McDonald, director of fleet maintenance for Hummer Trucking, says with hours of service rules, it’s important to understand what a dash light means. Hummer put 75 Kenworth T680s with the PACCAR MX-13 engine and Kenworth TruckTech+ into service in 2016.
Diagnostic Red-browed Finch, Neochmia temporalis temporalis, 11-12 cm / 4-4.7 in. Varied habitats; dense shrubs interpersed with grasses, usually near water.
Jwatteay Track, Queensland, Australia.
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Diagnostic Female Andean Hillstar, Oreotrochilus estella, 13 - 14 cm. / 5 - 5.5 in. High-Andean hummingbird of the north in Puna ravines, as well as settlements and the Andean shrub zone.
Lluta Valley, Arica Y Parinacota Region, Chile.
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U.S Army Medical Research Unit – Kenya: Improving malaria diagnosis, one lab at a time
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Africa
OYUGIS, Kenya – Inside Rachuonyo district hospital, Simba Mobagi peers through his laboratory’s only microscope at a sick woman’s blood sample.
The 33-year-old laboratory technologist’s goal – rapidly identifying malaria parasites.
Dozens more samples await his eyes. Each represents a patient suffering outside on wooden benches.
Mogabi takes little time to ponder his workload. He quickly finds malaria parasites, marks his finding on a pink patient record and moves to the next slide. Much to his surprise, a U.S. Army officer arrives, removes his black beret and sets down a large box.
Inside Maj. Eric Wagar’s box is a new microscope – a small gesture within U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya’s larger efforts to improve malaria diagnostics in Africa.
For more than 40 years, USAMRU-K – known locally as the Walter Reed Project – has studied diseases in East Africa through a partnership with the Kenya Medical Research Institute.
Wagar heads USAMRU-K’s Malaria Diagnostics and Control Center of Excellence in Kisumu, a unique establishment begun in 2004 that’s since trained more than 650 laboratory specialist to better their malaria microscopy skills.
“Working with the Walter Reed Project is so good for the community, as it benefits the patient,” Mobagi said, who is looking forward to attending the center’s malaria diagnostics course. “Plus, having a new microscope improves our work environment. Work will be easier and we will have better outcomes.”
Back in Kisumu, wall maps mark the center’s success, with hundreds of trained lab technicians from more than a dozen countries across the African continent. International students have come from Ireland, the U.S. and Thailand.
Many students are sponsored through U.S. government aid programs aimed at reducing disease in Africa or by nongovernmental organizations. Most of the center’s $450,000 annual budget comes from the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative. Other funding is from the U.S. Defense Department, NGOs and pharmaceutical companies.
For students to practice malaria identification, five Kenyan lab workers work tirelessly to create a variety of blood specimens. Slides may show one or more of malaria’s several species – others are free of parasites. The majority of malaria cases are the falciparum species, but many people are co-infected with other species and it’s important for students to recognize that, Wagar said.
A recent review of the course’s effectiveness showed that microscopy students went back to labs lacking organization and equipment. In some cases, the training was not having the desired impact on local people facing malaria.
“At our course, lab students learn skills and habits that increase their ability to accurately detect malaria on blood slides. Yet, when they return to their local laboratories, they face the challenge of changing habits and procedures,” Wagar said. “Changing behavior is hard to do.”
In late- April, Wagar accompanied Jew Ochola, 28, the center’s daily operations manager to Oyugis, the district center of Rachuonyo that lies roughly 30 miles south of Kisumu in Kenya’s Nyanza province.
The visit marked the initial visit of the center’s supervision support project – monthly visits to six local district hospitals – to implement tools that increase efficient oversight of malaria diagnosis. The yearlong $300,000 initiative – funded by the President’s Malaria Initiative, a USAID sponsored program – is designed to help translate school learning into field practices, Ochola said.
“First I do an assessment of the hospital’s lab, what procedures they have, the number of people on staff and the equipment they use,” Ochola said. “By partnering with laboratory managers, we hope to increase standards and improve efficient and effective diagnosis.
The goal is to lessen the burden of malaria on the local people.”
To mark progress, lab staff must collect 20 slides each month that show properly handled blood samples. Monthly visits will mark performance improvement.
Through quality malaria diagnosis, USAMRU-K is part of a larger public health effort to reduce malaria’s impacts Kenyan’s lives. Illness means paying for treatment and less wages earned, creating an impact on the economy.
“By mitigating a public health burden, people should have more time to grow food and have money for things other than medical care,” Wagar said. “We can’t expect to see change right away, but hopefully things will be a little bit better every month.”
Working with the Djibouti-based Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa and other DoD agencies, the center recently offered microscopy courses through U.S. military partnership events in Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania. The effort supports U.S. Africa Command’s strategic engagement goal of increasing capabilities and strengthening capacity with the militaries of African nations, Wagar said.
“To date, that includes eight Kenyans military lab techs, 17 from the Tanzania People’s Defense Force and 30 Nigerians,” Wagar said.
