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Q: How to check if String contains any of the strings in List/Array I currently have a an ASP.Net Website. This website retrieves RSS-Feeds from different Sources and outputs its own RSS-Feed. But is the article contains some word they must be 'blacked out' (Censorship as you might say). The words are contained in a blacklist managed by that ASP.Net Website.
My current solution:
foreach (SyndicationItem rssItem in syndFeed.Items.OrderByDescending(x => x.PublishDate).ToList())
{
    //if is on blacklist
    bool isValid = true;
    foreach (String blacklistItem in MyBlacklist)
    {
        if(rssItem.Title.Text.contains(blacklistItem))
            isValid = false;
        if(rssItem.Summary.Text.contains(blacklistItem))
            isValid = false;
    }

    if (isValid)
    {
        writer.WriteStartElement("item");

        //Write Elements
        writer.WriteElementString("PubDate", rssItem.PublishDate.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"));
        writer.WriteElementString("title", rssItem.Title.Text);
        writer.WriteElementString("description", rssItem.Summary.Text);
        writer.WriteElementString("link", rssItem.Id.ToString());

        writer.WriteEndElement();
    }
}

Question: Is there a more performant way to do this search? How can i write the following code more simple using LINQ/ Any other Stringoperations?
    foreach (String blacklistItem in MyBlacklist)
    {
        if(rssItem.Title.Text.contains(blacklistItem))
            isValid = false;
        if(rssItem.Summary.Text.contains(blacklistItem))
            isValid = false;
    }

Based on the following examples from Java:
Checking if a string contains any of the strings in an array
How to check string with array of strings in java?
Test if a string contains any of the strings from an array

A: bool isValid = !myBlackList.Any(s=> rssItem.Title.Text.contains(s) || rssItem.Summary.Text.Contains(s))

Or
bool isValid = myBlackList.All(s=> !rssItem.Title.Text.Contains(s) && !rssItem.Summary.Text.Contains(s))


If you're even a little bit of a critical thinker, you probably suspect that doctors don't always have all the answers.
You're probably skeptical that half the time they disappear into the other room to Google your symptoms—the same way you already did before you arrived at your appointment—before telling you what they think might be going on.
Never is this truer than when we consider how some health practitioners warn women to avoid exercise while pregnant.
I know more than one woman who was advised by a doctor to avoid doing anything more strenuous than walking for 9 months!
But does it really make logical sense that a pregnant woman should avoid exercise?
Don't worry, I have science to back up my opinion: A new study out of the University of Alberta discovered that exercising during pregnancy reduces the risk of major complications.
According to the research, you're 25 percent less likely to have a major complication if you continue to be physically active throughout your pregnancy.
Not only that, but the study also found working out during pregnancy leads to a 40 percent reduction in developing gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia, a condition characterized by high blood pressure, as well as damage to the kidneys and liver.
The study—made up of a research team from the University of Alberta, The University of Western Ontario and the University du Quebec a Trois Riveres, as well as midwives and exercise professionals—examined 675 other studies.
Their findings are now reflected in the 2019 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity Throughout Pregnancy. The previous guideline was 15 years old.
Despite these findings, we're not suggesting if you become pregnant that you're not going to have to make some changes in the way you workout.
Au contraire: You will have to modify your training routine!
Abdominal movements like sit-ups, GHD sit-ups, crunches, and toes-to-bar (or any movement where you're doing a crunch action) can lead to problems for pregnant women.
Worst case scenario, your abs separate and you develop a condition known as diastasis recti. You really want to avoid this.
After the first trimester especially, we generally recommend you avoid this type of movement.
While some women say they feel fine kipping while pregnant, others find it somewhat painful on their stomach or shoulders.
Either way, strict pulling is probably your best bet, especially later in your pregnancy.
Subbing kipping pull-ups for strict pull-ups and/or ring rows is a great way to help you maintain your pulling strength as you progress through your pregnancy.
Generally during the first trimester, not much has to change with the squat. But approaching the second and third trimesters, squatting tends to become harder and harder for many women we have worked with.
A good guideline is to assume you won't be squatting more than 70 percent of your max by the second trimester of your pregnancy and probably closer to 50 percent in your third trimester.
Often times, squatting at a reduced depth without any load at all is your best bet as you get closer to your delivery date. Or you may need to avoid squatting altogether near the end of your pregnancy if it doesn't feel right.


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Q: Error with SubSonic 2.0.3 I have to work on an application which used Subsonic 2.0.3. When I opened the project,I got a message
The projectfile 'C:\Program Files\Subsonic\Subsonic 2.0.3\src\SubSonic\SubSonic.csproj' has been moved, renamed or is not on your computer.
Does it mean I need to install Subsonic 2.0.3, I tried to find the same version but could not find it. Can I download the next version 'Setup-SubSonic-2.1'  Does Subsonic 2.1 provide compatability with 2.0.3 ?
Regards
Sbmarya

A: It sounds like you are opening up a solution that includes a project called SubSonic.  It would be best to ask the person who used to maintain the application you are working on for his copy of SubSonic 2.0.3 (because he might have made some changes to it).  If that is not possible, grab the source from the SubSonic site and replace the SubSonic project in your solution with the one your just downloaded.
And yes, SubSonic 2.1 should be mostly compatible with 2.0.3.
P.S.  You don't need to put the SubSonic source in the Program Files directory.  It probably would be best to move the source to a folder within your solution's folder to everything together.
Also, another thing you can try is to grab the pre-built SubSonic dll's and reference those in your application instead of including the SubSonic project source.

