#Study

Headlines this week: The US has “the world’s highest rate of children in detention,” per reports about a UN study on migrant children detained at the US-Mexico border.Then AFP and
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This study has been making the rounds a bit on ACL twitter.After a careful read, I'd like to give my thoughts.../thread Knee valgus is a common theme of debate among
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For something different, and a bit puzzling ..."This preliminary analysis does not support the argument that current smoking is a risk factor for hospitalization for COVID-19. Instead, (...) nicotine may
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This is horrific. Two French doctors on live television are discussing how a potential new treatment against #covid19 should be first tested in Africa, "where are no masks, no treatment,
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It's the start of a new and slightly unusual term here in Newcastle but don't worry, whether you are on campus or not, you can still access the library!If you're
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Most of my research and scholarship has been informed by my experiences as a Black woman in academia. #BlackintheIvory #Microaggressions #CiteBlackWomen https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0011000016641193 Then, I developed a measure of gendered raci
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New Lancet report associates hydroxychloroquine and death, in total contradiction with previous research (Rosenberg, JAMA).Critical issue is indication bias: is HCQ slated for the most severe patients as regulators in
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I wish govt would treat welfare recipients w/the same high trust they did businesses receiving wage subsidy. Hearing Grant Robertson talk about success as most businesses were genuine in need
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i'm not gunna be active 24/7 on this app like i've been especially since i've started work and i have college work to get done. i'm sorry. i care about
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Sooo #AcademicFreeze and #LigtasNaBalikEskwela. Been thinking abt it and I just thought: the effectiveness of a teaching isn't based on whether or not it's a face-to-face lecture or online lecture.
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Medieval twitter (@erik_kaars, @GoingMedieval) is eviscerating this article saying 6th c Church regulation produced modern individuality, wealth, industrialism. I'm weighing in as a scholar of kinship and marriage in Britain
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Just published @TheLancet The largest study of hydroxychloroquine shows a significant increase in death (~35%) and >2-fold increase of serious heart arrhythmias. ~96,000 patients, ~15,000 on HCQ or CQ from
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The following may be of interest to those who use Prolific and/or Lucid for surveys.Ran a study yesterday about election-related opinions (plus some other stuff - data is a bit
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1. I believe it's easier to teach people how to think about good design by making them watch people use something, rather than have them make anything. Observation first. Creation
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Metabolic disease SFA fraction in livers.SFA fraction elevation in livers "shows a strong, negative correlation with hepatic insulin sensitivity."Which way the causality, as de novo lipogenesis leads to liver
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Strong story by @Kaubo with a small contribution by me (I interviewed Professor McLaws) COVID-19 study clears NSW schools for student returnhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/safe-as-houses-covid-19-study-clears-nsw-schools-for-student-return-20200425-
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