#compounding*

[marvelousmagicalaura]

Mistborn: The Alloy of Law is so much fun!!

I finished The Alloy of Law right before the end of 2023!! I had an absolute blast with it!! Wax, Wayne and Marasi were a rusting hoot together! Wax’s deductions of the Vanishers’ crimes were some of my favorite parts of the book. Marasi’s criminal theories and growing friendship with Wax and Wayne were very entertaining. Wayne is EASILY the funniest Cosmere character so far. Wayne has too many lines of comedy gold. I knew I’d love him after “tea’s poisoned.”

I thought each of the three MCs had a surprising amount of depth. Marasi grew a surprising amount in such a short number of chapters. I was flabbergasted that her cadmium power saved the day. Wayne’s backstory of killing a father kinda tugged on my heart. I think Wax’s ongoing trauma over killing Lessie was a nice touch, and I hope Sanderson doesn’t sideline it.

I loved Miles both as an antagonist and a character. As an antagonist, he was very competent with a horrifying power. Ever since watching Hellsing Ultimate I realized the horror of regenerators. They’ll just keep coming back from any wound, and their healing looks disgusting at certain points. Miles’ power did not disappoint. He was a Pewterarm without being a Pewterarm. And as a character, I really like him. His frustration with the justice system is very relatable. He felt his actions weren’t helping people, as if he was stuck in a cycle. His dislike of Elendel feels like something you’d see in our world - a prominent city believed to be manipulating a poorer city. I wish he survived the book’s events.

The advancements of Allomancy and technology took this book to a new level. Whether it’s Wax’s Twinborn combo or Miles’ Compounding, gunplay interwining with Steelpushing, aluminum’s negation of magic, or Ranette’s Ironpulling interacting with the tech of her home. I never knew magic could combine so well with tech and guns. I was flabbergasted at the ridiculous limits of Wax’s Steelpushing, astounded by Miles’ healing output and the ridiculous number of embedded gold, and amazed by Wayne stealing DIO’s whole rusting flow. Tbh I’m still in awe from Wax and Wayne killing like 30 Vanishers, and the train fight, and Wayne having whole conversations in the time it takes to utter a single word. It’s even crazier that these are feats done with less raw power than Vin, Kelsier, and especially the Lord Ruler. No wonder both gods wanted the Lord Ruler to die.

I have several theories cuz of the lack of Mistborn, broadsheets, and the Sanderlanche. My main theory is that Harmony has a plan in motion.

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[ask-a-vetblr]

Hopping on the Mirataz question, do you have any idea why we don't have transdermal versions of Gabapentin or Trazodone? I'm a (new) vet tech who has worked in critical care and emergency, and it feels like even though it may work at reduced efficiency, it would be helpful in long term hospitalization cases to avoid repeated force-pilling for stressed animals.

Sueanoi here,

For seizure control by medicine injection, we have diazepam available. It's not the same, but the intended result of reducing anxiety and seizure control works.

Gabapentin has an additional effect of nerve-related analgesia, while at hospital, if the animal is resistant to pilling to the point that it's distressful, I'd prescribe another injection analgesia, or even fentanyl patch if needed.

The downside is, pills are often the cheapest form of medications available in the market. Using injections long term can accumulate cost to hazardous levels to the owner's wallet. (With well communication, this can still be a choice available if the owner is willing to pay)

Also, if animals are well familiarized with pilling, it is often the LESS stressful method of medication, comparing to getting restrained and injected with needles twice a day. (So please, owners, train your pets to take pills early in life.)

gettingvetted here.

Sueanoi practices in Asia, so I wanted to give a North American perspective here.

Transdermal formulations of pretty much anything is available these days. Find the right compounding pharmacy (typically Wedgewood or Roadrunner, but there are plenty of others including human pharmacies) and they can make you just about anything in transdermal form.

