In our latest blog post, Lazarina Stoy split apart the data storytelling process into simple steps. She shared real-world examples and practical tips for avoiding common pitfalls and creating stories that resonate with your audience. We brought you key takeaways from the article, but don't hesitate to read the entire thing.
Key components of a data story include the setup, conflict, and resolution
The Setup paints a picture of the current situation. The Conflict comprises any event that changes this reality and disrupts the status quo. The Resolution is the new reality emerging from the conflict that you can derive actionable insights from.
Data storytelling is a technique that combines various skills
It includes data science, data visualization, relationship management, and narrative skills to communicate data insights and drive action.
Identify the perfect story by monitoring meaningful events
There is almost always a story to tell around the SEO data you work with. Major updates, Google’s new features, and other changes can all largely impact your website’s performance, providing interesting stories to discuss about your SEO data.
Know your audience and focus on the metrics they care about most
Different audiences require different reporting styles. Know who your audience is and tell stories with the metrics that matter most to them. For instance, team members or project managers generally need reports that are more detailed and packed with tactical insights. For C-level individuals, you should emphasize higher-level strategies, KPIs, and business impact.
Create an unbiased data story
Creating fact-based SEO reports is essential for gaining and retaining client trust. One common mistake is to craft narratives that are more appealing than factual. For instance, some companies have been too quick to integrate generative AI and ChatGPT into their SEO strategies. Some even made the mistake of replacing their content teams with AI without solid evidence of its effectiveness. Exaggerated assertions about the capabilities of generative AI led to subpar content quality.
Build a story around one central insight or “protagonist” metric
Focus on one key insight or "protagonist" metric that resonates with your client's emotions and goals to craft a story that captivates and motivates them to take action.
Deliver SEO data story effectively by providing context and benchmarks
SEO doesn't happen in a bubble. Context matters. Provide this context during one-on-one coaching sessions, in report documentation, and even in emails prior to your presentations.
Use clear language, choose the right visualizations and colors, suggest next steps, and encourage discussion through live story broadcasting
Simplify the data to make it easy for your audience to spot patterns and insights. Clarify, don’t confuse (or even worse – offend) your audience. Make your data actionable by assisting your audience in understanding how to use this information to achieve their goals.
Practice data storytelling skills with diverse resources
Becoming a data storytelling pro takes time and effort. That’s why we created this list full of helpful points.

I’m liking the burnished armor (since it’s basically the flagship rig just recolored) but i’m kind of wishing they’d let you use any level of rig as a ‘skin’. Anyone else feel that way?

Hey, I was wondering what some of your apprehension was about becoming a physician assistant was? As a physician assistant—have you noticed that your anxieties were warranted? I ask because I’m going to become a physician assistant, and I keep hearing: PAs aren’t in demand right now/it’s over saturated (DMV area), PAs severely lack autonomy (they do mostly clerical work and less procedural work), PAs will often get underpaid in exchange for hiring another mid level provider. What are your thoughts on being a physician assistant. Certainly, it’s a respectable field and much needed in healthcare. None of these things change my mind about my pursuit but I’d like to hear for PAs themselves. I’m also looking to shadow very soon too.

Hi! I’m 27 F looking for people to play tennis with in the Twin Cities area (I’m in St. Paul). Mostly to hit around and practice/meet new people. I’d put myself in a 3.5 level, but I’m down to play with any skill level. Available most evenings after 4:30 and free on weekends. Comment or DM if interested! Or if anyone is already aware of a tennis group that does this, I’d love to know about it 😊

I have been long aware that bombarding my brain with unrealistic beauty standards through social media is a straightforward path to developing anxieties surrounding my appearance, and I conciously chose to limit such exposure, but I did not realize just how much such perfected images had seeped into my mind when it comes to… boobs. In our culture, big natural boobs are the beauty standard… as long as they look like fake boobs - round, impossibly perky, always standing up and saying „hello!”. I had unconsiously internalized this image, and as a result, felt very insecure about the way my boobs looked naturally, without any support. Logically, I knew they looked perfectly normal for their size and some hang was to be expected; but at a much more visceral, unconscious level my image of what big boobs „should” look like was more of a „two round implants bolted onto my chest at a 90 degree angle”. So when I looked into the mirror, and my actual boobs did not meet my unconscious expectations, I felt like there was something aesthetically wrong with my body. And I felt ashamed.
This feeling was only excarbeted by never getting to see boobs my size without support in real life. I’d compare my 30J chest sans bra to chests of my friends rocking much smaller sizes, and beat myself up because while their breasts did not seem to be affected by gravity, mine definitely were. Due to the lack of real life representation, I’d turn to social media, and see red carpet pictures of Christina Hendricks or Sydney Sweeney. And, again, even though I was logically aware that their gravity-defying bosoms were probably a result of many feats of modern engineering tucked away under their beautiful red carpet dresses, the reptile part of my brain would somehow go „see - this is what they look braless - this is what you should look like braless. Why don’t you look like this braless? What is wrong with you?”.
It got to the point where I felt like I had to wear a bra all the time to not demoralize people with my horrible tits. Sleeping over at a friend’s? Will wear a bra to bed so she’s not shocked by my tits. Going to my dorm’s kitchen at 2 am to make a late night stack? Will put on a bra to not offend anyone with my gravity compliant boobs. It was like I was hiding some sort of deformity.
That is, until I randomly watched „Immaculate” last night and saw Sydney Sweeney running around braless in an old fashioned nightgown and, to my shock, her boobs looked just like mine, with a natural hang and all. And my reptile brain finally went „wait… so if a movie star’s boobs look like this, maybe you are not deformed and just… normal?”. And it felt like a huge weight being lifted off my shoulders.
What I truly want to emphasize here is the difference between what your logical mind knows and what your unconscious, reptile brain believes / internalizes. Logically, I knew my boobs were perfectly normal and images I was being spoon-fed were curated and fake. That did not stop me from unconsciously internalizing those images as a standard I’d compare myself to. Despite all my awareness, my reptile brain would take over. It can be probably likened to how one can be fully aware of how the cycle of trauma works and still repeat it over and over again, or how knowledge that one’s OCD is senseless does not stop the individual from feeling the need to fulfill their compulsions.
For anyone out there struggling with their body image, what I can recommend is bombarding your mind with images of what real boobs look like, to reverse the social media induced damage. The Normal Breasts Gallery (or Sweeney in „Immaculate”) may be good places to start.