Accurate diagnosis is also a key factor for military readiness, Wagar said. For example, a Kenyan soldier stationed in Nairobi – where malaria is less prevalent – is susceptible to the disease if posted elsewhere in the country.
“Improving malaria diagnosis within African military laboratories sets conditions for healthier troops,” Wagar said. “When forces are healthy, they are more capable to support their government and regional security.”
To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil
Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica
Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica
Not a clue as to what these are. It appears to be a collection of some sort of comms/signal measuring diagnostic boards, made by AEG. They're marked "Lok. Overdrager", "Type IV/82".
I volunteered to help out the people of Alarmfase 026 (Stichting NCO Arnhem & Nationaal Noodnet) moving in some new historical artifacts for display and some spare parts salvaged from other bunkers. I couldn't resist taking some pictures as well.
The museum is located in the former PTT (PTT, Nederlands) NCO Arnhem communications atomic bunker, built under the "De Leuke Linde" playground during the Cold War (Koude Oorlog). After the Cold War ended, it was used as a high-secure relay station for the Nationaal Noodnet emergency communications network.
On the Wilson Air Center ramp at MEM, Quest Diagnostics Pilatus N867QD is ready to depart for Dallas Love Field (DAL).
U.S Army Medical Research Unit: Improving malaria diagnosis in Africa, one lab at a time
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Africa
OYUGIS, Kenya – Inside Rachuonyo district hospital, Simba Mobagi peers through his laboratory’s only microscope at a sick woman’s blood sample.
The 33-year-old laboratory technologist’s goal – rapidly identifying malaria parasites.
Dozens more samples await his eyes. Each represents a patient suffering outside on wooden benches.
Mogabi takes little time to ponder his workload. He quickly finds malaria parasites, marks his findings on a pink patient record and moves to the next slide. Much to his surprise, a U.S. Army officer arrives, removes his black beret and sets down a large box.
Inside Maj. Eric Wagar’s box is a new microscope – a small gesture within U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya’s larger efforts to improve malaria diagnostics in Africa.
For more than 40 years, USAMRU-K – known locally as the Walter Reed Project – has studied diseases in East Africa through a partnership with the Kenya Medical Research Institute.
Wagar heads USAMRU-K’s Malaria Diagnostics and Control Center of Excellence in Kisumu, a unique establishment begun in 2004 that’s since trained more than 650 laboratory specialist to better their malaria microscopy skills.
“Working with the Walter Reed Project is so good for the community, as it benefits the patient,” Mobagi said, who is looking forward to attending the center’s malaria diagnostics course. “Plus, having a new microscope improves our work environment. Work will be easier and we will have better outcomes.”
Back in Kisumu, wall maps mark the center’s success, with hundreds of trained lab technicians from more than a dozen countries across the African continent. International students have come from Ireland, the U.S. and Thailand.
Many students are sponsored through U.S. government aid programs aimed at reducing disease in Africa or by nongovernmental organizations. Most of the center’s $450,000 annual budget comes from the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative. Other funding is from the U.S. Defense Department, NGOs and pharmaceutical companies.
For students to practice malaria identification, five Kenyan lab technicians work tirelessly to create a variety of blood specimens. Slides may show one or more of malaria’s several species – others are free of parasites. The majority of malaria cases are the falciparum species, but many people are co-infected with other species and it’s important for students to recognize that, Wagar said.
“At our course, lab students learn skills and habits that increase their ability to accurately detect malaria on blood slides. Yet, when they return to their local laboratories, they face the challenge of changing habits and procedures,” Wagar said. “Changing behavior is hard to do.”
In late-April, Wagar accompanied Jew Ochola, 28, the center’s daily operations manager to Oyugis, the district center of Rachuonyo that lies roughly 30 miles south of Kisumu in Kenya’s Nyanza province.
“First I do an assessment of the hospital’s lab, what procedures they have, the number of people on staff and the equipment they use,” Ochola said. “By partnering with laboratory managers, we hope to increase standards and improve efficient and effective diagnosis.
The goal is to lessen the burden of malaria on the local people.”
To mark progress, lab staffs must collect 20 slides each month that show properly handled blood samples. Monthly visits will mark performance improvement.
Through quality malaria diagnosis, USAMRU-K is part of a larger public health effort to reduce malaria’s impacts on Kenyan’s lives. Illness means paying for treatment and less wages earned, creating an impact on the economy.
“By mitigating a public health burden, people should have more time to grow food and have money for things other than medical care,” Wagar said. “We can’t expect to see change right away, but hopefully things will be a little bit better every month.”
Working with the Djibouti-based Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and other DoD agencies, the center recently offered microscopy courses through U.S. military partnership events in Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania. The effort supports U.S. Army Africa’s strategic engagement goal of increasing capabilities and strengthening capacity with the militaries of African nations, Wagar said.
“To date, that includes eight Kenyan military lab techs, 17 from the Tanzania People’s Defense Force and 30 Nigerians,” Wagar said.
