Citable Items: The Contested Impact Factor Denominator: Thomson Reuters' approach of indexing by journal section and revising
Citable Items: The Contested Impact Factor Denominator: Thomson Reuters' approach of indexing by journal section and revising by demand leads to great inconsistencies across journals and inflates the Impact Factors of elite journals. The solution: remov...
Source: sspnet.org
Computer simulation fills in the blanks of Neanderthal extinction: Even tiny groups of humans would have had the tech to
Computer simulation fills in the blanks of Neanderthal extinction: Even tiny groups of humans would have had the tech to out-compete Neanderthals.
Source: arstechnica.com
There was a massive population crash in Europe over 14,500 years ago: New evidence shows a whole group of Europeans vanished,
There was a massive population crash in Europe over 14,500 years ago: New evidence shows a whole group of Europeans vanished, replaced by people of unknown origins.
Source: arstechnica.com
Just finished reading Enabling Collaboration - a book on "achieving success through strategic alliances and partnerships"
Just finished reading Enabling Collaboration - a book on "achieving success through strategic alliances and partnerships" by Martin Echavarria (@coherence360). Getting things done invariably involves working with others and when those others are themselves complex organisations it requires some thought....
Source: enablingcollaboration.com
What are the Costs and Benefits of Providing Comprehensive Seven‐day Services for Emergency Hospital Admissions? Meacock,
What are the Costs and Benefits of Providing Comprehensive Seven‐day Services for Emergency Hospital Admissions? Meacock, Rachel. Doran, Tim. Sutton, Matt. Health Economics. "There is as yet no clear evidence that 7-day services will reduce
weekend deaths or can be achieved without increasing weekday...
Source: wiley.com
Healthcare on demand to see increased funding in coming years says an industry report by Accenture. Over $1billion by 2017. In
Healthcare on demand to see increased funding in coming years says an industry report by Accenture. Over $1billion by 2017.
In this burgeoning on-demand economy, market entrants have developed solutions that address activities previously perceived as dull or demanding. For instance, Wype brings car-washing...
Source: accenture.com
The Powerhouse: America, China, and the great battery war. More about the 'Battery Guys' than the 'Battery Science' but
The Powerhouse: America, China, and the great battery war. More about the 'Battery Guys' than the 'Battery Science' but a great account of the national laboratory team at Argonne developing the Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide (NMC) battery and how those at the cutting edge of technology collaborate,...
Source: stevelevinebooks.com
Guidance for BMJ patient reviewers | The BMJ
Guidance for BMJ patient reviewers | The BMJ
Source: bmj.com
Printed Sensors Evaluated for Glucose Measurement in Exhaled Breath. Very interesting approach to measuring glucose using
Printed Sensors Evaluated for Glucose Measurement in Exhaled Breath. Very interesting approach to measuring glucose using nanotechnology printing. The key to all these alternate sites (and methods) is how rapidly they track true blood glucose. Fingerprick capillary blood is just so good at that.
Source: medgadget.com
Unilever to shrink Magnum and Cornetto in bid to cut calories: Ben & Jerry tubs and Feast will also shrink as multinational
Unilever to shrink Magnum and Cornetto in bid to cut calories: Ben & Jerry tubs and Feast will also shrink as multinational moves to bring all single-serving ice-creams below 250 calories
Source: theguardian.com
Outrage over Government block on publishing guidance on NHS safe staffing levels - Hospital Dr: NICE has published four
Outrage over Government block on publishing guidance on NHS safe staffing levels - Hospital Dr: NICE has published four evidence reviews on NHS safe staffing levels which it had been ordered to suppress by NHS England.
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk
El Niño Should Be Near Its Peak : Image of the Day: Past events suggest the phenomenon winds down after December and January.
El Niño Should Be Near Its Peak : Image of the Day: Past events suggest the phenomenon winds down after December and January. But will this year follow the pattern?
Source: nasa.gov
2015 Was the Hottest Year on Record : Image of the Day: Long-term climate change got a boost from the developing El Niño
2015 Was the Hottest Year on Record : Image of the Day: Long-term climate change got a boost from the developing El Niño and obliterated previous records.
Source: nasa.gov
Ancient 'massacre' unearthed near Lake Turkana, Kenya - BBC News: Archaeologists say they have unearthed the earliest evidence
Ancient 'massacre' unearthed near Lake Turkana, Kenya - BBC News: Archaeologists say they have unearthed the earliest evidence of warfare between hunter-gatherers, at a site in northern Kenya.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Data analysis reveals that US cities are segregating the wealthy: Restrictive land use regulations in cities are associated
Data analysis reveals that US cities are segregating the wealthy: Restrictive land use regulations in cities are associated with income segregation.
Source: arstechnica.com
Can owning a cat lead to less stress? Results of a study from Cornwall College Newquay supports the body of evidence that
Can owning a cat lead to less stress? Results of a study from Cornwall College Newquay supports the body of evidence that shows cats can be a healthy pleasure, particularly for owners who have had their cats longer than 2 years.
Source: cornwall.ac.uk
Simulated consultations: a sociolinguistic perspective: BMC Medical Education is part of the BMC series which publishes
Simulated consultations: a sociolinguistic perspective: BMC Medical Education is part of the BMC series which publishes subject-specific journals focused on the needs of individual research communities across all areas of biology and medicine. We offer an efficient, fair and friendly peer review service,...
Source: biomedcentral.com
The rise of the robots Excellent read but of a gloomy dystopian future where robots and software take over manual tasks
The rise of the robots
Excellent read but of a gloomy dystopian future where robots and software take over manual tasks (as they already have done) and also skilled labour displacing even highly skilled jobs in time. Healthcare might survive a little longer but physicians assistants empowered by...
Source: amazon.co.uk
Open journals that piggyback on arXiv gather momentum: Peer-review platforms built around online pre-print repositories
Open journals that piggyback on arXiv gather momentum: Peer-review platforms built around online pre-print repositories spread to astrophysics. Nature News.
Source: nature.com
Ofsted calls The Cornwall College Group a ‘catalyst’ for raising skills levels: STAFF and students across The Cornwall
Ofsted calls The Cornwall College Group a ‘catalyst’ for raising skills levels: STAFF and students across The Cornwall College Group are celebrating after the group was rated good in all categories by Ofsted. The report praises the expertise of teachers on all the campuses, the...
Source: westbriton.co.uk
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