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At Costa, Coffee is considered an art and their baristas artisans... that's why they consider their baristas their most important ingredient.
Every year they celebrate this through a world-wide competition to find their coffee supremo, the Champion of Champions … the Barista whose passion, skill and creativity sets them apart from the rest. The Barista of the Year (BOY) is hard fought and highly prized.
For Costa, this competition celebrates the art of coffee making by recognising and rewarding the incredible work of its people. Not only does this celebration maintain the standards of excellence that everyone at Costa lives by but helps retain baristas by encouraging them to develop professional goals and careers within Costa.
This is a truly global campaign that engages every single one of the 30,000 baristas within the Costa brand. This year's finalists came from all over the world; Poland, Czech Republic, Philippines, UK, Ireland, Kuwait, UAE and China.
The stand out moment is the much-anticipated announcement of who will be crowned Costa's Barista of the Year. The tension, anticipation and excitement in the room is indescribable and full of emotion.
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Randy Peterson
If there was ever a doubt about who was the Big 12 Conference's top offensive performer, the coaches answered that Thursday.
Iowa State's Breece Hall repeated as the conference's Offensive Player of the Year.
The junior, three-season starter rushed for 1,472 yards this regular season, and has 3,941 for his brilliant career. Additionally, Hall has rushed for a touchdown in a national FBS record 24 consecutive games.
"To me, the word is consistency for Breece," Matt Campbell said after his team beat TCU to end the season. "What you've seen from Breece, really from that West Virginia game his freshman year to every game he's played, is there's a real sense of professionalism and consistency that he brings to how he attacks the sport. That part has allowed our football team to really be able to use him in the most critical moments.
"And Breece has always been ready for the moment."
Will Breece Hall enter NFL Draft?
Hall is the No. 1 running back on ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper's most recent rankings. He can return for his senior season, or leave early for the draft.
"We'd be naive not to believe Breece is one of the best running backs in college football," Campbell said. "Those are all certainly great decisions that he's put himself in a position to make. He has a great family and he has great support and we're going to do everything in our power so he can make a great decision for him and his future.
"Whatever that is, he'll make a great decision."
Hall, who rushed for 897 yards as a true freshman, saved his best for his final regular-season game –— 242 yards and four touchdowns on just 18 carries against TCU. His big game included an 80-yard touchdown run, the longest of his career, and an eye-popping average of 13.4 yards per carry. And, of course, the record-setting touchdown run that he had in the first quarter,
"That run was for the record and it really showed the hard work that myself and my team put in to be able to get that record in these three years," said Hall, who shares this season's national lead with 20 rushing touchdowns. "It just meant a lot to finally get it done. Today (vs. TCU), I came in not even focused on that. I just wanted to play hard for the seniors, send the seniors out right. And everything happened. It was like a fairytale ending for us."
Breece Hall not only Iowa State football player to receive accolades
Seven other Iowa State players were first-team picks by the coaches. The others on offense were: tight end Charlie Kolar, offensive guard Trevor Downing, receiver Xavier Hutchinson and fullback Jared Rus.
Defensively, linebacker Mike Rose and defensive linemen Will McDonald IV and Enyi Uwazurike were first-team picks. McDonald was the league's co-defensive lineman of the year.
Quarterback Brock Purdy, center Colin Newell, tight end Chase Allen and defensive back Isheem Young were on the second team.
Iowa State finished the season with a 7-5 record. The Cyclones will learn their bowl destination Sunday afternoon.
Iowa State columnist Randy Peterson has been writing for the Des Moines Register for parts of six decades. Reach him at rpeterson@dmreg.com, 515-284-8132, and on Twitter at @RandyPete.


Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is placed at the bottom among states with the lowest governance index in the country. According to Public Affairs Index (PAI) 2018 released by the think tank Public Affairs Centre (PAC) on Sunday, J&K is ranked at 21st position with overall PAI index of 0.414. J&K is placed among the lowest governance index states like Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar who are also ranked among the lowest on the PAI, indicating higher social and economic inequalities in the states. The governance index report reflects governance index before the period of governor's rule in J&K. Founded in 1994 by renowned Indian economist and scholar, late Samuel Paul, the think tank works to mobilise a demand for better governance in the country. The think tank has undertaken the study across all the Indian states considering them across 10 themes such as essential infrastructure, support to human development, social protection, women and children as well as law and order. Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Gujarat followed Kerala among the top five states delivering good governance, according to the report. Ironically, Jammu and Kashmir, having less than 2 crore population, is also placed at 8th position among small states in governance index. Among smaller states (with population less than two crore), Himachal Pradesh topped the list, followed by Goa, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura which figured among the top five states with good governance. Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya and Delhi are ranked at the bottom of the index among small states along with J&K. The states were divided into two categories, large and small, on the basis of their population. States with more than two crore population were considered large. A total of 30 focus subjects and 100 indicators were measured to derive the PAI, relying solely upon government data. The only silver lining in the governance index report is the good performance of J&K among states having least rise in crime rate and having highest number of colleges per lakh population. The PAC in its statement has stated that it was not keen to access private data sources that may be interpreted as 'biased'. This year's PAI also included a separate index on the children of India, giving a measure of how child-friendly is each state. Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Mizoram topped the index for states that provide better living conditions for all children. Kerala stands as the best governed state in the country. Released annually since 2016, the index examines governance performance in the states through a data-based framework, ranking them on social and economic development they are able to provide.


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Jason Derülo has landed straight in at number one on the UK singles chart with 'Don't Wanna Go Home'.
The 21-year-old outpaced previous champion 'Changed The Way You Kissed Me' by Example and Calvin Harris's 'Bounce' to snag his second UK chart-topper. He last reached pole position with 'In My Head' back in February 2010.
Dutch DJ Vato Gonazlez and UK grime collective Foreign Beggars score the week's second highest new entry with 'Badman Riddim (Jump)' at seven, just pipping Lady GaGa's 'The Edge Of Glory', which steps to eight from 16 following the launch of the song's official video last week.
The title of this week's highest climber is awarded to Katy Perry and 'Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)', which rises 13 places from 24 to land on the rim of the Top 10, while Tinchy Stryder & Dappy zoom in the opposite direction with 'Spaceship', down from five to 13 in its second Sunday on the chart.
Elsewhere, Nicki Minaj takes 'Super Bass' to a new peak of 15 after bumping up a further two entries, while Jennifer Lopez watches her singles 'I'm Into You' and 'On The Floor' slip a respective six and five places down the numbers to 16 and 19.
The final space in the top 20 is snatched up by Black Eyed Peas and 'Don't Stop The Party', down two in its seventh week, as The Saturdays just fail to scrape back into the upper numbers with 'Notorious', despite an impressive five-place climb from last Sunday's 26.
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The Agricultural Competitiveness and Enterprise Development Project (ACED), funded by the United States Government, supported the participation of Moldovan agricultural producers and associations at the World Food Moscow trade show in late September 2012. This activity was conducted in partnership with the UNDP Project "Improving Trade and Productive Capacities of Moldovan Fresh Fruit Producers."
The 39-square-meter Moldovan pavilion, organized with the support of ACED, was conveniently positioned near key international exporters, and hosted apple, plum and table grape producers, export and production associations, food processors, and logistics firms. The booth attracted many visitors and participants from the European Union, the Middle East and South East Asia, as well as from the CIS countries. Moldovan apples, in particular, were well received by intermediaries and chain owners from the eastern parts of Russia, and business people from France, Italy, Lithuania, Romania, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Iran, Venezuela, and Iraq. Aside from fresh produce, the Moldovan booth also exhibited dried fruits, walnuts, and canned foods such as marinated tomatoes, peach juice, plum jam, and apple puree.