Accurate diagnosis is also a key factor for military readiness, Wagar said. For example, a Kenyan soldier stationed in Nairobi – where malaria is less prevalent – is susceptible to the disease if posted elsewhere in the country.
“Improving malaria diagnosis within African military laboratories sets conditions for healthier troops,” Wagar said. “When forces are healthy, they are more capable to support their government and regional security.”
To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil
Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica
Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica
Blood tester - A machine capable of completing a blood test in 20 seconds is adjusted by Hospitalman 1st Class Don Elam, Senior Hematology Laboratory Technician, Naval Regional Medical Center, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. This new $58,000 Coulter "S" Senior is the most expensive single machine used by the lab in their testing. [Laboratories.] [Blood.] [Scene.]
04/24/1974; Photo by Corporal E.R. Abdelaziz, Sr.
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U.S Army Medical Research Unit: Improving malaria diagnosis in Africa, one lab at a time
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Africa
OYUGIS, Kenya – Inside Rachuonyo district hospital, Simba Mobagi peers through his laboratory’s only microscope at a sick woman’s blood sample.
The 33-year-old laboratory technologist’s goal – rapidly identifying malaria parasites.
Dozens more samples await his eyes. Each represents a patient suffering outside on wooden benches.
Mogabi takes little time to ponder his workload. He quickly finds malaria parasites, marks his findings on a pink patient record and moves to the next slide. Much to his surprise, a U.S. Army officer arrives, removes his black beret and sets down a large box.
Inside Maj. Eric Wagar’s box is a new microscope – a small gesture within U.S. Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya’s larger efforts to improve malaria diagnostics in Africa.
For more than 40 years, USAMRU-K – known locally as the Walter Reed Project – has studied diseases in East Africa through a partnership with the Kenya Medical Research Institute.
Wagar heads USAMRU-K’s Malaria Diagnostics and Control Center of Excellence in Kisumu, a unique establishment begun in 2004 that’s since trained more than 650 laboratory specialist to better their malaria microscopy skills.
“Working with the Walter Reed Project is so good for the community, as it benefits the patient,” Mobagi said, who is looking forward to attending the center’s malaria diagnostics course. “Plus, having a new microscope improves our work environment. Work will be easier and we will have better outcomes.”
Back in Kisumu, wall maps mark the center’s success, with hundreds of trained lab technicians from more than a dozen countries across the African continent. International students have come from Ireland, the U.S. and Thailand.
Many students are sponsored through U.S. government aid programs aimed at reducing disease in Africa or by nongovernmental organizations. Most of the center’s $450,000 annual budget comes from the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative. Other funding is from the U.S. Defense Department, NGOs and pharmaceutical companies.
For students to practice malaria identification, five Kenyan lab technicians work tirelessly to create a variety of blood specimens. Slides may show one or more of malaria’s several species – others are free of parasites. The majority of malaria cases are the falciparum species, but many people are co-infected with other species and it’s important for students to recognize that, Wagar said.
“At our course, lab students learn skills and habits that increase their ability to accurately detect malaria on blood slides. Yet, when they return to their local laboratories, they face the challenge of changing habits and procedures,” Wagar said. “Changing behavior is hard to do.”
In late-April, Wagar accompanied Jew Ochola, 28, the center’s daily operations manager to Oyugis, the district center of Rachuonyo that lies roughly 30 miles south of Kisumu in Kenya’s Nyanza province.
“First I do an assessment of the hospital’s lab, what procedures they have, the number of people on staff and the equipment they use,” Ochola said. “By partnering with laboratory managers, we hope to increase standards and improve efficient and effective diagnosis.
The goal is to lessen the burden of malaria on the local people.”
To mark progress, lab staffs must collect 20 slides each month that show properly handled blood samples. Monthly visits will mark performance improvement.
Through quality malaria diagnosis, USAMRU-K is part of a larger public health effort to reduce malaria’s impacts on Kenyan’s lives. Illness means paying for treatment and less wages earned, creating an impact on the economy.
“By mitigating a public health burden, people should have more time to grow food and have money for things other than medical care,” Wagar said. “We can’t expect to see change right away, but hopefully things will be a little bit better every month.”
Working with the Djibouti-based Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and other DoD agencies, the center recently offered microscopy courses through U.S. military partnership events in Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania. The effort supports U.S. Army Africa’s strategic engagement goal of increasing capabilities and strengthening capacity with the militaries of African nations, Wagar said.
“To date, that includes eight Kenyan military lab techs, 17 from the Tanzania People’s Defense Force and 30 Nigerians,” Wagar said.
Accurate diagnosis is also a key factor for military readiness, Wagar said. For example, a Kenyan soldier stationed in Nairobi – where malaria is less prevalent – is susceptible to the disease if posted elsewhere in the country.
“Improving malaria diagnosis within African military laboratories sets conditions for healthier troops,” Wagar said. “When forces are healthy, they are more capable to support their government and regional security.”