my ferritin - 57.4
vitamin D - 31.3
my hair is falling like crazy and the doctor said everything is normal. I don't believe I have androgenetic alopecia because I don't have bald spots and by the time my hair has been falling out in clumps I should have been bald already. he checked my thyroid too and said it's ok.

Hello all,
I was really excited to start the next chapter of my education as I was really drawn to a certain 6th Form near me.
I really liked their courses (I’m taking ‘niche’ A-Levels like Film Studies and Classics, which they convinced me would not affect my future choices as long as I get good grades) and the atmosphere on site, their campus-like environment, the way they approach teaching, and the resources available in the school.
It’s been Outstanding, then Good, and now Requires Improvement.
I go to a Grammar School so the first thing people pointed out was how funny it was going from a grammar to a requires improvement school. I’m worried that this means the school won’t be able to support me with my studies. I’d consider myself a high achiever, looking for Russell Group Unis particularly, so this concerns me.
I haven’t really applied elsewhere, and I don’t know what I should do. I was really excited to start; it seemed the perfect place. But no open day or prospectus can tell me how effective their teaching is.
On a further inspection of the full report, the school falls weaker in areas that don’t really apply to me, for example, “support for students who take A-Levels that don’t want to go to university”. So I’m not sure if this really applies to what I want to do at the college, or if this is more an overall look at the school’s approach.
I know that Ofsted takes into account a wide range of factors which as a Sixth Form College is a LOT of different areas of education. But is it worth it to direct myself to a requires improvement school where their teaching may hinder what grades I get?

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Several states have taken action over the last two years in an effort to block the implementation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the United States.
Indiana was the first state to pass legislation relating to central bank digital currency. Enacted in 2023, the law explicitly excludes a CBDC from the definition of money under the state's Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). The law amends the definition of money to specify, “The term does not include a central bank digital currency that is currently adopted, or that may be adopted, by the United States government, a foreign government, a foreign reserve, or a foreign sanctioned central bank.”
A similar law was enacted in Florida last year, and this year South Dakota, Tennessee, and Utah followed suit. A Nebraska bill repealing the capital gains tax on gold and silver also changed the definition of money in the state tax code to exclude CBDC.
This year, Indiana took a second step to hinder the implementation of a CBDC with the enactment of a measure prohibiting state agencies from accepting payments made with a central bank digital currency for any service, tax, license, permit, fee, information, or other amount due the governmental body. It also bars government agencies from requiring payments to be made with a central bank digital currency.
Additionally, under the law, state government bodies are prohibited from advocating for or supporting the testing, adoption, or implementation of a central bank digital currency by the United States government.
Alabama, North Dakota, and Georgia have passed similar laws.

Impact

It remains unclear how changing the definition of money in the UCC and other steps taken at the state level would play out in practice against a CBDC if the federal government attempts to implement one.
The UCC is a set of uniformly adopted state laws governing commercial transactions in the U.S. According to the Uniform Law Commission, “Because the UCC has been universally adopted, businesses can enter into contracts with confidence that the terms will be enforced in the same way by the courts of every American jurisdiction. The resulting certainty of business relationships allows businesses to grow and the American economy to thrive. For this reason, the UCC has been called ‘the backbone of American commerce.’”
Passage of this legislation would, as noted by one opponent of the legislation, put a CBDC “into the bucket of ‘general intangibles” – rather than money, and wouldn’t ban its use completely.
But it could still potentially gum up the works and make it difficult for the government to fully implement a CBDC.
Opponents of the strategy and supporters of CBDC generally take the position that states can’t do anything to stop a CBDC, since – according to their view – under the supremacy clause “any federal law on this point will automatically override state law.”
We’ve heard this song and dance on other issues before. That’s what they said when California legalized medical marijuana in 1996. It didn’t quite turn out that way.
In the ramp-up to the 1996 vote on Proposition 215, voters were repeatedly told that legalization of marijuana, even for limited medical purposes, was a fruitless effort, since, under the supremacy clause, any such state law would be automatically overridden by the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (CSA). At best, opponents told Californians, the state would end up in a costly, and losing court effort.
But despite those warnings, Californians voted yes, setting in motion the massive state-level movement we see today, where a growing majority of states have legalized what the federal government prohibits. Ultimately, the federal government will likely have to back down, even if just to save face, because it has become impossible to fully enforce its federal prohibition over this massive state and individual resistance.
A similar scenario played out in response to the REAL ID Act of 2005. The national ID system still isn’t fully up and running more than 17 years after the “final deadline” for full implementation.
Why not?
Because a significant number of states decided not to participate, drug their feet, or in some cases, simply provide residents with a choice to opt-out. Federal officials have confirmed that state-level roadblocks to implementation are the primary reason for the continuing delays.
“Roadblock” is likely how this and other state-based strategies to oppose a CBDC will play out. This is part of James Madison’s four-step blueprint for how states can stop federal programs.
But, as can be seen so far with issues like marijuana and the REAL ID Act, whether a federal program is implemented or not ultimately gets down to the number of roadblocks put up by states, and more importantly, the willingness of the people to participate, or not.

