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Is this a circle? Your answer could reveal your political stance: A simple test has been devised that could determine your

Is this a circle? Your answer could reveal your political stance: A simple test has been devised that could determine your political outlook, according to a study. Researchers say those who see the shape above as a circle are more likely to have liberal political views.
Source: independent.co.uk

Document Moved

Document Moved
Source: sciencebasedmedicine.org

Fat-Shaming Doesn't Motivate People to Lose Weight: The cards Overweight Haters Ltd. is handing out to passengers on the

Fat-Shaming Doesn't Motivate People to Lose Weight: The cards Overweight Haters Ltd. is handing out to passengers on the Tube aren’t just cruel; they’re ineffective.
Source: theatlantic.com

New concept: treating nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with light adaptation of rods during sleep Eye.

New concept: treating nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with light adaptation of rods during sleep Eye.
Source: nih.gov

Security Council ‘Unequivocally’ Condemns ISIL Terrorist Attacks, Unanimously Adopting Text that Determines Extremist

Security Council ‘Unequivocally’ Condemns ISIL Terrorist Attacks, Unanimously Adopting Text that Determines Extremist Group Poses ‘Unprecedented’ Threat | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
Source: www.un.org

Clinician Computer Use in Safety-Net Clinics Might Disrupt Communication with Patients: By Jenni Whalen Edited by David

Clinician Computer Use in Safety-Net Clinics Might Disrupt Communication with Patients: By Jenni Whalen Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Frequent computer use by clinicians during patient visits in safety-net clinics might negatively affect communication and patient...
Source: jwatch.org

Organ donation: Groundbreaking law change in Wales means all adults become donors: Revolutionary new system will 'save hundreds

Organ donation: Groundbreaking law change in Wales means all adults become donors: Revolutionary new system will 'save hundreds of lives' in dramatic departure from current 'opt-in' process and will be closely watched by rest of UK
Source: telegraph.co.uk

MSF hospital in Syria hit by 'double-tap' barrel bombing: Seven killed in Homs attack, latest in apparent escalation of

MSF hospital in Syria hit by 'double-tap' barrel bombing: Seven killed in Homs attack, latest in apparent escalation of strikes on medical facilities in civil war
Source: theguardian.com

Portability of Information Solves Interoperability ~ Part II: 2020 - The Data Democracy — Tincture: We Americans, we’re

Portability of Information Solves Interoperability ~ Part II: 2020 - The Data Democracy — Tincture: We Americans, we’re sick and tired of being sick and tired. We’re tired of reading that the interoperability of our heal…
Source: medium.com

We Are One Profession: We sit quietly, the doctor and I. Waiting. The only sounds are the soft hiss of the ventilator and

We Are One Profession: We sit quietly, the doctor and I. Waiting. The only sounds are the soft hiss of the ventilator and the muffled sobs of a broken mother, cradling her baby son in her arms. I'm so glad this doctor is...
Source: 23weeksocks.com

APOD: 2015 November 23 - A 212 Hour Exposure of Orion

APOD: 2015 November 23 - A 212 Hour Exposure of Orion
Source: nasa.gov

Digital archive of Cornish life opens online - BBC News: A photo, film and audio archive documenting Cornish life is made

Digital archive of Cornish life opens online - BBC News: A photo, film and audio archive documenting Cornish life is made available online.
Source: bbc.co.uk

IIS 7.5 Detailed Error - 500.0 - Internal Server Error

IIS 7.5 Detailed Error - 500.0 - Internal Server Error
Source: rsc.org

Investigation Reveals How Easy It Is To Hijack a Science Journal Website - Slashdot

Investigation Reveals How Easy It Is To Hijack a Science Journal Website - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

IDF diabetes atlas

Key figures on diabetes from the IDF. "The latest edition of the IDF Diabetes Atlas shows that 463 million adults are currently living with diabetes."
Source: diabetesatlas.org

No Rich Child Left Behind, and Enriching the Rich: Why MOOCs are not improving education ~ Stephen Downes

No Rich Child Left Behind, and Enriching the Rich: Why MOOCs are not improving education ~ Stephen Downes
Source: downes.ca

Quantum entanglement achieved at room temperature in macroscopic semiconductor wafers | KurzweilAI

Quantum entanglement achieved at room temperature in macroscopic semiconductor wafers | KurzweilAI
Source: kurzweilai.net

Anti-VEGF Pharmacotherapy as an Alternative to Panretinal Laser Photocoagulation for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy:

Anti-VEGF Pharmacotherapy as an Alternative to Panretinal Laser Photocoagulation for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: From 1976 to 1981, the results of the Diabetic Retinopathy Study identified that panretinal laser photocoagulation (PRP) for high-risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) reduced...
Source: jamanetwork.com

Raspberry Pi Zero: Made in Wales ... the $5 computer. Of all the things we do at Raspberry Pi, driving down the cost of

Raspberry Pi Zero: Made in Wales ... the $5 computer. Of all the things we do at Raspberry Pi, driving down the cost of computer hardware remains one of the most important. Even in the developed world, a programmable computer is a luxury item for a lot of people, and every extra dollar that we ask someone...
Source: raspberrypi.org

This Buddhist temple's 1,400-year-old ginkgo tree is dropping a sea of yellow: Thousands of people from all over China have

This Buddhist temple's 1,400-year-old ginkgo tree is dropping a sea of yellow: Thousands of people from all over China have headed to the Zhongnan Mountains to appreciate the simple beauty of a tree shedding its leaves for the 1,400th consecutive year. The storied gingko tree’s leaves start falling...
Source: independent.co.uk