Here’s the issue - FDA approval of 99.9% of drugs (and 99.9% of studies surrounding drugs) is either for oral or injectable forms. There is no guarantee that transdermal formulations work in the same way as the drug’s other forms (or any guarantee that they work at all).

Plus, there is a veeeeery gray area surrounding compounded drugs (those that are taken from their original form and turned into another form, like an oral capsule/tablet into a liquid or transdermal), at least in the US: - Technically speaking, I am allowed to compound a drug for a patient if its approved form is unsuitable for the patient (for example, the only doses available are too large or the approved drug is mixed with another drug that I don’t want to use on the patient, like codiene with tylenol). - It is illegal to compound a drug for price purposes, for instance. - It is *technically* illegal to compound a drug if there is anything else that’s approved for the desired use and we haven’t tried that yet. For example if I want sedation for a vet visit in a cat, and the owner has tried but can’t give gabapentin capsules, I am technically supposed to have them try giving acepromazine, trazodone, etc prior to compounding gabapentin into a liquid or transdermal for the owner. - It is also illegal to compound drugs in bulk to keep in the hospital and then dispense individual doses of said compounded drugs to patients. So in a case like an ER, it would be illegal to order a bunch of transdermal gabapentin and trazodone to have on hand for individual patients. Each compounded drug is supposed to be used on one patient and one patient alone.

Those last two items are pretty much ignored by everyone... nobody is going to make a cat owner with difficulty pilling their cat, try acepromazine or trazodone pills prior to just prescribing them the gabapentin in an easier formulation. And pretty much every hospital has *something* sitting around that is compounded in bulk and dispensed in individual doses to patients (for example my hospital keeps compounded ponazuril and pimobendan in stock). Even the FDA has come out and said “listen we are just trying to keep randos from compounding and illegally selling potentially dangerous formulations of different medications, we’re not going to come after you for prescribing liquid gabapentin or keeping a stock of compounded dewormer in your hospital.”

So, long story short - it’s doable, but technically illegal and probably doesn’t work as well as you want it to.

#medication #compounding #transdermal

[thisgalliv]

Hold on wait a second I'm rereading thru the second mistborn book yeah? And you know how compounded get more of x attribute when they burn their metal mind or an unkeyed metal mind? What do copper compounders get out of it??? Like they can't just get more information can they???

#mistborn #feruchemy #compounding #cosmere

[visionresearchreport]

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[deliasamed]

Word Formation in English

Word Formation Processes:

Word formation, also known as morphology, is a fascinating aspect of linguistics that deals with how words are created and constructed within a language. It explores the rules and processes by which new words are formed, whether by combining existing morphemes (the smallest units of meaning) or by altering existing words through various affixes, compounding, blending, and other mechanisms.     Affixation: Affixation is one of the most common methods of word formation. Affixes are added to the base or root of a word to create new words. There are two types of affixes: prefixes (attached before the root) and suffixes (attached after the root). For example: Prefix: un- in unhappy Suffix: -ly in quickly         Compounding: Compounding involves combining two or more complete words to create a new word. This process often leads to the formation of compound nouns, adjectives, or verbs. For example: Breakfast (break + fast) Bookshelf (book + shelf)         Blending: Blending is the process of combining parts of two words to create a new word whose meaning is often a blend of the original words. This method is common in creating new terms for technological advancements or cultural phenomena. For example: Brunch (breakfast + lunch) Spork (spoon + fork)         Conversion: Conversion, also known as zero derivation, involves changing the grammatical category (such as a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb) of a word without adding any affixes. This is achieved by using a word in a different context or with a different grammatical function. For example: She can run fast. (verb to adverb) I need a light. (adjective to noun)         Back-formation: Back-formation is the process of creating a new word by removing an affix from an existing word. This typically occurs when a word is mistakenly perceived to be derived from another word with an affix. For example: Edit (from editor) Burgle (from burglar)         Acronyms and initialism: Acronyms involves forming a new word from the initial letters or parts of a series of words. Initialism is similar but involves using the initial letters as letters, not as a pronounced word. For example: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund)         Reduplication: Reduplication involves repeating either all or part of a word to create a new word. This process is often used to indicate plurality, intensification, or repetition. For example: Chit-chat Ping-pong       Clipping: Clipping involves shortening a word by removing one or more syllables. The shortened form typically retains the meaning of the original word. Clipped words often become informal or slang terms. For example: Phone (from telephone) Exam (from examination)         Abbreviation: Abbreviation involves shortening a word or phrase by retaining only the initial letters or syllables. Abbreviations are often used for convenience or brevity, particularly in written communication. For example:  etc. (from et cetera) Dr. (from Doctor)       Borrowing: Borrowing involves adopting words or expressions from another language and incorporating them into one's own language. Borrowed words often undergo adaptation to fit the phonological, morphological, and syntactic patterns of the borrowing language. For example: Piano (from Italian pianoforte) Tsunami (from Japanese tsu meaning harbor + nami meaning wave)         Folk Etymology: Folk etymology occurs when speakers reinterpret the origin of a word based on similarity to other words in the language. This often involves changing the form of a word to make it more familiar or logical. For example: Hangnail (originally agnail, but influenced by hang due to its location on the finger) Cranberry (originally craneberry, but influenced by the similarity to cran due to the plant's appearance)         Calque: Calque involves translating the components of a word or phrase from one language into another while maintaining the same semantic structure. This process results in a new word or phrase in the borrowing language. For example: Skyscraper (calque of the French gratte-ciel, literally scrape-sky) Loanword (calque of the German Lehnwort)         Loanwords: Loanwords are words adopted from another language with little to no modification. Unlike borrowing, loanwords retain their original form and are often used to refer to concepts or objects unique to the source culture. For example: Café (from French) Sushi (from Japanese)         Hypocorisms: Hypocorisms involve the formation of endearing or affectionate forms of words, often through the addition of diminutive suffixes or alterations to the original word. Hypocorisms are commonly used in personal names or terms of endearment. For example: Johnny (hypocorism of John) Sweetie (hypocorism of sweet)   Each of these word formation processes contributes to the richness and diversity of language, reflecting historical, cultural, and social influences on linguistic evolution.        

Productive Word Formation Processes:

In English, some word formation processes are more productive than others, meaning they are more commonly used and result in the creation of a greater number of new words. Among the most productive types of word formation processes in English are:       Affixation: Affixation, particularly the use of prefixes and suffixes, is highly productive in English. Adding prefixes like un- or re- and suffixes like -ness or -able allows for the creation of numerous new words while maintaining consistency in meaning and grammatical structure.       Compounding: Compounding is another highly productive process in English, especially in fields like technology, science, and culture. By combining two or more existing words, English speakers can create new terms to describe complex concepts or emerging phenomena. Compounds like smartphone, email, and blackboard are ubiquitous examples.         Borrowing: English has a long history of borrowing words from other languages, making borrowing a productive process for expanding vocabulary. Borrowings from languages such as Latin, French, and Greek have enriched English with terms in various domains, including academia, cuisine, and the arts.         Clipping: Clipping, or shortening words, is commonly used in informal or colloquial language, especially in spoken English and slang. Clipped forms like info (from information), ad (from advertisement), and math (from mathematics) are frequently encountered in everyday conversation.         Conversion: Conversion, or zero derivation, is particularly productive in English because it allows for the creation of words without adding any affixes. By changing the grammatical function of a word, English speakers can easily adapt existing vocabulary to suit different contexts. For instance, text can function as both a noun and a verb (I received a text vs. I will text you).               Word Formation in English Word Formation: Word derivation; Word Building in English Complex Sentence With Multiple Dependent Sentences Conditional sentences: Mixed and Implied Complex Sentences     Read the full article

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[artur]

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[landofwindandskyscrapers]

2/52 Anticommons: a Tragedy

My previous job was as Rubber Technologist - a fancy name for the poor bastard doing any technical, scientific work for the company.