What Is CBDC?

Generally speaking, digital currencies are virtual banknotes or coins held in a digital wallet on a computer or smartphone. The difference between a central bank (government-imposed) digital currency and peer-to-peer electronic currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum is the value of CBDC is backed and controlled by the government, just like traditional fiat currency.
Governments sell the idea of CBDC by promising to provide a safe, convenient, and more secure alternative to physical cash. We’re also told it will help stop dangerous criminals who like the intractability of cash. But there is a darker side – the promise of control.
At the root of the move toward government digital currency is “the war on cash.” The elimination of cash creates the potential for the government to track and even control consumer spending.
Imagine that all cash disappeared this morning and all that was left was a government-controlled digital currency. You would be forced into doing all business electronically with this government money. It would be impossible to hide even the smallest transaction from the government’s eyes. Something as simple as your morning trip to Dunkin would be known by government functionaries. As Bloomberg put it in an article published when China launched a digital yuan pilot program in 2020, digital currency “offers China’s authorities a degree of control never possible with physical money.”
Governments could even “turn off” your ability to make purchases. Bloomberg described the level of control a digital currency could give Chinese officials.

The PBOC (People's Bank of China) has also indicated that it could put limits on the sizes of some transactions, or even require an appointment to make large ones. Some observers wonder whether payments could be linked to the emerging social-credit system, wherein citizens with exemplary behavior are ‘whitelisted’ for privileges, while those with criminal and other infractions find themselves left out. ‘China’s goal is not to make payments more convenient but to replace cash, so it can keep closer tabs on people than it already does,’ argues Aaron Brown, a crypto investor who writes for Bloomberg Opinion.

Economist Thorsten Polleit explained the level of Big Brother-like government control possible with the advent of a digital euro in an article published by the Mises Wire.
As he put it, “The path to becoming a surveillance state regime will accelerate considerably” if and when governments begin issuing CBDC.
In 2022, the Federal Reserve released a “discussion paper” examining the pros and cons of a potential U.S. central bank digital dollar. According to the central bank’s website, there has been no decision on implementing a digital currency, but this pilot program reveals the idea is further along than most people realized.
https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2024/05/17/several-states-take-steps-to-block-a-central-bank-digital-currency-003192