To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil
Official Twitter Feed: www.twitter.com/usarmyafrica
Official YouTube video channel: www.youtube.com/usarmyafrica
2007- Ford Mondeo lower series (Edge/Zetec) instrument panel dials on LED test in the diagnostic mode.
Some of the warning lights were flashing but you're unable to see this due to the limitations of still cellphone photography.
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Médico Especialista Álvaro Miguel Carranza Montalvo, soy Médico General Alto, Rubio, de Piel Blanca, White Skin, Beautiful, Gorgeous, Life, Love, Sexuality, Sexualidad, Sensual, Sexi, Sexy, Sensualidad, Sex, Sexos, Géneros, Belleza, con Amor, y Pureza, Autoestima, Confianza, Valor, Poder, Poderes Psíquicos, Psiquis, Amor, Love, Life, Vida, Pureza, Compasión, Pasión, Meditación, Elegancia, Fashion, Link, Cool, Modelaje, Gorgeous, Fitness, Pilates, Gym, Gimnasio, Ballet, Música, Pop, Dance, Baile, Santo, Sagrado, Saint, Holy, Go, God, Santo, Dios, Profeta, Profecía, Vitalidad, Legendario, Leyenda. Santo, ojos claros , soy Atlético Simpático, me esmero a seguir Adelante solucionando los Problemas de las demás Personas para salvar su Vida en Salud y en Enfermedades. Internet, Networds….
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Médico Especialista Álvaro Miguel Carranza Montalvo, la VIDA es una VIRTUD que cada Humano, Persona tiene es Valeroso y Digno lograr SALVAR la VIDA de una Persona que está en Peligro, cada Persona es una sóla Unidad único no hay nadie como esa persona somos distintos. Internet, Networds….
Médico Especialista Álvaro Miguel Carranza Montalvo, la NATURALEZA es Bella y Linda Vivirla al Aire Libre, con Agua, la Vegetación, los Bellos Animales en el Ecosistema la Biodiversidad hay que Valorar y Gozar lo que hay en el Mundo Vivirla y Disfrutarla. Internet, Networds….
Médico Especialista Álvaro Miguel Carranza Montalvo, ME GUSTA LO QUE SOY MI FORMA DE SER ME ENCANTA LO QUE SOY YÓ MI FÍSICO, MENTE, PENSAMIENTOS, ALMA Y CUERPO, FÍSICO. Y VIVIR LA VIDA, NATURALEZA LA BELLEZA. Web, Redes Sociales….
Médico Especialista Álvaro Miguel Carranza Montalvo, Me gusta la Naturaleza y la Vida. VIVIR LA VIDA RESPETANDO A LOS DEMÁS CHICAS Y CHICOS A TODAS LAS PERSONAS LES RESPETO Y ADMIRO PORQUE TIENEN SUS VALORES Y DONES. HACER EL BIEN NUNCA EL MAL A LA PERSONA TRATAR COMO A UNO LE GUSTARÍA QUE LE TRATEN. Web, Redes Sociales….
Médico Especialista Álvaro Miguel Carranza Montalvo, "creo que las artes marciales mixtas sirven principalmente para desarrollar la energía. A veces es necesario darse cuenta de un peligro y conocer el medio para salvar la vida. Web, Redes Sociales….
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Médico Especialista Álvaro Miguel Carranza Montalvo, "es necesario realizar ejercicios determinados en la columna, para proporcionar oxígeno al cerebro y ayudarle a descansar totalmente", Web, Internet….
Médico Especialista Álvaro Miguel Carranza Montalvo, "hay tres palabras que aprendemos a gritar que llevan consigo descanso y energía; fuerza, valor y convicción", Web, Internet….
Doctor Specialist Álvaro Miguel Carranza Montalvo, I am a General Physician High, Blonde, White Skin, White, Beautiful, Gorgeous, Life, Love, Sexuality, Sexuality, Sensual, Sex, Sexy, Sensuality, Sex, Sexes, Genres, Beauty, with Love, and Purity, Self Esteem, Trust, Courage, Power, Psychic Powers, Psyche, Love, Love, Life, Purity, Compassion, Passion, Meditation, Elegance, Fashion, Link, Cool, Modeling, Gorgeous, Fitness, Pilates, Gym, Ballet, Music, Pop, Dance, Dance, Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy, Go, God, Holy, God, Prophet, Prophecy, Vitality, Legendary, Legend. Holy, clear eyes, I am Athletic Nice, I care to keep going, solving the problems of other people to save their life in health and in diseases. Internet, Networds ...
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Doctor Specialist Alvaro Miguel Carranza Montalvo, I LIKE WHAT I AM MY WAY OF BEING ENJOY ME WHAT I AM MY PHYSICAL, MIND, THOUGHTS, SOUL AND BODY, PHYSICAL. AND LIVING LIFE, NATURE THE BEAUTY. Web, Social Networks ....
