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Emergency position-indicating radiobeacon

An emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB) is a type of emergency locator beacon for commercial and recreational boats, a portable, battery-powered radio transmitter used in emergencies to locate boaters in distress and in need of immediate rescue. In the event of an emergency, such as a ship sinking or medical emergency onboard, the transmitter is activated and begins transmitting a continuous 406 MHz distress radio signal, which is used by search-and-rescue teams to quickly locate the emergency and render aid. The signal is detected by satellites operated by an international consortium of rescue services, COSPAS-SARSAT, which can detect emergency beacons anywhere on Earth transmitting on the distress frequency of 406 MHz. The satellites calculate the position or utilize the GPS coordinates of the beacon and quickly passes the information to the appropriate local first responder organization, which performs the search and rescue. As Search and Rescue approach the search areas, they use Direction Finding (DF) equipment to locate the beacon using the 121.5 MHz homing signal, or in newer EPIRBs, the AIS location signal. The basic purpose of this system is to help rescuers find survivors within the so-called "golden day" (the first 24 hours following a traumatic event) during which the majority of survivors can usually be saved. The feature distinguishing a modern EPIRB, often called GPIRB, from other types of emergency beacon is that it contains a GPS receiver and broadcasts its position, usually accurate within 100 m, to facilitate location. Previous emergency beacons without a GPS can only be localized to within 2 km by the COSPAS satellites and relied heavily upon the 121.5 MHz homing signal to pin-point the beacons location as they arrived on scene.

The standard frequency of a modern EPIRB is 406 MHz. It is an internationally regulated mobile radiocommunication service that aids search-and-rescue operations to detect and locate distressed watercraft, aircraft, and people.

The first form of these beacons was the 121.5 MHz ELT, which was designed as an automatic locator beacon for crashed military aircraft. These beacons were first used in the 1950s by the U.S. military, and were mandated for use on many types of commercial and general-aviation aircraft beginning in the early 1970s. The frequency and signal format used by the ELT beacons was not designed for satellite detection, which resulted in a system with poor location detection abilities and long delays in detection of activated beacons. The satellite detection network was built after the ELT beacons were already in general use, with the first satellite not being launched until 1982, and even then, the satellites only provided detection, with location accuracy being roughly 20 km. The technology was later expanded to cover use on vessels at sea (EPIRB), individual persons (PLB), and starting in 2016, maritime survivor locating devices (MSLD). All have migrated from using 121.500 MHz as their primary frequency to using 406 MHz, which was designed for satellite detection and location.

Since the inception of Cospas-Sarsat in 1982, distress radio beacons have assisted in the rescue of over 50,000 people in more than 7,000 distress situations. In 2010 alone, the system provided information used to rescue 2,388 persons in 641 distress situations.

Types of emergency locator beacons
The several types of emergency locator beacons are distinguished by the environment for which they were designed to be used: Distress alerts transmitted from ELTs, EPIRBs, SSAS, and PLBs are received and processed by the International Cospas-Sarsat Programme, the international satellite system for search and rescue (SAR). These beacons transmit a 406 MHz distress signal every 50 seconds, varying over a span of 2.5 seconds to avoid multiple beacons always transmitting at the same time.
 * ELT (emergency locator transmitters) are carried on aircraft and are activated in the event of a crash.
 * Activated by G-switch (crash sensor) or manually by cockpit remote switch or ON switch on ELT.
 * EPIRB (emergency position-indicating radio beacons) are carried on ships and boats, and signal maritime distress.
 * Activated by water when the beacon is out of the bracket or manually by the ON switch on the EPIRB.
 * SEPIRB (submarine emergency position-indicating radio beacons) are EPIRBs designed only for use on submarines.
 * SSAS (ship security alert systems) are used to indicate possible piracy or terrorism attacks discreetly on sea-going vessels.
 * Activated by discreet switch/button in the ship's bridge or cabin, or manually on the SSAS.
 * PLB (personal locator beacons) are carried by individuals and intended to indicate a person in distress who is away from normal emergency services; e.g., 9-1-1. They are also used for crew-saving applications in shipping and lifeboats at terrestrial systems. In New South Wales, some police stations and the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service provide personal locator beacons to hikers for no charge.
 * Activated manually by deploying antenna and pressing the ON button/switch.

When manually activated, or automatically activated upon immersion or impact, such beacons send out a distress signal. The signals are monitored worldwide and the location of the distress is detected by non-geostationary satellites using the Doppler effect for trilateration, and in more recent EPIRBs, also by GPS.

Loosely related devices, including search and rescue transponders (SART), AIS-SART, avalanche transceivers, and RECCO do not operate on 406 MHz, thus are covered in separate articles.

International COSPAS-SARSAT Programme
Cospas-Sarsat is an international organization that has been a model of international cooperation, even during the Cold War. SARSAT means search-and-rescue satellite-aided tracking. COSPAS (КОСПАС) is an acronym for the Russian words "COsmicheskaya Sistema Poiska Avariynyh Sudov" (Космическая Система Поиска Аварийных Судов), which translates to "space system for the search of vessels in distress". A consortium of USSR, the U.S., Canada, and France formed the organization in 1982. Since then, 29 other countries have joined.

The satellites used in the system include:
 * LEOSAR or Low Earth Orbiting Search and Rescue Satellites
 * The LEOSAR system calculates the location of distress events using Doppler processing techniques. Doppler processing is based upon the principle that the frequency of the distress beacon, as "heard" by the satellite instrument, is affected by the relative velocity of the satellite with respect to the beacon. By monitoring the change of the beacon frequency of the received beacon signal and knowing the exact position of the satellite, the LUT is able to calculate the location of the beacon.
 * GEOSAR or Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting Search and Rescue Satellites
 * As a GEOSAR satellite remains fixed relative to the Earth rotating with the earth around the equator, GEOSAR satellites utilize the GPS provided by the EPIRB, PLB, or ELT to provide rescuers with beacon position information.
 * MEOSAR or Mid-Earth Orbiting Search and Rescue Satellites
 * The newest of the Cospas Sarsat satellites, detect EPIRB, PLB, and ELT distress signals in almost real-time (i.e within 5 minutes) including the beacons location with or without GPS.
 * The new MEOSAR system also provides the framework along with the Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) for EPIRBs, PLBs, and EPIRBs to utilize the new Return Link Service or RLS that provides a confirmation message from Search and Rescue back to the beacon to let the survivors know their distress message was confirmed.

Cospas-Sarsat defines standards for beacons, auxiliary equipment to be mounted on conforming weather and communication satellites, ground stations, and communications methods. The satellites communicate the beacon data to their ground stations, which forward it to main control centers of each nation that can initiate a rescue effort.

Cospas Sarsat Monitoring include:

 * Local User Terminals (LUTs)
 * Mission Control Centers (MCC)
 * Rescue Coordination Center (RCC)

Detection and location
A transmission is typically detected and processed in this manner:
 * 1) The transmitter is activated, either automatically in a crash or after sinking, or manually by survivors of an emergency situation.
 * 2) At least one satellite picks up the beacon's transmission.
 * 3) The satellites transfer the beacon's signal to their respective ground control stations.
 * 4) The ground stations process the signals and forward the data, including approximate location, to a national authority.
 * 5) The national authority forwards the data to a rescue authority
 * 6) The rescue authority uses its own receiving equipment afterwards to locate the beacon and commence its own rescue or recovery operations.

Once the satellite data is received, less than a minute is needed to forward them to any signatory nation. The primary means of detection and location is by the COSPAS-SARSAT satellites. However, additional means of location are frequently used. For example, the FAA requires that all pilots monitor 121.500 MHz whenever possible, and the USCG has a network of direction finder sites along the coastlines. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration maintains a near-real-time map that shows SARSAT U.S. Rescues.

Several systems are in use, with beacons of varying expense, different types of satellites, and varying performance. Carrying even the oldest systems provides an immense improvement in safety over carrying none.

The types of satellites in the network are: When one of the COSPAS-SARSAT satellites detects a beacon, the detection is passed to one of the program's roughly 30 Mission Control Centers, such as USMCC (in Suitland, Maryland), where the detected location and beacon details are used to determine to which rescue coordination centre (for example, the U.S. Coast Guard's PACAREA RCC, in Alameda, California) to pass the alert.
 * LEOSAR
 * Support Doppler detection and reception of encoded position
 * Receivers are payloads on various Low Earth Orbit satellites
 * MEOSAR
 * Medium Earth Orbiting Search and Rescue
 * Receivers are payloads on the U.S. GPS satellites, on the Russian GLONASS satellites, and on the European GALILEO satellites.
 * GEOSAR
 * Supports only reception of encoded position
 * Receivers are payloads on various geosynchronous satellites, including some of the U.S. GOES weather satellites (including GOES-16).

GPS-based, registered
The 406-MHz beacons with GPS track with a precision of 100 m in the 70% of the world closest to the equator, and send a serial number so the responsible authority can look up phone numbers to notify the registrant (e.g., next-of-kin) in four minutes.

The GPS system permits stationary, wide-view geosynchronous communications satellites to enhance the Doppler position received by low Earth orbit satellites. EPIRB beacons with built-in GPS are usually called GPIRBs, for GPS position-indicating radio beacon or global position-indicating radio beacon.

However, rescue cannot begin until a Doppler track is available. The COSPAS-SARSAT specifications say that a beacon location is not considered "resolved" unless at least two Doppler tracks match or a Doppler track confirms an encoded (GPS) track. One or more GPS tracks are not sufficient.

High-precision registered
An intermediate technology 406-MHz beacon (now mostly obsolete in favor of GPS-enabled units) has worldwide coverage, locates within 2 km (12.5 km2 search area), notifies kin and rescuers in 2 hours maximum (46 min average), and has a serial number to look up phone numbers, etc. This can take up to two hours because it has to use moving weather satellites to locate the beacon. To help locate the beacon, the beacon's frequency is controlled to 2 parts per billion, and its power is five watts.

