Arduino Programming Essentials: Logic & Control Flow

Digital Read Serial Example

This section presents an Arduino sketch demonstrating how to read a digital input and print its state to the Serial Monitor.


/*
  Leen - Digital Read Serial - May 13
  DigitalReadSerial

  Reads a digital input on pin 2, prints the result to the Serial Monitor

  This example code is in the public domain.

  https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/BuiltInExamples/DigitalReadSerial
*/
// digital pin 2 has a pushbutton attached to it. Give it a name:
int pushButton = 4;

// the 
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Hegel’s Philosophy: Dialectics and Absolute Idealism

Hegel’s Dialectics: Overcoming Dualism

Hegel seeks to overcome the dualism between reason and understanding, between phenomenon and noumenon, and between physical determinism and freedom of conscience. When Hegel speaks of overcoming, he refers to the constant flux of a dynamic, universal reality, where what was true at one time is no longer. The process of overcoming, namely to oppose and fight against elements that are finally reconciled, is called dialectics.

The main law of dialectics is that

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India’s Rural Markets: Strategies, Challenges, & Economic Insights

Bisleri’s Rural India Marketing Strategy

To promote Bisleri products in rural India, the brand should adopt an Integrated Rural Marketing Communication Strategy that includes:

  1. Below-the-Line (BTL) Activities:
    • Use of vans, street plays (nukkad nataks), and local language audio announcements.
    • Bisleri-branded water tankers offering free samples during village fairs and weekly markets (haats).
  2. Local Influencer Marketing:
    • Engaging Panchayat heads, schoolteachers, and local shopkeepers to endorse the product.
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Common EU Tax System for Associated Companies’ Interest & Royalties

EU Directive 2003/49/EC: Cross-Border Interest & Royalty Tax

This document outlines the key provisions of Council Directive 2003/49/EC of 3 June 2003, which establishes a common system of taxation applicable to interest and royalty payments made between associated companies of different Member States.

1. Directive Structure and Key Elements

The basic elements involved in this directive are:

  • State of Origin: This is the state of the payer, which can be a company or a permanent establishment (all
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Life Cycle Assessment: Principles and Applications

1. Life Cycle Assessment Definition

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a decision-making tool for assessing environmental impacts associated with all stages of the life cycle of a commercial product, process, or service.

Product Lifetime is the time interval from when a product is sold until it is discarded.

Cradle-to-gate refers to the environmental impact of a product from its production to the moment it enters the store. Cradle-to-grave also takes into account the usage and disposal of the product.

2.

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Statistical Foundations for Data Analysis

PPDAC Cycle: Data Problem-Solving

  • Problem: Clearly define your research question.

  • Plan: Choose a sampling method and variables.

  • Data: Collect and clean data (e.g., remove errors, handle missing values).

  • Analysis: Use EDA (plots & statistics) and model relationships (e.g., regression).

  • Conclusion: Answer your research question. Be cautious about generalizing!


Essential Sampling Methods

MethodDescriptionProsCons
Simple RandomEach unit has equal chance (like a lucky draw)UnbiasedMay need full list of population
SystematicPick
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Environmental Dynamics: Challenges, Sustainability, and India’s Path

Understanding the Environment

  • Environment refers to the conditions that influence human life.
  • It includes living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) elements, such as birds, animals, forests, air, water, and land.
  • It encompasses all biotic and abiotic factors that influence each other.
  • Environment includes water, air, and land, and the interrelationships among water, air, land, human beings, other creatures, plants, microorganisms, and property.

Significance of Our Environment

Environment Offers Production

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Architectural Legacy: The Great Mosque of Cordoba’s Almanzor Expansion

Architectural Features of the Cordoba Mosque Expansion

Distinctive Arch and Door Designs

The expansion features records with new decorations. The arch is significantly more closed, resulting in eccentric intrados and extrados. Door architraves are adorned with voussoirs. An alfiz, with painted decoration in red and white, frames the door. Pai pai decoration is visible in the upper corners of the arch.

Upper Floor and Side Door Elements

On the second floor, intersecting arches create Caliphate horseshoe

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Spain’s Physical Geography: Landforms and Geology

Spain’s Geographical Overview

Spain is a medium-sized European country, covering 505,990 km². Its territory comprises a mainland (97.55% of the surface), the Balearic Islands (0.99%), the Canary Islands (1.45%), and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla (0.1%).

This area exhibits significant natural diversity, characterized by a variety of terrain and climatic contrasts, as well as human diversity, reflected in an unequal distribution of wealth influenced by natural conditions, leading to diverse

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SFML C++ Pong Game Project: Code Breakdown

This document presents the core C++ source code for a simple Pong game built using the SFML multimedia library. It details the implementation of the Ball and Bat classes, along with the main game loop.

Ball Class Implementation

The Ball class manages the game ball’s properties and behavior, including its position, shape, speed, and collision responses.

Ball.h: Class Definition

#pragma once
#include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>

using namespace sf;

class Ball {
private:
    Vector2f m_Position;
    CircleShape 
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