There has been a lively debate surrounding the Australian Governments plan to build a fibre-based National Broadband Network. Unfortunately, a variety of urban myths about the NBN have evolved and spread over the past 12 months. Some of these myths are based on misunderstandings of the capabilities and limitations of broadband technology and some are out of alignment with experience in countrie...

The notion of a myth has several distinct meanings. On the one hand it is a “Legendary narrative, usually of gods and heroes, or a theme that expresses the ideology of a culture” [1], where the word or should be read inclusively. The word ideology often has a negative connotation which is not necessarily true for myths in this sense; what is intended is that the myths convey some truths to the ...

OBJECTIVES This paper intends to offer a theoretical insight into the myths of motherhood and how these myths can bear on the pathogenesis of postpartum depression. METHODS From a man's view motherhood is conceptualized as a necessary stage in the progress towards the attainment of femininity. This view is impersonal and external to the experience of motherhood. From a female perspective, mot...

ezzel-din manasereh is one of the contemporary and prominent poets of palestine whose newly comments in the realm of palestine and resistance poem have endued him with a special place in contemporary literature due to his modern delineation in critique. traditional characters and in particular mythical and folk female characters in ezzel-din’s poem have great vibrancy which inspire the poet und...

Myths about suicide abound in the therapeutic setting. They often inhibit the ability of clinicians (and families) to assess the severity and magnitude of a patient’s suicide risk. This special report discusses some of those myths. In Why I argued that a kind of fearlessness is required to face People Die by Suicide,1 voluntarily the daunting prospect of one’s death, and that doing so necessari...

Healthy dietary intake is important for the maintenance of general health and wellness, the prevention of chronic illness, the optimization of life expectancy, and the clinical management of virtually all disease states. Dietary myths (i.e., concepts about nutrition that are poorly supported or contradicted by scientific evidence) may stand in the way of healthy dietary intake. Dietary myths ex...

British and Allied memoirs and histories have contributed to the rise of three myths concerning the discovery and employment of radar. These myths are as follows. The first myth is that Sir Robert Watson-Watt is the father and sole inventor of radar. The second is that Germany’s discovery and realization of radar’s military worth occurred after 1940 following exposure to British systems. The th...

This was a study analyzing accuracy and stereotypes about autism representation in Rain Man, Mercury Rising, Parenthood, and Arthur. The autistic characters were viewed a minimum of five times. Their behaviors were compared with common myths about autism as presented by the Autism Research Institute. Autistic characters were labeled as dispelling or reinforcing the five myths analyzed. Producti...

Bayesian methods are well-suited for business applications because they provide concrete guidance for making decisions under uncertainty. But myths about the Bayesian approach continue to slow its adoption. In this talk I unpack these myths and explain the pros and cons of Bayesian methods compared to classical statistics.

BACKGROUND Myths and misconceptions about TB can serve as a barrier to efforts at reducing stigmatisation of people infected and affected by the disease. Understanding such drivers of myths and misconceptions is important for improving information, education and communication (IEC) efforts of national control and preventive interventions. This study therefore assesses the influence of interacti...