Both of the above types of beacons usually include an auxiliary 25-milliwatt beacon at 121.5 MHz to guide rescue aircraft.

Traditional ELT, unregistered
The oldest, cheapest beacons are aircraft ELTs that send an anonymous warble on the aviation band distress frequency at 121.5 MHz. The frequency is often routinely monitored by commercial aircraft, but has not been monitored by satellite since Feb. 1, 2009.

These distress signals could be detected by satellite over only 60% of the earth, required up to 6 hours for notification, located within 20 km (search area of 1200 km2), were anonymous, and could not be located well because their frequency is only accurate to 50 parts per million and the signals were broadcast using only 75–100 milliwatts of power. Coverage was partial because the satellite had to be in view of both the beacon and a ground station at the same time; the satellites did not store and forward the beacon's position. Coverage in polar and Southern Hemisphere areas was poor.

False alarms were common, as the beacon transmitted on the aviation emergency frequency, with interference from other electronic and electrical systems. To reduce false alarms, a beacon was confirmed by a second satellite pass, which could easily slow confirmation of a 'case' of distress to as much as 4 hours (although in rare circumstances, the satellites could be positioned such that immediate detection becomes possible.)

Location by Doppler (without GPS)
The Cospas-Sarsat system was made possible by Doppler processing. Local-user terminals (LUTs) detecting nongeostationary satellites interpret the Doppler frequency shift heard by LEOSAR and MEOSAR satellites as they pass over a beacon transmitting at a fixed frequency. The interpretation determines both bearing and range. The range and bearing are measured from the rate of change of the heard frequency, which varies both according to the path of the satellite in space and the rotation of the earth. This triangulates the position of the beacon. A faster change in the Doppler indicates that the beacon is closer to the satellite's orbit. If the beacon is moving toward or away from the satellite track due to the Earth's rotation, it is on one side or other of the satellite's path. Doppler shift is zero at the closest point of approach between the beacon and the orbit.

If the beacon's frequency is more precise, it can be located more precisely, saving search time, so modern 406-MHz beacons are accurate to 2 parts per billion, giving a search area of only 2 km2, compared to the older beacons accurate to 50 parts per million that had 200 km2 of search area.

To increase the useful power, and handle multiple simultaneous beacons, modern 406-MHz beacons transmit in bursts, and remain silent for about 50 seconds.

Russia developed the original system, and its success drove the desire to develop the improved 406-MHz system. The original system was a brilliant adaptation to the low-quality beacons, originally designed to aid air searches. It used just a simple, lightweight transponder on the satellite, with no digital recorders or other complexities. Ground stations listened to each satellite as long as it was above the horizon. Doppler shift was used to locate the beacon(s). Multiple beacons were separated when a computer program analysed the signals with a fast Fourier transform. Also, two satellite passes per beacon were used. This eliminated false alarms by using two measurements to verify the beacon's location from two different bearings. This prevented false alarms from VHF channels that affected a single satellite. Regrettably, the second satellite pass almost doubled the average time before notification of the rescuing authority. However, the notification time was much less than a day.

Satellites
Receivers are auxiliary systems mounted on several types of satellites. This substantially reduces the program's cost. The weather satellites that carry the SARSAT receivers are in "ball of yarn" orbits, inclined at 99 degrees. The longest period that all satellites can be out of line-of-sight of a beacon is about two hours. The first satellite constellation was launched in the early 1970s by the Soviet Union, Canada, France and the United States.

Some geosynchronous satellites have beacon receivers. Since the end of 2003, there are four such geostationary satellites (GEOSAR) that cover more than 80% of the surface of the earth. As with all geosynchronous satellites, they are located above the equator. The GEOSAR satellites do not cover the polar caps. Since they see the Earth as a whole, they see the beacon immediately, but have no motion, and thus no Doppler frequency shift to locate it. However, if the beacon transmits GPS data, the geosynchronous satellites give nearly instantaneous response.

Search-and-rescue response
Emergency beacons operating on 406 MHz transmit a unique 15-, 22-, or 30-character serial number called a hex code. When the beacon is purchased, the hex code should be registered with the relevant national (or international) authority. After one of the mission control centers has detected the signal, this registration information is passed to the rescue coordination center, which then provides the appropriate search-and-rescue agency with crucial information, such as:
 * phone numbers to call
 * a description of the vessel, aircraft, vehicle, or person (in the case of a PLB)
 * the home port of a vessel or aircraft
 * any additional information that may be useful to SAR agencies

Registration information allows SAR agencies to start a rescue more quickly. For example, if a shipboard telephone number listed in the registration is unreachable, it could be assumed that a real distress event is occurring. Conversely, the information provides a quick and easy way for the SAR agencies to check and eliminate false alarms (potentially sparing the beacon's owner from significant false alert fines).

An unregistered 406-MHz beacon still carries some information, such as the manufacturer and serial number of the beacon, and in some cases, an MMSI or aircraft tail number/ICAO 24-bit address. Despite the clear benefits of registration, an unregistered 406-MHz beacon is very substantially better than a 121.5-MHz beacon, because the hex code received from a 406-MHz beacon confirms the authenticity of the signal as a real distress signal.

Beacons operating on 121.5 MHz and 243.0 MHz only simply transmit an anonymous siren tone, thus carry no position or identity information to SAR agencies. Such beacons now rely solely on the terrestrial or aeronautical monitoring of the frequency.

Responsible agencies
RCCs are responsible for a geographic area, known as a "search-and-rescue region of responsibility" (SRR). SRRs are designated by the International Maritime Organization and the International Civil Aviation Organization. RCCs are operated unilaterally by personnel of a single military service (e.g. an air force, or a navy) or a single civilian service (e.g. a national police force, or a coast guard).

Americas
These international search-and-rescue points of contact receive SAR alerts from the USMCC.

United States
The U.S. NOAA operates the U.S. Mission Control Center (USMCC) in Suitland, Maryland. It distributes beacon signal reports to one or more of these RCCs:

The US Coast Guard web page for EPIRBs states: "You may be fined for false activation of an unregistered EPIRB. The US Coast Guard routinely refers cases involving the nondistress activation of an EPIRB (e.g., as a hoax, through gross negligence, carelessness, or improper storage and handling) to the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC will prosecute cases based upon evidence provided by the Coast Guard, and will issue warning letters or notices of apparent liability for fines up to $10,000."

Canada
The Canadian Mission Control Centre receives and distributes distress alerts.

In Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard and Canadian Forces Search and Rescue (Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy) are partners in Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centres; CCG operates Maritime Rescue Subcentres to offload work from JRCC.

United Kingdom
The United Kingdom, the Department for Transport, Maritime and Coastguard Agency operates the Mission Control Centre (UKMCC), which receives and distributes distress alerts.

In the UK, the Distress and Diversion Cell of the Royal Air Force provides continuous monitoring of 121.5 MHz and 243.0 MHz, with autotriangulation from a network of terrestrial receivers on both frequencies.

Russia
In Russia, operations are supported by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Morsvyazsputnik.

Asia
In Hong Kong, operations are supported by the Hong Kong Marine Department's Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC)

In India, operations are supported by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and by the Indian Coast Guard's Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Mumbai (MRCC)

In China, operations are supported by the Maritime Safety Administration, Bureau of Harbour Superintendency.

In Japan, operations are supported by the Japan Coast Guard

In Vietnam, operations are supported by the Ministry of Transport, Vietnam Maritime Administration (VINAMARINE).

In Singapore, operations are supported by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.

In the Republic of Korea, operations are supported by the Korea Coast Guard.

In Indonesia, operations are supported by the National SAR Agency of Indonesia (BASARNAS).

In Taiwan, operations are supported by the International Telecommunication Development Company (ITDC)

Phase-out of 121.5 MHz satellite alerting service
Because of the extremely high numbers of false alerts on the 121.500 MHz frequency (over 98% of all COSPAS-SARSAT alerts), the IMO eventually requested for a termination of COSPAS-SARSAT processing of 121.5 MHz signals. The ICAO Council also agreed to this phase-out request, and the COSPAS-SARSAT Council decided that future satellites would no longer carry the 121.5 MHz search and rescue repeater (SARR). Since 1 February 2009, only 406 MHz beacons are detected by the international Cospas-Sarsat SAR satellite system. This affects all maritime beacons (EPIRBs), all aviation beacons (ELTs) and all personal beacons (PLBs). In other words, Cospas-Sarsat has ceased satellite detection and processing of 121.5/243 MHz beacons. These older beacons are now only detectable by ground-based receivers and aircraft.

EPIRBs that do not transmit on 406 MHz are banned on boats in the United States and in many other jurisdictions. More information about the switch to 406 MHz is available on Cospas-Sarsat's 121.5/243 Phase-Out page.

Despite the switch to 406 MHz, pilots and ground stations are encouraged to continue to monitor for transmissions on the emergency frequencies, as most 406 MHz beacons are required to be equipped with 121.5 "homers." Furthermore, the 121.5 MHz frequency continues remains the official global VHF aircraft voice distress frequency.

FAA transition status
In a Safety Recommendation released September 2007, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board once again recommended that the U.S. FAA require all aircraft have 406 MHz ELTs. They first recommended this back in 2000 and after vigorous opposition by AOPA, the FAA declined to do so. Citing two recent accidents, one with a 121.5 MHz ELT and one with a 406 MHz ELT, the NTSB concludes that switching all ELTs to 406 MHz is a necessary goal to work towards.

NASA has conducted crash tests with small airplanes to investigate how ELTs perform.

Emergency Locator Transmitters
Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are fairly expensive (aviation use; Average cost is $1500–3000 ) locator beacons. In commercial aircraft, a cockpit voice recorder or flight data recorder must contain an underwater locator beacon. In the US, ELTs are required to be permanently installed in most general aviation aircraft, depending upon the type or location of operation.

