Is Medical Academic corruption real?

https://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2010/05/ex-editor-nejm-tells-how-big-pharma-has-corrupted-academic-institutions/ I am not sure if Angell's views are correct Are Medical academics slaves...

09 October 2018 1,406 2 View

Why do so many studies show no benefit for SMBG ? eg: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2630691

Self monitoring of blood glucose is so useful in the clinical context. This persistent negative result of studies is counter intuitive. How do people explain this disparity?

05 June 2017 1,136 1 View

Ethics Boards: A Help or a Hindrance?

Does mind-numbing bureaucracy hinder the free flow of creative thought? The necessity for ethical and procedural control is clear. But have we outlived this method of control? Does our IT and...

01 January 1970 935 12 View

COP24: Another example of Political failure?

Why do our politicians keep on failing us like this? Should politicians be subjected to a mandatory psychometric test , an IQ test and an enforced retirement age of 65 years?

01 January 1970 6,768 3 View

Cars for the environment

Full electric versus Hybrid: which is better on all round assessment? Hybrid cars combine a petrol engine with an electric driven component. Eg:...

01 January 1970 2,501 20 View

Climate Change: Time to change strategy?

Should we be spending more time analyzing and securing water sources and reviewing farming types and practices? Should we be considering changing crop types and farm locations? Should we be...

01 January 1970 1,129 40 View

Toxic work environments: What would you do?

-Choices: -Suck it up and wait for colleagues to suffer? -Talk out and risk your livelihood? -Walk away and retain your sanity?

01 January 1970 6,963 16 View

Has modern Journalism deteriorated in quality?

Our capacity for quick access to news events has improved dramatically, due to the ubiquitous Smartphone camera. But have other elements of reporting declined in quality? - Delayed stats, even...

01 January 1970 677 3 View

Should Growth Hormone be used to increase height in healthy children?

Height has social value. Many studies show that taller people earn more and are more successful. Some societies value height as a beneficial social characteristic So, should we be giving growth...

01 January 1970 2,139 1 View

Why are people drawn to 'Game of Thrones'?

Game of Thrones is a popular movie series It contains elements of violence, war, social and personal warfare and human intrigue Why are we drawn to this mixture of elements? What does it say...

01 January 1970 8,694 3 View

What kind of intervention will be relevant to increase motivation among young sport trainees?

Any suggestion on what book to read is also welcome.

03 March 2021 1,646 4 View

How to access MSCI KLD Stats and Sustainalytics?

Hello all, I'm currently working on my undergraduate thesis and I'm having difficulties trying to access KLD Stats and Sustainalytics because my campus Airlangga University and apparently other...

02 March 2021 8,525 1 View

Mixed ANOVA - help?

I'm currently working on a piece which asks to conduct an ANOVA - looking at the effect of sporting group (2 levels), and exercise trials (two trials with six levels). I've computed this all...

27 February 2021 9,626 4 View

CGA 300 Regulator for CO2 cylinder?

Has anyone ever tried to deliver CO2 with a CGA 300 regulator? I know that a CGA 320 regulator is standard for CO2. The issue is that I currently do not have any free CGA 320 regulators. I also...

25 February 2021 3,292 3 View

What are the patterns of human behavior that lead to COVID-19 infections?

Does data from contact tracing help in establishing patterns of behavior and social interactions that lead to infections? There are cases here in the Philippines where patients have no travel...

25 February 2021 9,002 13 View

Can cells be reused after using WST 8/ CCK 8 from Sigma Aldrich?

Hi all, Can cells be reused after I have seed them onto 96 well plates and test them with cell counting kit at OD450 (CCK8) at 12 hours, wash them with PBS x3 and add new media and let them...

24 February 2021 5,072 1 View

Why cannot world and community leaders be gentle? Where did ethics of care go?

The whole world is in a mess and paused. We all are tired of seeing hypermasculinized and destructive leaderships all around us. This world has seen enough of the aggressive patriarchal social...

23 February 2021 292 7 View

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22 February 2021 9,932 11 View

What type of SPSS analyses should I use for my Dissertation?

I'm currently working on my Dissertation and I'm trying to think of the best analyses that I should use for my study. I'm using three questionnaires for this and two different groups, 1st group...

22 February 2021 1,351 4 View

How to perform Haldane correction on SPSS?

I was wondering if anyone knew how to perform the Haldane correction for SPSS (this is the definition of the correction -...

21 February 2021 2,882 1 View