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Teen Smoking May Be Declining, but Vaping Has Risen Considerably, According to New Report
by Staff Dec 23, 2014 0 Comment
A new federal study has revealed that electronic cigarette use — commonly called vaping — is increasing among children and teens. The implications of the results are being met with mixed reactions among experts.
While e-cigarette use has increased, however, daily cigarette smoking has decreased among all school grades when compared to five years ago. The report found that the number of eighth graders smoking decreased from 2.7% to 1.4%; for 10th graders, the number fell from 6.3% to 3.2%.
High school seniors saw some of the most dramatic decreases in that time, from 11.2% smoking daily five years ago to 8.5% last year — and now down to 6.7% this year.
But one set of numbers is going up: the percentage of teens who have tried e-cigarettes.
The same survey discovered that 17% of high school seniors used an e-cigarette in the last month; only 13.6% have smoked a tobacco cigarette.
Meanwhile, 16% of 10th graders reported using e-cigs while only 7% smoked cigarettes in the last month, and while just 4% of eighth graders had smoked a cigarette, more than double (8.7%) had used an e-cig in that same time.
Although e-cigs were technically invented in the 1960s, they didn't become popular until about a decade ago. And that popularity, which took off in 2007, coincides with the gradual decreases in smoking among both teens and adults.
Their usage among former smokers has risen by the millions in recent years, but vaping has also caught on among the under-18 set, too, despite e-cigarette sales to minors being illegal in most states.
But the health effects of vaping are still widely debated. In a chicken vs. egg-style debate, the Journal of the American Medical Association has argued that even though smoking is often replaced by vaping, some who try vaping first could begin using tobacco later. Earlier this year, the organization claimed that "e-cigarette use is aggravating rather than ameliorating the tobacco epidemic among youths."
Lloyd D. Johnston, Ph.D., from the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, commented that the data from the study is concerning. "It would be a tragedy if this product undid some of the great progress made to date in reducing cigarette smoking by teens," he said in the original study.
But from an economic standpoint, Tim Worstall, writing for Forbes, said that vaping is "the most successful smoking cessation project any one has as yet invented," with no other product halving teen smoking rates in just five years. This, he said, "means that we really shouldn't be putting roadblocks in front of further adoption of the technology."