The specifications for the design of ELTs are published by the RTCA, and in the specification the alarm signal is defined as an AM signal (A3X and/or N0N emissions), containing a swept tone ranging from 1600 Hz to 300 Hz (downwards), with 2-4 sweeps per second. When activated, 406 MHz units transmit a 0.5 second, 5-watt digital burst every 50 seconds, varying within a span of ±2.5 seconds somewhat randomly, so as to avoid multiple ELTs always having their beacons synchronized.

As per 14 CFR 91.207.a.1, ELTs built according to TSO-C91 (of the type described below as "Traditional ELT, unregistered") have not been permitted for new installations since June 21, 1995; the replacing standard was TSO-C91a. Furthermore, TSO-C91/91a ELTs are being replaced / supplemented by the TSO C126 406 MHz ELT, a far superior unit.

ELTs are unique among distress radiobeacons in that they have impact monitors and are activated by g-force.

Although monitoring of 121.5 and 243 MHz (Class B) distress signals by satellite ceased in February 2009, the FAA has not mandated an upgrade of older ELT units to 406 MHz in United States aircraft. Transport Canada has put forward a proposed regulatory requirement that requires upgrade to Canadian registered aircraft to either a 406 MHz ELT or an alternate means system; however, elected officials have overruled the recommendation of Transport Canada for the regulation and have asked for a looser regulation to be drafted by Transport Canada. Recent information indicates Transport Canada may permit private, general aviation flight with only an existing 121.5 MHz ELT if there is a placard visible to all passengers stating to the effect that the aircraft does not comply with international recommendations for the carriage of the 406 MHz emergency alerting device and is not detectable by satellites in the event of a crash.

In the case of 121.5 MHz beacons, the frequency is known in aviation as the "VHF Guard" emergency frequency, and all U.S. civilian pilots (private and commercial) are required, by FAA policy, to monitor this frequency when it is possible to do so. The frequency can be used by Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) radionavigation equipment, which is being phased out in favor of VOR and GPS but is still found on many aircraft. ELTs are relatively large, and would fit in a cube about 30 cm on a side, and weigh 2 to 5 kg.

ELTs were first mandated in 1973 by FAA technical standard order (TSO-C91). The original TSO-C91, and updated TSO-C91A were officially deprecated as of February 2, 2009, when reception of the 121.5 MHz signal was deactivated on all of the SAR satellite, in favor of the C126 ELT models, with their 406 MHz Cospas-Sarsat beacons. However, the 121.5 MHz signal is still used for close-in direction finding of a downed aircraft.

ELT activation
Automatic ELTs have impact monitors activated by g-force. Numerous activities, such as aerobatics, hard landings, movement by ground crews and aircraft maintenances, can generate false alarms, which can interfere with and cannot be distinguished from genuine emergency transmissions.

ELT sub-classification
Emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) for aircraft may be classed as follows:
 * A: automatically ejected
 * AD: automatic deployable
 * F: Fixed
 * AF: automatic fixed
 * AP: automatic portable
 * W: water activated
 * S: survival

Within these classes, an ELT may be either a digital 406 MHz beacon, or an analog beacon (see below).

Obsolete ELTs

 * Any ELT that is not a 406 MHz ELT with a Hex Code became obsolete February 1, 2009.

According to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, ground testing of A-, B-, and S-type ELTs is to be done within the first 5 minutes of each hour. Testing is restricted to three audio sweeps. Type I and II devices (those transmitting at 406 MHz) have a self test function and must not be activated except in an actual emergency.

Timeline of ELT development

 * Automatic SOS radios were developed as early as the 1930s.
 * The United States Air Force institutes development of a "Crash-Locator Beacon" and a "Crash-Locator Bearing Recorder" in the early 1950s.
 * In the UK, by 1959 the first automatic beacon for liferafts had been produced by Ultra Electronics, and at the same time Burndept produced the TALBE (Talk and Listen Beacon Equipment) - VHF, and SARBE - Search-And-Rescue-Beacon Equipment (UHF) range of beacons which were used by the Fleet Air Arm and later, Royal Air Force. Later, SARBE beacons included a radio for voice communication by the survivor with the rescuing personnel.
 * Jan 9 1964: FAA Advisory Circular 170-4 investigated ELTs
 * Mar 17 1969: FAA Advisory Circular 91-19 advised pilots to install ELTs
 * A Saturday Evening Post article covered the death of 16-year-old Carla Corbus, who survived, though badly injured, along with her mother, for 54 days after the plane her step-dad was flying crashed in the Trinity Alps of California in March 1967. He was lost and died in the woods looking for rescue.
 * The winter 1969 search for the Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708 "Gamblers' Special" DC-3 that crashed on February 18, 1969 in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Five aircraft crashed and five searchers were killed while trying to find Flight 708.
 * Carriage requirements for emergency locator beacons on most US non-jet powered fixed-wing civil aircraft became law on December 29, 1970, with the signing of Senate bill S.2193, "The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970," Public Law 91-596. as a last-minute rider to the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Senator Peter Dominick (R-Colorado) added the unrelated beacon language as a rider to the bill, which became section 31 of the law. (Earlier in the session he tried to add the requirements as an amendment to House bill H.R. 14465, the "Airport and Airways Development Act of 1969," but was unsuccessful. ) It required most general aviation aircraft to install ELTs by Dec. 30, 1973, and it preempted all the state ELT laws. The federal ELT law left the matter of alerting vague, although the initial idea was alerting by over flying aircraft which could receive an ELT's 75-milliwatt signal from 50 nautical miles away. The law set the compliance dates as one year after passage for newly manufactured or imported aircraft (December 30, 1971), and three years for existing aircraft (December 30, 1973). In response to the law, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published on March 13, 1971, Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) 71–7 with the proposed amendments to the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). After public comment, the final rules were published in the Federal Register on September 21, 1971.
 * The disappearance of U.S. Congressmen Hale Boggs and Nick Begich in a general aviation aircraft on October 16, 1972 sparked the then largest ever search and rescue effort, which proved fruitless. This high-profile event further hastened the mandating of ELTs aboard aircraft.
 * The RTCA published DO-145, DO-146, and DO-147, which the FAA then adopted the three DO documents as Technical Standard Order TSO C91.
 * After problems with the C-91 ELTs, The FAA responded to the defective early ELTs by outlawing the installation of C-91 ELTs and certifying C91a ELTs with an improved gravity switch, improved crash and fire-worthy casing, and batteries that work in colder temperatures.
 * March 16, 1973: AC 20–85, Emergency Locator Transmitters and Receivers
 * Dec 23, 1992: TSO-C126, 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) defines the 406 MHz ELT

Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon
Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) are a development of the ELT designed specifically for use on boats and ships, and basic models tend to be less expensive than ELTs (average cost is $800 ). As such, instead of using an impact sensor to activate the beacon, they typically use a water-sensing device or a submerged-sensing device that activates and releases a floating beacon after it has been submerged in between 1 and 4 meters of water. In addition to the 406 MHz signal mandated by C/S T.001, the IMO and ICAO require an auxiliary 121.5 MHz at another frequency in order to support the large installed base of 121.5 MHz direction finding equipment.

The RTCM (Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services) maintains specifications specific to EPIRB devices. The alarm signal is defined as an AM signal (A3X and/or N0N emissions), containing a swept tone ranging from 1600 Hz to 300 Hz (either upwards or downwards), with 2-4 sweeps per second.

EPIRBs with an AIS transmitter are allocated MMSI numbers in the range 974yyzzzz.

EPIRB sub-classification
Emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) are sub-classified as follows:

Recognized categories:
 * Category I – 406/121.5 MHz. Float-free, automatically activated EPIRB. Detectable by satellite anywhere in the world. Recognized by GMDSS.
 * Category II – 406/121.5 MHz. Similar to Category I, except is manually activated. Some models are also water activated.

Obsolete classes: EPIRBs are a component of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). Most commercial off-shore working vessels with passengers are required to carry a self-deploying EPIRB, while most in-shore and fresh-water craft are not.
 * Class A – 121.5/243 MHz. Float-free, automatically activating. Due to limited signal coverage and possible lengthy delays in signal recognition, the U.S. Coast Guard no longer recommends use of this type. These devices have been phased out by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and are no longer recognized.
 * Class B – 121.5/243 MHz. Manually activated version of Class A. These devices have been phased out by the FCC and are no longer recognized.
 * Class S – 121.5/243 MHz. Similar to Class B, except it floats, or is an integral part of a survival craft (lifeboat) or survival suit. These devices have been phased out by the FCC and are no longer recognized. Their use is no longer recommended by the U.S. Coast Guard.
 * Class C – Marine VHF ch15/16. Manually activated, these beacons operate on maritime channels only, and therefore are not detectable by satellite or normal aircraft. Designed for small crafts operating close to shore, this type was only recognized in the United States. Use of these units was phased out in 1999. These devices have been phased out by the FCC and are no longer recognized.
 * Inmarsat-E – This entered service in 1997 and service ended 1 December 2006; all former users have switched to Category I or II 406 MHz EPIRBs. These beacons were float-free, automatically activated EPIRBs operated on 1646 MHz and were detectable by the Inmarsat geostationary satellite system, and were recognized by GMDSS, but not by the United States. In September 2004, Inmarsat announced that it was terminating its Inmarsat E EPIRB service as of December 2006 due to a lack of interest in the maritime community.
 * Furthermore, the U.S. Coast Guard recommend that no EPIRB of any type manufactured before 1989 be used.

As part of the United States efforts to prepare beacon users for the end of 121.5 MHz frequency processing by satellites, the FCC has prohibited the use of 121.5 MHz EPIRBs as of January 1, 2007 (47 CFR 80.1051). See NOAA's statement on the 121.5/243 phaseout.

EPIRB activation
Automatic EPIRBs are water activated. Some EPIRBs also "deploy"; this means that they physically depart from their mounting bracket on the exterior of the vessel (usually by going into the water.)