And I saw a ton of "black magic": things done because they were always done a certain way, methods to fix problems which had no explanation, a baffling lack of knowledge of why defects were happening...dogma was so thick a Warhammer 40K tech priest would've felt right at home.

This attitude was coming even from people with scientific degrees, who had actual brains in their head.

In my experience, this is a feature of industries where secrets give a competitive advantage; in rubber formulation, knowing that an additive can do something is the difference between being able to sell a product that works or not.

Knowing you have to use MgO with Chloroprene, that epoxi-cured EPDM is more resistant to heat than regular, what plasticizer to use with NBR....the science of rubber is full of this stuff.

***

Insert anti-capitalist rant

***

So, every company and every researcher plays cards very close to their chest.

And yet. And yet.

While I was doing that kind of work, because of the kind of person I am, I was always on the lookout for information that could help (for free. I didn't have a continuing education budget).

And I was able to find things!

Scraps, some textbooks, a few scientific articles....but information still leaks at the seams.

I like to think that that's because people - not companies - instinctively know that hoarding information is capital W Wrong - and when given the choice (when it's at no cost to themselves) people will do the right thing, instead.

And in that spirit, I've decided to start recording an online course on rubber formulation.

Stay tuned.

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[howdoesone]

How does one describe the process of compounding in morphology?

Compounding is a morphological process by which two or more individual words are combined to create a new word with its own distinct meaning. This process is used in many languages around the world, and it is an important aspect of word formation in morphology. In this article, we will describe the process of compounding in morphology, including its types, formation, and examples. Continue…

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[davidaugust]

I was asked how the compounding for background acting work base pay raises adds up and here’s my insomnia fueled calculation. (Thanks Linda for asking me.)

I am tired and may be making a mistake with this so check the comments for anyone’s ideas/corrections.

Also, these percentages and dates are not pulled from the tentative agreement itself (as I do not yet have direct access) but from initial reports of what it may be. Don’t count on or plan for these numbers yet. Also, I’m not your accountant nor your agent (but I hope we work together soon as actors).

Here goes:

I believe you might get (through simple compounding of the background acting rate increase percentages) the following with a 11% raise this month (November 2023), 4% raise July 1, 2024 and 3.5% raise July 1, 2025. I will call these “periods of time” because I they don’t work out exactly to whole years:

1st period of time of new contract: 11% more than pre strike

2nd period of time of new contract: 15.44% more than pre strike

3rd period of time of the new contract: 19.18% more than pre strike

So the final period of time you are making more than the 18%+ number that the _entire combined_ 3 years results in because in 1st period and the 2nd period you have not yet had all 3 raises. Compounding does that.

To put it another way, using fictional dates of work:

Let’s say you got paid $100 before the strike for work on January 1, 2023 (this $100 is a dummy number just to show the math, a placeholder and not a value I am taking from anything the tentative agreement has; it is purely a dollar amount that is useful to illustrate the compounding).

For a similar day of work on December 15, 2023 (after the 1st pay increase of 11%) you’d get paid $111.

Then (after the second pay increase of 4%) for a similar day on August, 15 2024 you’d get paid $115.44.

And (after the 3rd pay increase of 3.5%) you’d get paid $119.48.

Compounding feels like magic, and not just with pay raises (your savings account and investments can compound). Compounding means every later percentage increase kinda also increases all the previous percentage increases too.

Compounding is nice to have, and confusing to do the math on sometimes. At least if it is oh dark hundred in the morning. 😝

Glad to see the pay increases for background work may be substantial in the SAG-AFTRA film/tv/streaming tentative agreement.

Strikes work, collective bargaining works, solidarity works.

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[zephirothh]

Nothing is harder in my job than balancing the "Let's help people who need our help" and "me and my coworkers deserve respect as humans" ideals.

cw: Mental illness, addiction, medical treatment

So I'm a pharmacy tech at a compounding pharmacy. icydk that means we make meds in a lot of forms that aren't available otherwise (without certain allergens or in nonstandard forms). You don't come to us because you want to, you come because you have to. There's not a whole lot of compounders because it's something that has a lot of liability involved, and you need expensive, specialized labs most of the time.