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MLS announces plan to expand to 30
AllTideUp
I Root For: Alabama
RE: MLS announces plan to expand to 30
(08-20-2019 12:05 PM)Wedge Wrote:
(08-20-2019 12:00 PM)lew240z Wrote: It's official. Saint Louis has a team. Name TBD.
Hopefully it won't be anything like "FC St. Louis" or "Real St. Louis" or "St. Louis United", etc., etc.
I'm just looking forward to a fan group named "Arch Support."
TardisCaptain
I Root For: Starfleet Acdmy
(08-20-2019 01:10 PM)AllTideUp Wrote:
(Tries to avoid shoe puns)
I Root For: California
Location: IV, V, VI, IX
Sacramento expected to be announced as 29th Major League Soccer team Monday
Quote: Major League Soccer is expected to announce on Monday that it is awarding an expansion team to a Sacramento investor group, making the California capital city the 29th franchise in the fast-growing league, sources with direct knowledge of the deal told The Sacramento Bee on Tuesday.
League officials declined comment Tuesday. The league in past franchise additions has typically refrained from commenting until MLS Commissioner Don Garber announces the expansion with local officials during a public ceremony in the new city.
Sources said league officials will hold a press conference in downtown Monday followed by a fan event in the afternoon, celebrating the franchise award.
PirateTreasureNC
G's up, Ho's Down ; )
I Root For: ECU Pirates,
(10-15-2019 09:30 PM)Wedge Wrote: Sacramento expected to be announced as 29th Major League Soccer team Monday
So this coming Monday?
Are they going to announce #30 as well?
(10-17-2019 06:52 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote: So this coming Monday?
The Monday event in Sacramento is basically a party for Republic supporters. MLS wouldn't make other announcements at an event like that.
An announcement for #30 seems like it would be a ways away, because MLS is already adding 5 expansion franchises in the next three seasons. Looks like Charlotte and Raleigh have bids with a lot of money behind them. I'd guess next up is either one of those two or Phoenix, but it seems like the most important factor by far is having ownership with money on the table.
Also, it's a good bet they'll expand MLS even farther as long as more groups line up with enough money.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league...don-garber
Quote: MLS commissioner Don Garber said Friday that the league's next expansion announcement is very likely to come in "the next number of months" and that Charlotte, North Carolina, has moved to the front of the line in terms of candidates.
Quote: Garber added that Las Vegas and Phoenix are also among the top contenders, although they are playing catch-up.
"It's fair to say that Charlotte has done a lot of work, to move their bid really to the front of line," Garber said. "It starts with David Tepper, the owner of the [Carolina] Panthers. He's a very passionate guy about sport, he's very passionate about Charlotte."
And when Don Garber says "passionate", you know that what he's really talking about is this:
(This post was last modified: 11-08-2019 10:48 PM by Wedge.)
EPJr2
2nd String
I Root For: A-10 VCU
Location: RVA
did anyone else notice that all the viable candidates have NFL teams
DawgNBama
the Rush Limbaugh of CSNBBS
I Root For: p-natal vitamin
Location: prenatal vitamins
(04-18-2019 09:00 PM)Jjoey52 Wrote: Fold please.
No!!! MLS is actually doing pretty good, and some expansion might be warranted.
Transic_nyc
1st String
I Root For: Not ESEACCPN
(12-02-2019 06:52 PM)Transic_nyc Wrote:
It will be interesting to see how Tepper's bid works.... and how any of this factors into the Panther's stadium and training facility he's rumored to be in the market to upgrade.
Quote: Speculation intensified Thursday about an anticipated announcement from Major League Soccer that Charlotte will land an expansion team, but Commissioner Don Garber stopped just short of saying the deal is done.
After leading a regularly scheduled board of governors meeting in New York, Garber spoke about the bid for a team here by Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper. The final step for Charlotte will be guaranteeing soccer-specific improvements at the Panthers' NFL stadium uptown — a contingency that not-so-subtly signals the need for city government to kick in $100 million to help pay for renovations as well as an MLS headquarters for Tepper's team.
Marc Ganis, an industry consultant known for forging relationships with NFL owners and executives, said Thursday that reports by CBJ and others of an announcement in Charlotte on Dec. 17 make sense.
"The MLS has done a masterful job of timing announcements to advance both the league and the new expansion teams," he said. "An announcement before the holidays would fit this pattern of effective and strategic expansion introductions."
Tepper is expected to pay a record entry fee of $300 million to $325 million and invest more than $400 million overall in startup costs.
https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/ne...emain.html
What does Tepper get for paying much more for his MLS expansion team than other recent new owners have paid?
He gets to jump the line in front of Sacramento and St. Louis, and start the Charlotte team in MLS a year earlier.
Quote: If Charlotte is indeed awarded a team, Garber indicated that they would begin play in 2021. MLS will add new teams in Miami and Nashville in 2020, in Austin in 2021 and in Sacramento and St. Louis in 2022. The eventual expansion fee for the Charlotte team is expected to be at least $300 million, with one report on Thursday putting that number as high as $325 million.
https://theathletic.com/1437666/2019/12/...s-meeting/
lew240z
I Root For: Wyoming
The $200 million dollar privately financed stadium in Saint Louis is now $460 million, and the ownership group is looking for state tax breaks.
(12-07-2019 06:50 PM)lew240z Wrote: The $200 million dollar privately financed stadium in Saint Louis is now $460 million, and the ownership group is looking for state tax breaks.
I like the fact that they're trying to grow soccer in the USA, albeit in a flawed way. But MLS as a business is a Ponzi scheme.
vandiver49
I Root For: USNA/UTK
Location: West GA
I just think this expansion is predicated on selling billionaires that MLS in 20 years will replace the NFL as America's most popular sport. Getting in on the ground floor of a burgeoning market is always enticing to folks with loads of money.
Unfortunately, I don't ever see the talent level Of MLS approaching Anything like EPL or La Liga.
(12-07-2019 08:00 PM)vandiver49 Wrote:
It can't. The lid on MLS salaries means that they can't attract overall talent that's even in the top 10 leagues in the world. They would have to increase spending significantly just to catch up with Liga MX in Mexico or the Superliga in Argentina.
And while they should be spending on the level of those two leagues, there isn't anywhere near enough revenue in MLS to be able to spend on the level of the best European leagues.
With 30 teams and many of the new owners billionaires, the spending cap can't remain in place for even another 5 years can it?
BePcr07
I Root For: Boise St & Zags
A two-conference league won't last much longer
Charlotte/Carolinas/Queen City will announce actual identity on 7/22/2020.
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Being human in a digital world
Do you talk to your technology? Does it talk back? With rapid advancements in A.I. and natural language processing, our relationship with computers is on the brink of another revolution. Experimental A.I. deployments like ChatGPT, offer a glimpse of what the world might look like a decade from now – but is that good or bad? Technology reporter and author, Kate Russell, looks back at her 25 years of reporting to share her thoughts and insights about shifting global tech-culture. From the days of dial-up internet and Internet Relay Chat, to 'playing with' NASA robots and becoming a virtual presenter in Japan, Kate will share anecdotes from her travels around the world and then imagines what the world of tech might look like in another 10 years.
Kate Russell, Working the Cloud
Technology Reporter & Author
Journalist, reporter and author, Kate has been writing about technology and the Internet since 1995. She's been a regular on BBC technology programme Click for over a decade and has written for National Geographic Traveller magazine for 6 years. She also speaks at conferences and digital strategy and policy meetings, as well as lecturing in schools and universities to inspire the next generation of technologists. Her website, KateRussell.co.uk , has won multiple awards for best technology blog and she has been honoured in the Hall of Fame for the Computer Weekly Top 50 most influential women in UK IT. She also writes sci-fi and fantasy with two published novels now available.


