#Observations

Q: How does the rapid test work? A: 1. Obtain DNA sample from a patient 2. Introduce primer to synthesise DNA; this will amplify DNA material in sample to detectable
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You've undoubtedly heard that "hospitalization rates are a lagging indicator," which is true. What that means is from the date you're infected it takes a few days for you to
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IMPORTANT COVID THREAD:Today, a healthcare worker was at my doorstep in Chennai to check if anyone at home at #CoronaVirus symptoms. My observations:1. The worker was using his personal handkerchief
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Think this story might speak to why policymakers/modellers can be nervous about how modelling is handled in the public domain. The story uses the word "predicts". Some quick observations on
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So my first (short) day is done, at least in the hospital. Here are my observations:1. I have a small head. No, this is not news, but try to put
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Venus has finished its brief but very photogenic dance with the Pleiades, but don’t put those telescopes away just yet! We’re headed into prime time to see an elusive phenomenon
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I now have some male contacts in my call-circles - overall there are now nearly a hundred of us in the local area with rotating lists of between 15-25 contacts.
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Still processing what happened tonight at A&M but here are few of my observations and questions... These older white dudes literally went out of their way to confront these current
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A few observations on #cdnpoli today (for those paying attention to the shenanigans in the Ottawa bubble)... Re: establishment of a Special Committee to look into allegations of misuse of
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On this day in 1882, Charles Darwin was buried in Westminster Abbey, having died at Down House on 19th April. His pall bearers included Joseph Hooker and Alfred Russell Wallace.
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20 DISTRACTION TECHNQIUES to deal with selfharm urges ↻ + appreciated
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This is gonna be a thread about how dumb it was trying to get diagnosed when I was a kid and how i advocated for myself and my mom advocated
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THREAD:Recently I've been full of self-doubt.I'm an NHS nurse, but not in the hospital.I'm not knowingly treating patients that are #COVID19 positive.I'm not administering IV medications.I'm not titrating inotropes...1/8@WeNurses
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Think that I am starting to get over this fling with Twitter now! Will speak less, and observe more – too much noise anyway. More respect for those who do
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Some thoughts on models in thread form:Climate models are based on physics. Their code describes the fundamental processes that we know drive atmospheric processes: radiative transfer, thermodynamics, the idea gas
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We had the below FGC yesterday. I am still a bit emotionally wrung out from it all. Our 12yo didn't attend - for him this was yesterday's news and his
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