Today, I took a call from a person who had been "let go" as a patient from their last compounding pharmacy because they had allegedly yelled and verbally abused their technicians. Not me though, they were sobbing on the phone while trying to explain as much to me. They wanted a transfer to us for their ketamine troches (troches are like medicated breath mints). Again, ketamine is something you don't take unless you have to. In the doses we work with, ketamine can do wonders for treatment resistant depression and PTSD. If it's giving you relief, it's no wonder you'd want to avoid going without it for an extended amount of time. Unfortunately, to an outside observer, it can also seem like the desperation of an addict.

I'm lucky enough to have a low level degree in Psychology, so I'm trained to recognize certain behaviors as being caused by certain illnesses. Notably for PTSD, which is what this patient reported getting treatment for, it can cause agitation, severe anxiety, and mistrust. Of course, I was witnessing the second of these in action as I got the information I needed to initiate a transfer from the old pharmacy between their sobbing during an anxiety attack and apologies. I finally was able to get it all going, and of course, their pharmacists warned ours about their agitated behavior towards the technicians. I processed everything, and then came the second speed bump.

Unfortunately, when it comes to compounding, insurance companies will do as insurance companies do, and most will not work with us. No good reason as to why, but their excuses range from "don't like how we compound stuff" (e.g. they don't like we start from pure powders for some reason) to them not being FDA approved (even though we have hundreds of thousands of formulas that would each cost thousands to test, and we use the same drugs the big retail companies do). Either way, the patient's insurance doesn't have a contract with us, meaning even though they'll cover it like they did at the patient's last pharmacy, we can't bill them and they have to get reimbursed instead. What that means practically is that the patient has to pay out of pocket through us, which per month is over 100$. If it was up to me, they were having a shit day and I would have loved to not charge them, but it's not and we did anyways.

So after having to explain all that and our DEA required checks we had to do, they seemed to calm down a bit. I was able to get everything started and luckily we had some of their dosing on hand, so I was able to get it ready to mail today. We unfortunately just had to get payment. Now at this point, I legally had to take my lunch, but that's fine cause they had to go to the bank and put money in there before we could charge it. So I left notes on their profile for any other tech who may have to help her, and explicitly said that they were struggling with mental health, and to be sure to speak calmly and slowly, and be ready for a lot of questions.

Of course, they called back in the 30 minutes I was gone. I wish I had been there, or that I would have warned them beforehand that someone else might help them, but instead one of my coworkers took that call. I'm sure they were polite and calm during that interaction, but my coworker did say when I got back they asked multiple times for me specifically before letting someone else help them, which is not a surprise when you have mistrust on a level like that. It seemed, from the notes my coworker left at least, that it was a bit of a difficult call. And I get that, and I get that they were anxious and mistrustful of the people they weren't ready to talk to, but that just brings me back to my original point.

Where do we as healthcare workers draw the emotional line of "this is a person on a bad day" and "we're human too, and we are experienced in our field"? I'd love to say there is no line to be drawn, that we help people no matter what. Technically, that's our policy. We don't turn patients away for anything short of physically assaulting an employee. We may place limits, sure, like only being able to mail prescriptions so they aren't allowed to come in anymore, or that they can only talk to a senior tech or pharmacist, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't wish we could draw the line before that. We shouldn't have to help people who have told employees to "go back to where they came from" or who accuse my coworkers of being racist or homophobic for not filling this or that (both of which have genuinely happened and we still work with those patients). But we have to, because what's their alternative? Death? Medical distress? Having to take a drug that doesn't work for them?

It's rough some days, really. I'm glad that I have solid coworkers who also deal with this. But days like today, all I can do is come home and take a warm bath to try and get the feelings out.

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[naturewonders1]

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