For a marine EPIRB to begin transmitting a signal (or "activate") it first needs to come out of its bracket (or "deploy"). Deployment can happen either manually where someone must physically remove it from its bracket or automatically where water pressure will cause a hydrostatic release unit to separate the EPIRB from its bracket. If it does not come out of the bracket it will not activate. There is a magnet in the bracket which operates a reed safety switch in the EPIRB. This prevents accidental activation if the unit gets wet from rain or shipped seas.

Once deployed, EPIRBs can be activated, depending on the circumstances, either manually (crewman flicks a switch) or automatically (when water contacts the unit's "sea-switch".) All modern EPIRBs provide both methods of activation and deployment, and thus are labelled "Manual and Automatic Deployment and Activation."

Automatic hydrostatic release unit
A hydrostatic release unit is designed to deploy automatically when submerged to a prescribed depth; the pressure of the water activates a mechanism which releases the EPIRB.

Submarine Emergency Positioning Indicating Radio Beacon
A Submarine Emergency Positioning Indicating Radio Beacon (SEPIRB) is an EPIRB that is approved for use on submarines. Two are carried on board and can be fired from the submerged signal ejectors.

Ship Security Alert System
A Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) is a special variety of an EPIRB designed to alert the ship's owner(s) of a possible piracy or terrorist attack. They thus have several distinguishing operational differences: As with EPIRBs, the RTCM maintains specifications for SSAS devices.
 * They are manually activated by hidden buttons or switches, much like the alarms bank tellers use.
 * They are prohibited from emitting a homing signal on 121.5 MHz so as to make transmissions more covert.
 * The COSPAS-SARSAT system sends the distress message to the vessel's country of origin, regardless of the location of the vessel.

Personal Locator Beacon
Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are designed for use by individuals who are hiking, kayaking, or conducting other activities on land or water where they are not in or associated with an aircraft or vessel that is equipped with its own ELT or EPIRB. As with EPIRBs, the RTCM maintains specifications for PLB devices.

PLBs vary in size from cigarette-packet to paperback book and weigh 200 g to 1 kg ($1/2$ to 2$1/5$ lb). They can be purchased from marine suppliers, aircraft refitters, and (in Australia and the United States) hiking supply stores. The units have a useful life of 10 years, operate across a range of conditions -40 to 40 C, and transmit for 24 to 48 hours. The alarm signal is defined as an AM signal (A3X and/or N0N emissions), containing a swept tone ranging from 300 Hz to 1600 Hz (upwards), with 2–4 sweeps per second. PLBs shall sweep upward.

PLB alerts are passed to State and Local agencies.

They must be registered to a specific person (with NOAA in the U.S.).

PLB equipment is required to include 406 MHz plus a homing frequency on 121.5 MHz.

As of 2017, PLBs must have an internal GPS.

PLB sub-classification
There are two kinds of personal locator beacon (PLB):
 * PLB with GPS data (internally or externally provided)
 * PLB with no GPS data

All PLBs transmit in digital mode on 406 MHz. There are AIS PLBs that transmit on VHF 70.

Personal locator beacons operating on 406 MHz must be registered. PLBs should not be used in cases where normal emergency response (such as 9-1-1) exists.

Obsolete PLBs

 * U.S. Military forces at one time used 121.5/243.0 MHz beacons such as the "PRC-106," which had a built-in VHF radio. The military is replacing them with modern 406 MHz PLBs.

Beacon content
The most important aspect of a beacon in classification is the mode of transmission. There are two valid transmission modes: digital and analog. Where digital usually has a longer range, analog is more reliable. Analog beacons are useful to search parties and SAR aircraft, though they are no longer monitored by satellite.

Analog 121.500 MHz homing signal
All ELTs, all PLBs, and most EPIRBs are required to have a low-power homing signal, that is identical to the original 121.500 MHz VHF beacon signal. However, due to the extremely large number of false alarms that the old beacons generated, the transmit power was greatly reduced, and because the VHF transmitter typically uses the same antenna as the UHF beacon, the radiated signal is further reduced by the inherent inefficiencies of transmitting with an antenna not tuned to the transmitted signal.

Digital 406 MHz beacons
406 MHz UHF beacons transmit bursts of digital information to orbiting satellites, and may also contain a low-power integrated analog (121.500 MHz) homing beacon. They can be uniquely identified (via GEOSAR). Advanced beacons encode a GPS or GLONASS position into the signal. All beacons are located by Doppler triangulation to confirm the location. The digital data identifies the registered user. A phone call by authorities to the registered phone number often eliminates false alarms (false alarms are the typical case). If there is a problem, the beacon location data guides search and rescue efforts. No beacon is ignored. Anonymous beacons are confirmed by two Doppler tracks before beginning beacon location efforts.

The distress message transmitted by a 406 beacon contains the information such as:
 * Which country the beacon originates from.
 * A unique 15-digit hexadecimal beacon identification code (a "15-hex ID").
 * The encoded identification of the vessel or aircraft in distress, either as an MMSI value, or as, in the case of an ELT, either the aircraft's registration or its ICAO 24-bit address (from its Mode-S transponder).
 * When equipped, a GPS position.
 * Whether or not the beacon contains a 121.5 MHz homing transmitter.

The digital distress message generated by the beacon varies according to the above factors and is encoded in 30 hexadecimal characters. The unique 15-character digital identity (the 15-hex ID) is hard-coded in the firmware of the beacon. The 406.025 MHz carrier signal is modulated plus or minus 1.1 radians with the data encoded using Manchester encoding, which ensures a net zero phase shift aiding Doppler location

406 MHz beacon facts and transmission schedule

 * 406 MHz beacons transmit for a quarter of a second immediately when turned on, and then transmit a digital burst once every 50 seconds thereafter. Both GEOSAR and LEOSAR satellites monitor these signals.
 * The repetition period shall not be so stable that any two transmitters appear to be synchronized closer than a few seconds over a 5-minute period. The intent is that no two beacons will have all of their bursts coincident. The period shall be randomised around a mean value of 50 seconds, so that time intervals between transmission are randomly distributed on the interval 47.5 to 52.5 seconds. (specification for first-generation beacons)
 * Preliminary specification for second-generation beacons. From beacon activation a total of [6] initial transmissions shall be made separated by fixed [5s ± 0.1s] intervals. The first transmission shall commence within [3] seconds of beacon activation. Transmissions shall then occur at nominally [30] second intervals until [30 ± 1] minutes after beacon activation. The repetition period between the start of two successive transmissions shall be randomised around the stated nominal value, so that intervals between successive transmissions are randomly distributed over ± [5] seconds. Subsequent transmissions [TBD].
 * 406 MHz beacons will be the only beacons compatible with the MEOSAR (DASS) system.
 * 406 MHz beacons must be registered (see below).

Hex codes
Example hex codes look like the following: 90127B92922BC022FF103504422535
 * A bit telling whether the message is short (15 hex digits) or long (30 hex digits) format.
 * A country code, which lets the worldwide COSPAS/SARSAT central authority identify the national authority responsible for the beacon.
 * Embedded 15-Hex ID or 15-hex transmitted distress message, for example, 2024F72524FFBFF The hex ID is printed or stamped on the outside of the beacon and is hard-coded into its firmware. The 15-hex ID can only be reprogrammed by certified distress radiobeacon technicians. The national authority uses this number to look up phone numbers and other contact information for the beacon. This is crucial to handle the large number of false alarms generated by beacons.
 * A location protocol number, and type of location protocol: EPIRB or MMSI, as well as all the data fields of that location protocol. If the beacon is equipped with GPS or GLONASS, a rough (rounded) latitude and longitude giving the beacon's current position. In some aircraft beacons, this data is taken from the aircraft's navigation system.
 * When a beacon is sold to another country, the purchaser is responsible for having the beacon reprogrammed with a new country code and to register it with their nation's beacon registry, and the seller is responsible to de-register the deprecated beacon ID with their national beacon registry.
 * One can use the beacon decoder web page at Cospas-Sarsat to extract the 15-hex ID from the 30-hex distress message.

Frequencies
Distress beacons transmit distress signals on the following key frequencies; the frequency used distinguishes the capabilities of the beacon. A recognized beacon can operate on one of the three (currently) Cospas-Sarsat satellite-compatible frequencies. In the past, other frequencies were also used as a part of the search and rescue system.

Cospas-Sarsat (satellite) compatible beacon frequencies
Channel frequency (status)
 * see above for transmission schedule
 * 406 MHz UHF- carrier signal at 406.025-406.076 MHz ± 0.005 MHz
 * Ch-1 A: 406.022 MHz (reference)
 * Ch-2 B: 406.025 MHz (in use today)
 * Ch-3 C: 406.028 MHz (in use today)
 * Ch-4 D: 406.031 MHz
 * Ch-5 E: 406.034 MHz
 * Ch-6 F: 406.037 MHz (in use today)
 * Ch-7 G: 406.040 MHz (in use today)
 * Ch-8 H: 406.043 MHz
 * Ch-9 I: 406.046 MHz
 * Ch-10 J: 406.049 MHz (operational at a future date)
 * Ch-11 K: 406.052 MHz (operational at a future date)
 * Ch-12 L: 406.055 MHz
 * Ch-13 M: 406.058 MHz
 * Ch-14 N: 406.061 MHz (operational at a future date)
 * Ch-15 O: 406.064 MHz (operational at a future date)
 * Ch-16 P: 406.067 MHz
 * Ch-17 Q: 406.070 MHz
 * Ch-18 R: 406.073 MHz (operational at a future date)
 * Ch-19 S: 406.076 MHz (operational at a future date)

Cospas-Sarsat unsupported beacon frequencies

 * Marine VHF radio channels 15/16 – these channels are used only on the obsolete Class C EPIRBs
 * The obsolete Inmarsat-E beacons transmitted to Inmarsat satellites on 1646 MHz UHF.
 * 121.5 MHz VHF ± 6 kHz (frequency band protected to ±50 kHz) (Satellite detection ceased on 1 February 2009, but this frequency is still used for short-range location during a search and rescue operation)
 * 243.0 MHz UHF ± 12 kHz (frequency band protected to ± 100 kHz) (prior to 1 February 2009 – COSPAS-SARSAT Compatible)

License
In North America and Australasia (and most jurisdictions in Europe) no special license is required to operate an EPIRB. In some countries (for example the Netherlands ) a marine radio operators license is required. The following paragraphs define other requirements relating to EPIRBs, ELTs, and PLBs.