Fulltext Do Corticosteroids Still Have a Role in the Management of Third Molar Surgery?
INTRODUCTION: The use of corticosteroids to reduce the post-operative sequelae of lower third molar surgery, namely pain, swelling and trismus, has been well studied by many researchers over the past 6 decades. This study reviewed the reported outcome of corticosteroids used in controlling the above sequalae after third molar surgery.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A PubMed, Medline, EMBASE and Google search was undertaken of all controlled clinical trials on the effects of corticosteroids on pain, swelling and trismus after lower third molar surgery. The review was limited to studies published over the last 10 years (2006-2015).
RESULTS: Of the 46 initially retrieved articles, 34 were finally included. Eleven studies compared the effect of 2 similar (but different dose) or different group of corticosteroids. Thirty-one studies reported the effects of corticosteroids on all sequale, 2 reported the outcome on swelling and trismus and another 1 on swelling and pain only. In 16 of the studies, corticosteroid use resulted in significant reductions in pain after third molar removal. Twenty-two out of 29 studies reported reduced swelling against negative control while 18 out of 25 studies reported improved mouth opening. Fourteen studies reported the benefit of corticosteroids on all 3 sequelae, with 71.4% resulted from the use of methylprednisolone.
CONCLUSION: Although there are some conflicting effects, the results of this analysis shows in general the benefits derived from short-term use of corticosteroids in relation to pain, swelling and trismus following third molar surgical extraction, with no side effects observed.
FUNDING: This work was supported by the University of Malaya's High Impact Research grant UM.C/625/1/HIR/MOHE/05.
Clin Respir J, 2018 Jan;12(1):218-226.
INTRODUCTION: To our knowledge, no meta-analysis has investigated the response of FeNO levels to corticosteroid treatment in ex-smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
OBJECTIVES: This meta-analysis assessed the potential role of fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) as a biomarker for corticosteroid response in ex-smokers with stable COPD.
METHODS: Medline, Cochrane, EMBASE, Google Scholar databases were searched until November 5, 2014 using the following terms: corticosteroid, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, nitric oxide, NO, exhaled nitric oxide. Only randomized controlled trials (RCT) or two-arm prospective studies were included. The primary outcome measure was FeNO before and after treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in ex-smokers with COPD. Sensitivity analysis was also performed.
RESULTS: Five studies were included in the analysis with a total of 171 COPD patients. All five studies included 125 ex-smokers and two of these also included 46 current smokers. There was a significant decrease of FeNO in ex-smoking COPD patients following inhaled corticosteroid treatment (-7.51, 95% CI: -11.51 to -3.51; P =0.003); and in a population of subjects that included both smokers and ex-smokers (-1.99, 95% CI: -3.41 to -0.56; P =0.006).
CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that FeNO levels significantly decreased with corticosteroid treatment in ex-smokers with COPD. Additional studies are required to evaluate whether concurrent smoking has significant effect on FeNO response to ICS.
Med. J. Malaysia, 1999 Jun;54(2):270-2.
We describe a case of adult chickenpox which was complicated by severe varicella pneumonia, mild hepatitis and thrombocytopenia. The hepatitis and the thrombocytopenia were asymptomatic clinically and were diagnosed on biochemistry and blood count results. These eventually improved without specific interventions. The pneumonia, however, deteriorated rapidly despite the early commencement of oxygen supplementation, acyclovir and antibiotic. Subsequently, systemic corticosteroid therapy was initiated and the patient was ventilated in the intensive care unit. The patient eventually recovered.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol, 2016 Dec;122(6):713-718.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate effect of ice-cream stick exercise regimen with or without a mouth-exercising device (MED) on mucosal burning sensation in oral submucous fibrosis.
STUDY DESIGN: In total, 282 patients with oral submucous fibrosis were treated with topical corticosteroid and oral antioxidant and the ice-cream stick exercise regimen. Patients in subgroups A1, A2, and A3 were additionally given a new MED. Patients in subgroups A1 and B1 patients with interincisal distance (IID) of 20 to 35 mm were managed without any additional therapy; patients in subgroups A2 and B2 with IID of 20 to 35 mm were additionally managed with intralesional injections; and those in subgroups A3 and B3 with IID less than 20 mm were managed surgically. Subjective evaluation of decrease in the oral mucosal burning was measured on a visual analogue scale (VAS). Analysis of variance and Tukey's multiple post hoc analysis were carried out to present the results.
RESULTS: Patients using the MED, that is, subgroups A1, A2, and A3, showed reduction in burning sensation in the range of 64.8% to 71.1% and 27.8% to 30.9%, whereas in subgroups B1, B2, and B3, reduction in burning sensation ranged from 64.7% to 69.9% and from 29.3% to 38.6% after 6 months. The wo-way analysis of variance indicated statistically significant results in changes in initial VAS scores to 6-monthly VAS scores between MED users and non-MED users.
CONCLUSIONS: The MED helps to enhance the rate of reduction of mucosal burning sensation, in addition to the conventional ice-cream stick regimen, as an adjunct to local and surgical treatment.
Foot Ankle Int, 2007 Sep;28(9):984-90.
The response of chronic plantar fasciitis to any treatment is unpredictable. Autologous blood might provide cellular and humoral mediators to induce healing in areas of degeneration, the underlying pathology in plantar fasciitis. This study compared the efficacy of intralesional autologous blood with corticosteroid injection for plantar fasciitis present for more than 6 weeks.
Hydrocortisone cream intended for atopic eczema often produces unwanted side effects after long-term use. These side effects are essentially due to repeated percutaneous administration of the medication for skin dermatitis, as atopic eczema is a relapsing disorder. Hence, there is a need to develop a new hydrocortisone formulation that will deliver the drug more effectively and require a reduced dosing frequency; therefore, the side effects could be minimized. In this study, a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) lyogel system based on 80% organic and 20% aqueous solvents containing 1% hydrocortisone was formulated. The hydrocortisone lyogel physicochemical characteristics, rheological properties, stability profile, and in vitro Franz cell drug release properties, as well as the in vivo therapeutic efficacies and dermal irritancy in Balb/c mice were investigated. The HPMC lyogel appeared clear and soft and was easy to rub on the skin. The lyogel also showed a higher drug release profile compared with commercial hydrocortisone cream. Similar to the cream, HPMC lyogels exhibited pseudoplastic behavior. From the mouse model, the hydrocortisone lyogel showed higher inflammatory suppressive effects than the cream. However, it did not reduce the transepidermal water loss as effectively as the control did. The dermal irritancy testing revealed that the hydrocortisone lyogel caused minimal irritation. In conclusion, HPMC lyogel is a promising vehicle to deliver hydrocortisone topically, as it showed a higher drug release in vitro as well as enhanced therapeutic efficacy in resolving eczematous inflammatory reaction compared with commercial cream.
Ong LM, Hooi LS, Lim TO, Goh BL, Ahmad G, Ghazalli R, et al.
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of mycophenolate mofetil in the induction therapy of proliferative lupus nephritis.
METHODS: Forty-four patients from eight centres with newly diagnosed lupus nephritis World Health Organization class III or IV were randomly assigned to either mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) 2 g/day for 6 months or intravenous cyclophosphamide (IVC) 0.75-1 g/m(2) monthly for 6 months in addition to corticosteroids.
RESULTS: Remission occurred in 13 out of 25 patients (52%) in the IVC group and 11 out of 19 patients (58%) in the MMF group (P = 0.70). There were 12% in the IVC group and 26% in the MMF group that achieved complete remission (P = 0.22). Improvements in haemoglobin, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, serum albumin, serum complement, proteinuria, urinary activity, renal function and the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index score were similar in both groups. Twenty-four follow-up renal biopsies at the end of therapy showed a significant reduction in the activity score in both groups. The chronicity index increased in both groups but was only significant in the IVC group. Adverse events were similar. Major infections occurred in three patients in each group. There was no difference in gastrointestinal side-effects.
CONCLUSIONS: MMF in combination with corticosteroids is an effective induction therapy for moderately severe proliferative lupus nephritis.
Med. J. Malaysia, 2000 Jun;55(2):285-92; quiz 293.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol, 2012 Jan;37(1):27-34.
Beale R, Janes JM, Brunkhorst FM, Dobb G, Levy MM, Martin GS, et al.
Asian Pac. J. Allergy Immunol., 2014 Jun;32(2):145-52.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate Malaysian patients' satisfaction levels and asthma control with Symbicort SMART® in the primary care setting.
METHOD: This is a cross-sectional, multicentre study involving adult patients with persistent asthma who were prescribed only Symbicort SMART in the preceding one month prior to recruitment. Patients' satisfaction with Symbicort SMART and asthma control were evaluated using the self-administered Satisfaction with Asthma Treatment Questionnaire (SATQ) and the Asthma Control Test (ACT).
RESULTS: Asthma was controlled (ACT score >20) in 189 (83%) of 228 patients. The mean overall SATQ score for patients with controlled asthma was 5.65 indicating a high satisfaction level, which was positively correlated with high ACT scores. There were differences in asthma control based on ethnicity, number of unscheduled visits and treatment compliance.
CONCLUSIONS: Symbicort SMART resulted in a high satisfaction level and asthma control among Malaysian patients treated in the primary care setting and it is an effective and appealing treatment for asthmatic patients.


