Still making progress

Making progress, but still a way to go.

Supported self-management for COPD: making progress, but there are still challenges.

Respiratory specialists familiar with the success of supported self-management in asthma [1] may be excused for feeling disappointed by the evolution of evidence in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The promise of early studies [2–4] was seemingly dashed by a series of negative trials [5, 6] and a trial was even terminated early for fear of a detrimental effect [7]. The most recent ...

Chapter 3 Making Progress

3.1 The challenges outlined in chapter 2 may seem daunting. But a growing number of countries are making significant improvements to their investment climates—and are being richly rewarded in faster growth and steeper poverty reductions. China, India, and Uganda, mentioned for their achievements in chapter 1, are hardly alone. Many countries have made progress in improving particular areas of t...

Making progress in forecasting

Twenty-five years ago, the International Institute of Forecasters was established “to bridge the gap between theory and practice.” Its primary vehicle was the Journal of Forecasting and is now the International Journal of Forecasting. The Institute emphasizes empirical comparisons of reasonable forecasting approaches. Such studies can be used to identify the best forecasting procedures to use u...

Nb: Work in Progress Still Changing

Modified 24 Jan 2015; 31 Jan 2015; 19 Feb 2015 This is part of the Turing-inspired Meta-Morphogenesis project, which aims to identify transitions in information-processing since the earliest proto-organisms, in order to provide new understanding of varieties of biological intelligence. Transitions depend on "construction-kits", including the initial "Fundamental Construction Kit" (FCK) based on...