Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Discuss the risk of autoimmune disease in your pet with your vet. Repeatedly screen dogs that are at higher risk of uveodermatologic syndrome. Track symptoms you suspect are caused by uveodermatologic syndrome on the skin. Take your dog to its vet immediately if you suspect its eyes are affected.

Answer: Uveodermatologic syndrome is an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease is a condition that is not infectious or something the dog catches or acquires. It happens because the body's immune system turns on itself to attack normal tissue.  The dog's immune system is designed to detect invading pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses, or fungi, and attack and destroy them. The invader is called an "antigen" and it is this antigen that activates the immune system. To defend the body "antibodies" are produced, designed to deactivate and destroy the invading bacteria or virus.  What happens in autoimmune disease is the body reads its own tissues as antigens (foreign materials or threats to health). It then mobilizes its defenses against these tissues in a case of mistaken identity. Some breeds are at increased risk of this syndrome, including the Husky, Akita, and Samoyed. Here the immune system targets two specific areas, which are the melanocytes (pigment producing cells) in the skin and the delicate structures of the eye. Certain areas are the body are more likely to be affected and these include the nose, pads, eyelids, scrotum, lips, and hard palate. These areas stop producing pigment and so previously colored areas turn white. This is however only of cosmetic significance and is not painful or injurious to health. If these symptoms increase consult your veterinarian about the condition. This is more serious than the skin form. The immune system attacks the eye leading to severe inflammation both externally (seen as the eye changing color or glowing red) and internally (loss of vision). The eye has limited ways to defend itself and the inflammation can lead to cloudiness across the cornea or front of the eye and also damage to the light-receptive layer at the back of the eye. Both of these impair vision and, if untreated, can lead to permanent blindness.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Find a spot that can hold your tree. Dig the hole for your tree before the soil freezes. Take your living tree out of indoors as soon as possible. Acclimate your tree to outdoor weather. Remove the container or covering around your tree’s root ball once you are ready to replant. Plant your tree in the pre-dug hole. Fill in the hole with the original soil. Maintain moisture.

Answer: Before planting it’s important to consider if your tree will be able to successfully grow in your area.  Check if your tree is suitable and able to thrive in your area’s climate.  Determine if your space can accommodate the full grown height and width of your tree. Ensure your space is protected from high winds and that it receives adequate sunlight. If frozen soil is an issue in your area, be sure to dig the hole for your tree early in the winter before the ground freezes over. Dig a hole about four to five times the size of your tree’s root ball in diameter and slightly shallower than the root ball in depth. Livings trees that spend more than 7-10 days indoors may lose hardiness and be unable to thrive once replanted. Just as you acclimated your tree to indoor temperatures, you must do the same when preparing to bring it back outdoors. Spend about a week slowly transitioning your tree from inside your home to outside using your garage or enclosed porch. During this period, keep your tree away from high winds, direct sunlight and warm areas. Only natural burlap or biodegradable containers are safe to be planted. Treated burlap, nylon or plastic containers must be removed. If after removing the covering your tree’s roots are bound tightly together, gently break up the massed roots on the outer layer of the root ball. Plant your tree slightly higher than the surrounding soil to help with drainage. If the area where you plan to replant your tree is still frozen, you will need to wait for it to thaw before replanting. Keep your tree in a sheltered spot outdoors until the soil is thawed. Level the soil to the top of the tree’s roots. Spread 2-3” of mulch over top of the area. During the replanting process, your tree will still need water. If your area is dry in the winter, you may need to continue watering your tree once it is replanted. Monitor the soil to determine if your tree needs additional moisture or not. Do not add fertilizer to your tree’s soil until the spring. In the first year after replanting, be careful not to add too much fertilizer as the roots are not fully established yet.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Read the Maya long count date. Understand how dates are recorded and read using the Gregorian calendar. Compare this familiar system to the same date written using the Maya calendar. Express the Maya creation cycle date. Use a calendar converter.

Answer: The Maya calendar reckons any date in terms of its distance from a fixed start date. For the Maya calendar, this fixed date represents the start of a Maya creation cycle. Archaeologists write this start date as 13.0.0.0.0.  Each number (separated by a dot) in the expression 13.0.0.0.0 represents a position within the five cycles of the Long Calendar, in the order baktun, katun, tun, uinal, kin. The Maya creation cycle repeats, with each cycle beginning with the start date 13.0.0.0.0. It is unknown why the cycle begins with 13 baktun rather than 0. Used in much of the contemporary world, the Gregorian calendar provides a familiar method for marking time. Take the date Monday, December 29th, 2008, for example:  “Monday” signifies one of a cycle of 7 days forming a week. The date (29, in this example), signifies a particular position within the unit of one month, which may be 28, 29, 30, or 31 days in length. The year (2008) signifies a certain number of years since a fixed reference point (the traditional birth of Christ at the year 0). “Monday, December 29th, 2008” would translate to “7 Manik 10 Kankin 12.19.15.17.7” when written according to the Maya calendar. The elements of this date are:  Manik signifies the day within a named cycle of 20 days used in the Tzolkin calendar. The 7 following signifies the date's position within a cycle of 13 days used in the Tzolkin calendar. Kankin provides the name of one in a cycle of 18 months used in the Haab calendar. 10 gives the date's position within a cycle of 20 days forming one uinal, or month. 12.19.15.17.7 provides the number of years since a fixed reference point, the start of a Maya cycle: 12 baktun, 19 katun, 15 tun, 15 uinal, 7 kin. The current Maya creation cycle’s start date of 13.0.0.0.0 corresponds to the date December 21, 2012  in the Gregorian calendar. The start date of the previous cycle (which ended on December 20, 2012), 13.0.0.0.0, corresponds to the date August 11 (or 13) 3114 BC/BCE in the Gregorian calendar. December 21, 2012, which came after the end of a long cycle in the Maya calendar, would be written as 4 Ajaw 3 Kankin 13.0.0.0.0 using the full calendar expression. Similarly, the previous day, December 20, 2012, would have been written as 3 Kawak  2 Kankin 12.19.19.17.19 There are several online tools for converting dates in the Gregorian calendar to the Maya calendar. These tools allow you to reference the Maya calendar quickly and easily, without doing complicated calculations or using charts.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Treat the pool with pool shock. Treat the pool with algaecide when chlorine has fallen below 5. Prevent pressure buildup in your filter by cleaning it often to remove the dead algae.

Answer:
Pool shock has high levels of chlorine that wipe out the algae and sanitize the pool. Choose a powerful shock with around 70% available chlorine, which is enough to handle tough algae and bacteria. Follow the directions on the shock package to make sure you use the proper amount for the water in your pool.  If you have a high amount of algae in your pool, you may have to treat it more than once to keep the algae from continuing to bloom. The water might look cloudy or dirty when you add the shock, but as the water runs through the filter it will begin to clean up. 0. Allow the algaecide to work in your swimming pool for at least a 24-hour period. When algae dies, it will fall to the pool floor or float in the pool water. It will also lose its green color.