TheWeevilDead takes a break from her hard-core horror obsession to indulge in a guilty pleasure . . .
iew it. First of all I am obsessed with the poster that is included in the DVD pack (because not only are posters are awesome) this one is an image of a pile of Beacon Hill's bodies that is reminiscent of the Game of Thrones body pile in the Battle of the Bastards. So yes, it's badass. This past season Part two of Season 5 focuses on The Beast, a creature wreaking havoc in Beacon Hills. Season 5 was packed with a lot of action and mythical creatures, such as the Wendigo-Lamprey hybrid and the Skinwalkers, and I loved every second of it. The mythology aspect of the show is my favorite, even though the romance is pretty nice too. Now let me make some popcorn while I enjoy this final disk.


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The most striking device in the opening five lines of Sonnet 94 is the repeated use of the word "do" in the sense of "perform" ("do none," line 1); as an intensifier ("do show," line 2); in both senses ("do not do," line 2); and finally, again, as an intensifier to emphasize the verb ("do inherit," line 5). Although the poem is about persons who restrain their actions, this repetition of the most basic word for performing an action, "do," suggests that actions are being performed. In fact, though, if one looks at the grammar of this first sentence, one sees that all but one of these instances of the word are contained within restrictive clauses, and the main verb of the subject "they" is restrained, as it were, until the second quatrain: "do inherit" in line 5. The sentence thus echoes the sense that the "thing they most do show," like the appearance of grammatical action in "do," is restrained. When one does get to that main verb, moreover, it is a verb not of doing but of receiving, of inheriting.
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The poem introduces its most significant metaphor in the second quatrain. The speaker compares this stoicism to legal inheritance and ownership of land, land that is then cultivated and made productive. Ownership of land was, in the sixteenth century, a traditional privilege of the nobility, although this rapidly was changing as members of the mercantile middle class accumulated more and more wealth. In lines 7 and 8, this metaphor depicts the relationship between the stoic personality and others in terms of social rank: The former is a lord for whom others are but servants. (It should be noted, however, that both types are, in effect, "stewards," with some serving the stoic's "excellence" and the stoic himself serving to protect "nature's riches.")
The third quatrain makes a surprising leap from these images of land and social rank to the image of the summer flower. The suddenness of this shift from one image to another seemingly unrelated one is characteristic of Shakespeare's methods in the sonnets. It is also perhaps one reason that his contemporary, Ben Jonson, said of Shakespeare, sufflaminandus erat (that he needed to put on the brakes, to restrain his free ways with the language). One need not share, however, in Jonson's criticism of his illustrious friend. Instead, one should see this leap as a device that, like metaphor itself, leads one to new and surprising perspectives on its subject.
The natural beauty of the flower is also responsible to its environs, as the stoic is to nature's riches and as others are to the stoic himself. Additionally, its natural beauty, like the nobility of the stoic, can be so corrupted by "deeds" that it becomes inferior to those of less beauty or those of lower social rank—"weeds." The final rhyme of these two words, "deeds" and "weeds," makes emphatic the connection between unrestrained action and the corruption of personal identity and social responsibility.
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Hundreds salute soldier killed in block-throwing attack
Hundreds of civilians gather to pay their respects to Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal, who was killed in a block-throwing attack Tuesday morning.
Fallen SoldiersIDFRamat Ganstone-throwing attack
אזרחים מגיעים להצדיע למשפחת ההרוג
Hundreds of civilians arrived in Ramat Gan Tuesday afternoon to pay their respects to Golani Brigade Staff Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal, who was killed early Tuesday morning by Arab terrorists operating out of the Palestinian Authority-controlled town of Ya'abed, west of Jenin.
Participants followed a call that was circulated on social networks stating: "For the hero of Israel, the Golani Patrol Fighter, the late Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal, we will hold a funeral which will be limited [because of the situation] these days."
"Let's gather at 9 Congress Avenue in Ramat Gan, across from his father's house, at 3:30 pm, and pay tribute to those who gave their lives on behalf of all of us, in a demonstration of salute, with appropriate distancing and in compliance with the Health Ministry guidelines. Come and share," added the initiators.