DAY: MAY 20 2024
5-20-2024

Why nightmares and ‘daymares’ could be early warning signs of autoimmune disease

An increase in nightmares and hallucinations—or ‘daymares’—could herald the onset of autoimmune diseases such as lupus, say an international team led by researchers at the University of Cambridge and King’s College London. The researchers argue that there must be greater recognition that these types of mental health and neurological symptoms can act as an early warning sign that an individual is approaching a “flare,” where their disease worsens for a period.
5-20-2024 Yoga and meditation-induced altered states of consciousness are common in the general population, study says
Yoga, mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, and other practices are gaining in popularity due to their potential to improve health and well-being. The effects of these practices are mostly positive and occasionally transformational, yet they are known to sometimes be associated with challenging altered states of consciousness. New research by a team including investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital reveals that altered states of consciousness associated with meditation practice are far more common than expected. Although many people reported positive outcomes, that were sometimes even considered transformational, from these experiences, for a substantial
5-20-2024 Examining the benefits of out-of-network care for pediatric moyamoya
Total in-episode expenses and resource use before the index surgery (preop) and including/after the surgery (postop). The comparisons are separated for analysis into (A) single institution cohorts (1 and 2) and (B) multi?institution cohorts (3 and 4). Moyamoya disease is a rare condition that affects the blood vessels in the brain, especially in children. Narrowing and blockage of vessels significantly increases the risk of stroke and requires surgical revascularization for treatment. Although research shows that outcomes of revascularization are better
5-20-2024 Study explores links between social media use, mental health and sleep quality
The more time you spend on social media, the greater the likelihood of having unpleasant social-media related dreams that cause distress, sleep disruption and impact our peace of mind. Flinders University’s Reza Shabahang says that the vast and rapid adoption of social media has the potential to influence various aspects of life, including the realm of dreaming. “As social media becomes increasingly intertwined with our lives, its impact extends beyond waking hours, and may influence our dreams,”
5-20-2024 How are asthma and heart health linked?
Although the heart and lungs are neighbors in your chest, people may think of them as separate entities with unrelated problems. But a growing body of evidence suggests that asthma—one of the most common lung disorders—is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Asthma is a serious chronic disease in which airways are inflamed, often in response to specific triggers. It affects about 25 million people in the U.S., including nearly 5 million children, causing millions of annual visits to doctors’ offices and emergency rooms. “We call these major changes
5-20-2024 STUDY EXPLORES PATIENT TRUST IN PHYSICIANS
Trust in one’s physician drives positive health practices. In a scoping review, SUNY Poly Professor of Sociology Dr. Linda R. Weber discovered new developments in the measurement of trust, identified those measures of trust that have known reliability and validity, and compared those instruments’ conceptualizations, dimensions, and indicators. The paper is published in the journal PLOS ONE. Weber explains that 10 dimensions emerged from the study: fidelity, technical competence, communicative competence, interpersonal competence (i.e., caring), honesty, confidentiality, global, behavioral, fairness, and system trust/accountability. In addition, these findings provide the foundation
5-20-2024 TIMESAVING TIPS FOR COOKING HEALTHY MEALS
Living a busy, fast-paced life can make it hard to find the motivation to cook a healthy meal at home. However, learning some shortcuts in the kitchen can keep your healthy eating goals on track and help you avoid grazing on unhealthy snacks, grabbing the first thing you see in the fridge or going out for fast food. Why cook at home? Research shows that maintaining a healthy weight is challenging when you eat out too frequently. Restaurant portions often are super-sized
5-20-2024 UNDERSTANDING PERIMENOPAUSE VS. MENOPAUSE
Menopause marks a significant transition for women, yet understanding its precursor, perimenopause, and its symptoms can be complex. Dr. Stephanie Faubion, director of Mayo Clinic’s Center for Women’s Health and medical director of The Menopause Society, says experiencing perimenopause and menopause can be confusing for some. She says it is not only patients who may find it confusing, but medical providers as well, due to lack of training in menopause management. “Menopause is defined by no menstrual cycle for a year,” says Dr. Faubion.
5-20-2024 LOW-DOSE IRON SUPPLEMENTATION HAS NO BENEFIT FOR BREASTFED INFANTS, SHOWS STUDY
The American Pediatric Association recommends iron supplements to all healthy infants who breastfeed longer than four months, while its European counterpart, Society of Gastroenterology, Hepataology and Nutrition, does not recommend it. These deviating guidelines stimulated researchers to design a new study. Breastfeeding is strongly recommended, and the proportion of children are breastfed during the first half of life is high. The researchers wanted to determine whether breastfeeding babies could benefit from extra iron.
5-20-2024 ALLERGY MEDICATIONS COME WITH HAZARDS: BE AWARE
People with seasonal allergies often turn to over-the-counter and prescription medicines to relieve symptoms like coughing, sneezing, runny nose, congestion and itchy eyes, nose or throat. But they often aren’t aware that these meds—including antihistamines—have as much risk for potential side effects, drug interactions and overdose as other drugs. “All medicines have side effects associated with them even when they are taken appropriately and according to dosing directions on the label,”
5-20-2024 I CAN’T AFFORD OLIVE OIL—WHAT ELSE CAN I USE?
If you buy your olive oil in bulk, you’ve likely been in for a shock in recent weeks. Major supermarkets have been selling olive oil for up to A$65 for a four-liter tin, and up to $26 for a 750 milliliter bottle. We’ve been hearing about the health benefits of olive oil for years. And many of us are adding it to salads, or baking and frying with it. But during a cost-of-living crisis, these high prices can put olive oil out of reach. Let’s take a look at why
5-20-2024 Researchers uncover biological trigger of early puberty
Heather Brenhouse, associate professor of psychology, says disrupting the caretaker relationship can really traumatize a child or a developing rodent. Credit: Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University New research conducted by the Brenhouse Lab reveals how early life adversity triggers early puberty and late-life anxiety, paving the way for potential interventions. The onset of puberty has been creeping downward for decades. In the United States, the average age of girls reaching puberty ranges from 8.8 to 10.3 years old. The early start of puberty, which is associated with many health risks, can be
5-20-2024 Bioluminescence and 3D-printed implants shed light on brain–spinal interactions
Brain-spinal cord duet’s neurodynamic symphony is now accessible to scientists via novel multi-organ implants. Credit: Dmitrijs Celinskis A sensory process such as pain is no ordinary phenomenon—it’s a symphony of neural and vascular interactions orchestrated by the brain and spinal cord. Attempting to dissect this symphony by focusing on a single region is like trying to understand a complex melody by listening to just one instrument. It’s incomplete, potentially misleading, and may result in erroneous conclusions. Enter the Carney Institute’s team of visionaries. Their mission? To develop tools that allow
5-20-2024 New thesis explores cancer treatment that can prevent relapse
. What is the main focus of your thesis? Relapse following initial treatment efficacy remains a major clinical challenge for many cancers. The focus of my thesis has been to explore the therapeutic impact of immune cells in patients with blood cancer (leukemia), by first investigating which cells
5-20-2024 New study reveals health and social benefits of car-free living
Participating in a three-week car-free challenge has enhanced the health and well-being of Oxford residents, according to research conducted by The University of Bath’s Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST), in partnership with climate charity Possible and Low Carbon Oxford North (LCON), conducted this research project. After ditching their cars for three weeks, 10 out of the 12 drivers across Oxford who participated said they plan to continue with reduced car use beyond the project. The findings of this research project show that: Day-to-day transport emissions were slashed