Registration
All distress alerting beacons operating on 406 MHz should be registered; all vessels and aircraft operating under International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regulations must register their beacons. Some national administrations (including the United States, Canada, Australia, and the UK) also require registration of 406 MHz beacons.
 * There is no charge to register 406 MHz beacons.
 * The U.S. Coast Guard warns that a user's "life may be saved as a result of registered emergency information" because it can respond more quickly to signals from registered beacons.
 * Unless the national registry authority advises otherwise, personal information contained in a beacon is used exclusively for SAR distress alert resolution purposes.

The Cospas-Sarsat Handbook of Beacon Regulations provides the status of 406 MHz beacon regulations in specific countries and extracts of some international regulations pertaining to 406 MHz beacons.

The following list shows the agencies accepting 406 beacon registrations by country:
 * United States – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
 * Canada – Canadian Beacon Registry, CFB Trenton for civil beacons, CMCC for military beacons
 * Australia – Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
 * United Kingdom – United Kingdom Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
 * Greece – Ministry of Merchant Marine and Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
 * France – CNES
 * Italy – Stazione Satellitare Italiana - Cospas Sarsat
 * Netherlands – Agentschap Telecom (NL)
 * Denmark - Danish Maritime Authority
 * New Zealand - New Zealand Rescue Coordination Centre
 * Switzerland - Federal Office for Civil Aviation
 * International – Cospas-Sarsat International 406 MHz Beacon Registration Database (IBRD)

Specifications
Several regulations and technical specifications govern emergency locator beacons:
 * FAA
 * AC 20–85, Emergency Locator Transmitters and Receivers, March 16, 1973
 * AC 170-4 Jan 9 1964 investigated ELTs
 * AC 91-19 mar 17 1969 advised pilots to install ELTs
 * Code of Federal Regulations §91.207 Emergency locator transmitters.
 * TSO-C91
 * TSO-C91a
 * TSO-C126: 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)
 * TSO-C126a: 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)
 * TSO-C126b: 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)
 * Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
 * DO-127?
 * DO-145
 * DO-146
 * DO-147
 * Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services
 * Special Committee (SC) 110 on Emergency Beacons (EPIRBs and PLBs)
 * Special Committee (SC) 119 on Maritime Survivor Locator Devices
 * Special Committee (SC) 121 on Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) and digital Messaging
 * Special Committee (SC) 128 on Satellite Emergency Notification Device (SEND)
 * Cospas-Sarsat
 * C/S A.001: Cospas-Sarsat Data Distribution Plan
 * C/S A.002: Cospas-Sarsat Mission Control Centres Standard Interface Description
 * C/S T.001 Specification for COSPAS-SARSAT 406 MHz Distress Beacons
 * C/S T.007: COSPAS‑SARSAT 406 MHz Distress Beacons Type Approval Standard
 * C/S T.015: Specification and Type Approval Standard for 406 MHz Ship Security Alert Beacons
 * C/S G.003, Introduction to the Cospas-Sarsat System
 * C/S G.004, Cospas-Sarsat Glossary
 * C/S G.005, Guidelines on 406 MHz Beacon Coding, Registration, and Type Approval
 * C/S S.007, Handbook of Beacon Regulations
 * IMO
 * ITU
 * Recommendation ITU-R M.633 (IMO's technical requirements for the 406 MHz EPIRB signal)
 * Report ITU-R M.2285-0 Maritime survivor locating systems and devices (man overboard systems) -- An overview of systems and their mode of operation
 * ICAO
 * IEC
 * IEC 61097-2: Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) - Part 2: COSPASSARSAT EPIRB - Satellite emergency position indicating radio beacon operating on 406 MHz - Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results

EPIRB hydrostatic release device requirements

 * Safety of Life a Sea Convention
 * SOLAS 74.95
 * ISO
 * ISO 15734
 * U.S. Federal Regulations
 * CFR title 46 Vol 6 Section 160.062
 * U.S. Coast Guard Regulations
 * USCG 160.162
 * Corrosion resistance test
 * Temperature tests
 * Submergence and manual release test
 * Strength tests
 * Technical tests on the membrane
 * Performance test

Alternative technologies
There are also other personal devices in the marketplace which do not meet the standard for 406 MHz devices.

Maritime Survivor Locator Device
A Maritime Survivor Locator Device (MSLD) is a man-overboard locator beacon. In the U.S., rules were established in 2016 in 47 C.F.R. Part 95

MOB devices with DSC or AIS are allocated MMSI numbers in the range 972yyzzzz.

A MSLD may transmit on 121.500 MHz, or one of these: 156.525 MHz, 156.750 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 156.850 MHz, 161.975 MHz, 162.025 MHz (bold are Canadian-required frequencies). Although sometimes defined in the same standards as the COSPAS-SARSAT beacons, MSLDs can not be detected by that satellite network, and are instead intended only for short-range Direction finding equipment mounted on the vessel on which the survivor was traveling.

AIS SART
These devices are distinct from traditional SAR radar transponders (SART), as they transmit AIS messages containing accurate GPS position information and include a GPS receiver and a transmitter on VHF AIS channels, so they show up on ship AIS receivers. They are lightweight and can be used to equip inflatable liferafts.

AIS-SART devices are allocated MMSI numbers in the range 970YYxxxx.

SEND—Satellite Emergency Notification Device
These devices are commonly referred to as SEND (Satellite Emergency Notification Device), and examples include SPOT and inReach.

APRS
APRS is used by amateur radio operators to track positions and send short messages. Most APRS packets contain a GPS latitude and longitude, so they can be used for both normal and emergency tracking. They also are routed to the Internet, where they are archived for some period of time, and viewable by others. There are several emergency packet types that can indicate distress. Since it is part of the amateur radio service, it costs nothing to transmit on and uses the extensive network, however, one must be a licensed amateur radio operator. There is also no guarantee that an APRS distress packet report would be seen or handled by emergency responders. It would have to be seen by an amateur radio operator and forwarded on.


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Elm (email client)

Elm is a text-based email client commonly found on Unix systems. First released in 1986, it became popular as one of the first email clients to use a text user interface, and as a utility with freely available source code. The name elm originated from the phrase ELectronic Mail.

Dave Taylor (currently with Intuitive Systems) developed elm while working for Hewlett-Packard. Development later passed to a team of volunteers. The latest public release was version 2.5.8 in August 2005.

Other popular text-based email readers which followed elm and took it as an inspiration include Pine (1989) and Mutt (1995). From about 1995 elm slipped in popularity and functionality, and it now sees relatively little use.

Bill Pemberton of the University of Virginia currently maintains elm. A former Elm Coordinator was Sydney Weinstein from the Myxa Corporation.

Release history
To get an idea of the period when elm was used and developed, this is a list of major.minor releases, included the last patch level.

 * 1986-11-30 first release?
 * 1987-03-08 elm2
 * 1989-04-12 elm2.2
 * 1990-12-16 elm-2.3.0
 * 1993-01-05 elm-2.4
 * 1996-01-26 elm2.4.25
 * 1999-03-24 elm2.5.0
 * 2004-05-21 elm2.5.7
 * 2005-08-18 elm2.5.8

Unofficial versions
Volunteer developers have forked the Elm code several times, producing modern versions of Elm with fixes and enhancements not in the official development branch. Among the more popular of these distributions are Kari Hurtta's "Millennium Edition" Elm 2.4 ME+ and Elm ME+ 2.5, both of which build upon Michael Elkins' extensions of Elm 2.4.24.

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Tissue (biology)

In biology, tissue is an assembly of similar cells and their extracellular matrix from the same embryonic origin that together carry out a specific function. Tissues occupy a biological organizational level between cells and a complete organ. Accordingly, organs are formed by the functional grouping together of multiple tissues.

Biological organisms follow this hierarchy:

Cells < Tissue < Organ < Organ System < Organism

The English word "tissue" derives from the French word "tissu", the past participle of the verb tisser, "to weave".

The study of tissues is known as histology or, in connection with disease, as histopathology. Xavier Bichat is considered as the "Father of Histology". Plant histology is studied in both plant anatomy and physiology. The classical tools for studying tissues are the paraffin block in which tissue is embedded and then sectioned, the histological stain, and the optical microscope. Developments in electron microscopy, immunofluorescence, and the use of frozen tissue-sections have enhanced the detail that can be observed in tissues. With these tools, the classical appearances of tissues can be examined in health and disease, enabling considerable refinement of medical diagnosis and prognosis.

Plant tissue

In plant anatomy, tissues are categorized broadly into three tissue systems: the epidermis, the ground tissue, and the vascular tissue.
 * Epidermis – Cells forming the outer surface of the leaves and of the young plant body.
 * Vascular tissue – The primary components of vascular tissue are the xylem and phloem. These transport fluids and nutrients internally.
 * Ground tissue – Ground tissue is less differentiated than other tissues. Ground tissue manufactures nutrients by photosynthesis and stores reserve nutrients.

Plant tissues can also be divided differently into two types:

 * 1) Meristematic tissues
 * 2) Permanent tissues.

Meristematic tissue
Meristematic tissue consists of actively dividing cells and leads to increase in length and thickness of the plant. The primary growth of a plant occurs only in certain specific regions, such as in the tips of stems or roots. It is in these regions that meristematic tissue is present. Cells of this type of tissue are roughly spherical or polyhedral to rectangular in shape, with thin cell walls. New cells produced by meristem are initially those of meristem itself, but as the new cells grow and mature, their characteristics slowly change and they become differentiated as components of meristematic tissue, being classified as:

There are two types of meristematic Tissue

1.Primary meristem.