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text: Q: Showing that g is a contraction in the ∞-norm, by using the p-norm My question is about, trying to show that the vector function $g = (g_1,\dots,g_n)$ is a contraction in the p-norm with $0 < L < n^{-1/p}$ and $1 \leq p < \infty$. After doing this, show that $g$ is a contraction in the infinity norm. How would one go about doing this?


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Q: ONLY display certain rows from an inner joined table using a certain colum as a parameter from one of the inner joined tables I have two tables, one with various details such as
Username, email id, user code

and another table with columns which are:
UserCode, supervisor email id, active_flag

I required an output of a table which only displays the active users i.e. the users with active_flag (Y or N) column as 'Y'.
So as of now I have Inner Joined these two tables on UserCode as it exists in both and my table now looks like:
|Username| Email ID      | SuperVisor Email ID|
|Dan     | dan@gmail.com | ki.12@gmail.com    |
|John    | jon@gmail.com | ki.12@gmail.com    |

Is there a way that I can check from one of my tables the data from the column ACTIVE_FLAG and only display the active (Y) user details into this Inner Joined table?
I have searched on stack overflow but couldn't find a solution which I could use.

A: If I understood correctly this should be what you're looking for
SELECT A.UserName, A.[Email ID], A.[Supervisor Email ID]
FROM A INNER JOIN B ON A.UserCode = B.UserCode
WHERE B.ACTIVE_FLAG = 'Y'


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New studio formed by ex-Bohemia Interactive and 2K Czech members
By Stace Harman, Tuesday, 26 July 2011 11:51 GMT
Members from the teams responsible for both Operation Flashpoint and the Mafia series have joined forces to create Warhorse, a new Prague-based studio working on a yet to be announced RPG.
A statement issued by Warhorse, obtained by Eurogamer reads:
"There is a common thread running through our previous games: open worlds, strong storyline and, last but not least, realistic design.
"We can proudly say that the games Mafia and Operation Flashpoint were the vanguard of this approach and millions of players worldwide clearly share our view. Even if our new project is different in many respects, it is a game that is not going to disappoint fans of open realistic worlds and quality stories."
The studio has been founded by former Mafia director and lead designer, Daniel Vávra. He's been joined by development talent including the Dragon's Lair author Martin Klíma, Operation Flashpoint and ARMA designer Viktor Bocan, and Zbynek Trávnivký, who served as an animator for the Mafia series.
Recruitment is said to be ongoing.
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Nowadays, more and more people are taking care about their overall health, not just by leading a healthy diet, but by being physically active and exercising on a regular basis. To achieve this, some opt for gym memberships, others for expensive workout equipment to exercise at home, whereas some turn to supplements.
However, you can still maintain an excellent body figure without spending too much money on the abovementioned methods by doing these 5 beneficial exercises.
While doing the exercises, make sure you follow a healthy diet and you will notice a significant improvement within 30 days or so. You will finally have the body you have always dreamed of!
In a push-up position on the floor, bend the elbows at 90 degrees. The body needs to be in a straight line and supported with the forefeet, forearms, and elbows. Maintain the pose for as long as you can. The buttocks and waist need to be static.
While in plank position, push the body with the help of the hands. The back, buttocks, and legs need to be in a straight line. Do a few repetitions.
Squatting makes the core stronger, but the calves, hams, and quads too and it also encourages the burning of fat. In a squat position, stretch the arms forward and start doing the exercise slowly. Your face need to be faced forward and the spine kept in a straight line. Go as low as you can. The hips can be parallel with the ground, but if you cannot achieve this, do not force yourself.
While in a position for a plank, support the body on the hands and knees and start stretching one leg and one arm from opposite sides. The body needs to be straight; maintain the position for a couple of seconds and then do the same with the other leg and arm.
This is the ideal exercise for the thighs, back, abs, and glute muscle. To begin, lie on the floor and bend the knees while the feet are on the floor. Next, stretch the arms to the outside at a 45 degree angle. Squeeze the glute muscles and elevate the hips. Do a couple of repetitions.
Remember to make 10-second breaks in between the exercises.
Remember to pause for 15 seconds in between the exercises.
When you are done with the second week, start from the beginning again.


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Il capoluogo è la città sede di organi di governo regionali o locali. Informalmente, il termine indica anche l'insediamento principale di una qualunque macro-area geografica. In diversi altri paesi le sedi di istituzioni amministrative, anche minori, assumono la denominazione di capitali (ad es. in Spagna si usa capital per le regioni e le province) o altre denominazioni specifiche.

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Italia

In Italia il termine capoluogo viene usualmente utilizzato per designare i comuni che sono sedi di regione, di provincia o di città metropolitana, ma anche le località abitate sedi di comune. Per quel che concerne i comuni, le province e le città metropolitane, nella maggioranza dei casi, ma non sempre, il nome del capoluogo della circoscrizione amministrativa coincide con quello dell'istituzione stessa.

Francia
In Francia il termine capoluogo (in francese chef-lieu) viene utilizzato per designare i centri urbani sede di regione (ufficialmente préfecture de région), di dipartimento (detti anche préfectures), di arrondissement (detti anche sous-préfectures), di cantone, e di comune. Gli arrondissement, i cantoni ed i comuni assumono normalmente la denominazione del centro capoluogo mentre le regioni e i dipartimenti hanno tradizionalmente una denominazione geografica.

Svizzera
In Svizzera il termine capoluogo (in tedesco Hauptort, in francese chef-lieu) viene utilizzato per designare le sedi dei distretti. A volte viene anche erroneamente utilizzato per i centri urbani sede di cantone, più propriamente definiti capitali.