5-20-2024 Research shows linked biological pathways driving skin inflammation
A certain biological pathway—a set of linked reactions in the body—drives the inflammation seen in the skin disease psoriasis, a new study finds. The work could lead to improved therapies for all inflammatory skin diseases, including atopic and allergic dermatitis and a type of boil called hidradenitis suppurativa, say the study authors. The findings are published in the journal Immunity. Inflammation is the body’s natural response to irritation and infection, but when out of control, it can lead to the reddish, flaky, itchy lesions that
5-20-2024 Prescription co-payments linked to more hospital admissions in New Zealand, study finds
A new study from researchers cautions that bringing back the $5 co-payment for prescription medicines could see a jump in hospital admissions. The study analyzed health data for 71,502 people and found those who didn’t pick up a prescription because they couldn’t afford the $5 fee had a 34% higher rate of being admitted to hospital.
5-20-2024 How a simulation is informing COVID-19 vaccine policy after our ‘return to normal’
As the saying goes “There is no such thing as normal” and this has been especially true after the pandemic. Before the emergence of the omicron COVID-19 variant, countries like the U.K. had high vaccination coverage along with widespread exposure to COVID-19 in the population. This combination of vaccine and infection-derived immunity is termed hybrid immunity and is different to vaccine immunity or infection immunity alone. In contrast, other countries, including Australia, New Zealand and those in the Western Pacific, had a very different pandemic experience.
5-20-2024 Researchers find intriguing connections between Alzheimer’s disease and other common conditions
A study has found that while some medical conditions appear to increase our likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease, others appear to decrease the odds. The study, led by Dr. Yijun (Nicholas) Pan and Dr. Liang Jin, analyzed data from 2,443 older Australians living in Melbourne or Perth who are part of the Australian Imaging, Biomarker and Lifestyle (AIBL) study, an internationally recognized cohort for dementia research. “We found anxiety and other neurological disorders are associated with increased likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease,” Dr. Pan said.
5-20-2024 Prepping autistic or sound-sensitive kids for cicada noise
As Chicagoans await the emergence of the cicadas, parents of children on the autism spectrum and/or who have sensitivities to sound can take a few steps to prepare for what is expected to be a loud summer. “Some children on the spectrum can struggle with loud or unexpected noises, such as toilets that automatically flush, fireworks around the Fourth of July or the emergence of a large number of cicadas,”
5-20-2024 Study highlights importance of screening for rare inherited iron metabolism defects
Over 40% of cases curated based on stringent clinical and laboratory criteria from the Indian subcontinent have an inherited iron metabolism defect on comprehensive genomic evaluation, report investigators in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. Although iron deficiency anemia is the most prevalent form of anemia globally,
5-20-2024 Study finds tyrosine kinase Csk promotes germinal center B cell survival and affinity maturation
The authors found that Csk (a tyrosine kinase that attenuates B cell receptor signaling) is required for germinal center maintenance and efficient antibody maturation. The immune system strikes a fine balance by identifying and neutralizing disease-causing agents while carefully avoiding destruction of healthy tissues and cells. Now, researchers from Japan have shed new light on one of the processes that helps train immune cells to act only against genuine threats.
5-20-2024 Significant gaps between science of obesity and the care patients receive, say experts
As research continues to produce evidence about the underlying causes of obesity and optimal strategies to treat and manage obesity have evolved, there are disparities in application of the latest scientific advances in the clinical care that people with obesity receive. Widespread adoption of current findings, consistency of care and expertise in obesity care varies by health care professional and institution.
5-20-2024 Improving online depression treatment
Symptom course of depression for individuals who dropped out of treatment and those who completed treatment. In the dropout group, there is an initial decrease in symptoms while the patients were still in treatment, which tapers off as they drop out. For completers, there is close to a linear change over time. This suggests there is a relation between the more that an individual continues to participate in ICBT and their depressive symptom improvement.
5-20-2024 Women face worse chronic kidney disease management in primary care
Women receive worse primary care-based chronic kidney disease (CKD) management than men, according to a research letter adult patients with CKD receiving primary care at 15 practices using electronic health record data to examine sex disparities in guideline-based CKD management
5-20-2024 Bisoprolol does not reduce exacerbations in at-risk COPD patients
For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bisoprolol does not reduce the number of self-reported exacerbations treated with oral corticosteroids, antibiotics, or both, according to a study
5-20-2024 Anticancer potential of CLK kinase inhibitors 1C8 and GPS167 via EMT and antiviral immune response
The diheteroarylamide-based compound 1C8 and the aminothiazole carboxamide-related compound GPS167 inhibit the CLK kinases, and affect the proliferation of a broad range of cancer cell lines. A chemogenomic screen previously performed with GPS167 revealed that the depletion of components associated with mitotic spindle assembly altered
5-20-2024 Study sheds light on bacteria associated with pre-term birth
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that multiple species of Gardnerella, bacteria sometimes associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV) and pre-term birth, can coexist in the same vaginal microbiome. The findings, published in mSystems, add to the emerging picture of Gardnerella’s effects on human health. Gardnerella is a group of anaerobic bacteria that are commonly found in the vaginal microbiome. Higher levels of the bacteria are a signature of BV and associated with higher risk of pre-term birth, but it is also found in women who have no sign
5-20-2024 New AI model uses federated learning for multi-organ segmentation based on medical image data
Researchers have successfully developed the technology that can accurately segment different body organs by effectively learning medical image data used for different purposes in different hospitals, which is expected to greatly contribute to the development of large-scale medical AI models in the future.
5-20-2024 Second Phase 3 clinical trial again shows dupilumab lessens disease in COPD patients with type 2 inflammation
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with type 2 inflammation may soon gain access to a new drug—dupilumab—that showed rapid and sustained improvements in patients in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial, researchers report in the New England Journal of Medicine. This monoclonal antibody is the first biologic shown to improve clinical outcomes in COPD. The data supporting the use of dupilumab in COPD will be reviewed by the United States Food and Drug Administration in June. The disease improvements—as measured by a significantly lower annualized rate of acute exacerbations
5-20-2024 New AI model uses federated learning for multi-organ segmentation based on medical image data
Researchers have successfully developed the technology that can accurately segment different body organs by effectively learning medical image data used for different purposes in different hospitals, which is expected to greatly contribute to the development of large-scale medical AI models in the future.
5-20-2024 Second Phase 3 clinical trial again shows dupilumab lessens disease in COPD patients with type 2 inflammation
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with type 2 inflammation may soon gain access to a new drug—dupilumab—that showed rapid and sustained improvements in patients in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial, researchers report in the New England Journal of Medicine. This monoclonal antibody is the first biologic shown to improve clinical outcomes in COPD. The data supporting the use of dupilumab in COPD will be reviewed by the United States Food and Drug Administration in June. The disease improvements—as measured by a significantly lower annualized rate of acute exacerbations

