Dispelling myths and misconceptions in simulation based education

Software Engineering Programs: Dispelling the Myths and Misconceptions

Developing Software Engineers at the C-130J Software Factory by Richard Conn, pp. 25–29. The education and training needs of avionics software engineers are diverse. Several shortfalls in conventional computer science and engineering education can result in mismatched expectations between new hires and their companies. Students must be prepared to work on teams, communicate, and understand the ...

Rhinophyma: dispelling the myths.

Rhinophyma is a relatively common condition in the west of Scotland. The Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit receives 12 to 13 new patients per year for surgical treatment. The reported incidence of simultaneous carcinoma in the setting of rhinophyma is on the order of 15 to 30 percent. There are conflicting reports about the association between alcohol and rhinophyma in the literature, and these ...

Dispelling the Myths of Panic

IN BRIEF •Research regarding human behavior in disaster and emergency scenarios contradicts commonly held beliefs regarding the propensity for people to panic and perform other antisocial behaviors. •Empirical data show that typical human behavior in disaster and emergency scenarios is prosocial, based on social relations and norms. •Although social, typical human behaviors in disaster and emer...

Defensins and Viral Infection: Dispelling Common Misconceptions

Human aand b-defensins are cationic, amphipathic effector peptides of the innate immune system with broad antimicrobial activity [1]. a-defensins are produced by neutrophils (human neutrophil peptides [HNP] 1–4), as well as by epithelial cells in the gut and genitourinary tract (human defensins [HD] 5 and 6). bdefensins (human b-defensins [HBD] 1–4) are constitutively expressed by epithelial ce...

Emergency contraception: dispelling the myths and misperceptions.