Doctor Specialist Álvaro Miguel Carranza Montalvo, I like Nature and Life. LIVING THE LIFE RESPECTING THE OTHER GIRLS AND CHILDREN TO ALL THE PEOPLE I RESPECT AND ADMISE THEM WHY THEY HAVE THEIR VALUES AND GIFTS. DOING EVERYTHING EVIL EVERYONE TO TREAT AS EVERYONE WOULD LIKE TO TREAT YOU. Web, Social Networks ....
Doctor Especialista Álvaro Miguel Carranza Montalvo, "I believe that mixed martial arts serve mainly to develop energy. Sometimes it is necessary to realize a danger and to know the means to save life.
Medical Specialist Álvaro Miguel Carranza Montalvo, Energy is Vital to achieve a goal with strength and health is the most important in life. ", Web, Internet ....
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Running diagnostics, it wont do a pxe boot from our image server. So not easy to get our default company image into it. Hard to explain to Lenovo support what is wrong, cause its so very specific. All other network functions are just fine. If I had to guess I would say its network driver issue and this laptop has a very specific revision of network board.
Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon Portugal
Charles Correa Associates designed this research and diagnostic centre located in Lisbon. It is a state-of-the-art facility guided by some of the best scientist in the world. The site, where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean, is steeped in history. It is the site where Henry the Navigator, Vasco de Gama and other great Portuguese left on their journeys into the unknown—a perfect metaphor for the discoveries of contemporary science today. The 3 units that constitute the project are:
•the largest for the doctors and scientist,
•the second for the theatre, the exhibition hall, the foundation offices, etc,
•the third is an open-air amphitheatre for the city.
They have been arranged to create a 125m long pathway leading diagonally across the site, towards the open seas. This pathway is ramped up at a gentle slope of 1:20, so as you ascend, you see only sky ahead of you. At the end of the ramp are two stone monoliths, straight from the quarry. When you reach the highest point, you begin to see a large body of water, which seemingly connects (i.e. without any visual break) to the ocean beyond. In the centre of this water body, just below the surface of the water, is an oval shaped object—made of stainless steel and slightly convex, so that it reflects the blue sky and passing clouds above.
Beyond its scientific importance, the centre’s design has also caught the attention of architects around the world. The bid to design the site was won by Indian architect Charles Correa, who also designed the Brain and Cognitive Sciences Complex at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The centre features a large interior rainforest connecting clinics and laboratories, chemotherapy suites with gardens, and many areas open for public use, including exhibition halls, an outdoor amphitheatre and landscaped walking areas. It is hoped that the location of the centre in the heart of Lisbon, as well as the openness of the site to the public, will encourage awareness of the centre and the Champalimaud Foundation, as well as the health and medical issues that their work is aiming to address.
Isn't he pretty? This specimen is much more colorful than the illustrations in my field guides (More like a Clark's or Yarrow's). However the front leg markings are diagnostic for a Desert. (Being mostly a bird man, I'm always open to dissenting opinions re IDs though.)
IMG_9474; Desert Spiny Lizard
I was surprised and delighted to come out the front door recently and discover a Pacific Tree Frog (Pseudacris regilla) had decided to take his daytime nap right next to our front door.
Why do I call this little jewel elusive? Because one hears them all the time; they always sound like they're just inches or at most a few feet away; but you never see them.
Also called the Pacific Chorus Frog, this little creature emits a loud croak completely out of proportion to its tiny size. Yes, it's a croak, not a melodious peep, but hey - that's what Pacific Tree Frogs do.
I took this photo at noon. Actually - surprise! - I took about ten photos of this frog during my session, and it seemed oblivious to my presence the entire time, even when I moved in close with my macro lens.
Since we live in the middle of the forest, it's unlikely the frog remained motionless for me from years of experience as a model. It's more likely the frog, like any creature who works the graveyard shift, was in a deep resting state.
When Frank went out in the early evening to use the barbecue (no frog on the menu), the frog was more alert and began walking up the wall slowly when Frank paused to admire it.
We'll never know whether this individual was male or female, or at least I won't, because I understand the diagnostic markings that identify the sex of a Pacific Tree Frog are under the chin. As you can see here, this frog is all folded up for the day, and the chin's underside is not visible. I make it a rule not to touch wild animals that I photograph. If any viewer who is more familiar with this species than I can determine its sex, please let us know.
Details: Taken in Adams County, Idaho, in the midst of mountainous coniferous forest land with minimal understory but lots of dead wood, young conifers and low-growing plants. The elevation is approximately 4,500 feet (1,370 meters). There is wetland and a small year-round river nearby. Snow covers the ground from about the end of November through mid-April; maximum snow depths range from two to six feet or more. Seasonal ponds and large puddles develop during the spring melt. The grasses in the forest and meadows remain green until the heavy frosts begin.
Wikipedia has much to say about this species. If you make it to the end of this excerpt, I guarantee you will know more about this species than even its most learned member.