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Hello everybody.
I have little to no experience in BG3 or turn-based combat video games, but I have played D&D 5E a lot. I never felt good at combat, or rather, I guess I was fine on my own and planning things with teammates, such as combat moves that could be combined to give our enemies a more powerful punch, but now I'm in control of a full party. It's overwhelming for me. I'm on Explorer difficulty, so I've managed to survive, most likely because of that.
I'm asking because a friend got online last night to help me with some mechanical issues I had and they were harsh about how well I did in combat... I never commented on their combat before when he live-streamed it. It just made me feel terrible honestly. I know I'm not the smartest, and my memory has been terrible since I had COVID, but... it just made me feel so terrible. So I'll take any advice I can, please. I'm not good with strategy all on my own.
Right now I'm level 4. I have a Half Wood-Elf Ranger with a Beast Companion, Shadowheart, Wyll, Gale, and Astarion. I still need to get Karlach, and I have Lae'zel, but I haven't used her. I might bring her in and replace her with Wyll, but I enjoy my party now. I want to have fun and do my own thing, but still, I'll accept any and all advice for all companions so things run smoother.
Astarion is an Arcane Trickster, Gale is an Evocation Wizard, Shadowheart is doing her thing as a Trickery Cleric, and Wyll is The Fiend Warlock. Then, of course, my Half-Wood Elf is a Ranger, and I picked Dire Raven as her beast companion, but I am unsure how I feel about it.
Any character sheet, spell tips, or combat efficiency tips? Anything is welcome. Just please be friendly or harsh. Also, I struggle with placing my characters on the field correctly. Are there any tips for that? In my usual D&D games, we pick our movement order and everything, making it easy to better prepare for combat, even if we don't know what's coming. But in this game, everyone is just grouped together.
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I'm junior research staff at a university, with a PhD in Communications earned in 2020. I have been trying to find other opportunities so that I can work in a research capacity remotely. However, no matter how many applications I send out, I am not getting job offers. Aside from working in a remote research job, I would also like to expand my skills and branch out to something like computational social science.
I want to get more formal quantitative training, as it doesn't come across strongly in my coursework or degree type. However, I'm in a weird position. I was never a "math kid", and in spite of having grad level statistics courses and stats in my dissertation, I lack any algebra or calc courses.
So... do I start from the beginning to get more quant background? Maybe get an AS or something? I'm genuinely unsure.
I'm hoping that this can serve me in a few ways: 1. that it will make it more explicit to any industry opportunities I have a quant background, and 2. give me a solid background to extend my research into new areas.

