implantation—what should we be avoiding
what should we be worried about - john brockman
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06/07/2014, 02:10
... to make beer, wine, and cheese; we ve tamed wolves to be man’s best friend; we ve cajoled grass into being a high nutrient source Synthetic biology is a new packaging that describes how we ve got ... Edge Question: WHAT SHOULD WE BE WORRIED ABOUT? We worry because we are built to anticipate the future Nothing can stop us from worrying, but science can teach us how to worry better, and when to ... however We have become so dependent on this technology that we have created a shocking new vulnerability We really don’t have to worry much about an impoverished teenager making a nuclear weapon...
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What Should We Do About Missing Data? pptx
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28/03/2014, 23:20
... financial well-being without actual dollar amounts 17 Cases missing on household income in each weighting class were counted and then dropped Cases remaining in each weighting class were weighted ... simulations are puzzling, because the techniques we expected to provide the best results performed relatively poorly We were concerned that these results were just a fluke, or were in part a strange ... problem: Twenty-eight percent of responses to a household income question were missing in a survey to whose design we contributed (Fox et al 1998) Since economic well-being was thought to be important...
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Governance Indicators: Where Are We, Where Should We Be Going? ppt
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29/03/2014, 08:20
... Red: between 10th and 25th percentile rank; Orange: between 25th and 50th percentile rank; Yellow, between 50th and 75th; Light Green between 75th and 90th percentile rank; and Dark Green: between ... the small differences between them are unlikely to be statistically, or practically significant However, we also note that there are many possible pair-wise comparisons between countries that result ... attention to the strengths and weaknesses of both types of indicators as well as the complementarities between them For the latter question, we distinguish between experts and survey respondents...
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Curcumin for monoclonal gammopathies what can we hope for, what should we fear
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01/07/2014, 13:22
... Moreover, patient numbers were small and the duration of the studies short The rather modest effect on the FLC ratio should therefore be interpreted with caution It should be kept in mind that ... different parameters for monitoring should be considered suspect Interruption of treatment should be considered (6) Risk of increased susceptibility to infections should be carefully monitored (7) Patients ... of osteoclasts Increased bone turnover should be interpreted as a warning sign Immediate interruption of treatment should be considered (11) It should be realized that treatment with curcumin...
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báo cáo khoa học: "Unplanned antiretroviral treatment interruptions in southern Africa: how should we be managing these?" pptx
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11/08/2014, 14:21
... from this review are: 1) we need to plan for and manage various crises impacting on ART delivery; and 2) there are a number of strategies that have been employed and should be evaluated Unfortunately, ... challenges to ART adherence in Africa AIDS Care 2007, 19:658-665 Weiser S, Wolfe W, Bangsberg D, Thior I, Gilbert P, Makhema J, Kebaabetswe P, Dickenson D, Mompati K, Essex M, Marlink R: Barriers to ... case of being unable to access drugs, then it should be possible to avoid some of the inappropriate coping strategies (such as sharing drugs or reducing drug doses) reported in Zimbabwe Clinicians...
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Báo cáo y học: "Hypothermia and neurologic outcome in patients following cardiac arrest: should we be hot to cool off our patients" pot
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12/08/2014, 19:21
... have been well matched; the sample sizes were small; the subgroups of patients with CA analyzed were small percentages of the total number of CAs (13–19%); and side effects of hypothermia can be ... Cooling began prehospital at a rate of 0.9°C/hour 12 hours Rewarming Passive over hours Passive Side effects No statistical difference between the two groups No statistical difference between the ... mechanisms, most of which we are only beginning to understand The European [1] and Australian [2] trials both show statistically significant and clinically relevant improvement Thus, we believe that the...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Endotracheal tubes and imposed work of breathing: what should we do about it, if anything" pps
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12/08/2014, 19:22
... Evita and Puritan Bennett 840 is that Evita provides both inspiratory and expiratory compensation for ET tube resistance In these cases, the airway pressure may be allowed to drop below PEEP to facilitate ... contemplate the idea that ET tube resistance may not be important when the appropriate size is chosen and the patient’s pulmonary function has improved to the point that weaning may be considered Of course, ... whether overcoming ET tube resistance is necessary, not whether ATC is as good as or better than PSV The future of ATC, like many new techniques, may not be in overcoming ET tube resistance, but as...
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Báo cáo y học: "Tight glycemic control: what do we really know, and what should we expec" docx
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13/08/2014, 21:21
... glucose control will be narrowed as it becomes more achievable We can expect that there will be more emphasis on defining hypoglycemia, and in avoiding it with greater rigor We can expect a movement ... crucial, however laborious it may be What can we expect going forward? We can expect that the world will continue to use intensive insulin, but that the range defining tight glucose control will be narrowed ... an instant database for analysis We will someday be using glucometers that are engineered to be Page of more accurate, especially in the hypoglycemic range, avoiding pitfalls in today’s instruments...
