Technical advice

Advice, Critique, and a Technical Topic

2 Apologies 1. For lying (to people who asked me of my attending STOC’17). Cf., finance ministers lying re currency devaluation before the monetarization coup. 2. For not declining the award (as some might have hoped...). I object to creating them and to being preoccupied with them, since they serve no common good and create artificial hierarchy, but given that they exist I see little point in ...

“Ramadan challenges: Fasting against medical advice

AbstractAim: Fasting against medical advice (FAMA) is a major challenge for many physicians who treat patients with diabetes during the month of Ramadan. The significance of this phenomenon has not been evaluated in Muslim populations. The goal of this study was to assess the rate and consequences of FAMA in our high-risk patients.Methods: This is a retrospective case-control study. Patients we...

Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) advice regarding influenza, influenza vaccines and Guillain-Barré Syndrome

3. In the USA in 1976, following receipt of the A/New Jersey/76 influenza vaccine, a statistical association suggested the excess risk of GBS due to the vaccination was about 9 in every million vaccinees in the 6 weeks after vaccination. However, studies conducted since 1976 have not found an excess risk of GBS associated with influenza vaccines. Indeed some studies have suggested a possible pr...

Technical Advice on the Treatment of Own Credit Risk Related to Derivative Liabilities

The Kindness of Strangers: The Usefulness of Electronic Weak Ties for Technical Advice

People use weak ties—relationships with acquaintances or strangers—to seek help unavailable from friends or colleagues. Yet in the absence of personal relationships or the expectation of direct reciprocity, help from weak ties might not be forthcoming or could be of low quality. We examined the practice of distant employees (strangers) exchanging technical advice through a large organizational ...