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In most emergency departments, beds are a hot commodity. But some patients don’t actually need a bed for their treatment – and accurately identifying those people is a low-lift but effective way to increase efficiency without sacrificing care quality, finds a study recently published in the journal Management Science.
The researchers developed a simple decision tree, informed by mathematical and machine learning models, to help staff decide whether a patient truly needs a bed or can be routed to a “vertical processing pathway” – that is, an area where they can be treated sitting up. Many hospitals already have such an area but don’t necessarily have a systematic way to decide which patients are treated there.
American teenagers start their school day too early.
Medical experts have been clear for years: sleep cycle changes during puberty make it hard for teenagers to learn in the early morning. Later school start times have been linked to better sleep, improved mental health, stronger academic performance and even safer driving.
Most school district leaders know about this problem and care about fixing it. But changing the schedule can feel operationally impossible.
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Mark Zuckerberg fired his largest salvo in his war with rival Elon Musk on Wednesday with the launch of his Twitter fighter, Threads. The app quickly garnered millions of users as well as Musk’s wrath. The billionaire Twitter owner threatened legal action against Meta (META) for allegedly hiring former Twitter employees to work on the app.
During her visit to Beijing, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is expected to stress the need for both countries to “responsibly manage” their relationship, “communicate directly about areas of concern and work together to address global challenges”. Although her visit is well-intentioned, it will not be a panacea for the current conflicts between the United States and China. Instead, the visit represents a positive initial step, providing the two countries with an opportunity to reassess and develop more effective strategies for peaceful engagement.
Many travelers have occasionally resolved to become light packers, all the better to attain the unencumbered lifestyle of those who sweep through an airport with nothing more than a carry on. But what if travelers could pack close to nothing at all?
Many travellers have occasionally resolved to become light packers, all the better to attain the unencumbered lifestyle of those who sweep through an airport with nothing more than a carry-on. But what if travellers could pack close to nothing at all?
In 2020, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, while running against then United States president Donald Trump, positioned himself as the opposite of Trump. But President Biden and former president Trump have both toed the same hard line toward China.
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