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Population change and capital markets should we be worried
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04/12/2015, 00:17
... design.1 in retirement Increasingly, however, the pension fund managers and insurance firms which oversee the assets The best evidence so far of a link between ageing and used to fund private pension ... including correlation between average US P/E ratios and the ratio alternative investments, in the search for yield of middle-aged people – which the study defines as those aged between 40 and 49 – ... Asset & Wealth Management represents the asset management and wealth management activities conducted by Deutsche Bank AG or any of its subsidiaries Clients will be provided Deutsche Asset & Wealth...
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29230 what should we say
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27/08/2016, 10:08
... Congratulations! Best wishes! Happy graduation! What should we say to someone who has a birthday? • • • Happy birthday! Wish you all the best May your dreams come true What should we say when we want ... he/she rest in peace What should we say when someone gets married? • • • • Congratulations! (Congrats!) Best wishes! Happy wedding! Have a happy marriage! What should we say when someone graduates? ... later! Catch you later! Take care! Peace! What should we say when someone says thanks? • • • • You’re welcome! Anytime! My pleasure No problem What should we say when someone sneezes? • Bless you!...
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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: WHAT CONNECTIONS SHOULD WE FOCUS ON? docx
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14/03/2014, 16:20
... that can be used for future investment and asset accumulation Furthermore, lower fertility and slower population growth may increase the number of working-age individuals relative to the number of ... country levels There are several channels through which lower fertility and improved health may improve a household’s economic well-being.16 To begin with, healthier people work more and are physically ... economically from human capital investments This positive relationship between health and wealth, referred to as the “health-wealth” hypothesis, is reinforced by decreasing fertility and the quantity-quality...
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Emerging Threats and Security Planning - How Should We Decide What Hypothetical Threats to Worry About pdf
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15/03/2014, 15:20
... that are well addressed by current security planning, vulnerability may be quite low For novel attacks, however, current security approaches may not be relevant Vulnerability can also be thought ... the potential targets would be damaged should such an attack be staged However, for most emerging or hypothetical threats, a rigorous risk assessment is impossible because, almost by definition, ... whether—or how much—they should concern security planners, we suggest a commonsensical approach framed by asking two questions: Are some of the novel threats “niche threats” that should be addressed within...
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What Is the Cognitive Neuroscience of Art… and Why Should We Care? ppt
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23/03/2014, 13:20
... will follow As we navigate in the haze of this emerging field, it would be nice to be clear when we are scrutinizing old lands and what we might learn from them It would also be helpful to know ... definition of music (the difference between noises, sounds and tones, the debate between objectivism and subjectivism about musical phenomena, the opposition between pure and impure music, etc.); ... ontology of music (the clash between
nominalism and idealism about the relationship between a musical work‚ and its tokens or performances‚, the controversy between fictionalism and realism,...
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pariah politics understanding western islamist extremism and what should be done jan 2009
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11/06/2014, 00:28
... Muslim religious and cultural sensibilities should have been a warning that we were not dealing with “just another” ethnic immigrant community So should have been the pietistic preoccupations of the ... could no longer be sure who would be dragged to the front of the crowd next The atmosphere created by a personal security team while giving a public lecture is not one that we should be proud of ... might be turned around Turnarounds are unlikely to happen soon or without better policies and behaviour by governments and communities, respectively A more hopeful trajectory should not be dismissed,...
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Báo cáo y học: "What should be the core outcomes in chronic pain clinical trials" ppt
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09/08/2014, 01:23
... be assessed A major decision to be made in assessing the impact of a treatment on physical functioning involves whether a generic or a disease-specific measure will be used The tradeoffs between ... considerations are important in deciding what domains should be considered in any clinical trial The domains should match the purpose of the study, should measure positive and negative outcomes of ... perception of improvement have been identified as important targets of intervention when the treatment being evaluated does not cure a disease treatment, and should be appropriate for the chronic...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "What do we know about medication errors made via a CPOE system versus those made via handwritten orders"
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25/10/2012, 10:39
... Moreover, because error reduction is far from the only benefit we anticipate from CPOEs (e.g., they also confer speedy links to pharmacies) we presumably will seek to measure all of these benefits ... demarcation between CPOE systems and forms of decision support, which might reduce or influence errors, is seldom the bright line we imagine When added to the reality that many studies claiming to be ... Critical Care October 2005 Vol No Koppel measuring possible/potential errors If we examine patients’ charts, we may see both prevented and administered errors...
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