Cochrane seeks Information Specialist
Specifications: 12-month fixed termSalary: £37,000 per annumLocation: Flexible; can be based anywhereDirectorate: Evidence Pipeline and Data Curation Team, Publishing and Technology DirectorateClosing date: April 11 2023 Cochrane is an international charity. For 30 years we have responded to the challenge of making vast amounts of research evidence useful for informing decisions about health. We do this by synthesising research findings and our work has been recognised as the international gold standard for high quality, trusted information.Cochrane ' s strength is in its collaborative, global community. We have 11...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - March 20, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
Active ageing and tackling inactivity and economic disadvantage programmes: final evaluation report
Sport England has worked with 25 Active Ageing partners over the past five years to support more than 30,000 older adults into sport and physical activity. The programme has provided learning on how to provide positive, inclusive physical activity experiences that support older adults to build sport and physical activity into their daily lives. This guide summarises this learning and provides inspiration and actions for organisations wishing to help people become more active. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods publishes its first articles
We are delighted to share that Cochrane ’s first open access journal, Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods, has published its first articles.Working in conjunction with our publisher, Wiley, this journal strengthens Cochrane’s ability to meet our stakeholders’ needs and publish different types of evidence synthesis beyond systematic reviews. It also includes methods research evaluating how evidence syntheses is planned, produced and disseminated, and research articles on critical areas for evidence synthesis, such as, priority setting, consumer involvement, and research integrity. With the launch Editorial...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - March 20, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
A statistical foundation for derived attention - Paskewitz S, Jones M.
According to the theory of derived attention, organisms attend to cues with strong associations. Prior work has shown that - combined with a Rescorla-Wagner style learning mechanism - derived attention explains phenomena such as learned predictiveness, ina... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Safety evaluation of horizontal curves on two lane rural highways using machine learning algorithms: a priority-based study for sight distance improvements - Godumula DT, Ravi Shankar KVR.
OBJECTIVE: Current Road geometric design processes disregard stochastic aspects, resulting in inadequate traffic safety considerations. In addition, the primary sources of crash data are obtained from police department, insurance agency and hospitals, wher... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Online Charity Auction Supports Dental Care for Kids in Need
(Charlotte, NC, March 20, 2023) — Millions of kids across the United States lack access to a dental care provider, resulting in higher rates of untreated tooth decay and risk of dangerous infections. When kids have healthy smiles, they have a better chance of reaching their potential. America ’s ToothFairy improves the lives of children by increasing access to care with essential resources that help nonprofit organizations provide dental services to more children and communities in need.Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, America ’s ToothFairy has provided more than $23.6 million in donated dental pr...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 20, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Match Day joy at Yale as medical students learn their futures
On March 17, more than 100 soon-to-be graduates of the Yale School of Medicine gathered to learn where they will train for residency. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - March 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
10 Monday AM Reads
My back to work morning train WFH reads: • Your NCAA Tournament Bracket Is a Business School in Disguise: What can you learn from the biggest upsets in college basketball? (Wall Street Journal) • What CEOs Are Getting Wrong About the Future of Work—and How to Make It Right: To build better…#wfh #futureofwork #pandora #adamgrant #manifestdestiny #bigtech #siliconvalleybank #whichsubscription #russians #army (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Keep Forgetting Things? Neuroscience Says These 5 Simple Habits Boost Memory and Learning
Let's revisit a few of the best of these, in one place. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Lifesaving Medication Everyone Should Learn How To Use
People may be able to purchase the treatment at their pharmacy in the coming months — a change experts are celebrating. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Bond King’ slams Credit Suisse bondholders who are angry that their investments were wiped out
DoubleLine Capital’s Jeffrey Gundlach said Credit Suisse Group AG’s bondholders, who are irate after the takeover by UBS Group AG wiped out about 16 billion Swiss francs ($17.3 billion) of risky notes, have only themselves to blame. Debt owners who “foolishly kept holding Credit Suisse’s bail-in…#doublelinecapitals #jeffreygundlach #creditsuissegroupags #ubsgroupag #creditsuisses #learn #creditsuissesat1 #goldmansachsgroupinc #doubleline #tcwgroup (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Credit Suisse becomes latest casualty of banking crisis - Morning Brief - Marketplace Minute
UBS agrees to purchase Credit Suisse; Fed, central banks agree to new plan to prop up banks; Big parts of failed Signature Bank are sold off, as First Republic’s credit rating falls further To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy…#ubs #signaturebank #firstrepublics #learn (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Championing Sustainability Despite Adversities in Asia & the Pacific
The Asia-Pacific SDG Progress Report will be launched on Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 11:00-12:00 hours (Bangkok time, UTC+7), at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Thailand, and Online via Zoom. By Armida Salsiah AlisjahbanaBANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 20 2023 (IPS) As we reach the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it is an opportune moment to reflect on the Asia-Pacific region’s progress and accelerate efforts to achieve our goals.
This year’s Asia-Pacific SDG Progress Report published by ESCAP features pace-leaders of the region who have successfully implemented evidence-based policies to accelerat...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana Tags: Asia-Pacific Climate Change COVID-19 Development & Aid Economy & Trade Gender Green Economy Headlines Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
How to Collaborate With Other Creators Without Being a Jerk
Learn to do it and do it right Going solo may be fun as a creative, but have you thought about collaborating with others? I’ve spent a few years watching creatives do wild collaborations — writers, marketers, photographers, podcasters,…#youtubers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Chief Powell From Stranger Things Looks So Familiar
Learn More Why Chief Powell From Stranger Things Looks So Familiar When "Stranger Things" originally premiered, there weren't many recognizable faces featured in it. However, over the course of its first four seasons, the series has grown to become a worldwide smash hit for Netflix. Many members…#strangerthings #netflix #davidharbour #milliebobbybrown #sadiesinkmax #calvinpowell #robmorgan #hollywood #morgan #harbour (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