Since I didn't copy the entire Wikipedia article, something for which you should be grateful, I'll share a fact you wont find in the paragraphs I did quote: the Pacific Tree Frog is the State Frog of Washington State. (If Washington also has an Official Toad other than Dino Rossi, the most recent unsuccessful Republican candidate for the governor's office, Wikipedia didn't mention it.) As for Official Newts, well, that office is taken until the incumbent finally turns into the Black Hole we always knew he was destined to become.
Who knew? Certainly not this frog; as an Idahoan, it is spared having to attend ribbon-cutting ceremonies, meet visiting Official State Frogs from other states, and the very many other responsibilities of office. Whatever it is the folks in Washington expect their Official State Frog to do, I hope they schedule Official State Frog events for the early evening, when this species is at its perkiest best.
"The Pacific Tree Frog (Pseudacris regilla) is a very common species of chorus frog, with a range from the West Coast of the United States (from North California, Oregon, and Washington) to British Columbia in Canada. Living anywhere from sea level up to over 11,000 feet, they are found in shades of greens or browns and even have been known to change between them."
"They live in many types of habitats and reproduce in aquatic settings. This species is also known as the Pacific Chorus Frog."
"The Pacific tree frog can reach up to about 5 cm long from snout to urostyle. The males are often smaller than the females and have a dark patch of skin on their throat. This dark patch is the vocal sac which stretches out when a male is calling."
"These frogs can have highly variable color on their bodies. They can be anywhere from gray, brown, tan or bright green and can even change between them. They are usually a pale or white color on their bellies. They have many variations of markings on their back and sides that are usually dark and spotty. The one identifiable mark is a dark stripe that goes over the eye from the nose to the shoulder."
"Their skin is covered in small bumps. They have long legs compared to their bodies and they tend to be slender. Their toes are long and are only very slightly webbed. On the end of each toe, there is a round sticky pad that is used for climbing and sticking to surfaces."
"Pacific tree frogs are most common on the pacific coast of California, Oregon and Washington, but they are found anywhere from Baja California all the way up to British Columbia. They are also found eastward to Montana and Nevada."
"They love water, but they can also be found upland from ponds, streams, lakes and some times even further away from water."
"Their habitat consists of a wide variety of climate and vegetation from sea level to high altitudes. The tree frog makes its home in riparian habitat as well as woodlands, grassland, chaparral, pasture land, and even urban areas including back yard ponds. Eggs of the Pacific Tree Frog may be consumed by the Rough-skinned Newt and other amphibians."
Diagnostic Malagasy Sunbird (Long-billed), Cinnyris notatus notatus, 14 cm / 5.5 in. Regional ENDEMIC. All types of native vegetation except high mountains. This bird was spotted at the forest edge of the resort gardens.
Jardin Du Roy Resort, near Isalo National Park, Toliara, Madagascar.
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08/02/2021. The Prime Minister visit's SureScreen Diagnostics in Derby during lockdown in Covid-19.Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street
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According to national statistics the population in Naryn Oblast has limited access to health care services and faces health concerns, such as child and maternal mortality that are higher than national average rates for the rest of the country. In response to this challenge and to increase access to high-quality health care and promote quality of life by maintaining international standard of health service, the Aga Khan Health Services established the Aga Khan Medical and Diagnostic Centre (AKMDC) in Naryn which was inaugurated in May 2016. AKMDC is a private and not-for-profit consultation and diagnostic centre.
The Centre, operating under a licence issued by the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan, is staffed with qualified doctors, nurses and paramedics to provide reliable and affordable services in gynaecology, obstetrics, cardiology, family medicine and paediatrics.
Equipped with a general x-ray, Doppler ultrasound, ECG services, gastro-endoscopy services with generous support of the Government of Canada and the AKDN, the Centre offers full laboratory services including biochemistry, pathology and haematology tests. A well-equipped and well-stocked high quality pharmacy is available to accommodate to the patient’s needs.
20/01/2022. Taunton, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Rutherford Diagnostic Centre. Rutherford Diagnostic. The Prime Minister Boris Johnsons visits Rutherford Diagnostic Centre in Taunton. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street
Background
Purple Swamphens, Porphyrio porphyrio (Figure 1), are non-native gallinaceous birds introduced to Florida as a captive species. There are 13 subspecies worldwide but the only American subspecies has a distribution limited to American Samoa and nearby islands. The most likely origin of the Florida birds is the grey-headed subspecies P. porphyrio polionotus that naturally occurs from the Caspian Sea in an arc through the Indian subcontinent to Sumatra. However, a few blue-headed individuals have also been seen and may represent another subspecies. In their native range Purple Swamphens are habitat generalists and are found in a variety of wetlands and wetland-associated habitats. They are often found in disturbed lands. They are aggressive and may have potential to compete with native species and negatively impact plant life in wetlands where they are found.
