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Doctors told to use 'plain English': Doctors must learn a new skill - writing letters that are easier for patients to understand,

Doctors told to use 'plain English': Doctors must learn a new skill - writing letters that are easier for patients to understand, guidelines say.
Source: bbc.com

The doctor who chose to stay in the cave: The expert caver gave the OK for the boys to dive their way out and was among

The doctor who chose to stay in the cave: The expert caver gave the OK for the boys to dive their way out and was among the last to leave.
Source: bbc.com

Self-organizing Community Learning Based on P2P Network in a University Computer Foundation Course: In order to solve the

Self-organizing Community Learning Based on P2P Network in a University Computer Foundation Course: In order to solve the problem of lack of targeted guidance for learners in the community learning process, an improved algorithm for constructing com-munities was proposed. The algorithm used P2P architecture....
Source: online-journals.org

Four principles to make evidence synthesis more useful for policy : Reward the creation of analyses for policymakers that

Four principles to make evidence synthesis more useful for policy : Reward the creation of analyses for policymakers that are inclusive, rigorous, transparent and accessible, urge Christl A. Donnelly and colleagues. Reward the creation of analyses for policymakers that are inclusive, rigorous, transparent...
Source: nature.com

Aboriginal eye surgeon Kristopher Rallah-Baker makes history in one of medicine's toughest fields: Dr Rallah-Baker has wanted

Aboriginal eye surgeon Kristopher Rallah-Baker makes history in one of medicine's toughest fields: Dr Rallah-Baker has wanted to be an ophthalmologist since starting medical school and now has his sights set on taking the elegant craft of eye surgery to the Australian outback.
Source: abc.net.au

How a simple change - a nudge - is cutting coffee cup waste: A university campus has cut the use of disposable cups by reducing

How a simple change - a nudge - is cutting coffee cup waste: A university campus has cut the use of disposable cups by reducing the cost of all drinks by 25p and charging a fine of 25p per drink to those who don’t bring a reusable cup. Changing from the previous incentive of ‘25p off’ for using...
Source: bbc.co.uk

BP buys UK's largest car charging firm: The oil giant follows rival Shell and hedges its bets by buying UK car charging

BP buys UK's largest car charging firm: The oil giant follows rival Shell and hedges its bets by buying UK car charging network Chargemaster.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Marree Man: The enduring mystery of a giant outback figure: Etched into the outback 20 years ago, the vast figure remains

Marree Man: The enduring mystery of a giant outback figure: Etched into the outback 20 years ago, the vast figure remains a subject of fascination.
Source: bbc.com

Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement: This 2018 Recommendation

Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement: This 2018 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for osteoporosis with bone measurement testing to prevent osteoporotic fractures in women 65...
Source: jamanetwork.com

Open source sustainability has been nothing short of an oxymoron. Engineers around the world pour their sweat and frankly,

Open source sustainability has been nothing short of an oxymoron. Engineers around the world pour their sweat and frankly, their hearts into these passion projects that undergird all software in the modern internet economy. In exchange, they ask for nothing in return except for recognition and help…
Source: techcrunch.com

Charging patients for appointments 'against founding principle of NHS', says RCGP

Charging patients for appointments 'against founding principle of NHS', says RCGP
Source: rcgp.org.uk

The 3 Reasons the U.S. Health-Care System Is the Worst: The head of the Commonwealth Fund, which compares the health systems

The 3 Reasons the U.S. Health-Care System Is the Worst: The head of the Commonwealth Fund, which compares the health systems of developed nations, pinpoints why American health care is so expensive and inefficient.
Source: theatlantic.com

Starving seabirds 'full of plastic': Flesh-footed shearwater chicks are starving to death because of plastic, a BBC documentary

Starving seabirds 'full of plastic': Flesh-footed shearwater chicks are starving to death because of plastic, a BBC documentary reveals.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Nvidia AI Turns Regular Video Into 240fps High-Speed Video - ExtremeTech: Nvidia accomplished this feat with an array of

Nvidia AI Turns Regular Video Into 240fps High-Speed Video - ExtremeTech: Nvidia accomplished this feat with an array of GPUs and a neural network.
Source: extremetech.com

25 Years of EdTech: 2010 – Connectivism – The Ed Techie The early enthusiasm for e-learning saw a number of pedagogies

25 Years of EdTech: 2010 – Connectivism – The Ed Techie The early enthusiasm for e-learning saw a number of pedagogies resurrected or adopted to meet the new potential of the digital, networked context. Constructivism, problem-based learning, and resource-based learning all saw renewed interest as...
Source: edtechie.net

Day 1432 - #thecrapartist - Gazebo, various shrubs, and view of the sea and mountains, at Villa Inn Messinia, Kalamaki,

blog post image Day 1432 - #thecrapartist - Gazebo, various shrubs, and view of the sea and mountains, at Villa Inn Messinia, Kalamaki, Greece.

Millions of British children breathing toxic air, Unicef warns: More than 4.5 million affected, says UN group, while tests

Millions of British children breathing toxic air, Unicef warns: More than 4.5 million affected, says UN group, while tests suggest children’s shorter height increases exposure on busy roads
Source: theguardian.com

Open-Source Tools for Value Assessment: A Promising Approach: In order to deliver value-based care, health care decision

Open-Source Tools for Value Assessment: A Promising Approach: In order to deliver value-based care, health care decision makers, eg, insurers and health system administrators, need value data at their fingertips—data that are relevant to their own context and reflect their own perspective on what costs...
Source: journalofclinicalpathways.com

Day 1431 - #thecrapartist - view from Kalamaki towards the mountains of Sparta across Kalamata bay, Greece. The crap artist

blog post image Day 1431 - #thecrapartist - view from Kalamaki towards the mountains of Sparta across Kalamata bay, Greece. The crap artist has learnt much from this - use a bigger brush for a big mountain range, get the horizon straight, poplars grow vertically, the sea needs to be much more delicate as it looks stormy,...

Is social media behind the rise of veganism?: More and more people are buying plant-powered products. What’s behind the

Is social media behind the rise of veganism?: More and more people are buying plant-powered products. What’s behind the rise?
Source: bbc.com