2024-06-30|Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Cognitive Fatigability in Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. Arthur Chaves
Just for fun, I coded script "(Count:Reaction)" in LiveCode.app (macOS) to experience the excitement at home. The programme does basic functions OK.
My work meeting these days is almost at noon (12:00). However, it used to be random. When the leader said that we would be meeting at 6 o'clock, I sacrificed my sleep time to wake at at 06:00 am, but nobody else showed up. It turned out that he meant 06:00 pm. Since then, I stick to 24-hour clock (i.e., 06:00 or 18:00).
One of my colleagues is in Panama. Her time zone is Eastern Time Zone (ET). When she did not show up at scheduled time, I learned that Panama does not switch to Eastern Daylight Savings time (EDT) but stays at Eastern Standard Time (EST) all year long. Since then, I stopped using "ET" but stick to "EST" and "EDT".
When my geological engineer/exploration geologist daughter Évelyne was working in Sweden, we scheduled a FaceTime session in late March. It turned out that my time zone in North America was already daylight saving time (EDT), but Évelyne's time zone in Europe was still Central European Time (CET). Since then, it is better to communicate in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Julian calendar was proposed in 46 BCE by Julius Caesar. It is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year (without exception). Gregorian calendar went into effect in October 1582 to make the average calendar year 365.2425 days long. Astronomers must use Julian calendar in order to avoid ambiguity caused by leap seconds. A leap second is a one-second adjustment that is occasionally applied to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to accommodate the difference between precise time and imprecise observed solar time, which varies due to irregularities and long-term slowdown in the Earth's rotation.
BTW, the official abbreviation for Coordinated Universal Time (en)/Temps Universel Coordonné (fr) is "UTC", which is neither in English nor in French or in any language.