Description
Purple Swamphens are large to very large rails (Rallidae), noticeably larger than their Florida native relatives, American Coots (Fulica americana), Common Moorhens (Gallinula chloropus ) and similarly-plumaged Purple Gallinules (Porphyrio martinica). Purple Swamphens' body lengths vary between 38–50 cm, and their wingspans are 90–100 cm. They have a very large triangular bill and a prominent frontal shield, both of which are scarlet or dark blood-red (Figure 2); their irises are carmine or orange-red. Their long legs and feet are fleshy-red to pink-red shaded slightly darker at the joints, and they have slender toes. Purple Swamphen plumage, although variable in color, is mostly deep blue, violet or purple on the head and body with blackish or greenish on the back and upperwing. In all plumages the birds have pure white undertail coverts. Both sexes are similar, with females just slightly smaller; females also possess a smaller frontal shield. Juveniles are both duller-colored and paler than adults and may easily be confused with young of other related species, especially just after hatching, when all rails look like little black or brown fluffballs. Purple Swamphens have a clumsy gait when running and somewhat resemble large, purple, very thin chickens. With an ample and complex repertoire, Purple Swamphens are very vocal in their native range. Personal observations in rice fields in Florida (Pearlstine 2009) indicate the birds may be fairly secretive, but both males and females seem to use a low resonant call as well as a variety of contact calls ranging from soft to harsh as has been described in other countries. When displayed, their long and powerful song consists of nasal rattles that crescendo and may be territorial in nature. Purple Swamphens are quite terrestrial and will walk and climb readily but don't usually swim. They can be seen flying between areas in rice fields where groups are present.
Similar Species
In southern Florida, there are only three related species that may be confused with Purple Swamphens. These are Common Moorhens (Figure 3), Purple Gallinules (Figure 4), and American Coots (Figure 5). Purple Swamphens are noticeably larger than all three (Figure 6) and are more terrestrial than American Coots. Like Purple Swamphens, Purple Gallinules are blue/purple with green or grey on the back, but Purple Gallinules lack the Purple Swamphens' grey heads. Head color may not be diagnostic, however, since some Purple Swamphens do have blue heads. Purple Gallinules' bills are red with a yellow tip and blue shield. Common Moorhens are grey/black with brown on the back and their bills are red with a yellow tip and a red shield. A white lateral stripe along the side of Common Moorhens is diagnostic. American Coots are large, mostly aquatic, and black/dark gray in color with a white bill. In comparison with all three species, Purple Swamphens' bills are noticeably larger and sturdier. The combination of red bill and red shield with no yellow tip is diagnostic.
Habits
From information gathered in their native habitat, we know that Purple Swamphens are mainly diurnal (active in the daytime); however, they are mostly active at dawn and dusk. They are usually very shy, tending to inhabit wetlands away from human activity, and very secretive when harassed or hunted. On some occasions, individuals have become tame after continuous proximity to humans. When disturbed, Purple Swamphens run to cover by flapping their wings and/or paddling over the water surface. They can run very fast through dense vegetation. They may also take fast flights, and dive under water to escape. Purple Swamphens build platforms from surrounding vegetation to feed and roost. Occasionally they may roost in trees. They sunbathe in the early morning and evening by climbing onto their platforms or perching on the tops of tall plants. They may be territorial but may also live in communal groups (Figure 7). This can vary with the size of the group and type of habitat; in their native range pairs are more common in pastures and communal groups in swamps. Males usually defend their territory but females will also help, and young from the previous year may remain with the group and act as helpers. Good habitat is highly desired and where a population is large there is often group defense of territories. Mate sharing, homosexuality and incest are common. A genetic study showed that polyandrous, polygynous and polygynandrous breeding groups were present in New Zealand and Australian subspecies. In a group, all members care for young and defend territories. Purple Swamphens in New Zealand (commonly known there as Pukeko) will attack mustelids (stoats, weasels and the like) near their nests and are able to thrive in areas where introduced predators are present. Changes in local habitat conditions may cause local seasonal movements. Purple Swamphen numbers may fall as marshes dry out and increase in response to rainfall. Long distance migrations do not commonly take place. However, in Spain it was found that high densities may trigger dispersal, even over long distances.
Habitat
In their native range, Purple Swamphens are habitat generalists and may be present in areas with waters that are sheltered, fresh or brackish, slow-flowing or stagnant, overgrown or surrounded by dense vegetation. They are primarily found in waters that contain waterlilies or other floating vegetation, but they can live nearly anywhere wet, including marshes, lakes, ponds, rivers, dam margins, floodplains, artesian and seismic bores, sewage farms, rice and cane fields and even burned grass areas. They are also present in open habitats such as grasslands, parks, agricultural areas, sports fields, forest margins, golf courses, and hedgerows as long as these areas are close to wetlands. In areas with plenty of green grasses and water, reproductive success is very high. In Spain and Portugal, Purple Swamphens recovered from low population numbers after being afforded protection and began using artificial wetlands, which were considered important in the recovery of the species. It seems likely that rainfall was positively related to reproductive success in Spain.