Greetings Guardians, Sundog Gaming is looking for new members from all levels of experience that want to join a fun, loving Destiny 2 community. We pride ourselves on being helpful and welcoming to anyone that wants to see what we're up to. If this sounds like you, join 2000+ guardians from all over the world that will help you have the best Destiny experience.
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We do our best to accept pending requests when they appear, but it is extremely helpful to follow the rules below for a faster experience. The process below helps with making sure your join request doesn't get lost among all the daily activity.
How To Join The SDG Community:
1️⃣ Upvote / Comment on this post
2️⃣ https://discord.gg/sundog Join the Sundog Gaming’s Discord. (Required)
3️⃣ Grab your Destiny game roles in #set_roles.
4️⃣ Apply to one of our open clans listed in #destiny-information (the clan(s) with the most vacancies is listed below).
5️⃣ Open a support ticket in #help_and_support that lists your Bungie username and the clan you applied for.
✅ An admin will verify the information and you'll be approved!
Discord Link:
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Clans we are recruiting for:
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Who is Sundog Gaming:
Sundog Gaming’s mission and vision is to grow an active, helpful community that enjoys playing games we love in a mature, friendly, and non-toxic environment. We’re an active group that welcomes anyone that is new to the game or a veteran looking to bond with a new fireteam in our battles as guardians. Some clans define themselves as “active” based on stats and giveaways to attract you to their servers & clans. We built Sundog Gaming on the principle of being there for each other, enjoying ourselves, and perfecting our craft within the game we love.
What We Offer:
🔥 An 18+ inclusive community that lives and breathes Destiny 2.
🔥 A dedicated raid & dungeon Sherpa team
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🔥 A bustling community that has daily & weekly activities available for all types of players. https://www.the100.io/groups/v2/5379 Be sure to check our the100 page to get an idea of what we have planned.
🔥 Community members & resources to help you figure out your build, get endgame ready, and help answer any other pressing questions.
Discord Link: https://discord.gg/sundog

Greetings Guardians, Sundog Gaming is looking for new members from all levels of experience that want to join a fun, loving Destiny 2 community. We pride ourselves on being helpful and welcoming to anyone that wants to see what we're up to. If this sounds like you, join 2000+ guardians from all over the world that will help you have the best Destiny experience.
‼️ —Note:
We do our best to accept pending requests when they appear, but it is extremely helpful to follow the rules below for a faster experience. The process below helps with making sure your join request doesn't get lost among all the daily activity.
How To Join The SDG Community:
1️⃣ Upvote / Comment on this post
2️⃣ https://discord.gg/sundog Join the Sundog Gaming’s Discord. (Required)
3️⃣ Grab your Destiny game roles in #set_roles.
4️⃣ Apply to one of our open clans listed in #destiny-information (the clan(s) with the most vacancies is listed below).
5️⃣ Open a support ticket in #help_and_support that lists your Bungie username and the clan you applied for.
✅ An admin will verify the information and you'll be approved!
Discord Link:
https://discord.gg/sundog
Clans we are recruiting for:
🏯— https://www.bungie.net/en/ClanV2?groupId=3437627 Sundog Gaming I
🏯— https://www.bungie.net/en/ClanV2?groupid=4789745 Sundog Gaming III
Who is Sundog Gaming:
Sundog Gaming’s mission and vision is to grow an active, helpful community that enjoys playing games we love in a mature, friendly, and non-toxic environment. We’re an active group that welcomes anyone that is new to the game or a veteran looking to bond with a new fireteam in our battles as guardians. Some clans define themselves as “active” based on stats and giveaways to attract you to their servers & clans. We built Sundog Gaming on the principle of being there for each other, enjoying ourselves, and perfecting our craft within the game we love.
What We Offer:
🔥 An 18+ inclusive community that lives and breathes Destiny 2.
🔥 A dedicated raid & dungeon Sherpa team
🔥Weekly Non toxic Trials games
🔥 A bustling community that has daily & weekly activities available for all types of players. https://www.the100.io/groups/v2/5379 Be sure to check our the100 page to get an idea of what we have planned.
🔥 Community members & resources to help you figure out your build, get endgame ready, and help answer any other pressing questions.
Discord Link: https://discord.gg/sundog

I know puzzle city builders aren’t as popular on this subreddit, but I just wanted to show some love for Tile Town on Steam.
I’ve known about this game for quite awhile now, but only bought it recently while it was 50% off. I definitely wish I’d bought it earlier because it’s more or less the perfect blend of other puzzle city builders I’d been looking for since I became obsessed with the genre. It’s like Dorfromantik without the annoying placement restrictions set by train/river tiles and the point system of Islanders without the spherical proximity mechanic. It’s not quite as strategically demanding as other games in the genre, but each level (including the procedural one you unlock at the end) has a separate leaderboard, so it can be fun to squeeze out more points for each of them and see your rank climb.
It’s also INCREDIBLY polished coming from a solo indie developer. I really couldn’t believe a single person put this game together at first. Their attention to detail is actually nuts.
Considering it only has around 40 Steam reviews at the moment, I feel Tile Town is way under-appreciated, so I just wanted to give it a shout out, and maybe even get a few new sets of eyes on it because I really think it deserves it!

Mainly soul and blues player just getting into pedals only been playing like 5 years and all that time I was just plugging into an amp lol 😂 but man these have been a lot of fun and opened a lot of possibilities with tone

I’m currently 32 and potentially have a chance at a good electrical apprenticeship. I did an electrical pre apprenticeship course 12 years ago and went into a completely different career, away from any trade for 10 years and I have completely forgotten anything I learnt in my pre apprenticeship course. The potential apprenticeship is with two childhood friends who own their own small residential electrical business and have one or two other apprentices. I did 1 year of carpentry labour hire when I was 18 and had the typical trade boss who was an AH, paid late, paid wrong, paid cash and never had sick leave etc. this would not be the case with my new employers. It sounds like they’re happy to have me as an apprentice and I’d like to get on board with as much preparation as possible. What level of knowledge am I expected to have with a pre apprenticeship course? And is there anywhere online that offers refreshers on what I’m expected to know? I’m going to be honest with my employer if I accept the apprenticeship and say it’s mostly forgotten knowledge but I still would like to show I’m interested and putting in effort to refresh my knowledge. The work is all residential work so that might narrow down a few things. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