2.Secondary meristem.
 * Apical meristem : Present at the growing tips of stems and roots, they increase the length of the stem and root. They form growing parts at the apices of roots and stems and are responsible for the increase in length, also called primary growth. This meristem is responsible for the linear growth of an organ.
 *  Lateral meristem: Cells which mainly divide in one plane and cause the organ to increase in diameter and girth. Lateral meristem usually occurs beneath the bark of the tree as cork cambium and in vascular bundles of dicotyledons as vascular cambium. The activity of this cambium forms secondary growth.
 * Intercalary meristem: Located between permanent tissues, it is usually present at the base of the node, internode, and on leaf base. They are responsible for growth in length of the plant and increasing the size of the internode. They result in branch formation and growth.

The cells of meristematic tissue are similar in structure and have a thin and elastic primary cell wall made of cellulose. They are compactly arranged without inter-cellular spaces between them. Each cell contains a dense cytoplasm and a prominent cell nucleus. The dense protoplasm of meristematic cells contains very few vacuoles. Normally the meristematic cells are oval, polygonal, or rectangular in shape.

Meristematic tissue cells have a large nucleus with small or no vacuoles because they have no need to store anything, as opposed to their function of multiplying and increasing the girth and length of the plant, with no intercellular spaces.

Permanent tissues
Permanent tissues may be defined as a group of living or dead cells formed by meristematic tissue and have lost their ability to divide and have permanently placed at fixed positions in the plant body. Meristematic tissues that take up a specific role lose the ability to divide. This process of taking up a permanent shape, size and a function is called cellular differentiation. Cells of meristematic tissue differentiate to form different types of permanent tissues. There are 2 types of permanent tissues:
 * 1) simple permanent tissues
 * 2) complex permanent tissues

Simple permanent tissue
Simple permanent tissue is a group of cells which are similar in origin, structure, and function. They are of three types:
 * 1) Parenchyma
 * 2) Collenchyma
 * 3) Sclerenchyma

Parenchyma
Parenchyma (Greek, para – 'beside'; enchyma– infusion – 'tissue') is the bulk of a substance. In plants, it consists of relatively unspecialized living cells with thin cell walls that are usually loosely packed so that intercellular spaces are found between cells of this tissue. These are generally isodiametric, in shape. They contain small number of vacuoles or sometimes they even may not contain any vacuole. Even if they do so the vacuole is of much smaller size than of normal animal cells. This tissue provides support to plants and also stores food. Chlorenchyma is a special type of parenchyma that contains chlorophyll and performs photosynthesis. In aquatic plants, aerenchyma tissues, or large air cavities, give support to float on water by making them buoyant. Parenchyma cells called idioblasts have metabolic waste. Spindle shape fiber also contained into this cell to support them and known as prosenchyma, succulent parenchyma also noted. In xerophytes, parenchyma tissues store water.

Collenchyma

Collenchyma (Greek, 'Colla' means gum and 'enchyma' means infusion) is a living tissue of primary body like Parenchyma. Cells are thin-walled but possess thickening of cellulose, water and pectin substances (pectocellulose) at the corners where a number of cells join. This tissue gives tensile strength to the plant and the cells are compactly arranged and have very little inter-cellular spaces. It occurs chiefly in hypodermis of stems and leaves. It is absent in monocots and in roots.

Collenchymatous tissue acts as a supporting tissue in stems of young plants. It provides mechanical support, elasticity, and tensile strength to the plant body. It helps in manufacturing sugar and storing it as starch. It is present in the margin of leaves and resists tearing effect of the wind.

Sclerenchyma
Sclerenchyma (Greek, Sclerous means hard and enchyma means infusion) consists of thick-walled, dead cells and protoplasm is negligible. These cells have hard and extremely thick secondary walls due to uniform distribution and high secretion of lignin and have a function of providing mechanical support. They do not have inter-molecular space between them. Lignin deposition is so thick that the cell walls become strong, rigid and impermeable to water which is also known as a stone cell or sclereids. These tissues are mainly of two types: sclerenchyma fiber and sclereids. Sclerenchyma fiber cells have a narrow lumen and are long, narrow and unicellular. Fibers are elongated cells that are strong and flexible, often used in ropes. Sclereids have extremely thick cell walls and are brittle, and are found in nutshells and legumes.

Epidermis
The entire surface of the plant consists of a single layer of cells called epidermis or surface tissue. The entire surface of the plant has this outer layer of the epidermis. Hence it is also called surface tissue. Most of the epidermal cells are relatively flat. The outer and lateral walls of the cell are often thicker than the inner walls. The cells form a continuous sheet without intercellular spaces. It protects all parts of the plant. The outer epidermis is coated with a waxy thick layer called cutin which prevents loss of water. The epidermis also consists of stomata (singular:stoma) which helps in transpiration.

Complex permanent tissue
The complex permanent tissue consists of more than one type of cells having a common origin which work together as a unit. Complex tissues are mainly concerned with the transportation of mineral nutrients, organic solutes (food materials), and water. That's why it is also known as conducting and vascular tissue. The common types of complex permanent tissue are:
 * Xylem (or wood)
 * Phloem (or bast).

Xylem and phloem together form vascular bundles.

Xylem
Xylem (Greek, xylos = wood) serves as a chief conducting tissue of vascular plants. It is responsible for the conduction of water and inorganic solutes. Xylem consists of four kinds of cells:
 * Tracheids
 * Vessels (or tracheae)
 * Xylem fibers or Xylem sclerenchyma
 * Xylem parenchyma

Xylem tissue is organised in a tube-like fashion along the main axes of stems and roots. It consists of a combination of parenchyma cells, fibers, vessels, tracheids, and ray cells. Longer tubes made up of individual cellssels tracheids, while vessel members are open at each end. Internally, there may be bars of wall material extending across the open space. These cells are joined end to end to form long tubes. Vessel members and tracheids are dead at maturity. Tracheids have thick secondary cell walls and are tapered at the ends. They do not have end openings such as the vessels. The end overlap with each other, with pairs of pits present. The pit pairs allow water to pass from cell to cell.

Though most conduction in xylem tissue is vertical, lateral conduction along the diameter of a stem is facilitated via rays. Rays are horizontal rows of long-living parenchyma cells that arise out of the vascular cambium.

Phloem
Phloem consists of:
 * Sieve tube
 * Companion cell
 * Phloem fiber
 * Phloem parenchyma.

Phloem is an equally important plant tissue as it also is part of the 'plumbing system' of a plant. Primarily, phloem carries dissolved food substances throughout the plant. This conduction system is composed of sieve-tube member and companion cells, that are without secondary walls. The parent cells of the vascular cambium produce both xylem and phloem. This usually also includes fibers, parenchyma and ray cells. Sieve tubes are formed from sieve-tube members laid end to end. The end walls, unlike vessel members in xylem, do not have openings. The end walls, however, are full of small pores where cytoplasm extends from cell to cell. These porous connections are called sieve plates. In spite of the fact that their cytoplasm is actively involved in the conduction of food materials, sieve-tube members do not have nuclei at maturity. It is the companion cells that are nestled between sieve-tube members that function in some manner bringing about the conduction of food. Sieve-tube members that are alive contain a polymer called callose, a carbohydrate polymer, forming the callus pad/callus, the colourless substance that covers the sieve plate. Callose stays in solution as long as the cell contents are under pressure. Phloem transports food and materials in plants upwards and downwards as required.

Animal tissue
Animal tissues are grouped into four basic types: connective, muscle, nervous, and epithelial. Collections of tissues joined in units to serve a common function compose organs. While most animals can generally be considered to contain the four tissue types, the manifestation of these tissues can differ depending on the type of organism. For example, the origin of the cells comprising a particular tissue type may differ developmentally for different classifications of animals. Tissue appeared for the first time in the diploblasts, but modern forms only appeared in triploblasts.

The epithelium in all animals is derived from the ectoderm and endoderm (or their precursor in sponges), with a small contribution from the mesoderm, forming the endothelium, a specialized type of epithelium that composes the vasculature. By contrast, a true epithelial tissue is present only in a single layer of cells held together via occluding junctions called tight junctions, to create a selectively permeable barrier. This tissue covers all organismal surfaces that come in contact with the external environment such as the skin, the airways, and the digestive tract. It serves functions of protection, secretion, and absorption, and is separated from other tissues below by a basal lamina.

The connective tissue and the muscular are derived from the mesoderm. The nervous tissue is derived from the ectoderm.

Epithelial tissues
The epithelial tissues are formed by cells that cover the organ surfaces, such as the surface of skin, the airways, surfaces of soft organs, the reproductive tract, and the inner lining of the digestive tract. The cells comprising an epithelial layer are linked via semi-permeable, tight junctions; hence, this tissue provides a barrier between the external environment and the organ it covers. In addition to this protective function, epithelial tissue may also be specialized to function in secretion, excretion and absorption. Epithelial tissue helps to protect organs from microorganisms, injury, and fluid loss.

Functions of epithelial tissue:
 * The principle function of epithelial tissues are covering and lining of free surface
 * The cells of the body's surface form the outer layer of skin.
 * Inside the body, epithelial cells form the lining of the mouth and alimentary canal and protect these organs.
 * Epithelial tissues help in the elimination of waste.
 * Epithelial tissues secrete enzymes and/or hormones in the form of glands.
 * Some epithelial tissue perform secretory functions. They secrete a variety of substances including sweat, saliva, mucus, enzymes.

