#Sensitivity

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

New more worrisome South Africa strain: the new 501.V2 variant has troubling details:—seems to spread faster—higher viral load—possibly more severe among young adults—2 of 3 mutations in 501.V2 **reduce virus

Max Kreminski

maxkreminski

love this characterization of how dread (& emotion more generally) influences programmers’ use of tools. emotion is key to creativity support tool design – one big reason that people find

Hercules

Hercules_12th

1/4 It seems the Court of Appeal is keen to lay down some proper guidance for the lower courts when it comes to #CancerousCerburus relying on heavily redacted documents to

AlltheWayMae

AlltheMae

1/ I recently wrote a paper on social anxiety disorder, and let me tell you, it is no fucking surprise #ActuallyAutistic folx deal with this at ridiculously high rates.Risk factors

Joseph Vaughn (he/him)

joetalkstimber

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Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

BEST RAPID ANTIGEN TEST. This is the super awesome, very accurate, cheap $5, rapid antigen Abbott PanBio #COVID19 test used to find active infectious virus (& recommended by the renowned

Tarek Younis

Tarek_Younis_

[thread] People in psychology may wonder how the profession can reflect/exacerbate racist structures. They might think the problem must be with psychiatry, with "medical" diagnosis and ability to section (detain

Kate Marvel

DrKateMarvel

FAQ on equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS):Q: If ECS is, say, 3C, does that mean we have no chance of avoiding the 1.5C or 2C targets?A: No! ECS is the climate

SurlySara

Surly_O

Sunday morning thoughts:We emphasize the importance counseling (DA FORM 4856) program/packets within our ranks by hosting OPD/LPDs for all levels of leadersbut Why aren’t we giving that same emphasis to

Health Nerd

GidMK

Thought I'd take a leaf out of @ProfMattFox's book and use some 2x2 tables to illustrate thishttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/1278468849294168064 So, here's our table. We've got positive and negative results for our test

Nancy Rommelmann

NancyRomm

Just after I turned 11, I took a cooking class in the home of a woman in my Brooklyn neighborhood. Once a week, she taught four other girls and me

Bill Hanage

BillHanage

This is a phenomenal article on the potential of different sorts of testing, and the ways that we are limited by demands for sensitivity and specificity. There's one important thing

aure

maureviv

Sensitivity of a PCR from a swab sample is a funny conceptPCR itself is extremely sensitive, now it should be very specific as wellBut provided that the swab captures RNA

The Good Statistician

TheGoodStatsMan

A few people have asked about comparing flu cases with covid cases and the impact of the PCR test.Short answer...the PCR test 'exaggerates' the problem of covid.It is unusual to

Jesse

AlmostVested

Check Your Bond FundI had a great conversation with @Mindingmythirties last week on Bond FundsLet me loop you in....//.....THREAD 1/ Bond Yields Move Opposite of Interest When interest rates are

Vanya Hooley

pheebs_111

Today a student curled up sobbing in my lap because one of her cute lil boy friends pushed her away when she gave him an aggressively affectionate hug.I asked her

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