Hi everyone,
I have been having a weird problem for a few weeks now and can't put my finger on a solution yet.
Trying to pick the collective brain of the community on this one!
Here goes:
After deploying the desktop image task sequence, technicians add computers into different collections to which applications are deployed. The workstations start downloading most applications but during the download, for some applications the download stops and never restarts. The C:\Windows\CCM\Logs\DataTransferService.log log file shows warnings related to the BITS service with download stops and errors. The application can show a percentage downloaded in the Software Center but there is nothing in the ccmcache. (no BDRTemp or anything else) Multiple other computers on the same exact VLAN can download the application successfully. It's not specific to an application, any deployed application can have this behavior.
All applications are already distributed to all "desktop" dedicated Distribution Points.
Seems only linked to a single distribution point, regardless of the "boundary" (Physical computer at headquarters, virtual machine in the datacenter, computer connected to the corporate VPN)
For now, the problem seems to mainly affect Windows 10 (22H2) computers. An updated (april 2024) install.wim has been tested with no difference whatsoever.
Restarting the computer, services linked to BITS or the ConfigMgr client does not change anything. Just uninstalling/reinstalling the ConfigMgr client seems to help resume the download but if a large amount of application is required it may happen that the download stops again. On a few computers, we had to uninstall/reinstall the ConfigMgr client 2 or 3 times to get all the required software installed.
The problem has appeared since the first week of May 2024.
Repeated 0x80070003 errors in the log file C:\Windows\CCM\Logs\DataTransferService.log and also in the Event Viewer (Bits-Client part)
Configuration Manager 2309 environment for several months. No changes to the computer image, ConfigMgr environment, network, GPOs.
Anyone has any pointers?
DataTransferService.log
Bits-Client_Start
Bits-Client_Warning

I need some WISDOM.
25m. Been dating my girl for a year and a half. Living together.
If it matters, I’m attractive, fit, a gentleman. Do not watch porn.
My relationship has been ideal. We are great partners that show love, support, and patience. Our relationship is how any relationship should be… except for the bedroom.
For the last year, we have been struggling with sex. When we first started it, it was everyday or even a couple of times a day. But as of the last year it’s been once MAYBE twice a week.
Early on, I realized that I was the one that initiated anything sexual. All the kissing and sex. She was always down, but never started the act. Which was fine bc I chalked it up as her being the reserved, respectful lady she is in every aspect of her life.
As it went on, I slowed down. Not out of anger or hate, but bc I was giving her opportunities to make a move. (Please do not respond with “maybe she’s submissive”. Submissive has sexual tension. This doesn’t).
I was thrown off bc, last May, she sat me down and asked why sex had slowed to once a week. It almost felt like she was complaining ABOUT me. To which I respectfully let her know that she has the same opportunities as me- if she was wanting to make out or do sex so bad, then she can easily kiss or start with me. Again, we are nice to eachother. This convo was healthy.
Fast forward to today. A year later. And it’s still the same. She has initiated maybe twice. But I explained to her how it felt like a double edged sword. When she didn’t initiate, it bothered me. And now that she did initiate, it felt forced bc she didn’t do so until I said. Even more, she only done it those two times after our convo and then drifted back into it being only me.
Now, today, there is no sexual tension between us. There hasn’t been for months. We have sex. But I’d chalk it up as me having a surge of hormones. Again, once a month we have had conversations on where we are at. We have both agreed that our sex life, although it is not dead, it is not sustainable with the level that it’s at. I’ll also add that we have grown SLIGHTLY irritable towards one another.
Now, I feel my eyes starting to wander. I enjoy all the looks and stares I get from women out in public. I look at girls pictures a little longer on social media. I day dream about previous partners.
Please, Do not read this post as shallow. I have tried, I have been patient, I have been considerate. So has she. We have both given our effort for the last year. Sadly, it has only worsened. She TELLS me she wants me, but her actions don’t. She is an angel to me, but we are both learning that sex plays a bigger role than we anticipated.
It doesn’t help that I also understand that if roles were reversed (if I never touched or initiated with her) I would be dumped. Imagine her saying to her friends, “he doesn’t ever initiate sex”.. it would be seen as me not valuing her or treating her right. Or gay (no hate to my gay men out there❤️). Her leaving would be supported. But I’m the one who feels like I’m not being persued. Yet, if I call it quits then I’m immature.
Our lease is up in July and i feel the pressure rising bc I don’t want to sign a lease with someone if it’s going to be a bigger issue down the road.
I love her, she loves me. But we both have admitted that this weighs on our mind too much for too long. It’s a shot to both our confidences. We have also somehow communicated in a healthy way that we can’t keep doing this. I worry because is the constant contemplation an indirect answer?
Her and I both know life is too short to be stressing as much as we do over our relationship. It’s difficult bc two things are true- our relationship is great, but the level of physical attraction is not sustainable.
Has anyone been in a similar situation? Advice? Wisdom?

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