Thailandia

In Thailandia, la suddivisione amministrativa di primo livello è la provincia, che a sua volta si suddivide in distretti, chiamati in lingua thai amphoe (อำเภอ). Il capoluogo provinciale viene chiamato amphoe mueang (อำเภอเมือง) ed è il distretto dove si trova la città in cui hanno sede gli uffici principali della provincia, detti thi wa kan amphoe (ที่ว่าการอำเภอ). Tale città dà il nome sia alla provincia che al distretto capoluogo ed è, salvo rari casi, il centro abitato più popoloso della provincia. Ogni amphoe e ogni amphoe mueang comprende diversi centri abitati ed aree rurali.

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HomeDSS Press Releases ...Brockton Man Charged with Aggravated Identity Theft
Brockton Man Charged with Aggravated Identity Theft
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BOSTON – A Brockton man who has been living under a false identity was arrested on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 on charges of aggravated identity theft and misuse of a Social Security number.
An individual referred to as "John Doe" was charged with one count of misusing a Social Security number and one count of aggravated identity theft. Following an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler, Doe was detained pending a detention hearing scheduled for April 19, 2021.
According to charging documents, Doe used the name and Social Security number of a U.S. citizen to apply for and obtain a Massachusetts REAL ID driver's license. Doe also used this person's identifiers to apply for and receive Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA).
The charge of misuse of a Social Security number provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. The charge of aggravated identity theft provides for a mandatory sentence of two years in prison, to be served consecutively to any other sentence imposed, up to one year of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigation's Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force (DBFTF), a specialized investigative group comprising personnel from various state, local, and federal agencies with expertise in detecting, deterring, and disrupting organizations and individuals involved in various types of document, identity, and benefit fraud schemes.
Acting United States Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell and William S. Walker, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General; U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service; U.S. Postal Inspection Service; Massachusetts State Police; and the Brockton Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin A. Saltzman of Mendell's Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
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1 Champions Oncology, USA. 2 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA.
The clinical success of immune checkpoint modulators and development of next-generation immune-oncology (IO) agents underscores the need for robust patient-derived models to evaluate novel therapeutics. The Champions ImmunoGraft® model utilizing humanized NOG mice is an innovative pre-clinical model for assess the efficacy of IO agents against solid tumors. Improved immunodeficient mouse strains, such as triple transgenic NOG-EXL mice expressing huIL-3 and huGM-CSF, allows for superior HIS development. In this study we compared human immune lineage development, tumor infiltrating lymphocytes, as well as an assessment of tumor response to checkpoint inhibitors in this humanized mouse platform.


A simple idea is often the most elegant solution to a problem, which may be why we are still failing to solve the clinical research participation problem. It is not just that clinical research is complex, and getting even harder, it is that we continue to try and fix it with more silos and more "solutions". We have even started to name our problems differently. Our current and enduring problem is "patient centricity" or the lack thereof. I am encouraged that we are adding patient advisory boards and task forces to the model, but it still has me asking: is it enough? Are we missing the message?
I love this quote by Hans Hofmann, "The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak." Patients have already told us what they need to become a more active part of the clinical research enterprise and it's not a small group of people working with a small group of patients to streamline protocols and reduce the number of blood draws. Patients have asked for three simple things: trust, education and communication. Simple.
Recently we published a 3-part mini-series about consumers' perception of personalized healthcare ads. Check out the series starting with the Health is personal. Health Advertising should be too. article.
Right now, we approach clinical trial marketing by creating micro-campaigns for each individual (and sometimes a small portfolio) of studies. We usually have a study website which is not much more than brochureware, with a prescreener which amounts to a basic survey, and a set of creatives. The whole thing has a limited shelf-life and because they come and go like pop-up kiosks in the mall, limited impact.
How can we change this? It's about going back to giving patients what they have asked for and we can do this by making content marketing a central strategy for our patient centricity efforts. Content marketing is a proven strategy in the marketing world in just about every industry because it allows brands to listen to, and create relationships with, their consumers. I am often unsure as to why it has taken us so long to bring this practice to the clinical trial space, especially with the stakes so very high in what we are trying to accomplish: speeding cures to market.
What IS content marketing? Too often people confuse it with native or long-form advertising, but it is so much more. Content marketing is the practice of providing useful and relevant information for the purposes of creating a relationship. This relationship is not transactional in nature- this is not a "read this, then buy me" outcome we are seeking. True content marketing is a blend of informational and educational. It seeks to meet the reader wherever they are in their journey and include the "brand messages" for consideration in context. In the case of clinical trials, the "brand" we are informing and educating about is research itself and the place of research as a care option. If we use content to educate patients about all of their treatment options and the role of clinical trials in the care continuum everyone wins.
Additionally, content marketing allows us to attack root-cause problems holding participation back like health literacy. An engaged and educated clinical trial participant is a retained participant! We can also use content marketing as an excellent communication vehicle because the headlines, images and content patients elect to interact with teaches us what patients need and expose for us where patients are in their journey.
Most important, content marketing can allow us to embrace the power of patient storytelling to share authentic clinical trial experiences. Through the voice of the patient and the caregiver, we can start to rebuild trust and remove the stigma associated with participation. Content marketing has already shown positive impacts for the few who have elected to be early adopters, the most notable being Eli LIlly. Stop by Lilly's Trial Guide to get an example of good content at work.
So where do you start? Over the next few weeks we will be sharing a 6-part series on the basics of content marketing for clinical trials, so make sure to subscribe to updates below.


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Yesterday Google announced a number of hardware initiatives. Microsoft has already unveiled its own Surface tablet. It seems that tech companies are once again following Apple's lead and vertically integrating, realising that control over all aspects of manufacturing provides the best experience for clients.
But vertical integration needs to go further than this: Amazon has launched its Kindle Fire with the Amazon Prime subscription service; Apple obviously has iTunes. Google and Microsoft currently lack a content layer, and will, I predict, be forced in this direction.
Google has teamed up with Sony for its UK launch of Google TV, but the fragmented nature of the content market leaves Apple and amazon miles ahead of the rest.
And the business model for mobile networks is fast emulating that of television, with bundles of content and device features selling contracts.
And the model now extends to service providers. Offering hosting or bandwidth is nothing more than a commoditised service with weak margins.
We are seeing a glacial, but large scale shift in the business model of the whole media industry that will result in some major new winners, and lots of old losers.


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