There are many kinds of epithelium, and nomenclature is somewhat variable. Most classification schemes combine a description of the cell-shape in the upper layer of the epithelium with a word denoting the number of layers: either simple (one layer of cells) or stratified (multiple layers of cells). However, other cellular features such as cilia may also be described in the classification system. Some common kinds of epithelium are listed below:
 * Simple squamous (pavement) epithelium
 * Simple cuboidal epithelium
 * Simple Columnar epithelium
 * Simple ciliated (pseudostratified) columnar epithelium
 * Simple glandular columnar epithelium
 * Stratified non-keratinized squamous epithelium
 * Stratified keratinized epithelium
 * Stratified transitional epithelium

Connective tissue
Connective tissues are made up of cells separated by non-living material, which is called an extracellular matrix. This matrix can be liquid or rigid. For example, blood contains plasma as its matrix and bone's matrix is rigid. Connective tissue gives shape to organs and holds them in place. Blood, bone, tendon, ligament, adipose, and areolar tissues are examples of connective tissues. One method of classifying connective tissues is to divide them into three types: fibrous connective tissue, skeletal connective tissue, and fluid connective tissue.

Muscle tissue

Muscle cells (myocytes) form the active contractile tissue of the body. Muscle tissue functions to produce force and cause motion, either locomotion or movement within internal organs. Muscle is formed of contractile filaments and is separated into three main types; smooth muscle, skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle. Smooth muscle has no striations when examined microscopically. It contracts slowly but maintains contractibility over a wide range of stretch lengths. It is found in such organs as sea anemone tentacles and the body wall of sea cucumbers. Skeletal muscle contracts rapidly but has a limited range of extension. It is found in the movement of appendages and jaws. Obliquely striated muscle is intermediate between the other two. The filaments are staggered and this is the type of muscle found in earthworms that can extend slowly or make rapid contractions. In higher animals striated muscles occur in bundles attached to bone to provide movement and are often arranged in antagonistic sets. Smooth muscle is found in the walls of the uterus, bladder, intestines, stomach, oesophagus, respiratory airways, and blood vessels. Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart, allowing it to contract and pump blood through the body.

Nervous tissue
Cells comprising the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system are classified as nervous (or neural) tissue. In the central nervous system, neural tissues form the brain and spinal cord. In the peripheral nervous system, neural tissues form the cranial nerves and spinal nerves, inclusive of the motor neurons.

Mineralized tissues
Mineralized tissues are biological tissues that incorporate minerals into soft matrices. Such tissues may be found in both plants and animals.

History
Xavier Bichat introduced the word tissue into the study of anatomy by 1801. He was "the first to propose that tissue is a central element in human anatomy, and he considered organs as collections of often disparate tissues, rather than as entities in themselves". Although he worked without a microscope, Bichat distinguished 21 types of elementary tissues from which the organs of the human body are composed, a number later reduced by other authors.

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Talk:Embrace, extend, and extinguish

Where is kerberos?
Microsoft also tried EEE on kerberos. I don't see it in the article though. Was it removed or something? There's even a link in this talk page to an article about Microsoft's kerberos. (https://web.archive.org/web/20140222133423/http://www.networkworld.com/news/2000/0511kerberos.html)

Etoombs (talk) 06:52, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

 * Yes. There should be section with other Microsoft examples that did not worked out as planed like: OpenGL (although Microsoft manage to make some damage to it), audio/video codec and formats… Calimero (talk) 19:49, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

 * The following section was removed in 2020:-
 * Networking: In 2000, an extension to the Kerberos networking protocol (an Internet standard) was included in Windows 2000, effectively denying all products except those made by Microsoft access to a Windows 2000 Server using Kerberos. The extension was published through an executable, whose running required agreeing to an NDA, disallowing third party implementation, especially open source. To allow developers to implement the new features, without having to agree to the license, users on Slashdot posted the document (disregarding the NDA), effectively allowing third party developers to access the documentation without having agreed to the NDA. Microsoft responded by asking Slashdot to remove the content. The Microsoft extensions to Kerberos, as introduced in binary form in Windows 2000, have since been described in and, and these extensions have since been listed in Microsoft Open Specification Promise. This document relates to "Microsoft-owned or Microsoft-controlled patents that are necessary to implement" the technologies listed. Microsoft's legal statement concerning unrestricted use of Microsoft intellectual property also includes the Kerberos Network Authentication Service v5 ( and ).

194.207.86.26 (talk) 09:29, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

Chat reporting in Minecraft, another recent example?
Microsoft bought Mojang, the makers of Minecraft, then created bedrock edition, replacing the existing console editions, and only supporting Bedrock running on Windows (Bedrock cannot run on Linux or MacOS natively, in fact Bedrock for Windows is called Minecraft Windows 10 edition)

The bedrock ecosystem is much more tightly controlled by Microsoft than Java Edition or even the legacy console editions (pocket edition had modding, Bedrock only has weaker “behavior packs”)

And now, they’re further enforcing control. There’s evidence they deliberately kept the community in the dark about chat reporting. And the chat reporting system provides no new tools to server owners, it only allows for Microsoft to further control the ecosystem.

This whole thing is a right mess, and I don’t have the energy to write about it now, but I highly recommend looking into this situation if you’ve been lying attention to Microsoft’s strategy before.

Also concerning is Microsoft’s new embracing of Linux and Open Source tech. People think the license of Linux and open source projects protects them, but there’s a lot Microsoft and other companies (for example Red Hat and Canonical, see also systemd) can do to homogenize the Linux ecosystem even without direct control.

Concern is warranted in general and the article ought to reflect these concerns. 70.250.118.222 (talk) 18:17, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Lead paragraph about how Microsoft has changed
This article isn't a general article about Microsoft and Linux; it's an article about a very specific term (and to a lesser extent the behavior described by that term.) If we're going to say that Microsoft no longer does this, we need a source saying so specifically, which neither of the cited sources support. One of them only use the term "embrace, extend, and extinguish" in passing as a summary of how Microsoft is viewed, mostly just consists of some quotes, and didn't support anything in that paragraph; the other one doesn't use the term "embrace, extend, and extinguish" or anything comparable at all and seems to have been used in an WP:OR / WP:SYNTH sort of way. --Aquillion (talk) 17:41, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
 * You can't prove a negative (e.g. that something doesn't happen) and it's hard to find references which explicitly say something *doesn't* happen, but at the same time it is an important piece of context here, and that it's a historic term is also obviously the case, but now it's no longer clear from the article (at least not explicitly, although it is implicitly by using past tense). I feel this is far too strict of an interpretation of the guidelines, and an example where it impedes the usefulness and informativeness of an article. Arp242 (talk) 18:06, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Proposed Changes To "Strategy" Section
I think that the Strategy section of the article needs changing. It is too difficult to understand, even for technically well-versed individuals. A more suitable alternative would be something along the lines of "Support a competing project by creating an extension of that project that is inherently incompatible with the original. Once the new variant receives wide adoption, the original standard is discontinued due to not being compatible with the new standard." Smochort11 (talk) 16:08, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

 * Feel free to edit/improve it. Arp242 (talk) 10:39, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Propose removal of Unix/Linux example
Under Examples by Microsoft, the final point named Unix/Linux is out of place. This list is meant to show examples of EEE, there is no evidence to support that this is an example of that yet. They've embraced Unix/Linux, and I think it's fair for individuals to suspect the rest may come, but so far, there are no sources to indicate they've extended it nor plan to extinguish it.

Would it be fair to remove this point? Sethiiii (talk) 13:17, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I removed it; I agree it doesn't make much sense. SFU was from a time when every Unix was incompatible with every other Unix, so that's hardly surprising, and it was always a very niche feature few people used, mostly intended for people migrating from Unix systems to Windows. Arp242 (talk) 03:00, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Possible new example: IDE editor (VS Code)
More details in the post at: https://ghuntley.com/fracture/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 179.6.30.20 (talk) 14:41, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds
"Below, we dive deeper into Google's track record of what appears to be an Embrace, Extend, and Extinguish model. The company has continuously built and extended their products around the free and open RSS protocol to gain user trust, only to then remove RSS support once they've locked users in, and ignore any complaints or requests to restore it. Not only is it a blatant disregard for RSS and a huge disappointment to those who use it, it poses one of the biggest threats to the freedom and openness of the internet."

https://openrss.org/blog/how-google-helped-destroy-adoption-of-rss-feeds Berebi (talk) 21:03, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

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EEA (disambiguation)

EEA or Eea may refer to:

Organisations

 * European Economic Area
 * European Environment Agency
 * European Evangelical Alliance
 * EEA Helicopter Operations, a Dutch subsidiary on CHC Helicopter

Places

 * River Eea, in Cumbria, England
 * Eëa, an island in Greek mythology

Economics

 * Environmental-economic accounting
 * Exchange Equalisation Account, the British Treasury's reserve fund

Science and technology

 * Electron affinity (Eea), the energy required to detach an electron from a singly charged negative ion
 * Equal environments assumption, an assumption underlying the methodology of the twin study
 * Ethylene-ethyl acid, used in hot-melt adhesive
 * Extended Euclidean algorithm

Other uses

 * Environment of evolutionary adaptedness, in evolutionary psychology
 * Economic Espionage Act of 1996
 * Early Entitlement Age, a way to collect retirement insurance benefits early under the Primary Insurance Amount

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Talk:Ketone

ketones in diabetes
What about pokemon? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.198.135.109 (talk) 02:44, 11 December 2014 (UTC) Ketones are also a product of body chemistry when the body is under stress. In diabetics, after a sustained period in hypergleacemia (too much sugar in the blood), ketones present in the urine are evidence of advanced disease status.

As noted in the article, diabetic ketoacidosis, this occurs because of prolonged inadequacy of insulin effect rather than "sustained hyperglycemia". alteripse 23:07, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

This needs some solid chemistry attached to it. Something like "In the absence of insulin to convert glucose to energy, mitochondrial cells burn fat cells.  This incomplete oxidation results in ketone production.  Diabetic ketoacidosis, a potentially deadly condition, results in organ damage from ketones in the bloodstream." There should be many references available, perhaps in Wikipedia, that describe this chemistry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.88.168.1 (talk) 15:00, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

secondary alcohols to ketone
the oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones does not require strong oxidizing agents. it can be achieved (and in the laboratory, is almost always achieved) with extremely mild reagents. Two common examples are the Dess-Martin oxidation with DMP (Dess-Martin Periodinane) and the Swern Oxidation (Oxalyl Chloride and DMSO).

