YouTube Clips about Orchid Care

YouTube Clips about Orchid Care



Orchid Selection                                          Orchid Care

                      


Repotting Orchid                                         The Orchid Doctor


                      

Series of NCHS Data Evaluation and Methods Research

Series 2. Data Evaluation and Methods Research
Source: NCHS - Vital and Health Statistics Series
Studies of new statistical methodology including experimental tests of new survey methods, studies of vital statistics collection methods, new analytical techniques, objective evaluations of reliability of collected data, and contributions to statistical theory. Studies also include comparison of U.S. methodology with those of other countries.
No. 154 (2012). NCHS Urban–Rural Classification Scheme for Counties. 72 pp. (PHS) 2012-1354.

Making Data Talk: A Workbook

Making Data Talk: A Workbook

Source: National Cancer Institute

Communicating scientific data to lay audiences is difficult. Public health practitioners, researchers, clinicians, and others in the public health field often have the responsibility of communicating "the numbers" to individuals from all walks of life. Making Data Talk: A Workbook, published by the National Cancer Institute's Office of Communications and Education provides key information, practical suggestions, and examples on how to effectively communicate health-related scientific data to the public, policy makers, and the media.

You can access this book here: Making Data Talk: A Workbook

Reflections, Anecdotes, and Tips on R by Lyndon Walker

Reflections, Anecdotes, and Tips on R by Lyndon Walker

Revolution Analytics Free Webinars on R

Revolution Analytics Free Webinars on R
Revolution Analytics, a company provides the production-grade R and supports the R's popularity, is providing some nice free webinars for free. You can register these webinars here.

• A Backstage Tour of ggplot2 with Hadley Wickham
• Introduction to R for SAS and SPSS Users
• Big Data Analysis Starts with R

Enjoy!

Unraveling the Obesity-Cancer Connection

Unraveling the Obesity-Cancer Connection
By Gary Taubes
Summary
Insulin, a hormone produced in the pancreas, is more commonly known for its role in diabetes. But its reputation may be changing. Insulin and a related hormone known as insulin-like growth factor (IGF) are now at the center of a growing wave of research around the world aimed at elucidating what many scientists consider to be their critical role in fueling a wide range of cancers. Elevated levels of insulin and IGF are also the leading candidates to explain a significant correlation in epidemiology that has gained attention over the past 30 years: Obese and diabetic individuals have a far higher risk than lean healthy people of getting cancer, and when they do get it, their risk of dying from it is greater. And now that obesity and diabetes rates are skyrocketing, the need to understand this link has become far more urgent. ...
Read the full text here

New Ways Calories Can Add Up to Weight Gain

New Ways Calories Can Add Up to Weight Gain

Source: WSJ.com

"Whether you are just starting a New Year's diet or struggling to maintain a healthy weight, a provocative new study offers some timely guidance. It isn't so much what you eat, the study suggests, but how much you eat that counts when it comes to accumulating body fat.

The findings are the latest in a string of studies to challenge claims that the secret to healthy weight loss lies in adjusting the amount of nutritional components of a diet—protein, fat and carbohydrates.

The diet industry has offered dozens of strategies recommending raising or lowering carbohydrates, protein or fat." ...

The original JAMA article and two related articles: 

• Bray (2012) Effect of Dietary Protein Content on Weight Gain, Energy Expenditure, and Body Composition During Overeating
• Livingston (2012) Inadequacy of BMI as an Indicator for Bariatric Surgery
• Sjöström (2012) Bariatric Surgery and Long-term Cardiovascular Events