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An optical modulation element array includes: a substrate and optical modulation elements two-dimensionally arranged in a first direction and a second direction, the first direction being perpendicular to the second direction, and at least a portion of the end of the hinge is disposed in a gap between optical modulation elements next to each other in the first direction, the optical modulation elements next to each other in the first direction is located next to the optical modulation elements having the end of the hinge, in the second direction.

A method for assembling and dynamically maintaining a group of professionals having relatively low probability of being charged with professional malpractice using a standardized customer satisfaction survey by monitoring customer satisfaction for such candidate member of the group over a period of time to evaluate and document the predominant satisfaction that the candidate group member is achieving with patients, categorizing the predominant satisfaction for such candidate group member over time as high or low, and if the candidate has a high predominant customer satisfaction over the time period, admitting the candidate to the group and thereafter periodically repeatedly monitoring customer satisfaction for such candidate and maintaining the candidate in the group so long as the candidate evaluates as having high predominate satisfaction.

The invention describes a new method for treating sludge, which can result in the production of high nitrogen organically-augmented inorganic fertilizer that incorporates municipal sludges or biosolids or organic sludges that can compete with traditional fertilizers such as ammonium phosphate, ammonium sulfate and urea on the commodity fertilizer marketplace. The method takes advantage of the thixotropic property of dewatered biosolids or organic sludge to create a pumpable paste-like material from the biosolids or organic sludge that is then treated with an oxidizer to reduce odorant effects and an acid. This mix is then interacted with concentrated sulfuric and or phosphoric acids and an ammonia source or alternatively a hot or molten melt or salt of ammonium sulfate / phosphate to form a fertilizer mix. The present invention controls the heat, atmospheric pressure and retention time of the fertilizer mix in the reaction vessel. When a fertilizer melt is formed ammoniation is subsequently completed by the specific use of vaporized ammonia. The invention can also be an add-on to commercial production of ammonium salts. The fertilizer produced by the present invention contains more than 8 wt. % nitrogen and preferably 15 wt. % nitrogen. The invention is oriented to be tailored to the biosolids production for individual municipal waste treatment plants in order to keep the fertilizer manufacturing plants of the present invention small with a minimization of logistics and liability.

A lighting assembly can include a linear light module with one or more LED light elements, where a length of the light module is greater than a width of the light module. An elongate socket removably receives the linear light module therein. The socket includes a locking mechanism actuatable to releasably and resiliently lock the linear light module in the socket via actuation of one or more levers.

A method for monitoring a state associated with a support node is provided that includes receiving one or more communication flows from a first support node, the first support node communicating a message to a second support node that propagates through a loadbalancer. Activity associated with the second support node is then monitored. The method also includes removing one or more communications tunnels associated with the second support node when the second support node does not respond to the message communicated by the first support node.