 * Agreed. I have greatly revised the synthesis section and included these methods, among others. shultzc (talk) 11:50, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

IPA
Guidance on pronounciation should follow IPA. —DIV (128.250.80.15 (talk) 09:03, 10 April 2008 (UTC))

 * Done.137.205.74.230 (talk) 03:30, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

ketones and aldehydes
Ketones and aldehydes both have a carbonyl group. Why is the difference between them, apart from the carbonyl group being attached to a primary or a secondary carbon? Received the following question today: why is it propanal, in stead of 1-propanone? Could anyone elaborate on the difference between aldehydes and ketones? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 145.102.41.131 (talk) 13:44, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

origin of the name "keton"
"and in fact the word ketone derives its name from Aketon, the German word for acetone.[2]"

This seems to be false information, I couldn't find Aketon as a German word in the "Duden" [www.duden.de], the most comprehensive dictionary of the German languages. Several dictionary books I own and online dictionaries like the German Wiktionary gave no result, either. In Germany we use "Aceton"(sientific) or "Azeton" - the c resp. z are pronounced as (a-TZ-eton), leo.dict.org has an example.85.177.109.124 (talk) 13:53, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

ketones and esters
this page mixes up ketones and esters rather frequently. in one section, it says that ketones are distinct from esters, and in other sections, the carboxyl group of esters are highlighted as examples of ketones.

for the record, esters and ketones are not the same, and should be treated differently. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.192.233.65 (talk) 04:11, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Well I dont see a problem, could you be more specific?--Smokefoot (talk) 13:43, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Ketones as cellular energy source ("preferred"?)
I've read a few things discussing how the body can use ketone metabolism as an alternative to glucose metabolism - and even claimed by some researchers (Veech in particular) that ketones are preferred by at least some of the body's cells:

Ketosis - Implications from Veech's latest paper - 2012 lay-secondary blog post []

"Metabolic Effects of the Very-Low-Carbohydrate Diets: Misunderstood "Villains" of Human Metabolism" (2004

"The therapeutic implications of ketone bodies: the effects of ketone bodies in pathological conditions: ketosis, ketogenic diet, redox states, insulin resistance, and mitochondrial metabolism." (2004)

"Ketoacids? Good medicine?" (2003)

"Ketone bodies, potential therapeutic uses." (2001)

"Medical aspects of ketone body metabolism." (1995)

Should this be mentioned? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimw338 (talk • contribs) 00:18, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

A generally nicely done introductory article
Stopping by after linking keto groups of steroids to this page, and was very pleased to see it in such fine shape. Kudos to the team keeping it chemically/technically, "encyclopedically", and stylistically spot on. Bravi. Le Prof Leprof 7272 (talk) 01:15, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

Will have a whack at the lede
after discovering the following sentence about the carbonyl being "simple": This is a concept I have never come across in a couple of decades of university organic teaching and research, which appears to have been a stray addition rather closely "paraphrased" from this web content:
 * "They are considered "simple" because they don't have reactive groups like -OH or -Cl attached directly to the carbon atom in the carbonyl group, as in carboxylic acids containing -COOH."
 * "They are simple in the sense that they don't have other reactive groups like -OH or -Cl attached directly to the carbon atom in the carbonyl group - as you might find, for example, in carboxylic acids containing -COOH." See REF,

Bottom line, it is not solid encyclopedic content—not acceptable in near quoting the source, or in its URL-only citation, or in the entry level (sixth form at best) nature of this nice, but too basic web content. (With Clayden's OChem, why ever cite such as this?) So, it will be replaced once I have time. Le Prof Leprof 7272 (talk) 04:07, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

If my mind serves me
here are some ketone-containing drugs: acetohexamide, befunolol, daunorubicin, ethacrynic acid, haloperidol, ketoprofen, metyrapone, loxoprofen, naloxone, and naltrexone. Le Prof Leprof 7272 (talk) 04:27, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

Merger proposal: -one -> Ketone
The page -one should be merged with Ketone, as it doesn't make sense to have one single page dedicated entirely to a suffix. If anything, the -one page should just be a paragraph or subsection of Ketone. There is already a Wiktionary page for -one that explains as much as is needed, and I don't think that merging will really affect anything for the negative due to the small size of -one. Johnsnoa (talk) 19:37, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

 * I created a redirect, as some users may just search for the suffix. Ketone already contains a small chunk talking about the suffix, so it redirects there. --Johnsnoa (talk) 22:07, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

Possible hyperlinks/readability for a layman
This article is pretty incomprehensible for a layman at parts. Some hyper links or explaining what terms mean, especially for the intro e.g. explanations or hyperlinks for “R” “O” etc., would help. Or perhaps a suggestion of how one can begin to comprehend some of this would help. Thanks chemistry magicians.--DonkeyPunchResin (talk) 14:31, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Perhaps a mention of [] would help. From what I understand R is just shorthand for part of a molecule you don’t need to discuss that is a bunch of carbons and sometimes other stuff. I’ll trust the experts on if/how to edit it though.--DonkeyPunchResin (talk) 14:45, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * And I see the brief explanation given for R in the intro (and I know what O and C are) but R is an odd one and I couldn’t seem to find a wiki page for it. I think there should be one since it appears to be such a ubiquitous term.--DonkeyPunchResin (talk) 15:00, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Invaluable suggestions. Ketones are part of organic chemistry, a challenging subject typically handled in second year college for majors. So the idea that layman should find this article very comprehensible is maybe asking too much, but we could do better.  --Smokefoot (talk) 16:13, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Good point. A weeding out class so I’ve heard. I do think a Wikipedia page on R in the chemistry sense would be helpful though.--DonkeyPunchResin (talk) 23:49, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
 * We have R group (chemistry) that is a redirect to Substituent, where it is defined (even with some cite to its original use). It's mentioned in Symbol (chemistry) and Skeletal formula. Is the current redirect sufficient, or should that section be spun out into an actual article about "R"? That section omits lots of other pseudoelements (only mentioning R and X, not that even anything else like "M" or "E" or other pseudoelements. DMacks (talk) 03:31, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Ah! There it is. I suppose the only problem is finding it. I tried searching all around Wikipedia to find out what R was but couldn’t find it. Linking R mentioned here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R#Chemistry would be sufficient I would think. At least I would’ve found it had they been linked. I’ll try and remember to do it in a bit. Thank you--DonkeyPunchResin (talk) 21:53, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

issue with the preview
when you google "ketone", you get in the blurb for the wikipedia page:

> a ketone is a functional group with the structure RCR'

and

> The simplest ketone is acetone, with the formula CH₃CCH₃

these two sentences are of course false, and these organic compounds do not exist.

this is because of the parenthesis around the O's in the article:

> a ketone /ˈkiːtoʊn/ is a functional group with the structure RC(=O)R'

i was scared to edit it and mess something up, but i just thought i'd bring this up here because i feel it could mislead lots of people who don't really know better, like high school students maybe. BetweenCupsOfTea (talk) 10:01, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

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British Wool Marketing Board

The British Wool Marketing Board (also now known as British Wool) operates the central marketing system for UK fleece wool. A farmer-run organisation, British Wool was established in 1950 with the aim of achieving the best possible net return for producers. It is the only organisation in the world that collects, grades, sells and promotes fleece wool and is the only remaining agricultural commodity board in the UK.

Receiving no financial support, although operating commercially. British Wool is a non-profit-making organisation, returning to producers the market price for their wool, with its own costs deducted.

Organisational structure
British Wool is required to register all producers with four or more sheep with the exception of producers in Shetland, which has its own arrangement by selling through a cooperative. This system was developed after the Second World War, when farmers were trying to sell their wool on an open market. The system was described as being "chaotic and discriminatory". According to British Wool, there were between 40,000 and 46,000 registered producers in 2015. The number of producers has been falling; in 1995 it was 91,000, by 2012 it was 75,000. This has also been in line with the number of sheep available; in 1990 there were 65 million sheep for wool farming, by 2012 this had fallen to 40 million.

British Wool collects, grades and auctions all types of British sheep wool on behalf of British sheep farmers.

The board of nine elected producer members, representing nine different areas of the UK, and two government appointees, meet eight times a year and report back to nine regionally elected committees.

Day-to-day operations are run from British Wool's headquarters in Bradford, West Yorkshire with smaller offices in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Wool fleeces are graded at one of the eight grading centres that they operate before being sent to auctions which are held approx. 18 times per year.

Industry in Decline, further impaired by Covid-19
The growth in use of synthetic fibres, coupled with the introduction of US imports and fewer players in the wool industry’s supply chain have led to the regression, since the 1950s, of the British wool industry and its products popularity. The global wool market was forced to shut in February 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which made it impossible to sell all of the years produced crop. As a result, extensive amounts of unsold wool are stored in depots, causing prices of wool to plummet. A 14 million kg backlog is waiting to be cleared by the board, while the average price per kg has virtually halved from the previous year’s 60p to 32p. Further reasons for current decline in wool prices are Brexit uncertainty and the US-China trade war.

The situation had dramatic effects for sheep farmers across the UK. Farmers lost money through selling their product, as the costs that came with shearing and selling the wool outweighed any profits. Particularly for remote farms, where the asking price for wool was worth less than transportation and fuel costs to the given British Wool depots. Many farmers were forced to discard their wool by storing it away, composting, or through more dramatic methods such as burning. This left farmers only having to cover shearing expenses, as it is still necessary to sheer the sheep for their health and well-being (so they do not suffer from blowfly strike, which causes maggots). The wool predicament leads to the farmers growing concern about the British Wool Board policy. Some farmers feeling the organisation has been too focused on the Chinese market and missed out on establishing connections with substitute markets, alternative supply chains and creating more consumer demand.

title: British Wool Marketing Board