how to think clearly about clinical science

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Ngày tải lên: 08/05/2014, 18:37

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Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 11:16

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Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2013, 11:16

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Ngày tải lên: 19/01/2014, 16:20

... of achievement was too low One of the problems I saw was the books They were too big, with too much unnecessary detail about Java, and not enough high-level guidance about how to program And they ... now Thanks to the editors at Lulu who worked on How to Think Like a Computer Scientist Thanks to all the students who worked with earlier versions of this book and all the contributors (listed ... languages, so it takes longer to read them Also, the structure is very important, so it is usually not a good idea to read from top to bottom, left to right Instead, learn to parse the program in your...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 16:20

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Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 15:20

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Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 22:21

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Ngày tải lên: 13/06/2014, 16:20

... How to Simple Ways to Break the Rules and Discover Your Hidden Genius Think Like Einstein How to Simple Ways to Break the Rules and Discover Your Hidden Genius Think Like Einstein ... never stops to think about problems of space and time These are things which he has thought about as a child But my intellectual development was retarded, as a result of which I began to wonder about ... want to cheat at tic-tac-toe, but what about an important problem, a tough problem that you need solved? Could you break the rules to create a solution? Of course, I am not talking about moral HOW...

Ngày tải lên: 29/07/2014, 03:20

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Ngày tải lên: 01/08/2014, 23:20

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Ngày tải lên: 22/04/2015, 07:37

... latticework of common sense to fill the vast value void in today’s markets The book first shows you why it is a mistake to operate as a market analyst or to look to the market to reveal value when all ... it can is reveal prices It then presents the tools to think about performance and value but also cautions about how financial information can be distorted in ways that can mislead you Accordingly, ... devotees bid up the new stocks and tech stocks to wild heights compared to their pathetic or negative earnings while eschewing the stodgy old economy stocks that continued to generate steady earnings...

Ngày tải lên: 24/07/2015, 10:17

... to cope with any number of new demands made upon it You just have to make sure you get it into shape to meet new challenges Do you want proof? How about London’s registered taxi cab drivers To ... say as much about us as they about the person we are judging The study of personality can never amount to an exact science However, there is a body of longestablished research into personality ... introduced to someone only to forget their name a moment later Cut out distractions If you want to really listen to someone, try to engage in conversation in a place where there isn’t a television showing...

Ngày tải lên: 09/07/2016, 17:32

... status How many people have actually died? The magnitude of a mortality rate does not tell the entire story What ultimately determines the actual death toll is how high mortality is, for how long ... time that the survey took place might differ from our own situation In order for findings to be useful, they should to be similar to the current situation or provide strong historical context that ... to participate in the survey: 22 (0.16%) in the east and only three (0.05%) in the west The investigators tried to minimize non-response rates, and thus selection bias, by asking neighbours to...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:31

... which food provides There are about fifty calories in an apple Obsessed, obsessive adjective unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or very worried about something The government ... to another The question is whether road transit is cheaper than rail Operate (WORK) verb to (cause to) work, be in action or have an effect He took the machine to pieces to try and find out how ... evil tongue, they tend to say unpleasant things about other people Witch noun [C] a woman who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to harm or help other people Kiss verb to touch...

Ngày tải lên: 20/08/2013, 07:23

... Introduction How to clone a sheep How to start a plague How to live forever How to heal the sick How to build a brain How to turn sunbeams into oak trees How to become invisible How to put the ... order How to make artificial life 10 How to build a Universe 11 How to find ET 12 How to join up the Universe 13 How to make lightning 14 How to put the Universe to work 15 How to split an atom ... 16 How to know the mind of God 17 How to age slower than your twin 18 How to get life started 19 How to predict the unpredictable 20 How to fight for survival 21 How to boil a planet 22 How to...

Ngày tải lên: 15/01/2014, 10:58

... customization § Use the vendor’s tools to get something working fast § Avoid customizing a COTS product if at all possible Travel Light § Analyze and Model once, publish many Use technology to ... heuristics to guide the development using agile methods allows the management of ERP projects to be placed in a post–normal science context 1.4 ERP Projects are New Ventures The agile methods used to ... participants is “the” critical success factor Classical science and conventional problem solving were labeled “normal science by Kuhn [53] Post–Normal science acknowledges there is high system...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 07:20

... especially as to how far our rules How to Live, by Irving Fisher and Eugene Fisk 29 have to be modified for the particular individual Personal idiosyncrasies have to be taken into account Sometimes ... modified to compensate But it is ideal to make the day, not the week, the unit It is almost as absurd to relegate all our exercise to Saturday afternoon as to all our eating on Sunday How to Live, ... which he claims to value at $10,000 because of her qualities as a breeder, a few years ago knew a great deal more about how to maintain the health of his poultry than he did about how to maintain...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 20:20

... available to respond to emergencies and to be proactive in the neighborhoods Try to accommodate the police if they ask you to make your report in this manner Do not expect the police to send out ... entrances and require the police to be buzzed into the building or have a keypad with an entry code Be prepared to give the dispatcher any additional information needed to get to your door The also applies ... information he needs to handle your call quickly and get help on the way to you You are most likely going to be suffering from some amount of stress when making your call Try to be polite to the dispatcher...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 09:30

... of the form factors – desktop (iMac & Mac Mini), laptop (MacBook and MacBook Pro), and workstation (Mac Pro) Many long-time PC users are accustomed to being able to choose and customize every specific ... considering Photographer: • Adobe Photoshop – the Swiss army knife of photo editing tools, it gets the job done, although it comes at a hefty price • Pixelmator – a simplified but much faster photo editing ... Think Different: How To Build Your Own Hackintosh By Stefan Neagu, http://tuxgeek.me Edited by Justin Pot Cover photo by Theis Kofoed Hjorth This manual...

Ngày tải lên: 20/03/2014, 00:17