The distribution of Purple Swamphens in Florida includes Broward, Palm Beach, Miami Dade (non-breeding) and Hendry counties. They were first observed in the city of Pembroke Pines, Broward County during the 1990s when a population of over 100 individuals that were initially kept as domestic pets was allowed to roam freely. Swamphens were also kept at the Miami Metro Zoo but that group is likely not the source of the Pembroke Pines population. The distribution of the Purple Swamphen has expanded and now includes wetlands and agricultural areas of Palm Beach County as well as Water Conservation Areas and Stormwater Treatment Areas Managed by the South Florida Water Management District. They have been observed occasionally in the marshes of Lake Okeechobee (see Figure 8 for map). In south Florida, Purple Swamphens have been found at artificial lakes in residential areas, in natural and created marshes with both submerged and emergent aquatic vegetation, and in rice fields surrounded by sugarcane where they may be a pest of both types of crop (see also Johnson and McGarrity 2009, "Florida's Introduced Birds: Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)" edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW315 ).
Food
Purple Swamphens are omnivorous but primarily herbivorous and rely almost exclusively on aquatic and semi-aquatic plants; they consume the shoots, roots, leaves, stems, flowers, and seeds and use their feet to grab and manipulate food items. Some food species include Typha, Eleocharis, and Scirpus species: grasses, rice, sedges, waterlilies and clover. They will also eat agricultural crops such as bananas, tapioca roots and yams. Small animals make up a small part of the birds' diet. They eat earthworms, mollusks, leeches, crustaceans, insects, lizards, water snakes, small rodents, spiders, fish and frogs and their eggs. Purple Swamphens may also prey on Cattle Egret (Bulculus ibis) and Yellow-Billed Egret (Egretta intermedia) eggs, and the ducklings of different waterfowl. Young Purple Swamphens up to one and a half months old feed mainly on invertebrates. Parents feed their chicks with the lower soft parts of Typha, and the tender shoots of other plants. In large numbers Purple Swamphens might impact wetlands through trampling and consumption of vegetation.
Nesting and Reproduction
Purple Swamphens construct nests in shallow water (30–120 cm deep) among thick emergent vegetation. In Spain, they build several nests and select one for laying eggs; they usually choose the most concealed nest for laying eggs. Purple Swamphens usually build their shallow, bowl-shaped nests on platforms (up to 180 cm high) of beaten and manipulated vegetation, although they may also build floating nests. The stems and leaves of dead water plants are interwoven to form the nests, which are sometimes lined with ferns, grass blades and papyrus heads. Purple Swamphens may also build a canopy covering the nest by pulling surrounding vegetation. They generally include a couple of access ramps. The sitting bird adds some material to the nest during incubation.
The outside diameter of a Purple Swamphen nest is approximately 30 cm with a depth of about 10–20 cm; the cavity diameter is 19–30 cm and depth is 3–10 cm. Both sexes build nests and are sometimes aided by helpers. Breeding females typically lay a clutch of 2–7 eggs, each a day apart. Egg-laying in communal breeders is highly synchronized between females. They usually lay one egg a day at the same time of day. When second clutches are laid, there is a lapse of time of 56 days between the first and second clutch.
Purple Swamphen eggs vary in shape, texture, and color and may be confused with the eggs of Florida native rail species due to similar appearance. They may be long, oval, or elliptical. The surface may be smooth, glossy, or slightly rough. Eggs come in a large array of colors such as pale green, yellow-stone, creamy-white, pink, spotted, blotched, maroon, purple, and violet. Eggs found in south Florida have been tan with brown spots. Both parents participate in the incubation of the eggs, which begins when the clutch is complete and lasts 23–27 days.
Potential Ecological Impacts
Purple Swamphens may compete with native species for desirable habitat in agricultural areas and wetlands. Many of Florida's wetland-dependent birds are state-listed species of concern due to the disappearance of many of the area's natural wetlands. Purple Swamphens may also compete with native birds for food such as aquatic and emergent vegetation, arthropods, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians. They are aggressive, territorial birds and may deprive breeding individuals of other species of suitable nesting habitat and may even prey upon the eggs and young of other birds nesting in the same area. Purple Swamphens may also adversely impact wetlands by consuming and pulling up vegetation as well as trampling large areas for nests and platforms.
Legal Aspects
Most species of introduced birds enjoy no protection under the law. However, as a native of American Samoa, a U.S. Territory, Purple Swamphens are afforded protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. This protection only applies in areas where Purple Swamphens occur naturally. In U.S. territories where they do not naturally occur, it is proposed that removal is allowed in keeping with the policy to reduce the spread of introduced species that may harm habitats or compete with native species. These other areas include the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Most target diagnostic instruments at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will operate inside large vacuum-sealed diagnostic instrument manipulator tubes called DIMs. The instrument is loaded into the DIM and inserted in the target chamber through a gate valve after air is evacuated from the tube. In the photo, Joel Alfonso adjusts a DIM handling unit, a canister used to transport diagnostic instruments and load them into the DIM.